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River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1890-09-04
How to wash Wooden Blankets.

For washing wooden blankets success
fully nothing equals borax. Dissolve
two tablespoontuls in hot water, and
add the solution to a tub half full Of
very hot water; enter the blankets and
let them remain an hour, stirring often
and rubbing them with the hands, but
never on washboard, or never apply
soap directly to them unless in very
bad state. Squeeze them out of this
suds, prepare another water of the same
temperature, containing but one table,
spoonful of borax, and enough fine
white soap to make nice suds; i'm
merse the blankets and repeat the same
process OF cleaning as at first After
wards rinse through two clean waters.
Of the same temperature as the others,
and dry. Remember that in washing
woolens it is having the water in which
you wash them AMI rinse them Of wide
Nv different degrees of heat. and rub
bling impure soap directly on them.
which are the two principle causes OF
shrinkage- boston Budget
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The Center of Foundation.

In 1890 the center of population was
% miles west of Baltimore; since that
time it has moved westward at an av-
erage rate of about 81 miles in each
decade. never deviating a degree north
OF south of the thirty-ninth parallel.
The greatest progress was between 1850
and 1860, when it travelled 81 miles,
from a point in Virginia to point 20
miles south of Chillicothe, o. This, of
course, was caused by the gold excite
ment and consequent settlement of the
Pacific coast In 1870 the center of
population was AS miles northeast Of
Cincinnati. The census of 1850 showed
that it had advanced IS miles in the
decade, and had DETECTED to the south,
being near Taylorsville, Ky. 1t is an
ticipated that the present census will
find it somewhere in Jennings County,
Ind. If this westward movement con-
tinues at the present rate it will cross
the Mississippi near St Louis in the
year l95O.-St Louis Republic.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1890-09-04
InE ENGLISH PII.MEN.
Work That Makes Young Men Old Before
Their Time.

At two o'clock the men of the after
noon shift call for their lamps, six hum
dred of which, lighted. locked, and
numbered, stand ready round the lamp
house walls. As they troop up to the
window, shouting their numbers, some
idea may be formed of the main ele-
ment in the community. The first
thing which strikes stranger is that
colliers have no youth. There are
young boys with round. merry faces,
but there are no youths They seem
10 become men suddenly, with deep
lines about the brow and mouth which
suggest the idea of nervous overstrain.
Their voices, too, are harsh and irrita-
bic. No doubt the strained
look may be due in part to
the long hours of work in
dim, imperfect light; but the same
appearance may be noted on the faces
of most of the workmen in northern in
dustrial communities where payment is
by piece work, and not by weekly
wage. If the collier loses his youth, he
is not compensated by length of years.
Very few old men are to be seen among
them. They break up when still APP
parently vigorous Perhaps this is fort
innate among class which does not
save, and gives the weekly contribu-
tions which might provide an annuity
in the old age to swell the union funds.
But though voice and features show that
his work is telling upon him, the collier
is far from admitting this to himself.
Except in strike times, when it is nee
essary to appeal to public sympathy,
he wants no commiseration for his lot.
For the agricultural laborers round him
he has boundless contempt AS a
member of an organized body, he has
good many pleasures to which
they are strangers. Work over, after
an excellent meal, he strolls to his
club, there to play bagatelle or bill
iards, bet on horse races, or hear the
news. On Sunday he can go to the hand
some church built by the eolliery
owner, or, if he prefers it, spend an
agreeable morning in dog racing or rab-
bit coursing. These last are very popu-
lar amusements, as they afford plenty
of scope for betting and gambling, the
curse of the North Country industrial
villages. Moreover, there is good
cricket ground, which is much patron
lied on Sunday evenings Occasionally
a huge excursion is organized to some
distant watering place, whore the men
and their wives sit on the parade or en-
JOY the novel pleasure of a sail. But
mental improvement is difficult in a
community where all the members ar
of one class. Spectator.
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AGRICULTURAL HINTS.
GROWING TOMATOES.
Points About Sowing and Planting Grow
ing for Market.

