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River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1899-06-08

The Children's Day exercises at the
Congregational Church, announced
for next Sunday morning, have been
postponed one week. Next Sunday
morning Mr.. Mcintosh will preach on
Christ Before Caiaphas," and in the
evening on Christ Before the San
hedrin.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1899-06-08

Every mountain would Immediately sink to exact
level with the surrounding country.
Every stone brick tree would slip from its position
and bury itself in the resstless earth.
Every wood building would fall to pieces and the
lumber sink into the earth until its displacement
amounted to its own weight.
Every man. account of his being lighter than earth
rock would stand head and shoulders above the
of the world This is where the Columbia Bicycle
stands to-day in the bicycle world.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1899-06-08

Nervous prostration is term COM
monty used to indicate a weakened
and debiliated state of the nervous
system and vitiated condition of the
blood. It's symptoms are unusual
nervousness, great irritability, and in
capacity for physical or mental labor,
and it is caused by errors in diet or
hygiene. DR.. McLean's Strengthen
ing Cordial and Blood Purifier is rec
ognized everywhere. even by the med
ical profession, as superior remedy
to counterfeit weakness of this char
acter. Price SOC and 81 bottle. For
sale by @. r. Taggart & Co.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1899-06-08

The ladies of the Lutheran church
will give an Apron Fair and Supper in
the store room recently vacated by
Hagestad & Co., on Thursday June s.
Supper will be served from 5 to s
O'Clock for 20 cents.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1899-06-08

@. A. Love performed the part of
Pat Riley, the deluded Irishman, in
True Blue at Ellsworth Friday and
Saturday evenings, as substitute for
the local talent" who was disabled.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1899-06-08

The teachers for the public schools
of the city for the next school year
have all been ACKNOWLEDGMENT the
second assistant for the high school
room. The following are the teach
ers engaged, all but two of which
we're teaching the same grades last
year to which they are reappointed:
]. W. T. Ames, principal; Miss
Bertha Bell, first assistant; second
assistant, vacant; Miss Bell Frye, Sth
grade: Miss Rose L. Thelan, 7th grade;
Miss Amy Chapman, 9th grade; Miss
Inga Lien 5th grade; Miss Josie john
son, intermediate: Charity Snodgrass,
End Primary; Miss Gertie Andrus,
ISt Primary.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1899-06-08

Barnard & Clough are agents for
the American Express Co. for sale of
their money orders. Those desirious
Of using the safe, cheap method of
remitting money can be accommodate
ed by them.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1899-06-08

For SALE OR RENT.-A house and
two lots on east side Cascade Ave.
Enquire OF Mrs. w. Fl. Wood.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1899-06-08

Persons desiring to board or rent
rooms to students attending the Sum-
mer Normal School beginning June
26 should send their names and terms
to L. II. Clark of the Normal School.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1899-06-08
Volcanic Ernnfions

Good building lots on west side on
sale for easy terms. THOMAS FOsTER.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1899-06-08

FoR RENT-The room adjoining
Curtis & Lagersted's Barber shop.
ENQUIRE Of g. N. Wiger, Farmers \
Merchants State Bank.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1899-06-08

Mrs. G. II. Mcintosh who under
went a severe surgical operation two
weeks ago, while yet unable to sit up,
is rapidly recovering The operation
was performed by DIR. Ashley of this
city and DR.. Briggs of st. Paul.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1899-06-08

The little son of Mr.. and Mrs. Chas.
Lunger, aged two months, died yes
terday and was buried this afternoon,
Rev. c. FL Mcintosh conducting the
services
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1899-06-08

EscULAPIUs positively cures head
ache. % cents at the drug stores.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1899-06-08

A Rebekah Lodge was instituted at
Roberts last Friday evening with "a
charter members. The degree staff
of Greenwood Lodge, this city, offici-
ated.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1899-06-08

For bicycle bargain see the wheel
that offer at $500.
PERCY AP ROBERTS.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1899-06-08

Your bicycle quickly and neatly
repaired at Forsyth's cycle store, IRE
mont Block.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1899-06-08

The Janet Waldorf Theatrical Co.
have been meeting with deserved sue
cess in playing to great audiences in
Hawaii this summer.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1899-06-08

The Mancenilla, 10 cts. and the La
Crema, cts. are two of the best
brands of cigars on the market to-day.
Try one.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1899-06-08

Where can / find good suit of
clothes at the lowest price, Why, at
4. j. Burhyte's, of course
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1899-06-08
LOCAL And MISCELLANEOUS.

