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River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1891-07-16
THE RHINOcERoS' FRIEND.
A Bird that Rids the Awkward Beast of
Parasitic Foes.


Parasitic Foes.
The forest of central Africa, like
those of our own southern states, are
infested with minute insects called
ticks; and as the forests of the dark
continent are more hot, more pestilen-
tial, more gloomy, than our own, so is
the tick that infests them more per-
sistent and more irritating than the
little pest that we have to avoid. One
would think that the thick hide of the
hippopotamus, rhinoceros, elephant and
buffalo would be proof against such a
tiny creature as tick, but, as a matter
of fact, it is not, and all these pachy-
derms suffer severely from tick bites.
The little creatures burrow deep into
the hide, and it would be as difficult for
a rhinoceros to pick them out with his
horn as for you to cut down a redwood
tree with a pair of scissors.
But the 'rhino" and the hippo" have
little friend who is thoroughly equip
ped to play the part of surgeon in this
case. He is little red-beaked bird,
with a sharp bill. who is endowed by
nature with a never-satisfied appetite
for ticks, and he finds a never-failing
supply of this dainty food in the pach-
yderm's hide. He drives his sharp bill
into the most tender spots in the thick
skin, enters the ears and mouth, and
takes special care of the eyes.
This faithful little guardian is known
as the ox-biter, or rhinoceros-bir and
it is proper that he should be named
after the latter animal, for undoubtedly
the ''rhino" has more use for his serv-
ices than the hippo" for the river
horse" spends great part of his time
in the water, with nothing but his snout
left open to attack by the swarmirg
insect tribes. -Harper's Young People.
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BRUSSELS AND TAPESTRY.
So similar in Appearance a. to he Easily

So similar in Appearance a. TO BE Easily
Mistaken.
Brussels and tapestry carpets are
so similar in appearance that they
might readily be regarded, on casual
consideration, as fabrics of the same
structure. But when the principles on
which the pattern is obtained in the re-
spective articles are examined. il is at
once evident that there is practically
no actual resemblance; for while in
the brussels the design is purely
woven effect, in the tapestry it is
merely print
The weaving of brussels affords
some characteristic features for inves-
tigation. The pile warp, for instance,
instead of running off ordinary yarn
beams, is wound on bobbins or minia-
ture beams. fixed in frames or a huge
creel stationed behind the loom. Each
color requires what is technically called
a separate frame.
five-frame brussels is a carpet with
this number of colors succeeding each
other in the same line of fabric. The
manner in which the various colors are
controlled-in other words, in which
they are concealed from or brought into
VIEWS an important factor in the
manufacture of this article. On ex-
aiming a brussels carpet, it will be
observed that the individual threads
forming the pile seem either to
be composed of several colors
or to be substituted by yarns of
other shades, according to the section
of the pattern being formed. For in
stance, in the same line of the design,
looking at the fabric lengthwise, APP
parently in the same thread as many
as from three to five colors, such as
black, green, drab. scarlet and blue,
form the pile in succession. If these
effects are not due to a variegated yarn,
they result from the employment of
five distinct threads, each of which is
so controlled that it only appears in the
pile when assisting to develop the de-
sign.
To obtain a three frame pattern COM
posed, say, of black, scarlet and olive,
at least three separate weaves are nee
essary-one for each shade. Thus the
weave used in forming the shed in
the warp for the black pile is SO ar
ranged as to depress the scarlet and
olive, while that for giving the scarlet
pile conceals the black and olive
threads, and. lastly, that for producing
the olive pile hides the black and scar
let ends; so that, by an appropriate ap.
plcation of these respec tive weaves
to the design. the colors are brought
up in the figure where required Up
holsterer
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PLAIN WON EN-.
Wholesome Advice for the Girls to CO
sfhar

Wholesome Advice for the Girls to Con-
slider.
If all plain women displayed as much
of personal appearance as a certain
bright New York girl, there would be
less repining and more agreeable COM
panions among them.
Her argument and conclusion are both
eminently satisfactory. She says that
singly and collectively, each physical
defect was taken under consideration,
and every legitimate means employed
TO lessen her homely and enhance her
attractive features.
To this matter, time, thought, pa
thence and ingenuity were devoted, and
a measure of success was attained. But,
after once giving the best of taste and
labor to her toilet, the whole subject
was promptly dismissed, and she abso-
lutely declined to fret or even think
about her looks.
Seeing hundreds of ugly women wor-
rying themselves i'll in futile efforts TO
be beautiful, she avoided that Scylla,
and at the same time steered clear of
the Charybdis of slovenliness, equally
fatal to the plain sisters.
BY being unaffected and self.forget-
full. and by eultivating small talents
TO deserve a fair share of admiration,
she has made herself favorite, and
rarely is one thrown into contact with
this young person without wondering
why all ugly women are not equally
lovely.-Illustrated American.
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NATIONAL STEWS.
Favorite Dishes of the spanish, Scotch and
Irish.

