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River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1891-03-26

~ feeling OF wonder
sun she stood with her colorless lips apart,
while a shudder
ian through her frame. uad. forgotten. the flow
erets dropped from Der fingers.
And from her ewes and cheeks the light and
bloom o. tho morning
LoNGrELLow.
"a carriage stopping here ex-
claimed little Mrs Bassett, peeping be-
tween the branches of the giant geran-
ium which stood in her front window.
There must be- some mistake. Surely,
the ladic- intend u call next door"
But evidently the ladies did not
They had alighted from the landau,
and without a glance at the imposing
residence Of green stone to their right
opened the small wooden gate. and
went up between the beds of budding
bulbs, crOcuSes. anemones, hyacinths
and tulips. Mrs. Bassett's home was a
tiny frame building. which was sadly
in need of n coat of paint; but so trim
" kept was the bit Of a garden. 50
scrupulOuslv clean the porch and steps,
so gOldeu-b bright the brass doOr-bell
handle. so dazzIingly polished the win
dOws. above all. 50 delicate and glow
ing and beautiful the flowers that
bloomed against the background of
snowy Swiss curtains. one instinctively
fylt for Il friendliness which the more
majestic mansions around quite failed
10 awaken.
Il declare said Mrs. Bassett. taking
the glasses off those large. lovely. gray
blue eyes Of hers rubbing them quite
vigorously and putting them on again,
lit i really Mrs. %andelour. the wife
of dear Jacks cousin. and her daughter. ''
The bell rang. Mrs. Bassett kept no
servant She answered the door her
self. The lady at the threshold was
tall. pompous. clad with the snowy
costlincsS that lacks true elegance. Her
nose was very large. her lips were very
thin: her brovS were 81 arched they
gave To her countcnance constant eN-
presSi Of frigid inquiry: her gray hair
was irizzed against the fiaring green
velvet brim Of her bir,l-bcdeclIed bon
net
How do ven do. Lavender" she
cried. with efTusiun, and extended u
the mistress of the cottage a short.
thick hand incased in glove If prim-
rose xiii. lit was such AN age since we
had seen Won. or even heard of You.
that we felt we must really pay You "a
visit"
Mrs. B.t>Sctt experienced "a sense uf
bewiliermsnt. Never since her hus-
bands di>aPpc1ra nee two years ago.
and her con-, iuCut descent from atiiI-
ence - cor parative poverty. hal the
Wand urS deigned a. notice her 50
cially. They hal had meetings and in
tcrvieyvS relative to certain ler,il mat
ters. hut they had not invited Mrs Ba>-
sett ~ ;hrir home or visited her in hers.
- il was not strange she rather queS-
tionct the motive of the present unusual
attention.
--Nou arr very kind. she said. Come
IN
She shook hands with the daughter Of
her guest and uShercd both lajies into
her little parlor- II WAS the contest.
the ddiBtie>t. the most artistic apart
meu' conceivable. MANY fine relics If
her former life hal heen retained The
oriental rug. that almost covered the
floor was one. the bookcase If polished
rosewood. a long, low dwarf affair.
was second. the oil portrait Of hand
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1891-03-26
THE STUDY OF SPANISH.
1t Is Easy to Learn and knowledge of
1t Pays.

1t Is Easy to Learn and knowledge OF
1t Pays.
A correspondent writes us saying
that the greatest difficulty he finds in
extending his business with Mexico is
his want of knowledge of the Spanish
language, and although he employees a
Spanish clerk 10 answer his correspond
ence with the American countries
which speak that language. he wishes
us to advise young America to learn the
Spanish language if they want to do
business in this continent in the future.
Our correspondent is right
We have said that the difference in
languages is somewhat of barrier to
commerce. This hemisphere has prac.
tically but two languages-the English
and the Spanish-the former spoken
by Canada and the United States, and
the latter in all countries south of the
Rio Grande to the end of Patagonia,
with the exception of Brazil, and this
suggests very forcibly that the bust
ness men of North. Central and South
America should he acquainted with
both.
1t is gratifying, therefore, that in
most OF the pubic StHopis Ol lhiS Coull-
try, the teaching in The Spanish tongue
Is supplanting French and German.
Throughout Spanish America English
is taught in all colleges. 1t needs to be
very narrow-minded person who de-
nies that Spanish is the more useful
and valuable for practical purposes
for Americans. especially Americans of
the future.
1t is, and always will be. the Ian
guage of commerce from the end of
Texas to the end of Patagonia. and il
this country hopes to some day com
mand the trade of the Spanish-Ameri-
can nations Spanish, and not French
and German, is the language more
needed for them. 1t is the language of
more than 50,00O,O00 people of this
American continent, and unlike the
English, which is quite hard to learn.
the Spanish is an easy language to ac
quire Mexico Moderno.
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wT AND WISDOM.

