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River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1897-04-08
FLOODED DISTRICTS SOUTH.
STEAMER MARION. INLAND

his mission is located. Regularly every
day, in defiance of any consideration
she might have claimed for her child's
sake, the wretched woman was cruelty
beaten, 50 that she would spend the
greater part of her time prowling
;mong the bushes round the village tor
fear of the ill-treatment which she
knew awaited her temperance. One
day" he says, Il heard the baby was
dead, and ! learned little later from
the other natives that the poor little
things death was entirely caused by
the brutality of its own father, who
would beat his wife without any re-
gard for the child which she carried on
her back, according to the custom Of
the country
And if this is the fate of African
women in their own homes under IA
yorable circumstances the reader can
imagine that il must be unspeakably
worse when capture and exile are added
10 their sufferings. The conqueror,
generally some Mohammedan monster
in human form. profiting by the fire.
cuent battles between rival tribes, Sc
cures hundred or more of the prison
ers. These miserable wretches. bound
together, weighed down beneath heavy
burdens of IVORY. or precious gums. are
driven for weeks ard months across the
desert 10 an unknown land, there TO be
again sold into abject slavery.
The conquest and annexation OK
western and equatorial Africa by Eu-
ropean nations will be the dawn Of day
for the women at least.
JAMES IRVING CRABBE.
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HIS MISTAKE.
4 Pompous Prus<ian's sudden Dis
romfifure.

y good story comes from Berlin. At
a ball given there not very long ago Il
pOmpous colonel ran up against a young
tarV schools. whose only decoration was
! large medallion set in brilliants.
Il say. lieutenant. what the dickens
j. that concern you have on" seornful-
L. asked the elder warrior.
Its an order. colonel" answered the
young man. mOdestly.
AN order? Not a Prussian one. I
know of no SUCH retorted the colonel,
jealousy.
AN English order. colonel" mildly
returned the lieutenant.
And who i'm the world gave IL 10
you?" Intercepted the other, with his
nose in the air.
MY grandmother" said the young
man. with a twinkle of his eyes.
The old colonel began to- think the
Young man was making game of him.
'Potztau-send. and vino may your
grandmother be-" he exclaimed. irate-
ly.
"Her ma jesty Queen Victoria OF Eng
land" said the lieutenant, whose face
was dancing with merriment by this
time II was Prince Albert of Schles-
zig Holstein. The colonel got very red
m the face and withdrew, with pro-
found bow and apology, to take back
seat for the rest of the evening. Prince
Albert has been making merry over the
incident ever since. and even grand
mamma herself had good laugh when
She was told of it.-Chicago Chronicle.
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averages only four feet three inches in
height, but is well built. active and
much stronger than his height would
lead one to expect. a dwarf woman
was bought by DIR. I. III. Parkc, who
paid her former owner, an Arab, flr her
"a handful of beans. 10 cups of rice and
six cups of Indian corn" He tells us
that he was obliged TO be very Kind to
her at first to prevent her running awiy.
but when she had ceased TO lave aiy
dread OF cruelty, her devotion was ui-
bounded. ITO her constant attention
and care" he said. II owe the enjoy
ment of good health and good foods-as
far as forest weeds can be foe is-dur-
ing months of what would, without her.
have been absolute starvation"
The first of the forest dwarfs that
was measured was found to be ex-
Getty four feet in height. IL is sup
posed by scientists that the pigmes
repi esent the earliest type of African
humanity. and that through the cen
turtles they have remained unaffected
by the partial civilization that has
coIne to their larger-limbed fellows of
other tribes. II has been found that
these dwarf races are not deficient in
mental ability, that is, as compared
with the other races of the Congo.
Among the 50,OOO,O00 or 6O.0O0,000 of
natives, divided into many different
nations. there is a wonderful diversity
of tongues. Not few of these races
use sounds made by clicking or
"chirping" the sounds we make with
the tongue against the palate when
we call dog or a horse.
To the hunter the valley of the Con-
80 presents extraordinary attractions.
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HEATING ROOMS.
Necessary Precautions for the Preservation
of Health.

