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River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1890-10-30

DOMESTIC CONCERNS.


"A teaspoonfal OF turpentine boiled
with white clothes will aid in the
VII itening process.
Roll Jelly Cake: Three eggs. one
half cup of white sugar, one and ono
half teaspoonfuls of baking powder
sifted twice with one level cup of sifted
flour; bake in a moderately heated
oven.-Boston Budget.
-Raisins may be easily stoned by
pouring boiling water over them and
letting them stand for five or ten min
utes. Drain. then rub each raisin be-
tween the thumb and finger till the
seeds come out cloan.
-Graudmother's Gingerbread: One cup
of molasses, three tablespoons melted
butter, one teaspoon soda dissolved in
five tablespoons hot water, ginger, salt
and half a teaspoon of powdered alum;
two and half cups of sifted -four.
Pour into well-buttered iron pans about
half an inch thick. and bake in quick
oven.-N. w. Christian Advocate.
"A machine for gathering dust, and
therefore of special interest to house,
wives, has been patented. 1t first, by
means of fans and an imitation cyclone.
stirs up the dust in a room; then By
suction it is drawn into funnel-shaped
continuance and passed through hose
into closed box. No sweeping is nee
essary, and the same dust is never twice
collected.
-Saltpeter for Bugs: Dissolve one
tablespoonful of saltpeter in pail of
water. A pint poured around each hill of
cucumbers or squashes is very good for
the plants, and very bad for the bugs,
both striped and black, which burrow
at night in the earth about the plants,
says Prof. w. w. Cooke. Cut worms
are also said to dislike earth treated
with salpeter.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1890-10-30
FARM AND GARDEN.
THE OK MARBLE OR BOT FLY.
How IL Operates as "A Parasite-Its Effect
on the Animal-Mode of Treatment.


How 1t Operates as "a Parasite-Its Effect
ON the Animal-Mode of Treatment.
In recent Bulletin of the Ohio Ex-
pertinent Station, Clarence NJ. Weed
discusses the injuries and life of the OK
MARBLE fly or bot fly. He says that
recent careful estimate indicates that
fifty-six per cent of the cattle in Ohio
are attacked by the OK MARBLE or bot fly
(Hypoderma bovisl, and that the aver
age loss on the hides due to the injuries
of this insect am Gu ats to one-third their
total value, while the added loss due to
the injury to the beef for food amounts
to an average of "a per animal. Stats
tics gathered from ten Of the principa,
stock-raising States of the Mississippi
Valley showed the lowest per cent. of
infestation to be thirty-three in Wis
consin, and the highest, seventl three
in Illinois. The loss indicated by these
results has been summarized by the ed
itors of Insect Life as follows:
The amour. of this loss can be better
appreciated by reproducing in con-
densed form the approximate estimate
of the loss on hides of cattle received
at the Union Stock Yards of Chicago,
during the grubby season, which in
cludes the months from January to
June. Using the reports BY the States
above given as a basis it is estimated
that fifty per cent. of the cattle re-
ceiyed are grubby. The average value
OF hide is put at $500; and while from
the report referred TO one-third value
is the usual deduction for grubby hides,
in the estimate 81 is deducted, or less
than one third. The number of cattle
received in 1889 for the six months in
Dictated was 1885, 026, giving loss on
the fifty per cent. of grubby animals, of
S667,5l3 When. TO this is added the
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1890-10-30
RAILROAD PEcuLlARITIes.
In the East Meal Costs a Dollar, in tn,
West Seventy Five Cents.

