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River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1892-06-23

behind the housel It was cry as of a
maniac in mortal agony; a wild,
quavering. haIf-human shrek that fair
" froze the blood in her veins.
The door of the cabin stood wide
open. and Sallie's first move was to
rush To il and close it. fastening it from
within with its heavy wooden latch
There was no window To the little
house. and although She surveyed as
much of the yard as possible through
suudry places where the .'chinking'
had dropped from between the logs,
she could see nothing alarming. and, as
the cry was not repeated. she began to
be almost persuaded that she had i'm
agined it all. when again that blood
eurdling cry rose, this time close at
hand, and instantly followed by the
sound Of some heavy body lighting on
the roof, proving that the animal, what
ever il was. was of no common activity.
The cabin was rooted. pioneer fashion,
with split ''clapbOards'' held in place
by heavy poles, and the movement of
the animal caused a few of the clap
boards to be displaced, letting light
into the semi-darkneSS of the room be-
low. Sallie had snatched the babe out
Of its cradle and stood in the center Of
the room, terribly frightened, but
plucky and ready To fly for safety If il
became necessary. Looking up shrough
the new-made opening in the roof, she
could make ont the shape of some huge
gray beast, and great paw, armed
with terrible claws. striking the clap
boards until they flew right and left.
like chips from the AK of a skillful
woOdsman.
II was evident that the panther, for
such Sallie now recognized the beast to
be, was determined to enter the house.
50, quickly stepping to the door, she
carefully raised the latch and stood, not
vet daring To 60 outside. and yet afraid
To remain too long within. \ sudden
slipping Of the clapboards under the
panther's feet so enlarged the hole that
he slipped and fell. much to his sur
prise. rear end foremost. down into the
room. siallie saw her chance, and as
the panther came in at the roof she flee
ont at the door. with the child in her
arms. and closing the door from the
outside as she ran. Once with the stout
log walls between her and the wilC
beast the brave little maiden stopped
To listen. There was a fearful racket
going on within. and carefully peepine
through a chiDlS. she saw the panther
making desperate leaps in futile en-
deavOr To reach the hole near the ridge
pole. where he had got in.
Seeing that she had him penned the
brave girl conceived a bold plan. and
quickly putting bride ON To horse
She mounted bareback and rode at full
speed. with the child in her arms. to
he nearest neighbor's, mile or two
from her own home There she left
the child, and, borrowing an ole
muslIet, the only gun left on the place
she hastily loaded it with a heavy
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Sheep have the habit of budding to-
gether. and this is perhaps one reason
why they do better in small fioclls than
in large ones. Those who begin keep
ing sheep ought to try a small flock
first. and increase it as they gain ex-
perience in sheep management There
is hardly farm, however small, where
a few sheep cannot be kept with profit.
A few will seem to chin1 in and cost
almost nothing for feed. Enlarge the
flock To one hundred. and they will eat
down pastures So that nothing else can
get a bite, and make it necessary 10
stable and feed horses and mich cows
all summer. Sheep will get their living
where other stock would starve, but it
does not pay to try TO pasture them
with any other class of domestic an
imals.-American Cnltivator.
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COMBINATION BRICK AND ADOBE WALL
more of brick, with a backing of six
courses of adobes, are laid on the wall
and tied in the same manner with
strap-iron until the successive additions
make the wall of the height desired.
The usual size Of \ brick in this local
ity is eight aud one-half by four inche
and two and one-half inches thick.
The size of the largest adobes is eleven
by five inches and three and one-half
inches thick when dry, though many
other dimensions are in use.
Farmers who can make their own
adobes find the above combination
cheaper than to construct their houses
of lumber. These houses viii be very
durable even in moist climates, and
possess one great advantage over soliC
brick walls, for adobe walls never
sweat or show the least moisture.
They are warm in winter and cool in
summer They may be laid with NOR
tar composed wholly Of clay ana sand,
and plastered with the same where il
is an object to save the cost of lime
mortar. The illustration shows bow q
combined wall is put together, when the
sixth course of adobes, laid as headers,
is secured to the single thick brick fac
ing by strap-iron. j. l.. Townsend, in
American AgricultWist
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PEASANT LEE IN SICILY.
A People Noted for Their sobriety and In
dustrY.