Irish.
The national dish of Spain is called
ola podrida-olla, in the Spanish Ian
guage, meaning pot in which the Wand
is cooked. and podrida, literally rem
dered, meaning ''putrid." This is not
very pleasant name for an article of
food, but the title is all that is bad
about it, provided that he who partales
of 1t has educated his stomach to toler-
ate the garlic with which Spanish cook
cry literally overpowers most of its pro-
auctions. Garlic is French taste also,
but not to so great an extent. The ola
podrida is mentioned by Cervantes more
than once in his inimitable don
Quixote" as the favorite dish of that
renowned squire, Sancho Panza.
An ola podrida, which has been the
national dish of Spain for centuries, is
puchero, or stew, the chief ingredients
of which are fragments of fiesh-meat
usually bits of beef and kids flesh re-
naming after dinner or supper), to
which are added all sorts of vegetables,
peas being predominant, and asparagus
thrown in whenever it can be obtained,
together with pieces of bread and any
other sort of food which happens to be
hand. The inevitable garlic is literally
added. with the gentler onion, as
well as salt, pepper ard other condi-
ments, the whole being allowed to
simmer, not merely for hours but
for days. until all the gelatine
is forced out of the meat and ali the
flavor out of the vegetables. 1t
:. ls,l. g.,
Spain, for it much resembles in the
manner of cooking it the pot-pourri of
the French and the favorite hotch-
potch of the Scotch. In each instance
the nutriment may be said to be forced
out of the materials employed.
The famous gypsy stew with which
in ''Guy Mannering" Meg MerrilIes re-
CALLED Dominic Sampson in the Kahn
of Derncleugh was an ola podrida in
it's way. being composed of fowls,
hares, partridges and moor game, boiled
in large mess, with potatoes, onions
and leebs" and well sprinlsled with pep
per and salt Perhaps the feeling that
each ingredient had not been honestly
come by may have added additional
flavor to the mess for the wandering
gypsies
In Ireland there is p dish much on
the same principle. only composed of
inferior materials. 1t has got into the
cookery books as the Irish stew" and
consists, at rich mems tables of mutton
chops, boiled down with potatoes,
leeks, cabbage-sprouts, greens, peas
and so on. well seasoned. In Ireland
its name is the "Beggar's DISH" de-
rived from the fact that this stew origi-
nally consisted of the scraps of meat
collected at various houses after dinner
and allowed to simmer all day in a con-
slant and moderate heat with a certain
quantity of water. vegetables and so
on. Occasionally a rabbit or hare might
be added to the dish if its consumers
were in the poaching line. The Span
ish name ola podrida and the French
pot-pourri are frequently applied ~
America Anglican literature TO colleo-
tons OF miscellaneous prose and verse
j. l. Bowditch, in Troy Times.
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ton into society at the hotel was
not sought by s"ciety; IL was clear
break on MS own part 4 number of
gentlemen and ladies were seated near
the end of a shaded veranda, discuss
ing book THAI had achieved an almost
instant popularity, when the puffy
newcomer briisluely showed his way
forward and in loud voice blurted out
MS opinion.
i amt reai the book. = said he. but
III bet that it don't amount To much
There is more humbuggery in this here
book business than in most any other
! know Of. BoplSs'il do putty wei Tor
women. but in my opinion a man is
throwing away his time with EN-. !
had twin brother that took 10 books
along back when he was a boy. and,
although he was a bright feller-as
bright as waS-he never amounted to
much had To take up a mortgage on
his place for him not mOre'n six
months ago. That's about what |
think Of books" lie leaned back
against the railing of the ''banisters'
and surveyed the party with the salts
faction Of man who has carried his
point and who Is thoroughly prepared
for any subsequent attack. The ladies,
especially the Differentiated ones,
smiled; the men, with one exception,
laughed. The exception was a yOnug
LAWYER from Nashville. lIe looked
with the inquiry of disapprOval at the
intruder, and then quietly remarked;
4 had thought Of writing book.
charming romance. but through fear
that | might possibly compel Won To
take up another mortgage. I will fore
60 the pleasure Of self-enjoyable com
position.
The interloper, no wise abashed. re-
piled: Its good step you're takin',
I reckon. Is the writin' Of the book
might be more iuterestjn' 10 you than
the readin' Of it would be To anybody
else
Doubtless retortcd the young law
Yer. YOU are right Some dull trade
plodder might attempt 20 spill il out
and bruise his alleged mind on I'M
l0oISed-for. sharp corners"
'.Young TELLER, what is your nance"
the intruder asked; and the young fell
low. never afraid To make himself
known. answered.
4 am George Miles. sir"
''Ah. hah, George Miles. Where do
You live2''
Nashville, sir"
''Ah. hah. know that town putty
well. I went along with the army
some little durin' the war. and bought
MP the hides Of the cattle that were
killed for the soldiers. and made a
pretty good thing ont Of it in the Nash
willie market 1 used To know an old
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All horses are not patient and gentle.
AS there are vicious men and boys 50
there are vicious horses. One such
horse, owned by man living near Bos-
ton, was often called by his master
when in the pasture. and invited to him
by some corn held in sieve or meas
ure. This corn the creature was per
mitted TO eat while the bride was put
over his head. But after being baited
and rewarded in this way for some time
his owner called him. holding the meas
ure in his hand, but with no corn in il.
He did this several times. thereby de-
ceiving the animal He practiced this
mean trick, however, once too often.
For one day the horse, having gore to
him when called, turned quickly around
and Kicked his master to DEATH There
was certain sagacity in this poor
brute's mode of furnishing the deceit
practiced upon him; but its sagacity,
being unregulated by either reason or
conscience. became a vice fatal - its
foolish owner.-School and Home.
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How He Wanted His steak

