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River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1893-11-02
plrH AND POINT,


When it comes 10 praising yoursels
let someone else do it Rams Horn
Mamma, said little Kate. II
don't mind going down to the hotel
with you; but don't want to go up in
the alligator"
Mrs Crimsonbeak-"lsn't it hard
work minding the baby" Nurse Girl
Not half as hard as trying to make
the baby mind me."-lonkers States
man.
Shelf YOU married girl in TIE
hope that she would one day come into
fortune, wouldn't you feel guilty over
it2" He-"Not If she got the fortune :"
IN. Y. Herald.
-Nitticus-"Theys say De Sappy lost
his head completely the other night at
poker" Cynicus-" IIumph, Must have
been penny ante they were playing. -
Buffalo Courier.
The prophet hath curious way
His wonders TO perform
For he predicts a sunny day
And straightway comes a storm,
Kate Fields Washing ton.
"A Mistake. What? Engaged TO
Miss Budd? Why. | thought Miss
Willoughbv was the incarnation OF
your ideal" ''No--simply another case
of mistaken identity. Judge.
The List is short.-Miss Backbav
tliteraryJ-"I am going to ask Young
Mr.. Mum what books have helped him
the most" Miss Flypp-''I wouldn't
ask him. There is only one. It's his
fathers check book" - Detroit Free
Press.
An old woman who had received
check went with great glee TO bank
to draw the money. This check ls
crossed; re can't pay 1t over the coun-
ter, my good woman" "All right, sir
I'll come around them" was the imme-
date reply. Bits.
"A Suggestion Uncle ST. "Marthy,
them cows is gone wauderiu off ag'in,
an can't and EN- nowhar. | do mo-
what to do" Marthy-"Why don't We
go daown to tn railroad people an ask
'em to sell We secon- hand cow-ketch-
er."-tIarper's Weelsiyi
She You know, Reggie, that girls
are being called by the names of flow
ers now, and my sister suggested that
ohOAth NC NdAAth AiAoSA1s hCRRlG--
"Oh, yes. | see: because you are so
sharp" She-"Oh, no; she said il was
because donkey loved me. Boston
Globe.
--''All flesh is grass, said the board
ing mistress, was Nj, Gface's text TO-
Jay" (which reminds me-" broke in
Fogg, cycling the bones and skins in
the central dish, that there's no occa-
sion for any keep off the grass signs
in your house, Mrs. Scrimpem. Dos
ton Transcript.
You don't see anything like so
many trunks with covers on them as
you formerly did. " said traveller, but
have occasionally seen lately some
thing that | don't remember to have
seen at all years ago, and that is peo-
pie carrying handbags protected with
sotets."
An "All Around Family. - A
Youthful offender being brought into
court was asked by the magistrate what
his family did for a living. ''Jedge,
he answered, II gueSs there amt
more all-around family than ourn go
n" what do you mean by an all
around family?' We'll, dad keeps q
gin-mill, sis is in the ballet, an ! go to
sunday honi 60 IudCa
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1893-11-02
DOMESTIC CONCERNS.

