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Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1895-08-29
Letters Advertised.

August 29.-Mrs. P. Hartwell, Mrs.
O. F. Proctor, Mrs. Robert Deckman,
Mrs. Frank Gates, Mrs. Ellen Hurd,
Mary S Keefe, Addie Goodell, Sarah
r. Dodge, Sadie Dodge, Abner Lovett,
Charley Bressett, M. HI. Biaisdell, j
H. S. Coon, r. G. Dowds, Rev. A. S.
MCGOWAN, James Johnson, Joseph LIE.
Clair, f j. Meanwhile, J. Perry, Jos
O'Dett, Mike Powers, Nathan Penstin
George Reynolds, Hon. J. f. Reed
Maurice Savage, Roy Turner, William
Sullivan, H. f. Watts 2
Children Cry for Pitchers Castorla.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1895-08-29
SMALL BUT EFFECTIVE,

Was the little Monitor that met the Merri-
mac at Hampton Roads So too are DR..
Pierces Pleasant Pellets, effective in conquer
ing the enemy-disease. When you take a
pill it's an important point to have them
small-provided they have equal strength
and efficacy. You find what you want in
these little liver pills of DIR. Pierce They're
put up in better way, and they act in a
better way, than the huge old-fashioned pills.
What you want when you're "all out Of
sorts grumpy, thick-headed and take a
gloomy view of life, is these Pellets to clear
up your system and start your liver into
healthful action. Sick Headache, Bilious
Headache, Constipation, Indigestion, Bilious
Attacks and all arrangements of the liver,
stomach and bowels are prevented, relieved,
and cured. Put up in sealed glass walls, and
always fresh and reliable.
JAMES WILLIAM CRAIG, ESQ, of Georgetown,
KY, says: my wife thinks your little Pei
lets are the greatest pills OUT
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1895-07-25

Close-fitting bodice fronts are rarely
seen now, but their absence doesn'i
lead to any lack of variety, for the
number of loose fronted models is al
ready amazingly large. Between the
closely fitted front, over which a sin
gle box plat is laid to follow the line
of the fit smoothly to front that is a
billowy wonder of puffery bag proJec
tions. there is an intervening variety
that is almost endless. Strict adher
ence to the very spirit of the fashion
demands that the bodice should b,
made and cut permanently with bag
gy front, but gowns already on hand
can be made to serve. Here is one
simple way: A baggy front may
be made either of material
TO match or to contrast with the bod.
ice, folded collar, from which a box
plated or loosely-bagged piece de
ponds, being the usual model. The
bag is adjusted at the foot either TO q
belt or to small piece finished with
a rosette at each side. Hooks con.
cealed under this piece serve to attach
the foot of the bag to the foot of the
bodice. The box plat or bag fastens
on the under surface of the dress at the
sides, the edge being loose. This idea
is sometimes simplified to a single box
plat, the two edges of which come to-
gether on the under side. there being
fastened by buttonholes that fit over
the buttons by which the renovated
bodice fastens down the front. Chicago
InterOcean.
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Cat Adop,s a Young Rat.

Down at the cimp of section Q they
were troubled wiah rats, says the Le-
mont IN Observer, and in order to
exterminate the pest brought several
eats there. One DAY n nest of young
rats was found arid given to a mother
cat and her littlet1ittens. All the rats
were devoured, bt one, singular to re-
late. was allowed to live. In fact it
was made one of 3he kitten family, and
allowed the sameIprivilege of nursing
as the little lxitteSs. 1t is their inser-
arabic companiot sharing their home
and sport. and gfng whittier il will,
unframed by GATOR kitten. 1t has be-
come householdIpet, and is as much
like the kittens il its habits as could
well be imaginedi This is not a fish
story" but is votched for by several
who have gone oft to sectiSp 9 to see
this most neutrality-suspicious. of the
lamb and lion lyi1g down together. 1t
is beyond humaT5 ken to fathom the
motives that pro- opted Mrs. Cat and her
kittens to spare be rats life and make
IL one of them.
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know II then. but 1t seems that the
rock fell near big hen that was lay
ing by the fence with a family unocr
her wings. This here hen was nat'ral
surprised, still. an looked up an sails
loud like: 'Clookr
PUN pledink started an put his hand
20 his ear, an in his Dutch way sails:
Voices
"He was kinder scared settin' out
there in the woods alone. and unable
70 move without stump follyin'
hmm.
"'ClOok-cloOk-cloclS,' sails the hen =
;eStle louder.
$ Look?' wells Bill. gittin' white.
Lock? Voices in the grass Locke
Then from the top Of the poplar
tree behind him somethin' calls out:
'To-who-to-who-to-whor
"'Clook-clook-clook,' sails the old
hen, gittin' excited.
&" 'To-who-to-who,' came the reply
from the tree.
''Bill Pumpledink's hair jest stood on
end. an. tremblin' all over, he got up
an ran toward the house, an when he
got all out of wind he sank down agin
on a stump, an there it was jest The
same old stump, though he sails he's
positive he must a-run clean acrosst
the clearin'. Then he painted, fer he
was all outer breath: Look Io-whol
Voices.
Everything was quiet, an he could
hear nothin' but the breeze shakin' the
leaves overhead, and the wotter ripplin'
along the creek down in the woods.
He was all a-tremblin', an would a-felt
better, he sails, eff only a wildcat 'ud
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1895-07-25

