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River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1891-03-19
A COSTLY EGG.
The Lays of Ancient Rome" Nowhere
Compared with British Hens.

The Lays of Ancient Rome" Sowher
Compared with British Hens.
Not few of the eggs of British birds
are worth more than their weight in
gold, while those of certain species
which are supposed to have become ex-
tinct bring quite fabulous prices A
well-marl1ed pair of golden eagles eggs
have been known TO fetch e25. The
market value of an egg of the swal-
lowed-tailed kite is 3 guincas, of Pal
las sand grouse. 30s., while ten times
that amount was recently offered for an
.gg of this Asiastic species taken in
Britain.
On the other hand. the eggs of GER
tain of the social breeding birds are so
common in their season as to be sys-
tematically collected for domestic pur-
poses. And this in face of the fact that
many of them are remarkably alike for
size, shape and beauty of coloring.
This applies particularly TO the guile
mot. whose eggs are often remarkably
handsome. As a rule, the color of these
is BLUSH green, heavily blotched, and
streaked with brown or black, and the
form that of an elongated handsome
pear.
The guillemot is one of the common
est cliff birds of England, and is found
in great abundance at Marlborough
Head. The eggs are Systematically
gathered by men who are let down the
rocks in ropes. They traverse the mar
rowest lodges, placing the eggs which
they gather daily in baskets fastened
around their shoulders. The guillemot
makes no nest lays but one egg. and in
cubation lasts about a month.
The bird sits upright, and when sud
denly alarmed, as by the firing of gun,
the eggs fall in showers into the sea
Most of those collected at Marlborough
are sent to Leeds, where the albumen
is used in the preparation of patent
leather. while the eggs taken on Lundy
are used at Bristol in the manufacture
of sugar.
At the British breeding stations of
the gannet or Solan goose thousands of
birds breed annually. though in mum
bers less than formerly. In this case
the young birds, not the eggs, are
taken. and on North Barra from 1000
To 3, 900 birds are captured in a season.
The collector kills the gannets as
they are taken from the nest and they
are then thrown into the sea beneath,
where boat is in waiting to pick
them up. In the Faroes the people
keep January p as festival in conse-
quence of the return of the bird.-N. Y.
Journal
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1891-03-19
HOW TO KNOW PEOPLE.
The Only Way l. to Meet Them in Their


The Only Way l. to Meet Them in Their
Homes.
People who never meet each other,
except on full-dress parade, will never
really come to know each other well.
y ball, supper, an afternoon tea. q
crowded reception, never made people
acquainted yet. Some, the snowy
ones, are at their best in crowd;
others are at their worst. They can
never think of anything to say that is
brilliant. They can never feel COM
Portable or at ease. Meeting them at
some grand affair. you set them down
a. nobodies. or you wonder that per-
son who mas made great reputation
appears SO dull.
Frequently your opinion of these
people viii change when you have met
them in their own homes The brilliant
ones who flash before a crowd have
perhaps no depth in them-are able to
talk. but incapable of listening The
others. who had no flow of small talk
at their disposal. have many interest,"
ing things To say when the fitting OPP
portunity offers. and say them well.
but least of all can you come to know
the heart of the man or woman you
meet in society only.
People of sense soon learn that all
emotion, all feeling, all strong opinions
are looked upon with disfavOr there.
However mighty ones disapproval,
however deep ones admiration of cause
or man. it must not be expressed. The
conventional mods and smiles, the con-
vgpfion1l .axclamafippS only are la
sired. Every one is lovely" Every
performance is delightful" Every
one has enjoyed himself SO much. No
one is vulgar enough to think. The
society paper mentions the affair, and
DIVE Is upon the costumes; and the
greater the crowd, the hotter the room,
III, g,edter the success of the affair
As for the people there, you know ne
more of them than you did when you
were introduced; and if You meet them
on such occasions only, you never will.
Yet there are many worth knowing;
friends who might lend your life u
charm it could not have without them.
Sometimes you feel this; but the old
fashioned sociable visiting is no more.
No one drops in on another now. NJ
one spends an evening with another in
order To know her better. In fashion
able circles, at least. ladies are to
busy. Each in her turn sends out he
cards, and draws a little crowd togeth
er. One of the great pleasures of bf
intimacy between those well suited
each other. has become a thing of u
past.-N. Y Ledger.
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PITH AND POINT.

