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River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1881-06-30

'Lemme out p he cried. II don't
want TO 60 home. Lemme out!"
Not your home" said the lady,
gentlv,-"my home"
Tom stared at her in wonder, and too
much overcome by the announcement
to resist let her lift him up on the seat
beside her,
"My home" she repeated, "where
YOU can get very warm, and have a
good dinner, and long, long sleep, on
a soft bed. Will you like that~
Tom drew long, slow breath, but
did not answer. 1t was too wonderful
He-one of Nanny SAILS boys-to go
to the lady's house where the children
lived whom he had seen go in that
evening He looked up suddenly,
"Were all hose children yourn?" he
asked. With sudden movement she
drew him very close to her, and then
! answered softly:
mo, not mine. | had a little boy
once, like you, but he died.
When the carriage stopped again
Tom was fast asleep-so fast that the
! bewildered coachman carried him
into the house and laid him on a bed
without waking him. The next morn
ing when the boys eyes opened, he lay
| looking about him, hardly daring to
speak or move. l don't believe he had
ever heard anything about the fairies,
or he would certainly have thought
himself in fairyland. Best of all the
the lady Of the night before was stand
ing by the bed smiling at him. and,
smiling back, he held out his arms to
her.
wish you could have seen him q
little later, when arrayed in jacket and
trousers that made him think with dis
dain of certain articles of the same de
scription which he had but yesterday
gazed at lovingly as they dangled be
fore little table by the sunny window
taking a short, a very short, prelimi
nary view OF gigantic beefsteak still
Indignantly sputtering to itself; .
mountain of smoking potatoes, an i'm
posing array of snowy rolls and COLDER
butter, and pitcher of creamy milk
And / wish, too, you could have seel
the same table still later, for the table
was about all that was left.
That was the first time that | eve
saw Tom. Since then | have seen hin
very often. And now will tell you
only | am afraid you would hardly be
lieve me, about the last time, and tina
was not very long ago.
l was riding along. one of the pretties
country roads you ever saw, and whel
came to certain gate my horse
without waiting for sign from me
turned in. AS we drew near the nous
| caught sight of two figures standing
among the flowers One was a hand
} some old lady with white hair, tn
other young man. She was arme'
with an immense pair of shears, ant
he held in his hand his hat filled to tn
brim with flowers. The sunlight, creep
, ing down through the trees, fell upo
his close-cropped hair and yelloN
beard. As drew in my horse and sa
watching them, it all seemed to m
: like fairy story. But it wasn't; fo
: the tall, handsome man looking dow
with such protecting tenderness upo
! the white-haired old lady was reall
| Tom-poor, little, thin, cold, hungr
+ Tom.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1881-06-30
Weight by Measuring

The following rule for finding out
the weight of an animal by measuring
NAV prove convenient: "See that the
animal stands square; then take his
circumference behind the shoulder
blade-this is the girth. Then meas
ure from the bone CT the tail which
plumbs the line with the hinder part Of
the bullock, and direct the string
along the back to the forepart of the
shoulder-blade; this will be the length.
Then work the figures thus: Suppose
the girth of bullock is 6 feet 1 inches,
length 5 feet inches, which multiplied
together make 33 square superficial
feet; and these multiplied by 23-the
number of pounds allowed for each
superficial foot of cattle measuring less
than seven and more than five feet in
girih-make 759 pounds. When the
animal measures less than nine
and more than seven feet in
nirth Of 70 tho number oi
pounds to be estimated Tor each
superficial foot. And suppose small
animal to measure feet in girth ano
2 feet in length, these multiplied togeth-
er make feet, which multiplied by II
the number of pounds allowed for
each square foot when cattle measure
less than 3 feet in girth-make A
pounds. Again, suppose calf or
sheep, etc., to measure feet 6 inches
in grit, and feet inches in length,
that multiplied together makes 16
square feet, and these multiplied by
16-the number of pounds allowed for
cattle measuring less than and more
than feet in girth-make 256 pounds.
The Dimensions of cattle, sheep, calves
and hogs, taken this way. will give the
weight of the four quarters of the ami
NAL, sinking the offal. A deduction
must be made for animals half fat-of
one pound in twenty from those that
are fat, and for COW thai has had
calves one pound must be allowed, in
addition to the one for not being fat,
upon every twenty"
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President iarfield,s Farm.