Gollmar Brothers Circus in town
tomorrow. The tents will be pitched
at Clark's Grove.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1899-06-08

Grand Inter-City Cycle meet at st.
Paul June 10. One and one third fare
for the round trip.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1899-06-08

The Normal Gymnastic Carnival
will be held Saturday evening, June
10. See extended notice in another
column.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1899-06-08

Henry Jensen is ordered to report
on board the battleship Iowa at Bren-
ington, Wash, on the 10th inst.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1899-06-08

Ellsworth is making preparations
for a grand celebration on the 4th of
July, as is also New Richmond.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-11-12
CONNUBIALITIEs.

That love is blind, or at least near-sighted,
Is possibly one of the reasons why lovers
often make sDectacles of themselves.
When wife asks her husband for money
and he says no her first impulse is to wish
that she had said the same thing to him
when he asked her to marry him.
A beautiful story comes from London
about a young American girl who had
promised to marry an Englishman on condi-
poses himself to the deadly peril that earns
the Victoria Cross. 1t is safe to bet that
he hasn't a title, or he would not be asked
to take the risk.
Assemblyman Robert Mazet of New York
who has come into such prominence by rea-
son of tho investigation of municipal af-
fairs in New York City instituted by him,
Will be married next Wednesday to Miss
Elsie Moore, daughter of Chief Engineer
Moore of the United States navy now re-
tired with the rank of commodore.
Hamlin Garland, the author of stories OF
western life; Is going to be married: the
prospective bride being Miss Zulema Taft.
She is the daughter of Prof. Don Carlos
Taft, formerly cf the University of Illinois,
and a sister of dorado Taft, the sculptor.
She is an artist of ability, having studied
Yer Merson, and was favorte pupil of
MacmonnieS.
A newly married couple in New Bruins
wick, n. j., circumvented their misch!evous
friends by starting on their wedding jour
ney by way of the roof. The friends, well
supplied with rice and old slippers. stood
at the foot of the stairs. The pair ascended
then down and through the rear door to a
back street, where they entered a waiting
carriage and were driven to the railway
station.
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stumps he was troubled. However. it was
not like him to give up at the outset, so
he seized his hoe and bravely tackled the
first stump. He hoed the earth from around
1t and then he picked up a crowbar and tried
to pry the stump out OF its earthly bed, but
the poor child might rs we'll have tried
to throw the earth at the sun. The stump
wouldn't bulge. But he didn't cry or sit
down in despair. He simply whistled a new
tune and tackled the job again. While he
labored, singing and whistling by turns,
a beautiful butterfly flew up to him and set
tied upon the crowbar and in an instant
1t became as light as a feather in his
hands, for, of course, there are few things
as light as butterfly, and II heavy but
terfly would have made the crowbar heavier,
it would stand to reason that a light but
terfiy would make it lighter.
But light crowbar is not as serviceable
as a heavy one, and John saw the lightness
was in the wrong place, so he said very
gently-he was always kind to animals-'1f
you please, Miss Butterfly, think il you'd
flutter down to the stump it would help me
more than 1t does to make the crowbar
light" The butterfly nodded her wings and
flew upon the stump and in a moment 1t
became so light that John pulled 1t out of
the ground and cast 1t aside as easily as IL
1t had been a turnip. So the butterfly, fol-
lowed by John, who first dug the earth from
around them and then yanked them out with
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fun he would have in beating Che poor little
orphan at o'clock.
John set out with light heart. The
greatest writer that ever lived has told us
merry heart goes all the day,
Your sad tires in a mile-a'
And so 1t was with John He made moth
ing of the ten miles to Ed Larrabee's and
when ho camo to tho house he gave a loud
yippoa and Ed came to the front door.
"Hello. Mr.. Larrabee," said John II have
come to lead homo the fowls that Mr.. Far
well has bought"
Lead 'em? Why, man alive, or rather
boy alive, theirs 300 OF 'ecn an they amt
sheep And you don't lead sheep-outside OF
tn, good bool;,"
"Weli, It wont do any harm TO try TO
do it," eaid John, manfully and so they
wen: out to tho henhouses. There were
100 Plymouth Rocks and 100 Light Brah-
mas and 100 Brown Leghorns
John knew something about fowls and so
he tackled the Brahmas first. They are
sobc. and tractable-for hens-and he
thought that IL he could get them to
marching that their example might be fol-
lowed by tho others, even the fighty Leg
horn;. But hens are hens, / grieve to say,
and they were never intended for soldiers.
and after John had let out the hundred
big Brahmas from the pens where they
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Mr.. Farwell was so surprised that he
forgot to be angry and he told the boy to
go into the house and cat his breakfast
and be quick about it, as he wasn't going
to keep him in idleness.
John had chased the hoe so hard that
he had a good appetite and he quickly
made an end of the popcorn and milk that
served for his breakfast.
The meal over, he wandered out into the
kitchen TO see IL there was any one to talk
to, for he was sociable little fellow. But
there was no one. The breakfast had not
needed cooking. Mr.. Farwell popped
enough corn to last week and so saved
the expense of hired girl and he lived
all alone. Indeed no one would have dared
to live with him except John, who was too
light hearted to realize what fear was.
Farwell had breakfasted as soon as he
had risen and he now came in and found
John in the Kitchen Here, l didn't tell
you you could snoop all over my house.
II you're through with your breakfast go
out and clear my four-acre lot of stumps.
I've been meaning to do it for years, but
I've never had the time nor the strength.
Get 1t done by noon or you have no lunch.
but whipping.
John laughed long and loud Then he
said: ITS easy to work for a man who
makes my work SO light and who feeds me
30 we'll" For John was desperately fond
OF popcorn and milk and thought 1t better
than meat any day.
He walked gaily out to the lot where the
stumps were lying. He whistled like a
thrush as he went. but when he saw the
size of the lot and the number of oak
Omaha daily bee., 1899-11-12
The Boy the BobOink, the Butterflies and the Bees.
Connecticut Fairy Story.
BY c, b. LOOMS
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
BY C.. b. LOOMS.

