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River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1892-01-07
DON'T TOUCH THE WIRES.
Excessive Care Needed to Avoid Danger
In These DAYS of Electricity.

Excessive Care Needed to Avoid Danger
IN These Days of Electricity.
In these days of abundant electricity,
says the Paper World. the following
suggestions from one well versed in the
subject are worthy of careful study and
remembrance:
"Never touch an electric wire that
has fallen down across your way while
you are standing on the ground. as your
body will become a conductor for the
electric fluid TO the earth, unless you
have rubber boots upon your feet. Line
men are sometimes seen pulling these
wires about. but they have insulating
rubber boots upon their feet o. gloves
of like material upon their hands. and
some people, supposing these covering
{, only used tOr protection against
the wet weather, have foolishly grasped
the wires and received severe hooks in
consequence. Don't employ a carpen-
ter or ordinary laborer, nor do YOU
yourself attempt to fix any electric APP
par.s.us of any power about your prop
erty, whether the current is turned on
or not Electric wires should be han
died one at a time. If it is necessary to
take hold of two wires at the same time
don't do it. In handling or drawing any
wire lying over any of the ordinary
street wires, especially such as convey
currents for electric lighting, use dry
hand line for the purpose, or grasp the
wire with insulated pincers. An ordi-
nary wire clothesline may become the
conductor of a deadly current.
In dynamo room, touch not, taste
not. handle not The most inoffensive-
looking dishpan may strike YOU like a
mailed hand. Nothing is safe to you
here, unless you know everything. Let
worlxingmen remember that when a
company has strung wires on the cross
bars of poles so closely together that a
man cannot move easily between them
it is better for him to come down and
resign"
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1892-01-07
The Chaperon Approved.

An amusing experience is told by one
of a party of young people whose chap
eron was hastily replaced by a delight.
full woman, whose ideas of the onerous
duties were. to say the least, unique.
1t was at the scashore in Maine. The
party were greeted each morning and
anxiously asked at intervals if they
were enjoying themselves, but other
wise were allowed every freedom. One
lovely evening a pretty girl and her
escort went to the chaperon. "Can we
90 out rowing, Mrs. -" they asked,
timidly
Il see no objection" was the answer.
We've been" was the UNEXPECTED
response from the culprits, adding 1--WE
forgot TO ask "-I;oston Herald.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1892-01-07
AN CLD-TIME WEDDING.
How That Important Event Was Managed
10 New York Two Generations Ago.

How That Important Event Was Managed
in New York Two Generations Ago.
"A wedding was quite an extrava-
CANT affair."" Mrs. Burton Harrison re-
ports lady of the olden time as say
ing "My wedding dress? 1t was made,
Of course, by Nottingham satin. thick
as a board. cream-tinte1, cut low in the
neck, and the bertha frIll of yellow
ish-blonde lace; laced up behind, awful
ly tight, I'm afraid. aud the skirt
reaching to the instep. Then ! wore a
pair of Lanes white satin boots, and
six-button white kids. Early in the
afternoon had come Martel to dress
my hair in three huge bows. O,
how tired | was before he put
on my angc wreath to be
crowned by long blonde veil. My
bouquet, | well remember was COM
posed of white monthly roses. grown in
the dining-room windows of my hus-
bands maiden aunt, and surrounded
with geranium leaves, and the holder
was of gold, set with pearls.
The groom and groomsmen, who ar
rived at dusk, wore blue coats wit
brass buttons, white satin stocks and
waistcoats, and ruffled shirt bosoms.
Everyone of them had submitted to
have his hair frizzed by ionable
barber We stood, during the wed.
ding. between the folding doors. and,
after it, went down in the basement TO
the supper. Yes, my dear, my mother
mixed the brides cake-black cake, n
old recipe-and it was iced by the CON
fectioner Contoit furnished the ice
cream, but the supper was mostly
cooked at home. Turkeys. hams, chick
ems, game, preserves, jellies blanc.
manages, branded peaches, grapes, rails
ms, nuts, plenty of Stewards notices,
and candies, cake of all kinds, Madeira,
port, and sherry were thought all-sufii-
cient then for gentlefollzs. | shall have
to own that the bride had a finger in
most of the preparations / blanched
every almond mamma used. The most
formidable ceremony was the first APP
pearance of the bride and groom for the
| fashionable stroll on Broadway in the
afternoon. Laugh as much as you
/ please, ladies, but / wore a pearl bro
cade, with leg-of-mutton sleeves, a
/ steeple-crowned hat of white satin
/ trimmed with orange blossoms, and a
/ long white veil that reached nearly to
my heels. OF course, sported the gold
watch that was my wedding gift, stuck
in my belt and secured by thick gold
chain around the neckl Arm-in-arm
with my husband, we were naturally
much observed, but it was the thing TO
/ lo.-Ladies' Home Journal.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1892-01-07
Taking cold Next to the Walls

