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River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1895-05-30
OvERRUN BY SWINE.
The Singular Experience OF French sol-
dier.

dter.
An old French soldier, Col. De Con-
neville, in writing the story of his mill
tary career, describes one curious ad-
venture, which had nothing warlil6e
about 1t, but in which for a moment
he was in danger of his life. During
one Of his campaigns, says the Youths
Companion, he had stopped for the
night in a house in which lived lady
and her daughter.
1t was early May, and in the evening,
after dinner, went out with the ladies
for a walk We took road leading
ont Of the village between stone walls
about four feet In height. Here at
place where the road made n sudden
turn, so that we could not see what lay
before us, heard all at once a strange
noise. 1t might have been produced
by a tempest, but there was not q
breath of air stirring.
At that moment, my two companions,
with signs of extreme terror, c,:mbered
over the wall, and / instinctively fol-
lowed them. We were hardly on the
other side before dense drove of pigs.
at least hundred and fifty feet long,
came round the turn with such fury
that no obstacle could have stopped
them.
If we had not been out of the road,
we should have been knocked down,
and the whole drove would have gone
over ms. The women told me that we
should have been picked up dead, or at
least SO mutilated as to be good for
nothing.
The swine. It appeared, were driven
out to q wood in the morning, and 1t
night were driven back TO the village
and fed. The prospect of the trough
made them so eager that they entered
the village like an avalanche.
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The biggest haul OF fish ever made at
the Point Sauble grounds, near Green
Bay, was taken n few days ago. The
single haul of the seine brought up
s.452 pounds of fish, for which the
! .clxy fisherman received the sum of
s194.17. There were 5,S70 pounds of
perch. 1,s25 pounds of yellow pike, $50
pounds of suckers and ~ pounds of
catfish. Although the ground at Point
Sauble has been seined for over thirty
years, no catch equal to this has ever
been made. and fishermen claim that
it is a conclusive proof that the waters
are not being depopulated of their
fishy inhabitants, as is claimed by the
enemies of seine fishing.
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ORIGIN OF SPOoNlNG.
Explanation OF q Term Much In Vogue "a
Present.


Apropos the recent disturbancc in re-
ligious circles over the definition of
''spooning" the Tennessee version of it
Is given, says the st. Louis Republic.
''Spoouing" parties are popular IN
some quarters They take their name
from a good old English word, which
was intended TO ridicule the alleged
fantastic actions of young man or a
young woman who Is In love. For
some reason, which no one ever could
explain, everybody pokes fun at the
lover. In fact, that unhappy character
Is never heroic in real life, no matter
what great gobs of heroism are piled
about him on the stage, and IN all the
romantic story books The girl in love,
and the boy in love, are said to be
'spooney."
When a "spooning" party Is given
the committee in charge of the event
receives a spoon from each person who
attends, or else presents each guest
with spoon. These spoons are fanci-
fully dressed in male and female attire,
and are mated either by the similarity
CT costume or by a distinguishing rib
bon. The girls and boys whose spoons
are mates are expected to take care of
each other during the continuance of
the social gathering.
OF course, the distribution of the
spoons Is made with the greatest posi-
bic carefulness, the aim being to so
place them as to properly fit the case of
the young people to whom they are pre-
sented. The parties are usually given
by the young people of some neighbor-
hood, where the personal preferences
of each spooney is well known, and
they are the source of no end of fun. It
Is possible, also, that they serve as aids
TO matrimony as well, and are there
fore commensable, since an avowal is
rendered more easy to diffldent swain
after he feels that his passion is not a
aecret, but that his weakness for a
spooney maiden is known to his friends
and enemies on the committee which
Eispenses the spoons. 1t may be men
toned that after the spoons have been
distributed among the guests, each
couple retires for consultation regard
Ing the reasons which caused the award
of mated spoons in their case. This
consultation is known by the name of
"sDooninp"
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PITH AND-POlNT.

