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River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1885-06-11
FARM, FIELD And FIRESIDR.
A Few Shorts.

1t is asserted that the objection for
merly urged against the Norman horse,
to the effect that it could not endure the
southern climate of the United States.
is a fallacy, as proven by the experience
of the principal importers.
Eighteen hundred dollars worth of
strawberries haye been raised on two
and half acres of ground by a farmer
of Delaware township, Camden County,
N. r., and he accordingly has been
awarded premium by the State Board
of Agriculture.
Having abandoned all hope OF peach
crop, this year, the fruit growers of the
Hudson River Valley have generally re-
solved to plant young Concord grape
vines by the thousand W here peach or
chards now stand. For the space of sixty
by sixteen miles, between Cornwall and
Catskill the average of grape vines is
already very large Good wine has
been made on the North River for years
past. Indeed, there are those who as
ert the vintage there already exceed
that of California, and are confident
the average quality of the wines Is fully
equal to those of the Pacific Coast.
Every one owning hot-bead, and
there is nothing to prevent any one
living in the country owning one, should
bear in mind that by its use many
vegetables may be forwarded several
DAYS in advance of the season. Beets,
for in stance sOwn in warm bed and
transplanted to the open ground, may
be had much earlier by this method.
Use only the turnip-rooted varieties,
however, for forcing; the long rooted,
kinds are apt to become forked and
covered with fibres. Lima beans, Gu
cumbers, squashes, melons, ETC., plant
ed in inverted sods and placed in hot
bed can be brought into use before the
regular season.
In planting trees be careful to pre-
lerve the roots moist, and the tops will
as a rule take care of themselves
Many planters drop their trees where
they are to be set, and allow them to
lay in the sun and wind without any
protection, until they become seriously
injured The moment they are I'M
packed at their destination, each tree
must at once be "heeled in,"-in other
words, have the roots we'll covered in a
trench, and the soil tramped hard. 1t
is ruinous to have the air circulating
freely through the delicate fbres, and
almost as much care should be taken
with the trenching as the planting.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1885-06-11
Sweet Corn Better than Sorghum.

The planting of sorghum for stock is
again recommended in the agricultural
papers; but after several years cultivat-
ing have given it up for this purpose,
much preferring sweet corn. The OBJ
lection found was, the stalks are SO
hard and tough that cattle will not eat
any part except about two feet of the
top, whereas they eat every particle of
he sorts of sweet corn / raise for them,
The stalks being three-quarters of an
nch in diameter at the butts, and to
) feet tall. If the sorghum could be
first crushed by passing through heavy
golfers, as is done when the juice is to
be made into syrup and sugar, the stalks
might be made tender enough for cattle
fodder; but to pass them through corn
stalk cutter would he of little benefit, as
the pieces, however shortcut, would
be still sharp at the edges, hard to
chew, and still harder to digest. | be-
ieve there is great future for sorghum
throughout all our climates for making
superior quality of syrup, and per-
haps also of sugar when the process of
yranulation becomes perfected, which L
suppose chemists will be able to accom-
olish in time. Sorghum has one merit
over corn-its roots penetrate the soil
more deeply, and this enables it to bear
drouth better, and particularly in
light gravelly and sandy soils. If any
one has had more favorable expert
snce in making it acceptable fodder for
stock than I give above, Ishall be glad
to hear from him.-A. b. Allen.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1885-06-11
No Cure for Chambers.

Chambers is certainly fatal disease,
and as it is virulently contagious when
a horse is known to be affected by it the
animal should be killed and buried deep
ly without delay. The law enforces by
heavy penalties this disposition of CLAN
1erous horse. The disease begins with
swelling of tire glands of the throat
then white, thin, acid discharge es-
capes from one nostril, and at times
from both. On examination the
membrane called Schinderian)lin-
ing the nostrils is seen to be of a
liyjd or lead blue or purple color, spot
ted with red raw sores or ulcers, having
deeper colored ring around them.
This last symptom is unmistakable, and
when it appears no doubt remains and
;he beast should be put out of suffering
and misery which will certainly ensue.
Death by CHAMBERS is horrible; the
wretched animal slowly rots away and
lies by inches IN extreme torment. AT
first the symptoms of CHAMBERS are much
tho same as those of distemper or nasal
gleet, but when these appear every pre-
caution should be taken against con-
tagion.-N Y Times.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1885-06-11
A Plant Overgrown With the Pro.
ducts of the Soil.
From the Industrial World.


