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River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1894-03-08
Nhat Nav Re Faith?

what 20 you mean by faith?' was
the question. Please. sir, when you
believe anything you are quite certain
is not true" was the prompt answer an
Indian boy gave to me But the story
on this subject / delight in most was
that of the little boy who asked his
mother what faith was, and received
the not very judicious answer that
faith was believing in something you
could not see, bu. which was told you
by a person whom sou could trust.
For instance. she continued, ''if told
you there was a chair in that corner.
vou would have to believe it, though
you could not see il.
Yes. mother. but should I be bound
TO sit in it?' II would be curious to
discover how many people do really
think that faith is believing spmething
that they know i not true. Spectator.
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PlTH AND POINT.

lit takes more than philosophy to
make a man smile when he has the
toothache. Rams Horn.
The widower about to remarry is
the most unselfish of mortals. He sell
dom thinks of number one. Life.
The Lord never intended that n
father should hold the baby or he
would have given him a lap.-Aschison
Globe.
-Dinlss-"Was Smiths purpose of
whipping the editor carried out?"
Danks-"No; but Smith was. Buffalo
Courier.
Everybody knows that the sun 'ias
spots on it, and yet some people always
expect ten-year-old boy TO be about
perfect Horn.
-He-"Mv love will have no ending,
dear" She-"Now, say, George;
aren't You going to marry me after
all?"-Yonkers Statesman.
w ,fe-"I wonder what became of
that angel cake | made yesterday"
Husband-"I-I gave it to poor boy
for a football. IN. Y. journal.
-Frank-"Did Maude finally break
off her engagement with George be-
cause he went to the Kelley cure?"
Mayo. no; but after his return he
broke it off.'-Town Topics.
-He-'.EIas Mile the same aversion
to Allgold that she used to have. :"
Yes" He-"Does she keep up any
pretense Of regard" "Oh. no; she
married him So she wouldn't have to. !"
Mrs. Winks $50 you have taken
another companion for better or worse,
ehe" Mrs Second-Trip-''On for bet
ter, my dear. lie can't possible be
worse than the other one was Tit
Bits
Solomon was accounted wise man
in his day. hut. bless you, he wouldn't
be in IL with the young man who has
Just laid aside his school-boolSs to enter
the busy arena of life. boston Tran
script.
-''IIas your daughter stopped her
music lessons?" Mother-"Yes; ON ac-
count of sickness" "When will She he
able To go on?" "As soon as the neigh
bors are well enough to endure. In
ter-0cean.
Harry have half mind never
TO speak II you again IIenrietta-"I
always believe just half what you say,
Harry. and I'm willing to admit what
you say about half mind. boston
Transcript
Have you ever had your new
house insured, Mrs Dwight?" Yes. "
Your husband is afraid of fire. them
"Mercy. yes; he viii leave the house
any time before he will make one
Inter-Ocean.
The Lumber business -She-"M "
father is lumberman in the northern
part of the state" Young Lawyer
"And I'm one down here; my shingle
has been hanging out for a year. De
troit Free Press
Does literature puy?" asked the
idler. II should say So" replied the
country editor Every time we print
poem the author comes in and buys
at least twenty copies of the paper to
send away. Washington Star.
Mr. Sinnickle had just been read
ing of the marriage Of a young woman
with money to man with foreign
ancestry. Modern Inatrimony," he
remarked, makes me think Of the
modern novel" "ln what respect?'
It's combination of striking title,
gilt-edged binding, and a mighty poor
piece of work after all. "-Washington
Star.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1894-03-08
JUVENILE DEPRAvITY.
Mani ssted Itself In the Bad Boys Plant
Ing Corn.


