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River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1897-03-25
A SOLDIER.
From the sentinel. cherokee. X

From the Sentinel. Cherokee, Kansas.
j. NJ. Baird, Union war veteran, and
commander of Shiloh Post, No. Sc, G. A. r.,
Cherokee, Kansas, made the following state
ment to a reporter on August 3lst, 1896:
For about three years / have suffered
intensely from rheumatism, and during that
time | have tried various remedies and was
treated by several able physicians, but with
out result. / passed many a long, weary
night without closing my eyes in sleep, so
great was the pain in my arms and hands.
Last spring Rev. J. b. Wiles advised me to
try Pink Pills as he said they had cured
bad case of rheumatism for him and some of
his relatives. | was so impressed with Mr..
Wiles' enthusiastic praise of Pink Pills that
decided TO try box, and the result is all
that the most exacting could wish, for before
| had taken two boxes of the pills | was
completely cured, and feel better now than
| have for several years.
MY wife" continued Mr.. Baird. twas
badly afflicted with neuralgia in the breast
with frequent smothering spells. One box
Of DIR. Williams Pink Pills effected COM
plete cure in her case. l attribute my cure
and that OF my wife solely to Pink Pills, and
have no hesitancy in recommending them
to the afflicted"
DR.. Williams Pink Pills contain, in
condensed form, all the elements necessary
to give new life and richness TO the blood
and restore shattered nerves. They are an
unfailiug specific for such diseases as loco.
motor ataxia, partial paralysis, st. Nitus'
dance, sciatiea, neuralgia, rheumatism, nerv-
gus headache, the after effect Of IA 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 post paid on receipt
of price, so cents box. or six boxes for
s250-(they are never sold in bulk or by the
1907 by addressing Dr. Williams Medicine
Company, Schenectady, n. Y.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1897-03-25
THE INCANDESCENT LAMP.
Infinite skill Required In Their Man
ufacture.

The incandescent lamp consists of
flament of carbon, attenuated to give
high resistance, inclosed in receiver
made of glass, from which the air is
exhausted, the conductors being sealed
through the glass and connected with
the filament. Edison searched the
world over for materials for this fla
ment, and hit upon bamboo, which was
imported as dunnage from the east,
evenly cut into fine spGnters, and then
carbonized. To produce this lamp the
Edison lamp factory was established at
Harrison, n. j., now employing several
hundred girls and men, and turning out
over 6,0O0.0Oo lamps per year-the
largest product in the world. OF late
years "squirted" filament has taken the
place of bamboo. Cotton, or other pure
cellulose, is digested, much as the hui
man stomach digests food, into brown
fluid not unlike thin molasses, which,
when squirted under pressure through
finely cut steel die or tube, is deposit
ed as a continuous spiral in a vessel of
alcohol slowly revolved below. The
alcohol washes out the acid, and the
" hite thread which is left, cut into
strips, is packed in a crucible, subject
ed to intense heat, and charred into
black carbon filaments. These are
mounted with carbon paste upon plat
mum terminals, which have already
been securely fastened into the tiny
stopper of glass. Meantime the glass
bulbs have been made in the glass fac
tories, and into these the glass stop
pers are Theoretically sealed. AT the
end of the bulb there is left an open
tube of glass. In the vacuum-room the
electrical connections, and the open
tube is connected 10 large glass tube
through which is dropping a stream of
mercury from the mercurial air
pumps. This mercury sucks the air
out from the bulb, and when the air
IL practically exhausted, the current is
turned on to show whether the vacuum
is good. and to drive any air out from
the carbon way. The bulb is sealed.
Each lamp is now put in turn into a
photometer, where one girl adjusts the
lamp to the photometric standard,
while another reads off and marks the
voltage. Recently an Italian method
for producing a vacuum by chemical
means has replaced, in great measure,
the mercury pump. The variety of
lamps made at the Edison lamp works
is extraordinary, at least 1000 kinds be-
ing produced, ranging in illuminating
power from one-half candle power for
miniature decorative lighting to above
100 candle power.-R. r. Bowlser, in
Hsrper's Magazine.
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PREFERRED THE CASH.
They Didn't Care To Attend Lectur
and sold the Tickets.


and Sold the Tickets.
Archibald Forbes, The famous war cor,
respondent, once told an amusing story
connected with lecture which he de-
liyered al West Chester, Pa. On arriy-
ing at the station in that place negro
hackman pressed forward and offered
his services TO take the lecturer to the
hotel. On arriving at his destination,
Mr.. Forbes asked the hackman what his
fare was.
