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River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1895-01-31
At CUES HUNTING DAYS WE'RE OVER.

THAT CUES HUNTING DAYS WE'RE OVER.
ON the bear. who rolled over on his
back. Ferguson was up first, and
started to run. The bear saw him. and
with demoniacal growl rushed at
him. There was not two feet space
between FergusOn's coattails and the
bears nose, and they were headed to-
ward US So. of course, we couldn't
shoot. 1 thought it was all up with
Ferguson. and so il would have been
but for the dog Bull. That noble ami
NAL knew as well as knew that if he
grabbed that bear in front he was a
dead dog. but he also knew that he
couldn't save his master by an attack
in the rear at that stage of the game.
With a grOwl as fierce as that of the
bear he dashed between Ferguson and
the infatuated beast and secured a
throat hold. In thirty seconds the
bear crushed the dogs ribs with blow
of his paw, then mashed his skull with
one bite of mis- tremendous jaws, but in
the same thirty seconds Ferguson was
out of harms way. and fifty-six-cali-
Der bullet from my rifle passed through
the bears BRAIN
1T was all over and the big bear was
dead. but he had made a gallant fight.
There were only seventeen dogs alive
out of the pack of twenty mine, and one
of those had to be shot he was wound
ed so badly. Old Ferguson dropped
right down by the body of Bull and
cried like a child And, by George! |
.riad YnvSaIf for If e.-ar a dog led like
a hero that same Bull did.
We'll, sir" continued the man from
the bottoms. after blowing his nose as
a tribute to old Ferguson's dog Bull,
Ito snow you what a lot of killing that
bear took. we found when We dressed
him that there were nineteen rifle bull
lets in his body. and six of them had
passed through his heart. Get d bear
heated up and he's awful hard to kill.
Yes. STREE"
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1895-01-31
HOW MADE $1,000

By not sowing Salzer's seeds! That is
what a Jolly farmer said as he entered
our sanctum. How is that? Why,
says he, Salzer's seeds not only grow
but they produce enormously. Had I
planted few acres more of his oats,
wheat, corn. potatoes, grass and clover
seeds, would have had to double the
capacity of my barns; that would have
cost me 81, 200. 1t is fact that if you
want big, rousing farm, grass and vege-
table crops, you must sow Salzer's seeds.
IF YoU WILL CUT THIS OUT AND SEND IT
with &c postage to the John A. Salzer
Seed company, La Crosse, Wis, you will
get free sample of GRASS AND CLOVER
MIXTURE and their plant and seed
catalogue. IL
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1895-01-31
DOMESTIC CONCERNS.

Apples and Cream: A very pleasant
breakfast dish, with oatmeal, may
be made of fresh, mellow. uncoolScd
sweet apples, pared, sliced and covered
with sweet cream. light sprinlSling of
sugar being added.-N. Y. World.
Orange sherbet: As the unit of
measure, take a quart of water and
large cupful of sugar, of which make
strip. Add the grated rind of an
orange and lemon, and set away to
cool. With this stir the whites of two
eggs, the juice of six oranges and of
two lemons, freezing Immediately.
"A breakfast Dish: Cover Smyrna
figs with cold water, after pulling them
apart. Let them stand aside over
night. Next morning stand them over
the fire in the same water, and bring
slowly to the boiling point. Add a
teaspoonful of lemon-juice, and turn
them out to cool. Serve with cream.
Orange Filling; Scald together in
farina kettle a grated pulp of two juicy
oranges from which the seeds have been
removed, half of one peel grated, two
tablespoonfuls of water and a cupful
VI AubO bhAo otAA "A bANoPCNh-
full of cornstarch, made smooth in a
little water, and cook till thick. Beat
the whites of two eggs to stiff froth
with cupful of powdered sugar, and
stir into the orange when almost cold,
reserving enough to coat the top of the
calSe.-Good Housekeeping.
Roast Turkey Stuffed: Clean and
prepare a medium-sized turkey for
roasting. Cut two onions is pieces and
put them in saucepan with two
ounces of lard and color them lightly.
Soak pound of bread in water, from
which press the water, add the bread
to your onions, with the turkeys liver
and heart chopped very fine, little
salt. two pinches of pepper, the same
of sage, pinch of thyme, and mix all
well together. Stuff the inside of the
turkey with this mixture, sew up the
opening through which you have in
trOduced the stuffing, and put it to
roast with little butter on top.
Roast for three hours, strain the
liquid in your pan, pour it over the
turkey. and serve.-Boston Budget.
Making Salad: A knife should never
IOuch lettuce. III SnOuiu lie IN cola
water for a short time, be taken out in
a salad basket and then thoroughly
drained, being tossed about two or
three times to aid the process. The
real rench dressing calls for four good
tablespoonfuls of oil to two of favored
vinegar, usually tarragon, and good
dust of black pepper and salt. The
salad bowl is rubbed four or five times
with garlic, or very little onion
minced very fine is sprinkled through
the lettuce. The leaves are tossed
about till the salad has taken up all
the dressing, and then they are lifted
with the salad spoon and fork into the
salad bowl, leaving the watery liquid
To be thrown away.-Pittsburgh Tele-
graph.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1895-01-31
Sympathetic Painter.