The waiter came back to the table for
the third time.
"Wnl you have your steak plain, sir?"
he asked.
That's what / said ten minutes ago"
eyes, sir Have il well done?"
That's what | told you"
"Yes, sir. All right, sir. Have it ex.
ira thick?"
THAT was my order"
"All right, sir.
Then as the waiter started TO go the
customer Strengthened up and called him
back.
"You forgot one thing he said
ayes, sir"
'I'll also have il served"
"What, sir?'
30, that's all right / know the
place. You have good meats here. You
have them rare, medium and well done;
you have them tender; you have them
plain and with trimmings; but it's only
about once in three hours that you have
them served. and I'm particular to have
mine that way. Now go ahead.
He got his order in three minutes
Chicago Tribune.
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soap boiler there named Josh Miles
ANY kin to him.
TIE ladies Uttered. and the old fellow
looked ut them in astouishment. not
knowing that he had uttered "a With
eism.
- FEVER heard Of your friend Miles.
sac the lawyer, although hc might
have rs.aJe a fair article of soap
PITY for you then. I reckon. a. all
men were cleaner for havin' knowed
old Josh The men laughed, the
ladies Uttered again. and the old fell
low. conscious this time that he must
have said something 10 the point.
bowed his acknowledgement. Just then
his daughter appeared, standing in a
door. Father, she called, Il am
ready.
u am ready. too. he answered, and
withdrew with clumsy haste.
That evening. while Miles and sew
eral other men sat under tree. smolx-
ing. the old fellow came out with an
enormous cigar IN his mouth and
.squashed" himself down on q bench.
.'Bovs." said he, breaking into the
conversation. I'm gittin' 50 I ruthsr
ike this here One-hOSS place I did
think that IL would be a little too much
for me 70 stay out here. and want
keen % come nuther. but Minnie set
her heart on il and away we come
Ny name IS Beck.
No one said anything. and Mr.. Beck
coutiLue,i. u reckon I've done about
as much huS'lin' in my time as the most
Of men was a pore boy, Int instead
OF foolin' away my time with books
Went 70 work and amt sorry for IL
have noticed. in my knocllin' round.
that money Is pretty nigh the boss II
may not Is happiness in itself. but
without II there amt very much enjoy
ment Larniu' may command the r.
spect Of the few. but money employs
the ssrvices Of the manv, and 70 chaI.
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COMMENCEMENT ESSAYS.

