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River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1890-06-19
NIAGARA FROZEN OVER.
When the Greatest Water Fall in the
World Actually Ran Dry.

When the Greatest WATERFALL in the
World Actually Ran Dry.
II seems almost incredible that at one
time in its history, the greatest and
most wonderful waterfall in the world
actually ran dry. Nevertheless, it is
an established fact that this occurred
on March 20. 1S4S, and for a few hours
scarcely any water passed over Niagara
Falls
To thoroughly appreciate this aston
ishing phenomenon, it should be re-
membered that the estimated average
amount of water passing over these falls
is 5O2. 500 tons per minute.
The winter of that year had been an
exceptionally severe one. and ice of I'M
usual thickness had formed on Lake
Erie. The warm spring rains loosened
this CONCEALED mass, and on the day in
question brisk east wind drove the
Zoe far up into the lake. About sunset,
the wind suddenly veered around and
blew a heavy gale from the west. This
naturally turned the ice in its course,
and bringing il down to the mouth of
the Niagara river, piled 1t up in solid.
impenetrable wall.
so closely was II packed and so great
was its force that in a short time the
Or4let 20 the lake was completely choked
up anu littJe OF no water could possibly
escape. In a very short space of time
the water below this frozen barrier
passed over the falls, and the next morn
ing the people residing in the neighbor-
hood were treated to a most extraordi-
nary spectacle.
The roaring. tumbling rapids above
the falls were almost obliterated. and
nothing but the cold black rocks we're
visible in all directions. The news
quickly spread. and crowds of spectators
fiOcked TO view the scene, the banks on
each side of the river being lined with
people during the whole day. At last
there came break in the ice; il was re-
leased from its restraint, the pent-up
wall of waters rushed downward. and
Niagara was itself again.-Golden Days
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1890-06-19
WIT AND WISDOM.

How little and dried up the cheese
appears to the rat after he is caught in
the trap.-Atchison Globe.
Abuse is one of the few things a
man can get without earning or deserv-
ing it.-Milwaukee Journal
-Calumniators are the asps of society.
Envy and malice are the herbs upon
which they feed.-L. J. Brown.
The man who is perfectly wrapped
up in himself is easily done up by other
people. indianapolis Sentinel.
joy travels alone and makes short
calls; grief brings along a large family
and stops all summer.-Ashland Press.
Sometimes, to unkindness and injus-
tice, silence may be softer than even
the soft answer which turneth away
wrath.
Some times man takes such high
moral ground that he can't stoop down
to help the needy and distressed. Tex
as Siftings-
In our battle of life we should have
something worth fighting for; otherwise
we can have no creditable victory
United Presbyterian.
He whose days pass without impart
ing and enjoying is like the bellows of
smith; he breaths, indeed, but he does
not live.-Hindu Proverb.
Never look back.-You can't help
the mistakes you have made. Don't
think of what you have achieved, but
of what you may accomplish.
What is with the treasure must
o.. hn ~
which haunts the TREASURED house where
the moth and rust corrupt, will itself be
rusted and moth-eaten. Many a man,
many a woman, fair and fourishing to
see, is going about vita rusty, moth
eaten heart.-Macdonald.
Keep to your speciality, to the doing
OF the thing that you accomplish with
most of satisfaction to yourself, and
most of benefit to those about you. Keep
TO this, whether it be raising turnips OF
tunes, painting screens or battle pieces,
studying political economy or domestic
receipts.-Frances E. Willard.
Good taste is true economist. IL
may be practical on small means, ana
sweeten the lot of labor as well as OF
ease. 1t is all the n.ore enjoyed indeed
when associated with industry and the
performance of duty. Even the lot of
poverty is elevated by taste. 1t exhibits
itself in economies of the household; it
gives brightness and grace to the hum
blest dwelling; it produces refinement,
1t engenders good will, and creates an
atmosphere of cheerfulness. Thus good
taste, associated with kindness, sympa-
thy and intelligence, may elevate and
ndorn even tho lowest lot
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1890-06-19
IlMERICK'S FIRST MAYOR.
How the Citizens Selected "shsun-na-
Sooobe," the Broom Maker.

