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River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1890-07-24
ABOUT hANpkERcHlEEs.
4 Collection Illustrating the Developmcr
ofManners in Society.

ofManners in society.
There was recently exhibited in Paris
preparatory to sale by auction, a coll
ection of Observation-Disclosures which
lad occupied its owner many years in
he getting together.
Handkerchiefs appear at the first
glance TO be singular and Improbable
objects for collectors fancy, but the
collection exhibited at Paris seemed to
prove that they could be made to tell
an interesting story, illustrating the
development of manners in modern so
,iety.
The most ancient handkerchief in this
collection was merely a bit of silk It's
sue, used many centuries ago by priests
at the altar For centuries, indeed,
priests were the only persons in the
European world who used handkerchiefs
at all, and they used them only at
the altar. and there only for the sake of
prOpriety.
This handkerchief of the altar was
called .facidL 1t was carried by the
PRIEST in his girdle. and left with the
estments of worship when the service
was done.
Presently the grand ladies of the court
began to provide themselves with
similar squares of silk. The next step
was to embroider the edges of these
squares. And soon their convenience
recommended them so highly that gen.
tlemen connected with the various Eu-
ropean courts in some measure adopted
their use.
seI
only by the rich and noble. il became the
fashion to decorate them with armorial
bearings and crests.
Throughout the most elegant periods
of the ''age of chivalry," handkerchiefs,
or any substitute for them other than
such as nature provided, were utterly
unknown. Elaborate books of etiquette
and treatises upon manners we're writ
ten long before either handkerchiefs or
table-forks were thought of.
An early book on manners, written for
lords and ladies of the court, advises the
employment of the left hand in the
service which the handkerchief now
performs, because the right hand is
most frequently employed in taking
food from the dish. Only vulgar per-
sons" we are told by this treatise, use
the right hand in this service!
Embroidered handkerchiefs had come
into use in Shakespeare's time, as is
proved by the important part which Des-
demona's handkerchi ef-Or napkin, ;"
as it is called-plays in the tragedy of
''Othello." But as yet the possessors of
handkerchiefs were lords and ladies.
Even in the seventeenth century the
common people knew no such luxury.
One of the most curious notes about
the early use of the hand kerchief in
polite society is the evidence we have in
literature that the article was frequent
ly lent, and passed from hand to hand
for use.s
But this was in the days when soap
was unknown, and when even high
born ladies of the court bathed so sell
dom that the practice was hardly
known. We read much of the elegances
and refinement of the old courtly days,
but these elegances did not include
many of the common refnements that
the poorest people of the present day
practice. Youths Companion.
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DOMESTIC CONCERNS.


-Rhubarb Jelly: Wash the fruit
without peeling, and place in Kettle
adding no water. Set on back of range
or where it will heat slowly, and extract
the juice without pressing any, and add
an equal quantity of sugar, and boil
thirty minutes; then pour into glasses.
The Housekeeper.
Some people are never happy.
Every thing seens pleasant around
them, but they are always miserable.
But then there are some houses in
which the sunshine never laughs-the
blinds are never opened: the shades are
never lifted. We can not be happy if
we bar the heart to happiness. West
ern Rural.
To Cut Jelly Cake: With a sharp
knife cut piece about an inch and a
half square in the center of the cake,
then from each corner of the square to
the outside cut slices. Then the slices
will be of uniform size and shape, and
not so awkward looking as if cut in
wedge-like pieces from the center to
the outside.
Pineapple Bavarian Cream: Soak
one-half box of gelatine in one-half
cupful of cold water, then add half
cupful of boiling water. stir until dis
solved; add half cupful of sugar, and
two cupfuls of chopped pineapple;
place on ice until thick, then add one
pint of whipped cream, stir it in care
fully, and then let all become very cold;
serve with sponge or delicate cake.
"A newspaper holder can be made of
a square rush mat A heavy rope cord is
sewed around it, leaving a loop at one
corner to hang it up by. 1t is then
given a coat of bronze lustra paint.
When perfectly dry, draw the corner
opposite the one with loop and the
two sides together, and fasten firmly,
placing large bow of ribbon where
they meet.-The Home.
Lettuce with Tomatoes: Pull off
the leaves of the lettuce, wash, let
stand until needed, then shake the
water from them. Arrange a circle of
the darker leaves on the outside, the
stems meeting at the center of the
plate; then a row of the light, tender
leaves on top of these, and place sliced
tomatoes in the center, pouring over it
VI but IOnSASbcAAy
of sweet cream.-Toledo Blade.
The celebrated German remedy for
burns consists of fifteen ounces of the
best white glue, broken into small
pieces in two pints of water and al
loved to become soft; then dissolve it
by means OF a water bath and add two
ounces of glycerine and six drachms of
carbolic acid; continue the heat until
thoroughly dissolved. On cooling, this
hardens to an elastic mass, covered
with a shining parchment-like skin,
and may be kept for any length of time.
When required for use it is placed for
few minutes in water bath until suf
ficiently liquid and applied by means of
o broad brush. In forms in about two
minutes shining, smooth, flexible and
nearly transparent skin.
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Free Dinners for schooI-Chndren.

