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River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1886-03-25

The erematory stands a little apart
from the main road, building. of a
single story, with an innocent looking,
tall chimney that might be connected
with pottery or a small iron foundry.
The business is always conducted pri-
vately. and there are few in Toxic, ex-
cept those who are professionally en-
gagged. who have witnessed the process.
But arran gements made BY the omnip-
Otent Foreign Minister opened the doors
and secured a respectful welcome. We
We're first received in the house of the
manager. where tea was served in
priceless porcelain cups of Kutani ware.
The furnace if 50 imposing a name
may be used for p process So simple,
stood a few PAGES from the house. On
entering it there was nothing to be
seen but what appeared to be two but
ter tubs resting upon a few faggOts of
wood. There were several cavities
about two inches deep and one foot
long in the stone floor. and these were
filled with shavings. According 10
municipal law, no burning is TO be
done before half past six in the evening.
1t still wanted ten minutes OF that
time: but under the circumstances the
manager thoughtful would be safe 10
anticipate the hour. and he shavings
were fired. One of the men kneeliDg
before the glowing flame, famed it
with piece Of wood. II caught the
dry faggots, greedily licked the sides
Of the tubs. rose high in the air. and
then with a horrible thud. the head of
the barrel burst outward. Quick as
thought. the man seized large piece
of wood lying in readiness and hid from
sight whatever may have prOtrUded.
Ii is the boast of the skilfHl creamator
that under his supervision the contents
of the barrel are never exposed to view.
A heavy mating of wet straw is laid
over the length of the barrel before the
fire is ignited. A. the barrel is burned
away. this falls in and covers the body
In three hours the work is done. Fiery
particle of flesh is burned away, and
Ihere remains only the skeleton. Tue
bones and the teeth the relatives col
lect and Civ them sculpture.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1886-03-25

come IN. When | entered the room,
there was baby crying us if its heart
would break; the other two children,
not much more than babies. were fret
ting; the poor mother was washing and
everything seemed iesolate. said:
Mrs Brady, have come TO help you
with the baby. The poor woman re-
piled: And shure, Miss. what would
ye do with him? for he's that trouble
some that he won't be still / took
OIL hat and coat, put on my large apron
and took up the baby; after patting his
back and walking about a little while
he became quiet and went to sleep.
Then played with the other children,
and they were just as good as could be.
After Mrs. Brady had finished her
work, and | bid her good-by, her
hearty God bless you, miss; you have
helped me a great bit, made me feel
quite happy, and | mean 10 keep up
my visits without ! Oney.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1886-03-25

the exception of Howard and Hendricks
counties in Indiana, where some OF the
fields are reported covered with sleet.
the outlool. is reported to be very IA
vorable. The reports from Ohio are
uniformly favorable. In southern Illi-
nois two counties report poor outlook
but 'he remaining counties make a
very good showing. From Central
Illinois the returns are uniformly good
The returns from Kentucky and Mis-
souri, are generally Of glowing char
acter, and in the former state the out
look is considered brighter for good
crop than before in many years. The
Michigan reports do not indicate any
larger yield than last year, but the re-
ports are generally favorable. In Ten
nessee the reports indicate an average
outlook.
While il is not yet possible to give
anything like exact data, the acreage
in all the states. with the possible ex-
ception of Michigan, will show a fall
ing off as compared with last year
The reports indicate that the stocks
OF old wheat in Dakota, Kansas, Mis-
souri,, Tennessee, Kentucky and Hi.
rois are pretty well exhausted, while
/ considerable wheat IS still held in
farmers' hands in Minnesota, Iowa
and Michigan.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1886-03-25

