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River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1898-06-16
SUBSTANTIAL HEN HOUSE.

house 20 hens. They may be divided by
hemlock board partition three feet
high, and then poultry wire to roof.
The floor, natural earth, which is
warm, and is covered with plenty of lit
ter, will keep dry.
Windows should be five feet high by
three feet six inches wide, and hung to
open in like a door. If wide stops are
placed on the outside, these windows
will be found very tight and weather.
proof. A small slide door should be
placed in each coop eight inches wide
by ten inches high, to let the hens out.
The roosts should be placed a rear of
building, and may be the full width Of
each coop, say - feet. There should be
two in each compartment, three feet
six inches from floor and six inches
from drop-board, which should be at
least four feet wide. Hard pine two by
four, planed smooth and edges round
ed off, makes the best roosts. A small
door, two feet six inches wide, should
divide the two coops. The door of en-
trance placed on the east side of build
ing, will be found the warmest.
The location of hen house is always
very important consideration. 1t
should be on slight rise of ground to
insure dryness. 1t should face south,
and, If possible, site should be chosen
in sheltered spot, having hill, grove
or buildings on north and northwest
side to protect it from winter storms
from these points.
1t is lmost impossible TO estimate
cost of this huildinp because of the diff
of labor and material.-Country Gentle
man.
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POULTRY HOUSE PLAN.
A Structure Large Enough for Forty
Hens, Conveniently Arranged
But Not ExtraVnRant.

A substantial and convenient house
for 40 hens can be built as follows:
1t should be u teet wide by "a feet
long, and six feet rear by eight feet
front, inside measure The sills should
be four by skies, resting on wooden,
brick or stone piers. The frames
should consist of, sides, two by four
scantling placed tor lathing. a 12-foot
stick for rear and a 16-foot stick for
front, which cut in two exactly without
waste. Roof rafters two by skies IA feet
long, allowing for overhang roof, front
and rear. The siding should be-frst,
hemlock boards nailed on studding,
then builders paper on them, then sec
,nd-quality novelty siding outside of
all. The entire inside should be either
Iath and plaster or ceiled, the former
the cheaper. This will give a dead-air
space of four inches in sides and six
inches on roof. AS for roofing, the
standard roofing will be found the best
1t is more durable and more weather.
tight than shingles, and decidedly
cheaper.
Nail hemlock boards closely together
on roof rafters and cover with three-plv
felt. Coat this with two coats of roof
tar. On the last coat sprinkle well with
coarse, black sand. This will set the tar
and keep it from running in warm
weather.
The internal arrangements may con-
sist of two coops, u by 10 feet, each to
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1898-06-16

2 nm nm GCRES-Farms, Timber Mineral
EtUUUsUUQ Felony faussg South cheap, sssJ terms.
FRYE CATALOGUE. VII. CRAWFORD CO., Nashville TesR.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1898-06-16
PUZZLES IN STONES.
Legends Which Surround the Float
Ing Rock of COrea-The Rock.
Church of France.

The floating stone of Korea is a nat.
ural wonder. 1t is of great bulk anc
shaped like an irregular cube. To al
appearances it is resting upon the
ground and totally free from support
on any side If two men standing al
opposite ends hold each the opposite
end of thread they will be able to pass
the thread under the stone without en-
countering any obstacle. The nativei
consider this stone as one of their great
est national possessions, and at one
time it was an object of alteration, an6
was consulted as an oracle, and ever
now it has a temple erected in its
honor, known as the temple of For
Shin Mao, or The Temple of the Goo
of Mystery"
On account of their great size the
stones of Baalbec' are world re
nowned, and ii is asserted that the
largest quarried stones in the world
are set in the city walls of Baalbec
Several Of them are 80 feet long, with
12N12 feet section, and that one now
in a quarry near the city, hewn on three
sides, measures 90 feet in length, anc
II feet 10 inches by 10 feet 3 inchei
in section. These dimensions are won.
derful. and the moving stones to place
them in the walls must have taxed the
ingenuity of the old builders to the
utmost.
While this is all very wonderful. YET
there exists in the town of st. Emil
ion, near bordeaux, France, a whole
church carved out of a single rock
of an early Romanesque character
II was carved some time during the
eleventh century, but the exact date il
unknown. Il is Us feet long by so feet
wide, and consists of three parable.
aisles, or. rather, nave and two
aisles. with plain barrelshaped vault,
ana with transverse vaults or openings
and round arches on massive square
piers Whether this was intended for
a chapter house or a sepulchral chape.
is Undecided.
The Stone of Destiny" that has had
such a checkered career, is another OF
the notable stones. Some writer's trace
this stone all the way back to Jacob
and aver that it is the identical stone
which he set up in Bethel after his
dream of the ladder and the angels
Philadelphia Record.
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4 Bird of Liberty.