heard the essays. That one on
F." The Magma Charta and King John
The head girl wrote she with tae wreath
Described Lear's WauderinEs on the heath
Quite prettily Another one
Explained The spots upon the sun"
= The Influence Of Browning and
. The Early Writings % George sand"
The TranscendentaI Movement How
II Touches German Letters Now
al these 1 sadly listened To-
''what earthly good can these things doT'
asked myself: Docs OLD KIM Joan
Teach how % sew a patch upon
A eoats--Or can the spotted sun
SAY when a roast Is rarely dones
Do BrOwniug's tangled poems tell
The way 20 mend a stocking welis''
While was bordering sadly there.
A sweet Eirl rose. and. / do declare.
She talked about the homely things
Prom washtubs down 20 mufin ringsi
she had ten pages all on pie;
She knew the choicest way % fry
Al oyster and how best 20 bake
A good old-fashi0ned johnny cake.
Next DAY that girl vas asked 70 share
The fortunes % a millionaire.
She now reads BroWning's wOndrous books
And rzves the cooking 10 her cooks.
The girl who wrote on BrOwnings work
i married 70 a gentle clerk
Whose Incomes small No girl have they
she scrubs and cooks the livelong day
And signs while bending DER the range,
When she reflects upon the change
TIE fair from school sublimities
To battered books o. recipes
TnH-a
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She ran to him and Miles heard him
say: II am ruined That iron COM
pany Is busted up and | am ruined"
a newspaper which came that even
ing gave an account of the sudden
failure of large iron concern at Bir-
mingham; and old man Beck was mem
toned as not only heavy loser. but as
totally bankr upted by the failure.
IL was rather late at night The
Beeks were arranging their departure.
Miles was sitting in the parlor when
Miss Beck entered. Seeing him, she
drew back and was about to withdraw,
when he babe her stay moment.
''You must excuse me" she said. 81
do not care to hear any sarcasm to-
night: don't believe / could stand it.
| ain very wretched on my fathers ac-
count. He has been victimized and is
now a pauper."
And are you not wretched on your
own account?" he asked.
please don't gibe me now" she
pleaded.
He arose, and advancing toward her,
said: Zone of my grandfath sTs vas
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WHY 1T COSTS TO MOVE.



the Vans.
/ discovered the other day one of the
probable reasons why there was less
moving on about May 1. Everybody
knows that double rates are charged at
that time by the owners of vans. / ac-
companied a friend to the office of a
man in the business to bargain for a
van to move his Office furniture. The
furniture would make one small load
for one of the large vehicles, and the
distance to be traversed was three
blocks.
'I'll do it for eight dollars" said the
van man.
Eight dollars!'' echoed my astound-
ed friend. "Why, there are only few
desks and tables, a stove, some books,
no loolSing-glass and nothing liable to
break"
Cant help that We have to charge
at this time of the year just look at
that van pointing to a huge wagon in
front OF the door,. I've just had IL dec
GRATED and that oil painting put on, and
will have to recoup myself somehow"
There it was. The painting on the
sides of the van costs the mover the
money. This van had a picture of
Washington crossing the Delaware on
one side and Abraham Lincoln blessing
lot of pickaninnies on the other Peo-
pie who want to move have to pay for
those pictures.
1t costs to have your bedclothes and
carpets transported under guard of Lin
coin, Grant or Sherman.-N. Y. Herald
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German
Syrup

Here is something from Mr.. Frank
A. Hale, proprietor of the De Witt
House, Lewiston, and the Tontine
Hotel, Brunswick, Me. Hotel men
meet the world as it comes and goes,
and are not slow in sizing people
and things up for what they are
worth. He says that he has lost
father and several brothers and sis
tiers from Pulmonary Consumption,
and is himself frequently troubled
with colds, and he
Hereditary often coughs enough
to make him sick at
Consumptionhis stomach. When
ever he has taken a
cold Of this kind he uses Boschee's
German Syrup, and it cures him
every time. Here is a man who
knows the full danger Of lung trou-
bles, and would therefore be most
particular as to the medicine he used.
What is his opinion? Listen Il
use nothing but Boschee's German
Syrup, and have advised, / presume,
more than a hundred different per-
sons to take it. They agree with
me that it is the best cough syrup
in the market" o
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IN THE PERSPECTIVE.
1t Takes an Artistic Eye to Perceive All
Paintings Heauty.