In letter recently received from Bur
nah characteristic sketch is given in
illustration of the state of the country
under its present ruler, in which it is
stated that at Sagine there is what is
called the Kings workshop, which was
erected at the instance of the last ruler
at an enormous expense, his idea being
to build steamers for his own and the
eountry's use. The shipbuilding yard
is at Mandalay, and the place at Sagine
was designed as foundry, in which
cast and wrought iron was to be
treated. Two large furnaces, fif-
teen boilers, three furnaces for cast
iron, seven large engines, five roll
ing mills for bar iron, and quantity of
other machinery Including large
steam hammer, lathes, punching and
shearing machines, and stone and ore
crushers) have been put down. All
that is required is to start the fire and
raise steam; yet this valuable property
Is meantime cvergrown with the prod
ucts of the soil. The large steam ham
mer is twined round with the beautiful
creepers; frcm out of one of the furnaces
grows a large prickly cactus; the roll
ing mills are shaded with large tree
ferns. The machinery, however, is not
rusted, though nearly ten years have
elapsed since the last king died The
works were suspended at his death, and
the present king will neither spend
more money on the undertaking nor
sell it to others.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1885-06-11
A Sip of Sap.
From the Madison Wisconsin.

From the Madison Wisconsin.
The Oshkosh Northwestern tells of
the misfortune of German residing in
that city. AS he was passing along the
road, he saw maple tree. Having an
axe and wedge with him, he thought
it would be good thing to tap the tree
and get taste of sap. Cutting a good
sized cash in the tree with his axe, he
inserted the wedge in order to keep it
open and then stopped down to get a
swallow of sap. In his endeavor to get
a sip of the sweet fluid he got his nose
into the opening he bad cut, when sud
denly out slipped the wedge, and the
unfortunate victim was caught by the
nose, and held as securely as if his pro-
boscis was in a wise. For two whole
hours that poor man was held by the
nose in a STOPPING position, unable to
get up or down or yell. At the end of
two hours some people passing along
the road released him.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1885-06-11

fiat piece from one corner, then divide
the remainder into two strips and pleat
around it(the material should be on the
bias. / have both painted and en-
broidered them. One, painted on gray
satin, was wreath of pink, blue and
yellow daises, with the initial in guilt.
l painted the same design ON pale-blue
satin, and embroidered in chenille on
crimson and on dark blue. Another
one on pale-blue, was spray of peoples
and wheat. A pretty design for an old
gold lining is wreath of pansies.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1885-06-11
Dinner Costumes.

New York Evening Post: Elegant
simplicity will be one of the arbitrary
requirements of visiting and dinner
costumes even of the richest description
this summer. Less adjoining will be
seen, and more care and thought viii be
devoted to the perfect fit and artistic
draping of these toilets. A very rich
and elegant model from Redfern is a
dinner dress of golden brown Lyons
satin, the back portion of the skirt ar
ranged IN three full undraped breadths
of the satin, trimmed only with sim
pie knife plcating ruffie, which edges
the entire SKIRT. In front a long full
apron overdress, which reaches quite
to the foot of the skirt, i laid in wide
pleats at the top. and at the sides simply
JOINS the full drapings of the back. Be-
low the fifth button on the bodice, a
vest Of silk, covered with solid and SUI
perb embroidery IN shaded bronze
beads, is set in, and the very high mill
AIRY collar aud the outside portions of
he sleeves are likewise adorned.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1885-06-11
killing Mental Power.