Peopie Noted Tor Their Sobrlety and In
dustry.
One of the elements of progress among
the peasantry is the CONSUMPTION, whose
very name they once abhorred. The
Sicilian peasant, a very different being
from the poor miner, goes to the conti-
nent and comes back amazed at the diff
ference between the style of life and
culture at home and abroad. He is
looked upon as an authority, insists on
the children's being sent to school,
knows all about provident societies,
and vet has lost none of his love for his
native island. So strong is this love
hat Sicily figures last on the list of
Italian emigration, and though the fig
Tres have slightly increased of late
years they do not amount to six thou
sand for the entire island.
When Italy shall embrace the Ameri-
,an or Swiss system of national defense
and abolish standing armies which are
her ruin financially, Sicily will proba-
bly, take her place first on the list OF
high farming" countries in Europe,
for her sun and soil remain her own,
her children are among the hardest
toilers and most frugal livers on the
face of the earth; drunkenness is un-
known among peasants, even when
they have wine at will; and as far as
crime goes, though great, it is on the
iecrease-including always and every
where the mining populations.-Sig-
nora Nedova Mario, in Chautauquan.
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charge of Euckshot and FASTENED home
on the pi that there was big bucl
close To the house that she wished t.
kill. She found her unwelcome visitor
still in his involuntary prison, and
jumping off the horse. She crept up &c
the side Of the great chimney anC
pcered through a chink as before. The
panther had dragged down the carcas,
Of the deer and was feasting on il il
the middle Of the floor. Carefully
thrusting the muzzle of her CUR
through the chink, she took deliberate
aim Just behind the brute's ear as he
stood not ten feet away and pulled tn,
trigger.
The noise and recoil of the old flint
lock piece quite stunned her for mo
ment, but She quickly regained he
wits, and. looking in, she saw tbs
panther stretched dead upon the floor
Just then her mother rode up anC
would hardly believe the story her ex
cited daughter told her until, the door
being opened. there lay the proof
panther. nearly ten feet from tip to tip
The great hunt ended without anything
on the sheep could be attributed, bu
when the assembled hunters saw tn,
great brute that Sallie had laid low
they all agreed that this was without
doubt the au:hor of the losses in thei
fiocks. and the fact that from that tim,
those losses ceased would seem to prov,
the correctness of their theory. EX
aminas ion showed that the panther haC
found the spot where Dulin had killeC
and dressed his deer the night previous
and had then followed the trail, prob
ably guided by the drops of blood tina
had fallen from the game as it was ear
ried home. until. reaching the cabii
and gOaded by hunger and the scent o
the fresh meat inside. he had leaped OF
to the roof and met his fate at the han,
of the pioneers brave daughter, as We
have scen.-St. Louis Globe Democrat
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The Skn1OarS

, The SHddO1cS
that fill your life, if you're a feeble,
suffering woman, can be taken out
of it. The chronic weaknesses,
functional arrangements, and pain
full disorders peculiar to your sex,
can be taken away. The one
unfailing remedy for them is DIR.
Pierce's Favorite Prescription.
1t corrects, cures, and builds you
up. 1t improves digestion, enriches
the blood, dispels aches and pains,
melancholy and nervousness, brings
refreshing sleep and restores health
and strength. For periodical pains,
internal inflammation and ulcera-
ton, weak back, leucorrhea, and all
kindred ailments, it's a positive spe-
cific- one that is guaranteed. If
it fails to give satisfaction, in any
case, the money paid for it is re-
turned.
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Congressman Allen, of Mississippi,
after making a speech in opposition to
the expensive funerals of congressman,
says he received letter from a con-
stituent saying: when you die, John,
we won't ask congress to pay the ex-
pense of your funeral You've got
enough friends down here. John, to
give you a respectable burial, and we
would take pleasure in doing -
Charleston News and Courier.
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SETTING OUT PLANTS.
How TO Lower Large Boxes or Tubs Into
the Lawn.

