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River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1890-09-18
THE TARANTEllA.
The Visitor Must Not Leave CAPRI With
out Seeing 1t Danced.

out Seeing 1t Danced.
To see it TO perfection one should not
follow the general rule of asking the
hotel proprietor to get one up. 1t is
much better to 60 to Tiberio or some
other quiet trottOrid where the boys and
girls will come in fresh from their work
in the fields, kick off their sdbots and
dance the really pretty dance without
ceremony 1t is also better not to have
TOO large an audience. In the big room
OF botel, with rows of strangers
ranged round the walls looking cold
and critical, it is not surprising that
the natural ehtrain of the dance is
wanting. Has it ever been your hard
fate to sing, act or recite before an
audience which you felt to be distinct
ly unsympathetic? Do you renem Der
with what sinking of the heart you
scanned the faces around you in a hur-
ried search for one kindred spirit?
Now, can there be greater contrast be-
tween some of our British fair
and these laughing girls trimming
over with pure fun ard longing to make
you share it? Therefore. / say, let the
audience be small. The dance is sup
posed to represent the wooing of a
maiden. and there is a great deal OF
coquetry in it on the girls part, also
swapping of fingers and little wild
cries from the youths. Suddenly the
woman, who has been beating time on
tambourine, breaks out into weird
chant which has quaint effect. The
merriest tdrdRteIa have seen was at
the house of an English gentleman who
gave a feast to his olive-pickers after
the harvest With what a will they
dancedi 1t seemed as IL they would
never tire, and tdrdnteLld succeeded
tardnteHd with immense enthusiasm.
At last however, they had to give IN,
and were glad to sit down tired,
thirsty and happy-to great dishes OF
maccaroni and wine ad h5. The natural
musical talent of the Caprese has not
been cultivated. His favorite attempt
at singing is a kind of monotonous
chant with a long-drawn note at the
end of each verse that finishes in sort
of wall. This chant sung near any one
afflicted with a sensitive ear is madden
ing; but from afar. when the performer
is at work in the vineyards or in one of
the fishing-boats starting for nights
work, the effect is far from unpleasant
-Cornhill Magazine.
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rate, and Jeieliah called to him

gate, and Jeiejiah called to him
sharply:
''SimOn. you jest take the spade and
dig over Mrs Appleby's garden I'll
drive home myself Goodbye, Saman-
thy. / think that idee about the sum
mer bOarders is good One;" and jump
ing into his wagon he drove up the road.
glad to be rid of his poor cousin.
Simon looked after his master with a
very peculiar expression.
"'Some folks is born for luck and
some for children" he said, senten-
tiOusly. 1--WE got four"
And I've got three" said the widow.
Now. Simon. don't you do that unless
you feel like it know you have plenty
to do"
I'D Jest as lief" said Simon. "wha,
you been THROWN out here. Mrs. APP
pleby?' =
Rubbish out OF my Californy board
er's b1reau-drawers," said Mrs. APP
pleby. what he kept it there for
dunno"
Simon laughed. and, STOPPING. picked
up one or two bits of something, and
put them in his pocket
The bed was nicely spaded when Mrs.
Appleby looked out again, and Simon
was gone.
As Mr.. Jedediah Twombley sat on his
porch that night, counting up the profits
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HOW FLIES DIE.
= Kind of Fungus That Makes Havoc
with the Insects.

