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River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1891-04-23
SIZES rhAT SuIr.
Gloves That suited in Size, but Not n
Their Numbering.


Their Numbering.
II want a pair of black suede gloves. -
said the young lady to the clerk. and the
latter noticed that she was tall and fair,
and evidently from the very crown of
Murray Hill.
Yes" he said, in that tenderly ac-
quieseent tone peculiar TO clerks who
sell 10 feminine customers. What size,
please?"
Five and three-quarters, she re-
piled. Then turning to her companion,
who was almost as fair aud stylish as
herself, she said: Five and three
quarters is rather large, You know, but
l never could bear a tight glove"
The clerk had gone for his boxes, and
presently returned, observing as he did
so that if the lady desired he would try
the gloves ON. The lady did desire, and
balancing her elbow on the counter the
clerk proceeded to daintily rub the
glove over her upheld fingers. The
glove was certaidly a perfect fit, being
Just of sufficient size not TO wrinkle in
the least, and yet did not distort the
hand.
''Oh, what lovely fit" exclaimed
the companion of the young lady pur-
chasing the gloves. ''Why, dearest,
you've a very small hand, haven't
you -
well. a five and three-quarters is
rather large for it, as you see, =" said the
other, smiling serenely and contem-
plating her very attractive hand.
Five and three-quarters, echoed
the clerk Permit me, miss" and he
turned down the wrist of the mate to
the glove the girl had on. Then he
smiled and said II think have made
a mistake. These are six and quar-
ter"
There was silence for moment, and
it is probable that one of the young la
dies was mortified and angry while the
other was eNultant.
six and quarter" exclaimed the
purchaser of the gloves well,
should think they were large. | knew
these weren't right. Why, they are
all wrnlzled over the back. Give me "A
pair IF the size | asked for in the first
place. And you needn try them on.
| know they'll fit. My hands are lit
tie swollen this morning, any way"
The clerk put pair of five and three
quarter gloves into a paper, and the
two young women departed
Another one of EN-" remarked the
clerk to a companion after they had
gone Il knew her hand was six and
a quarter when | saw it. Shell split
those others trying TO get them on, and
then ask us to change them. How soon
" II that new lot of false sizes be in?
There's no use of trying To get these
real ones off on women. That girl has
been getting the false five and three
quarters here lately, and we can't sell
her the same glove marked correctly"
It is a fact that sellers of gloves and
shoes have been compelled TO mark
their goods with false sizes in order to
please certain women who are vain
about their hands and feet, and that ac-
counts for the establishment oftentimes
felt by girl who is innocent of this
when a friend, having obviously larger
hands and feet, gives conclusive proof
10y showing the marks ON the articles
themselves, that she wears both smaller
gloves and shoes-N. Y. sun.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1891-04-23
The Siangy Girl.

The winter sunset was glowing in
the southwestern sky, and the lady
who was walking toward it seemed to
see in it once more the Spanish castle
of her youth. and the faces that long
ago looked out at her from its windows.
She began TO hear far-off voices sound,
and to dream the old dreams over again.
Suddenly very different voice behind
her broke the spell. Sing for moth
ing? Well, | should smile! ! get pay
for it when ! sing and don't you forget
il" The lady east hasty glance over
her shoulder and saw the speaker
girl of perhaps twenty, well-dressed,
with a quick, buoyant step, and pref
" face. Yes it really was a very pref
" face, and the simple yet good toilet
looked like a lady's choice; but her
speech betrayed her. Slang is not the
language Of well-bred maidhnhood.
When you hear girl finish her sentence
with an interrogative, tSee?" you need
search no farther for indications of
what she is. well, | should smiler'
is as comprehensive as a biography
Youth Companion.
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THE RABBIT PEST.
Enormous Sums IF Money Expended to
a ln.li 4