How the Citizens Selected s'Shsun-na-
Sooobe." the Broom MAKER.
Il so happened once upon a time that
dispute arose among the burghers of
Limerick as to who should be mayor.
One party urged the claims of their
favorite; others fought hard for their
own selection; feuds ran high and
neither side was inclined to give in;
there was no mayor, no apparent posi-
bility of either side being content with
whoever should be chosen from among
the burghers.
There seemed no chance of any cleo
ton being made, until at last it was
proposed that some one indifferent alike
TO all parties should be chosen The
citizens determined to elect by chance,
and agreed that upon the following day
the principal members of the corpora
ton should assemble at the foot of
Thomond Bridge and take as their
mayor the first man who should cross
into the town from Clare.
1t was a market morning when the
burghers took their stand on the bridge,
and they were not many minutes there
before a poor peasant from CratlOe Hill
came trudging along with a bundle of
heather brooms on his back-an old
trade in Ireland is that of cutting
heather or broom on the mountains and
moors, making it into brooms, the stems
bound into handles, the soft tufts of
purple blossom and dark green foliage
punching out into brush or broom"
The old broom-maker of Cratloe was
known as "Shaun-na-Scoobe," of John
of the Brooms. Brooms and all, he was
carried of by the aldermen to the city
hall, dressed in robes of Office, and in
stalled as mayor of Limerick. No
chronicle has been kept as to how he
bore himself in Office, but many
time. long ago, has a Munster nurse
told me the story of how, Shaun-na-
Scoobe not returning with the price of
the brooms, his wife set out to look for
her old man and found him at last in the
city hall, dressed in scarlet robe, all
trimmed with fir, a gold collar around
his neck and the wand of Office in his
hand.
''Shaun, do you know the woman be-
fore you?" she asked in Irish.
mo. woman, do not know you," he
answered, 'how could | know you when
don't know myself"
And the Vanithee (wife or woman of
the house) went home, and at the end
of the year, it being market day again,
Shaun shOuldered his bundle of brooms,
hawked them around until they were
all sold. then carried home the money
to his old wife on Cratloe hillside, and
his year of Office as mayor of Limerick
town was counted by the honest couple
as only one of the strange dreams of
their life.-Providence Or. ID Journal.
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DOMESTIC CONCERNS.

Common gasoline is far superior &c
lucine or benzine for cleaning silk,
wooden and kid, besides being cheaper,
and the odor leaves the garment in one
third the time.
Delicate Cup Cake: One cupful OF
butter, two cupfuls of powdered sugar,
three cupfuls of -four, ono teaspoonful
Of baking powder, one cupful of sweet
milk, one teaspoonful of bitter al
monds, white of five eggs; mix we'll to-
gether and bake in small pans.-Boston
Herald.
Gold Cookies: One cup of white
sugar, the yelks of three eggs, half
cup of butter, fill the cup with sour
cream, teaspoonful of soda and one
third as much cream of tartar, and suf-
ficient flour to mold rather firm; roll
out about one-fourth of an inch thick.
These are very nice if made just right.
Asparagus and Eggs: Take cold
boiled asparagus; cut up the soft part in
pieces and place them in buttered
dish, season with a little pepper, salt
and sugar. Break fresh eggs over with
out beating them, put a few Jumps of
butter on top and bake in quick oven
until the eggs are cooked. at
Work
Pick the leaves over carefully,
washing each leaf separately in very
warm water, then throwing it into cold
water. When washed drain off the wa
ter and throw them at once into boiling
sailed water; add a pinch of soda to
preserve the color. Now add some
slices of bacon, and let boil until done,
then dress with pepper, salt, vinegar,
and little butter, and serve at once
The Housekeeper.
AS far as can be done. children
should have separate beds, even if two
are in the same room. 1t is both better
for health and more conducive to sound,
refreshing sleep, which is much the
same thing. Parents, as they regard
the lives of the young under their care,
should see to it that they do not suffer
during the important period of early
life that is given to sleep.--The House
hold.
Queens Pie: Make custard of the
yelks OF three large or four small eggs
scant pint of milk, a pinch of salt
and two or three tablespoonfuls o.
sugar. Cut off the crust from enough
stale bread, which must be very fine
and light. to fill a pie plate. Butter
lightly and soak in the custard until alb
sorbed. Flavor with vanilla or caramel
(which is simply sugar Drowned by boil.
ing 70 as high degree as possible with
out burning). Bake like a custard and
cover with meringue.
Steamed Apples: Take as many
tart apples as will fill as large plate
as will set in your steamer. Peel and
take cores out. Place the apples right
side up on the plate and have only one
layer. Place in the steamer over ket-
tie of hot water and cover closely until
done. When partly cool sift fine sugar
eve, them, then cover with frosting OF
the whites OF two eggs and half cup
of fine sugar. Flavor if you wish with
lemon extract. After frosting set in the
oven few minutes to brown. This
makes pretty dish for dessert.-Orange
Judd Farmer
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1890-06-19
HE ALSO HAD RULES.
How a Restaurant Man Got Even with
Rank Cashier.

