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River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1891-05-21

though he was their enemy.
A torrid afternoon in July OF 80 was
dragging slowly along toward night.
The little Indiana town, that for many
days had been disquieted by martial
sights and sounds, was deserted by
nearly all the male population Nor
gan, the raider, had whirled through il
four days previously, after scattering
the bands of citizens and militia who
had gathered to oppose him The next
day HObson had followed him, and was
joined in his pursuit by the reunited
home guards. Several of Morgan's
wounded who were too severely injured
10 take along had been left in the care
Of the ladies of the place, who had
hastily changed a church into a hos
pital.
The nurses were now gathered around
this boys couch. waiting the arrival
of the death angel He was deliriOus,
but his poor hOmesick heart could
prompt one thought that seemed some
what coherent; the thought that many
a brave Lad. southern and northern.
voiced with his latest strength: Take
me home"
Little Lila KEY Slthou IN the
group surrounding the dying cOnfeder-
ate Her tears were falling fast. while
the ladies were trying 70 hide their
emotion These mature women felt
ashamed 10 weep over the death of a
foe. when only few days before they
had assisted in every way they could
70 bring about that death Lila's little
sympathetic heart could feel only how
horribly wrong il was for this beauti-
full boy to die so far away from home.
The feverish glances of the dying youth
fell upon her, and he piteOusly begged:
Little girl, make these people take
me home"
The child was 80 overwhelmed that
she turned upon the ladies and said:
why don't you take him hOme2"
Mrs Reynolds here stepped forward
and led the little girl away. The last
words she heard Charles Wallace utter
were:
Little girl, they're cruel; they won't
take me home"
As the sun was setting he died. The
next morning early his remains were
buried in a corner Of the village grave
yard Lila visited the grave in the
evening with flowers from her mothers
garden. She tenderly smOothed the
mound and tastefully arranged her
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1891-05-21
PiTH AND POINT.

--"What wages do you expect?- asked
| Mrs. Il. of the candidate for the position
of cook-lady. II never works for wages,
num-" returned the cook-lady; Il goes
ON salary or nothin'."-Epoch.
Mrs. Rooney-"An' what do We do
with that big basket, Mrs. McGinty?''
Mrs. McGinty-"Oh, ! takes that with
me when I goes to see me sister that
lives out at service. Yankee Blade
Babes are so slow in learning to
talk because they have to q vote so
much of their time and energy in trying
to understand what in the world it is
their mothers say.--Somerville Journal
--Clear.--"Mr. Tailor, why do you
always print your bill-heads on pink
paper?" Then ] am sure the gentle
men will open them, for they will think
they are love-letters. "-Fliegende Blaet-
ter.
Us your nephew practicing ply
sician, Mrs. McCuelley?" asked her Wis
iting neighbor "Yes. | believe he is
practicing just at present, but he has as
good show for learning as the most of
! them"
What are your qualifications as a
boys teacher Have You had any ex-
pericnce?" Eyes, sir, the very best"
Mention them, please" ~ used to be
an animal tanner IN Jones' menagerie.
philadelphia Times.
--"Well." says Wooden. 81 don't see
why they keep discussing this question
of marriages: it's simple enough. If a
fellow is poor he can't afford to get mar
ried, and If he is rich he doesn't need
TO. Boston Courier.
--"Has Mrs. Wilson Rolls good social
position?" Good? 1t is unqucstioned.
She can do exactly as she pleases Why,
last week she went to the theater and
didn speak word during the entire
play."-N. Y. Continent.
Almost any fashionable woman
coming home from Europe viii agree
with you that it is wrong to smuggle,
but she thinks it is just fun to try and
get ahead of those horrid custom house
officers -Somerville Journal
Mr.. Pulliam (about to propose)-
"Miss Sanford, am now going to say
what wanted to say an hour ago. Can
you not guess, from my eyes, what it
is?" Miss Sanford-"Doyo you mean Good
night?' You look sleepy. Epoch.
-Jackson-"Goodnes Mrs Tough
ly, that was never made to be eaten"
Landlady-"Why, Mr.. Jackson, that
was only last years spring chicken
Chicken? Why, l thought you had
broken up and boiled the sheet iron in
cubator. Light.
Two ladies met at silk counter
81 was sorry to hear your husband lost
his position" said one. YES" was
the reply, but everything happens for
the best. He started some sort of
benefit association, and is doing right
comfortably ow."-Philadelphia Rec
ord.
If the trainers OF that great chart of
human liberty, the declaration of indie
peDdence, had said that, in addition to
the disposition to suffer, mankind is
content to grumble at the evils which
affiict them rather than make the effort
necessary to abolish them, they would
have diagnosed the case completely
Petersburg Index-Appeal.
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FIG. 1.-COMBINED MARKER AND FUR
ROVER.
are inserted which support seat at a
proper height. The front corners of
this seat are rounded and the center of
the front end cut slightly hollow. 1t
is placed just far enough forward to
allow this hollow part to rest solidly
against the gauge when in a perpen-
dicular position, as in the engraving,
holding it securely while turning or in
driving to and from the field. To pre-
vent wear piece of strap iron Is tackled
across the front end of the seat, and
another on the gauge where it strikes
the seat. The elasticity of the legs al
lows the gauge to pass the slight swell
on either side. The driver can operate
this without leaving his place, as would
be necessary with other forms, and
when raised both hands are free to use
the lines
OF course, the distance from the
center of the machine to the center of
of the gauge marker must be exactly
twice that between the centers of the
runners. The gauge marker is made
comparatively light, IA or is inches
high, and but or 10 inches long, the
object of making it SO high being to
carry the pole above the runner. This
is rather disadvantage, for it is much
more liable to break by catching on
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INDOOR ARTILLERY.
A Clever Trick for Children which r.
hances the Value of Empty Bottles.

