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River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1893-05-04
A BOYS RASH ACT.



On the usually frank and noble face
of the boy there was a furtive, sinister
expression. lie replied in monosylla-
bles to the remarks that were addressed
to him, ate his breakfast with little or
no appetite, and kept his eyes fixed
doggedly on his plate as il fearful of
encouraging the gaze of the other mem
bers of the family. Yet through this
real or assumed timidity close OBJ
server might have discerned fixed pur-
pose. an infiexible determination.
What was the unrighteous resolve
that possessed the soul of this we'll
raised. earefully-trained but evidently
demoralized boy?
We shall see.
No sooner had he left the table than
removed his shoes. slipped softly across
the corridor to his fathers apartment.
opened a drawer in the bureau took
something from it, and slipped it in his
pocket.
Then carefully retraeing his way TO
his own room cagain he put on his
shoes, went down the back stairs on
tiptoe, an few minutes later climbed
the ladder leading to the hay-loft in
the barn.
Pausing at the top OF the ladder 10
look about him and being apparently
satisfied that he had not been wstched
or followed, he climbed stealthily
across the hay until he reached re-
mote corner whose dim recesses were
family illuminated by the light from a
window at the opposite end of the loft
Pale with agitation. but with no fall
tering in the resolution written in his
fiery eye and compressed lips. lac took
from his pocket a small glass object.
fastened itagainst the wooden wall by
means of pins stuck in above and be-
low. and listened cnce more.
All was still.
Then, without culver OF remorse
Tor the desperate deed The had resolved
10 commit. this sixteen-year-old boy
took from another pocket his fathers
razor. stood in .ont OF the small glass
biect he had fastened against the
wall, and perpetrated his first shave
Chicago Tribune
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1893-05-04

On Wednesday, Thursday and Fri
day. May -, 25 and %, the Initial choral
performances at the exposition will be
given in Festival hall. The programme
has been arranged on a grand scale.
Mendelssohn' Elijah" will be sung
by the Apollo club. of Chicago. mum
bering six hundred voices. The Chicago
Festival chorus. numbering twelve
hundred voices. viii sing Havdn's
Creation" while programmes OF
songs and part songs will be rendered
by the exposition's Children's chorus,
numbering fourteen hundred voices. y
feature OF these concerts viii be the
singing of Mime Lillian Noriica and
Mr. Plunlxett Greene. both artists be-
ing already engaged Tar the series
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1893-05-04

The want Of cordial feeling between
France and Germany makes itself APP
parent Ou all occasions. y German peri
Olical describes little scene at the
diuner-tablc of a Swiss hotel. where a
Frcnchman and German sat opposite
each other.
You are n Freuchman. ! suppose
said the German. when the meal was
half over.
YES was the reply; but how did
you find il out2
because you eat 80 much bread. said
the German.
Then there was silence till dinner was
nearly done. when the Frenehman said:
You are German presume"
Il am; but what made yOu think SOP
because You ate 80 much Of every.
thing was the amia''ie retovt--Youth's
COMPANION.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1893-05-04
Why not, indeed?

When the Royal Baking Powder makes
finer and more wholesome food at less cost
which every housekeeper familiar with it will
affirm, why not discard altogether the old
fashioned methods of soda and sour milk, or
homemade mixture of cream of tartar and
soda, or the cheaper and inferior baking pow
ders, and use it exclusively?
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1893-05-04

