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River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1896-02-27
HER HEART AND HANDS FULL.

An EnglIshwoman Changes Her Mind
About Sleeping Car Porters.
- young Englishwcman who has not
lived in this country long was recent
~ called west by the serious illness of
her husband. The summons came unex-
pectedly, and she took the first availa-
BILE train. gathering together a few
articles for herself and baby. The
child was only two months old. and the
mother naturally feared hat the jour
ney of % hours would be a severe trial.
As she said:
II didn't know how baby would take
crying all night in the sleeping car was
simply maddening. We started at six
o'clock, ami for two hours baby was
quiet. But then he became restless.
and soon he began to cry. l did all
could. but he kept il up. The men in
the car looked at us ruefully. as if cx-
pecting a sleepless night. and ! finally
began to cry myself. | know it was
foolish, bit alarm for my husband and
the trouble with baby were too much
for me.
There were three women ID the car,
one elderly and the others young. but
none Of them offered me word of SYM
pathy. But the negro porters were
kind and good as ,hey could be.
didn't know much about negroes. and
from the newspapers | had an idea that
the porters on sleeping ears were
greedy ami soulless. These certainly
were not The one on my car may
have beeil animated by desire to get a
tip. but all the others on the train who
passed stopped &C. speak to me and to
ask il they could do anything for the
baby. They got me Jumps of sugar
and warmed the milk, and spoke so
cheeringly that / felt much relieved.
Fortunately. baby quoted down in an
hour or two and slept well all night.
Now my heart is warm for the negro
race. and especially for sleeping car
rorferS Y Tribune
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20 him, there would be. in passing
through these tubes, a suppression of
all nervous trepidation. thanks to the
interior surface being of finely-pOlished
steel; equality of temperature secured
by means of currents of air, by which
the heat could be modified ac-
cording 70 the seasons; incredibly
lew fares. owing to the cheapness
of construction and working expenses
forgetting or waving aside all con-
siderations OF the question of gravita-
ton and of wear and tear.
All that now came back TO NV mind.
So, then. this Utopia" had become q
reality. and these two cylinders of iron
at my feet passed thence under the At
lantic and reached to the coast of Eng
landi
In spite of the evidence, I could not
bring myself TO believe in the thing hav-
ing been done. That the tubes had been
laid I could not doubt; but that men
could travel by this route-never,
WAS il not impOssi' e even TO obtain
a current of air of that length ?"-I ex-
pressed that opinion aloud.
VllkC Nd<Ns vi NAlt GouITHEA. DTO-
tested Col. Pierce, ito obtain IL. All
that is required is a great number OF
steam fans similar to those used in
blast furnaces. The air is driven by
them with force which is practically
unlimited. propelling il at the speed of
]. 800 kilometers an hour almost
that of a cannon balli-sO that our
carriages, with their travellers. in the
space of two hours and 40 minutes
accomplish the journey between Boston
and Liverpool"
Eighteen hundred kilometers an
hourl- ! exclaimed.
Not one less And what extraordi-
nary consequences arise from such n
rate of speed! The time at Liverpool
Icing four hours and 40 minutes in
advance of ours, a traveller starting
from Boston at nine o'clock in the
morning arrives in England at 1853 IL
the afternoon. Isn't that n journey
quickly made? In another sense. on
the contrary, our trains in this latitude
gain over the sun more than 900 kilo-
meters an hour. beating that planet
hand over hand; quitting Liverpool at
noon, for example. the traveller will
reach the station where we now are at
"a minutes past nine in the morning
that is to say. earlier than he startedl
Hat Ia. / don't think one can travel
quicker than that"
did not know what TO think. Was
talking with a madman?-or must I
medit these fabulous theories. in spite
81 the objections which rose in my
mind?
"very well. so be it," said. 81 will
admit that travellers may take this mad
Drained route. and that you can obtain
this incredible speed But, when you
have got this speed. how do you check
IL? When you come 10 a stop every
thing must be shattered to piecesi"
Not at all" replied the colonel.
Struggling his shoulders. Between our
tubes-one for the out. the other for
the home journey = consequently
worked by currents going in opposite
directions communication exists al
every Joint. When train is approach
ing an electric spark advises Us of the
fact; left to itself, the train would con-
tinue It's course by reason of the speed
10 had scquired; but, simply by the
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paper man, said: "All right, sir" and
closed the key.
What have you been sending over
that wire?" inquired the attorney gen.
eral.
II have been announcing the death Of
the president" replied the correspond
emit.
The attorney general had intended
to suppress the news until after Vice
President Arthur had taken the oath of
Office; but the newspaper man was too
quick for him. James Gordon Ben
nett paid him for his services, and made
him present of $500 besides. His name
is Tom Bivins. He is usually called
"Div," for that was his natural nom de
plume when he was a reporter.
SMITH ID. FRY.
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turning of handle, we are able TO let
in the opposing current of compressed
arr from the parallel tube. and. little
by little, reduce TO nothing the final
shock of stopping. But what is the use
Of all these explanations? Would not a
trial be hundred times better?"
And. without waiting for an answer
to his questions, the colonel pulled
sharply bright brass knob projecting
from the side of one of the tubes. a
Panel slid smoothly in its grooves. and
IN the opening left by its removal per-
ceived row of seats. On each of which
two persons might sit comfortably side
by side.
"rhe csrriage." exclaimed the
colonel. Come in"
followed him without Offering any
objection, and the panel Immediately
slid back into its place.
BY the light of an electric lamp in the
roof 1 carefully examined the Garage I
was in.
Nothing could be more simple; q
long cylinder, comfortably upholstered,
along which some so arm-chairs. in
pairs, were ranged in 25 parallel ranks.
At either end valve regulated the at
mospheric pressure, that at the farther
end allowing breathabie air 10 enter
tine carriage. that in front allowing for
the discharge Of any excess beyond 4
normal pressure
After spending a few moments on
this examination became inpatient.
WELL" said, ARE we not going TO
start?"
"Going to start?" cried the colonel.
'We have started"
Started-like that-without the least
jerk, was il possible? 1 listened at
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II required two of us just four days TO
get this barn ready to raise. Had it
been framed in the old way it would
have required about four weeks. Let
the farmer count the difference in
wages. and let his wife count the differ
ence in the amount of bread, meat, po-
tatoes, pies, etc, required to feed the
carpenters. Not only is such barn
cheaper, but it is more convenient, for
there is no timber in the way of
handling grain and hay. tits thorough
liz braced in every part and fully as
strong as if built in the old way. Many
visitors have come TO see the barn and
have yet to learn OF one who is not full
ly convinced of its utiiity.-John j..
Shawyer, in Farm Journal.
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mot A LADY,"
Queer Ideas of the Trades People of
Scotland.