in order to arrive we must start
Talleyrand.
Time is money because il slips away
fast. Pittsburgh Chronicle.
If you want TO find great slave,
find man who has great wealth.
-Magnanimity owes no account to
prudence of its motives.-Vavvenar-
CUES.
He who despises mankind will
never get the best out of either others
or mself-Tocqueville.
IF everybody knew what one said of
another, there would not be four friends
left in the world.-PascaL
He who is most slow in making a
promise is the most faithful in the per-
formance of it.-Rousseau.
The good man who is good for what
there is in il will find there is little in it
for hifn.-Nilwauke Sentinel
Lucky They Don't-If every dog
who banks would bite, the world would
soon be full Of sore legs.-Ram's Horn
What is man good for without en-
thusiasm? And what is enthusiasm but
the daring of ruin for its objeet?-Em-
erson.
When you educate boy, you per-
haps educate a man; but when you edu-
cate a girl, you are laying the founda-
ton for the education of a family
No matter how slight citizens i'm
portance may be he feels when he gets
into a street car filed with ladies that
he is a man of standing.-Washington
Post.
Misery loves company, and COM
pany makes misery for the housewife
when the company comes unexpectedly
and she has nothing cooked in the house
-Somerville Journal.
The most enjoyable sermons are
those which hit our friends the hardest.
One can find deal of comfort IN
chilled soup when it is for somebody
else's eating Boston Transcript
Don't expect a man to do anything
for YOU on account of something you
have already done for him, but If you
intend doing more for him tell him and
get what you want in advance.-Mil-
waukee Sentinel
People from the provinces and fools
are always ready to take offense, and tc
suppose that you are laughing at them
one should never risk a pleasantly ex
cept with we'll bred people and people
with brains.-La Bruzere.
An enlightened mind is like a fan
md pleasant friend who comes to chee1
us in every hour of loneliness anC
gloom; il is like noble birth which ad
mits to all best company; 1t is like
wealth, which surrounds us with what
ever is rarest and most precious; 1t i
like virtue, which lives in an atmos
phere of light and serenity, and i
enough for itself. Whatever our la
bors, our cares, our disappointments,
free and open mind, by holding us il
communion with the highest and tn
fairest, will fill the soul with strength
and joy.-Rt. Rev. John Lancaste
Spalding. D. d.
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r,,,c.,,onalIt.m.

Professor of Music-How are You COM
ing on. old friend? Are you still giving
French lessons?
Professor of Languages-Yes, give
French lessons when We got nothing TO
do
How does it pay?"
Il have different prices for the les
sons For some ! charge fifty cents a
lesson; for others five dollars lesson. =
"Five dollars lesson. That's steep
price for French lesson.
'.Yes, but nobody takes any Of tho,ss
fve-dollar lessons, Texas siftinZs
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POTATO STALK WEEvIL.


What the Insect Looks Like and How it
Does Its Work.
The accompanying engraving latter
Riley) shows this insect somewhat en-
Iarged The real length of the full
grown insect in the different stages is
represented in each case by "A straight
black line. The larva, or grub, and
pupa are white or yellowish white in
color. and the beetle is of beautiful
ash-gray color. This color of the beetle
is due to covering of gray scales. If
the scales are removed the color is
black. The beetle has short snout or
beak. and for this reason is called a
weevil. The female beetle deposits one
egg in place in a slit made IN the
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1891-03-26
.lMnnon., EnternrIsa.

