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River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1880-06-03

him with the dagger. The point of the
weapon cut two holes in the coat worn
by the musician, one on the back OF the
neck and the other on the right shout
der, going through all the clothing and
through the skin. 1t the struggle Mr.
Withers was knocked down and badly
bruised, and Booth escaped through
the private door Before Mr.. Wilhers
could get upon his feet, Harry Hawke,
the actor, came rushing through the
rassageway after Booth, and fell over
the PROSTATE form Of Mr.. Witt RS. 1t
was then for the first time that the mu-
stefan learned what had happened. He
still has the coat he wore on that me-
morable occasion. Ii is an evening
dress coat of blue-black broadcloth. He
exhibited it to the reporter, put it on
and described how Booth attacked him,
and the exact position he was in when
the thrusts was made. The only words
uttered by Booth were: Get out of
my way! Cat cut OF my way, or I'll kill
you'll"
The flag which has place in history
was in the possession OF Mr.. Withers
for long time, but it was subsequently
given TO its owner, who resided in Mem
phis, ard is now, Mr.. Withers believes,
in Washington. The flag. it will be re-
membered, was torn by Booths spur,
which caught in it as he jumped from
the box TO the stage, and 1t was this ac-
cident to the assassin that caused is
leg to be broken.
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ADVICE AGRICULTURAL.


The man has not lived in vain who
plants good tree in the right place;
and the sentiment which prompted the
tree planting organizations at the west
and caused a day to be set apart for a
united, voluntary public effort in this
behalf, is akin to that which set on foot
our charitable and missionary socie-
ties.
Lettuce is quick crop and occupies
the ground but short time, therefore
farmers frequently make early plant
ings ON land afterward wholly given
over to melons, cabages and the like.
Macy insects harbor beneath the
loose bark of trees, and by scraping this
off and washing the trunk and limbs
with solution of soft soap much good
may be done.
One drop of sulphuric acid in the
heart of a plantain or other weeds will
destroy them completely. Care must
be exercised in its use.
Anew York farmer kills the cabbage
worm by sprinkling the plants with
common black pepper from an ordina-
" tin box--a pound to $50 plas
tlmeu previously sprinkled with soap
suds from the weeks washing.
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WILLIAM and Frederick Reed went to
work in the coal mines near Pottsville,
Pa, on their arrival from Germany.
Some practical jokers disguised them
selves as Molly Msguires and surround
ed the Reeds in the night. With pis-
tolls loaded with blank cartridges they
began an indiscriminate firing about
the heads of the young Germans, shrek
ing at the tops of their voices, and so
badly soaring the foreigners that they
ran in fear of their lives. Tremblingly
they took train for Reading. They
stood on the front platform of the for
ward car, and their strange actions at
tracted attention, but they were so
scared that they refused to give any
occount of themselves. They were
under the impression that the M0llies
had followed them to Reading, and a
policeman found them creeping along
back street. They were given work
on the city public works, but twas soon
discovered that their fright had left the
saddest results. Frederick several
times made threats to sake his life, and
it is believed that they concluded to
commit suicide on the same day, but
that they would not do it together.
They separated. Frederick was toll
lowed secretly, and was discovered
near the woods kneeling on the ground
praying loudly and ferveuuy, sgaying
his body and weeping. In his right
hand be carried huge knife. He
was just about plunglng it into his
breast when his followers came up
quietly behind him, caught his arms,
and led him back to his boarding house.
Then it became known that his brother
William was missing. Search was
made for him. and he was found weep
ing at a i'll dam. He had thrown his
pocketbook away and was preparing
to jump in.
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CLOTHING MOTHS.
StaSgBabie Adfice for determination 0I
These Household Pests.

