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River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1893-07-13

say that in the opinion of all, both
high and low, who have seen the fair il
is the greatest, grandest exhibition the
world has ever seen.
The royal visitors from abroad have
been astounded at the magnitude and
grandeur of the enterprise. They had
heard great deal about 1t and were
prepared to find pretty big show here
In Chicago, but when their eyes beheld
the splendor of the White City great
was their surprise and admiration.
They were still further surprised
when they visited our great city. AL
though they had passed through some
of the older cities of the east they
found much in Chicago to make them
open their eyes, and the entertainment
they received here in our wild and
woolly west" was such as to afford
them a fruitful topic for discussion
when they return to the palatial halls
of their ancestors.
Many prominent men and women of
our own country have come and gone
and every one of them has left with the
impression that nothing was lacking to
make of the fair complete success.
And the impression was no mistaken
one, to judge from the later reports
from official sources. Everything points
to good interest on worlds fair stock
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1893-07-13
GUNS OF THE vESUvlUS.
The "Pneumatic Cruiser and Her For
mluable Engines of War.

The "Pneumattc Cruiser and Her For
mltiable Engines of War.
The most recent applications of the
blowpipe principle are the three air
guns of the Uniled States torpedo
cruiser" Tor, as as she is also called, the
pneumatic cruiser') ''Vesuvius." This
vessel of war is PSI feet and inches
long. SO feet and inches wide, draws9
feet of water. and has displacement
of T25 tons; she is of 5, 794 horsepower,
and she darts over the waves at a speed
of 25 miles per hour. She is too beau
tiful and fast craft to be called a
"blcwpipe gunboat;" but that is exact
ly what she is. because of the blow
guns which stick up through the deck
at the bow. Most of these guns lie at an
angle slanting back and downward to
where the air-compressers lie to the
heel.
Into somewhat bottle-shaped steel
TASKS, air has been forced until il is
compressed under a strain of two thou
sand pounds to the square inch,
by engines especially constructed
for that purpose. The shells, or
bombs. or darts fired from the
guns are made partly of iron, of brass.
and of copper. They are ten feet long,
fifteen inches wide, and while some are
of uniform width, others give up half
their length to thin spindle or tail
having metal fans at the end, and look
ing somewhat like a huge, clumsy ar
row. These darts are kept in three
barrel-lilSe ''revolvers," and as there
are five darts in each. the Vesuvius can
throw fifteen projectiles in rapid sue
cession.
When a gun is TO be loaded, about
twenty feet of its lower end drops
down by means of hinge. and from
the revolver directly in front of it one
of the bombs is pushed back into the
lowered end, which is then pulled up
again in line with the rest of the tube
When all is ready. lever in the con-
ming tower is moved. enough air is adj
mitted from one of the reservoirs, and
away goes the dart flying through the
air to a distance of a mile and @ half.
The operation, WI ich seems so simple,
does not look verv formidable as a
method of warfare; but that dart
whirled away by the blow-pipe is in
reality the most deadly weapon known
to war, aft vat or ashore, for in the head
of the missile is stored five hundred
pounds of guncotton. than which no
more terrible explosive. is known that
can be so used. The name guncotton
sounds innocent enough, and the mate
rial is nothing more than the cotton
waste. with which you have often seen
engineers cleaning their engines,
soaked in nitric and sulphuric acids,
and washed clean again. A pound of
this will burn quickly, but when il is
stuck or ''detonated," it explodes with
force sufficient to blow up a good
sized house. If upon an anvil is laid a
piece of paper with one or more letters
cut out, and a pound of guncotton is
exploded on little letters or figures cut
in the paper will be stamped into the
metal one-quarter of an inch deep.
Just think of such force, and then
imagine five hundred pounds of gun
cotton exploding on ship or fortl-J
o. Davidson. in st. Nicholas.
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HOT SPRINGS, SOUTH DAKOTA.
What Hon. Samuel w. AIIerton Thinks of
Them.


