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River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1895-09-05
PROSPERITY OF THE eOERS.
Substantial Progress In the TrsnsvaaI Re-
public of south Africa.

Substantial Progress I'm the Trsnsvaal Re-
public of South Africa.
French industrial review sunmar-
ICES in interesting fashion the report
of the French consul at Pretoria upon
the condition of the Transvaal repub-
lie in the year 1894. While this side of
the world has gone its way. scarcely
thinking of the Transvaal, that inland
South African republic ofhardy Dutch
Beers, lovers of liberty and haters of
British oppression, has been developing
at "A rapid pace. For the first time in
its history the Transvaal now reaches
the coast by rail in almost every di-
rection, and in consequence her trade
has greatly increased. The showing
will be still better this year, for her
shortest route to the sea was COM
pleted only in December last.
The Transvaal had few business
failures last year, and while all the
world felt the pinch OF want her
public revenues steadily grew. Her
mining statistics were the best in her
history and her imports lar exceeded
those of any other year. The country
is admira bly, governed by an economic
welfare. The imports for the year
were valued at more than $50, 900, 600.
Those of 1898 were valued at less than
sa7, 900 600 and those of 1s92 at about
10000, 900. Only per cent of the inn
ports come from the United States, and
they are mostly farm implements and
other machinery. The country be-
gins now to import Injuries The in
dustries of the Transvaal, save mining,
are almost undeveloped. A little
whisky is made from grain for the
negroes and there is a considerable
output of beer, but the opportunities
for capital and intelligent industry
are very great. Not half the country
has been explored, and its rich, arabic
lands are still open to settlement The
growing of coffee, tea and sugar cane
has not been fairly attempted, though
the soil and climate are suitable for all
those crops.
The important business of Transvaal,
after general agriculture. is gold min
ing, and the output of gold has in
creased marvelously in seven years.
The output for 1887 was $4,000 ounces;
1883, $50, OOO ounces; 1889, 43S, 1913 ounces;
1890. 554, S22 ounces; 1894, l,265, 1853
ounces. The greater part of the gold
comes from the district of Witwaters-
rand. The output of that district in
1894 was 2,O24, 1874 ounces.
The consul warns his compatriots
to look carefully at the promises of
those who seek to interest them pecu-
niarily in Transvaal goldmines. There
have been great losses in spite of the
constantly increasing output of gold,
and there have been losses as well in
silver bearing lead mines. Last years
output of coal was $50, 900 tons.
Pretoria. the capital of the Trans
vaal, is now connected by rail with
several parts of Cape Colony, and with
Delagoa bay, and will soon have a rail
way to Natal The railway to Cape
Town is about i, 500 miles long; that to
Port Elizabeth about l,075 miles; that
to East London about $50 miles. and
that to Marques, Delagoa bay, about 545
miles.-Chicago Chronicle.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1895-09-05
THE STORY Of A TRUNK.
A Baggage smasher vtho Demolished tho
Wrong Satatoga.

81 was baggagensln on passenger
train for five years before / came east"
said the one-story man with the yellow
goatee .'In my day no man on the
face of this earth eould beat me at
trunk handling, and got the name
along the route of 'Ihe Destroyer l
expect | did smash few hundred
trunks yearly, but WASN'T half as bad
as they tried to mako me out. / had a
curious notion about new trunks. /
never got hold of ont that didn't just
ache to smash it, willie / handled the
old ones with all a mothers care. /
think ! got malicious about it, but the
feeling was beyond by control"
"And what?' qukried.
