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River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1885-12-24

Once upon time an Arabian
Princess was presented by her teacher
with an ivory casket. exquisitely
wrought, with the Injunction not to
open it until year had rolled round.
Many were the Spccllation- q. to
what it contained. and the time
impatiently waited Tor when the
ieweled key should disclose the
mysterious contents. ii came At last,
and the maiden went awar alone and
with trembling haste unlocked tie
treasure: and TO- rtpoSiHg on delicate
satin Innings. lay nothing but shroud
of rust; the form Of something beauii-
full could be di-cerned, but the beauty
had gone forever. fearful with
disappointment. she did not at first see
q slip of parchment containing these
Da,r pupil: May YOU learn from
MS lasso- u for your life. This trinket,
when enc,iosa,4 had upon it only a
sinGie snot If rn.t: by neglect, it has
become the useless uii'E gu no"
behold, only blot on as pulo o"l
rounding. So a little sta ~ soui
character will, by inattent 'n i atip
neglect. mar a bright and usefuI
and in time will leave only the daI
record of what might have been. If
you now place within a jewel of gold,
and after many years seek the result,
you will find it still as sparkling as
ever. So with yourself: treasure up
only the pure, the good, and you will
ever be an ornament TO society and
source of true pleasure to Yourself
and your friends, - Religious Herald
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1885-12-24

Under the singular caption of Mot
ley and Monarch" Col Robert G.
Ingersol contributes to the December
North American Review, genuine
''prose-poem on Abraham Lincoln,
who is summed up and photographed
in single paragraph, thus:
Strange mingling of mirth and tears,
of the tragic and grotesque Of cap and
crown, of Socrates and Rabelais, of
Esop and Marcus Aurelius, of all that
is gentle and just, humorous and hon
est, merciful, wise, laughable, lovable,
and divine, and all consecrated to the
use of man; while through all, and
over all, an overwhelming sense of OBJ
legation, of chivalric loyalty to truth,
and upon all the shadow of the tragic
end"
And here are some more of the dia-
monds cleaning incidentally in Col
ingerSofs superb cluster.
/ Nearly all the great historic char
acters are impossible monsters, dispro-
portioned by tlattery, or by caiumny
deformed. We know nothing of their
peculiarities, or nothing but their
peculiarities. -
Washington is now only a steel en-
craving. About the real man who
lived and loved and hated and schemed
we know but little. ~**
Hundreds of people are now engaged
in smoothing out the lines of Lincoln 5
face-forcing all features to the coming
mould-so that he may be known. not
as he really was, but, according to their
poor standard, as he should have
been. -
Lincoln never finished his education.
To the nigh of his death he was a pu-
pill, learner, an inquirer, a seeker after
knowledge. You have no idea how
many men are spoiled by what is called
education. For the most part colleges
are places where pebbles are polished
and diamonds are dimmed. IfShakes-
peare had graduated at Oxford, he
might have been quibbling attorney
or hypocritical parson.
Nothing discloses real character like
the use of power. 1t is easy tor the
weak to De gentle. Most people can
bear adversely. But if yon wish to
know what man really is, give him
power. This is the supreme test. 1t
is the glory of Lincoln that, having al
most absolute power, he never abused
it, except upon the side of mercy.
He was patient as Destiny, whose
undecipherable hleroglyphs were so
deeply craven on his sad and tragic
face. *+*
Lincoln was the grandest figure of
the fiercest civil war. He is the gent
lest memory of our world
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1885-12-24

Among the many stories Lincoln
used To relate was the following:
Trudging along a lonely road one
morning on my way to the county seat.
Judge - overlook me with his
wagon and invited me to seat.
We had not gone far before the wa
gon began to wobble. Said |, Judge.
think your coachman has taken a
drop too much. T"
Putting his head out of the window.
the Judge shouted: ''Why. you infer
nal seoundrel, you are drunkl'
Turning round with great gravity,
the coachman said: ''Be dad but
hats the iirs' rightful session your
Ionor's Civ n "a twel' mont
Ifpeople knew the facts they would
be surprised to learn how many people
reel IN the streets who never drink 3
drop" They are the victims of sleep
lessness, of drowsy days, of apoplectic
tendencies, whose blood is set ON fire
by uric acid. Some day they will reel
no more-they will drop dead, just be-
cause they havn't the moral courage to
defy useless professional attendance,
and by the use of the wonderful War
ner 5 safe cure neutralize the uric acid
in the system and thus get rid of the
''drunkeness n the blood. Tile Anler-
lean Rurdk Home
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1885-12-24

