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River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1886-05-20
Extraordinary WIN.

New York Evenining Post: One of
the strangest wills ever recorded was
filed for probate to-day at Jamaica, l..
t., bv the executors of the estate of
the late Horatio G.. OnderdOnk, a mil
lionaire resident of the town Of Man
hasset. The will covers sixty pages
of foolscap, written by Onderdonk him
self, but the value of the estate is not
known, as the testator forbids the fill
ing Of an inventory for the benefit of
inquiring and curious eyes. 1t is be
lieved to be worth several millions.
Though Mr.. OnderdOnk was twice
married, no gives the preference in
his will to the children by his first wife.
Those by the second marriage are
allowed to inherit under the most bur-
densome conditions. The eldest, John,
is entirely disinherited for ''insolent,
defiant, calumnious, and inhuman con-
duct"
Nor can any of the money left to
others be used for his benefit. The
second son, Francis, is to have $4,000
on the condition that he remains in the
practice of the law; otherwise he is to
have nothing, and should he ever leave
it the $4,000 reverts to others. He
also forfeits his inheritance if he mar
ries before he is %, if he ever uses
liquor or tobacco. or visits race tracks
or gambling houses.
Mr.. Onderdonk deplores the extrav-
aganee of his second wife, now dead.
and the unthrifty habits of her children
"A great deal of money" he says.
was wasted on their education" and
he fears that all he leaves them will be
squandered He, therefore, makes his
bequest to them small. Andrew j.
Onderdonk, bis eldest son by his first
wife, gets 100000 outright and is
made sole executor. Inasmuch, how
ever, as he married an estimable lady
of wealth, the money bequeathed to him
must finally pass to his blood relations
and Andrew must so bind himself be-
fore he assumes the Inheritance.
All the other children divide the
estate almost equally, but should any
of the male members cease to keep
regularly at work he is to be deprived
of his inheritance and it goes to the
others.
The same penalty is attached to any
of the heirs who may bring disgrace on
the name of Onderdcnk. Finally the
will states that the deceased had intend
ed to give large sum of money to the
Town of New Hampstead, but that
on reflection he changed his mind,
as he did not think that the towns
people bad justly appreciated his
services TO them. ) satisfaction paper
must be signed by the heirs within ten
days. or they are forever debarred
from the Inheritance given them, and
under no circumstances must any of
them who should contest the will be
with by the others.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1886-05-20
Health in yegetables.

At this particular season Of the year
nature bountifully supplies us with
much that is cooling in the way OF fruit
and Summer vegetables, which are
not only delicious articles Of food, but
are really health-preserving. for often
a slight indisposition OF children, or
older persons, can be readily cured by
the free use Of these culinary remedies.
Spinach has direct effect upon com
plants of the Kidneys; the common
dandelion, used as greens. IS excellent
for the same trouble; asparagus
purifes the blood; celery acts admira-
bly upon the nervous system and Is 3
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1886-05-20

Clandestine Marriages and Esca-
pades. was the theme of discourse
last Sunday by the Rev Dr. Tafmage,
in the course of which he pertineutly
said:
No bureau of statistics eau tell us the
number of women who, after marriage
have to support themselves. and their
husbands If the husband becomes in
valid it is "a beautiful thing to see a
wife uncomplainingly, 10y needle or
pen or yards,ick or washing machine,
support the home. But these great,
lazy masculine louts that stand around
with hands in their pockets, allowing
the wife with her weak arm to fight the
battle of bread. need to be regursitated
from society. There are innumerabIe
instances in these cities where the
wife pays the rent and meets ali the
family expenses and furnishes the t0bac-
co and the beer for the lord OF the house
hold. No wondeE parents put on all
the brakes to stop such a train OF dis
aster. They have too often seen the
gold ring put on the finger at the altar
turning out to be the iron link of a
chain of domestic servitUdc. What
q farce IL is for q man who can
not support himself and not worth
cent in the world, to tax
take a ring which he purchased by
money stolen from his grandmother
cupboard and pat il on the finger of
the bride, saving: with this ring /
thee wed and with all my worldly
goods thee endow II is amazing
to see how some women viii marry
meE knowing nothing about them.
No merchant or merchantes- would sell
S1U0 worth of goods on credit without
knowing Whether the customer was
worthy Of being trusted No man or
woman would buy house with eucum-
ORANGES Of mortgages and liens and
judgments agaius5 j. uucance.ied, and
vet there is not an hour If the day or
night for the last TEN years. that there
have not been women. BIZ hastv mar
rage intru,tiug their earthly happi-
ness 70 men about whose honesty they
know nothing, or who are encountered
with liens and judgments aud first
mortgages and second mortgages and
third mortgages Of evil habits. No
wonder that ia such circumstances
parents, IN; cOnjueating tho verb in
question, pass from the subjUnctive
mood to The indicative aud from the
indicative TO the imperative. In near
Is all the eases of escapadc that YOU
viii hear q the rest Of our lives. there
will be q headlong leap over the bar
riers Of parental common sense and
fJrethought.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1886-05-20
for Invalids.