Scotland.
The last time the significance of that
very versatile and comprehensive word
gentleman" came up for discussion in
the present writer's hearing one of the
takers was reminded of the amusing
experiences of an American woman in
Scotland. says Harper's Weekly. She
had been studying TO be a trained
nurse and went abroad in the summer.
In Edinburgh she undertook to buy a
macintosh. She found one that
suited her, but the price was too high.
She said TO the shop girl: II have to
work for my living and can't afford TO
pay so much. You must sell IL to me
cheaper" "vait a minute" said the
girl. and went TO the rear of the shop
to the proprietor and So: THAT per-
SON would like that cloak. but she says
she's not a lady, and wants rednc-
ton" Whether she got the cloak or not
did not appear, but unqucstionably she
pot very surprising illustration of The
difference between the meaning of the
word lady" in Scotland and it's mean
ing in the United States.
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road passes were hard to obtain. and
only the great men who edited papers
were allowed such Injuries.
But TO return to those scrap-books.
They are all indexed, and contain his
own stories as well as the pencilings
OF leading contemporary writer's. One
of the best stories in one of the Oldest
or the books is illustrative of the man.
ner in which the people of the south
west return evasive answers to direct
questions. One evening about dusk
a man rode up to fence surrounding u
lot near the roadside and thus add
dressed a woman who was attempting
10 persuade few drops of milk from a
muley cow:
MADAM, l am LOST"
~Waal, that's whut the preacher says
IS the matter with the most of us, an
j reckon the best thing to do is to git
rigion an then do the best we kin under
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~ TOLD you SC.


