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River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1880-01-22
DYING Words.
Vlrginia (Ney.l EnterprIse !.

1t is probably natural that at the last
the scenes which have made the strong
est impressions in life should be recalled
by memory. The old mountaineer
when he comes to die, with his last
whisper says that his snowshoes are lost;
with the siage-driver he is con down
grade and cannot reach the brake" the
miner cannot get to the air-pipe;" the
sailor says eight bells have sounded; y
and the gambler plays his last trump.
A little girl died here a few years ago,
and, as her mother held her wrist, and
noted the faint and dickering pulse, a
smile came to the wan face, and the
child whispered: There is no more
desert here, mamma, but all the world
is full of beautiful flowers" A moment
later the smile became transtixed. ln
an Eastern city, not long ago, "a Sister
of Charity was dying, and at last from
stupor she opened her eyes and said
at is strange; every kind word that |
have spoken in life, every tear that |
have shed, has become living flower
around me, and they bring to my senses
an incense ineffable."
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1880-01-22
NEW USE FOR HEMP.
A Demal for Irvine from the Broad
Harvest Fields OF the West.
From the Lexington .Ky) Gazette

FROM tile lexington my } dazelte.
Four of the leading manufacturers oil
wire self binders used in the year 1879
5000 tons of wire for binding grain,a
they are now pretty well satisfied that
Irvine will soon be substituted for wire.
1t is cheaper,and has not the objections
which millers urge against wire. II
Irvine is used, these four manufacturers
OF self-binders will require 5000 tons OF
Irvine, which will take 10000 tons OF
rough hemp to make. A pound of wire
is three hundred feet long, while a
pound Of Irvine of the size used is eight
hundred feet; so, at double the cost, the
Irvine is ch eaper, besides being prefera-
bic in many respects. If four stlfbind-
ing firms will use 5000 tons of inc, it
is safe to say that $4,000 tons will be re-
ouired for all the self-binders made, and
this may require 100000 tons of rough
hemp in few years. AS the entire
crop of hemp grown in Kentucky last
year is estimated by those best able to
Judge at not more than 5000 tons, un-
less there is vast increase IN the area
sown, it will leave the crop very much
short of the demand. The manufacture
ers OF selfbinders will be slow to change
from wire to Irvine until they are assured
of an ample supply Of the latter, and
this cannot be had until there is large
increase in the production of hemp.
We think that it would be safe for our
farmers to put in more hemp, with q
reasonable demand for all they can
raise, but not at excessive prices, for the
self binder manufacturers will not give
up the use of wire if the! are TO be
mulcted too heavily in the price OF
Irvine; beside jute and sisal can be sub
stituted for hemp in the manufacture of
Irvine of sufficient strength to bind the
grain. But hemp will make the best
binding, and will be universally used if
it can be had at fair price.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1880-01-22
.nIrrascahle Supreme judge.
Chicago Tribune.

The supreme court will have its dry
bones ratified up occasionally when Mr..
Edmunds takes a seat at the consulta-
tion-table. He must be careful, how
ever, how he rouses Judge Bradley, who
is som ewhat peppery-tempered, and
often INDUCES in little outbursts. One
day when at his New Jersey home,
Judge Bradley was about to leave his
house to take the train for Pnlladel-
phia, when his wife espied a rent in his
trowsers that would excite laughter,
and insisted that he should go upstairs
and put on another pair. Hereluctant-
ly complied with her request, but the
consequence was that he was too late
for the train. Returning home in a
towering rage, he went up into his bed
room again, seized the defective irow-
sers that had caused the delay, and tore
them into thousand pieces, exclaim-
ing with savage ierocity when he had
finished: There, you'll never make
me miss train again r One day when
he had lost q case in the court Of chan
Gerry, hewas leaving the court house in
rage, muttering to himself, when some
one asked him if the court was open
Yes y he growled: shell and the court
of chancery are always OPEN.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1880-01-22
ShOnld Cousins Kiss {.