Enormous Sums IF Money Expended to
Abate IL.
1t is probable that but few persons in
this country fully realize the extent of
the rabbit pest of Australia. The cost
of determination is collected in the form
of tax or assessment, and in the years
fs,m 1883 to 1889 nearly $1,000, 900 were
collected and paid out for that purpose.
The money is raised by taxing cattle
and other animals which depend upon
grass for a living. The professional
rabbit-catchers receive pay for the num-
Der of skins turned in, the price varying
from two to twenty-five cents each, the
highest price being paid in the districts
where the rabbits have been pretty well
exterminated A peculiar feature OF
the situation is the fact that in some
sections more money is paid out for rab-
bits killed than is received for rent OF
the land
Some idea of the extent of this plague
viii be realized when it IS known that
as many as 10, 600, 600 skins have been
exported from New South Wales in one
year, and that during a period of siN
years there were 90, 900, 900 rabbit skins
exported from New Zealand, and the
government agent states that at least
as many more were killed, the skins OF
which were not exported. In the year
ending January l, 1890, no less than
81 900, 600 rabbits were killed by govern
ment employees in New South Wales
alone.
The ratio of increase seems to be
simply enormous, for we are told thai
| the generators of the countless millions
now in Australia were pair of wild
| brown rabbits turned loose in the early
/ history of the country. Mr.. II. c. Tay
| Tor, who is in charge of the government
/ bureau for the determination of rab
WITS, states that the progeny of two
/ rabbits, at the end of three years. i
| left unlisturbed, would reach the enor
nous number of 10, 700. 900.
Some years ago the government o.
| New South Wales offered a reward o.
R25. 600 pounds for some method OF
process Of determination. Fifteen hun
| bred plans or schemes were offered
/ hut not one of them was satisfactory
e. b. Hanford, in n. Y. Weekly.
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A new use has been found for the
Juice of the unripe cocoanut. This
fluid. which to the initiated tastes
sinzularly mawlxish. is a most grateful
and cooling drink to those suffering
from fever 1t is largely patronized.
too. by sailors, who seem to acquire
more than their wonted thirst while
In tropical waters and their favorite
trick Of sucking the monkey, as the
process of absorbing the liquid from
hole cut in one end of the shell in which
9 printing of rum has been poured is
termed, has been from time immemorial
one of their much-cheered recreations
Is soon as they could escape from their
ship. The idea. however, of using the
milk of the cocoanut as a culture
medium for bacteria is a new one. In
Investigations which have been made
In Cuba during the last two years this
duid was used very extensively, and it
was found TO be a great convenience to
h.v. a sterile culture fluid always al
hand. ready for use at a moments no
kics.-chioago World.
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PITH AND POINT.


"A Dandy Lunch.-Water and a cigar
cite at the hotel entranee.-Judge.
The wrong kind of learning leaves
a man wofully ignorant.-N. o. Plea
yune.
The man who can keep a secret may
have high opinion of his own ability,
but no woman likes him.-Somerville
Journal.
There is room for everybody in this
big world. Friction comes from the fact
that too many want the front room
Scranton Truth.
Don't hear your father-in-law
gave you a roll of bills for wedding
present" Non-''Ies, they were gas
bills. Lowell Citizen
"A Short Run-Friend-''I the play
a go?" Budding Dramatist sadly
yes but ! had hoped it would be a
stay. "-American Grocer.
"A man never fully realizes the
wealth of information he doesn't pos
sess till his first child begins to ask
questions.-Elmira Gazette.
Some men think nothing of jumping
a contract, but it's warm day when
anyone can jump cold that he has
contracted Joseph News.
How was it that the Judge granted
your divorce before even reading your
petitiOn?" 'He was my wife's first
husband. "-Courrier des Etats-Unis
1t is as little as the ice man could do
to drive some of his customers out to a
frozen pond, and let them see what they
f,st-s oil
ington Post.
-Sociability in New York-First
Stranger-"Slow, isn't it?' second
Stranger YES, very" Lets go
home. Il can't I'm the host. -
Texas Siftings.
Tramp don't hardly know what
to do with this piece O steak now I've
got it," Landlady For goodness
sake! Why don't you eat it?' Tramp
1--we tried that.
-"Going fshing?" inquired his
wife. yes; catch about dozen or
so" "Why so few? Fish are so cheap
now you might as well catch couple
of dozen while about il. "-Fliegende
Blaetter.
VIII Seek Enjoyment at Home
Tom-''Where are you going this even
ing for enjoyment, Jack?" Jack-'I
shall seek enjoyment at home this
evening. Wife's away, you know. =
Yankee Blade.
-Wife-"What do you think of that
waterproof? | bought it down at La
cey's at the bargain sale on account of
the fire" Husband-''ls it damaged
much by fire?" Wife-"Not at all by
the fire; only by the water"
No Longer a Craze. Autograph
hunting is thing of the past. Like
all manias it had its run, and it has
now been dropped for another fad.
Public men are asked to give their ideas
on marriage, religion, politics and other
subjects
--Mildred-"Oh, Maud, | have been
dying ever since the night of the mas
querade to ask you who that man was
that you We're with" Maud-''Why,
didn't you know that was the man I'm
engaged tor" Mildred Well, what in
the world possessed him to wear that
frightfully ugly mask?" Maud-"He
didn't wear any mask. boston Cour-
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FOREIGN PAPER MONEY.
sizes and styles of the Bank Notes of tn
Different Nations.