Seems to me | amt ever goin' to be
able to sit down again with real, solid
comfort" said the small boy as he
lowered himself cautiously into chair.
'ouch! There is some folks as can
never take joke nohow. Yer see, my
mother m sister took it into their beds
TO start an herberryum-I guess that's
what they call il. At emmy rate they
got a big box and had it painted all up
bright, and then they filed it with dirt
and planted seeds.
"Well, / tho't I'd put in few seeds,
too. So got an ear of corn and shelled
il and planted six of the kernels in the
herberryum along with the other seeds.
''Bynby, after the ferns and pansies
and that sort OF stuff had begun to
grow, one day tine six green shoots
polsed their way up thro' the dirt. and
when my sister she seen tbem-my!
wasn't she astonishedl She was tickied,
too, as could be, an she went an called
mother to come an look
well, they wuz both So ticbled that
they used to watch them shoots every
day and wonder what made them grow
thing, cause they said they must be
something rare. Mother said it must
be some queer kind of fern, because it
growed so, and sister she thought it
was some kind of grass.
"Well, when | seen that the shoots
was CROWN To look like cornstalxs
began To get scared, cause | knew they
couldn't be pulled out without tearing
up everything else in the box, and |
knew that ii they were left there to
grow they would crowd everything out.
SO every time ma m sister went TO look
al 'em just lit out.
We'll, few nights ago we had
party. and ma was showing her her
berryum TO everybody and was awful
proud of IL and wanted every body to
notice particularly the six splendid
big grasses that neither she nor sister
had planted. an tellin' 'em all as how
they must be some rare plants.
IL was a-feeliu' uneasy all the time,
tho tho't I'd die a-laffin. Bimeby ma
she comes along with old Mr. Atkins,
who owns a big farm out in Jersey,
an she seq to him that they hadn't
and that they must be something I'M
common. Old Mr.. Atkins he gave one
look and then he commenced TO laff,
and he LATED and LATED till he like 10
dide. lie LATED till he cholSed, an the
tears run down his cheeks and he got
red in the face.
MA got red in the face, too, an /
could see she was mad rs ennything.
"'Rare!' seq old Mr.. Atkins, as soon
as he could speak. Uncommon! You
just cum over to Jersey to my farm
next summer seq he, an I'll show you
acres of them rare grasses. It's corn,
sez he, an then he nearly had a fit.
Ma n sister were just crazy, and
p'r'aps | didn't catch it-oh mol But
the wurst of it was that it went all
over the neighborhood how they had
been CROWN corn in their herberryum,
and when ma learned of that. why,
caught il again.
But they had to pull the corn up
and plant the herbergyum over again,
that's one comfort" and the small boy
went and sat down in snow bank and
whistled merrily. N. y. Herald
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1894-03-08
Tbose Har.m Beauties

Young Members tof Union Pacific
Then yOu saw some Of those beauties
of the harem when in Constantinople,
colonel2
Colonel Hawhaw-l should say so.
Came up in my caique one night along
side some janizaries trying TO drown
one OF the sultan's wives, who was
sown up in sack. by dropping her into
the Bosphorus- interfered and they
opened the sack and caught a glimpse
of her face. and
Auditors tbreathlesslyl-AnI then.
colonel,
II let her drown."-Wasp.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1894-03-08
The Edge OF a storm.

A curious example of how sharply
the edge of a windstorm may be de-
fined is reported by the captain of the
bark Peter Tredell. which recently ar
off Valparaiso, the captain says, a
whirlwind came along and passed over
the stern of the vessel. A great sea
accompanied the wind, and every sail
and movable thing on the after part Of
the ship was carried away. The for
ward part of the vessel was untouched
by the storm, which passed away in
the distance, leaving a train of foam in
its wake.-N. Y. Tribune.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1894-03-08
A Moment of Embarrassment

''Smithers is discouraged about his
love affair"
What's happened?"
HE was in the act of proposing last
night when the girls mother and father
came in"
"What did Smithers do?''
''Stopped short, of course"
"What did the girl do?'
''She said, What were you saying,
Mr. Smithers?' Life
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1894-03-08