When small people fall in love they
Increase their sighs.-Pittsburg1 Dis.
patch.
There is vast difference between
living simply and simply living.-St.
Joseph News.
"A greedy man should wear plaid
vest, SO as TO keep check on his stom-
sch.-N. y. Ledger.
The person who can least spare it is
often most willing to give others a piece
Of his mind. -Rome Sentinel.
There is nothing more discouraging
10 man than thoughts of how great he
intended 10 be.-Atchison Globe.
I'VE may not be soldiers. except of
fortune, said Patsy, the tramp. 10 his
companion, but we are comrades-in-
aims for all that st Joseph News.
To Err Is Human. Critic-"The
greatest writers make mistakes" Au-
thor-"Yes. every writer is liable to put
his mucilage brush into the ink bottle. :"
N. Y. sun.
There is a woman who has been
married fifty-eight years, and who has
never missed lIindling the kitchen fire.
Her husband is probably the oldest fire
escape on record.
1t may be well enough TO call
spade spade, if you are going to talk
about spades at all. but it is a good deal
more elevating usually to talk about the
stars -Somerville Journal
Office Boy Editors gone off fer
weeks. Leave yer bill with me, an III
give it to him when he gifts back" II
lovent got a bill. I've got a club.
Editors upstairs, sir. Good News.
Husband --' Look here, Nettie,
what's the use of paying a girl SIP
month when you do all the work?'
Wife-"Well. the neigh bors would say
lad to do my own work if 1 didn't keep
girl. - ostonian.
lie Explained Promptly. Young
Mr.. Dedbrokc--''I want To- marry your
laughter" Old Man Surplus-"What
tor?" Dedbroke-''Well, don't know
exactly. but hope it's not for less than
hundred thousand. boston Courier.
Made To Look At. -Visitor-'My!
What a splendid library. Have You
-ead all those bools?" Hostess-"No,
out ! should like To very much" Wis
tor-"Well, why don't you?' Hostess
II am afraid of soiling the bindings. :
Yankee Blade.
kind Hearted Snagsby. -Dumbley
DO you believe that women ought to
enlarge their sphere. Snagsby?" Snags-
oy-"I do. do, Dumbley. | never lose
an opportunity To persuade Mrs ;. to
give the world the benefit of her great
;alents by going upon the lecture
stage. Chicago Times.
A Taste of lt.-Noted Anarchist
explaining his position to fellow-pas-
Sengers on Western railway train)-
We want all laws banished from the
statute books. We want effry citizen TO
10 as he please --' Leader of West
.rn Outlaws suddenly boarding the
;rainl-"Ilold up y'r hands.'-N. Y.
Weekly.
I'm order to be a successful teacher
Of boys, it is necessary to be their friend
Il is necessary not only to take an in
crest in seeing that their lessons are
properly recited. but to Le sure also
that they understand what they are
ioing and take an interest in it; make
them feel that il is their business now,
and that their future success in life de-
ponds on their doing their work well in
the present. Boys like friend, not an
OVerSPer
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ANIMALS TOILETS.
some of Them Are Provided with CoInI
and brushes.