sizes and styles of the Bank Notes of the
Different Nations.
The Bank of England note is about
5NS inches in dimensions and Is printed
in black ink on Irish linen watcr-lined
paper, plain white and with ragged
edges.
The notes of the Banque de France
are made of white, water-lined pa per,
printed in blue and black, with nu-
merous NEUROLOGICAL and allegorical
pictures and running in denominations
from the 2D-franc note to the l000-franc.
South American currency in most
countries is about the size and general
appearance Of American bills, except
that cinnamon brown and slate blue
are the prevailing colors, and the
Spanish and Portuguese are the pre-
vailing languages engraved ON the face.
The German currency is rather
artistic. The bills are printed in green
and black. They run in denominations
from , to 1000 marks. The latter bills
are printed on silk fiber paper.
The Chinese paper currency is in red,
white. and yellow paper, with gilt letter
ing and gorgeous little hand-drawn de
vices. The bills, to the ordinary finan-
cier, might pass for washing bills, but
they are worth good money in the Flow
cry kingdom.
Italian notes are of all sizes, shapes,
and colors The smaller bills and
10 lire notes-are printed on white pa
per in pink. blue and carmine inks,
and ornamented with finely engraved
vignette of King Humbert.
The 1O0-ruble note of Russia is barred
from top to bottom with all the colora
of the rainbow, blended as when shown
through a prism. In the center, in
bold relief, stands large, finely exc
cuted vignetteof the Empress Catherine
I. This Is in black. The other engra =
ing is not at all intricate or elaborate,
but is well done in dark and light
brown and black inks.
The Austrian bill is printed in light
colored thick paper, which shows none
of the silk fiber marks or geometrical
lines used in American currency as a
protection against eounterfeiting. Each
bears upon it terrible warning TO
counterfeiters, threatening the peni-
tertiary confinement ito anyone who
shall make, sell, or have in possession
any counterfeit or fac-simile of this
bill. Chicago Times.
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HIS SOLE OBJECT IN LIFE.
He Was in fore Distress But Desired to be

He Was in fore Distress But Desired to be
Honest.
"Gcntlemcn," he said, as he APP
preached the four of us seated in a row
in the waiting room, lit grinds me to
the soul to be obliged TO ask favors of
strangers, but I've got TO do it right
here and now"
whats your case?" asked the man
on my left, who looked like a judge.
eve lost a wife and five children"
'Wel?"
"'Then my house burned down and
got 40 insurance.
"Wcll?"
"Then 1 fell out of a tree and broke
my leg, and didn't walk for year"
''Well?"
Then | sold piece of real estate
the only property had-and fellow
robbed me of every cent"
"Well?'
"Then got heavy cold, consump-
ton set in, and one of my lungs is gone
and the other gong"
"Well?"
"Well, I'm ragged, poor, hungry and
sick and want money to buy supper
and pay for IA nights lodging.
81 see. You are hard up indeed.
should think you were tired of life"
Il have just one object in living"
"And that?"
"Whcn ! was boy, ten years old,
and lived in Vermont, stole water
melon from farmer My crime was
never discovered, but it has weighed
like lead on my conscience, and know
it has hastcued my end. | want to
live long enough and collect money
enough to enable me to return to Yer
mont. go to that farmers house, and,
standing before him, say:
Mr.. Pritchard, thirty-nine years
ago, when was but giddy boy, / stole
a watermelon of you. l am sorry.
wan. to be forgiven before | die, and
want to make such reparation as | can.
Here is thirty thousand dollars in gold.
Take It and buy a steamboat, and say
] am forgiven
''N'ou are an internal dead beat and
liar!" roared the judge as the man stood
in an attitude of humility, but we Clipped
in half Il dollar apiece, and sent him away
rejoicing.-N. Y. Sun.
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sxTY-THREE WIVES.
The Family of "A Congo Monarch and sora
Account of His Country.

