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River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1895-06-20
A TROLLEY CAR.
He Wanted an imaginative story of .
Great Detective, With = Moral

He Wanted an imaginative story OF .
Great Detective, With = Moral
Blisters, chief Of the third degree,
sat in the secret sanctuary with lines
of thought tied in knots upon his
brow. About him in every corner Of
the room were clues-clues In pack
ages, punches and blocks Of FIVE. Be-
meath his feet were great heaps of
newspapers, newspapers that he had
carefully scanned-his never falling
way of tracking criminals.
But Blisters, for once, was ba fled
like any cheap villain in a Bowery
drama A great murder mystery lay
upon his mind He was in such a mini
even that he couldn't lift responsible
ity from his shoulders by ''railroading"
some innocent man. Detectives had
failed him; he was foiled.
Suddenly he turned his haggard face
to the light and a deep hiss broke
through the brunette draperies OF his
mustache.
'Hag' he cried. 81 have it; they
shall not escaped" He raped sharply
upon the wall. A secret panel opened,
and detective. with tear-stained face,
walked in. To him the great chief
said:
I'm Brooklyn there are trolley cars;
bring me one"
Yes, sir; but whyp"
Listen" said the chief. ''You and
your companions fail to read the news.
papers You catch no criminals; you
cut no ice. | suspend you all. get a
trolley car. When criminals are to be
caught / start the trolley. That will
run them down; it never failsi"
The detective wept again.-N. Y.
World
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1895-06-20
TO SPARE HIS DOG.
Being Byief Account of 1hy Mr.. Go.
lington Took Up German.

Being q Brief Account OF " ny Mr.. Cos
lington Took Up German.
at will by no means do to assume"
said Mr.. Goslington, that because
dumb creatures do not respond prompt
ly to our kindness they are insensible
to it. This truth was brought home
strikingly to me once in the case of a
dog that once owned. That this dog
was not impervious to gentle treat
ment was clearly shown by the fact
that when you patted it on the head it
would wag its tail; thereby showing
not only that it understood the kind
treatment but that it was pleased with
it all through. But 1 observed that
when spoke to the dog when it was
not looking at me, it paid no attention.
This was surprising, and at first rath-
er disturbing, but the dog seemed in
other respects so kindly that i did
nothing about it.
Zone day when a German friend of
mine was visiting me, and when | had
called the dog with the usual result. I
asked my friend to call him to see if he
would mind him any better. He did
call, and naturally enough, being a
German, he called in German. To
our great surprise, the dog turned
and came joyously bounding to-
ward u.s. The simple fact was that
the dog understood the universal
kindness of touch and eye, but the only
spoken language he knew was Ger
man. from which country, as l subse-
quently learned, he had been imported
only about ten days before / bought
him.
THE only ques ton now was whether
/ should teach the dog English, or
whether ! should learn German. l
thought it would be easier for me to
learn new language than for the dog,
and that is how l came to take up the
study of German. N. Y. Sun.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1895-06-20
SWEET CHARITY.
Different From the Standpoint of Christian
ity and Citizenship

DIucrent rom the STANDPOINT OF Christian
ity and Citixenship.
Charity is q very simple thing when
you look at il from the standpoint of
the good Christian. but 1t is very COM
pick when you look at it from the
standpoint of the good citizen; and
there seems to be an instructive effort
on our part to reconcile two duties By
a certain proportion which we obsei c
in giving. Whether we say so 10 our
selves or not, we behave as il il would
be the widest folly to give at all in the
measure Christ babe; and by an apt
Psychological juggle we adjust our
succor TO the various degrees Of need
that present themselves.
To the absolutely destitute IL is plain
that anything will be better than moth
ing, and so we give the smallest char
ity to those who need charity most. I
dare say people will deny this, but it
is true, all the same, as the reader will
allow when he thinks about it. We
act upon kind of logic in the matter.
though do not suppose many act con-
sciously upon il. Here is man whis-
pering TO you in the dark that he has
not had anything to eat all day. and
does not know where to sleep. Shall
you give him a dollar 10 get a good
supper and decent lodging? Certain
" not; you shall give him a dime. ari
trust that some enc else will give him
another; or if you have some charity
tickets about you, then you give him
one of them, and go away feeling that
you have at once befriended and out
witted him; for the superstition is that
he is a fraud, and has been trying to
work you.
This is not question which affects
the excellence Of the charities system.
know how good and kind and Just
that is; but il is question that affects
the whole Christian philosophy of Civ
ing. A friend, whom l was talking
the matter over with, was inclined to
doubt whether Christ's doctrine was
applicable, in its sweeping simplicity,
to our complex modern conditions;
whether II was final, whether it was
the last word, as we say. OF course it
does seem a little absurd to give to
him that asketh, when you do not
know what he is going to do with the
money, and when you do not know
whether he has not come to want by
his own fault, or whether he is really
in want.-W. d. Howells. in Century.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1895-06-20
The Kind of Men which Fats.

