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River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1890-02-20
Our Hog Products.

Swine will always be conspicuous
feature Of agriculture, says the Western
Rural. There is a steady consumption
of pork products. We are pork-eating
people. Upon every table there ID
more or less pork in some shape and
upon every table there are pork products
of some kind constantly. The consump
ton, therefore, is reliable. But fur
Their than this on many tables pork is
the chief meat the year round. Their
the production OF pork is about as cheaI
as any meats that we produce. The hog
consumes considerable that would be
otherwise wasted; and when corn is high
the price of pork usually corresponds.
We may confidently depend upon our
swine, therefore, to do as we'll, years
together, as any other domestic animal
will do. Disease has been the great
drawback to our swine husbandry, but
we believe that avoidance of too close
inbreeding and a more natural system
of feeding will protect us from disease
In very large measure.
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W.T. AND WISDOM.

"A man is never old enough to get
married until he is SO old he does not
care for marrying.
Faith, like any virtue, must have
fits test, and probably the reason for in
applicable evil.-Century.
Don't allow yourself to be carried
away by enthusiasm-you may have to
walk back. -Philadelphia Press.
The man who thinks quick and
speaks slow vii be very apt to get
along in the world safely.-N. o. Plea
yune.
1t is foolish to turn off tried friend
because of failing or two; since we all
live in glass houses we should not throw
stones.
SO long as a man wants to seem to
be decent, there is hope of him. When
he passes that point, he must be de-
SPARED OF.
Few consider how much we are In
debted to government, because few can
realize how wretched mankind would be
without Waterbury.
How hard some men will struggle to
build up little reputation, and at once
give up the ghost when it comes to
building the kitchen fire.
II your heart is larger than your head
you iniure yourself, and if your head is
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1890-02-20
Travel In Old Times.

Recent chronicles of rapid transit by
our magnificent ocean steamers are N
wonderful contrast TO what is related OF
a Major Langbourn. aid-de-camp to the
Marquis de Ia Fayette, who had for his
amusement being an American gentle
man of fortune, travelled on foot through
Great Britain, Lapland and Russia, and
intended continuing his travels in the
same way through Germany. Italy and
Turkey, and returning to England 70
take his passage 10 America, which he
imagined would occupy him ten years to
accomplish He is said to have met with
many hardships and had escaped from
many perils of which he did not like to
speak. He was accompanied by faith
full travelling companions dog-and for
his available accouterments had a pocket
compass. a Ratchet, pair Of pistols. a
sword, and one shirt in his bag with
which to change that on mis- back Boo
ton Post
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Plant for Fruit.

II you want fruit and are not well in
formed as TO what varieties are best in
your section, consult old residents whC
have learned from experience. Few
early apples are needed unless you are
near good market for them. They sell
dom pay to snip Neither does it pay tc
plant largely of any sort because you
like it. Buyers consult their own taste
or public opinion. Fall planted trees
usually bear earlier than those planted
in spring but are short-lived, seldom
make thrifty tree and IL taken from
8 well-sheltered nursery to bleak hill.
sides are apt to withor and die the first
winter. A tree planted in spring will
get one seasons growth to heal the
bruised roots. and if brought from dis
lance will become soclimated before
winter.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1890-02-20
FOUR RoBIsoNs SIGHED.
A Characteristic Story of the Early Day
In the OIL Country.

