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River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1889-02-07
FLUSH TIMES IN FRISCO.
Extravagent Prices That Prevailed ia the
Early Gold-Mining Days.

Early Gold Mining Days.
The California Bancroft in his his
tory of the Golden SITE gives the fol-
lowing specimens of pr es in 1.-THE
days OF 49," A man word pay $500
for horse worth Sc a month before,
ride it to the next camp, turn il loose
and buy another when he needed one,
provided he could scrape from tho
ground the cost Of the animal moro
easily than he could pay for the feed Of
one for week or two. Again, it
is related that on the Tulare plains an
emigrant sold his cart and pair OF
oxen to a Frenchman for 5000. The
gold was weighed in improvised scales
and the emigrant fancied the French
man was cheating him, but said moth
ing. On reaching Suffers Fort he
weighed the gold again and found il
worth $4,000.
OF articles in continual request sales
are reported of -four at $500 a barrel
and of sugar, coffee and pork at $500
for the Same bulk. 4 pick. shovel.
tin pan, pair Of boots, blankets and q
gallon of whisky brought 500 each.
Eggs were SO each; drugs in liquid
form, 81 drop; pills, 81 each; Il doc
tors visit, 800, or $50, or nothing; a
cooks wages. $25 day; the hire Of
wagon and team, $50 day; the hire
of rocker, $3.50 a day. A box of
sardines in 1913 cost at a Colima store
$40; pound of hard bread, 81; bot
tie of ale. So; a total, $2G for a moder-
ate luncheon.
Now for the resultant prices even 10
tho great market and port of entry,
San Francisco-this, too. although food
was abundantat the sources of supply,
the cost accruing mainly from the
difficulty of conveying it. At the City
Hotel you paid 81 for meal consist
ing of a small slice of boiled beef, in
different bread, and worse coffee. Now
and then a guest would buy a potato
for 25 cents. At Wards Hotel plate
of Julienne soup cost 81, an omelet 50.
At Ward the price of a room, with
out board, was $3.50 week; for one Of
a dozen or fifty hunks in Il lodging.
room you might have to pay sou a week.
Offices and stores were leased for
sums ranging as high as $4,000 a month.
A cellar twelve feet square could be
had for law Office at $3.50 a month;
for desk room of five feet at the end
of the counter the price was 500.
A moderate charge for board and
lodging of the humblest kind was
$50 a month. On the other hand the
prices OF wine were low compared with
those Of food and malt liquors, OWN :
to large importations. Thus, although
ale. porter aud cider were quoted at 81
bottle, claret, sherry and Madeira
stood at 81, 50 and 81 respectively.
while champagne and old port could
be had in pint bottles at $3.50 and S1.75.
Whisky and brandy were very low, SO
were raisins and cigars.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1889-02-07
RATrLssNAKE BITES.
whisky said-to Re More Popular Than
EhsaciOus Remedy.