In the Popular Science Monthly for
April, Miss +. F. Andrews discourses
upon Botany as Recreation for Inya-
lids. Invalids, as a rule, sho says,
have a great deal of leisure on their
hands-more of it than they ike-and
to fill this time pleasantly is a question
involving a good deal more than mere
amusement. The Importance of mental
distraction to invalids is a fact too uni
versally recognized TO call for comment
here, my object in this paper being
merely to suggest a mode of distraction
that, in my own experience, has not
only been attended with the happiest
results physically, but has proved n
source of intense and neyer-failing
pleasure. | allude to the study Of
botany-nOt the tiresome, protitless
study of textbooks, but of the woods,
and fields, and meadows. The beauty
of this pursuit is thatit takes the student
out-of-doors, and throat and lung
troubles, as has been truly said, are
house-diseases. / am speaking OF
course, to those who have begun to fight
the enemy before he has captured the
inner defenses, and who are supposed
to be strong enough to do reasonable
amount of walking, and some solid
thinking. For botany, though the sim
plest Of the sciences, can not be mas
tered without some effort. You are
met right at the threshold by that fear
full, technical vocabulary which must
be conquered before advancing single
step-a labor so formidable and repel-
lent, when undertaken according to the
old school-book method, that DO not
wonder so many have shrunk away
from it in disgust or in despair.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1886-05-20
Deem PIou ching.


In farming, as well as in dairying or
grazing, everything depends on the
condition of the soil. Here is founda-
ton, and unless this is in proper condi-
ton the superstructure is bound to fall.
A great deal has been said and writ
ten as to the proper depth to plough,
and there is such difference of opln
ion held among farmers in regard to it
that the question is still as far from
being settled as ever. We think, how
ever, that the leading cause for such
difference of opinion may be found in
the difference in the land itself That
good crops are and en- be grown on
shallow-ploughed land that is good, no
one will deny, provided the season be
neither too wet nor too dry; a. G., with
moderate rains the whole season. In
such a season any one can grow crops
But such seasons are rare, and, in fact,
every season is likely to be attended
with either a long drought or a long
wet spell. Now what the farmer wants
is TO guard against both, and the only
way to do it i 10 break up his land rs
deeply as possible, say not less than
from seven to ten inches.
But how is this to mend the matter?
We answer, very easily. In ease Of 4
heavy rain, large portion of the
water, instead of running off, will be
absorbed by the deeply disintegrated
land, where it is held as il by a sponge
FIR the use of the plants, and if
drought should intervene. there is a
supply of water Just where the plants
want it. and when exhausted, its place
is at once supplied by capillary a1Urac-
ton from below. 1t will thus be seen
that by deep ploughing the farmer
provides against drought by having
supply of water in reserve or place
ready to receive and hold it whenever
ii comes. The better to insure this,
however. as well rs 10 facilitate the
escape OF too much water, { is better
to use a sub-soil plough and au adj
ditional team, running the same inn
mediately after the breaking plough,
and the ripping up the subsoil the de-
sired depth. This need not be done
for every crop raised on the land, but
only once in every three or four years.
1t has been we'll said that it is better
to have two acres of good land, one on
top of the other, than as many acres
alongside of each other, as it costs only
half rs much to tend them. The way
to do this is by deep ploughing. and
thus double the depth of the soil, as
well as the crops grown thereon.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1886-05-20

