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River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1891-02-26
The Fashionable Handkerchief.

The maiden fair of olden time who
used to wave her white handkerchief to
the Knight departing TO fight her bat
ties, would open her eyes very wide if
she could see the handkerchief to day.
The most fashionable are made of crepe
lisse, with an embroidered edge and in
every color imaginable, from brilliant
scarlet to pale Nile-green, and from Jet
black to clear white. Some very unique
effects are produced by contrast of
color. The black handkerchief is usu-
ally square of silk muslin, with full
frill of fine black lace about it Any
girl can easily make one of these for
herself. For every day use the white
handkerchief of lawn, with a narrow
hemstitched border, a very narrow one,
and fine frill of ce-Valenciennes-
not half an inch wide, about il is pre-
ferred. Elaborate monograms are no
longer fancied. but instead, the initials
of the owner in small letters, and in
what is known as running-fashion, are
chosen.-Ladies' Home Journal.
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EXCESSIVELY CHRIsTENED.
How a Young Lady Came to BE Very
Numerously Designated.

How a Young Lady Came to BE Very
Numerously Designated.
There is a young girl who has recent
ly entered into society here who, If she
should write her name out in full,
would write it something like this:
ANNA Lucy Cecilia Lillian Virginia
Katherine Helen Jones'"
Not that this young girls parents had
a fancy for piling the names up for their
only daughter in this way; not that she
had so many distinguished ancestors TO
be perpetuated did it happen that she
was christened to death in this way. The
story is one that is not a common one
and she tells it herself in something this
way:
Mamma is a very high church wom-
an and was anxious that the christening
ceremony should be performed very
shortly after my birth. A list of names
was written out and handed her to in
dictate her preference from. She placed
a mark over against the name Cecilia,
which was the one she wished to have
me bear. Now, the rector of the church
was a young man, not used to all the
offices of his profession, and he was nat
urally somewhat abashed of having an
infant placed in his arms for the cere-
mony. At the same time slip of pa
per was handed him with the name
which / was to bear marked, but in
some way he misunderstood the direc
tions and Jealous of doing his entire
duty, he began at the head of the list
and solemnly piled every name on the
paper on top of my bald head.
my father tried very hard, he says,
to shut him off, but without any sue
cess; therefore it remains to this day
that my baptismal name is Anna Lucy
Cecilia Lillian Virginia Katherine
Helen. IN. Y. Sun.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1891-02-26
A Horse ofAnother Color.

A certain well-known gentleman,
whose home is on a farm several miles
from the city, but who spends the win
tiers in Detroit, INDUCED in prank at
the expense of his daughter the other
day, which afforded much amusement
to a number of their friends. The
gentleman in question has for years
possessed family horse which his
daughter has been accustomed to drive
without mishap. He had the animal
clipped and the result was a decided
change in the appearance of the beast.
He then drove up in front of his house
and carefully hitching the horse,
an act which was not in
accordance with his custom,
entered the house. Calling his daughter
he told her TO look at his horse. She did
not recognize the equine, and her father
invited her to try driving it. She con-
scented and was carefully assisted into
the buggy. Her father then carefully
united the animal, meanwhile petting
it and enjoining great care on his
daughter, saying that the animal was a
spirited beast. She then drove off.
Her disgust on her return was extreme,
her fear of the spirit of the animal had
faded as her mind became impressed,
through the animals gait, that she was
driving an eighteen-year-old, which
was as familiar to her as her own name.
Detroit Free Press.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1891-02-26
WHAT A GLOVE TELLS.