Wei, sah." replied the negro. with a
comprehensive grin, IF you jess glib me
a ticket to de lecture, sab. dat's all
ask. and I'd be right glad to get it,"
"Why. certainly" replied Mr.. Forbes.
feeling that here, indeed, was an un-
expected tribute; "Tll give you one;
and haven't you missis?"
"Yes. sah." was the prompt reply, is
got a missis."
well, you shall have one for her. too. I"
said the lecturer, who forthwith re-
Guested his agent 10 hand the mai the
tickets. That evening he looked about
the hall for his culored admirer, bus
saw nothing of him. The next morning.
on ordering hack to the station. he dis
covered that the vehicle was driven by
the same man.
81 didn't see you at the lecture last
hight" said Mr.. Forbes.
NO. sah," replied the darby, frankly.
i was not dar."
But | gave you tickets for yourself
and your wife," said Mr.. Forbes, in
natural establishment.
r ''Yes. sah." returned the hackman.
with one of his brcadest smiles, but
you see me and my misses don't know
much about lectures. sab, and we
thought we'd rather hab de cash; so
don sold dem tickets for dollar, sah!"
Youths Companion.
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fHE S16o!R !! :
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a RETROSPECTIVE RAmBLE.

JJst a simple little picture OF sunny
country road.
Leading down beside the oceans pebbly
shore.
Where a pair % patient oxen slowly drag
their heavy load,
And barefoot urchin trudEes on before
Yet I'm dreaming Ger Il. smiling. and my
thoughts are FAR away
Mid the glorious summer sunshine long
ago.
And once more a happy. careless boy. in
memory I stray
Down little. country road ! used to
know.
Ihear the voice or father as he drives the
numbering steers.
And the pigeons coo and fiutter on the
shed.
While All the simple. homeIIke sounds
come whispering 20 my ears.
And the cloudiess sky OF June IS over
head.
And again tn yoke Is creakIng as the oxen
swing and sway.
The old cart ratties loudly as IL Jars,
Then We pass beneath the elm trees where
the robins song Is gay.
And so out beyond the garden through
the bars.
Down the lane. behind the orchard, where
the wild rose bushes sweet
Through the pasture. past the spring be-
side the brook.
Where the clover blossoms press their
dewy kisses on my feet.
And the honeysuckle scents each shady
nook
BY the meadow and the bushes. where the
blackbirds build their nests.
Up the hill beneath the shadow OF the
pine.
TIN the breath Of ocean meets US. dancing
DER his sparkling crests.
And our faces feel the tingling Of TIE
brine
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1897-03-25
pITH AND POINT.


The acme OF politeness was reached
by mining superintendent who posted
a placard reading: please 90 not
tumble down the aft."-Melbourne
Weekly Times.
-Delicately Put.--"And how did he
die?" asked the lady who had come west
to inquire after the husband she had
lost. "Er-by request, ma am" said the
gentle cowboy, as-mildly and regretful-
ly as possible.-Indianap Journal.
--Jones-"Great gunsl You're get
ting deaf, old man." Smith-"rm not
] could never hear better in my life.'
Jones (producing a watch) -"Can YOU
hear that watch tick?" Smith (tri-
umphantly) = Distinctly" Jones'
That's queer. The watch isn't run
ming. Household Words.
Republican Limitations. Pop
per-" said Willie, lis this a republic -
"Yes, my son." And can we do as we
please?" THAT is the law, unless we
please to do what is wrong" us skat-
Ing wrong, pa?" ''No, indeed" "Then
I'm going Ma said shouldn't, but if
the law says" lie didn't go.-Harper's
Bazaar.
An Explanation.-Two ladies had
called, and while they were waiting for
their cards to be taken up, they exam
ined the pictures. This" said one,
"must be one of the old masters" IF
We place, ma'am," replied the servant,
who was standing in the door, "ye're
mistaken. All thin picters belongs till
the missus. "-Washington Star.
"A certain regiment had a very
small band, but the commanding off.
GERS feet were-well, very large. One
day the regiment was to march out, but
the music was not forthcoming. where
the deuce is the band?' queried the
adjutant. For some time there was no
reply; but when the question was re-
peated, gruff voice was heard from the
rear rank: 81 believe, sor, the colonel
trod on il be accident. "-Tit-Bits.
