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River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1892-08-18
AMERICAN SPELLING.
British Writers Object to Our Labor vi
improvements In Orthograpby.

British Writers Object to Our Labor-SaVing
improvements In Orthograpbv.
What do British writers mean when
they animadvert upon american spell
ing?'r So far as have been able to dis
cover, the British journalists object to
certain minor labor-saving improve
ments of American photography. such
as the dropping of the k from almanaek,
the omission of one from Wagon, and
the like; and they protest with double
force, with all the strength that in them
lies, against the substitution of single
| for a double in such words as trav-
eler, against the omission of the from
such words as honour, against the
substitution of an for n in
such words as defence, and against
the transposing of the final two
letters in such words as the theater.
The objection to american spelling"
may lie deeper than ] have here sug-
yested, and it may have wider appli-
cation: but | have done my best TO
state it fully and fairly as | have de-
duced 1t from painful perusal of
many columns OF exacerbated British
writings.
Now If | have succeeded in stating
honestly the extent of the British
journalistic objections to american
spelling" the unprecedented reader may
be moved to ask: "Is this all +? Are
these few and slight and unimportant
changes the cause of this mighty
commotion?" One may agree with
Srinte-Beuve in thinking that ''or-
biography is the beginning of litera
ture." without discovering in these
notifications from the Johnsonian
canon any cause for extreme disgust.
And since | have quoted Sainte- Beuve
once. ] venture to cite him again, and
to take from the same letter of March
Is, 1867, his suggestion that ''if we
write more correctly, let it be to ex-
press especially honest feelings and
Just thoughts"
Feelings may be honest, though they
are violent, but irritation is not the
best frame of mind for just thinking.
The tenacity with which some of the
newspapers of London are wont to de-
fend the accepted British orthog-
raphy is perhaps due rather to feel
ing than to thought. Lowell
told us that aesthetic hatred
burnt nowadays with as fierce flame
as ever once theological hatred; and any
American who chances to note the force
and the fervor and the frequency of the
objurgations against American spell
ing in the columns of the Saturday Re-
view. for example, and of the Athe-
neum, may find himself wondering as
to the date of the papal bull which de-
clared the infallibility of contemporary
British photography, and as to the place
where the council of the church was
held at which it was made an article of
faith. Matthews, in Harper's
Magazine.
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eRANpMoTHER.s LOOM.

Deserted Il stands. in the old-fashioned room.
That time-honOred relic, our granduother's
loom.
It's youth has departed. a. youth ever viii:
It's hattens and reeds have grown silent and
stilL
But the treasures it yielded are boarded with
care
In stores Of warm blankets ami eoverIeis rare.
Zen the faded rag carpet that decks this old
Was wosen long since on our granemOiher-s
loom
We gaze on it sin, with feeling OF pride.
ThOuEA us weak In TIE back. with a stitch in
as side.
Us beans are Cefaeed. as though SCARED in some
strfs-
It's bereft OF its rollers and crippled for life.
Its mission IS ended. its race has been run;
Yet we cherish il still, FOR the good 60 has done
Our voices are hushed, as We peer through the
gloom.
And gaze with regret on our grandmother's
loom
For the finger % memory points 10 the time
When grandmother sat, in the pride Of her
prime
And sang as the shuttle she tossed 10 ana fro.
While her motions KEEP time with the treadIes
below
And the web she was weaving grew swiftly
apace.
And we children rushed eagerly into the room
We loved the soft Earring Of grandmother's
loom
How We Uttered the floor with our toys aud our
crumbs.
While grandmother fingered her threads and
her thrums.
How the spinning wheel hummed- drowning all
minor Ills
As We gladly assisted IN filling her quilts,
And how she requifcd our labor Of love
With jackets and fr0clzs from the cloth that she
wOvef
But though youth fair blossoms have lost their
fresh doom.
Fond men Dries stiii cling round our grand
mothers loom,
Helen whitney Clark. in Golden Days
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1892-08-18
THE PRETTY MAN.
He Never Plays Ball and Lets the Girl
Row, But some Like Him.