From Letter of "Gath."
Mr.. Conant, the editor of Harper's
Weekly, has not appeared, and they be-
ieve in the establishment that he had a
sudden softening of the brain, and when
in that irresponsible position destroyed
himself, probably by drowning. They
think that when the weather clears up
his body will be found somewhere in
the waters of New York. These cases
of sudden softening of the brain are sell
dom i'll the press, and every newspaper
man or writer pushing his mind too
hard is liable at some sudden moment to
find the mind departed like the frost
from some Uranium of snow, which sud
denly turns to water and evaporates.
was told by hotel keeper that Mrs.
Burnett, who wrote number ofnovels,
has been lately ailing from having
pushel her nervous structure too much.
/ know of two newspaper men in New
York state, both of apparently fine
health, who lost their brains by sort
of softening. and they have been unable
to work one day since. One of them
was sitting at his desk when, in the
twinkling of an eye, tine mental thing
flew out of his head like the old strings
of piano,
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1885-06-11
The nsst Land for Melons.

From the Nashville American.
The best land for growing melons is a
dark, sandy loan, having gravelly sub
soil, through which water rises within
or feet of the surface. Such lands
are seldom found outside of the first or
second bottoms of large Or small rivers.
The high or upland which nearest APP
proaches in character fIver bottom is
the best place to, grow melons. The
best manure is wellrotten stable dung,
in connection with that of pigeons,
chickens and turkers; and the best fer
tilizer, guano, with or without the acid
phosphate. The land should be plow-
ed, narrowed and fined in the fall, and
laid off so the melon hills will be from
ten to twelve feet apart each way.
Where each hill is to be an opening
should be made foot deep, and in cir
cular shape. three feet across. Into
this the manure and fertilizers should
be put to the extent in quantity that
will a third fill the hole, the earth
returned and filling the remaining
two thirds. This should be done in the
fall, so as to give chance for the man
ures, fertilizers and earth to become in
corporated with each other. Plant a
dozen seed in hill as soon as the earth
is well warmed up and there is nothing
to fear from frost. Commence cultiva-
ting as soon as plants are fairly above
ground, and when the cut-worms have
done their work, thin to two plants in a
hill. Continue cultivating, and keep
the land clean till the vines begin to
run, but beware of disturbing them in
any way after that period of growth has
been reached. If our correspondent
will find the right kind of land, and will
follow these directions, he will be pref
ty sure to get large. if not early, mel
ons. But still he will find many diff
culties in his way, and we advise him
before he undertakes growing melons
on any considerable scale'to take tour
among the melon growers, near and re-
mote, and he will return homo feeling
the time and money well spent.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1885-06-11
A Practical Girl.
.m the philadelphia Press.

From the Philadelphia Press.
Helen Burdett's father was an Iii.
lois farmer, with good farm of pea
haps 200 acres, but without any one to
share his labors or inherit his estate.
He accordingly brought up his daugh-
ter Helen very much as he would have
brought up boy. She was strong and
healthy, very intelligent, and with a
decided taste for outdoor life, and she
very soon attained a reputation for
Judgment" and for knowledge second
to that of no farmer or stock raiser in
the vicinity When she was eighteen
years old her father died, and it seemed
necessary that she should carry on the
place for at least year to come, a task
crops were accordingly planted under
her direction, and she went out to buy
steers, as her father usually went
at that season. She purchased
sixty-five head of steers pastur
ed them during the summer, and
:
clear profit of exactly 81 ,066. She
knew every kind of land on the farm,
every inch of the ground" as the say
ing is and just what should be done with
| it. Every man III the vicinity under
stood that she was thoroughly intelli-
gent in her business, and that it woud
be usless to try to overreach her. One
man, when questioned about her, re-
marked in the vernacular of the coun-
try. "There amt a man in the State
can size up herd of steers as close as
she can, and our droveyer says she
beats him at bargain every time
Yet Miss Helen Burdett is as modest
and lady-like as any girl in the United
| States The drover did not mean that
she "beat him down." or cheat him
out, but simply that she understood
cattle and could tell their points" bet
ter than he could,
When Helen was fourteen years old
her father gave her permission to go
| and buy COW for herself. She went
forth alone and independent, bought
her COW, and came home leading it by
the rope.
Her COW proved to be an excellent in
chat she could pick out better one
than l could myself, and l believe she
has done it.
A picture of Miss Helen Burdett
| stands before me, as | write But she
is Helen Burdett no longer. A wealthy
young farmer from the far west came
to know and love her, and appreciated
her value. When she married, her
fathers house and farm were sold at
auction She managed the sale and it
was completed most admirably. The
picture is taken in her wedding dress,
and the quiet, regular, thoughtful face
would indicate to the uninitiated a
student, possibly an artist or writer.
No one would suspect this elegantly at
tired and self possessed young woman
of being thorough farmer and an ex-
pert stock-raiser. 81 tell you," said
keen old man, who has watched her
progress from early girlhood, "it's
lucky man that gets Helen Burdett for
wife. She'll double his property, in
plain dollars and cents, if he'll only
take her advice, inside OF five years"
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1885-06-11