Free dinners. which the Vienna school
children have been so fortunate to have
provided for them during the winter,
were stopped at the end of last month,
much to the regret of the little ones.
Our correspondent says that they will
begin again in November. Four hun
bred thousand portions were served in
thirty-three days to 5000 children.
Many of the school-children brought
their little brothers and sisters to share
the dinner with them, and the portions
of such children were always extra large.
A great number of children from the
streets also applied for food and were
never refused. The school masters and
mistresses testify that the children's
health in the winter has been very much
better since the introduction of the free
dinners. A good moral effect has also
been produced upon the children. who
feel themselves cared for and the objects
of attention. The Swiss Government
has asked for details of the manage
ment, as it is intended to establish
school-kitchens in Switzerland on the
model of those in Vienna. -Londor
Daily News.
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This was the manuscript / saw on
looking over the shoulder of a middle
aged man at a private asylum for the
insane while on visit to that institu
ton a few years ago. When interrupted
the man looked up from his writing and
later gave il to me as il appeared above.
l engaged him in conversation, and sub
sequently we went out for walk. He
was perfectly harmless, and was allowed
the freedom of the grounds. We sought
seats on the shady side of the building,
and he told me his story from begin
ming to end. While talking to me he
moved toward the end of the bench on
which he was sitting, and invited his
invisible companion to take seat be-
side him. He appeared to talk 70 her,
and seemed happy, poor fellow.
When left he shook hands and said
he and Nina would be glad to see me
any time could make il convenient to
call.
Before leaving the premises l men,
toned the actions of the patient TO the
superintendent. and expressed SYM
pathy for the poor fellow.
II fear his case is hopeless" said the
superintendent sorrowfully. "He was
as bright a newspaper reporter as | ever
knew before his fatal visit to that
alleged haunted house. Something oc-
Cured there TO dethrone his reason. on
that subject at least tie was found in
the old house the morning in the
condition you see MIN at present He
apparently has no care, no sorrow, and
says he is guided wholly by the wishes
of his imaginary companion. His is, in
deed. sad case, and the result of his
trip to the old house has been a source
of great sorrow to the editor who sent
the bright young man on his fatal mis-
sion"
As [ left the grounds l saw poor
Smith walking among the flowers. He
plucked one here and there, and after
inhaling their fragrance himself, would
hold them out as though inviting an
other to share the pleasure with him.
The last l heard OF the poor man he
was still at the asylum, apparently the
happiest man in the world. He regards
his trip to the alleged haunted house as
a great streak of luck. His is, indeed,
a strange case, but what mortal can say
he is dcluded in the belief OF the angelic
presence Of the woman he clans to have
taken charge Of him forever? We can
only wonder at such things, but can not
solve them. This life is a riddle, and
the case of poor Smith is beyond my
power to solve. except on the theory
that the lonely vigil that night was
more than his over-worked brain could
bear. and he became suddenly insane
c a. Hartley, in Leslie's Newspaper.
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ty well on September 20, 1887. lie came
home after days fishing with AZ bass,
0 pike and IL perch.
"Muskallonge fishing is also exciting
sport. They are taken by means Of
trolling entirely, and are hooked mostly