TT seems" said Uncle Allen, who
was looking at picture of the finding
of Moses, 'he went early. but he didn't
avoid the rush."-Chicago Tribune.
He Missed It.-''It was Henry Clay,
was it not. who said. 1 would rather
be right than president YES. but
he wasn't" "How?" ''He was left. ("
brooklyn Life.
why do you punch that hole in
my ticket?" asked little man of the
railroad conductor. 80 you can pass
through" was the reply.-Boston Com
mereial Bulletin.
On the Japanese War Ship.-First
Ofiicer-'There's a cruiser reported a
little ahead" Second Officer-"Chi-
nese?" First Oilicer-''No, sir. She's
headed this way."-Sing Sing Courier.
Did You manage to explain to
your wife why you got home so late
last night?' said the convivial friend.
Yves" what did she say?" ''She
said she wished could be a little more
original. Washington Star.
An Interesting Question.-Tom-
"How many intimate girl friends have
your" Mtty-"oh, l couldn't say"
Tom--"How many have you that you
kiss?" Kitty don't know. How
many have you?'-Harlem Life.
Terrible Revenge. -Gomez-"I say,
was it you who recommended that cook
to my wife?" Perez believe So"
Gomez-"Then / should like you to
come and have supper with us to-
night tia Gaceta de Malaga.
1.-THE first tune | heard that
played, Miss Ethel. do you know, l
was completely carried away" sin.
deedl Why, how delightful IL you'll
sit nearer the door. Mr.. Berthe, I'll
play it over again. "-Harper's Bazaar.
"A Legal Point-She-"Do you
make love to every girl you know, as
you do to me?" Young Lawyer-"My
dear young lady, you should not ask
question that would tend to incrimi-
nate the witness. detroit Free Press.
-Tommy-"Do you say your prayers
every night?" Jimmy-'Yes." "And
does your NAV say hers?" Yes"
"And does your paw?" NAV. Paw
don't need to. It's almost daylight
when he gifts to bed. Cincinnati Trib-
une.
do any OF you women believe in
advanced women?" shouted the car
conductor, putting his head in at the
car door. Yes, we do" replied
woman holding on to strap. "Well.
then, move forward. Yonkers States
man.
FIRST Lieutenant-"By Jove, as we
were going over the river on the plank
bridge it gave way and the men fell in"
Second Lieutenant-"What did you
do?" First Lieutenant-'I ordered
them to fall out, of course. "-Pearson's
Weekly.
-Bella-"Why on earth is Bess going
to marry Mr.. Lostalle now that he is
ruined financially" Della-"It's all
her bargain-counter mania. AS soon
as she heard that he was terribly
reduced she felt that she must take
Hmm. Y. World.
Mistress Ia widow)-"Well, John
son, I'm sorry you are going TO leave
us, but you're very fortunate in having
this money left you. PLEASANTLY /
suppose you'll be looking out far
wife, nowt" johnson (the butler)-
"Well, really, ma'am, feel very much
honored by what you propose, but I'm
engaged to a young woman already
Tid-Rits
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ZEKE.
WIS

