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River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1880-10-14
BuOyancy OF Water.
Trentnn ~. il Gazette.


Another terrible steamboat slaugh-
ter Presence of mind and a slight
knowledge Of the specific gravity Of The
human belly would have saved much
of this frigAtful loss of life. There was
loose wood enough about the boat to
have floated ten times the number Of
passengers on the ill-fated vessel, if it
had been used with judgment The
human body weighs about pound in
the water, and single chair will carry
two grown persons. That Is. it would
keep their heads above water. which
is all that is necessary when it is a
question of life or death. The burn
ing vessel was close to shore, the wa
ter was calm and warm. and all these
passenger, might easily have jumped
overheard and padded laughing
ashore if they had only possessed and
used the simple knowledge that one
finger placed upon a stool, or a chair.
or small box, or a piece of board.
would easily keep the head above wa
ter, while the two feet and the other
had might be used a. paddles to propel
toward the shore 1t Is not nj all
necessary to know how to swim to be
able to keep from drowning in this
way, \ little experience Of the buoy
ant power of power. and faith in il.
is all that IS required We have seen
small boy who could not swim a
stroke propel himself back and forth
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1880-10-14
He Has Given Up That Tr ok
Reno New Gazette.

You see me load this musket with
powder and ball, said a Spanish jug
gler to an audience at Summit, Plumas
county. California. one night recently.
He then put the musket in the hands
of Pat Burns, Of Reno, who works on
Cunningham's ranch, in that neighbor-
hood. Now" said the juggler, ex-
tending his right arm, when ! count
three, fiIe at my hand and | will catch
the bullet" Pat fred at the word, and
with such quickness and good aim that
the ball passed through the Spaniard's
wrist. The performer ran nowling
through the audience ard out Of the
hall. This ended the performance.
When 7. Y. Julien came by there the
next day the Spaniard wound was do
ing we'll, but he said. Il no play that
trick any more.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1880-10-14
fReadine (pa.) Times L Dispatch. ]

A remarkable cure effected in stub
born case is thus recorded by our Bern
Vile correspondent, to whom the in
valid made the statement, which he
gives as follows Mrs. Jacob Sunday,
of Jefferson. Township, was, for several
years, a severe sufferer, and under the
treatment of good physicians. She
grew worse, and was confined to the
house for three months, unable to walk
and hardly able to sit or lie. Several
weeks ago she resolved to try the Ham
burg drops. Very shortly after she
had taken dose of the remedy, she
experienced relief, and was able to
walk across the room. She continued
to take the medicine and recently de-
clared herself entirely cured, and is
able to attend to her daily work, as well
as when seventeen years of age.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1880-10-14

men we have seen to be classed with
him in looks are Mr.. Webster in his
49th year, and Mr.. Hawthorne, in his
50th year Mr. Fillmore had the best
| figure of the three, but Mr. Webster
| had the better head, and Mr.. Haw-
/ thornes face was that of a god-in
marble, and it was well set off by the
/ best of black hair. President Pierce
was bland, pleasing, man, but he
would not have been noted for good
| looks in crowd. President Buchanan
had large presence, mt his face often
| had a semi-simpering expression that
did not match well with his portly pro-
portions. Mr.. Hawthorne, who was
consul mt Liverpool for much of the
time that Mr.. Buchanan was our min
| lister in London, saw something of him
and wrote of him in his notebook, on
the 18th of September 1865; The tall.
| large figure of Nj. - has certain air
of state and dignity he carries his head
in very awkward way, but still looks
like a man Of long ana high authority,
and with his white hair, Is now quite
venerable. There is certainly lack Of
polish, kind of rusticity, notwith-
standing which you feel him to be a
man of the world. | should think he
might succeed very tolerably in Eng
fish society, being heavy and sensible
cool, kindly, and good-humored, with
great deal of experience of life" He
was n bachelor, the only bachelor pres
ident we have had-which, perhaps
was the reason ne took the dissolution
ofthe union 50 easily. 1t has been said
that he had love affair in his youth
that turned out unlucky, like macy
another such affair.
President Lincoln was of an ungainly
figure, but he had good head and
most expressive face. He, too, had had
an affair of the heart; and friend of
his told us that he never seen or heard
of a stranger or stronger one, and that
no romance contained anything more
complete of the kind Il do believe"
he said "he would have died, had not
the lady relented." So one need not be
a beauty man to suffer from the COM
mon fever of life. Gen. Grant is
plain, short man; but in regarding him,
so great are his deeds, men are affected
much as poor DesdemOna was, when
she listened to Othello's tough yarns
the half Of which probably were lies.
Mr., Johnson was personable presi-
dent, and President Hayes is far from
being Unlocking. Gen. Hancock is
said to be handsome, ana the portraits
of Ger Garfield represent him as Il
man of fine appearance. Ills often
said that women do not care for beauty
in men as men care for it i'll women.
1t may be so-we know nothing about
the matter; but good looks are pass
ports everywhere like good manners
and good property. Vet it must be al
lowed that very handsome women fre-
quently do marry very hideous fellows;
and there is consolation in fact, for
misery likes consolation as much as it
likes company. To adjust the balance
between the sexes many wise men
marry very dull women, who make
good wives of the 'homely household
SAVIOR" order-wemen who will wash
well and wear better.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1880-10-14
Yaseline. or Petroleum Jelly.