Number three of series of prize
questions promulgated by the London
Whitehall ReaaeO, is, Should adult cous-
ms, male and female, be allowed to kiss
each other?" Some of the answers re-
ceived are as follows:
Yes, because Jacob, after having per-
sonated Esau, kissed his cousin Rachel
as soon as he saw her, and their parents
approved.
Then they will care for ii as little as
grocers' boys do for sugar.
Shakespeare says, kiss me, sweet
co.," and Tennyson says of himself and
his cousin Amy "And our spirits
rushed together at the touching of the
lips"
AS far as lady is concerned, it must
be considered a fair proceeding. Ii she
is married, it cannot be amiss.
Brothers and sisters kiss, and their
children should follow their example,
zone touch ofnature makes the whole
world kin" A kiss being touch oil
nature, they should kiss to make them
still more akin.
Family affection is a tender and beau
tiful plant which cannot be too carefully
nurtured.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1880-01-22

Dr.. KINGS NEW Discovery for Con
sumption, Coughs and Colds, Asthma
Bronchitis, etc, is given away in tria.
bottles free Of cost to the afflicted. ]
you have severe cough, cold, Difficult.
ty of breathing, noarseness or any
affection of the throat or lungs, by all
means give this wonderful remedy .
trial. AS You value your existence
you cannot afford to let this opportuni
ty pass. We could not afford, and
would not give this remedy away un-
less we knew it would accomplish what
we claim for it. Thousands of hopeless
cases have alresdy been completely
cured by 1t. There is no medicine in
the world that will cure one-half the
cases that DR.. KINGS New Discovery
will cure. Call and get trial bottle
free, or regular size for $1.00. Sold by
all retail druggists, and by Greene &
Button & Co., Milwaukee,; Noyes Bros.
& Cutler, st. Paul; and all Chic 40
Wholesale druggists.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1880-01-22
An Awkward Affair.

An awkward affair which recently oc-
CURED to straight-laced judge, on the
western circuit, has been the subject OF
much mirth. II appears that, having
finished his labors, and having cast of
his forensic wig at his lodgings, he had
retired into the next room to wait for
his brother judge, whom he was about
to accompany to dinner at the house OF
ar;stucracy. The female servant of the
house had entered the bedchamber by a
side door, and, not knowing that the
Judge was in the next room, in a frolic
arrayed herself in his wig. jus. at the
moment when the fair Sarah was ad-
miring herself in the looking glass, the
Judge unexpectedly entered the room
and poor Sarah, catching sight of his
stern countenance looking over her
shoulder in the glass, was so alarmed
that she tainted, and would have fallen
to the floor, if the learned judge, i'm
PEELED by humanity, had not caught her.
At this critical moment his learned
brother arrived, and opening the dress
ing-room door to see if he was ready,
discovered his learned brother with the
fainting maid in his arms. He quickly
attempted to withdraw, when the other
vociferated: For heavens sake, stop
and hear this matter explained !" New
er mind, my dear brother. the matter
explains itself" And he left his learned
brother 10 restore the fainting maid as
best he could. -Eaqbsh Paper.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1880-01-22
The oldest Newspaper in the World,

A Hong Kong journal furnishes
some particulars concerning the Picking
Gazette, the oldest periodical in the
world. It's circulation is estimated at
over 100000. There are ten publishers
in Canton, each of whom employs
about ten distributors, so that there are
one hundred distributors in the city
and suburbs alone, The Gosette is
printed from movable types, and each
publisher takes certain number OF
copies. 1t is delivered every two days
TO subscribers, who are of two classes.
The first retain the pamphlet and pay
about twenty cents month; the sec
ond pay about half that sum and re-
turn the Gazette to the distributor the
next time he comes around. Together
with it is delivered the local ''oflicial
sheet" the matter of which is collected
from the yamens daily. This is print
ed from wax blocks, which are then re-
melted and available fol other days
iSsup
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1880-01-22

WAH YIcK, a San Francisco Celestial,
has just demonstrated how son of the
FIowery Kingdom may be upset by the
English language when he attempts to
wrestle with it for the possession OF a
spouse. In trying to get his marriage
license he was defeated by the lam
guage at every turn, so that in three
several legal papers he caused his
name to be spelled in as many different
ways, and indicated his lodgings by a
number in Dupont street, which, from
It's high position in the numerical scale,
would 90 to show that that thoroughfare
extended into the near neighborhood OF
Halifax, in Nova Scotia. Moreoyer,the
bewiIdered ex-suhject of the cousin to
the sun gave as the name of the woman
whom he was to wed the name-or al
most the name-of another woman, a
buxom and welLbalanced young Amer
lean nursemaid from Nevada City, who
had no more intention Of marrying
Wah Yick than size had of uniting her
self to a stone idol of Cashmere.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1880-01-22

