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River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1896-08-13

IT is easier TO find fault than 10 know
what to do for It'll. A. W. Bulletin.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1896-08-13
Halls Catarrh Cure
Is a Constitutional Cure. Price 75c.

HE-"At times lose myself" She bored
TO DEATH -"How l''-Dctroit Tribune.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1896-08-13

Mosr of Us know good thing when some
one else has Little.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1896-08-13

He surely IS in want IF another's patience
who has none Of his own.-Lavater.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1896-08-13
FOR WATERING FOWLS.

from the outside. These devices can be-
used in summer in the case of houses
that stand apart by themselves, cutting
into the outer wall for this purpose, but
they are especially adapted for use
where the poultry are lept in a room
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1896-08-13

HEAVEN, the treasury of everlasting Joy.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1896-08-13

WHAT is the baby's namel Indeed
We haven't one selected,
We're waiting till November comes,
To see which mans elected.
WASHINGTON Star.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1896-08-13

Or all vain things excuses are the vainest.
Buxton.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1896-08-13

Last year we exported beeswax 70
TIE amount Of soe,2f2 pounds. and re-
ceiyed for It soo,s1s.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1896-08-13

A NATURAL manner was her aim,
Sincere and simple, and all that;
She failed, but she was not 70 blame,
For she resided in A 1atl
life
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1896-08-13
FOR FEEDING.

horns, Spanish, Minoreas, etc, is high
Iy desirable, and in particular there s
much less soiling of the clothes and
shoes. Three devices are shown here
with that permit the gathering of eggs
from outside the henhouse, and the
feeding and watering of the fowls, also
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-01-09
THE USE OF A MARK.
Why the Dollar Sign is Csed TO Preeede
the Numerals

the Numerals
Did It ever strike you as being at all
peculiar that we should use the dollar
mark (s) before, instead OF after, the
figures in expressing the sum of five,
ten, twenty or any other number of
dollars? We may say twenty-five dol
liars" plain enough for anyone TO IN
derstand, but as soon as we put the ex-
preston into figures and characters it
Is dollars twenty-five" (S25l, instead
of 25S, as il should be- Nor is this I'll
that is peculiar in this connection; IN
every country which has a written
language and a system of coinage the
bbbreviation for the unit of value pre-
cedes the figures In England the
pound mark (e) is used IN the same
Kramer that the dollar mark is used in
this country, while the same peculiar
ity is noticeable in Germany, where
the abbreviation N. for mark appears
preceding the number, just as the
French abbreviation fr. Qor france is
used in France.
II the authorizations are not used the
legend is more apt to be correct. We
find that in Mexico they have '214
pesos" instead of pes" as one mig ut
expect, and in Newfoundland they
have plain two-dollar piece. So, too,
in France, where the aDoreviation Is
not used, we find such pieces as 10
francs" ''2O francs" and 40 francs"
In Germany they have piece marked
tx thaler," which is all very plain,
but the moment a clerk, bookkeeper or
other person makes an entry or 1ots
down a memorandum he tells you that
il is a 18th. X" The English pound
sign, which is believed 10 be the old
est monetary abbreviation now in use,
is the old initial letter by which the
Romans expressed pounds" just as
we use the Tbs" 1t has been suggest
ed that we use our money abbreviation
backward, because that the Romans,
in expressing pounds" always said
libra decem," instead of 'decem
libra" the first being pounds ten"
and the latter ten pounds" When
their initial letter or character was
used it always preceded the figures,
thus, "f1o," instead of the reverse.
Thus the whole world has gotten in the
habit OF doing these things backward.
st Louis Republic
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-01-09

them on the thru. ana wouIo spend
their own winters and all their other
avaiia ole time in oeep-sea and other
observations along the outer margin
of the Antarctic ice.
What may be found on the antarctic
continent no man can say. Animal
life in abundance was found last year
at Cape Adair by Mr. C E. Borch-
grevink. a young Norwegian, who
sailed as one of the crew of q whaler.
and whose account OF MS experiences
excited great interest at a recent geo
logical congress in London. Mr..
Rorchgrevink wants to go back and
writes to the London Times pressing
FOR further and immediate reserch
within the antarctic circle" It is held
TO be possible that new race of men
may exist somewhere within hale of
the south pole, and that such creatures
as the ichthyosaurus may still survive
in the antarctic seas Seals and sea-
birds are abundant there; what else no
one can say; but many inquisitive per
sons want TO know.
Our coEntryman, Dr.. Frederick
Cook, greatly desired to fit out an
American south polar expedition, to
start out this fall and catch the next
antarctic summer, but his efforts in
that direction seem not vet to have
come to anything. Perhaps he viii do
better another year; but, at any rate,
there seems real prospect that n Sc
rious attempt to find out whatever can
be known about the antarctic CONT
nent will be made before the present
century ends -Harper's Weekly.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-01-09
PERSONAL AND IMPERSONAL.