He Never Plays Bali and Lets the Girl
Row, But some Like Him.
Have you ever seen pretty man?
OF course you have. for they are to be
met with every day.
He is good-looling, but not hand
some-he is pretty. His hands are
white and his complexion has much of
the delicate coloring of girls. One
has a shrewd suspicion that he wears
STAYS, for there is a slimness about his
figure which does not belong to that of
the average robust man.
He has never played baseball or foot
ball in his life, and speaks of those
sports as brutal" and dangerous "
If ne ventures his frail anatomy in a
boat, il is as likely as not that he occu-
pies himself with the steering, while
some one more masculine, of the other
sex, perhaps, plies the sculls.
He is given TO singing. His singing
voice is an alto or thin tenor while his
ordinary speaking voice is "a kind of
reedy treble.
Yet he is favorite with the ladies'
with elderly ladies, that is. His
knowledge of the feminine fashions is
extensive, and he is fond of gossip.
Everybody else wonders why he was
not born woman, and rather
nervous, -piminy" woman at
that.-Boston Globe.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1892-08-18
OUT OF HIS ELEMENT.
He Couldn't Stand Being Pestered with
Trying 20 Act the Gentleman.

He Couldn't Stand Being Pestered with
Trying TO Act the Gentleman.
Among Capt. Il. w. Eastwick's recol-
lections are some Of Col. Wellesley,
afterward world-renowned as the Duke
of Wellington. who told him story of
sergeant in Wellesley's regiment.
After the declaration of war with
France. and when an invasion of Eng
land was feared, many volunteer regi-
mentS We're raised and this sergeant
was elected to drill one of them.
Later, through the influence of an Off
GER of the regiment, he received a
cadetship in the Bengal forces.
The sergeant went to India, but be-
ing quite unaccustomed to mingle with
gentlemen, soon found himself out of
place. Some time afterward he heard
that his old commander. Col Welles-
ley, was in Calcutta. lie obtained
leave of absence, and FASTENED to that
city, where he called upon the colonel
and explained his uncomfortable posi-
ton.
Sir" he said, II am tired of being a
gentleman. and desire to be degraded
back to my former post. In fact, to be-
come sergeant in the Thirty-third
again would be promotion to me-"
Col. Wellesley was glad to have so
capable a man in his service, but felt
in honor bound to demonstrate with
him for so installing his own interest.
You have attained the position of a
gentleman" he said, ''and should
strive to become worthy of it." He adj
vised him, therefore, to return to his
duties.
The sergeant would not listen to him.
Saving your presence, sir, he de-
clared. "a gentleman is a mighty poor
thing to be. Ii is like being under con.
tinual arrest. A man may not do that
which he desires, that which comes
natural TO him, but must always be
thinking of his behavior. and whether
what he does is in accordance with his
station. | would sooner be a private
in the line. and master of my own ac-
tions when off duty, than colonel of the
regiment aud pestered with trying to
act the gentleman
The man returned to his old place in
Col. Wellesley's regiment. - Youths
Companion.
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Near Fort Yuma the mummy of an
ancient parsonage has been found in a
sitting posture in an artificial cave fac
ing the entrance, which is so oriented
as to admit to him the first rays of the
rising sun. On what day of the year the
rays are so caught does not appear, but
from the date of the discovery it would
seem to be at or near the vernal equi
nox This is a matter of extreme in.
terest A scientific person is now en-.
gagged in the investigation of the orienta-
ton of Egyptian and archaic Greek
temples In many cases he is able to
determine the star to which they were
directed and then, by an astronomical
determination of its place. fix the
approximate date of the temples foun.
dation. That Stonehenge was ar
ranged in obedience to similar rule is
also known. The same motive has
been operative in Inca temples OF Peru.
The present discovery, linking the
operations of the primitive mind on thi:
northern continent with that OF
the other ancient lees named IS sig
nificant. Should it turn out that
the construction of this cave does really
recognize the equinoctial position OF
the sun, we perhaps have novelty in
this interesting order of observation
The orientation of temples to the true
cardinal points in a modern phase OF
ths early practice.-N. Z. Sun
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TALKATIVE BARRIERS.
A New Yorker Claims That Those of Chi
cago Take the Palm.


