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River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1899-11-23

the trough, A inches apart at the bot
tom and spread of IA to 16 inches at
top. Then | take an 1s-inch board
and nail on each side ION the inside"
of these upright by AS, but l let these
side boards drop into the cut made in
the bottom 2 by 4, so the boards are
only 2 inches from the bottom of the
trough and have pinch clear spread
at bottom, where the swill and feed
can come through. When / have this
all done, then l nail a / by on the
sides, which makes the trough 2 inches
deep Then nail up the ends tight as
high as the standards and the trough
is complete. The dimensions / have
given are for a 16-foot long trough
and for old hogs. If the trough is want
ed for young shoats from three to
eight months old / use a narrower bot
tom; a 16-inch bottom is wide enough
for little pigs. The 20-inch is too wide
for the little fellows, as they Will get
in with their front feet. These boards
that are put in center of trough are
to keep the hogs from getting in with
their 1eets also 10 prevent spllllnS lieu
and slop on their heads and ears. /
think this is the cleanest way of feed
ing hogs and beats the feeding floor
all to pieces. | never saw a feeding
floor yet but what the hogs would leave
their offal on it while they were feed
ing and they would have to clean up
their feed in their own droppings, but
in this kind of a trough they cannot
drop anything, neither can they get
their feet in it while they are full of
mud.-Cor. American Swineherd.
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SALT AND WOOD ASHES.
A Good Mixture to some of which
the Hogs should Have Access
at All Times.

Occasionally some one rises up and
emphatically condemns the use of salt
for hogs, but fails to give the reasons
for such strong assertions. 1t is just as
reasonable to say that man does not
need salt. The digestive organs of the
hog are nearer in resemblance to those
of man, than any other animal. If hogs
had no relish for salt, it would give
some ground for such statements. Some
are often killed, and that very sudden
ly, by getting an overdose of it, and
they take this overdose because of the
excessive craving of the appetite for it.
Prevent this craving by liberal sup
ply constantly before them and they
will not eat so much of it as to be sick
ened and killed With man the amount
used is considerably a matter of train
ing and habit. Still we should be count
ed wide of the mark if we said he could
be trained to do without, and that he
is better off without it. When mixed
with wood ashes, there is very little dam
ger of swine eating so much of the
mixture that the salt will be inju-
rious. Ifthe ashes are from hard wood,
and unleached, they are much better
because they rid the system of worms.
But if we could only get the leached we
would use them rather than none, as
they would aid the bone formation.
The hogs relish them, and will consume
large quantities of them. There is al
ways little charcoal in the ashes that
they eagerly hunt out and eat. The
charcoal is an absorbent. At the COM
meneement of new corn feeding, an
abundant supply of salt and ashes
should be constantly within reach. If
no ashes can be had, feed them salt
alone, but get them accustomed TO it,
before giving free access to all they
want.-John NJ. Jamison, in National
Stockman.
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GROUNDS FOR THANKFULNEss
Mrs. Biimmer Didn't Quite See Ii In
the same Light That Fred
erick Did.

swell, / know that l haven't any
thing to be thankful for, even if it is
Thanksgiving day" announced Mrs.
Blimmer, at the breakfast table, as she
looked across at her husband.
"Why, my DEAR" replied he, you
have me-"
II have you, have II" replied Mrs.
Blimmer. And that is something for
me to be thankful for, is it? Well, not
that l know of, it isn't, Frederick Blim-
mer. Thankful that l have you, indeed?
1t was the greatest mistake of my life
in marrying you, and | have never
ceased to regret it. 1t was all right 10
marry me, so far as you were concerned.
1t was quite a feather in your cap to
marry one of the Jonesey girls, but [
think | must have been clean out of my
mind when / said yes, and l think all
my folks must have been plumb crazy
ever to think of letting me marry you.
/ had an idea that / loved you, but L
see now that / didn't know what an idea
was, and if | had it to do over again I'd
marry any man in the whole wide
WOIlu DelOIG 4 COiuS " SOus A lCu-
erick Blimmer. And you needn't try
to interrupt me, as you always do when
l have a word to say, for I'll not listen
to you. 1t isn't as though l had no
chance to marry any other man, either,
that ! took you. / could have married
Joe Simpson, as fine a man as ever
walked on two legs, and he treats his
present wife like as if she was an angel
from Heaven, and she not his first
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o1ors 81 thn co..