To boarding school miss who met
Joseph jefferson at tea table and
began to talk to him about Sabbath
breaking the actor said: If l were
fisherman | would never fish on Sun
day, but being an actor L can rest
both soul and body by fishing
Some one having asked Speaker
Reed the other day what he considered
the most important problem now be-
fore the public. he is reported 70 have
answered: How 20 dodge n bicycle;
at least 1 judge so from nv own eT-
uerience since | came 20 Washington
Louisa Payne, the once famous
English operate and oratorio singer,
is in great destitution. An appeal for
money for her has been made by Lady
Burdette Coutts. Sir Arthur Sullivan
and SIR. Charles Santley. In 1884 she
sang in New York at the Academy OF
Music. in the Daughter of the Regi-
1nent- and in Balfe's operas.
Alexandra Dumas was strong
champion of equal rights for women
els il not absurd" he said, that Joan
Of Arc, If now among Us, could not
serve as a witness Of birth If neigh
boris child or vote for town councilo-
in any part of the fair France she
saved? France was proud Of De Sc
vigae, De Stael and Georges Sand, but
refused them the civil and political
rights exercised By their coachmen.'
There does not appear 20 Be much
OF a scramble for public Office IN ave-
Citv, Mich, as one man there holds
five az the present time he - village
marshal. street commissioner, truant
oficer. night Waterman and larnplght-
er. Three Of these Offices par HIM 800
q year each. and the other two so
year each. which may explain Why he
is permitted 20 be such PoOh-bah-
Joel Connors. an old resident Of
Darke county, Ind, who died recently.
instead Of being very poor. a. be sad
be was. had nearly $1,000 in gold
His wife did not know be had accunlg-
lated the uaoneT until Just before he
died. when be told her Of =. re did
not definitely describe It's hiding plsce.
and what has been found was widely
scattered.
Prof Blackie was askefi once %
preside - = teIupersnce Inee'inf'. and
being q a. aniable turn % mind be
consented: but Re did not help t1e
cause much, for this is wha' BE Haid;
y cannot Ender-tapd why AZ ssked
% Dc here I am rot a teet0ta4es--fsF
from H. II q RAJ asks Ils % eI1e wFtS
hirn. and does not Eve ne gas Q:
vine. az - l. nsither Christian
nor q gentleman. Germans drink BEG,
Erglishn.en vine, ladies tes znd fools
zater
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-01-09
CELERY SALAD.
How to Prepare Most PalatsbIe
Relish

The best salad to serve with poultry
or game is celery, if celery is not served
by itself, when plain lettuce salad
may be substituted
Celery is often dressed in mayonnaise,
but tbs. majority of persons of refined
taste viii prefer simple French dress
ing. For this purpose select three
heads Of well-bleached celery. Trim
off all the green leaves and stalks, wash
q well and cut it into short shreds.
Trim the upper portion of the roots
and cut up small portion of them into
fine bits to put with the rest of the eel
cry. Chill the celery on the ice and
the moment before serving dress it with
two tablespoonfuls of olive oil, two
tablespoonfuls of vinegar, a saltspoon-
full of pepper, and a tablespoonful OF
salt. Lettuce is served with the same
dressing, using two tablespoonfuls OF
vinegar 10 three of oil for two large
heads of bleached leaves. When eel.
cry is put on the table by itself. the most
decorative way of serving il is in low
crystal boat in frizzled form, though
many housekeepers still use a celery
glass of medium height. As a rule.
nothing is now used on a dinner table
that is tall enough 10 obstruct the view
across IT. When celery is TO be frizzled
trim Off the green leaves and leave only
the bleached portion of the stalks. Strip
each stalk into four lengthwise pieces
and cut each piece into about three
inch lengths. With q small, keen knife
strip each into about six lengths. leav-
ing them joined together for the space
of three-quarters OF an inch. Lay these
pieces in ice water with plenty Of ice
around them for three hours. and they
viii be found beautifully curled at the
end of this time. Dress them in glass
boat and place them on the table.-N
Y. Tribune.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-01-09
Do Ynn Knn-