A Clever Trick for Children which En-
hsnces the Value of Empty Bottles.
If you are asked: Would you hear
the report of a cannon, with the loud
noise which frightens nervous people,
see the shell start with the rapidity Of
lightning, and at last assist at the
phenomenon of the recoil of piece Of
artillery" you may bravely answer
Eyes" for the experiment which offer
here is of the most innocent description,
Us you may judge for yourself.
Take thick-glass bottle; fill 1t three
quarters full of water, dissolve in that
water about dessert-spoonful of bicar-
Donate of soda. Make cylinder of a
large card; stop up one end of it with
a piece of crumbled tissue paper, and
put into this cylinder a dessert
spoonful of tartaric acid. Fasten the
cartridge thus manufactured by a pin
and thread to the cork of the bottle,
which is placed upright on the table.
Let the opening of the cartridge be at
the top, and regulate the length SO that
1t does not touch the water. Then cork
the bottle tightly.
Now our cannon is loaded, all that
remains to be done is to fire it off; for
this purpose, place the bottle carefully
in horizontal position on two pencils
laid parallel on the table, to form a
gun carriage. The water penetrating
the tube or cartridge will dissolve the
tartaric acid and the carbonic acid gas
which will be the result will force the
cork out of the bottle with violent ex-
plosion. BY the effect of this reaction
the bottle will roll back, initiating the
recoil of a piece of artillery.-The
Churchman.
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WORSE THAN A CLUB.


The MAN VINO SAt on Ills hht Ha0 TO sur
fer for 1t.
It was on a suburban train coming
into Jersey City. A bald-headed, fussy-
looking man, with pair of spectacles
on his nose and his hat on the seat be-
side him, kept rubbing his pate in a
nervous way and hitching about on the
seat as il he was afraid Of tacks. OPP
posite him sat a man who was closely
watching his movements and chuckling
and grinning until the attention of a
dozen people was attracted. He was
finally asked to explain, and he said:
THE old chap over there sat down on
my hat, stepped on my toes and elbowed
my ribs, and didn't apologize. deter
mined to get even with him. He al
ways sits in that seat ii it isn't occu-
pied, and he always hunts around to
And paper instead of buying one. I'm
getting even with him this morning"
but how?"
THAT paper is just three years old
to- day. 1t cost me fifty cents to procure
1t, but I've had fifty dollars worth of
revenge. left it on the seat, and he's
been reading it for the last twenty
miles. See?"
The old fellow struck the headlines
of a railroad accident, looked puzzled,
bobbed up and down, and slowly shook
his head. He jumped from that to a
murder-on to news from Washington
and for minute was interested in the
stock market. Then he folded the paper
up, removed his glasses and looked out
of the window with troubled express
sion on his face.
Hes wondering if his mind isn't Civ
ing way, and is half-scared to death!'
chuckled the joker. Been fiattering
himself that he is good for twenty years
yet, and the first thing he does when he
gets to the city will be to buy some
brain food and liver pad. I'm not a
bad, bad man, but the chap who sits
down on my hat must at least apollo
gize. IN. Y. Sun.
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ANoY's wIpoA.
q A az aIlus fr hisgrave

