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River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1888-02-23

until tel him 20 do SO. As 1 purpose never
20 tell him this. madamoiselle can draw her
own inference; IN other words. Max IS
Dolores"
So saying. he FASTENED 10 Glen Gore, his
brain in a whrl Of excitement. he was al
most wild with JOY. But that iron viii kept
his feelings under control. His victory was
phenomenal Even in his widest dreams
he had scarcely hoped for any thing ap-
proachlngI H.
Not one move Of his had been wrong. Not
a plan had failed He. the abductOr Of the
Princess. total stranger 10 her, was yet
treated a. an old and dear friend. There
appeared no one OF no thing 20 interfere in
the least with his wishes II she did not
now fall in love with him. she never would.
he knew II; and knew too that this was
his last rs well as only chance; and this
knowledge helped to nerve him TO his best
efforts He did not dare once 70 abandon
himself to jOy. He did not dare indulge in
sweet dreams, as lovers are wont 10 do,
some men, when sentiment takes part in
their actions. seem 70 lose their judgment
he knew himself wei. II must be COO,
deliberate disuassionate calculation or ridlc-
uloUs failure He must first get her love
Then he could int,ulge his own
Thinking the matter over calmly, he came
70 the conclusion that IL was best he should
not call again al present-for several days
AZ least. He had made good impression
an astonishingly good impression A
woman broods over such little matters,
much more than man de would give her
time 20 think upon the affair.
''Fsmhiarity breeds contempt quoth he,
sand = TOO freSueDt visitor oVtyyesFs : good
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A story IS told in Brooklyn society OF
the sudden appearance of a former res
ident with large diamond and an
ambition. equally glittering, to marry
a former sweetheart If he could. He
had been TO Australia, made a pile,
and was coming back to stay long
enough to get a wife, give her the
diamond. marry her, and take her back
there. Unfortunately. the girl of his
choice was engaged and about to
marry. The Australian went sadly
away without having shown his dia-
mond. and in day or two he gave il
10 another old acquaintance. Then he
called upon the lady of his choice to
bid her good-by, and she told him that
she had been thinking the matter over
and had found that she loved him
better than she loved the man to whom
she was engaged. Back went the
young man TO the girl to whom he had
made present of his diamond and
persuaded her to give it to him and take
its worth in money or another jewel.
He then took tie diamond to the girl
for whom it was intended, and she he
came his wife and they have sailed for
Australia.
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The Coming New.pnpor.

The Boston Blade serves up a dish
of interesting reading under the de-
seriptive title of ''How the News Of the
day will read when journalism with a
big -" prevails:
Murder.-We are informed on credi-
BILE authority that murler occurred
in this city last week. Although on
general principles we are opposed to
personalities we venture to give the
names of the parties participating in
the affair. MIR. John Smith, it is said,
carefully disassociated the head of Mr..
John Doe from the body with which it
had been previously connected. the
act resulting in an extinction of con-
seriousness on the part of the latter. and
the almost immediate cessation of ami
mated activity-in other words, Mr..
Doe expired-died, so to speak. Al
though apologizing for the personality
we make bold TO say that such muir
der as this is culpable; and though Mr..
Smith, who committed the deed. pos
sesses many worthy traits of head and
heart we are yet constrained to say
that this specific act of his is-with
proper reservations for aggravating
circumstances-a reprehensible, and,
to certain degree, an unjustifiable
one. If this language seems harsh or
unfeeling we shall be glad to apologize
for it in our next issue.
Fire.-The residence of Mr.. James
II. Peters of Staten Island was burned
to the ground last night, and Mr.. Pet
ers and his wife, with their four chill
dren, lost their identity in the conna-,
grafton; and, in short, their separate
Municipalities were annihilated by the
chemical activity of the combustion.
They were, to use a Eulgar phrase.
''burned up" and no trace of them as
distinctive personalities has yet been
discovered. 1t is said that the confia-
grafton was started by Mr.. Elihu j.
Jones, because Peters refused him
(Jones) the loan of his peters, hatch
ct We do not wish to speak with I'M
due severity in the matter, but we do
venture to say that this act of Mr.
Jones, if il does not merit the severe
term of misdemeanor, yet certainly
was an indiscretion. A young man
like Mr.. Jones should beware of be-
ginning life with such escapades, COM
paratively innocent and harmless
though they may seem. 1t is these
little things which gradually lead on
and on until the hardened criminal
will not scruple to contradict an edi-
tor or even speak unexpectedly of an
Alderman.
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"a WAY OF MANY MOONS. "