The Hon. Samuel w Allerton, the noted
capitalist OF Chicago, arrived over the Bur-
lington Route few days since, and during an
interview with a Star" reporter said; \ gu
people do not begin to realize what you have
here in these waters. I have had the 0ppOr-
tunity of travelling some over the United
States and have visited a great number OF
its health resorts with springs which are
claimed TO have medicinal properties, but. IN
my opinion, you have water here that IL su-
perior to anything in this whole country, If
not in the world, for the cure OF rheumatic
Affections and diseases of the skin. My
attention was first called 10 these springs
by an intimate friend, Mr. Spencer, VINO
owns a large cattle ranch west OF here. lie
had man on his ranch that was so badly
afflicted with rheumatism that he was hauled
here in helpless condition. He was bathed
in the old Indian bath for several weeks,
and he went home entirely cured up, and
resolved that if ever i had rheumatism
in my family, | would try Hot Springs, South
Dakota We brought Mrs. Allerton here
rs soon as she was able to come at all and
have found that all Mr.. Spencer said in
reference TO the curative properties OF the
waters has been realized in my wife's case.
She says she feels as though she has just
been turned loose from prison where she
had been called upon TO endure excruciating
torture every joint and muscle racked
with pain so that life was a burden. No,
think Hot Springs future is = grand one
Its air is pure and wholesome its scenery
lively and inspiring; sleep ca mes without
any effort, and il is just the place for rest
and building up a shattered constitution.
You do not talk enough about the value Of
your waters for skin troubles. j, myself
received great benefit from them last year
in a short visit there. Your climate make:
YOU infinitely superior 10 the Arkansas Ho
Springs, and in a country where so many
thousand are afflicted with Rheumatism anC
other kindred ailments, if your advantage:
are made known, there is no question but
that you will become the foremost health
resort in the United States. We are de
lighted with our trip here and what your
waters have done for us and will make fire.
quent visits to your pleasant little city,
Hot Springs Is. d. Star.
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enough to occupy all the spare time
that any busy man or woman can give
to the fair"
In addition to the display of higher
arts there are extensive exhibits of
educational methods by our leading
colleges and schools which demonstrate
the wonderful progress made in the de-
pa. 6ment of learning during the last
quarter of a century. In the education
al section of the Manufactures building
are to be found these valuable aud i'm
teresting evidences of the growth of
knowledge in our land, and anyone that
leaves the fair without visiting this dis
play will miss one of its best features.
Some of the strange costumes worn
by the foreigners at the fair occasion
considerable merriment among the
young folks. On the Midway Plaisance
the other day score of grinning youths
surrounded one of the members of the
Javanese community and held him pris-
oner for a few moments while they
made sport of his clothing. The licorice-
eolored victim of their curiosity stood
the joke good-naturedly as far as his
apparel was concerned. but when they
got to polxing him in the ribs and step
ping on his toes, he rebelled and broke
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INSERTIONS AND LACE.
stylish Trimmings for summer Gowns aud

Stylish trimmings Tor summer Gowns ana
Hats.
One of the fancies of the moment Is
the use of insertion in preference to
lace with scalloped edge as trimming
for gowns of crepon or silk, as well as
those of thin batiste or lawn. Guipure
insertion is most used in white or cream
tints for trimming dark blue or mauve
crepons, and also black silks, satins
and grenadines. The two-inch wide
width is employed and should be really
inserted, but as this requires great
deal of sewing, a very good effect is
obtained by simply applying the open
straight-edged guipure on the waist or
skirt row after row. In dress waists il
crosses from armhole to armhole in two
or three straight bands suggesting a
yoke. Full gathered vests are similarly
trimmed. Puffs at the top of sleeves
have either lengthwise or cross rows,
while close lower sleeves are often
trimmed with diagonal insertions.
Very narrow guipure, from half an
inch wide, is placed at the head of
folds or ribbons of satin when trim
ming ruffles, revers, or skirts. Vine
patterned guipure and embroidery is
used like passementerie in row
through the middle of a bias band or
ribbon. Lighter insertions of Mechlin
and Limerick laces trim thin mousse
line de sole and gauze dresses.
A summary trimming for black
round hats is very large wired bow
made of wide white applique lace, or of
a veil of thin lace fashioned into bow.
Long slender jet ornaments in horn
shape, or pins with pear-shaped heads
of jet, are crossed high amid the lace
loopS.-Harper's Bazaar
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1893-07-13
KNOWLEDGE

