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River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1893-03-09
FUNNY EANCIES.

Mrs. CRusTIcUs-'I will tell you
about that when You are in a good
humor." Crusticus-"Am I to under
stand, madam, that you will never tell
me?''-N. Y. Tribune.
Ion. for the age of chivalry,r sighed
Chappie. ''Why sop queried Hickey.
1.-THE knights used to wear tin trousers
and they never bagged at the knee. -
b., X. & CO.. Monthly.
SKIDDLE-"See, here. Slad. you told
me that young DIR. Squibulous was very
painstalxing. SlSaddle-s'So he is
Slxiddle-''Not at all. l went to him
for my rheumatism, but I've still got
the pains. ''-Philadelphia Record.
JEss-''How in the world does Miss
Fits make herself out to be twenty
tyvo?p Ross Twenty-Five years ago
the family Bible was lost in a fire, and
to fix the date beyond question, she had
to begin all over again. IS, G. & Co. s
Monthfv
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HISTORICAL NoIes.

THE first man TO can tomatoes was
the late Harrison w. Cooper, and they
were sold at fifty cents per can. This
was in 1s4s.
Tucson, A. r., is said to be the oldest
city in the United States. An old Span
ish land grant issued in 1858 has recent
IL been unearthed.
IN 1894 the house of representatives
of Massachusetts, ordered that the de
bates at their sessions should be open
to the public ear. and that gallery
should be built in their chamber for the
accommodation of the public.
In 1901 the province of New Yo-k was
redivided into ten counties, namely,
New York, Westchester, Ulster, Albany
Duchess, Orange, Richmond, Kings,
Queens and Suffolk. Cornwall county
in Maine and Dukes county in Massa-
chusetts, forming part of the domain
of New York, were transferred to those
colonies under its new charter.
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WARMTH OR FiGURE7
Loose Gloves. overshoes and Warm I'm
dercIothes ". Red Noses.

Looso Gloves, Overshoes and Warm I'm
dercIothes ". Red Noses.
1.-THE woman who wears warm, loose
gloves, carries a muff. and wears warm
oversboes in which her litSe squeezed
feet can not get cold, will keep warm
on cold DAYS. and, what is more inn
portant. viii keep a nice complexion
and not have red nose, unless she al
ways has one"
1t was a fashionable woman who
made this positive statement and she
continued:
II know you wonder why l do not
say understands, too. That is because
it is wiser for women, who in the even
ing are going to wear an evening
gown requiring the omission of almost
all underwear, to wear only very light
underwear above the waist at all times.
When they go out they can make up
the difference by wraps
Below the waist it is different, and
the needed even temperature should
be maintained by good warm wool or
silk next the skin. But there are those
who think such wear makes them
bulky, and for those foolish folks there
is only red noses
''If you keep HANDS, feet, wrists and
knees warm the circulation win be
good, and you are going to be not only
fairly comfortable. but your skin will
keep clear and evenly colored, as it can
not do if the blood gets cold and slug
gish and refuses to move at all in the
nose and ears.
Now, which is better and more i'm
por tant, nice clear winter skin, or a
figure less than a half inch more slen-
der than if you were warmly dressed?
If the figure is more important, there
are still knee muffiers. warm knit
things that fit over the knee as wrist
lets do over the wrists, and keep them
warm, and at the same time give sup
port that is a comfort when the ground
is slipperp--N. Y. Sun.
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DOMESTIC CONCERNS.