Copyright, 1899, by c. b. Loomis)
Once upon a time there was little boy
and his name was John Saltonstall and he
lived in a village called West Woodstock.
Now this village is in the mighty state OF
Connecticut.
John Satonstall was a poor orphan, but
he was Of such happy disposition that his
lot was not as hard as that OF most orphans.
because there was not a family In the vii
lage who was not glad to keep John over
night and give him two meals just to hear
his merry laugh and his melodious whistle.
And he was a willing boy, too. and many
is the woodpile that has grown up by the
sound OF his saw and many are the weeds
that has perished ingloriously, thanks to
his stubby fingers.
Now, when he was years old. wicked
and mean man, whose name was Milford
Farwell and who "farmed it, about three
miles out OF Woodstock, took 1t into his
wicked head that he must have hired boy.
And this was less because he needed help
than because he wanted to have some one
to hector and tease. So he sought out John
and asked him IL he'd like nice home and
ali the comforts OF farm life, and happy
little John smiled one of his smiles and
laughed one of his laughs and said yes
The next day John left the old carpenter
shop, where he had been sleeping for some
time past, and walked out to Farwelfs place,
which is near Pomfret. He found 1t to be
an uninviting looking farm Of some sixty
acres. There was big two-story house
connected with a woodshed and carriage
house, a barn and ten hen houses, all sadly
in need OF paint.
That night John had supper Of milk
and went to bed without having been scolded.
but early the next morning-at daybreak-
Mr.. Farwell came UP to the attic and called
him with rough Here, you browse bed,
what am feedin and cothin' you fer, I'd
like { know, eff 1t amt thet you may work
fer me. Git UP an come outdoors an" earn
yer breakfast.
John rose and dressed, smiling all the
while at the rough words Of Mr.. Farwell, for
he supposed that he was jesting.
But Farwell never jested and as soon as
the boy was out of doors he heaved a piece
OF earth at him and said: 81 want my ten
acre patch Of corn hoed before breakfast.
Ef tisn't done, no breakfast"
John seized the hoe and ran, laughing,
to the lot, but know Of no boys who could
do such job before breakfast, unless break
fast was postponed several days. and then
I'm sure they could not do it.
However, John set bravely to work, and
after he had done one row bobolink perched
on his hoe handle and began singing, and
although the boy had never understood bird
language before he now knew that the
bird was saying:
Keep on laughing while you hoe,
81 will do the rest. you know"
So John kept on hoeing and laughing and
Whistling and the hoe travelled so fast that
he could hardly keep up with it. He fol-
lowed it UP with his hands on the handle
Ind before you could say Jack Robinson he
had hoed ten long rows, and when Mr..
Farwell came up to trounce him for not
loing his task John had finished the job
md was blowing on a blade of grass.
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had been cooped for days they were so
glad to get to grass that they scattered in
a dozen directions.
Soma boya would have sat down in de-
spai.. but John clucked gently to them and
whistled pretty tune and they soon saw
they had nothing to fear from him. Still,
they didn't propose to be led by him or by
ary othe: merry heart.
But IL hens have a weakness-and they
have thousand--it is a liking for raw
meat, and John bethought him of that fact
and then 1t was as easy as pie as far as the
Brahmas and Plymouth Rocks were con-
cerned He tied scraps of meat at the end
OF strings, and, mounting Larrabee's sons
bicycle, he dangled the meat at the end Of a
long pole and the hens made dash for the