In the East a Meal Costs a Dollar, in the
West seventy-Five Cents.
why is il that man has to pay 81
for a meal on any railroad train east of
Chicago and but IS cents west?" said
John Graccen, a member of the United
States Geological Survey, now in the
city, whose business mas taken him
through nearly every State and Terri
tory in the Union.
ut is fact, dollar buys a meal on
any railroad east OF Chicago or St Louis.
A similar meal on any line running west
of those cities may be had for quarter
less, though some would naturally think
that the prices would be reversed"
"IIow about the service?"
There isn't much difference in din
ing-car service East and West. Your
waiter on the far Western road gets big
ger tips than in the East but your
Westerner has free and easy way of
REFRESHING any tendency to freshness or
impertinence on the part of porters or
walters that keeps those autocrats very
courteous and attentive to business. In
some sections OF the West the cOlored
gentleman who attempted any imper-
Thence with the traveller might be
quietly dropped out of the car window,
and the ambulance car notified and no
questions asked.
you don't find so many Bibles on the
trains as you used to-" he continued
Ten or twelve years ago they could be
found on almost every road. Train
men tell me that the passengers steal
them. 1t is impossible to keep
them in their racks facetious
brakeman on the Baltimore & Ohio
over which ! rode not long ago, ex-
planned it to me this way: You see,
Captain, its them drummers. They
set down in a seat, an if there amt any
good-looking woman on the car they
soon get tired o. ridin' Then they no.
tice this Bible up there in the rack. an
take it down and commence readin' it
It's brand-new thing to nine out Of ten
of 'em. When they get through, they
slide it into their gripsack.'
However that may be, the Old Colony
railroad. which runs through the land
of the Puritans, is about the only one
which takes the opposite tack. and sets
up stationary card tables in all smoking
cars. This fills long-felt want with
travellers. N Y. sun.
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de WAS uNoBTRUsIVE.
The Kind of Customer the Average Drug
Risf Delights In.

The Kind of Customer the Average Drug
gist Delights In.
"Have you any objection to telling me
whether your clock indicates the exact
time?" asked mild-loolEing man who
stepped into drug store on the North
Side last Saturday afternoon.
Certainly not" said the proprietor.
THE clock is exactly right"
Thanks. will set my watch with
it."
.All right, sir"
Now, If you don't mind" he said. aft
er setting his watch. Il will look over
this mornings paper lying on your coun-
ter. l see nobody is using it
That's all right"
He read the paper awhile and laid it
aside with the remark:
There doesn't seem to be much in
the papers these days. BY the way,
may trouble yon for that city directory
Thanks l want TO look over it for the
address of a friend or two"
He spent five or ten minutes looking
through tho directory and then rose as
If to 60.
Have you an almanac" he inquired,
after standing irresolutely in the door
way for some moments. Thanks. One
of another kind also, please Thanks.
You don't object to a man smoking a
cigar here, presume?"
''No sir" said the proprietor, going
behind the cigar showcase.
Thanks" And the mild-looking man
took cigar from his vest-pocket.
May 1 ask you for a match?
Thanks"
He lit his cigar, smoked IL in silence
for awhils, and then said:
IF you have no objection 1 will use
your telephone a moment to ask my
wife if there is any thing she wants me
to bring home"
you may use it"
Thanks"
He spent the next five min utes at the
telephone.
"She says there is nothing she wants, y
he observed, as he hung up the phone
and rung Off
Can do any thing else for your" in
quired the druggist
Thanks, no."
Then his eye fell upon stack of ad-
vertising cards.
III take few OF these. They are
for gratuitous distribution, | suppose?"
YES"
Thanks. They will please the chill
dren."
ANY thing else?'
Thanks, no Yes. there is, too. Got
any postage stamps?'
Yes"
let me have a two-center."
Here it is"
''Th-no, I'll pay for this"
He threw down silver dollar, got
his change, and walked away with the
proud bearing of a man accustomed to
paying his way through this world
Chicago Tribune.
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MArrIr OPENED FIFE.