A Characteristic Story of the Early Days
In the OH Country.
Grouped around table in a we'll
known Fifth avenue restaurant were
Samuel ID. Robiso4 of Titusville, who
has followed the developments since
1869 from Butler to Richburg; William
C. Robson, mayor OF Monongahela City;
Charles w. Robson, Assemblyman from
Allegheny, and the uncle of the three
gentlemen just named, who, by the way
are brothers, Quincy Robson.
1t was the first time the quartette had
met for years, and good cheer and fell
lowship reigned supreme, while wits
electric flame dispeled thoughts of the
day and it's dull care. As naturally hap
pens to friends who have not met for
years, they were in reminiscent mood,
and Quincy Robson related an incident
of the early history of the oil regions
which may give the children of the pres
ent generation vague idea of the mag
nitude of the transactions which took
place when oil was IS and 50 barrel,
and poor people gained competency by
scooping it off the surface of creeks, or
gathered it from pools around the tanks
which had ogerfiowed. The story, as
told by Mr.. Robson, was as follows:
within a month after Colonel Drake
had struck the first petroleum ever
brought to tile surface in America by
means of drilling, my father and the
father of nay relatives here bought a
tract of land comprising 1880 acres, adj
joining the farm on which the Drake
we'll was located, for $3.50, 900. Not long
afterward / was sitting in their office
one day. remember it as distinctly as
though it happened only yesterday
when an agent for an Eastern syndicate
walked in and offered 100000 for the
1850 acres The owners looked at him
rather incredulously for a moment, but
before they could speak he had counted
out on the table $500, 600 in cash and
drafts, which he offered for deed Of the
tract. i was appalled, by the sight Of
the pile, but my father and the father
of these gentlemen retired for consulta-
tion and decided that il the property was
I worth $500, 900 il was worth $1,000, 600,
and the offer was refused. Their heirs
still own the land, and now 1t is valued
at about $50, 1000. Where they could have
! gotten dollars we could scarcely get
| nickels. Thus you can see what SEEM
| ingly fairy stories could be told of those
days. They are almost incompreheusible
to the present generation, but they were
red-hot facts"
and sigh OF regret that the offer
had not been accepted went round the
| circle.-Pittsburgh Dispatch.
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sold Her codv for ;Inrer-Bread.

Squire Smith Kennedy says that he
has attended several hangings in his
life. The most notable one was the
hanging of a black woman, a slave, near
the Fair Grounds. She was hanged for
poisoning a couple of her masters chill
dren. She sold her body to some med
ical students at Lexington for all the
gingerbread she could eat while she
was in Jail awaiting the execution Aft
er the hanging the students placed the
body in a coffin, and swung it under
wagon and drove off to Lexington in hoi
haste-their horses in a fast trot-hoP-
ing to arrive there in time to resUsci'
tate the body with electricity. just be-
fore arriving there the rope broke and
the corpse fell to the pike and the coffin
broke iste halves and the corpse rolled
out They gathered 1t up and carried
IL into Lexington by hand-power. As
nothing more was heard of the woman
/ it is fair 20 presume that their expert
ment was a failure.-Bourborn (Ky.l
l NauS
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SHOES OF MONARCHS.
Foot-Gesr Worn by Mary, Queen of
scots. Elizabeth and Henry VIII.

Foot-Gear Worn by Mary, Queen of
Scots, Elizabeth and Henry VIII.
Mary Queen of Scotland's last shoes,
taken from her feet after execution. are
dainty little affairs of stamped leather,
and made from very peculiar pattern.
The heel is very low. A narrow piece
of leather reaches high up on the in
step, covered with strange devices.
The shoe is very small and beautifully
made. When Ristori first essayed the
part of Mary, she had pair of shoes
made exactly like these, but she found
it so difficult to keep them on her feet,
on account of the low heel, that she had
the pattern changed slightly, thereby
creating the style that is worn at pres
ent by actresses in that part.
Henry VIII. wore in battle shoe OF
heavy crimson velvet fastened with
huge silver buckle. The sole is entire
ly OF iron, and 1t has hinges at the
| joints, so that the saying concerning
this King, that he trampled his subjects
under an iron heel, is not altogether
| figurative. Itwas one of the late come
dian Bishops ambitions to at some time
have produced the play of Henry WILL,
/ anu hC hdd kOhC ~ A1A ~ W PAONNAN
part of costume. Among other thinEs.
! he had some shoes made which were
exactly like those in the Regent street
collection of London last summer.
Queen Elizabeth left some very dainty
slippers, made of white satin, with birds
and flowers embroidered upon them in
silk and gold. The heel is covered with
satin, and the shoe is lined with red.
Joseph L. Graham, of New York, has in
| his possession a shoe and a sandal
which were worn by Queen Elizabeth
more than three hundred years ago.
The shoe is in wonderful state OF
preservation. 1t is No. l in length,
but rather too broad to be considered
shapely at the present time. 1t is made
Of yellow brocaded satin, lined with
| fine, stout linen canvas. The sole is OF
oak tanned leather. The heel is exact
ly like the high French heel of modern
times. 1t is placed well under the foot
and is at least two inches high. The
toe runs to sharp point. Across the
instep are two satin straps which evil
IDENTIFY were once fastened with jeweled
clasps. There is no stiffening in any
part of the shoe. The edges are bound
with yellow silk braid.-Shoe and
Leather Review.
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PITH AND POINT.