How kestauraut Man Tot Even with n
Bank Cashier.
He had opened a restaurant in Buff
falo. and after two or three weeks he
called at a bank TO get the cash on a
small check received from some one in
Philadelphia.
Have to be identified, SIR" said the
teller as he showed it back"
But / am Blank. of the new restau-
rant around the corner"
Must be identified.
This note is made payable to me or
order. and I've Endorsed ii" protested
che 70 stauranter.
Cant helpit sir. Rules of the bank. "
The man went out and brought some
one back to identify him, and the
money was handed over. Three days
later the teller dropped in for lunch
az the new restaurant He had taken a
seat and given his order, when the pro-
priotor approached him and said:
Have to be identified, sir"
How, What?"
Have to be identified before you can
get any thing here, sir"
identified? don't understand you, "
protested the teller.
''Plsin as day. sir. Rule of the house
that all bank officials have TO be identi-
fed. Better go out and find some re-
sponsible party who knows you"
Hanged if l do!' growled the teller.
and ne reached for his hat and coat and
banged the door hard as he went out
n. Y. Sun
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1890-06-19
STYLISH EMBROIOERiES.
Handsome Patterns That Have Latel,
Been Put the Market.

Been Put On the Market.
Embroidered dresses will be much
worn this year. Importers have done
good business in this line of goods, and
some Vandyck and Eiifel styles are very
scarce at present.
In the following article we will en-
deavor to describe few of the hand
soonest flouncings that have only lately
been put on the market.
Transparent Vandyck points, which
seem attached to hemstitched effect,
and not longer than five inches, are
quite new. The upper part is either
plain or shows little mile fleurs de-
signs.
A very elaborate flounce we noticed
consists of three hemstitched inser.
tions, about two and one-half inches
wide, with garlands of flowers between
them. Goods of this kind, however,
were worn last year
An extremely costly fabric shows
Eiffel effects of an alternating length.
Three delicate vines, one above the
other, join the different patterns, which
are filled with very light and elegant
design of flowers. The above fabric is
chiefly used for baby dresses.
Flounces with heavy open a jour eff
fects are made in great variety; how
ever, it is rather the border which
shows elaborate work than the ground.
Last years goods were heavily EN-.
broidered all over, while the tendency
this year points to very light and even
to palmer effects.
Eiffel embroideries in diagonal posi-
ton are equally new, and though they
are dd-looking, they are decidedly
novelty. The great feature in EN-
broidered fiounces this summer, how
ever. is the so-called tuck effects
The work is extremely difficult, as
large part of it has to be done by hand
Tuck effects are produced by doubling
material and embroidering only the out
side part of it. After this is done the
non-embroidered pieces of stuff have Il
be removed with pair of scissors The
edges are generally scalloped, but the
filling invariably represents very dainty
designs.
Pelisses are once more to the from
after they have been neglected for
couple of years. To our taste, they be
come too elaborate in combination with
tuck and hemstitched effects
From the above will be seen tina
nearly all embroideries on flounces, a.
well as on other fabrics, show grea'
variety in either the Vandyck or Fife
style.
Last year the most elaborate garlands
and boquets were en- vogue, while thi,
year floral designs are only used as
filling. Guipure and net a nd lace-wori
limitations also deserve to be mentioned
-Dry-Goods Chronicle.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1890-06-19
GRANDPA IICKSHINGLE.
An Interesting Experience With a Man O
Extensfye Family.