Good Boiled Icing; One heapine
cup of sugar. add a little water and
put on to boil. To not stir When
strip drops n tiny threads Of candy il
Is done Pour il slowly ever the whites
OF two well-beaten eggs. Beat Eve
minutes Detroit Free Press.
-Currant jelly. Strip your cur
rants and put them into water enough
60 cover them and let all the goodness
boil out of them. then strain them
without squeezing; 10 n quart Of Juice
put poupd and half of sugar, then
boil Il till you think il viii jelly, then
put il in glasses and paper il the next
day.-Good Housekeeping.
Gingerbread: Beat one cup of pow
dered sugar with one-half cup of but
ter and one egg; add one cup of New
Orleans molasses. one of sour milk and
one teaspoonful OF soda dissolved in a
little hot water; stir in three cups OF
sifted -four and one teaspOonful each
of ginger and cinnamon; bake in a
large shallow pan.--American Agricul-
turiSt.
Ham omelette: Beat six eggs very
49, JIG VI pun VI III
has been stirred one tablespoonful of
-four; stir IT, carefully not more than
one cupful of cold ham chopped fine
Pour into buttered and hot baking
pan, cook on the stove for FIVE min
utes, then set in the oven TO brown
Serve on hot dish Immediately -
Housekeeper.
Charlotte Russo; Half a pound of
lady fingers, two pints of sweet cream.
three-quarters of a cupful of powdered
sugar, one-half box of gelatine and one
teaspoonful of vanilla. Pov. cold
water over the gelatine snd ret il soak
from half to three-quarters of an hour
Whip the cream and put il on a sieve
TO drain. Line two plain two-ouart
moulds with the lady fingers Turn
the cream into basin placed In a pan
of cracked ice: add TO your gelatine
just enough boiling water TO dissolve
II. Then add the sugar carefully to
the cream, then the vanilla, and lastly
strain Into il the gelatine. Stir from
The sides and bottom of the basin until
the mixture begins 90 thicken, then
pour IL into the moulds and set il away
on the ice to become hard.-Prairie
Farmer.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1893-11-02
sEAsoNAeLE HINTS TO NOTE.
How 60 Brighten Up = Pssse Bodice for
Evening Wear.

Lar &c ctoaks will be IN vogue for the
winter; some are already prepared as
models of thick soft wooden material.
lined with shot silk and edged with
narrow brown fur A splendid long
evening cloak is made of Black satin,
with white lace applique in stripes
from the neck to the foot; the sleeves,
a la juive, ere as long as the cloak; IL
Is lined throughout with pale pink
broche silk. and the foot. neck and in
fact all edges outlined with an edge of
brown fur, a deep lace also finishes the
interior of the sleeves. 1t is a most ex.
elegant figure.
The materials for winter dresses are
beginning TO be shown little. they
are thick and rather rough-1ooking
with hairy rfface: some have a di-
agonai rib across. Serges cheviots
and homespuns are appearing for au-
tnmn wear, and there seems a tendency
toward the coat Jackets again.
All the full revers will be sharply
pointed. The round bodice will no
longer stand alone in its glory. Re
sue II VIII dRDtdF We snort DdSuuG
with ruffse of fd flies falling beneath
the BELT, or else the longer basqe with
full back. disposed. il may be, in
curved organpipe folds. Others have
two wide middle forms in the back and
broad forms under each arm. The
fronts often slope away to disclose a
narrow vest. Jacket effects will be
modified by a double breasted effect,
tapping far over TO the left and fastened
by large buttons They turn back fire.
quentlv FROM wool, when themselves
made of velvet or from finely-plaited
soft silk.
Some bits of bodice Rdornments ard
now in favor TO brighten Up the bodices
that are no longer fresh. 4 pretty
shoulder, tfifnming is a single plain
band OF broad dead white satin ribbon
carried around the shoulders, slightly
lower in front, over which falls deep
cream lace guipure degene, deeply
pointed; a bow of the pure white fas-
TENS il.
Another is worn a little higher up
and has low-cut yoke Of lace, finished
with puff of white chiffon. beneath
the chiffon. falls q scant lace ruffie.-
Chicago Post
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1893-11-02
SPECIMEN STONES.
Gems of the Utmost Perfection and We
Rare and Rrecinns