"Well, one day, On the run up to
Chicago. there camd aboard a particu-
larly over-grown and particularly
handsome Saratoga | was mad that
day. anyhow, and ho sooner got hold
of that big trunk IAN | saw a way to
work off my bile.I As soon as the
train got under wa1and had checked
off my numbers toPk off my coat and
vest and went in fof row with Sara
toga. I banged hef and slammed her
and knocked her abbut and jumped on
her, and in the coSrse of fifteen min
utes she was the taddest wreck you
ever saw. BY the bJf when got cooled
off, began to won&er how | could ex-
plain the damages Ito the owner, and
while thus engaged it seemed as if
some of the conteHts scattered about
had familiar loolxs'
Eyes, I'm listening"
81 gathered theni and hunted them
up the end of the frunk to look for a
name, found Gel tain initials which
sent cold chills uptny back. wasn't
dead sure yet. but Twas feeling like
fool, when womab came into the car,
saw that wreck, Odd uttered a wild
Shrek"
"She was the Der, of course?
Eyes, of course."f
"And how did tou get out of the
scrape?"
II never got out f the scrape. I'm
In il vet. II is thrtwn up to me every
day of my life"
Then the woman was--?"
my wifel Yes, She was going up to
Chicago on a visit, land unbeknown to
me had planked fown twenty-eight
dollars for that Saratoga to pack her
buds in. / had tackled and wrecked
our own family property, and though
I have bought hr silks and satins
and diamonds sind then she won't let
up on me. 1t got put among the boys,
and / just had II leave the road. 1t
got into the paper4 and had to leave
Burlington. Saylf
'Well?"
Never mind, flough. I'm out of
the railroad bus hess and running
butcher shop, and5it won't hurt me to
have the story retublished. If it does
/ must stand it.f I'm a chump, and
chumps have no lights which newspa-
pers are bound tofespect You needn't
even try to make II easy for me, for my
wife has ffty-tw3 newspaper articles
about it in scrap} boolS, and every time
/ get little off sbe points to that book
and says:
"Young man, Come down. You are
the chap who kntcked the stuffing out
of a trunk whicf cost you months
wagesr"-M. Qufd, in Detroit Free
Press.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1895-09-05

Of course, good, sound, sufficient rea-
son; for the disputes of other folk the
excuse appears ever absurdly made
quate. Why. for instance, young Greig
and Miss Elsie Norman. both return
ing from India ON the Bengal, should
break off with amazing suddenness
their engagement just as the Bengal
was nearing the Bay of Biscay it was
not easy To see
But they did.
"And suppose" said young Greig,
with face that looked less bronzed
than usual, THAT nothing | can say
will alter your decision? Your mind
Is quite made up?"
1T always is" declared Miss Nor
man
She held tightly to the brass rail and
looked away at the spot in the dis
lance which represented Spain. 1t is
best when quarreling with anyone you
have cared for not To look at their
eyes
~ particularly wish that for the
time that we shall have tn travel to-
gether, we shall see as little of each
other as possible We can easily say
'good-by' at Plymouth
"It will not b. easy for me-" said
Henry Greig. Il am not used To say
ing goOd-by to anyone that THAT l
have"
''You should be glad of a new expe-
rience. MIR Greig. It's a precious
thing nowadays"
''You're not yourself this morning,
Elsie"
II wish | were not" she exclaimed,
with a sudden change of manner IF
were some one else shouldn't be SO
unhappy. Here is Mrs. Renton. She
mustn't see my eyes. This is the last
time we shall speak to each other.
GoOd-hyI"
but, say. isn't there some means"
Elsie Norman held out her hand.
Greiy pressed il, and she turned and
went below. Mrs Renton sank into
her deck chair carefully. as stout
ladies do, and seemed gratified when
the deck chair only creaked complain
ingly and did not give way.
mir. Greig. pray come here at once
Miss Norman mOnOpOlizes your time
to such an extent that we poor women
see nothing of you. Sit here at once
and tell me all about yourself"
''It's an uninteresting subject" said
GIeig. pulling another deck chair TO
the side of Mrs. RentOn.
Tell me secret, then. When are
you going to marry Miss Norman?"