T. a
ely bottoms for river trout. The plants
that will grow in the aquaria will also
conform To the character of those found
in the waters from which the fish are
taken. One immense tank seventy fee:
long twelve feet wide. and five feet
deep. already finished. shows ridges of
rock peculiar to the rivcr-beds of the
Mississippi valley.
Among the recent arrivals at the
Fisheries building are two large Florida
alligators. They are perhaps the largest
living specimens that ever came To Chi
cago. being about twelve feet in length
and well proportioned. These southern
strangers are to he provided with spe-
cial tanks. and as they are very vicious
will be safely fenced in To prevent them
from reaching out and taking in any
careless visitor who might take them
for iuanimatc objects and venture too
close.
Just west of the Live Stock building.
in the south end of the grounds. a log
ging camp is being erected. The camp
belongs to the Michigan exhibit and is
considered one of the glories of the
and all the surroundings of camp life.
Wild forest scenery only Is needed To
make the logging camp realistic as well
as picturesque. Lying near 1t Is a low
wagon holding $1,000 feet of timber.
This load is one of the biggest shipped
out of Michigan ON one car The logs
are arranged in the form of pyramid
thirty feet high, and in the most airy
way possible. But for the thick chains
bound in and ont of the logs one cou,d
imagine the heaps topping over at the
slightest breath. Some of the logs
measure three feet in diameter.
The cabin is of hemlocll. the logs be-
ing sawed in the interior, leaving the
rough bark outside The crannies be-
tween the logs are stuffed with strips
of bark. The gable is made of Norway
pine. as are the beams. The roof.
which is not yet completed, will consist
of hemlock scoops. These scoops are
the remnants of the trees after the in
terror has been scooped out. The logs
are then cut lengthwise and nailed To
the roof. one forming a trough down
which the rain can trickle. another
with the bark up, forming a bridge be-
tween the concave scoops. The height
of the cabin j. eighteen feet, while
above the gables two tarmarac flag
poles shoot twenty feet in the air.
Every implement used by lumbermen in
northern Michigan will be exhibited in
the sleeping-room. Behind the cabin
will be ranged five logging ears, carry
ing loads of hard wood and headed by
"a regulation logging locomotive. Sew
eral logxheels used for hauling logs in
the summer will lie rolled alongside
the cars.
This exhibit will give the city people
some idea of the rough life of the ium-
herman in the dense pine forests of the
north and viii illustrate to The uninlti-
ated the immense labor involved in pro-
curing material for the building Of our
homes.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1893-05-04

Syrup

Two bottles of German Syrup
cured ME of Hemorrhagc of the
Lungs when other remedies failed.
| am a married man and, thirty-six
yeais of age, and live with my wife
and two little girls at Durham, Mo.
I have stated this brief and plain so
that all may understand. My case
was bad one, and | shall be glad
to tell anyone about it who will
write me. PHILIP l.. SCHENcK, p.
o. Box45, April IS, 1890. No man
could ask a more honorable, bust
ness-like statement. a
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1893-05-04

The influence Of the scientific spirit
Is felt in all departments of modern lit
eraturc.
4 traveller in the tropics WAKES en-
thusiastic over the suddenueSs and vio-
leuee ~ a shower which overlook him
ana his companions
The raindrops. he SAYS. were OF
marvellous biguess. varying in size from
4 dime 20 fifteen cents. "--Youths Com
panion.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1893-05-04
WORLDS Fair Number.

Tie Youth, COmpqntoa publishes this week
an Extra Worlds Fair Number o. 80 Pages.
with 90 Illustrations, and "A cover in Ten
Colors.
This is tine largest and most elaborate
number that has ever been published by
The Companion during the sixty-seven years
of its history. Whether YOU go TO the Fair
or stay at home you should have tlis num-
Der. IL will he sent free to any new sub
scriber received IN May with 81 - for "a
years subscription. II can also be obtained
Of newsdealers, or by sending ten cents To
The YoUTH's COMPANION, Boston, Mass.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1893-05-04
catarrh cannot Re Cured

reach the seat of the disease. Catarrh Is a
blood or constitutional disease, and in order
10 cure il you mast take internal remedies.
Halls Catarrh Cure Is taken internally, and
acts directly on the blood and mucoHs sur
faces. Halls Catarrh Cure is not a Quack
medicine. II was prescribed by one of the
best physicians in tins country for years,
and is regular prescription. Ii Is com
posed of the best tonics known, combined
with the best blood purifiers, acting directly
ON the mucous surfaces The perfect COM
bInatlon of the two ingredients is what pro-
duces such wonderful results in curing Ca
tarrh. Send for testimonials. free.
f. J. CHENEY a. Co, Props, Toledo, u.
IL -. III -.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1893-05-04
N Hinta Mante,I.