by IL You May Gain a Knowledge of the
Character of the wearer.
From the shade one can judge wheth-
err the buyer has an eye for beauty and
has selected what is appropriate with
the costume worn with it. If the shade
does not exactly match it must at least
harmonic. Then, if a woman is of
dainty taste, the glove is of the finest
suede, fitting like a second skin.
If she is slightly more practical, glace
kid is worn with the same perfect fit,
which does not mean so tight that the
fingers are all cramped and the hand
distorted. If the wearer be exact in all
things the glove is drawn on so as to
have every seam straight and just
where it should be.
The delicate odor waited to the OBJ
server tells the wearer's favorite per-
fume which is used in her glove-box.
If particular in small details the style
of glove will exactly suit the occasion
upon which il is worn, as for example,
an eight-button suede mousquetaire
a four button glace for church and a
Biarritz or heavy pique stitched glove
having large buttons for shopping, trav-
cling or walking.
If the wearer has a nervous disposi-
ton it will appear in habit of occa-
sionally pulling or strolxing the gloves.
If she has pretty hands the occasional
downward glance and careful, though
apparently unstudied, arrangement of
the hands will notify keen observer
of the fact.
If the hands are held mp and turned
around for inspection one may risk a
wager that kid gloves are a rarity with
the wearer. A torn or ripped glove
shows an untidy woman. A slightly
soiled glove is allowable without be
traying the sloven.-The Household.
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APPLE ROOT LOUISE.

/, knotted root; b, wingless louise; c, winged.
louise (Schizoneura Lanigerd) even to the
presence of dead and dried-up lice in
some of the cracks and cavities. This
injury is common in many Southern
localities and has been found the past
season in Iowa. 1t is seldom serious in
Northern localities.
The lice puncture the roots to pump
out the sap, thus causing the swelling
and distorted growth of knots on the
roots These tissues then rot and the
tree sooner or later dies. One plan of
attacking these insects is to uncover the
roots and pour hot water over the in
sects. Probably {. plan that would have
a better result in the end would be to
prepare a kerosene emulsion according
to the common formula, with soap, and
drench the roots with this, following
the treatment with drenching of clear
water. To make the emulsion, put
half a pound of common bar soap in
gallon of water; bring to boiling point
and pour this into two gallons of kero-
sene, churn them violently together UNI
til they form creamy emulsion and
then before using dilute, for these in
sects, with ten to twelve times this
quantity of water-thirty to thirty-six
gallons.-Orange Judd Farmer.
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THE LAYING HEN.
She Is Usually Bird That is Very Ac-

She Is Usually a Bird That is Very Ac-
tive and Busy.
Hens differ individually, and they
differ as breeds. knowledge of their
individual characteristics can only be
gained by constant association with
them and careful observation of their
traits. The laying hen is one that is
active and busy. A good scratching
hen-one that is never idle-is, as a
rule, a good layer, for the reason that
her active habits keep her in the proper
condition for laying. Hence we may
advise, says an exchange, that in Sc
lecting, the busy, active hen be re-
tanned. A bright red comb, bright wat
ties, and a happy disposition are indi-
cations, while bright eyes and clean
feathers also point to success. All
hens have bright red combs when be-
ginning to lay, but it is before the hens
begin that more information is desired.
The best method is to breed for good
layers. Select the best layers every
year and mate them with male from
good laying strain or breed, and the
shortest road will at once be taken.
When one finds lot of drones in
flock, get rid of them and breed from
those that are productive. The rule
that like begets like" holds good with
oultry as with any thing else, and
hould lead to the production of better
stock; but it is important that the male
be given some consideration, when Sc
lecting breeding stock; his influence on
the future progeny is greater than any
female in the flock, he is sire of all in
stead of only a few.-Orange Judd
Farmer
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ANECDOTES OF TALLEYRAND.
How He Disposed of an Office-seeker and
Eradifnr

