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River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1893-10-19

moment where you will, and If some
thing doesn't turn up to afford you at
least smile something is wrong. 1t
is either a muggy day or you are ont of
sorts. it is the weather or yourself that
is to blame. for the fun goes on unceas-
ingly for those who are in the mood to
enjoy it.
There are numerous stories and Jokes
in circulation about the queer actions
of out-of-town visitors at the fair. some
of which are very laughable. For in
stance, the one about the man who
took i'm the exit" 1t is said that
the individual referred to caught sight
of the sign above one of the exits from
the fair grounds, and, not being up on
the definition of the word, supposed il
TO indicate some sort of side show.
lie accordingly entered the exit" and
ii cost him fifty cents TO get back into
the grounds. This story smaclSs just a
little of the improbable, but others
equally as amusing are told which are
vouched for by reliable people.
A certain hardware merchant from
IA country town was doing the fair and
was looking for a mammoth stove in
the Manufactures building about which
he had heard a great deal He tramped
about until r. was too tired 10 stand
alone. so he leaned up against what he
thought was post, FOR a moments
rest. just then a guard came by and
the merchant inquired the whereabouts
of the great stove. Pointing to the
post against which the merchant was
leaning, the guard said, with sniff of
contempt: That's it you're leaning
against" Looking up the merchant
discovered that the supposed post was
one of the legs of the stove, which tow
cred above him.
OF course, the story of the woman
who inquired which building the la
goons were in has passed into ancient
history along with that of the man
who was curious to know where they
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1893-10-19
No sign ogIt.

Patsy Clemeutine had been field hand
Tin ole Nirginny befo' dc wah, but a
its close she came north and went into
service in New England city. Hen
new mistress found hey willing to learn,
but ignorant on most subjects connect
ed with the kitchen.
One day the lady had been maxim.
pies, and when they were done she
placed in the oven turnover. made
for her little daughters delectation,
aud bidding Patsy Clementine watch
that turnover" she left the kitchen
At the end of half an hour she re-
turned. Patsy Ciementine sat comfort
ably on the floor before the oven, the
door Of which was wide open.
What are you doing?" demanded tn.
mistress, as her eyes took in the still
pale turnover. on which the darky's
eyes were apparently riveted-
Il 'cIar 70 YOU" said Patsy Clemen.
tine. solemnly, rolling her eyes mp at
her exaSperated mistress. Il amt move
my EYES of dot trifiin' little pie sence
you is gone. an it hab not turn obeI
yet. an dat's de truf. suah's Use free
uiQgahrr-Nouth'S Companion.
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standing Up for HIS Rlght..

Are you the edito- that takes in tha
society items?'' inquired the caller. an
understood man. with q timid, appeal
ing look on his fsee.
Yes. sir" replied the young man at
the desk. Il can take in any kind OF
items. What have you?"
why. it's this way" said the caller.
lowering his voice My wife gave a
swell party last night. and I'm willing
70 pay 10 have this write-up of the af-
fair put in your paper"
I've don't charge anything for pub
fishing society items" observed the
Young man at the desk, taking the
proffered manuscript and looking it
over.
That's all right was the reply.
s'You don't understand. ! wrote this
up myself. and ! put in n line or two
that saws: Mr. Halfstick assisted his
distinguished wife in receiving the
guests That's the way | want it to
go in. and don't care If it costs a dol
lar a line. ] want my friends to know,
by George, that I still belong TO the
family. Chicago Tribune.
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CARVED RICE rex A BRIDE.
Wonderful Work Executed ny Young
Japanese Artist shown at the Fair.

