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River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1891-11-26
BEAUTY IN WOMAN.
Rarely Ever Accompanied by SUPERB
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Rarely Ever Accompanied by superior
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of the beautiful women that | have
known. but few have attained superb
GRITTY of any kind. In marriage they
have frequently made failures; why,
do not know, unless the possession of
great loveliness is incompatible with
the possession of an equal amount of
good judgment. So much is expected
by the woman accustomed to admira-
ton that she plays and palters with her
fate till the crooked stick is all that is
left her. This we see exemplified
again and again While the earnest.
lofty. sweet-smiling woman of tie pale
hair and doubtful line of nose has. per-
haps. one true lover. whose worth
she has time to recognize. an ac-
knowledged beauty will find herself
surrounded by crowd of snowy ego
lists, whose admiration SO dazes and be-
wilders her that she is sometimes tempt
ed TO bestow herself upon the most inn
Fortunate one in order to end the I'M
seemly struggle.
Then the incentive TO education and
70 the cultivation of ones especial
powers is lacking. Forgetting that the
triumphs which have made holiday of
youth must lessen with the years, many
fair one neGlects that training of the
mind which gives to her who is poor in
all else an endless storehouse of wealth
from which she can hope to produce
treasures for her own delectation and
that of those about her, long after
the fitful bloom upon her handsome
sisters cheek has faded with the roses
of departed summer.-Anna Katherine
Green
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DOMESTIC CONCERNS.

E-Scorch-stains on white cloth, which
are the work of a careless ironer, may
be removed, it is said, by soaking the
cloth in lukewarm water, squeezing
lernon-iuice on it. aad sprinlSling a
little salt over it and laying it in the
hot sun to bleach.-N. Y. Tribune.
Gold Meats: Cut any sort of cold
meat in thin slices and place in a bal-
ing dish; season with salt, pepper, sum-
mer savory or thyme; add a little of the
meat gravy and tomatoes to more than
cover, thicken with bread or cracker
crumbs; bake in the oven.-Christian
Inquirer.
-Buclwheat Cakes: Take one quart
of water, thiclxen with buckwheat flou.,
and half cupful of potato yeast, and a
pinch of salt; let it rise before using;
add one or two spoonfuls of molasses,
and one spoonful of Indian meal which
has been wet with hot water. The
meal makes the cakes tender and helps
to keep them in good shape. When
ready to bake, add half a teaspoonful
of sodo dissolved. -IIousekeeper.
In making fruit pies it is better to
use cheap dishes; and it is good way
to invert teacup in the center of a
deep and juicy fruit pie to keep in the
sirup. Never fill pies of moist materi-
ais until just before they go into the
oven, to prevent clammy lower crust
Pastry should be baked in a quick oven
to be light, and should be slightly
Drowned to be healthy. You can not
make flaky crust in warm weather un-
less you cool your butter and water
with ice.
--Frcaseed Eggs: Take one dozen eggs
and boil them about eight minutes or
till they are just hard enough to peel
and slice without breaking. Put them
into pan of cold water while you pre-
pare some grated bread-crumbs (sea-
soned with pepper, salt and nutmeg,
and beat the yolks of three raw eggs
very light. Talse the boiled eggs out
of the water, and having peeled off the
shells. slice the eggs, dust a little flour
over them and dip them first into the
beaten egg and then into the bread
crumbs so as TO cover them well on
both sides.-Ilome.
Lemon Cream: One quart of milk,
four eggs, one cup sugar, one ounce
gelatine, soaked in small cup of cold
water, one large lemon or two small
ones. Soak the gelatine one hour.
Heat the milk to boiling, and pour it
on the sugar and beaten volks. Put
back on the fire and stir in the gelatine
Cook five minutes, take from the stove.
flavor with the juice of the lemon and
half the grated rind, and when it is cold
and begins to stiffen, stir in the whites
of the eggs whipped stiff Pour into a
mold wet with cold water, and serve
when firm.-llarper's Bazaar.
For squash pies take one quart of
stewed and strained squash. little less
than quart of milk two teaspoonfuls
of salt, two teaspoonfuls of rose-water,
one-half of nutmeg grated, two cup
fuls of sugar and four eggs well beaten.
Let the milk come to a boil and pour it
gradually on the squash. stirring con-
stantly. When smooth add the nut
meg, rose-water and sugar. Set aside
to cool, and line pie-tins with plain
paste; just before pouring in the mix
ture add the eggs, beaten till very
light. Bake in a moderate oven for
forty minutes N. y. World.
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CLOVER SEED MIDCE-Fly and larya. Highly
magnihed. (After Riley)