How He Disposed of an Ofce-seeker and
Creditor.
1.-THE art of putting the right men in
the right places" Talleyrand once said.
lis first in the science of government;
but that of finding places for the dis
contented is the most difficult
II would seem from this that the dis
tinguished French statesman was as
much prey to office-seekers as are the
public men of our own time. His man
ner of disposing of them is amusingly
illustrated in the following anecdote:
One day one of these troublesome
persons presented himself to NJ. de Tai
leyrand and reminded him that he had
been promised place.
"Very WELL" said Talleyrand "but
tell something that suits and which can
be given. You don't know of any
thing? Well, find something. You
must admit that haven't the time to
search for you"
The applicant was thus disposed of
for the time being, but a day or two
later he again presented himself, his
face radiant with hope, and said:
''Sir, such and such place is vacant"
Vacant" replied Talleyrand. "Well,
what do you wish me to do? You ought
to know that when place is vacant it
has already been promised"
Like many another famous man, both
before his time and since, Talleyrand
exhibited-at least in early life-a great
reluctance to settling with his creditors
When he was appointed Bishop of Au-
tun by Louis XVI, he considered fine
new coach necessary to the proper
maintenance of the dignity of that
office. Accordingly, coach was or
dered and delivered, but not paid for.
Some time after, as the newly-appoint-
ed Bishop was about to enter his coach
he noticed strange man standing near
who bowed continually until the coach
was driven away. This occurred for
several days, until at length Talley-
rand, addressing the stranger, said:
''Well, my good man, who are you?"
81 am your coachmaker, my lord"
replied the stranger.
"Ahr' said Talleyrand, "you are my
coachmaler; and what do you want, my
coachmaker?"
81 want to be paid, my lord"
"Ah! you are my coachmaker, and
you want to be paid. You shall be
paid, my coachmaker."
But when, my lord?"
"Hum," said Talleyrand, setting him
self comfortable among the cushions of
his new coach and eying his coach
maker severely, "You are very inquisi-
tive. Boston Transcript.
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HISTORIC BORGO.
A Curious Old Town In Finland That Has
IIIsfnrv

A Curious Old Town In Finland That Has
n History.
Borgo is an old town about forty
miles from Helsingfors, and certainly
the most characteristic of the small
towns of Finland. by the side of the
old town, with its quaint, irregular
houses and its tortuous streets, there
are square and unpicturesque quarters,
with houses painted with yellow ochre,
and reminding one by their shape of
cigar boxes. Situated at the mouth of
a little river, and prettily set in a frame
of hills and ancient Notifications, COW
cred with venerable pine trees, Borgo
presents a most curious aspect. The
old white cathedral; the strange houses
of the old town, painted red, ocher and
orange; the sheds and warehouses
built along the river, with their founda-
tions in the water itself; and every
where in the intervals between these
odd wooden buildings the fresh green
cry of the gardens-such are some of
the features which make this little
town so characteristic. The cathedral
is large, square monument, built of
blocks of granite, whitewashed and
with pointed gables The steeple is
separate from the church, at distance
of about fifty PAGES. 1t is the type of
almost all our churches of the Catholic
era, that is TO say, before Gustavus
Nasa-
IL was in this church of Borgo that
Alexander l., in 1909, opened the Fin
nish Diet. by which he promised to pre-
serve and to respect forever the re-
ligion, the laws and the Swedish con-
stitution of the country, thus, accord
ing to his own words, raising Finland
to a place amongst nations. ALBERT
Edelfelt, in Harper's Magazine.
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PROPERTIES OF ALUMINIUM.
1t Is One-Seventh the Weight of Gold and
Doesn't Rust.


Doesn't Rust.
To the laymen few statistics about
aluminium may be instructive. The
atomic weight is ga. With iron three
or four pounds of aluminium to the ton
reduces the melting point to such a
liquid state that it can be run into the
finest interstices of the mold and pro-
duce the finest castings and consider
ably improve the quality of the iron.
With copper aluminium very easily
amalgamates, improving the quality,
appearance and strength, and resembles
gold. Useful results are obtained with
about five per cent. Aluminium also
amalgamates with many other metals,
and this is a boundless track for expert
ments
Aluminium is sonorous, and doubtless
when alloyed with other metals would
produce as good an effect as now can be
produced from the finest bell metal.
It's lightness in this respect would be of
advantage for high elevations. The
specific gravity of the metal is 2.55. 1t
is about one-seventh the weight of gold,
about one-fifth the weight of lead, and,
roughly speaking. about one-third the
weight of copper, zinc or iron. The
melting point of aluminium is about
800 degrees Fahrenheit, while that
of iron is almost double the tempera-
ture.
The electrical conductivity is stated
to be eight times that of iron. Its
elasticity may be taken to be equal to
silver. II is non-soluble in sulphuric
acid, which acid, produced from coal
combustion, is so destructible to iron.
zinc and marble. 1t can be beaten into
plates as thin as tissue paper and drawn
out into wire as attenuated as the finest
silk. 1t does not oxidize like iron, con-
sequently does not rust, and requires
no pains or protection from the infiu-
ence of the atmosphere.-Iron and Steel
Trades Journal
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NOT BEER BUT ROSES. :
Amusing Mistakes i'm the transmission of
a Telegraphic Message.