made them brave and self-possessed in
time of danger, and the recollection OF
the peril that their brother was in soon
reused them. CHANGING around for 4
weapon the sight OF kettle full of hot
water caught Mattie's eye. Procuring
a good supply she mounted the window
sill in the loft. right over the still rag
ing boar on the outside, and as he
looked up. being attracted by the noise
she made. the nervy girl gave him big
dose OF water in the eyes and face. All
the ferocity was knocked out OF tho
beast by this attack. and, with a loud
squeal. IL turned tail and fed.
Two others now came up, attracted by
their com anion's cries. and they. too,
received a dose. This put them to
flight
After waiting some time and not hear
ing from any more of them, Matte
ventured forth. Proceeding cautiously
10 the spot where she lost her shotgun,
she found it and loaded both barrels
Then, cautiously approaching the spot
where her brothers voice had been
heard, she soon found him. He was on
stump about ten feet high, and
around him were half a core of savage
grunters, their fierce eyes fixed on him,
at times charging up savagely to the
foot Of tine stump in impotent rage.
The boy looked IS II he rather had as
much Of it as ne wanted. and Matte,
I first securing her own safety by getting
up on another stump opened fire on the
hogs. The first shot startled them,
and as the second came, laying low an
other OF their party. the others became
panic stricken and fed at once. Matte
AID tie boy then returned TO the cabin
at once, and took good care not to vent
ure out again until their parents had re-
turned. The boy said that as he was
going along he saw this drove ahead of
him, and, without thinking, shot at and
wounded one Of them. The Others
turned on him. and he had only time to
get on the stump before they had sur
rounded him.
Whea the old folks returned their
amazemcnt was great to hear OF their
daughters bravery. The neighbors
made heroine of her at once. \ hunt
ing party started out the following day
10 rid the neigh borhood Of such danger
Gus critters and they bagged some
eighteen.
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kick with all her power, hitting it n
the tender Tortion of the throat. The
boar drew back second and this proved
her salvation. As she lay on the ground
her hands encountered a pine knot
dead wood. hard and sharp as iron.
With every nerve exerjed she sprang
up and flung it straight in the boar's
face. Happily it struck him across the
eyes. binding both temporarily. and he
stood and ehamped for a second or two,
turning in circle and raising big dust
Matte turned. and, catching up her
sister, ran for the house. The boar,
hearing her run of, started in pursuit,
grunting and rasping its tusks in a
manner 10 make the girls heart turn
cold 1t was race for life, and the
girl pluck won. Entering the house
in advance of her foe, she shut the door
and fastened il as the boar came rush
ing up against it The girls fell to the
floor and for several minutes could not
raise themselves. But frontier life had
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1890-10-30
THEY'LL NEVER KNOW.
How the Dakota Admission business Was
Mixed Up Intentionally.

How the Dakota Admission business Was
Mixed Up Intentionally.
The administration has a real mys-
terry, and the best Of the joke is, tn at il
viii remain mystery until time shall
be no more. North Dakota will seek in
vain for the testimony which shall in
jte4te that it was ad mitted to the
lnIun a few gratifying seconds in ad-
vance Of south Dakota, and South Da-
kata can hunt until the crack of doom
for evidence that would give it a sim
liar desirable seniority. The question
90 priority must forever remain I'M
answered, simply because no one can
answer 10.
When the President received from
tie state Department the two procla-
nations, wanting only mis- signature.
fire question OF priority at once came
up. and it was found to be di fiicult to
decide
10 was grave situation for the Pres
ldent, and he evidently realized it. but
he steered his way out without difficulty.
The documents unlocked at, were laid
downward on the desk on a sheet OF
paper. and then they were shuffled until
the most expert trickster OF cards could
not have told which was which.
When this state of the game had been
reached the proclamations were turned
face upward, but protected from the gaze
Of every one by the sheet Of paper on
which they had been laid. The sheet
was slipped aside until the bank spaces
for the presidential signature were ex-
posed. The autograph was appended,
.he ink allowed TO dry, the proclama-
tions turned over once more, and again
vigorously shIffied. The two Dakotas
we're admitted to the Union cf States
and. although one Of them was ahead
q the other just the length q time it
took the President 70 write his name,
history will never be able 70 record ne
name OF the first one. 1t is profound
mystery. and always will be.-Washing-
ton star.
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ronnnIn Dogs a. sentlneI..