pushes her eggs in among the young
flowers When the larva is fun grown
il wriggles its way out of the head and
falls to the ground, where at or just
beneath the soil surface it forms a
slight cocoon, within which it changes
to the pupa state. About ten days
later the flies emerge to lay eggs for
another brood In the northern states
there are two broods each season,
while at the south there are at least
three, and possibly more.
Remedies The best preventive of
the injuries of this insect vet suggested
is that of moving the field about the
middle of May lin the latitude of cen
trail Ohio when the green heads are
just forming, and leaving the partial
crop thus cut on the ground as a mulch
and fertilizer. A new crop of bios
SONS is then produced, which come
between the regular crops and also be-
tween the two broods of the nudge.
This method has been tried for several
years by some of the best farmers in
Ohio with excellent results. The other
remedies ordinarily recommended are
early cutting of the first crop-about
ten days earlier than usual-and
pasturing the fields in spring. But
there are serious objections to both
thaSa methods
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FOOD IN SICKNESS.
Directions which viii BE of Assistance t
NurseaDI Patient.

Directions which VIII BE of Assistance to
Nurse and Patient.
Only "a small portion of food should
be offered to any person with delicate
appetite. 1t is very much better that
such quantity should be devoured
and the appetite crave more (which can
be so easily prepared, rather than
that an excessive supply-especially il
not attractively presented-should
spoil the little appetite, and send the
whole away with loathing. No food
or drink should be allowed to stand i'll
the sick-room. Aside from the danger
of unwholesome absorptiou from the
atmosphere, as might very often he
the case, the constant presence be-
comes an offense to the eyes, and often
leads to loathing and dislike.
Another danger comes from excess
i've seasoning. For weak stomach IT
is desirable oftentimes to have just the
right degree of splicing to gently stimu-
late, but il is even more important to
avoid an excessive, or that which will
do injury. Pepper should not be used,
and there is danger of being too gen.
erous with salt. 1t is very liable to irri-
tate, causing thirst. and gestic disturb
ance may be aggravated by it. Fol-
lowing protracted illness, nutritive
and gentle stimulative diet should be
taken. This may properly include
nearly all albumens and mucilaginous
substances-fsh, game, beef, mutton,
poultry (young), eggs, peas, asparagus,
baked potatoes. etc, with proper pro-
portion of cooked fruits as an offset.
Apples, sweet ones preferred. baked
with an unbroken skin, are excellent.
Add no more sugar than just to make
the fruit palatable. Oranges are excel
lent eaten at the beginning of the
meal, especially in the morning. Hot
milk is regarded as one of the very
best stimulants. 1t must not be
boiled, but heated, as hot as it can be
comfortably taken, and should be
slipped not drank; it is more digestible
if taken slowly.
Arrowroot is a reliable food for the
siclx-room. and many can eat it when
little else that is available can be taken.
One good way to prepare il is to take a
teaspoonful of the powdered arrow
root, moisten il with a tablespoonful OF
cold water, rub it smooth and add Ia
blespoonful of warm water then pour
on boiling water and stir till transpar-
emit Sweeten slightly, and add a little
nutmeg and other fiavoring if desired.
Another way, and by some preferred.
is to boil half pint of milk, mix tive
teaspoonfuls of arrowroot with little
cold milk and gradually add it TO the
boiling milk. stirring it carefully SC
that there may be no Jumps. A little
sugar or salt should be added, but care
must he taken not to overtiavor. Use
only the best arrowroot. as there are
inferior kinds on the markets. Chicago
Herald.
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An Awkward Mistake.

The recent death of Mr.. c.. a " ell
known publisher, recalls. the following
incident: One day gentleman named
Fleming called on Mr.. c., and both
being mem bers of the same society, the
conversation drifted in that direction.
'.You were not at the last meeting,
said Mr.. c. To Fleming
No" replied the latter; Il was
unavoidably absent l have lost my
WIFE
Now. Mr.. c.. who was somewhat
deaf. failed to hear the last remark.
and said. emphatically: We'll, you
didn't lose much" referring, of course.
TO the meeting OF the society.
When Miss c.. who was present,
explained the situation. her father was
overwhelmed with shame. and made
most humble apologies Fleming un'
derstood at once. and had no thought
of being offended, as Mr.. c. was
known to be serupulously polite and
tenderly considerate- - Drawer, IN
Harper's Magazine.
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German
Syrup