a Telegraphic Message.
Many have been the laughable mis-
takes made by telegraph operators in
transmitting messages, but it is seldom
that one is recorded SO amusing in its
consequences as occurred in the summer
to a. gentleman of this city.
He was spending his vacation at the
shore A dance was to be given one
evening, and, as Mr.. - expected his
brother down from this city to attend
the festivities, ne bethought himself of
the excellent plan of sending to him
for some flowers, which are always &C
ceptable TO the young ladies on such oc-
easions.
The scheme was no sooner conceived
than it was put into execution. The
telegraph office was sought and the fol-
lowing message was written and direct
ed to Mr.. IS brother in Hartford.
Bring three dozen Bon Silene
roses"
With tranquil mind and happy
heart Mr.. awaited the simultaneous
arrival of his brother, the roses, and
the eventful evening. But meanwhile
the telegraph operator had got in his
work, either at one end of the line or
the other, and SO far no one was the
wiser.
Mr.. IS plans for the distribution
of the roses were doubtless well set
tied, and he eagerly awaited his broth
ers arrival. At length the latter hove
in sight; but, goodness graciousi what
was the matter with him? He was
loaded down with bundles, and out of
his pockets peeped still Others In fact, it
seemed to be only with difficulty that
he could get along at all, so weighted
down was he with mysterious pack
ages
After partially recovering from his
surprise Mr.. demanded to know
what in the world his brother was
swearing at. The latter, as soon as he
had breath enough, demanded in his
turn, in an injured tone of voice, TO
know why he had sent for so many. Il
brought all l could" he added, and
that was two dozen and a half. f."
$50 many what?" returned Mr.. -.
''What have you got there anyway"
The brothers suspicious began to be
aroused and he sid nothing, but drew
forth the telegram which he had re-
ceived:
Bring three dozen beers sub rosa -
Hartford Courant
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THE MARCH WIDE AWAKE

Has something for every taste, and all
is of the best and brightest; the maya
zine is made for the young people, but
the contributions are of such a sort that
every member of the family will enjoy
each page. The number opens with
San Old-fashioned Witch Story" from
the Danish, by Laura E. Poulsson.
"Under G round" is a true and thrilling
California adventure, by c. r. Parker.
s'Tippetoe,n by Maud Rittenhouse, is a
brief, pathetic Southern story. The
serials this year are unique: Five Lit
tie Peppers Grown Up" by Margaret
Sidney, attracting thousands of readers;
s'Cab and Caboose," the railroad story
by Kirk Monroe; and the autobiography
ical Italian story, "Marietta's Good
Times" by NJ. Ambrose. drawing the
Child Figure" is novel series of prac-
teal art instruction by the daughter of
the Art-Anatomist, DIR. Rimmer.
The articles of the number cover a
wide range of topics: ''Our Government
who made it and why" with a fine
portrait of Hamilton, by Hon. John ID.
Long; "a Visit to Winchester College
at Commencement Time ;" by Oscar Fay
Adams, with the words and music of
the famous old Winchester commence
ment song,. 'Dulce Domum ;" How
Grandmother's Spoons Were Made" by
Mrs. Ormsbee; entertaining articles by
Prof. Otis Il. Mason, Mrs. William
Clafiin, Amanda Harris and others,
'sPrize Problems in Horology," by f. H..
Hawley, of the Smithson ian Institution;
and several pages of bright anecdotes.
WIDE AWAKE is $40 year; 20 cents
a number. ID. Lothrop Company, Pub
fishers, Boston.
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THE RIGHT SPIRIT.
without It Few Achieve Much Success
Life.