The minister in the far western town
was marrying a couple. The man WAS
a wild and woolly cowboy and the
bride was the cood-lool1ing daughter OF
"a cattleman. Everything went merry
as a marriage bell until the clergyman
said. "W.i you take this woman for
better or worse" when the cowboy
interrupted.
Look here. pard. he said. ''let up
on tGst. III take her for better.
don't want to he any worse than ! am,
and il you've got any more hints like
that TO throw out guess you'd hetter
skip EN- for the present" and he began
reachin- around toward his hip pocket.
-Defr,.if Free Press
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1893-05-04

Il piano tuner tells a Boston paper
of finding within the past year mouse
nests in four different pianos. The
other day he was called in To see
piano, the hammers of which struck
the strings several times when a key
was touched. lie knew that this was
because something was the matter
with the hammer tapes. the purpose of
which is to hold the hammers so that
they shall strike the strings but once.
lie found that every one of the eighty
odd pieces of tape had disappeared and
the mouse's nest was soon discovered
II was bunch as large as ones fist.
composed of the missing mass chewed
into pulpy mass. The mice generally
enter piano by climbing up along the
pedal shafts. and almost invariably
make use of the hammer tapes for their
nests.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1893-05-04
something I:etter.

a young man was writing a pros
pectus Of circus
Il say, he observed, Turning 10 the
manager. I've about exhausted Inv vo-
cabularly over this thing Have You a
thesauruss"
NO. replied the manager regretful-
". but we have a hippoP1tanas"
Deuorest's Magazine.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1893-05-04

To open the eau. p,,ign with ANY hopes of
speedy success. attack tue enemy, malaria,
before II has "A chance TO intrench. An OBJ
stinate foe twill prove if you don't go tight
at It. If you are prudent, too. you Will have
fortified. upon the first intiuation OF its
presence in your neighborhoOd. HOstettcr's
Stomach Biiters Is the medicinal ammuni-
ton that you require. Every for 4 Of inala-
rial fever yields to this fine preventive and
remedy
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1893-05-04

PREssING BUSINESS When young man
Is ON the way to visit his girl XOu can tell
by his haste that his business is pressing
BinghamtOn Leader.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1893-05-04

ALTHOUGH the Scriptures tell us that all
flesh IS grass, some people know so much
more than the Scriptures that they feel JUS
tilted IN calling themselves daIsies.-Bufalo
Courier
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1893-05-04

LuLIE-"She always tells the truth"
Amy-"What nuisance sne must BET
" Y Herald
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1893-05-04

BEECHAM's Pills are a painless and
effectual remedy for all bilious and nervous
disorders. For sale by ali druggists.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1893-05-04

fails to benefit or cure, You have your money
back.
It's the only guaranteed remedy for every
disease caused by disordered liver or i'm
pure blood. Dyspepsia, BiliouSness the
most stubborn Skin, Scalp and Scrofulous
affections, even Consumption or Lung
scrofulaJ in its earlies stages, all are cured
by il.
1t purifies and enriches the blood, rouses
every organ into healthful action. and re-
stores strength and vigor. In building up
both flesh and strength OF pale, puny, Scrof-
ulous children, or to invigorate and brace
up tine system after $ Grippe" pneumonia,
fevers. and other prostrating acute diseases,
nothing can equal the Discovery"
You pay only for the good You get.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1893-05-04

ACroRs, Nocalists, Public Speakers praise
Hales Honey of HnrehOund and Tar
Pixies T0othache Drops Cure in one minute
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1893-05-04

THE birds were the first spring poets.
Their lays are good and ON nest ones.-Pnll-
adelphia Times
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1893-05-04

AN earthquake couldn't very well travel
incognitO. Even the houses would tumble
TO it-TrOv Press.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1893-05-04

Mrs Dix-"The law doesn't treat
a woman fairly Mrs. Hicks ''IB
what respect9" Mr.. Dix-'.She Is
recognized as a mans better half. but
If he happens - die il cuts her down
TO a third. - vogue.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1893-05-04
SOMETHINr rNrSL-AL

WHILE some things find il difficult 10 get
along. the measuring-sticiz does pretty well,
as q rule.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1893-05-04