y Kind of Fungus That Makes Havoc
with the Insects.
Like many other insects house flies
are subject to the attacks of a parasite
fungus which destroys great numbers
of them, especially toward the end of
autumn. We sometimes see the
corpses of such as have met this fate
glued to the window-panes in the at
titude of life, with legs widely spread
and wings raised as if in preparation
for fight, but with white halo on the
glass all around them, and with bodies
pale, unheslthy-looking and distended.
The spores of the fungus, which are
excessively minute and are present in
the air, are carried against the fiy's
body, and such as strike its under sur
face may become adherent when each
spore sends out long tubular pro-
lection, which penetrates the skin and
enters the body.
Once here, its hosts doom is certain,
for it meets with a suitable nourish-
ment in the shape of the fluids of the
fiy's body, by aid of which IL will
speedily propagate itself until jts
victim, drained of its life support
finally succumbs The thread-like tube
first produces a series of detached,
rounded bodies, something like the
cells of the yeast plant These cells,
which have an indefinite power of self
multiplication, are carried by the blood
to all parts of the body, and thus the
disease spreads. They, in their turn,
give rise to a number of branching.
tubular threads. similar to those OF the
earlier stage, which in process of time
penetrate the skin. Each thread. which
thus makes its appearance outside,
gives rise to a sort of head, which con-
tains spores like those with which the
series started. These are cast off with
considerable force, and multitudes of
them. no doubt perish, while others
are ultimately waited against the
bodies of other flies to deal destruction
among them as among their prede-
cessors.
The particular species of fungus
which makes havoc with the house
flies is called Empusa musca, and is
one of a group which are distinguished
by their habit of subsisting upon
living insects. The maturation of the
fungus involves the death of the fy,
the fluids of whose body serve as food
for the parasite. Under its attack the
fly becomes gradually feebAer, and
finally quite unable to move, and then
the viscid secretion from this pads on
the feet hardens and CLUES she insect
TO the surface to which it is clinging,
while the fungus spreads round it and
leaves some of its spores adhering so
as to form the halo above described
Knowledge
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side of the building large enough to LET
the hens go through. The bottom OF
the nest-box is one foot square. Nail
two pieces of lath to the side of your
building. one at the bottom to
support the nest. marked (A) in the
illustration, and one at the tor
OBJ lust Il e thickness OF the board
that the nest-box is made of, to at
tach button (C) for holding the box in
position. Nail a board extending up
ward from the bottom, five inches wide,
next to the building. The board at the
top where the hinges ODD are attached,
is inches wide, and extends 3 inches
down each side of the box. The lid is
is inches square, and the box is IL
inches high in front and l6 inches next
TO building. Having finished the box.
all that is necessary is to turn the but
ton at the top, and the box can be
lifted from its support and cleaned,
fresh nest material put in, and you can
walk along the side of your building
and gather the eggs from the outside,
as these D9xes are attached TO the build
ing from the outside"
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mentS precious to a geOiOglSt had been
carefully stored. The desk and book
case Aunt Samanthy regarded with rev
erence. The case she did not under
stand Bits of stone. bits OF ore; she
emptied them all into her apron, and
dumped them with other odds and ends
out Of the window upon a flower bed
that had not been dug up that year.
Aunt Samanthy had no heart for gar
dening. Things had gone very wrong
with her. and the death of her old
bOarier. a returned California miner,
who had made and lost several fortunes,
had put the finishing touch to her woes.
His room it was that she was now put
ting TO rights; knowing that she should
never see the old white head and kindly
smile again
Il felt it more than any thing else.
after losing poor Peter, she sighed, as
tear rolled down her cheek. He was
always so kind to me-"
As she spoke, there came a heavy
step on the porch. and. looking out of
the window, she saw her cousin, Jede-
diah Ombley, standing there. Jede-
diah was a rich man, lately made richer
by an inheritance from his grandfather,
who bad lived to be one hundred and
five years old, and died leaving all to
his wealthy grandson and nothing to
his extremely poor granddaughter. 1t
was natural that the thought should
sting the widow as she looked at him.
Morning." said Jedediah. Morn
ing. Cousin Samanthy- / stepped up TO
get the shade feel the sur consider
ably. and my horse has lost shoe. and
I've sent Simon TO get il fixed; thought
Id light here and see how you got on.
Il don't get on at all, Jedediah.
said Samanthy. 'sNOt as | should il
Grandpa TwOmbley had left me suthin'.
as l always reckoned he would; and
now my poor old bOarder has gone. I've
got to that pass I've had to sell the
COW"
Too bad said Jedediah. ''Weli.
come and get pan of milk any time"
1.-TWO miles there and back; thank
yer' said the widow. DO you know IL
Twas you, Jedediah, what I'd do? I'd
say, Cousin Samanthy, I'm rich and you
are poor. I'll give you little slice of
the big un grandpa left me- That's
your Christian duty, seem grandpa was
a hundred and FIVE, and weak-minded
when he died He'd hev done it him
self ten years ago. and you know it"
''Pshaw,r laughed Jedediah. "But
you're a woman; that's your excuse for
talkin' idiotic. I'm not a moan man
I'll give you FIVE dollars down, Saman-
thy. and property is property; and wills
Is wills. and not to b broken"
well. I don't set up for proud, and
I'm so poor that this is a good deal to
me. a." said Samanthy. taking the money.
81 reckon grandps's spirit is around
somewhere. prompting you to do right,
seeing you Influenced him to do wrong"
Now, Samanthy, grandfather wasn't
Influenced by me- That | can tell your
said Cousin Jedediah. He always felt
you made a mistake in stepping of
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with Peter. Peter was one of them
folks that never prosperS What's the
use. grandfather used to say to me, of
helping Samanthy. when Peter"
''POor Peter is gOne,r said the widow.
taking her handkerchief from her
apron pocket. Don't talk against him.
lie was iest as kind as kind could be to
me-"
mo doubt said Jedediah. hurried
". no doubt I didn't mean any Of
Tense. always thought Peter quite
quite-but what was you a-doin' when
came in2 hOuse-cleanin'P''
Il was cleanin' out the spare room, =
said the widow. Its been shut up
tleman died thought Id let it if
could ] might take few boarders this
summer. il they'd come
'.I'll pay for an advertisement" said
Jedcdiah. who was worth a million and
half. and ia let you have lots of Gu
euHbers of our place. You could grow
things here now, il you was TO seed this
bed up instead Of pitchin' rubbish on it;
You could grow radishes right under
vour window summer bOarders gen.
orally thinks radishes hulsome-"
Il Jest empticd the bureau drawers
out onto that bed There was lot Of
rubbish in EN-. and l meant 70 dig it
over. only I amt very strong
''I'l let Simon dig it." said Jedediah,
''snd you seed 1t and it will be a com
fort 10 YOU
B. this time Simon. who had been
SLOWLY driving NJ hill stopped at the
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DOMESTIC CONCERNS.

