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River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1890-04-03
ABOUT vISlONARIES.
why They Are the Happiest People the
World Contains.

Practical men look upon Missionaries
with pity and contempt; and yet the
dreamers of rose-colored dreams are the
happiest people the world contains.
Among all the inventors and discoveries
on earth there is none so fortunate as he
who can fashion out of the air an ely
stun of his own, believe in il, and live
in it. Hard common sense my sneer
at him: but if il can not dislodge him
from his castle in the clouds the vision
airy has the best of il.
Ii is a great thing to be philosopher
to endure calmly the evils of life and
to rate its ephemeral delights at their
true value; but he whose Imagination
creates for him paradise, who floats
about, like the water-spider inelosed in
crystalline bubble of his own manu-
facture, is a happier man than the
philosopher.
Beyond all doubt there ere individuals
whom the world calls mad much more
TO be envied than the most practical of
the species-too matter of fact Reason,
when he plays Argus. and keeps all his
hundred eyes continually open, is disa-
greeable customer. He sees too much
and yet too little. He can tell us that a
rainbow is mere sunshine and water;
but the grand problem of human ex-
istence and the ultimate destiny OF hui
mainly he could never have solved
without the aid of inspiration.
Imagination, on the other hand, recog-
nizes the beauty of this world, and can
understand Inspirations pictures of the
world to come. Upon the whole, it is
better to be somewhat of a visionary
than wholly under the guidance Of cold,
calculating Reason.
IL all the worlds stage and all the
men and women merely players" what
miserable stage il would be without
Imagination for scene-painter.-N. y.
Ledger.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1890-04-03
a HOPE.

Time, slow and backward in most things,
That evening showed a pair Of wings.
The music fiOated on the air,
The sweet perfume Of flowers rare,
With lovely faces-aIl combined
To fascinate the soul and mind
Life was ephemeral that night;
Time was not needed in its flight
Questions Of life aside were cast;
The present Joys. not long TO last,
Engrossed Us. and the music wove
spell of fairy and love.
Most natural to me Il seemed
That she. the type OF what ! dreamed
Ideal was, with me should meet
For she. whom had longed 20 greet,
At first a spirit-like ideal
Had come to be a person real
And there she was Words commonplace
We chose al first. then seemed TO trace
Within our winds a common thought
So nearer by degrees were brought,
Until an hour nearly gone.
our friendship seemed lifelong one
The evening done our eyes first met,
The parting brought sad regret
Il trust that We may me again"
Regret was sore akin &c pain
And sweetiy seemed he words 20 fall:
I'VE may, the world is very small"
Into the shade Of night and gloom,
Leaving behind the lighted room.
The flowers scent. the music sweet
Into the night and darkened street
passed. and bore with me the VII 10
Her last low words, her parting smile
Then, as a mind freed from a spell,
Lies reality DER me fell.
IL .rust that we may meet again"
The words were echoed by the rain,
And mock ing seemed the wind to call;
I'VE may; the world Is very small
The question came, the heart replied,
And still the mind. unsatisaed,
Sug- sted doubt and grief and care;
But all the time an image fair
a step before me seemed 60 rise.
And hOpe I read in hopeful ewes
Our lines are ruled by God. not Fate.
We work. devise and scheme-and wait;
But hope in loving hearts fades not.
We love. whate'er our earthly lot,
And when all other things are past
Loves beacon lights US to the last
The days echo the refrain:
Il trust that we may meet again"
Then words OF hope and comfort fall:
1--WE may; the world isyery sH-slL"
And in those words which come TO me
Love echoes ever sweetly We"
AYE. true. the world IS very small.
And love i ruler over all
In golden splsndor sets the sun.
Oft when the stormy day Is done,
So In the twilight after rain.
trust that may meet again
-FIaveI scott Mines. in Harper's Bazaar.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1890-04-03
TOOK THE ADVICE.
A City Chaps Experience at a Backwoods'
SneIlin o. Sehool.