How 70 Lower Large Boxes or Tubs Into
the Lawn.
A common custom when putting out
bananas, palms, oleanders and other
tender plants for the summer is to set
them about with boxes or tubs in sight
A more effective way of using many
kinds is to sink out of sight the tubs in
which they grow, giving the appear
ance that the plant is growing natu-
rally in the new place. The engraving
shows how box may be lowered into
the lawn and entirely hidden, convey
ing the idea that the plant grows out of
the grass. First the sod is rolled back;
then an excavation some inches larger
than the tab is carefully made and
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"A Funny -Burlesque-''I saw
a bookstore bum yesterday. II was
one of the funniest sights in the world
to see the fremen watering all those
books" Bookworm-''To me. sir, il
seems like sacrilege. Why did it strike
you as funny?' Burlcsque-'It was a
pun" Bookworm-''A pun. do not
understand. Burlesque-''Yes Il pan.
for it was play upon words. Mail
and Express.
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FARM AND GARDEN.
DURABLE WALLS.
Brick and Adobe Combined to Excellent
AdNautage

Brick and Adobe Combined to Excellent
Advantage
To cheaper the cost of buildings
erected with brick walls, it has become
the custom in Utah to build with brick
and adobe combined. The exterior is
laid of brick in the usual way. emitting
the courses of headers, which are un-
necessary. and this part of the wall is
usually the thickness of single brick,
or about four inches. The brick is
backed by from one TO two layers of
adobes. according to the strength of the
walls desired. First, eight courses of
brick are laid. and these are backed
with six courses of adobes, the brick
laying four courses 10 the foot ard the
adobes three, so that eight courses of
brick and six of adobes come level on
top. To tie these together, strips of
thin strap-iron an inch wide and about
one foot long, with the ends for an inch
doubled fiat TO secure the hold are laid
diagonally across the wall, one piece to
each brick, and more T. considered nee
essary at the corners. Eight courses
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A HUNTERS STORY.
The Mysterious Bear That Resolved Itself
Into Three.