ONE AX-HELvE AFTER ANOTHER VAS
LAID ACROSS THE sAwHoRsE.
with reasons that seemed to her 9th
strong and just The churuing done.
Jessie was at her side begging TO be
rocked 10 sleep
sing. Hush, mamma" she said.
laying the bright head against her
mothers hand. that she had taken in
both her own.
Molly drew her rocking chair near
the south window. and. with Jessie
cuddled close in loving arms. crooned
softly 10 her sweet old hymn that has
soothed 80 many childish hearts:
Hush. my dear. lie stin and slumber;
Holy angels guard thy bed
It was not a part of MOlly's wisdom to
deny herself or her child the exquisite
pleasure this afforded. Whatever might
be said in support Of the theory and
practice Of disciplining the little ones
TO forego this ''cOddling." MOlly's true
aud tender mother heart was its own
law g'ver. and with reverent JOY she
tasted daily of this cup of blessing; the
puresr aud sweetest that life could ever
bring She knew that she had never
come 50 near 70 Heavens bliss as this
She knew the same ecstatic JOY that
Mary felt when she graded in her arms
the infant Christ And, in all the years
TO come, when never again that sunny
head could rest upon her breast. there
must always remain this blessed re-
membrance- Though, like Paul, she
might be in perils often" aye. though
even ''the sword might pierce her own
soul. no deepest sorrow. no sharles
trial, could ever rob he of tn sacred
memory.
When Jessie had fallen into the
sweet, undermining slumber Of child
hood. Molly laid her gently upon her
bed, and, opening the door into the L.
ran quickly up the back stairs into the
attic From the crossbeams overhead
hung great braided lunches of sweet
corn. kept cor seed The az; was redo
lent of pennyroyal. mint and sweet
fern. Molly crossed the large, unfin-
ished room and stopped before pile Of
ax-helyeS They were Of seasoned
hickory aud showed careful workman
ship. Dick had hewn them out during
some Of the stormy winter days, in
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1894-03-08
Slight DiscrepancH.

Mr.. Dadson lin one corner of the
ballrooml by gee, that boy of mine
has danced with more girls than any
other young fellow in the rooml He is
just his father over again.
Mrs. Dadson lin another corner of
the ballrooml 1t is just amazing to
note how confident and how popular
Willie is with the young ladies. He
isn't bit like his father was at his
age. -Indianapolis Journal.
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Professional Pride.

Powers-I hear that Tuffnut. the
pug;list, allowed a man to pound him
for ten minutes last night without
making any resistance.
Bowers-Wasn't he sober?
Powers-Perfectly sober. But he ex-
planned that lie could take no action as
to articles of agreement had not been
sirned.-rSek.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1894-03-08

Primus-You belong to the Tiptop
club, don't you?
Secondus-Yes; it's the biggest club
in the city.
Primus-Why is its membership so
much larger than that of others?
Secundus-Oh, it's so exclusive, you
know. u Judge.
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a brignt-eyed. rOsy-cheeked woman; a
woman with the look of one who can
both plan and accomplish large things.
''WelI?' she questioned.
Il want dinner early" he said I'm
going to town this afternoon Abner' IL
be here. too. set him To blowing in
the south lot this morning"
but, Dick, you're not going of
without cutting the wood?" called Mol
", as be took up the gun he had stood
against the fence, and, whistling TO
his dog. sauntered across the field
Dick she called again; but he did
not turn or look back; and Molly,
catching up the baby girl that was
clinging to her dress. ran lightly down
the steps and around the corner of the
house TO the wOOd-pile
There were several big logs that Dick
had hauled from the woods just after
New Years, when he was turning
over a new leaf" Against the saw
horse idly leaned the ax and the saw,
like old cronies that were trying 10
wink 1t the guGeman's sins of Omis-
sion. But not stick Of wood ready
for the stove was anywhere visible
Well said Molly, I'm sorry, but it
must be done" The song of robin
huttered out upon the air-such a tri-
umphant burst of melody that the
baby clapped her hands and laughed
''Oh," said Molly, little Robin sings
as if he was glad to get back home
again. doesn't he, jester
such wonderful morning il was,
Everything seemed to be rejoicing in
the new awakening of nature. Far
off. in the shadows of the woods, and in
some sequestered fence corners. Molly
could see the snOw-drifts that still
fingered. as il 10th TO leave such a
glad, beautiful earth.
But there was work waiting TO be
done, and only one pair Of hands to do
it They We're strong. resolute hands,
and Molly hurried back into the house,
setting herself 10 the tasks before her
with the deft fingers and wise fore
thought that always seemed TO work
such miracles in her homely world.
Little Jessie followed her about, watch
ing with grave, sweet eyes while her
mother skim ned the cream from the
long row of shining pans in the milk
room and prepared the mornings
churning Then. while she churned
and the little one quietly amused her
self, Molly planned the days cam
paign; or. rather. reinforced her cour-
ace for the attack already manned
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1894-03-08
Humor in Misplaced signs.