Never"
Never? OF course. you're both
young; but that seems long time to
wait. doesn't il? Mr.. Van Straaten
said"
IVAN Straaten is an old fool of the
kind they make in Germany l shall
have to ask Van Straaten not to inter
fere with my affairs"
ellis servant Hans is a queer youth.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1895-09-05
aH.roI phy.,c,ap.

There are docttrs and doctors, but
one of the most ibtelligent of all these
friends of humanity was one who had
the courage reckntly to give a bit of
advice to the bad of a family not
many miles fromf New York. The head
of the family wsk robust but exacting,
healthy but irrit able-in short, a yer-
liable Hector.
II don't knob what is the matter
with my family loctor, he said but
my wife is uertous. my children are
suffering from Something, don't know
what-in fact, fhe whole house is up
set. Even the Iservants seem vacil-
lating and bordfing on nervous pros
tration."
~ think it wotld be all right" said
the doctor, If lou would take a six
months tour ofIEurope-alone."
ZIP" cried pat$rfamilias The only
well member of the family?"
Yes" said the doctor. gravely,
lyon ought to 'ravel-for the health
bf your family. EHarper's Magazine.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1895-09-05
THE STRATEGY.

Ma'm'seile Dunie. the fair soubrette
Was racked by a distressing fret
She IOnged for only one certain thing
A blazing, ruby-eircled ring
Alas its price caused all her choiers:
The tag was marked Six hundred dollars. ."
Ga' IN selle DUNE scorned life itself.
Because she Ia ked the needful pelf
But while she incurred in woe galore
her maid announced: Sir Harry More"
Sir Harry liked Ma selle DUNE.
And now. about 20 cross the See.
He wished her hes. esteem TO earn.
That when. next year. he should return,
He'd ind himself not quite forgot
He planned present. yes. but what.
So up he spoke and asked her pat
What thing In all the world she best
Would like and choose from all the rest.
Man -selle Dunie's sad spirits feel
she beamed With 10Y and. dimpling. said:
= The ruby-circled ring that's there
A. that old place IN Union square"
Sir Harry smiled. and promised her
The ring should be his adieu-
. Within an hour" he said. or two,
This ruby ring shall come 10 you"
An hour passed. anOther-threei
Impatient 3 seized Ma'm'selle Dunic.
At last no longer could she wait.
She vowed that she must know her fate
Down 70 the jewelers. she sped,
And there upon It's snowy bed
OF plush she saw that ring desired
She stared IN sorrow. then inquired:
). Haven't you had q chance 20 sellf'
= on. yes. an Englishman liked II well.
But he thought six hundred dollars too much;
He offered i've. which we wouldn't touch
He said. If we should conclude 70 take less.
To send tt up 10 his address"
> Now listen said Nam selle Dunie.
; He wished TO buy that ring for me
You send the ring up TO that man.
But don't tell him about my plan:
Just let him think you deemed 1t best
To sell for flve-I'u pay the rest"
The hundred paid, Ire deed was done:
Ma'm'selIe her hearts desire had won
The evening and the night had passed;
Ms'm'seile awOke and cried: AT last!"
But whsn the summons brought the maid.
> Il has not come. ma m 'seIle.' she said
Tie breakfast done. she q walt no more.
Her haste all further delay fOrbOre-
She called a cab and quickly went
To the address where the ring was sent
There the porter came 10 the carriage door.
A ring was sent TO Sir Harry More
On yesterday. and can you tell
Whether IL arrived At the hotelS'
: Yes. ma am" the porter made reply;
> II came all right 10 him. and
Heard Sir Harry say twas awful cheap
Five hundred-and he said he'd keep
Il for himself. and he put II on
Where Is her Oh. his steamers gone''
Boston Globe.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1895-09-05
plTn AND pbInr.

All governing overlfuch kills thu
self-help and energy of pc governed.
Wendell Phillips.
They say Wilkes married his
cook. :" "He did;only she Easn't his cook
before he married hert poor girlr--
Harper's Bazaar.