On all the postage stamps of Guate-
mala is engraved a somewhat distorted
representation of the quezzel, which is
rightly called the bird of liberty, as It
dies almost Immediately when captured.
so extreme is its love of freedom that
if captured and in a few seconds re
stored to liberty it would seem as if the
contamination of the hand could not
be removed. and it will drop lifeless
after flying but a few yards. If it is
caught in trap it is always found dead,
and when the young are taken from the
nest they die at once. 1t is found only
i'm small portion of the country, and is
seldom seen alive, since it cannot be
kept in captivity. 1t is bird of beau
tiful plumage. having two extremely
long tail feathers and a superbly crested
head. 1t is said that its pride in its tail
feathers is greater than its love of life,
for if one of them accidentally becomes
broken the bird goes TO its nest and dies
from grief and modification. 1t builds
a round-roofed nest, having two holes
on opposite sides, so that the quezzel
literally goes in at one door and out at
the other" and thus avoids any neces-
sity for tail-breakiug, and consequent
heart breaking, by never turning around
in order to make its exit from its nest.
N. y. Tribune.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1898-06-16
POINTS FOR BREEDERS.

Don't ship good pig that is in poor
condition.
Don't say anything against your
neighbours herd.
Don't ship SIS pig for which you
have received $25.
Don't sell pig for breeding that is
not a good specimen.
Don't try to keep more hogs than you
can give the best of care.
Don't blame a man if he don't agree
with your judgment in selecting the
best pig.
Don't expect every customer will
write you a letter that you will want
published.
Don't expect a pig to show up well
after a long ride in a crate.-National
Stockman.
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OF A LOWER ORDER.
Woman Has Progressed, hut Man Is
Yet in n Benighted
state.

A few weeks ago a new play was tried upon
town near New York The author was a
man, but IN some way he had learned good
deal about women's mental processes; and
when the leading lady proceeded to cut a
Gordian knot by methods strictly feminine
a girl IN the audience beamed appreciatively.
On, you willy creature, she murmured,
addressing the absent dramatist Then she
turned lmpulsively to a serious-looking wom-
an who sat beside her.
Now how could he have known she would
do Just that? He certainly must have been
woman in some far-off incarnation.
Her neighbours seriousness became sever
ity, and she frowned the frivolous young per.
son down.
That is quite impossible" she said, with
impressive gravity. Evidently you haven't
studied the subject. Woman is a progressed
state. 4 man may look forward 10 being
woman in future incarnation; but he be-
longs TO lower order and has never been
feminine in the past
Then she wondered why the girl found the
rest Of the play so funny-N. y. Sun.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1898-06-16
A FAMILY FAILING.
The struggle with Heredity.
The Right Side of the Color Line.

TO heredity. 10 the transmission of
TRAITS from sire to sou, We owe most OF the
possibilities Of growth and development
II each newly born being started out anew,
without the force of heredity the level
of life might be expected to be that Of the
digger Indian or Bushmau. Naturally bad
traits descend like the good. Peculiaritics
OF feature, eNceutricities of speech and
manner, birth marks, etc, are handed
down just as surely as manual dextcrity,
physical beauty, mathematical ability,
and the mental and moral qualities in
general. curious example of this de-
scent Of family traits is furnished by Mrs.
Maggie Pickett, Canton, Ga, in whose
family gray hair was hereditary. She
writes:
Gray hair is hereditary in our family.
As long as l can recollect,n mothers hair
has been gray. About twelve years ago,
my hair began 10 show signs of turning.
l resolved to try Ayers Hair Nigor, and
after using it only n few times my hair
was restored to its natural color. / still
use this dressing occasionally, a bottle
lasting me quite while; and though over
forty years Of age, my hair retains its
youthful color and fullness. To all who
have faded and gray hair, would heartily
recommend DR.. Ayers Hair Vigor."-Mrs.
MAGGIE PICKETT, Canton Ca.
There is no shame in gray hair, but there
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1898-06-16
JUST AS OF OLD.