We one and all have met the man
Who. ever since the world began.
The gods with knowledge have SUI piled
Which 70 the rest has been denied.
But who TO a benighted world
His fund OF wisdom has unfurled.
For naught can come of veal or woe
prt he declares: Il told you sos
Religion. politics and all.
on any subject great or small.
IL eoesn't matter what OF where.
You cannot take him unaware.
He nothing new or startling hears:
He's been expecting II for years."
And marvels that you did not know
'Tvould harper since he told you So
He'll cherish his peculiar trait
Wills life his form -hsll animate.
Arc show us with his parting breath
The ruling passion strong In death
And when his doctor shall have said
To mourning kindred: He r. deadr'
It's certain he will not forego
The chance 20 say: II told you soF'
Nixon Waterman. in L. A. ". Bulletin
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srArr OF on,o. C,1r on ToLrpo.

LJJAs COUNTY.
FRANK J. CHENEY makes oath that he II the
senior partner of the firm of F. j. CHENEY
i Co, doing business in the City of Toledo,
County and State aforesaid, and that said
firm will pay the sum of ONE HUNDRED DOL
LARS for each and every case of Catarrh
that cannot be cured by the use of Halls
CATARRH CURE. FRANK j. CHENEY.
Sworn to before me and subscribed in my
presence. this 9th day of December. A. ID. 1876.
r.w1 A w. GLEASON,
NotarV Pebble.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internally and
acts directly on the blood and mucous sur
faces of the system. Send for testimonials,
free. F. j. CHENEY & Co., Toledo, o.
Sold by Druggists. a5c.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
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the circumstances" she replied, Civ
ing the COW an artful jerk.
81 mean that have missed the road
u Dabney's Ferry"
"Wall, shouldn't wonder, fur it IL
n mighty matter fur some folks to fol-
Ter these roads here, they air so crook
ed. You air trav'lin', reckon?"
"Yes, / want TO go to Dabney's
ferry"
'Got kinfolks livin' down thar.
reckon?"
mo: i have no relatives living IN
this part of the country. Will this road
lead me TO the ferry?"
"Wall, you'll halter ax pap about
that. lie tromps roun' all over the
neighborhood while I'm doin' the work,
an he oughter know whar the roads
go to-"
"Where is hep"
"Who. pap?"
"Yes"
"Wall. Lawd only knows. But l
reckon the yaller dog kin take you
whar he is"
"Where is the yellow dog?"
81 don't know that nuther. You'll
halter AK one of the chillun."
.'Where are the children"
The Lawd in Heaven only knows,
stranger, fur don't. Jest wait awhile
an mebby one of 'em will holler, for
it's about time for one of EN- 10 get
srakebit."
81 haven't time to wait"
"Wall, then, / reckon you'll have TO
Jog along the best way you kim"
II wish you would give me some in
formation
"Yas, / reckon so. fur ! hearp tell
that information is n mighty fine
thing when a pusson is pushed right
hard fur il"
"Where does that road over there
lead to-"
fright to Dadney's ferry"
"Why, that's the road want. Why
didn't you tell me?"
"Wall. you didn't ak me about that
road. You kep'pn taIlin' about sithin'
else. Wall, good-day. Ef you travel
round here much you'll rarn to AK FUR
whut you want without beatin' about
the BUSH"
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Where wasI? What had come there
10 10? Who was my mysterious g'ide
Questions unanswered. a long walk
In the night. iron doors opened and re-
closed with clang, stairs descending
Il seemed to me, deep into the earth
that is all l could remember. L had.
however, no time for thinking.
mo doubt YOU are asking yourself
who am p said my guide. "Col. Pierce,
CT your service. Where are you? In
America. at Boston-in a station"
"a station?"
"Yes, the starting point of the 'Bos-
ton 10 Liverpool Pneumatic Tubes COM
pany.'"
And,with an explanatory gesture, the
colonel pointed ont TO ne two long iron
cylinders, about a meter and half in
diameter, lying upon the ground few
PAGES of.
1 looked at these two cylinders, end
ing on the right in a mass of masonry.
and closed on the left with heavy metal
lie caps, from which cluster of tubes
were carried up to the roof; and sud
denly Icomprehended the purpose OF all
this.
Had not a short time before read in
an American newspaper an article de-
ecribing this extraordinary project for
linking Europe 10 the New World by
meansof two gigantic submarine tubes
An inventor had claimed TO have accom-
plished the task: and that inventor,
Col. Pierce, had before me.
n - ~.
article.
ComplacentIy the journalist entered
into the details of the enterprise. He
stated that more than 5000 miles of
iron tubes. weighing over l., 900, 900 tons.
were required, with the number of ships
necessary. for the transport of this ma
terial-2OO ships of :. 600 tons, each maxi
ing 80 voyages. He described this Ar
NADIA of science bearing the steel to
two special vessels. on board of which
The ends of the tubes were joined to
each other. and incased in a triple net
ting of iron, the whole covered with n
resi1ous preparation to preserve 1t
from the action of the sea water.
Coming at once to the question of
working, he filed the tubes-trans-
formed into sort of pea-shooter of
interminable lenp'h-with a series of
carriages, to be carried with their trav-
elers by powerful currents of air in the
same way that dispatches are con-
veyed pneumatically round Paris.
A parallel with the railways closed
the article. and the author enumerated
with enthusiasm the advantages of the
new and audacious system. According
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A Keportcr.. Ready MIt.