cago Take the Palm.
1.-THE New York BARRIERS have the rep
utation of being the most tall1ative
BARRIERS in the world" said CONNER
cial traveller the other day, "but it's my
idea that they are abused in that line.
Experience teaches me that they are
about the least communicative of all
the BARRIERS l have seen.
''On my last trip to the west stayed
at one of the best hotels in Chicago.
and one evening / dropped into the
barber shop connected with the hotel to
get shaved and freshened mp little. IT
was a large shop, and was informed
by the barber before l had fairly set
tied in the chair that there were thirty
artists employed night and day in the
place.
"'This is a pretty big shop | re-
marked, looking at the handsomely
frescoed ceiling; must have plenty OF
business here, ehT
Yes, we have plenty of business.
Not as much as we used to have,
though replied the barber.
"'What's the matter with it Seems
to be busy enough at present
eyes business enough for the house,;
not much good to the artists, though.
I'll tell you,' he continued, growing
confidential, the secret to the whole
after is electric light outside, Israel
lite inside See? That's the trouble
All the BARRIERS here work on per cent
age Amt that trouble enough.
II was beginning to wonder if all
this meant an extra large tip from me,
when the barber began once more.
"'What do you think l make on an
average day?
"'Oh, eight or ten dollars, / replied,
thinking had made the amount high
enough to satisfy the man.
"'Eight or ten dollarsr he echoed,
stopping work and looking at me in
mute establishment. Eight or ten dol
lars! | wish did make that much, but
/ don't. Say, if make a dollar a day
I'm lucky. It's pretty rough on me,
too. NY wife is an invalid-has been
for twenty years (the barber was not
more than thirty years old at the out
side)-and l have 10 get the best ply
sicians can find. 1 have sent her To
California, Hot Springs, Florida and
everywhere you can think of, but she
won't improve in health.
"'Do you accomplish this on dollar
day?' | asked.
''The barber blushed a Chicago kind
of blush. You know what that is?
You need magnifying glass to see it.
But he stuck to his story. He did it all
on dollar day by this time the bar
Der had fe,i.h"d with his work.
thought hcG WI a tip, and / gave
him one. but III until after he had ex-
planned that it was the rule of the shop
to charge fifteen cents for shaving. of
which the barber got six and the house
nine cents. New York BARRIERS may en-
deavor to talk one to death. but they
are not 'in it with the BARRIERS out
west Chicago Herald.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1892-08-18
Early Rising Not Always a virtue.

Thousands of people have no choice
whatever about their hour of rising in
the morning. Later or earlier, that
hour is fixed for them by the require
ments of the Office, the shop, or the
classroom; by the timetable of the
railroad; by the arbitration of their
employers or the necessities of their en-
ployes. But IN the cases manifold
where personal liberty is enjoyed, it
should not be thoughtlessly restricted
simply because of the domestic tradi-
ton that early rising deserves praise
and late rising blame Breakfast may
often be a movable feast without ma
terially disturbing the routine of an or
Derby housekeeping day. Invalids,
mothers whose rest has been broken by
teething babies, and, above all, rapidly
growing children, should have their
sleep out. Nature demands this, and
violence is done to her when sleepy peo-
pie are rudely aroused from their beds.
Early TO bed is the single safe prescrip-
ton to insure early to rise. We need to
repeat it over and over TO our hurrying,
anxious, toiling American men and
women: Rest, rest, and again, rest Do
not think time ill-spent that is spent in
repairing the ravages of our well-nigh
incessant ctiyity-Harper's BaZar.
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The Muscular strength Of a Trout.


We sat for an hour or more ON the
east bank of the Beaverkill at Rock
land. and watched the trout of that cell
ebrated river passing over the dam,
which is nearly three feet high, with
about four-inch volume of water
pouring over il. The trout ranged in
size from ten to eighteen inches, and
during the time we sat there at least
twenty managed to get over. In many
instances first attempt failed, owing.
however. more to an apparent want of
Judgment, or perhaps of experience.
than from lack of physical ability in
the fish TO accomplish the feat, the
smaller fish. a. a rule, failing To get
over in the first effort. But few of the
larger fish made a clean Jump into the
smooth water above the apron of the
dam: most of them passed perpendicu-
larry up the falling waters and with
apparent ease. These fish were en-
abled to swim straight up this down
pour of the waters by the great muscu-
lar power they possessed; there was no
trick. no sleight of hand about tit
was pure strength of body. which is
evidently centered in the peduncle or
tail and the tail fin. They actually
sculled their bodies mp this compare
lively dense mass of water. The query
naturally arises: If a ten-inch trout
can swim up such fall, what is the
capacity of a salmon of forty inches
under similar conditions?-American
Angler
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A FAMOUS WOMAN AERoNAuT.
Madame blanchard and Her Terrible
Death.

