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The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1885-09-05
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OILS, GLASS, PLUMBERS AND
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1885-12-03

president Cleveland, said the
man who keeps the stables, lis not
much on horses. He doesn't drive
much, and he has no use for a four-in-
hand. He is fonder of walking
Nearly every morning he passes the
stable without calling, and walks in
the park and down by the Washington
monument. OF course, he drives out
occasionally of an afternoon. | have
taken him every drive around Wash
ington, but when he goes outside the
city he gets out and walks, keeping
the carriage up alongside of him. so
that he can see what time he's making.
He has two carriages, a pretty little
victoria and a landau. The victoria is
light and can be fixed for either one
horse or two. The landau is for a
pair. You see, when the president
gets his third horse he can use two ma
chimes when he has occasion for them,
and should any one of the horses be
sick or not it for use, he will have a
team. That's the president s idea.
He doesn't want fourth hand.
Does the president ever ride in the
saddle?"
NO" said the groom, and he
smiled as he spoke. Il have never
seen him in the saddle yet. He has
talked to me once or twice about it.,
and said he would like ride in the
saddle. Says to him, You would re-
quire nice quiet horse, Mr.. President,
to begin with, if you haven't been ac-
customed to the saddle, else says l.,
you might get dumped. And it would
require to be strong horse. He
laughed and told me he used to ride in
the saddle, but he wasn't so stout
then. Mr.. Arthur was a great man for
horses. He used to go out in the
saddle every afternoon.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1885-12-03
A Won derful Offer.

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and is the most reliable and compre-
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The diseases of oxen, sheep, swine and
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of the anatomy of all domestic animals
and practically deals with the use OF
Oxen, breed of Sheep and Stable man.
arement. ANY one after consulting It's
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Paner one wear, with book postpaid,
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ond station with me. and there tele-
graph operator. friend of mine, was
to have Il minister ready Everything
worked all right, and the lass was soon
seated behind me in the cab. How the
old locomotive did run that night. She
seemed to fly through the air without
touching the rails, bat even then she
didn t go fast enough to suit me. At
the next station we stopped for orders,
and the orders We're to side track three
miles beyond az the coal switch and
wait for No. 6. That was four miles
from L, where the minister was
1t was pretty rough, but orders had to
be obeyed. We had got nicely on the
switch, and stood waiting little while
when the brakeman came running for
ward as fast as he could run, and from
the top of the front car shouted: The
old mans coming on a hand car.
Look out
II turned and sure enough, thirty
rods away, a hand car was coming
with fodr men on it. Somebody had
betrayed us. There was no time to
lose. As quick as a flash | decided
what to do. Shouting to the brake
man w silC ttlidNl AiOht bhS
car, / told ny fireman TO jump for the
switch. lie did so, and | opened the
throttle. just in the nick of time the
switch was turned, and we bounded
into the main track. The old man
made a run for US, but he couldn
make it, and then he returned TO his
hand car and gave chase. The quest
ion was now, could | make L
SIDING before No. left the.ep If
coul, MT might have a collision.
g. pulled the trottle, and while
fired the lass kept her eye peeled along
the track. She was brave girl and
never faltereJ, though we run so fast
that the engine bounded and swayed as
if it would leave the rails. Soon she
called to me, Il see a light. | looked
and it was the headlight of No 6.
But looked again and could see the
switch lights this side of her-she was
standing at L. whistled fiercely
for the switch again and again.
could see the engine of No begin to
puff they were moving out. Again
whistled, and at last they heard me.
No stopped putting, the white switch
light gave way to a led one, and in a
few seconds we glided upon the siding.
At the station was our minister. and in
five minutes we were married. Then
we followed No back to the coal
switch, and | moved On with my train
without the loss of any time. The up
shot of it all was that when he heard
of it the superintendent overlooked
my wild run for wife, and the old
man came down and did the hand
some thing by us. never see we'd
ding party but | think of that nights
ride. - Chicago Herald.
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Frozen Wells.