GRAND MEDAL AT THE PHILADELPHIA
EXPOSITION. SILVER MEDAL AT THE PARIS
EXPOSITION. The most valuable family
remedy known for the treatment OIL
wounds, burns, sores, cuts, skin diseases,
sun-burn, rheumatism, chilblains, ca
tarrh, hemorrhoids, etc. Also for coughs,
colds, sore throat, Group and diphtheria,
etc. Used and approved by the leading
physicians of Europe and America. The
toilet articles made from pure Vaseline-
such as pomade, cold cream, camphoi
ice and toilet soaps-are superior to any
similar ones. COLGATE & Co, Sole Agts
Try THEM. % and 80 cent sizes Of al
our goods. Sold by all druggists.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1880-10-14
steamboat Life and Its Dangers.
louisville, Ky9 Commercial. ]

In recent interesting article upon
the palmy days Of steamboat life on the
Mississippi, in which special mention
is made of Capt. Chas. n. CORR OF
Louisville, and the statement Ofhis cure
after years of suffering with rheuma-
tism by ST. Jacobs Oil, our exchange
SAYS: Such endorsemen coming from
our own people, leave 40 doubt, Chat
the emphatic claims made in the inter
est of st. Jacobs Oil are fully justified
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1880-10-14
A singular sort of Enoch Arden

A singular sort Of Enoch Arden case
is reported from Brooklyn In 1871
Henry Phillips left his wife and two
children for parts unknown. Believing
him to be dead, Mrs Phillips married
Henry Virgins, living with him until
her death in 1879. She died intestate,
leaving $4,000 to her son by Phillips.
and two children by Virgins Her
son, Howard, has long been searching
for his father, and finally found him IN
the Wisconsin Soldiers Home They
now claim the property, but Virgins
charges fraud upon them.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1880-10-14
no More Mosquitoes.

Pvrethum rosum, or Persian camO-
mile, is the powdered leaf of a harm
less flower growing in Caucasian Asia
in great profusion, and it is said has
been used for centuries by the natives
to rid them of unwelcome visitors from
the insect world Take a teaspoonful
of the drug, beat it up into a little cone,
and touch with match, and as the thin
blue line of smoke rises to the ceiling
the busy drone of insect woe finally
ceases entirely as the little pests give
up the ghost. 1t can be purchased of
almost any druggist prepared for use.
The purity of the drug can be readily
tested; it must have bright buff color,
be light, burn readily, and give a pleas
ant tea-like flavor
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1880-10-14
HOW FRAGILE ~ LOVE.