without It Few Achieve Much Success in
Life.
81 see," he observed, walking into
the sanctum, that you need the serv-
ices of leader-writer on your paper"
THAT position has been filed, sir"
was the reply.
He sighed.
II notice, ALSO" he went on, that
You advertise for person to address
envelopes. Is that position still open?'
ut is
''Then I'll take it,
This conversation is chronicled in q
comic weekly, and is supposed to illus
trate the fall from the sublime to the
ridiculous; but it shows something else
that the writer never thought of. 1t
shows the spirit of common-sense.
Senator Stanford once remarked that
he remembered the days of 40 in Cali
fornia, when any man could make four
dollars day, and yet there was beg
gar on every corner. Their invariable
excuse, when they deigned to give any,
was that there was no work at their
trade. At the present day there are
people in every community who are on
the way to starvation or the life of a
tramp, because what they can find to
do does not suit them.
The boy with the right spirit and the
boy with the wrong spirit come into
competition every day. A merchant
advertises for a boy to help on the
books, and gets him. In comes another
applicant, and when informed that the
vacancy is filed, walks out with his
chin in the air. A third boy, on receiv-
ing the same answer, applies for place
as errand boy. Ten to one he gets it
and is soon promoted to a clerkship.
In the early days of Bismarck, now
the capital of North Dakota, city or
dinance was passed requiring brick
chimneys to be built, and there was not
a bricklayer in the place, but the Chin
neys were built by two painters, one
plumber and a carpenter, who would
work at any thing rather than beg.
This is the right spirit-the willing
ness to take any thing rather than
nothing. Success in life depends largely
upon adaptability. and it is almost an
axiom that the man who looks for some
thing may not find it, but the man who
will do any thing can always find some
thing.-Youth's Companion.
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vault and the safe and secured the
money. He passed up and down by
means of a rope. In going back the
second time for further plunder he had
encountered a piece of glass in the
cement and it had severed an artery in
his leg.
Goldwaithe knew that j mistrusted
him. He had. therefore, worked to
throw me off my guard, and when the
Ian was ripe for execution he lay
sleeping within ten feet of me while his
own brother was doing the work. We
caught him three months later in New
Orleans and, while we could not salts
fy the jury that he was one of the rob
bers, he was taken to Cincinnati on an
other charge and got a sentence of
twelve years.-N. Y. Sun.
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HAtL

There was a front room and two rear
rooms. with a hall the length Of these
latter. One room. as you see. was eX-
actly over the vault. and this leads me
o. tell You how the vault was built. II
was Of brick. and two feet thick. and
al the top the ioists Of the second floor
were covered with boiler plates The
spaces between the joists were filed in
with cement. On top Of the second
floor ioists. before laying the floor. we
laid other plates Of iron. and when the
hank was opened for business we had
little fear Of our cash being stolen by
any tenant Of the upstairs rooms
The idea was IL rent the rooms 10
lawyers or doctors. but the first caller
decided 10 take all three. and TO pay
one years rent in advance. He was a
stranger 70 all. but gave his name as
Samuel GOldwa-the. and explained that
he was an inventor and was then seek
ing 10 perfect certain tools for the use
of miners. One of his ideas was drill
10 be worked by turning wheel The
man had frank. open "a -. a smooth
tongue. and when hs offered to put
down whole years rent N advance il
would not have been business To keep
him out While Mr.. DeSnoyers. my
partner. was perfectly satisfied as to
our upstairs man, ! was not. There
wasn't the slightest reason to suspect
that he was not what he claimed To be,
or that he had any designs against rs.
but some now felt myself suspecting
him from the first moment / saw his
face. lie hadn't got settled IN his rooms
when planned that he would enter our
vault by way of the back room. or at
least make an attempt to do 80. and
this idea was never out of my mind
thereafter. l was laughed at by my
partner, but this only made me the
more obstinate in clinging 20 my idea
GOldwaithe furnished the front room
as a reception-room ami Office. the sec
oud as a bedroom and the third as his
workshop. Exactly over the vault he
had carpenter put mp heavy frame
work Of beams, and among the stuff
moved in were chisels. hammers.
augerS. bits, drills, files, saws. and
many other carpenters and mechanics
tooaA IeOula say nothing, as he made