OF all the leaks on a farm, says the
Rural World, leaky. sloping barn
yard is the worst. The time-honored
fashion Of placing the barn on knoll
or the highest spot of land near the
house, is a most reprehensible one.
More wealth glides away from such a
sunny, elevated barnyard that can he
computed. 1t must reach far up into
the millions annually. The number
of barns that are so placed that the
water that falls from the roof at each
rain and rushes through and washes
ont the most valuable soluble portions.
can be numbered by the hundreds of
thousands
Every level headed farmer has, or
should have, a level or slightly con-
cave barnyard. much in the form of an
inverted watch crystal. If flat, and
the bottom is of clay. the Outer edge
should be raised to height of at least
one foot, so that no water would
escape that had fallen in the form of
rain.
For the purpose of converting the
largest proportion of the wheat straw
into valuable manure, the stack should
be built in the centre of such a yard,
and sufficient straw be scattered from
time to time to keep the yard in
passable condition.
To make the manure heap of tn
greatest value, the manure of the
various kinds of farm animals should
be daily or frequently scattered over
the straw in the yard. so that each,
possessing a distinctive value of its
own, would become thoroughly COM
mingled and thus form a manure in
common, that is especially well
adapted to growing all kinds of crops.
Such Caily or weekly deposits in
the manure bank enable the thrifty
farmer to check out from time TO
time a reasonable amount of valuable
manure without danger of overdraw-
ing his account The farmer who has
a good bank of well-decomposed
manure made annually subject to his
order, is, and can be, the only true
independent one, for the income
derived from abundant crops will a.
surely make him so as ten times one
are ten. Feed the soil, and it will,
in turn, feed, clothe and enrich you.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1886-03-25
Minnesota stock.

The annual report of the Minnesota
state commissioner of statistics fur
nishes the following regarding the
live stock of the state. The total num-
Der of horses is $50, 246, viz; Yearlings,
2I9,540; two-year Odds, l44,S31; three
years and over, 277.60S. Total num-
Der of cattle 77j, 522, viz: Cows. Year
lings, 2l9,540; two-year Odds, IA, Sh f,
cows. 329, 7l6; oxen. %, 222; all others,
28,2l3. The number of sheep is 1885,
6J9, number sheared 264,6S4, the wool
clip amounting to 1,2S3,260 pounds.
Total number of hogs 370,S39. The
number OF cheese factories is fifty
one, and creameries eighty, the num-
Der of milch COWS 33S, 757.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1886-03-25
FARM AND HOME.
Butter Hints

A capable writes noticing the com
plant regarding cream being hard to
churn and butter tasting bitter, makes
these observations; Salt in cows
rations makes their cream chnrn in
less time than if they have none.
Churn as often rs once in three days.
If the amount of cream be too small
to put into a regular churn, use u
milk crock and stir with spoon
Hasten the rising of the cream in cold
weather by scalding the milk after
straining, if in crooks, on the stove,
but if tin pans. over kettle of boiling
water, till it begins to look wrinkly
on top. To hurry up the churning in
cold weather. set the cream over a
kettle of boiling water on the stove,
stirring il little once in while, till
ii fells Just cool. not warm, to the
fingers. At every skimming stir up the
whole mass of cream. Keep the sides
of the cream jar above the cream clean.
Keep the jar covered with piece of
mosquito cloth or other open material.
If your COW be within two months of
calving dry her OFF.
Cows should be MIXED as regularly
and as near twelve hours apart as
possible, thus equalzing the strain on
the udder. If Il COW pass the usual
time two or three hours her bag is
likely to be leaked" and the milk
ropy. At the next milking it may be
bloody. The diseased condition may
last through several milkIngs. Farm
ers cannot always milk regularly
Free access to salt at all times will,
usually, prevent garget or any of the
above symptoms, even with rather ir-
regular milking Cattle that have had
little or no salt. should not be fed a
lar~e quantity at first.
TO cure garget give saltpetre. Some
writers discard salt for cattle. think
one successful and convincing eXpei-
ment worth a dozen theories.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1886-03-25

The returns from the winter wheat
fields are almost uniformly good.
They present an outlook nearly as fla
vorably as those sent in early in 1885,
when the prospect was exceptionally
good for a large yield. The snow has
entirely disappeared from the fields.
enabling very clear understanding as
to the condition of the plant, and
from nearly every county in Ohio. In
diana, Michigan, Illinois, Missouri,
Kentucky, and Kansas. it is reported
as looking strong and healthy. The
utter disappearance of the snow cover
ing is the only serious menance now
threatening the growing grain,
aud with another general fall
of snow the outlook could hardly be
better than is presented in the reports
of the correspondents. A prolonged
season of severe cold weather, with
the fields still unprotected, would,
undoubtedly, cause damage which
might completely change the tenor of
the reports. The latest reports from
California, Oregon and Washington
territory are generally more favorable
than at the same time last year.
Out of twenty counties of Kansas
eighteen report the crop in good con-
dition, while unfavorable returns are
made from Ottawa and Wyandotte
counties, where the plant shows injury
from freezing while unprotected. With
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1886-03-25
Golden Teeth.