The language of hints is Greek to
children, as a rule, and they interpret
it after a simple fashion of their own.
Where have you been all the morn
ing. Diclx?" inquired Mrs. Sampson of
her ten-year-old son.
I've been down by the old Sawmill,
watching a man paint a picture" re-
piled Dick, whose chubby countenance
was decorated with paint of various
colors.
Il am afraid you must have bothered
him." said Mrs. Sampson, as she began
To scrub her sons besmirched features.
Nom. l didn't bother him bit, p"
said Dick. in a moments intermission
between the applications of soap and
water lie was real interested in me.
l could tell by the way he talked"
What did he say?' inquired Mrs.
Sampson.
''He looked at his watch" replied
Dick. ''and told me he knew it was most
my dinner-time. He knew boy of my
age must be hungry, lie said. for he'd
been a boy himself. Youths Com
naniou
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1895-01-31
BALANCED A PUMPKIN on MS HEAD AND
MATkER OFF.

continued the hunt. About ten o'clock
the dogs struck trail in dense cane
brake and away we went. old Fer
gusou and ! undertook To follow the
dogs. while the others scattered and
took positions At various points where
the bear might show himself. IL was
the toughest eide I ever had. The
canebrale had grown up in the track
If the hurricane. where there were
hundreds Of fallen trees. We couldn't
see further than our horses heads for
the cane. and occasionally our horses
would collide with a log. or get tangled
IN green briar vine. and then there
would &c language. The bear and dogs
We're not more than fifty yards ahead
of Us. and Of all the yelping and snarl-
ing ever heard. we heard it, and above
the din was the crash Of the cane as the
bear dashed through it.
Hes headin' for Grass lake said
OLD Ferguson. n ef he ever gifts thar
well never see him this good day
FINALLY we got ont Of the heavy cane
on ridge where there was only
growth OF switch cane and spice bushes
Then we saw the bear. There was no
doubt about his being the big fellow
who had been stealing our corn and
pumpkin lie looked as big rs an OK,
and he rolled along az a great rate,
paying little attention 10 the dogs that
were nipPing at his hams Ferguson
and each took shot at him and he
stopped. Bull. the big dog. nailed him
by the hind foot. and the others dashed
in and out, taking a pinch here and
there wherever they could. Bull kept
his hold in spite Of the efforts of the
bear to strike him, and we dismOunted,
thinking to get shot When the bear
saw US he gave a grOwl and made an
other swipe at Bull that was so close
the big dog had TO let loose and make
run for It. lie headed right toward
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1895-01-31
WASHINGTON MELANGE.
Some Good Stories Hoard In the
National Capital.
How Hon. Reuben Hayseed Fooled His
Coiicagues-A Pathetic Little War
Story-A Famous Chef Talks
About Ducks.
Especial Washington Letter. !