Certain wells in the Northern States
contain ice during the whole or part Of
the year, sometimes rendering the
drawing of water impracticable. Ex-
amples are in Brandon, VT, Owego, N.
Y, Lyman, N. H., and Ware, Mass.
The first is 35 feet deep, dug in 1858
through gravel and marty clay. The
frozen mass of gravel is about 10 feet
thick, showing itself at IA feet below
the surface. In the winter the water
freezes entirely over, and in the sum-
mer the stones OF the walls are lined
with ice several inches thick, the tenn
perature rarely rising above the free
ling point Al numerous localities in
the same region, also in the Alps, the
Jura, aud the Ural Mountains, ice ac-
cumulateS in rock caverus and among
the fragments at the base of precipices,
sometimes sufficiently abundant to be
an article of commerce. The caverns
usually have two lateral openings.
This causes a current of air, which
evapOrates the water upon the sides
and floor of the cavern, thus producing
COuptIdIlOus Siutt III lHlo way an III
mense amount of heat is taken uo into
the latent state. Less ice Is formed in
winter than in summer in the caverns.
1t has been suggested that the freezing
of water in the wells may be due to
the Interpretation of the lnterstices
of the gravel with air which has motion
in one or the other direction according
to thousands of people are troubled
with a short hacking cough. who might
be cured by few doses of Piso' 5 Cure
for consumption. Sold by all drug
gists. Zoe. circumstances, and thus
removes so much heat as to freeze the
water. In the Brandon example par
ticular excavations near the well may
possibly give rise to air currents, and
deposits of clay may prevent the access
of external heat.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1885-12-03
Shying Horses,

One Of the most dangerous disabili-
ties of the horse, especially ii it be q
saddle-horse, is the act of shying, too
often pro iuced by Furnishing the green
young horse for getting up at I'M
used sights. The habit may at length
become a dangerous vice. Any horse
5 liable to shy Instead of being pun
ished for it, he should be led to famil-
iarize himself with sights and sounds
near to him, by the only senses he can
use. These are the senses of touch.
sight aud hearing. A horse terrified at
the sound of artillery, brass bands. or
other noises. if made to stand still as
possible while these sounds are con-
tinued. soon loses the sense OF fear and
curiosity. Beating only increases the
fright. Most horses will jump the first
time sheet of paper is blown under
their feet Whipping will cause them
to become frantic at a recurrence. more
from the fear of the lash than the
paper itself The better plan is to let
them see the paper until instinct
prompts them to approach the object.
A horse never gets frightened at any
object once he is used to II. If he can
be made 10 approach a locomotive and
place his nose against it. however long
il NAV take. the locomotive being al
rest. he will at length wish to do so,
and will thereafter regard it with in
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1885-12-03

The engineer stood oilin5 his lOcomO-
tive and waiting for another train. A
wedding party was on the platform,
bidding goodbye to bride and groom.
II never see n wedding party get on
my train, said the engineer, "that l
do not think of the time got married
myself. That was several years ago.
Though an engineer, wa rather wild.
and when | courted the daughter of the
section boss-as pretty an Irish lass as
ever lived-the old man objected. He
said if | didn't reform my ways
I'd be killed some night on my run,
and he didn't want any widows and
children on his hands. But the gal
and | made up our minds that we q get
married anyway and trust to luck for
the future.
so made all the preparations for
an elopement. had a day run. but
one night | changed off with another
engineer ON purpose. That run brought
me to the little station where the Sec
ton boss lived during the night. 1t
was all arranged that She should come
on board my engine, ride to the Sec
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1885-12-03
polltls. TOO Much For Him.

A lady on Fifth Avenue, New York,
quickly summoned a doctor:
"Oh, doctor, my husband is nearly
dead. He attended a caucus last
night. He made four speeches and
promised to be with his fellow citizens
again to-day. But oh, doctor, he looks
nearly dead. -
Has he been in politics long?''
mo, only last year. He worked
hard for james McCauley' election. "
''He will get well, madaml He has a
stomach for any disease, if he worked
for him!'
Political life, of short or long
duration, is vCIy exhausting, as is
evident from the great mortality which
senator Il. X Bruce, who has been
long in public life, says:
''l'he other day, when stepping into
a ear at a crossing, found DIR. ---
within, who eyed me up and down in
a surprised way, remarking:
why, Senator, how well you
look!'
"'Well, 1 feel pretty well, l
answered"
The doctor uttered an incredulous
reply, when the Senator frankly told
him, in answer to an inquiry, that it
was Warmers safe cure which
accomplished for him what the pro-
fession had failed to do. Senator
Bruce says his friends are very much
astonished at this revelation of power
The Globe.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1885-12-03

