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River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1890-02-13
A SECURE FARM-YARp GATE.

''buttons" are fastened to the post by a
small iron bolt with head and nut and
washers, and turn with some difficulty.
When the gate is to be opened either
way turn the button" vertical on the
side toward which the gate is to be
opened, and both gates are at once free
to open that way only.
Near the lower and outer corner of
each gate is continuance for keeping
the gate in position after it is opened,
which may he used to help keep it firm
when closed. 1t consists of a small
piece of timber as broad as the gate
frame and about an inch and a half in
thickness. through which is an auger-
holes and in this is the cylindrical piece,
which should be pointed on its lower
end. 1t then passes through an auger-
hole in the lower horizontal piece of the
gate frame. When the gate is open suf-
ficiently wide the iron-shod peg is
stuck down in the earth and the gate is
thus held in position. Both gates are
furnished with this device.
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Confirming Cows.

An Englishman who keeps his COWS
confined points out certain unfortunate
results in his herd, that might be ex-
pected of course in cows that are Kept
confined. 1t is not worth while to give
the particulars of his complaints in re-
gard to the failure of his cows. as the
main point we wish to make is that cows
that are confined are compelled to vio-
late natural laws and are likely to suffer
disastrous consequences. The COW is
always better free, except when the con-
dition of the weather forbids. She needs
purer air that she ge5s in the vast ma
jority of cases when confined, but if
ventilation is perfect enough TO furnish
her all the pure air she needs, she needs
exercise. No COW ever yet took too
much exercise unless she vas being
chased by the pesky dog or dubbed by
the pesky boy. There is no use in talk
ing, the Importance Of exercise for COWS
is not appreciated Rural.
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FARM AND GARDEN.
PRETTY SPICY, THIS.
Some Reflections and Conclusions Upon
Modes of Judging Swine at Fairs

Some Reflections and Conclusions Upon
Modes of Judging Swine at Fairs.
A Hoosier correspondent Of the Breed
er's Gazette says: Some four or five years
ago the writer exhibited hogs at the
Kokomo, Ind, fair, at which some very
funny things happened. A Poland
China breeder then living in that city
was selected to make the awards, using
the score-card (which was new to the
writer. He walked into the ring, PEN
Gil in hand, and after some apparently
hard labor and considerable time sue
ceeded in getting hog scored up in the
nineties somewhere. After that he got
along more easily. He kept his first
card and always referred to it before
setting down a number on the next
card. The writer being Of an inquisitive
nature asked him why he referred to
his first card always before he put down
the next number. His answer vas:
.'Oh, that card is my base to score by"
The answer being entirely too salts
factory 1 asked no more questions on the
subject at that time, but incidentally
remarked that the hog he was trying to
score would make very good base for
his operations.
The next day the superintendent
went back to the old pod-auger plan of
three men to award the sweepstakes
prizes, all breeds being shown together.
The three men selected came walking
down the aisle, and among them | recog-
nized very tall, slender old man with
small black eyes, long, sharp nose. and
very thin, sharp features The super
intendent called us up and pointed out
the committee and asked if all were
satisfied / remarked that / should
have to object to the old man for the
reason that had heard HIM say that he
would not give Berkshire hog a
sweepstakes premium over Poland
China under any circumstances, ''he
didn't care d-n how good the Berk-
shire was, or how 'ornery' the Poland
Chine was" My objection was con-
sidered reasonable one and the old
man was excused and another selected
in his place.
All went we'll until they came to the
last class, where there were three pens
of five pigs, two Poland Chinas and one
btThSulFe. Ou lutSt INC committee
tied, each choosing pen for the prize.
Two other men were called and they
decided to divide the prize equally
among the three, as they could not tell
which was the best. Now came the old
man and said: "Tll tell you where that
premium ought to 60" 'All right,
tell us, Uncle George" replied several.
He walked up to pen and asked:
''Whose are these?" az. SIS" he was
answered. Whose are these?" "W.
MS" "And who owns these?" &c.
j." "Thar's (using as many oaths as
could possibly be inserted into that
amount of talk) whar the ribbon ought
to gop' Then concluded that If the
egotism and prejudice were taken
out of that man the first gentle
breeze that waited by would blow
what was left into the far beyond,
where the worm dieth not and the
whangdoodle mourneth for cranks.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1890-02-13
HINTS ON DRAPERiES.
A Dainty and Interesting Branch o
Home Decorative Work.