Jerry Simpson learned to wear socks
after he came to Washington. He was
capable of learning the ways of civ
ilization. Hon. William S. Holman, of
Indiana, who has been continuously in
congress for thirty-two years, tells
story concerning a character like SiInp-
son who came from a western state
about twenty-five years ago; man who
could not or would not change his ways
nor mend his manners The gentle
men who occupied seats near this queer
character liked him, generally speak
ing, and did not want to wound his
feelings. The old fellow never used 4
handkerchief, but repeatedly during
the day blew his nose with his fingers
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1895-01-31
A story OF the civil War.

Senator Gordon, of Georgia, the last
of Gen. Lees corps commanders, re-
lates @ pathetic incident of the civil
war. A few days before Christmas.
1868, when the confederate army OF
northern Virginia was suffering its
greatest privations, there was a
dramatic scene in the tent of the judge
advocate general. IT was q very cold
morning; the ground was covered with
snow; bleak winds were blowing, and
the wood fire only seemed to make the
cold more penetrating. A private sol
der, named Edward Cooper, wearing
the confederate gray uniform, stood
before a court-martial charged with
desertion. The facts were stated by
the prosecution, and then the prisoner
was told to introduce his witnesses. He
replied: ~ have no witnesses" Aston
ished at the calmness with which he
seemed to be submitting to his inevita-
BILE fate, Gen. Battle said to him: 'Have
you no defense? Is it possible that you
abandoned your comrades and deserted
your colors in the presence of the enc
my without reason?"
There was n reason" replied Cooper,
"but 1t viii not avail me before a mill
tary tribunal"
Perhaps you are mistaken" said the
general; ''you are charged with the
highest crime known to military law,
and it is your duty to make known the
cause that influenced your actions"
Approaching the president of the
al OF
ing as he did so: "There, general, is
what did it,
The letter was offered as the prison
er's defense. 1t was in these words:
DEAR EDWARD: Since your connection With
the confederate army have been prouder Of
you than ever before. 4 would not have you
do anything wrong for the world, but before
God, Edward. uniess you come home we must
die Last night was aroused by little Eddie
crying. called to him and said: What is the
matter, Eddie!' He replied: oh, mamma,
am 30 hungry And Lucy, your darling Lucy.
She never complains, but she grows thinner
and thinner every day. Before God, Edward.
unless you come home we must die.
YOUR MARY"
Turning to the prisoner Gen. Battle
asked: What did you do when You re-
ceived that letter."
for furlough. 1t was rejected. Again
/ made application and it was rejected.
That night wandered about our camp
thinking of my nome, the wild eyes of
Lucy looking up at me and the burning
words of Mary sinking in my brain. l
was no longer the confederate soldier,
but was the father of Lucy and the
husband of Mary If every GUN in the
battery had been fired upon me would
have passed those lines. When /
reached home Mary flung her arms
around my neck ard sobbed: oh, my
Edwas,il am so glad you got your fur
lough.' She must have felt me shud-
der. for she turned rs pale as death.
and, catching her breath al every word,
she said: Have YOU como without your
furiough? Go back. Edward. go back
Let me and the children go down to the
grave, but. for heavens sake, save tie
honor of our namep
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1895-01-31
Toombs Was a.Great Man.

Senator Gordon is very proud of his
state and proud of the great men whom
Georgia has produced. He was always
an intense admircr of Robert Toombs,
and speaks Of him as one of the most
remarkable men ever known in public
life in any section of bur country. Very
few people of the Present generation
know anything aboutsFoombs. His days
of greatness and power in affairs were
before and during the civil war. His
career closed in 1861. and he died few
years ago in affluent obscurity at his
old home in Washington, Ga. lie per-
sonally knew every president excepting
the first three, Washington, Jefferson
and Adams. lie twice declined cabinet
portfolios, having been offered the po-
sitions of secretary of the treasury and
secretary of war. lie accepted the POI
sition of secretary of state in the con-
federate cabinet because he felt it his
duty to the cause which he espoused.
1t is said by those who knew him best
that he was not the ardent advocate of
secession that he has'been pictured, but
that, on the contrary, he opposed the
secession in its earlier days, and did all
in his power to bring about a compro-
mise of the troubles between the north
and south. He supported the Critten-
den compromise heartily and with APP
parent sincerity, but when he found
that it could not fe carried out, he
wrote his Georgia friends advising Sc
cession, and finally teicgraphed to At
lanta: "All is at an cad. North deter
mined. Am in favor of secession"
Georgia accepted hts advice and Sc
ceded. lie could have been potential
in holding Georgia IN the union. The
political leaders loved him, and if he
had stood firmly, with Alexander II
Stephens, for the union, Georgia would
have remained loyal Toombs became
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1895-01-31
MATRONLY PlUMPNESS.
When Too Pronounced 1t Should he Con
siderately Overlooked.