One of the delights of bridal trip
to Washington has always been the
custom prevailing at the Treasury De
partment vaults to hand to each bride
who entered it a package containing
100000. They were allowed to
hold it for a second. 1t was then care
fully taken from them and put away
Ii has also been generally understood
among the knowing ones that this five
miIlion-dollar package. which has been
the bridal portion temporarily of 50
many brides, did not contain much
money; but it was never exactly as
certained what was in the package un-
til few days ago, when the count of
the treasure in the vault was commenc-
ed. 1t was found that li.is five-million
package, which has been so fondll
handled, and over which so many en-
dearing words have been said, was
simply huge joke, containing three
or four heavy old government docu-
ments. such as would sell in a junk
shop for two cents per pound. The
package weighed fifteen pounds, and
as old paper its value would be thirty
cents. The package was carefully tied
mp again, and it will continue to be
used to make brides happy. 1t will
suit them just as well as if it contained
real money.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1885-12-24
have such things to tell thee! Such a

wonderful story!'
| And granny listened to the tale witt
utter bewilderment. OF only one
thing she felt sure, she had her darling
safe at home again. That was enough
/ to complete her wishes.
| lit was too late for the Christmas
tree, but they had it next day. The
/ first thing in the morning Ellie looked
at the pane. Yes, there was the fir
Dough, the fairy favor, drawn in lines
of silyery frost. And at noon came
the pastor wife. She bore in hel
arms doll. Her little daughter had
sent it, she said. There was a picture
book. too. Ellie laughed with glee.
She had seen them both before Later
in the day their neighbor. the farmer :
wife, who did uch for them, made
her appearance.
Il have brought you a goose. Dame
she said II hope it is good one.
And these stockings are my own knit
ting. Don't be discouraged about
your fall. It's long lane that has nc
turning, you know, and soon YOU will
be up again
Ellie kissed the kind hand that
brought these good things.
her heart she knew that they were not
her gift only. but the gift of Christmas.
And that evening, when the spruce.
bough twinkled with its tapers. ard the
raislns and nuts hung beneath them,
whep the fire blazed its cheerlest, and
grandmother in her new stockings was
raised little in bed that she might
see the savory goose kissing and bub-
bling in the pan, Ellie crept away into
the corner OF the kitchen and patted
the big umbrella with loving hand.
IF you hadn t run away with me,
she said, Il should never have seen it
all"
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1885-12-24
On Conversatinn.

According to Sir William Temple.
the four ingredients of conversation
should be truth, good sense, good hui
NOR and wit. To these | would add
the knowledge of what not to say, and
the faculty of listening. There is a
story of a great talker who chartered
necessarily to . man whom he met at
an evening party. Next day common
friend asked him how he liked his new
acquaintance. The most intelligent
person / have met in long time,
cried the talker II thought YOU would
like him. was the dry reioinder; 'he
is deaf and dumb" Conversation, in
the SENSE in which | use the word, is
not monol0gue nor is it even dialogue;
ii is the Interchange of ideas among a
number of people who are assembled
together for social Intercourse and
amusement The sparks do not fly
until the flint and steel have been
struck together. The at
tention of one mind upon
another whets them both. The hest
conversationalist is he who, while con
tributing his fair quota to the general
entertainment, at the same time eX-
tracts the most from other peoples
stories of wit and knowledge. The
man whose mind is wholly dominated
by his own ideas may be Il ready speak
Ell, but he will not be a good talker, or
an agreeable companion, or even per-
suasive advocate. A drawiug-room
full of men and women is not de-
=
eeking to trip up an unwary antagon-
list. He is but an under-bred man who
turns the dinnertable. or the fireside.
or the smoking-room into an arena for
the display of his controversial talents
A stlf-conceited and progressive
talker will be as ineffective from
conversational point of view as
a shy man or even a stupid one.
People will be bored by his tedious
harangues, and will breathe more free
ly when the incubus of his over-power-
ing egotism is removed. 1t is very
wholesome for young fellow to associ-
ate occasionally it'll persons who are
older than himself 1t will not fiatter
his vanity to learn-as learn he will
sooner or later-that the crude notions
which had seemed To him quite glori-
Gus revelation are by no means inspired,
or even original, but have all been
well sifted, and for the most part de-
cisively rejected, by men of an expert
ence a good deal wider than his own
but it will lead him to form a more
lowly estimate of himself AID his abil-
tiles, and that will do him no harm.
Let us remember, gentlemen, said
DR. Whewell once to the members OF
his college, ''that we are not Infallible
not even the youngest ofus."
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1885-12-24
Full Breathing.