Gems of the Utmost Perfection and Very
Rare and Precious.
Before the existence of specimen
stones" becomes, through the drain of
them to America, thing of the past
for us, 1t may be well TO say a few
words about things which very few
persons have ever seen and hencefor-
ward have little chance of seeing The
word specimen stones" explains that
II is gem of the utmost perfection.
but few know hoW rare and precious it
is and how little it differs 30 the eye Of
any but al expert from an ordinary
example OF this kind. Specirfiet stones
are masculine luxuries. They are never
set because even the most delicate
setting might hide defects which would
make them comparatively valueless
/ The desire to possess them con-
stitutes the last infrmitv of noble
men. for not only are they the most
concentrated possible form of property,
but the appreciation of them is most
exclusive form of culture. II may seem
strange, but II is true, that there are
probatl y not fifty persons IN England
who can tell diamond worth hun
ared pounds carat from one worth
five and twenty; and of these fifty not
dozen are jewellers. The trade in
specitiien stones is wholly in the hands
of four or five great firms, and minor
dealers. who have no custom for this
class of gems. know almost as little
about them as the iaity. 1t takes years
of practice, with such rarity of OPP
portunitv as the market affords, to
train the eye To recognize exactly tie
orthodox color of a ruby, emerald or
sapphire, and to distinguish brilliant
of the purest water from an ordinary
fine stone" demands a delicacy of
vision which most persons could never
acquire.
Stones may be divided into four dis
tinct classes. Poor stones, obviously
bad in color and full of clouds. {"
flaws" and feathers" may be bought
tone marvels who buys them) at COM
paratively exceedingly low prices. The
value Of two rubies of the same size,
for example. might be severally one
pound and one thousand pounds per
carat. Then come ordinary stones,
stones which a lady may wear without
disoredit. their flaws and the poverty
of their color not being such as 70 be-
tray them in the wearing except to a
practiced eye. OF such stones consist
L .nety-nine per cent of those worn by
even rich women. Fine stones" be-
ing OF thrice the value, are only to be
seen on the persons of those who are
fastidious as well as ricli; for though a
commonly good judge can detect the
difference at once, there is too great a
temptation, with most women, to put
conspicuous quantity before uncon-
spicuous quality. for the latter to pre-
vail-Pall Mall Budget.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1893-11-02
The Latest Pad.

One of the latest fads is the or.
ganizatiOn of postal card society for
the collection of postal cards. The so
ciety numbers over one hundred mem
bers, scattered in all parts of the
world. IL seems almost incredible
that, although postal cards have only
been in use since 1859. there are over
eight thousand varieties. and there is
only one collection known to be com
plete. Germany first used postal cards
during the Frsnco-Prussian war. and
they were sold TO the soldiers at the
rate of FIVE for a cent. These are now
very rare. the used ones being scarcer
than the unused ones. During the
same war France used the balloon pos
tai card during the siege of Paris The
cards were sent up from Paris in bal
looms, and the mailbags were thrown
of into the surrounding country.
These are also very rare. The United
States did not sdoPt postal cards until
1879.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1893-11-02
Telling an Old story.

Among the Jews it is still considered
a sacred duty among all classes on the
night of the fourteenth of Nizan, the
first month Of the ecclesiastical year,
70 tell the story OF the departure from
Egypt. The rabbis. anticipating that
an objection would be raised to the
annual repetition, where there hap.
pened TO be no children, of a history so
well known. laid il down that though
we all might be wise men. men of UNI
derstanding, aged and learned in the
law. il would still be incumbent upon
us TO relate the exodus from Egypt"
The book used for this purpose is the
Hagadah (narration). of which the first
edition, printed in London, is dated
1909; the first edition. with an English
translation, ITO. Neither of these
works, by the way, is in the British
museum. 1t is often illustrated with
quaint, old.fashioned wood cuts, suited
to the oddness of the narrative. This
is written in the Chaldee dialect. except
the numerous passages from Scripture.
which are in the original pure Hebrew.
-Waverly Magazine.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1893-11-02
THE ART OF LETTER.wRiTlNo.
Woman's style Marked hy spcntsreity
Mans NV STUDY.

If women sometimes convey their
feelings too strongly in their letters it
must not be forgotten that men are
guilty of the same offense. There is
no man living who would not gladly
call back some letter which. some time
in his life. he has written and regretted
afterward. Men are "a often swaved
by angry passions IN their letters as
women are by theif emotions. The art
IF letter-writing has not been con-
quered any moro by men than by
women. In fact, glance over
the literature of the world shows that
the truest and best masters of letter
writing have been women. And am
inclined to believe this is true to-day
as il ever has been. A woman writes
a far more natural letter than does a
man. She may require more space
wherein TO do IL. where a man would
employ terseness. hut what man ever
yet begrudged a woman an extra sheet.
or that inevitable postscript which so
often says more than her Whole letter?
A man always writes letter by GER
tain formula; a woman ignores all
formulas and writes as she feels. True,
wOfnans way may not always be the
safest, but il is the most delightful all
the same. It's just the difference be-
tween spontaneity and study.-Ladies
Home Journal
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1893-11-02
Australian W omen.