Brings comfort and improvement and
tends to personal enjoyment when
rightly u do 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 perfect lax
alive; efectually cleansing the system,
dispelling colds, headaches and fevers
and permanently curing constipation:
II 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 well informed, you will not
accept any substitute if offered.
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THE COST OF REVOLUTION.
How New York Suffered In the War for
Independence.

ihutptuututts
New Yorh suffered greater hardships
during the fight for independence than
fell to the lot of any = her American
city. IL lost more than half of its pop
ulation: IL lost the whole of its com
merce, the great fire of lT76. followed
by the fire of lT7s, laid a full fourth of
il in ashes: il was occupied by the
enemy uninterruptedly from almost
the beginning of hostilities until after
peace was declared.
Until the actual outbreak of hostili
ties, the prosperous expansion of trade
and the growth of the city continued
without interruption: and then. a.
suddenly as the coming of the tropical
uight-with the arrival OF the British
army of occupation, September Is, 1776
"a blight settled over everything
and was not lifted for more than
seven years Only four days after
Gen. Howe's entry came the calamity
of the great fire, which swept over the
region between Whitehall and Broad
streets as ar north as Beaver; thence,
sparing the western size of Bowling
Green, over both sides of broadway 10
and including Trinity church; and
thence. sparing the western side OF
broadway but burning down to the
river, to and including the southern
side of Vesey STRENGTHENING behind il
broad furrow of desolation three
quarters of a mile long. Two years
later, another fire reduced to wreck al
most the whole of the block south of
Pearl street between Coenties and Old
sips. Through all the dreary time
of English occupation these many
blocks of ruins remained as the fire had
lett them. No reason existed for re-
building, and, no matter how strong a
reason there might have been, no money
for rebuilding was obtainable. This
visible material wreck fittingly repre-
sented the wreck which had overtaken
the city's most vital interests. Trade
with the interior and coastwise practi-
cally was cut off; and. with the destruc-
ton of these. its natural feeders, the
foreign commerce of the port was dead.
When New York was evacuated by
the British troops, November Is, 1883.
the condition of the city was miserab BILE
to the last degree. Streets which had
been opened and partly grad ed before
the war began had been suffered to
lapse again to idle wastes; the wharves,
to which for so long awhile no ships
had come, had crumbled through neg
lect; public and private buildings,
taken possession of by the military and
used as barracks. as hospitals and as
prisons, had fallen into semi-ruin;
along all the western side of the town
was the wreck left by the fire In this
dismal period the population had
dwindled from upwards of twenty
thousand to less than ten thousand
souls; the revenues of the city, long
uncollected had shrunk almost to the
vanishing-p point; the machinery of civil
government had been practically de-
stroyed. In a word, without the con-
selling glory of having suffered in hon
Orable battle, the city was left wreck
by war.-ThomasA .Janvier, in Harper's
Magazine.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1893-07-13
CJIET WAYS ARE BEST.
What's the use Of worrying.
OF hurrying

What's the use Of worrying,
OF hurrying
And scurrying,
Everybody hUrryinz.
And breaking up their rests
When everyone Is teaching Us,
Preaching and beseeching US.
To settle down and end the fuss
For quiet ways are best
The rain that trfckles down in shower
a blessing brings to thirsty flowers:
SWEET fragrance from each brimming cup
The gentle zephyrs gather up.
There's ruin in the tempcst's path:
There's ruin IN the voice Of WRATH
And they alone are bIest
Who early learn 20 dominate
Themselves, their violence abate,
And prove by their serene estate
That quiet ways are best
SOthing's gained bv worrying.
BY hurrying
And scurrying.
With fretfing and with 1urryfny
The temper's often lost.
And in pursuit OF some small prize
We rush ahead and are not wise,
And find the unwontcd exercise
A fearful price has cost
rs utttef Tar 70 JOIN Inc tnrun3
Ina DO their duty right along.
Reluctant they 20 raise q fuss
o. make themselves ridiculous
Calm and serene In heart and nerve.
Their strength Is always IN reserve,
And nobly stands each test
And ever day and al about
BY scenes within and scenes without
We can discern with ne'er a doubt
That quiet ways are bcsk
Pittsburgh Commercial Gazette.
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A MAMMoTn WHEEL.
It Takes the Place OF Tower at {
Worlds Fair.