A passenger train on the Northern Paci-
ic bonn a + asst, was thrown from the track
near Fort + lis ON the l5Jh, owing 10 the
expansion of the rails hy heat. One sleep
er was overturned and drHpgs 4 gao feet on
its SIDE. 4 brake man namrd Fitzpatrick
was killed and cousin of President Har-
Tis had his legs crushed. The wife of Rev.
Geo {. saul was seriously injured
The Minnesota Republican State Central
Committee met at ST. Paul ON the 13th to
determine whether 10 call an early or
late convention. The late convention al
vocates won aud the committee adjourned
until Aug. l5th when they win meet to
make the call.
W. NJ. Campbell was confirmed L. 5.
Marshal for the district of Minnesota on
the 18th. This ends long contest for that
position. Mr.. Campbell enemies having
bitterly opposed his confirmation.
Smith Deb bage an attorney at Duluth,
aged 26 years shot himself on the 18th.
He settled in Duluth three months ago but
concluded his life was bound to be a
failure and ended it.
Maurice G.. Krayenbuhl, was the success
full applicant for the West Point Cadetship
for the Bird Mimi, congressional district, at
the examination held at Sbakopee. There
were twenty contestants.
W. M.Campbell the newly appointed U.
s. Marshal for Minnesota was rendered q
public reception at his home at Litchfield
after his confirmation.
ad general
May 18th was the seventy-second ami
versary Of the independence of Norway
and was duly celebrated by Norweigians
at many towns and cities in the North
west
Every postmaster in Minnesota has been
confirmed except the one at Mankato. who
was rejected, aud at Preston, who has not
been acted upon.
r. A. Ross manager Of the Dunn Com
mercial agency at Minneapolis, is under
arrest for embeZzlement of 5000 of the
company's funds.
The Otter Tail county Farmers Alliance
demand that bond issues forpublic improv-
ments shall be submitted to vote Of the
people.
AT Milwaukee, Seidel, who was boycott
ting Adolph Fieuhold's bakery was fined
s25, under the disorderly conduct ordi
nance.
J. A. Sawyer Of Minneapolis has been
appointed 70 a clerhship in the office of the
first assistant postmaster general
d. c. Fulton of Hudson, Wis, has been
appointed U. $. Marshal for the Western
district of Wisconsin.
I At Oshkosh, c. Il. Hamilton, of Milwau
I kee, was elected grand chancellor K. of p
/ grand lodge.
4 An unsuccessful attempt was made al
/ Excelsior, Mimi, to burglarize tue safe o.
I Merchant Kicker.
The wife of Louis Riel is dying from
7 grief over the execution of her husband.
Gov. Hauser was confirmed as Gov. O
I Montana on the 18th.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1886-05-20

is covered all over with coarse hairs.
ltyou touched the hairs thev would run
into your fingers and make them smart
and Jingle Tor several days. There is
one kind of bird-catching spider that is
not content TO wait at home for its prey.
1t goes out hunting. 1t will climb the
trees and hide itself under the leaves.
If it can find the nest of the humming-
bird it will soon devOur the little ones.
And if it sees the mother bird coming
it will dart upon her and sieze her
with its great claws. The poor little
humming bird can never get away if
she is once caught. Where do these
great spiders live? In India and South
America. A traveller in South Ameri
ca wanted to bring one of these spiders
home with him. He asked some In
dian children 10 catch one for him.
The next day he saw them bringing
the spider TO him. How do YOU think
they brought it? They tied string
round its body, and were leading il
along as if il had been a dog. World
at Home
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1886-05-20

The Professor Of Botany and Horti-
culture in the Agricultural College II
Colorado, in his experiments on
grasses, found the earliest cultivated
grasses 10 yegetate in that vicinity
last year to be, meadow foNtail,
EnglisI rye, tall oat, alfalfa. and
orchard grass. These grasses afforded
excellent feed there early in May. and
were followed by meadow fescue. blue
grass, red top, and timothy, in regular
order, so that viii the tive clovers
animals were pre- sented with a sue
cession Of food plants throughout the
season. The five clovers are mann
moth and medium red clover, alfalfa,
alsike, and white clover.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1886-05-20