This subject is of interest to every
housewife. But being exhaustless, and
within the limited space necessary, it is
impossible to do more than touch upon
few of the materials in general use.
But, perhaps, fully enough to start any
one interested in home decorative work
to thinking further for themselves in
this dainty and interesting branch.
In the arrangement of the draperies
themselves, no more the plain, simple
folds of raw, heavy silk from pole TO
pole. but something of ''chic" and dain-
tiness in the folds and frills of the de-
sign.
There is wide selection in materials.
Among the prettiest of the inexpensive
muslins are those of cream ground,
with feur de Us in old pink, blue, yellow,
etc. India silks are extremely popular,
beautiful in design, light and silky in
material. and have the added merit of
being low in price. They are very pretty
for the lower sash of window.
1t is surprising how very popular cur
tains reaching TO the window sill are.
They may be made of muslins, silks or
net laces, looped back about half way
down the window, with cord and tassels
TO match, oftener than with ribbon.
Long curtains are used with these if one
likes.
Cretonnes are desirable where finer
goods are not necessary. Brocatelle is
a heavy, rich material. all silk. One
very elegant set Of curtains is gobolin
blue With gold design, lined with gold
satin
For .ow-priced and attractive
drapery grenadine stripes is much used
and liked. This goods comes in plain
gold ground, with quite narrow stripes
of rich colors running through it Deep
friuges made to match the colors in the
curtains. are made in different widths,
in silks, woolens and cottons.
well-chosea draperies are the MAX
ing of a room. A simple room with
effective draperies. will present much
more coy and pleasant appearance than
a much more elegant room without
draperies A. E. NiekersoI IL
Household
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Dom Pedro. Kindbe,rt.an.s.

A Berlin paper relates this story by
way of illustrating the kindheartedness
of Dom Pedro. Some years agoa woman
in Berlin was deserted bv her husband.
A few months later she received letter
and some money from him, but these
missives soon ceased. and the woman
was left in the greatest poverty. When
Dom Pedro was in Berlin she begged for
an audience. and told him her story. He
promised to do all he could on his re-
turn TO Brazil. Some time elapsed, and
the woman thought the Emperor had
forgotten her, when one day letter ar
rived from her husband inclosing money
for her to come 10 Brazil. He related
that a high official had one day called
on him and told him that the Emperor
wished 10 see him the next day; and at
their meeting Dom Pedro had made him
promise to send for her.-N. Y. Post
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1890-02-13

FRENCH TAILOR GOWNS.
Models which Should Recommend Them
selves to Sensible Women.


