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River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1890-06-26
Great valleys whistiing Wen.

In the town of Great Valley, in Cat
taraugus Cosnty, n. Y, there is an in
teresting curiosity, phenomenon or
freak of nature, known locally as 1.-The
whistling we'll" The well was drilled
to the depth of As feet half century
ago, but no water accumulated. A fat
stone with IL -inch hoe was fitted
over the mouth of the well. and a
whistle fitted into it, which changed
its tone as the air was drawn down or
up In settled weather the whistle
was silent An approaching storm was
heralded by the warning shrek of the
whistle as the air rushed on. of the
WELL but as clear weather approached
the current of air changed and rushed
into the well, and the faithful whistle
changed and told the story by its
changed tone. The whistle has long
been worn out, but the weather still
continues to advertise the weather. In
a heavy rainstorm the Out-rushing
wind forces the rain upward some feet
in the form of a spray. Chicago Her
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A CHEAP HAY SHED.

this stack rack preferable to any other
is because it is less labor and does not
waste so much if properly used. In
hauling it to the rack it has to be
pitched on the wagon, requiring one
man to build, and then it has to be
pitched on the rack and tramped in. In
this way, it is fed at the bottom of the
stack, saving much unnecessary hand
ling. With good shelter, plenty of good
hay and 5 or ears of corn per day.
stock cattle will W inter in good shape.
The money in hay lies in getting a
large yield from a small amount of
land, and in getting good article and
taking care of it. One therefore needs
a shed, as it is much better than a
stack. This need not be an expensive
structure. Five tolerable straight
poles twenty feet long, eight feet apart
ION each side with three in the middle.
Roof with boards. This will suffice for
an ordinary eighty-acre farm. There
should be four or five feet of fall in the
roof, and the twenty-foot poles should
set three or four feet in the ground.
This, at the most, should not cost over
twenty-five dollars, and if in timber
country where poles can be had cheaply,
and man does the work himself. there
need not be much expense outside the
eight hundred feet of lumb er which the
roof requires.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1890-06-26
DOMESTIC CONCERNS.

ALI salads should be eaten as soon
as possible after the dressing is added,
else they become unwholesome.
Iced strawberries are especially
pretty for luncheon. Dip large, ripe
berries in well-beaten white of egg,
then in powdered sugar, repeating the
process until the icing is thick enough
to suit your fancy.
Cold Lemon Pudding: One half
box of gelatine soaked in four table,
spoonfuls of water for ten minutes; add
a pint of boiling water, juice of two
lemons, one 'cupful of sugar. Strain
and set away 10 cool. When cold stir in
the white of three well-beaten eggs A
thin boiled custard or thick cream may
be used to pour over the pudding
Household.
Strawberry custard is made by put
ting a quart of ripe fresh sugared straw
berries in deep dish and covering
them with some rich boiled custard.
Just before sending them to the table
spread a meringue on the top made
from the white of three well-beaten
eggs, and half a cup of pink pulverized
sugar.-Rural New Yorker.
The rendered lard of the market
should never be used in any good house
hold for cooking purposes. The white
lard offered for sale has its whiteness
mostly from an admixture of a solution
of borax, potash or soda, which is harm
less if the lard is used for hair-grease,
but for cooking the STUFF is unfit be-
cause the boraS, potash or soda saponi-
fes the lard and gives it, besides white
ness, the terrible soapy taste and flavor.
Bananas and Jelly; Make a mold
of lemon jelly, cut bananas in slices and
sides of the mold with them; pour the
jelly in slowly, so that the slices may
not float, place the mold in ice water
until hard; reserve a cupful Of the
jelly, and just before serving break it
up lightly with the white of an egg
beaten stiff, and scatter it over the top;
serve with powdered sugar and cream;
Strawberries can be used in place Of the
bananas and will be found delicious
Boston Herald.
Calls Tongue, Tomato Sauce: Take
four fresh Calls tongues; soak in warm
water for an hour; drain and parboil for
ten minutes; cool, pare and scrape the
white skin off and wash well: dilute
in a stew-pan an ounce of -four with
two quarts of water; set this to boil
and add the tongues, salt, wine-glass
of vinegar, a bunch of parsley and an
onion with three cloves in it. cover and
cook slowly for about an hour and
half; drain on a cloth, split in two, dish
up, pour tomato sauce over, and serve
Good Housekeeping.