The water in which Goldfish has
been soaked is very good for washing
the zinc under the stove.
To protect children's clothing from
fire add one ounce of alum to the last
water used in rinsing clothes. This
renders them uninfiammable.
Aurora Cake: 0nc-half cup of but
ter, one-half cup of milk, one and one
half cups of flour. one cup of sugar, two
eggs-yelks and whites beaten sepa-
rately-one teaspoonful cream of tar
tar, one-half teaspoonful of soda -Bos-
ton Globe.
An easy and safe way of protecting
curtains and mosquito nets against fire
is said to be by sleeping them in So
luton of phosphate of ammonia, OBJ
tanned by mixing a pint of water with
three ounces of phosphate. The color
and texture remain unaltered.
-Stcwed Watercress: Pick over, boil
rapidly for ten minutes and drain.
Make a little white sauce with milk,
butter, flour and seasoning. lay in the
crosses and stir until hot. Serve with
hard boiled eggs cut in quarters =
Poultry Monthly.
Ice Cream: Two quarts of rich milk,
two teaspoonfuls of corn starch, nine
eggs beaten to a froth, two cupfuls of
graduated sugar, two teaspoonfus of
yanilla, or any other flavor. Heat the
milk boiling hot; beat the eggs, sugar
and corn starch together, and stir in
the milk. Cook few moments. When
cool, put in the fayoring and freeze
Banner and Herald.
Bean Soup is simple and healthful.
Take one cupful of beans, at breakfast
time, and put on IN cold water with one
half teaspoonful of soda, parboil, rinse
with cold water, then but the beans on
with quart of clear cold water. Let
come to boil, cook slowly till mushy,
add one or two cupfuls OF tomatoes,
either stewed Or sliced raw, and cook
one-half hour, not forgetting to season
with salt and pepper and a little sugar.
-Housekeeper.
Cream Pie without Cream: Beat
the yelks of two eggs with two-thirds
Of cup of white sugar, and half cup
Of -four. Put pint of milk in double
kettle over the fire. When it boils, stir
in the eggs, flavor with extract of
lemon. Bake a pie crust and set the
mixture to cool. When the crust is
lone pour the mixture in and bake
fifteen minutes Beat the whites with
an egg-beater, and add two tablespoon
fuls of fine sugar; frost the pie and set
on top the CRATE to brown frosting.-
Household.
"A Vegetable Pudding: Boil firm,
white cabbage fifteen minutes, changing
the water for more boiling water When
tender set il aside until cold. Chop it
fine, add two eggs beaten and table
spoon of butter, three tablespoonfuls of
rich milk or cream, pepper and salt
Stir all we'll together, and bake in a
pudding-dish till brown, and serve hot.
This dish is agreeable and diges tible,
and as good as csuliflower. BY boiling
the water, then pntting in the cabbage,
and as soon as the water begins TO boil
again taking off the lid, the offensive
odor which often arises may be avoided.
Boston Globe.
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Californy boarder had lot of specimens
of 1t in that case; he often sho we'd 'em
to me. was a miner once. took an
interest in 'em. You throwed 'em into
the radish bed; ! dug 'em up out of it.
Jest showed them to Mr.. Twombley.
His idee has always been that there's
gold in these mountings. He thinks
there's gold on your place"
"And he scan'ed to give me FIVE hun
dred dollars,' said the widow.
''It's all right for you, and l didn't
tell no lies" said Simon. II did dig up
them specimens in the radish bed"
The widow lives at ease in the village
now. and keeps her own counsel; and
there's big hole with a windlass near
it. where her home once stood. People
call it ''TNombley's Folly;" but Jede-
diah Twombley intended il for gold
mine. and spent little fortune also In
working it several years Asa T. Ferry.
in n. Y. Ledger.
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The Mothers Heart.