The application of Peter Elehebarne
of San Jose f)r letters Of administra-
ton on the estate of Charlotte Park
hurst, in Santa Cruz county, has made
public a remarkable story of a woman :
dual life. Early in the spring of 1913
the people of Sandusky, Ohio, were
startled by the discovery that Miss
Charlotte Parkhurst, only daughter of
Frank Parkhurst, a prominent citizen,
had eloped with the town postmaster
during the night The distracted faith
.er searched for his LOttie for months
without success, and finally concluded
she had c8me to an uutimely death. A
fsV years after his the California gold
fever was ut its height Railroads were
unknown. Stages were the only means
at hand for transporting miners to dif-
ferent points in the gold fields. and eX-
peFienced drivers were in demand.
Their perilOus exploits with mustang
teams were told in cabin and by the
fire. None of these bold pioneer stage
drivers were Oftener mentioned than
was young Charley Parkhurst. To
know One-eyed Charley, as he was
called from the fact of having lost an
eye in a fight with highwaymen, was
to respect and admire him fer quiet,
coura yeous character.
firing of stage driving, ParkhuIst
sought more congenial pursuits, and
vas made time station agent for the
stage company when coaches Piled
between this city and Watsonville. At
one time he was put in possession of
and held disputed tract Of land. now
valued at $50 600. when the struggle
over the property was 50 bitter that
only a brave, determined man was be-
lieved equal to the task of holding il.
After AZ eyen.ful career ia California,
Parkhurst was found dead in bed at
jacksonville on Dec. %. 1879. Then
the startling fact was rc, called that
Charles Parkhurst was a woman.
Subsequently Investigations established
beyond doubt the iudignity of the
famous Jehu with Charlotte Parkhurst.
the clipping belle of Sandusky. A
singular circumstance is that until
now, after the lapse Of over six years.
no effort has been made. either by
public officers or friend, of the woman,
TO settle uo the estate. She left no
deed. and the exact value or description
Of her property seems yet 10 be
shroude& j. mystery.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1886-05-20

The little humming-bird that glitters
in the sun has very frightful enemy.
This enemy " Il set a trap for him, and
the poer little bird viii futter in.
Once in. there is no chance of getting
out again. The trap is strong, thick
web. woven by a spider. Can aspider
saGoh o bird2 Yes there is a kind of
spider taat can. Indeed. it Is called
''Jhe bird catching spider" 1t makes
little tunnel for self to live in, and
ines it with q white substance ike mus
lin. Here it lies in wait for lis prey,
and IS ready to pouBce out upon any
poor little bird that gets en-
tangled IN its net. The spider IS
quite monster to look az.
It's legs are as thick As quill, and it
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1886-05-20

Plan to grow some late crop after all
your early ones. Celery on rich low
lands follows well after onious.
cabbage or potatoes. SQuashes or
Swedish turnips can be made to grow
well after early peas on the poorer or
sandy lands; and late spinach may be
sown in August or September wherever
land IS cleared of bees, potatoes. beans
or other early crops. Early spinach
and radishcs are grown between the
rows of parsnips. dandelions, celery.
etc, and viii need no wedding until
the early crop is cleared on; land to DO
this must be- both rich and free from
seeds If weeds In order TO have the
spinach and radishes come in sue
cession it will be necessary TO make a
fresh sowing Of seed every ten days,
for these crops will not stand long after
they are ready for use.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1886-05-20
rne Marl.. Of. GOOD ,rilIser.

l. A good mixer must be able TO
eat great deal of food. Milk cannot
be made without something to make il
from. TIE COW does not secrete milk
from the air, but from her blood, and
her blood is supplied from the food she
eats. Toeat a great deal COW must
have a strong jaw, and we may put
this down as one of the marks of
good mixer. A strong jaw does not
necessarily require big head, at least
what is called bulls head, large in
the upper part, but strong lower jaw
with strong muscles to operate it.
Any expansion of the head in other
directions may be detriment as draw
ing from her food to support it.
2. A good mixer must digest a
great deal of food. This requires IN
ample stomach or stOmachs, for the
COW has four. A large stomach is in-
Dictated externally by large abdomen
and great breadth between the hips, or
great breadth of loins. A judge Of cows
will tell you that a COW should be
wedge shaped, tapering from abdomen
TO nose.
3. A good mixer will have large
milk veins-that is, large veins leading
to the udder under the belly. Those
large veins indicate large mixer.
4. Whether what is called the es-
cutcheon, the portion of the hind part
OF the udder and adjacent parts on
which the hairs turn back in oppOsi-
tiOn to the general direction of the hair
is any indication of the milking qua IL
ties of the COW, is a disputed question.
Many believe that where it is large it
indicates a good mixer, where small a
poor one. Others put no faith in it.
5. A soft, velvet feeling of the skin,
and rich, yellow color, especially in
the inside of the ears, is believed to in
dictate a rich mixer, at Least, If not a
very large one. 1t is believed to show
a tendency to form fat, and consequent
ly butter.
A farmer who follows dairying and
means to succeed VIII not fail to make
himself familiar with all these points
in mixers, and be will seek TO test
these points by close observation for
himself. If he finds that cows having
these good points most largely devel-
oped are uniformly the best mixers, he
will be confirmed in his belief of their
significance, and he will stu ~ the cow
with "A view TO ascertain all the indica-
tions of good cows, declining all that
lack them, however fire they may be
in other respects RHrdi
| Home
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1886-05-20