--Hoarhound Candy: Boil handful
OF hoarhound in a pint of water. Put
two pounds Of sugar in kettle. pour
the water over and boil until brittle.
Pour in buttered dishes; when partly
cool mark off in squares-ohio Farmer.
Chocolate Filling: Boil together
two cupfuls of white sugar and two
thirds of a cupful of sweet milk or
water until it is ''ropy." Then re-
move from the fire aud stir constantly
Until cool. The grated square of choc.
olate may be stirred through the FROST
ing or sprinsled over each layer of the
cake. II oiisekeeper.
-Deviled Shrimps: Drain a pint CT
shrimps and chop exceedingly fine: add
the crumbs of three thin slices of fresh
bread, a heaping tablespoonful of but
ter, two beaten eggs, one quarter tea
spoonful of black pepper; mash all to-
gether and press into pattypans. Strew
with bread crumbs and bake until light
brown. -dood housekeeping.
-Savory Hash. Take equal quapti-
ties of brown lentils which haze been
cooked and rubbed through colander
(they should be quite dry and chopped
cold potato. Season with salt and
very little powdered sage. Pour lit
tie boiling water in a stew-pan, add
the potato and lentil, and reheat, stir
ring so as thoroughly to mix the whole.
GOOD Health.
Potato Soup: Pare and boil eight
l.., alx., An~ h
ly done, remove from the pot, mash
through colander and return to the
pot. Chop fine one small onion, add it;
ten minutes later add half pint of
sweet milk. Rub one teaspoonful of
-four in two of butter and stir into the
soup; add also little chopped parsley.
season to taste.-Chicago Ledger
baked Potatoes: Select medium
sized, oval rather than round potatoes.
Scrub we'll with vegetable brush and
allow them to stand in cold water half
an hour before baking. On no consid-
Grafton cut the skin: only perfect POI
tatoes should be baked. Place in hot
oven. and the moment they are done
squeeze each one in a napkin to burst
it's skin and allow the steam to escape.
Country Gentleman.
Fig Pudding: Beat two eggs very
light; add gradually one cup of sugar
and beat again, then add very slowly
one and half cups of milk Chop
fine half pound OF figs and half a
pound of beef suet, add two heaping
cups of soft bread crumbs (the inside
of bakers stale loaf Is preferable).
mix these ingredients together with
one teaspoonful of salt, and add the
first mixture. Pour into buttered
mold, steam for three houps and serve
with creamy sauce. - Farm and Fire
side.
Banana Pudding: Beat two eggs
until light, add half a pint of sweet
milk. then slowly stir in two cups of
flour, beat rapidly two minutes, add
two tablespoonfuls of melted butter,
half a teaspoonful of salt and a heap
ing teaspoonful of baking powder.
Have ready prepared four bananas.
peeled, sliced and sprinkle flour over
them, stir into the batter carefully, so
as not to break the slices, turn into a
buttered pudding-dish, set it in a
steamer over kettle of boiling water,
steam one and one-half hours; serve
with sauce.-BostOn Budget.
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Measuring Candle Power.

The method of measuring the candle
power of light in simply to move an
object along graded scale, away from
the light. until it ceases to cast a
shadow: mark on the scale at this
point indicating the candle power of
the flame. 1t is apparent that the
shadows thrown are to great extent
dependent on the intensity of the light
Thus water gas, which gives more in
tense light to given area than coal
gas, casts ssong shadow in the meas
uring machine, but when put to prae-
teal use it does not illuminate a room
so well, not having so great diffusive
power as a coal-gas light of the same
measured candle power. An analogous
case is that of the sixteen-candle-po
incandescent light 1t is very intenss
but does not illuminate room as we'll
as gas light of equal candle power.
What the public wants is be tter illu-
mination and it would seem chat some
other standard shonld no svised than
the admittedly imperfect Que of candle
Commercial Bulletin.
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rrnsfed Ton Much.

1t was with no ineonsiderable degree
of detection that the prisoner at the
bar received a rigorous sentence for
stealing a roasted chicken. He had an
artificial brown complexion, relieved
by short out copious whislSers. He
sighed and looked very sad. May l
saw a few words?' he faltered, turning
an appealing glance toward the court.
You may" The prisoner cleared his
throat. Il WISH" he said, solemnly,
ito warn my fellow men not to trust
too implicitly in the promises of re-
ligion. /" (He must certainly have
noticed the stir among the spectators.
but he did not pausel twas assured
hy people whose words revered that
Heaven helps him who helps himself.
helped myself and look" But the
strong arm of the law interfered and
he was hurried away. Detroit Tribune.
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SELECTED RECIPES.
Something Old and Something New for
the Housewife to Try.