in Baltimore bay and the streams run
ming out of the north channel. They
run in weight from ten to forty pounds,
and when one of the big fellows is
hooked he will jump four or five feet out
of the water.
"There is no question" said Mr..
Slocum, "that the unlawful and almost
universal netting in Lake Erie has hurt
bass fishing both there and in Northern
waters, and some means should be found
to stop the practice"
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hooked. The fish seems to try TO swal-
low the craw whole.
Casting is very material part of
fishing. A successful angler should be
able to cast at least sixty to seventy fl We
feet, and thus in shoal water work a
large territory. In deep water, with a
current TO help you, casting is not so
necessary"
"What has been your experience in
the matter of large bass?"
''The largest bass ever taken at the
Flats was the one represented in that oil
painting there" and he pointed to the
picture on the wall over the Office coun-
ter at was captured by b. B. Barney,
of Toledo, in the old channel some four
years ago. 1t weighed seven and one
half pounds and measured twenty three
inches in length.
"Mr. Barney took ii home to Toledo and
kept it alive in pond for two years,
when, one day, a fellow came along and
fished it out, to the rage and disgust of
the owner.
''In the matter of large catches, t. NJ.
Darrah. of Wheeling, w. Va, did pref
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would therefore have to believe what I
said about the nocturnal occupants.
Il was busily writing away about
nine o'clock when | had occasion 10
straighten up to rest nv tired fingers,
and | noticed beautiful young woman
standing in the door looking at me.
mechan. cslly rose to my feet and faced
around toward her. She looked square,
~ at me, and ! could see her beautiful
eyes as they danced in the reflected
light o. the lantern. Her long hair
hung loosely about her shoulders. her
checks we're a natural pink tint. and
= was a-sicularly attracted by her
milk white teeth revealed by her half
open lips.
The thought of a ghost never en-
tered my mind as we stood there looking
at each other. OF course, / thought she
was some stranger who had lost herself
and strayed into the house, not know
ing its reputation. and was about to tell
her that she had made a mistake. when
she stepped forward and extended her
hand with dazzling smile | also ex-
tended my hand at the same time. but
grasped nothing | must confess that
Jared ON my nerves a little, but soon
recovered myself.
NV beautiful visitor proved to be the
much-dreaded ghost, and she at once
won me over by her kindness and beam
ing smiles. She talked so entertaining
" that / forgot myself and my sur
rOundings. She said the Once-beautiful
home had been hers. and she occasion
ally revisited it for the sake of old
times. l was questioned closely as to
my mission on the premises. and when
had related the whole story sill very
peal Of laughter rang out on the night
air that completely carried me away.
Il acknowledged that l undertook
the task with greater fear than had
ever before experienced.
"'Well.' she went on, meditatively,
1t was heartless in the man who sent
you here. and | don't propose that he
shall reap any benefit from it You
must not report to the Office in the
morning. Your manuscript can not be
published
With that she took up the dozen
sheets l had written. twisted them into
a wad. and dropped that into a creyice
in the side of the wall
'Henceforth you are in my charge
she went on. You will be we'll taken
care of and will never need for money.
! viii be with you wherever you go and
see that no harm befalls you
she has been as good as her word.
She told me to call her Nina, and she
has been with me night and day since,
and"
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1890-07-24