did you ever think that all tho
gold that the delivers in the earth are
working so hard to get out of it is being
graduallo put back again?' asked
Cleveland derusr. 1T 5 fact. There
are about 200 dentists in the United
States, and they pack into the teeth of
theAmericsn people tor of pure gold
every year guess about five times
that weight of less precious metal,
such as tin, silver and platinum, 90 the
same way. Now these metals are
worth SlO00.000, and in the twenty
first century all the coin in the United
States viii be buried 10 the grave
yards.
is the decay of teeth increasing or
diminishing among the people of this
cOUntry2"
''Oh. increasing. Two hundred
years ago one person in five had sound
teeth. A hundred years ago, but one.
person in twenty-five had perfect teeth.
and in the nineteenth century, the age
of reform, our latest statistics show
that but one person in eighty has per
ectly sound teeth
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1886-03-25

The Boston journal tells the follow
ing: As one of the morning trains ran
into the Boston IL Albany Railroad
Station one of the cold mornings re-
Gently. when the thermometer regis
tered 10 degrees below zero, a poor
young fellow leaning on a crutch with
out mittens or overcoat and with
bundle under his arm, alighted and
hobbled through the station, occasion
ally altering his bundle TO blow on his
hands or rub his ears to keep them
from being frozen. Directly after him
walked yonng gentleman enveloped
in a fur coat with its great collar
turned up around his ears, a seal cap
and thick gloves. making him look the
picture of warmth As the crowd
came out TO Beech street the fur coat
Young man was seen to pull off his
gloves. and putting them on to the
hands of the young cripple he strobe
hastily up the street without a word.
Astonishment was pictured on the Grip
pies face, and tears came into his eyes
as he turned around to thank the giver,
but he was lost to sight in the rapidly
q owing crowd.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1886-03-25
AYoung Girls Help.

A New York paper relates that a
young girl was lamenting that she
could he of no use to the poor because
she had no money A philanthropic
gentlewoman present said: you are a
fine reader, why do you not read aloud
to the poor of whom YOU happen to
know? "0h, they do not want any
one to read to them" ''Try and see, y
was the answer. Il have several fam
lilies IN mind who would be delighted
TO hear reading while they are attend
ing to their darning and patching.
There are mothers, also, who would
be very thankful to have some one to
take up the baby when they are hard
at work. Indeed, there are many
ways of helping the poor other than
with money" The young girl, full of
of the zeal of service, at once set out
for the abode of q poor woman who
had young baby. Returning after
two hours she was radiant, and told
the friend who had sugges ted the plan
of action that she could never be
sufficiently grateful to her for her
advice.
oh she said, ''you should have
heard the weary voice that babe me
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1886-03-25

4 venture (says correspondent
30 send you pure specimen of crush
ing, cOntemptuous seorn.
In our lunatic asylum at S-we had,
a few years ago, as medical super
intendent and general manager, a
pompOus, self-suflicient old doctor
with a very gushing manner and great
obsequiousness to any visitor whom he
might deem worth cultiyating. 1t was
more than suspected that this paternal
and benevolent manner did not always
characterize his intercourse with the
patients, but was donned only on state
occasions.
He had several hobbies. and would
bore visitor dreadfully with his over
done politeness and unceasing strain
of talk about the institution, and his
wonderful management thereof
On one occasion, after having been
trotted all over the building to my
great disgust, as had called on bust
ness, and my time was precious, we
were approaching his own private
apartments, and on opening a door
discovered young woman of quiet,
lady-like appearance seated in a small
parlor, and gazing through the window
with a fixed expression of weary sad
ness, on the beautiful view of woods
AMI lawn and river without.
] did not realize she was patient,
and there was no occasion whatever
for the doctor to disturb her. He
spoke to her. however, in his blandest
way, no doubt with a view of properly
impressing me, and said
well, Jane, and how are we feeling
this morning."
She did not reply, but continued her
sad and touching gaze.
Herepeated the question, and added
in a coaXing manner
Come. Jane, surely you know who
| am don't you?"
She dropped the arm which had sup
ported her head, turned SLOW " to look
at him, and said with q sigh of weary
sCorn,
''Oh, yes; yOu-yOu are the urbane
and gentlemanly superintendent.
The doctor aud left Immediately
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THE SONG OF THE SWORD.


