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River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1899-08-17
HOUSEHOLD BITS.
Odds and Ends of Useful InfOrmn-
ton for the Busy House
wife.


Cherry vinegar that will be appre-
ciated as a cooling summer drink
should be prepared now. Slightly wash
two quarts of cherries and pour over
them one quart of pure vinegar. Put
in an earthen bowl, cover and set in
a cool place for two days. Strain, using
a muslin bag, and to each pint of liquid
add three-quarters of a pound of sugar.
Place on the fire and let it boil Is min
utes. Strain, set aside to cool for Is
minutes, and it is ready to bottle.
A new invention that will delight the
heart of the camper is a combination
bed, tent and boat. 1t consists of can
vas cover, which may be fastened to the
mast and extend to the edges of the
boat, of which portion is inclosed. a
canvas stretches over a low frame, with
a mattress underneath, so made that
it can be folded away when not in use.
Cheese sandwiches are always excel
lent to serve with the salad course.
Crate any cheese, rub to paste with
butter, and spread the bread. Dust
with salt and pepper and cut into strips.
Golf stick baskets made of wiclS,r to
match all out-of-door furniture are in
great demand for porch, veranda or
hall of country house. They are cylin-
drieal in form and usually painted the
popular forest green.
Cucumber sandwiches are a popular
addition to the fish course. Thin slices
of the cucumber, spread with mayon-
naise. are laid between buttered slices
of whole wheat or brown bread They
should not be prepared until just before
serving.
In sickness, when disinfectants are
needed in sinks and basins, use car
bolic acid, allowing four tablespOonfuls
to each pint of cold water. Pour down
the pipes and let it stay half hour be-
fore flushing.
Covers for sorbet cups come in imita-
ton of little brown jugs. They fit close
" over the cups, and are fastened with
ribbon to match the color of the table
decorations.
A very little milk in tepid water is
excellent for wiping off painted doors
and oilcloths.
Any utensil in which frying has been
done should be wiped out with soft
paper before washing. Washington
Star.
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interference ON the Farm.

"No question about farming can be in
troduced but about which the best of
farmers probably in most
cases, both sides approximately right
under their special conditions" said
Gen. Cassius Clay the other day. Now,
under these varying circumstances a
mastery of detail in any particular case
is necessary to secure reasonable sue
cess. Therefore. the successful farmer
of the future must be man of obserya-
ton and intelligence, and possessed
with proper zeal to keep up with the
best varieties of live stock, the best
kind of grains. forage plants and
grasses, and also with the most inn
proved methods of feeding stock, so that
the greatest profits shall come TO the
products of the farm, as turned into
beef, pork and mutton. And all this
is to be done without any deterioration
of the land. In fact, successful farming
demands continual improving of the
land"
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1899-08-17