That the Frisco Line (St. Louis ana
san Francisco railway IS positively
the only line running two daily through
passenger trains from Wichita 10 ST.
Louis. wit iout change. leaving WIGHT
"a at II 90 a m. and l0:40 D. m, arr1v-
ing In ST. ouls at ESQ p. m. and s.5c A.
m The equipment OF these Trains Is
first class in every particular. consist
ing OF elegant reclining chair cars (sests
tree) and Pullman Palace Drawing
Room Sieepers.
90 lou are going beyond St. Louis re-
member that connection with ali lines
fo- the east. northeast and southeast -
made in the magnificent new Grand
Union station. St. Louis. the largest and
handSonlssI passenger station IN me
world.
For sleeping car berths and all infor-
nation relative 10 rates routes. etc.
call at city ticket Office southwest corner
Main and Douglas. or Douglas avenue
station d59-1
Some time ago Mr.. Simon Goldbaum
OF san Luis Rey. Cal, was troubled
with a lame hack and rheumatism. He
used Chamberlain's Pain Balm and a
pro1nTst cure was effected. He says be
has since advised many OF his friends
to try Il and all who have done 50 have
spoken highly OF il. II IS FOR sale by
druggists. or Chamberlain Medical
company direct.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-01-09

fame? Nearly every one has heard
of the incendiary who set fire to IA
nous temple in order, as ne confessed.
that his name might become immortal
The motive of Guiteau. the murderer
of President Garfield, was one of the
same character, and no doubt many
crimes are prompted by similarly
perverted appe tile for notoriety, slim
ulated by the sensational stories re-
lated in the daily newspapers
One of the youths who have acknowl-
edged themselves guilty of train
wrecking belongs to a respecta BILE fam
fly in this city. Not one of them ap-
pears to have sprung from the class to
which such crimes are usually ettrib-
uted All of them perhaps had the
benefit of good early education. The
lesson of their suddenly developed and
awful wickedness comes home, there
fore, to every parent and suggests to
every father and mother the query
whether, in their selection of newspa-
pers and other publications for the
home, they are taking proper care to
see that the minds of their children
are not perverted and their consciences
depraved The people will have the
news, and it is the business of newspa-
,pers to publish the news in such man
ner and form as will strengthen in
stead of weakening the moral sense of
their readers Even the Sabbath is
rot safe from the bulletin of crime,
and the Sunday-school lesson is dulled
and married by narratives of horror,
garnished with stories of shame.
Many parents no doubt take themselves
and give to their children this sort of
mental food without thought of the
possible consequences The tragedy
on the New York Central is an illus
tration of what the consequences may
he when the receptive mind of youth
becomes impressed with the idea that
crime is akin TO heroism.-N. Y. Mail
and Express.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-01-09
EXIT THE BIUEJACkET.
In Modern Steam Battleships Athletic
Sailors Play Minor Part

In Modern Steam BattIeships Athletic
Sailors Play Minor Part
A proportion of the bluejackets Of
any full rugged ship were necessarily
athletes The upper yardmen" in
line-of- battleship or frigate were ex-
ceptional men in this way, and much
more so, perhaps, just about the time
that sail-power was receiving its death
warrant than ever before. These
young men had to race aloft to nearly
the highest points, at top speed, eight
or ten times a week when the ship
was in harbor, to keep their heads and
maintain their breath while holding
on by their eyelids," as the phrase
went, aud manipulating with careful
and measured order of action the
various and intricate arrangements for
"crossing" or sending down" the
royal and top-gallant yards. 1t was
all done at full speed, for it was uni
versally held that the upper yardmen
gave a character to the whole ship;
and that one which was foremost in
this exercise was ever considered the
smartest ship in the fleet" The upper
yardmen were always the coming men.
They had most opportunities for dis
tinguishing themselves, were the best
known, and were most under the eye
of the authorities They developed
great muscular power in chest, shout
ders and arms Their lower extremi-
ties suffered, and one always knew the
men who had been upper yardmen by
their tad-pole like appearance when
they were bathing.
But in the modern steam line-of-
battle ship and frigate these extremely
athletic specimens formed very small
minority of the ships company" and
none of them could lose his turn at be-
ing upper yardman so long as the
ships reputation depended on the
speed with which the upper yards
were crossed and sent down. In har-
Dor the rest of the blue-jackets had
the handling of yards and sails for ex-
ercise once or twice a week. but at sea
the use of sails for propulsion grew
less and less important, and most OF
the work aloft was more of an exercise
and less of a necessity. Amer
lean Review
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-01-09
RELIGIOUS AND EDUCATIONAL.

