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River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1890-06-05
PAINTING WITH NEEDLES.
Some Famous Work Done by Nuns In q
st. Louis Convent.

Some Famous Work Done by Nuns In a
st. Louis Convent.
The nuns of ST. Louis, Mo-, are famous
for their ecclesiastic needle-work, which
has no rival in the world outside of Mex
leo. Their favorite material is heavy
cream-white satin, almost rich enough
to stand alone, and on this they paint
actual pictures with their needles. They
use bullion thread only for the scroll
designs that outline the cloth or gar
ment, and these are particularly beau
tiful in design, being mostly copies of
the scrolls that outline the pages of the
most noted of the illuminated missals.
Their speciality is the embroidering of
faces, which they reproduce with an
accuracy and delicacy equal to the
finest miniature painting. On some of
their pieces they have copied figures
from the best of the medieval
stained glass, but generally they are
more modern in type, reproductions OF
faces and figures painted for the pur-
pose by the best artists among them.
One altar cloth, made to fill an order
from an English cathedral. was of the
same cream white satin with broad
border of gold needlework in design
of oriel windows, and set in the center
of each oriel was a winged cherub's
head, each one studied after the face of
real child, and each of different
type. These heads were about three
inches in diameter, and not the brush
of the most famous artist could have
more perfectly reproduced their sil<en
curls, their tiny wings, their rosy,
dimpled beauty, and the chhdlike faith
and alteration in all the limpid, up
turned eyes. An American Archbishop
has a magnificent cloak that he as
sumes in the most solemn part
of high pontifical masses, which
has an elaborate crucifix en-
broidered down the back by these
nuns. The great cross is gold, of course,
and upon it hangs a white Christ Of
great beauty. The body is as slim and
fair as BELTS the lamb offered up in the
great sacrifice, and the face is one of
enchanting loneliness. The soft hair,
of golden chestnut hangs from under
the crown of thorns, in waves that it
seems one could touch and lift; a faint
color tinges the cheeks aud lips, and
from under the dropped lashes shows
CLEAN from the blue, sad eyes. Only
actual demonstration of the senses
could convince one that this counte-
nance had been made by needle and
silk, instead OF paint and brush. The
Mexican nuns also have this talent for
painting with the needle, and can, too,
make with human hair upon liner Won
derful portraits, and that only the
closest examination can distinguish
from etching.-Illustra ted American.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1890-06-05
..Mercyl- shrieked Sam, you aren't

Mercy Shrieked sam. you aren't
a--oin' to leave me here?s
Yes, sir, answered Jerry. ''You have
had your share of joking long enough,
and now we'll have ours. / would rath-
er have YOU tie my wife as you are tied,
than to have had her frightened as you
came near frightening her. Mind you,
sam. we only mean this for joke
And with this the two men went
away. taking no heed of the joker's cries
and protestations. But they did not go
far away until they were sure that there
would be no more passing on that road
for the night.
On the following morning Jerry set
the news a-gOing of Sans present situ-
alton, and in half an hour after sunrise
hundred people were collected around
the willow tree. There stood Sam, Just
as he had been left the night before,
shaking and shivering with cold. The
Ox-skin had been fixed so as to fit him
nicely, and he did really look like an
OK fastened up there. He had sewed up
/ the hide so that his legs and arms fitted
| into the skin of the ox's legs, and his
own head was where the original caput
| had been, while the horns arose majes-
| tically above the whole. Just above him
/ appeared the broad fire-board, and it
bore the following announcement in
/ characters which could be read with
ease, even at a great distance:
This is Sam Peabody, the great
| Joker. And this is one of his own jokes
in which he got trapped himself"
Jerry took down the board and let
| Sam read it and then put it up again
Tia! ha! ha, Vot joke," cried one.
''He came out here in that rig to
Brighten poor women" said Tyler.
sam. how's beef
II say, sam, can't you give us horn?'
'What a long tailT'
sWhO ever seed a hox wear boots
afore?"
These. and like EXPLANATIONS. issued
from the crowd. and all the while poor
sam was begging for some one to come
and take him down
.'In the name of mercy he groaned,
won't somebody let me go?'
Cant think of it yet" returned Jerry
Smith. Your joke is too good to be
lost You have taken good deal of
pains to make that dress fit so nicely,
and / should think you'd want folks to
see it,"
by iingo,' screamed little Adam
Snip, going close TO the victim, ''yOu
have a worse fit now than I ever had.
Shan't send for doctor?"
At this the crowd laughed uproarious-
IL. They would have had pity for any
one else in town, 10 have seen him in
such a situation, but for Sam they had
none, for they knew that for years he
mad been annoying all whom he could,
and now, since he was caught in trap
of his own setting, they thought il
best to punish him. At nine o'clock
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1890-06-05