Though pretty, tall and well formed,
the Australian is not graceful. Her
feet are seldom small, her hands
rarely beautiful. Moreover, she does
not dress well. Her toilet has none of
the chic of the Parisienne's, little of
the sobriety of the English woman's.
Over-dressed or dowdy, she produces
the impression of not only having lit
tie taste but no artistic sense of the
fitness of things. Stylish and elegant
women are to be seen more frequently
in Melbourne than elsewhere. Never
theless, dress is dear TO the soul of an
Australian and much IS spent on il.
Down in the lowest social grades il
plays an important part. The Austria
liam hugs the idea of equality and, be-
lieving in uniformity of dress as the
visible sign of equality, often saeri-
fees actual comfort to obtain fashion
able clothing. An Australian family
makes brave show on holidays.
There may be bare feet and rags in
the house but there are cheap feathers
and gloves in the street.-North Amer
lean Review
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1893-11-02
FURNISHING CHILDREN.
Eject of the Free Use of the whip In Cor
rection and Training.


rection and Training.
An item recently appeared in a met.
ropolitan newspaper in which father
boasts of having whipped his nineteen
yesr-old daughter. lie asserts that an
occasional whipping is a benefit TO such
youngsters. and that he considers il
his right and duty to correct them in
this way,
Il depends altogether Upon the sen.
timent that the average parent desires
to inspire in the minds of his children
whether he shall take this course or
not. That must be a curious sort of
disposition that will, like common
cur, turn back and fawn upon the hand
that beats IL.
II parents desire 30 he feared by
their children, IL have all pleasure and
gayety suspended at their approach, to
be looked upon as tyrants, to make the
home place to get away from at the
earliest opportunity, to fill the mind of
childhood with memories of arbitrary
dealing, unjust accusations and a gen.
eral atmosphere of petty tyranny, then
the whip is an excellent constituent in
the makeup of the household equip
ment. Dogs and children and some
mems wives are the few remaining
creatures on which wrong-headed. bad
dispositioned men vent their wrath
through the medium of the lash. Even
the average horseman long ago Learned
that whipped colt was spoiled colt,
and that very much more can be Sc
cured by gentleness and kindness than
by beating and banging.-N. Y.
Ledger.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1893-11-02
NrAr TILE OLD RELfAnLEr

1t is tho Oldest ard most reliable railw. =
in operation between the Twin Cities q z
Paul and Minneapolisl and Chicago-tta
CHICAGO, MILWAUKEE q ST. PAUL.
It's train service is more frequent thai
that of any other line and urequaled in
point of excellence, comfort. speed and
safety
II runs FIVE complete and handsomely
equipped passenger trains from the TS7sn
Cities to Chicago each day-FoUR Of which
pass through Winoaz, La Crosse, Portage,
Matertown and Milwaukee. tins other pass
ing through Austin, Dubuque and Savanna
II is the only road running trains lighted
by electricity and has the exclusive use OF
the famous electric reading lamp IN each
berth. All trains thoroughly heated by
steam, doing away with the old time car
stoye.
IL runs Tire latest library buffet smoking
cars, the latest private compartment cars,
elegant drawing room sleeping cars, and
free reclining chair cars on night trains,
and rarlOr drawing room chair cars on day
trains. Dining cars, tthe finest in the vest
are attached TO each trains serving nrs'
class meals at convenient hours.
Everybody has heard of the renowned
yestitsuled, electric lighted. steam heated
limited of 'FTRB MILWAUKEE This Is the
most thoroughly aud luIuriantly equipped
train running between the Twin Cities and
Chicago. No extra charge. Leaves Mime
apolis { 80 and st Paul S:lC every evening"
arrives Chicago $50 following morning.
The enormous traffic constantly carried
over this road between Chicago and the
Northwest has necessitated and resulted IN
one of the most solid and substantial road
beds in this country, which, together with ~
unrivalled passenger train equipment and
service. insures to its patrons the highest
degree Of safety and ease.
Now is the tune 10 visit the Worlds Fair
the grandest opportunity the American peo
pie ever have had of seeing the world in
miniature. See that your tickets read via
THE MILWAUKEE" and thus secure the Oesi
possible service. and unsurpassed accom-
modations-the very best TO be oOtalned fol-
YOUR money j. T. CONLEY.
Asst Gen'l Pass Ag't, ST. Paul. MINI.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1893-11-02
Sojourner rru,h'. 40, S.,Inr,