WHEN Mesmer was the rage in Paris
favorite lap dog of the actress, Mile.
Arnout, fell sick, and was Immediately
sent to be mesmerized. After a few
magnetic passes the little sufferer be-
came quiescent, and the paroxysm not
returning he was sent back with a GER
tifcate of bis complete restoration to
health aud vigor. And then he was suf-
ficiently malicious to turn around
about three hundred times minute
and die. 'But thank heaven" says bis
comforted mistress, II have the docu-
ments to show the poor dear died in
perfect health"
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1880-01-22

A FEW days since anovel battle was
witnessed in a Pennsylvania barn yard,
between a steer and gander. The lat
ter was staggering through the yard
when the steer thrust his horns at him,
and battle was at once offered. For
several minutes the fight was fierce and
exciting, with all the odds on the side OF
the goose, who tapped his great wings
in the face of his enemy and drove him
back. Finally the gander was backed
into a corner where he could not use
his weapons, when he was speedily con-
quered.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1880-01-22
SOMETHING NEW.
Cutting Oranges aud Apples.
st. Nicholas for January

81. NlcnOAs LOT january.
To cut the orange make two parable
cuts through the skin only, leaving a
continuous band about an inch wide
round the body of the orange. Remove
the rest of the peel. Cut through the
band once, just over one of the natural
divisions, and gently force the whole
open and out, leaving each section de-
tached from the others, but still fast
to tne band of the peel.
The apple is cat by setting the blade
of a narrow, sharp-pointed knife in the
oblique position of the INTENDED cut,
and pushing 1t, point first, directly to
the core. When all the cuts are so
made, the apple viii come apart in 8
very pretty manner. Care must be
taken not tc let the knife slip through
the apple into the hand.
Here is a good though not new way
to cut an apple so that it will look whole
and unmarked while in the dish, but
when pared, will fall to pieces without
being cut with knife:
Take fine needle and thin, strong
thread; insert the needle at the stem o
the apple in such way that the point
Will come OUT again away ITOm tnt
first insertion; pull the needle ant
thread through very carefully, SO as no
to break the skin or enlarge the holes
leaving few inches of thread hanging
at the stem. Then put the needle bach
into the second hole, thrust it in the
same direction as before, bringing on
the point still farther from the stem
and again pull the thread through. CT
ON in this way straight around the
apple, and. when the thread comes on
at the stem, pull it by bo,h ends very
carefully, until it has cut entirely
through and comes out of the apple. l
pared now, the fruit would fall in halves
but by working the thread round unde
the skin as before, at right angles to thu
first cut, and again pulling the threaC
quite through at the stem, the apple
will fall into quarters.
After little practice the cutting Car
be done so skillfully that only very
keen eye will be able TO find how it wal
accomplished.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1880-01-22
The Law on Claim Jumping,
verndalc Journal.

In regard to contests and claim jump
ing, C. Brewster states as his opinion
that the law of Minnesota is competent
to protect citizen ifhe has taken steps
to entera claim at United States land
Office, against any other persons who
take subsequent action in regard to the
same piece of land. In other words,
that the state law has jurisdiction CO.
offensive with the rights of the citizen
making the entry and follows the laws
of the United States, and must shield
the person who l4s complied with the
provisions of the latter.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1880-01-22

AT a performance of the cantata OF
Esther, at Dallas, Texas, Ahasuerus was
advised by somebody in the audience to
"cut ii too fat" The personator Of the
great Assyrian went ~ the footliehts
and said: This is q religious show, and
You'll have to be decent. I'm Alias
uerus just now, but after the show I'm
Sam. Turner, and if any duffer would
like to cut If too fat then, they'll find a
mighty lively welcome.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1880-01-22
THE EAGLE HUNT.


