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River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1891-06-18
A Figh, Between Bears and an Engine.

While crossing "Rattlesnake Tres
tie" near Lakeland, Fla, the other day
two large bears were overtaken by a
train. The bridge was too high to
Jump from, and, finding escape impos-
sible, the bears turned, stood upright
and faced the train with fore-paws up
in prize-fighter style. The engine
dashed one of them off the trestle, but
the other was thrown up into the air by
the cow-catcher, and in his fall clutched
the brass rods in front of the locomo-
tive. Desperate with pain he growled
Savagely and scrambled along towards
the cab, where the stolSer's face was
visible. The stoker had just been rax-
ing the fire and made q lunge at his fe-
rocious assailant with the great red
hot poker. With a terrific howl the
poor beast tried to spring upon the
stoker. but lost his footing and fell al
most under the wheels. He lost part
of hind leg, but in spite of all his
wounds he picked himself up after
rolling down the embankment Thy this
time the train was off the trestle), and
bounded off into the woods The
blood-Stained engine was visited by APP
preciative crowds as soon as il reached
the next town.-Chicago News.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1891-06-18
She Was Mad when She saw What A
Chance She Had Missed.

SAYS a clever woman: A maiden
whom ! know was both a Bohemian
and a conscientious creature. and she
felt annoyed when young man called
for her in a carriage. She had met him
at a friends house. and for the sake of
the friend had accepted the invitation
TO a theater matinee; but she only knew
of him as young lawyer. and they are
not rich as a rule. The seats in the thea
ter were the best, and the carriage await
ed them at the close of the play. "Why
will men be so foolish?" she thought.
adding to herself that society girls
ought to be ashamed of themselves TO
force men into habits of such extrava-
gance The worst of it all was that
before he directed the driver he asked
the girl which of two costly restaurants
she would prefer. one was famous for
ices and the other for more substantial
refreshments. | have said she was Bo-
hemian-enough so to be ready for
spring chicken or chops after the the
alter. If left to herself she would have
chosen some unpretentious place;
but no. il was either the most
expensive ice or the most
expensive supper. She gasped and he
roically chose the cold alternative.
There she ate three frozen buildings, to
her escorts horror and her own peril
She didn't intend to have his whole
months earnings spent on that one
evening for her, though. Then she
found out, after it was all over. that he
was the son of the richest sort of a
bondholder, and that he just had an Of
fee and was a lawyer for amusement.
upon which she could have bitten off
her own tongue and lunched on that. Z"
Chicago journal.
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couldn't be opened, they would know
IL put en-.
Il quite agree with you" said the
duchess. III " Guild never do 10 let any
body even dream they were not locked
up. Now. have an idea 10 nothing
70 draw attention 10 them. Put the
diamonds in the cabinet in the draw
ing-room. lock il with the ordinary
key. treat them a. if they were old
SnuffboNes. or miniatures. ar bits of
china and forget all about them We
can fetch them down presently when
there are none Of the servants about"
well. its certainly 'Hobsou'S choice
a Il stands. said the duke; Il suppose
there j. nothing else to do.
Well. the boxes were brought down
by the duke gud duchess. while the
Servants went Gown IN the servants
hall ani houseSe sper's room at tea, and
the duke himself locked them in the
cabinet
Now. said the duchess. don't fdget
about. but act as il there were nothing
there"
do not think the duke closed an eye
that night At every sound he sat bolt
mp in bed and listened. and az day break
sneaked down in his dressing gown To
have look AZ the cabinet. The dia-
Inonds were all right. and he went hack
90 bed with quiet mind. At eleven
o'clock he was obliged 20 60 u the city
e. preside at meeting Of directors Of
one of the great railway companies.
but before he went had another look
AZ the diamonds All were safe. aud
he went up "a the duchess houdoir 10
ask her to keep an eye on tine cabinet
while he was out.
Precisely what I won't do" said
the duchess. nonsense; be off 20 your
meeting and forget all abOut these tire
some diamonds / shall tell Townlv TO
say not at home If anyone should
call GoOi-bv
The duke hal been gone about half
an hour when a smart brOugham and
pair. with eoachman and foOtman.
drove up TO the door. The carriage
door had coronet on II and 50 had the
harness
When Parkins opened the front door
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1891-06-18
PiTH AND POINT.
lis he good sculptor?" "Yes, he's
n buSt-ar "-RoSfon Eazatta