Into Three.
Mart Kimble, one of the famous Kim
BILE family of hunters, tells the queerest
bear story told for many a day.
One morning, during his weeks hunt,
it was very foggy, and he had taken an
early start to get to a runway where ne
hoped to knock over n deer. lie could
not see more than a mile ahead Of him,
and suddenly out of the fog doomed the
dim form of big bear. Bruin had his
fore feet planted on log, over which
he was peering through the haze. Mart
looked twice to make sure of his game,
then blazed away. The smoke from his
gun deepened the fog, and when it had
cleared away, the hunter was more
than Titled surprised to see the bear
still in statuesque pose on the log and
still peering out into the bank of fog.
Mart pulled up and gave the bear his
second barrel, and when the agitated
fog settled again, the hunter was al
most knocked off his feet by the sight
of the bear standing as before. Mart
is not in the habit of shooting more
than once TO bring down bird or beast,
ana Ine PERSISTENCE u lliS bcdI III StdAAc
ing there as if nothing had happened,
was so unusual, that Mart half made mp
his mind that he had beer wasting his
powder on ghost lie determined to
make another shot, and if that failed.
to leave the woods on the double quick.
So he fred again. When he looked
ahead after the third shot the bear was
not to be seen.
Mart walked up to the log, and, peep
ing over it, discovered the mystery of
what he thought had been two ineffect-
i've shots. Instead of one bear, there
lay three stretched out behind the log.
The hunter explains the presence Of
three bears on the theory that they
were coming through the woods in
single file As the first bear fell dead al
Kimble's first shot. the bear behind
took his place at the log, and w=s in
turn succeeded by the third bear.
IF there had been another bear to
get upon that log, after / shot the third
time, (" said Mart, II should have run
home the next minute. and believe TO
my dying day that had been shooting
at : spectre bear. "-Drake's Magazine.
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for miles in an aimOS. unbrolIen will
dernesS. OF course game of all sorts
was abundant, and Dulin was a mighty
hunter. it being an open question
whether he spent the most time ON his
farm or in the chase In the course of
time other settlers located in the neigh
bOrhoOd. until at the time the incidents
of this story occurred there were prob
ably dozen families within a circle Of
five miles from DuIin's homestead. II
was during the late fall and early win
ter of 1S30 thai Dublin and his neighbors
were much haraSsed by repeated at
faclys made by some wild beast upon
their little fiocks Of sheep. and the
raids at length became - frequent and
fatal that the entire destruction Of the
sheep seemed imminent. There was a
mystery about the whole matter. too.
that added not little to the indigna-
ton and mystification Of the simple
backwOods fox, for Notwithstanding
the utmost vigilance. no man had vet
been able to get : ght of the marauder.
and opinions varied vastly as 10 the ami
mai or animals responsible for the
trouble
The fioclSs might be carefully brought
into wcll-constructed folds az night and
every preeaution taken to protect them,
but sooner or later the farmer would
go out in the morning to find a score or
more of sheep welteriug in their blood,
or torn and bruised - badly as to neces-
state their being put out of their mis-
eTy- Sons attributed the damage To
wolves. many of which animals still in
Tested tine great woods, but the work
done by this animal did not resemble
that Of wolves Far greater strength
was evidently possessed by him than by
any wolf. Sheep had repeatedly been
carried away bodily. and that without
leaving any sign 20 indicate the man
ner of their removal.
4 part of the farmers held that a bear
had strayed out of the swampS on tie
lower Wabash. and was displaying the
penehant for fresh mutton that bears
possess. but the fact that high ''staked
and ridered" fences had proved no OBJ
stacle To the thief. seemed to indicate
some animal possessing greater activity
than a bear. At length IL became
necessary that something be done at once
To save the fioclss from absolute EXITING
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-Doctor-''Your husbands case is a
serious one. Mrs. Moriarty. I'm afraid
there is some foreign substance in his
Oesophagus." Mrs. Moriarty-" Furrin,
is it9 Bedad. an Ohm not surprise d,
scrr, for mony's the tonne olive warned
him against atm thin Dutch sausinges
that he's so fond of.r-Kate Fields
Washington.
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Fat is not desirable in any kind of
stock intended for breeding. A fat sow
will either fail to produce pigs or will
produce them of delicate constitution,
as well as small and weak at birth.
The same rule applies to mares, cows
and ewes. Hens that are overfed and
made very fat do not lay regularly, and
eggs from such hens, when used for
Matching purposes. often fail to hatch.
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The Only One Ever Printed-Can You Find


There is 8 iach display advertisement
in this paper. this week, which has no two
words alike except one word. The same is
true of each new one appearing each week,
from The DIR. Harter Medicine Co. This
they make and publish. Look for il, send
them the name of the word and they will
return yOu book, beautiful Autographs or
samples free.
THERE are ffty-one metals. but if YOU
have gold you will not worry about the
other fiftV
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OF the plants used in manufacturing the
pleasant medv, Syrup of Figs, has a per-
manently beneficial effect on the human
system. while the cheap vegetable extracts
ana mineral solutions, usually sold as lnedi-
cines. are permanently injurious. Being
welI-informed, you will use the true rene is
only Manufactured by the California Il lg
Syrup Co.
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The MARCHING OF THE GRASS

o the marching OF the grassi
@ the Joy that comes 70 pass
When the mighty silent army with green han
ners overblown
Drags the winter from his throne,
Conguers all his shining valleys, climbs the
rampant Of the hill.
Steals BY homely wayside hedges. f0rds the
river broad and still.
Undermines the fortress forest, overtops the
castle wall.
Swift invading wins the cities, and the hamle;
brown and small.
TIL the whole wide world is captured,
And the soul u man enraptured,
Thrills with passion 81 delight
sunny morn and dcwy night.
And the Joyous rhythmic pulsiug marketh time
in Lad and lass
To the marcksug,
Marching,
Marching.
OF the grass
n the marching o. the grass
Fairer thing may come - pass
In the golden days Of summer roses drunk viii
wine % June.
- Fitting Wild birds all atune
With the 0i0rous breathed daWn.ng, wOndrous
tapestry % flowers.
Balm Of incense. rest Of shadow; tangled vel
% leweled showers:
Hymning choirs 81 happy music backward
tossed from earth 70 sky.
The fun beauty u completeness in rich chorus
lifted high,
But what means its regal splendOr
To the love beat shy and tender
With which hope, the hlest doth chime:
In mans pulses marking lime
To the haunting spell 81 rladness that doti
Come-and 20. alas.
With the marching,
Marching.
Marching
OF the grass
Mary r. Blake. in y. v Independent
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lined with rough lumber, into which
the box is lowered as shown. There
should be at least an inch space around
the box after it is lowered into place.
The sod is then Strengthened into place,
and you have every appearance that
the plant grew where it stands Amer
loan Garden
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what worries Him.