l. hetciOus Remedy.
Having often seen tho statement
made in the pubic press. and soma
times in medical journals, that whisky
aud ammonia were the acknowledged
antidoes to rattlesnake bite. feel it
duty to administer corrective TO the
above fallacious teaching. About thir-
ty years ago Prof. Weir Mitchell. OF
Philadelphia, spent over two years in
carefully experimenting with virus of
snake poisons. Taking "a few drops Of
the pure virus from the sac of the
snake, he mixed it consecutively with
alcohol, ammonia. iodine. brOmine,
mercury and other reputed antidotes,
then injected the solution of each into
birds, rabbits. dogs, goats and other
auimals-when he found that the
poison was not altered in its power.
but would produce its specific toxic
effect just the same as when it was
undiluted. He found also that the
virus was fatal only to "a certain ex-
tent, that is. If il took half a drop to
kill an animal of thirty pounds weight,
it would require one to two drops to
kill one of sixty to eighty pounds. Its
action is immediate, and it kills only
when the animal is too small and weak
in resistive vitality. 1t is rare that an
adult person dies from the bite of a
rattlesnake. The virus of the cobra is
more intense and fatal. Several wears
ago prominent minister in Philadcl-
phia died from the bite of young
cobra. As given quantity of the rat
tlesnake virus is necessary to over
come a certain amount of physical
force, it is seldom that such quantity
Is ever deposited by the snake bite
upon IN adult person. IL a large snake
should bite "A goat OF fifty pounds
weight, and soon after bite two chit
dren o. about the same weight. the
goat might die, but the children would
not. for the reason that the goat would
receive the largest amount Of the virus,
to poison the children. In such case,
whisky being used on the chill
dren. their recovery would be
attributed to the whisky; so the friends
aud ueighbors would think they have
positive proof Of sure antidote in
whisky. Here is the fallacy which
science alone can demonstrate. If,
when whisky is mixed with the poison
directly, it is no antidote, how can it
become so when taken into the system
remotely. the whisky In the stomach
and the poison in the goat? Physio-
logically, the whisky is antidOtal so
far as il will sustain the tagging
powers during the time the poison is
being eliminated by the execretory
organs. In the light OF the above
scientific demonstrations how doctor
can gravely or frantically proceed TO
treat "A rattesnake bite "by injecting
around the wound pormansanate of
potassa, or any supposed autidotes, or
order n chicken split open and applied
10 the wound, or the anus of the
applied over the wound, using
a number of different fowls for the
is a problem hard to under
stand in this age of reason. DR., A. I.
Hudson, in Medical Record.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1889-02-07
AMERICAN FABLES.
Good stories with Morals That Can BE
Understood by Every Body.
THE OK AND THE ASS

An Ok and an Ass dwelt together in
the same Field. and many Of the ami
mails went to them to Inquire about the
Weather. When the Ok was asked
whether the winter was to be open or
vigorous he Invariably replied:
Il can not say for Certain just now
Please call Again"
The Ass, on the Contrary. was
Prompt to reply:
This is going to be- very. very
open winter, and buds will start in
February" Or,
This is going to be the Coolest win
ter we have had for twenty years. and
wo shall get no Spring before June "
When Winter was over it was always
found that the Ass had missed it, while
the Ok had gained further Reputation
for Wi sdom by refusing to express an
opinion. II thus came About that the
ASS was spoken of in Ridicule aud
Contempt
Moral: This also includes Virgins
and the Kentucky Goose-BOne.
THE WOLF AND THE HARE,
A Hare which had been seized by
wolf uttered loud Lamentations and
Besought him TO spare her life.
Give me one good reason" replied
the Wolf.
Because We are both Hunted by
Man. Even now / may bo Pursued by
some Boy Seeking my life.
"Ah, then. it will be a Favor to put
YOU where he can't find you" said the
Wolf, as he bit her in two and Bolted
the pieces.
Moral: When you are the Wolf it is
safe to Argue. When you are the
Hare, it is wiser to run for it.
AN UNGRATEFUL PUBLIC.
An American CITY Treasurer having
been absent from home for Three Whole
DAYS. the Common Council ordered an
investigation OF his accounts. 1t Was
soon Discovered that he was defaulter
and had Absconded 10 Canada. He
was Located and interviewed by COM
mittee, whom he Received with great
Dignity and Courtesy
Gentlemen, this speaks i'll for your
Manners" he said. rs they Referred to
the little Shortage of 100000. II did
hope you came here to show your GRAFT
itude, but you insult me. Some De-
faulters would have buried that Money
or used It for Personal Expenses. !
laid every dollar Of it out in buying
Wheat, and encouraging the Agri-
culture of the Country. Go Hcace,
base Ingrates"
MoRAL.-Ag 'iculturc must DO En-
couragcd at any cost,-Detroit Free
Press.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1889-02-07
JOURNALISTIC LoTTINes.

1T is said that secret treaty has beer
concluded between Japan and Russia
against England
A TABLET in memory Of Henry Ware
Beecner Is to be placed in the wall OF
plymouth Church, Brooklyn
A WAsHINGToN paper says that not a dol
lar of conscience money has been received
at The Treasury for two years.
THE Sea-Coast Fishing and Shooting Cjut
Is the name of an organization N Teuues-
see which meets once a week 10 play check.
ers.
A ULYSSES (Nebl man has built the
Largest corn-criD on earth" 1t is 400 feet
long II feet wide and Il feet high, and holds
p 900 bushels.
IT is getting TO be the fashion in New
York 10 salt tenement houses with Tree
tenants for the purpose Of selling them
The sale being effected, the tenants move
out
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1889-02-07
An EXCELLENT LESSON.
How "A Youu@ Woman WAS Cured OF
Making Fun Of Old People.