Francisco; and the Six Companies have
representatives all over the world
wherever there is to be found col
ony of 1000 or more Chinese people.
All orders and all transactions ulti-
mately go on record in the home of
fees at Canton, China. There is where
the bulk of the money made goes, too.
Not only is this trust" which is
contrary to the modern ideas of our
people, but it is trust" organized for
dealing in human beings. The princi-
pal business of the Six Companies is
supplying cooiie labor in large fields
of enterprise, such as building rail-
roads, mining and ordinary labor re-
curing no special skill or fitness for
peculiar employment. The Six Com
panies supply Chinese laborers for the
mines of Brazil, Chill, Ecuador, Bolivia
and other countries. They furnish la
borers for the guano deposits of Peru
and for the Peruvian inter beds. At one
time there were 10000 Chinese coolie
laborers employed on the Pacific rail
roads, and many of them are still EN-
ployed on those roads, keeping them in
repair.
This traffic in human beings is not
called slavery or slave trade, because
the Six Companies do not sell their hui
man cattle. They hire them out. They
receive a stipulated sum for the work
of their hands, and they also receive
payment from each coolie for procur-
ing employment for him. The coolies
hut - all tt,fc &c
and purposes they are slaves. Never
theless, they look upon the Six Com
panies as public benefactors. They are
provided with employment. and have
their transportation paid for them,
which, of course, they have to pay back.
The coolies are paid about S25 per
month. The Six Companies contract TO
provide the board and lodging for their
coolies; and they charge enough to al
most l,sorb all of their earnings. Con-
sequeatly this trust" which deals in
human beings, simply permits the
coolies TO live and make rich their bene-
factors (?) by their toll
Now be it understood that the Six
Companies employ highbinders, just
as American corporations may do. You
must understand that a highlander is
simply an executive officer, or chief of
police or sort of sheriff. The Six
Companies have no connection with any
of the secret societies which exist
among Cinnamon. but all secret socie-
ties have their highbinders. There are
probably not more than 200, certainly
not more than 500, highbinders in this
country.
Now. TO understand what highbind-
err really is. you must know that the
Chinese colonies in this country have
their own methods of government,
based on Chinese laws. They obey all
of our laws except the laws against
gambling They violate the gambling
laws of this country. just as white men
do. But, while observing our laws, they
maintain the laws of China, and execute
them as faithfully as they can They
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1899-08-17
Two Clever wives.

Johnson-My wife fooled me the
other night by asking me to stop the
clock when / came in, as it disturbed
her rest, and the next morning there
was the hour of my homecoming star
ing me in the face.
Jackson-My wife asked me TO start
ours when | came in, and the next
morning she figured out the difference
in time between it and her watch in
such way as to prove me liar by
nearly three hours.-Jewelers Weekly.
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what 1t Meant.

In one Of the the suburbs of Philadelphia
there is a school principal who is a very
kindly man. He is noted particularly for his
love of animals, and he never neglects an OPP
portunity to lecture his young charges on
his pet hobby.
The other day he told them all about vivi-
section and how, in the name of science,
it entailed untold suffering upon dumb ami
mails. At the end of his discussion, in order
to make sure that his words had been fully
understood, he asked:
'Now tell me what vivisection means"
please, sir" answered one of the boys,
at means trying it on the dog. Judge.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1899-08-17

Neighbor You have my deepest
sympathies, madame, in the drowning
of your dear husband and my best
friend. Col. Bibber. 1t must have
been a great blow TO you, indeed.
Mrs. Bibber-A terrible blow to me it
was, surely. but how infinitely greater
to him. poor soul. Imagine, il you can,
the ignominy that must have possessed
his sensitive nature at the conscious
ness of the fact that he was being
drowned in water-Boston Courier.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1899-08-17
True to Her Ideal

NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.!
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1899-08-17

''You are convicted of bigamy," re-
marked the judge, impressiyely, while
the prisoner glanced over his shoulder
at three stern-visaged women. Now"
continued the court, Il intend TO give
you the severest penalty the law al
lows" Here the prisoner covered his
face with his hands and wept. Il shall
sentence you to prison for two years.
What are you grinning at?''
Il thought" smiled the prisoner
through his tears, you were agoing to
turn me loose. "-Boston Traveller.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1899-08-17
Potters, war AGAINST Lend.

For more than hundred years man
ufacturers of pottery have been trying
to find substitute for lead in making
glaze. The use of lead for this pur-
pose dates back to the ancient Assyr-
ians and Egyptians. The objection
TO it is that, unless strict precautions
are taken, it poisons the workmen,
causing paralysis, blindness and even
death; but despite the efforts of modern
science, stimulated by the offer of
premiums and medals, no satisfactory
leadless glaze has yet been found. Re-
cent advances, however, have led to the
expression of the opinion before the
Society of Arts in London that success
is at last within ight.-Youth's Com
panion.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1899-08-17
CATTLE AND HOGS.
An Approved system of Cleansing
Animals of Lice and other
Kinds of yermin.

