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River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1897-09-02
IN The COUNTRY. YOU KNOW
dis letter.

dis letter.
Yes. old fellow. went 20 he country you
know.
Where the hyacsnths bloom and the DAT
For NV sister was there with her bevy OF
seven
Tney are al % them angels pul SIN OUT
Twas .0h. uncle. you've Conner and with
Iove-seas5le1 pats
Like a fr5Iicsome parcel OF juvenile cats
They hung 10 me. chung to me. wouldn't
on The drs, DAY got to the country. you
know.
Then walk through the meadows sug-
gested % ne
Al escape from the noise. and a think.
don't you see,
So I roamed IN the sweet-smelling grasses
aflr.
AM I borrowed match and liz a cigar:
A peculiar rnild-countenanced horn-han-
50 I eiim5e. 70 ais side and kindly bent
Ard awoke him to see what he'd do. don't
sou know
And / saw very soon; for he rose TO his
And commenced peculiar and guarded
retreat,
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS toward me.
! mean.
Ana I pltied aim much FOR the fear he dis
played.
Ana / said. "Aiy dear chappie. now dom,
be afraf1.-
And ! j,1.e be was not. for, dispenser Of
lie ca ne a: m as Il from a gun. don',
you know.
Azd skipped ike a deer. or yacht IN
In way that distended my pants at the
knees.
And. 70 uttermost speed by ;se animal
pres.sd,
Ana Ven, round the aeId. trying hard for
FIRST place.
Like a Splinter that's trying to capture a
race
Ard. Wen bet on you. uncIe." was
scrCeched 20 and fro;
For sae children had climbed or the fence.
don't yea know
- was afterwards said. twas quite touch
That uudiguIfied creatures attachment
for me.
And wherever my footsteps would go. don't
you mind.
hind.
Ard he seemed to have picked up a notion.
indeed
That lis mission ou earth was 10 further
ms speed,
Ana / thiuk that We furnished a capital
show
To the people that happened 20 pass. don't
you know.
Then a handsome young lady stepped over
the stile
With blessed tin dipper OF salt. and
smile.
And she said. Come. Dick. dear!' CHATS
the name that I keep.
But I'm glad that twas also the name OF
tEe sheep.
For he went TO the maid 10 be fed ana
care sSed
Whiie walked down ihe road for awhile
ana rr.!ress.df-
And I've made ur any mind that u she'll
tt So.
vii marry that girl "a the fam. don't yol
kugvr
WIN Cartoons Everywhere.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1897-09-02
HIGHWAY DRAINAGE.
without IL Road Building Cannot he
Made IN

There is one fault frequently com.
mitted in the use of the road machine:
there is an insufficient escape allowed
for water. Those who operate the ma
chimes object TO being bothered by bars.
or the so-called thank you, marms."
So these are not being put in their
places as they should be.
If there is short sag TO be filled
1t can probably be done from ma
terial at the sides by using drag
scrapers, then dress up with a road
machine, or If the soil is a stiff clay OF
muck, haul on gravel, rock, shale or
sand, if they are available. If not, the
embankment should be raised to an
extra height to give quick drainage.
The worst feature in the working of
the roads is that they are made the
cutters of the county.
The ditch on the upper side of the
road gathers all the water from the
fields above the road and carry it to the
foot of the hill; the ditch on the lower
side gathers all the water coming from
the road, and between the two our road
systems are being washed out.
Drainage can and should be provided
to get the water outside of the road linn
its at short intervals. Water is poor
road material Keep it from getting
on the roads where Kenyon
(Mich.) Leader.
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are plenty of men who have much less
sense, and who might well study the
common birds and their methods of
getting on in the world.
In the scientific study of common
birds there has been many a murder
committed. Field observation is not
sufficient for man, because he cannot
discern the details of the workings of
the birds. In order TO obtain accurate
and reliable information. man loads
his shot gun, goes out into the field and
shoots down a number of these innocent
cannibals. For what purpose? Simply
to take each dead bird and examine
his stomach. The scientist can then
| learn what food the birds subsist upon,
| and hence can determine whether or not
/ they are friends or foes of the husband
man. 1t is generally discovered that the
common birds are the friends of the
farmers, and are destroying his insec-
| tivorous enemies. This discovery hav-
/ ing been made in each case, the farmers
are informed of the result of the inves-
tigation, and thereafter the shotgun is
dispensed with. So the killing of a
few birds results in saving the lives OF
thousands of others.