Tender chickens cooked in the fol-
lowing way are as good as if they were
broiled: Open them in the back, sea
son and put them in baking-pan, with
little water in it. Turn another pan
over it, and bake for an hour and half
or two hours, according to the size. If
they are not brown enough when nearly
done take off the upper pan. Cut of
the neck before putting in the oven, AMI
boil it along with the giblets in half
pint of water. Take the bones out of
the neck; cut that the gizzard and
heart into fine pieces Mash the liver
with spoon, and add them all. witt
the water in which they were boiled, t.
the gravy.
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his teeth and hung on, the veins in his
forehead swelling almost to bursting,
and his head swimming until he could
not see His feet did not touch the
ground, and his weight was so light that
she slackened but did not cease rum
ming She was furious at his inter
ference. She reared on her hind feet.
and tried TO strike him with her front
hoofs. She even tried to bite him, but
he held on with wonderful courage and
endurance. lie realized that she was
gradually becoming subdued, that she
was stopping that his school-fellow was
safel Then he tainted away.
Barry Cartwright was the hero OF the
day, after all He was a somewhat dam
aged hero, for his shoulder was dislo-
Gated, and his hands we're terribly
bruised; but then a warrior must expect
some bodily injuries The boys fiocked
about him and praised him until he was
overwhelmed by his sudden popularity.
The teachers called him a hero, and
that confused him all the more. Then
Mr.. Fleming thanked him so fervently
that he scarcely knew the proud man in
his sudden humility.
The battle was never finished. The
Baron Knyphausen couldn't fight, and
there wasn't a soldier in Springfield
who would have been willing to stand
up against him. even in play.
Herbert went home with Barry, and
staid with him all the rest of the day.
BARR" he said. ''I've felt like thief,
for stole your generalship! I've been
awfully miserable about it. saw how
mean had been, and knew you must
despise me. And you saved my life!
You'll never want me near you, and yet
I'd be proud if you could only let me be
your friendl"
Barry held out both of his hands and
smiled. "The war is over" he said, ''and
we won't have any more hard feeling. l
think we will like each other better aft
er this"
And peace was declared.-Frances H.
I ~ ~
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tors 20 gaze upon them There had
been no professions in the town for six
months. and they determined that on
the Fourth Of July they would have
one.
AS il is a Revolutionary town. Spring
field is all alive whenever the Fourth
of July arrives II hangs a flag from
the spire of a church and rings the vii
lage bells The town folk talk Of their
independence, and spend money for
fireworks. ON the Fourth" Of which
j write it was decided that the day
should have an unusual celebration. and.
20 their delight. the boys in the military
academy we're to be the principal actors
in the affair They were to have
sham battle on the Revolutionary bat
tle-grOund. and 20 beat the English over
again Half Of their number were to
dress as the American soldiers dressed,
one hundred years ago. and half were
20 wear such uniforms as were worn by
the Hessian yagers of that period.
In the year 1850 the American army
at Springfield was commanded by Gen
eral Greene. and the British army by
Hessian General named Baron
Knyphsuseu. IL was decided that two
boys on horseback should impersonate
these great officers
of course all of the boys wanted TO be
American soldiers. and not one was
willing to put on a red coat and call
himself Hessian- 1t became necessary
20 call the teachers in to settle this
difficulty. and they wrote the words
S'American- and British" upon a great
many slips OF paper. turned them face
downward in a box and invited each
boy 70 draw one Every one who drew an
American" ticket went into the Jersey
regiment and every one who drew a
British" ticket joined the Hessians.
Then the teachers decided that Barry
Cartwright and Herbert Fleming should
act as Generals. Both boys could ride.
and they knew more of military
maneuvers than any other boys in the
academy. Each of these two boys was
fourteen years old. and il was astonishing
how much information they had Ob;s ined
about artillery, cavalry. infantry. gun
merry, etc They seemed 20 know Just
how 10 attack an enemy, how TO rout
him and all about it. Barry had drawn
an American" ticket and Herbert a
British" one; therefore Barry was en-
titled TO represent General Greene and
Herbert was expected 10 impersOnate
the Baron Knyphausen. Unfortunately
for the days pleasure, Herbert declined
60 act as British General, and declared
that he wanted 20 command the Ameri-
cans He said that Barry had only lived
in Springfield for one year and was
therefore not entitled 20 the highest Of
fee the town afforded. Herbert said
that he didn't care to stand up and be
beaten, even in play. H. swelled him
self out and strutted and staggered
considerably over his own fsncicd i'm
portance.