Where but few cattle are kept they
may be kept clean easily by applying a
wash or emulsion by means of sponges,
mops or syringe, but where large
number are to be cleansed, the illus
tration shows a method that is popular
in the ranching sections of the great
southwest. Ii consists of a derrick 16
feet high on which barrel is securely
fastened. From the barrel is a pipe
that divides into five smaller ones, each
is inches apart, on each of which is a
piece of hose II inches long, and 10 the
end of each hose tin rose from a
shrinking can is fastened. Another
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1899-08-17
sheep Pestered by Flies.

Sheep are naturally cold-loving ami
mails. Occasionally they SILVER when
penned up wet in high wind, but it is
the heat which really makes them mis-
cradle, and flies. which are worse to
them even than the heat. If they were
left INTENDED in many parts OF the
country, however plentiful and good
their food, they would soon die out, if
only from this plague, against which
they seem quite unable to protect them
selves.-C Chicago Chronicle
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spectacIes of GeIatine,

Persons working at trades which re-
quire protective spectacles know that
wire gauge protectors do not afford
sufficient light and that glass is liable tc
smear or break or splinter, and they will
be pleased to learn that spectaeles are
being made from Schering's gelatoid
an elactic, perfectly transparent ma.
terial. which can be sufficiently hard
ened for this purpose. 1t does not con
dense moisture on its surface nor be
come so hot as glass. 1t does not catch
fire, and if broken does not splinter
Chicago Chronicle.
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coop FOR BRoopY HENs.

An open coop without any floor, but
with light top, is the very best means
for breaking up hens desire to sit.
Make the coop like that shown in the
cut with slabs all about it, their lower
ends being held in place by by inch
strips that run around the four sides
The hen will soon begin to scratch %,
the earth and forget her broodiness.--
Orange Judd Farmer.
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train work and exercise.

1t has been declared that three hours Of
brain work will destroy more brain tissue
than a whole day of physical exercise.
America is filed with men and women who
earn their living by their brains. Hostel
ter's Stomach Bitters makes the mind act
i've and vigorous. This medicine is a tonic,
an appetizer, and a sure cure for dyspep-
sia. 1t has fifty years record Of cures. See
that private Revenue Stamp covers the
neck of the bottle.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1899-08-17

These biscuits are rather heavy" he
observed.
His wife burst into tears.
Then you dc not worship me any
moTel" she sobbed.
Higher criticism is not incompatible
with worship" protested the man, not
unreproachfully
We live in liberal age. and how vain
ii is TO stand ont against tendenciesl-
Detroit Journal
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Accounted For.

Mr.. Crude Ito wife. at breakfast table,
Our neighbor, Mr.. Lens, the astron-
omer, tells me that they have discovered
more spots on the sun.
Crude, ,Jr.-That's right, pop. / put
them there in little scrap he and l
had yesterday Richmond Times.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1899-08-17

An old farmer who had been to Lon
don was describing to his friends the
splendor of the hotel he stayed at.
Everything was perfect" said he
with the exception of one thing
they kept the light burning all night
in my bedroom, thing / amt used
to-
Well said one of them, why didn't
you blow it out p
BLOW it out said the farmer; "how
could i? The blessed thing was in.
side bottlel Bits.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1899-08-17
WHERE LINCOLN DIED.
The Historic House at Washington
Has become Almost n Ruin, but
Is Being Repaired.