Gen. Garfield farm contains l55
acres, all under cultivation except a
few acres of timber. 1t lies % miles
east of Cleveland, fronting on the old
wagon road from Cleveland to Buffalo,
and the Lake Shore railroad runs
through it. The soil is a rich, sandy
loan. and is very productive. The
fences are kept in good repair and are
the best in the township. When Gen.
G rfield purchased the farm, about
four years ago, there were eight acres
of swamp land near the center of IT,
which was considered almost worth
less. The generals knowledge of en-
gineering here came into practical use,
and under his personal supervision the
swamp was drained. 1t is now valuable
land. Besides, the drains furnish a
constant and abundant supply of pure
water, which, by means of a hydraulic
ram, is forced up to the elevated site
of the house and barn, where 1t is used.
This very simple and inexpensive KIND
of water works is a model farm I'M
provement, which might be adopted
with advantage by many farmers. The
general has herd of twenty-six, most
" grade shorthorns, but there are
three Jersey COWS and one thorough
bred Jersey bull The latter was pre-
scented to Gen. Garfield by Hon. A. 5.
Hewett. The milk from Gen. Gar ield $
dairy is carried to the railway station
every morning and evening, and ship
ped to the Cleveland market. Near
the barn is q small building in which
is kent a steam engine. nsed for saving
wood, cutting feed for the stock, etc.
Besides the stock already mentioned
there are eighteen Cotswold sheep and
dozen swine of the Berkshire and
Poland China breed. Notwithstanding
the alleged depredations of visitors,
very fair crops were harvested as re-
suit of the past seasons work. From
| fifteen acres of corn there were husked
1880 bushels; % acres of wheat aver
aged 33 bushels per acre; IA acres of
oats yielded $50 bushels; 8 acres of bar
ley 215 bushels; 8 acres of rye 272
bushels; from 35 acres of meadow were
harvested rs tons of hay, and 2 acres
of mangel-wurzels yielded 500 bushels.
There is also a small buckwheat crop
not yet threshed. There is also small
orchard, which bore this year about
500 bushels of apples. The farm, with
the improvements made on it by Gen.
Garfield, is estimated to be worth $685.
600. Gen. Garfield has the reputation
among his neighbors Of being a good
farmer-one of the best, indeed, in
that region, where good farmers
abound
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1881-06-30
lightning in the Oil Fields

There have in the past few years
been heavy losses in the Pennsylvania
oil regions from fires started by light
ming, and with the coming Of thunder
storm season extra efforts are being
made to provide some efficient safe
guard. There are in the oil district
about 1000 iron tanks, each containing
from 10000 to 10000 barrels of crude
oil, and these tanks, with the inflamable
vapor which rises above them, seem TO
be especially attractive to the electric
fluid In May and June Of last year
600 900 barrels of oil, large number
of tanks, several rehntries and great
deal of other property were destroyed
by fires from lightning. Conducting
rods are being put up this year as an
experiment, and an appliance is to be
tried for extinguishing the flames in
the tanks after fires have caught,
Much ~ this oil is stored in the vicini-
of buildings and other valuable prop
erty, but the method has been found
preventing the wholesale destruction
caused by the bursting Of full tanks
when on fire, from whatever cause. 1t
is by firing cannon ball through the
iron near the bottom, and so drawing
the oil out gradually The experiment
was tried at the great Titusville fire Of
last year successfully, and the United
Pipe Line, which owns most Of the oil
in store, now has gun fixed at each
tank where other property is kept.
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portion of Warrenton, n c., has been de-
stroyed by FIRE. The estimated loss is
$4,000.
THE fire in Treadwell's carrying shops
at Salem, Mass, on Thursday morning,
inflicted loss of S75 600, on which there
were pc ies for $47, $50.
ATR4.. vas thrown into ereel, near
Freeport. Pa, by striking COW. The en-
gineer, fireman, and a passenger were
Instantly killed.
HENRY A. GROVER, of Foxboro. Mass,
bought bicycle at Attleboro and started
to ride home, but fell off and broke his
neck on the way.
THE boiler Of dummy engine exploded
on the wharf at Medford, Mass, shatter-
ing schooner and several buildings, kill
ing two men and injuring four others.
THE chair factory of A. P. johnson, on
the corner of Green and Phillips streets,
Chicago, was destroyed by fire. The loss
, is $50 900, and the insurance $4,000. Six
men we're more or less injured.
TIE weather at New Orleans has been
excessively hot for the last three days,
and thirteen cases of sun stroke, seven of
which proved fatal, have during the time
occurred in that city. At Vicksburg the
thermometer reached 101 in the shade.
| AN accident occurred on the Schuylkill
| and Lehigh Valley Railroad yesterday, by
which the fireman was instantly killed
| and the engineer and several passengers
injured. A log had been placed across
| the track.
AT Elysyille, on the main stem of the
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, freight
train collided with an accommodation
train. Thomas Zipp. engineer of the
freight, jumped from the engine and
broke his neck.
CAPT. c. A. Sparks, Of the whaler Ed
ward Lee, left his ship in a small boat to
follow school of whales, and was lost,
together with his boats crew of five men.
After waiting four days, the mate return
ed to Vineyard Haven, Mass, with the
vessel.
A TORNADO passed over Colfax, Iowa
injuring five persons and destroying sew
eral buildings. Much damage was also
done in the vicinity of Milvane
Kan. At King City, Mo-, six persons
were killed and a loss of S20O,0 incur
red.
LOUIS LARNEREAUx, a farmer, was kill
ed by lightning Sunday evening near Sloan
| Iowa. A neighbor with whom he wal
| IalklDR was StdHuliR "lbHlh t"o P"NSF, ~
was only shocked. The only trace on the
body was a slight red mark on the fore
head and the beard singed.
TIE confagration at Tombstone, Arizo
ma, swept over space of six blocks, de
stroying about one hundred and fift,
buildings, and entailing loss of nearl,
$450,000 A cigar-lighter ignited thu
fumes from barrel of whisky which wa
| heinp onened in a saloon About eiph
hundred people are homeless.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1881-06-30