Death
Francois Blanchard and his wife
were among the best-known and most
successful aeronauts in the early part
of this century. Soon after the inven-
ton Of the balloon by the Montgolfier
brothers Francois constructed an air
ship with rudder and wings. In 1885
he crossed the British channel in bal
loon and for his daring was given
life pension and gift of twelve thou
sand francs by Louis XVI His ascents
were numerous i'm all parts of Europe.
On on occasion he took up party of
sixteen persons from Rouen and land
ed them safely at point fif-
teen miles distant While making
his sixty-sixth ascent he had
an apoplectie stroke. from the effects of
which he died His wife. who had ac-
eompanied him on most of his perilous
trips. continued to make serial voyages,
and was quite successful Her reputa-
ton as a skillful navigator of the air
became as great as that of her husband,
and her exhibitions were witnessed by
thousands. For about ten years she
made ascents without a single serious
accident, but the fate of so many other
aeronauts overlook her on the 9th of
July, 1919. On the evening OF that day
she assembled from the Tivoli in Paris.
taking with her some fireworks She
had reached considerable height
when the explosives took fire. and in a
moment the balloon was in flames. 1t
soon collapsed, and the unfortunate
Nine blanchard was dashed To pieces
on the ground. Chicago News.
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- ,raaa no nlnerenee-

Seven or eight of them were talking
in the courthouse the other day about
the best position in which to sleep.
Il lie on my face" said one.
81 lie on my back" said another.
81 lie on my left side said a third,
and so on until it reached an old fell
low writing at desk.
1T doesn't make any difference to
me how / lie" he said. without stop
ping his work. I'm a lawyer"-De-
troit Free Press
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Too Prevalent.

Righteously Indignant Citizen-I tell
you, sir, gambling is going on night
and day, right under the noses of the
police, and they are doing nothing at
all to prevent it!
Apathetic Citizen-O, yes, there's
some gambling, of course, but how are
you going to dry it up?
Turn the raseals out. That's how
our party will carry the city next
time"
'No you won't You'll be beaten by
$1,000 majority"
"I'll bet you thousand dollars on it
right nowl Put up or shut up.-Chica-
GO Tribune.
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Is attractive, but its hue in the skin and
eyeballs is repulsive, and indicates bilious
ness, a malady, however, easily remediable
with Hostetter's Stomach Bitters. Nausea,
sick headache, pains through the right side
and shoulder blade are manifestations of
liver complaint, dismissable with the Bit
tiers. which also banishes malarial, rheu-
matte and kidney complaints, nervousness
and constitution
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Dante confessed. -Once a Week.
G.. a. X. Encampment, ,Washington,,D. {
SeDtennber 90. 1892.

The Monoa Route to Cincinnati in connec-
ton with the Ches fpedise a; Ohio R0us 10
WdshiHgt "a is the Official Route OF the De
partment of State of Illinois. Special trains
will leave Dearborn Station Saturday night
and Sunday morning, September II and Is,
arriving al Washington the following day.
This route passes all the famous battle
fields of Virginia via Gordonsyilie. On the
return, tickets will be honored from Rich
mond, passing Lynchburg and Appomattox.
Only So Washington to Richmond via the
Potomac River and Old Point Comfort
Special stop over privileges viii be
granted, enabling all to visit the battletelds
without extra cost.
For circulars. maps and further informa-
ton call or write, f. }. REED. c. z. A.
3,i2 ). Clark St, Chicago, Ills
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There is now on exhibition in Phila-
delphia a gigantic tarPon and a SPLEEN
did specimen of the silver king about
SIX feet in length and weighing l25
pounds The fish jumped clean out of
the water six times and took one hour
and IS minutes to bring him to gaff
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1892-08-18