4 rasa MS fair as ever saw the north.
q rev in q little garden MI alone;
s swectcr fa,yer dill nature ne'er put forth
Nor fairer garden vet was never known.
The maideus danced about it morn and noon.
And learned bar,i- Of it their jiities made;
The nimhe farics, by the paIe-faced moon
Watered the root and kissed her pretty shad,
But, wcll-a-day, the gardener careless grew,
The maids and FAIRIES both were kept away,
And n a drought the catcrpllers threw
Themselves gp0n the bud and every spray.
God shield the stock, ifhcavcu send no supplies
The faircst bioss ON Of the garden dies.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1880-10-14

THE London Needle Co., Of New
York City, want Male and Female
Agents. 1t will pay any enc out ofem-
ployment to write to them for paIticu-
lars. See their advertisement in an
other column.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1880-10-14

THE most extensive Homeopathic
Medicine house in the United States i
that of Boerickc & Tafel, being cstab-
lshed since 1885. They have now es-
,ablished well-stocked Pharmacies, de-
voted exclusively to the sale of hommo-
pathic medicines and books, in the fol
lowing cities: New York, Philadelphia,
Baltimore, Chicago, New Orleans and
San Francisco. For descriptive price
current Of Medicine cases and books for
flmily and for Veterinary use, address
them at either of above named cities.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1880-10-14
4 Happy Restoration.

can truly say that owe my present existence
and happy restoration to the hopes and joys Of
life, to the use of Warmers safe Kidney and Liver
Cure, and say TO every one suffering from any
manner OF kidney, liver or urinary trouble, " Is,
this remedy and recover" ". Il. SANFORD,
trolley, ". y, Feb. 70, 1880.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1880-10-14
Catching a Snake.

Five Italian woodchoppers who are
in the employ of l.. B. Rathburn, q
farmer of San Juan, California. recent
~ set their wits to work to protect a
grain field from the depredations of an
army of ground squirrels. They found
the holes in which the squirrels bur
rowed, and drove a solid stake close TO
the mouth of each hole. They then
took piece Of small-sized wire and
fastened one end securely TO the stake
and made Il sort of a slip-noose at the
other end, which they passed directly
in the mouth of each hole. The result
was that when squirrel attempted to
emerge from his hiding place he would
run his head directly into the moose,
and that was the last of him. As many
as IS of the vexatious animals were
caught in this manner in one day The
trappers however. discovered one soggy
old chap who bafiled their ingenuity,
and for the purpose Of ensnaring him
they rugged up three of their nooses
and placed them at the hole occupied
by the wary animal thinking that if
he passes through one or two of them
he would be caught by a third one.
Judge oftheir establishment on finding
securely fastened within two Of the
nOoses. instead of a squirrel, an inn
mense rattlesnake, wearing on his
neither end sixteen rattles. The snake
was fastened tightly by two of the
nooses, and was soon dispatched by the
trappers.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1880-10-14
The Tide Of Emigration

To the great West seems always at the fu i.
As the great forests swept away, and settle
meIts established along lie streams OF that
vast region, an enemy obIrudes himself among
the homes u the settlers scarcely less 10 be dread
e. than the barbaroas Iriiars. Fever and ague
scourges these new mites, and it i only by
the Of efficient ny entive that its malarIous
breath can safely be Inhaled Hosteiiers St0m-
ach Bittens, 8 terrifying and protective medicine,
without q FiEal on this continent, has for quar-
ter Of q century been the chief resource OF the
new settler, the miner and sgricu.turists vf the
west in the time Of sickness, his surcst safeguard
against the inroads of disease. This ned inc, be-
sides being a. antldOte &c lalara couRteractS the
etcyts Of exhaustion, harhSkips and exposure, an0
remedies Rheumatism, dyspepsia, constipation and
debility.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1880-10-14

JAMES MORGAN, $50 and 3SS East Water
ST., Milwaukee, Wis, invites an inspection
of his new Silks, Velyets, Dress Goods,
Cloaks, Shawls, Laces, etc. Samples OF dress
goods, ETC., will be sent on application.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1880-10-14

TRUE economy is not buying the lowest priced
article. The best is cheapest. So with Doobins
Electric Soap (made by Cragin g. Co., Phla.) is
the best and cheapest and We ask our readers
10 test il for usefulness.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1880-10-14

At acedonian weddings the groom
leads the bride INTO her new home by
a halter. and when She enters, he
knocks her head against the wall As
warning Of what she may expect if she
does not behave we'll
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1880-10-14
MAY BE WORTH KNOWING

That one Of the most certain remedies known for
the cure Of Diarrhga, Cholera NOrbus, ard all
forms Of Bowel Diseases, il CARTER's CoNforSD
EXTRACT OF SMART WEED. A little nutmeg gra-
ted Oh ieaspoonfuli Of the above rnediciHt j. q
sure cur for Diarrhu.a
q. NOBLE K CO. Projectors. Erie Pa
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1880-10-14