We have always maintained that the
most important agent for the preserv-
alton of health and the cure of disease
is full and constant supply of pure
air for the lungs. All the plans for
systematizing exercise by combining it
with proper pleasures should be en-
couraged. Horseback riding, walking,
bicycling, foot racing and athletic
sports are hardly less valuable for the
increased quantity of air that they com
pei us to consume than from the exhila-
rating and healthful effects produced
in our minds.
In order to be Of real value, exercise
should be regular, and, if possible, in
the open air, and sufficient each day
for the wants of the system, but never
excessive. Extremes are always dan
gerous. Gymnasiums have caused the
breaking down of hundreds of young
men. Fearing to 90 out in inclement
weather is a vain fear There may be a
few DAYS during the winter when it
might be prudent to remain indoors,
but with proper attention Immediately
afterwards no well person while exer-
cising is likely to be the worse for a
thorough drenching or wet feet. Air is
the best of all blood purifiers, aud the
more thoroughly the lungs do their
work the purer the blood, and the less
liability there will be to disease. The
chief cause of pneumonia is breathing
impure air, and next to this over-eal-
ing. Both tend to befoul the blood.
The victims of this disease are prlnci-
pally good livers," who do not take
sufficient exercise in the open air. The
disease seldom attacks those whose
occupations require them to spend
much of their time out of doors. The
main object ofexercise, then, is to COM
pel the breathing of as much air as is
required for the elimination of etfete
matters from the blood, and the
reward is an almost certain I'M
munity from all forms of disease
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1885-12-24

the expense of young men who mistake
which sister they are speaking to.
They are devotedly attached to each
other and have never had cross word
In fact, not only their tastes and wish
es, but even thoughts flow in the same
channel. Ii is singular fact, but new
ertheless true, that when ones mind
dwells upon subject the other S
thoughts are exactly the same. This
has been tested time and again by
friends calling one at time aside and
asking her thoughts, and they are found
to be identIcal.- Savannah NetOs.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1885-12-24

The lockwood of commerce is tree
of considerable size, attaining to
height of 80 feet. 1t is a native of the
islands of the Mediterranean, and
grows in Turkey, Asia Minor and
around the shores of the Black Sea.
The wood possesses a delicate yellow
color. is very dense in structure and has
a fine uniform grain, which you will
find that Piso's Cure cures a cough
much quicker than any other medicine,
and vet does not dry it up.
piyes it unique value for the purposes OF
the wood engraver. In addition to the
ever-increasing demand for the wood
by engrayers, very large amount is
used in the manufacture of measuring
/ rules. various mathematical instru-
ments. flutes and other musical instru-
ments, as well as for turning into many
/ minor articles, and for inlaying, and is
+ a favorite wood for small carvings.
/ The use of lockwood for turnery and
/ musical instruments. is mentioned by
/ Pllny, Virgil and Ovid. The quantity
/ of the wood which passes out from
| Constantinople yearly is estimated at
/ from 5000 to 1000 tons, with about
4 1900 tons more of inferior and small
I pieces While the consumption is con-
/ tinually increasing. the present sources
ofsupply are rapidly becoming exhaust
/ ed. the forests near tine sea are denud-
/ ed of their best trees, and access to the
wood growing in the interior of the
countries around the Black Sea is diff
cult owing to the want Of means of in
ternal communication. The subse-
ouent increase of the cost of lockwood
has led to frequent attempts to discov-
err other woods for the purpose of the
wood engraver. but none of the numer-
erous substitutes proposed have hither-
to been found to possess the necessary
combination of properties.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1885-12-24
BY THE GREAT RIVER.
JOAQUIN MILLER.