This schedule tells its own story of
royal spree extending over period of
three years. The Indebtedness at the
Girard House was for board, liquors,
etc. While at this hotel he occupied a
suit of rooms on the parlor floor, and
usually had from one to three kindred
sports with him, whose board and ex-
penses he paid for the sake of their
company. The amount of his unpaid
bill at the Girard House, nearly $40, 600,
is an indication that he and his COM
panions lived tolerably high. How
much money he paid to the Girard
House is not known, but it is thought
TO have been as much as he left unpaid.
1t is a curious fact that the old played
out Steele farm has been revived and is
making another man rich. This man is
John w. Waits, of Oil City, who bought
the old place few years ago for 1000.
He has since been offered $50, 900 for it.
Waits was street gamin about Rouse
vile when Johnny Steele was cutting
his wide swath there, and frequently
held the young oil princes team while
the latter went into a saloon to get a
drink.-0il City pa Letter.
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Simply Brutal.
Jones is frankness itself.

JUIts - IFdHhIItSo INsVIls
Being at an evening party he took
occasion to compliment lady, not other
wise remarkable for her beauty, on her
small feet
"You can't mean what you say, Mr..
Jones'" said the lady, greatly battered,
as she still further, by deft movement
of the hand, exposed the members in
question.
You're quite right madam" said
Jones, looking down; Il only saw half
of them "-Jadpe
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1890-06-05
THE MEN WE'RE SHORT.
A Couple of Prisoners Make a Decidedly
Serious NATURALIZATION.

Serious Miscalculation.
A certain South Carolina sheriff in
sisted that stop with him day OF two
and have visit The jail-yard was a
cool, nice place, with shade-tree in it,
and under this tree was slung a ham
mock for the benefit of the sheriff when
he felt like taking a nap. | was lying
in it about mid-afternoon, smoking and
swinging, when heard peculiar noise
below me. Turning partly over so that
/ could see the earth, l saw it give
way, and next moment the head of a
man appeared above the surface. He
crawled quickly out and second APP
peared, and then / caught on. They
were prisoners in the Jail, and had tun-
neled from the corridor, about thirty
feet away, to this spot.
WELL" / queried as the one who was
on his feet looked around him in a dis
gusted way and then down at me.
"Drat my eyes, but we've dun gone
and dun it, he growled.
"What?"
"Now, you see, joe" he answered,
addressing his companion, who had only
his head above the surface, you 'un is
blamed fulel You 'un figgered that we
was outside the wall, and we've dun
fell short by ten feet"
Il dun reckoned l was k'rect," said
the other.
Yes, you dun reckoned, and fell off
the mewl! Purity, hain't it! Four
weeks a-diggin' and cum up ten feet
short! We'uns had better wriggle back
/
And he entered the hole and crawled
back to the Jail, and when the sheriff
came and / told him what had hap
pened he growled:
'Durn their ornery skins, but il they
like work so well I'll give it to EN-! I'll
make each one of them saw half cord
OF wood day from now on to New
Years. Detroit Free Press.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1890-06-05
Sentences. Containing the Alphabet.