Under the direction of Col. Theodore
Bingham, superintendent of public
buildings and grounds, repair work has
been begun on the old house at sic
Tenth street, where Abraham Lincoln
died. This building is one of the first
places visited by sightseers who come to
Washington, and comment is invariably
made on the shocking condition into
which the historic house has been al
lowed to fall.
Viewed from the outside the house is
a dingy, battered looking structure. 1t
would attract no attention, except as
the most neglected building on the
block, were ii not for weatherbeaten
plate on which sentence setting forth
that Lincoln died there can be made out.
Broken shutters, from which the an
cient paint has long been parting, flap
against the windows. The whole aspect
of the place is uninviting.
Inside the house things are about as
bad. The floors and supporting timbers
in the lower part of the building are
decayed. Plaster has fallen from the
walls. The house has been made mu-
scum of Lincoln relics, but the moldy,
gloomy surroundings take away from
the interest and inspire most visitors
with fierce longing to get away from
the house as soon as possible and see
something more cheerful.
The last congress appropriated 1888
for the purpose of repairing the build
ing, and Col. Bingham will need it all.
The floors win be repaired, the broken
plaster replaced, the yard in the rear
paved with cement, and the old plumb
ing torn out and replaced by modern
fixtures. Galvanized iron window caps
will be placed over the windows, and
the rooms, excepting the one in which
the president died, will be papered and
painted. Steam heat will be intro
duced, and the decayed window sills
will be renewed. A new brick addition
is being constructed in the rear of the
building.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1899-08-17
An Ontimistic view.

'The lies the blamed newspapers publish
about us, said one politician TO another, is
enough to drive man to drink"
Eyes, that's so" replied the other, but
still we have no cause for complaint"
"Why not ?" asked the first, in surprise.
"Well, it might be much worse, was the
reply. They might publish the truth. -
Chicago Evening News
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1899-08-17

There are eight inches more rainfall
on the south shore of Lake Superior
than on the north shore, and three
inches more in the cases of Erie and
Ontario. There is also a greater precip-
itation on the eastern shores of Lakes
Huron and Michigan than on the west
ern.- Chicago Tribune.
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Cut a swell.

Employer suppose you cut quite swell
George:
George Washington-'Deed / did, Mistah
Erown. Dey wah dude niggah waitah who
dun tried t fliwt wifi my Loo, an cut him
deep, did Nah razah cewt'nly hab keen
aidee--(lhio State Journal
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T.niIe. Cnn yyenr shoc.

One size smaller after using Aliens Foot
Ease, a powder for the feet 1t makes tight
or new shoes easy. Cures swollen, hot,
sweating, aching feet. ingrowing nails, corns
and bunions. At all druggists and shoe
stores. 25c. Trial package FREE by mail.
Address Allen S. Olmsted, lie Roy, n. Y.
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A remarkable feature of India is the
number of deserted capitals. There are
no less than three old Delhis. all close
Ia each other and south of the pres
ent Chicago Chronicle.
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An Explanation,

at strikes me this ice water is dirty
said a Cincinnati hotel guest.
"Hully gee!" exclaimed the bellboy, as he
looked in the pitcher, 81 betcher de porter
forgot Ter wash it."-Chicago Evening
NpMs
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Minister am sorry didn't see you
at church yesterday. Tummus.
Tummus- Weel. We see, ii wis siccan
\ wat day it wisna fit to turn DOT dog
in. But sent the wife, sir.-Tit-Bits.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1899-08-17

Even in summer a strong draft of air
through q stable is apt TO give the
horses colds, especially when they are
put into the stables while heated from
work.
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The stranger bowed reverently and
left the room. Fifteen minutes later he
was comfortably seated in the state
room of a Pullman car.
Il couldn't tell her." he unused; "the
shock would have been too great. 1t
was long time ago, but it ali comes
back to me now. How wdl remember
the night when Fedora and wrote that
note and signed the captains name.
And the letter from the consul-that
was what puzzled us for awhile, till we
found that old planter from South
America, who had been educated in
England. He wasn't afraid to risk the
forgery-and so it went. And then the
mail-that is, part of the mail that we
sent back; l always had a curiosity to
know what was in some of those letters.
Poor Margaret! She loves me still.
No-she said she didn't love me. Which
is it? I'd give a good deal to know wac
the deuce she does love, anyway!"-De-
troit Free Press.
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MIX River Valley.