Oh, lion of the ample earth,
What sword can cleave thy sinewi
through.
The South forever cradles you;
Aud yet The great North gives you birth.
Go find an arm, so strong, so sure,
Go forge a sword so keen, so true,
That it can thrust thy bosom through;
Then may this Union not endure!
In orange lands lean to-day
Against thy warm tremendous mouth,
Oh, tawny lion of the South,
To hear what story you shall say:
What story of the stormy North,
OF fruitful homes, of babes at play
What tale of twenty States the day
You left your lair and leapt forth,
The day you tore the mountains breast
And IN tue icy North uprose,
Aud shook your sides of rams and SHOWS
And rushed down to the South To rest:
Oh, tawny river, what of they,
The far North Folks The maiden sweet
The ardent lover at her feet
What story of thy States to-dayi
The river kissed my garments hem,
And whispered as it swept away:
''fhe story of my State to-day
Is of "A babe of Bethlehem"
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rm,n. uhn Think Alike.

Watkiusville boasts as many pretty
girls as any town in Georgia to its
population, and none are more popu-
lar than the twin sisters, Misses Sallie
and Mollie Woods. These young
ladies resemble each other so nearly
that even Their intimate friends are Of
en- at loss to tell 'tt'other from which
and they have good deal Of fun at
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1885-12-24
THE OLD AND NEW YEAR.
BY THE LATE MRS, ELIZABETH $. HALL.

BY THE LATE Mrs ELIZABETH 8. HALL.
Why hastest thou, o boar year,
% speak Thy last adieus
We gave thy coming hearty cheer,
W ben thou vert young and new.
We have been busy all thy stay,
10 increase our wealth and power;
ct knew thy march might bring decay,
Perhaps our hopes deyour.
Though we have seen beneath thy wings,
Some loved ones cary fall,
We cling to tTansitory things,
And heed not WisdOm's call.
Then what hast thou. thou good old year,
Laid up for cur defense.
Wen meet again hey ond this sphere,
For we are going hence.
And we shall need thy friendship there,
Shall need a record true.
Shall need thy days spent to prepare
For worlds entirely new.
o! as thou hasten, bear on thy wings,
To the eternal shore,
The gladstone news that angels sing,
When we our lives deplore.
Then should thy new succession bring
The hour that we must die,
Wen to the Rock of A es cling,
Then, pass TO worlds on high.
Yea, haste your flight, We passing years
Upon Times swelling tide;
Though we pass through vale of tears,
W e Il land on Canaan side.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1885-12-24
Mr.. George H. Marten, in the report

Mr.. George II. Marten, in the report
he makes to the Massachusett, Board
of Education on the condition of the
schools, says that he finds the objec-
tional marking system goes hand in
hand with the old-time abusive use of
the textbook. Almost without eXcep-
ton, no marks are used as incentives
to study by teachers who use the natural
methods in science. language and litera-
ture. This is a suggestion worth heed
ing through all grades.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1885-12-24

In the province of the Amazons, in
Brazil, is small colony of Americans,
This colony is all that remains in a
tangible form to tell of that exodus of
Goutherners who would not live under
! the American flag, which took place
Immediately after the war of the rebel
lion. Thousands of southerners were
transported to Brazil at the expense of
the imperial government. which offer
ed them lands in different parts of the
empire if they would guarantee to stay
five years in the country. Some stood
their voluntary exile a few weeks,
some a few months, and small num-
Der, with their descendants, still live in
the Amazons. When those who be-
came homesick wanted to return to the
United States, the Brazilian govern
ment attempted to prevent them. but
word of warning from the American
minister at the court Of Rio de JaneirO
settled the matter, and they We're al
lowed to return to their native land.
A man who was mate of ship
which took out to Brazil lot of these
eXiles said TO reporter recently: Zone
of the passengers was a man who had
DctH COlOUcl Ill JItc COuitutIdbC
army. AS we dropped the coast
said to him: There, take your last
look at your native land. All, re-
piled he. Il hope | may never see it
again. Thereupon | repeated those
lines of Byron:
with thee. my bark, I'll sw fly go,
Athwart the fOamiug brine,
Nor care what laud thou bear'st me to,
%n mr. in tn mi
Splendid cried the colonel.
just what | feel. Write them down
for me and | will read them every
day.
Colonel l replied, before you
have been six months in Brazil you
will light your cigar with those lines.
Il wrote the lines down and gave
them to the colonel. We went to Rio,
where the colonel dIsembarked. We
then went to Santos and after a while
came back to Rio. One day | was
walking in the Rua d 'Ouvidor when
heard some one call me by name.
Looking around / discovered the col
onel. He drew piece of folded paper
from his pocket, and. striking a match,
set fire to it and lighted cigar.
There. he exclaimed, so much for
your verses! / have been in Brazil six
weeks. Take me home. will shovel
dirt for living If | can live under the
old flag once more.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1885-12-24
Love Her Better than Life.'