Here is an incident from the South
Mississippi, written in April, 1890,
Just after the Grippe had visited that
country. / am a farmer, one of
those who have to rise early and
work late. At the beginning of last
Winter l was on trip to the City
of Vicksburg, Miss. where got well
drenched in a shower of rain. |
went home and was soon after seized
with a dry, hacking cough. This
grew worse every day, until had
to seek relief. | consulted DIR. Dixon
who has since died, and he told me
to get bottle of Boschee's German
Syrup. Meantime my cough grew
worse and worse and then the Grippe
came along and l caught that also
very severely. My condition then
compelled me to do something. |
got two bottlesof German Syrup. l
began using them, and before taking
much of the second bottle, l was
entirely clear of the Cough that had
hung to me so long, the Grippe, and
all its bad effects. / felt tip-top and
have felt that way ever since. I"
PETER ] .BRIALs, Jr., Cayuga, Hines
Co., Miss. o
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the back, and two bright yellow stripes
upon each side, which are connected by
fine, yellow, transverse lines. The
caterpillars now construct, slightly be.
meath the soil surface, loose coeoons
composed of particles of earth fastened
together by silxen threads. within
which they change to pupe. About a
fortnight later the moths emerge, and
deposit eggs for a second brood of
larvae. which develop early in autumn,
pupating before winter, and hibernat-
ing within their cocoons.
Remedies. When young the Larvae
are congregated together upon one or
few leaves. and may then easily be
checked by Manipulating. Later they
are open TO destruction by the applica-
ton of hot water, insect powder or
kerosene emulsion.
Glover Seed Nudge. -(Cecidomyia leg
uminicola)-Th clover seed nudge is a
small, orange-colored maggot that de-
velops in the clover heads at the ex-
pense of the young seeds 1t matches
from eggs laid by a very small, two
winged fly similar to the Hessian fly in
appearance. The female is provided
with long ovipositor with which she
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1891-11-26
A GEORGIA SNAKE STORY.
His Snakes!Iip Had topped on "A Dynamo
without knowing IL.

His SnakesiIip Had topped on "A Dynamo
without knowing a..
There is a stprF going the rounds
do vn il Georgia that the other day one
Of three ladies.while crossing road &c
cidcntally stepped ON a snake. The ser
pent coiled itself tightly around the la
dy's an,sIe and the effect was electrical.
His snaileship had hoped on a dynamo
without knowing it. Tla LAZY turned
on the power, and after describing two
or three sharply e ongatcd circuits with
her heel in IN TIA r tn slaNe. unable TO
stanl the pressure. relaxed his grip
and sailed back to earth and fell near
Iaiy No. ,. lie rather liked the fun and
immediate hItche@ pn To No. , in the
same manner. The curtain was rulg up
and the fun begln without dc ,ay. Sizz
went the lightning pedal violently, with
an engine lever motion, and swash
went his snalSeship through the air.
Unable TO holl on he turned l3ose and
dropped to the feet OF No. 3 Quick as a
flash he tackled the next dynamo with
the same result Here it occurred for
the first time to the gallant little snake
that he was in Georgia and that
Georgia girls were electrical and that
Georgia people are never 50 happy as
when they can tell lie on a Snake,
and that about the best thing he could
do Just then was to escape to the woods
before he was sized up and examined
carefully for rattles. After thanking
the ladies for the entertainment he
made his bow and sought the timber.
'Th.s is the gist of this Georgia story,
with many of the details omitted. =
( Nashville A erican.
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Israel dropped his hat and cane i'm
mediately upon the threshold. Sew
eral times did he open his lips to speak,
but no sound issued forth. At last he
gasped out:
Beg your pardon-do, honestly: but
was invited TO luncheon. Thought
had better come, that is-to show that
had gotten over it-didn't expect so
Sudden; thought l could bluff it out,
but"
BY this time Aletta had collected her
scattered wits-a woman always re-
covers quicker than a man-and rose
slowly TO her feet The bushes were
chasing each other over her face, but
she spoke with a steadiness that was
simply wonderful and calculated TO
send the poor mans heart further down
in his boots than it was already.
MIR. Smith," she said, as if she were
recalling to mind the fact that Israel
owed her twenty dollars, "a few days
ago you told me that you loved me. Do
you remember"
Israel fdgeted nervously.
Mrs. MacGifiert," he forced him
self to utter, finally, IL was a coward
TO tell you that / loved you; to think
that you could ever care for me-
but l do care for YOU" sobbed
Aletta.
We're the heavens about to fall? Was
this feminine iceberg throwing herself
at the poor fellows head?
4 know" Smith broke out. Its
awfully kind of you to say so, but you
honestly eXaggerate the small kind
nesses l have done your husband"
Il have no husband shifted Aletta-
1t was high time to interfere. | APP
preached the bewildered Smith and
took him kindly but firmly by the
shoulder.
NO, Israeli | said. "she is no long
err Mrs. MacGiffiert, but only Miss
Knox"
Are you divorced?" stammered Is
rael
II was at this point that l lost con-
sciousncss OF what was going on. l sat
down on the stairway and laughed I'M
Ill they all thought me Frustrated with
Mysteries. When | opened my eyes
Jessie was bending anxiously over me.
In the background were Smith and
Aletta 1t was hard to tell them apart.
Israel" l chuckled. you see it is
only an illusion after all"
'on the contrary" protested Smith,
gallantly; lit is no illusion at all, but
very charming reality. Philip 5.
Allen in Leslic's Weekly.
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The "oId Woman.