y good joke is being told by the boys
on a well-known young man residing
on West Fourth street
San was recently married to very
pretty girl residing on the same thor
oughfare, but, owing to the objections
made by the parents of both, the affair
was kept quiet, the couple meanwhile
residing at their respective homes. At
the end of three weeks, however,
Sam father became aware of the eX-
isting state of affairs. and one morn
inc. not many moons ago, the irate
father proceeded to his son 5 room
with cOwhide. and, while the newly
made husband was vet asleep, he adj
ministered dose of extract of whip.
Sam objected and pleaded, but to no
purpose, and. when the ''GOvernOr"
had finished. Sam, between his means
and lamentations. sobbed:
This is nice way to treat mar
ried man, isn't it?"
Yes" replied the father, land if
YOU persist in living with that girl I'll
give YOU a similar dose every day
OF course, Sam loves and respects
his father, ditto his wife, but the love
for the former Is the stronger, and so
there is a grass widow on West Fourth
street Cincinnati Telegram.
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difference. Who has not seen the
child ''shy around some suspicious
object, and at length approach it, if
alone. Ii is the same with the y oung
horse.
Shying in the horse, however, is
often the result of near-sightedness.
If suspected, critical examination
should be made, for If the disability
lies in the formation of the eye the
animal is not fit for saddle use, nor
use in single harness. Driven double,
however, he soon comes to rely on his
mate, and the disability is not erious.
Above all, horse inclined in the least
to shy should never be intrusted to
lady unless she be thoroughly ac-
complished horse-woman.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1885-12-03
BaIloonlng.

Alfred T. Moore. Of Winsted, Conn,
made forty-six mile journey in thirty
five minutes in a balloon, the oath OF
September The trip was made at an
average OF 6 1000 feet above the earth,
and from this altitude he could see the
cities of Hartford, New London, New
York. New Haven. and Bridgeport,
like mere dots, through the glass. In
speaking of his c> rience, he said:
Balloons, in descending brighten the
crows and poultry terribly. Going
over farm-houses, never heard such a
racket in my life. When you are far
up and above the clouds. the awful
silence is terrible You can hear the
watch tick in your pocket. and the
swapping OF a straw hat will make you
start. The rushing of blood through
your whole body is an experience
YOU wouldn't care to have lost. There
Is no sensation Of moving along, when,
perhaps, You are going at the rate Of a
mile a minute, and everything Is as
still as death.
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pain Eng. Would o for Him.

Mrs. HcnurIcks, The LandIady, (who
knows ii little FRENCH The French
are avery polite people. much more
SO than The English. For instance,
when one asks to he excused from the
table Il French hostess would say
with pain, while in English the com
mon reply is: Certainly. with pleas
ure.
Dnmley (fourth floor back, large
eater and slow payl All, indeed? |
did not know that. Then, if | were
living in a French boarding house. Mrs.
Hendricks, and should ask to be excused,
the lady would say
Mrs Hendricks (grimly) With
pleasure. Ne" York Times.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1885-12-03

had no feathers on it. OtherU Use it was
perfect In the same woods two wears
ago local hunter shot pheasant with
a third leg almost in the same position
as the extra leg on McAuliff's bird
As dcformities of any kird are rare
both in wild birds and animals, this
pheasant will be mounted and given to
some public collection
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1885-12-03
a Genuine Love story.

A young clergyman and his bride
were invited guests at a large party
given by wealthy parishioner of his
neighborhood. In all the freshness
and elegance of her bridal wardrobe
the young wife shone among the throng,
distinguished by her comeliness, Vi
vacity and rich attire; and when,
during the evening her young husband
drew her aside and whispered to her
that she was the most beautiful
woman in all the company, and that
his heart was burning with pride and
and love for her, she thought herself
the happiest woman in the world.
Ten wears later the same husband and
wife were guests at the same house,
where was gathered similar gay COM
pany. The wife of ten years wore the
same dress she had worn on the pre-
vious OCCASION; of course it had been
made over, and was old fashioned and
almost shabby. Toll and care and
motherhood and pinched circum-
stances had taken the roses out of her
cheeks and the 1.-the spirit out of her
form. She sat from the crowd looking
careworn and preoccupied. Her small
hands, roughened with coarse toll,
were ungloved, for the minister 5
salary was painfully small
A little apart the ten years husband
stood and looked at his wife, and, as
he observed her faded dress and
her weary attitude, great sense of
all her patient, loving faithfulness
came over his heart. Looking up she
caught his earnest gaze and noticed
that his eyes were filled with tears.
She rose and went to him, her question
ING eyes mutely asking an explanation
of his emotion. And when he tenderly
took her hand and placing it on his
arm led her away from the crowd and
told her how he had been thinking
of her as she looked ten years before
when she was a bride, and how much
more prec.pu, she was to him now and
how much more beautiful for all her
shabby dress and roughened hands,
and how he appreciated all her
sacrifices and patient toll for him and
their children, great wave of happl-
ness filled her heart, light shone in
her face that gave it more than its
youthful beauty; and in all this com
panv there was not so happy a couple
as this husband and wife, their hearts
and faces aglow from the flaming up
of a pure sentiment that TRANSPORTED
and enobled and glorilied all the
coils and privations they had
endured.
II
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1885-12-03
Millions in IL.