Once when travelling in q stage
coach, met a young lady who seemed
% be on the constant lookout for some-
hing laughable. and not content with
laughing herself, took great pains to
make others do the same.
Now, travelling in a stage coach is
rather prosy business. People in the
situation are apt to show themselves
oeevish aud selfish; so the young lady's
good humour was, for q time, verr
agreeable to the travellers. Every old
barn was made the subject Of passing
Joke. while the cows and hens looked
iemurely on, little dreaming that folks
could be merry at tleir expense. AMI
mails are not sensitive in that respect.
They are not likely to have their feel
ings injured becuuse people make fun
Of them; but when we come to human
beings that is quite another thing. So
it seemed to me; for after awhile an old
woman came running across the fields.
swinging her bag at the coachman. and
in a shrill voice begging him to stop.
The g0od-notured coachman drew
up his horse, aud the good old lady,
coming to the fence by the roadside,
squeezed herself through two bars,
which were not only in a horizontal
position, but very near together. The
young lady in the stage coach made
some ludicrous remarks and the pas
sengers laughed. 1t seemed very ex-
cusable, for in getting through the
fence the poor woman had made
sad work with her old black bonnet,
and now, taking a seat beside a WE'LL
dressed lady, really looked as if she
had been blown there by whirlwind.
This was new piece of fun, and the
girl made the most of 1t. She carica-
tured the old lady upon card; pre-
tended, when she was not looking, TO
take patterns OF her bonnet, and in
various other ways tried to raise a
laugh. At length the poor woman
turned pale face toward her.
"My dear" said she, you are
young, healthy and happy; / have been
so, too. but that time has passed; | am
now decrepit and forlorn. This coach
is taking me to the death-bed of my
child. And then, my dear, | shall be a
poor old woman. all alone in the world
where merry girls think me a very
amusing object. They will laugh at
my old-fashioned clothes and odd ap-
pearance. forgetting that the old
woman has a spirit that has loved and
suffered and will live forever"
The coach now stopped before poor
looking house, and the old lady feebly
descended the steps.
How is she?" was the first trembling
inquiry of the poor mother
just alive" said the man who was
leading her into the house.
Putting up the steps the driver
mounted his box, and we were upon
the road again. Our merry young
friend had placed her card in her
pocket. She was leaning her head
upon her hand; and you may be as
sured l was not sorry to sec tear
upon her fair young cheek. 1t was a
good lesson. and one which ! hoped
world do her good. (Mass.)
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1889-02-07
McAIuilen's Woven wire Fencing.

In this issue is inserted for tie first time
the advertisement Of the above named goods.
Woven wire fenclngls rapidly becoming the
most popular fencing. Owing TO the fact
that the McNullen fencing has twisted
wire rope sewage, instead Of single wire
sewage, and that il Is made Of the very best
steel wire, galvanized before weaving il is
considered by stock men, railroad men and
others 10 be the best article OF the kind now
On the market. Read their advertisement
IN this issue and send To them for circulars
giving fun information. They not only make
ne best woven wire fencing in tue United
states, but sell 1t at a lower price.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1889-02-07

In ET"' and the proper ratio Of
doctors 10 population is said TO be one
10 1900. bya by this rule there are =
945 too many doctors in London. and
while 500 die every year. : SO new
ones are turned out. Competition is 80
great that in some parts Of the city
doctors will see "a patient, prescribe
and supply medicine for sixpenee a
visit
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1889-02-07
30 Tlme should Do Lo.t

BY those troubled with constipation in seek
mg relief from Hostetter's Stomach Buffers.
The disease is easily relieved in its earlier
-tagc, and as 10 is utterly subversiye Of the
general health, postponement OF the remedy
: unVise The same holds good Of ceiay in
cases of fever and ague, kidney complaints.
seriousness, debility and rheumatism, all
leuts to which tho Bitters Is particularly
tluufe1
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1889-02-07