meat and followed it on the run all the
way to Farwelrs pens, where they got it
not before He led the Plymouth Rocks in
the same way, although he set them faster
pace than he had thought good for the
heavy Brahmas and then he returned to
lead the Leghorns. But when he let the
Brown Leghorns out they flew all over the
four-acre lot and he saw that the meat plan
wouldn't work with them And it was get
ting close to o'clock, and Farwell wouldn't
take a half a job for a whole one, as Mr.
Larrabee kindly explained to him.
But the bobolink and the butterfly had
been watching him and they whispered to
a wandering bee.
And that is why 100 handsome humble
bees appeared each with a kernel of yellow
corn in his talons. Talons doesn't sound
right, but how could a bee hold kernel
of corn without talons? Each bee poised
himself in front of a Leghorn and as yell
low corn excites hen as much as yellow
gold excltes a human, those fowls followed
the corn and the corn was borne to Far
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ease, and by IL o'clock he had cleared the
whole field and had piled the stumps up in
a pyramid sixty feet high
Promptly at 12 Mr.. Farwell came out to
the lot looking like a cross giant. He was
very tall and his face was ugly and wrinkled
in the places that indicate selfishness and
cruelty. He was growing and grumbling
and inwardly chuckling, because he knew
that he'd have the fun Of thrashing John in
about two minutes. He did not see the boy
at first, but hearing him whistle he looked
up and there sat John on the apex of the
pyramid, smiling like Chesire cat. Well,
even Farwells i'll nature was not proof
against that and he burst out into harsh
laugh and said: You're the best boy to
work ever saw. Come down now, and we'll
have lunch"
Lunch consisted of milk and popcorn.
After it was finished Mr.. Farwell said: 81
have bought 300 fowls of Edison Larrabee
and I want you should fetch 'em over this
afternoon. If you get 'em here by nightfall
you can have some supper. II you're later
than I'll wallop you and send you to bed
without mouthful to eat"
John always liked to work among hens
and he never borrowed trouble, so he said :
"I'l go at once. Shall l hitch up and get
'em or shall l lead 'em?"
Hitch up? Why, ther's 300 on 'em and
they're of three different breeds Wagon
wouldn't half hold 'em. They must be led
back and If you mix 'em up I'll mix you up
so hard you won't know your hands from
your feet"
Now, Farwell thought he had set John
an impossible job He was aching to trounce
the boy and would have done so long be-
fore II 1t hadn't been for his infectious
laugh. That seemed to render him incapable
OF his usual meanness. However, he was
sure that the boy would not be able to bring
back even ten of the hens and he rubbed
his hands together in anticipation of the
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prise, you don't have to get ready. It's
mi tha. wants it,
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| wells place as fast as the bees could fly
with their heavy loads. 1t was just quarter
! to 6 when the last Leghorn entered the
| yards and then John fastened the gates and
went into the house. Not hen had been
mixed UP.
| Farwell had been preparing some switches
out in the barn and he had not noticed
what had happened. He came into the
house, glanced at the clock and then saw
John reading a newspaper.
He was speechless with surprise. The idea
Of the boy daring to sit there when his work
was unfinished; for of course he must have
failed in his herculean task. The evening
breeze brought an unwonted sound of crow
ing. Farwell hadn't kept chickens in years.
:! The heavy, full challenge of Brahma
rooster was followed by the saucy and forid