right II wua you
wouldn't car much either way.
But when you know you're goin' 70 leave
Some one behind 70 fret n grieve
N live lonely widdaVr
He had her pictur'-ies' girl.
pleasant young thing-weu enough;
But Andy loved she were the pearl;
The best tip-tOpest kind Of stun!
He used 20 look n look n smile
~ cay: odd bOyi she Amt the style
Nov. Is she. fer q wlddai'
~ my Igot that pictur' yet.
KEEP Il kinder for his sake
When fetched home his things n met
His folks 'n'-her. I he'd 70 break
The news. n mighty hard 20 do.
Seem I'd brung poor Andy, too.
Home 10 his little widda-
Hard work. tell re. boys. that's sol
N sakesi ye'd Oughter heard her eryt
Be good n glad you didn't though.
But-weIl. she canned down by n By,
~ then he'd 10 tell about
Jes' how the whole blame scrape come out
To that inQuirin' vidda.
~ 50 on Decoration day
git his grave up extra fine.
Or-Car'I line does hev 20 stay
Most Of the time ia marchin' line
A-aiin' here. salutin' there
Us vetterns got 20 do our share
Fer every soldiers wifdA.
But Andy. poor old boy. his grave
Ne tend 10 that or-Car'line does;
N then. Of course. she likes 70 have
Her little quiet cry. beeuz-
Well. les becuz-'twiKt you n me
It's ou'y natural-for. you see.
married Andy's widda-
~ 50 it's kinder comforting
When Decoration day comes round
With the remem berries IL bring
OF them old comrades underground.
It's really comforting 10 drink
Poor Andy's health 'n'-well 20 think
Ais wife aiar left wicda.
Madeline s Bridges, in Judge
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ONE SOURCE OF DEAFNESS.
Directions for the Treatment of Ear
Affections.

Directions for the Treatment of Ear
Affections.
Hundreds of people are made deaf in
consequence of neglect of their ears
during scarlet fever. One of the most
common complications is a disease of
the middle ear, but il properly treated
il need not necessarily injure the hear
ing. There is always Inflammation of
the throat. sometimes so severe that il
is difficult TO distinguish scarlet fever
from diphtheria. The inflammation
OF the inner ear and the forma-
ton of pus cause a bullying of
the drum membrane, and this nicer is
usually allowed to rupture. If, instead,
the doctor would puncture the drum
membrane the discharge would occur
without injury. This puncture needs
to be done skilfully, and at a particular
place. and also at the proper stage OF
the disease. II il is allowed to break,
the discharge often takes the whole
drum membrane, and the hearing is
utterly ruined.
If the ossicles have not been injured
too much, false membrane may be in
troduced to the great relief of the deaf
ness Artificial ear drums which are
advertised for from five to ten dol
lars each, cost about five cents,
as all that is necessary is
some resisting substance, a little
bit of cotton fastened with a
thread and moistened often answers
all purposes, and can be frequently
taken out and cleaned. Take good
quality of cotton, and with toothpick
tease little of it out so that the fibers
shall all run in one direction. Fasten
with thread. moisten and insert by
means of wooden toothpick well
wound With cotton. This at least will
serve to show whether the ear will be
benefited by the use of an artificial
drum or not. l have known persons
who heard with difficulty close to the
ear who were able to hear whisper a,
quite distance after the insertion OF
this simple drum.-Dr J. H. Kellogg
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1891-05-21
CHARLES WALLACE.