CHANGING through a very lively peri
odica entitled the Hearth. my eyes
lighted upon a little article entitled
DISTINGUISHING Set to Music. That was
something new and | read il, As it
was suggestive, ! ventured to copy Is:
NO one really enjoys washing
dishes. says the writer 1t Is a part
Of the inevitable drucgcry Of an eco
nomjcal household of small means to
which the mistress OF the ouse sub
mits with more or less of grace or pa
thence, according to her gilt.
Il know OF one instance, however,
where the task was made not only
endurable, but actually attractive 4
friend, the wife Of q country minister,
had large family d children, and
those old enough to lie of much as
sistauce were boys.
To the average boy dsh-wasbing is
by nature particularly obnoxious, and
the boys Of this household wee not un-
ike others, bat they rose 10 the siua-
AltAu n iLi a ElEEl'Iitt NESS tIstt can DGlt-
~ be too highly recommended.
AT the conclusion of each meal the
mother would turn to her boys with
decisive little nod which they under
stood we'll enough As a signal to be-
Gin clearing the table.
] had read thus far, and had read
aloud, when the laughter of the house
hold, who Is inclined to make rhymes,
iu.crpolafcd the following:
Bows, attend your mothers wishes,
Go at once and wash the dishes.
Shc was proceeding with more in the
same strain when / checked her levity
with a good deal Of brevity- dear me,
this rhy ming is as contagious as the
measlcS-aud proceeded to read.
If tdey Che bOys) showed any dis
position to rebel, she almost invariably
commenced to sing; sometimes it
would bc Sundav-School hvmu,
sometimes a popular air with CHEEKY
ring, but whatever the song, there was
no resisting mother voice. First one
would Join in and then another. and as
it was rule that no one should sing
who did not work, the little army Of
volunteers soon became quite as
numerous as could be desired As
tAt Ql@AtH tdLtttAl lIt voices WONlu
rise higher and louder: now
Johnnie must have his favorite song.
now Jamie must have his. and before
any one had time TO grumble over do
ing girl work, or even TO realize that
the work was disagreeable, the dishes
would be washed and wiped and Put
away, and mother q liberty 70 attend
to other necessary duties. with nerves
refreshed rather than Wearied By the
chorus Of young voices
All this seemed TO me eminently
proper. aud the scene suggested was
IN pleasant contrast to the pictures me
m0ry called up Of some households
There the young people attended to
lie dishes, but with much sad wrangl-
ny that was Is 20 means musical. and
| was prepared TO endorse The writer's
closing remark, wbich said
Perhaps the idea may suggest to
mothers similar methods Of tightening
the labOrs Of their households, for Gvd
loves not only cheerf Il 0iver. but a
cheerful worker as wei and work per
formed with a merry heart is robbed Of
half its weariaess
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1886-05-20

The Detroit Free Press gives very
!acid symposium of the m0oied ques-
zion. 81 TO tie composition of book
Deer. If Won ask any retail dealer
saws the writer. what bock-beer Is. he
will tell YOU without hesitation that he
doesn't know. bu; there Is no extra
charge for drinking Ii. Other saloon
mon however. affirm that sill there /
~ Il j thai more male and hops are
used. aud that one glass Of book will
cause the deadly c;,ct that two glasses
of ordinary beer would-this being a
clear saving of i've cents every drink
Others again claim that the warm
sprfar weather makes the beer become
book: and still others thai the differ
s1ee rests entirely with the colored
Autographs i'm the windows represent
ina goat going il. Finally, It /
~ lined that bock-beer Is Orewed to
p .Iebrate the invention Of beer. some
time about the year /. A man IS per
mit,ed 10 drink the beer and believe
ANYTHING be pleases about it as long S
h. planks a nickel on the counter.