One feature of the automobile which
has been observed in Paris has luckily
failed to make itself felt here. A New
Yorker who has just come back from
the French capital says the odor of pc
troleum used in these machines is no.
ticeable enough in all the crowded parts
of the city to be disagreeable to per-
sons who have not already become ac-
customed to it. This is especially true
of the central parts of Paris, where the
of automobiles in use is very
large. The new vehicles seen in New
York are great improvement over the
cumbersome equipages brought here
first, and they possess, in addition to
their graceful curves and lighter build,
the advantage of looking as if man of
moderate means might own one of
them.-N. Y. Sun.
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He was industriously drawing a wooden
cloth to and fro over my shoe.
"Know an thin bout coon songs!" he
asked as he breathed on the leather and pol
ished it off again.
"A little-why?'
'tAh had de wo's piece o bad luck yo' ever
seen, he said. "Ah'd heard all these coon
songs at de theaters, an men de old lady
we got ouah heads tgether fo' t. git up a
coon song dat'd beat all dem odders half
way roun' de track. All got tn w'uds IN
ma head, ma coco was full O. W uds, an dat
aiah was as cleah in ma head as ma name.
sung de fus' vehrse ovah to de OF lady, an
she said; Say, boy, but dat S a swell song;
yo's boun' t hit EN- hahd wi dat song,
honey, an no mistake. Den SEE: Wheah $
de pen an ink?' an day wasn't none. |
takes me hat fo' t 60 ovah to de avenoo
TO t. git some ink an sheet O papah, an
when | brings it some an sets down at de
table 70 t write out dat song an aiah, every
bit O. both had let my min. All ain been
able t. recollee' elder one 0 dem senee. Now,
if dat ain hahd lack den dis niggah doan.
know what hahd luck means. Gimme yo'
othah foot Detroit Free Press.
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minute it seemed as if the old man
would have to stand, especially as he
was very disagreeable to look at, and
not over clean. But Charlie whispered
something to a boy near the door, and
the boy sprang up and politely offered
his seat.
A little after this they came to a
turnout, where they had to wait for an
other car to come and pass. Here the
portly man with the valise took his
leave. McElroy watched him out of
sight, then walked around to the rear
end of the car.
well, Charlie, your goose is cooked"
he said, regretfully.
What do you mean?"
did you notice the man who just got
OFF,"
ayes. / noticed him. He seemed TO
have a grudge against me, though j
never saw him before. Every time
glanced his way way he was eying me.
What of him?"
That" said MeElroy, impressiyely,
was Mr.. Rawlinson, the superintend
emit"
Charlie turned pale. THAT the SUI
perintendent." he repeated, slowly.
''Then | have lost my place, sure"
I'm mighty sorry" said AIcElroy.
Il wonder if he will pay me for these
three days" thought Charlie, despond-
entity, when they were again on their
way. "Well, if he doesn't it is some
satisfaction to know have earned it,
unless he turns me off before night"
Delicious odors from other peoples
Thanksgiving dinners floated to Charlie
as the car sped along. and he wondered
If his mother had roasted turkey.
The long afternoon came 10 an end,
and Charlie had yet received no word.
They're keeping il till morning" he
thought. III not say anything about it
at home till then, either" he added.
Mother needn't have il TO worry over
till she's obliged to-.
Jesse and Jamie were on the lookout
for him. though it was so dark outside
they could see hardly an inch beyond
their noses, which were flattened
against the pane. Charlie called to them
as he went by. and they rushed to open
the door for him.
Mamma has saved the Thanksgiving
dinner for supper. SO you can have
some. they cried. Hurry hurry
hurry -up."
While he was taking off his coat,
his mother came out. Her face was
shining.
Father is better-eyer so much bet
ter." she said. IF he can rest and have
nothing TO worry him for month or
six weeks, his health will be the best
ithas been for years, the doctor thinks"
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choice. either. Then, Jack Dukes was
fairly pining away for me, but | didn't
have sense enough to marry him. al
though / knew he was only waiting for
little encouragement, but / was that
independent | never would encourage
a man the least bit. Besides those two
there was Frank Palmer, who fairly
worshiped the ground | walked on, but
Il wouldn't have anything to do with
him because his hair was red, but it's
mighty fine-looking man he's got TO
be, and they do say his wife doesn't
want for a thing, and she's as proud
of him as if he was king, and-Fred-
erick Blimmer. what are you putting on
your overcoat for? Didn't you say that
you had holiday to-day, and that we
would spend happy Thanksgiving day
together, like we did when we were first
married? 0, well, 60 out if you want
to. but if you are not home by one
o'clock sharp not bit of Thanksgiving
dinner do you get."-Detroit Free
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"Oh, dear!" thought Charlie. How
can he rest or help worrying when the
superintendent is so sure to turn us
both off, for good, tomorrow"
At that moment the postman
knocked, and handed in a letter adj
dressed to Master Charles Leslie On
one corner of the envelope was print
ed !: "rhe Riverwell Electric Transports
ton Company"
Charlie flushed and his fingers trem-
bled as he opened it. He glanced at the
end and saw Mr.. Trask's signature.
Then he began at the beginning.
MY dear Boy: Not to keep you in sus-
pense, Mr. Rawlinson returned to-day. I
have not seen him. as he went at once to
his daughters home on the West side.
From there he telephoned me, asking who
was the boy conductor on car No. IT. and
how he happened to be there. l telephoned
the answer. and then came this order"
Here Charlie crumpled the letter up
in his hand. He knew well enough what
the order was, and so what was the
need of reading it?
MAY l see?" said his mother.
Charlie hesitated, then gave her the
letter.
Mrs. Leslie smoothed it out and ran
her eyes over it. Her face lighted up.
"oh!' she exclaimed, joyfully, won't
your father be pleased"
pleased" echoed Charlie, pleased?
Il don't understand"
His mother handed back the letter,
and Charlie read the superintendent
order:
Let Charlie Leslie keep his fathers place
till his father gets well, and pay him his
fathers wages"
What can't see. said Charlie, who
had been thoughtful and silent all
through the Thanksgiving supper, lis
why Mr.. Rawlinson changed his mind.
for I'm positively certain that when
he paid me his fare he meant to turn
me off,
But though Charlie continued to
puzzle over the question, he never
found the right answer to Elizabeth
Robbins. in Chicago Advance.
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Poser for the Faker.