Unfortunately there are many who
think they can become merchants
without previous training. They claim
that anyone can sell goods. utterly
oblivious that buying, as well as sell
ing. is an art; that experience is a
school: that training is a discipline,
that there is business alphabet to be
acquired, failing which there can be
no progress, no success Such soon
come to grief. their numbers swelling,
far too fast, the long list of bankrupts.
And what is true of merchandising is
equally true of farming, both skilled
training and experience are essential
20 success Rural World
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PREPARING 4 BASE LINE.
Preliminary steps in Mapping out a New


n
Country.
In preparing TO map out new coun-
try. then, the first thing to do is TO
form a base line. Before this can be
done, a goo1 deal Of superficial or oc-
uiar surveying is needed-the survey
ors examining the ground carefully
within an agreed radius, SO as to gain
p general idea of its main features and
prominent marks. A place is then Sc
lected on which can best be drawn a
long. straight line in sight of flags
placed at various points in such way
that lines drawn from each one to the
other will form a series of triangles.
At least two of these flag stations must
be visible from the base line. which
has to be m easured with the extrem /
accuracy.
Everything depends upon the accu
racy of the measurement of this base
line, for the slightest error in it will
make all of the rest of the work wrong.
II possible, the ground at the base is
leveled; but If this is impractical BILE
uprights are fixed between which the
measuring chain can be stretched
tight and true. Each end of the base
line is marked with flag post. and the
thing to determine within the minutest
fraction of an inch is the exact dis
lance between these flag posts.
The measuring chain Is first carefully
tested and checked with standard
chain, to which it must he exactly adj
justed. This is a very troublesome
job, because the variations of the tenn
perature necessarily affects the metal
of the chain. For this reason, one
measuring does not suffice, but many
measurements 4 e taken along the
base line, back and forward, and day
after day. No two of these measure
ments will agree absolutely, in spite of
all the care taken; but after a great
number of measurements have been
noted of the same line, they are all
added together, and divided by the
number of times the measurement has
been made This gives what is known
as the mean measurement" and ~ is
as near the true length as can be OBJ
tanned. The mean measurement of
the base line. then, forms the basis of
the triangular survey.-Chambers
journal
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1895-06-20
FEMININE. FASHIONS.
r ties on the Latest Additions to women's
Dress.


A dainty dress for a girl of seven
years is made of blue serge. The skirt
is plain, the waist is in blouse fashion
with front of white serge. There are
very wide shoulde.- ruf1les of the blue
and collar and pointed cuffs of white.
All of the white material is ornament
ed with feather stitching and embpoid-
cry in blue. mcsre ribbon is brought
under the sailor collar and tied in a
single loop with lPng ends.
A girls dress of surah is made with
a round skirt, trimmed with MORE
ribbon extendinglfrom the hem about
half way up the skirt, and ending in
very full fluffy baws. The yoke is in
close plaits, with Che fullness gathered
in at the yoke and belt. Bands of
ribbon are set in at the armholes and
extend across 20 the middle, back and
front, where thee meet large rosette
bows. The COLD and sleeve trim
mings are also of'the MORE ribbon.
Street capes OF brocaded velvet are
among the mucli admired novelties.
One exceptionally stylish garment of
this kind is linSl with ermine, and
finished at the beck with a very full
ruching of net zee with long ribbon
ends.
A stylish dress of black silk has
sleeves and full vsst of japanese Grape.
Around the bodice is fold of Grape,
and very long sash-ends fall from one
side of the front Almost to the hem of
the skirt.-N. Y. Ledger.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1895-06-20
MASCULINE VANITY.
why the Young Men Keep Their Hats In
Their Hands.