Day in, day out, through the long cam
paign,
march in my place in the ranks;
And whether ID shine or whether it rain,
My good sword cheeTiiy elanks.
Ii clanks and clangs in lordly way,
Like the ring of an armed heel,
Aud this is the song which day by day,
1t sings with its lips of steel
Oh friend from whom a hundred times
| have felt the steadfast grip
the all-renouncing OF love that climbs
The height of fellowship,
Are YOU tired of treading the weary miles
Are you faint with your bleeding limbs
Do you hunger back for the olden smiles,
And she sound of the olden hymns'
Has your heart grown weak since the ra-
When you leaped with a single bound,
From your dreamy ease to the sovereign
power
OF a living soul world-crowned
Behold! the aloes OF sacrifice
Are better than any wine,
Aud the bloody sweat of cause like this,
Is an agony divine.
Under the wall of the shuddering world
Amoaning for its sons;
Over the believing thunders hurled
From the Threats of wrathful guns;
Above the roar Of the plunging line
That rocks with the fury OF hell,
Runs the absolute voice: %, earth of mine
BE patient, for all is wellr =
Thus sings my sword TO my soul; and |,
Albeit the way is long
And black clouds thick athwart the sky,
Still keep my spirit strong;
For whether live, or whether die
On the red ground, CHASTITY aud stark,
Beyond the carnage | shall decry,
God shining across the dark.
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THE MARKETs.
81. PAU.


WHEAT-No. / hard, Sc bid; Nay. 9oe
bid, No. Northern, sic bid; No. 2
Northern, 1}t074c bid.
Flour-Patent, s5.OOd525; straights
S450,d4.75 asked; bakers, 81. 25(94.JO asked
r-e, $3.25lG350.
Oats No. mixed, $jc. bid BIC asked
No white Bic. bid.
Barley No. 2, 55c. bid.
Rye No. 2, 41c- bid
Flax Seed -. bid.
BaIed hay, 800 asked; timothy SsJO
Dressed beef, choice steers -. q >,
veal, Z n sc.
Butter. IRA 2l64}c bid.
Cheese, IWG lie,
Eggs, extra .i2c asked.
Potatoes, 40c per bushel lid.
Live Stock-Sales OF steers ranged - 20
"a 400 per 100 los. Sheen zold at $500
S4.OO per 100. Hogs &5.150s3.90.
NT.sSEAPOLIs.
WHEAT-No. hard, cash, s55zc. bid 10
March; May, size; 70 Northern, cash
81 No. ? Northern, cash, &c.
FLOCR-Patent in sacks held at
$4.60fd415. In barrels. S47Old4s5; IS. -
(15.G0 delivered at New England points;
IS 35Cd5.59 delivered New York and Penn
sylvanie- points; bakers $3.Ggaa.'j.
CHICAGO
Wheat, March 755zc; Nav SOS.
Corn, March Is; May. 3s5zc.
Oats, cash 255<; May. 309s.
Flax seed No. !. $LiO5<.
Pork. cash, s965; May $40 ess0
Live Stock. Cattle t3s5G4s0; Hogs
s4-2094 .; Sheep S2.f0G5-5O.
DULUTH.
WHRAT-Cash No. hard 81: May So;
No. Northern cash o616c.
MILWAUKEE.
wheat-Cash, 5g1<c; May. So.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1886-03-25

The synod Of the church Of Ireland. at a
meeting presided over 10y the archbishop
Of Dublin, adopted resolutions declaring
their loyalty 10 the British crown and to
the union between Ireland aud Great
Britain.
The wife Of Minister Phelps, present at
Queen Nict0ria's reception at Buckingham
palace on the 23rd, was again the recipient
Of royal favor and given the post of
honor.
Empereror William of Germany was 81
years old ON the 22nd and gave a grand
party in honor OF the event.
One Of the wolf bitten Russians who Wis
tied Paris for treatment by NJ. Pasteur has
died of the rabies.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1886-03-25
NoRTHwEsrERN NEWS.