You tell me the children to-day
Are not like the ones that we knew;
They weary of Old-fashioned play
Unsuitable pleasures pursue.
You've seen them, you say. In the schools
Where dancing Is Gaiutily taught;
Where Fashion an autocrat rules,
Simplicity passing for naught
They're old for their years. you recite;
They're leaving the cradle too soon;
They'll find they have come to the night
When life should be J 'st a. its noon.
You weary Of laces md clrls'
A Fauntleroy even annoys;
You long for the old-fastIoned 2 rls
And long for the old-fa shionec boys
Why judge Of a bird by It's cage?
Why hold TO the pessimist's view?
Why treat as a fault Of the age
What only pertains 10 q few?
Though all of his cOstliest plants
Protected and sheltered have stood,
The gardener readily grants
That flowers are found in the wood.
The parlor has pictures untrue
And frequently worth passing DER;
I'd search in the fields. were l you,
Or pause by the nursery door
The old-fa shioned boys of to-day
Are romping Ike those you have known
The oId-fashIoned girls are at play;
The oId-fashioned days haven't flown.
Chicago Post.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1898-06-16
ITEMS OF INTEREST.

Many of the elephants of Abyssinia are
without tusks.
In Greenland potatoes never grow
larger than marbles.
The seacoast line of the globe is COM
puted to be about 10000 miles.
Straight hairs are never cylindrical;
curly hairs are eliptical OF fat.
In Mexico the family of dead duel
list can claim support from the person
who shot him.
Forty per cent. of the exports of
American nails is taken by Japan. ia
pan is our largest buyer.
Of the shoes imported into British
colonies more than As per cent. are of
American manufacture.
The cloak on which Wolfe b; eathed
his last, at the capture of Quebec, is one
of the curiosities in the British mu-
scum.
The outside walls of many of the
houses in Mexico are from three to six
feet thick, to withstand earthquake
shocks.
A gun which can fire 10000 bullets
minute has been invented by Jones
Judge. an engineer, of Newcastle, Eng
land.
4 Chicago debating society recently
discussed this question: What is the
happiest day of mans life; the day
he is married. or the day he is di-
vorced?"
a Topeka lady engages a lawyer by
The year. and pays him stated sum for
attending TO all her legal work. During
the last seven years he has secured five
divorces for her.
4 meteoric stone weighing four tons
fell on warehouse in Flame, Austria,
and set it on fire. The stone crashed
through the house and was found
buried in the cellar.
Guatemalas Central American exPosi-
ton of last summer was not a success.
On some days there were five times 5
many employees on the grounds as Wis
TORS
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1898-06-16
WISCONSIN STATE NE TVS.
Killed His Keeper.

Joseph Anderson, said to be one of the
best known elephant trainers in the
business, was killed a: Racine by Prince,
the big elephant owned by the Wallace
circus. One thousand persons wit
messed the sight and many of them mar
rowly escaped the same fate as Ander-
son. The elephant became ugly and
was chained with more than usual care.
The animal refused TO let any outsider
approach, but Anderson had grown so
confident of his complete control over
the elephant that he went within strik-
ing distance. The elephant knocked the
keeper insensible and then crushed him
10 death
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1898-06-16
Mig Strike Ended.

The strike at Kenosha in Aliens Sons
tannery which has been on for three
weeks is at an end. The strike was
started for higher wages in some de-
partments, and for the recognition of
newly formed union. The Aliens in set
Element refuse to recognize the union,
but grant the increase of wages and
agree not TO discriminate against the
union men and allow them all to return
TO the positions occupied before the
s+r;lya
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1898-06-16
To Cure n Cold In One Day