the child's birth was given the parents
who wanted to pay for all the kind at
tention shown them, but no one would
accept any remuneration, Mr.. Nathan
son, however asked the privilege of
naming the little one, which being
granted he called her Clara Eide, after
his wife. When Che train left Altoona
both mother and chill were getting
along nicely this is the second event
of the kind which has occurred within
the past few months.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1881-06-30

The Youngest son of President Gar
field, who has just made arrangements
to become member of Williams Col
lege, is reported to be engaged TO be
married to Miss Clamie Bradley, Of
Mentor, o., the presidents home A
few years ago Miss Bradley was
bright little miss, eight years of age, in
the Universalist Sunday school of Troy,
Ny. 1t is rumored that many init
mate friends of the young lady were
aware OF the intentions of young Gar
field before his father became presi-
dent. The Pittstield Mass Journal
says: "Many Berkshire people will re-
member well the family of which Miss
Bradley is a member And it will be
believed by all that although the presi-
dents son l. young and has college
course before him, his married life will
be none the less happy because of a
ong engage ment"
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FIRES AND CASUALTIES.

IT is rumored that smallpox has broken
out at the penitentiary at Joliet, Ill.
Two stores and a cotton warehouse we're
burned at Greeuville, Ala, the loss being
$4,000.
A Loss of $50. 600 was incurred at Beth
any, Pa, by the burning OF the distillery
of Joseph Dillinger 4 Sons.
HAVANA reports eleven deaths from
yellow fever during the week. and twenty
from small pox.
THE marine boier-works at Milwaukee,
owned by Richard Davis, were wiped out
by fire. They were valued at IS, $40.
A CYCLONE passed over the western por-
uon of Montague county, Texas, destroy
ing houses and fences and iniuring crops.
No less than two-thirds of the business
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1881-06-30

A workingman says: debt, poverty
and suffering haunted me for year,
caused by sick family and large Hills
for doctoring, which did no good.
was completely discouraged, until one
year ago, by the advice of my pastor,
procured Hop Bitters and com
menced their use, and in one mouth
we were all well, and none of us have
been sick a day since; and | want to
say to all poor men, you car keep your
families well year with Hop Bitters
for less than one doctors visit will
cost. - Christian Advocate.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1881-06-30
Chicago Market.