Necessary Precautions for the Preservation
of Health.
Living and working rooms, where
the occupants are actively engaged,
should have a thermometrical register
ranging between 62 degrees and 6s de-
grees F.; for sedentary habits, from
"a degrees TO 20 degrees F.; bath
rooms, az degrees to 90 degrees F..
these records to be varied at different
hours of the day or night, with due
consideration to the given amount of
sunshine or shade bearing upon the
rooms.
Students of hygiene quite generally
maintain that coal containing any con-
siderable amount of sulphur contami-
mates the air offe nsively and unhealth-
fully.
A thin layer of coal on stove or fur
mace CRATE bars gives better results
than when unduly overloaded.
A small stove or furnace crowded to
overhead is not as economical of fuel
or as considerable of health as are larger
heating facilities and a less use of fuel.
Open CRATE fires, while they furnish
an element of COED cheer. are not as
economical of fuel as are multitudes of
the close heating appliances. For pur-
poses of ventilation, the open methods
of heating have decided advantage
over the closed ones.
Self feeding heaters are generally
considered as mediums demanding less
attention and less fuel than those
brought up by hand"
All warmed rooms in winter should
have arrangements for the use of good
quantities of fresh water basins daily.
Ordinary steam house heating appa-
ratus should have a register pressure
of not more than five pounds of steam
to the square inch.
Radiators neither take in nor drive
out bad air, and have no elements of
ventilation whatever. A vessel of water
holding prominent place in rooms
heated by radiators is ALWAYS desirable.
Hot water heating gives a moister
tone to the air of the room than dry air
systems of heating. generally speak
ing.-Amateur Gardening.
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A SOVEREIGN REMEDY.
An All-PowerfuI Remedy In the Mat
ter of Painful Bruises.


The other day woman in country
town was dismayed by the appearance
of her young son, borne into the house
by friendly hands, and suffering from
one of the common accidents of chill
dren.
In coasting he had managed to fall
in such way that one leg was caught
between two swiftly-moying sleds and
was, in consequence, dreadfully bruised
and now rapidly becoming discolored.
His mother remembered that one of the
summer boarders. whom she had enter
tanned six months before, Philadelphia
doctor, had told her to use hot water
for such disasters. Here was an oppor-
tunity to try the remedy.
She Immediately plunged the wounded
member into foot tub of water as hot
as the child could bear, and added more
from time to time, as il cooled. This
treatment was faithfully carried out,
with such rapid effects that by the next
day the little fellow was walking about
the house, and able to use his injured
leg, not freely, but enough for purposes
of locomotion.
It's entire cure was a matter of a very
short time, and it is not to be wondered
at that that family now ''swear by" hot
water as liDament. 1t will be found,
used in the same way, equally efficacious
forinfammations,f for sprains and should
be called upon in any such emergency,
and if the swelling is very bad, add vim
egar.-Philadelphi Press.
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\ Philadelphia travelling man lately
taught a cab-driver of that city a lesson
abOut the importance of attending To
business. The traveller approached the
driver At the Broad street station. and
asked to be driven to the Continental
hotel lie was quickly inside of e
carriage. and the driver was about 10
START when ne got into an argument
with another driver about working
overtime. The argume- - lasted nearly
FIVE minutes and then the man " no had
the passenger mounted his box and
drove rapidly to the hotel. whore he
Jumped down and opened the door with
a merry here We are. sir" To his as
constituent. there was no one inside.
Bewildered and Disguised. he drove
back TO the STATION. and told one of his
friends about the queer circumstance.
on hearing the story. the friend. who
had witnessed the whole affair. told him
that the man became Disguised a. hav-
ing towait while the two drivers argued.
ard getting out jumped into "rothcr
cab. and was driven to his destination
while the two men were still quarrel
ag.-Ph.iadelphia BecU-d.
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BETTER TX " OVER.
ere's a word for husbands who've been