The chief interest OF the year past
n the Siam Presbyterian mission, says
Rev. Chalmers Martin, lies in the activ-
ity OF the press and the wide circula-
tion given u the Scriptures oby the
American Bible society. Type in the
Laos characters was east in 1890. and
win soon be in use. The Siamo Laos
edition of Matthew is in use in the in
term. The operations of the Bible So
,iety in Siam are under the care 81 Rev.
J. Il. Darlington. formerly missionary
Of the Presby terian board. More than
ten thousand portions of the Scriptures
were sold during the past year.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1893-05-04
spent a rortun. to Match - Color.

One can not turn away from Chinese
art ohjeets-porcelain Particularly
without a deep impression of the dig
nifty ana value of their ''solid colors."
Many attempts have been made by
European manufacturers to initiate
them. but without success The at
tempt To reproduce the sang de beuf,
or "bulloclI's blood" cost an English
man thirty thousand dollars before he
abandoned the effort in despair. The
Chinese themselves have always set the
highest value on their achievements in
this line. For a long time they refused
to part with the choicer examples of
sang de bruf. coral" peach blow"
and crushed straw berry. and il is only
in recent years that the foreign
devils" have been able to obtain them.
The objects have no other decoration
than that OF single color. ranging
from darkest to lightest shades from
black. deep red, the darkest blue or
green. the most vivid orange. to palest
pink or violet or delicate canary. II is
b.cause we have in them the perfec-
ton Of color united with an antique
simplicity Of form that their art value
is 50 great -Carpet and Upholstery
Trade
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1893-05-04
CHINESE STOKERS.
The CeIesfials ~ Firemen on British
Trading Vessels.

The CeIestials ~ Firemen on British
Trading Vessels.
John Chinaman makes a capital fire.
man. lie performs his duties with ma
chine-like precision, and il obedient to
degree that is servile. 1t is doubtless
this quality of at5ect submission To the
commands of his superiors that makes
him such a favorite with marine engi-
neers. Though less turbulent, howev-
er. he is less resourceful and pluclSy
than his British confrere, and men who
know how to rule would rather have
English tiremen than specially Sc
lected complement of s.lestiais. The
Chinese give minimum of trou-
bic. The head man is first selected
and he brings along with him his
own staff, SO that the European engi-
neers have that worry taken off their
hands. But the Chinaman has prac-
tically no individuality. They repre-
sent in the aggregate the stocking staff
of the ship. Apart from that they are
not considered.
A British vessel trading for fifteen
months in Chinese waters had a full
complement of Chinese firemen. At
the commencement OF the voyage the
names were entered on the ships books
At the end of the voyage the roll was
called and each name was responded to.
Yet assertions and changes among the
tiremen had been frequent during the
voyage. The mystery was not ex-
planned until it became known that
each newcomer gave up his own name
and took that of his predecessor among
the stotSers of the vessel. lie answered
at musters to that name. and thus the
nominal coherency of the crew was
maintained chambers Journal
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1893-05-04

Mrs. Mamie i strange that
you can not hold the baby few min
uies. when You used 10 hold me on
your lap FOR hours at a time" Mr..
Mann-'-The young one Is 50 restless
He squirms and kicks all the time.
You didn't kick the least little bit. -
Indiananolis .lonrn
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1893-05-04


as a medicine, is
DIR. Pierce's Golden
Medical Discovery.
And, because Of
that, there's some
thing unusual in
the way OF selling
it. here every
other medicine OF
its kind only prom
iSeS, this is gi,aFGll-
fa.n.T Il - .-..,-
The Hawaiian gazette., 1893-11-14
H4MAKUA NOTES.