The next spring Lila sodded the
grave. planted rose bush near its
head and cared for the little mound as
tenderly as her own bit of flower gar
den AT home
The summer of 1864 brought the sad
intelligence 10 Judge Reynolds that his
son. a soldier in the federal army. had
fallen in an ARRAY with guerrillas near
Memphis Harry Reynolds captain
wrote 70 the judge that Harry had
been buried in a village cemetery a
dozen miles from Memphis, and a
cedar plank, upon which his name was
carved, had been placed at his head
Lila passed through a tempest of
grief over the death of her brother, and
then said:
Maybe some little Tennessee girl
that hates this wicked war like do.
VII AXE care Of brothers grave. SO III
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keep poor Charley wallace's grave nice,
anyhow"
The tide of war flowed here and there
throughout the south. As a rule, the
women of the south were engaged In
the sterner duties of life occasioned by
the absence of so many of the male
population. The terrIoie reality of war
was ever near, ard they. in many cases.
became Injured 20 the bloody scenes of
those times No sympathy could be
wasted upon even their own dead. and
of course they had little to spare for
the northern troops.
In the town of Barrett, Tenn, where
the remains % Harry Reynolds lay, the
ladies were especially vindictive against
the federal troops. Capt Leslie had
buried Harry in the village graveyard,
because he wanted to leave a well de-
fined clew to his resting place, by
which his friend, Judge Reynolds,
might find the grave of his son. The
act was bitterly resented by some of
the ladies of the place. and a few even
talked of removing the body. One of
them said:
After all we've suffered from the
ruthless tramping of northern soldiery
over our homes, they place their dead
alongside of ours. say, take the
Yankees body up. and put it off to
ITSELF
A little child with dark brown eyes
here spoke:
But, mamma. this Yankee can't do
our dead any harm The Yankee cap
tain said his people will come some
day and take him away. II he is left
where he is. his father can find him
easily. Captain Minter wrote from
Chicago where he is in prison, that
Charley was killed in the Morgan raid
through Indiana Maybe he was buried
in some graveyard. and perhaps we
we will some day find him I should
feel awful if we treat this poor Yankee
boy badly, and then find out that my
brothers grave had been cared for by
northern people"
The ladies gathered at Mrs Wallace's
were touched by these tender words of
little Cora Wallace. She saw her ad-
vantage. and continued:
II think you might let me take care
of Harry Reynolds grave. I was
standing by when they put him in the
coffin He was an awful pretty man.
Not the same kind of pretty that my
brother Charley was His hair was
light. but il chung to his forehead in
the sweetest curls. Brother was dark,
and used to play with the coal-blaclS
hair on his head as il clustered about
his temples We think the northerners
are wrong, but suppose they think we
are wrong Anyway, this poor Yankee
soldier and brother Charley cannot do
any harm 10 either side. Let's treat
the Yankee right, and maybe some one
viii treat Charley right"
One of the visitors here said:
Cora is right, Mrs. Wallace. We
cannot afford to carry our resentment
into the graves of our enemies Let
us remember that once we were Chris
tian people, and the day may come
when we can again be such; and let us
not do too much now, that we may re-
greet after awhile"
Under the mellowing influences of
talk like this. Mrs. Wallace softened,
and her little daughter asked:
May | fix up the Yankees grave
mamna?'
Yes, dear, do as you wish"
So it transpired that Cora Wallace
performed the same sad sweet offices
for the grave of Harry Reynolds, that
Lila Reynolds had been performing for
the grave of Charles Wallace.
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The Font Of KnoMIefRs.

Mr.. De Science-The officers of the
Smithsonian Institution are having the
chatter of monkeys Photographed, in
the hope that in time their Language
may be understood, and it may be pos
sible 10 converse with them.
Mrs De Science-Isn't that grand?
hope they'll ask the monkeys, the very
first thing. whether we are descended
from them or not.-N. Y. Weekly.
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COOP FOR CHICKENS.
d to lie q Perfect Protection from
Poultry Pests.