A City Chaps Experience at Backwoods'
speIling-sehool
We were sitting about the fire in the
hotel, when the story teller, referring
to a yarn published in a current paper
as to the rough usage of man who
spelled down" Western country
school, said:
''That reminds me of a story" At
this, of course, every one urged him to
tell his tale, and he said:
1t was away back in the early seven
ties. l was then travelling for Boston
school-book concern, and one night l
brought up in fiourishing little town
in Eastern Tennessee. had never been
there before, but l soon made friends
with the landlord of the hotel, and when
/ asked him as to possible means of
amusement for the evening, he said:
''Well, stranger, can't say as there's
much going on, but you might go to the
spellin'-school.
1t seemed that there was a spelling
match TO be decided in the town, and /,
full of foolish confidence in my own
ability, attended and submitted to the
process choosing sides" 1t never &C.
Cured to me that there could possibly
be any feeling either between sides or
between individuals as to the result.
The building in which the contest oc-
CURED was tumble-down frame and
log structure, the lines of which outside
suggested an imminent danger of coll
lapse, and within which a great fire in
the stack chimney at the end cast the
only light upon the bare benches, save
that which was given from the two
candles burning upon the desk of the
schOOl-master, which was mounted upon
a low and rough rostrum.
When / reached the building il was
reasonably we'll filed. Great strapping
youths in jeans, or homespun offset
girls-many of them very pretty-in
homespun or calico. The only man in
the building. myself excepted, who
wore a white shirt and ''store Clothes"
was the lanky schoolmaster. six feet
and couple of inches tall at least, and
graceful as a ten-months' old calf.
Mind, | never knew how serious a
matter spelling down" is, and when
they asked me to go in L simply went
in, sure that there could be no danger
that any of the rustic crowd could spell
me down. The work began and boys
and gir's. right and left, sat
down on words of three syllables.
Soon there were only twenty
of the original forty contestants;
then only fifteen; then only ten; at last
only five. The words grew harder and
harder. l saw obvious signs of discon-
tent. The girls did not like to be spelled
down or the boys to have the girls de-
feated. The words grew still harder.
One, two. three of the five spoilers fell
by the wayside and at last only two of
us stood-the prettiest girl in all the
house and l. At last the schoolmaster
called out to me ''hippopotamus." 1t
was as easy as falling from log until
felt hot breath at my ear and a voice
Kissed; spell it with one p mister
Mess you wanter get licked. That
thar's my girl; spell her down If you
dare"
l spelled it with one ''p" and sat
doWn-Detroit Free Press
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eyes filled with tears; then she went up
to him, and knelt beside him.
Harry, Harry, darling. l do love
him, but not as l do you! lie is my
brother Phil, Harry-the one you never
saw. He came here several weeks ago,
and we planned it all toto make you
love me more, dear"
And the lesson had the effect; for
Harry Forrest remembers what agony
of mind he suffered when he feared the
worst. And he realizes that il might
have been as he feared. Boston Globe.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1890-04-03
DOMESTIC cpNcgRns.