some OF Them Are provided with IoIhl
and brushes.
MANY, if not most, animals are Pr
vided with combs, brushes and Otle
means of keeping their hair smooth an
their faces clean. They use these Wit
much ingenuity, and often in curiou
ly-characteristic manner.
Seals have fixed to their front Upper
a neat little comb. With this, whe
resting on the rocks, they carefully al
range and smooth the fur on their faces
"Brilliantine," one writer says, -
carried 10 small and handy reservoi
by all ducks and divers; mud serve
them for cold cream and vaseline an
dust for fuller's earth and pearl pow
der
No doubt cats, large and small, max
the most careful of animal toilets, wit
the exception of some of the opos
sums. writes contributor to the Spec
tator. Lions and tigers wash them
selves in exactly the same manner "a
the domestic cat. wetting the dar
india-rubberliSe ball Of the fore foo
and the inner toe. and passing it owe
the face and behind the ears.
One of the most charming pets W
have kept. and the most particular a
To its feet and fur, was a lovely brown
oppossum from Tasmania. 1t washed
its face every two or three minutes
and would pay the same attention &c
the ears. hair or hands of anyone OF
whose shoulder it was allowed TO sit.
Once hav ing.upset bottle of turpen.
tine over its hands. il almost fretted &c
death because il could not remove the
scent oddly enough, il would retire
during the day to a chimney, and did
not object to the SCOT in its fur. perhaps
considering 1t clean dirt" as children
do earth.
One small spaniel, which we allowed
to live in the house, was well aware
that if he remained dirty he would not
be admitted indoors. About an hour
before the close of the days shooting,
he used to strike work. and begin to
clean himself; and if urged to do more,
would slip off home and present him
self neat and clean in the dining-room.
One day the dog had been left at
home. and his master returned and
seated himself by the fire. wet and with
half-frozen drops of ice sticking TO his
CATERS.
Pan ran up an carefully licked off
the frozen ice and snow, stopping now
and then TO give an anxious look which
said, aS plainly as possible: Dear me,
if I don't get him clean quickly. he will
he sent TO lie in the stable. N. Y.
Journal.
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Mems Manners.

''Men's behavior" observes Bacon,
''should be, like their dress, not too
strait or pOint-device, but free for exer-
else or motion" There can be no genial
fellowship between affable, courteous
people and your stiif-backcd Journalist;
while the intercourse of the latter with
one another is necessarily dull and
dreary to the last degree. They can no
more enjoy society in their strait jack
cts of cold reserve, than a wretch in
the stocks could enjoy the hilarity of
the crowd around him. Whoever desires
TO make friends should be cordial and
conciliatory. Nobody cares for auto
matte men and women who stem to go
by clock-work, and to want oiling at
that. The error of utter unreserve
should be avoided. too. 1t il less re-
pulsive than its opposite, but it does in
finitely more mischief. A man had bet
ter seal up his thoughts and feelings in
his own breast than sputter them forth,
in season and out of season to every
body he meets Such incor tinency of
speech is sur to make the PEI son guilty
of it unpopular, and TO create general
embarrassment and alarm in the circle
in which he moves.-N. Y. Ledger.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1891-03-19
Lunar Innacv.

Superstitions in regard to the moon
linger to the present time, even among
intelligent people. Few are willing to
look at the new moon over the left
shoulder and there are few who are not
much surer of good luck all the month
if they see the new moon face to face.
Many consider it unluel1y to see the
new moon through glass, believing that
whoever does so will break glass before
that moon is out. The Irish peasant con-
siders it unluclzy TO have no piece of sill
yer money in his pocket to turn for pros
perity when he first sees the new moon
To this it may be said that it is unlucky
at any time to have no piece of silver
in the pocket A child born in the inter
val between an old ana new moon is be
lieved to die young, hence the proverb
mo moon, no man. "-Chicago Herald
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steering clear OF sin.

Milkman-Johnny. did you put water
In the milk this morning?
New Assistant Yes, sir.
Don't you know that it is wicked,
Johnny?'
But you told me to mix water with
the milk
YES, but told you to put the water
in first and pour the milk into it. Then.
you see. we can tell the people we
never put water in our milk. e Texas
Siftings
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Lovely Daughter-Pa. Mr.. Nicefello
proposed TO me last night, and | refer
red him to you
Pa-Well. | really don't know much
about the young man, and III have
to.
Daughter-When he calls to see you
about it, you are to receive him kindly
real fatherly, remember--and help
him along all you can. until he asks for
my hand, and then you are to look
alarmed. and talk about what an angel
am, and how many millionaires and
Dukes and Princes I've refused; and
then sou are to reluctantly consent and
give him your blessing
Oh. / am. am 1? But suppose don't,
then what?
I'll marry him anyhOw.-N. Y.
Weekly.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1891-03-19
NO SOUL FOR MUSIC.
Napoleon and Charles Lamb Among tn
Great Men Who Disliked Melody.