The perfume OF her violqfs
l shall never forget.
FOR the florists bill that ctme with them
10 lowering round me W.
". =. Herald.
Mrs. Pangs-'Is yobr husband in
Wall street a bear?' Mrs. Riggs
Eyes; at least his typewriter. Miss
Huggus, says he is. N. o. Times
Democrat
Mrs. S.-"What is Ne name of your
cat?" Mrs. W-"Claude." Mrs. s.
Why do you call il Claufe?" Mrs. S.
because it scratched tne. "-Harper's
Young People.
Good breeding carrf les along with
II dignity that is respected by the
most petulant. Ill-brseding invites
and authorizes the familiarity of the
most timid. -ChesterfieId.
Pm afraid" said tie bicycle girl,
.that we are getting altogether too
original in our ideas of costume" "It's
worse than that" replied the mother
I'VE are getting positively aboriginal /"
Washington Star.
-Nellie-"LoolS at those pretty
cows" Maudie-"The4 are not cows;
they are calves" Nelpie-"But what
is the difference?" Naudie-"Why,
cows give milk and calfes give jelly"
Pittsburgh Chronicles
Precautionary. -Customer-'B Bring
me some lobster salad and some cucum-
bers." Waiter bringing pen, ink and
paper)-''Please writey your name and
address before you tackle that order"
National Hotel Repeater.
-"How is it that Your boss sweet
wines cost so much mOSe than the sour
ones?" asked gentlenian of the liquor
dealers boy. "Do you Suppose the boss
gets his sugar for notning?" was the
incautious reply.-TeXps Siftings.
between Two Firss .-"Jones is in
an awful fix for nervbus man" Jags
How SOP" Bags-'trhe only way to
keep his baby quiettis to ring the
dining-room bell, and the house-dog
bowls whenever he hdars it."-Brools-
lyn Life.
You're wicked, lazy tramp"
shouted the red faced twoman. MAD
am" rejoined the Tourist, calmly, II
decline to be drawR into any con-
troversy. You will take notice that
did not claim to be a ] une bride. DE
troit Tribune.
--Watts-'I went Vit to Boomville
last week. Where lpught those lots.
you know" Potts. low did you find
the town." Watts--"ahere was a sign
stuck up in the middle of forty-mile
prairie--that's how y found tin
dianapolis Journal
-He-"Won't you ibe my wifep /
have padded my owd canoe for years
and feel sure that ] col bid support you"
She-"Canoe! NONSENSE! If you had
said you had sailed I'd nr own yacht for
years, might have considered your
proposal Truth.
Mr. Henpeckt thinkin' to buy
a bicycle an TAX soIbe outdoor exer-
else" Mrs. Henpeckh -"Ye'll bicycle
naething ABBOTT it. Yell TAX the wean
DOT in the perambula or on the Satur-
day afternunes. Thht1l gle We out
door exercise. Tit its.
Mamma, do II ars ever go to
Heaven" "Why, nd; probably not"
HAS papa ever toldia lie?" 81 sup
pose not; he may haze" "And mann
ma, have you ever bold one? Uncle
Joseph has, and | have, and almost
every body" II dont know but have
sometimes" "Well Fl must be lone
some up there witt only God and
George Washington. Life.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1895-09-05
THE FIRST TELEGRAMS.
They Were Regarded with Awe and
wonderment.

When the electric telegraph was q
new thing. its operations were com
plete establishment to many thousands
of people who, if they had heard ii
talked about, had scarcely needed what
they heard Many were incredulous,
and refused to believe that messages
had been sent by wire even when the
messages were in their hands. Such
ordinations as this We're common,
says Youths Companions:
THAT a message from my son joint
/ know better That isn't Johns hand.
writing!"
Even well-informed people were as
tonished at the invention. Mr.. Joseph
jefferson, the comedian, has lately told
the story of his first telegraphic mes
sage.