They were lunching at an ice cream
parlor, and the girl in blue said to the
girl in gray;
Have you noticed that when the
young men meet us nowadays they not
only lift their hats off their heads, but
hold them in their hands while pass
ing"
Yes; isn't il dear of them. Shows
such fine manners, don't you thinli?"
"Wait bit. You imagine. as did,
that they went through all that per-
Torrance out of Difference to our SUI
perior attractions. My dear, ! have
found it Quit is themselves they wor-
ship"
What do you mean?"
They carry small mirrors in the
crowns of their hats, and every time
girl bows to them they take the oppor-
tunity to see their own faultless feat
ures."
"The sweet thingsl" calculated the
girl in gray, land yet they accuse us
of being vain. Cleveland Plain
Dealer
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AGRICULTURAL HINTS.
STRAIGHT RAIL FENCE.
This Metf cd eff Building Has Been Sue
cessft Nv Used for Years

This Meth cd sf Building Has Been Sue
cessfu ny Used for Years.
send design of a way to build fence
from old rails which have used the
past three years with success. Some
of the points of merit are: /. That
the rails all lie edgewise and will last
longer and make more fence. 2. That
ii is built with less material than any
other rail fence. 3. That it can be put
mp faster than any other straight rail
fence. 4. That the fence is very solid,
and the more it settles the solder il
gets. 5. That the rails are all held
solid, yet can easily be replaced.
/ build as follows for each panel of
fence: cut two stakes. either new or
from broken rails, one 8 feet and one
81 feet Now lay these down in the
line of the fence (the short ones al
ways under, so as to make the fence
symmetricaD, cross about Is inches
from top and nail with one No I2
nail. Now (see diagram No. u raise up
the cross and place top rail in the fork
of cross which will hold it in ,Ilace.
Next you need two sticks 81 feet long
to hold second rail up on the short
stake against the under side OF long
stake till you can wire fast. Pass the
wire up over the second rail to the left
and bring around the cross and under
the second rail to the right of stake
$50 the wire will engage the long end
of rail where they lap. Now twist
end of wire around main wire, take
out your ~ foot stake and throw for
ward, bring main wine to bottom of
short stake and fasten around it 6
inches from bottom (see diagram No.
p. This forms long loop, in which
build your rails, placing the heaviest
in the bottom. The fence is built ON
the outside of short stake, is 5 feet
high, has slope of l foot. while the
brace stake has slope of 8 feet. l
use five rails to panel. put wire
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1895-06-20
Cheap Excursion Rates 20 the East and
West

For the various Annual Conventions an
neunced for the summer of 1898 The NORTH
WESTERN LINE &C.. st. p. II. & - Ry)
will make cheap excursion rates from Min
neapolis and st Paul Tickets to be on sale
on dates as follows:
National Republican League-Annual con
vention at Cleveland, o., June 18th. Round
trip rate, s2l0a
Rpworth LeagGe-Annual convention at
Chattanooga. Tenn, June 18th and 10Th
Round trip rate. SIS %.
National Educational Association An
nual convention al Denver, Coz, July 4th to
9TH Round trip rate. including member
ship to y. +. A. $3.50
Christian Endesvor- convention
at Boston, Mass, July 9Th TO sth. One lew
est frst-class fare for round trip via route
Travelled.
Baptist Young Peoples Union-Aunusl
convention at Baltimore, Md, July 18th aud
10th. Round trip rate, 1890
American Pharmaceutical Ass'n-Annual
convention at Denver. Col, Aug llth and
18th. Round trip to Denver. Colorado
Springs, Nanitou or Pueblo, SIS 30.
Knights Tempar COnclave - lriennial
Conclave at Boston. Mass, Aug 18Th TO
oath. One lowest first-class fare for round
trip, via route Travelled.
Cheap excursion tickets also on sale daily
To principal Canadian ana New England
points and TO Denver. Salt Lake and Cali
fornia.
For further information about these cheap
excursions and for particulars as TO train
service and superior accommodations OF
fered via TIE NoKrH-W ESTEEM LINE call on
or address the following agents; J A.
OBrien, Minneapolis, 10 Nicollet House
Block: T. j. McCarty, St. Paul, corner Rob
at and Sixth streets r. w TEAsDALR,
General Passenger Agent
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1895-06-20
NEW WAISTS.
Some Fresh Featured In seasonabIe Cos
tunAea.