Sailors commonly speak of the cap
tain of the ship as the old man. 1t
was left for a stout Norweg an quarter
Muster To invent an equally appropr4-
ate designation for the captains wife.
The Young wife of II certain com
mander in the navy was expected tn
visit her husbands ship. The gig had
been sent ashore for her. and the cap
tain stood on deck watching ior, her re-
turn.
The quart erInaster also was on the
lookout and with the aid of his teie-
scope caught sight of the returning boat
first lie walked up to his pmmand-
ing officer. touched his hat respectfully,
and said
The gigs coming. captain. aud !
think the old woman Is in her. sir.
The captain looked at the Nor've'
gian's innocent face. and saw that no
disrespeet was intended. II the captain
was '-thc old man" naturally enough
his wife must be THE old woman.
The intelligence was accepted. there
fore. in the spirit in which il had
teen offered. Youths Companion.
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FAITHS FRIEND.


Faith has e'er a loving friend
To ali her pathways brighten.
Gladly eager % attend
And every burden Ishten-
arm entwined il arm they WALL
II fair and dismal weather
Sitting now on thrones they talk
OF cOnQuesJs maGe together.
Softly weaving Earlands gay.
The friend gather sng the roses.
All 10 crown life-s destiny.
Which trusting faith discloses.
Now on piunacles Of praise
They count their kingdoms treasures
Faith With such = holy gaze,
Her friend iu sparkling measures
Faith has eyes brave. calm and true.
Uplifted ever higher,
But her friends are shining blue
And fun Of flashing ire
StfL sometimes her friend has fears.
Doubt clouds her face with SORROW.
Then faith wipes away her tears.
Sure Of a glad 10 morrow
Faith Is far the stronger one.
Her friend. 'tis true. the tcetcr;
often when faith struggles on
Her friend laughs ali the sweetcr.
But although her CHEEKY smile
OF help f. always raa1y.
Faith Is Flooding on the while
To keep her footsteps steady
Paths fair friend II S that riIds
The future win eudeavor.
Bat IT'S falth-ths worker-a.llls
That which lasts forever
Ia ah. faith Who then can cope
\. ltl toy str0uE. steadfast beamingi
Surely not thy frieud-swect hope
Though she excel IN beamiag
Hannah 81 Kohaus, IN Inter Ocean
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A sERvrCEABrE HOE.

digging around the hop hills, and in
their search for cutworms.
Such hoe is especially handy and
serviceable in working and digging
among roots, stumps stones, etc, and
in hard and stony soil generally. You
can use it pretty much like a pick. Its
advantages are these: First, the tines
enter with ease, even ground that is
quite hard; second, the handle affords
a strong lever for turning mp the clod
or sod; lastly, the head is easily APP
piled to knocking the soil 70 pieces
A tool of this kind should be in the
possession of every soil tiller. If the
hardware man does not keep it in
stock. the nearest blacksmith can make
one. Surely it is servieeable tool;
one which once possessed. would no.
be parted with for several times its
cost -PoDular Gardening.
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The GIRL IN LUNA.
Long Accepted Illusion of the Man I'm
the Moon RELOCATED to Oblivion.