quickly and easily, but road machines
are expensive, and for the making of
farm roads, especially, the homema
scraper that is figured herewith serves
a very good purpose, while for making
smooth rough country highway, and
for gradually working the earth from
the sides to the center of the road,
this scraper. preceded by a harrow,
will be found of very great assistance.
The trouble with most of our country
roads is that they are fiat, so that the
rainfall either stands on the surface
and makes it extremely muddy, or,
if the road be in a rolling or hilly
country. the water runs along the mid
die of the highway, and badly washes
it. The shoulder" at the sides of such
roads should be loose earth scraped
into the middle of the highway,
so that il will be rounded from
side to side. Then if the side
bitches are kept open all rain
water win quickly run off, and do no
injury either by making mud or by
washing. These two points, | think,
account for large share of our poor
highways "a fiat surface and poor
drainage at the sides. IL towns would
only see that it is much better to make
thorough work as far as they go, there
would be great lessening of the pres
emit troubles. There seems to be pre-
vailing purpose in many places to do
just enough to keep the roads just
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1895-07-25
PITh AND POINT.

The preacher who never smiles
will some day find out why his SER
mons didn't weigh merchants Horn.
1t is always a sign of poverty of
mind when men are ever aiming to ap-
pear great; for they who are really
great never seem to know it--Cecil.
Don't throw old shoes at a bride.
Make a neat package and send them TO
her three years after her marriage.
They may be acceptable.-At
Globe.
DE man dat hab de mos advice
ter glib away" said Uncle Eben,
''doan' ginerally look laik he had done
hissef much good wild t"-Washing-
ton Star.
No man can tell whether he is rich
or poor by turning TO his ledger. He
is rich according to what he is, not
according to what he has.-H. w.
Beecher.
johnnie surveying his small piece
of pie)-'Fm blame glad I'm not
twins" Why?" Johnnie
"'Cause there's not enough pie even
for half a twin."-Judge.
Mrs. Mcbride (entering the kitch-
en)-"Bridget, didn't / see that police
man kiss you?" Bridget-"Well, mum.
sure an yez wouldn't hev me lay me-
silf opin to artist for resistin' an Off
Ger. mum. "-IIarper's Bazaar.
-Bass-"Do you know that Fender
son is a regular lady killer?" CAST
suspected as much from what he said
Ia - H..
in front of him at the theater the other
night Boston Transcript.
Tom seems to have lost all inter-
est in painting since he went to Chica-
60" Why. that is strange. thought
he was welded to his art" 80 he
was; but, you know. everyone gets
divorced in Chicago. -Brool;lyn Life.
-Cobwigger-"You seemed rather
amused over the idea of your wife's
wearing boomers" Smith-"You'd be
amused yourself If you could see her
when she tried to find something in her
work basket and emptied it into her
lap."-Judge.
I'VE can't believe half you read in
books" said the newcomer to the
warden. whats the matter?" II see
in the library a book that says a man
orter be the molder of his own fortune.
j tried ter be, an here am. jagged fer
counterfeiting. Washington Star.
The celebrated DIR. Dumoulip, be-
ing surrounded in his last moments by
many of his ellow-physicians, who de-
plored their loss. said to them: Gen
tlemen, leave behind me three great
physicians" Every one, thinking
himself to be one of the three, pressed
him to name them, upon which he re-
piled. Cleanliness, exercise and mod
eratl n in eating Sacred Heart Re-
view.
THE little dear is lost again." she
said as soon as he got home. "Oh, that
pug!" Yes. that pug. if you want to
talk like a brute, and want you to adj
vertise for him" And this is the adj.
as il appeared: "Lost-A sausage
shaped yellow dog, answering when
hungry the name of Baby A reward
will be paid for his return to 81 Blank
street. dead or alive" - indianapolis
Journal
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1895-07-25
A Tin for the Dudes,