Philadelphia Times.
This is the season when the moth
miller begins TO look for a place to lay
her eggs. The chrysalis rolled up in its
"woolly" house, made by the moth
worm last summer, now comes forth
with wings, and is called the moth mil
Ter. This miller Immediately seeks
mate, and, after flying shout for few
days, will crawl under the edges of the
carpet on the floor or through some
crack in the door OF The wardrobe,
where the swallo VITAL coat hangs, or
into the closet where the furs are put
away, or into the corner among the
WOODEN rags. She is not particular, pro-
vided the place is dark and secluded
and not likely to be disturbed. She
now begins to lay her eggs, attaching
them here and there 10 the fiber OF the
wool, where the worm as he
comes forth from the egg can find
good feeding ground. This worm,
in turn, shears the nap very
close as he makes his road along the
cloth, feeding and growing on the oil or
dirt which ne finds and afterwards us
ing the fiber to roll an another house,
inside of which he changes into
chrysalis to hibernate until another
season. The destruction caused by these
little pests can only be counted by mil
lions yearly, and are the plague of every
housekeeper. Unless you Theoretically
seal box or cask, you can scarcely keep
the miller, as she will crawl through o
good-sized pin-hole. Therefore we must
use something offensive. and the writer
has found nothing so effective and so
cheap as petroleum paper will answer.
How to use it; Buy your paper in
rolls, cut it into sections long enough
to cover inside, the bottom and the
sides, and lap over on the top of the
box. All of the inside of the box must
be covered, and on the inside of the box
must be covered, and on the inside of
this again place wrapping paper,
SO as to prevent contac: of
the nice clothing with the petroleum
paper. Use large box-no matter
about being very tight, as tae paper
will cover the holes-and pack in all
your woolens AMI furs, filling it full.
Bring the paper up which has been
hanging over the sides of the box and
let it cover the whole, so that the miller
cannot enter the box without crawling
over the petroleum paper, which she
will never do. Nail on the cover of
your box and your clothing is safe for
three years, if you want to leave it that
long. / have used it in this way for
the last ten years, and have packed
more than 1000 cases of wooden goods,
and can assure the reader that this is
specific against the ravages of the
moth. 1t is much cheaper, and does
not evaporate like camphor, and the
carbolic acid in it seems tc act like an
antiseptic on the animal fiber of the
wool to preserve it and make it health
full. have sometimes thought that it
was the partial decay of the wool that
attracted the moth, as they usually
first seze upon the soiled parts of cloth
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Cure for Kicking Cows.

Two correspondents of the WtSern
Stock Journal give their method of cur
ing kicking cows respectively, as fol-
lows:
A year or two since got in trade, a
handsome three year old heller, one of
the most vicious kickers ever saw One
Of my men who milks tried various de-
vices without effect, and finally took a
common garden hoe, passed the hoe
end in front of the off hind leg 1.-THE
right behind), and behind and above
the gamble joint of the left hind leg Of
the heifer. Then sitting down on the
right to milk, he put the handle of the
hoe well up under his left arm, and be-
gan milking the heifer could not stir
either hind leg, and after one week she
could be MIXED safely without lettering
and proved to be valuable and gentle
animal. Ofcourse she was tied in the
stable like the other COWS, but on being
turned out to grass, could be MIXED
anywhere without trouble.
The annoyance of having full pail of
milk kicked over by vicious COW is,
to say the least exasperaiing. Having
had considerable experience with such
animals trying every experiment l
could think or hear of, at last bit upon
device that proved effectual in the
shape of milking stool so constructed
as to shield the pail from the kick. Take
a piece of plank two feet long and ten
inches wide; bore holes and put,two legs
of suitable length at each end. Put a
dashboard, Tor perhaps it might more
properly be called "kickboard") on
one end, of height and width at the top
to correspond to the pail, with two
pieces nailed on each side back to the
seat board to strengthen and keen it in
position. This device will not keep a
COW from kicking, but you will save
your milk every time.
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six 0'eleck IL the morning and six
at night, IN one of the hottest days we
ever saw. Taking out the time for
stoppages, this was about seven miles
an hour, and that horse was livelier
when we arrived at the journeys end
than he was when we started. The
great difficulty Tor one great diff
culty) in the way of driving a long
distance ON a hot day, is found in
starting off to briskly. Some drivers let
the horse out to its usual gait, with per-
haps full stomach, and before the an
imal has travelled ten miles, it begins
to tire, and by the time it has gone twen-
ty, if it is very warm weather, it is as
good as dc ad, and perhaps quite dead.
A long drive should be begun very east.
ly, and especially if the horse has been
fed within an hour. Ii the animal is a
good walker fand that is the kind of
horse that everybody who needs a horse
at all needs) ii viii make good time
enough for few miles without even be-
ing urged into trot. Do not fret the
animal. Throw away your check rein,
or at least unloosen il; and permit the
horse to go along pretty much as it
pleases. Water frequently, letting the
animal stand for few moments to
rest. Perhaps it may be thought that
between walking watering and stand
ing, there viii be a pretty poor show for
accomplishing much distance. Well,
try it. We have done so, and have trav-
eled long distances. The secret of the
progress is that you get over the ground
much faster than you think for, and
the horse, while it does not tret enough
to injure it, trots great deal more
than he seems to. He is fresh all the
time, and TIE attention is not called to
it as it would be If II were tired and fret
ting.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1880-06-03
A Daub,ful Stary