An Interesting Experience With Man of
Extensive Family.
when was in the newspaper BUSH
ness at East Brady, Pa, said Grand
father Lickshingle, II had an odd ex-
perience which / thought you might
wish to make a note of"
The reporter said the paper was very
much crowded these days, but Grand
father went on:
81 was sitting in the Office one day,
when tall, raw-boned, rugged-looking
old man came in. He wanted to trade a
load of wood for some job work, but we
had been trading job work and sub
scriptions for wood for the past six
months and had all we wanted. Istruck
him for the job on a cash basis, and he
began to talk.
HE said he wanted card about eight
by twelve inches with the inscription
printed on it;
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1890-06-19
WHERE To SPEND THI- SUMMER.
If Undecided, Perhaps This VIII Help

Where to go, what to do, how to do il,
and the expense Neutrality-suspicious. agitat-
ing so many households contemporary with
the advent OF Summer-are all answered
satisfactorily in the pages of the handsome
volume entitled Health and Pleasure, -
Just issued by the Passenger Department
of the New York Central q Hudson River
Railroad.
The book is profusely illustrated, con-
tains several valuable maps, and the in
formation is presented in concise, yet
readable manner. Ii embraces an exten-
sive list of Summer hotels and boarding
houses along the Hudson, among the Cats
kills, in the Adirondack Mountains, at Sar-
atoga, Lake George, Niagara Falls and
other famous resorts.
Copies of the book may be obtained free
upon application 70 W. b. Jerome, General
Western Agent, No. % Clark St, Chicago,
or will be mailed postpaid upon receipt OF
ten cents in stamps, by George II. Daniels,
General Passenger Agent, Grand Central
Station, New York.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1890-06-19

First Pretty Girl (sngrily)-That fel-
low across the aisle ought to Re horse
whipped. He has been staring at you
for the last ten minutes
Second Pretty Girl-Why. my dear.
you are mistaken. He has been looking
steadily at you, excepting when you
turned in his direction. and then he
would look at me to avoid meeting your
eyes,
First Pretty Girl (scntimentallyl-l
-Hondes-Who-he-is.-N Y. Weekly
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Do alligator. swallow stone.e

The Indians on the banks of the ORR
nOco river, South America, assert that
an alligator. previous to going in search
OF prey. always swallows a large stone
that it may acquire additional weight
to aid it in dragging its prey under
water. Bolivar, the traveller, related
this to a companion, who was somewhat
inclined 10 disbelieve it; to prove that
there was really something in thu
stories related by the Indians. Bolivar
shot several while in the presence of his
friend, and in all of them rocks were
found weighing according to the size of
the gator" One immense fellow.
over seventeen feet long, had stone
in his stomach as large asOne man could
lift-St Louis Republic
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NEST TO PREVENT EGG-EATIxa.

then make the nest on the earth. As
hen usually stands on the ground to
eat eggs, she will be unable to do so in
this nest, especially If a board is nailed
across the barrel, inside, on a line with
the top of the entrance, to prevent the
hen from standing up in the nest.
The top of the barrel or keg should be
movable to facilitate cleaning the nest.
The barrel should be IN secluded
place, with the entrance turned away
from the light.-Farm and Home.
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THE oRAvE-DIGGER.

II vas an old man with his spade
Amid the churchyard's marble thrOng;
And while the gaping pit he made
He murmured low this mournful song:
. For prince and pauper, small and great
For man and maid. both young and old,
lis who shut the NAL gate
And bar il with the turf aud mold
On she was young and she was fair,
Her face was b0nny as the rose;
She had the sunbeams for her hair,
And for her brow the drifted SHOWS
Kind God this mortal iower shall bring
Immortal 70 Himself above,
When breaks that glad, eternal spring
In all the glory Of His love"
The task and song both ended were;
But ere he went one spOtless bloom
He plucked in memory Of her
And cast into her empty tomb.
Prank Dempster Sherman. in y. \. Inde
pendent
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1890-06-19

Many a poor family that seeks the West
ern wilds in the hope of winning a fortune
is preserved from that insidious foe of the
emigrant and frontiersman-chills and
fever-by HOstettel 5 Stomach Bitters. So
effectually does that Incompatible medic
inaI defense fortify the system against the
combined influence of malariOus atmOs-
phere and miasma- tainted water, that pro
tected by it the pioneer. the miner or the
tourist provided with it, may safely en-
counter the danger.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1890-06-19

THE English Court of Appeal held re.
Gently that the words twenty -one
mich cows in a mortgage was not
sufficient description of the animals in
a mortgage to comply with the statutory
requirement of specific description"
The court said the specific description
required by the section is such specific
description as will be sufficient to enable
any one desiring to make the distinc-
ton, to distinguish the articles as
signed by the bill Of sale from other
articles Of the same class. This de.
cision is in accord with that of the
higher courts in this country, and is
reasonab as well.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1890-06-19
Feed-Box for Pigeons.