Wonderful Work Executed ny Young
Japanese Artist shown at the Fair.
There is at least one OF the wonders
of the Japanese section OF the Manu-
factures building that is not shown ex-
cept 20 special friends. It IS TO be
found IN the exhibit of the Japanese
Central Exhibit association. the super
intendent of which is Frank Atsushi
Koidzumi, who exhibited the wonder
to reporter of the Tribune.
1t is a specimen of miniature carving
and connected with it IS romantic
story. Adaehi is the name of a young
man living in the Shirnani. in Japan.
lie is about twenty-one years old and
his business is that of carver in ivory.
A year ago ne fell desperately in love
with young lady in Toxic and met with
the usual resistance from the parents.
who were also connoisseurs in carving.
The dispute was settled by the father
making to the young man conditional
offer of his daughters hand. The con-
dition was that he should carve out of
two grains of rice really artistic i'm
ages of two of the seven Japanese gods
of fortune respectively.
The young artist gladly accepted the
offer. He was closely occupied by his
business during the day, but boldly uil-
dertool1 to accomplish this difficult task
by the light of candle IT night lie
procured a sprig of rice having FIVE
grains attached. He removed the hull
from the two uppermost grains, and
began the process. For three long
months he labored, and at last finished
his work. They were entirely success
full, and the marriage occurred soon
afterward. But before great while
the injury done to the young mans eyes
by his close application resulted in
total blindness.
The beauty of this wonderful carving
can only be seen by the assistance OF
large magnifying glass. which is kept
for that purpose. The original ivory
statues of the gods from which, as
models, the carving was done, are also
shown. The rice grains are carefully
hid away in lacquer box, but can be
seen by anyone who can get tine conf
dence of Mr.. Koidzumi. They are for
sale, though no price has been set on
them.-Chicago Tribune.
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To BE 4 CHILD.


I sonetimes fondly used 10 pray
Although the WISH was weak aud vsinl
To BE- q el.lld asaiE a. play.
Thoughts - the early budding MAY
Thrilled through the prayer which. in M
pan.
I sometimes foas1y used 70 pray
sweet fragrance from ihc woodland ways
Ard song ~ cuckoo. made me fam
10 ue child a-aiu ~ play.
u was coward's prayer. you sIv.
That with an aching heart and hrai1
sutue times s0Rdly used % pray;
But iisge---fis the szylaTs-s lay
How sweet upon the dals5ed pain
To Be q child again - play
FOR freedom from ne clty gray.
For meadow path and country laue,
SON times fondlr used 10 pray
10 - child again az play.
Arthur l. salmon in Cham0cr-s Journal
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The Last Chance.

II is said that opportunity opens door to
fortune for every man. at least once in his
lifetime. The pity OF it is, that IN many
cases the pOOTtmOrtai cannot see the chance,
though il is his last. IL is, therefore, al
the more important that a chance should
not be allowed 10 pass Us unimproved, when
it is the last oppOr' unity we shall ever
have Now, next week IS the last week OF
the Worlds Fair-and your last chance q
see it. Do You think there viii be another
such exhibition ia this count ia your
lifetimeI Not probable; hardly pOss Die
Do you think It will not pay You TO gOf A
gentleman who is a ''globe-Wotter' said 70
the writer: IF you were 10 travel foI
three years around the world. and spend
SIS, coo, you would not see what Is 10 be
seen at the Worlds Far" Pack your grip
at once take mother and the children with
you, go to the office of your home ticket
agent. tell him that you are going to the
Worlds Fair. and that You want tickets for
yourself and family over the Burlington. II
he has no such tickets, or il YOU want fur
Their information. write 10 W }. G. Kenyon,
Gen. Pass. Agent, 81. Paul, MINI.
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pITH AND POINT.