0spring's eOqustte. for she VIII and she'll
not;
she calolss and dsludes; she blows cold and
blows hot.
Is she fair, Does she smilss are her soft airs
caressinsg
Have careI IT'S guile she is only aaes-
sing
Imet her one day By a dary-doxn-dTIy.
The NIT! she was tempting Persephone's lily.
Bsg Boreas clustered along, and the iilt
Danced OF with the WIND, leaving daGy 70
wit
Aud / Iouged for the Summer to come.
And Summer came. buxorn and de5oaair.
With q siuuous step and a rose in her hair;
With round red lips and great blue eyes,
That were part Of her eva deep, eloudIess
BIT summer grew fervid her IC7e became
pain
She sighed like furnace. wept ho- gushing
rain
Her red lips parchcd and n misty haze
Crept over the blue Of her earlier days.
And I waited for Autumn 20 come.
Aad Autumn came, a nut brown maid
n q thousand gar.sh tints ar-ayei.
found her-s0 Essome. so witching. so ray
IN hazel copse. watching the squirrels ct
play.
She fed. and followed through woods and o er
moors.
Wherever her golden and purple robs lures,
TIL al last the cnc,tautress gave me the slip
N grim, gray FOG that she b.ew from her lip,
And / longed FOR the Winter TO come.
But Wintcr was stately. grave. severe,
A naughty L1me and something scar,
Whose glrdle, IKE chaste DIana's shone,
An icy belt. an 4 ~fs~ zor-
Crisp q speech with a chilling eir.
Sipping love ere love was aware.
Then ] said 10 my ses-c1=l Ere,
Eruition Is death. but love j. desire,
Let Us pray for the Spring 20 come.
Oscar Park "a Good Words
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THE WORLD OF FASHION,.
Fresh Paragraphs ON a Variety of Topics
OF Interest TO Ladies',

Fresh Paragraphs ON a Variety of Topics
OF Interest TO Ladies',
Large turquOises are remedy rare,
and when of peri ct color and quality
command high prices
The tournure now appears as n dress
extender, minus the bunched-up APP
pearance of past seasons.
The most popular black silk dress at
the present time is combination OF
faille franchise an waterad silk.
Waistcoats of scarlet leather
sprinkled with small yellow dots are y
feature of some of the newly-imported
English tailor gowns.
Shot MORE plush is decided nov
city of unusual effect. 1t is used for
bonnet and hat trimmings. and also
for making elegant mantelets.
Enamel is much usel on the eases of
new watches for ladies' wear
Watches, b. the by. of irregulcr shape.
such as shell or al octagon. are OF
frequent Occurrences. A unique watch
case seen was enameled in black
and set with X fine Iii monls, one in
the center and the others placed at
equal dista ces apart around it.
I'd wool fr0cks for girls from six o
eight years of age are braided with
black snutachc in curled rows. These
are made with round. high waist,
which is Tapped from the right shout
der to tn, left side of the waist line.
curving slightly. The skirt is plain
and simply hemmed ani gathered full
ly TO the waist.
ID jeuner and dessert services are OF
freq uent occurrence, lavishly enriched
with fancifIl designs. and repr sent
ing Crown Darby. Minton AMI Doul-
ton bowls. There are also veritable
treasures in the way Of such choice
japanese porcelains a. kaga, man.
d rim and kioia tea sets. rose Jars and
The like, mounted on silver standards
of appropriate designs.
The turquoise. which is now so
largely employed in inexpensive Jew
clry for grown people. is cmphatieally
the stone for children's ornaments and
is of frequent occurrence in the Jew
elry made for j veuiles. Its peculiar
shade of blue is not only fitting for
children. but makes it. as WELL val
liable combination with the diamond.
The pure white of that gem off,ring a
beautiful contrast with it.
A serious objection 10 the turquoise
with many is the fact that it is liable
TO fade. When OF fl re quality. how
ever. if properly cared for and kept
from all contact with acids. musk or
other perfume. it win remain in pos
session of its desirable color for many
years. TIE Persian turquoises are as
rule most perfect. and therefore
most valuable-M L. IFor!d
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BLOWING UP CAMELS.
Remarkable Deception Praeticed by I'm
scrupulOus Arabs.