The professor says that cuckoos are
much given to eating caterpillars, and
1 do not object to their hair. as many
birds do. On the contrary cuckoos eat
SO many hairy caterpillars that the
hairs pierce the inner Innings of their
stomachs; and when they are opened
and turned inside out, the cuckoo stom-
achs seem TO be lined with thin coat
ing of fur, which appears to be part of
the stomach itself. Nature provides for
Continued digestion. just the same.
While the scientific slaughter OF
cuckoos was going on, 16 of the birds
we're examined, and the result shows
that they had all been diligently en-.
gagged in helping the farmers of their
neighborhood. The 16 stomachs showed
the remains of 32s caterpillars, II
beetles, IS grasshoppers, 63 saw flies
four spiders, and three stink bugs
/ Those were industrious birds, and they
were doing their best for their farmer
friends, when they were ruthlessly shot
down for scientific investigation. just
! think of it, There were 32s caterpillars
many of them in the larva stage. But
/ fol those cuckoos all of those caterpil-
lars would have been working on the
leaves of trees; and they prefer apple
trees. OF the 63 saw flies. 60 were in
the larva stage.
Investigation demonstrates that
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land birds subsist principally on in
sects, and during the breeding season
they rear their young exclusively on
this sort of food. When farmers dis
cover an unusually large flock of birds
they may well be assured that there
is an unusually large crop of insects
They are luscious, and whoever believes
THAI common birds are not epicures has
not studied birds. They not only eat
insects, but some of them are very
choice of their selections. The com
mon birds discover the presence of in
sects when human eyes would never
even suspect their presence.
Attention is called by Prof. Beal to
the fact that during the recent plague
of locusts in the western states they
were eaten by every common bird in
that section, and they formed the prin-
cipal food of the birds during that en-
tire season. Before the locusts came
from the Rocky mountains and de-
scended upon the prairies the farmers
complained of the unusual numbers of
common birds. BY prophetic instinct
the birds knew that the locusts were
coming, and they were there to receive
them. The birds were. in some occult
manner, advised of the immediate flu
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ture, while the farmers were wholly
unaware of the plague which was to
come. Thus it appears that Proyi-
dence is all-wise and all-seeing; or as
the old hymn hath it: 'He moves in a
mysterious way His wonders to per
FORM"
Insectivorous birds feed upon that
food which is most accessible and which
is most palatable. Some birds pass by
certain kinds of insects. They will not
touch them, unless the birds are on
short rations and ready to take any
sort of food which will ward off the
pangs of hunger. But the insects which
are disdained by some birds are sought
by other common birds as their chiefest
dainties.
1t is explained by the professor that
ground-feeding birds will seek for in
sects in grass and dead leaves, or about
the trunks of trees. Those insects are
the most easily accessible; and the
birds are like men, in that they are
looking always for the easiest method
Of making a living. They will not fly as
long as they can walk or waddle. No wise
DlFu VIII utdht any GnuAl ~ SECURE prey
in the mountain tops when he can live
like a prince in the valley. These COM
mon birds toll not. nor do they spin.
They Just take life as il comes, and live
in clover if they can. They take no
thought of the morrow. believing that
sufficient unto the day is the evil there
Of The common birds are wise fellows.
The fly-catching birds have an easy
time of ii. They do not live in hotels.
and order their meals sent to their
rooms. On the contrary, they simply
sit and wait for their opportunities.
They know that there are lots of flies
in the world; millions of them; and
that flies constantly fly. They know
that by sitting on their limbs. and pa
tiently waiting the course of events,
there will be enough flies every day COM
ing their way to meet the requirements
Of their appetites. They simply open
their little bills. give a peck at
the passing fly. and swallow him. If
Il is common fly. well and good. II it
is a fat horse fly. so much the better.
The birds know their business. After
reading the professors story about
birds, the writer is convinced that there
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1897-09-02
A Ne,v ncnnrtnre.