Lady in New York Mail
A well cooked meal served on a poor
ly set table is like gingerbread with the
spice left out. Say as you will, eat
ables taste better out of pretty dishes /;
but to be pretty, it is not necessary that
they should be expensive. A lady was
once visiting a family whose means
were somewhat straitened, yet through
the dizziness and ingenuity of one of
the daughters busy fingers, their home
always possessed cosy prettiness pc
culiarly its own.
my DEAR" said the lady, was
never so much surprised as when
Hattie explained to me the mo-
dus operandi of some of her home
achievements. Whyl the chair / was
sitting on, such an easy one, with just
the right hollow for your back, was
made out of flour barrel. Her brother
did the carpentry and she the uphol-
stery. Old fashioned lowered chintZ,
too lovely for anything. And then the
lunch. 1 don't mean the eatables,
which were very simple, but deliclously
cooked. You would never have guessed
what the center piece for the table was
composed of. As pretty a flower or
nament as L ever saw that girl had man
ufactured out of an old cruet-stand and
pie plate. Positively! The cruet-
stand was set upon the tin plate, then the
whole covered with this luscious green
moss, excepting, of course, the handle
around which were twined, so as to con-
ceal the plating, some creeping vines.
Nesting amid the moss were half-blown
roses and buds, while feathery ferns
trembled gracefully at each passing
breeze. There, you see, | am getting
quite poetic over it, and no wonder, for
really that house is the abode of poesy.
1t was summer time, and they have a
lovely garden, or they could not have
afforded the flowers, of course; but
assure you, before my visit ended, |
should not have doubted Hattie if
she had informed me she could trans
form teakettle into lovely parlor or
nament.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1885-06-11
Handsome ManteI LambreQuins and Hat
Crowns.

A handsome Iambrequln which l am
making is of crimson velvet. For a
mantel two yards long take one yard of
velvet and cut in two lengthwise; fold
one of these pieces in half aud cut,
making two strips one-half yard long,
and another one yard in length. The
short pieces are tackled around the ends
of the shelf. then tack the longer strip
also. Pleat one end of the long piece
and fasten it up to the shelf I'M
der a handsome bow Of ribbon.
This Grapes the center strip quite
gracefully; place another bow of rib
bon at the other end of it and trim
all the lower edges with crescents and
tassels. One of the smaller pieces
pant in Kensington painting spray Of
pansies, and the other carnations; the
long strip has a large, graceful spray of
Virginia creeper. Hat crowns. so much
In vogue now are very easilymade. Take
pne- third Of yard Of satin, cut the
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1885-06-11
The first annual onoampment of the Min

The first annual encampment of the Min
nesots division, Sons OF Veterans, U. s A. was
held in Minneapolis recently. From the re
ports of the several officers, it was learned
that there are 10 camps and 303 members in
good standing in the state, anet gain of9 camps
and nearly 200 members during the year The
election Of officers resulted as, follows, Com
mander-E. NJ Van Cleve Minneapolis Lieu
tenant Commander-F H. Russell, Duluth.
Vice Lieutenant Commander-R 0. Philpot,
Owatonna. Chaplain--J. A Garfield, Waseca.
Division Council-E. A. Connover Maple Plain
f. C. Chapman, st Paul, and A. S. Morgan,
vision, which meets i'll Springfield, Ill, in Au-
gust George w. Pennimau and A. S. Morgan,
Minneapolis; alternates, l. f. Hale of Min
neapolis, and II. o. Philpot of Owatonna.
Delegates to the commandery in chief which
meets in Detroit, Mich, in September: E. H.
Milham of ST. Paul, and W. A. Mitchell Of
Minneapolis; alternates, George W. Knowlton
of Minneapolis, and f. H. Russell of Duluth
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1885-06-11
THE KEY OF DEATH.
A Marvel of Mechanical Ingenuity That
Excited Terror in Venice.