Amateur Model-"Now lie sure you
don't get my feet too large" lllustra-
tor-''o. they will be reduced one-hau
IN the reproduction. Vogue.
Critic tin art galiery)-'.I don't see
any art in that daubsof yours" Anna
teur Painter delighted Aha. You
think ] have the art that eonceals art. T"
why - you think they were new
in the business of robbing?" Passen-
ger-"Great Scott. they blew open the
safe and left five sleeping-car porters
unmolested. "-Inter-Ocean.
food rl.-Jack-"Why did YOU
kiss Mamie s0fervently? Are you en-
gagged TO her?'' Charlie-''No. but /
off the engagement. Truth.
"A Gifted Woman.-'What express
sive eyes your wife has, said Manehes-
ter TO Snaggs. YES. asseuted Snaggs.
with sigh. "She can express herself
very vigorously with her tongue, too. !"
indianapolis Journal
Aunt Mehitabel has been thinking
considerably about finance. i've con-
ckuded," she remarked the other day.
that the sensible way is ter take yer
money out of yer stockin' an put yer
foot in it. Washington Star.
Mrs. Fangle-''IIave YOU secured a
lodger for your second floor yet, Mr..
Goslin?" Goslin mortified ~ haven't
been looking for ledger, madam.
Mrs. Fangle-''Why, Im certain my
husband told me you had rooms TO let
in your upper story. "-waif.
Totally Depraved. The confidence
man turned the corner and broke into
a run. leaving his trusting victim stand.
ing serenely in front of the hotel with
a bogus check in his hand. THE gull
left behind mel he saidsoftly TO him
self as he ran.-Chicago Tribune.
Valuable Assistance. -'Madam, :"
said the tramp. I've got TO get 10 Jer-
sey City tonight. Can't you assist me?'
''No. haven't time; but I'll lend you
my dog. He's a great help to tramps
when they want TO make space. Sic
i'm, Tige." said the kind lady.-Har-
per's Bazaar.
"A Chronic Kicker.-Mrs. Bemsen-
81 am sure YOU can find any fault
win inc uiilher Tonight, IsooeTt
Everything is just as nice as it can
be" Mr.. Remson (reluctantly)-''Oh
YES. | suppose so. II quite makes me
wonder whether am at home. -. &
S. Bulletin.
-Doctor-"Why. Sageman, I'm as
tonished to see you looking so well.
What have you been doing with your
self?" Sageman-"Oh, nothing more
than passing quiet two weeks in the
country" Doctor-'-Don't say! You
must have gone to some place where
the sanitary conditions are remarkably
favora ble.' Sageman-"They are;
there is no doctor within thirty miles
Of the town. boston Courier.
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INDIAN SAND-PAlNTING.
Fac Smiles OF Two Pictures Made by
Moki Priests and Priestesses.

Fac Smiles OF Two Pictures Made by
Moki Priests and Priestesses.
Who ever heard of painting in sand?
The Mol1i Indians understand that
species of art. Two paintings of the
kind, copied accurately from the
originals, have been newly placed on
exhibition at the National museum.
Perhaps they might better be called
mosaics, being done in sand of six diff
ferent colors on a fiat, horizontal sur
face. The colors are yellow, green.
white. black unsi a mixture.
Such pictures are made by Moli
priests and priestesses on the floors of
their subterranean chambers. The six
colors stand for the cardinal points.
Yellow is the north. green is the west.
red is the south, white is the east.
black is the region above. and all col
ors signify the region below.
One of the two sand paintings is a
copy of the kind of picture made for
the annual ceremonial of the MoiSi
womens festival to the germ god,
which takes place in September. The
work of art is executed during the
progress of the secret rites. 1t repre-
seIts two figures in an elaborate frame
of different colors. On the left is a
likeness of La-kone mana, the pa
troness of the affair. She is clad in a
write blanket. On the right is por-
trait of one of the twin gods of war,
who carries a zigzag of lightning in
his hands.
The other picture Is a fac-simile Of
the one made by the chief of the fra
ternity OF antelopes at the festival of
the snake dances. 1t is highly con-
ventional in its character. Rain clouds
are represented by semi-eircles. Paral-
lei lines show the rain failing. -Four
odd-looking zigzag figures stand for
the lightning snakes. which are re-
spectively red. green, white and yell
low. The green and white snakes are
female and the red and yellow snakes
are male Around this sand mosaic
are performed the weird rites of the
antelope priests. who sing songs en-
bodying the NEUROLOGICAL drama Of the
snake hero. -Washington Star.
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Arah Lion Hunters.

Among the Arabs of the Atlas noun
tains. where the lion is hunted with
success. the hunter studies his beast
before engaging in battle. If he is very
fat there is little danger in pot shots.
If he is lean and spry the Arab will
maneuver for coign of vantage from
which he can pour in three or four
shots before coming to close quarters
If he is so emaciated that you can
count his ribs the rule is 10 shoot bold
~; the brute can not retaliate. Chi
eago Herald.
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FACTS ABOUT CAR HORSES.
Their business Dsy Is Only Four Hours
Long, but II Il Very Hard One.