4 civil-list pension Of $50 year has
been granted by the British govern
ment to Nine, Lianos, of Madrid tn
sister OF the English poet Keats, upo
the advice Of Mr.. Gladstone and at the
suggestions Of Lord Houghton.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1880-10-14

The erection of Roumania into a
kingdom is disapproved by the Aus
TRAN and Hungarian governments,
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1880-10-14

Mr.. Parnell has been in England con-
sulting eminent lawyers ON the subject
of the rumored govemn1 ent prosecution
of members Of the Land League.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1880-10-14

President Tyndall has spent the sum
mer rambling on the Alps.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1880-10-14

lntroduse our new SABBATH ScHooL SoNo BOOK,
WHITE ROBES, 20 cts.) at once to your
sundav school. No better book exists
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1880-10-14
IN 4 NUT SHELL.

Cardinal Manning's health does not
improve.
Lord Salisbury will winter on the
Mediterranean.
Harvard college begins this year with
| 30 freshmen.
Miss Susan B. Anthony is lccturing
in New York state.
The Watch on the Rind-Guarding
watermelon patch
Indian war whoops are OH the ont
skirts of civilization
The man on the fence expects to
save himself by hedge.
OF the 5000 merchants in Lon4on,
less than 100 reside i'll that city,
The Afghan war has already cost
90,000,o00, and has lasted two years.
New Orleans expects to ship 10000
600 bushels Of grain this year.
Nearly 1919 agricultural engines are
in use i'll Anderson county, ). G.
Spain is expected to withdraw, short
ly, $4,000 troops from Cuba.
A Mrs. Hazard, Of Monticello, ILL.,,
recently gave birth to five children.
They are all alive.
The first American inscription put
upon the obelisk will be, POST no
Bill"
Messrs. Moody and Sankey, the re-
vivalists, viii soon go to California to
hold n series of revival meetings.
Melons peaches and green corn have
had their day; grapes, chesnuts and
pumpkin pies are now ON top.
An Indiana pedlcr 81 years old has
just ran away with his third wife.
While there's life there's slope.
Husband: MARY, my love, this APP
ple-dumpling is not half done" VIE
"Well finish it, then, my dear"
The New York Spirit of he Times
says st. Julien will trot against his own
time (2:11i), Mt Prospect Park, Brook
lyn, October II.
Rev. w. 4. Brooks, of West Haven,
Conn, has been appointed president of
the collegiate institute at Austin, Texas
General Patterson, Of Philadelphia,
and Gen, 10 Lane, Of Oregon, are the
only surviving generals Of the Mexican
war
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1880-10-14
SING RrL.L,R

SONG BELLS. ., e,., py1. Q. EMERSON.
No more attractive ScHooL SoNG BooK has for n
long time appeared II is not graded, and win do
for any c}aes. Great variety Of songs, subjects
selected with grea. skill and music is OF the best
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1880-07-01
MINING IN THE HILL.

Do potatoes mix in the hilll If not,
how do you account for the fact that tu-
bers are found II patch with character
istics of two varieties planted near each
other? FARMER.
Answer:-A Although the idea is held by
some farmers that potatoes mix in the
hill, it is not, in our opinion, well found
ed. 1t is not at all probable. 1t is known
exactly how new varieties are produced,
and there is no mystery about the meth
DDS employed in the operation. Hun
dreds of varieties have been produced by
cross fertilization, and in that method
alone, we believe, each of the many kinds
now grown have been produced. When
two varieties of potatoes are planted in
close proximity and flower at, or nearly
at the same time, it is altogether proba-
bic that fertilization of each by the other
variety will take place. The result of
such fertilization would doubtless result
in new varieties, if propagated from the
seed instead of the tuber. So far has
cross fertilization been carried that many
new varieties are produced from the
seed-balls of one kind, and if each kind
is planted separately it continues con-
slant. This is the rule; it appears to be
law of nature, holding good not only
with vegetables but with fruit Also This
fact indicates that the mixing of potatoes
in the hill is not reasonable. We are
aware that some writers, who are pretty
well informed, think it is not improbable
that the tubers do mix, because that part
of the plant which bears the potato is a
true stem of which the tuber is part,
and that a process of natural grating is
possible; but there is no scientific knowl-
edge upon which theory of that sort
can be based. There is another view
which is more plausible, but not salts
factory, to-wit: that the pollen-tube in
huences the stock by transmission
through the nucleus of the roots. But
the reasonable view is the one first indi-
Gated. We know that all cross-bred va.
rieties of vegetables produce numerous
''sports," or new kinds, and although
man may feel positive that the potatoes
he planted were true to name and of one
kind, it need not be matter of surprise
to find an admixture of other sorts in the
Drop. If the facts could be ascertuiued,
in cases of such SO called mixing of va
rieties it would be found that the mixed
tubers came from parent tuber of the
same kind
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1880-07-01