/ Account of His Country.
The French government has recently
begun careful exploration of the vast
| territories which came under it's sway
after the division at the Berlin con-
gress. and which is known as the French
/ Congo.
The farther the explorers proceed the
more astonished they are at the charac-
ter of the population, which, in many
sections, is very warlilze and can raise
large armies.
Large rivers abound, and the inhab-
itants spend half their time upon them,
hunting the hippopotamus and the ele-
/ plants which come to feed in the
marshes.
The warriors are nearly all armed
with spears and shields made of very
thick mating and hippopotamus hide
They have considerable knowledge of
the art of building and of agriculture.
Some of their plantations are well laid
out, and weld immense quantities of
food with but little cultivation.
At OuOsso, a huge village on newly
discovered island. the explorers found
better buildings, showing more taste
and skill than any seen elsewhere in
Central Africa
The warriors are always prepared to
| fight everybody who comes along, but
can generally be pacified by presents Of
pearl or porcelain buttons or cotton
cloth
They do not value these objects sim
ply because they are buttons and cloths,
but because they serve as money all
through the Congo country. One of the
chiefs at Onosso possesses no less than
sixty-three wives, with whom he lives
in an immens waited palace, divided
into sixty-three compartments. His
whole household amounts to nearly six
! hundred persons.
| His palace is adorned with certain
rude paintings and sculptures, indicat-
ing that the people with education
would develop decided taste for orna-
ment
The women go naked with the ex-
| ception of loin cloths and garters on
| their right legs. They all have numer-
/ Gus families of very hideous-lo looking
| children.
In this district copper bracelets,
made with much skill are used for
money The king keeps little army
of artisans at work making them, SO
that his treasury is never empty.
| Elephant hunting is one of the great
| industries of the whole region. Min
| ganga, king who controls wide cx-
/ tent of country. and who is reputed the
greatest drunkard in Congo-land, con-
trolls most of the ivory commerce and
regularly sends caravans to the coast.
| He has accumulated large fortune in
elephant tuslls, which he exchanges
regularly for copper money.
The natives are very willing to hunt
the elephant, since they are rewarded
/ by great feasts every time one of the
! huge beasts are lxilled.-N y. Journal.
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most jovial of men. treated Joe with a
Difference which struck me As odd until
l learned from actual observation what
kind Of business this man had agreed to
undertake.
The bronco colt was interested b.
the proximity Of a powerful roam iaare
held by Joe. and now came close up =
the gate and shifted at Us Joe OBJ
served the animal atteutivelY.
How many hev tried him. kunnel?''
''Iyvo-snashed.'
Likely II is in his eye. Shall we
make a starta7
lie mounted his mare as he spoke
and uucoiled a rawhide lariat Then
he looked critically round uPon US all
I want three Seth Sincup. Bill
Corse and Ezekiel Put EN- down,
boys"
The bars Of the corral gate were
drawn hack and Joe paced in. I had
returned To the wagon by this time
with Col Jensen. and we had capital
view Of the interior 81 the corral
Joe held his la>sO in both hands. his
bride hanging loosely on the mares
neck. She was perfectly trained and
required neither guidance nor re-
straint Slowly she approached the
colt he retreating t. the furthest
corner Of the corral, showing that he
well knew the significance of this thin.
brown rope and what It could do. The
mare drew nearer. step by stop. and
fancled that ] could see a hooking
smlle upon her face Nearer and
nearer until with "a snort aud shake ~
TIE head the bronco sprang forward
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THE RESTAURANT BEAT.
How He Secures His Meals without Cost T.
HlmselG