The constantly increasing travel via the
Monon Route demands additional accommo-
dation Hereafter the night train, known
as 'sThe Electric" will consist of Compdrt-
naent Sleeping Car, regular Sleeper,
Ladies' Car, with an additional Sleeper for
use of indianapolis passengers. The entire
outfit has been built by Pullman expressly
for this line, and is simply the best. The ad-
dition Of Compartment Sleeping car TO the
equipment, fills the bill Families travelling
together will appreciate this special accom-
mediation, while those preferring the regu-
lar Sleeping Car can have their choice Ihls
train leaves Dearborn station daily, ''as
well as Sundays" at S:35 p. NJ, reaches
indianapolis at As A. NJ. and arrives at
Cincinnati at Z :35 A. NJ. Passengers in In
dianapolis Sleeper can occupy their oerths
until 700 A. NJ
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To strengthen weak Flower stems.

Helen Warburden. according TO the
Michigan Farmer, advises the use OF d
solution of sulphate of iron to gave
strength 10 weak flower stems. Many
tall-growing plants like roses, earna
lions and fuchsias have such weah
stems they are unable to support the
large full flowers. and must be staked
and the supports are by no means .
graceful adjunct. Water the plant'
with a weak solution of the sulphat'
when the buds are beginning to grow
The color and beauty of the flowers ar
enhanced by its use: and there IS httl'
darger Of injury unless the application
IL too strong.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1891-03-26

stalk of the potato, little above the
surface of the ground. The grub soon
matches and tunnels its way down deep
into the root. 1t then works its way
back again, and when fully grown
changes to the pupa state and then to
the mature beetle in tie stalk (see
illustration just below the surface of
the ground This tunneling of the root
and stalk weakens the vines very Sc
riously, the leaves begin to turn brown
as if sunburnt and soon, especially if
the weather be warm and dry, the
whole top dies down; the potatoes are
small in size and few in number
Orange Judd Farmer.
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Trim. Undertaken for Health's sake

VIII be rendered more beneficial, and the
fatigues OF travel counteracted, if the
voyager will take along with him Hostel
ter's Stomach Bitters, and use that protect
i've and enabling tonic, nerve invlgorant
and appetizer regularly: Impurities IN arr
and water is neutralized by it, and it is a
matchless tranquilizer and regulator OF the
stomach, liver and bowels. 1t counteracts
malaria, rheumatism, and a tendency to
kidney and bladder ailments.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1891-03-26

egress hole from shed to the yard, and
Il, ventilator, or lattice cover. The
main room has feed box and water
box at each end. which may be re-
moved at will. 1t requires not over
/ 900 feet of boards and 200 feet of
scantling to build the house. The IL
Iustratiou is SO plain that an extended
description is unnecessarily and
t,;,-os;Ja
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1891-03-26

SPECIAL attention is called to the adver-
tisement of the EIkhart Carriage aud Har-
ness Mfg Co, Elkhart, Indiana. They are
well and favorably known all over the coun-
try, and purchasers can confidently rely
upon fair dealing in all their transaction.
They sell TO consumers at wholesale prices,
and ship anywhere for examination before
paving.
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NJ Made Her rnhappx.

Astonished Mother What means
his? You say you have accepted Mr..
,limpurse. and yet you have assured
he, over and over again, that every
me he called you were unhappy.
Smart Daughter was unhappy be-
ause he didn't propose. News.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1891-03-26

IL HAVE BEEN AFFLICTED with an affection
OF the Throat from childhood, caused by
diphtheria, and have used various remedies,
but have never found anything equal to
Browns BRONCHIAL TRocHEs. REV. g..
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FARM AND GARDEN.
SENSIBLE POULTRY HOUSE.

IL Yon study the Picture You VIII Know
How 60 Build 1t.
The poultry house illustrated in this
issue may be of any size. but as shown,
the house is I0xt3 feet, intended for %
fowls. The front is feet. slanting to
s feet at the rear, the shed being 3xl0
feet lniain part l1xi0 feet, The shed
is intended as a dust room, and for
scratching in rough weather The
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1891-03-26

WHEx Dobbins' Electric Soap was first
made in 1864 it cost 90 cents a bar. 1t is pre-
cisely the same ingredients and quality noiC
and doesn't cost hat. Buy it of your grocer
and preserve your clothes. If he hasn't IL,
he will get it
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rhe paul.bment nit. the crime.