Riches sometimes fail 10 bring popu-
iarity. It's not always the man with the
latest roll who sets 'em up the oftenest.
Philadelphia Enquirer.
The quadrupedal hog isn't as bad as
his namesake; no one ever gets the cold
shoulder from him until he's dead
Yonkers Gazette.
Beware OF prejudices; they are like
rats, and mems minds are like traps.
Prejudices creep in easily, but it is
doubtful x they ever get out.
Leisure is time for doing something
useful; the leisure the diligent man will
obtain, but the lazy man, never; SO that
life of leisure and life Of laziness
are two things.
The doctor who cuts a man open
after death and tells what is the matter
with him has the advantage of the doc
tor who is compelled to guess what is the
matter with the pa tent before death
Atchison Globe.
The value of what many man says
depends upon what he has said pre-
viously. He has earned the right to
speak with authority, and people listen
to him as one of that character.-Uni
Presbyterian.
The tendency all around us, and
seemingly a growing tendency, is to
give as few hours as possible to the re-
quirements OF ones calling in life. The
outcome is the working Of manifold
Observation-Disclosures.
in one OF his writings George Wash
ington said that slender acquaintance
with the world must convince every man
that actions, not words, are the true
criterion of the attachment OF friends
and that the most liberal professions OF
goodwill are very far from being the
surest marks Of it.
Each one of us is bound to make the
little circle in which he lives better and
happier; each of us is bound to see thai
out OF that small circle the widest good
may flow; each of us may have fixed II
his mind the thought that out of single
household may flow influences that shall
stimulate the whole commonwealth and
the whole civilized world.-Dean Stan
ley.
The men who accomplished the most
never seem in a hurry, no matter how
much they have to do. Every body
must have observed that. They are mo-
troubled for lack of time, for they make
the most of the minutes by working il
a cool, clear, orderly, and methodica
fashion, finishing each task properly
and not wasting their nervous force OF
tribes or expanding it in hustle. They
never complain of overwork. They arr
more likely to be hunting up new worl
to do, in order to give their facultie
more varied employment and to exer
else some which are not sufficient.
used.-N. Y. Ledger.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1890-02-20

1t Was a Failure With Him.

Mrs. Mona Card. the inquisitive lady
who first cast the interrogatory bomb
shell into panic-stricken crowd, us
Marriage Failure?" has lately been
studying Buddhism. Here is one in
stance where she found an affirmative
answer. The matrimonial relations OF
the Buddha family were not as salts
factory as could have been desired, even
for the stage of civilization existing p
500 years ago; Before this couple had
been married year Gsutama deserted
Mrs. Buddha and took to the woods;
that is, he went afsr of and sat under a
DO tree until, by long reflection and
deep contemplation. he discovered that
life was not worth living. Then be
came home, and, like the young man of
the nineteenth century. appeared per-
fectly willing &c i've on the charity OF
his father-in-laG.-SL Paul Pioneer
Press
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PASSING AWAY.