tunses.
For the tan and sbiscuit colored ere.
pom gowns now 10 such favor Worth
makes waists of blaclx net or very
heavy tulle with la fge white dots and
an all-over design, of vines of white
applique lace. Thf net is mounted on
a fitted lining of pale blue taffeta, the
latter being used I'd line the skirt and
sleeves. The net, droops in blouse
effect in front, and the back is quite
full, but is drawn sdown straight into
the belt A broad. cape-collar of Gre
pom, somewhat in yoke effect, is
slashed three timep along the Shout
ders, bound thereA and on the edges
with half-inch bladk satin ribbon, and
the slashed opening are laced togeth-
err with this soft marrow ribbon,a spike
of jet finishing each end of the lacing-
strings. The sleevSs are tucked length
wise from the arnnoles to make droop-
ing puffs, and turn back at the elbow
in square tabled c9ffs from close low
err sleeves of the elack and white net.
The collar and best are of black satin
ribbon.
For silk waists asnovel feature is the
looseness of theiS lengthwise box
plaits, being alpost curved rather
than fiat, and also their trimmings of
chiffon in fiuted RIFLES and in gathered
puffy rufiles of doubled layers. For
very dressy waistsa for the house yolSes
of guipure lace are made. up without
lining, the pinkwiite flesh being thus
almost left bare. The entire fulness
of the front may lie held in one double
box-plait below Vhe yoke, the plat so
broad at the top as to cross the whole
front, then folded Sn easily-not sewed
in-and tapered tddroop over the belt
Or else it may bt in three box-plaits,
folded, but not flatly. each plat head
ed with a chou of chiffon of the color
prevailing in theAsills. In the case of
a single wide plEit there is fluted
frill of chiffon failing below the yoke
on a wider puffy rsiffie of doubled chit.
fon. -IIarpers BAD
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1895-06-20

around top of stakes and twist tight
diagram No. 81. Always stand on
lower rail while doing this, as it settles
the fence and makes it very solid; also
wire around stake and long loop half
way up stake; brace stake every three
or four panels and wire or nail.
The materials for 100 panels besides
the rails are 100 nails and 40 pounds
No. IL black wire. One man can tear
away old rail fence and put up fifty
panels a day.-B. A. Stratton, in Ohio
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sailing Round the Moon.

A balloon equipped with self-regis-
tering instruments to measure the tenn
perature and pressure of tie atmos-
phere at high attitudes was recently
let loose in Berlin and came down with
the instruments in good condition in
Bosnia. The instruments showed that
the balloon had reached an elevation of
50, s72 feet, over ten miles. and the Their
mometer had fallen to SO degrees below
zero, the lowest it could record. An
other balloon sent up later reached
=. 900 feet above the earth, or thirteen
and a half miles.-Chicago Tribune.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1895-06-20
SOD POULTRY HOUSE.
1t Is Bealthful, Convenient and tan BE
Built at Small Cost.

1t Is BeaithfuL Convenient and tan BE
Built art Small Cost.
The sod house shown in the illustra-
ton, l have found healthful, conven-
lent. and large enough to accommodate
rs to 100 hens. In a bank sloping
southwest. made an excavation II
feet east and west by % feet north and
south. At the southwest corner the
excavation was on a level with the sur
face of the ground; at the north side it
was "a feet deep, Around the edges
built sod wall making its upper edge
8 feet above the floor. / rooted the
north half with boards and covered
with tar paper. A border of sod was
placed all around the edge, then the
whole overla;d with inches of gypsum
taken from pit near by. In the south
half of the roof put two hotbed
sashes 3x9 feet and covered the remain
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1895-06-20
IhorouahIy organiz.d q.

Groggirs-These's no more work in
this town for mes an I'll starve.
Broggins-Wh don't We git out o.
tn place. an enter some other tIwuP
Groggins-rd have to tramp there,
and if tn reg'larstramps should see me
I'd be mobbed.
Broggins What fer? Ye used to be
tramp y'rself.
Groggins-Yes, but was expelled
from the Ameriken Tramps' Benevolent
a. ISOLATION, and now they'd mob me
fer scab.
Broggins-Wh.t was We expelled fer?
Groggins = Fec workin'. - n. Y,
Weekly
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1895-06-20
An Oklahoma Coroner.