"And here's your genuine silk flags,
called out another faker, ''for Is cents
apiece. Show you're not Spaniards by
waving the stars and stripes
"Will you sell two for quarter?" in
quired politician, with an eye to a bar
gain.
''No, sir" replied the faker indig-
nantly, 'why, they're selling them for
20 cents apiece across the street"
'.Then why don't you go across the
street," asked the man of politics, and
the question was such poser that the
faker, who is noted for his ready wit,
had no answer to make to it.-Cincin-
natl Enquirer.
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A professor was going to experiment with
laughing gas when he overheard a student
say that if he were selected for a subject he
would take advantage of his supposed coma
to tell the professor what he thought Of him.
When the class met the professor an
nouneed that he would like, for the purposes
of illustration, to administer the gas to some
member Of the class Forthwith this stu
dent volunteered
The gas bulb was connected with his
mouth. He pretended to be very much ex-
cited and began to abuse the professor
roundly. The old man let him go on for
awhile but the class roared when the pro
fessor said he needn't be so irresponsible
the gas had not been turned on yet.-Col-
hers Weekly.
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HANDY FEED TROUGH.
Hogs Cannot Drop Anything Into Ia,
Neither Can They Get Their
Dirty Feet in II.

The feeding trough which use is of
different lengths, according to the
number of hogs in each pen. | make
them, 8, 2 ald 16 feet long. The bot
tom is made of two by 10 grooyed
planks. On the top of these planks
spike five pieces ? by 4, 20 inches long,
equal distance apart" These are set
on edge mot fiat. but before / spike
them on | cut a piece out in the cen
ter ? inches deep and 4 inches long.
The depth is cut little on the slant.
Then ] spike one 2 by on each side
of this cut 20 inches long. This by
is also toe nailed to the bottom Of
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yaudeyiIIainy.