Every day Mt noon a large square,
shouldered man, weighing about geo
pounds, walks out of the treasury de-
partinent, crosses Pennsylvania avenue,
and enters dairy lunch room where
he literally supplies the demands OF
an enviable appetite. He is unpre.
tcntious, quiet, but everybody knows
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The Nashville, Chattanooga 3 st. Louis
Railway

Will on March Bird sell one way homeseek-
ers' tickets TO all points in the Southeast,
including Florida, at the lowest rate ever
known. On March 10th round trip tickets
to many points in the South, including
Georgia, can be purchased at one fare plus
81 100; good for 30 days. For maps, folders
and all information write to or sec Brlard
f. Hill, N. p. A., BIS Marquette Bldg, Chl-
cago: r. c. Cowardin, W. T.. A., 405 Ry
Exc. Bldg, St. Louis, or w. L. Danley, u.
Z. & L. A., Nashville, Tenn.
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February 11th and March 10th, 1886, Land
Seekers Excursion tickets will be sold from
all points in the north and northwest over
the Big Four Route to points south and
southeast at one fare plus two dollars.
Tickets viii be good thirty days returning.
For excursion rates. time cards, and Free
pamphlet descriptive OF southern farm
lands address J. G. TUCKER. G.. n. A.. Big
Four Route, Pa Clark Street, Chicago, Ill
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Mrs. Mann-It is so provokingi That
girl 1 discharged last week is going
about telling everybody what splen-
did woman l am.
Mr.. Mainland you find fault with
her for that?
Mrs. Mann-Of course / do. Don't
you see that the artful thing is trying
10 make people believe that she left OF
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doorkeeper turned away to attend TO
another visitor.
Wiley walked in. Ten minutes later
he had mal chcd Lockwood to the res
saurant and compelled him to pay for a
costly little banquet, in which nearly a
score of friends participated.
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immigration to the -Homesecker
Exeursfoua.

February 18th and March 10th, 1896. Lane
Seekers Excursion tickets will be sold from
all points in the northwest over the BIZ
Four Route and Chesapeake and Ohio Ry
to Virginia and North aud South Carolina a
one fare plus two dollars. Virginia has
perfect climate, no billiards: good markets
and cheap transportation. Send for rates
and free descriptive pamphlet of Virgini.
lands. u L. TRUITT, n. w. p. A, pa Clarl
st Chicago, Ill.
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Economy and parsimony are two
different words Economy in feeding
is not reducing the amount, for 1t is the
most expensive way of doing. Dispose
OF the higher priced foods and buy
cheaper ones; feed bran instead of corn;
make full use of the corn fodder and
the straw pile.
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b sheep are changed from hay
to grass in the spring they should be
CAREFUL looked over. and all horns and
hoofs that threaten to be troublesome
carefully removed The hoofs can Be
taken Of with pruning shears, but z
fine sew s needed for norma.
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SOME CAPITAL STORIES.
Congressman Cummings Hxpe-
rience in Missouri.
How Dan Wiley Secured Admission
IN the Floor of the House
-Four Kansas Governors In
the Senate.
Especial Washington I.etter.l


