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River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1890-08-21
AN ALBlNO ABORIGINAL.
What a Search Expedition In Australia
brought to Light.

What a Search Expedition In Australia
Brought to Light.
To discover some trace of the lost ex-
plorer, DR. Ludwig Leichardt, has been
for forty years the dream of the Aus
tralian bushman and latter-day path
finder, and when Mr.. Alexander Me-
Phee, manager of the Ninety-Mile
Beach station, on the western coast of
Australia, heard from a tribe of blacks,
who had travelled far to attend cor
roborae at Lagrange Bay, that white
man was living with one of the tribes
in the interior, he set out on two hum
dred and fifty miles bush ride to find
him. The white man turned out TO be
Jun Gun, an Albino aboriginal, and not
as was fondly hoped, relic of LEIGH
ardt's lost expedition.
Still, Jun Gun was curiosity, and as
such was brought to Melbourne and ex-
hibited. The late Mr.. Carr author of
''The Australian Race" in which an
effort is made to ace the genealogy of
the Australian aboriginal back to the
South African black, had declared that
an Albino had never been known among
the Australian natives, and Jun Guns
appearance was the refutation of that
statement Although his complexion
is darker than that of many sun
burned bushman, his features are un-
questionably those of the better-look-
ing type of aboriginal His breast and
head are covered with the scars of bat
tie, and Jun Gun has clearly held his
own as one of the warriors of his tribe.
lie has long, wavy hair of a golden yell
low, and full sandy beard. His eyes
are nquestionablY those of an Albino,
and his whole body is covered with
white hair nearly half an inch long.
II the discovery of Jun Gun does
nothing more, it promises to stimulate
effort to discover some trace of the in
trepid and long-lost Leichardt. At diff
ferent times il has been stated that the
iron cart tires of the wagons of the lost
explorers had been seen or reminis-
cences of the party discovered in hero
glyphics upon tree trunks. Mr.. McPhee,
in his search for Jun Gun. heard ru-
mors which have further excited public
curiosity and ithe end will probably be
q search expedition fitted out under the
auspices of the Geographical Society.
No one but an Australian can under
stand the reverence in which we hold
the memory of these old-time explorers.
They are heroes of the Victoria Cross. -
London Grauhic
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gaps. Weave up the gap, nail the last
picket firmly to the post, then go to the
opposite side of the gap, put in picket
and nail this to the post. After going
a rod or two further the wires can be
cut in the center of the gap and wound
about the posts, thus fastening the
fence firmly. In this way but little
more wire is required and great deal
of time is saved in setting up and get
ting started. The posts at each end of
the fence and either side of the gap
must be stoutly braced.
When the wires have been placed
they are attached to the evener as
shown, and the evener holds them
steadily in place, though not so stiffiy
that the weaving can not be done. But
before we can proceed to weave in
piclxets it will be necessary to make three
wrenches, one for each wire. Take a
piece of 2x3 scantling 10 inches long
and saw an X on both edges of it, one
fourth of an inch deep and IL inches
from the end. The triangular pieces
must then be removed with chisel as
shown in the engraving. Next an auger
hole must be bored in one side, and a
a strip of band iron run around where
the wire is likely to wear the wrench.
The ends of the band iron must each
have a punched hole and these must
come directly over the one-inch auger
hole. A screw put through the punched
ends will draw the band iron into the
hole until it is tight about the wrench.
Unless tins strap of iron is put around
the wrench it will not make over 20
rods of fence before wearing out.
Having braced the first post we will
begin at the left hand to weave. Insert
the wrench between the wires. This
will open them and the picket may be
inserted. With a nail hammer in the
right hand force tho picket into place
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1890-08-21

