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River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1892-03-31
NOT GENERALLY KNOWN.
Some Interesting Information Touching
Various Subjects.


Various Subjects.
There are number of societies in the
world that bear strange names, but
probably one of the most curious was
a club founded in 1875 by an English
actor. 1t was called the Sublime So
ciety of Beefstakes," and had among
its members the prince of Wales and
other royal personages. They met in
the painting-room of the Covent Gar
den theater, and dined upon beefsteaks.
The club was in existence for over a
hundred years, and became quite noted
because of its odd customs. Another
strange name was that of the Serb
lerus club" which Swift founded in
1714 and to which Pope. Gay and other
literary men belonged.
Sedan-chairs were first used in Eng
land by the duke of Buckingham dur
ing the reign of James /. The first
chair aroused much Indignation among
the people, who said that men were be-
ing used to do the work of beasts, but
later on they became very fashionable.
The fashion of saying God bless
your after sneezing, originated with
the ancients. These people believed
that some danger attended sneezing, so
they generally made short prayer,
such as Jupiter, help meP 1t has
been found to be the custom among
savages to do the same, and Jewish
rabbis also make mention of the fact.
An old Roman writer says that the GUS
tom originated during a plague, when
people who were seemingly in good
health sneezed and fell down dead.
Bagpipes are generally ascribed to
Scotland, where they have been in use
for a long time, but it was an instru-
ment upon which the ancient Greeks
and Romans played. Nero is said TO
have performed upon it, and an old
piece of Grecian sculpture represents
player on the bagpipes dressed in the
fashion that is known to-day as the
Highland costume.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1892-03-31
DOMESTIC CONCERNS.


Rings made of the whites of hard
'oiled eggs, laid around the dish on
mall lettuce leaves, garnish a dish Of
alad nicely.
"A Corn Cure: Battle the feet thor
nghly with strong mustard water. Dry
veil. Rub the corn with ether, and You
an pare it without experiencing the
east pain. Rub little vaseline over
he spot where the corn was.-Dra-
matte News.
-Hasty Pie: Place in a deep bake
fish any fresh or canned fruit to the
lepth of two or three inches. Beat to-
.ether one egg, two tablespoonfuls
Melted butter, a cupful of sweet milk,
cupful of flour in which has been
lifted a teaspoonful of baking powder.
Pour this batter on the fruit and bake
until the crust is well done. To be
,aten with sweetened cream or any
pudding ce.-Housekeeper
Beef Loaf: Four pounds of fresh
can beef chopped as for hash, eight
.oda crackers rolled fine. four we'll.
beaten eggs, six tablespoonfuls of
iweet cream, piece of butter twice
The size of an egg, half a teaspoonful
IF salt and the same of pepper. Mix
al well together and make it into a
oaf and roll IL in flour. Bake it one
md one-half hours and keep it well
pasted. Serve cold cut in very thin
ilices.
-RoIy Poly Cake: White part: Whites
Of three eggs, one cupful of sugar, one
fourth cupful of butter. one half cupful
IF milk, two cupfuls of flour, one tea
spoonful of cream of tartar, one-half
.easpoonful of soda. Dark part: Yolks
Of three eggs, one-half cup of sugar.
one-half cup of molasses, one-half cup
Of butter. one-half cup of milk, two
cups of flour. All kinds of spices and
.aisins, one cup or more. Put in your
iish layer of white and the dark drop
m by spoonfuls, then another layer of
white, and so on.-Home.
-Roly Poly. or Dog in Blanket:
Make paste of a eupful of finely
chopped beef suct, from which all
strings have been carefully removed,
Two of flour, sifted, with heaping tea
spoonful of baking powder, half tea
spoonful of salt. rub together and stir
with fork, and about three parts of a
cup of ice water to the consistency OF
biscuit dough; roll from you once on a
Iightly-houred board, spread generously
with raspberry or any jam liked. roll
up, tie in Toured Canton-flannel cloth,
wool side out, and put in large pot OF
boiling water Boil for two hours, keep
ing the pot replenished with boiling
water.-N. Y. World.
Carrot Soup la Cress: Put three
ounces of butter into saucepan, and as
it melts add large onion, finely
chopped; four ounces of lean ham, cut
in tiny dice, two tablespoonfuls OF
chopped celery, and the red of twelve
carrots, grated. Stew over a moderate
fire, stirring frequently, until the vege.
tables acquire nice color, then add
two quarts of well favored stock, and
simmer for about two, hours Skim
carefully, pass the soup, and as much
vegetable as possible, through sieve,
pressing the pulp through with the
back of a wooden spoon: season with
cayenne and salt, reheat and serve
with toasted dice of bread.-Boston
Herald
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1892-03-31
FARM AND GARDEN.
EXCELLENT SAP PAN.
suggestions for Those Who Wish TO Make
Nice Maple sugar.