The FleminEs were promiuen. people
in Springfield. and when Herbsrt's IA
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little warrior. Why, he actually wore
spurs, and when he pricked the beau:i-
full animal she curveted and pranced in
true martial fashion. Poor Barry could
not feel satisfied with the patient old
sorrel after that
Herbert was secretly conscious that
he had treated Barry unfairly. and his
conscience made him uncomfortable. He
knew that he had been selfish, and he
was certain that Barry despised him.
This thought made him so miserable
that he would gladly have changed
places with him now if it had been pos
sible. Now that their uniforms were on
and the battle begun it was too late.
The battle proceeded. The two armies
had advanced simultaneously and both
officers had given the command to
Fire. when something occurred that
was not upon the programme. The
black mare was struck by the wad of a
blank cartridge and ran away. She had
never heard the din of war until to-day,
ami she ran like a mad thing away from
the smoke and the uproar. She took the
bridle-bit between her teeth and ran
down the road at a pace that Mortified
behOlders. The boy and the animal
were enveloped in a cloud of dust, but it
could be seen that as yet he chung to her
back. The battle vas forgotten. Sol
diers and spectators ran forward and
shouted. but the black mare only ran
the faster. Now she stumbled and
nearly fell; now she regained her foot
ing and tore away again; now her sad
die had slipped around and hung on her
side. The boy had lost the bridle-rein.
and was clinging to her name. lie was
crying out for help and mOmentarily ex-
pecting 70 be dashed under her feet
Barry Cartwright tried TO save his
schoOI-fellow For DAYS he had been
harboring angry feelings against
Herbert Fleming. but now they were
forgotten. Almost as soon as the black
mare had taken flight Barry was urging
the sorrel in pursuit The old horse
seemed 70 understand the situation.
Barry knew that he could never over
take the fleet black mare. but that he
must try 70 head her of. He rode the
sorrel across the fields. urging him to
Jump bitches and fences, and thus take
shorter route than the mare was tax
ing The old horse made mighty
effort ard travelled faster than il had
gone for years. Every one shouted to
Barry to come back. that he would be
killed. but he needed no warning. His
father prayed for him and was proud of
him.
When Barry reached the road it was
az a point in advance of the black mare.
Herbert was clinging to her back. and
she came on. frothing at the mouth. and
still in frenzy of fear. Barry caught
her bride a. she tried 70 rush past
and was dragged from his saddle. TIE
mare tried 70 shake him OF, but he set
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1890-06-26

some remarkable achievements in
surgery are reported from Berlin. AT
the surgical congress, Prof Gluck dem
onstrated the successful substitution of
catgut. ivory and bone freed from chalk,
for defects in bones, muscles and nerv-
.ous sinews. The juices of the body are
sucked up in the inserted material,
thereby establishing the junction of the
separated ends, without any shortening
of the part He presented the cases of
patients in whom there had been an in
sertion of from six to ten centimeters of
catgut to supply defects in the leaders
of the hands. to which complete mobili-
ty had been restored. In the case of
another patient Prof. Gluck removed a
tumor from the thigh, causing cOnsid-
cradle defect in the bone. He inserted
ivory. and no shortening ensued. In
another case he removed large piece
of nerve in the groin and inserted cat
gut, and the functions remained com
pletely satisfactory Chicago Herald.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1890-06-26
FAMILY SCRAP BASKET

Useful and Interesting Bits of House
hold Fact and Fancy.
If carpets are faded and dull have
them wiped with a wet cloth, taken
from warm water containing pint Of
ox-gall to every gallon of water.
To take grease stains from leather
apply benzinc, and then rub over with
whisked white of an egg, and to remove
them from marble make paste of
fuller's earth and benzine, lay it on
thickly, leave it for twelve hours, and
then wash off with warm water.