scrupulous Arabs.
Moorish traders in camels seem TO be no
more honest than Yankee traders in horses
have the reputation of being. The author
Of Among the Arabs" describes one Of
their tricks, which, according to his account,
only an expert is likely to detect. Such an
ingenious method of ''raisng the wind"
might put even the shrewest American to
the blush. The story was told TO the author
by a Frenchman, who had Travelled for some
time in Algiers.
On one occasion, while in an Arab village,
he declared his intention Of buying young
camel No sooner had his desire become
known than at least twenty canIels were
brought for his inspection. They were all
fne-looking animals, in excellent condition,
apparently. In fact, the only fault our
Frenchman could perceive was that they
were too fat After a proper amount Of de
liberation and bargaining he selected the
one which appeared to be the leanest, and
paid the price agreed upon. The next
morning, when he went 10 look at his fat
camel, he found a living skeleton, on
whose almost fieshless bones the skin hung
IN large folds and whose hest development
was about the joints.
The method by which the camels are sud
denly "fattened" for the market is thus
described: An lncisi0n about an inch in
length is made in each ear between the
skin and the flesh. Into this a small tube
is fitted and secured by a silk cord. There
il remains, hidden from the observation Of
all but the initiated and ready for use al
any moment When a merchant who is
not acquainted with the blowing-up
trick comes 20 buy a camel the dealer
takes two tubes, each a yard long, and
inserting one end Of each in the small
tubes Just described, through the other
ends two Arabs blow with all their might,
until the animal has attained the req
uisite degree Of plumpness. The initiating
tubes are then withdrawn and the air i
prevented from ESCAPING BY means Of
cork smearcd with pitch The poor camel
now becomes. apparently, quite lively and
frisky, trying to throw itself on the ground,
or 70 press against the wall or tree, OF
whatever other object may be at hand, sc
as to get rid Of the wind. Il is generally
too wen watched by the rascally Arab &c
succeed in accomplishing its purpose.
Sometimes, however. il manages 70 elnde
his vigilance: and then. II the cork is not
very securely fastened the wind escapes
with whistle Ike that Of n sfeam-sngine.
and the fine-looAing beast suddenly col
lapses into the miserable object il really IS
-CAinace Aesp4
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OF his present proceed gs-a1 arose before
him in gigantic proportions. He sighed
deeply,and began his customary promenade
and audible utterance Of his thoughts. With
clenched fists, corrugated brow, and 10 9,
uneven strides, ne paced about the room,
muttering to himself:
MY God what shall l, what can dol'
How long this had continued he never
could be Ger al but he suddenly became
aware that he was not alone.
He hastily looked up, and there, in the
doorway, holding the curtain aside with one
lovely hand and carrying in the other her
pretty wallKing-sacque that she was about
TO don for little stroll with her caller,
stood Natalie, gazing with all the intensity
of her dark eyes upon this strange proceed
ing on the part of her hitherto cheerful COM
paniOn.
Her face, strangely pallid and perplexed,
expressed a most curious mixture of grief,
reproach and commiseration-grief over his
apparent distress, reproach toward herself
at not having hitherto appreciated the mag
nitude OF his worriment, and toward him at
not having confided in her; and commisera-
ton that desired TO expend itself in active
and immediate assistance.
But permeating all, above all, and far out
shining all, was that look which no strong,
true woman ever gives, or even can give, to
more than one man in her life time.
Fairfax saw and recogn ized IL. In a
moment the control over his feelings and
countenance was lost, He had been taken at
unawares In all points. The warm blood
surged in torrents over his face. His eyes
showed Enthusiastically the emotion that his
will had so long concealed. An instant
more and he would have rushed forward
and decided his fate, then and there. Well
for his hopes had he done so. But some
thing, he knew not what-how he cursed
his luck afterward restrained him. His
head hung down in shame. He was over
whelmingly conscience-stricken, and his
previous flush was exchanged for a deadly
pallor. When their eyes had met, each I'M
derstood the other. Each knew that each
loved and was loved; and each that the
other knew it, too.
The fatal moment had come to Natalie,
and she RwOke to find herself a woman.
The scales were torn from her eyes, and
her supposed friendship confronted her in
all its true and soulstirring proportions.
The fatal moment also had come to her
lover. What he had worked for, schemed
for, sinned for, and dreamed about was his,
an in a measure that alarmed him. Never
had success perched so long on any mans
banners; never fortune more favored any
mans plans. And yet, just as the prize
was actually thrust into his hands, he re-
fused to take it.
fro BE CONTINUED
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CHAPTER XXI