Points About Sowing and Planting-Grow-
ing for Market.
A point upon which writer's and grow
ers can not in all cases agree is that
touching the relation between early
seed sowing and early seed ripening.
In our gardening operations we have
been of the opinion that it has been
profitable for US 10 SOW our seed
early, and have strong, stocky plants
for outdoor sc ting. Last year con-
firmed this idea, as on our early
plants we had fair pickings of ripe fruit
from Ford's Early Advance by the first
of August
The seed was sown under glass the
latter part of March: the plants were
taken from the seed-bed and prick ed
into boxes inches deep and 20 inches
square. They were planted about one
inch apart each way, and could grow in
them two or three weeks. At this time
they were again transplanted; as rule
we planted them in soil placed several
inches deep on the greenhouse bench.
The plants were now put 216 inches
apart each way, and would remain about
three weeks, or until the first week in
May, when they were transferred to the
boxes illustrated herewith, which shows
a tray of six compartments, each of
which holds one plant. This tray now
appears as it is after the plants have
been planted in the field. one side-piece
(b) being taken off, SO that the earth
about the roots is not disturbed in re-
moval. The plants stay in here until
the weather permits of outdoor plant
ing. These trays are 2 feet in length
by 4 inches in width and so in depth.
The pieces at the ends and in the CEN
ter are preferably of soft wood, like
pine, u inch in thickness, for ease in
drawing the nails which hold the nova
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1890-09-04

Like Daniel Boone, this character, so
closely identified with southern history,
was splendid type of the noble backwoods
man. his prototypes, if there are any, are
rare today. Chivelrous as a knight,
brave as a lion, gentle as woman, he was
a perfect man, although he had none of the
polish caused nowadays by friction with
what is called polite society. Davy Crock
EFT is creature of Amer can history, and
carved a niche for himself hat can be occu-
pied by none other. He was sharp and
shrewd in his way, and his favorite express
sion was, .Be sure you're right. then go
ahead The phrase Is simple, but telling,
and all should keep it in I ind. Always be
sure you are right; and you cannot be
otherwise when you take he Saint Paul a.
Duluth, which is the short line between st.
Paul and Minneapolis and the cities at the
head of the big lake. Quick time is made
over the peoples route-Ihe Duluth Short
Iine-to Duluth, West Superior, and Still
water, and at the five terminals close con
nections are made for points beyond. In
formation cheerfully furnished by Geo.
w. Bull, general passenger agent, or G. G..
Gllhlian, assistant general passenger agent,
st, Paul, Mimi.
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like cook neither; she could spell beau
tiful and cook can't She could spell
the cat and the rat on the mat Just as
easy. and talk lovely out OF book.
Muzzer was teaching the cat and the
rat on the mat TO Tot just before she
went away. Nurse teaches it to Tot
now. and when Tot gets stupid she raps
her over the fingers. Muzzer didn't do
that-never.' she added with little
Sigh that was half sob.
There was silence for a little while.
and then Tot lifted her head again and
her little face was as bright as ever.
rs your trunks all packed, Miss
Mary?" Miss Mary could not answer,
so the child took hsr silence for con-
sent ''If you hadn't packed them Tot
was going to get cook to come down and
help you. Cook packs trunks just boo
fully. She always packs Toms and
Teddys. She sits on the top and
squeezes them down. It's the only way
they can shut them. Last time on
Tedd's trunk she jumped up and down
three times: but il yours is packed.
Miss Mary. you can carry the flowers in
your hands. Give tnem TO muzzer with
Tots love and kiss. and ask her to
write Tot a letter. Muzzer will know
Daddy Longlegs rigAt away; that's the
sunflower. Muzzer always called him
that lie grows risat up in the corner
OF the garden, and Tot had drefful
time picking him. ne was so high up.
Tot got a box and stood on that and
pulled Daddy LOnGlegs down. Muzzer
won't remember tue rest of them COS
they've grOwed since she went away.
But muzzer helped Tot to plant them
all, Tot remembers. Tom and Teddy
was home for holiday, and muzzer and
all of US went out into the gardens.
Tom had shovel and Teddy had hoe,
and Tot dropped the seeds in. Muzzer
had gone away before they coined up.
but Tot always remembers to give them
drink just as she told her TO. Tell
muzzer that we've got a new watering
pot now, and Teddy's gone into long
trousers, and the little bantam hen has
laid an egg. 1t was a weeny little bit
of one. Tot had it for breakfast
And tell her Tots getting adrefully
big girl. She coined down here all
alone
Alone! Across the bridge" exclaimed
Miss Mary, sitting almost upright in
bed. The bridge was safe enough for a
grown person, even though il was such
wretchedly made affair, but for
child like that-why il would be the
easiest thing in the world for her to
slip underneath the railing. The creek
was deep just at that point and the cur
rent very swift. Miss Mary uttered
prayer of thankfulness as she thought
of the child's escape.
Then the medicine began to assert its
sway. and though Miss Mary fought
valiantly against it it was as much rs
she could DO to keep awake.
"YOu'se sleepy, Miss Mary" remarked
the child.
Yes" she answered. I'm afraid
must plead guilty, Tot. I'm not at all
polite but you must blame the doctor
for that; he's given me some horrid
medicine. Make yourself comfortable,
TOT, dear. There's your little rocking
chair over in the corner, and Ruperta
Alu $ in the cupboard. Wen just put
| Tic MOWERS in this vase for the present
until-until am ready to go"
SO the little chair was brought over
to the bedside. and Ruperta Ann, a huge
rag baby, was brought forward to be
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Ill on one side