Il received it in Cumberland, Md, '
he says. Il could not believe il. but
there it was-a reply to my letter OF
the day before. called at the Office 10
inquire II it were really SO.
"A group of people had collected
about the operator, all wearing a look
of surprise and incredulity. We began
showing one another our dispatches,
and looking with awe at the mysteri
GUS little machine that was ticking
away as if worked by some spirit of the
other world.
The whole town was excited. IL /
were now to receive a message from
the planet Mars could not be more
astonished than was on that day."
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1895-09-05
DOMESTIC CONCERNS.

To Clean furnished Silver: One of
the simplest means of cleaning silver
that has become badly blackened by
gas or time is to mix teaspoonful of
ammonia with a cup of water, and use
little of this liquid TO form paste
with whiting. Polish the article to be
cleaned with the paste, using a soft
chamois to apply it and another to dry
it--Leed's Mercury.
To Warm Over Mutton: Cut some
nice slices of cold roast mutton, season
slightly with pepper and salt, and
oroil quickly Put the slices on a hot
platter while you make the following
sauce or gravy. Put one tablespoon
full each of butter. currant jelly and
sherry into saucepan, stir until the
Jelly is melted and the sauce is thor
oughly hot, then pour over the slices
of mutton and serve at once.-Boston
Budget
Fruit Custard: Take pint of cur
rants or ripe gooseberry juice, put in a
saucepan with cupful of sugar; let
boil two or three minutes, skim and
add six we'll beaten eggs, let thieken,
take from the fire, stir until cool, and
add pint of cream a spoonful al a
time, stir until smooth. squeeze in the
juice of half a lemon, set on ice until
chilled. Serve in glasses with table
spoonful of whipped cream on top of
each.-Farm and Preside.
-Salade Russo: For this cut some
cold boiled vegetab les of all kinds into
oil CHI Ia 81 81
hand some truffies; take equal parts.
more or less, of these, together with
some small beans and some asparagus
points, or artichoke. Add to these q
couple of spoonfuls of caper or mas
turtum seeds, and the same of sliced
picked gherlSin. some olives stoned,
together with "A tablespoonful of
minced chervil, and chives, or young
spring onions. Toss these all in an
oil and vinegar dressing as above,
then arrange neatly in bowl with
washed, boned and filleted anchovies,
caviar, pepper, hard-boiled eggs, lob
sters, shrimps, etc.-iu short, any
thing that will add to the taste and
appearance of the dish. Household
News.
Vegetable Salads: In making veg
etable salads. which are, especially in
spring and summer. so refreshing and
conducive to appetite. the prerequisite
is to select the very freshest vege-
tables, and the next important condi-
ton is that in your dressing, no matter
how many flavors are used. no one of
them should Dominates ad dressing
should be an even blend of flowers. A
further requisite is that the dressing
should never be added to the prepared
vegetables until you are ready toserve.
Among the salad vegetables are lettuce,
asparagus, dandelion, water cress, cell
cry, caulifiower, cucumbers. tomatoes,
string beans, and very young lima
beans The nasturtium Is useful to
give tone and sharpness 20 the more
tasteless sorts vegetables. Farmers
Review.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1895-09-05

Mr.. Van Straaten lifted his hat and
turned away. The old gentleman when
he was few PAGES of seemed agitated
SO much SO that he had to pat his
eyes gently with his scarlet handker-
chief. He called TO one of the sailors:
Dell my man Hans 10 come up in
stantly.'
Much commotion soon after the APP
pearance of the stolid- faced Hans. A
rush toward that part OF the ship b.
all the passengers on deck. Swift
talking in German. Considera bic tenn
per on the part of Mr.. Van Straaten;
penitent words from Hans.
MIR. Greig," cried the old German,
come here directly. And Miss Nor
man. Listen to this horreeble man of
mine. l haf lost also my hatbox;
ask him where it is, and he replies that
he think he place it by mistake in Mr..
