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River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1899-10-05
CHRISTOPHER PEST.
Government Division of Entomology
Studies the Condition In the
Western states.

Every year since the invasion of GER
tain western states, particularly Kan
sas and Colorado, by the Rocky noun
tain locust or western grasshopper in
the years 1874 and 1876 the division of
entomology of the United States de-
partment of agriculture has sent an
agent into the field in the western
states each summer to study grasshop-
per conditions for the purpose of en-
aiding the department to predict, if
possible, a future invasion and to warn
farmers well in advance. This annual
trip for the present year las just been
completed, and the special agent, Mr.
w. ID. Hunter, has just reported to DIR.
Howard, the entomologist of the de-
partment This years Investigations
have been of special interest on account
of a slight outbreak of the locust in
North Dakota and on account of an un-
usual abundance of local nonmigratory
species in different western states.
Moreover, rather large swarm was
seen in flight in early August, the exact
settling point of which it is now diff
cult to approximate. Earlier in the
summer a statement was published in
certain western newspapers to the eff
feet that it was considered by entomolo-
gists that the Turtle mountain region
in North Dakota and Montana probably
was a permanent breeding ground of
the destructive migratory grasshopper,
a statement which oceasioned much
alarm and indignation on the part of
railroads and other land owners in that
part of the state. This region, there
fore, was carefully trayersed and scru-
tinted by Mr.. Hunter, who reports that
the migratory grasshopper does not
breed permanently in the Turtle noun
tains nor in that immediate vicinity
The ground is perfectly unsuited to
breeding, and, moreover, swarms de-
scending farther east have been traced
from far to the northeast of that place.
The probable breeding ground, he
thinks, is upon the Assiniboine river,
north and east of Regina--a region
which will be investigated next sea-
con
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1899-10-05
THE KAISER'S SERMON.
1t Put "A Sailor to Sleep, But His
Royal Highness Let
Him OF.

A good story about the kaiser comes
from Berlin. 1t is well known that his
majesty, through his annual trip on
board the Hohenzollern to the Nor
wegian fiords, is in the habit of con-
Quoting divine service every Sunday
morning. He usually reads a short
liturgy and follows the prayers with
sermon, not of his own composition,
but from the collection of some we'll.
known German divine. During a re-
cent trip the officers of the HohenzoI-
lern noticed that a sailor, during di-
vine service, either overcome by the
heat or from some other cause. had
fallen fast asleep. Their CONSERVATION
was great, and they were relieved when
the imperial sermon came to an end
and the sailor Weakened with a start,
After the service the captain called
the sailor before him, gave him a sound
rating, and sentenced him to two days'
arrest. Now it happens that on Sum
day afternoons on board the Hohenzol-
lern it is the kaiser's custom to hear
the captains report of the events of
the preceding week If any sailor has
distinguished himself, the kaiser shakes
hands with him or says few kindly
words; if sailor has been punished
the kaiser hears the details. The cap
tain reported the incident of the Sleep
ing sailor and the punishment inflicted
on him.
WAS he on the watch the night be-
fore?" asked the kaiser.
He was, your majesty"
Then let the poor devil off, Besides.
it wasn't much of sermon, anyhow"
Christian World.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1899-10-05