When you have a surplus of aspaya-
gus, the best known plan to keep il in
good condition is to place the thick
ends in water or bury half length in
sand.
Before any garment is wetted in the
wash, it should be thoroughly exam
ined to see if there are any spots or
stains which need special treatment
All stains made by acids should be
treated with some alkaline prepare
ton, VIII lie almost all fruit stains will
readily yield to boiling water, which
should be poured through them to pre-
vent the stain spreading, as it might do
if they were dipped into the water.
New papering and painting should
generally be done in the fall, and the
house kept we'll lighted, or the best
white paints will turn yellow, and fancy
colors will lose their brightness.
Milk will readily remove ink stains
on linen, if used before the ink is dry;
otherwise the best thing is oxalic acid,
applied as for fruit stains. Another
practical method is to spread the stained
part over plate and rub it with some
butter and salt till the stains disappear.
then wash with soap and water. Sour
buttermilk removes mildew and benzine,
followed by a hot iron and blotting
paper, with a wash in warm soap and
water, causes paint TO disappear.
Lettuce certainly has sedative action
on the nervous system, and can be use
fully employed in insomnia.
According to an English barber fire.
quent washings of the head will pro-
duce badness. Another important
agent in causing badness is the use of
fancy toilet soaps in shampooing the
head. A good brush and comb are suffi-
cient to keep the head clean.
When buttons come off don't hunt up
old shoes and use the shabby buttons,
but invest five cents in card of shining
black beauties, and have them ready
for emergencies. One old button spoils
the style of shoe.
In preparing clothes for the wash, it
is well to remember that any articles
wetted by water or perspiratiOn should
be dried before being thrown into the
general receptacle for soiled clothing,
particularly during summer weather, as
there is always the danger that such
articles will become widowed.
To keep steel and all Oriental EN-
broideries from furnishing, fill small
bag with camphor-gum, aud hang in the
larger bag. If left uncovered it stains
whatever it comes in contact with.
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PITH AND POINT.

1t is the man who is too full for ut
terance who never knows when he's
loaded. Boston Post.
There may be pleasures in being
poor. but it takes a very rich man to see
them.--Atchison Globe.
He is possibly happy who feels he
is always right but his happiness is
such as need not be coveted
Repentance is often a matter OF
circumstances; bad liver is sometimes
mistaken for remorse. -Philadelphia
Press.
No man is so good that he is willing
people should believe that he is alto
gether ignorant of wickedness. -Somer-
Vile journal.
When goodness is too obtrusive IL
is not seen al its best There can be a
variety in goodness as in all things else.
The time for reasoning is before we
have approached near enough to the
forbidden fruit to look at and admire it.
N. Y. Ledger.
Investigate a man closely who
talks a good deal about lack of oppor-
tunity, and you will find shoemaker
who wants to become president of q
bank.
The pr. ncipal point of good breed
ing is to suit our behavior to three sew
eral degrees of men-our superiors, our
equals and those below us.-Swift.
Nature loves truth so we'll that il
hardly ever admits of flourishing. Con-
ceit is to nature what paint is to beauty
lit is not only needless, but impairs
what it would improve.
Many current questions are per
picking, but society would sink into a
low level If there were nothing to try
L Difficulties bring us our best bless
ings.-United Presby
The censure of our fellow-men,
which we are so prone to esteem a proof
of our superior wisdom, is too often only
the evidence of the conceit that would
magnify self, and of the malignity or
envy that would detract from others. =
L. Edwards.
A bad habit broken away from is a
good days work. The earlier habit
is formed the stronger the hold it has.
Private personal habits are more diff
cult to get rid of and have a more de-
moralizing effect than public ones.
If you can not be happy one way,
be ip another, and this facility of dis
position wants but little aid from phi
losophy, for health and good humor are
almost the whole affair. Many run
about after felicity, like an absent
minded man hunting for his hat, white
it is in his hand or on his head. -Sh arp.
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FARM AND GARDEN.
THE HAY CROP.
Some seasonsble Hints for Cutting, Curing
and Sfaekf0U

Some seasonsbIe Hints for Cutting, Curing
and stacking, Etc.