Awk'araest Fump you ever seen.
SLOW an clumsy an raw an green.
iantern-tawed an lank an lean.
Humly as sin;
Kerried kind OF an honest face.
Spite OF his gineral lack O. grace.
But he never fitted IN nary place
That he was In
Never had nuthin' much ter say.
But whether he aimed ter work OF play
lie was alius gettin' In some un's way,
N his Granny Root.
She said twas so from The time he crep',
He'd sure fall outen tbs bed ef he slep'.
An When awake he couldn't be KEEP
From under foot
Went ter a soshybul one nfgat.
Stumbled, Of course. upset the light.
Spilled the carpet an Skeered Mis- Bright
Plumt sick R-bed;
SOt spell on tie parsons hat.
Trod on the foot 70 Wilder Pratt,
An split a sasser - hot tea pat
On Sykes 1aId head
A queer cub allus- Did you uns hear
What he done when the squire's house burnt
.ast year,
Wal. the crowd was watchin' it disappear
In smoke an fame.
An Zeke YVES a-irOmpia' on folkses' toes
An a-sweilin' the total OF human woes
In his bIunderin' way, when the ery arOset
where little Miner
-Iknow vhar she's at" said the squire's boy.
KIT.
FOR she done toll me ter walt BIT
TIL she went inter the house ter git
That cat o bern"
Ny tellin Il. stranger. sounds mighty tame,
But our hearts les frOze wnen the answer
came.
An the mother a-screamln': MY child. my
Name
Don't let her burnt"
We hearn the red flames sizz an crack.
An seen EN- a-dancfa' front an back.
An all turned skeery-the hull burned pack,
'Ceptin Zeke Pool
An that yer Zekel. ne rushed peli-meu
Inter the heart % that blazin hell.
A-givin' no heed ter the gineral yell:
Come back, you fOol!'
That minute growed ter fuIl-sized hour
And We uns waited anil shower
OF cinders, a-prsyin' with all our power
Then came a shout.
An Zeke in a Winder framed ia fame
Stood thar a-hoIdin' OF little Mamel
We spread a blanket. an down she came
As he heaved her out
The galf-Oh. yes. she was peart an right,
But Zeke, with his face all drawn an white.
Reeled for ard an back TIL he sunk from sight
In a helpless way
Soon the building totter.l from roof ter floor.
Then huckled an fell. with a crash an roar,
An Zeke won't git in the way more
TIL Judgment day
Clarence Henry Pearson, In Detroit Free
Press
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zette by us aged father. The personal
description tailed in measure with
that of his long-lost son, and correspon-
dence followed. But the clouded mind
of the man contained no clear vision of
Van Vert. He remembered wildly
the home of his boyhcod and wrote an
exact description of it as he had last
seen II, n quarter of century before
log house and stone chimney, the well
with the long sweep to raise the buck
ct, the high-banl1ed stream that ran
through the farm-all sill as he had
left them, for changes are slow in the
homes of plain people of our country.
Then, with many doubts, and as many
hopes, he made his way to Van Vert,
in 1857, and was easily identified by his
family and former comrades. He APP
piled for pension, and the certificate
directing payment to him rs the wound
cd and missing Hugh Thompson, on
Chiclamauga, was forwarded in due
course of time. This is the story as re-
vealed by the official records of the PEN
sion office. IL is wonderful story, aud
fiction pales before it's facts.
The story of Rip Van Wrinkle is thrill
ing to an audience when the old man
pulls from his leathern pouch the old
contract which Diedrich Van BeeSman
wanted him to sign, twenty years be-
fore. 1t is paralleled by part of the
evidence of the Identification of Hugh
Thompson. From the day of his wound
and loss of memory, through all his
wanderings he carried a little Testa-
ment given him by sister, with aa in
scription in rhyme, when he enlisted.
The sister, still living, recognized it at
once when he exhibited it upon his re-
turn. lie had kept the Testament his
sister had given him; but he had for
gotten the sister. When he saw her,
however, he recognized her and with
glad cry rushed to her arms, and they
sobbed ana cried like children. 1t was
a reunion the like of which was never
depicted upon the mimic stage.
SMITH d. Fry.
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companions. went behind the scenes.
and insisted on standing Sig. Philippini
several glasses
us that big chap quite safe?" he
asked, admiringly-
II can do anything with i'm, said the
signOr whose English was naturally
defectivel: but with anyone helSe 'e's
a roarer. e is. and no mistake"
After the performance Dick took the
FlirtingtOn girls home: then, with a
thoughtful look on his face. he went
and had some talk with his father. and
came away, carefully placing a roll of
notes in his breast pocket Then he
sought Sig. Philippians society once
more. And that's II that is really
known about tiff. that is. we discard
the obviously fanciful statement OF
Fanny Flirtington that as she was gaz-
ing at the moon at two a. m. she saw
heavy wagon. drawn by two horses and
driven by Sig. Philippini, pass along
the street in the direction Of the bank.
However these things may be, this is
what happened next morning: When
the first of the depositors arrived a;
seven a. m, they found one of the
windows Of the bank smashed TO pieces
and the shutter hanging loose A cry
went up that there had been a robbery,
and one or two men began TO climb in.
They did not get far before a fearful
roar proceeded from the neighbOrhood
of the counter They looked at one
another. and said il would he more reg
ular 20 wait for the officials. The
roars continued. They sent for Mr..
Bradshaw. Hardly had he arrived lac
cOmpanied by Dick. bresthless and in
shirtsleeves) before the backmost rows
of the now considerable crowd became
agitated with a new sensation. The
news spread rapidly. Frantic men ran
20 and fro; several ladies tainted; the
circus proprietor was sent for. A lion
had escaped from the menagerie, and
was supposed TO be- at large through
the town,
Send for Philippine said the pro-
prietor. They did so. PhilippIni had
started early for picnic in the coun-
try, and would not return till Just be
fore the performance in the evening
The proprietor was in despair.
Where's the beast gone TOP he
cried.
A roar from the bank answered his
question
Well. I'm blowed IL he's not in the
bank! exclaimed the proprietor.
IL certainly appeared to be the fact
that Atlas that was the lions namel
had taken refuge in the bank. and was
in full possession of the premises and
assets Under these circumstances
there was. Mr.. bradshaw explained.
difficulty in resuming cash payments;
but if his checks would be accepted
the crowd reared almost as loud as At
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1895-05-30
rxery Horse Its own Doctor.