HOSoEAA, November IA
dancing party and ball wa:
given last Wednesday night in
honor of Mrs. and Mr.. Copp, Of
Makawao, who, together with Mrs
Il. B. Hardy and G. s. Hardy, are
soon leaving by the first Claudine
bound down coast for Maui. II
was altogether an enjoyable even
ing, and came to q close late in
the night, when the different par
ties left for their homes, well salts
fed with their evening music and
dancing partners
Joseph Weston, Of Los Angeles,
Cal, is staying at the Honokaa
telephone office he Is at present
recruiting and taking in the Ha-
#aiian scenery and Hamakua
sights.
The Claudine took to their Ma
kawao home Mr.. and Mrs. Copp,
the latter having had prolonged
visit Of some months to Hamakus.
and the judge on ten days leave.
The WaialeaIe arrived at Kukui-
haele this morning where she is
loading sugar she viii also load
sugar at Honokaa. She has no. yet
put up an appearance at Honokaa
landing.
Mr.. ". H. Holmes Of Hilo was
on a few days' visit to his brother
N. V. Holmes; he left for Hilo
this same week.
For the past few nights We have
had some very light showers for an
hour or go. just enough to settle our
dust.
With regret We read Of Captain
McDoEelI's failure in floating the
wrecked MioEera. We hope Cap
tain Metcalfe may have more luck
than his predecessor had.
Hamakua mill has erected q
pumping plant in Kalopa, where
very large spring is TO BE- seen It
is very near the sea, in fact, Oh the
very level, lying lower than the
oyerhanging cliffs. When it Is low
tide. q full stream Of fresh water is
noted running a few feet directly
into the sea.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1893-11-14
INSULT TO INJURY.
One Of ;he LouSse Brothers Sur
passes Himself.

N~&SNl~ AAAAa@NNAA@
II 1 had known that an ADvgR-
rIsEB man was listening to my hog
story the other day, l would have
told the whole truth about it, said
one Of the Lougee brothers vester-
day, the one VINO told the California
hog story to Captain Rice, "but the
truth Is that people have had the
audacity to say that I sometimes
exaggerate matters so I stick close
" TO the truth and never give any,
one s chance TO doubt me any more.
But I'll tell you about hog 1 had
that, although trifie smaller in
weight, was really better lard
producer than Grover. It was in the
Spring Of 1891 that we first found
ont what s producer he was. One
morning, that was tGfie warmer
than usual, and showed that sum
mer was coming, this hog came up
70 the house door, and stood there
with 3 look in mis- eyes that said as
plainly as words, Il have got too
much lard in me for comfort. and
I want you to get it out" He
looked so intelligent that we hadn't
the heart to kill him, and l tried
to think Of some way TO relieve
him without his death. At last l
hit It.
got s large stomach pump and
started in TO work on that hog. 1t
may seem large, but 5000 pounds
Of refined lard were taken out in
less than three hours. When we
got through nothing but skele-
ton covered with skin was left, but
with careful nursing he recovered,
and mas been pet ever since. Every
spring and fall now, and some
times during the hot summer
months. that animal comes up TO
the house TO have the operation re-
peated. The quantity Of lard OBJ
tanned is gradually increasing, and
just before I left home this time, I
got & tifty-word telegram collect
that 1888 pounds of lard had been
drawn the day before. We expect
to pass the 5000 pound mark next
spring"
This story was too much even
for the barnacles on the wharf.
They all, with one accord, dropped
off the piles. and, gasping for
water, sank out of sight. Rice
said nothing. But the look
that he gave Lougee, showed
that he gave up all claim to being
the champion of the water front.
8 position he has proudly held for
years. He heaved 3 deep sigh and
went up to Notes and drowned his
sorrows in the flowing coffee bowl.
Lougee went and expressed his
glee IN the same way-but it
wasn't coffee.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1893-11-14
ADMIRAL SKERRETT

Avery large crowd swarmed On
the dock Tuesday morning to see
Admiral Skerrett take his depar-
ture for the coast. after s long stay
OF the Islands When the admiral
arrived AZ the dock he was sur
rounded BY his friends, civilian
and naval, and was literally COW
cred with leis-
When the admiral went on
board the steamer his flag was run
up to the masthead. People cheer
ed him. and the part OF the deck
that be and his party occupied
was jamued with people.
At last the steamer left, and as
she steamed down the harbor flags
were dipped. and & thirteen-gun
salute doomed cut from the Phila-
delphia. and Admiral Skerrett had
left the islands. to return, when ?