20 part with the picture, felt some mis-
givings besides
The friends parted. Benton TO con-
tinue tie mOnotonous round Of telling
iunumerabIe people Of different degrees
Cf ugliucss 10 look pleasant while
Will Browning proceeded on his tire
some Western trip.
How often he looked at the picture in
those days. and how more often he
pictured the lovely original in his
thoughts.
iually he lost all interest in the
fiirtv girl who invariably sits ahead Of
a handsome man on train, ard even
the fascinating and seriously re-
ticent lady on the opposite side. little
behind. ceased 70 arouse lis curiosity.
while the man who tai s,ed crops or poll
tics became an int rable bore
Often. while Ostensibly reading the
latest novel. he was in reality gazing at
the picture which was concealed be-
tween its friendly covers
He had decided that he must know
her. and had almost made up his mind
20 cut short his trip What was little
money more or less. compared with
knowing this adorable creature?
The train. an recommendation
whoever named them had odd ideas
stopped presently. There was a small
station. and in a second they had started
on again, and the rear door slammed
In another moment the conductor had
asked him TO make room for lady
He did not move with the old-time
a,acrity. and. in fact. wished the lady
had been put next some other person
While making room for her he unused
on the stupidity or perverseness OF con-
ductors-
Time and again. when he had desired
above all things u have some pretty
girl next him, this blue-cOated inss-
viddal would ask some crusty old fellow
% make room, and now that he was
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1890-08-21
PiTH AND POlNT.

'And, Alphonse. do you think you
can love me little when / am old?"
"fes, very. Boston Times
Never get mad when the other fell
low does. Wait until he cools off, and
then you will have the field to youself.
Texas Siftings.
-Interviewer-"You began life as a
clerk, did you not?' Merchant-''No,
sir; began life as a king. ] was the
first baby.-Terre Haute Express.
-Jenks-''Winks married woman
of intellect didn't hep" Blinks-"l
don't know Why?" Jenks-'I notice
he never has any buttons on his
clothes IN. Y. Weekly.
by the way, how is Higgins? /
heard he was at deaths door" II don't
know about that, but the last time
saw him he was on the step pulling the
doctors bell. philadelphia Times
Farmer Wayback-"All my pigs
broke out last night and the constable
put them in the pound" Farmer Wise
Take care of the pens and the
pounds will take care of themselves. -
Puck.
I'm the Sanctum-"Whatd do Y ou mean
by saying that the author of this story
is young man of twenty? He is sixty
four years of age" ''You forget He
was twenty when the story was accept
ed.-N. Y. Sun.
-Spacer-"Oh, well, / don't care
whether you accept my jokes or not
j can sell them elsewhere" Ed
itor-"I dare say you can. What has
been done once can be done again, and
all these jokes have been sold before. "
Epoch.
She had sent off a telegram and was
waiting for an answer Suddenly the
peculiar hating click of the receiving
machine sounded in the office, and she
said to her companions: That's from
George, know. l can tell his stutter."
Philadelphia Times.
Magazine Editor-''Great Lucifer!
man, we can't accept such a poem as
that" Poet-''Why? | think it one of
the best things i have ever done"
Magazine Editor-"Bah, it's too simple.
Why, our readers would understand what
it means the first time they read it,"
"A hillldHlSpOTb ElEl, WuO, III tuc
matter of beauty and effectionate exu-
berance, was not to say fresh as first
love and rosy as the dawn" was asked
why she did not get married, and this
is what she said in reply: II have con-
siderable money of my own, / have a
parrot that can swear and a monkey
that chews tobacco, so that l have no
need of a husband oil City Blizzard
Sweet Girl Graduate-"Pm so glad
you liked my essay on The Philoso-
phical and Religious Thought of tho
Ancient Etruscans.' Do you know I'm
going to send it to a journal in the city
of Washington for publication" Friend
- certainly would do so, as the essay
shows you to be a soundly and thor
oughly-educated American woman"
Sweet Girl Graduate-"By the way.
what state is Washington in?-Amer-
lea
Brethren and sisters" and the pa
tent old pastor buttoned his thread
bare coat closer about his spare form, II
notice that members of this congrega-
ton are shivering from the cold.
should have replaced the broken pane
of glass in this window behind me
weeks ago with rags if they could have
been spared from the family wardrobe.
The collection for foreign missions will
now be taken up.
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that you 50 hastily hid last Friday even
ing when / entered the room?"
Isabel was still absorbingly interested
in the carpet
''Was it?' he persisted.
"Yes, came softly.
do you know him?"
She shook her curly head affirma-
lively.
What is his name?''
Isabel rose, and, as she left the room,
said:
I'm get the picture"
viii paced restlessly up and down,
and his suspicious regarding Benton
grew blacker and blacker.
Then Isabel came in with the picture.
The face was not toward him and he
dreaded to see it.
us there no hope for me?" he asked.
Isabel smiled and held the picture
before his eyes.
viii stared comically, and had the
sensations of enc tilas finds that his
own shadow has played ghost to the ex
tent of frightening him nearly out Of
his wits.
But he was equal to the occasion, and
in compliance with the time-honored old
tom, took her yielding form into hi:
arms, and said also that she was a little
witch.
Evidently she didn't resist, for theil
wedding bells rang three months after
ward, and Mr.. Benton was the best man
though he thinks the term ought to be
changed to second best
NIGHT
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1890-08-21