suggestions for Those Who Wish TO Make
Nice Maple sugar.
Here is the plan of sap pan used by
7. ID. Hubbell. of Delaware county, N.
Y. He has one large pan nearly by
} feet with two partitions running
through il - divide it into four smaller
pans The sap runs from the storage
ank through a pipe into No. l and
hen to No. through small hole, and
rom there into Nos. 8 aid 4. When
he wishes to strip off the hole is
topped up between s and and all of
he strip dipped into 4. When thick
enough this sirup is dipped out with
IN old-fashione d skinner having a
.traight end made for the purpose.
When a small quantity of sap is had
o finish up water is used in Nos. ]. 2
md 8 to prevent burning. The house
5 set against a small hollow and dug
nut about feet on the back side, max
ing il very convenient
When the sap begins TO boil keep IT
hopping until it is ready TO remove for
,ugaring. Keep a steady fire in the
lrch and If pan be used see that the
zap does not burn at the sides. Repeat
ID straining through double flannel
strainers viii make better sugar and
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1892-03-31
A PREFERRED CREDITOR.
He Certainly Did Come In Ahead of the
Others.

Others.
A good story is going the rounds
about New York merchant who re-
Gently failed for large amount. He
called all his creditors together and
offered to settle with them for ten cents
on the dollar, giving them his notes,
payable in thirty days
AS most of the creditors had little
hope of getting anything, they eagerly
accepted the proposition. One man,
however, stood out for better terms,
and all efforts to get him to agree were
futile. Finally, the bankrupt took him
out in the hall and said:
"Ven you come in an sign NIT de
udders, den l make you preferred credi-
tor"
"All right" said the kicker. under
those circumstances / will agree to q
settlement"
The papers were signed and all the
creditors left except the one who had
been told he was to be preferred
What are you waiting for?' said the
man who had failed.
"Why, you said was to be preferred.
/ am waiting to know what / am going
to get"
well, tell you-you get notings.
''Get nothing? Why you promised
to make me a preferred creditor if
would sign with the rest"
"And so you are. l make you pre-
ferred. / tell you now you get notings
De udders wait thir days before dey
know it, and den dey get notings. -
ChicaUo Mail
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1892-03-31
1T PAID TO BE A FOOL.
Why the Depat Man Was Down on Hi
brother sam.