Long, but II Il Very Hard One.
If there is such thing as a heaven
for beasts. which may be reached by
life of hard work and self-sacrifice,
then surely there are harp and halo
in store for every street-car horse
This unfortunate animal occupies the
same plane in horsey society that the
sweater holds in the society of men.
Each works harder than the Lord I'm
tended, and each thereby shortens his
lsfe by considera BILE period. But the
great difference between the two is
that the sweater gets some recompense
for lis labor, though it is a mighty
small one, and is buoyed up by hope,
which is the fiy-wheel of human
progress. He NAV even be
blessed with wife and many children.
and home in tenement-house. But
the street-car horse has none of these
comforts. He works hard, so hard that
he is useless as ear horse at the end
of four years. but the oNly recompense
he receives is his bo; "a and lodging.
He has no wife and no children and no
home, other than little stall in a
stuffv city stable. The only thing that
he can hope for is that he may emerge
from his term of car service with
enough strength left to warrant his
being sold to farmer, in which event
he viii see for the first time since his
early youth green fields and pastures.
and will have an occasional meal of
grass But the chances are that his
four years at car-pulling viii destroy
his value to everybody but the old bone
man or the street vender. of these
two. II he had any choice. he would
World.
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A GENEROUS PEER.
A Touching Anecdote Related of the Lat,
Poet-Peer. Lord Lytton.

Poet-Peer. Lord Lytton.
Many years ago. when the elder Bull
wer was in his prime. a .aborer on the
estate was engaged to O. certain job
of hard work. At the end of a week he
carried his account TO the bailiff, who
said weeks work was worth three
shillings and sixpence. The man in
sisted that this was not enough and re-
fused TO settle, and every time he met
the bailiff he would stop him and ask
for his money.
Finally the bailiff became angry,
discharged the man and refused to al
low any farmer on the estate TO hire
him.
The man was forced TO leave the
neighborhood, but he was too poor to
move any great distance. so that he
was still within the circuit of the
bailiff's ill-will. Wherever he went
this pursued him. and his life in con
sequence was a hard one. But all the
time he kept telling his family and his
friends that some day he would get
the money which the Bulwer-Lytton
estate owed him.
He was wei On in years when one
day he met a man in the road. 1t was
the some time poet Owen Meredith,
now come To the title, and English
ambassador to France, at home on a
visit.
"You are Lord Lytton, believe" he
said. respectfully.
Yes"
''Then. if you please. should like you
to pay an account which has been due
me for a long time.
Lord Lytton looked at the account
and at his request the man told the
whole story. The poet was very much
affected and disturbed. Then he said:
well, viii do what can to make
it mp to you
He was as good. as his word. lie
built house at the gates of the park
put the man and his family into it and
gave il to them, rent free, with other
perquisites, so that he was entirely
comfortable fer the remainder of his
DAYS Hart ford Couraut
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Tobacco is brought from Kentucky
over the various bridges on long
wagons holding five hogshead. The
tops of these wagons are three or four
feet above the street, and | was amused
ct the method of unloading. The
drivers don't go TO the trouble of using
skids. They simply place a cushion.
made of gummy sack stuffed with
straw. on the street and roll the heavy
hogsheads-and they weigh nearly a
ton-with a jump on the spring cush-
ion. They bounce little, uct the men
say that it is rare thing for one of
them TO break.-Cinciunat tribune.
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THE BANNER MONTH.
September's Record brings the Total u
to Nearly Fifteen Million.


September's close showed a total OF
over IA, 800, 600 paid admissions at the
fair since May T. The total would have
been about POE. 600 bigger but for the
excreabie weather for the last day.
Not including the last day of the month,
when the attendance for the only time
during the month fell so low, the total
for the month was 4,561 ,923. That is
considerably above the million-a-weeA
gait which the attendance struck IN
August OF course the figures make
September the banner month If the
fair so far. The big days in September
were not So big as those of August, but
there were more of them. -Four days
in the month the figures went above
2O0, O00-Pennsylvania day, transporta-
ton day, railroad day and Knights OF
Honor. Ohio, Iowa, Indiana and the
odd fellows each pushed their days fig.
ures to within few hundred of the
mark. Transportation day. which eamc
September Q, and which was also grand
army, California and Utah days
showed the biggest fgures-2SI ,522
Sunday. the Sd. was the lightest day
only Is, $50 paid admissions being reg
istered
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CIrenm.tanees AIter &c.

We were at the falr gfcunuS.
| was to meet some friends at the
Sixty-fourth street entrance.
/ waited near the ticket booth. Here
are a few things heard while ! stood
there:
First little girl. a bright, pretty lit-
tie thing, came up and started for the
wrong gate. A gateman called out:
Here, lille girl, this IS your gate"
The little girl tossed her head and
said, Indignantly:
I'm not a little girl I'm young
lady"
rs that SOP was the reply, with a
smile. "Then you win have to get
ffty-eent ticket"
.soh. well, then" with indignation
all gone, I'm little girl
And she went through the children
gate Chicago Inter Ocean.
THE cyclone may be quite high-fyer, gu
il makes some horrible breaks some tunes
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SLAPPED THE GUARD.