Il see that husbandry is suffering n
great depression in Portugal. said Mrs.
Snarley.
We'll" said Snarley, ''that is what
they get for getting married. Light
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1891-03-26

If you are tired taking the large old fash
toned gripingpills, try Carter's Little Liver
Pills and take some comfort A man can't
stand everything. One pill dose. Try them.
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EASTER MORNING.

PEN wide. re east
ern PORTALS for
IN glorious King
Of Day.
Is he con Is forth
in his ; le ldOr
scattering radi-
ance on bis way.
See. the darkness
flies Def re hiIn
and the gloom Of
Ntrure S night
By the glory Of his
con n nov il
changed 70 blaz-
NJ light
Ses, the earth Is
nlled with giad-
ness. carols float
upon the air.
GIfst ening dew
drops fash their
oolors from each
blade aud hover
fair
~ - i
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BERLIN ought to be a good place for
topers, for ii Is a city always on the Spree.
-Rnston Gazette.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1891-03-26

Do NOT purge nor weaken the bowels, but
act specially on the liver and bile. A perfect
liver corrector. Carriers Little Liver Pills.
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FIRST Broker-"W hat has become OF that
messenger boy of yoursl He was slower
than death" Second Broker-"Yes, that's
Just the trouble. 1t overlook him. Yale
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1891-03-26

THE Public Awards the Palm TO Hale's
Honey of Horehound and Tar for coughs.
Pikela Toothache Drops Cure in one minute.
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To RE a success soda water fountain
must be q first class Acknowledgements
Pam hi cnn
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1891-03-26

THE opera singer who reaches the high
notes must have soar throat-Pittsourgh
Dispatch.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1891-03-26

Blows are not always exchanged when
YOU strike an MISUNDERSTANDING
Oispatch.
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A HANDSOME female photographer ought
70 do good business with her taking ways.
Texas Siftings
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The world never sits down twice on aman
who has any point about him.-Milwaukee
Eantinel
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THE locomotive fireman, no matter how
high he rises, always has tender recolleo-
finns -PittahnrQh Post.
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The best cough medicine is Piso's Cure
for Consumption. Sold everywhere. 25c.
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NEARLY everything that a man likes 70
do Is bad for him.-Atchison Globe
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- UDDESLY- as 10 arrested b. fear or a
~ feeling OF wonder.
sun she stood. with her colorless lips apart,
while u shudder
Tan through her frame aud. forgotten, the fiow-
erets dropped from her fingers.
And from her ewes and checks the light and
bloom 81 the mnrning,-
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1891-11-27

with Mr.. Joslin and other gentlemen.
Can even the most malicious vilifier of
an upright official point out how posi-
bly, he could have been more innocently
engagedp
On the night Of national election is
it the custom of the press of this
country to shower objurgations upon the
President of the United States because
he receives election returns and does not
as a rule look them over alone?
Mr.. Joslin, who is mentioned as one
of Mayor Smiths accomplices in his
alleged henious crime of interest in
municipal affairs served long term as
city clerk, and was one of the best
Providence ever had. Is there any
rational person in the city who would
not find it natural and proper for him to
go to the City Hall on election night,
and is there any reasoning and reason
able human being who would advocate
turning the key upon the mayor and
putting him in the position of criminal
in solitary confinement with his bread
and water showed at intervals through
the doorway?
Did the editor of the Telegram take the
election returns into padded room and
look at them secretly by the light of one
hickering CANDLE? Or if they were
gazed upon by his reporters and expert
arithmeticians, and were exposed on his
bulletin boards to the backs Of the
crowd whose faces were toward the
NEWS stereopticon, and this without
prejudice to the city's interests, how
were those interests compromised by
sharing of the same knowledge with the
city's chief executive official and such
well behaved individuals as CHANGED to
drop in upon him?
If all the citizens of Providence were
as clean, upright and honest as Charles
Sydney Smith, the presence of the mayor
in his Office at any hour and on any
occasion would not be brought up as a
cause of reproach. The people will yet
tire of such newspaper g bullying" but
most of them probably comfort them
selves with the reflection that eff calf
has rope it will hang itself"
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1891-11-27
NEXT WEDNESDAYS ELECTION.