In no relation does woman exercise
so deep an influence, both Immediately
and prospectively, as in the maternal.
Her smiles call into exercise the first
affections that spring up in our heart
She cherishes and expands the earliest
germs of our intellects. She breathes
over us her deepest devotions- She lifts
our little hands and teaches our little
tongues to lisp In prayer She watches
over us like guardian angel and pro-
tects US through all our helpless years,
when we know not of her cares and her
anxieties on our account She follow
us into the world of men, and lives in
us and blesses us when she lives not
otherwise upon the earth. What con-
stitutes the center of every home,
whittier our thoughts turn when our
feet are weary with wandering and our
hearts sick with disappointment? And
IL there be a tribunal where the sins
and follies of froward child may hope
for pardon and forgiveness this side of
Heaven, that tribunal is the heart Of
fond and devoted mother.-N. Y. Ledger.
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JUSTICE NEVER SLEEPS.
An Ohio Solomon Proves the Fact to
Obstinate Prisoner.

An Ohio Solomon Proves the Fact to an
Obstinate Prisoner.
While at the post-office in an Ohio
village heard the report that MUIR
derer had been captured, and so 1 fol-
lowed the crowd to the lookup to learn
more about it. There / found prison
professional tramp. He was about forty
years of age, very cool, and he greeted
the charge of murder with a laugh. In
a short time he was taken before JUS
tice OF the peace for examination, and
found a seat in the crowd. One look at
the Justice satisfied me that he realized
the awful gravity of the situation and
felt the foundation stone of the
United States resting on his broad
back.
Prisoner" he began, don't trifie
with this court, for il won't be al
lowed"
"Who's going to trife?" was the ans
wer
Don't you do it, sir-don't you do
Il! Now, then, do YOU want to con-
fess?"
ITO what?"
Gold blooded murderw
'Where?'
SIN Cleveland"
"When?"
Last night at eight o'clock"
"Humphl How far is it to Cleveland,
Squire?"
Ninety miles,"
"An2 slept all night in a barn back
he1e three miles?"
THAT'S so. Judge" said farmer in
the crowd. He came along at nine
o'clock last night and 1 let him in there. !"
"You are sure?"
Positive"
"And you won't confess?" he asked Of
the prisoner.
"How can I-being as have done moth
ing?"
Every we'll; such obstinacy deserves
punishment, and / sentence you to the
county Jail for ninety days"
"What for?"
''To prove to you that Justice never
sleeps, sir-never. You may think she
do. but she don't-she don't, sir. You
have been overtaken at last sir-at last,
sir; and the constable will take charge
of the prisoner, and court is adjourned"
IN. Y. Sun.
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We've heard of a woman
who said she'd walk five miles
to get a bottle of DIR. Pierce's
Favorite Prescription if she
couldn't get it without. That
woman had tried it. And it's
a medicine which makes itself
felt in toning up the system
and correcting irregularities as
soon as its use is begun.
Go to your drug store, pay
a dollar, get a bottle and try
it-try a second, a third if
necessary. Before the third
ones been taken you'll know
that there's a remedy to help
you. Then you'll keep on
and a cure II come.
But if you shouldn't feel the
help, should be disappointed
in the results-you'll find a
guarantee printed on the bot
tle-wrapper. that'n get your
money back for you.
How many women are there
who'd rather have the money
than health? And "Favorite
Prescription produces health.
Wonder is that there's a
woman willing to suffer when
there's a guaranteed remedy
in the nearest drug store
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NOVELTIES IN JEwELRY.
Some of the Latest and Finest Production
of the Goldsmtth's Art.