selves to Sensible Women.
The tailor gown when modified by
Partisan taste is deprived of its severely
simple style, and becomes much more
snowy than the trim and tasteful gown
made by London tailors. This is true
even when it Is made of the toughest
stuffs, of woolens that are almost as
thick as blanket, and is especially true
in the elaborate bodices that are made
for somewhat plain skirts. For exam
pie, Felix sends with a tobacco-brown
skirt of checked wool, made in the
straight English fashion so often de-
scribed, a basque of darker brown faced
cloth, opening on a double-breasted
waistcoat of pale fawn cloth, which is
cut out at the top like mans waist
coat, and discloses there a shirt front of
pale blue crepe de Chine. box-plaited,
feather stitched, and tucked in the pref
test way. The blue crepe extends up
to form the front of standing collar,
while the back is of the dark cloth
turned down. The top of the waistcoat
is edged with galloon of jet and gold
beads, and there are two lengthwise
rows of cut-silver buttons set on the
darts below the bust. The coat sleeves
are full enough at the top to be gathered
and set high in the armholes, and they
have inside cuffs of pale fawn cloth ex-
tending in points up the arm, and
bordered around the waist with the Jet
and gold galloon.
Another French tailor model gives
the effect of an over-skirt of bordered
fabric draped on plain lower skirt that
is bound with fur. Thus a brown cam
el's-hair over-skirt has eight or ten
stripes along its selvage, alternately of
light fawn and black, and above these
are graduated disks of dark brown,
fawn and black, growing smaller toward
the top. This over-skirt has all its full
ness at the back, and is merely short
ened trifle on each side to show plain
wool skirt, deeply bound with black
Persian lamb fur. The bodice here
again is fanciful, the back a basque with
festooned edges, and the front pointed,
with bib-like piece of the plain wool
drawn up to the shoulders, and cleft
below the throat to show V of velvet,
its edges being bound with fur. The
high collar is made specially elegant by
being covered with folds of black chiffon
mousseline that end in a large Louis
Quatorze crayat bow. The sleeves are
in leg-o'-mutton shape, with binding of
fur at the wrists. -Harper's Bazaar.
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IN MALE ATTIRE.
Famous Women Who Have Dotted Petit
coats and Corsets.

Famous Women Who Have Dotted Petit
coats and Corsets.
The subject of women DOMINIC male
attire in order to follow their lovers in
cognito to wars or other dangers has
been favorite one with the poets from
the early ballad singers to Mrs. Brown
ing, in the "Romaunt of the Page" and
the Swedish Tegner, and his beautiful
story of "Axel." But in modern times
women have less romantic reasons for
the change of costume. Like George
Sand they may do it in spirit of adj
venture; like Rosa Bonheur and our
own DIR. Mary Walker, because they find
it more comfortable, or like the hun
dreds of cases which are constantly be-
ing noted by the newspapers, because
they find that an apparent change Of
sex enables them to make a better liv-
ing. Rosa Bonheur wears trousers when
at work, but resumes her female at
tire in the evening. She not only
wears trousers, but full male
outfit, including the French laborer's
blue smock and cap, when she goes to
fairs TO make studies for her cattle or
wanders about the field unaccompanied.
The garb relieves her of the trouble of
bundling up skirts when she carries
pain ing implements, aud also conceals
her sex from the rough men whom she
is liable to meet. Louisa Lawton, the
sculptress, also finds At convenient to
wear trousers and coat when az work.
Sarah Bernhard, in her studio, as
sumes black velvet suit of clothes, in
which she is conscious that she looks
very charming. Nine. Dieulafoy, the
French explorer and scientists, who has
done so much to increase our knowledge
of Persian archaeology, also looks much
more coquettish and winsome in the
costume she adopted while journeying
in strange lands than in the skirts
which she wears in Paris Indeed, even
in Paris, her only return to feminine
costume is in the substitution of skirts
for trousers. The coat and vest, the
shirt, collars and cuffs are retained
pbiladalphia Tipac
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Pigeons Wearing Uniforms.

The pathetic adventures of a carrier
pigeon lately employed by the Empress
of Austria to bear letter to nor daugh-
ter, the Archduchess Marie Valerie,
may be noted by writer's OF fiction in
quest of new incidents. The bird was
one of those which are trained for serv-
ice at the arsenal of Pola, and when the
Empress recently sailed from Pola to
Corfu she took this pigeon on board her
yacht, having arranged to let it fly with
letter for her daughter at a certain
distance from the coast. 1t was sup
posed that the pigeon would return to
Pola, and orders were given TO forward
the contents of the letter which il car
ried Immediately by telegraph to the
young Archduchess. Unfortunately a
peasant with a gun saw the bird and
shot it. He did not notice the letter,
which was no doubt blown off by the
shot. and so, while he bore home the
Empress winged messenger for supper,
the letter remained on the ground It
was accidentally found few days after
ward; and now some royal newspapers
are proposing that TO prevent recur-
renee of such mishaps pigeons should
no more be shot at all 1t is a wonder
that nobody has suggested that carrier
pigeons on state service should be put
into a SNOWY uniform, like those in
which the Austrian civil servants are
shortly going TO astonish their fellow
Iubiects.-London Times.
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THE COMING MECHANIC.
He VIII he a Different Man Gom the
Artisan of To-day.