The wit of the small boy is often
simply excessive franknesS. humorous
because of its clos, fidelity to bald fact.
To this type belongs the humor of the
yoangster who stole the sign skates
Sharpened" from a machine-shop and
hung it on the door of saloon.-New
Haven News.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1894-03-08
Catarrh Cannot BE Cured

with LOCAL APPLICATIONS as they cannot
reach the seat of the disease Catarrh is a
blood or constitutional disease, and in order
TO cure it you must take internal remedies.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internally, and
acts directly on the blood and mucous sur
faces. Halls Cata-rl. Cure IS not quack
medicine. u was prescribed by one of the
best physicians in this country for years and
is a regular prescription. Ii is composed of
the best tonics known, combined with the
best blood purifiers, acting directly on the
mucous surfaces. The perfect combination
of the two ingredients is what produces such
wonderful results in curing Catarrh. Send
for testimonials, free.
F. j. CHENEY & Co, Props, Toledo, o.
Sold by Druggists, price 75c.
Halls Family Pills, % cents.
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Nnt a safe Amusement.

Freuchman-0uio one grond citee Won
hat here. but eet ees not Paree. You
hat no duels.
Mr.. Gotha mo; you see, most OF
MS are such good shots that we would
be liable 10 hit each other.-N. Y.
Weekly.
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a1a nu,. g Lbs. oat. from one Bus. Seed.

This remarkable, almost unheard-of,
yield was reported to the John A. Sal-
ger Seed Co.. La Crosse, Wis, by Frank
Winter, of Montana, who planted one
bushel of Great Northern Oats. care
fully titled and irrigated same. and be-
lieves that in 1894 he can grow from one
hushel of Great Northern Oats three
hundred bushels. It's a wonderful oat.
20 sorts field corn, yielding so to $50
bushels per acre. Xxi
If YOU WILL CUT THIS OUT AND SEND 1T
with Sc postage TO the above firm you
will receive sample package of above
oats and their farm seed catalogue. *
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STYLE Costs.

Mrs Squills-Isn't forty dollars a
pre- ty large bill for the two or three
visits you made Mr.. Billy Il?
DIR. Squills-No. it's just right, for
Billy. l told him he had the grip
which he had. He insisted il was Ia
grippe This bill of forty dollars will
cure him entirely of the Ia grippe
habit.--Chicago Tribune.
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Dr. Fourthly-W When reproached
Gallon for drunkenness he cried like a
baby.
Dr Bolus- Exactly; and could have
Jeen quoted just as easily by the pre-
sentation Of a bottle.-Truth.
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100 worlds Fair Photos for 81.

T. 4ese beautiful pictures are now ready for
delivery in ten complete parts-l6 pictures
comprising each part-and the whole set can
be secured by the payment of One Dollar,
sent to Gro II. HEAFFORD. General Passen-
ger Agent, Chicago, Milwaukee * st. Paul
Railway, Chicago, H., and the portfolios OF
pictures will be sent, free of expense, by
mail to subscribers.
Rernittances should be made by draft,
money order, or registered letter.
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The Height of Egoti.m.

Cora-How Is it that when man
writes one FUNGUS story he very
seldom writes another?
Merritt-Becs use he devotes the rest
OF his lfe to telling US how he came 10
write it.-Puck.
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"HIT am er great ting ter be consistent,
but not too much so, - remarked Uncle Eben.
stDe clock in de jewelers. sign dat allus
pints ter twenty minutes past eight Is one
OBJ de mos consistent things what isl
Washington Star.
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sBY Jove," said addy, there is no
change pocket in these trousers ''Per-
haps you can carry your change in the
turned-up ends Of the legs" suggested the
valet.-Harper's Bazaar.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1894-03-08

snow, listen. Freddie; the doctor said
that it was that little bit of candy you ate
last night that made you sick" We'll, you
know how asked you over and over 10 give
me hole lot.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1894-03-08

'WMAr makes Mr.. Snapper so fond of
the children next doors" Mrs. Snapper
Because they cry most Of the time"
THAT'S "A strange reason" ION, no, 1t
isn't; it browns the voice of the young lady
who sings in the fat above"
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WISDOM.