The following extraordinary story,
which seems rather improbable, is
published from Franklipgton, N. c.,
over the signature of Mr.. j. w. Weaver
of that town. He says, Mrs. Martha
Smith, of Chatham, reports remarka-
BILE case of suspended animation, bur-
ial and resurrection in the person of a
married lady in that county. who POS
sessed a gold watch and finger rings
which she often expressed desire to
have buried with her whenever she
should die. Finally she was taken i'll,
and her life seemed to gradually ebb
away until her attending physician
pronounced it extinct. AT her burial
her previously expressed desire was
complied with, and the second night
after the enterment white and color
ed man went to the grave and exhum-
ed her for the purpose of obtaining the
buried jewelry. As they took the lid
off the coffin and the colored man be-
gan pulling off ring from her finger,
she raised up. At this both men took
fright and ran away. Finally the col
ored man went back and she asked
him what he wanted. He told her he
wanted her rings and the white man
her watch. She requested 10 see the
white man, whom the other soon found
and brought to her. She requested him
to go home with her. He did 50, and
when she reached the door she knock
ed. Her husband opened the door,
but tainted when he saw her, thinking
it was his dead wife's ghost. Mrs.
Smith says the lady is now living and
bids fair to attain good old age, and
that she visits and is visited by her fre-
quently.
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''Skin-Grafting."

new OFh heTdiu
The medical fraternity of this bust
ling manufacturing community, and,
in fact, throughout the whole Of Wind
ham county, are greatly interested in
the experiment Of skin-grafting
which has been going on mere for
the past twelve months, and which has
finally proved gratifying success. On
the 31st of December, 1873, Jesse, an
11-year-old son of Mr.. MIR. Edward
Morgan, an influential citizen of Can
tonbury, an adjacent village, fell into a
shallow vat containing solution of
potash in boiling water. He struck on
both feet, the liquid coming nearly up
to his hips, and instantly the skin of
the legs commenced to peel off. With
remarkable presence of mind the lad
leaped 20 the floor, where he lay un-
conscious for some time. 1t was found
that the flesh on both legs had been so
horribly and thoroughly boiled that no
cells remained for new skin to form
a growth upon. The boys life was one
of excruciating agony for months. The
cared members began to turn under
his body and actually clicked" or knit
to the back of the thigh. Last April
young physician, George ]. Ross, of this
town, finding that his older brethren
had given the case up as incurable and
one which must speedily result in death,
determined to attempt the salvation of
the lads life by skin grating. He was
''pished and poohed st." to use his own
words, by the old heads of the profess
sion without mercy. but the boys pa
rents imploring him to undertake the
operation he was finally induced to
try it. Over 1000 gratis were used, the
mother of the child, a noble-hearted
Irish coachman in the family, the lad
himself, and many of the neighbors sub
hitting portions Of their cuticle for the
operation. A prevailing desire was
manifested to have the child live with
out becoming cripple. Hundreds OF
visitors flocked to see the patient and
implofed DR.. Ross to try piece of their
skins 10 the operation. The pieces of
flesh were pulled off with forceps and
were about three times the size of the
head of pin. The process of grating
is similar to that employed in hortl-
culture. One of the limbs was exhibit
ed to the Herald representative yester-
day, and looked as though pitted with
smallpox. TIE gratis grow fastest in
the spring months. One of them is put
ON a muscle, where it sinks in and de-
posts a cell, after which the top
sloughs of. Although the work is not
vet complete, the legs are nearly re-
stored 10 their normal and natural
functions. and the child can walk q
shert distance without - crutch, but is
still very weak from exhaustion and
emacistion.
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A $40. 600 Trotter.