II want to ask you question:" said
Travers. Suppose that five years
from now | should be walking the
streets clothed literally i'm rags, wear
ing battered old hat and shoes full
of holes. Would you think enough Of
me then to take me by the hand, buy
me a new outfit. give me bath, put a
sovereign in my hand. and send me
away with your blessing?"
why. of course. | would" replied
Dashaway. How absurd"
Then bring the scene little
nearer. Suppose that in four years
from now you should meet me as
have desci ibed myself. with this ex-
ception-that | hal |on a good hat.
Would you still do the same thing?"
why, certainly. WHAT
MAKE il still nearer Call il three
years and say didn't need bath Do
away with the blessing and make it
two years"
Make it a year. with a good pair of
shoes, eh?" facetiously. Substitute
a new suit Ia great light dawning
upon him. "Oh-h,''
And il You are a man of your word.
let me have a sovereign!'-Pearso
Weekly.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1895-07-25
The "churnability" of Cream.

The ''churnability" of cream is in
large part due to the individual pecul-
iarities of the cow. Some people, says
Hoard's Dairyman, count this an inn
portant point and breed for it, with the
result that they have cows that give a
very quick cream. In some
degree this is also breed characteris-
tic. Milk containing large butter
globules will yield an easier churning
cream than milk with small butter
globules The cream from the cows
fresh in milk churns more readily than
from the same cows at a later period;
feed also affects the churnability OF
cream. but how or why we do not
know. Succulent feed promotes
churnability. The silage feed to GER
tain of these cows explains in some de-
gree why it taxes less time to churn
cream from their milk. II is quite
possible, also, that the different creams
coming from different herds have diff
ferent species of bacteria FREEDOM
mating in them.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1895-07-25

balanced, extremelSpolite, and his son
was like unto him.
President Cleveland came to the
white house bachelor. He was mar.
ried during his firSt term, and is row
the father of three little girls who must
in after years bear fne name of one Of
the most wonderful and peculiarly
original men in the history of the
nation; until, may Abe, they may love
wisely and well, anS assume the names
of men who will TAX r pride in husband
ing the daughters II president.
John Tyler, Jr.,i son of President
Tyler, was private secretary during the
brief administratior of his father. He
was relentlessly and numerically
criticised during his stay at the white
house. But he was a splendid man,
gifted with rare ta.ents, and an orator
of great merit. Por many years he
held position in tse treasury depart
ment, until old aSe and consequent
feebleness compelled him to relinquish
it. His last days have been spent in
obscurity and poferty in this city
where he was once I potential factor in
affairs.
The sons of OTHER presidents have
left no recorded history of their lives
and the treatment accorded them by
the public during or subsequent to
their official careers. Many men have
achieved distinction and come near the
highest place in public life, but their
sons have not duplicated the lives of
their sires. James G. Blaine, who was
the idol of several billions of freemen,
was the father ofktwo sons who GER
tainly inherited mich of the strength
and intellectual virfIity of their father.
Walker Blaine, the eldest, was so fa-
miliar with the wor1s and ambitions of
his father that thky were practically
inseparable compaI ions. But when age
and infirmity were fpping his strength,
and when he was saning in confidence
and love upon theI son who was com
forting his final years, James q. Blaine
was bereaved of that son, ana the blow
was SO crushing thht he never rallied
from it. He vainy exerted himself,
tried to bend his energies again upon
public and private policies; but his
heart was broken, and part of it
went into the grave with his son. Dur
ing the summer Of 1891, when he was
suffering and almost dying at Bar Har-
Dor, the politicians took advantage Of
his lamentable condition, and filed
newspaper columnS with reports of his
dissolution; but MOI one of them spoke
of or realized the fact that the real
trouble was a broken heart. One year
later, after he had laid aside all public
duties and was seeking rest in his
home on the rock found coast of Maine,
his other son, Epnmons Blaine, died
suddenly. and the Venerable statesman
made long, lionel. journey half across
the continent to Ding the lifeless body
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1895-07-25