The feed-box depicted herewith was
designed by Harry NJ. Dore, of Cali.
fornia, who writes to the American Ag.
riculturist that he finds it very con.
venient and economical. It consists OF
a shallow trough, twelve inches long,
six wide and four deep, TO one end OF
which is attached chute eight inches
high and four inches wide with an open
ing square at the top and tapering to a
narrow outlet at the bottom. A lid is
attached to the top by hinges or loops
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1890-06-19
Needless Trouble.

Manager Ito New Clerkl-Young mau.
j have been watching you for some days
closely, and have come TO the conclu-
sion that you are incurably lazy.
New Gerk-You needn't have taken
the trouble 70 watch me. II you had
asked me about 1t could have told you
] wa lyswuAl-caieASo Tribune
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of wire or string. This chute is filled
with grain or other food, VIII ich es.
capes slowly at the bottom into the
feed-trough, where it is accessible &c
the birds. In the engraving the lower
left-hand corner is broken away, to
show the whole inside of the trough. The
lid is also represented as open, to dis.
play the inside of the chute. The
structure is made of half-inch pine OF
other soft wood. and can easily be made
by any one who can handle saw, plane
and hammer.
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But She said No.

when l was in the Legislature three
words once would have gained for me
Eve thousand dollars"
u can beat that; a single word once
would have Melted me half a millionr
HALT milliOn"
Just so. But she said mo- instead Of
yes, you see. "-Philadelphia Times.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1890-06-19

There will be a local Chautauqua at
Brightwood Beach, on Lake Ripley, at
Litchfield, MINI during the week begin
ming June 20. An excellent programme of
exercises has been arranged. There will be
no charge of admission, and the Great
Northern Railway gives excursion rates.
Brightwood Beach is )ne of hinnesota's
prettiest resorts.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1890-06-19

MAHER & GROsH, whose advertisement
appears in this paper, is a perfectly reli-
able firm, and the reader can feel sure that
every representation made by them win be
carried out TO the letter. The Chicago In
ter Ocean says:
'In calling attention to the new adver-
tisement of MessTs. Maher a. Crosh, of To
iedO, o., we are not recommending a new
firm TO our readers, but one that is 7 I'll
and favOrably known already COu1 y
merchants have in conversation with US
repeatedly alluded to the knives and other
hardware specialties advertised by Maher
IL Grosh, and the testimony as 10 the quail
ity of the goods and the treatment received
has been always most favorable"
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POULTRY HINT.
How To Build Nest To Prevent Hens
from Eating Their Eggs.

Take barrel or keg. Leave the top
on, and cut an entrance, 10x12 inches,
about one half or two-thirds from the
bottom. In front is u board upon which
the hen jumps before entering the
nest The alighting board should be
very narrow-not over two inches wide
Fill the barrel partly with earth am
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Sir Nouels Free, will he sent by Cragin q
Co, Philada, Pa, TO any one in the U. ). or
Canada, postage paid, upon receipt of %
Dobbins' Electric Soap wrappers. See list
of novels on circulars around each bar.
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No SPECIFIC for local skin troubles equ
Glenn's Sulphur Soap
Hills Hair and Whisker Dye, so cents.
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]. C. SrxPsos, Marques, w. Va, says:
'Hall's Catarrh Cure cured me Of very bad
case Of catarrh.n Druggists sell it, 75c.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1890-06-19

THE strained relations between milhmen
and milk inspectors have never been en-
tirely bridged over.-N o. Picayune.
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WILL be found an excellent remedy for
sick headache Carriers Little Liver Pills.
Thousands of letters from people who have
used them prove this fact. Try them