Eastern turfmen are constantly on
the alert to pick up the western horses
that show in public or private promise
OF unusual speed. The last western
crack to enter eastern stables is the big
bay eelding Humboldt, until Monday
last the property of w. III. Wilson, OF
Abdallah Park, Cynthiana KY. Hum
boldt has a record, made last season,
but week ago trotted in private hall
mile 1:l09, and since then has shown
wonderful speed. This coming to the
ears of the welLknown turfmen. Charles
Green and Mr.. Thompson, of Utica N.
Y, the former came out here few
days ago and bought the horse for &c..
COO. About year ago Mr.. Wilson
thought OF letting him go for 81, 800
He was shipped from this city TO Utica
on Tuesday last. Humboldt is years
old; he is sixteen hands and two and a
halt inches high, magnificently put to-
gether. He has a long, low stride,
splendid action, and the faculty OF get
over the ground at rate that will as
tonish the crack trotters of the world
ere long.
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TOO MUCH FOR A LADY.

When Eve in the garden was piueking the rose
And enjoying the Ellen walks SHADY;
I wonder If ever she turned up her nose
And sighed, I'm to much of Iadyl
Too much of lady. dear Adam, 10 work
A heIpmeet was made to be petted-
Y0n keep things IN order-I really must slirk.
Though the fact, dear. is deeply reg reI:ed."
To-day she has daughters whose delicate hands
Are wholly unified for labor;
II almost fatigues them TO fiutter th cir fans
when they languidly call on a nefghbOr.
Iheif mis- mission on earth Is 70 -ossip and dress.
Ana iiFe upon LIES sweetest honey.
and they haven't bother or trouble unless
Their masculine bank fails IN money.
Ii isn't the loveIiest TO be sure
To dabble in cooking and dishes.
Bntneyer home was kept tidy and pure
I'm free TO confess there is something In life
More attractive thar putting stitcn III,
An many weary industrious wife
Isn't deeply in love with her Kitchen
But duty is duty. and dirt always dirt.
And only the aZy deny It;
Crocheting is nicer than making shit,
I:ut man never yet was clothed by 1t.
To sit in a parlOr in tndOlent ease,
Till one grows all fragile and fady.
Or hOunce through the street, silly gazers tt
Is being too much of aIady.
Too much Of lady to darn mp her hose.
or govern her house with acumen;
Too much OF lady wherever she goes
To even be much OF a woman!
Tie muscles that God made is useless to her,
Aud as for an intellect-she would prefer
bonnet to mastering Latin.
Too much of lady 70 own grand heart.
And be true daHght er or mother;
Too much of lady TO bear the brave part
That neer can be borne By another.
by fashion or birth quite too fine for TINS edFlh
When 1t comes to the Judgments great pay Jay
Though the Lord may dahght In the lhiIes II
VIII he smile on 100 much Of a lady p
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1880-06-03
4 CnrianS Beast.

LonOOn Telegraph.
Among the most recent additions tc
the Geological Society's collections in
Regents Park is Cape hunting dog
1t is a queer beast with shilty ways that
give it an appearance of irresolutior
and occasionally of crazy bewilder.
ment, induced, no doubt, by the con
sciousness that lis features justify its
being looked upon az neither dog noi
anything else, but som ething halfway
toward the first hyena and about as fal
from the last WOLF Ia wild state it is
a creature of intense ferocity, aud as
active as it is fierce, sweeping in packs
from province TO province, ravaging the
colonists' fiocks and hunting down the
wild herds of the plains. Nothing is
safe from it when at liberty, and in cap.
tivity it is said to be untamable. Prob.
ably, thei efore, no other occupant oil
the society's gardens will find its new
life so miserably circumscribed, SO fiat
and dull, as will this wild hyena-hound
of Africa.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1880-06-03
Driving Horses in Summer.