IT'S he a good sculptor?" "Yes, he's
q buster. Boston Gazette.
tone thing like about our new
man." said a member of the firm to his
partner, lis that he's reliable. You
can always tell what he is going to do
next" And what is that?r Moth
ing. Washington Post
-Wool-"Old Scroggs seems to want
20 get all he can for his money" Van
Pelt-"Doesn't he? Why, that man
wouldn't take an ounce of prevention if
he could get : pound of cure at the
same price.-N. Y. Herald.
Embracing Privilege. GER
tainly told me to embrace my privilege. F"
''Well, but didn't tell You to embrace
my daughter" No, but to embrace
your daughter is a privilege. "-Har-
ward Lampoon.
of Two Evils.-Nobbsie the Office
boy.-"There's man downstairs says
he's goin' to kill yer, and beautiful
young lady as wants to go on der
stage" Manager-"Well, show the
man up. brooklyn Life.
-Mamma-''Dolly, remember. you
have promised not to flirt with n single
married man this summer" Dolly
(under her breath -"Thank fortune!
That let's me fiirt with the married
married men."-Chicago Globe.
Her Gentle -Brown-''No
doubt you often think of your late
wife. Mr. Graymare?" Graymare "a
widower)--''Oh, yes, woke up sudden
ly last night and felt sure l heard her
voice, but it turned out to be thunder!
Saturday Evening Herald.
Putting in His Time.-First Re-
porter-"Had any assignment to-day?"
Second Reporter-"Yes, | had fu-
neral two hours long" First Reporter
1.-TWO hoursl | should think il would
have worn you out" Second Reporter
-"Oh, | didn't mind it; ! wrote up my
joke column. boston Courier.
An Eloquent Silence. Dress
maker-Did your husband, madam, re-
ceive my little bin for your dresses?"
Mrs. Bingo-"Yes, believe So" Dress
make tanxiously)-"And what does he
say?" Mrs. Bingo-'I don't know.
He hasn't spoken to me since he re-
ccived dry Goods Bulletin.
Jack Hardup-"Oh, Miss Ploutot,
may | hope at all?" Miss Ploutot-
"No, Mr. Hardup, this must go no
further, but will be sister to you. f"
Jack Hardup-"Well, then. Miss Plou-
tot, Just remind the old gentleman
that I'm his son; I'm afraid he might
forget me in his will."-Yale Record.
No Grief in Hist am truly, sorry,
Johnny" said the friend of the family,
meeting his little boy on the street, ito
learn that your fathers house was
burned down yesterday. Was nothing
saved?' Don't you waste no grief on
me-" replied Johnny. ''All of paws
old clothes were burned up in that fire,
and NAV can't make any of 'em over
for me this time. I'm all right"
Mrs. Desporte docking up from
her newspaper).-' really think thev
will finally do away with prize-fghting
altogether" Mr.. D.-"What makes
you think so, my dear?' Mrs D.
''Well, | think the movement is in the
direction of reform. / just read of a
fight where they discarded those cruel,
ugly, clumsy big gloves, and fought
with kid gloves. Harvard Lampoon.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1891-06-18
THE USE OF CONDIMENTS.
When Used In Moderation They are Con
sidersd Beneficial to Health.

When Used In Moderation They are Com
sidersd Beneficial to Health.
Many l-ticles of common use pos
sess medicinal properties in marked
degree that should be known in The in
terest of health, so that the housewives
can second the intentions Of physicians
in behalf of their patients progress
toward recovery. AS matter of fact,
the earliest remedies recorded as en-
ployed by medical men were vege-
table, the result of chemical expert
ments; and the most active poisonS are
of vegetable origin. With the excep-
ton of arsenic, the poisons most fire.
quently used by criminals are
vegetable, and so have been
for ages; and, singularly enough,
some of the most esteemed spices
and condiments are poisonous if taken
in sufficient quantities. This fact has
been noted in connection with nutmeg,
and Tanner and Christison say that
even common salt has been known to
cause death when taken as a vermifuge
When used in moderation all condiments
have a stimulating effect upon the en-
tire elementary system; they tend to
equalize digestion by promoting the
flow of the gastric juices, and they add
to the enjoyment of food by gratifying
the palate.
The evil attributed to condiments is
more or less a fanciful one; in any case
il arises from the abuse of them. Chill
dren need but little stimulating matter
mingled with their food, a moderate
quantity of salt and very little if any
pepper being all that is required for
SAVIOR. But adults can use the many
kinds to advantage, as is proven by the
above consideration of their properties.
As matter of fact. great deal of mis-
chief is done by people of a single idea,
who disregard all evidence save what
they consider the proof of their own
senses, and try to fit large and varied
conditions within their narrow lines. If
they fancy that pepper Injuries their
little stomachs, straightway all the rest
of the world is to forswear its use. If
salt has lost its SAVIOR for them, they
set about transforming our most de-
lectable plats into messes as insipid as
their small theories. May Heaven en-
dow all such reformers with the desire
to charge upon their own windmills.
and leave our sails to be waited by the
winds of common sense.--Juliet Corson,
in Harper's Bazaar.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1891-06-18
CLOVER MAKES PORK.
The Sensible Argument of Successful
Western Farmer.