Congressman Amos j. Cummings. OF
New York, fertile journalist. VOLT
minous and always interesting writer,
is keeper of scrap-books. They CON
tain all the wit and wisdom of a gen.
GRAFTON; for Amos Cummings has been
long in the land. He was gallant
union soltier, and after the civil war
he was tramp printer in the Missis-
sippi valley. He 'stuck type" in nearly
every city i,etween st. Louis and st.
Paul, and walked over many of the
public roads from town to town. Rail-
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To cleanse the system in gentle and truly
beneficial manner, when the Spring time
comes. use the true and perfect remedy,
Syrup of Figs. One bottle will answer for
ali the family and costs only 50 cents; the
large size 81 Buy the genuine. Manufac-
tured bv the California Fig Syrup Company
only, and for sale by all druggists.
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1t is curious how little the maternal
instinct is developed in the average
low-grade Chinese women 1t is not at
all unusual in China for mothers to
turn their girl babies over to hucksters.
rho hawk them about the streets in a
tasket. selling them for tine price of a
spring chicken. perhaps. The babies
are bought by the mothers of infant
sons, who rear them up as their future
danghters-in-law.-C Chicago Chronicle.
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He Had.

DoIninie-My dear sir. have you any.
thing laid by for rainy day?
Rakeson-Oh. yes; a collection of -
borrowed umbrellas.-N. Y. World.
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An In.urmount.ble Ob,ee,,ou.

Cant rent you this house next to
the church,"
"No; my wife likes to come in late."--
Chicago Record.
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Homo. and Farms in cine Red River valler

Persons looking for locations in the best
part Of the Northwest, where all the staple
crops are grown, with good climate. water.
reads, markets., schools, churches. etc, and
where land can be bought on the crop plan
and other terms, to suit purchasers, should
address Linn Loughridge, Warren, Mimi,
for full Information.
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Cop oft desccnds to visit men, unseen,
and through their habitaiion walks, to mark
their doingS.-Miltou.
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alexander, you are an idiot"
IL am sorry, SIR"
thereafter. if l need an idiot to do
something for me I'll do IT myself
n Y. Timce
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CAN recommend Piso's Cure for Con
sumption TO sufferers from Asthma--E. L.
TOWNSEND, Fl Howard, Wis, May 4, "a.
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EXPLOSIONS Of Coughing are stopped by
Hale's Honey of Horehound and Tar.
Pixies Toothaehe Drops Curein one minute.
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Our own opinion Of ourselves
should bc lower than that formed by
Others, for we have better chance at
our MISREPRESENTATION attempts.
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Frs stopped free by DIR. Kline's Great
Nerve Restorer. Motifs afteriirst days use
Marvellous cures. Treatise and So trial bot
tie free. DR.. Kline, 95l Arch St, Phila, Pa.
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HOW TO SAVE TIMBER.
Hints for Farmers who Think of Build
I.,u Ila

Ing "a Barn.
send you drawing of middle bent in
our barn. The frame is made entirely
of plank two inches thick. There is not
a mortise or tenon in the entire barn,
which is 60 feet square and "a feet to
the caves. 1t Saves half the timber. It
saves Sio0 to $500 in the cost of a barn.
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By natures laws, immutable and just
enjoyment stops when indolenec begins
Pollok
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A NORTHERN exchange asks: "Why do
most authors wear their hair longi- BE
cause BARRIERS cut for cash Atlanta Con
efffptfon
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she SAID THE WRONG WoED.-"Deares
girl, wilt thou be miner
He asked her. and she wilted.
They're married now, but some opine
He wishes he'd been Tilted.
Detroit Free Press.
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FsEaLl

A COLLECTING agency in New York is run
By women exclusively. which seems to DIS
prove the adage woman's work is never
dun.-Texas Siffings.
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TIE reliable supply house Of T. NJ Rob-
erts, of Minneapolis. make special offer on
barb wire THIS week. People well posted
say this Offer cannot continue long.