In sitting next to the outer wall of a
brick house, one often feels as if a
current of air was blowing upon his
neck A little air may come through
the pores but in the majority of cases,
it is not wind which he feels. but that
the cold wall causes the air of the
room to fall with sensation OF
draught AS the air is heated, it rises
and floats out into the room, but
when it strikes the wall, it is chilled
and falls. The same thing is often OBJ
servable when sitting by a window,
and may be the means of taking cold.
The direction of the air currents in a
room may be readily determined by
the floating of feather or a bit of
thistle down.-Dr j. ii. Kellogg, in a
Sanitarium Lecture.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1892-01-07

pale dorsal and subdorsal stripes al
ways showing distinctly on the dark
highly neck and tail plates.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1892-01-07

An old man with head as destitute OF
hair as watermelon. entered Man
haitian avenue drugstore and told the
clerk he wanted bottle of hair-re-
storer.
"What kind of hair-restorer do you
prefer?"
II reckon I'll have to take a bottle of
red hair restorer. That was the color
it used to be when was a boy. Texas
Siftings
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1892-01-07
HOMEMADE BROODER.
1t Is simple, Cheap and Has Been Used
with Success.

with Success.
The brooder herewith described and
Illustrated has been used by Il. Rick,
New Jersey, with decided success. 1t
is simple and cheap The tank A in
Fig. consists of three-inch iron pipe
eight feet or more long screwed up
with a cap on each end. Through one
end is bored hole. through which a
one-inch pipe Il runs up nearly to the
other end of a tank. On this pipe Il
outside is screwed Il, standing up
right. On top of this T is small cock
Z and below the i is one-fourth-inch
pipe with valve and union. A hole
bored ON the underside of the tank very
near the cap has a one-fourth or three
eighths-inch pipe screwed in for the
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1892-01-07
Preparing for IL.

Mr.. Billus tcalling down the stair
way)-Maria, have the children gone to
school?
Mrs. Billus--Yes.
This is the girls day out, isn't it?''
Eyes. She's gone"
This is not the minister's day to call,
is lt?''
No"
ANY the neighbors likely to drop in
during the next hour or SOP"
Il think not"
You're alone, are you?'
Yes. What do you"
Then put some cotton in your ears,
Maria ! am going TO shave myself
with that new razor you gave me the
other day. Chicago Tribune
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1892-01-07
Table decoration.

When flowers are not to be had in
abundance, a suitable decoration foi
both house and table for Thanksgiv
ing feast may be had by using oats
wheat or corn for the mantels, over
pictures. and on dinner tables II
corn is used, both the husk and corn in
the ear. as well as the tasseled stalks
are very effective. Autumn vines and
scarlet berries may be used with them
The decorations should be tied with
huge bows of satin ribbon in orange OF
scarlet Fancy gilt baskets may be
used on the table to hold the punches
of grain. Scarlet peppers give fine
touch of color and are used with good
effect Chicago Inter-Oeenn.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1892-01-07

FIG. 1.-sECTION OF BROODER BOILER
backfiow +; this also has valve and
union. Another hole bored on top of
the tank for piece of one-inch pipe {
for pouring in the water; when filling
the tank the cock + ought TO be opened
so as to let out the air. A small piece
of one-fourth-inch pipe ID connected
by a rubber hose reaches pan on the
floor for the overflow. The oil stove oi
lamp G is for heating. This heater
works very steadily, is cheap and will
last long while. Having built the
boiler. the box is made around it. Each
partition of the brooder is two feet long
and seven or eight inches wide. In
the back is a glass door sixteen inches
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1892-01-07
WIT AND WISDOM.