CHICAGO, June 24-Tiour-De Demand fair
market firm. Wheat-Active firm and higher
No. red winter ! .lOal .16 X iNo. Chicago spring
l.l3h for seller cash; l.13S for seller June
143s for seller July; l.I49S for seller August
1.l29s for seller September No. 3 Chicago spring
1.02@1.07; rejected, 76@Sl. Corn--Strong and
higher; 47TG4S for seller cash; 47T@4724 for
seller June; 4624 for seller July; 46A for seller
August, AK for seller September; rejected,
Az. oats-Active,. firm and higher; 3S34 for
seller cash and June 372 for seller July; 28ss
for seller August; PIX for seller septem-
Der; rejected, 429s. Rye-Firm SO. Barley
Steady and unchanged; at LOO. Pork--Quiet
and weak; 1876 for seller cash; 16.3Oa16. 32H
for seller July; 16.42h@15.45 for seller Au-
gust; l6 so for seller September. Lard-Steady
and in fair demand; 1895 for seller cash; lO971l
for seller July; lO971l bid for seller August;
10 82halS.S5 for seller September. The
"Drover's Journal" reports: Hogs-Receipts,
5000; shipments, 1880; good quality in
fair demand; mixed packing, 5al0c lower o.60a
5.95; light workers, 5.50a.560; choice heavy
6.OO@625. Cattle-Receipts. 5000; shipments
$500; steady and fairly active; exports, 5000
6.l5; from cars, prime, 6.6O-highest price in
month; good to choiceshipping, 5.6O96,OO;
poor to medium, 5.lOa5.50; butchers, steady, go
a5.25; thorough grass Texans .40a4.15; stocers'
and feeders, 3,25a4.75; fine feeders, 5.OOa5.1O.
Sheep Receipts, $780, shipments, 400; strong,
active; for good poor, fair to slow; 3.50&4.25,
good to choice butchers 4.50G4.75, exports, 500a
525; all shorn
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cts wicked, it's shameful, it's dis
grace to society, this flirting with mar
ried women" remarked middle-aged
lady with spectacles and sharp Wis
sage, to her travelling companion. He
was a nice looking man, and replied by
saying:
"Ah, then you are not married."
No" she said tenderly, moving g
little closer TO him, and gazing at him
through her glasses with a die-away ex-
preston, like that of setter puppy
with the distemper. NO"
Then he asked her if she wouldn't
like some peanuts, and left the car to
get them; but he didn't come back
again.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1881-06-30
Household Helps.

A poultice of fresh tea leaves moist
ened with water, will cure stye on the
eyelid.
For earache, dissolve assafetida in
water; warm few drops and drop it
into the ear, then cork the ear with
wool.
The true physiological way of treat
ing burns and scalds is to at once ex-
clude the air with cotton batting,
flour, scraped potato, or anything that
is handiest.
Use fresh water. Water which has
stood in an open dish over night should
not be used for cooking or drinking,
as it will have absorbed many foul
gases.
Mix little carbonate of soda with the
water in which flowers are immersed,
and it will preserve them for a fort
night. Common saltpeter is also very
good preservative.
Take a new flower pot, and wash it
clean, wrap it in wet cloth, and set it
over butter, it win keep as hard as if on
ice. Milk, if put into an earthen jar,
or even a tin can, will keep sweet for a
long time, if well wrapped in wet
cloth.
Common soda is excellent for scour-
ing tin, as it will not scratch it, and
make it look new. Apply with a piece
of moistene' newspaper, and polish il
with dry piece. Wood ashes are a
good substitute.
To cure bunions, use pulverized salt
peter and sweet oil. Obtain at drug
gist's five or six cents worth of saltpe-
ter; put it into bottle with sufficient
olive oil to dissolve it, shake up anG
rub the inf1amed joints night and
morning, and more frequently if very
painful.
Flies may be effectually disposed o
without the use of poison. Take half {
teaspoonful of black pepper, one tea
spoonful of brown sugar, and one tea
spoonful of cream. Mix them we'll to
gether, and place them in room on {
plate; where flies are troublesome, anC
they will soon disappear.
Red ants may be banished from ;
pantry by strewing the shelves with {
small quantity of cloves, whole o
ground. We use the former, not be
ing so likely to get into food placed up
on the shelves. The cloves should b.
renewed occasionally, as, after tim
they loose their strength and efficacy
The following drink for relieving
iclzness at the stomach, is said to b
very palatable and agreeable; Beat u
one egg, say for twenty minutes, thel
add fresh milk one pint, water one pin
and sugar TO mske it palatable; boi
get it cool; drink when cold. If it be
comes curd and whey it is useless.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1881-06-30
HAVE COURAGE TO SAY NO.