The Sensible Argument of Successful
Western Farmer.
1t is not extravagant to say that more
pounds of pork can be made from one
acre of clover than from the same area
of corn. The average yield of shelled
corn per acre isn't over so bushels and
II pounds of pork per bushel of corn is
good production. This would make 600
weight of pork per acre. One acre of
fair clover viii pasture eight hogs from
the time of starting in the spring until
the fall A hog weighing 100 weight
when turned out will double his weight
by fall with no other food. This means
500 weight of pork against the 600
weight made by the acre of corn.
Whether il is best to feed hogs when
they are running to grass isn't yet de-
cided. Some good farmers claim it
better to give no other food, furnishing
the stock with plenty of water and
salt. ! feed little corn every day and
think it best. | do not give enough to
make the hogs depend on it, hut to neu-
tralize to some extent tho gas in the
stomach caused by eating clover. 1t
should be fed regularly the first thing
i'm the morning. l to 2 pounds per day.
Many make a mistake in letting Clover
get too large before turning in the hogs.
The swine should be placed in field as
soon as the clover shows fair bite. If
not it will outgrow them and become
too old to suit them. They should have
free access to salt and ashes mixed and
kept under cover. | consider clover
the sheet anchor of the dairyman and
hay raiser.-Stephen Faville, in Farm
and Home
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CLEANED OUT THE THIEVES.
A Farmer Gets On His Muscle at the Union
Depot.

Farmer Gets On His Muscle at the Union
Depot.
'I'm a purity old bird; but begosh I've
rot heap o sand in me yet"
The speaker was huge, red-faced
farmer who came down the union de-
pot stairs the other morning with his
coat-sleeves rolled up and his breath
coming in gasps-
What is the matter?" inquired one
of the bystanders.
"Ohl nuthin much, ] guess. Only
opine that there are sum fellers not a
mile away who won't be so peart agin. y
what happened?" asked another, as
the Goliah-like farmer ceased speaking.
well, l amt ust ter these late
breakfasts so / us hungry when l KEN
inter this ere village, en- / went acroost
ther road ter get sumpthin' ter eat. l
hung me coat up while washed me
face, en- one o. them no-account .fellers
borried me purse. didn't know twas
gone It'll I'd finished eaten and was
goin' ter pay me bill, and than asst for
it. They told me they didn't know
nuthin about it, an / got mad.
Gimme that purse, We DANCED
thief SEE |.
'Shet up SEE he; L amt got yer
measly purse
EN- then they tried ter put me out,
but I'm pretty fly bird, en- when I
got thru with them fellers the floor
was pretty clean. An got my purse.
Chicago News.
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ess was ~ present her two daughters,
Lady Muriel and Lady Constance VIII
lOwbeigh. Great things were whispered
and expected Of the two debutantes,
the fame Of whose beauty and dots flor
the duke j. one Of the richest peers in
the king,ionl had travelled far and wide
and created fiuttcr in 'hig lif-' rather
similar 10 that occasiuned 10y the com
ing-Out of the two MoncrieiFe girls
some thirty years ago, who afterward
became respectively the countess of
Dudley and the notorious but I'M
fortunate Lady Mor,launt-
In short, the presentation was To be
an event i'm society Naturally the
duchess, who Is still handsome woman
and was belle not 50 very long ago
herself. wished To appear in all her
war paint. and. - that end. had had
prepared a magnificent new court dress
and determined 20 wear all the family
diamonds. or at any rate. as many Of
them as she could conveniently, re-
specially and dcceutly get ON her per
son. for the Willowheigh diamonds are
not only world-famous for their purity,
size and great value but for their inn
mense number When not in use-and
the more magnificent gems see the
light oniy ON state OF very particular
occasions they are kept in a specially
designed and extra strong safe at COutts
& Cos hank The u5o,iVS 0DsrdHdi of
getting them from the bank IS a. fol-
lows: The duke himself drives in his
brougham 70 the hank, accompanied by
his private secretary Hon. Augustus
FitZhardinge. son Of the earl Of East
leigh and a detective from Scotland
Yard The three. with the assistance
of one Of the bank officials. unlock the
family safe. select such Jewels a. they
desire, carry them To the carriage in
waiting, and pile mp the boxes on one
of the back seats The duke then seats
himself beside them. the private secre-
tary and detective take their places he
side each ether on the front seat Of the
broug and 50 they drive home To
Belgrave square. The course usually
followed upon arriving at the house
was 10 place the diamonds immediately
in the family plate-safe, Lept in the
duke own dressing room.
ON the present occasion. the dia-
mOnds were GIT from the bank The
afternoon before the drawing-room
day, but, ON arriving at home. they
could not get the safe open
.'No use fetching 'em back 10 Coutts'.
now" said the duke. shaking his head;
''thc bank i shut. And | dare not
have a locksmith in without letting the
servants know, for, slpposing the lock
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Parrot Policemen.