He VIII he a Different Man Gom the
Artisan of To-day.
The coming mechanic, says an ex-
change, bred in training sch oolN will be
a very different man from the Mechanic
Of the present. Even the young me-
chanic who is now learning in .he shop
will, in some very important respects,
be at a disadvantage when he comes
into contact and competition with the
young mechanic who is now in the
school.
The shop graduate may bo ''prac-
teal" and the school graduate will be
equally practical" with the added ad-
va ntage o. vide theoretical knowledge.
The shop graduate may be able to do all
the work planned or designed for him,
and the school graduate will be able,
not only TO do the work, but also to 40
the planning and the designing. In
every way the school graduate will have
all the good points of the shop graduate,
with added good points due to wider in
formation, while he will lack most Of
the bad points of the shop graduate.
All this means that the coming me-
chanic is to be very different person
from the present and past mechanic
There will be great change for the
better wrought by the modern training
school. The boy in the shop may be
set to turn a wheel. He simply sees it
in position, and he does what he is told
to do, without asking or knowing the
reason why it is done. The boy in
training school goes through the same
practice under full instructions concern
ing the nature of the material, the
proper cutting speed, and every thing
else connected with the job. The shop
boy finishes, and is simply tired mus
cularly or nervously. The school boy
finishes, and feels himself master of
that particular Job. Can any meShanic
fail to appreciate the wide difference
between two mechanics trained in ways
so MISUNDERSTANDING American.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1890-02-13

IL you have, you'll agree that the finest
picture of the Great Cataract ever presented
TO the public is the splendid water color by
Charles Graham, purchased by the Michigan
Central and reproduced in accurate fac
simile. A few copies may still be had for
fifty cents each by addressing, with postal
note or money order, Mr.. o. W. RUGGLEs,
Gen. Pass. q Ticket Agt., Michigan Central
Railroad, Chicago, Ill.
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On and after Feb. 10th, the Chicago, Mil
waukee & st Paul Railway and connec-
tions, viii run through Pullman Sleeper
TO st. Louis, Mo-, via Mason City, leaving
Minneapolis at s:45 a m, and st Paul at
$50 a. M, arriving at st. Louis at 80 a.
m. next day. Close connections by this
train for all points on Iowa Central and
Wabash Railways
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To THE EDIroR:-Please inform your
readers that have a positive remedy for
the above named disease. By its timely
use thousands of hopeless cases have been
permanently cured. j shall be glad TO send
two bottles of my remedy FREE TO any of
your readers who have consumption if they
viii send me their express and post-office
address Respectfully, I. A. SLoCUM, NJ. c.,
Isl Pearl street. New York.
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IT is the testimony Of those who have
given il thorough trial. that pomace
is Of enough value as feed for COWS,
horses or hogs to pay a good profit for
the labor in taking care of it With
some it is sliced and preserved for use
after the cider season is over.
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A FARM-YARD GATE.

It Opens Either Way and Is Durable,
Easily Made and Convenient.
The illustration, sketch of which is
taken from the American Agriculturist,
81 d simple double gate frame, made to
open either way, and closed in the fol-
lowing manner: Midway between the
gates is short post firmly driven in the
gronnd.or mortised into the ground sill,
on both sides of which is large but
ton" as shown in engraving. These
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81 HAVE been occasionally troubled with
Coughs, and In each case have used
BROWNS BRONCHIAL TRocHEs. which have
never failed, and l must say they are sec
ond TO none in the world. Felix A May,
Cashier. st. Paul Mimi
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Fast Time to Chicago.