TE Skylark, which builds her nest in
the meadows, runs away from it, when
frigtened by somebody's approach, four
or fie yards under the clover, and rises
therperpendicularly in the air, pouring
fort all her song in its widest strains
III oder to divert the attention. But
the easant boy knows that as long as
she emains hanging at the same point
in til air, he is still four or fve yards
fronrhe nest, and he uses the direction
of r movements and the ring of her
sorgo find out the exact spot. If then
it hapens that the young larks are just
abouto break through the shell of the
eggsat which time the mother instinct
of tb bird is on the height of excite
men while her bodily strength is much
exhasted from the laying, she will drop
dow dead from the sky in the very mo-
men the nest is touched.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1880-07-01
MCMAHON AS A HUNTER.

Everybody knows how vigorous Mar
shal MacMahon is. He is ten times
more vigorous while shooting. He leaps
over obstacles with juvenile ardor
which astonishes even his most intimate
friends. Through underbrush, thicket,
over bitches, banks, he keeps up with
his dog, and when game is flushed he is
within shot. After four or five hours
spent without resting, he returns home
changes his dress, and does honor to the
dinner, during which he delights to tell
the incidents of the day. He considers
official shootings, which he holds in state
domains for foreign princes, diplomatists
and eminent public functionaries, as
mere ceremonious meetings-not as
shooting. He treats bis guests with
simplicity which is not without grandeur.
The Inspector of Forests receives notice
that there will be shooting on such day.
He places the game-keepers to drive in
the game, and the luxury consists only
in the abundance and variety of the
game. These shootings rarely commence
until the afternoon. and, after shooting
for three or four hours without break,
a very comfortable, but very simple,
lunch is served in limiting lodge, some
times in the midst of the forest, and then
the guests part as quietly as possible.
The Marshal merely finds relative
pleasure in these amusements, and he
prefers to the hecatombs of game-of
which the hospitals alone have a share,
and all goes to them-the solitary part
ridge, which he fushes, follows, and at
last kills.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1880-07-01

1NRT CLEMENT, Almonte, writes;
s'Ic a long time I was troubled with
chnnic rheumatism, at times wholly
dis,ed; L tried anything and everything
recommended, but failed to get tany bene-
fitmtil q gentleman who was cured Of
Retmatism by DR.. Thomas Electric
Oilbld me about it. I began using it
bot internally and externally, and before
tive bottles were used I was radically
cuu. We find it household medicine,
andor Group, Burns, Cuts and Bruises,
i. Is no equal"
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FACTS THAT WE KNOW.

Ifyou are suffering with a severe Cough
Cold, Asthma, Bronchitis, Consumption,
loss of voice, tickling in the throat, or
any affection of the throat or lungs, We
know that DR.. Kings New Discovery
will give you immediate relief. We know
of hundreds OF cases it has completely
cured, and that where all other medicines
had failed. No other remedy can show
one half as many permanent cures. Now
to give you satisfactory proof that DR..
Kings New Discovery will cure you of
Asthma, Bronchitis, Hay Fever, Con-
sumption, severe Coughs and Colds,
Hoarseness, or any Throat or Lung Dis
ease, if you will call at F. G. Buerstatte's
Drug store you can get trial bottle free
of cost, or a regular size bottle for 81. 90.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1880-07-01

His face was as pale as death. He
looked at her-one glance in which their
hearts were unveiled, one moment when
it seemed that heaven had suddenly
opened to then.
''Lolal My wife,
"Hugh! Oh, Hugh, my darling-my
darlingl"
And so their happiness came to them.