The informal ballot taken for mayor
and State senator last Tuesday has its
advantage in the lesson that it taught of
the strength of the forces of the various
contestants. 1t is plain, judging from
comparisons with last year, that the
Prohibitionist and Nationalist vote can
hereafter be almost disregarded in cleo
tions. The encouraging feature is that
Henry G. Clark made so poor showing
as the result of so strong an effort, and
by examining the Democratic vote it will
be seen that it was practically all polled.
Even the unjust. irrational and disin-
genuous criticism TO which the acts of
the city government were subjected
failed to have any effect in increasing
the Democratic vote. 1t is plain that
the intelligent reader will not be tricked
by falsehood.
1t follows that in the coming election
Mr. Potter at his best cannot exceed the
vote cast for him in the preliminary
contest. On the contrary it is more
than probable that many of those Demo-
Gratis who may have been deceived by
the statements of Mayor Smiths oppo-
nents will now have time TO see their
mistake. 1t makes no difference how
persistently an untruth is maintained,
its falsity will be disclosed at last, and
those who have been misled will make
Al. -, a.
leave the party which sane tions such
double-dealing
The last and most important element
lies in the vote for Mayor Smith. AS
Mr. Clark did not draw from the Demo
cratic vote appreciably, lis evident that
portion of his support must have come
from Republicans who should have
supported Mayor Smith. Moreover,
Mayor Smiths vote was so much below
his vote of last year that il is certain
the enthusiasm of the contest will bring
out the thoughtless and apathetic on
Wednesday, and these, shamed out of
their inaction, with the natural falling
off 20 be expected in the votes of the
hopeless candidates, should easily give
Mayor Smith the election. the party
has never lost on "A second trial, but its
success this time will depend on thor
ough work in bringing ont the non
voters. 1t can be done and it should be
done. Re~iblicans must say at once
and say it resolutely, il shall be done.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1891-11-27

count should remind the people that
Brother Clark has had fun enough, and
those who voted for him that they were
wrong in their idea that people wanted
Mr.. Clark for mayor. There should be
no trouble in electing Charles Sydney
Smith mayor of Providence at the cleo
tion Wednesday, Dec. 2, and the Repub-
lican voters should see TO it that the mat
ter is not put off again, nor the Demo-
Gratis allowed to gain foothold in the
City Hall.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1891-11-27
WHAT Is EXTRAvAGANCE?

The cry of extravaganza is easily
raised, and effective with the unrhink-
ing. A little quiet reflection is enough
TO show the intelligent man that there
are many things which city cannot af-
ford not TO do.
It cannot afford not to educate its
children.
1t cannot afford not to have clean
streets.
1t cannot afford not to have well
lighted thoroughfares.
1t cannot afford not to push its sewer.
age system.
1t cannot afford not to have parks and
breathing places.
1t cannot afford not to contract with
responsible parties.
II cannot afford not to keep abreast
of other municipalities by displaying
the progressive spirit that brings in fresh
capital. new industries and desirable
citizens.
II cannot afford not to sift reckless
misstatements through the sieve OF
thoughtful examination until it finds
there is nothing but wilful perversion of
the truth and lust for spoils for their
foundation.
1t cannot afford not to retain in its
service an official so earnestly and
honestly devoted to its best interests as
Mayor Smith.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1891-11-27

ONE of the most important benevolent
institutions in the city is the Society for
the Prevention of Cruelty to Children.
The society gives an entertainment at
Music Hall this evening with good
talent, and the mayor and other promi-
nent men will be present and speak.
Everyone who takes an interest in the
welfare of poor children should be seen
there. Public sentiment needs to be
kept up to the proper pitch in order
that cases of extreme cruelty may be
prevented, instead of arousing the pub
lie indignation for a time, but without
result when they occur.