-Croquettes, rissol IS, patties and
salad may al, be made OF cold veal, and
will be found appetizing and acceptable.
Salt butter may be freshened by
churning it with new milk in the pro-
portion of one pound of butter to a quart
of milk. Treat the butter in all respects
in churning as fresh.
--Broiled Veal Steaks: Lay steaks on
q CREASED gridiron and broil over clear
Goals until brown on both sides. Make
mushroom gravy and pour over. Season
the steaks with salt and pepper.-Farm
and Preside.
"A Virginia creeper, planted at the
sunny end of the piazza, with a little
care in pruning and tying, will in a few
years produce a very satisfactory effect;
if assisted with wire leaders it will, in
time, find its way completely around the
building. Gentleman.
Brine for Beef: Boil together for ten
minutes eighteen gallons of water. ten
quarts of salt, one-fourth pound of salt
peter, and one quart of molasses or two
pounds of sugar. Pour IL over the beef
when cold. 1t will also be found nice
for hog tongues and the upper portions
of back bone. Stir the meat in the brine
daily for week, then drain off that
brine and add more made in the same
way.
Common Custard: Take perfectly
fresh eggs, If large, four, or small, five;
stir them into one quart of nice sweet
milk, sweeten to taste, flavor with a
teaspoonful of peach water, or extract of
vanilla, or lemon, and put in a pinch Of
salt. Rub a very little butter on the
sides and bottom of the baking-dish
Pour in the custard, CRATE a little nut
meg over the top and bake in quick
oven. Three-quarters of an hour is gem
orally long enough. Weston Rural
The boarding-house rice pudding is
proverbial and has created prejudice
against dainty desert 1t would not
one had ever Toasted on the rice-pud-
ding of our grandmothers. 1t was made
and baked on ironing day, and its APP
pearance on the table was longingly
looked for. 1t was simply made of a
cup of raw rice, little butter and nut
meg, few Jumps of sugar, and as much
milk a. a large pan could contain. 1t
possessed creamy consistency that was
delicious and satisfying attributes of
our old-fashioned recipes.-The House
keeper
New Crackers: One and one-half
pints of flour, one-half pint of corn meal
one teaspoonful of salt. one teaspoonful
of baking-powder, two tablespoonfuls of
butter, two-thirds of pint of milk; sift
together -four cornmeal, salt, powder;
rub in the butter, add the milk; mix in
to smooth, firm dough: flour the board,
turn out the dough; turn it once or twice
quickly, roll out one-quarter of an inch.
thick, cut with small oval cutter prick
each cracker with fork, lay them on q
creased baking tin; wipe each one with
milk, and bake in hot oven ten min,
utes-Iankee Blade
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ayes, I remember that occasion. / was
young then. am not old now. had not
a pain nor an ache. My blood was pure
and my cheeks showed its crimson. l was
happy and healthy. But now, woe is me !
/ DO not see a well day. l have these
slant weakness, and feel all the time worn
and weary"
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Disastrous FaIlurei

We can mention no failure more disas-
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ToREGULATE the stomach, liverand bowels,
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River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1890-04-03

THERE probably never was a woman who
said an unpleasant thing to man that she
did not add that she was telling him for his
own good -Atchison Globe.
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YOU hardly realize that ii is medicine, when
taking Carter Little Liver Pills; they are
very small; no bad effects; all troubles
from torpid liver are relieved by their use.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1890-04-03

ONE rule for Lent-Never allow your UNI
brella TO be permanently borrowed
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1890-04-03

IsN'r It rather remarkable that s'the
oldest inhabitant" is never q womanl-
Washington Star.
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THE revolver and the bank cashier are
alike, they never 20 of unless they are
loaded.--W ashington Star.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1890-04-03

A DEAD-BEAT can general stand loan,
even if he can't support himself Bling
hamton Republican.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1890-04-03
A Pleasing Sense

SOME men are born great, some achieve
greatness, and some are United States
Senators.-W ashington Star.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1890-04-03

PLEASANT, Wholesome, Speedy, for coughs
is Hale's Honey of Horehound and Tar.
Pixies Toothache Drops Cure in one minute
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1890-04-03

BRONCHITIS is cured by frequent small
doses of Piso's Cure for Consumption.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1890-04-03

For Throat Diseases, Coughs, Colds, etc,
effectual relief IS found in the rise of
"BrOWn's Bronchial 7roches." Price % cts.
Sold only in bOIeS.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1890-04-03

THERE are no good liars, though some of
them are very skillful and talented-N. o.
Picayune.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1890-04-03

DEAD men tell no tales, but the ones who
write their obituaries often do.-Elmira
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CHEMISTS are seldom henpecked hus-
bands. They have too much experience
WITH rstorta -BIrlingto Free Press.
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THE suffering man can never make Q
pronounced success. -Davenport Citizen.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1890-04-03

A GEoLoGIsT ought to be a good strata
gist.-Y enowine's News.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1890-04-03

A MAN seldom realizes what ''ashes to
ashes means until he has TO sift some
when the wind is blowing great guns
Eiu1ira Star
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A POCKET mirror free to smokers of ''Tan-
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The bishop Had TO walk.