In the south of Italy there was once
flourishing Greek colony called Sy-
baris. The town was well situated
for commerce. the surrounding coun-
try was very fertile, the climate was
the finest in the world, and for some
centuries the Sybarites were industri-
Gus and enterprising, carrying on a
profitable trade with other countries
and heaping up immense wealth. But
too much good fortune finally proved
their ruin. Little by little they lost
their habits of labor and thrift, and
instead gave themselves up to pleas
ure. Finally, leaving all kinds of nee
essary work to their slaves, they laid
aside the cares of life. and spent their
days in eating and drinking. in dane.
ing and listening to fine music. or in
attending the circus and watching the
feats of acrobats or performing ami.
mals.-James Baldwin. In St. Nicholas.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1895-07-25
SUMMER UNDERWEAR.
Comfort able Garments for the Hot Wealth



err Season.
There seems to be a reaction in pub
lie opinion in favor OF cotton under.
wear, and English manufacturers are
now advertising sanitary cotton gar.
ments with the same furore with which
they recently advertised sanitary wool
garments.
These new garments are made of cot.
ton stockinet, and are intended to be
worn next to the skin. They are rec.
commended especially for summer, be
cause they are cool, and being open
and loose in weave they absorb the
perspiratio as successfully as gar
ment of wool. while they are new.
er irritating to a delicate skin,
as wooden garment is like.
ly to be. One of the most accept.
able features Of these cotton garments
is that they are exceedingly inexpen.
sive. A dainty garment, sleeveless
and low-neclSed, in shape, is sold as
low as twenty-five cents. These gar
ments are much more durab BILE than the
gauze and fannels, which are also
more costly. These vests are worn
next to the corsets, the chemise being
dispensed with or used as cover. The
tendency is to decrease rather than &c
increase the multiplicity of under-gar
ments demanded by modern fashion
and the corset-cover is now seldom
worn at the same time as the chemise
This woven undervest of stockinei
takes the place of the latter garment.
N. Y. Tribune.
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the little town in blckwoods section
Of Pennsylvania, gazing vacantly down
the road.
jest thinlSin',' replied the Miller.
closing his knife and placing it in his
pocket. Then he leaned back against
the window and repeated: Huh.
Thinkin','
"Thct's onusual,~ grumbled the
I.oafer.
The storekeeper was sitting on a
crate Of eggs, which was awaiting the
arrival Of the stage for shipment. He
leaned toward the occupant of the
bench and asked: Now. what is anus
in you?"
4 was jest thinlSin' about how Bill
PumpledinI was reformed replied the
other. grlnning. ''IIim as seen the
time he'd a-give his farm fer drink of
hard cider. Amt you never hoard
about it,"
Il know he USED to do power of
driulin.- said the LOafer, AN tibet
now he's allus goin' ter church an
bush lneetin'. but never heard how ct
come"
Don't You ever tell told you. fer
wouldn't hev il git out fer a farm" be
gan the Miller. Puanpledink, hes a
friend Of mine. an il was him a. told
me, with the assistance of his boy
BarnabaS 1871 ; mind Is jest leetle
hay on the subject. but the P'ints hes
mixed on Barnabas an good common
sense reasonin' hes supplied. 1t hap
pened Jest this time last year an"
lin the ideS Of June" ventured the
SchOol-Tcacher. who was ON his way Ia
the parsonag,. bat ha 1 stopped at the
store for a little gossip
YES. in June; the hides of June, :
continued the Miller. bill Pumple-
dink has place over in the gut. You
uns knows how to git there. You folly
the road tibet crosses the mountains
through smiths gap tell you come to
LarI5rr'S sawmill; there You switch off
TO the right. keeping along the gut
between the ridge and the mountain
fer half mile. and you come to his
place. A lonely spot, too; woods all
round exceptin' few fiel's as hes more
stones an soil on EN-.
Il know ms place WELL" interposed
the Loafer. II used To- pass it on the
way fi>hin' A lawg house an a slab
Iarn in the middle Of a few acres of
clearin' Loncly9 Sights"
''Pumplediuk used To belong To our
lodge Of the knights of the Maltese
Star. an was reglarNat the meetin's
M in West Eden. sam Miller had a
license in them days, an as soon as the
meetin' was over Bill Pumpledink
made right fer the hotel, an how he
ever got home At all afterward could
never sec. They was three bridges fer
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passable-to do just enough on them
Ito clear the law'-with a result that
every rain puts the roads back where
they were before any work at all was
done upon them. 1t ought to be seen
that in the end this is the most expen-
sive plan that could be pursued. Make
the roads as wide as possible, round
them well, keep the side drains well
open and their outlets clear. and even
hard storms will not wash them Com
paratively few towns can expend large
sums in making scientific rock-bal-
lasted roads, but all can use good com
mon sense in directing the la bor that
is to be expended upon them. Our
roads are poor, not because a large
amount of labor has not been eX-
pended upon them first and last, but
because so much Of this labor has been
misdirected and therefore wasted
Webb Donnell, in n. Y. Tribune.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1895-07-25