Napoleon and Charles Lamb Among the
Great Men Who Disiiked Melody.
Many of the rulers of men do not care
for music. Napoleon only knew one air
which he hummed as he jumped into his
carriage for his last great campaign in
Belgium, "Malbrool1 sen va-t-en guerre,
miraton, ton, ton, tame" Others have
urged Gambetta as another instance of
this deficiency, who, when some deli
cious music was impending under Ros-
sini, of all men, to come into the next
room and take hand at billiards, SO
little cared he for the crown of all the
arts.
One wonders whether there was any
thing in this charge against the COM
pleteness of great men, and whether
harmony in a mans character disquali-
fies him for the mastery of his fellow
creatures, or whether after all there is
nothing in it, and that some rulers of
men have liked music and others not,
and have only reckoned it as a meas
ured malice" as Lamb calls it.
Il have sat through an Italian opera
till, for sheer pain and inexphcable an
guish. l have rushed out into the nois-
lest places of the crowded streets to so
lace myself with sounds which was
not obliged to follow. l take
refuge in the unpretending assemblage
of honest common-life sounds, and the
purgatory of Hogarth's 'Enraged Must
cian' becomes my paradise"
Thus Charles Lamb, who employed
his time at an oratorio watching its
effect ON the faces of the audience and
contrasting their seriousness with Ho-
garths laughing audience.
Talfourd, in his Memorials of
Lamb" remarks that that exquisite
humorist was entirely destitute of what
is commonly called a taste for music. A
rare old tune ran in his head, now
and then the expression of sentiment,
though never of song, touched him with
rare and exquisite delight, but usually
music only confused him, and an opera
was to him a maze of sound in which he
almost lost his wits.
Whatever Lamb thought of music, his
friend Coleridge said that good music
never tired him. II feel physically re-
freshed and strengthened by it, as Mil
ton said he did" He liked Beethoven
and Mozart, but loved Purcell, and was
a melodist rather than harmonist.-
Chicago News.
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FARM AND GARDEN.
TRELLIs HOUSE PLANTS.
How to Develop the Incompatible Beauty
of Climbing Vines.

How to Develop the Incompatible Beauty
of Climbing Vines.
1t is rare to find any climbing vine
among house plants given half a chance,
or so treated as To develop 1.-THE OF the
beauty that might be secured if fur
nished with suitable trellis and prop
erly trained thereon. The ordinary
trellis as manufactured for the trade is
about as insufficient, worthless an APP
ology for what it is intended for as any
thing could well be-a simple fiat lad
der. 1t takes only short time for the
plant to reach the top and then there is
no chance to support the growth unless
the vine is turned unnaturally down
ward or led off on to something else.
What is wanted is large amount of
surface exposed TO the light and air
with a chance to train the growth
horizontally for definite length of
time.
The simplest form is to follow the
example of the gardener or hop grower
and have a pole, only it should be a
skeleton and as large as the inside of
pot. II is easily made by taking six
plant stakes and making holes through
them with a brad awl, three inches
apart. Take wires the size of the
holes, and about as long as the inner
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1891-03-19
hat the end was near. 20 did Dean,

that the end was near. 80 did Dean,
and he said:
Comrades, help viii come. but IL
viii come too late. We shall be dead by
tomorrow Let us make our peace
with God!'
! seemed to fall asleep again soon
after that, and when | next opened my
eyes saw lights and strange men and
heard strange voices. Help had come
and it had come in time. Our rescuers
had not come in through the block, nor
mad they connected with Our tunnel
They had tunnelled in TO strike the
right hand end Of the n 8 and though
working night and day. had met with
many distractions To delay them. We
were at once carried out. but it was
full month before any of the trio could
again lift pick Dean lost twenty
eight pounds in weight, Hart lost TWEEN
ty-six, and lost thirty-one. We were
all sure we had tunnelled in a straight
line for the base of the hill, but when
the men came to inspect it they found
it running as follows:
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Riviera FIoNer-GirIS.