may be some sadness, because it is I'M
timely. and out of season. Gray hairs are
a crown OF honor 40 the aged. but 10 the
young they are q stigma, There Is no need
10 be gray in youth. Grayness comes from
q deficiency Of the coloriug matter which
gives the hair its natural tint. This color
ing matter can be supplied artiticially
and is so supplied. by Or. J. c. Ayers Hair
ViEor. 1t is by supplying the lacking
pigment that Or. Ayers Hair Vigor re
stores gray or faded hair to its original
color. Beyond this, il makes the hair
grow, gives it gloss and soituess, stops
It from falling, removes dandruf, and
cleauses the scalp. Mrs. <. NJ. Ayres,
Mount Airy, Ca, writes:
"About three years ago, my head became
full of dandruf, which caused great an
noyance; after a time the hair began
falling out The use Of Dr. J. {. Ayers
Hair Vigor stopped the hair from falling
out and made the scalp clean and healthy"
Mrs. {. NJ, AHREs, Mount Airy, Ga.
Or. Ayers Hair vigor is noted as a
dressing. 1t Is used every day by thou
sands whose chief claim to beauty rests
on beautiful hair. Seud for Or. Ayers
Curebook, a story of cures told by the
cured. Free. Address the J. c. Aver Co,
Lowell, Mass.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1898-06-16
ONLY PORTUGOSLINGS.
And When They Grow Up They VIII
be POrtuganders and Not
Portuguese.

There was look of great disappointment
on the face Of the boy who was coming out
of the front gate. His brother slightly
younger, but with very aggressive and ten
acious disposition, was conspicuously tat
tered. His garments bore the marks of con
hict, but his face showed no signs of remorse.
Come on in the house, said the older
boy.
What for? I'm waiting for that other
Spanish boy to come out -
Well, it's no use. We've made mistake
and we've got TO apologize"
To those two Spaniards?"
They're not Spaniards. They only look
ike Spaniards,. They're Portuguese
FORTUNATE"
Portuguese"
mo, they're not I'll take your word for
it about their not being Spaniards." he
added, reluctantly. but they're too little
for Portuguese And, what's more. they
never will be Portuguese. They're nothing
but Portugoslings now, and when they
grow up they'll be Portuganders. Wash
inptOn Star
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odd Fellow. Elect Officers.

The grand lodge of /. o. o. f. of Wis
consin in session at Portage elected the
following officers:
Grand master. II. +. Manuel. Oshkosh:
deputy grand master, Jackson Sllbaugh
Viroqua; grand warden. f. S. Woodwork.
Menawa; grand secretary, r. Poe Milwau-
kee; grand treasurer, David Adler, Milwau-
kee grand chaplain. Charles Barker, Mill
waukee; grand representative, W G..
Thwaits, Milwaukee, grand marshal, A. +.
Brant. Sparta grand conductor. s J.
Shafer, Colby: grand guardian, William
Fisher, Horizon; grand herald, William
lessen, Milwaukee.
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Took Rat Poison.

Miss Grace Lennon, 10 years of age,
died in Sparta, from the effects of rat
poison, taken with suicidal intent. She
was to have graduated from the high
school and had made all preparations
for that event, when she was informed
by the principal of the school that she
had failed in one of her studies and
consequently would not be granted di-
ploma Having worked very faithfully
the last year the disappointment was
great and proved on her mind to such
an extent that she Immediately went
to a drug store and purchased the poi
son
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HANDY CHICKEN COOP.

Slated run, as shown in the cut, with
a board cover for the top of the Slated
part. In sunny weather it can be used
as shade for the chicks in the position
shown in the cut, OF placed on top of the
Stats to shelter both hen and chicks
from the heat. 1t is also kept on top
of the Stats during rainy weather, Civ
ing the chicks a chance to scratch in
the soil and yet keep dry. The top of
the Slated portion slopes little so as
to shed water. Put the Stats far enough
apart so the chicks can go freely in and
out, as crowding through narrow
spaces often results in deformity-
Orange Judd Farmer.
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WOMEN IN BUSINESS.
From the nc Press. petroit. Moi.


A prominent business man recently ex-
pressed the opinion that there is one thing
that will prevent women from completely
filling mans place in the business world
they can't be depended upon because they
are sick too often. This is refuted by Mrs.
Z. w. Mansfield, a business woman of So
Farrar St., Detroit, Mich, who says:
"A complication OF female ailments kept
me awake nights and wore me out. could
get no relief from medicine and hope was
slipping away from me. a young lady in
my employ gave me a box Of Dr. Williams
Pink Pills for Pale People. ! took them
and was able 20 rest at night for the first
time in months. | bought more and took
them and they cured me as they also cured
several other people to my knowledge.
think that if YOU should ask any Of the drug
gists of Detroit who are the best buyers Of
DR. Williams Pink Pills they would say the
young women. These pills certainly build
up the nervous system and many a young
woman owes her life to them
CAS- a business woman l am pleased to
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Hopeful and Defiant.