Paintings Beauty.
She had on what they called ''half-
mourning" to signify that six months
had passed since her husband was laid
away. She had stopped to look at some
pictures displayed by secondhand
dealer in Grand street. and he stepped
out TO say:
''Sell you that beautiful steel engrav-
ing and carved frame for only two dol
lars, ma'am. just as good as new, and
never cost less than ten dollars"
IL thought liked it at first, but il
don't amount to much" she replied.
BEG pardon. ma'am, but please look
at the details. There's farm house TO
always remind you of the country;
there's a forest, a meadow, two horses
and a cow; and there's -"
"They are all very common" she in
terrupted.
Perhaps, ma'am, but in that house
is a lady-a waiting for the
gent who is coming through these woods
to climb this rail fence just here. You
can't see 'em, of course, but they are
there, and he's going to propose to her
as soon as ne reaches but mousse. Sne III
accept and they'll be married in the fall
and be very, very happy"
Two dollars is too much" she said
as she looked more closely and exhibit
ed more interest.
But consider ma'am; consider that
he's going TO pop the question, and he's
rich and handsome! Can't tell how this
picture may affect your future, you
know"
I'm give you one dollar and fifty
cents" she said. as she took out her
purse.
''Oh, well. I'll have to take it, but it's
an awful shame. Fit for any parlor in
the land-drawn by an artist who used
TO milk this very cow-and in the per-
spective is one of the happiest mar
riages ever made in this country. Here
il is, ma'am, and after the match has
been fixed-I know you'll drop in and
give me the other fifty cents. IN. Y.
World
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Polka-Dots.

"polka-dot" reminds an Anglomaniac
that the idea belonged to Britain, and
that the Pritchard racing colors--bird's-
eve blue-were the first of the sort
seen, and probably the start of the
popularity of the combination of white
spots on blue ground. Every sport"
in 1921 wore nankeen trousers, a blue
coat with brass buttons, and birds s.
eve tie. The ''polka-dot" has always
been sporting symbol, and the rage for
il caused by the public's love for the
original Pritchard's horse-a great ia
vorite-has descended to this day.-N
u. World
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vou non. Get yyhat Won want.

IL YOU expect to buy DIR. Pierce's genuine
medicines at less than the regular prices
You can buy counterfeits, limitations, dilu-
tions, and substitutes, from unauthorized
dealers, at what are called "cut prices, but
the genuine guaranteed medicines cost more,
and are worth more.
II you do get the genuine, they're the
cheapest medicines you can buy, for they re
guaranteed in every case 10 benefit or cure,
Or YOU have your money back
But you 'front.' get the genuine, except
through druggists regularly authorized as
agents, and at these uniform and long-es-
tablished prices:
DIR. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery
1.-THE remedy for all diseases arising from
a torpid liver, or impure blood, :;
500 per bottle.
Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription 1.-THE
remedy for woman's chronic weaknesses
and derangements), Sl.OO per bottle.
Dr. Pierces Pleasant Pellets (the original
and best little Liver Pills., 50 cents per vial.
Dr. Sage's Catarrh Remedy,
so cents per bottle.
The genuine guaranteed medicines can be
had only at these prices. But remember,
in buying them, BOW pay OnlgfO The good yOi'
get There's value received, or there's no
pay at all.
MISS CLISToS-''W does that young
man ape the EnglishF Miss Tulle-'Be-
cause ne is a monkey, presume. Wash
ington Star.
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Two Babies.

Mrs. Newma-Oh, l wish you could
see Mrs. Winkler's baby. It's perfectly
lovely Such a delicate, sweet little
creature as it is! It's perfect little
cherub, with the loveliest eyes, the
sweetest little mouth, the cunningest
little nose. and eyes of heavenly blue.
1t looks as if it just dropped from Heav-
en- and every tiny feature had been
fashioned by the angels.
Mr. Newma-Is it as nice as our baby?
Mrs Newma-Mercyl no, not half
n. Y. Weekly.
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Picknickers.

Excursionists on the ''briny," yachtmen,
commercial tourists, sojcurners in the
tropics. mariners, miners, emigrants to the
far West, provide yourselves betimes with
the finest defense against fatigue, the eff
fects of a wetting. malaria, unaccustomed
diet and exposure in existence. The world
knows it as Hostetters Stomach Bitters,
sovereign for dyspepsia, biliousness, cos
tiveness and rheumatism