AdaPted from TIE Danish
The neetest marksman of the Rhoue
Who may he be, | pray?
The Alpine chafDois long has known,
IT'S Rudolph of Nalais
The SuTest mark sman OF the RhOne-
VINO may be be, prav2
The village maIdens long have known.
lis Rudolph of Valais
lie dares the winter ford fun oft,
Tue cTag to gain,-and then
lie leads the chase, from cairn 10 croft,
Bold as the mountain Fmhn.
He follows on the glaciers trail,
From peak TO peak he goes,
Uniaunted by the winters gale,
The deeps OF winter SHOWS.
The merry maidens Of the RhoEe
In dreams his image keep,
And keep it still. but faiTer grown
when they awake from sleep.
But though his proud and winsome Glance
They will not soon forget,
And though his partner in the d5nce
lie Kissed the gay Annette.
BeyOod the Naud his heart has gone
Ana borne his feet away,
AdOW the windings Of the Rhone
Far from his own Valais.
70 BeX he comes. the distant town
Amid the blooming thyme,
And there maid with eyes of brown
He kisses meath the lime.
The maid IL is his own Babette-
The wealthy miller's pride.
She wears his true loves amulet
And VOWS to be his bride
The we .lthy miller from the mill,
His thoughts on traffic set,
Sees slOel. coming down the hill
Young Rudolph and Babette;
And Rudolph, brave and nothing 9th
The millrr's maid 10 WOO,
He asks a blessing on their trOth,
snd claims il az his due.
nTbou hast no gold-thy vows revoke =
His eyes abiaze with dre
the acorn hol is the heart of oak
That heart IL nine, good sire!"
THE eaglet on its louely nest
Der Won abysmal height.
AS quickly won from yonder Great
As she you WOO tonight"
"The eaglet and the mail are mineT'
The miller laughs in sCOrI,
Take heart, Babette, for thoU art mine
On some tomorrow MORN"
lie whistler 10 his sinking will,
He looks toward the skies,
He thinks of Babette of the mill
And hastens TO the prize.
lie climbs the crag with motion fleet,
UDdaun ed on he goes,
TIL morning brlghtens at his feet,
And tints the Alpine rose.
The melting glacier roars below,
He clears The dread abyss,
His footsteps track the yielding snO"
Along the Drecipice.
Up DER the dark AMI hidden deep
From rock 10 rock he springs,
He lashes TO the broken steep,
And courage lends him wings.
on, on he goes in daring mood,
He neaTs the eeTie nest,
He Stands amid the solitude
Proud victor OF his quest
The mother eagle at his aim
Falls 10 the deeps below,
The eaglet now he comes TO claim
And eager turns to 90
Hold fast hold iastl''- the echoes cal.
As down the height he goes.
lie does not laint, he does not fall,
The mountain way he knows.
An, Rudolph, in the town Of Bex
What merry thir - are said,
The maid her tears of sorrow checks
And smiles on thee instead;
The mill wheel hath a merry hum.
The miller joins the 2lee,
He bids the nero welcome home
And grants the lovers plea.
Mrs. LAUE, II. FEULISC. in Demorest's Mon
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1880-01-22

AT political meeting the speakers
and audience were very much disturbed
by a man who constantly called for Mr..
Henry. Whenever new speaker came
on. ihis man bawled out: "Mr. Ienryl
Henry Henry Henry call for
Mr.. Henry - After several Interrupt
tons of this kind at each speech, q
young man assembled the platform, and
was soon airing his eloquenee in mag
nifcent style, striking oat powerfully
in his gesture, when the old cry was
heard for Mr.. Henry. Putting his hand
to his mouth like speaking trumpet,
this man was bawling out at the top of
his voice: "Mr. Henry Henry Henry
l call tor Mr.. Henry 10 make speechl'
The chairman now arose and remarked
that it would oblige the audience If the
gentleman would refrain from any fur
Their calling for Mr. Henry, as that gem
tleman was now speaking. Is that
Mr.. Hemyg' said the disturber of the
meeting. Thunder that can't be Mr..
Henry Why, that's the little fellow
/ that told ne to holier :"
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1880-01-22
Fascination Of Life in ashingtcn