Almost everyone has heard OF So
Jouruer Trgth. the ex-slave who told
the story of her life always with So
much JUNCTION. tine time She was an
honOred guest N white family. when
three or four silly chattering girls hap
pened 10 call. After they had gone
she turned TO her hostess and said:
oh. honey. did want TO tell dose
young folks a ting or two. but /
knOw'd 'twan't no use. cause dey didn't
hab no place to put it,
Sojourner was fond of smoking. and
once minister undertook to show her
the cuormity of her s,n in this respect.
-Sojourner," Ire said ;npreSsively,
don't you know Il is written that
nDthing unclean shall enter Heaven?
And don't YOU know that smokers
breath is one Of the vilest things in the
wOrld?" Don't 'spect I'll take my
BRET along when ] go to Heaven. said
Sojouruer calmly. with another pull at
her pipe N. y. sun.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1893-11-02

coming fcOua long line of fishing an
'''91o = IA the north of Scotland, was a
sailor. which seems contrary ~
I = hereditary theories of Mr. Ibsen.
FrcyivriclSs wrote To LIS friend from
Venice. ana said he bad succeeded IN
Shaking arrangements with a most pic
turesqUc lot - coasters who ran boat
from Venice along thr shore a. the
southern part If Italy. calling AT near
Ay every port; a small trading schooner
II such craft could lee called a schOOn-
ar. tie added that the boat would be
back m Venice IN two weeks time II
they had gpod weather. and isu asked
Mclean 20 BE- there 10 meet him If he
could. So that they might continue
their tramp together into the noun
taius north OF Venice. lie gave she
name of the boat which. bcinS a slow
craft. they had christened with the
Italian csiu ivalent 81 -ThcF'lving S,.u,l. e
FretcricISs was an artist: Mclean was
merely an aTT5Jcur photographer, who
~arricd detective camera. Neverthes
less IrCstcrrcss borrowed hiS friends
camera - that II hc had = chance he
might take some snap shots where he
would not have time "a use his pencil
Mclean wait ell in Venice for the Fly
ing Scud with some impotence. Tor II
svas several DAYS overdue. When =
finally arrived Mclean was Shocked
saud hOrriied az the news Il brought
On the second dav cut here had been
"a Slight ,qualt and FredcricIs. leanirg
over the side. had suddenly lost his
Ia lance and had fallen irto the Adri-
attic There were 10 life-preserver< on
board. but one 81 the men threw 4
bench TO the struggling man and the
hcirn,maH brought the boat round To
the wind a. speedily As possible. but
nothing more was seen of the unfortu-
nate artist
The sailors were rough men Of the
ScJ but II was evident To the most cas-
uai observer that they were honest Eel.
lows who told a straight story. foreach
one curroboratcd the account Of che
other. A. proof of their honesty they
returned "a the magistrate a small
black box which Mclean at once re,og-
nised A. his own camera, which Fresier-
~ had borrowed before he went on
ahe fatal trip
Mclean took n to his lodgings and
~ hcu night came On he lit his red lamp
and got out his developing kit The
camera contained a ruIl Of Sim sufii-
Gent To take sixty pictures. one Or
two of these Mclean himself had
taken in Verona On opening the in
strumcut Mclean saw that his friend
had taken about a dozen pictures.
These ne cut carefully of. and he re
solved tn develop them with the utmost
caution 81 a 10 have neutentOes Of
the last work his friend had done on
earth.
The first three pictures were Of We
roma. and IN each of them his dead
friend Stog6. The next was a snap