MIR Sapoline-"I want this soap
advertisement placed where plenty of
servant girls will be likely to see it :"
Advertising Manager-"All right: I'll
have it put next to the society column. I"
kings Jester.
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What do you mean by disturbing
me at this hour of the night?" said an
Austin doctor angrily to darby who
woke him mp at three o'clock in the
morning. II jess allowed, boss, dat yes
was so busy yer didn't hab time ter
tend ter poor folks in de daytime. so J
lowed I'd jess drap in after supper
Texas SiftinGs
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to points in the West, Southwest and South
via 'sThe Milwaukee" Tickets on sale
Aug 90th, and Sept. 9th. good for 50 days
For particulars apply TO the company 5
agents in st Paul or Minneapolis, or TO J.
T. Conley, Asst. Gen1. Pass Agt., St
Paul.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1892-08-18

Commends public approval the California
liquid laxative remedy, Syrup OF Figs 1t
the system effectually, it promotes the
health and comfort Of all WHO us it, and
with millions it is the best and only remedy.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1892-08-18

DYSPEPSIA, impaired digestion, weak
stomach, and constipation will be Instantly
relieved by Beechanl's Pills. % cents a box
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1892-08-18

S. K CoBURS, Mgr, Clarie Scott writes !:
81 find Halls Catarrh Cure a valuable rem
edy" Druggists sell il, 75c
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out Thi. Out for Future Reference.

Harvest Excursions will be run via THE
Northwestern Line" C., 81. p, NJ q o. Ry.,
on August 3Oth and September 9th, 1892,
from st. Paul. Minneapolis and stations
East and Sorth of st. Paul 10 all points
West OF and including st. James and
Sleepy Eye, Mimi, in Minnesota, South
Dakota Northwestern Iowa, Nebraska,
Wyoming and the Black Hills on the Chi
cago, st. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha,
Chicago q Northwestern and Fremont, Elk
horn & Missouri Valley Railways.
Harvest excursion tickets will also be
sold to Omaha, st. Joseph, AtchisOn, Leav-
enworth and Kansas City and to all roints
in Kansas, Colorado, Utah, Oklahoma,
Arkansas and Texas and TO certain points
In Tennessee, Mississippi, Alabama and
Louisiana.
Tickets will be sold at very low rates and
will be good 70 start on day of sale and
good to return within twenty DAYS.
For rate 10 any particular point, through
car service or any information call on agents
Of THE North western Line" or address
7. W. TEASDALE
Gen'l Passenger Agent, st. Paul, Mimi.
Rress-"How long has your wife kept
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1892-08-18

A MAN who mixes his drinks generally
mixes his speech in the same way.-Bing-
hamtOn Republican.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1892-08-18

s'HAs Mantalius very deep voice z"
'Very. Why, when that man sings IL
hurts his corns 'i-Tid-Bits
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1892-08-18

THE man with no music IN his soul should
hire q hand organ
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1892-08-18

To every sufferer from Catarrh, no matter
how bad the case or of how long stand
ing, the proprietors of DIR. Sage's Catarrh
Remedy say this " If we can't cure it,
perfectly and permanently, wen pay you
$500 in cash" Sold by ,tll druggists.
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Pure and whoIesome oualitv

He is truly good who desires always 20
bear the inspection OF good men.-Roehe-
louea,Iid
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Gold bullion

AFTER the piokpocket has succeeded in
getting his hand in he takes things easily.
-Binghamton Leader.
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FAIR lady becomes still fairer by using
Glenn's Sulphur Soap.
Hill's Hair and Whisker Dye, so celts.
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Harrest Hands Nyanted

APPLY the rules of higher criticism TO
roast beef and You viii starve yourself to
death.-Ram's Horn.
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THE biggest fur pool: Behring sea
Philadelphia Record.
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at ali stations ON the line Of ''The Milwau-
kee'' in the Dakotas. Fare five dollars
Call at the company's offices in st. Paul or
Minneapolis.
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nv TDT At

THEY are called racing tips because their
patrons are so easily upset by them
Washington Post.