'Idon't mind being shot, confided one
English sparrow to another, its being
served mp as reed bird that hurts my
feelings"
..Why does tina trouble you?"
Because it is making game of me. -
Broollyn Life
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when Abroad.

Lord Muttonchop-So you Americans
have come to believe you are all on an
equality?
Packinhouse-Not exactly; in fact, il
only applies perfectly when we are
abroad-Toledo Blade.
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AgOnizing Twists Below the waistband

AgOnIzing Twists BeIOw the Naistband
Are produced by drenching cathartic.
Why use such an irrational means of rem
edying costivenessf That pure. botanic,
painless, philosOphic remedy. Hostetter'
Stomach Bitters. produces the desired re
suit decisivelv, but without Inconvenience
or gripping Dyspepsia and inaction Of the
liver and kidneys are likewise rectified by
this benign restorative Of health. There is
no finer tonic for the deblitated and ner-
Vous. Cures malaria and rheumatism.
IF very tender hoartad rouug lady
VINO refused TO strike an octave.-Boston
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HALF-CURED eruptions win return. Erad-
icate them witiF Glenn's Sulphur Soap,
Hills Hair and Whisker Dye, 30 cents
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Halls CATARaH CURE is a liquid and is
taken internally, and acts directly upon the
blood and mucous surfaces of the system
Send for testimonials, free. Sold by Drug
gists, 75c. f. J. CHENEY & Co, Props,
Toledo, o.
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KNOWING HOW.
The Way an Army Nurse Treated lie
Patients.

/ The Way an Army Nurse Treated He
Patients.
Mrs. Swisshelm, writing of her ex
nerien-s as a nurse in army hospitals
declares that every man lived whom
She elected To life;" but in picking out
so-called hopeless eases and setting her
self To save them, she always took into
account the patients temperament ant
his previous life.
a man of pure life and sanguin'
temperament was hard to kill of heI
tact and skill one may form a good idea
from this extract from her story:
I was passing through one of the
wards when came upon young Phil
adelphia Zouave in project paroxysn
of anguish. Three nurses stoou around
him. and To- my inquiry; What is the
natter" they replied 10y dumb show
that coming death was the matter. and
that all would soon be over, y nile il
, words they told me that be had moi
slept for forty-eiglt hours.
had one of them place chair fol
me. sat down. and with my long. thin
hands grasped the thigh stump. wheel
was making all the trouble. drew anC
pressed the muscles into a natural, easy
position. cooed aud talked and com
forted the sufferer as should have don,
, a sick baby, and in ten minutes he was
asleep.
Then | whispered to the nurses t
bring cotton and oallum aud little cush
ions; made them put the cotton ans
oakum in small tufts To INV index flu
gers: and while crooned my directions
in a sing song, lullaby air, worked il
this support. gradually and impercepti
bly, Withdrawing INV hands until
could substitute the little cushions fol
he force by which had been holding
the muscles in proper position. This
done. my boy soldier slept as sweetly
as he ever Lad done ia his CRIB.
The next r'orning the nurse came
running for me to hurry To him He
had slept six hours. walked. had hi,
breakfast and had his wound dressed
and now the pain was back as bad al
ever went, fixed the mPngled muscle
with reference 10 his change of posi-
ton. iSade half-moiJ % h Did il there
and before l had finished he began al
eight-hour Sleep.
Ten days afterward c was sent hom,
to his mother and i card of him n,
more.-Youth's Companion.
Elder Berry-"The members of tn,
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IF you can't lick man be lenient with his
faults-Texas Siftings
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FoR the small farmer. sheep are not
only suitable, but with good man
agement can be made very profitable
stock.