that she had given him only one dol
lar. He called five hackmen, who at
once said they were ready to swear
that the culprit had come back to the
stand and shown them a one dollar bill,
saying that it was more than he had
expected to get. The fellow could not
be convicted, and so / did not arrest
him. The lady said she would rather
lose the money than appear in court.
.'That is one of the reasons that hack
men thrive on dishonesty. Their pecu-
lations are small, and they know that
respectable people dread going to po-
lice court as witnesses; and so the
hackmen take chances on robbing them
whenever they can.
"Only few days ago / noticed dis
cussion between a hackman and
stranger near the Shoreham hotel, and
! sauntered over to see what was go
ing ON. l heard the stranger say:
When / was here last spring / only
paid rs cents an hour, and how is it
that you now want to charge me dol
lar? The hackman at once replied:
'Seventy-fivc cents is the regular rate;
but you asked me to let down the back
Of the victoria, and in such cases we
charge d dollar
THAT was a point-blank falsehood,
and l so informed the stranger. adj
vised him to hire some other hickman,
and he did so.
THAT hackman driving by in a sur
rev is an ex-conyict. He served term
in Sing Sing penitentiary for burglary.
He is now under suspicion of associat-
ing with a gang of thieves and is be-
ing watched. He has committed several
small populations recently, but we can
do nothing with him. That surrey is
not his own. 1t belongs to another
man, who hires him as driver.
Wouldn't he be a nice sort of fell
low for ysu to trust your wife or daugh
ter to, for drive about the suburbs?
The police know him, and we know
that he ought not to be allowed TO drive
a public rig, but we can't help it. If
it was his own we could prevent him
from getting a license. He is only one
of many criminals who hold similar po-
sitions. Innocent strangers are liable
dDN ~ AAAAAtt ~ 1SAAaN SNtANA
fellow with criminal instincts. and suf-
fer some depreciation. Under these cir
eumstances it would be well for peo-
pie visiting Washington to be careful
whom they employ. 1t is generally
best for strangers to secure carriages
from the hotel clerks, because they are
careful to whose care they commit their
guests.
''One of these fellows was called by
lady on Pennsylvania avenue last
March. and he carried her to visit a
friend on Connecticut avenue. She
still wore her winter furs; but, as the
day was growing warm. she left her
furs in the carriage, while she entered
the home of her friend. No sooner had
the door closed, than the haekman
drove hastily down the avenue until he
met one of his kind, and gave the furs
to him. Then he drove back, and await
ed the return of the lady She re-
entered the carriage. and drove to her
hotel. without thinking of her furs I'M
til she alighted at the hotel entrance.
She looked for them, asked for them,
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1899-10-05
HOMEMADE GERMINAToR.

complicated scientific process to con.
duct it successfully. That this opinion
is inaccurate is shown by the home
made germinator seen in cut, repro
duced from Circular No. Is, issued by
the division of bontany, United States
department of agriculture. A piece of
moist flannel is placed on plate, the
seeds put on the flannel, a second piece
of moist flannel being laid over them,
and second plate is then inverted over
the whole. A certain number of seeds
should be carefully counted out, and the
terminating ones removed and counted
as fast as they appear. In testing Grim
son clover, if the seed is good, so to 30
per cent. should sprout within three
days. The government seed expert, A..
j. Peters, especially advises tests be-
fore sowing crimson clover. Most fail
ures with it are due to old seed, but
even fresh seed may be of poor quality.
This seed should test IS to 95 per cent.
yiable.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1899-10-05
HOUSEHOLD HINTS.

If there is one thing on which the
housewife prides herself, it is that of
having her laundering done nicely, so
that the wearing apparel may be the adj
miration of all. The washing is a small
matter, any one almost can do that, but
to have the linens present that fex-
IDLE and glossy appearance after being
ironed requires fine quality of starch.
Ask your grocer for a coupon book
which win enable you to get the first
two packages of this new starch-"Red
Cross" trade mark brand, also two of
the children's Shakespeare pictures
painted in twelve beautiful colors as
natural as life, or the Twentieth Cen
tury Girl Calendar, all absolutely free.
This is one of the grandest offers ever
made to introduce RED Cross" laundry
starch, j. c. Hubinger's latest invention.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1899-10-05
AN EVENING CALL
Brown Found Perkins Beating His
Wife and Told Mrs. Brown
All About 1t.