Negro Prisoner Before Justice
"Yes, sab, / TUX the chicken. / was
gwinter make some chicken pie, and
TUX de cook book and read de direct
shuns, and hit says: Take one chicken
Hit don't say buy one chicken, or bor-
row one chicken, but hit says take one
chicken. Hit don't say whose chicken
ter take, so jess TUX de first one could
lay my hans on. followed de direct
shuns in de book."-Credit Lost.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1897-03-25

Scientists have discovered that a
womsn's perception of color is consid-
erably greater than that of a man. On
the other hand, men have as a rule a
much keener sense of smell. A woman's
non-color- blindness is undoubtedly
largely due to her education, while she
may also have some innate faculty to
aid her in that direction. From girl
hood, however, woman, in her femin-
inc love of dress and attention to its dc
tails, is trained to distinguish not only
colors, but shades. As a result few
women are really color-blind, though
many have less power of perceiving
some one or two colors than they have of
others. This well-known fact has been
utilized in a color party where the
prize was bestowed on the person who
correctly named the shade shown.-N.
Y. Post.
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turning to the bur galow again when the
khansamah accoste1 him.
THE sergeant's wife is about to be
laid in the grave. viii the sahib see
it?''
"You mean read the burial service.
Yes, of course, butt have; no book
The miss-sahib may have one"
Turning his eyes to the veranda, he
saw that it was no longer vacant. He
beheld what he might have taken for
the ghost of Miss Jones. She rose in
stantIy and cal ed out: Keep away.
Please keep ava ""
"Miss-sahib was with the sergeani's
wife all night" explained the khansa-
nah.
why are you here ard alone?' asked
Sir Paul
Again the khansamah made answer.
THE mem-sdhib and his sister took
the two ponies and left dandy"-point-
ing. No coolies-no one to call it. Mem
sahib ride pony, and take boy-Miss-
sahib take dog-chubrassi take jewel
case"
II call this a pretty fix you are left in. .
said Sir Paul, addressing the girl, his
face red with anger.
They could not help it," she pro-
tested. MIR Passingham was terri
fed. and so was Miss Moray. They were
nearly crazy"
We'll. they are noe too terrified TO
remember the jewels and the dog"
Il know they Will send back for me
I they promised to do so.'
"Send!" with angry scorn. "Who
would come here! There is only one
way out of if. You will have 70 walk.
The khansamah viii accompany YOU
to the next bungalow. would GO with
you. of course. only | don't like TO leave
nv old bearer alone"
Il cannot walk" she answered. with
tears in her eyes. Il upset kettle OF
water this morning and scalded myself
very badly" and she held out n shoeless
foot. swathed with baDdages.
SIR Faul was literally at his wits end.
lie stood speechless.
You want this" she continued. hold
+ ing out prayer book. open at the serv-
/ ice for the burial Of the dead. And I
will come with you if YOU will help me, ''
and she hobbled down the steps.
Later. as they sal together. at either
side of the veranda table, he said:
"Your name is a very familiar one to
mel saw L in your prayer book"
"Jones-it is familiar name to
everyone. fancy"
81 mean your Christian name-Ar-
moreil. IL is n family name?"
81 am called after my godmother.
lady Nane."
Lady Nane is my aunt" A pause.
Does she know that you are out here?''
'Oh. yes. She hears of me fire.
quently."
''she shall hear of you again very
shortly-from me-"
'0h. no"-with a face of unmistaks-
BILE distress. please do not mention
me. or say how YOU have met me-"
why not? If may presume to ask
-godsister; for she is my godmother.
too"
Il suppose I shall nave to tell YOU
she said. leaning her head on her hands
and looking down at the table-''and
then you will unds rstand."
We'll. l must confess that l should
[ like to understand"
My father was arector Of the parish
where the Xanes live-she is moth
er's cousin. The living was small anA
he had large family. am the eldest
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1897-03-25
MILK A NUTRITIVE.
A Medical Man Who Existed for Thirty
Days on Sweet Milk.

Days on Sweet Milk.
A medical man expresses the belief
that person could live for any length
of time and take heavy exercise all the
while on no other food than sweet
milk. His conviction is the result of
personal expiriment.
He wanted to establish the fact that
persons convalescing from sickness
may grow stronger with no other nut
riment than sweet milk, and that they
are obliged to take something solid"
to eat, as so many people imagine. He
holds that many conYalescent has
has gone into his grave as a result of
overtaxing his week stomach by put
ting ''solid" food into il, and he main
tains that the old belief as To bread
being the first essential of human life
is shown by his experiment to be erro-
ncous.