From Marseilles all the way TO Bord-
ighera and san Reno the travellers
ears are haunted by the mellow cries of
the fiower-girls who flock TO the rail
operas to sell their lovely wares. They
are always bareheaded. and neatly and
modestly dressed. They have deep,
luminous black eyes, glittering teeth
and pale faces. on which the sun has
plac ed a kind of golden lustre All of
them are skillful at bargains and one
must never offer them more than one
half they at first ask for bouquet.-N.
Y. Journal
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MANNED y, for many DAYS. but viii tell
.bc reader IN advance The men ont
side felt that patriotism demanded more
salute~. and they arranres loose rock
on 3 U1N ldtr 20 act a. two anvil> dp
when u~y,i for sa.Utinr a keg IF
blasting powder was taken from the
storeroom and left in the doorway of
the m5lc. At the same time miner.
who was looking fer some article. was
lifting much ~ the stuff stored there.
When the salute was fired & spark
was in some manner communicated 70
the keE IF powder and there was a
mighty explosion Most 81 IFS force
rushed inward. tearing out the supports
ana looScuiuE rock and dirt But for
the crescent or turn In the drift all Of
rs would have been killed and every
foot If the min filled mp. We found
az our feet the following articles
one can ~ tutter one Ratchet
Two cans ccud an-ed milk one chtsrL
Two rairS rubber h,otS. one Tin cap.
Various pl"ees - rope
BOYS. IRE mine has cavcd in and we
ar lost said Hart a. we stood in the
drift staring AT the debris before us-
tod help rs. for we shall never See
Daylight again. added Dean. and then
we turned back and went u the end Of
the drift and sat down. Ny lantern
was the only light we had. and We sat
for ten minutes without speaking
word Then Dean. who was a prOfessed
Christian and a church m. mis- r.dropped
on his knees and began - pray. His
words gave rs heart. and y-Aeu he had
finished we began ~ talk Of the SItua-
lion The rush II air which had
brought the articles named from tie
aOuth Of the mine POintsd 70 al sx-
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shelves for Books or knick-Knacks.

Hanging shelves are easily made.
Take three thin boards of graduated
sizes making the lower one about three
feet long and nine inches wide. Bore a
small hole in each of the four corners,
one inch from the edge. Take small
picture cord and pass it through the
holes in the largest shelf and tie firmly
in knot at the four ends Pass the
cords through the holes in the second
shelf and tie another set of knots under
this shelf, having the spaces between
the knots exactly the same. Repeat
this process for the shelf. Tie the four
ends of the cord at the top together,
making those at the front little long
err than those which come out next the
wall. When done, give your shelves a
coat of cherry or walnut stain.-The
Home.
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Doubled His Price.

An Arab water-seller who was in
Turkey during the last war with Rus
sia was wandering about at the rear of
the battle-fields with two freshlv-filled
jugs of water. calling out; Clear. cool
water. two piasters a cupful." when a
round shot bounding along mashed
one jug TO atoms. and the Arab wan
dered ON without pausing, but changed
his cry -: Clear cool water. four
piasters the cupfuL Chicago Times.
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HERE were
twelve of III
miner all
Americans and
all practical
yorkuieIl. who
ow ned what
was called
The other
Jouath "a n
Mine. iu Mex
leo Wei ought
tine site of a
Mexican and
the names Of
vera inn
inarv ttive,~
appear in
the list of
stockholsi rsto
get around a
legal oIl~truc-
tinthcnonthe
Mexican stat
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Fortune seeking Emigrants.

Many poor family that seeks the west
ern wilds in the hope of winning fortune,
emigrant and frontiersman - chills and
fever-by Hostetter's Stomach Bitters. So
effectually does that Incompatible medic
Unable defense fortify the system against
the combined influence of malariOus at
mosphere and miasma-taInted water, that
protected by il the pioneer, the miner or the
tourist provided with it, may safely en-
counter the danger
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ute books. The site consisted II 'uur
hundred feet ca 20 and west un the face of
a mountain with license ~ dig back as
FAR - we pleased Instead of sinking
a shaft frau the surface Of our claim.
we driftcI right into 10 from the front.
Just a. farmer yyouI5 dig into The sii,
81 hin - make an outdoor cellar
Everyone ~ u~ twelve had au active
hand ia the daily vurIz. for yve had uo
spare capital rs hire with on The
Fourth Of July. ~sa. maje more mem
orable rs the victory at Gettysburg.
our drift vas sixty feet long aud was
shaped - follows
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Not Quite the Same.-Aldup inject
ing friend at door of Old Billions pri-
vate Hello. Pedunele. Let's
90 in together. We're on the same
business. I'll bet. ! want to negotiate
a loan Peduncle twho has designs on
Ol3 Billions daughterl-''So do l.
want to negotiate alone You can go
first. Chicago Tribune.