The Gentleman in the Bald Wig-Aw-
full affair at our hotel this afternoon.
Cook got mad and cut the end of a
walters nose off with a cleaver. But
one of the guests fixed it all right.
The Gentleman Behind the Green
Whiskers-How did one of the guests
fix it all right?
.sHe gave the waiter another tip
violent agitation of the bass drum,
imitation Of dentists office by the
brass, the clarionet giving a faithful
rendition of hound pup with his tail
caught in the barn door. )-Indianapo-
lis journal
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Mountain Ethics.

This was actually heard in the crack
er district of Tennessee:
The mother shouted from the door
of the cabin behind the trees:
"Yank Tyson! Tim Tyson!" she
cried, what yu'uns doin'?''
Two little boys raised their heads over
barrel, 300 yards down the noun
tain.
"Foolin'," was the reply.
BE yu'uns smokin'?"
''Ye'um.''
BE yu'uns chawin'?"
"Ye'um.''
''Be yu'uns chawin' twist an smokin'
cob pipe?"
"Ye'um.''
"Thet's Alright. But if yo' let me
kotch yo' smokin' them cigareets, I'll
gil yo' wust lammin' yo' ever he'd in yo'
lives. Yo' hear yo' map
"Ye'um. Detroit Free Press.
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sim Moro counterfeitinr.

The Secret Service has just unearthcd an
other band Of counterfeiters and secured a
large quantity Of bogus bills, which are so
cleyerly executed that the average person
would never suspect them of being spurious
Things Of great value are always selected for
imitation, notably Hostetter's Stomach Bit.
tiers, which has many imitators but no equals
for disorders like indigestion, dyspepsia, con.
stipation, nervousness and general debility
See. that private Revenue Stamp covers the
neck Of the bottle.
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Revarnped.

ufacturer's agent, were talking one day
about their business interests. Il say"
said Jones. however do you use such
an enormous quantity of pears and
peaches?" WELL" replied Smith. 1--WE
eat what we can, and what we can't eat
we can" Indeed" said the other. "we
do about the same in cur business"
sHow is that?' I'VE sell an order when
we can sell it, and when we cant sell
If we cancel it.''-San Francisco Wave.
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The readers Of this paper viii be pleased
disease that science has been able to cure IN
all its stages, and that is Catarrh. HALLS
Catarrh Cure is the only positive cure
known to the medical fraternity. Catarrh
being a constitutional disease, requires a
constitutional treatment Halls CataIrh
Cure is taken internally, acting directly
system, thereby destroying the foundation
Of the disease, and giving the patient
strength by building up the constitution and
assisting nature in doing its work The
propret0rs have so much faith in its cura-
tive powers that they offer One Hundred
Dollars for any case that it fails to cure.
Send for list Of testimonials.
Address i. j. Cheney & Co., Toledo, o.
Sold by Druggists, 75c.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
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slow Increase of London Population.


The annual report of statistics relat-
ing to London has just been published,
Taking the increase of population be-
tween 1891 and 1896 as basis, the pop
ulation of London in April, 1897, would
be estimated at 4,474,33o, an increase
of 41,312, equivalent to o.9S2 per cent,
or less than one per cent. in the year.
With respect to births, marriages and
deaths, the statistics quoted stop at
1896, with births for that year: Males.
legitimate, 65,92s; illegitimate, 1852;
females, legitimate, 62,s62; illegiti-
mate, 2,4S1; making a total of 1873, 1913,
showing a decrease of 1922 over the pre-
vious year. OF the 1874 people mar
ried in London in 1896, 1854 were
bachelors, 36,755 spinsters, 43,11s wild
overs and 3,117 widows.-Medical Rec
ord
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There are days Of rain,
Al anr... nf ..nEn

And days Of pain,
And days of murk ard strife;
But the luckest day for man, say,
Is the first day of his life.
I'm thankful this Thanksgiving day
That 1 am living. anyway
I'm thankful am living here
Where 1 find everything so near;
so near Is Natures loaded shelf
! reach my hand and help myself.
II seems that this world was designed
10 ut and satisfy my mind.
This word know
Has much of woe,
Has much of toll and sin,
But the luckiest world for the men of this
world
Is the world they're living in.
I'm thankful am living here
Where l find everything so near.
I'm thankful am living now.
An apple on Times highest bough;
For all the years have met decay
That fruit, like us, might grow to-day;
And so we apples ripen fast
Fed by the dead and buried past.
These times are rife
With noise and strife,
And not devoid of sin,
But the luckiest times for the men of these
times
Are the times they're living in.
I'm thankful am living now,
An apple on Times highest Dough
Sam Walter Foss. in Leslie's Weekly.
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rnmiIiar chnrncter.