the Housewife to Try.
The old-fashioned crystalized orange
peel. homemade confection in which
our grandmothers delighted, is now to
be found at some of the retail shops
The best oranges for this purpose are
the Mediterranean and sweet-rinded
Valencias 1t would be a waste of time
and material to attempt to crystalize
the fiavorless Florida orange peel. As
only the rind is used in this candy, the
pulp and juice may be utilized for some
other purpose.
Put the peel in cold water and set it
away for at least nine days Then scald
il up i'm the water i'm which it has
been soaking. IL must be kept while it
is soaking in a cold place, but not where
it will freeze. When it has been
thoroughly soaked, boil it till it is
tender, drain it out of this water, dry
it with cloths, and cut it into long
strips of uniform size. Make thick
strip, in the proportion of pint of
sugar to a pint of water. When this
strip has boiled ten minutes put the
peel in it and let ID boil down slowly
until it begins to slfivel and the sirup
is reduced to a rather soft candy. This
can be ascertained by testing the
sirup. When il forms a soft, creamy
ball between the fingers it has cooked
enough. Drain the peel out, spread it
on creased papers, taking care that the
strips do not touch each other. When
they are thoroughly dried make them
into little sheaves, tying them around
the center with narrow ribbon of
white satin or pale orange color. They
look very pretty piled on low bonbon
dish.
An excellent Bayarian cream can be
made of half box of gelatine, one-half
pint of milk, one pint of cream, one tea
spoonful of vanilla, one pint of sugar,
one cup of strong boiling coffee. Cover
the gelatine with cold water and let it
soak for a half hour; then pour over it
the boiling coffee; add the sugar and
stir until it is dissolved; then strain in
to a tin basin; let stand until cool.
While it is cooling whip the cream
When cool, add first the milk, and then
the whipped cream; stir carefully until
thoroughly mixed, turn into mold and
set away to harden.
Caramel Bavarian cream may be made
as ABOVE, using one pint of milk. two
tablespoonfuls of caramel. and gill
of sherry instead of the coffee.
Have you ever made potato soup? If
not suppose you try this: Peel and slice
a dozen medium-sized potatoes and boil
ten minutes. Drain off the water, add
two quarts of cold water, one small or
half large onion, one head of celery
or the tops of one head. and any soup
herbs you like. Let the soup boil for
an hour then strain it through a col
ander. rubbing all through, and return
it TO the pot Rub Tablespoonful of
butter and stir it into the sparrows,
potatoes, eringoes, lettuce, chestnuts.
oysters, eitron, articholle. eggs, lemons,
barberries, pepper, nutmeg, cloves,
mace, currants, sugar and wine.
In these days of revivals some one
with taste for antiquities may like TO
experiment with this if she can lind
the ingredients Chicago Times.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1893-03-09
The Empire Gown.

Throughout the autumn it was pre-
dicted that the winter with its elegant
adornings would put an end to the em-
pire gown. Many women We're opposed
to it, and large portion of the dress
makers expressed a pronounced aver
sion to il; but il has fOurished along
with other popular styles, and it still
lives and bids fair to hold its own for
many months to come. Not that we
have had among the scores of empire
effects literal reproduction of the
time of the first empire, nor has even
the details OF its style ever become so
general as TO be perforce obligatory.
Those have chosen it who admired its
outlines and effects, and none other.
Not for moment has it affected the
vogue of the princess dress for both
day and evening wear, or of the direc-
toire costumes for visiting. receptions
and the street, and of bell-skirt and
coat effects for general uses. No one
wooden style is ever likely to prevail to
the exclusion of the rest, and, provid-
ing the sleeves are the height or
breadth of fashion, the corsage elegant
in its outlines and perfectly fitted, there
is hardly shape that can be devised
and worn that would appear out of
fashion. so varied and SO opposite in
stvle and effect are the medley of
bodices now in vogue.-N. y. Post.
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CHILDREN AND NURSES.
A Mothers Regret for Having Neglected
Her Children