His test was to live 30 days with
only sweet milk as nou.lshment. In
the hole time he lost So pounds in
weight, but no strength He even at
tributes the loss of weight to the
warmth of the weather and to exces-
sive exercise on the bicycle, and the
Qdly nlpuidllOu Vi 4O-pOuuu uuH-
bells and other heavy weights. He
took more exercise than usual in order
to test the thing fairly On the seventh
day of the experiment lac ran several
fast races in a skillful manner. but
was beaten In each race.
On the thirtieth day he again pitted
himself against the same runner and
got the best of the opponent, which
certainly would tend to confirm his
statement that he lost no strength dur
ing so days test He drank four pints
of milk daily for the last week. He
thinks healthy person should take
about FIVE pints of milk daily when no
other food is being taken. His prac-
tice was to drink milk at intervals of
two hours for the day, commencing at
seven o'clock in the morning and con-
tinuing until ten at night. After that
he would take no more until the next
morning.-St. Louis Post-Dispatch.
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QUEEN vICToRlA'S TACT.
Her Way of Putting an Embarrs.sed
Servant at Ease.


One of the ladies in waiting on Queen
Victoria, in letter TO friend IA this
country, told an amusing story of the
queens kindliness and tact. During
her stay at Osborne castle an Irish nurse
came with her little charges, the chill
dren of the duke of B, to visit the
children of the princess of Battenberg.
While the party were at tea il the nurs-
cry the queen entered unexpectedly.
Irish Nelly stood up. pale and trem-
bling. The queen presently saw her and
said, kindly:
"The children do credit to your care
of them
On this Nelly fell upon her knees in a
frenzy of embarrassment, crying out:
Yes, o queen. No. . queen!" bending
her head with each sentence. Its
from county Cork | came, an little does
me father know do be acquainted this
day wild the great queen of the world"
The children burst into shrieks of
laughter. but the queen, checking the
smile which rose to her own lips, shook
her head at them. gently babe the wom-
en- rise and sent her upon an errand un-
til she should recover her wits.
The early biographies of Victoria de-
scribe her as imperious in manner and
fully conscious of the gulf which sep
arated her from the rest of mankind.
The duke of Wellington. after an audi
ence with his youthful sovereign, once
shrugged his shoulders as he came out,
saving. with a laugh:
How the little lady does love to
rule"
But the officials who surround her at
court. now i'm her old age, represent her
as kind and considerable of the feelings
and comfort of her poorest servant or
neighbor. and apparently forgetful. III
her attention to the great questions of
the day, of her own exalted rank.
The great queen. ruling for more than
half a century over a large portion OF
the globe. is taught by years. like tic
ordinary woman. to soften the acrid
Judgment of youth and to feel that all
men. rulers and ruled. stand on one
level as children of the same Father
Youths Companion.
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of five girls. / am %. And there are
two boys.
when my father died my mother
was left very badly off. and we had. of
course, TO leave the dear old rectory.
My mother took little cottage in the
village and friends were very kind to
Der and helped her TO send the boys to
college. My fathers sister, who is tho
wife of q planter out here, offered to take
me. and | came out nearly three years
ago.
My aunt was not the least like my
father. She is a woman of ungoyerna-
BILE temper. She took an inveterate
dislike to me-which increased day by
day. and finally came to a climax-when
I-I-refused to marry TO please her-a
man | loathed. She then turned me
adrift and washed her hands of me.
my aunt and uncle went of to Aus
tralia for six months and left me to
shift for myself. A school fellow took
me in for a time, but she and her hus-
band were Obliged 10 go TO England.
could not go home, for / had no money,
and was determined not to add to my
mothers burdens.
II seemed to have no foothold in the
world when ! found myself with rs
rupees in a third-class boarding house
in Calcutta. / had advertised in the
Pioneer for a situation as governess or
companion. No answers. Ii ended in
my remaining on in the boarding house,
as bookkeeper and help, in exchange
for board and lodging.
Il was there for more than a year
for two whole hot weathers! The lazy,
fat old Eurasian landlady left all the
management TO me, and-oh, the heat,
the sitting atmosphere, the quarreling
and complaints of the boardersl
81 advertised for place as maid or
nurse. Mrs. Passingham engaged me,
and here I ami"
"Here you are. indeed" emphatical-
ly. And what do your people say TO
it?"