On and after Sunday, the 9Th inst, the
train of the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul
Railway will leave Minneapolis a. 20 p.
m and st. Paul at s 100 p. m, daily, arriv-
ing at Milwaukee at 6:45 and Chicago at
1880 next morning, in ample time to make
all eastern and southern connections.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1890-02-13

WHY not sdrs pour clothes, by using the
most economical soap, Dobbins' Electric.
Made ever since 1854 Try it once YOU
will use it dltedps. Your grocer keeps il OF
viii get it. Look for the name, Dob6ins.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1890-02-13

THE hog should have pure, fresh
water, something that the animal some
times never gets The man who drinks
beer instead of water is not consulting
his own best interests, and the hog that
drinks Stops all the time does not sat
isfy nature. Stops and beer are about
the same.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1890-02-13

They are mostly sold by G. w. Simmons
& Co., Oak Hall, Boston. Mass, at special
rates. Enquiries are sent TO them from all
parts of the country.
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GONE DOWN WITH ALL HANDS.

thrill of
through being And yet the number OF Lives by accidents at sea
land Take Consumption Statistics show per cent OF all deaths
fearful fact there remedy But there is Dr. Perc Golden Med
have given die II seeing believing then the thousands of living wit
this
kep According all medical authorities Consumption is serofula affect
myriad
Oad equal the Golden Medical Hence it has
all lingering the Goden Medical Discovery
unequaed a remedy
Weak Lungs Splitting Of Blood Short Breath COnsumPve
taken and trial. in all diseases for which
Propietors No 663
Street, Buffalo, N Y
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MUST not be COMPOUNDED with common cath
artic or purgative pills. Carter's Little Liv-
er Pills are entirely unlike them in every re-
spect One trial viii prove their superiority.
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$500 PRIzEs-Case School of Applied
Science offers five $500 prizes on entrance
examination. For partic .ars address Presi-
dent Staley, Cleveland, o.
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DoS'T Wheeze and cough when Hale's
Pixies Toothache Drops Cure in one minute
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Consumntion Surely Cured.

THE letter killeth, but the telegram is
nifty per cent. worse for people with weak
hearts.-Burlington Free Prass
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NEVER fail 10 cure sick headache. often
the very first dose. This is what is said by
all who try Carter's Little Liver Pills.
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For the few who have sworn of there
are many who are swearing right on
Hutchinson KAN News.
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LOVE Is species of intoxication that
swells the heart instead of the head-Bos-
ton Courier
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WE suppose 1t is King Gambrinus to
whom we hear occasional reference as "lis
royal jags. "-Binghamton Leader.
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THE amanuensis seconds his employers
efforts by making minute Of his remarks
Hotel Gazette.
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TRUE charity-raising the wind for cy-
clone sufferers.-CourierJ Journal
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Flags; who supplies Flacs for schools

WHEN man is under cloud the silver
lining is generally on the other side.-Phil-
adelphia Press
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THE best cough medicine is Piso's Cure
for Consumption. Sold everywhere. 25c.
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THE professional wrestler has a good
many turning points in his career-Phils-
delphia Inquirer
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Have You Seen Niagara

A BREAcH-of-promise suit begins with one
Of the parties being non-suited by the other.
-BinQhamton Republican
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DoS'T hawk, and blow, and spit, but use
DIR. Sage's Catarrh Remedy. OF druggists.
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THE human race is run on the course of
true love, as a general thing.-Texas Sift-
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THE model husbands ar be mel who
never marry.-Fond du La Exporter.
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A "sHoRTn speech-'Lend me a quarter
till to morrow. Pittsburgh Chronicle
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New Route to ST. louis

A MAN may not go TO prayer-meeting, but
influenza will bring him to his sneeze.
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The remedy is DIR. Pierce's Golden Med
zeal Discovery. 1t cures coughs, relieves
asthma, checks bronchitis, purifies the
blood, heals sores, eruptions and unsightly
pimples and is without rival for all the ills
that spring from a disordered liver. All
druggists.