A Mothers Regret for Having Neglected
Her Children
at seems to me-, said woman late
ly, one whose sons and daughters have
grown and out in the world, ''that if
had my children to bring up over again
/ would give up everything and devote
myself to each till he was five years
old. What did was to employ nurses!
what a travesty of the tenderly-signifi-
cant word-from infancy to about that
time when looked after them myself
Zone of my ehildren-he is married
man now-cferishes still most unreal
sonable fear of the dark, even of pass
ing an open door of an unlighted apart
ment, because forsooth years ago in his
babyhood a nurse urged him to sleep
lest wolf should come out of the dark
and get him.
"a second son will carry to his grave
a nervous dread of laughing, born of 81
practice by another nurse of showing
her large, white, glittering teeth in a
mirthless grin when, as an infant, he
fretted. l caught her at it one day and
instantly sent her away, but the mis-
chief was done, and l have been help
less to combat it. And my nurses were
no worse than my neighbors'.
"A child's care-talSer should be a
child lover, and who loves a child like
his mother? ] long to say to every
young mother know: Stay with your
babies if you possibly can until they
are big enough TO know what is going
on about them; let maids wait upon
and assist you in supplying their needs,
but let no nurse (?) have a chance to do
them ignorant and life-lasting harm. ;"
N Y Times.
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AT THE SPRING HOUSE.


Dow. N the spring house the stone crooks lie,
Row on row where the water flows,
Triekling, gurgling, murmuring hy,
As out and on in its fight IL goes:
High on hook the skinner swings,
And the cream comes up on the dinpling
milk
While butterfly moves his outspread wings.
Soft and smooth and as gay as silk
Down IN the spring house the white stones
sleep.
All in the shade 50 damriy cool.
And there ia q corners shadow deep
Nestles the hickory milking -stO1-,
Rustles q maple overhead.
aud a crisp brown leaf like a whisper falls.
While IN ard out through its gravely bed
The eHrrent clear Of the spring stream
bTawlA
Gown in the spriug house Margery sits.
Dreaming soft q the days 20 be,
Tearing flower - TINY bits,
With she loves me not, h loves bur me-"
Out IN tI,e orchard the apples strew
The dewy grass with their russell aud gold
That mark the time wnen the west wind blew
His challenge rude through The tree-tOps old
Down in the spring house q quick step fails,
strong hand ratties the wooden latch,
Somebody into the twilight calls.
And something happened did not catch;
But tE0eame lettering through the trees
AID fingered long hy the rustic gate,
And an echo speaks in the warm south breeze:
"Mareery. Hargery. why 50 late.''
Ernest Mcfsa1ey. in y. p. Magazine.
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Both the method and results when
Syrup of Figs is taken; it is pleasant
and refreshing to the taste, and acts
gently yet promptly on the Kidneys,
Liver and Bowels, cleanses the sys-
tenn effectually, dispels colds, head
aches and fevers and cures habitual
constipation. Syrup of Figs is the
only remedy of its kind ever pro-
duced, pleasing to the taste and &C.
ceptable to the stomach, prompt in
its action and truly beneficial in its
effects, prepared only from the most
healthy and agreeable substances, its
many excellent qualities commend it
to all and have made it the most
popular remedy known.
Syrup of Figs is for sale in SOC
and 81 bottles by all leading drug
gists. Any reliable druggist who
may not have it on hand will pro
cure it promptly for any one who
wishes to try it. Do not accept any
substitute.
CALIFORNIA re SYRUP co.
SAW FRANCISCO, CAL.
LOUISVILLE. KY REV YoRR. nv
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TURNING THE TABLES.
An Incident of "A Warm Political Contes
In