her return she went 10 ldr. Benton's
studio for the three pictures.
lie was there and talking 10 some
body. She approached, and both turned.
''Good-morning. Mr.. Benton she
said; then turned, and there stood the
gentleman whose picture she had care
fully treasured.
Isabel recognized him, and explana-
tiOns followed. not TO mention subse-
quent meetings of delightful frequency.
One evening. about two months after
Isabel had returned. VIII Browning was
standing beside her, as she sat on the
piano stool, and, with no preliminary
cough or compliment, took her hand and
said:
Isabel, love you!'
Isabel looked At the carpet.
Perhaps you already love?" he con-
tinued. with suspicious of Benton
growing stronger every moment. Tell
me, Isabel-was it my rivals picture
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1890-08-21

On the mend
the consumptive who's not be-
reft of Judgment and good sense.
He's taking DIR. Pierce's Golden
Medical Discovery. If taken in
time and given a fair trial, it will
effect a cure. Consumption is
Lung-scrofula. For Scrofula, in its
myriad forms, and for all Liver,
Blood and Lung diseases, the "Dis-
covery" is an unequalled remedy.
It's the only guaranteed one. If
it doesn't benefit or cure, you get
your money back. You only pay
for the good you get.
"Discovery" strengthens Weak
Lungs, and cures Splitting of Blood,
Shortness of Breath, Bronchitis,
Severe Coughs, and kindred affec-
tons. Don't be fooled into taking
something else, said to be "just as
good" that the dealer may make a
larger profit. There's nothing at
all like the discovery" 1t con-
tains no alcohol to inebriate /; no
syrup or sugar to derange di-
gestion. As peculiar in its cura-
tive effects as in its composition.
Equally good for adults or children.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1890-08-21
something About shamrock.

We hear more about the shamrock
than we know about it, James o. G..
Duffy, in American Notes and Queries,
says that in Ireland only one shamrock
is known. 1t is an indigenous species
of clover. which trails along the ground
among the grass in meadows. The
trefoil leaves are not more than one
fourth the size of the smallest clover
have seen in America, and are pure
green in color, without any of the brown
shading of white and pink clovers. The
creeping stem is hard and fibrous and is
difficult to dislodge from the earth. St.
Patrick's Day the true shamrock has to
be searched out from among the grass,
for, though comparatively plentiful at
that season, it grows close to the
ground Later it bears tiny whitley
brown" blossom. The information that
shamrakh is the Arabic word for trefoil
is new TO me, and may be of service to
those interested in the origin of the
Irish race The word could have been
introduced by the Milesians, or it may
furnish an argument in support of the
contention that one of the lost ten tribes
of Israel settled in Ireland, which has
been revived By the publication of re-
cent book.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1890-08-21
SUMMARIZING ON A FARM.