Dogs as auxiliaries of the sentinel
are coming to the fore, says our Paris
correspondent 1t appears that kind
has been discovered in Tonquin which
has been converted into a vigilant and
ferocious sentinel 1t is tail and power
fully built The way it is trained may
be expected to elicit the protests Of that
Animals Guardian, of which we an
nounced the other day the forthcom-
ing issue When these dogs are
wanted for military service they are
tied up and natives are engaged
to beat and otherwise ill-use them. The
French soldiers duty, on the other hand.
is TO feed and pet them. II, then, at
night they are fastened to a sentry-box
they naturally give the alarm directly
an Annamite or Tonquinois approaches.
They can distinguish the native from
the European by the scent though
either should lie concealed. About this
method of u tain 1g there seems TO be a
good deal OF unnecessary and cruel in
genuity. Our English dog-fanciers
would probably be willing 70 undertake
the training OF sentinel dogs on terms
much easter for the dogs themselves. =
London Lancet
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able nimrod can b. almost surfeited by
sport IN months stay here Many
times, though, the hunted turn hunters.
and then the fun isa't quite 50 enjoy
able-at least on the part OF the
game Thea. 100. i- these wilds
there is a species Of wild hog that At
times makes the hunters life misery,
as they are savage and know no fear.
These are the remains OF droyeS OF do
nestle hogs that used to be turned into
these high huumocks 70 fatten- Many
times scores would not be found al the
branding TIME and, from their long
stay ia these woods. large iroyes final
Is became Wild and savage. Many
narrow escapes have been reported
from time 20 time, and many Of tho old
settlers who were hunters have sears to
show Of the ferocity OF these savage
bears Tho most exciting adventure Of
late years Is one that happened soms
month S ago, and it was related TO the
writer 4 few days after
Down by Snake Bayou. some eight
miles below here, lived 4 family named
Herrickson. consisting Of father.
mother. son. aged ten. and two daugh-
tiers. aged twelve and sixteen When
in want Of supplies the father and
mother generally came up here in
team, leaving the younger ones to
watch things at home. A. this time the
old FOLKS started as usual. leaving the
girls and boy at home. The latter in
the middle of the forenoon took his
gun, and. with his dog. went out hunt
ing. An hour later the girls we're
startled bv hearing the dog barking
furi0usly and the loud shouts Of their
brother for help Taking down q light
shotgun. the eldest girl rsn out at once,
while the other. seiz5ng small hatchet,
followed Soon they approached the
dense woods where thcy heard their
brothers voice. lie heard them com
ing and shouted out FOR them 20 be
careful. as there was 4 drove Of wild
hogs after him The dog heard them.
too. and ran ont 70 meet them. which
brought ont haif-dozcn wild and saw
age bears in swift pursuit These no
sooner Saw tho girls approaching than
they ran 3 them. Erunting horribly and
rasping their fierce Jaws Till the fr0th
fell 70 the ground in great clOts.
Matte fired her shotgun at the lead
CT. then turned and ran for the house
The younger sister turned, too, and ran
after her. A. they approached the
house tile young girl Slipped and fell
right in the path Of the pursuing beasts
She screamed frantiCally as she fell.
ami Matte half turned 10 see what the
trouble was. The sight froze her blood
and. a. she said afterwards, she didn't
know wha, Is 90. ard felt as Il turned
into stone The girl in falling fell over
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OK BOT FLY LARyA.