Frank Mercer, driver on car No. u
of the Eighth street line, is likely to be
wealthy enough within short time to
buy out the Consolidated. He has just
received notice that the Supreme Court
of the United States has decided in
favor of the Mercer heirs lawsuit in
volving the ownership of about five hun
bred million dollars worth of real
estate lying in New York City and vi
entity, New Jersey and Pennsylvania.
This estate is descended from General
John Mercer, who lied during, the Rev
dictionary War General Mercer leased
the lands to the Government for a per-
iod of ninety-nine years. the lease eX-
pired in 1876. In the mean time the
Government disposed of its lease to
divers individuals, anu through various
complications these purchasers from
the Government and their assigns be-
heved themselves owners of the fee.
AT any rate, valuable improvements
were erected on the real estate. which
improvements at the expiration of the
leases belong to the rightful owners of
the fee, that is, to the Mercer heirs
Much of this property is located on
Fourteenth street, in the heart of the
city of New York. The matter has
been in litigation for over five years.
Frank MERGERS New York lawyers
estimate his share at one-two hundred
and thirteenth part of the whole or
about S2,000,000. Mr.. Mercer resides
on Glenway avenue. He is a good
looking young man, aged twenty-four
single, and resides with his widowed
mother. Though appraised of his good
fortune he kept on putting in fifteen
hours of toll on car II, as he
has daily for five years past. Il don't
let 90 of my bread and BUTTER said
he, until | have the filthy lucre in my
pocket" His sister, Mrs. Cora Fitz-
patrick, wife of the Ninth street shoe
maker comes in for an equal share
Cinci3ndti' Enquirer
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Eccentricitles of Genius.

How little do we know the character
of men of genius by their writings.
Some whose writings are curse to the
world, have the reputation of being
singularly pure; but this is by no means
the rule. Men OF genius have given to
the world literature which would not
be tolerated from common intelleets.
Some men write excellent precepts,
whose examples cannot bear the light.
Such is emphatically the case with men
of genius. With few exceptions great
authors do not write their own lives,
and when they do. will invariably get
the sunny side. Like whited sepul-
chres, they appear indeed beautiful on
the surface. 1t takes the fair historian
or the envious critic to look into the
hidden life, and bring out its secrets.
Very few of the old poets can stand the
test of moral scrutiny. Burns, the
pride of Scotland, was weak in more
ways than one. Byron was positively
nasty. We consider it no credit to
Mrs. Stowe that she exhumed him fifty
years after he was buried. Lady Mil
bank, his much-abused wife, could well
have waited for justice until the day of
judgment. Coleridge was dis
sipated. So were others of
his peers. Goethe was corrupt in
principle and in practice, even while
ne said and did much that was highly
commendable. Other men of genius,
who never wrote poetry, but were of a
more philosophical turn of mind, had
serious faults. Shelley was warped by
prejudice. and in that state wrote the
life of John Wesley infusing his bitten
ness into his boob Carlisle was sour
and cross, making a sort of hill for the
little woman who suffered martyrdom
as his wife. A biting and singing acid
was infused largely into his writings.
Great faults lurked behind veil too
thin to hide them. So we might 90 on
multiplying incidents and persons who
shine as stars in the armament of
literature, who partake as largely of
the ruin of the fall of man, as do the
masses of mankind. The kings and
queens of modern literature, both
poetry and prose, are mostly of better
type; and vet there is wide chance
for an improvement in some of them.
The literary atmosphere, however, is
much clearer than it was a hundred, or
even fifty years ago. The tendency is
toward clearer skies. $50 mote it be.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1885-12-03
AIcouoL WAS NOT INVENTED

ALCOHOL WAS NOT INVENTED and
minerals were never used incidentally
i'll the days of old. Invigorating and
Alternative herbs were then the only
curatives. Sick animals, with unerring
instinct, invariably select strange herbs
for their ailments. VINEGAR BITTERS
is the greatest herb antidote and tonic
ever known.
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a young artist who was displaying
his latest work, n picture of a lions
heroic size to a lady. said to the latter =,
little Don't be afraid, little fel-
low, the lion won't hurt you. He is
not alive" "Oh, I'm not afraid re-
piled the little boy; The don't look as
{ he was alive.