Here's a word for husbands who've been
married quite awhile
You who have forgotten all the bliss.
All he wealth OF beauty there was cen
tered in a smile.
All the JOY she gave Fou IN a kiss
Tell her, as You told her then, your heart
is warm and trus;
Keep the star Of beauty in your tite'
Would you at the f0urt or youth the lamp
Of love renew
Better talk il over with your wife
Think % all her trials through the many
weary years
When your skies were darkest she was
brave.
Smiling through her sorrow. even when the
bitter tears
Fell like rain upon baby's grave.
Haven't you neglected. in half-fOrgotten
way.
one whose love has charmed away your
strife2
Aren't there worlds 81 pleasant things you
really ought TO say2
Better talk them over with your wife
Buy a bunch OF roses as you hurry home to-
night
Put aside your business and your care
Give them as you rave them when her HE
vas yOunz and bright.
Tell her she IS stlll as sweet and far.
Youth remains forever when the heart is
filled with joy.
Making all the world with pleasure rife:
Call TO mind the golden dream she brought
YOU when boy.
And gladly talk Il over with your wife.
Nixon Waterman. in l.. a W Bulletin
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a ReaI IfOou.

For the bathroom and toilet table
borax is entitled to place to which no
other article can lay claim. ltrefreshes
and invigorates the system, removes
all unpleasant odor of perspiration, Civ
ing a healthy glow to the skin, leaving
il soft and white when added in the
bath water. For washing the face it
is better than soap, and, if used regu-
larry, will keep soft and white the hands
of even those women who must of neces-
sity do rough work. AS wash for the
hair borax has long been regarded as
the best and most harmless lotion. Ii
removes dandruff, stimulates the scalp,
and preserves the beauty of the hair.
Being a harmless ard effective anti
septic, borax is, of course, an excellent
dentifrice, and, if used in time, will pre-
vent decay of the teeth. harden the
gums aud induce d general beautiful
action of the mouth. People troubled
with sore. tender feet will find great
relief from frequent bathing in borax
water.-N. Y. Ledger.
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Speaking of the Congo valley as a New
World is only fguratiyely true, for
those lazy old pioneers, the Portuguese.
have been settled at the mouth Of the
great river, and many grand family in
Portugal has been kept t'ourishing for
the past 200 years on the prof cf the
Congo slave trade. Thanks { he inter
vention of the British, principally, this
iniquty is being broken up, the only
transgressors nowadays being the
Arabs. next to the "uus peaka bic Turk"
the most despicable member of the
human family. Wherever the influence
Ct the believers in the false prophet ex
tends the traveller expects TO find that
the natives are treated with cruelty,
and that neither age nor sex is spared
when those demons are aroused. What
the Mohammedan is doing in Armenia
he has done in Equatorial and West AT
RIGA. and occasionally cities and Guilt
Va ted regions are destroyed for miles by
the Arabs so as to capture slaves.
Amo-g the many natives which peo-
pie the Congo region there may be
found as many varying types as in Eu-
rope. aud some of them are as strange
in their appearance as they are in their
manners and customs.
\ favorite facial adornment with the
Ba Nansi. Usindi and Mabinga is the
curled barb of the beard which is
siiffened with gum and grease so as TO
give il the most elegant curve. DR..
Baumapn, who was one of the first trav-
elers 10 follow Stanley's footsteps in the
Congo valley. had pleasant experience
among the Usindi. They believed that
he was a reinbodiment of their last
King and had come back from the
moonl The Urundi, or Unsindi, claim
that their former kings were lineal de-
scendants of the moon. and in this re-
spect exhibit an extraordinary parallel
with the belief Of the Incas of Peru.
One of the strange races of the great
forests of the mi6-Congo basin is the
Ratwas. Before the early traveller and
pioneer had become familiar with the
Batwas he had heard them described as
cannibais. though better acquaintance
proved this TO be incorrect. The Batwa
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ON THE CONGO RIVER.
A Beautiful Country Rich in Nat
ural Resources.
European Emigration to Tropical
africa IL Increasing from Day tn
Bay-DeplorabIeC Condition of the
women of the Native Tribes.
Especial London letter.