There is nameless fascination in the
Washington air. The average citizen,
tar removed from the capital, often won
ders Why the office-holder who once
comes to Washington IS so 10th tn leave
it that he will often stoop to almost any
DEVICE to secure a further lease of pow
er-whether it be -four years in the
White. House, another term IN either
Ell Of the capitol or only longer COM
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1880-01-22

made the moon shine in the window
that night, and as she sat under an ell
der tree one moonlis hit night and blush
ipgly whispered something in bis ear,
he related, in the 10y of his heart, the
story ofhis adventure with the man in
the moon. He imposed secrecy upon
her, and for long time Mareilis brave
ly kept her secret, but to-day every
lover in Littau knows that q coy
or willful maiden Is to be won only on
horseback and in the light OF the full
moon.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1880-01-22

THE discovery has recently been
made in the library of the city Of
Treves, in Rhenish Prussia, of an old
French poem in manuscript, the au-
thorship OF which, according to the
notes appended, is to be attributed to
the minstrel king, Richard Cmur-de-
Lion.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1880-01-22

Females that are liable 70 suppression o. tax
ting cold, or irregular or painful menstraaons,
should always keep csrters Compound Extract
OF smrtweed on hand. and its uss will convince
them that II is Natures remedy n those com
plants. II. Bosworth q Sons, Wholesale SCENTS
Milwaukee. Q. Noble Co.. Propristoss. Erie
Penn.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1880-01-22
Happy Girls.

Among those to whom q Happy
New Year" will be something more
than greeting to-day are two girls, who
for some months have been waiting on
the guests at one of our best known
hotels. They are cousins and partners,
and as such have met with merited
success. About the first of September
the firm, having by prudence and
economy saved up several hundred dol
lars, invested. in q prospect near the
city and began to develop it, and to
talk of contracts, strikes and what they
should do with their fortune. But de-
velopment costs mony, and assessments
bore heavily upon the firm. They
managed to keep up their payments,
however, and recently their claims be-
gan to "show up" exceedingly well.
Purchasers appeared, and they have
Just concluded a sale by which they
will receive S., 900. One of the cousins
was found yesterday attending to her
| Guties as chambermaid. On being
questioned as TO the firms transactions
she modestly made known her desire
to avoid publicity She had not made
| up her mind what to do with her
money, but wanted to consult with her
partner, who had left Leadville just be-
fore the strike. and was, as yet, unaware
OF her good fortune. Anyway, they
wouldn't make tools of themselves,
and, judging from the past history of
the firm, II isn't likely that they will.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1880-01-22
The Next President.

The politicians are anxious on this subject, but
8 much more important thing for all who have
poor appetite or impaired digestion, or skin dis
eases or an enfeebled constitution generally, Is to
know that Warmers Safe Bitters viii cure them.
1900 viii be paid to any one who viii prove that
there is better medicine Of Its kind
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1880-01-22
Wiz War pIasters.

They may relieve, but they can't cure that lame
hack, for the kidneys are he trouble, and you
want remedy to act directly on their secretions,
10 purify and restore their healthy condition.
Kidncy-Wort has that specific action-an3 at the
same time it regulates the bowels perfectly.
Don't wait 10 get sick, but get q package to-day,
ovH alF
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1880-01-22

THE French nan-of-war Chateau Re
maud, now at New Orleans, is the lar
gest war vessel seen IN those waters
since Farragut came up with the fleet.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1880-01-22
Voice OF The l'gOple.

II LID IT II ttIt.
r. V. PIERCE, NJ D.:
had serious disease Of the luncs, and was
for time confined to my bed and under the care
of a physician. His prescriptions did not help
me- l grew worse, coughing very severely l
which helped me greatly. l nave taken severai
bottles and am restored to good health.
Yours respectfully, JUDITH BURNETT.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1880-01-22

"ToMMY, my son what Is longitude?0
"a clothes line, daddy" Glow do you
make that out?" Because its:retches
from pole to pole"
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1880-01-22
Could Manage II ~u Affairs.

1t is reported of known mer-
chant of ne;ghb i city that, after
making his will al. savlng a large
property to trustees for his son, he
called the young man in, and, after
reading the will TO him, asked him If
there was any alteration or improve
ment he could suggest "Well, father"
said the young gentleman, lighting a
cigarette, 81 think as things go now
adays, it would be better for me if you
left the property to the other fellow
and made me the trustee" The old
gentleman made up his mind then and
there that the young gentleman was
quite competent to take charge of his
own inheritance, and scratched the
trustee clause out.