81 called on Perkins last evening"" re-
marked Mr.. Brown.
Did you have pleasant time?" inquired
Mrs. Brown.
Very. Perkins was beating his wife when
| came In.
What"
Il say Perkins was beating his wife, but of
course he stopped when l came in.
We'll, / should hope So
Il begged him to 60 right on, but he said
some other time would do just as well"
You begged him to go on?"
why, yes. l didn't want to stop the fun,
you know"
''Oh, you brutel"
"Eh?o
"Do you mean to say you could have looked
calmly on while he beat his wife,"
Certainly Why not?"
Il thought you had at least spark of man
hood left. l suppose you will be beating me
next"
Eyes, think / could if you would play
cribbage with me"
PLAY cribbage?"
eyes. That is what Perkins and his wife
were doing"
you horrid thing!'-San Francisco Elk
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should be sufficient to warn all readers
against employing haekmen here, with
out knowing something of them.
Now as to the policemen. The force
in the national capital is in better con-
dition than it has been for years. Maj.
Sylvester, the chief, has been newspa-
per man all his life, but has been also
employed at police headquarters for a
number of years. He was appointed to
his present position less than two
years ago, by President Mckinley, who
has personally known him for long
time. He has taken hold of his work
with vigor, vigilance and integrity.
He has paid especial attention to the
inspection of his force, and has con-
slant information concerning the char
acter and work of every man. The po-
liceman who neglects his duties now
cannot remain on the force, for his
derelictions will be discovered.
There is a restaurant on Seventh
street, within two blocks of police head
quarters, where many business men
and department clerks go for their
lunches, because they are served in
German style and the cooking is excel
lent About 1890 o'clock yesterday,
a big policeman entered the back room,
took off his helmet, belt, coat and
waistcoat, and sat down to lunch. He
first drank a glass of beer, and then or
dered another glass of beer with his
lunch He had not been there more
than five minutes. when in walked Maj.
Sylvester, his chief. The major picked
up the helmet, belt and club, and
walked away with them, without say
ing word to the officer. That was
sufficient notice that he was discharged.
How Maj. Sylvester knew the man
was there nobody knows, and the Off
Ger is probably guessing.
SMITH D. FRY.
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In STso.H ! YsTklleS
5 -. 2
RIDING ON The Hay.

o, gliding in a palace car is pleasant all
the time,
And rolling on a tally-ho is just about
sublime.
But put me on a load of hay along with
Annie Brown,
And YOU may have the finest coach there
is in all the town.
Twas long ago-I know it-but it doesn't
seem so when
1 close my eyes TO think about those happy
days again,
When l was running barefoot in hat with
half a crown,
And little trousers bravely patched, along
with Annie Brown.
There in the fragrant meadows where the
men were making hay,
And birds were sweetly singing, to the
hedges we would stray
And find the ripest black-caps. / would
pull the bushes down
So not to let the briars scratch my sweet
heart, Annie Brown.
A calico sunbonnet nearly hid her laugh
ing face;
A mother-made bib-apron couldn't hide
her fairy grace;
But never any princess in royal silken
gown
Could look to me so lovely as my darling
Annie Brown.
We gathered "black-eyed Susans" and
bright daisies in the lane.
And then within a nest of hay we wove
them in a chain,
And when our fingers touched / felt as
bashful as a clown,
Because-the birds all knew it'll loved lit
tie Annie Brown.
Gay butterflies were fitting where the wild
rose was in bloom;
The new mown hay had filed the air with
sweetest of perfume;
White cloud ships sailing in the blue We're
chasing shadows down
But all the beauty 1 could see was little
Annie Brown.
81 last the load was ready and old Uncle
Hiram cried:
Come totsl Don't keep US waiting, if you
want to have a ride
Away we flew across the field. / never
showed a frown,
Although the stubble hurt me, for loved
sweet Annie Brown.
High on the hay and hand in hand for
fear that one might fall,
And decked with daisy chains, we took
that dearest ride of all,
And from our perch we saw the lake and
steeple in the town,
While no wild bird sang sweeter than my
playmate Annie Brown.
Too soon we reached the old red barn with
big doors opened wide
And holding tight and bending low we
through them drove inside,
And then. o joy! l stole a kiss and, blush
ing, clambered down
To catch right in my chubby arms my
precious Annie Brown.
Twas long ago-I know it-but 1t doesn't
seem so when
I close my eyes to dream about that hap
piest day again;
And oft l make pilgrimage back to my
childhood's town,
To see where once upon the hay rode with
Annie Brown.
III. c. Dodge. in Chicago Daily Sun.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1899-10-05
FEE THAT MEANT MILLIONS.
Seemingly worthless Mining stock
That Made a Law
yer wealthy.