Said to lie q Perfect Protection from
Poultry Pests.
Our illustration, drawing of which
was furnished by Burdett Hassett, of
Iowa, shows a practical chicken coop,
such as every energetic poultry raiser
might well possess. OF it he says: 81
have been using one for some time, and
it seems almost perfection. 1t is dry,
warm, well ventilated, and a perfect
protection against poultry enemies--a is
a wire window; b is door in further end,
fastened at the top with button. The
front door, c, is hinged at the top and
Imported by swinging brace d, which
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1891-05-21

NOTHING viii purify and keep a sta
bic so free from odors as the use OF air
slaked lime, and everyone keeping
horses or any kind of stock will find
it pays to keep barrel, or at least
keg, of it at hand. to be used daily.
A small amount of lime scattered over
the floor after cleansing will rem
der the air of the stables pure and
wholesome
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on SOLDIERS GRAVES.
A Pathetic Story of Two Kind
Little Girl Decorators.

AXE me back 10
mother" said
the pallid lips
of a bronzed
young face, as
IL gaz e d be-
seechingly from
one to another
of the bystand-
erS. Take me
back To old Ten
nessee. and the
entreaty in face
and form moved
the people
a b out hi IN
strangely, al
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sign of Greatness.

Mrs. Hcpeful-Is my boy improving
any?
Professor of Penmanship-He is get
ting worse His writing is now so bad
no living soul can read il.
How lovely, The darling. He'll be
a great author some day. Good News.
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CooP FOR CHICKS.

when hooked to different nails in the
end, holds the door at any desired in
cline, TO protect from sun and rain; or
closing entire to exclude rats, wea-
sells and other depredators. The coop
is easily cleaned through the end door,
by using hoe or shovel" Better make
one.-Orange Judd Farmer.
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Faint Praise.

Jennie is quite pretty young wom-
an. don't you thinl?''
''Oh, yes; she's pretty young yet, but
not 50 young as she was five years
ago. SATURDAY Evening Herald.
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Ana Worked rp.

"You know the wealthy and cultured
Mr. Sinner, don't you?"
Yes; he commenced life as a boot
black"
"Ah. I sec; began at the foot
Puck.
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IT is just as bad policy to give poor
food to good stock as to give good food
to povr stock. Both should be good, the
food and the stock; then there may be
some profit in the combination
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The Alternative.

Smudge = Why did young Snools
give up cigarettes?
Grudge = The doctor told him he
would give him up If he didn't-Mun-
sey's Weekly.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1891-05-21

Was laid out cold by Macduff. Those
tyrants, biliOusness, constipation and dys-
pepsia, are defeated with no less certainty
and completeness by Hostetteris Stomach
Bitters. That conqueror of disease also
speedily overcomes malaria, rheumatism
kidney and bladder troubles, nausea and
nervOuSnesS
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HARSH purgative remedies are fast giving
way to the gentle action and mild effects Of
Carriers Little Liver Pills. If you try them
they will certainly please you.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1891-05-21

For any case Of nervousness, sleepless
ness, weak stomach, indigestion, dyspepsia
relief is sure in Carriers Little Liver Pills
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WHY Don't YOU TAKE HIN HOME?''
floral tribute upon the fresh-turned
earth
As long as there was 50 much as a
ehrysanthemum in bloom Lila placed
fresh flowers upon that lonely South
ron's grave She saved her pocket
money and had n cedar plank painted
white Then she had the painter TO place
upon II the inscription:
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LADIES who possess the finest complex
ions are patrons of Glenn's Sulphur Soap.
Hills Hair and Whistler Dye, soc
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IN the matter OF ''laying out'' the under
taker isn't sin IL" with the tramp.-BostOn
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THE holder Of straight flush generally
''carries things with high hand. Boston
FNonriar
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PEOPLE borrow trouble because It is easy
to get, and need not be paid back.-N. q.
Picavune
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The war closed, thank God The
soldiers of both armies returned home,
and purple pinioned peace spread her
beauteous and benign wings over the
land The nobler hearts of both sec
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TEE only thing that a miser ever loses Is
his appetite-the cost Of a meal scares 1t
away.-Texas Siftings.
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The Tyrant MacbetI

DoN'T latter yourself that 1t can't get
away Just because you have bOlted your
food at sea-Elmira Gazette.
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THE best cough medicine is Piso's Cure
for Consumption. Sold everywhere. 25c.
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A CONFIDENCE game is a sort of an impos-
ing ceremony.-St. Joseph News.