When it is possible, and there is
much driving on the road to do, there
should be separate horse to do this
work. That the horses. which have
been at work on the farm all day should
not be driven at night, and should not
be driven ON Sunday after working all
the week, no reasonable man will care
to have stated he will know that without
being told. But this is not exactly the
whole case. The horse that is accus-
toned to work on the farm will be very
much wearied by any considerable
travel. Travel on the road is very diff
ferent from work in the field, and as
human beings we know how irksome
it is to do what we are not used to do
ing. We do not wish to convey the
idea that there should be separate class
es of horses for these different kinds of
use. On the contrary farmer ought
to seek horse that will do the work on
the farm and do the driving; and such
horse can be had-one that is
heavy enough for the work and
not too heavy for the driving; or
in other words las it makes no diff
ference how heavy a horse is if he is
active) the farm horse should be active.
A lubberly, creeping animal is a detri-
ment. But horse that will walk of
briskly to pillow or wagon, will not be
out OF place on the road, when he Is
accustomed to the road. What we
wish 10 say is simply that the animal
should not be appointed to do the two
kinds of work in the same season.
The driving horse need not necessarily
stand still all the time that he is not
being used on the road. He can be
used on the farm in case of NECESSITY,
but should not be regularly, day in and
day out.
In warm weather, the best judgment
should be exercised in driving horse.
A good, sound animal will travel very
long distances in the hottest weather,
if rightly handled. but if not so
handled, it is likely the heat will ever
come and the horse suffer serious in
jury. We remember driving horse
sixty miles, great portion of the dis
lance being heavy sand road, between
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1880-06-03
AFTER one of Jones's trivial rem arks

AFTER one of Jones's trivial remarks,
quoth Mrs. j., impatiently, "Oh, dear
you never take anything seriously!'
Excepting matrimony, my love-" re
piled Jones, with one Ct his biandest
smiles. AS she founced out of the
room, Jones shook like jelly with The
laughter that gurgled from bis throat
He thought he chad" her, but when he
paid for the new hat that had to be
brought into requisition to drive away
the cloud that had settled on her brow
he freely admitted that she chad" him.
And these women always do.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1880-06-03
.tI don't man,t that Stns /,

Is what a lady Of Boston said to her husband
her OF sick beaaacbe and DenpaIea bic 20 G ha
made her miserable for fourteen years. At the
nrst attack thereafter, 1t administered to hel
with such good results, that she continued Its use
until cured, and made SO enthusiastic in tts
praise, that she induced twenty-five of the best
families in her circle to adopt it as their regular
family medicine. That "staff is Hop BiIters.-
s Standard.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1880-06-03

Females that are liable TO suppression by taking
cold, or irregular painful menstrations, should
always keep Carters Compound Extract OF Smart
weed on hand, andits use win convince them that
1t lie Natures remedy in those complaints. H.
Bosworth & Sons, wholesale agents, Milwaukee.
o. Noble & Co, Proprietors, Erie, Penn.
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He Sill Lives.

Some years ago Dr. r. v. Pierce, OF the Worlds
Dispensary and Invalids Hotel, of Buffalo, \. n,
and London, was gent for to examine terrible
disease OF the knee.joipt, resulting in liberation
and extensive sloughing of the bone and tissues.
The mans life had been dcspaired of by the pre-
vions attendants. Amputatf0n at the thigh was
promptly decided upon and skillfnlly performed
by DR.. Pierce, and after treatment to purify the
blood and prevent a recurrence of the malady the
doctors Golden Medical Discovery was freely pre-
scribed. The mans system was thoroughly puri-
fed and strengthened, he rapidly3 gained his
health the stump healing nicely, and he IL today
happy man. This case was among the first In
which this wonderful blood-purifer was tested
Ii has since manifested It's wonderful power over
the worst serofulous and other blood diseases.
Taken for time it so purifes and strengthens
the system as strongly fCrtfy 1t against the en-
croaehmenfs of diseases. Sold by druggists
MIDDLE FILE, Atca Feb. Is. 1879.
Hon. r. Y. PIERCE:
Dear Sir would say that I have sold your
medicines for seven years The Golden Medical
Discovery is the best cough remedy have ever
used and in every case where have recommend
ed it, il has cured l have used IL In nv family
for my children 1t cures their colds and coughs
in a day or two. NY wife has used II several
times when down sick. 1t invariably gives i'm
mediate relief. its sale Increases daily.
J. Il. kEsTER Druggist.
A COLONY of Mormons have settled in