A striking instance of animal in
stinct or horse sense" was recently
revealed by the actions of an old horse
owned by Henry Root, a prosperous
farmer of Wissahickon. Mr.. Roots
horse had been troubled for months
with rheumatism of the entire body
and all the treatment of learned
veterinarians failed to relieve the suf-
fering animal. One day, upon being
turned into the meadow, the horse
paved up the loose earth with its hoof
and stopped down to lick up the dirt.
Almost Immediately the beneficial eff
fects were noticeable and ever since
the rheumatic horse has taken his
daily dose of mud to the extent OF
nearly half peck per day. He is al
most entirely cured.-Philadelphia In.
quirer.
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the mayors feet. The mayor raised
majesty, and suggest that Dick would
be a proper recipient of the Albert
medal, and the vicar twhO had no
money In the bank Indignantly asked
the crowd if they could not trust a
family which produced scions like that.
Several people cried: Hear, heart"
and told Mr.. bradshaw that they never
really meant to withdraw their depos-
its. Mr.. Bradshaw thanked them and
looked at his watch.
At half-past three Philippini ran mp;
he also was breathless, and his shoes
were dusty from walking in the coun-
try. At once he effected an entry,
amid a scene of great excitement. A
moment later he appeared at the win
dow and cried in terror:
Il can't old i'm! l can't old 'iml
Els mad! Look out for yourselves"
and he leaped from the window.
The crowd fled in all directions, and
two boys were all but run over by
cart which was being driven rapidly
from the railroad station ~ the bank.
"All right" said Dick to the signor,
bring up the wagon" And then.
with great difficulty and consummate
courage, the signor and Dick brought
an iron cage up TO the window. and
drove Atlas in. The operation took
more than an hour, because they had
to feed Atlas and drink a bottle of
champagne themselves before they set
about il. So that il was about six
o'clock before Atlas was out, and the
money was in, and the Sandhill bank
opened its place for business.
I'VE gained just the time we needed"
said Mr.. Bradshaw. 1T was dirt cheap
at fifty pounds"
Aud Dick. although he did not get
the Albert medal, was taken into part
nership and married Fannie Flirting
ton. IL was the only way of prevent
ing her seeing things she was not
meant TO see out of the window at two
a. m, and chattering about them in
mn blic From snort ROYAL
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RUSTIC SUMMER HOUSE.
One That Is Quite a Pretty Feature In the
Home Iaudscape.


Home Landscape.
Where there is degree of wildness
in the scenery and surroundings to
make the presence of rustic house in
good taste, such one as that suggest
ed in the accompanying sketch may be
made quite a pretty feature in the
home landscape. 1t is simple enough
in construction to be ''homc made" re-
quiring but light frame work to sup
port the roof and sides. The peaked
roof is made of rough slabs of wood
with the bark left on, as one usually
finds it at the mill. These slabs COM
bine boarding and outer covering n
one, and thus simplify the work of con-
struction considerably. Under the
leaves" short round pieces of wood
with their native dress on are set side
by side. These may be half round if
preferred.
The corner posts and those forming
the doorway speak for themselves, it
being only necessary to bear in mind
that the nearer they remain in their
primitive state of rusticity the better
for the artistic effect of the little house
they support. Around the sides bark
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1895-05-30
STRANGER THAN FICTION
Meetings of Old Soldiers Who
Thought Each Other Dead.
How Col Mussey Found a Long-Lost
Brother-The singular and Pathetic
Story of Hugh Thompson,
the Nameless Soldier.
rsnecInl wnshinr,on [.ettcr.1

"IIello, Jack Adamsl Ileft you dead
on the field thirty years agol Are you
really alive, or are You a materialized
spirit? Let me pinch you and hug you"
Yes, it was really Corporal Adams,
very well and very much alive. Col.
Fred ID. Mussey, the veteran Washing
ton correspondent of the Cincinnati
Commentaries was sitting in his
office on Newspaper row. Thousands
of old soldiers were here attending the
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What Hurts the Cheese Trade.