Long Accepted Illusion Of the Man I'm
the Moon RELOCATED to Oblivion.
Every reader knows the superstition
of the imam in the moon" and
many may remember the odd
stories invented bv each nation and
country TO account for the fact that
the old boy is still 10 be seen on the
face of Luna's shining disk. Many of
you have also read of Bishop wilkins
idea concerning the ghostly appari-
ton, which is that the spots, so plainly
visible when the moon is at her full, do
not take upon themselves the form of
an aged man and burning brush pile,
which is the general accepted idea,
but that they are clear representations
of two lions fighting. zone with his
tayle towarie the east and the other
with his tavle tOwarde the west"
Bu; fanc.fdl st n glzers have recent
ly figured cat something more roman
tic than an az a sinner eXpiating a
sabbath brush burning affair or two
monarchs of the forest in deadly com
bat: they have discovered that there is
a well-defincd picture of girl on the
face of the bright orb Ii is a profile
picture and can Toe easily discerned
when the moon is full. The latter part
of last week afforded splendid view
of this celestial beauty. When the
moon was in the eastern sky the
portrait of the girl appeared to be
looking to the north. with face sight
~ iaclined upward. just al the upper
rim of the yellow orb you can plain Y
make ont the hair. back and front, IA
naughty bang conccaliug the forehe; d.
Below the ends of the fr,zzed bangs in
perfect symmetry with T. peal
human face. the outlines of the eyes
and nose could be traced. the latter
rather indis;inct The mouth is very
plain, a. is also the chin and neck.
of course il takes good deal of
imagination To figure ont the prom
inent and the indistinct lines so as to
make them appear like a hum-n face,
but when the lines have been once
traced the sight well repays one for
the trouble talIen.-St Luuis Re-
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FARM AND GARDEN.
Destructive INSECTS.


The Zebra Caterpillar and Glover seed
Midge-Tested Remedies.
We illustrate from the bulletin of the
Ohio experiment station, at Columbus,
the zebra caterpillar and clover seed
nudge. with descriptions as follows:
Zebra caterpillar (Ceramica picta). -
This caterpillar Is at once distinguished
from other Larvae feeding upon cabbage
by the brilliant yellow and black mark
ings upon its body 1t originates from
small, spherical eggs, laid in clusters
upon the cabbage leaves by hand
some. purplish- brown moth (J), that
appears early in summer At first the
Larvae are very dark, and feed together
gregariously, but as they develop they
become lighter colored and dispense
over the plant When disturbed they
roll mp and drop to the ground. They
become full grown ta) in three or four
weeks. when they are about two
inches long, with a wide, longitudinal,
velvet-black stripe upon the middle of
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1891-11-26

The phrase Eyer other coat" com
mon in rural Delaware, throws glar-
ing light upon the simplicity of ward
robe usual in communities of that re
gion. A man dons his ''other coat
when he goes to church. to town. OF
accounting, and nobody takes offense al
the public recognition of the fact that
he possesses but two coats. To have an
everyday coat and another coat Is
deemed sufficient for any gentleman
Happily the fine boots" that once went
with the other coat have disappeared
and scarce any man S now silly enouTi
10 squeeze his feet into thin and uncom
Portable boots when he dresses up
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Putting salt in Cream.

A wellknown western dairyman, G.
S. Arnold. is on record as saying that
he salts his cream as fast as taken from
the milk. at the rate of two ounces of
salt to the gallon of cream, and is get
ting gratifying results The cream
ripens better, and with no disposition
to excessive fermentation. The churn
gets more butter from the cream and
quicker than when no salt Is used.
All this may be so, and as Mr.. Arnold
saws. but the amount of salt seems ex-
cessive. So far as the ehurn!ng and
getting all the butter, we think that
adding some fair. strengthened brine. a
quart to the gallon Of cream when the
ehurn is started. would be better than
Just salt alone. IL is only another
sign that dairymen are after that last
ounce of butter, and are bound 70 haze
il for profit. Practical Farmer.
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MIR. c. Allard. a wealthy raucher in
the Flathead country, Montana, has a
herd of forty-seven fine buifaloes. There
are forty-siX cows and one large bull,
all magnificent, full-blooded bisons
They are kept with the domestic cattle,
and are herded with but little trouble
1t is not generally Known that such a
fine private herd OF buffaloes is in ex-
istence. The superintendent of the
Yellowstone park said the other day
that there are from 200 to 500 buffaloes
in the park now, and they are increas-
ing in number.