Elk Point and vicinity d. T., is suffering
from food caused by an ice gorge in the
Missouri river. The inundated district is
- miles long by six miles wide and in some
portions the water is Il feet deep. stock
has suffered greatly and people have sought
refuge on the roofs of houses and barns.
Gov. Hubbard and Col. Bend have pub
lshed correspondence settling the military
difficulty between them and if the Col
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1886-03-25

GIN. THOMAS Is VAN buren,. late
CoDsul-Gener-i to Japan. wrote au
elaborate report on Labor AMI Porce-
lain in Japan, and before leaving for
nome employed a native artist 10 dec
crate twelve copies of this report.
The painting IS said 10 ne marvel %
artistic skill.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1886-03-25

Mr.. BLAINE', friends are talking Of
putting the old ticket in tho field again.
but Logan Is The lion in the way. His
senatorial position. for life. If he 80
wills, Is 50 secure and pleasant. that he
would not relingui~h it Tor anything less
than the Presidency, which i, wisdom
gained BY an experience Hinged with a
triile Of bitter-sweei.
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kept your faith and that your vow has
brought you happin .ss.
And you? she asked eagerly.
There sits my answer he said
laughingly, pointing with face full of
pride and tenderness 10 sweet-faced
woman with her beautiful daughter by
her side. Come over ard let me in
troduce You TO my wife
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1886-03-25
what is woman's WORTH

asked fair damsel Of a crusty old bachelor.
He did not know, so he said: w. .. man"
double you. o mani. But woman feels
worth little il disease has invaded her sys-
TEN aud is daily sapping her strength. For
all female weaknesses, Or. X v fierces
ssFayorite Prescription stands unriyaled.
IL cures the complaint and builds up the
system. Send 10 cents in stamps for pam
phlet to Worlds Dispeusary Medical Asso-
citation, 663 Main Street, Buffalo, N. Y.
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Miss ABIGAIL BATES has died At
Scituate, Mass, aged -. During the
War Of lS12 she. with another woman.
induced the British invaders Of Scitu-
ate 10 retreat by playing a tifc and
drum, which led the enemy TO believe
that they were confronted by a column
Of Continental-.
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A Question:.

The ladies of Oberlin have debated
the questions Resolved. That the ex-
IRENE development of the intellect
chills and destroys the affections"
We hope the Oberlin girls will hang on
TO their affections. Boston Post.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1886-03-25

a BERLIN paper commenting on the
supposed wish Of France To attac
Germany. says '-Germans who 4,
sired to uciliate France VIII now
hope that Frenchmen may lind the
opportunity they long for.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1886-03-25

Tue Senate Commerce Committee has
enlarged the Subcommittee having IN
charge the Eads Ship-Railway Dill by
adding Senators Frye and Kenna, both
opponents Of the measure.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1886-03-25

A CONNECTICUT editor celebrated his
marriage BY printing his paper on rose
cOlored paper
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should again be elected Colonel of the
first regiment Of the National Guards the
Governor viii commission him.
The court martial to try Capt. Garyey
will convene OF St. Paul April g. Lieut.
Hinton, Eighteenth infantry, and Sergeant
Casey, Company I, of that regiment have
been ordered to st. Paul from Fort Gibson
as witnesses.
The gross receipts Of the marshal's office
in Minnesota for ten years have been $50
coo, and net earnings $4,000 The district
attorneys office has earned in the past ten
years $4,000 gross or s36,o00 net.
TIE Good at Elk Point ID. T., had not
absted on the oath many miles of farms
aud homes are under water and the damage
cannot be estimated until the waters recede,
but it will be large aud serious.
The bill TO permit the First National bank
of Shakopee, Mimi, to increase its capital
has passed both houses of congress and
gone to the President.
Patrick b. German has been appointed
register of the land office at st Cloud, Mimi.
and b. r. McDermOtt, receiver Of the land
office at Benson, MINI.
The Iowa legislature has passed the bill
% abolish circuit courts making eighteen
judicial districts of the State with forty
five judges.
At Minneapolis on the 23rd the Republi-
cans nominated Hon. q. A. Pillsbury foI
mayor and the Democrats pr. A. a. Ames.
The estate of the late John b. Raymond OF
Fargo ID. T., shows in appraisment OF
Sl2e,Si5,S 81 and liabilities of Sl36 j22,a1.
The banking firm of Green a Kindred al
Fargo, has dissolved, the new firm of Wis
ner and Green organized.
The annual session Of the Dakota G. A
X. department began its session at Water
town on the 23rd.
The Bank of Cooperstown, Dakota, ha,
suspended owing to the Lehman Elevator
company failure.
The Lehman elevator company at pulutl
has failed.
Sir John Macdonald Is very i'll.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1886-03-25

JIMMY COSTELLO. a Pittsburgh boot
black, has invented wonderful pump,
combining the siphon and vacuum prin-
ciples. and has sold the patent for
SIS. 900.