Half dozen members of the Press
Club were discussing the peculiarities OF
the English language the other evening
when DR.. +. E. Rice, who, by the way,
Is bad man to run up against in the
discussion of almost any subject, took
the Argus to task for printing nara
graph which read about as follows:
''The following is said to be the short
est sentence in the English language
containing all the letters of the alpha
bet: John P. Brady gave me black
walnut box of quite small size The
entire sentence contains less than twice
the number of letters in the alphabet"
That's good sentence of its kind, .
said the doctor, but think if you will
carefully study the sentence Pack my
box with five dozen liquor jugs you
viii find that it contains less letters
than the sentence you published and yet
omits no letter in the alphabet" 1t
will be seen that the sentence of the
doctors construction contains fifteen
letters less than the former and also has
but six superfluous letters.-Albany Ar
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1890-06-05

Mrs George b. Mcclellan, who is
about to take fine house in London
for the season, has had checkered
existence. Since her husbands death
the widow has sought in Europe some
compensation for that political glory
which was SO often almost within GRASP
at Washington. On the other side oil
the Atlantic Ms Mcclellan has been
showered with social attentions, and
during the coming season in London,
where American women of culture who
bear an honored name are not too COM
mon, the widow of Little Mac" will mol
be neglected. indianapolis Journal.
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ENE~-
stout cord. and. taking the fire-board.
they sailed forth. AS they approached
the willows. they began to giggle and
utter in Squezking tones and ere long
the fearful nondescript made its ap-
pearance. With low. deep believing
it walked into the road and stood di-
rectly in front Of the two pedestrians.
''Oo-oo-OO-oo.'- beloved sam.
Mercy screamed Jerry.
'Ah-oua-OO-oo.r
save me- Squeaked TYLER.
Tie Ox-hide approached another step.
and Jerry leapcd forward and seized il.
and on Tho next moment Tyler was by
his side
Now, Mr. Peabody. I reckon you're
safe, uttered Jerry, giving him a grip
Xix ~ise.
''Don't-don't.' cried sam.
Don't hat?r
Don't hurt mer'
I've won't hurt you If you keep quiet,
but If you make any resistance, you'll
run the risk Of getting your head
broken
sam knew that it was Jerry Smiths
wife whom he had frightened, and he
knew that Jerry could handle him as a
child. He begged and prayed, but to no
purpose. The two stOne-cutterS backed
10 against one OF the willows, and
then proceeded to bind him 70 the trunk
Of tree. They dashed his hands se-
hind him. then dashed his ankles to-
gether. and then they bound him 70 the
lras "a -ha ehs,,srIo-s rxrfStS knees and
feet and they did il securely. too. After
this they took the firebOsrd and placed
II against the tree above his head. Sc
curing il by nails which they had brought
tey thst purpose.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1890-06-05
Rest I'm the World.

Mr.. spotcash Ito applicant for credit)
You are almost total stranger to
me. sir. Have you any references?
Applicant refer you, sir, TO Mr.. \
Leggs, my tailor, across the way.
Mr.. spotcash-That will be amply
satisfactory. Mr.. Ardup. Ito salesman
James, see that this gentleman is
waited on at once. Chicago Tribune.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1890-06-05
COAl-OiL JOHNNY.
New Facts About the Man Who Spen
Fully 100000 a Year.

fuhf FtVostvo ~ rear.
The visitor to the oil regions asks
first about Coal-0il Johnny and next
about ID. Rockefeller.
The statement is often published that
Coal-Oil johnny has died, or that he has
regained his squandered fortune. There
is as much truth in one as in the other.
lie is still alive at the age of about fifty
years, and his address is Ashland, Saun-
ders County, Neb, where he has lived
for the past twelve years. He is at
present employed as station agent at
Ashland. He has not recovered his
fortune, or any part of il, but makes a
comfortable living, and has apparent
ly forgotten the princely days of mis-
youth.
Coal-Oil Johnny was about three
years running through with his fortune.
1t was at Housewife where Johnny be-
gan to throw away his money, but that
town, although one of the red-hot oil
towns. was soon too small for him.
Erie, Buffalo and Pittsburgh knew him
next but it was at Philadelphia that he
distinguished himself most How much
money he squandered in three years is
a matter of conjecture, even in the oil
country. There is, however, a wide
misapprehension as to the amount His
fortune did not reach into the millions
as has so often been stated. The best
Judgment here places it at not above
100000. He was the adopted SON of
Widow McClintock, and at her death
her oil farm and it's accumulated earn
ings passed to him. Perhaps 500, 900
was turned over to Johnny on the set
Ting of the estate, and his share of
the product of the farm after that
time is supposed to have been
about 5000, 900. He therefore squan-
dered about s10O. 900 a year for the
three years the money lasted. At the
end of this time the old bonanza farm
had ceased to yield and his money was
spent
His career as a spendthrift came to an
end on Thursday, February Is, 1868.
when he filed voluntary petition
in bankruptcy in the United States
District Court at Pittsburgh. His in
debtedness at the time was thus sched-
uled:
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1890-06-05
HORTICULTURAL NOTES.