answer Of Leghorn cockerel Farwell
turned on his heels and walked out to the
hen house. John followed him with an un-
suspicious mind.
Farwell looked in at the different doors
Of the hen houses and saw the scores of
beautiful birds, the matronly Brahmas, the
sober Plymouth Rocks and the nervous and
jaunty Leghorns. An then and there a
miracle occurred, for Milford Farwell, the
meanest, cruelest man in Windham county,
dropped his switches, turned and shook
hands with John and said Boy you're
| just the feller I've been lookin' fer.
| cal'lated to half murder you before l got
through with yer. jest fer deviltry. but a
| boy that can work as you do an keep gay
over it amt goin' ter be hurt by me-nor
| anyone else, neither"
| And then John began to blubber-foolish
| boy.
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fellow ought to do himself. but coaxes an
other fellow to do for him"
Mamma" said the little 4-year- Ethel,
may have piece of cake?"
"wat until I'm ready. Ethel" replied the
motho:.
"Wht, mamma." exclaimed Ethel in sur
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|
prise, you don't have to get ready. It's
mi tha: wants it,
Mamma" said 5-year -old Johnny, "Mr.
Singleton is engaged to sister Nellie now,
| isn't he?"
"Wh:, what makeo you think he is,
| tohnny2" asked his mother.
| "'Cause," replied the small observer, "he
| has.': given me any candy for week and
] yesterday he kicked the dog"
Tho family living in the house next door
| to little Bessie had little baby and a few
| days after its arrival she was allowed to
| go over and see it.
"Ia it boy or a girl?" asked her small
| brothe, when she returned.
why, what a silly question: retorted
| Bessie. "Ot course they can't tell yet, for
| IL hasn't been named'
! Tho boy with tho freckled face proposed
that they forge written excuses from their
! fathers and stay away from school today.
'f cannot do such thing" protested
the boy with flaxen curls. my father spells
| too WELT"
Saying which, he proceeded to school, and
after that grew up to be great and good
MAS.
This shows how eeemingly trifling cir
cumstances sometimes affect our lives most
profoundly.
A Memphis 3-year- old boy who is sporting
h1 first pair OF trousers "got away with"
his mother several nights ago. His nurse
wEo Ia so black that charcoal would make
white mark on her, was going to church
and tho lad wanted to go too.
"fou can't go wild me, chile. Them mig
gerS I'd put you out. You'se too white"
This ended the matter for time. After a
few minutes the boy broke forth again:
Say, Mamie he said, "det dat stove
pol, and black my face; den l ten do wifi
you
The boy went to church
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pRATTLE OF THE YOUNGSTERS.

"Bobbic." said the teacher to small
pupil, what is the meaning Of the word
lazy?'"
Lazy" answered Bobbie, "means what a
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1899-03-23
Cyclones Harvest of Death.

Birmingham, Ala, March ia cyclone
struck the belt of country lying between
Helm and Edwardsville, Cleburne county,
yesterday afternoon and wrought terrific
damage, seven persons were killed, five of
them in one house.
1t took railroad trains until 10 o'clock
last night to get through on account of the
trees and telegraph poles that had fallen
across the track. Cattle were drowned,
and dozens Of grain mills were destroyed.
The house of the Coffee family was abb
soutely torn to pieces. There were eleven
inmates of the house, seven of whom were
killed outright and three badly injured.
The storm swept path of twenty miles
long and leveled everything in its way.
Altogether twenty-five persons were In
jured. The havoc wrought was terrific.
and the scenes of suffering terrible in the
extreme.