I'm living in the country now. upon quiet
farm
Where am free from city noise and safe from
urban harm;
And stead o. horrid cantalouIe Is and early
summer meats,
/ feed upon The cool, crisp squash and blood-red
winter beets.
I have a room with slanting roof; no weari-
some des,-n
Upon the wall is there 10 greet these tired eyes
o. mine,
But honest coarse. sand paper walls are those
about my head,
'Pon which RIB that fevered spot where mos
quit0es have fed
No narrow bath tub have here TO lave myself
within,
But one large basin on the floor, dipper made
Of tin
on, how the cooling waters plash. and DER my
shoulders TOW,
Despite their leaking through the floor. as
suagIng all my woe.
Ana. a. I've said. no city noise doth break upon
the ear
Naugb, save the cooling OF the frog. the bleat Of
The growing Of the Durham COW. the lowing of
the hen,
These are the sole disturbances in this my
rural den
And Oh. the habits that this life. this country
life inspires.
The breakfast set at i've q. nah! how my
soul admires
To rise at four. aud ere the sun has started on
its way
To doa my duds and enter on the duties o. the
day.
Instead OF working at my desk in hot sere-
- .9 = .-s - a - - -. .. s.,t -. .
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81 am perfectly satisfied with them.
even If they do fatter me a little"
commented Isabel Elton.
But they dOn't-not IN single par
ticular." said Benton, and for once it
was the truth.
/ do not mean to cast a slur on Mr..
Benton's veracity, but would anybody
patrOnize a photographer who was af-
fiicted with a disagreeable regard for
absolute trutufulness concerning their
more or less faulty features.
Here are only nine, said Isabel, run
ming them through her hand
The other three will be finished by
Thursday"
Il will take these, then. Oh, who is
that handsome gentleman" she asked,
indicating 4 certain picture.
MY friend, Browning. The pictures
are just finished Here is an extra one
II IS yours il you care for it" and Mr..
Benton took it from the ease
The idea seemed quite romantic. and
rather fastened itself to her In the
end she accepted it and started on
shopping tour preparatory 70 4 short
Western journey
Soon after Isabel had gone a boy
brought in the remainder Of her picr-
ures, and Mr.. Benton stood looking at
the perfect features. lost in adm iration.
There were four If them. and he was
seriously thinking Of retaining the ex-
ira one
Isabel Elton is certainly a most
lovely girl" he was saying, in con-
fdentiaI way. when the door opened
aud gentleman entered.
well, Benton, thought I'd drop in 10
say that I'm going to-day"
.Ah. Will, glad 70 see yOu. old boy"
said Benton. cordially grasping his
hand. You're not going 50 sOOn?''
This very evening. Why, what's
this. old fellow. that I find you incoming
over? \ girls picture, as | live. BY
Jove, bus she's pretty. You might give
fellow one-as sort OF mascotte, you
know. Think Of the lonesome hours Of
the long trip looming up ahead of me.
Come. take pity on me
Mr.. Benton fairly gasPed at the idea
You know I'll never show il" per-
suaded Will.
Mr.. Benton showed slight signs OF re-
lenting-that is. he looked somewhat
less hOrrified-and Will was all the
more importuuate, until at last the
picture was securely tucked in Wills
pocket. and Benton, though glad 10
crafty his friend, and personally sorry
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1890-08-21
FARM AND GARDEN.
WIRE FENCES.
A Farmer Tells How to Build Them
lhaaufy and Well.

Farmer Tells How to Build Them
Cheapiy and Well.
have homemade arrangement by
which can put up twenty TO thirty rods
of wire-ani-picket fence in day. The
pickets can be split out of red oak, black
ash, old rails, etc / rove out 500 day
with a cooper's frow. / use pickets 5
feet long. An oak tree is inches in di-
ameter at the butt win make 500 to
1000. The wire and nails for such a
fence cost less than one shilling per
rod. | use six strands OF No. IL an
nealed steel wire. This has greater
strength than No. 0 wire. Before pro-
ceeding to business jack and evener
must be made. See the engravings. To
make the jack, 12-feet timbers 2x6 are
required. A wheel and axle are to be
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METHOD OF BRAcING.

at the extreme left and then with the
same hammer force the wrenches up to
within two inches of the picket, and
turn them over once or twice, accord
ing to the distance apart you want your
pickets. The next time turn the
wrenches in the opposite direction, so
that the wire will not get twisted. The
best braces are 2x4 strips or poles.
They extend from the top of one post to
the bottom of the next and do not come
in contact with the ground. The wire
shrinks or is taken up three inches to
the rod in weaving Mead, in
Farm and Home.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1890-08-21

THE Great Northern Railway has com
menced work on its extension to the Pacific
coast and construction will be prosecuted
as rapidly as men and teams can be had,
hundreds of both being needed The start
ing point is Assinneboine, Montana, thence
to Marias pass in the Rockies, then through
the Flathead Lake country to Spokane
Falls and Puget Sound.
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WHY She Went.