Even more romantic than the career
of Senator w. A. Clarke, the copper
king" of Montana, is the rise of United
States Senator George L. Turner, of
Washington. A few years ago Mr..
Turner was political power in his
state, and while he was an unsuccessful
candidate for the senate he still had
influence enough to defeat the reelec-
ton of Senator Allen, and for two wears
Washington was represented in the ma
tional capital by one senator only.
Shortly after this struggle Mr. Turner
lost his fortune, and the future looked
black indeed. About this time party
of miners came into his law office They
had struck lead up in British Amer
lea, near Victoria, and wanted some
law papers made out.
I'VE can't pay you cash for 'em,
George" said one of the party, ''but
wen give you some stock and call it
square"
Il don't want the stock, boys re-
turned Turner; we've known each
other for some time, and I'll do the
work for nothing"
NO, Stree" replied the leader; 1--WE
pay as we 60" and his comrades nodded
approval.
We'll. you keep your stock and pay
me cash when you get it,"
Wed rather give you the stock,
George" urged the miner, and to please
them Turner took the certificates and
tucked them away in his safe. During
their stay in town the prospectors put
up at miners hotel, and paid out more
of the certificates over the bar for
liquor, which the host unwillingly re-
ceived.
That was two years ago. To-day Sem
ator Turner is millionaire through
those same mining stocks, the hotel
keeper is out of business and is living on
his money, and the mine is the famous
lie Roy, one of the richest in the west.
-Philadelnhia Poet
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have been bringing along that con-
founded board; and if it hadn't been
such wet night the old thing wouldn't
lave been done up in brown paper.
even although il had Just been painted
and was hardly dry. And if it hadn't
been a ridged board-but, there, /
needn't go into all that; anyone can
see that the fiasco was in no sense my
fault.
anyone but Clumber, that is. He
straightway dissolved partnership
with me, and a short time afterwards
made an attempt to burgle The Lin
dens' without aid. He didn't succeed
in getting the picture, but he did in
getting five years, and that is why. as
said at the beginning, I'm not sure
that in criminal enterprises the old
fashioned methods are, after all, any
sounder than the new."-Tit-Bits.
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A usEFUL SUGGESTION.

months, then took it off, and in about
three months she resumed the habit.
To Keep Cows from Fouling Platform
Where Gutter Is Used.-Place scant-
ling or pole across just above the point
of shoulder just high enough so as not
to touch when standing at the manger.
Cows will soon learn to step back and
make their deposits in gutter. Since
using above do not find it necessary to
wash udder as formerly, as they keep
clean.-D. NJ. NeiLirk, in Ohio Farmer.
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WOMEN
AVOID
OPERA TONS

eridanville, Pa, writes: "DEAR
NKHAM:-I had suffered for sew
airs with female troubles and
| until was discouraged. l felt
d and tired of living. l had dis
ease of kidneys, bladder trouble.
dropsy and bloating, had womb
trouble and a large tumor had
formed; in fact all my organs
were out of fix.
"Seeingawom letter prais-
ing your remedies, / wrote to
her and she begged of me to try
it. telling me all that it had done
for her. / bought six bottles of
Lydia E. Pinkharn's Vegetable
Compound and now cannot ex-
press my gratitude 10 you. The
tunor began TO come away in
pieces and / got better all the
time. l believe now that l am
entirely cured.
my doctors could not believe
it at first, as they all had told me
that my case was a hopeless one,
and no human power could do me
any good. Theywere astounded.
If can say anything that can
help other women. / shall be
glad to"
1t is not safe to wait until the
last moment. Head off trouble
Don't be satisfied without Mrs
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1899-10-05
THE VALUE OF cows.
1t Depends on Their Capacity to Con-
sumo Feed md Convert 1t
Into Butter Fat.

The value of COW should never be
based on her size, as this is poor cri-
terion to judge by. The value of a
dairy COW depends on her capacity to
consume feed and turn it into butter
fat. The COW that cannot assimilate a
large quantity of feed can never be a
good butter COW, as we cannot get from
the COW more than we can get into her
in the way of those feeds which pro-
duce butter.
Last winter at an institute III. B.
Gurler said the COW that makes $50
pounds of butter can be credited with
a profit equal to the amount received
from so pounds. The COW that makes
300 pounds of butter should be credited
with 100 pounds and is worth twice
as much as the 25o-pound COW. The
three times as much as the one that
makes $50 pounds and six times as much
as the 225-pound COW. These figures
are not exact, however, for they imply
that the 350-pound cow would not eat
more than the 225-pound COW, which is
not the case. The COW that weighs
1000 pounds must have certain guam
tity of feed to maintain the vital forces
before she can turn any of her feed
into milk and butter fat. After this is
supplied the surplus she consumes goes
either to storing up fat in her own body
or to the production of butter fat.
Herein lies the difference in cows.
One will not eat enough beyond the
needs of her body to make much butter.
Such a COW is of no value. Another
will eat enough, but it is stored up in
the shape of increased weight. This
kind of COW should be sent to the
butcher Another will eat a large guam
tity of feed and all she consumes be-
yond her own needs becomes butter
fat. Such COW is the one everyone
who makes butter is glad to get. Such
cows dairymen should try to breed. No
matter what their breeding may be they
are valuable.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1899-10-05
TWO USEFUL HINTS.
How to Keep Cows from Sucking
Themselves and FOuling Plat
forms Where Gutter Is Used.