TIE last drop a-penny-iu-the-slotn auto
r.atic machine is that perfected BY Canon
BaCot, the celebrated Irish dairy authority.
In return for penny it VIII give a drink Of
milk in paper glass" He is confident
ihat this VIII lead 10 a great increase in the
useof mix as a beverage in cities. Over
loCJo glasses were sold on one holiday in
D&3!n, and more than two hundred of the
buyers said t.i2t it as tho first tune they
had ever tasted cows milk.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1889-02-07

The following pas e occurs in a
Notice recently posted on the court
house door by a constable Of Wicomico
County, Nd: i have seesed and took
into execution, a'cordin to law and in
iquity. tho following aforesaid prop
erty."
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1889-02-07

Not only shortens labor and lessons pain
but greatly dhninishes the danger 20 life of
both mother and child if used few months
before confinement. Write to The Brad
deld Regulator Co, Atlanta, Ga, for further
particulars. Sold by ali druggists.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1889-02-07

WIEN q brother or sister reside together,
le card bears their JOINT names 1t is
,sually lady's visiting card with her
aane printed beneath her brothers. The
same when q girl has no mother living
Dr,ft. f,+hov
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1889-02-07
THE OLD PROFESSOR.

Hes out-datei, Ike his boozz,
and he has Old-fashsU1ed hooss
To his specs.
IN the alphabet % years
He knows all tie characters
Down 20 y
Iou con reai them n rs face
IN the VIZ ukles you can trace
AB.C.
And upon h marble bros
Age IS ca selling. even uow,
y andZ-
His long locks are white aad thin
And his temples suuken IL
Ike his cheeks.
And hts once soloroEs rof-c
Makes hesitatins noise
When he speaks
OF the vElage and is cdat
He was once the autocra-
In his prime:
Now the gossips mol auI beck
~ The melancholy wreck
Of ais time.
Ills has bseu lonely life.
Without children. home Or Eifs-
Boarding round
For the rose ami lilies blow
Where Lis darling lIefh Iow
In the ground
Ant L seems a little quee-
lie should wear d bouttonniers
When they bloom.
Yet he hlusHcs llkc a girl
Whea the dainty buds uufurI
Their perfume.
And he looks across the rim
or his sEec 5 into dim
Paraj -
Fer the tears, in spite % hIm.
Overflow the wrinklcd brin
or his eyes.
For he has an obi cducel-
That sometime. somewhere they'll meet
Youth and maid.
AID dreams are always young,
And the hopes he lives among
Sever fade
And I've often heard him a.
u his sad, old-fashi0net HAY.
With q smile.
7 shall not have long % sast.
God VIII make the crooked straight
AfterEa.ia.
p - ff lstz.g- te Ia r.ss1.-is4H.lf- r1r1-staf
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1889-02-07

NAN in Butler. Kan. while Dor 'ng for
water struck what he thought was u wind
mine A local scientf,t Of consi1eratIs
l6Tutation, however. advances tie theory
tuat his auger struck 8 waman,' rights
convention on tho other side Of the globe.
-No-risfoWu Herald
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1889-02-07

The most powerle. artificial light
in existence is supposed to be one al
s.. GATHERINGS Lighthouse, ia the lei,
Of Wight wa..i mated 20 5e
mere tAal Z. ta. Uer
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1889-02-07

Why don't you try Carter's Little Liver
Pills? They are q positive cure for sick
headache, aud all the ills produced by dis
ordered liver. Only one pin dose.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1889-02-07

A VOCATION that calliug-the tel
phone girls occup ation.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1889-02-07

For. Coughs and throat troubles use
BROWNS BRONCHIAL TROCHEs. They
stop an attack of my asthma cough very
promptly. &C. F'Glch, Mi4miUHls, ohio.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1889-02-07

TINS photograF her is about the only man
who is not afraid to tell laiy TO shut her
mouth and try 10 look pleasant.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1889-02-07

BuIorsNEss. dizziness, nausea, headache,
are relieved BY small doses Of Carter's
Little Liver Pills
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1889-02-07

THE man who lives in corner house Is
;iscoutented with his lot after heavy
snow torn.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1889-02-07

VINES servants meet fiat then comes
the tug at each and every family skeleton.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1889-02-07