Real and Dummy Policemen Confused in
tue Mind OF Stranger.
The dummy figure that sits IN the
doorway of the Moorish palace, in the
Midway, was recently the cause of
some excitement and the arrest of a
stranger within the gates.
The dummy is dressed to represent y
Columbian guard. AS 1T sits in the
shadow of the awning it looks exceed
ingly natural, and to make the effect
more realistic mechanism works the
thing SO that every ten minutes the
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1893-10-19

This can easily be done. First, use the
finest nerviIe and tonic in existence, Hostel
ter's Stomach Bitters. Next, give up nDlates
and mineral sedatives, which ruin the stom
ach, and soon cease TO have an effect. except
in daL gerously large doses. Dyspepsia is the
parent to insomnia and nerve weakness
The Bitters remedies indigestion and the
two symptoms named. II also cures ma
larlal, liver and kidney complaints.
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KNOWLEDGE

Brings comfort and improvement and
tends to personal enjoyment when
rightly used. The many, who live bet
ter than others and enjoy life more, with
less expenditure, by more promptly
adapting the worlds best products TO
the needs of physical being, will attest
the value to health of the pure liquid
laxative principles embraced in the
remedy, Syrup of Figs.
Its excellence is due to its presenting
in the form most acceptable and pleas
ant to the taste, the refreshing and truly
beneficial properties of a perfect lax
alive; effectually cleansing the system,
dispelling colds, headaches and fevers
and permanently curing constipation.
1t has given satisfaction to millions and
met with the approval of the medical
profession, because it acts on the Kid
news, Liver and Bowels without weak
ening them and it is perfectly free from
every Objectionable substance.
Syrup of Figs is for sale by all drug
gists in SOC and 81 bottles, but it is man
ufactured by the California Fig Syrup
Co. only, whose name is printed on every
package, also the name, Syrup of Figs,
and being we'll informed, you will not
accept any substitute if offered.
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From Chicago TO Seattle via the Chicago,
Milwaukee q ST. Paul and Great Northern
Railways, has been established and first
class sleeping cars will hereafter run daily
from Chicago at II 80 p. NJ, arriving al
Seattle 10 80 p. NJ, fourth day. This y I'M
doubtedly the best route TO reach the North
Pacific Coast.
nation applv to the nearest ticket agent,
or address GEO. II. HEAFFoRD, General
Pass. Agent, c., n. & ST. P. Ry, Chicago,
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Upholstered tourist cars III charge Of r
porter and equipped with bedding, cooking
ranges, lavatories, toilet rooms, etc form
part OF the GREAT NORTHERN RAN
WAY through train between the Twin
Cities and Seattle. For the present tourist
cars leave st. Paul Tuesdays. Thursdays
and Sundays at - n m. Minneapolis ia
p. m: 81 50 for double berth to Spokane; IS
70 Seattle.
Daily service will begin shortly, in con
nection with the present splendid service
for all classes Of travel.
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More silver and gold e used in
the industrial arts in the Unit, States
than in acv other country. Our annual
consumption of gold for this purpose
amounts TO over $40. 600. 900, and of sill
yer To over $1,000. 900. Germany is the
next greatest consumer of the precious
metals for manufacturing purposes,
and each year works up about sl2 Co.,
600 worth of gold and about 81, 900, 600
worth Of silver France uses about
s., 1000 worth of gold and s4.Cao. 600
worth Of silver
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''wen. I'm not going to run any such
risk my dear"
That's just like you. John. Ever
since you got your life insured You've
been awfully afraid you'd &c, killei-
Life.
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GOSSIP OF THE FAIR.
Some Scattering Notes from the
Columbian Exposition.
Amusing Things Seen and Heard In the
Crowds-An Irishman's Cordial Recep-
ton on the Wsrship-Dumb show
on the Plaisance.
rspecin Chicago Correspondence

D one who has his
eyes and ears about
him there is more
thar a little amuse-
ment to Ne derived
from a stuey of the
throngs Of sight
seers abont the
high ways and by
ways of the worlds
fair. Pause but a