We can easily believe that some par
rots are as good as policemen. Not long
ago two young men sold parrot to the
wife of a night Waterman in New York.
A few nights afterward one of the
young men visited the house with the
intention to steal the parrot he had sold,
but the bird shrieked out; Papa, pa
pa until it woke the mistress and
frightened away the robber. A Chicago
parrot also scared a burglar. He was
trying to gain an entrance into the
house by the dining-room - indow, when
he was startled by a vo', that asked
him TO come off the perch" Long
silence ensued. and the burglar began
work again. This time sepulchral
voice cried: You'd better go away
The rogue dropped his tools at once and
fed, with his hair fairly standing up on
end.-Aolden DAYS
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1891-06-18

II has been pointed out that the
shifting of masses of air and water
may explain the reeently-observed
changes in the earth's axis of rotation.
A German physicist, Herr Lamp, notes
the displacement northward of the
maxima of air pressure in the trade
wind region, and of ocean currents. as
the sun rises in summer, and that the
water passes back TO the southern
hemisphere as our winter approaches.
II is calculated that the change observed
in the latitude of Berlin (about five
seconds) would be brought about by
the movement of twenty five hundred
cubic meters of water from thirty de-
grees south latitude to thirty five de-
grees north latitude, producing a rise
IN sea level of only four inches. The
reality of the oscillation of the axis is
to be tested in different parts of the
Notwithstanding the South Pscific-by
further observations. snd the results
will I've awaited everywhere with great
interest.-Toledo Blade.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1891-06-18
Secondhand Opium.

Very much the greater part of the
opium smoked in the Chinese lsundries
and joints is second hand Opium is
costly, even though SO much of it is
Struggled across the Canadian border,
and since only half its strength is ex-
hausted by one cooking" it has be
come profitable industry TO save the
refuse of the pipes. prepare it over
again and sell il anew. A great deal of
the opium sold over the counters of the
Chinese stores and called second grade
Is really second haud.-N. y. Sun
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1891-06-18
FARM AND GARDEN.
STRAWBERRY VARIETIES.
How the Venerable seth Boyden Used to
Produce Them.

How the Venerable seth Boyden Used to
Produce Them.
The mother variety, from which the
seed is taken, should be pistillate,
chosen for its good points, with good
male parent in close proximity. in
which case true cross is well nigh in
evitable. The following was favorite
plan with the venerable Seth Boyden.
Plant four bi-sexual plants of select
variety m a small frame, and in the
center set a well-chosen plant of the
desired pistillate variety for the mother
as shown in annexed illustration. Let
all these plants be forced to their high
est development, especially the mother
plant just before the blooming sea-
son cover the frame with a sash to ex-
clude insects from bringing foreign
pollen. Remove early from the center
plant all but three or four principal
fruit stalks, that the strength of the
vital forces be concentrated on them.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1891-06-18
The EATneR,s PRAYER.