-AU on one side
the offer that's made by the pro-
prietors of DR.. Sage's Catarrh
Remedy. It's $500 reward for an
incurable case Of Catarrh, no mat
ter how bad, or of how long stand
ing. They mean what they say /;
they're responsible, and the offer
has been made for years. It's all
on yoar side-you lose your catarrh,
or you're paid $500 for keeping it.
But it's safe for them, too-they
know you'll be cured.
DIR. Sage's Remedy produces per-
feet and permanent cures of Chronic
Catarrh in the Head, as thousands
can testify. "Cold in the Head
is cured with a few applications.
Catarrhal Headache is relieved and
cured as if by magic. 1t removes
offensive breath, loss or impairment
of the sense of taste, smell or hear
ing, watering or weak eyes, and
impaired memory, when caused by
the violence of Catarrh, as they all
frequently are. Remedy sold by
druggists, so cents.
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said II il was the doctor she'd have her
doubts about il, and even If il was the
clergyman hisself she wouldn't feel
quite sure, but she was 50 dead certain
YOU 4 get to Heaven she'd be willing 10
bet on il. That's just what she said,
Miss Mary-dead certain. Only Tot
mustn't say it any more Papa says its
slang
Miss Mary turned her head away SO
that he child might not see that she
was crying; but she held out her hand 20
her. and by its feeble assistance the
chill 4 scrambled Up upon the bed
Tot Thought as you was going there
she "A love to send someing to muzzer.
Muxzor never writes to Tot. you know,
never once since she went away Why
doesn't muzzer write % Tot. Miss Mary2
When papa goes away he always writes
letter 10 Tot. al Cor her osa self lie
puts Miss Marjorie hastings on the en-
velcpe, and ns=ss reads IL 10 lot oct
iSsL wAsu Teddy aud Tom Is at
sae-isl tbey writes u Tot lots and lots. so
49, s9ss.I GVTEsF xTIts7 NUIzeT Ism {
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1890-09-04
DOMESTIC CONCERNS.