Now comes writer who says that
watermelons would not be good in win
ter. Never mind, they will never be
plenty at Christmas
IT makes little difference what kind
of fruit we grow, so that we grow good
fruit, though it is a fact that the apple
serves the most purposes.
Cur a hole in a potato and insert .
flower bud that you desire to preserve,
and there will be moisture enough to
do it, some one says The idea looks
feasible.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1890-06-05
FARM AND GARDEN.
THREE GOOD DEVICES.

Some Home-Msde Appliances That Every
Farmer should Have.
We show this week cuts of some Of
the devices seen at the farm of Isaac
Hicks & Son. They are not exact re-
productions, but are as nearly such as
our artist could draw from imperfect de-
scriptions without seeing the imple-
ments, and are sufficiently accurate %
show the principles of construction.
These are all home made. Fig. l repre-
sents what is called tow-cart. 1t
consists simply of two broad-tired
wheels and an axle-tree to which a
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1890-06-05

Somebody has taken my revolver
out Of my desk" said the religious ed
itOr. CHANGING around the room. "You
didn't know il was loaded. did yoa7"
asked the snake reporter. No. / didn't
think SO. In that case it probably
went of of its own accord. They al
ways do. you know, when you don't
think they're loaded. --Philadelphia
Press
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1890-06-05
SAWS One southern Medlcal world:

"Mother's FRIEND is growing in favor
throughout the South and is highly recon-
mended by physicians. We consider it in
dispensable to those who know they must
Write Bradfeld Reg. Co., Atlanta, Ga, fol-
particulars. Sold by all druggists.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1890-06-05

OF a thousand
mil es fro m
where / live
dwclt a man
named sam Pea
body or at
least, so 1 shall
call him, for he
is a good man
now and might
not like TO have
the evil uctAS u
his youth made
known among
strangers sam
Was an inVet-
crate joker,
-.-Lna &. 40
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1890-06-05
A Veil of Mist

Rising at morning or evening from some
lowland, often carries in its folds the
seeds of malaria Where malarial fever
prevails no one is safe, unless protected by
some efficient medicinal safeguard. Hos
letters Stomach Bitters is both protec-
ton and remedy. No person who inhab-
its, or sojourns in a miasmatic region OF
country, should omit to procure this forti-
flying agent, which is also the finest known
remedy for dyspepsia, constipation, kidney
trouble and rheumatism.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1890-06-05

NIL THOMPSON & Co, Druggists, Cou-
dersport, Pa, say Halls Catarrh Cure is the
best and only sure cure for catarrh they
ever sold. Druggists sell il, 75c.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1890-06-05

Sir Nouels Free, win be sent by Cragin
Co, Philada4, Pa, TO any one in the U. ,: on
Canada, postage paid, upon receipt OF =
of novels on circulars around each bar.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1890-06-05

FRESHNESS and purity are impaired to the
complexion by Glenn's Sulphur Soap.
Hills Hair and Whisker Dye, 50 cents.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1890-06-05

ALL cases Of weak or lame back, backache,
rheumatism, viii find relief by wearinh ne
of Carriers Smart Weed and BelladOhna
Backache Plasters. Price 25 cents. Try them.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1890-06-05

WOMAN is mans superior in great many
ways, and the worst of it is she knows IL.
-Somerville journal
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1890-06-05

THE burning love of two young hearts
Is a case of spontaneous combustion =
Washington Star
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1890-06-05

MANY a woman who resolves when she is
married to make over her husband ends by
being content 70 make over her bonnets.-
Burlington Free Press
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1890-06-05