One of the most serious drawbacks
to the cheese industry is the vast
amount of cheese made which has been
robbed of a part of its cream. The
consumer buys a small piece. but its
poor quality is against it, it is not
eaten, goes to waste. and the house
wife of economical tendencies does not
buy again for months. If only good
cheese. from whole milk. were made,
the consumption would steadily in
crease. But the market has been Sc
badly demoralized by the makers OF
poor cheese, that it will take years to
recover its tone, even when poor
eheeses are no longer sold.-orange
Judd Farmer
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TRAINS sPARRows TO FIGHT.
Diversion TO which John Cbinansn Has
Given Himself In Gotham.

Diversion TO which John Cbinaman Has
Given Himself In Gotham
There Is a use for English sparrows
which the average American citizen of
sporting proclivities has not so far dis
covered. 1t remains for the Chinese In
the United States TO direct attention to
a novel purpose to which cock sparrows
may be devoted somewhat In compensa-
ton for their otherwise useless exist
ence. That John Chinaman somewhere
from some source inherited consider
able sporting blood, though he may not
cut much of a shine himself In street
brawl with urchirs and sandlotters, is
pretty generally snown. That he has
a wholesome resi- ect for American JUS
tice is also familiar fact. Cock fight
ing is prohibited; dog fighting like
wise. So, in order to have just as much
fun as he would at a cock or a dog fight
John has made experiments with cock
sparrows and the result Is said COM
pletely to fill the measure of his happi
ness. The fighting sparrows are trained
on the same PRINCIPLES as game cocks;
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The jury in Milwaukee that tried
William Loeber for 'the killing of
Ferdinand Moritz foura Loeber guilty
of murder Ia the first fegree. Loeber
would be sentenced to sprison for life.
The crime was brutal one. Loeber
and Moritz started fore the country on
buying tour, whell che former shot
his companion, robbed his body and
secreted the remains in some bushes,
where they were fouad several days
afteryyard
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their wings are clipped and Their spurs
fitted to gaffs as keen as the point of
.eedle. They can soon be trained to
lake as good fighters as two Spanish
roosters, and those who have witnessed
an exhibition of this sort declare that.
next to a .rat-killing, no Chinaman viii
admit that anything can surpass in In
terest O cooking main between two edu-
Gated sparrows
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Are those diminutive organs, the kidneys,
which in spite of their small size, perform In
health a most important part in the mechan-
Ism of the system. Out-of order they breed
trouble. Renew their activity with
Hostetter's Stomach Bitters, which prevents
the serious and often fataIdiseases resulting
from their inaction. This sterling medicine,
moreover, remedies malarial, rheumatic and
dyspeptic complaints, aud invigorates the
whole system.
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a Perfact Treasure.

Toni have seen the girl i want to
marry. ] stood behind her at the win
dow this morning. and it took her seven
minutes to buy a five-cent. elevated
railroad ticket.
Kitty--Did that make you want &c
marry hep
Tom-Yes: figured she could never
spend mxaincome at that IA te.- Brook'
lyn Life,
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Can Use the Water.

Capt. c. E. Palfrey, United States en-
gineer in charge of the Wisconsin dis
trict, received Telegram from Wash
ington saying that the secretary of war
had directed that the snills on the Fox
river improvement beSallowed to tenn
porarily use one-half + he flow of water.
The decision was at olce forwarded to
Menasha and Appletos.
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Catarrh Cannot Be Cured

with LOCAL APPLICATIONS, as they cannot
reach the seat Of the disease. Cafarrh is o
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 ana mucous sur
faces. Halls Catarrh Cure is not quack
medicine. II was prescribed BY one OF the
best physicians in this county for years and
the best tonics known, con- bined with the
best blood purifiers, acting directly on the
mucous surfaces. The perfect combination
of the two ingredients is whatproduces such
wonderful results in curing Catar-n. Send
for testimonials, free.
+. j. CHENEY * Co, Pre- ps., Toledo, q.
Sold by Druggists, price 75c.
Halls Family Pills, p cents.
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The Big Four Route and picturesque
Chesapeake and Ohio Ry have been an
nounced the official route from Illinois and
Indiana by the Baptist Young Peoples
Union which holds the Fifth Interr ational
Convention at Baltimore, Nd, July 18th TO
2lst On July 10th and nth the above lines
will sell tickets at one fare round trip good
returning until August 9Th inclusive.
Send for rates and descriptive pamphlet.
]. e. TUCKER, e. n. A. Big -Four Route,
23i Clark St., Chicago.