After this episode all was plain sailing.
The inmates of Eld-Field and Glen Gore
became fast friends. They were constantly
exchanging visits; constantly dropping in
upon one another at unexpected but delight
full moments; constantly lunching and din
ing together; driving, walking, rowing,
sailing, going to church, and. in fact, doing
every thing that firm and presuming friends
are won't to do one with another.
Day by day Fairfax's hold over the Prin-
cess became stronger and stronger, while
she never once became aware of it. Day by
day she began to look more eagerly for his
appearance. Day by day she took increas-
ing delight in his company, and day by day
more and more appreciated that many-sided
and cultured intellect Of his.
At last the climax came-but far sooner
and in a manner far different from that
which he had planned
Whenever at ali worried, he had habit,
as the reader may recall, of walking about,
gesticulating and muttering TO himself, his
head east down and his eyes fixed on the
ground.
One morning it so happened that, while
waiting for Natalie 10 descend from her
room, he thoughtlessly allowed himself TO
fall into a reverie. The Old-time worries
and troubles, his uncertainty, the yillainy
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HOME AND FARM.


"A teaspoonful Of borax put in the
last wafer In which clothes are rinsed
will whiten them surprisingly. Pound
the borax so it will dissolve easily.
White Sponge Clke; One and
one-half cups sugar. one cup flour.
whites of ten eggs. flavor with lemon.
one teaspoonful cream tartar. one-half
teaspooIful soda Bake in moderate
oven.
Moths are very destructive to the
cloth and felt used in piano. and
may be kept out of it by placing
lump of camphor. wrapped in soft pa
per. in the inside corner. care being
taken to renew it from time to time.
Fried Apples: Nuke batter of
two eggs pinch of salt. cup of
milk. and six tablespoonfuls of q 'ur.
Slice, pare. and core tart apples as
thin rs Saratoga potatoes. DIP them
in the batter and fry. Eat with pow
dered sugar.
Only the careful. provident farmer
can really appreciate the great relief
of ample corn-f, oder supplies. 1t is
he only who rightly improves the OPP
por,unity for producing them when
the earth is kept moist and productive
by the early rains.
"A salad # canned salmon may be
made rs follows: To can of salmon
take eight or ten stalks of celery; cut
the celery into small pieces and mix
with the salmon. which should also be
picked into small bits; sprinkle over q
little salt and very little pepper. and
pour on some good vinegar A small
onion may be added. if desired.
Tongue Toast: Make some slices
Of toast not very thick, Drowned
evenly all over on both sides. and
minus crust. Butter it slightly. Crate
with a large CRATER liberal sufficiency
of cold tongue and spread it thickly
over the toas,. Lay the slices side by
side on large dish. Serve at break
fast, luncheon or supper.
Tho following is said 10 be a
sure cure for frosted feet: Take
handful of dried peach leaves
and pour boiling water on them,
and let them stand till cool enough
not to burn the patient. Then
place the feet in that water fifteen
minutes. Do this two or three times,
and it will effect n cure Gather TIE
leaves before the frost touches them.
Farmer and Manufacturer
In mixed stock farming farmer
has more than one string to his bow.
and if one should snap he would have
another. or several TO fall back upon.
If his hogs should take the cholera
and die. he would have his cattle and
horses to fall back upon, which should
not die; should the cattle market be
ruinously low, horses might be in
good demand, and a span Of &c ldings
or young FLY might discharge that
Interest note or mortgage about to en-
gulf his farm.
1t may be well enough for South
ern farmers. says an exchange, to
keep swine Thai 4. ire two or even
three years 10 reach full growth. But
wherever Northern cold prevails dur
ing six months of the wear. it is impnr-
Iaut that the hog should reach the fat
tening point in something less than a
year Animals all grow fastest when
young. and not only that, but they
make much.the most growth for food
consumed. Sows for breeding may
profitably be kept three or four years
if they should prove good mothers.
But al other hogs should be shielded
from cold by putting them in the bar
rel early, just as if we loved them. as
indeed we do.
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No Children.