There is a good story told of the
Bishop OF London. He had to fulfill
two engagements in one day at some
distance apart His carriage, which
was to have met him at one station, I'M
fortunately went to another, and he
found himself seven miles from the
railway which he wished to use without
a conveyance. The importance of the
occasion was such that lie deter
mined to attempt to walk the seven
miles in about seventy-five minutes.
On the road he met publican with a
conveyance. He begged TO be taken to
the nearest railway station, and prom
ised to pay well foT the vehicle. The
publican objected that he had TO license.
The Bishop pleaded emergency, and
at length persuaded the publican ~
break the law. But | maun have a
drink first" said boniface, and at once
entered the house. Returning imme.
diately he declared that on no account
would he go. subsequently, he told the
story to friend of the Bishops, who
told it to the Bishop again. HE said
he waur Bishop" explained the pub
lean, but my VIE spotted him; he
wsur an exciseman"-Chicago Herald
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co,.pmD,ion soreIy Cured.

| THE fashionable woman in the forties is
not generally ambitious TO discover new
| MISUNDERSTANDING Leader.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1890-04-03
THE SCIENCE OF DIET.
Rules which Every One Ought to KnO
and BE willing to Heed.

Rules Nhich Every One Ougnt TO hnDM
and BE Willing to Heed.
Many diseases are due solely to dis
regard of established rules relating to
eatables and eating, rules which every
one ought to know, and be willing to
heed.
Gout is caused by rich foods and slim
ulating drinks; dyspepsia usually by eat
ing unwholesome food at unreasonable
hours, and diseases of the liver and
bowels result from the same cause.
Apoplexy is produced by drinking too
much wine. In Bordeaux, France,
more wine is drunk, and greater pro-
portion of the people die of apoplexy,
than in any other city in the world.
by swallowing your food without
chewing 1t, you cheat your palate as
well as your body. You fail to prepare
the meat for the action of the gastric
juice, and you do not permit the salt
vary juices to mix with the starchy
foods, to prepare them for further elab-
Grafton and assimilation.
Never eat when very tired, or when
worried or excited, aad never work inn
mediately after a meal. Exhaustion
and worry preclude normal appetite
and prevent digestion, as does labor
too soon after eating. Rest for twenty
or thirty minutes after meals.
Eat slowly, and masticate your food
thoroughly. Mr.. Gladstone, it is said,
gives thirty-two bites to each piece of
meat that he puts into his mouth. This
is good rule to follow.
Do not overload the stomach; it is
best always to leave the table with the
feeling that you could eat a little more.
The proper quantity of food eaten at
each meal will strengthen the stomach;
by eating too much, you distend and
weaken il.
Do not wash down each morsel of food
you wish at the conclusion of the meal,
and not while it is in progress.
Milk should not be drunk in copious
draughts, but in sips, so that it will
coagulate in small Jumps or fakes, and
thus be more easily digested. 1t is best
eaten with spoon in the form of bread
and milk.
Remember that meat broths contain
little or no nutritive properties; they
are simply mild stimulants. With the
addition of vegetables, bread, or boiled
rice, however, they become valuable
foods.
During the spring months, after living
all winter on meats and stale vegetables,
the system needs radical change OF
iiet. At this season one should eat
fresh fruits md succulent vegetables
for their effect on the liver, the bowels
and the blood. Oranges, cherries, rhu.
barb, lettuce, radishes, greens of various
kinds, including dandelions, are all val
liable.
Good health is worth cultivating. even
at the expense of little time and a
measure of self-restraint. If men would
set a watch upon their lips, they would
less often have to send for the DOCTOR
Leeds Eng Mercury.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1890-04-03

DR. Pierce's Pellets-gently laxative or
actively cathartic according TO dose. 25 cents.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1890-04-03

"MEKT your wife with smile on your
lips" says an exchange. Better wait un-
til the odor of the s'smile' has sbated
somewhat, though.-Texas Strings.