into the skin, where they form the
warblo cells. Their mouth parts irri-
tate the flesh, causing an liberation
which not only is distressing to the ami
mai, but Injuries the hide and beef, and
in the case of dairy animals lessons the
quantity of milk produced. The beef
beneath these MARBLES has peculiar,
diseased, sickening appearance, and is
commonly called licked beef" Such
beef always sells at lower price than
that not so affected.
Remedies.
Every MARBLE maggot destroyed in
spring before it escapes to the ground
to pupate means that one less fly will
be present to lay eggs for the coming
brood. This should be carefully borne
in mind, for from it the conclusion is
obvious that if all the maggots now
present In the backs of the cattle of
given eighborhood are killed, the egg
laying brood of flies will be extermi-
mated and there viii be no injury next
season. There is perhaps no other i'm
portant injurious insect whose numbers
can be SO readily controlled; and the
experience of English farmers, as pub
lished in Miss Ormerod's report, shows
that by concerted action and continue
ton of the treatment the amount of
MARBLE attacks may be very rapidly
lessened.
Perhaps the simplest remedy to use
during spring and early summer is to
squeeze the maggots out of the MARBLES
When they are nearly full grown this
can be done with little trouble; and
when smaller the opening can be en-
larged with a penkuife so as to let
them out A pair of medium-sized for
cops are often helpful in removing
them. Another simple remedy is to APP
ply to the opening a little oil or grease,
which closes the breathing pores of the
maggot, thus causing it to die. Kero-
sene applied to the MARBLES either in
autumn, winter or spring also destroys
them, as does indeed the application of
almost any oily or fatty substance.
DR.. c. V. Riley says that smearing the
animals backs with this substance lis
the simplest and easiest method of de-
stroying the MARBLES, which it does by
closing the breathing pores on the pos
terror end of the body. The destruction of
the Larvae in this way may be effected
by one or two applications in autumn,
and is the most satisfactory method of
controlling the pes"
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The Standard reports strange case
that was heard in Vienna police court
recently. A monomaniac, who was
formerly well-to-do master baker, had
ruined himself by mania for collecting
handkerchiefs which had been used by
ladies. At the commencement of the
pursuit of this singular hobby he used
to buy the coveted mouchoirs, some
times paying as much as "a or IS for
what was intrinsically not worth
as many shillings. His devotion
to this fad brought him TO pow
erty, and then he fell to steal
ing, in order to enrich his slready
Unprecedented collection. At Icing tn be
was apprehended at the recent choral
festival. when as many as fifteen ladies
handkerchiefs were found upon him.
On a search being made by the rolice,
in his apartments, there was found in
one room a collection of l, 434 OF these
articles. all classified according to the
special perfumes with which they had
been scented. The magistrate ordered
the unfortunate man to be taken TO
lunatic ASYLUM. James Gazette
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loss from deprecated value and less
ened quantity of the beef, the amount
for each infested animal is put at S.,
indicating total loss from the attack
of the fly of SO. 337, sos.
During the spring or early summer
one may often find along the middle of
the backs of cattle, just beneath the
skin, a hard lump, usually having in the
center an opening, which sometimes is
more or less of running sore. These
are ''warbles," and the lump is caused
by the presence of whitish or grayish
maggot. Early in summer these mag
gots wriggle out of the MARBLES tail
foremost and fall to the ground. where,
under such protection as may be at
hand, they shorten for pupa tion, and
soon change to the pupa or chrysalis
state. About month later they emerge
as adult flies, and the females deposit
eggs on the backs of cattle. The eggs
hatch into grubs which work their way
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IT is ALWAYS a little amusing to see
the pride which man who has changed
his scrub stock for thorOughhreds takes
in his animals: and it Is because the
thoroughbred excitos such feelings that
furnishes one reason why We so earn
estly recommend thoroughbreds- A man
always makes more money out OF a
tsing that he is proud Of than he does
out Of something that he is ashamed Of.
Western Rural
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Princess Victoria Of Prussia, who was
supposed TO have lost her heart to the
plebeian Prince Alexander of Batten-
burg, in whose romance Bismarck
played the part Of cruel father, is now
betrothed to Prince Adolph of Schaum-
burg-Lippe. This is not considered q
brilliant match for the young lady, who
is the most agreeable member OF her
somewhat supercilious family, but no
better alliance offers. Princess Victoria
has merry blue eyes and fair hair. with
the superb health that indefatigable
walks, rides, games Of tennis and driv-
ing four-in-hand teams insure. More
over, She inherits the gift Of music from
her English as we'll as her German pro
genitOrs. plays the piano and banjo
we'll, sings delightfully."-. IS full Of fun.
and is a chief favorite in the formal
Court OF 81 James. -Harper's Bazaar.
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All through the day YOU NAV no

ALL through the day you may now
see great piles OF coal lying along the
street People are preparing to keep
warm during the winter. Are We max
ing a similar preparation for the com
fort Of our animals? II that stable and
shelter are not fixed up now, they Will
likely 60 through the whole winter
without fixing
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Doctor(to. Patient)-What ais you2
Patient-Indeed, l don't know.
only know that ! suffer.
What kind Of a life do you lead?
work like an OK, eat like a wolf, I
am as tired as dog and / sleep like a
horse.
In that case should advise you to
consult veterinary surgeon. Texas
Siftings