The newest new world" is the vast
region watered by the Congo river and
is numerous tributaries. 1t is over
100000 square miles in extent, and has
been discovered and mapped, and some
parts settled, annexed, and even par
TALLY civilized within the past quarter
of century. 1t is a strangely beau
tiful new world of which Henry NJ.
Stanley was the Columbus, whose
wealth and fertility aud scenery are
gradually becoming better known.
Where
Far away through forests old
The Congo rolls DER sands of gold"
Unlike some other great rivers Of
the old world, the Congo empties into
the Atlantic ocean in a single stream,
seven miles wide and of enormous
depth. aud although cataracts and rap
ids interfere with its continuous nav
igation, there are between these imped-
iments, in the Congo and the Aruwimi
its chief tributary, over 1900 miles OF
navigable waters.
The Congo valley, that is the country
of the Upper and Lower Congo, is a
wonderfully fertile land. At present
the chief commercial products are
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FARM AND GARDEN.
PURCHASING BEES.
For the BEGINNER, Spring IL by All
Means the Best Time.

For the Beginner, Spring IL by All
Means the Best Time.
This is one of the puzzles to the be-
ginner. when TO buy. A writer in an
exchange says: All things considered.
think the spring the best time. In the
hands of the master it might pay 10 buy
in the fall IS they can be bought much
cheaper then. But novice would not
know whether they we're in proper con-
dition to winter successfully or not, or
what to do in case they were not, or how
TO prepare them IN case they needed
special attention preparatory TO going
into winter quarters. But by purchas-
ing in the spring, even though they cost
a dollar per colony more, there is no
risk to run, for with a reasonable sea
son they will pay for themselves and
there will be something left.
would advise buying as near home
as possible, to save express charges, as
it is very difficult to ship small lots of
bees by local freight. IL you feel timid
about handling them ! should advise
buying pure Italians, as tiey are more
quiet than the blacks or hybrids; but il
| you are not, would not pay large prices
| for any particular strain you may see
I advertised in the bee journals. The
honey gathered by the blacks and hy-
birds is just as sweet, and the quantity
| Just as great as that gathered by the
high-toned or high-priced races, and
no bee on earth builds such delicate
combs, or caps its honey with such vir-
! gin whiteness as the poor despised black
! bee.
would advise, IL possible, TO buy full,
strong colonies, and wherever you may
| live | would advise having them moved
or shipped about the time apple trees
bloom. Make your purchase as early as
/ possible, but don't be in hurry to have
| them moved; they are much better
whre they are until settled warm
weather has come to stay, and the bios
SONS are producing nectar. Perhaps
| some of you don't feel able to buy strong
colonies; if not, you can buy two, three
or four-frame nuclei for less money and
at less cost of transportation. These
/ you can build up during the season, and
make good colonies of them By fall, but
YOU could not reasonably expect much
increase in number, or much surplus
honey, while, on the other hand, with
strong colonies you can double your
spring count, and with a good season
aud good management get enough sur
PLUS honey to pay for the colonies you
buy in the spring. l advise beginners
TO make haste slowly, and make the
bees pay their way every season; then
should you meet with winter losses you
will be nothing out but your time. and
will have your experience, hives and
combs left to begin with another spring,
all of which you will find valuable.
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From its mouth to its source il is
grand hunting field where such mighty
game as the rhinoceros, the hippopota-
mus and those great fclines, the Loop
ard, lion. etc. can be found, and II. the
Lower Congo the African elephant is at
home. though he has never been do
mesticated like his Asia;ic brother. and
is hunted for his tusks only.
The condition of womaukind among
the savages of the Congo and adjoining
territory is shocking in the extreme.
Generally she is classed as a domestic
animal merely, and to murder his wife
is not considered crime by a Mu-
kumbi. a chief of that tribe. n CONVEX
sation with a missionary. casually re-
marked: II killed five of my wives dur
ing the night" A Mabunga sent his
wife to collect firewood. She sank up
to her shoulders in a marsh. and. her
screams attracting his attention. he
threw her q stick with which to defend
herself against the hyenas and other
wild beasts, and left her till morning.
when no trace of the wretched woman
was to be seenl
hrltlng from the court or hlnS
Mtesa, Capt. Spoke, the famous Eng
lish traveller. said: 'No day has passed
without my witnessing the execution of
at least one, and sometimes two or
three, of the unhappy women who COM
pose the kings harem. A cord round
their wrists, they are dragged to the
slaughter, their eyes streaming with
tears, and venting their misery in heart
rending cries of Hal Minange! KHAKI
ka Hal n'yavio! (Oh, my lord, my
king! oh, my mother, my motherl)
Not hand is lifted to save them. al
though here and there a remark upon
the beauty of some young victim passes
current in a low voice among the crowd"
FIR. Hautecoeur, a missionary, report
ed that recently a child was born to one
Of the slave women in the village where
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BOX FOR SITTING HENS.