In front of the Imperial palace at
Picking two massive statues of lions of
supernatural size. made entirely of
solid gold. have been standing since
time immemoriaL When the combined
English and French armies advanced
upon Peking in ls60, the Chinese
painted these statues gray. SO that the
Europeans took them for bronze and
left them alone. When recently the
japanese threatened an invasion of the
sacred precincts of China's capital,
both lions were taken from their
pedestals and hurriedly secreted. Now
that peace again reigns supreme in the
Flowery Kingdom, the emperor has
given orders to return the lions upon
their former places The value OF
IN, sc relics Is simply iuestimable.-ll-
Iu,triete Zeitung.
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ALL DOUBT DISPELLED.
How the Question OF the Ser of Su
pect Was Finally Settled.

pect Was FINALLY Settled.
There is every reason to believe
that she is woman masquerading in
male attire" said the detective in maxi
ing his report, but we have no proof
of il and dare not make the arrest with
out it,
"She looks like woman, does she?"
asked the captain.
Yes; and she walks much like one.
Her feet are small, her hauds are small
wOmanly. In figure She resembles a
woman. too. and | think she is the
swindler we have been after for d
month"
We'll, it ought to be easy to make
her betray herself" said the captain.
Ibid you ever see her near bargain
COUNTER"
Twice. and she walked right past
it in both cases"
That's not encouraging. Still, she
may have been trying to avoid suspi-
cion. Does she criticise the gowns of
pretty women she sees on the street?"
Not that we have been able to dis
cover"
control. If there is penny coming in
change from a purchase does she wait
for it?''
mo; heard her say she didn't like
to be bothered with pennies"
That's bad. That doesn't sound like
woman. Still, of course, she might
do it for effect. Did you try her with
a mouse?"
I'VE released one suddenly right in
front of her"
What did she do?"
kicked at it. IA
Nothing else?"
Nothing else"
Don't waste any more time on him."
said the captain, shortly. THE poor
fellow has been Swallowed long
enough. "-Chicago Herald.
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RENTING ON SHARES.
The Terms demanded by Landlords In
the Middle States

the Middle States.
Hardly any two farms are let on ex-
actly the same terms, but in the main
it may be said that all terms come
down at last to some where between a
third and a half division of the pro-
ceeds of the property. IN the north
eastern part of Ohio, we understand
that it is almost an esta blished custom
to rent dairy farm at the halves-the
owner to furnish land, cows, possibly
some tools, the tenant to do all the
work, furnish the work team, pay half
Of the taxes, and, in the advent of
purchased feed for the dairy, he is to
,Iay one-half of the cost of the feed
needed. and the owner of the farm the
other half. Now and then a man who
rents desires to own part of the cows
and raise some young stock In this
event the owner of the farm pays to
the tenant per cent. interest on the
market value of the few cows that the
tenant may furnish, and at the ex-
piration of the lease the increase
of the herd is equally divided.
Where the tenant desires to own the
stock, it is customary in the middle
states to agree upon a cash rent for
the farm, and the tenant hoes his
own row." specifications usually be-
ing agreed upon as to how the farm
shall be managed, how much plowed,
how much seeded down, and all tools
supplied by the owner of the farm to
be kept in repair, well housed, and
reasonable amount allowed for their
use.
Where land is let by the acre, it is
hard to tell at a distance just what
would be fair rental, including taxes
and keeping things in repair; but in
many parts of Ohio such lands, and
good houses, handy to market, rent
from go so to SO per acre, and if near to
city where milk can be retailed,
garden truck raised, and like advan-
tages, il may be double this, and posi-
bly, more for a general farm, while
truck patch would bring rental out
of sight. Country Gentleman.