why the DepSt Man Was Down on His
brother sam.
There weren't but three of us on the
depot platform-the man who checked
my trunk, a well-dressed man walking
mp and down, and myself. After bit
noticed that the two men looked al
most as much alike as twin bro theirs
also noticed that the well-dressed one
evidently wanted to speak to the other.
but was given the cold shoulder. IL
was none of ms business, of course
but there was a mystery about it to ex
cite curiosity, AM by and b. followed
the depot man into The freight shed
and carelessly inquired il he knew the
other man. Know hint of course
do" he indignantly replied
ale looks very much like you" He
ought to. as he is my brother sam
Consarn his pictur', but the sight OF
him makes me bile o. erl" Family
trouble, / suppose?" mo. It's jest
because Sam is the biggest fool in the
United Statesl We didn't use to calcu
late in our family that he knew enough
TO chew gum. I've actually had to &c
out and bring him in when it rained"
well, he seems TO be al right now
How did he get dressed up so fine?"
"HowP How2" he repeated, as he
upset a barrel of dried apples ane
kicked il around. "fi got dressed up
by being fooll'
Seeing that did not understand. he
sat down on a box and continued:
''Sam owned five acres of land next to
he. ~.
years ago a Teller comes along here,
and he says TO me that he thinks there
is a pot of gold buried on my land
He'd dreamed about it, leastwise. and
he offered to point out the spot for
fifty dollars" That's a very old
game"
"of course. ] let him 90 on for a
while, and then took him by the ear
and dropped him off the platform.
read of that swindle before was knee.
high TO toad"
"Well?"
''Well, what did he do but go and
hunt up Sam and tell him the same
thing. Somebody probably told him
sam was born fool and didn't know
enough to climb a fence. Sam gulped
IL all down, of course. / warned him
and wrestled with him, but it didn't do
no good. He jest scrubbed around and
got the money and handed it over"
And the swindler slid?''
''IIe didn't hurry very much. He
walked Sam around, told him where to
dig, and was around for a couple of
days before he sauntered off. Drat
that fool of Sam, but ! want to go
out and knock his head off"
''He lost the fly. of course?"
Ibid he? Not muchl He dug where
the man told him to, and may be hung
by the neck if he didn't find an old
crock with over twelve thousand dol
lars in iti' You don't say?"
That's what he did, and that's what
built him a new house, got him elect
ed alderman, and put them fine buds on
his back! Blast him! I'll go out and
knock his blamed tomfool head"
But | seized him and held him up
against barrel of cider-vinegar until
the fit of frenzy passed away, and left
him weak and trembling and just able
to mutter: 1.-The idea of it! Why. he
don't know enough to-day to turn a
grindstone the right way"-N. Y.
World.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1892-03-31
PRETTY AND USEFUL.
Some Recent Designs in Jewelry and TIA
bleware.

Rocco designs in silver gilt and in
brass are used in library sets.
Amber cigarette-holders have tiny
gold crabs and insects applied.
pepper grinder with cut-glas.
body is pretty addition to the table.
Light silver jewelry and silver enam.
eled flowers are appearing with the
spring prints and muslins.
A sleigh on wheels, having for freight
a naplin-ring, salt and pepper boxes i,
an oddity to be commended.
Triple links of tiny pearls held be.
tween fine bow-knots of small diamonds
are one of the prettiest designs.
Perforated standards of silver are in
tended for pisying cards. They ar,
made to hold one or two packs.
The outlines of the feur-de-lis il
dull yellow gold are traced inside ;
row of small pearls. This is pretty
fashion.
The prompt energy of the trade pro
duced match safes on which was the
flag in enamel and the legend "a Mattel
for Chilli
Curious and pretty bracelets are mad,
of segments of iron pyrites set in a sill
yer box and framed in gold. They ar,
very odd and puzzling, as the iror
pyrites glisten like gems.
Sleeve-buttons for men in sectional
designs of gold and silver alternatel,
used are preferable. The gold is gen
orally treated with parallel lines ane
the silver with repousse work.
Pretty varieties of flower fernery ar,
seen in the outlines of pansies and four
leaved clover in outlines of dull lemon
tinted gold. Within these gold spray
terminate in jewels. These stimulat,
the veining.
White letter pads have the corner
bound with perforated ornaments o.
silver. When duly set forth they con
tain silver letter-clip, paper-cutter
stamp-box, tiny pincushion of rubber
held by a silver band and pen-holder. =
jewelers. Circular.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1892-03-31

more beautiful strip than lax methods
which always make more filth posi-
Die. The oftener the evaporating and
,ugaring-off pan are cleaned the better,
iogether with strainers and other uten-
,ils. 1t is frequently the custom to
cleanse the pans, gathering and storing
mbs only at the end of the season, but
such neglect will not insure the best
.olored product. Good sirup should
weigh IL pounds to the gallon; let it
stand in good place free from dust
and settle few hours before putting
N jars, bottles and cans; be sure none
the sediment goes into the packages.
Nice clear glass receptacles may cost
more, but the increased price the prod.
act will bring will more than pay for
Tor them. The best possible lid for the
gathering tubs is a thick strainer in
he mouth of the tank. 1t should hang
Town in is inches so it will hold 2 pail
,ul or two Any stopping will be caught
and held from going out, and, while
,he strainer will serve its own purpose,
t obviates the necessity of taking off
and putting on a lid each time the team
stops. Farm and Home.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1892-03-31
WAS a HUMORIST.
A Tramp who Lost by INDUCING In Lit.
tie Pleasantries.