Tourist-Dr. Slade, the coroner,
seems to be very enterprising man.
Col Handy Polk -Enterprisin' You
bet! Tell you what he done last sum-
ner when the circus was here. One of
the curiosities in the side show was an
Egyptian mummy. Slade seized the
mummy, rounded up jury, brought
in a verdict o: dead from unknown
causes" and charged the county his
regular fee with compound interest
from the time of Moses Truth.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1895-06-20

early morning. and every thing breathed
the freshness of the new day. The
grass and daisies along the road were
bright with the drops of dew, the
birds sang in the trees and the air
was cool and sweet. Pleasant things
We're all about Tom as he drove his
cows. good breakfast awaited him.
he knew. and many things of interest
would make the day pass agreeably to
him.
You would suppose Tom might be in
a good humor with himself and all the
world2 Perhaps he was. but that dill
not prevent him picking up stone
and hurting il with cruel force at old
Brindle, who led the small herb.
"Hurry up. you old slowfoot.."
With whaclSs and blows from heavy
switch he hurried all the gentle ami
mails into a trot wisely. however. al
Io~ing il To- subsi5, before they came
within sight Of the farmyard.
Carlo. the house dog, lay on a back
porch at SONG distance from the yard.
Before letting down the bars Tom took
a shooter from his pocket lie was
proud Of his aim. More than one bird
had felt the sting Of it.
A howl from Carlo showed that
Toms skill justified his opinion of It.
The poor dog sprang up, and. with a
quick glance about him, ran around
the house out Of sight.
IL was too good not to be repeated.
On the ridge pole OF a shed near were
half a dozen line white brahmas. trim
ming their feathers. with quiet cacl1les,
as if expressing to each other their APP
proval IF the days outlook.
Snat-again went the gun With a
squawk one of the hens fell over,
while the others dispersed. with cack-
les now disturbed and excited
All this while the cows were leisurely
coming up L. the bars Tom let them
down. and impatiently waited while
they passed through.
''Hellov. old Sawdust, Want bite
of grass
His grandfather's horse was tied to
the fence waiting for the old gentle
man To take his usual leisurely morning
ride about the farm.
Quick as a flash Tom had gathered a
handful of grass which he held out To
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1895-06-20

''Are you having any more trouble
with your corns. Emily?n meekly in
quired Mr.. Winterbottom.
mo. they haven't hurt me any for the
last day or so. replied Ia good wife.
With a patient sigh " Winterbot-
tom put his best razor back in its case
and tried another. 1t was as he had
suspected. Chicago Tribune.
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I'm, All unstrnnr

Is the remark of many nervous individ-
ual He or she will soon cease to talk that
way after beginning and persisting in a
course of HosUetter's Stomach Bittcrs.
Nothing like il to renew strength and ap-
petite and good digestion. 1t checks the in
roads of malaria, and remedies liver COM
plant, constipation, dyspepsia, rheumatism
and kidney disorder. 1t is in every sense
great household remedy.
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uous.c,.a,,nr rim..

Many paused before the hand organ
aud listened to its rude melody.
's'There's no place like home, =" droned
the organ.
Tears sprang to the eyes of the man
with the dusty hat.
There's no place like home"
Il hope not. sighed the man, for his
thoughts were with the bare, wet floors
ana dinner of cold potato on the top
of the sewing machine. Trib-
une.
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You Don't Have 70 swear on

says the st. Louis Journal Of Agr.clStlre in
IN editorial about No-To-B Gc, the famous
.0bacco habit cure. 1--WE know of many
cases cured by NO-To-Bac, one. promin eut
st. Louis architect, smoked and ci..ewed for
twenty years; two boxes cured him so that
even the sIiel of tobacco makes him sick"
No-To-Bac sold and guaranteed by Drug
gists everywhere. No cure no pay. Book
free. Sterling Remedy Co, New York or
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1895-06-20

''THERE are too many bills introduced in
our legislatures" said the lawyer. "Quite
right, replied the banker. And the char
acter of the legislation frequently indicates
that some of the bills arc Of high denomina-
tons. Chicago Evening Post.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1895-06-20

An Insult-Miss Bean (of Boston, visit
ing in Chicago Mamma, that Mr.. Pork
ingham insulted me last night, and shall
never speak TO him again" Mamma
Bow, my childl'' Miss B.-"He asked me
if we were from New York. Detroit Free
Press
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1895-06-20

1t is related of a Portland ship
owner, who read OF his vessel being re-
ported. that ne took the latitude and
longitude in which the vessel vas said
TO have been seen. and found she was
in the Riddle of the dessert of Sahara