San francisco Chronicle: n Iady
friend of mine advertised for a servant
a few weeks ago. She put in the usu-
al small lad" and, as an explanation
which she thought demanded By the
circumstances, she put mo children"
distinctly in the advertisement. She had
found one that suited, and was, as us
ual, little anxious as to how size
would turn out. There came a ring at
the bell, and stout woman came in
with two children. She was ushered
into the parlor.
Ibid you want to see me?" asked
the lady.
"Yes, ma am"
"Well, what can / do for you"
81 feel so sorry for you, ma am"
"WhyP"
"You advertised for servant. ma
am"
IL did"
'.And your advertisement said you
had no children. an my heart just bled
for you to think you should be so des-
olate, ma'am, and I've come in answer
to your advertisement, ma am"
"Well, but"
al said to myself, ma'am, Here's a
poor, desolate woman as hasn't got no
chic nor child. ma am, to console her
self with, ma am"
but L"
al know it must be hard, ma am, an
I've come to offer myself for the place.
an I've got two children, ma'am, as
will liven you an the house up, ma am. -
"But I've got servant now"
20, indeed. Good mornin'. Come,
children
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Germany. Improved Rlas.


II certainly appears that the German
War Department. so generally consid-
cred as including in its personnel the
quintessence of military genius. is but
human in its capacity for committing
the most serious errors. To be sure, il
is not alone in this respect. The En-
glish navy is the best in the world. but
millions of pounds have been expended
upon what are acknowledged to be use
less hulks, unable to encounter a gale,
much less an enemy; and, though the
German army is cpnfessedly the supe-
rior of any upon the Continent. it oc-
casionally comes TO light that glaring
mistakes, seriously compromising its
efficiency, have repeatedly been made
by the most intelligent military board
in Europe.
just year ago it was announced to
the stupor of all nations interested that
G rmany had quietly manufactured re-
iting rifles enough TO furnish her
roops with an arm which would give
her such an assured superiority in the
ueld that she could defy the combined
ornaments of Europe. There is no
doubt that this PRONUNCIATION gave, dur
ing its vogue. a moral force to the inn
preston of Germany's strength for
which Won Moltke must have been
profoundly grateful. for never for years
was the Fatherland so unprepared for
a struggle, and perhaps the experts in
arms have vet their doubts as TO wheth-
or the old Field-Marshal was deceived
as to the efficiency of the gun, or mere
" wished to gain time.
One thing Is certain, that in France
q genuine alarm was evoked, and the
eAperiments-as TO magazine rifles were
conducted with an exhaustive thorough
ness that proved them to be of more
than doubtful value. So assured was
the French Government that they had
prepared at Chalons a much superior
arm that they felt in nowise alarmed.
The German staff recognized the de-
fects of their new implement, and no
sooner had it been thoroughly tested
by two corps of the reserve than it was
determined to get rid of it quietly, and
the number contracted for was sold to
Roumania, Turkey and China at a
serious reduction in price.
Then with creditable promptness,
without preoccupying themselves in re-
gard to means, credits, or the consent
of the Reichstag, a commission, which
must have studied the French Lebel
gun, adopted type embodying all its
best points The workmen on different
portions of the arm were restricted
from communication with each other,
and the assemblies of the different parts
were kept virtual prisoners. their Sc
clusion rendered toierable by the pay
ment to them Of exceptionally good
wages.
For obvious reasons the German
journals have not been permitted to
publish any details of the faults of the
repeating rifle. 1t is beyond doubt
that thousands of guns made at AM
berg were found below the required
standard and the works were close dur
ing the substitution of new machinery.
At the end of the month of May the
German army will be furnished with
at least 100000 of the new arms of
small calibre, and its directors will
then breathe more freely, being able to
mass along the French frontier troops
rs well armed as those of the Republic.