There are thousands of tons OF hay
wasted by careless stacking and inn
proper covering, but tens of thousands
of tons are wasted and trampled under
feet by careless and improper feeding. A
little overa year ago an Iowa farmer sent
to the Orange Judd Farmer a sketch and
description of rack to feed hay, which
was illustrated in its columns. He says:
l have used such rack for several
years, and | think 1t is the very best
have used or seen described, and much
superior to the one illustrated in this
journal few weeks ago, as ! know by
actual experience with both. But /
have hit upon what | consider better
scheme in feeding hay, and that is
hay-stack rack illustrated herewithl.
Build your rack before you stack your
hay. 1t is best to build it so as to make
fence, where the cattle do not have
access, TO answer for one side. Then
build your rack on the other side and
ends, according to the size of stack.
have seen some with rack all around,
but think that this is more costly and
unnecessary.
Place good heavy posts (a) seven feet
long, two and half feet in the ground
and eight or ten feet apart Put short
braces on the inside of each post mot
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A MIXED DOLLAR.
why Can We Not Have u serviceable Coin
of Gold and Silver?

Why Can We Not Have u Scrviceable Coin
of Gold and Silver?
The silver dollar is too large. The
gold dollar was too small. Is there any
reason we should not have a coin of
mixed gold and silver, something smaller
in size than the twenty-five-cent piece?
1t would be value; the dollar-bill only
represents a greasy rag. The lowest
form OF bill might be the five-dollar
note. This is found to work well in
Europe, and even in poor Ireland there
is no bank bill lower than a one. pound
note. 1t may be said that currency of
mixed metals would not be serviceable
for exchange with foreign coun-
tries. Perhaps that might be so
much the better, as it would
remain fixed native circulation.
This objection, however, applies
even more reasonably 10 bills, which
are of themselves of no value. but the
mixed-metal coin would be still bullion,
containing the weight of gold and sill
yer that, taken together, constitutes the
value of the dollar.
1t seems to me that this would use up
our surplus silver. Does il ever occur
to any one that contagious diseases may
be circulated by these bills? Surely, if
the grippe was conveyed from Russia TO
the English foreign Office in West
minister. the cholera could be conveyed
in wad of bills, worn on the person of
cholera patient; yet who thinks of
fumigating money? No, sir; we are toe
glad to get hold of it to make any
tronble.-Arena.
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While his grsndsons. before they we're out Of
bibs,
Were ashamed-great Scott,-to IRE OF squibs
And 50 each Independence morn
Grandfather Watts took his powder horn,
And the flint lock shotgun h's father had
When he fought undr Schuyler. a country lad
And Grandfather Watts would start and tramp
Ten miles 10 the woods al Beaver Camp,
For Grandfather Watts used 10 say-and
scOWI-
That decent chipmunk or woodchuck or owl
Was better company, friendly or shy.
Than folks Who didn't keep Fourth Of July
And - he would pull his hat down on hi.
brow
And march for the woods, sOu'eass BY sou.
But once a. long long years ago:
For grandfather's gone where good men 60
One hot, hot Fourth. by ways Of our own,
Such shortcuts as boys have always known,
We hurried and followed the dear old man
Beyond ~here the wilderness began,
TO the deep black wOoks AZ the foot Of th'
Hump.
And there was . clearing and stump
A stump in the heart Of a great wide wood:
And there on that stump our grandfather
stood.
Talking and shouting out there in the sun.
And firing that funny old flint lock gun
Once in aminute. his head all bare,
Having his Fourth OF July out there
The Fourth Of July he used 20 know
Back IN eEghgeen-sndtwenty or so.
First. uish his face 20 the heavens blue,
He read the Declaration through,
And then, With gestures 10 the left and right,
We made an Grafton erudite.
Pun - words six syllsbles long;
And then our grandfather broke into song.
And soaring the squirrels In the trees.
Gave Hal, Columbian 70 the breeze
And tell you. the old man never heard
When We joined in the chorus. word for worit
But he sang out strong 20 the bright blue sky
And voices joined in his Fourth Of July
BE hesrt them As echoes from days gone by
And when he had done, We al slipped back,
As still a. We came. on our twisting track.
While words more clear than the fiint-lOck
shots
Rang in our ears
And Grandfather Watts
He shoUldered the gun his father bore.
And marched or home, nor west By nor.
H IN Harner-s Vorruor TBro~fa