He was a vagabond; all over and I'M
mistal1ably vagabond, and he made
no effort to conceal it, but he was not
without a sence of the humorous. lie
rang a door bell on jefferson avenue,
and the man of the house answered it.
"Well;" inquired the gentleman,
"what will you have?"
Anything most, and then have some
thing | haven't got now," he replied,
good humoredly.
''Indeedr' gasped the gentleman,
quite knocked out by that kind of wit.
''Yes, indeed said the visitor, "but
particularly want job"
The gentleman was rather, by this
time, prepossessed in his favor
"What kind of job?" he asked.
ANY kind. Chopping wood, baling
hay. shaving n lawn, shoveling snow.
teaching school, driving n street car,
cashiering bank, or anything else
that is honest and remunerative."
"Can you do any of those things?'
queried the gentleman in surprise.
"No, sir. That is TO say, | never
tried to-"
well, what in thunder do you want
the job for?" and the gentleman fell
off several points.
"For a friend of mine, who is -"
There was dull thud, followed by
one or two additional dull thuds and
the joker picked himself up at the foot
of the steps and sighed heavily.-De.
troit Free Press.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1892-03-31

j wondered If my uueasiness wasn't a
premOnitiOn of bad luck We ran
along without mishap during the early
evening, but when we stopped 10 take
water about nine o'clock caught sight
OF dark figure stealing along in the
shadow Of the express
Il called TO Tom. my fireman, TO see
who il was, but when he turned II was
gone This didn't bother me much at
the time; II might have been brake
or the conductor, but hadn't noticed
any lantern
While we we've tearing away again
at pretty good pace suddenly caught
= clicking sound like the putting on of
brakes 1t was triae up grade at that
point aud / hadn't ,alled for en- !
climbed back over the tender To see
what was the matter.
"JuSt as I got to Ihe rear / noticed
widening gap between the tender and
the express and realized that we were
uncOupled and that the bell rope had
been cut; at the same time saw one of
the bearded men standing at the brake
wheel Of the express He hat me covered
with a six-shOOter.
''As / elambered back to the cab
heard a shot: then half dozen of them
Ia quick succession Road agentsP
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1892-03-31


Tom yelled in my ear as / took the
lever / brought her up as quick as I
could and held her ready to run for
ward or backward as circumstances
might decide.
The train had almost come to
standstill when | saw a CLEAN of light
cut through the night, about midway of
the car Then that streak of light was
darkened by the heightened shadow of
man. which moved crosswise of the
train and seemed to melt out into the
night.
Get back, Charlier yelled, for l
thought he was about to look ont for
the cause of our stopping.
"'Open your head again and I'll blow
it off, said voice beside me. Turning,
saw a man at each of the cabs front
windows They had jumped up on the
pilot and crept back alongside Of the
boiler
There seemed to be dozen OF the
robbers. Not more than two had come
on the train. / am sure. The whole
thing had been planned Those near
the engine, with the exception of the
two at the cab windows. made a rush
for the express car. As they ran into
the stream of light coming through the
open door a shot fired from the dark
ness to the left of the train tumbled
one of them to the ground. The others
fusilladed the spot from which the shot
appeared to come, and then two shots
fired under the train from the other
side, and another shot from away out
in the dark, laid one of the thieves
out cold and caused another one TO
howl
The trainmen were beginning to
fight My blood got warm. / had a
good six-shooter under the seat and if
that fellow at the cab window had
only taken his eyes off me for a mo-
ment I'd been out there helping the
boys. Those at the rear of the train
then Joined those in front, and all
made a dash at the open door of the
express They were all in bunch in
the light
''The first man to enter the door
stood a moment and then fell back out
side in The crowd The shot came from
the darkness away out to the left. An
other man tried IL AS he fell on his
face in the car, the others, who had
been watching. fired volley at the fash
away off in the dark. The next man
who tried TO enter the car succeeded.
The others kept watch until he re-
appeared at the door. Something was
wrong. Two others got in to help
him. Then one of them whistled. and
my man at the window jumped off and
ran back to the train
That was my chance. Out came
the gun from under the seat, and | got
a snap shot at Toms man. but missed
him. As he turned on me Tom struck
his arm with a wrench, knocking the
pistol from his hand. He jumped off
into the darkness We backed her
slowly up to the train, firing as we
went
suddenly dark form rose up on
Toms side of the track and threw
something into the tender. Tom and
both fired at the man. He staggered
mp against the cab steps and groaned.
Then by a superhuman effort he caught
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1892-03-31
steamhoat RACING in the west.