Don't forget after harvest to take that
intended visit to the Milk River Valley of
Montana, where free homesteads can DO
taken near the railway. For printed mat
ter and other information, address Moses
Folsom, Sd and Broadway, ST Paul Mimi
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but always returning to the shrine of
her affection. Her devotion was tie
marvel of the community, and the liz
tie village was proud of it, for halo
romance rested upon her head, and held
her aloof. in awesome reverence, from
the rest of the world.
But one day the little community
was startled. \ stranger man was seen
TO enter her cottage. He was tall,
heavy-set and swarthy, and why he
had come to the village and to see the
doctors widow no one knew until after
ward, when Mrs. Duval explained that
he wanted to purchase piece of her
property.
That was his passport into her house,
but after that he was a frequent visitor.
Margaret could scarcely realize that
she was listening to amorous overtures
after her lifelong sacrifice to the mem
DRY of Girard, and she could explain it
only on the ground of peculiar re-
semblance that the stranger, Mr.. Hunt,
bore to her long-lost husband. She
could not trace il in the features, but
now and then there was something
about him so like Girard that she was
fascinated and would listen to him al
most helplessly.
But one day the end came. The stran-
ger man had offered his life and fortune
to the little widow A rosy light from
the setting sun fell aslant her pretty
features as he entered the cottage door
on the evening that he went to receive
his answer. Margaret was sitting at
Girard's desk, looking dreamily out OF
the window. In her hand she held a
small gold locket; it was open, and
showed the handsome face of the only
man she had ever loved. The stranger
stepped nearer. He understood with
out being told that she was struggling
between the old affection and the new.
Suddenly she burst into tears, and, rails
ing the locket to her lips, she kissed 1t
passionately.
"Girard! Girard!" she cried: Il can
never forsalle you! Forgive me for the
thought"
In another moment she discovered
that Hunt was standing near her, and,
sitting her emotion, she stood dignlted
| and erect before him.
II thank you for the compliment you
pay me in wishing me to be your wife,
she said, "but | must decline the honor.
For-I might as well tell you frankly,
| do not love you, and it would never be
possible for me to care for you in any
but the most distant way. / gave my
heart to my husband years ago, and
| love him this moment as much as in the
days we spent together in this little
cottage. The very walls remind me OF
him, and to forsake him now that he is
not here would be the grossest saerilege.
My life shall be one long sweet devotion
to him. L belong to him now as on my
wedding day. L thank you, sir. Good
by"
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"She seorned an her wooers so long that
now she is doomed to be an old maid for
the rest of her life. well, that seems like
a just sentence for such a contempt of
court ."-Philadelphia Bulletin
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one or the Othc-.

'.My husband" she said, as she
dreamed of the future. must be a
hero"
''Or martyr" added her dearest girl
friend. - Chicago Post.
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Unthrashed oats run through cut
ting box to which a little wheat brar
has been added make one of the best
feeds for horses known.-St. Louis Re
public.
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Two In a Rnrt.

Toward distant rocks she turned her head.
The while she deftly manned the tiller.
with Natures grandest works" she said.
art can't compete" He looked and read
This sign: Take Some Ores Sarsapa-
rilla"
yTr-fd
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COOP FOR BRooDY HENS.
A Simple Continuance That Is Sure to
Break Up Old Biddy's Desire
to Sit.

In late summer fowls are often per
sistentIy broody when their services
in the Matching line are not desired.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1899-08-17

TIL, English language is not a dead Ian
guage, yet it is frequently butchered.-Chi-
cago Daily News.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1899-08-17

Some people are so fierce about their
rights" that they forget the rights of
others-Atchison Globe.
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When horse has by any means be-
come heated he should be cooled off
gradually. Use a blanket or walk him
around for awhile.
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The average man spends a lot of time
searching for what he hopes he won't find.
N Y Herald.
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The cheaper the man the tougher the
story he viii tell or believe.-Atchison
Globe
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The man who can give no reasons for his
opinions is the hardest to change Wash
ington (Ia.) Democrat.