Himself
81 think that man has an understand
ing with the walters, said little man
with a big steak in front of him, as two
men at the next table got up and left
the restaurant.
..What do you mean?" asked his com
panion.
Notice the big man at the head of the
tablet"
Eyes"
"Notice he didn't pay the check? OF
course you did. lie never does, and I'll
tel you why. He comes in with a com
panion every night-seldom the same
man. He lets the other man order first,
generally, and then takes the same.
When the order is served the waiter in
variably asks: One check or two, sir9'
and he invariably addresses the query
to the big mans companion.
Now the result of this great Amer
lean treating is that one hesitates to
say Two under those circumstances,
although there was no expectation of a
double check when he came in. But the
remark is addressed to him and he has
to answer-especially as the big man
becomes deeply interested in a newspa-
per about that time. Ninety-nine men
out of a hu' bred are afraid of appearing
niggard' and win answer One check.
1--WE seen that played here good
many times, and, as | say, have never
seen the big man pay check nor have
ever heard the question. One check
or two?' put to him. That's why say
| think he has an understanding with
the waiter. Perhaps others have also.
why should the question be put, any
way? l.. the waiter bring two checks.
and if one man wants to grab both of
he has all the opportunity necessary. >
--Chicago Tribune.
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passed over ms face Is ne s.raightena u
his back: then he loosed the bride,
and lightly fiicked the bronco on the
/ flank. The pony shook himself and
bounded forward; he did not try 10
lower his head and buck. Another
touch of the quirt and word of en-
enlargement. lie reared. gave one last
caper and then sSept into long
stretching gailop. The cowboys gave
loud cheer; Joe waved his hand as he
/ sped away, and in few minutes horse
and rider had disappeared behind a roll
of prairie.
Col. Jensen heaved huge sigh of re-
/ lief.
''Of now for twenty miles, and the
job wen done. BY thunder that cuss
is sandy 10 the backbone. What say to
it, friend?''
We spent a merry time for couple
of hours and then sailed ont in a body
to meet the hero on his return We
had not to go far. Joe had run the
bronco until his pace was spent and
was now retracing his steps at walk.
He said he was not hurt but when
questioned owned that every joint
and muscle of his back and limbs
seemed to have been twisted out of
shape.
As for the bronco when Joe had rid
den to the ranch. and had been lifted
eli and carried into bed, for he could
not walk. WAS ordered to mOunt-be-
ing the worst horseman present-and
ride To the stable. This ] did with fear
ful inward qualms. and no London cab
horse could have been quieter than our
demon of the afternoon.
IL must not be supposed, however,
that with this the breaking was COM
pleted. The bronco was ridden daily
for weeks by an experienced rough
rider, and more than once the old spirit
of devilment flashed out and endan-
gered his riders life. But Joe Startling
earned his fifty dollars wen. Before
six months that bronco was the best
saddle pony in Jack Jenson's stable.
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DISHONEST cARO-PLAYING.
circumstances which show That Cheat.
ing Is Commonly Practiced.

circumstances Which show That Cheat
ing Is Commonly Practiced.
On very moderate estimate. out of
every hundred men who play high at
games of pure chance at least three
cheat, and out OF every hundred women
at least six They do not always cheat,
but every now and then, when they
think that no one is looking. they, as
the Americans say, play with the adj
vautages." If anyone would take the
trouble to count up the number of per
sons who live year after year far above
their incomes. and who play habit
ually at games of chance, and yet are
never in debt, he win perceive that
they must cheat. for at no game of
pure chance can habitual player win
year after year. II is simply hnpossi-
BILE. If he does not give himself some
little advantage over his opponents.
The advantage, however. need not be
ABOVE or 3 per cent. for him to make
a good thing out of his playing. At
baccarat. for instance, person playing
go each coup would stake in an hour
at least $500, and per cent Of this
would insure him 80 per hour. If he
plays frequently the luck of one hour
would balance the ill-luck of another,
So that il he were to play 200 hours in
the year his annual revenue from cards
would be 81. 200 London Truth.
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TRAINING HORNS.
Begin at a Stage When the Growth Is
Most Rapid.

Scraping the horns for the purpose Of
forming an incurvq mas been practiced
with a greater or less degree of sue
cess. To accomplish The object, says a
correspondent of Jersey Bulletin, the
scraping should be done on the inner
side. toward which the turn is desired,
and it should be repeated, if necessary,
as the norm makes growth The horns
of most cattle, Jerseys especially, nat
urally grow with an inward curve, and
this practice is an aid to nature in re-
fractory cases. Let the scraping be as
evenly done as possible along the sur
face desired for the curve, 50 that all
parts will yield TO the pressure in the
same proportion. The governing
principle is that the horn thus scraped
on one side is weakened, and as crowd
proceeds offers lessened resistance to
the stronger parts that have been left
undisturbed, and a gradual giving way
of the former is inevitable. The
symmetry of the curve viii depend
upon the care and skill with which the
work is done; the process is slow and
should be begun before the horns get
too large, and at stage when growth
IS most rapid, for best results.