If the memory of an injury is
cherished it is not forgotten. Rams
Horn.
The poorest education that teaches
self control is better than the best that
neglects it.-Sterling.
Prompt Advice. would you
asked Hobbs BLACK EN-" replied
Jephson. cycling Hobbs understandings
critically.
Every minister who has had even
FIVE years of experience knows that 1t
is no earthly use for him to try to con-
vert a woman who has to wear a last
years hat to chprch. Bonneville Jour
nal
Thompson is not going to do any
thing more in conundrums- He recent
ly asked his wife the difference between
his head and hogshead. and she said
there was none. He says that Is not
the right answer.
Mr.. Emerson (of BOSTON, How
rapidly Clytemnestra grows! Mrs
Emerson-Yes. The dear child will be
four years old next week-quite old
enough to put into eyeglasses Will
YOU select them for her, or shall I?"-
IIarper's Bazaar.
No Health There Mrs De Fash
ion-So you were al Health Springs
during the summer. How did you like
it?" Mrs. De Style-Well, the place is
pretty enough, but didn't think much
of the water. 1t didn't taste bad at all
An Inauspicious Meeting Tom
You say you don't think Miss Bright
pretty9 Jack-That was my impress
sion when I first spoke to her. Tom
When was that? Jack-The other
evening, when begged her pardon for
stepping on her train and tearing off
two yards of it. Yankee Blade.
1t is a poor relief from sorrow to
fly to the distractions of the world. As
well might wearied and lost bird, sus-
pended over the abyss of the tempestu-
Gus ocean, seek resting place on its
topmost waves, as a child of sorrow
seek a place of repose amid the busting
cares and Intoxicating pleasures of
earth and time.-Dr Spring.
A man was complaining to some by
ISLANDERS that he did not know what
was the matter with his horses He
had tried everything he could hear of,
but TO no purpose. They would not i'm
prove in flesh. A stable boy of Irish
extraction, whose sympathies We're
aroused by the story, comprehended
the situation, and modestly asked, Did
veg liver try corn?"
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1892-01-07

Manure is not always complete fer
tilizer 1t may be lacking in some inn
portant element and contain an excess
of another. If il has been exposed TO
the rains, so as to permit of its being
leached, it will have lost much of its
nitrogen. The quality of the food
also affects ;ae quality of the manure.
Instead of manure being a complete
fertilizer for plants it is really one ,
the most variable substances produced
or used on the farm.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1892-01-07

BEWARE of trash. 1t is easier to ac-
cumulate great mass of worthless
stuff than it is to keep the tool house
and other outbuildings tidy. Very
often the opportunity arises for the
purchase at public sales of such ma
terial, and the farmer buys because the
article sells for little and may be of
use sometime Money paid for such
articles is generally money lost.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1892-01-07
Collars and Boas.

Fewer boas appear, now that coat and
cloak collars are fur-lined and cut SC
high. In appearance, however, sucf
collars are far less becoming than the
soft furry or feathery boa which forms
such picturesque aud charming franc
to the face, lending grace to the figure
the long ends imparting height and
style. The new muffs are certainly
larger, and also far less protective
Seal, sable, mink, astrakhan, fox anc
bearskin are the most popular furs thi:
year. An attempt has been made again
to reinstate ermine in public favor fol
certain uses, but with little success
Chicago Post.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1892-01-07
no Yor WAIT NE TO .rAY?"