From Public Opinion
In the collection of curiosities pre-
served in the arsenal of Venice, there
is key of which the following singular
tradition is related: about the year
1000 one of those dangerous men. in
whom extraordinary talent is only the
fearful source OF crime and wickedness
beyond that of ordinary men, came to
establish himself as a merchant or trad
er in Venice. The stranger, whose
name was Tebaldo, became enamoured
of the daughter of an ancient house,
already afIianced to another He
demanded her hand in marriage,
and was Cf course rejected Enraged
at this, he studied how to be Tevenged.
Profoundly skilled in the mechanical
arts, he allowed himself no rest until he
had inv, uted the most formidable weap-
on which could be imagined. This
was key Of large size, the handle OF
which was so constructed that it could
be turned round with little difficulty;
when turned it disclosed a spring,
which, on pressure, launched from the
other end q needle or lancet of such
subtitle iincues4 that it entered into tile
flesh aud barred itself there without
leaving external trace Tebaldo wait
al in Disguise ut the door Of the church
iii which the maiden whom he loved
was about to receive the nuptial bene-
dicti0L. The assassin sent the slender
steel uuperceive4 into the breast of the
BRIDEGROOM. Iae vuuulcd man had no
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1885-06-11

Mensman's Peptonized Beef Tonic the only
preparation Of beef containing its ENTIRE NlTRI-
nous PROPERTIES. II contains blood making,
force generating and sustaining properties: in
valuable for Indigestion Dyspepsia. nervous
prostration, and all forms Of general debility; al
SO. in al f"ebled conditions. whether the re-
suit OF vha stion, nervous prostrati0n. over
work. on acute disease, particularly if resulting
from pulmonary complaints. CAswELL HAz-
ARD & Co., PEoprietors New York. Sold by
Druggists.
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Prosecute the swindlerai

If when you call for Hop Bitters tsee green
cluster of Hops on the white LABEL the drug
gist hands out any stuff called G d. Warmers
German Hop Bitters or with other ''IIop"
name refuse it and shun that druggist as you
would viper, and if he has taken your money
for the stuff indict him for the fraud and sue
him for the damages for the swindle and we
will reward you liborally for the conviction.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1885-06-11

aWhat lovely complexion" we often hear a
person say. Il wonder what she does
for it?" In every case the purity and
real loveliness of the complexion depends
upon the blood Those who have sal
low, blotchy faces may make their skin
smooth and healthy by taking enough of DR..
Plerce's "GoIden Medical Discovery" to drive
out the humors lurking in the system.
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He kent the whole House Awake.

Washington, d. C-Mr f. o. McCleary, q
prominent solicitor of patents Of this city, was
troubled for several weeks with severe cough
which not only deprived him of sleep but an
noyed others The only thing which done him
any good, he says, was the new preparation
Red Star Cough Cure, purely vegetable COM
pound, free from opiates, narcotics or poisons
of any kind
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Prof Pearson Of Columbus, Ohio, has been
engaged by the trustees of Manchester college
St Paul, to take the chair of mathematics. An
excellent faculty has now been secured, and
the friends of the institution sanguine as TO
its prospects. The new building will be in
complete readiness and dwelling houses for
the professors will be put up this summer, so
that everything will be in shape for the open
ing in September.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1885-06-11

Gen. Cassius NJ. Clay does not stand
as erect as when he represented this
country at the court of the car, but he
attends personally to all the business
of his large estate and takes keen in
terest in current events.
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stranger stopping at Miler's hotel, in
Hastings, leaped from the window ina fourth
story bedroom, where he lad been placed, to
the ground. He was found with a. hip broken
and severe internal rJuries.
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Do yon ever have sharp pains in the regior
of your heart or any other symptoms of Hear
Disease? if so you can find sure relief in DR.
Graves Heart Regulator 500 per bot
tie Free pamphlet OF T. E. Ingalls,, Cam
bridge, Mass.