Worlds Fair.
After the various tower schemes for
the worlds fair were abandoned there
came to the front man by the name
of Ferris who had what incredulous
people termed a monstrous wheel in his
head. Mr.. Ferris became the object of
much ridicule on account of a pet prof
ect of his, which was TO build big
wheel which wouli carry passengers to
IN altitude of 270 feet. His plan was
regarded as exceedingly visionary, but
after frequent rebuffs he succeeded in
obtaining permit to put up his wheel
in the Midway Plaisance. The work
was begun last March and has just
been put in operation
Its highest point is POS feet above the
surface of the earth. The diameter is
$50 feet, and the circumference S25, the
entire thing being raised 10 feet above
the ground.
In reality there are two wheels,
twins. so feet apart, but it takes
them both to make the Ferris wheel.
These twins are connected by iron rods
and struts which do not approach
nearer than 20 feet to the periph-
cry. Outside of these rods the cars
are hung and supported by steel bars
of about five inches in thickness extend
ing from one wheel to the other. Each
wheel has for its outline a curved iron
beam 2516 by 10 inches. Forty feet in
side is another beam. forming a smaller
circle. From these beams or circles
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IN PUBLIC LIFE.

PRESIDENT CLEVELAND receives from
ten to twenty letters a day containing
recipes for reducing his obesity.
WILLIAM L. HARRITY, the chairman
of the democratic national committee,
has not taken holiday for ten years.
Mrs. ANNIE MOORE, who has the
reputation of being the only woman
president of a national bank Mount
Pleasant, Tex is described as dark
complexioned woman, with peculiarly
brilliant eyes and soft voice and gentle
manners
PRIVATE SECRETARY LANDS, Secre-
tarv Gresham's right-hand man-whC
sits on his left, however. by the win
dow-enjoys the confidence of his
chief to an unusual degree, ever
among statesmen who know how &c
put private secretary to the greatest
possible use.
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RELICS OF OLD MEXICO.
Wonderful Exhibit Opened in the Anthr
biological Section.

biological Section.
Rich in relics and ruins of civiliza-
ton that long antedated the coming of
Columbus, and which runs back beyond
the ken into the prehistoric period OF
the world, Mexico is the first to open a
display in the Anthropological build
ing The event occurred few days
ago. but was unattended by any cere-
monies, though hundreds gained adj
mission to see the wonders that have
been exhumed, and ancient utensils
and weapons which the Indians of Mex
leo use.
As Prescott says in his Conquest of
Mexico" the Spaniards encountered
civilization in Mexico superior to their
own in all save the art of destruction,
and in the Mexican anthropological
collection there are numerous remnants
of this superior civilization in antique
pieces of architecture, pottery and war
weapons, while other evidences have
been accurately reproduced from de-
tails written in descriptions given by
Cortez and his scriveners. Among the
reproductions in miniature are the tenn
Piles of Xochicalco and Xicotenatl,
which were great pyramidal structures
after the Egyptian style of architec-
ture.
Besides the war shields of the
Caciques of the army of GuatomatzIn,
who fought Cortez, other weapons and
such antiques as sacrificial stones. there
are among the collections articles of
wear, palm leaf capotes, gaudy colored
cotton cloth releases, straw sandals and
other parts of the costumes of the differ
ent kinds of Indians still inhabiting
Mexico, together with the old-fashioned
utensils they used to grind corn, the
simple loom and wooden pillow. Home
life in the tropical part of the country
is illustrated in a matched and grass
made cottage, while farmhouse is
built of adobe to keep out the cold. The
collection is large, varied and interest
ing. and is exhibited at Prof. Putnam's
solicitation by Col. George NJ. Greene.
Pennsylvania, who has become thor
oughly Mexicanized by thirty or more
years residence in the City of Mexico.
He has been assisted by his wife in
making the selections, and she helps in
presenting and explaining them to the
public.
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For slender Figures.