Friend Considering that your liv-
ing expenses are fully up to your in
come. | don't see how you contrived TO
get such reputation as philanthro-
pist.
Mr.. Spendall-oh. never give any
thing. 1 do the hat passing. z.
Weekly.
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CATFISH AND BULLHEADS.
Somewhat Interesting But Not over
Particular Denizens of the
Inland Waters.

The catfish and his smaller brother,
the bullhead, of the Illinois river, be-
long TO ancient types not yet fully
made into fish, and hence those whose
paired fins are all properly fastened to
the head, as his are not, hold him in
weH-merited scorn. He has no scales
and no bright colors. His fins are small,
and his head and mouth are large.
Around his mouth are eight long
''smellers," feshy feelers, that he
pushes out as he crawls along the bot
tom in search of anything that he may
eat. As he may eat anything, he always
finds it. His appetite is as impartial as
that of goat. Anything from dead
frog or a bunch of sunfish eggs to a
piece of tomato can is grateful to him.
In each of the fins which represent his
arms is a long, sharp bone with Shiny
surface and serrated edge. These are
fastened by ball and socket joint, and
whenever the fish is alarmed the bone
is whirled over and set in place. Then
it sticks out stiffiy on each side. There
is another such bone in the fin on the
back, and when all of these are set there
is no fish that swims the water that can
swallow him.
When he takes the hook, which he
surely will do if there is any hook to be
taken, he will swallow it greedily. As
he is drawn out of the water he sets his
three spines, and laughs to himself as
the boy pricks his fingers trying to get
the hook from his stomach. This the
boy is sure to do, and because the boy
of the Mississippi and Illinois valleys
is always fishing for catfish and bull
heads is the reason why his fingers are
always sore. The catfish is careless of
the present and sure of the future.
After he is strung on willow branch
and dried in the sun, and sprinkled
with dust, and has had his stomach dug
out to recover the hook, if he falls back
into the river he will swim away. He
holds no malice, and is ready to bite
again at the first thing in sight.-For
est and Stream.
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FOR BINDING FODDER SHOCKS.

bar is solidly fastened upon the large
end, and to one side of the middle of
this cross-bar is stapled half-inch
rope. with a ring in the free end. OPP
posite the staple is a strong iron hook.
To bind, insert sharp end into shock,
put rope around shock and fasten ring
in hook Tighten by turning as you
would an anger, and bind with corn
stalks or twine.-Ohio Farmer.
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Stranger-I have heard that you have
good many queer people in this town
Citizen-As odd a lot as you'd find
in a years travel. They are queer set
the whole of 'em, outside my family.
And nv wife is almost as bad as the
others: but then, You know, she wasn't
originally of my family Boston Tran
script.
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Food AdnIterntion an bavaria.

The health authorities of Bavaria ex-
amined last year 55.437 samples of food
and drinks. and made complaints in 17.e
per cent. of all cases.-Chicago Inter
Ocean
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Educate colts when Young.

Educate the colts to the halter when
very young, and il will save time and
more or less trouble. Don't put the
halter on the colts head and then com
menee pulling at il in straight line,
but always at an angle, or, what is bet-
ter, put small rope around his body
Just in front of his hips in slip-noose
form. then pass the other end between
the front legs and under the noseband,
give a sudden jerk on the rope you have
tied around his body, and he will imme-
diately spring forward, which is he di-
rection YOU wish him to go. Whatever
happens at the forward end make him
go backward, and at the rear end for
ward. This is the natural law govern
ing the colts action Rural World
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Cats" said the gaunt man with the griz.
lied whiskers, can comprehend human
speech"
Got a cat story?" asked the irreverent
person with the button nose.
Il have. My daughter was doing a Bit
Of Wagner night before last, and / called
through the door to ask whether it were
she or the cat making the noise"
"Well|'
The cat got up, swore venemently,
walked out and hasn't been seen since. -
Indianapolis Journala.