Not only do troubles have their COM
pensations, but sometimes the very alb
sence of trouble becomes an occasion Of
grief
''What are you crying about, Susy?"
The boys are teasing Alice"
We'll. wouldn't cry about that
I'm not crying about that I'm cry
ing because they don't tease me. Van
DoTn's
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1890-08-21

We offer You ready made medicine for Coughs,
Bronchitis and other diseases of the Throat and Lungs
Like other so-caed Patent Medicines it is well adver
tsed and having merit it has attained to a wide sale
Call it Nostrum if you WILL but believe US when
we say that at first it compounded after prescrp
ton by regular physician with idea that it would
ever 90 on the market as a proprietary medicine
Whv is not Just as good as though costing fifty
cents to a dollar for prescription and equal sum
to have it put up drug store?
E. T. HAZELTINE, Warren, Pa
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next the top one
and last one for
the center, then
add the other
wires in the order
N G n toned, as
two strands must
pass each point.
Tack in a nail
every four rods
on the post to
keep the wires
from sagging.
Set up 40 rods of
this wire on the
posts at one time.
Let it stretch
right past all
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1890-08-21

FULLY as we believe in canning and
preserving, we do not believe in scrimp-
ing the table OF fruit at its best in or
der to increase the stock Of preserves
Use fresh fruit
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1890-08-21
If Guilty of Assault and Batterv

Upon your stomach with blue pill, pody-
itivey despair of helping your liver. Vic
lence committed upon your inner man will
do no good. Real help, prompt and thor
ough, is to be found in the wholesome anti
bilious medicine, Hostetter's Stomach Bit
ters, which is, moreover, productive of hap
by results in malarial disease. rheumatism,
dyspepsia, nervousness ana kidney troubles.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1890-08-21

Commend TO public approval the California
liquid fruit remedy Syrup of Figs. 1t is
pleasing 10 the eye, and to the taste and by
gently acting on the kidneys, liver and bow
els, it cleanses the system effectually, there
by promoting the health and comfort of all
who use il
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1890-08-21

REV. F. o. MORRIS, the well-known
British naturalist. is trying 10 procure
the passage of an act of Parliament
making birds nesting illegal, in order
to preserve some of the rarer British
birds from total extinction.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1890-08-21

THE popularity of Dobbins' Electric Soap
is that it acts right on the dirt and stains in
clothes and makes them pure as sHOg, at the
same time il preserves the clothes, and makes
them keep clean longer. Have your grocer
or(Sar il
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1890-08-21

John Thomas Helsop, Of Birming
ham, Eng. has such marvellous power
Of vision. that he is known as the Iiv-
ing microscope" He can distinguish
the animal life in water, and so does
not drink water.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1890-08-21

ARE as small as homeopathic pellets, and
as easy to take as sugar. Everybody likes
them. Carriers Little Liver Pills. Try them.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1890-08-21

MUsT not be COMPOUNDED with common cath
artic or purgative pills. Carriers Little Liv-
err Pills are entirely unlike them in every re-
spect. One trial will prove their superiority.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1890-08-21

In Michigan the outlook is favorable
for fair crop of apples say nine
tenths of an average. The average in
the Western reach counties is low.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1890-08-21

-wateryille is proud Of several
things, among them lady's orchestra,
in Which the little fiddle. the big fiddle
and the horn are all manipulated har-
moniousIY bY maidens young and fair.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1890-08-21

CONDUCTOR f. D. LOOMS, Detroit, Mich,
SAYS: 1.-The effect of Halls Catarrh Cure is
wonderful" Write him about it Sold by
Druggists, 75c.
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BROWNING'S RIVAL.
He Discovered Who He Was and
Was Satisfied.

ii + picture 5 are
really beautiful,
Miss Elton. The
whole pose Is per-
feet Can you find
any fault?''
Mr.. Benton, the
lead in 9 phOtOg-
rapher, was speak
ing, and they stood
in his handsomely
app Ointed studio,
each holding one
of the photographs
in question.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1890-08-21

WHY are shoes like congressman That's
easy; because they're so frequently paired.
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THE light that never was on sea or land
must be sky light -Binghamton Republic.
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OUT with the boys-Elbows and knees
brakes Magazine.
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EVEN when rattlesnake manages to
keep its head all right it is liable to get rat
tied at the tail.-N. o. Picayune.