Greig's CABIN. Is it not so, Hans?'
Sorrowful acknowledgment from the
profusely penitent Hans. Mr.. Van
Straaten raised his voice
Then l say to him: Is il possible
that you careless shcoundrel you
blaced also by mistake the diamond
box in Mr.. Greig's CABIN? And he
say, Yes"
Quite noisy cheering from the as
sembled passengers. A pressing for
ward to congratulate Greig. He, de-
lighted beyond expression, turned to
Elsie Norman:
You don't repent being counsel for
my defense, young Portia?"
You are just the client / like"
And respecting this morning" said
Greig.
''Sir! / do not respect this morning.
Let's look forward"
They walked forward.
dot was a good dricl of mine," said
Mr.. Van Straaten as he watched them.
He wiped his glasses carefully. u
knew it would answer. l was once, a
long time ago. in love mineselt st
L. -
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a girl or, perhaps, 1 should say a
woman-admirably fitted to be com
panion to 4 sensible man"
THE popular prejudice" remarked
Greig. sis nevertheless. oddly enough,
in faver of gIrls twenty something
He looked up What IN the worlds
the matter with Van StraatenY'
The old German, with mis- plnce-nez
awry pinching the end OF his nose, was
coming excitedly up the gangway-
We're is the captain" he screamed.
"Pring me ala at once the captain"
The captain Of the Bengal hurried
up. In few words of mangled
English Mr.. Van Straaten explained.
: group of interes led passengers stood
around.
Il talk to Miss Norman for leedle
time" cried Mr.. Van Straaten. II go
then 60 my CABIN; l find there my
precious diamOnds-vanished."
They can't have gone far, sir" said
the captain.
They have no need to go at all.
Eight tOusand bounds worth all gone.
l must know now queekly who has
stole them alretty.
ANY suspicion?" asked the captain.
81 am not so sure. | am not so sure. "
Anybody on board seen them?"
''Von person only. Mr.. Greig, if you
please. come here. show you my
precious diamonds. ain't it, two days
after we leave Calcutta?"
THAT is So" said Greig, cheerfully.
''And very magnificent diamonds they
were. remember telling you that
wished one or two were mine then, SO
that might give them to"
He stopped.
IL suppose we shall have to search
the cabins" said the captain of the
Bengal Its a fearful nuisa nee.
ladies and gentlemen; but it can't be
helped. May we begin with yours,
Mr.. Greig?"
II really don't know" protested
Greig. why should nave my cabin
u ,et and turned out just because"
Il desire that Mr.. Greig's cabin
shoGld DC searched" said Mr.. Van
Straaten, mistakenly.
That settles it, then" said Henry
Greig, carelessly. Fire away. I'll
come down with you"
The crowd went below and stood in
the corridor while the examination
was progressing. Elsie Norman, hear
ing the noise. left her aunt, and, rather
red at eyes. came forward. The cap
tain, Mr.. Van Straaten, the chief stew
ard and Henry Greig reappeared at
the door of the cabin. The old Ger
man bore a leather case very carefully
in his arms.
The diamonds have been found, ["
announced the captain of the Bengal.
seriously. 1--WE shall not have TO
trouble you, ladies and gentlemen"
They were only ordinary folk, rath-
cred bored By the tediOusness of the
journey from Calcutta, and they could
not help showing a certain relish over
the diversion.
Most painful affair, really
Case found under the pillow in the
berth"
Seemed such an honest fellow.
too"
My dear" said Mrs. Renton bitter
ly, lit doesn't do to trust anyone now
adays. You never know who's who"
''Bset you'd think really ON a T. & o.
Steamship
I'm sorry for that poor Miss Nor
man. she was engaged to him, you
know"
"0h. that's broken off quite definite
~. heard her telling the old Ger
man so. The old fellow asked her
what was the matter, and she told him
lie was partner of her fathers, you
know, and he seemed much concerned