To extract ink from wood scour with
sand wet with water and ammonia.
Rinse with strong salaratus water.
Rattan chairs that have become dis.
colored may be made verv pretty by
coating of golden-bsown paint and fin
ished VIII handsome cushion.
AS an egg-shell Is somewhat porous
they easily absorb unpleasant doors,
and should be kept in clean, airy,
cool place-never in a cellar with de.
caying vegetables.
Cottage Cheese: Take pan of thick,
sour milk. Set it on the stove and let
it seald. Pour into thin cloth and
drain until cold Mix with cream. salt
and butter, and make into round balls,
or serve in small dishes with cream
Housekeeper.
Summer Mince Pies: One cup Of
sugar. one cup molasses, one-half cup of
vinegar, one heaping cup of raisins
(stoned and chopped fine); five small
crackers pounded fine and covered with
hot water; salt and spice to TASTE
Boston Globe.
There is nothing better for cut
than powdered rosin. Pound il until
fine and put it into an empty, clean
pepper box with perforated top; then
you can easily sift it out on the cut.
Put soft cloth around the injured
member. and wet il with cold water &C.
casionally. 1t will preveht Inflammation
and soreness.
Chicken Pudding: Cut up spring
Salra I'D 10
water; take up, spread on dish. sea-
son with pepper, sail and butter; make
a thick batter; butver a pudding dish,
put layer of chicken in, and pour over
a cuptul of batter. Continue until the
dish is full Bake and serve with but
ter sauce in gravy boat. old Home
stead.
To make sticking plaster, put two
spoonfuls of balsam of Peru to six of
isinglass, melted with very little water
and strained. Mix these well together
or sarcenet on a board, and, dipping a
brush into the mixture, pass it over the
silk five or six times; then hold it to the
fire, but not very near, and 1t will soon
become black and shining.
Canned Pears: Pear, cut in halves
and remove the core. Throw in very
cold water; when sufficient to put up at
one time is prepared, drain and weigh,
put in preserve kettle, cover with
boiling water and simmer about twenty
minutes. Make strip of quarter of
a pound of sugar and pint of water
for every pound OF pears, let boil and
skim. Lift the pears carefully from
the kettle and drop one piece at time
in the boiling strip, let them heat, put
in the cans and seal. Budget
German Puffs: One pint sweet milk,
five tablespoonfuls of -four. one table
spoonful of melted butter, the yelks of
six eggs and the whites of three; bake
it in buttered cups about half an hour;
only half fill the cups with the mixture.
Sauce: Whites of five eggs beaten to a
stiff froth, one cupful of powdered
sugar, and the juice of two oranges;
turn the puffs on to platter, and cover
with the sauce before sending to the
table, and garnish with dots of red
Jelly; the juice of one lemon may be
substituted for the orange juice if pre-
ferred Boston Herald.
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Piows VS.. IIarrows.

Prof. C. S. Plumb, of Lafayette, Ind,
says: | consider pillow of first i'm
portance on the farm-of greater inn
portance than harrow or cultivator.
Further, | fail to see how one of these
tools can take the place of another.
If the pillow has not been used in the
same year, within a reasonable period,
do not believe harrow will do TO pre-
pare the ground for the growing of farm
crops We have used harrow here for
a number of years, known as the
Gopher. This has cutting, fiange-like
blades. For several years this has been
compared with the Albion and the COM
mon corn pillow in cultivating corn. The
Gopher blades are fiat and scrape and
cut somewhat like the hand hoe. For
three years, in cultivating, the results
have been slightly in favor of the Go
pher. In 'ss and SO the result was quite
noticeable do not believe that the
use of the new diggers and cutting har-
rows is to be condemned, unless they
are used without pillow preceding them.
In experimental work of my own,
have noticed that cereals gave most
favorable results where the surface soil
was compacted. But | interpreted the
results in this wise: The soil had been
we'll plowed, roller had simply COM
pacted the soil at the surface, firming
it about the seed and leaving fairly
firm wall of soil about the plant stem,
to aid il in maintaining an erect posi-
ton at maturity. The soil five inches
below was not compacted, and in this
the roots could easily spread. In con-
clusion, fail to see how the use of new
diggers and cutting harrows is to be
condemned, unless the breaking-up
pillow is to be entirely discarded.
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IT'S MONEY MAKES The MARE
60.

Deep learning Is a splendid thing:
There's strength in erudition.
And vii and beauty each may bring
Its snare OF recognition
But those who take the pains through life
Its features 20 compare know
These are but TRIES in the strife
It's money makes the mare 90.
Wealth hides boundless sea Of sin
or beauties its features
Until the ones who dip tls'sin
are quite respected creatures
For there are wrongful paths in which
The poor would never dare 20
That may be followed by the rich
lis money makes the mare 60
Oftimes a true but poor young man
VIII seek the aid Of Cupid,
But do the very best he can
The ladies' vote him stupid
The while some wealthy. witless Ounce
VIII never have 10 fare 80.
They'll an be after him az once
It's money makes the mare 20.
BY many a maiden proud and cold
Are scores Of hearts rejected.
While others worth their weight in gold
BY lovers are neglected
For those with wealth the men beset
Their fortunes they would share though
Their Ioveless bonds bring deep regret
lis money makes the mare 20.
And in the end there'u come day
When wealth shall lose its power,
And all their gold be swept away
In one short. fieeting hour.
Aud when they stand on Jordan's brink
Their hearts shall deep despair know
Who all their lives are won't TO think
lis money makes III mare 90.
Chicago Post.
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GARDEN BARROW.