According to recent experience with
an acre of corn, at the New York Ex-
pertinent Station, corn stalks are not by
any means perfect food. 1t is much
too watery in its green stage, and is not
we'll balanced between the albuminoids
and carbohydrates. The experiment
found that when the corn tasseled it
contained O.S1 ton of solids to $. 10 tons
of water. When fully silked it con-
tanned 1.54 tons of solids to 11.SS tons
of water; when in the watery stage 2.33
tons Of solids and 397 of water; when
glazed, 362 tons of solids and IL. SO of
water; when fully ripe, it contained 1896
tons of solids and 1927 tons of water.
In the earlier stages of the growth, to
obtain 25 pounds of dry matter, which
is thought to be necessary for 1000
pound animal. the COW would have 10
eat 800 pounds of forage. Such feed is
altogether too succulent and needs to
to be supplemented with dry hay, as
something containing a much larger
proportion of albuminoids.
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We Had Done His Best.

A Hartford man tells the following
story of dear Mrs. Stowe, who in these
last quiet years of her life is again
a little child. Walking in a friends
garden one pleasant spring morning,
she came upon the gardener. who
was busily at work: My friend" she
said, going up to him in simple way,
have you ever read Uncle Toms
Cabin?' The perplexed fellow slowly
unbent himself He was loath TO wound
the kindly heart, and he wished to say
the most for himself. And so he felt
himself getting very red as he STAN
mered, We'll, not exactly. ma'am. Not
as you might say read it, but I've tried
To ma'am N Y Sun
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SAVED FROM ROBBERS.
A Contractors Forgetfulness Proves o
Great Value to Him.

Great Value to Him.
Some years ago prominent railroad
builder of Warsaw, Poland. experienced
one of the most remarkable marrow
escapes" on record. He was employing
several thousand laborers along the
line of a railway then under construc-
ton, and as there were few banks in the
provincial towns of Poland in those
days, he was compelled to carry with
him large sums of money from head
quarters on his regular trips, to pay off
his hands lie usually drew the amount
he needed from the Bank of Poland on
the day before his departure, keep
ing the money over night in his own
safe, which he considered a perfectly
secure depository for these funds, as
the art of safe cracking was not yet
very extensively known at that time.
One afternoon, as he was engaged in
counting and arranging the money he
had Just drawn from the bank, some
one called him into the outer Office on
some urgent business Mr.. - threw
a newspaper on the bank notes which
he had spread out on his safe and
stepped out expecting to be back di-
rectly. On his return a few minutes
later he very carefully locked his safe
and went home.
When he entered his office about six
o'clock the next morning to get the
money from the safe, he was terror
stricken on finding that the safe
had been broken open and its
valuable contents were missing. De-
tectives were called at once, but when
they arrived and started to make a care
full survey of the premises, they found
all the money lying intact on the safe,
still covered with the newspaper which
the contractor had thrown over it the
day before, He had forgotten to put
the money into the safe before locking
the latter. and the burglars never
thought of looking anywhere else for
valuables, but took the few hundred
roubles they found in the safe and de-
parted. His forgetfulnes saved the con-
tractor so. 600 roubles. Free
Press
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Patience No Virtue.

Mr.. Slowpay-Let me see; your face
seems familiar. Yes, now / remember
seeing your picture in the sporting pa
per. Amt you Bloody Mike, the slug
ger?
Caller-That's me.
well! we'll! What business can you
possibly have with me?"
'Wull, sor, it's this way. Prize-fight-
in is rather dull now, an I'm tryin' ter
earn a respectable Twin. See.
II am delighted TO hear of you.
reformation"
s'Yis, sor. You sec I'm now the bill
collector for Long, Wait & Co, an I'm
paid commish on what collect. an on
what don't collect, too. If | bring back
an ear, or a piece of nose, or some
thin ter show did me best ter get the
money"
'Um--yes; wait a moment and I'll
give you a check."-N. y. Weekly.
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Confusion of Tnnrnes

A fve-year-old boy had been spend
ing the afternoon at the house of one OF
his playmstes says the Boston Tran
script.
The little fellow came home full OF
stories about Jennie's wonderful nurse,
who. as it appeared, had said many Gu
rious things during the afternoon.
We'll, we'll" said the boys father at
last, what q the nurse--French, Ger
man. or what?"
Il don't know, answered Harry. but
guess she must be broken English; it
sounded like that"
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1890-07-24
Getting AwfuIIy Mixed.

Immigration Examiner = Have you
any means of support?
Immigrant-Indade Oh have thot. Ne
brother Moilx do be bossin' gang o.
Oytalians clanin' streets, an he prom
ised me worruk at that same.
immigration Examiner tseverely)-
All, hal You have come here undel
contract 60 work. You mus. go back
We can not allow American working
men to lie crowded by foreign labor
d. Y. Weekly.
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Practice Makes Pcrfect.