"They know nothing about it. My
mother believes that l am on a delight
full visit, as a sort of companion to Miss
Moray. My sister Rose is in the secret,
and il is such relief to tell her the
truth. In years time Bobby will be
out in the woodland then shall go
home. Now you know why you must
never tell Lady Vane-that you have
come across Amorell Jones'"
BY dint of enormous brides the khan
samah allured sufficient coolies to con-
yey away that evening Miss Jones and
the bearer. Sir Paul accompanied the
party on foot. They went by goat
track over the hills, thus avoiding the
valley of the shadow of death, and ar
rived at the next bungalow ere mid
night.
AT the first resthouse Sir Paul en-
countered an old Indian friend, Mrs.
Copper Beach, and under her motherly
care Miss Jones travelled the remaining
four days journey. At the railway ter
minus Sir Paul found his trusty Bhootia
ony tied. casually, TO a tree, and in the
waiting-room Mrs. Passingham and
party, who received him with effusion
as a long-lost friend.
ave got your chit two days ago. So
good of you to have looked after poor
Jones for us!" said Lila. who had
missed her sorcly.
pray don't thank me-" with smile.
Il have been looking after Miss Jones
for myself. She has promised to be my
wife."-Ladies' Realm.
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Then came a scream and the usual
cry: Il want want!"
Shortly before tiffin Mrs. Passing
ham burst into her sisters room while
Jones was dressing her hair.
Nv no do you think is here Paul
Sherwell. who was once engaged TO our
cousin. Tiny Fleet"
''What--not that loafer with the
beard?"
My dear. he has cut il Oft he is as
smart and handsome a man as you
i've years ago, and he has succeeded 10
the title and estates and is Sir Paul
SherNxell, with a splendid place and
$4,000 year"
II should think Tiny is rather sorry
for herself now!" scoffed her cousin
Lila.
SORRY years ago. Tom Fowler is
an unsympathetic brute. Paul bears us
70 ill-will. He is coming TO Tiffin, as
the bearer is sick. He has been shoot
ing in Thibet. and is on his way home
He will travel down with us, of course
You know you are said to be like Tiny
and she nodded. Wear your new tail
or-made, and, as the day is so damp. put
on your toupee!"
els il not disgusting weather." said
Miss Moray. when Sir Paul had been
presented to her. And have you heard
that there is cholera-somewher
There is always cholera in these hills
in the rains" he answered, "and it is no
wonder, when one sees the way in which
the coolies devour raw melons and GU
cumbers."
Il notice that you have lady help"
observed the guest.
''Oh, you mean my maid Jones?"
"Yes."
she is, believe, sort of lady. She
does not flirt with the Tommies. which
is a great comfort-otherwise, | much
prefer the ordinary Abigail. I dislike
having to order her about as | would
a common servant, but | engaged her
with the complete understanding that
she was to keep her place. | daresay
she has seen better days. / fancy she
came out to friends and did not get on,
end. poor thing. she is so painfully
plain."
"OnIy painfully pale, call it. sup
pose she has been in the plains"
''She has been in the hills for the last
six months, so if she had natural color
we should have seen it," returned Miss
Lila, sharply.
81 like Jones'" volunteered Tommy.
"She never pinches me, like Aunty Lila,
and she tells me stories"
ugh! What an afternoon and even
ing of halma and hospitality! Six
hours of Miss Lilla's thin-lipped. inces-
SAINT gable had made Sir Paul feel as IL
be had porridge for brains. lie beat an
early retreat to his own quarters, hav-
ing promised to be ready TO do escort
duty the following day. and soon found
himself in bed. where he slept the deep
Sleep of profound exhaustion.
"Sahib." said the voice of the khan
Samah. entering the room the next
morning with his tea and a most SOL
emn face. ''the cholera has come"
What? Here!" sprinSing out of
bed.
YES. -Four coolies died last night
I the sergeant's wife an hour ago.
her grave is dug"
Goodness! And my bearer?"
''He is better. but the mem-sahibs
have run away"
Sir Paul walked over to the stable
empty, every heelrope was loose.
where is my POny?" he dema1 led.
"The mem-sahib's chuprassi took him.
lie will send him back from the next
resthouse. He will not forget"
AYE, and if ever catch him, he will
ne.er forget me-" said Sir Paul. with
angry emphasis.
Haviuo xfSifaI HE hoo 10 ,,-,. ~,