To Prevent Cow from Sucking Her
self had fine Jersey heifer that got
into the habit of sucking herself. Iput
a web halter on her and strap around
her in front of the udder, then took a
Jockey stick such as used when team
is driven with a single line, just long
enough to reach from halter to strap, in
front of and just near enough to udder
not to touch, passing between front
legs. / kept it on her for about two
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1899-10-05
Two WAYS.

MY brother was very high strung"
said the self-sufficient tourist. with an
air as if the infirmity of his relative was
something to be proud of. 1T is FAM
lily characteristic"
MY brother was pretty darned high
strung himself" replied Tarantula Jim.
but we never felt like braggin' much
about it. He was strung up on one of
the sails of the windmill over there
lynched for little somethin', it don't
matter what now. am pleased to say,
though, that such stringin' has never
'peared to run in the family TO any great
extent IN. Y. journal.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1899-10-05

Sir Arthur Sullivan was once asked
where he was able to compose best, and
under what circumstances his ideas
flowed most freely. There is no place, :
he said. where | have so many inspira-
tions as in railway carriage. There is
something in the rapidity of the mo-
ton. in the changing of the iron, and in
the whirring of the wheels, which seems
to excite the imagination and supplies
material for a host of harmonies."-
Cincinnati ENQUIRER.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1899-10-05
Burning weed. Is Not safe.

II is a mistake to let weeds go to
seed in the garden or around the farm,
under the impression that they can be
destroyed if gathered in the fall and
burned. In the first place, the job is
apt to be forgotten until most of the
weed seeds have been scattered. Even
If a weed is burned. its seeds may not be
destroyed unless a hot fire of brush
is first made and the weed seeds are
thrown on a mass of burning Goals.
If weeds are piled in heaps they burn
slowly, and as the seed falls to the
ground il is protected from burning
by the strata of carbonic acid gas that
is found at the bottom of all slow-burn-
ing fires
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1899-10-05
saving of Lettuce seed.

As usually managed, lettuce always
tends TO deterioration, the seed being
saved mostly from the plants that pro-
duced seed most abundantly. The re-
suit is that after few years lettuce is
grown that produces very few leaves
before it sends up seed stalk. This
lettuce is not worth anything. The
best lettuce seeds is from plants that
grow large head of leaves and send
up a seed stalk from that. Such seed
must always be dear as compared with
that where the growing of large seed
crop appears to be the object aimed al
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SOLD.

THAT was the last crime ever COM
mitted. or rather tried TO commit. and
| still think l planned the whole thing
remarkably well. 1t was simply and
solely due to a series of the most I'M
lucky circumstances that the scheme
didn't come off.
IF The Elms' hadn't been sold that
day the house agents son (for it was
he. l found out afterwards) wouldn't
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1899-10-05
TESTING THE SEEDS.
Department of Agriculture Tells
Farmers How to Make Germ
inator at Home.

Most seed dealers now make germina-
ton tests before putting their seeds on
the market, and extensive work of this
class is done by the department of ag-
riculture. Consumers will also find it
much TO their advantage TO test the via
bility of seeds, but as a rule they have
the impression that seed-testing re-
quires elaborate apparatus and some
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1899-10-05
Her seIf-nenInI.

Arthur-Miss Sweetzer came mighty
near accepting me last night
Harry-That so?
Arthur asked her if she cared
enough to marry me, and she said yes,
indeed, but there were times when she
ought TO practice standardization
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