An Incident of "A Warm Political Contest
in Canada.
There is as much heat generated by
political contests in Canada as any
where else, despite the GOODNESS of the
climate, and candidates for the house
of commons must make up their minds
to "endure hardness" in a good many
forms if they are determined to achieve
success.
A certain Mr.. r was opposing
one NJ in the election for repre-
sentative for the county of Wheatfield.
Mr. F., who was one of the men
who are everything by turns and moth
ing long, had had some curious expert
ences during his career This fact was
known to NJ. who once, when they
were upon the platform together at a
crowded meeting, tainted his opponent
with being discharged turnkey of a
penitentiary.
When F-'s turn to speak came he
rose with countenance upon which
the emotions of surprise and sorrow
were admirably expressed, and thus
''countered back upon his antagonist:
Gentlemen" said he, ''you have just
had presented to you an astounding
illustration of the blackness of ingrat-
itude. Nv opponent has seen fit to
taunt me with being a discharged turn
key of a penitentiary. Now, gentle
men, do not ,,eny that l once occupied
the position referred to, and that did
not leave it of my own accoru, but was
summary discharged from it.
.'But what was the reason for that
discharge? The fact that my opponent
has dared to bring the subject up
shows him to be possessed of a moral
ezllousuess that in itself sufficiently
esta blishes his unworthiness to receive
your SURFACES For, gentlemen, l was
discharged because, out of misplaced
sympathy. ! permitted that man to es-
care from that very penitentiary."--
Youths Companion.
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Only I hope you will be civil 10 Sir
Reggie when he comes, and not treat
him to any of your disagreeable airs
and grace
Il am going away tomorrow 10 stay
with Aunt Lou. SO I am not likely To
see him for some time" almost wills
pered Nora
a good thing, too. shall not have
90 put up with your endless coatradic-
tions, and shall have everything settled
by the time you come back. Although
Sir Reggie Is a good match. I suppose
there VIII To some trouble. Papa is
like YOU. he always makes difficulties
were none exist, and as YOU are his IA
vorite daughter. doubtless he will think
YOU ought To De married first though /
am the eldest"
Nora did not answer. She was ac-
eustomed 10 Lolla's outbreaks. which
were generally as unjust as they were
IrepOsterous-
In this instance, too. poor Morals
heart was too severely wounded for
her 20 have the courage to allude to
her pain. Lola and Nora Treherne
were the two daughters of small
country squire OF lllnlteu income
Their mother had died when the girls
were very young. and they had been
brought up IN a rather haphazard fash
ion. with nothing but their own in
stincts to guide them
Lola made a friend of everybody.
while Nora. erring in different d.
rectiOu. made no friends at ali; that Is.
she never e0nfiGed the secrets of her
own little inner world
She was all packed up ready to 60 to
Clifton-where Aunt Lou lived-early
on the morrow. Thus, 70 her intense
relief. she would avoid a meeting with
her sisters declared lover. whom, in
writing her acceptance OF her suit.
Lola had begged 10 come over to
luncheon on the following day
Never before had she felt SO thank
ful when the train that was bearing
her from her home glidsd cat of the
stati0a; and since she was alone in her
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. ,vo,n.n,. Remarkable Memorv

A curious instance of long memory
was recently told of lady who for
merly lived in Missouri. but who is now
a resident OF Ohio. As she was one day
riding on an East Eighth street cable
car in Kansas City she casually glanced
at the houses as she passed. In one of
the yards she saw silk patchwork quilt
hanging on line. Instantly she stop
ped the car, and going to the house
rang the door-b bell and asked if Mrs
b lived there. The reply being in
the affirmative she entered. and mo-
ment later two old friends were chat
ting over former times. She said she
had recognized the quilt as one she had
seen her friend make in central Mis-
souri, eighteen years before. = Kate
Fields Washington.
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old-Tlme Carving Terms.

In olden times different term was
used for serving each animal or bird at
the dinner table. These quaint terms
went out of use early in the eighteenth
century. The following were the
words proper for birds and game: The
flesh of sheep and oxen being simply
carved. You had. therefore, to break a
deer. rear goose, lift swan, sauce a
capon. spoil len. frush chicken, I'M
brace a mallard, unlace a cony. dis
mount a heron. display a crane, dis
figure peacock. unjoint bittern. I'M
tack a curlew, alaye pheasant, wing
a partridge or a quar-, minee piover'
thigh pigeon and other small elrdf
and border a game pie.-Hoass Furnisi
ing Review.
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of what has happened that it is painful
to me To talk of it
"Then let us talk of something else. Z"
''Of my love for you aHd your love
for me; shall it be SO, fair one?'
IF you WILL" and she looked down
Nith blush.
round her ana he had imprinted an inn
FASHIONED kiss on the pretty lips. 1t
was fortunate that darkness was creep.
ing up around and that the moon had
not yet risen-but in their hearts was
light
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The average seashore hotel is seldom
a thing of beauty, even in midsummer.
when the busting human life about it
relieves somewhat the gaunt baroness
of its architecture. But the seashore
hotel in January is the most forlorn
and chill-provoking object this side of
the north pole. Snowdrifts choke the
piazzas and huge icicles bristle from
the caves. and a good share of the win
dows That are not boarded up are
broken. A forgotten hammock, frozen
stiff. hangs from one rusty hook. A
couple of capsized rocking-chairs guard
the main doorway. Withir-Gut who
would dare enter?-Boston Journal