Was II the chime OF a tiny bell
That came so sweet TO my dreaming ear.
Like the siIvery tones of a fatry's shell
That he winds on the beach so mellow and
clear
When the winds and the waves lie together
asleep,
And the moon and the fairy are watching the
deep.
She dispensing her silvery light.
And he his notes. as silvery quite.
While the bOatman listens, and ships his oar
To catch the music that comes from the
shore2
Harki the notes in my ear that play
are set 20 the words-as they float they say:
Passing away Passing away"
But no, u was not a fairy's shell
Blown on tne beach, so mellOx and clear;
Nor was Il the tongue OF a silver bell
Striking the hour that filed my ear.
As I lay in my DIRE am Yet il was a chime
For beautiful clock from the ceiling hung,
And a plump little girl for pendulum
swung.
A. Won have sometimes seen, in a little ring.
That hangs in his cage, a canary bird swing;
And she held in Ier bosom d budding bOu-
quet,
And. as she enjoyed IL. she seemed TO say:
Passing away Passing away
on, how bright were the wheels. that told
OF the lapse Of time. as they moved round
slowt
And the hands. as they swept Ger the dial of
gold.
Seemed 70 point TO the girl below.
And 10. she had changed in few short
hours
Her bouquet had become a garland of
flowers.
That she held In her outstretched hands. and
flung
This way and that. as she. dancing. swung
In the fullness OF grace and womanly pride,
That told me she soon was to be a bride
let then, when expecting her happiest day,
In the same sweet voice I heard her say:
Passing away, Passing away"
While 1 gazed at that fair ones cheek a
shade
OF thought or care stole softly over,
Like that by a cloud In a summers day
made,
Looking down on a field of poisoning
clover.
The rose yet lay on her cheek. but its flush
Had something lost OF its brilliant blush
And the light in her eye, and the light on
the wheels
That marched so calmly round above her.
Was a little dlmmed - as when evening
steals
Upon moons hot face vet one couldn't but
love her,
For she looked like a mother. whose first
babe lay
Rocked on her breast. as she swung all day
And she seemed in the same silver tone 10
say:
~Passing awayl Passing away
While yet looked what a change there
camel
Her eve was quenched and her cheek was
wan,
STOPPING and stuffed was her withered frame,
Yet, Just as busily swung she on;
The garland beneath her had fallen 20 dust.
The wheels above her were eaten with rust,
The hands that over the dial swept
Grew crooked and furnished. but on they
kept,
And stfIl there came that silver tone
From the shriyeled lips of the tOOthless
crOne.
Let me never forget 20 my dying day
The tone or the burden Of her lay
Passing away! Passing away
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THE LIMEKILN CLUB.
Brother Gardner Gives Some Excellent
Naxr Xaarss Advice

Brother Gardner Gives Some Excellent
New Years Advice.
"My frens," said Brother Gardner, as
the meeting opened in due form, de
var 1890 has busted itsef full upon US;
1889 has bin pushed way back among
de gone an forgotten. SIGH of us as hes
lived freu de last var am var older.
Although some of us ar old an lame
an stiff, l kin still say dat one an all
OF us begin de new var wild enthusiasm,
energy an good appetite fur meat an
Eaters. We hev put de past behind us
we hev sot out to climb de golden hills
of de future.
II doubt not dat each an cherry one of
us hev made resolves which, If persisted
in, must make us better men. i hev bin
rejoiced, among other things, to
hear dat Waydown Bebee has re-
solved to cease shootin' craps an devote
mo- time to de buck saw; dat Samuel
Shin has decided to put in at least TO
mo- hours each day cultivatin' de truth;
dat Shindig Watkins win lay aside his
desiah fur aseben-dollar damon pin an
git some shoes fur his chill'en; dat de
Rev Penstock will consult medical au-
thority as to de state of his liver, an
hereafter display all de sentiments of
brotherly love; dat Giveadam Jones
won't squander no mo- time gwine to de
post-office fur letters from Washington,
an dat Whalebone Howker has dun
made up his mind to sell off his twenty
seven dogs. pay up his back house rent,
an come 70 de front as leadin' citizen
of the Third ward.
my frens, let us all-each an cherry
one of us-seek to be better men in all
respects. We kin do it il we only re-
solve an persist Wild desc few unob-
servant remarks, an wild de additional
declarashun dat if git my hans on de
pusson who hung a dead an frozen cat
on NV front gate on New Years night
will make his heart ache. now declar'
dis meetin' ready fur de transacshuu OF
de biZness which has brought us togeth-
er."-Detroit Free Press.
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honest confession to Mr. Graves of the
fault which had led to the disaster con-
GLIDING with: II s'pose you won't need
me any longer, sir"
II think / SHALL" said Mr.. Graves.
"A boy who has the good sense to see
his mistake and the frankness to own IL
is worth more than he was before. And
a boy with a sister like yours ought to
be worth three OF four common boys"
Hes right there, if ever a man was, :"
said Ben. as they walked home to-
gether.-Sydney Dayre, in n. Y. Ex-
/ aminer
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other words, the
SC raping Of t h o
bodies of such trees
by forceful means,
is a commendable
practice or not, IS
yet a matter of dis
pute. We do not
think we would go
about it in a very
rough fashion. 1t is
thought that t h Q
dead scales, MOSES,
which cover older
trees, etc, often
serve a very good
purpose in giving
shade and protec-
ton. However this
may be, we know
that these scales
also afford hiding
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places Tor injurious TREE scRAPER.
insects, for their eggs and pupe. For
this reason we do not object to moder-
ate combing or scraping of the trees,
and the universal ''tree scraper," pict-
ure of which we here present appears to
us like very good and desirable tool
for the purpose. Its action is not Excess
sively harsh or rough, and while it will be
effective in removing the dead scales,
and with them insect enemies, we do not
think that it can do harm to the live
bark underneath. Gardening.
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soothing cordial and bracing nervine, for
debilitated and feeble women generally,
DIR. Pierce's Favorite Prescription has no
equal In fact, it is the only medicine for
the peculiar weaknesses End ailments incl
dent to females, sold by druggists, under a
positive guarantee from its manufactur-
ers. that it will, in every case, give sattsfac-
ton or its price S100) will be promptly
refunded. 1t improves digestion, invigorates
the system, enriches the blood, dispels aches
and pains, produces refreshing sleep, dispels
melancholy and nervousness, and builds up
both the flesh and strength of those re-
duced below a healthy standard 1t is a
legitimate medicine not beverage. Con-
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larger than your heart you iniure YOUR