Lord. though rs sins were scarlet
And he went far astray.
These lOa- re1rs have prayed Thee
ShoW him the narrow Uay.
aough with the swine be fea.tet
o bring him back q Thee
Ny youngest born. o. save him.
Wherever he may BE-
The only prayer now left me
Is. Lord, that Thou wouIdst turn
His heart 20 Thee in sOrrow.
Thus. Lord. that he might learn:
Though sin may not come nigh Thee.
The sinner may md grace;
II he repents hIm truly.
Thou wilt not hide Thy face.
For years. Lord. has he wander'G
Let him arise and say.
Against Thee have I sinned.
No longer here ! stay,
~ will return unto Thee.
and a. Thy feet xiii pray.
That, ike the pr0dig..l q old.
be lot turned away"
II may Be. Lord that never
He will come home 10 me;
! dare not pray FOR that Lord,
While he IS far from Thee
Yet. Lord. al things are possible,
And mighty j. Thy grace;
II may be the day cOmeth
That / shall see his face.
The face OF him who left me.
Ny youngest born. my pride:
There came dag ! deem'dit
Far better he had died.
But noT nv prayer Is only.
o Lord. Thy will be dOucs
II may be- 10 Thy mercy
Thou wilt bring home my son
The Academy
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1891-06-18
Roarding-House English.

I lived at a boarding house some
years ago and sat at the same table
with lady and gentleman whom the
world would term nouveau richie. The
gentleman was very fond of relating
the adventures of his youth, and would
do so in terms more picturesque than
grammatical. One day came tale OF
an orchard robbery.
81 clumb the tree, said he, "and-"
"You mustn't say clumb, interrupted
his superior two quarters, you should
say clamb." The story was never
finished. N. Y. Telegram
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1891-06-18
Downing an Opponent.

Sub Editor weekly Snorter)-This
here Weekly Boomer over in squash
town pitches into our stand on tn hog
question, an makes arguments wot
never seen before. We can't answer
'em
Editor Coftilyl-Jest write a short
editorial, sayin' we hain't got no time
ter waste on tn Boomers bad gram
mar-N. Y. Weekly.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1891-06-18
a WHEEL WEEDER.

An Excellent Implement for Use Among
Vegetable Beds.
Make a wheel weeder like mine for
use among the cabbage beds, onions,
etc. The handles are from an old Guilt
vator and the wheel came from an old
plow. In the wheel insert bolt about
five inches long, first plugging up the
axle hole with wood and boring hole
of the right size. Take piece of good
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1891-06-18

BUsHEL of wheat is hauled by rail
fifteen hundred miles for five cents
That is pre- cty cheap, and the farmer
cannot exrect much cheaper railway
service very soon. 1t costs him five
cents to 'laul the bushel about eight
miles by wagon If the cost of the
wagon haul were reduced to one cent a
bushel it still would be twenty-six
times the cost of the by rail for the
same dist lncs, and the farmer would
be ahead our cents a bushel or about
twenty-one dollars on the average crop
of wheat harvested from forty acres of
land. Here is the place for economy
Chicago Times
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Important Trade Name Decision.

Judge Thayer, of the United states Cir
cult Court at ST. Louis. has recently handed
down an opinion, and granted perpetual
Injunction against the defendants in the
case of The Hostetter Company against the
Bruggeman, Reinert Distilling Co, ALIAS
Gold Spring Distilling Co. prohibiting
the advertising, manufacturing or selling
of any article Of stomach bitters, either in
bulk, by the gallon or otherwise, or in any
way making use of the name "Hostetter''
except in connection with the sale of the
genuine bitters, which are always sold in
bottles securely sealed; and also prohibit
ing the sale of any bitters in bulk, though
the name "Hostetter'' be not used, but the
suggestion made to the purchaser that he
can put them in the empty Hostetter bot
ties, and purchasers would not discover the
difference. His decision supports The Hos
letter Company in the exclusive use OF the
name ''Hostetter'i in connection with either
the manufacture or sale OF stomach bitters
in any manner or form whatsoever, and
firmly establishes its ownership in the
name ''Hostetter'' as a GRADE NAME"
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in a little log house near Weasner-
vile. Pa, live four wealthy and aged
bachelor brothers who are yeritable
women-haters. They are Benjamin,
Michael, Nathan and Samuel Kunkel,
respectively so, rs, 10 and 81 years old.
They own a valuable farm and have
$40. 600 out at interest, but still they do
all their own farm work and house
work unaided, and viii not consent to
employ a woman in any capacity or
have any association whatever with
the gentler sex. Two sisters formerly
lived with them, but are now dead.
They Stunned men as their brothers do
uaNsp, spd never married