When Too Pronounced IL Should BE Con-
siderately Overlooked.
Many woman's sharpest thorn in
the flesh is paradoxically the flesh it.
self; in other words, too much of it.
Not less ardently than the melancholy
Dane does the desire that her too
solid flesh might melt" and generally
not less unavailingly, in spite of the
heathenish self-torment to which she
cheerfully subjects herself in the shape
of thin and restricted slices of graham
bread without butter as staple of diet
and the untold, though not unrecorded,
miles which she walks with resolution
in Der eye and pedometer in her pocket.
The mere comfortable accession of
matronly adipose taken on as one
draws near or leaves. behind the
meridian of ''life's little day" is rather
attractive than otherwise. But to be
so stout that when one approaches
long mirror from the length of draw
ing room one jars the floor and sees re.
fiected glObular and quaking surfaces,
and reflects oneself upon ones sylph-
like proportions at eighteen, to mar
rowly escape double chin and to have
arms like the fins of Goldfish and a
general overfowing amplitude of con-
formation for which a single seat in a
public Conveyance is SO inadequate
that the occupants of the adjacent
seats consider ones advent grievous
personal injury well, it is not SO bad
as to be humpbacked or one-legged,
but it is bad enough.
1t is constant source of discomfort
and modification which ought to elicit
respectful consideration and courtesy
of treatment, according to the unwrit-
ten law that it is human TO fail in these
toward the physically afflicted. Some
are born great, some achieve greatness
and some have greatness thrust upon
Them" and the last-named may be
species of bodily infirmity which it is
most unkind to regard in any other
light. Press.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1895-01-31
WIT AND WISDOM.

-Mr. NlVeur-Dlu you see many Olti
ruins while you were travelling? Mile.
Frivole-Oh, yes! many. Why, one of
them wanted to marry me!-Tit-Bits.
-Fred-What do you think of my ar
rument? l-Sound-most certainly
sound. Fred-And what else? Will
Nothing else-merely sound.-Boston
Globe.
Mrs. Longwed-Have you any idea
what is meant by the fires of love,
dear? Longwed-Err-thos the hus-
band builds the first three months
after marriage, suppose.-Buffalo
Courier.
Village Policeman arrest you.
There is fine of thirty cents for beg
ring. Beggar-But have only twelve.
Policeman-Then I'll wait till you
have collected the rest.-Fliegende
Batter.
Hollow does 1t happen that none
of you women have come forward with
new currency plan? She-Oh, we
already have perfect one. When we
need currency, we just sit down and
cry for it.-Cincinnati Tribune.
II wonder why Maxim's flying ma
chine is so long about getting out?'
queried the scientific boarder. LAS
near as can figure it out" said the
Cheerful Idiot, 1.-The trouble seems to
be defec tive flew. Trib-
une.
II can tell you, baron, that when
my offer of marriage was rejected by
the prima donna, l was so miserab
that was on the point of throwing
myself out of the window" What
prevented you?" 1.-The height. "-Karls-
boden Wochenblatt.
There's no telling about this eli
mate" said the small boy, rcgretfully;
mo telling thing. Most winters it
SHOWS right up TO Christmas; then you
get sled, and the next day it thaws. Z"
That's So" replied his companion.
"This winter it was different. 1t kept
thawin' right up to Christmas. Then
you didn't get any sled, and the next
day it showed. "-Washington Star.
He is young married man, and he
dropped into the Office Saturday morn
ing and called back, Got two locals
for you" well, what are they?''
Mrs. - will spend Sunday with her
parents at -. mat was MS vic.
whats the other?" asked the editor.
"Mr - is going to get drunk" That
was himself, and he run on up town to
get running start on the holiday
Hillsboro Republican.
Sullivan bought goat, for which
he paid five dollars. Shortly after he
received tax bill on the goat of eight
dollars. He called on Rafferty,, the as
SCISSOR, and said: why d you tax me
eight dollars on my goat when ! paid
but FIVE dollars for him?'' well"
said Rafferty,, Il have carefully read
what the statutes say, and it reads;
"Whosoever owus property butting
on the street snail be taxed four dol
lars front foot shoe and Leather
Reporter
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1895-01-31
HOME DECORATIONS.
Notable Absence of Draperies In the New
est and Rest-AppoInted Houses.