Some of the Latest and Finest Productions
of the Goldsmith's Art.
COLLINS, like those which were re-
sponsible for Rip Van Wrinkles long
sleep, are represented at their game of
manufacturing thunder on bowling
trophy which is soon to be presented.
The thermometer charm, which as
novelty is a great success, is mounted
in every conceivable manner Flowers
representing the four seasons make an
appropriate setting for this innovation.
Some wonderful etching is shown on a
silver check-cutter recently placed on
the market Numerous birds and vines
are represented in a manner that great
ly honors the American artist who ac-
complished the work.
An article that shows the result of
much tedious labor is charm formed
of IS gold piece, the front of which
slides around and reveals cavity for q
portrait Two coins are req Tired for
the manufacture of the ornament.
A lace pin formed to represent a
miniature gold spoon filled with varie-
gated gold beans is an appropriate gift
for Boston girl. The owners initials
in rubies and diamonds may form
monogram on the handle of the spoon.
Three eagles, with outstretched
wings, form a chatelaine holder that is
frequently seen in European cities and
one that is coming into demand among
the wearers of artistic jewelry in this
country.
A silver horse at a standst.l with an
Indian on its back excites comment for
its artistic beauty When, on pressing
n spring in the saddle, the whole front
of the animal falls outward and dis
plays pulled silk-lined cavity in which
a gilt writing set is seen, the spectators
admiration knows no bounds This
novelty, which is the product of Euro
pean artisan. will undoubtedly be
copied with success in this country
jewelers. Weekly.
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"A strange case of hypnotism is re-
ported from London, Ont A woman Of
forty years, who has lost her reason.
has unconsciously acted upon young
lady of twenty. The two live upon OPP
posite sides OF the same street, and two
months ago, when the elder woman was
taken sick, the young woman waited
upon her until at last she could not
stay away and was constantly running
across the road to the house. One night
recently. unknown to the people of the
house, she STAYED all night, and when
an attempt wa made to arouse her in
the morning it was found impossible A
doctor was called. and at the end Of
twenty-foEr hours he succeeded in wax
ing aer. The young woman has good
health snd is very intelligent
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1890-09-18

There viii be sold by the Northern Pacific
r. r., on September 23rd and October l4th,
1890 at St Paul and Minneapolis, round
trip tickets to points in Minnesota, Dakota
and in Montana, up to and including Mis-
soula and Butte City, at one fare for the
round trip. These tickets are good for thir-
1.-THE first point in Minnesota to which tick
cts are sold) or any points beyond, thus af-
fording home seekers or others, every fa-
cility for examining all sections of the West.
Do not forget the dates and remember that
the Northern Pacific Railroad is the only
line running Pullman Palace Sleepers,
Pullman Tourist Sleepers and Dining Cars
into the above mentioned States. Tickets
on sale 1872 z. Third ST., St. Paul, 10 Nicol-
let House Block, Minneapolis, and at Union
Depots in both cities.
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johnny docking at lightning rod on
barn)-"Td like to know why it branches
out into two parts after it gets up on the
roof" Willie with supreme contempt
for the others ignorancel-"To catch
the forked lightning, o. course!'-Chi-
cago Tribune
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IMPROVED NEST-BOx.

This Is Certainly a Good Device and
worth Trying.
Mr.. James L. Riddle, Greersville, o.,
sends to Farm and Fireside a plan of a
nest-box, which is easily constructed
and very convenient for cleaning out
and collecting the eggs. In describing
it he says: There is no patent on
this nest-box, so | will give it to your
readers. 1t can be attached to any
poultry-house by saving hole in tho
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1890-09-18

Mrs. Sharp-"What is the matter
with Mrs. Portly? She has always been
so aristocratic and dignified. and they
say she is getting very peculiar" Mrs.
keen-"Yes. / hear she walks in her
sleep" Mrs. Sharp-"walk in her
sleep? oh. no, my dear Mrs. Keen.
She might drive in her sleep, but she
has too much regard for appearances to
walk'-America
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He was staying late, and she was
wishing he'd go. He-''Won't you please
play something, Miss Swete?' She
with pleasure. What shall ! play?"
He-"It doesn't matter. Suit yourself $
She-"Then | win play Good Night,
from Erminie l like the sound of the
words. Yankee Blade.