difficult thing to procure is the wheel,
but frequently an old wheel-barrow lies
dismantled under some shed, the wheel
of which is in fair order, or can be mads
strong by a little tinkering. If M
wheel can be found. two disks of sound
inch board can be made and nailed to-
gether, with the grain of each at right
angles to the other so it will be strong.
Then with an axe or drawshave tbs
handles can be smoothed down as
shown, and really convenient and de-
sirable acquisition to the farms run
ming gear will be the result.-Farm and
Home.
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Are numerous, but Of the latter none is
more ridiculous Il an the promiscuOus and
random use Of laxative pills and other
drastic cathartics. These wrench, convulse
and weaken both the stomach and the bow
els. II HOstetter's Stomach Bitters be used
instead Of these no-remedies, thesresult is
accomplished without pain and with great
benefit TO the bowels, the stomach and the
liver. Use this remedy when constipation
manifests itself and thereby prevent it from
becoming chronic.
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LITTLE DOTS MESSAGE.
A Note and a Bouquet for Msmma
IN Heaven

LESS your
heart. she'll be
all right in less
than no time
n o "" g X
claimed the old
doctor. you
go and lie down
for a bit, Miss
Anna I shall
have you on my
hands i'll don {
look out I've
given VI is :
Mary a Sleeu-
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fingered in the Han.

Old Gentleman = That young man
who calls on you is rather slow of
speech. isn't he, Clara?
Clara-Why, not bit What makes
you think so?
Old Gentleman noticed last night
that it took him about forty-five min
utes TO say goodnight when he went TO
the door to go. boston Herald.
"A bolt Of lightning in a Kansas town
recently struck house and set it on
FIRE. and at the same time touched of
the fire alarm
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- Robin. robin redbreast,
on. robin. dear!
Robin sings SO sWeetIv
Robin sings 80 SWeetly
Al the closing OF the year. -


Tot sat there for long time after
Miss Mary fell asleep. but finally she
rose. and. with visions of nurse in an
irate state of mind before her, set out
ON her homewaFd way. Miss Anna was
still asleep in the sitting-room, and pass
ing out as silently as she had come Tot
closed the door softly behind her. She
had brought Ruperta Ann with her for
companys sake and she chatted softly
to her as she dyed along. She stood
at the garden gate just for an instant
and gazed along the road which lay be-
fore her. IL was not a long journey
even for such little feet as hers-a
stretch of common, then round the cor
ner across the meadow. and after that,
once the creek was crossed. there was
short cut through the garden which
would take her right up to the Red
House. The leaves of the trees about
the Red House were crimson with the
touch of autumn, but now as the sun
sank down behind them TREY turned to
a ruddier glow. Tot looked at them and
wondered in her baby fashion how long
it would take to reach them and nurse.
Then she turned the corner and went
on
Ii was after ten when Miss Mary
awOke, and her sister was still asleep.
When at last she awakened Miss Mary
told her of little Tots visit. why,
Mary, you've been dreaming" she ex-
claimed. But Miss Mary pointed to the
flowers upon the table. Shortly after
that Miss Mary fell asleep again, and
she did not really regain consciousness
until fOrty-eight hours had passed. The
first thing she looked for was Tots
bouquet but 70 her dismay she found
that it was gone There stood the table
and the vase upon it half filed with
water, but the flowers were gone.
Anna she exclaimed. what have
you done with them? They were bet
ter than all the medicine ever had.
Miss Anna turned away to the win
dow that her sister might not see her
face. IL was no time for parti cElars. 50
she lust said simply;
Il sent them back 20 the Red House.
Tot needed them. dear. for the dssr lit
tie soul has takCn the message herself
N. Y. sun.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1890-09-04

MORE diseases are produced by using
brown and perfumed soaps than by any
thing else. Why run such terrible risks
when you know Dobbins' Electric Soap is
pure and perfect Dobbins' prevents hands
from chapping.
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1T is often the case that female of
all kinds of stock is kept foS breeding
after she is too old, because she has
been good breeder. 1t is not wisdom
to breed an animal when beyond the
natural age for breeding, as rule
Western Rural
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Connmendable.

All claims not consistent with the high
character az Syrup of Figs ere purposely
avoided by the Cal Fig Syrup Company. 1t
acts gently on the kidneys. liver and bow
els cleansing the system effectually, but it
is not a call and makes no pretensiOns
that every bottle viii rot substantiate.