est and Best-Appointed Houses.
There is a notable absence of drapery
in some of the newest and best-ap-
pointed houses. True, some of them
have walls covered with fabric "a
fashion, b. the way, that while it may
have its points of grace, SO far as ele-
gance and expense are concerned, is
open to the most serious objections on
account of health. But these houses
are the exception. The majority of
dwellings have plaster-finished walls,
or are papered. The former are done
up regardless" in stucco and stencil,
the latter sometimes have flock paper
as unsanitary as any decoration can
possibly be.
The healthful ard sanitary wall is
plain and hard finished. 1t can be
brushed, cleaned and, in emergencies,
wiped off with a cloth wet in disin-
fectants. None of the finishes are
capable of the same amount of cleanli-
ness, but must have their surfaces re-
newed if unwholesome atmospheres
prevail, or are fumigated, process
that really amounts to very little, eX-
cept in the upper portion of the depart
ment. Wall covering is choice of
evils at the best, and one can scarcely
be blamed for Directing to the fashion
able way of arranging them. Curtains
and draperies are the dread of the
hygienist. They harbor disease germs
unlimited, and are stuffy and smothery
if thev are heavy. Curtains that can
not be cleaned should be positively for
hidden in sleeping-rooms. For these
apartments muslin curtains or silk
ones. for which soap and water have
no terror. are the only ones to be toll
Grated. Sash curtains and shades are
every way more desirable than the pro-
fusion of draperies with which most
windows are covered, and as for bed
hangings, they are simply nothing
more nor less than denominations
Every fabric used in sleeping-room
should be proof against injury in the
laundry With the present fashion for
linen covers of all sorts this is entirely
possible Embroidered covers for
dressing and other tables, bureau
scarfs and lounge covers can just as
well be of washable goods, and the
health of the occupants of the apart
ment will be greatly improved there
by.-N. y. World.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1895-01-31
"wuAr's ruEsE?" INQUIRED THE MEMBER.

and wiped his nose on his coat sleeves
until the latter were sleek and shiny.
His neighbors determined to break him
of the habit. They found the way, as
they imagined. 1t was agreed that
they should buy four or five boxes Of
handl1erchiefs, dozen in each box,
do them up nicely, direct one to the
old man and the others to themselves.
The handkerchiefs were laid on the
desks. Next morning all the gentle
men went early to the house and in q
short while in came the rough old mem
Der. He looked over his mail, then,
picking up the box of handkerchief,
tore off the wrapping paper.
"What's these?" he inquired of his
neighbor.
"They are handl1erchiefs," replied
the member. $50 nice to blow your
nose on" illustrating it with his own.
"They were sent to the members by the
clerk of the house, who is fine man to
get extra things for u.s."
''And all done up" remarked the old
member. "How thoughtful! But I've
no use for them, and | guess the best
thing to do is to frank 'em to my wife
out west"
And he proceeded to do SO, for in
those days, under the liberal ranking
privileges extended members, many
abused it by sending their soiled linen
home to be washed. 1t resulted in the
abolishing of the practice, except for
public documents.