The Columbia river and Puget sound
have become the misunderstanding wa
tiers of the United States, and great is
the rivalry among the boats that ply
between Seattle and Tacoma. The
Hudson steamer City of Kingston,
which was fast craft in its day and is
now one of the sound fleet. has been
easily distanced by the racing boats.
The best of them at present are the
Victorian and the Flyer. both of which
are screw-propellers with powerful en-.
gines. Now and then the word goes
round that there is to be a race. and the
demand for tickets forthwith become
tremendous All decks are crowded
with people of the rival cities, the boats
sheer out from their wharves. and the
fun begins. There are no snags to be
feared, the water is smooth and deep,
and fast time is always made. Two
years ago the trip between the cities
took as many hours. The time has now
been reduced to one hour and fifteen
minutes Chicago Tribune.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1892-03-31
Cold water for sores.

Every year the doctors find some new
way of applying natures own remedies
In the veterinary hospital of the Uni
versity of Pennsylvania water is very
extensively used. BY the aid of rub
Der tubing, cold water is kept running
slowly through an open wound from
two to ten hours a day, the antisepti,
dressings being put on only at night
BY this treatment the wound is KEEP
clean, inflammation and pain are al
layed and healing is consequently very
rapid. The hospital has also bricl
tank with hot and cold water supply
in which dozen horses, suffering from
corns or other hoof diseases, can enjoy
a sociabI daily football 1t SEEM
strange tn the modern interest II
veterina medicine, that this should b,
the only veterinary school and hospita
occupying buildings especially designed
for its use. Detroit Free Press.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1892-03-31

Our experience does not favor burn
ing over the straw berry patch at any
season. In private gardens, for home
use or for ma rket growing, it is most
satisfactory to form matted rows, pick
two crops and turn the patch under.
The two-crop system gives strong.
vigorous plants, permits clean culture.
and. not least, gives little trouble from
insect or rust of leaves The bugbear
with amateurs is the starting of a new
plantation. IL the ground to be set is
plowed in September and again just
before closing up for winter, the cut
worms will give little trouble, and if
the plants are set with wet roots
turned in bunch downward with a
spade, it takes but little time. Begin
ners set the plants with roots in the
natural position, forgetting that the
main thing is to make the plant live.
Planting the rooss with points down.
ward favors an even stand, and the
new roots will soon start in natural
position.-Prof j. l.. Budd.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1892-03-31
Wide Awake for April

Is a veritable Easter number. In its
pictures, in it's stories, in its poems, the
Easter spirit predominates. This April
number is quite as acceptable a remem-
brance at the Easter season as the con-
ventional card or booklet. Meynelle's
frontispiece. Easter Day." Burgess
full-page Easter Lily" CARROTS stir
ring crusading picture, are fitting ac-
compartments to Miss Poulsson's
charming verses, The Flowers Easter
Message" to Miss Barstows delightful
s'Storv of an Easter Hat" and 10 FL
bridge $. Brooks spirited Easter Day
ballad of crusading days, prince Al
meric's Amulet" Mrs. Lewis descrip-
ton of the "Easter-Tree, and the day
festivities in Germany, Miss Amanda
Il. Harris delightful story of How
Easter came to the little Nuremberg
Maids" and another sket ch in the Fair
Harvard Series. THE Holy Coat of
Treves' by Kenneth Mckenzie are
timely. Miss Cooke contributes CAPT
tai wartime story of Southern life,
1.-THE Romance of Calico Gown Tu-
dor jerks, a characteristic wonder
story, ''Christopher's AT Home" and
Lieut.-Col. Thorndilze, a stirring ac-
count of a fight ''out of Paris by Bal
loon" ID. Lothrop Co, Boston, Pubs.
90 cents a number, 81. 40a year.