Well, then, why don't you do some
thing to bring back the roses to her
cheeks and the light to her eyes? Don't
you see she is suffering from nervous
debility, the result of female weaknessF
A bottle of DIR. Pierce's 'Favorite Pre-
scription' will brightea those pale
cheeks and send new life through that
wasting form. If you love her, take
heed.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1885-12-24

One of the most melancholy specta-
cles in the world is a human being
shattered and broken down by the use
of ardent spirits. But the delapidation
may be repaired, the human ruin
strengthened and restored to perfect
soundness by course of that most
powerful of all vegetable invigorants.
DIR. WALKERS VINEGAR BITTERS.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1885-12-24

In 1872 DIR. Bell had private school
for deaf mutes in Boston Among his
pupils was Howard Glyndon, who is
well known in literary circles One
day, while this lady was walking, she
noticed that whenever street cars were
passing and the mnff in which her
hands were placed was pressed against
her body, she experienced peculiar
vibrations. On informing DR.. Bell OF
sensations, he proceeded to construct
what he called a sound-box, having
drum-shaped heads, which was to be
worn In front, under the clothing. DR..
Bell experimental with sound-boxes
till he stuck upon new idea. This
idea excited him very much, caused
him to work sometimes all night, and
at length resulted in the telephone.
DR.. Bell now needed capital to push
his idea. He was poor having nothing
but his salary as teacher. The way
the Bell telephone became a success
was due to causes wholly outside of its
own merits. Gardiner Green Hubbard,
of Cam bridge Mass, had a deaf-mute
daughter at school in Germany. Be
coming dissatisfied with her progress
he had her come home, and employed
DR. Bell to teach her. The young lady
was very loyable. and DIR. Bell soon
discovered the feeling he had for her
was very different from the ordinary
feeling existing between teacher and
pupil. He felt compelled by honor 10
resign his position, which he did. But
the mischief was done. The affection
was mutual.
At first the young lady's parents op-
posed the union. But when they found
their daughters happiness at stake
they gracefully surrendered.
DR. Bell had won a charming wife
and obtained as father-in-law wealthy
business man. Gardiner Hubbard had
every inducement to push the teIe-
phone. From this time on it was a
success. - Chicago Trtbane.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1885-12-24

The Boss zinc and leather ankle,
boots and collar pads are the best and
most durable. Harness makers are In
structed to take them back after trial
of so days if you are not satisfied.
Manufactured by Dexter Curtis, Madi-
SON Wis
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1885-12-24

Three bottles of Athlophoros have
entirely relieved my brother-in-law.
Louis Zimmering, of rheumatism.
which formerly troubled him and he
can work without the least incon-
venience. William Sommers, fore
man for B. F. Mcmillan & Bro, Nc
MILAN, Wisconsin.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1885-12-24

curly, happy wig and cross-eye that
is nearly blind) that she wonld have
nothing to do with him. After vain
attempt to again renew his suit the
fellow took wisdom of experience and
left the city.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1885-12-24

No CIT r TIES ABOUT THIs.-0nly to an
r be c0nstantca,t ff~a COOL and low
iced cougA aud Group r. NEEDY DO We now
Lroduce our Aliens Lung Balsam in
shree sizes, 25c., 60c., and 81 90 bottle at
all druggists.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1885-12-24

Something that win bear looking into
"A microscope. ron City Derrick.