larger than your heart you injure your
neighbors.-Atchison Globe.
-Truthfulness is cornerstone in
character, and il IL be not firmly laid ii
youth will ever after be weak spot il
the foundation.-Rural New Yorker.
A mans faith in HIS fellows bear,
little or no relation to his own mora
character, the best men being often the
most distrustful. and not always tht
most agreeable companions.
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sugar to sour or ferInent in the stomach and
cause distress 1t is as peculiar in its
marvellous, remedial results as in its COM
position. Therefore, don't he put off with
some worthless compound easily, but dis
honestly, recommended 10 be 4" Just as good, y
vorite Prescription " is Incompatible. The
manufacturers unprecedented offer to guar
dntee satisfaction in every case, or money
refunded, ought 70 convince every invalid
of this fact. A Book, on Woman's Ailments,
and their Self-cure 160 pages, sent under
seal, in plain envelope. for ten cts. in stamps
Address, WORLDS DIsPENsARY MEDICAL
ASSOCIATION, 663 Main St., Buffalo, N. Y.
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A Woman In the Case.

There always is. She is the power be-
hind the throne. A woman's influence over
the man who loves her is often absolute.
To WELD so greats power TO guide, strength
en- and help her husband, a woman's mind
should be clear and healthy. II can not be
II she is suffering from any functional de-
rangement How many home is made I'M
and light is a wretched, depressed, morbid
invalid Wives, mothers and daughters,
why suffer from ''female complaints
which are sapping your lives away, when
DR.. Pierce's Favorite Prescription will
renew your health and gladden. those about
you. 1t has restored happiness to many a
saddened life Why endure martyrdom
when release is so easyl In its special field
there never was restorative like the "Fa-
gorite Presentation -
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On and after Feb. 10th, the Chicago, Mil
waukee a. st Paul Railway and connec-
tions will run a through Pullman Sleeper
to St Louis, Mo-, via Mason City, leaving
Minneapolis at s AS a. m, and st Paul at
s $50 a. m, arriving at St Louis at 80 a.
IN. next day. Close connections by this
train for all points on Iowa Central and
Wabash Railways
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Cur down the supply Of cattle, is the
cry, and prices will advance. Certain
ly, il there were no cattle in the coun.
try well-fatted steer would be worth a
small fortune. But what good would
that do the man who hadn't the steer;
Good prices when there are cattle to sell
Is what we want
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DON'T take our scord for the good quality
Of Dobbins' Electric Soap Get one bar of
your grocer, and let it tell you its own story
pext Monday, and be governed by that,
good or bad. Remember Dobbins' Electric.
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Couch AND HoARsESEss.-The irritation
which induces coughing Immediately re
lieved by the use of 'BrOlCn's Bronchial
Troches" Sold only in boxes.
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The high position attained and the uni
versal acceptance and approval of the pleas
ant liquid fruit remedy Syrup of Figs, as
tle most excellent laxative known, illustrate
the value of the qualities on which its sue
cess is based and are abundantly gratifying
to the California Fig Syrup Company.