LIFE is before you; not earthly life
alone, but life-a thread running inter-
minably through the warp of eternity.
j. G.. Holland.
OTHERS win judge you, not by what
you can be, but by what you are; but
you must judge yourself, not by what
you are, but by what you can be.-Ivan
Panin.
CHARACTER cannot be made perma-
nent on a false foundation. The life
that is true in its principles and mo-
tives and is built in righteousness, will
endure; all else will fail.
MANS unhappiness, as | construe it,
comes of his greatness; it is because
there is an infinite in him, which, with
all his cunning, he cannot quite bury
under the tinite.-Thomas CARLYLE.
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50 Brotci's BroHeh-dl r. oches - have an ex-
traOrdinary effect in al disorders of the
throat Sold only in boxes. % cts.
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VISITOR ''Why, how big you are grow
ing, Tommy If you don't look out you will
be getting taller than your father.n Tom
my-"Won't that be jollyl Then pap'n
have to wear my old trousers cut down for
him It'd Bits
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1894-03-08

THERE is no need TO worry over an aching
tooth. just drop into some dentists and 1t
will come out ala right. Press
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"ALwAYs put your best foot forward"
especially If the fellow US really wron1ed
you.-Cleveland Plaindealer.
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ALWAYS GETS THERE. - Jack Potter
''Well, there's one thing in this world that
nearly always gets its dues" Ned President
What that" Jack Potter-"The club"
Brooklyn Life.
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Dialogue between two beggars.
Are you blind by nature?'
mo. only by profession. Texas
Sittings.
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wreck the constitution and sometimes pro-
duce softening of the brain, epilepsy, pa
ralysis, and even dread insanity.
To reach, reclaim and restore such I'M
fortunates to health and happiness, is the
aim of the publishers of a book written in
plain but chaste language, on the nature,
symptoms and durability, by home treat
ment, of such diseases This book will be
sent sealed, in plain envelope, on receipt of
ten cents in stamps, for postage Address,
Worlds Dispensary Medical Association,
Cos Main St, Buffalo, n. Y.
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CURE your cough with Hale's Honey of
HOrehOund and Tar.
Pixies Toothache Drops Cure in c-ae minute.
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A. .n,o.I for ,ss,s.,nc.

The man who is charitable to himself will
listen to the mute appeal for assistance made
by his stomach, or his liver, in the shape of
divers dyspeptic qualms and uneasy sensa-
tons in the regions of the gland that secretes
his bile. HOstetter's Stomach Bitters, my
dear sir, or madam-as the case may be-is
what you require. Hasten to use if you are
troubled with heartburn. wind in the stom-
ach, or note that your skin or the whites of
your eyes are taking sallow hue.
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"At last have reached the turning-pOint
of nv life,n remarked the convict, when
they put him on the treadmill.
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Farm Renters May Become Farm Owner

IT is an indisputable fact that every man
who wears his watch in his vest pocket is
behind Philadelphia Record.
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sTHE only way to prevent what's past, I"
said Mrs Muldoon, ''is to put a stop TO it
before it happens Texas Siftings.
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IT'S q MILESTONE

A RELIABLE safety coupler-the minister.
Courier.
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A bout a young
mans neck to be a
sufferer from ner-
vous exhaustion, ner-
vous debility, impair
ed mem DRY, low
spirits, irritable tenn
per, and the thousand
and one arrangements
of mind and body
that result from,
unnatural, pernicious
habits, con trac ted
through Ignorance.
Such habits result in
loss Of manly mower
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SHE-''They say my sister has a prettier
figure than l. But tsure of her answer)
whose figure do you like best, Jack, dearl"
He (fervently) -"Your fathers, darling. -
Brooklyn Life.
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If they move to Nebraska before the price
of land climbs out of sight. Write to j.
Francis, c. p & T. A, Burlington Route,
Omaha, Neb., for free pamphlet. 1t tells
all about everything you need to know.