also unnecessary. Take the hen and pu.
her by herself in a yard upon the
ground. She will go to scratching, and
~ a few days will give up all ideai of
sitting. AS yards are not usually at
Lsnd for this special purpose, substi-
tute can be found 10 the bottomless box
illustrated herewith. One end has a
sloping top to protect the ben from
rain. The remainder of the top is COW
cred with stats. Two openings at the
side give the hen, or hens, access TO
dishes of water and food which, by the
way. should be light and small in guam
tity, to reduce the hen S condition. Oats
aIe excellent for this purpose.-orange
Judd Farmer.
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Rheumatism and Heart Trouble.
From the Reporter. oconto. wis.

AOih tiic LNSpOENSrs OSp1los WIS
A representative of the oconto County
Reporter, while in conversation with Mrs.
John Daley, of kellybrook, Wis, the other
day elected the following interesting story,
which we publish for the good it may do
like sufferers. Mrs. Daley said:
For about fifteen years 1 have been so
troubled with heart disease that nave been
unable to make quick movement. J have
been hardly able to climb fight Of stairs
and 1t has been as much as my life was worth
to attempt to lie down for any length OF time
on my left side. And for the last ten years
rheumatism, mas so bothered me that at times
could not raise my hand to my head. /
believe 1 spent the price of good farm for
medicines during those years OF illness, but
with no permanent relief.
About a year ago noticed in the papers
accounts of wonderful cures attributed to
DIR. Williams Pink Pills and made up my
mind | would try them. They could at
least do me no hurt.
Il had taken them only about ten DAYS
when | began to feel better and l have
steadily improved up 10 the present time
| can now go up and down stairs as lively as
a ten-year-old girl, and all trouble with my
almost ceased TO trouble me and the head
aches which formerly kept me sick a large
Part OF the time are less frequent and pain
full.
My son was also troubled with nervous
ness and sleeplessness, but three boxes Of
Pink Pills have made him well man.
am glad to recommend this remedy to any
who have been troubled as have been.
(Signedl MRS. JOHN DALEY"
Subscribed and sworn TO before me this
LIST day of October, A. ID. 1896.
JOHN G. GILLIGAN,
Justice of the Peace.
DR.. Williams Pink Pills contain. in a con-
densed form, all the elements necessary to
give new life and richness to the blood and
restore shattered nerves. They are also a
/ specific for troubles peculiar to females, such
/ as suppressions, irregularities and all forms
/ of weakness They build up the blood, and
restore the glow of health to pale and sallow
I cheeks. In men they effect radical cure
/ in a cases arising from mental worry, over
/ work or excuses of whatever nature. Pink
/ Pills are sold in boxes (never in loose bulk
at so cents box or six boxes for 50 So and
may be had of all druggists. or direct by
/ mail by addressing DR.. Williams Medicine
Company, Schenectady, n. Y.
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The old question whether it is better
to manure for land or for crop is not
much asked nowadays. The loss of orr
inal fertility of soil and the narrowing
profits on crops require that farmers in
these times should get as nearly full re-
turns as possible from all the manure
they apply. If they manure at all for
the future it is by seeding with clover
when they apply the fertilizer. so that
part of its benefit shall remain in the
clover roots. Besides this, seeded
ground does not waste fertility, either
by washing or blowing away, as that
left naked in winter is sure to do.
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Iapeis Refsced.

Women are buying pretty odds and
ends to fix up their gowns until such
time as the gentler weather makes fresh
froeks imperative. dash of plaid
smartens the jacket lapels of one black
dress that has done good service. The
plaid is satin. and its colors are white,
black. canary and old blue. A black
satin folded belt, large jet buttons, a
black plated chiffon vest, black satin
collar. with white satin high fold. black
satin frill around the lapels, complete
the renovation.-St Louis Republic.