81 know it is unprecedented, my dear,
said the popular minister to his wife, with
a look Of firm determination upon his face
II know the public will consider me sensa
tional, unorthodox innovator, but some
thing must be done to I'LL the church and
bring me into notice"
But" said his wife, consider what an
abnormal extraordinary and unparallc
thing it is you propose. have never beer
n favor of your discussing in the pulpH
subjects that will startle and invite criticism
from the congregation and public. Why
not confine yourself, as other preachers do
20 matters that they naturally expect from
A minister of the gospel?'
They no longer attract attention" said
the minister. "The people now demand
something new and electrifving. and thint
| have hit upon plan of discourse that vii
create a furore in the religious world.
have decided to abandon the old beaten
paths and give them something next Sunday
that will come like thunder clap upon the
congregation"
Very well, >" said his wife, with a sigh Of
resignation, If you have fully determined tC
take a text from the Bible | viii try NJ
longer to dissuade you. Chicago Tribune
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Doctors Do Not Always Differ.
What the Leading Homoeopnth THO
Physician of the State of Iowa
says of DIR. Williams
Pink Pills,

From the Gazette, New Hampton, Iowa.
DIR. ID. $. Byers, VINO Is the head and man.
ager of the New Hampton SaniTaTium, and
the leading homeopathic physician OF Iowa.
if not of tlc broad and breezy west was
recently interviewed by a reporter OF the
Saturday Gazette at mis- Office IN the SAM
tarium, as to his opinion OF the merits OF
Dr. Williams Pink Pills. and for any COM
ment he might wish 10 make on the extraor-
binary cures, published lar and wide IN
the press of the country, said to have been
effected by them.
DR.. Byers declared that he frequently used
Pink Pills in hls practice, at the Sanitarium,
in paralytic. catarrhal. scrofGlus and neur-
algic troubles, while in diseases Of females.
o. which he makes speciality, he has found
them invaluable.
DR.. Williams Pink Pills contain. in a
condensed form, all the elements necessary
to give new life and richness to the blood
and restore shattered nerves. They are
an unfailing specific Tor such diseases as loco.
motor ataxia, partial paralysis, St. Nitus'
dance, scistica, neuralgia, rheumatism, ner-
vous headache. the after effect of la grippe,
palpitation of the heart, pale and sallow
compilations, all forms of weakness either IN
male or female Pink Pills are sold by all
dealers, or will be sent postpaid on receipt
of price, so cents a box, or SIX boxes for
$3.50 they are never sold in bulk or by the
le0) by addressing DR.. Williams Medicine
Company, Schenectady, y. y.
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Encourrging sfntistics.

The Baltimore and Ohio officials are very
much pleased with certain statistics that
have recently been prepared of the per
Torrance of freight trains on the Second
division, which handles all the east and
west bound traffic between Baltimore and
Cumberland. Before the new freight en-
gines were purchased, and the improvements
made IA the track in the way OF straighten
ing curves and reducing grades, the average
number of cars &C the train was > l-2. Now,
with mere powerful and modern motive
power and a better track, the average Is 10
cars per train, an increase OF Il per cent
The average east bound movement per day
for the first ten DAYS of August was l,l2j
loaded cars. On the Third division. Cum
berland To Grafton. where tiere are grades
OF l25 feet 10 the miie, the engines used 10
haul 10 - loads 10 the train. Now the
average is = % loads per train. an increase
of 81 per cent. IL would certainly appear
that the money spent IN improvements on
the b. and q. Is being amply justified, ana
that the cost of operation Is being very ma
terIally reduced.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1897-09-02
MARJORIE'S LETTER
BY Jenny WREN.

0ag eeoeeeeeseGeeeeeeee
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1897-09-02
Philosophy NJ the zoo.

Two youths looked into cage Of monkeys
Through their nostrils putfs of smoke came
forth at regular intervals from white
wrapped cigarettes
Their heads were nicely balanced by 4
wealth OF hair parted exactly in the middle
Light bamboo canes grasped firmly IN the
from"
And they looked into the cage Of monke,
and laughed
The mother monkey called her children
about her
They climbed gravely on the perch to
/ listen 10 her words
She pointed TO the Young men.
See, said the mother monkey, what
some of our ancestors have degenerated
into"
And the children monkeys returned to
I their corners and wept.-ChiCago Record.
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old, and when she raised her head the
ewes had closed, the spirit fed. Then.