Rev. Thomas Treadwell Stone, D.
D., one of the oldest ministers in the
country, died a short time ago in Bos-
ton, at the age of 95 years
The senior medicos of Michigan
university have elected Chinese girl,
Miss May Stone, otherwise known as
Meiyii Shei, as their secretary.
Miss Stella Franklin, grand.
daughter of Benjamin Franklin, sailed
recently from New York to Bombay.
India, as a missionary. This is the
second of the granddaughters of Ben
Franklin now on the foreign field
Mr. John r Mott, college secretary
OF the international committee of the
Y. NJ. C. A, has gone abroad for eigh-
teen months work. After visiting diff
ferent places in Europe he will go to
Turkey, Asia Minor, China and japan.
-Four professors of the University
OF California, after listening, as judges,
to public debate on the new woman
movement, voted solidly against the
new woman. deciding that the move
ment sis not for the best interests OF
her race"
The Board of Foreign Missions OF
the Reformed Dutch church has COM
menced a determined effort to pay off
its debt of SAC, 600 If this can be done
Immediately it will leave the board in
better condition for work than many
years past.
The monthly statement of the Mis-
sionary union is as follows: Appropria-
tions, Including debt, S67s, 664 AZ; re-
ceived in donations and legacies from
April /, 1895, to November 1, 1895, S191,-
e46. Al, which leaves the amount needed
by March 81, 1896, s4s6, us. OZ-Baptist
Watchman.
"A Franco-Scottish historical society
has just been formed in Edin burgh,
which, besides encouraging the study
of the historical relations between
Scotland and France, proposes to buy
the old College des Ecossais" behind
the Pantheon in Paris and turn it into
house of study for Scottish students.
German students of literature are
much exercised over the decay of po-
lite letters in the fatherland. In schol-
arship it more than holds its own, but
neither In poetry, drama, nor notion is
there anything notable beingdone- 1t
may, be said that the same is true of
music Germany no longer leads the
world as she did in this art
All France Is talking of the extra
ordinary attainments of Mile. Jeanne
Bensben, who received the college de-
gree of bachelor of arts two years ago,
when she was sixteen. She then be-
came professor of philosophy in a
woman's college at Lyons, and this
year was a candidate at Sarbonne for
the important degree of licentiate in
philosophy. The examiners though
prepared for a prodigy, were amazed at
the extent of her erudition and her
serene composure in dealing with the
vexed questions of Descartes, Kant
aud Compile.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-01-09
AT BREAKFAST.
The New Way of Serving 1t Has Many
Advantages.