Madrid, June II. A semi-officiaI
note issued Monday emphatically con-
tradicts all the American reports of OPP
erations in Cuba and even denies that
American forces have effected land
ing in guantanamo bay, or elsewhere.
The note concludes:
THE European powers will make a mis-
take in imagining Spain is discouraged and
at the end of her resources. on the con-
trary. Spain Is full of hope and determined
to continue the war"
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1898-06-16

Mr.. and Mrs. William Neubecker, an
aged couple living in Brookfeld, were
assaulted and terribly beaten by two
tramps. Mrs. Neubecker's injuries will
probably prove fatal, but her husband,
though in a serious condition, will re-
cover. There is no clew to the assail-
ants. Robbery was the motive.
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Bran is good food because it con
tains more mineral matter than the
ordinary ground food, and provides the
hens with the substances required. 1t
is not proper to feed it every day, how
ever, as it is better to avoid the use
of concentrated foods in summer to a
certain extent, but a mess of brain
three times week will be found bene-
ficiai. To six quarts of bran add one
pound of linseed meal, giving a pound
of the mixture to 90 hens, allowing no
other food during that day. Moisten it
slightly, and feed at night, just before
the fowls go on the roost.-Farm and
Fireside.
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Funeral Long Deferred.

Auburn, Ind, June IA. - The funeral
of Charles Wamsley, who died in Feb
ruary, was held at Huntertown Sunday.
Six months ago Wamsley, a train dis.
patcher of the Southern Pacific railroad
in Texas, was sandbagged and robbed
in Chicago and died from the injuries.
His body was cremated. The services
were held under the auspices of the odd
fellows of Fort Wayne, and his ashes
Were buried with great formalitY.
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The Chinese Flag.

The standard of the Celestial Empir, is a
very queer looking affair. 1t represents the
most grotesque of green dragons on a yellow
ground The latter is suggestive not only Of
the national complexion, but also of that of
a sufferer from biliousness. To remove this
unbecoming tint from the complexion, use
Hostetter's Stomach Btters, which will
speedily regulate your liver, prevent malaria,
and remedy dyspepsia, nervousness, rheuma-
tlsm and kidney omplaint.
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Lime In poultry House,.

Lime may injure the droppings by
permitting of the escape Of ammonia,
which has deferred poultrymen from
its use, but if the poultry house is
cleaned daily, and the droppings re
moved to The manure heap. or mixed
with twice their bulk of earth and kept
moist mot wet), there will be 10 loss.
Lime is one Of the best substances that
can be used IN the poultry house. 1t
destroys the germs Of roup, prevents
gapes, and dries the floor, lump Of
stone lime being the best thing for
absorbing dampness in the house.
Farm and Fireside.
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Stephen A. Harrison, prominent Mil
waukeean and for many years a rail-
road contractor, died at his residence.
Many of the best buildings in Milwau-
zee have been put up by him, and he
constructed LOO miles for the St. Paul
road alone He was born in London,
Eng, in September, 1929, and came to
Milwaukee in 1864
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Peter Mcfarland, of the town of En-
met, was almost instantly killed. He
was about TO start for Watertown when
his team turned suddenly, throw ing
him from the wagon. He struck on his
head with great force and the wagon
load passed over his body. lie was 81
years old and is survived by his wife and
several children.
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To save worry.

Actress-The fact is, l was thinking
about my salary.
Manager-Too bad that you should be
bothered aboat ii. Wen knock off five
dollars a week hereafter. The smaller
your salary is the less likely it will be
TO trouble you. Boston Transcript.
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In the cold waters the sea animals are
dwarfed 10 size, somewhat as we find
them in high mountain regions. Il is
said that the star fish viii grow as large
as pudding plate when he conditions
are favorable, but not larger than 4 sill!
yer dollar liz the cold current Of the
Atlantic. which flows southwark.