Another fancy that is becoming TO
very slight figures is that of making a
slashed waist of serge showing an un-
der waist of white or light China silk
through the slashes. fhis is the So
called French waist, gathered to a bet
and without lining. The front is slit
open eight or ten times from the belt
up above the bust, and the openings are
neatly bound. The top is turned back
in a small revers collar, and the sleeves
are gigots. A narrow belt of black
satin is knotted in front. Under this
is worn q sleeveless blouse of white
silk laid in fine knife plaits that show
very full between the slashes. Around
the neck is collar band of silk folds,
with knife plated frill at the top that
flares high about the throat in most eff
fective fashion. This is we'll carried
out in blue serge, with black binding
on the slashes, black satin belt, and a
PLAIN gored skirt of serge. Cream
white, pale blue, pink or yellow sill k
blouses may be worn beneath the waist
--Harper's Bazaar.
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DOMESTIC CONCERNS.

PURGE of CLANS: One quart of clam q
two bay leaves, two tablespoons minced
onion. one pint milk. one teaspoonful
salt, one-half saltspoon pepper, one
fourth saltspoon cayenne, one cup
cream, two tablespoons butter. two Ia
blespoons STANDARDIZATION Budget.
banana Cake: One and one-half
cupfuls of sugar. one of butter, two
and one-half of flour, five eggs beaten
separately, four teaspoonfuls of sweet
milk, two teaspoonfuls of baking pow
der. Bake in layers as for jelly cake,
and lay sliced bananas between
Housekeeper.
-Broiled Shad: Split your shad down
the back, wash il and season it well
with salt Have your gridiron heated,
grease the bars, put on the shad and
broil IL slowly till quite done. IL should
be fine brown on both sides. II
designed for the dinner table, after
having basted it well with butter on
both sides, fold it over, that it may as
ssme its original form. and serve it
Boston Budget
Birds Nests: Toast small slices OF
bread, butter and place them on a plat
ter. Break as many eggs as there are
slices of toasts, keeping the whites and
yollxs separated. Beat the whites stiff,
seasoning with little salt. Place a
spoonful of the stiffened whites on
each toast and lay yolk in the center
of each. Set the dish in hot oven
until the yoll;s are sufficiently cooked,
then serve hot.-Farln, Field and Fire.
side.
Asparagus with Egg Sauce: Pre-
pare and cook asparagus. When
tender, drain thoroughly and serve
on a hot dish or on slices of nicely
Drowned toast, with an eggsauce pre-
pared in the following manner: Heat
half cup of rich milk to boiling,
add salt, and turn into il very slow
ly the well-beaten yolk of an egg,
stirring constantly at the same time.
Let the whole ] ust thicken and remove
from the fire at once.-Good Health.
-Suet Pudding: For this pudding
take one cupful of suet, chopped fine,
one cupful of molasses, one of sour
milk or buttermilk, one cupful of
raisins, or raisins and currants mixed,
three cupfuls of flour, one teaspoonful
of soda, a little salt, and spice to taste.
One-half teaspoonful each of cinnamon
and allspice is what I use. Grease a
three-quart pail with butter or lard.
pour in the pudding, cover tightly and
put in kettle of boiling water and
cover this kettle also; keep the water
boiling continually for three hours,
supplying the boiling water to the ket-
tie as fast as it boils away. Almost any
sauce is nice with this pudding
Prairie Farmer,
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MAKING the Rest s,Ia

A German girl who recently came 10
America to marry a man who had been
here some years. and who had made
himself so indispensable to his employ
ers that he could not even be spared
long enough to go to Germany to fetch
his bride, tells some amusing expert
ences in her new home.
The thing which vexed me most, "
she said. after relating all sortso of queer
mistakes which she naturally made,
was about my sheets had be.uti-
full set. all linen, and all embroidered
and worked with initials by my own
hands When got here the American
beds were all so big that not one of my
sheets could be used"
What a shame!' exclaimed her sym
pathetic listener. what did you do?'
well. yOu see" the bride answered
with a smile. ''of course they were as
much too large for handkerchiefs as
they were too small for sheets; and SC
I took them for towels. And every body
thinks they are lovelv.--YOuth's Com
v1nann