Mrs. Grizzly--What on earth is that
screeching over at Johnson's about?
Grizzly-Ohi johnson is going TO sing
in concert Saturday night, and as he's
too lazy to practice he has hired Senior
Highkey to practice for him.-West
ShIra
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CAMpuoRIc acid Is a snbstance that bal

CAMPHoRIc acid is substance that has
ueen introduced very recently into
medicine. 1t is a crystalline body,
forming colorless, needle-like crystals
it is difficulty soluble in water, but
dissolves freely in alcohol and ether. L
is recommended for external applica
ton in the treatment of chrome dis
eases of the larynx, throat and nose
and is administered in solutions of ons
per cent. or more in weak spirit.
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-somo time hefore $50 A ront

Some time before 1870 a gentleman.
in the midst of squabble at place of
public entertainment in Vienna, ex-
claimed: NONSENSE the Emperor is an
ass" He was forthwith taken into Gus
tody. and when brought before the
''beak- the latter addressed him as fol-
lows: 1.-The witnesses have clearly
proved that you called the Emperor an
ass Have YOU any thing to say in your
defcnse?7 Prisoner - Certainly. 7
meant the Emperor Napoleon" Judge
THAT is an idle subterfuge. Every
body knows that Napoleon is an intel
ligent man. We know quite we'll you
meant his Majesty the Emperor of Aus
ria"
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An Enemy with the Rheumatism

May be safely pooh-poohed. He is seldom
active. Look out for him, though, when
he has used H0stetter's Stomach Bit
ters for a while, for ten chances to one
that beneficent restorative will make him
well enough to come down upon you like
a thousand of bricks when you least ex-
pect it, Dyspepsia, constipation, neuralgia,
kidney complaints and malarial maladies are
among the bodily Affections completely
knocked out" by the Bttels.
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CANNING FRUITS.
The Least Troublesome and Most Eco
nomicaI WAY of Putting Up Fruit.

The Least Troublesome and Most Eco
nomical way of Putting Up Fruit.
Canning is a much less troublesome
and more economical method of putting
up fruit than the old-fashioned pound
for-pound preserves of our grandmoth-
ers' days; besides it retains much more
of the natural flavor of fresh fruit.
When fruit fails to keep there is al
ways a cause, and if the housekeeper
who loses her fruit will investigate it,
she will soon discover the remedy.
Sugar is not essential in canning fruit,
as It takes no part in the preservation.
For canning always select sound, fresh
fruit, as if at all decayed it will fer
ment, thus causing sugar and time to be
lost
Large, perfect fruit being selected, ii
should be pared, thrown into cold water
to prevent discoloring; if not tender. ii
should first be boiled in clear water,
then in thin strip, as directed in va.
rious recipes
Berries and all small fruits will be
found to retain their color and shape
more perfectly if sugared and allowed to
stand several hours before cooking.
Some good authorities on the subject
suggest the use of little alum, added
to the sugar, to harden the fruit.
A difference of opinion exists as to
the best cans, though, doubtless, there
are none better than the large-mouthed
self-sealing jars, with porcelain lined
tops. These should be thoroughly
heated before filling, and filed quickly
through funnel; the fruit should be
we'll pushed down, the jars filled to the
top, and the tops screwed on without de-
lay. After sealing they should be
wiped off and set in moderately warm
place over night. In the morning the
tops should be given another turn to
tighten them, and then the fruit should
be set in cool, dry, dark place. All
fruit should be examined every few
days for a week or more to see if in
good condition.
If these directions are followed, the
best sugar used, and not too large
quantities of fruit cooked at one time,
the result can not fail to be satisfactory.
Louisville Courier-Journal.
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Practice Makes Perfect.

Simpson-What are you going about
for grinning like country poorhouse
idiot? Have you been taking laughing
gas?
De Smith-No; but I'm promised a
position as a hotel clerk at a seaside re-
sort, and I'm getting the bland smile
well in hand-Texas Siftings.
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The latest gift to Harvard Univer-
sity is twenty acres OF land for new
athletic field. What the Harvard bows
really need is an acre or two of bill
boards on which they can work of their
eXuberant feelings aud superfuous
paint-Ksnsas City Star.