long breath of relief "All the farm
work IS behind. and Berenice Stubs
amt worth half what She used to be.
hope your wife is prepared to take
right mold of the butter and the poul-
try and
No. father, she isn't, said Joe. val
iantly. Ellen isn't very strong, and
she has never been used to the hard
ships of farm life. "
What did you marry her for?''
snarled the old man.
To be my companion and friend,
father. not my drudge and servant"
Your mother warn't above work.
My mother was dead and buried,
sir. al the age of thirty-worn out, as
all the neighbors tell me. by the hard
ships of her life. Your second wife.
too. was n victim of the MolOch OF
work don't intend to lay Ellen in
the church yard at their side"
Mr. Ailesbury's brow darkened.
Il won't have no one in the house
/ who don't earn their board said he.
Very well" said Joe. Wen rent
the little Barrow house down Locust
lane II will be handy to my work at
the carriage factory. and Ellen shall
have a strong servant to help her with
( the house.
Old Ailesbury started up. forgetful of
his infirmities-
Joe" said he, brandishing his
crutch, IF you've been such a fool as
Z to marry mere wax doll'-
Just here his foot slipped; he fell, a
dead. heavy weight, his head against
! the sharp edge of the table. The SEN
/ tence was never finish ed.
\ month"; cried the old man in a
cracked voice: "a month since / had
/ that fall, Then must a-been out OF
my mind must have had a fever"
well, guess you just have" said
| Berenice.
And who took care o me-"
Mrs. Joe. To lie sure. night and day.
I l amt no hand 1T nurSin' sick people.
and there was hull week some one
had to sit up all night with you"
But that ssim, pale face creature
never done it,
/ Yes. she did. She said you was
/ Joe's father and there was somethin
about your eyes and forbid, as you laid
I asleep. that reminded her % him. And
( She wouldn't leave YOU a minute"
! God Il less her said the old man,
turning his face away 18th a curiou:
/ thrill at his heart.
Joe. " said he. when his son came
/ in. a few hours later, I've been very
sick?'
'.Yes, father"
/ And they tell me nearly died.
They tell you the truth. father"
The doctor says if it hadn't been foi
your wife Id "a been under the
I churchyard sod by now.
Il believe il IS 50, father.
Joe. she's an ANGEL
Don't know il. sir?''
Joe. I'm sorry | said all them
things about her. DO you suppose
Joe. she'd stay here if I'd hire gal tO
do all the rough srork?'
I'VE have planned. sir. to move into
the Barrow cottage. and
But You mustn't do that. Joe
emit feel 10 let her CO. urged the old
man All the luck would go out OF
the house once the door closed on her
Ask her to stay. Joe. Tell her
The door opened softly. Ellie her
| self came in
FEATHER. do you want me to stay9'
she whispered.
.'GOd knows that do. child"
Then I'll stay"
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1892-01-07

Aunt Maria appeared with most
startlingly magnificent costume at the
dinner III have a little more dress
ing" said she TO her brother at the
head of the table. Heavens! Maria, =
said he, II think you've got too much
already --Harper's Bazaar.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1892-01-07

Whether cheap postage is good
thing or not is questioned because a
certain country parson has written 1884,
600 begging letters His wife has writ
ten II, 600 more, and his children a few
thousand besides. About one person in
fifty written to responded, one to the
extent of SIS. 600.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1892-01-07

-Twenty-one specimens of fossil
shells have been found in the vicinity
of Boston. Some of these fossils were
found in the Muddy river, on the border
Of Brookline; some have been found in
the dredging of the Charles river near
the Back bay. Some of the oyster shells
are ten inches long.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1892-01-07

Hat / was CON
silerably sur
priscd to hear
of Joes mar
rage. l don t
deny. y aid
Mr. Ailesburv,
sitting in his
wheeled chair
in the sun
shine "Ididu't
know ; he had
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1892-01-07

Gay Bachelor-Do you think there is
anything in the theory that married
men live longer than unmarried ones?
Henpecked Friend twearily)-Oh.
don't know-seems loDger.-Life.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1892-01-07

The Indian chief. Lot. of the Lower
Spokanes. is called the Indian Solomon.
As he no longer fights the white man
he is not such bad Lot as he used to
be. -PhiIadelphia Ledger.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1892-01-07

VIRGINIA CRY. NEVADA sept sth 1891.
Donald ksRnsdy-Dcdr Sir. viii state my
10 You: About nine years ago was pAraiyHed In
my left side. and the best doctors gave me relief
for two years. and / advised 10 try your Dis
covery. which did Its duty. and IN a few months
was restored 10 health About four years ago be-
came blind in my left eye by spotted cataract
Last March taken with In Grippe, and
confined TO my bed for three months At the end OF
that time. IN the start. then it struck that
your Discovery the thing for me; so got
10 my work in the mines. Now in regard 20 eyes.
rs lost my left eve. AMI about six months ago my
right eye became affected with black spots the
sight did the left eye-perhaps some twenty Of
them-but since have been using your Discovery
they all left my right eve but one; and thank God.
the bright light of heaven ia more making its
appearance In my left eye am wonderfully aston
ished at It, Fnd thank God and your Medical
Discovery. Yours truly, HANK WRITE.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1892-01-07

OF preventing the grippe, colds, headaches,
and fevers is TO use the liquid laxative
remedy Syrup of Figs, whenever the sys-
ten needs gentle, yet effective cleansing.
To be benefited one must get the true rem
edy manufactured by the California Fig
Syrup Co only. For sale by all druggists
in 5Oc and q bottles
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1892-01-07
FORGING AHEAD.