NJ daughter Maud has uscd TiitbeT5's
Rheuruz.ic Sy-uP and Plaste-s, for i1-flaFnusa-
tory rheumatism. Her Links were badly
swoiiln, and the pouT C.rl was II teTriale
agony. n TIE midst Of TIE pin Vse seot-ud
The plas.eIs about her limbs, aad she bcczEe
.quiet ard rested. The Strap G erected Der
'indicssac1, cleansel the n luzrafic priscr
.ircEa hef blood. billiards. Rhenm2t1 oyTup
and PlasteTs are remedies Of great r5erIt.
REv. J. Ec8R2Ts.
Faster First II. T. ChuTch. ! rcuonts Ailch-
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1889-02-07

DoN'T Neglect a Cough. Take some Hale's
Honey OF Horehound and Tar inStdHtei.
Pixies Toothache Drops Cure in one minute.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1889-02-07

4 TooTHs0ME spread - an aligator's
.outh. --Terre Haute Express
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1889-02-07

A sEyEN-DoLLAR overcoat is a heap
warmer than the ticket for a fuI-trimmel
tne.-Mcrchant Traveller
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1889-02-07

A COMPOSING. ROOM Joke: Engaged in
literary pIrsuits-foLowing copy.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1889-02-07

AZ afflicted with Sore Eyes use DR. Isaac
Ihompson's Eye Water. Druggists scllit 25c
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TINE out Of mnd-a forgotten date
Burlington Free Press.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1889-02-07
A Fair Trial

OF Hoods Sarsaparllla will convince any reason.
able person that Il does possess great medicinal
merit We Co not claim that every bottle viii ac-
eOupiish miracle. but we do know that nearly ev.
erT bottle. taken according 10 directions. does pro
duce positive benefit It's peculiar curative power
Is shown By many remarkable cures
Il was run down from close application TO work
but waa told ! had malaria and vas dosed with
auinine, etc. which useless. decided 70 take
Hoods Sarsapaviila and am now feeling strong and
cheerful" W. B. BEAMTsH. 25l spring Street, New
YORK CITY.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1889-02-07

Fer years ny Ki1neys have ben diseased,
and Fave beca great sufferer. Z be le1cins :
rhrsiciaus CT this city s=1 Am AE0o- pro (
s--,6er vcrv ec7cre a.tzcls IN Octoae- last ~
f-z1 taking Hib1aTd lthcrsu tic syr-lp, and an
Today a Vscll r-an. Il aEoTds ne pleasure u I
reaaer sufferin hsn1au.ty any good mat en- +
and in Speaking Of the remedy, allow ne % 81
that Z tnirk Il the greatest n,ccicl1e u lie
tg5-ld Z. LAEz1LZRFs .
Areat y. c. Z. Z. c. Alblea. blieh!o
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canlesniai HanJfasfurag Co.. Cincinnati, Ono.
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please state you saw the advertisemen
IN this paper.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1889-02-28
Cotton and Wool Carpets.

Carpets have grown to be such
necessary articles Of furniture that
there are very few homes. unless
they are of the poorest. that can not
boast OF one carpet. at least, in the
house. Beautifully polished, hard.
wood floors, strewn with costly rugs,
are only for the favored few who can
afford them. but for the rest there is
nothing that will take the place OF a
soft, all-wool carpet as floor cover
ing, and few things that give the
room such cosy, home-like appear
ance. A bare floor has cold, unin-
viting look that few people care about,
and no matter how poor the covering
may be, providing it is clean and
whole, 1t is much to be preferred to d
bare floor. To be sure, an all-wool
carpet is the best and cheapest in the
end, but it can not always be afforded,
and a cotton and wool or simply q cot
ton one is purchased instead. Al
though cotton and wool carpet is not
to be preferred to an all-woOl one, yet
where the latter Is out of the reach OF
the family purse. q pretty cotton and
wool carpet il Of good quality, will
last for years with ordinary wear.
Never, on any account. purchase a
cotton carpet; rather a bare floor and
mats. Although it may wear like iron,
yet in short while it will exhibit
such a dingy appearance that it will
be always reproach and eyesore to a
careful neutrality-suspicious. Budget.