\, hen the funeral was over and the
house restored TO its quiet, she took
her place beside her uncle, it seemed
as though ali the glory had died out
of her life. and left only a gray shadow
OF its former brightness.
Two years passed. and Marjorie won
deTed al the strange calm which seemed
almost paralyzing her life, when sud
denly her energy was reused TO action.
\ terrible fever mad broken out in their
very midst. Men, women and children
tied before it, and there were few 10
care for the thousands already stricken.
With a sense Of almost gratitude. Mar
jorie took her place 10y the bedsides Of
tie sick and dying. All cNpostulation
was i'm vain, and night and day she
worked as though unconscious of ia
tigue. One evening, in passing through
a temporary ward. she caught sight OF
q man whose face. bronzed and bearded.
vet carried with it forgotten memory.
\ moment she knelt by John Harding
side. In his delirium he seemed to rec
ognize her.
There was no light, Marjorie, in the
window. II was all uark-no answer to
my letter. So went away. TWAS best
sc-best, best" and the fever burned
hotter and fiercer. and his voice sank
or rose in incoherent words.
~ hopeless case, Miss Marjorie" and
the old ply sician's voice, still giving her
the name of her youth. reused her from
her reverie. "He worked like a Trojan
among the sufferers. poor fellow, until
he was stricken down himself; and now
lee will never work again" and with a
shake of the head the old man passed
on.
John, John. live for my sake; If only
+ once may tell you It was nay fault-ali.
all mine" and with burst of sobs, the
fair young head was pillowed by his
side.
When she had gone back for few
hours rest TO the farm. the words of his
delirium returned TO her. and with them
those of her aunt.
She had said: Forgive With a
strange prescience she flew up into the
unused room, opened the lavender
scented closet, and one 6y one examined
the pockets Of the dresses she herself
had hung there and left untouched
( At last in one her search was rewarded
Z Paper cracked under her touch, and
drawing forth an envelope yellow with
age. she saw, in the handwriting she
knew so well. her maiden name.
The evening found her still sitting
with Nvide-open eyes, yet seeing no1b-
ing. ard the letter on her lap.
Forgive me. Marjorie. You know. dear
/ I did not mean u. / will trust you. daF-
Z Ing, aud you. with your gentle ways must
I teach ne patience. Write me just one
I little word OF love in answer: or. II you
can't DO that. put a light On the east win
/ dow for me. l viii see Il. and shall know
I you have forgiven Ine. Iittle as 1 deserve it
{ Yours TIL death. JOHN HARDING
TIL death-tin DEATH" the white
4 lips moaned. and so they found he
only idly muttering those words. with
the fever burning and ravaging her ten
der fesh. 1t was fierce struggle, ana
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agriculture, but there seems to be a
tendency to dwell on the harm they do,
rather than on the good. Whether n
bird is injurious or helpful depends al
most entirely upon what it eats; and in
III, case of unusually abundant species
of birds the character of the food be-
comes a very practical question"
Farmers of experience have long
since concluded that the big focks OF
blacllbirds, woodpeckers and other COM
mon birds are not present to commit
depredations, but to help the farmer by
destroying noxious insects. Nearly all
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1897-09-02
FARM AND GARDEN.
ARTISTIC ENTRANCE.
How 10 Make the Approach TO Farm,
House Attractive.

First impressions are generally last
ing. The first impression of a mans
farm often comes from the appearance
of the entrance driveway. If ii is sim
ply track up through field, or if one
must pass through pair o bars" in
order TO reach the house, the impression
is not apt 10 be particularly pleasing.
The making of a handsome entrance
to ones home is not so much matter of
expense as of materials and good taste.
The materials for making the entrance
shown in the accompanying illustration
are to be found on most of our north
ern farms, or in the immediate vicin-
ity. All that is needed is q proper ar
rangement, wise planting of trees and
shrubbery, and properly laid-out road
way, TO make a handsome entrance.
The road should enter on a curve, and
the entrance should be flanked on
either side by thick growth of trees
and shrubs. Two large powders are
selected for posts on either side, and
other smaller powders make up the
wall. This is designed as the founda-
ton over which our common woodbine
shall be trained. Such wall, and en-
trance posts well covered with the
wonderfully thrifty and handsome vine.