You're starting to-day on life's journey,
Alone on the highway of lifet
You'll meet with thousand temptations
Each city with evil is rife.
This world is stage Of excitement
There's danger wherever you 60
Butifyou are tempted in weakness,
Have courage, my boy, TO say no.
The SIRENS sweet song rlay allure Yea
Beware other cunning and art
Whenever you see her approaching.
Be guarded, and haste TO depart.
The billiard saloons are inviting,
Decked out in their tinsel and show;
You may be invited TO enter
Have courage, my boy. to say no.
The bright ruby wine may be offered;
No matter how tempting 1t be,
From poison that stings like an addei,
Ny boy, have the courage to flee.
The gambling bells are open before you,
Their lights, how they dance to and lro
1fyou should be tempted to enter,
Think twice, even thrice, ere you go.
In courage alone lies your safety,
When you the long journey begin,
And trust that Heaven Father
VIII keep you unspotted from sin.
Temptation will go on increasing,
As streams from a rivulet flow.
Bot if Won are true 10 your manhood,
Have the courage. my boy to say no
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from the ground as they are wanted
for food. Ploughs are not used in the
cultivation of the land. He says cot
ton seed planted when they arrived ten
years ago made large stalk, which
grew like tree, and still growing and
bearing cotton when he left. The PEG.
ple have no stock. The natives sub
sists in nude state, living upon the
natural products Of the land, and are
separated by tribes whice hate each
other, and are continually at war.
He does not think the country is inn
proving any, rs the main efforts of the
Immigrants. after they have seen the
country, are devoted to plans or means
by which to obtain money to return to
| the United States.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1881-06-30

1T is stated that in view of the sue
cess of Secretary WINDOWS 81 per
cent. refunding scheme he will not
make any recommendation to congress
in reference to refunding legislation.
As long as the secretary can convert
high interest-bearing bonds into low
Understanding bonds without further
action by congress, it is deemed best
not to unsettle business relations by
giving rise to any new agitation about
refunding schemes.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1881-06-30
Making Home Happy.

Recently the wife of sea captain,
saws The Philadelphia Record, visited
the almshouse for the purpose of Sc
curing a child for adoption. In her
tour through the nursery she selected
child about eight weeks old-a bright
and chubby boy-and obtained the con-
sent of the mother to adopt HIM as her
own The necessary papers were
made out and signed, and then 1t was
the sea-captain's wife broke forth into
an ecstaey of rejoicing, and Rugged and
kissed the little infant, saying to it;
"You can't know how much JOY you
are bringing with you to YOUR new
home" The excessive rel oicing ofth
lady and the enigmatical address to
her new charge excited the curiosity OF
the officers, and she was asked TO eX-
plain how it was that the baby could
be such a treasure. "Why, certainly"
replied the young foster-mother, my
husband is Il sea-captain. We were
married about eleven months ago, and
he went to sea soon after oar wedding.
He will be home in two weeks, and
won't he be happy man to find that
he has nice, pretty boy waiting to
welcome him homer" And again the
woman pressed the child to her bosom
and chuckled over the contemplated
deception she was about to practice on
her unsuspecting husband. The child
was hers legally 1t had been given to
| her by its mother in due form Of law,
and she was bent on presenting 1t to
her hurband rs his own son. The Off
GERS warned her of the consequences
which might arise if in after years the
husband should discover the trick that
she in her ill-conceived affection
had practiced upon him; and so she
burned the papers to prevent the pos
sibiity ofhis ever discoN ering the proof
of the deception, and went away with
the child. The last words she uttered
on leaving the alms-house we're:
"Won't the baby make papas heart
glad and his home happyW
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A C0lored Mans Account of Liberia
From the Hawkinsville Dispatch.

On Friday last Elijah Gordon, colored,
reached Hawkinsville after an absence
of about ten years in Liberia. He says
that the emigrants on reaching Liber-
ia take the fever, and many OF them die.
Nearly all Of them would return i'm
mediately, if they had the money. He
describes the climate as very warm
no difference between summer and
winter. Coffee and ginger are the
only money crops. The people live on
fruits "casadas." a kind of a root
something like sweet potato. These
crops are never gathered, but taken
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1881-06-30

OUR girls: An observer has taken
1000 notes of the conversation of pass
ing young women. Out of that number
$50 begin with either "And ! said to
him." or He said to me-" or "She
told me that he said;" 120 referred to
dresses or hats that were either "per
fectly lovely" or Gust splendid" and
the remainder were pretty evenly di-
vided between comments on other
girls, who were "horrid" or stuck up
and hateful" new novels, studies, the
summer vacation, and the latest scien-
tifc discoveries.-L0u Courier
Journal