Advantages
One of the pleasantest reforms in this
age of reforms is that which has par
tally overtaken the breakfast table.
is not an obligatory or universal re-
form; those who like the old way better
still practice it, but those who prefer
the new are not considered TO have put
themselves outside the pale of good be-
havior if they adopt it,
The old way, as most of US know.
was to have bell rung at an early
hour, at the startling sound Of which.
no matter what had been the fatigue
OF the day or the night before, or what
the nervous condition of various OF the
household, or what the wearing nature
of their occupations, everyone was to
spring out of bed, half awake or half
asleep, and make ready for the day at
once. And at the sound of a second
bell all were to assemble in the break
fastcroom, with reproofs if any were
late, or if not open reproof, then with
disdainful looks from the one in au-
thority, and if any continued absent
then with a general disturbance of the
house in alarm lest that person were i'll.
And at that a regulation banquet of a
heavy description was served, no one
meanwhile feeling very bright or very
sweet-tempered.
The new way is less disturbing af-
fair, and it seems to many people a
vast Improvement on the old one. In
this the children are given their break
fast at what is deemed the proper or
necessary hour, so as to be ready for
school or governess; and then, if il is
a house where servants are few, the
table being left in readiness so far as
the silver and china and glass are con-
cerned, the milk and fruit and butter
and cold bread, the water is left over
the spirit-lamp, the tea is ready to be
drawn, and people serve themselves as
they come, and if they wish for coffee
OF anything else they ring for it.
In the morning the first sensations
after sleep are not with everyone those
of perfect refreshment. 1t is often
trouble TO wake, a burden to take on
the duties of the day, to rise to the
hard task, the tangled business, the
perplexing affair, the depressing one,
the old disappointment. the new sor-
row, and it often takes some little time,
besides, to clear away the traces of
sleep from the face as well as from the
nerves. Everyone, then, does not feel
in the mood for q general gathering.
for conversation, even for question and
answer concerning the inclination or
disinclination for food. AS under
the new dispensation the maid has
rc~-ly less to do, aud her only disturb
ance is the deferred washing of few
dishes, the late-comers being those who
are content with light breakfasting,
and do not call for the broiling of
steaks and chops and the tossing of
onlelettes, the change is accepted by
the potentate in waiting without I'M
p!easantness, while by all the rest of
the family it is found welcome relief
from the necessity of being agreeable
when feeling disagreeable, of eating
when it is not relished, of waking when
sleep was precious. and of conforming
habits to those of others at the bidding
OF custom.-Harper's Bazaar.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-01-09
WIT AND WISDOM.

--James-Is Miss SNOWFALL a gradu-
ate of Vassar? William-She is. II
thought she was l heard her ask if
the muzzle of a gun was to prevent it
going off. Hudson Register.
-Skinnum-Rememb if anybody
calls l am in TO nobody. Servant (sotto
voice)-Well, this is the first time 1
ever saw you when you weren't into
CONGRATULATIONS Record
Papa (enraged) -Why, Constantia,
daughter, I've never, in all my life,
seen as soft, green, unsophisticated,
spoony an idiot as young Puddington-
Mamma (emphaticany)-I have!-
Cleveland Plaindealer.
DO you think" he asked, that
your father would consider my suit
favorably?" Really, Herbert" the
merchants daughter replied, Il
couldn't say. Did you buy i. at his
store?"-Washingt Star.
The son-in-law (gratefully)-Id don't
know what 1 should have done if you
hadn't given US all this furniture. The
Father-iu-law-That so, my boy;
without 1t my daughter couldn't have
given you much of home.-N Y. Her
aid.
-Father-You may as well give up
thinking about that young man, Dash
ing. He does not love you. Daughter
How do you know, papa? Father
met him at the club just now, and he
refused TO Lend me a fver-Boston
Globe
Never marry a girl with the idea
you are going to reform her, my boy"
said Uncle Allen Sparks If she
chews gum and giggles when she is a
young woman, she will giggle and
chew gum when she is married"
-Snaggs-Do you know, Bilkins,
think I am gifted orator. Bilkins-
What makes you think so? I've
spoken twice, now, and when I sat
down on both occasions the audiences
were much pleased and applauded
loudly. ADAM Freeman.
And that young man" said the
lady from out OF the city; he has
very intellectual look. Has ne not dis
tinEuished himself in literature?"
Well, said the host thoughtfully, ''he
has never written 4 book on the cur
rency question. "-Washington Star.
-Landla6y-f you don't pay by TO
night you must leave. l can't stand
this any longer. Student-Calm YOUR
sell; I will write TO friend i'm n edi-
atelv. Landlady-Wil he lend you
money? Student-Oh, no-but I think
ne has vacant room--BCch for ALE.
Anxious Tor Criticizm Ser bbler
i always make it point 10 submit
my poems TO friends, FOR suggestions
and criticisms, before pu blication. and
nave brought some pages for you 10
look over. Bibbler-Um-ves. OF
course; but why not take it TO Nibbler:
Scriobler-Huh, He's born idiot
The last time / showed him a poem ne
found fault with L n. Y Weekly.
How He Came Across.-Two men
met on Main street yesterday. when
the following conversation ensued:
''Wel. jim, where have We been latelyf
Saure, haven't seen We in some time"
On. begorra, I've been down TO Block
Island FOR a week. and l say. Tom, did
ye ever see the ocean? On, it's fine"
Did / ever see the ocean? How in the
thunder do We suppose l came across
from Ireland? Do you think I took 9
trolley czr?'-Hartford Post