WOMEN, like poker-players, raise the
blind to see what the neighbors have got
Lawrence American
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1890-06-05

THE woman who conquers her husband
with broomstick may be said to have won
a sweeping acknowledgements Repub
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1890-06-05

EVERY man has his particular bent, es-
pecially after eating prematurely pulled
watermelon. Philadelphia Press.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1890-06-05

For twenty five cents you can get Carter s
Little Liver Pills-the best liver regulator In
the world. Don't forget this. One pill IA dose
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1890-06-05

WORKOUT street railway equines can be
classed as horse chestnuts.-Pittsburg
Chronicie
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1890-06-05

THE things We think at night would be OF
great value next day if we could only re-
member them.-MilVvaukee Journal
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1890-06-05

On his return home the immature club
man lets himself In with a minor key
Pittsburgh Chronicla
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1890-06-05

THEY are introducing Peruvian dogs into
this country Hereafter there will be no
scarcity of Peruvian bark.-Plunder.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1890-06-05

IT is when he is brought to trial that the
swindler regrets that he is not honest
mau.-Elmira Gazette
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1890-06-05
CURING A JOKER.

How Sam Peabody Became the
Victim of His Own Joke.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1890-06-05

LoTs of men seem get "solid" comfort
out of "liquid" refreshments
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1890-06-05

THE best cough medicine is Piso's Cure
for consumption. Sold everywhere Csc
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1890-06-05

WITH the Briton emotion is q matter Of
cultivation. He always loves with his
whole 'art.--Philadelph Press
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A STABLE government must be estab-
hshed by good horse sense.-N. O. Plea
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NosE equal ''Tansilrs Punch SC. Cigar
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WHEN man reaches forty he begins 70
look around for the names of men who dis
tinguished themselves after that age
Atchison GiObe.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1890-06-05

A MAN of morbid tastes-the suctioneer.
Harvard Lampocn.
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The Largest Fee TO a Doctor.

"What is the largest fee ever paid to
physician" frieno asks. Doctors,
as a rule, are reticent about their fees;
but there is story, probably authentic,
that DIR. Willard Parker was paid $780,
600 for the successful removal of an ex-
crescence from the face and neck of The
son and heir of one of the wealthiest
families in The vicinity of New York.
Commodore Vanderbilt becueathed
$40. 200 to one of his doctors; but mill
ionaires seldom remember the physician
in their wills. They leave that to be
settled by the executors. DIR. Parker's
fee in the case alluded to is probably
the largest ever paid, in this country at
least.-N. Y. Star.
New York has quite a large and
important Japanese colony, with clubs
and other institutions for mutual bene-
fit There is not single Japanese
psuper in the city, and every Japanese
resident possesses at least moderate
meanS
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1890-06-05

A FrRE-PRooF pocket book IS one Of the
latest inventions. IL is probably intended
TO prevent money from burning holes in
the pockets of the owners.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1890-02-04
I'm portant Discovery.

From Texas Siftings.
Benevolent old LADY ITO little girl
My little dear, do yon wash your face
and hands every morning?
NO, num-"
Good gracious, That's perfectly
dreadful. DO you wash your face in
the middle of the day.
mo num-
Dear me" When do you wash
yOurself!'
Il never washes"
Horrible! 1t is shocking how de-
PRAYED the lower classes are! must
organize a society to see that children
are properly washed. Tell me, little
one, do you really never wash your
sell"n
NO, mum, mamma washes me
every morning"
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1890-02-04
Is CONSUMPTION Lncnrahle2

Read the i"lowing:sMr. c. II. Morris, New
ark, Ark. says: Was down with Abscess Of
Lungs, and friends and physicians pronounc-
ed me an lncurable COnsumptive Reyan
taking DR.. Kings New Discovery for Con.
sumption, am now on my third bottle, and
able to oversee the work on my farm. II il
the finest medicine ever made"
Jesse MIddlcwart, Decatur. Ohio save.
HAD II not been for DR. Kings New Disc0y.
cry tor { assumption | would have died of
Lung Troubles. Was given up by doctors
Am now in best OF health" Try il. Ssmnie
bottles free at Drciss, Thompson 4 cos dniG
store. "ts"s