Will make a sight the eye will love to
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"NoU have lost your senses. Mar
joric. None but one utterly
DAFT would recklessIy throw away such
an offer. What matters it IL there are
few gray hairs mingled with the black?
Better be an Old mans darling than a
young mans slave" and Mrs Hayes.
who had looked up for M ment from
her baking, returned NOR, vigorously
than before 10 the kueaGiug Of the
dough.
True. aunt; but suppose young
mans darling Is better than either"
and "a mi~cieyuus twinkle shoue in the
bright eyes. a half smile play ed round
the corners of her rosy mouth, giving "A
momeutary glimpse Of teeth white and
even. Where IS your wonderful phil
osophy. them"
Have your own way. You'll regret
il foo late. Pity John Harding
couldn't have YOU You'd make him
miserable enough, Heaven knows,
with your endless airs and graces. It's
easy 20 see its him you're thinking of,
Notwithstanding your coquetry. l
doubt Squire Arnold will readily con
sole himself. and when his bride takes
possession you'll wish you'd followed
my advice"
At le1st, aunt, can never reproach
you with having withheld its bestowaI;
but, come; don't be angry with me.
am not at all sure but that YOU will
hsve me with you many long day vet -
Pretty Marjorie Hayes, There were
men enough, old and young. who would
have given half their worldly posses
sious TO be sure the, held a space, how
ever small, In that heart; but not so
John Harding. With him IT was all or
nothing He had given 10 this girl the
one love of lis life; and read i'm her
ewes giarces answering hiS own: had
seen her face brighten into expectancy
at his coming; felt her tender pressure
answering his hand clasp, and hope
would rise buuyaut 80 his heart. only
to Hc dashed agaiu into despair. as he
would meet her ayertcd glarctS or in
different words. lie was not very pa
ticut. this strong man; and, with his
stern will bent upon purpose. trifing
was beyond his comprehension.
.-You know what have TO offer you.
Marjorie De said TO her on the sven
iHs 81 the same day Of the conversation
recorded above II don't question your
right 20 better, in one sense. but must
E5vc my answer squire Arnold thinks
the same. I don't doubt, judging from
the sweetness OF yoUr smiles"
An. foolish john The blush which
had risen 10 the girls cheek faded. the
smile playing round her lips disap-
pcarcd. and holding erect the shaPely
head, she said:
>iuce when did | appoint You Gus
tedsan q my smiles or tears? When I
elect any one 70 the position. Nr. Hard
ing. | shall remember you as the first
applicant.
Nevertheless. I did not speak with
cut reason ! am tired % IL. Marjorie
tired of il all ] am no Jacob 10 serve
seven years i
Then stop now turning To him
with quick augcrl- Doubtless you
think Jacob had something higher in
view = MS iouE waiting. Well, SIR
should you serve for me seventy TIMES
seven, Il would Ice 10 receive the same
aESWer-uo- My freedom Is too sweet
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est kind of white cotton cloth of two
sizes to hold grapes having small OF
large clusters. Two clusters are put in
each bag, which is pulled up over the
vine, then turned over and pinned, as
shown. Birds cannot pick through such
bags; water viii! not stand in them, nor
can wind or driving rain beat them TO
pieces, as is the case with paper bags.
A hundred cloth bags can be run up
on a sewing machine in half an hour
and they will then last for years. There
are a few varieties of grapes that do not
need bagging: AMI a few that will not
bear this confinement, but most of the
grapes now grown can only be raised
in perfection by some protection of
this sort.-American Agriculturist
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WHO do you wish to see, monsieur
"Barcn de Veauminet."
"What co you want of him?"
Il have a bill that +"
"He is out of town."
a. wish TO pay"
"He will return in a minute. Come
in, sir."-Enlustre de POche.
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dwell upon; and the owner of such
an entrance can feel assured that his
place will be much more highly respect
ed in the eyes OF pdssers-by.
1t takes so little of ones time and eff
forts to make these inexpensive i'm
provements about ones home that the
wonder is that more is not done. Get
the children interested in such work
as this about the home, and they will
soon learn to love it and be proud of it.
When these feelings are entertained for
the home on the part Of the boys and
girls, we shall see fewer of them leav-
ing the farms for the uncertain life
of the cities.-Country Gentleman.