Our sales for the past week of
"CHARTER OAK STOVES AND RANGES
have been unprecedented. The Char
ter Oak has been forging ahead every
day of the forty years that it has
been on the market.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1892-01-07
LIZ. a y.nnmnn. sernen,

Hidden in the grass. malaria but waits oul
approach, TO spring AT and fasten its fsngs
upon us. There Is, however, a certain anti
dote 10 its venom which renders it power,
less for evil Hostetteris Stomach Bitters
Is this acknowledged and world famed spe
citc, and IL is, besides this, a thorough
curative for rheumatism, dyspepsia, livel
complaint, constipation, la grippe and nerv
business. In convalescence and age it i:
very serviceable.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1892-01-07

SOMEBODY says that poets are declining
This may be so, but you had better not ash
a poet what he will take on the strength Of
it-Roston Bulletin
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1892-01-07
German
Syrup"
" l have been a great
sufferer from Asth-
ma and severe Colds
Asthma.

L have been great
Asthma. sufferer from Asth-
ma and severe Colds
every Winter, and last Fall my
friends as we'll as myself thought
because of my feeble condition, and
great distress from constant cough
ing, and inability to raise any of the
accumulated matter from my lungs,
that my time was close at hand.
When nearly worn out for want of
sleep and rest, a friend recommend
ed me to try thy valuable medicine,
Boschee's German
Gentle. Syrup. I am con-
1ox.L,- fident it saved my
'io0s life. Almost the first
Sleep. dose gave me great
relief and a gentle re-
freshing sleep, such as l had not had
for weeks. Mycough began inmedi-
ately to loosen and pass away, and
l found myself rapidly gaining in
health and weight. l am pleased
to inform Observation-Disclosures l
am in excellent health and do GER
tainly attribute it to thy Boschee's
German Syrup. c. B. STICKNEY,
Picton, Ontario. Is
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STATE OF OHIo. CRY OF TOLEDO. J

Lucas COUNTY.
FRANK J. CHENEY makes oath that he is
the senior partner of the firm Uf +. j
CHENEY 4 Co, doing business in the City
of Toledo, County and State aforesaid. and
that said firm will pay the sum of ONE
HUNDRED DOLLARS for each and every
case Of Catarrh that cannot be cured by the
use Of Halls CATARRH CURE.
FRANK j. CHENEY.
Sworn to before me and subscribed in
my presence this 9th day Of December, A.
Il fkla
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The Only One Ever PrInted-Can You Find
the Word?

SAYS an exchange: with money come
poor relations" But poor relations never
come with money Texas Siftings.
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The Most Pleasant Way

IT doesn't often happen that you meet a
man who is considered hero at home
Rams Horn
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1892-01-07

BAsHFUL young men ought to practice
sparkling with dumbbells. - Binghamton
RpnuhliPan
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1892-01-07

A CoUGH, COLD, OR SORE THROAT should
not be neglected BROwS's BRONCHIAL
TRoCHEs are a simple remedy, and give
prompt relief. p cts. n box
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1892-01-07

POKER is a reform game. The players
are constantly going better.-Binghamton
Republican
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1892-01-07

IL not killed off now, lice viii stay
on the fowls all winter.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1892-01-07

Cod-liver oil suggests con-
sumption; which is almost I'M
fortunate. Its best use is be-
fore you fear consumption
when you begin to get thin.
Consumption is only one of
the dangers of thinness.
SCOTS Emulsion of cod
liver oil makes the thin
plump, and the plump are
almost safe.
Let us send you a book on
CAREFUL LIvING-free.
Scorr 4 Bow,;E. Chemists. I5a South SIN Avenue.
New York.
Your druggist keeps SCOTS Emulsion Of cod liver
ol-an druggists everywhere do. g..
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1892-01-07

Nest stove dealers keep thsm. II yours
does not, write direct TO manufacturers.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1892-01-07

Strange eases cured By my Medical Dise0v-
cry come to me every day. Here is one OF
Pnraiysis-B iindness-and the Grip. Now how does
my Medical Discovery cure ali these7 / don't
know. unless &c takes hold OF the Hidden Poison
shat makes all Humor.