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River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1899-07-27
ANOTHER BEAUTY.

ouet are the same, except that there are
no rubber cushions in croquet.
Nov if you want to learn how to play
croquet and become a successful play
err: if YOU want to show your girl that
YOU are superior to Johnnie or Jimmie,
YOU must learn all the shots; just as
successful billiard players study all of
the possible movements of the ivory
balls in that game.
Here are few points which have
been learned by, with and from some of
the handsomest and most winsome
women that ever spun web, and
caught a tartar. There are some terms
used in croquet that might be de-
scriptive of the game, and should GER
tainly be known by the spectator who
takes an interest in the game. They
are:
To roquet-To hit with ones own
ball another ball for the first time.
70 croquet-To place players BAH
against the roqueted all and then
striking his own ball, moving both.
Carom-A rebounding from an arch,
a stake, or the border.
In playa ball is in play so long as
points are made, or balls hit in accord
ance with the rules.
Dead ball-A ball on which the play
er has played since making a point. 1t
is then dead to the player till he makes
another point or has another turn.
Direct shot roquet This is direct
shot, whether the ball, in passing to its
destination, does or does not carom
from wire, OF a stake on the border.
Drive or block. English ''rush"-A
roquet played so as to send the object
ball TO seme desired spot.
Cut To drive the object ball to de-
sired position, by causing players ball
to hit Il - one side.
Run or break-The making of num-
Der Of points in the same turn.
Set up-To locate the balls 50 as to
afford facility for making the next
point or run.
Wiring TO leave the balls so that the
next finds wire between his ball and
the object ball.
Object ball-The bali at which the
PLAYER aims.
Jump snot-Striking the hall 50 as
to make it jump over any obstacle be-
tween il and the object aimed at To
do this, the ball should be struck with
considerable force on The top just back
of the center.
Guilty. or danger ban-The next
played on the adyersary's side.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1899-07-27
ONLY ONE ON RECORD.
Nc other Man Ever Came Out Ahehd
of the Faro Game in jack
SON City.


The electric train from Alexandra
was halted along toward three O'Clock
in the afternoon at the south end OF
Long bridge. A boat was making Tor
the draw from up the river, and the
train had to wait for the draw to close.
One of the passengers in the smoking
car was seedy, bronzed, emaciated-
looking soldier, the crudely-painted
number on the side of whose frazZled
campaign hat showed that he belonged
to one of the mustering-out immune
regiments. On the right of the point
at which the train halted stands one of
jackson City's faro shacks, and man
in the seat behind the soldier pointed it
out to him.
Game going on in there now?' in
CURED the soldier, with a show of in
terest.
yep. All the time replied the man.
"WeH, here's where ] git action on
my last fiver," said the soldier, and he
hoped off the train and made for the
faro layout A Post man followed him
in Just to see how quick money could
be taken off the person of soldier
"Hain't got no time to fool with
chips" said the soldier, in western
twang, to the dealer, and he pulled a
greasy five-dollar bill out of his trou-
sers pocket. He studied the cases kept
by one of the seedy-looking pikers for
minute and then put the five dollars
down on the ace to win. The ace won.
Then he coppered the ace with the ten
dollars, and the ace lost. Then he
PLAYED the king open with the $50, and
the king came out ON the right side.
He was going to put the $40 ON the king
to win again, when the dealer called
him down, telling him that the game
was a S25-limit affair. The soldier
PLAYED for ten minutes longer at the
S25-limit game, and then man who
has the interests of Uncle Sans soldiers
at heart kicked him on the Sims be-
meath the table and nodded toward the
train.
The soldier picked up his bunch Of
$500. said so long" to the disguised
dealer and caught the just-moying train
by hair.
(Which feel moved to say" said the
soldier. with an ear-to-ear grin on his
drawn, hungry-looking features, count
ing out his big bundle of bills in the
car, chat, fer bein' dead easy, that beat
anything / ever see, an no mistake"
Then the only man on record who
ever got away from jackson City with
money stuffed his roll into his clothes
and told how he'd seen the day, down
in Cuba. when he'd given the whole
bunch, and dead willing, for one large,
comprehensive bite out of an apple pie
like his mother used TO make Wash
ington Post.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1899-07-27
sailor Hat TrImmings.

Whatever else may be said of the new
sailor hats. they cannot be accused of
meagreness of variety in the arrange
ment of the sashes and quilts that seem
to he the only trimmings allowed for
them. Probably the simplest arrange
ment is the three-inch wide Roman
sash banded around the hat and tied in
a neat bow on the left side. a little
more ample than this is wide sash,
folded around the hat. piled up high at
the side and finished off with quilts.
The latter may be either straight and
stiff or soft and curled. A still more
elaborate trimming is that in which
two sashes are used. One of heavy silk
goes on first, and then above twisted
one of null or chiffon. The latter is
sometimes made by graceful loopings,
TO form a cascade effect at the back OF
the hat. Decided contrasts of color are
to be found in most of the hats. For
instance. if the hat and sash arc white,
then two port quilts, starting up from
the soft white mass, are jet black. No
flowers are seen on the sailor hat.-N.
" Herald
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1899-07-27
NAMES WHITE BIRCHES.
A Valuable Timber That Came Into
Notice After the states worst
Forest Fire.

Since the paper makers b gan to
build big sulphite pulp miss in the
Maine woods the price of spruce tim
Der lands has doubled. Next to spruce
the timber in greatest demand is clean
and thrifty white birch, which is sawed
into bars and sent by the shipload to
Scotland. where it is made into spools
Nearly all the thread factories in the
United States and more than half OF
those in Great Britain obtain their
spool stock from Maine. According to
Albert A. Burleigh, president of the
Bangor & Aroostook railroad, Names
birch trees are due to the spiteful CON
duct of two employees of the Maine land
ONCE.
Some French Canadians had squatted
on state land near the Penobscot river
and defied efforts to evict them. Final
". in September, 1925, two special con-
stables were sent down from augusta
with instructions to make clean job
of evicting them. Having turned the
families out they set fire to the houses
and hay stacks. Twelve hours later
the French village was 4 smoking mass
of ashes, and the biggest forest fire
ever seen in Maine was sweeping north,
burning off more than so townships of
old-growth pine, and doing more than
$40, 100000 damage to the states lands.
Square miles of valuable hackmatack
timber were also burned over, the fire
eating ten feet into black peat boys
that had been accumulating for cen
turtles. 1t is tradition that after cross
ing Aroostook county the fire leaped the
St. John river and swept over New
Brunswick, terminating in the destruc-
ton of Miramichi, where 100 persons
persisted. The survivors were forced
to flee into the Gulf of st. Lawrence.
There they stood neck deep in the wa
ter for two days and night, while
deer, caribou, moose, bears and wolves
swan around them, seeming to seek
protection from their ancient enemies.
After the fire had burned itself out
and the land had absorbed the alkali
Of the ashes, about 100000 acres came
up to wild cherry and white birch sap
lings. For ten years or more the two
species struggled for control of the ter
ritory. Then the black knot, which
had been imported from Europe, killed
off the cherry trees giving the birches
the right of way About 50,O00,000
board feet of spool bars are shipped
out of Maine every year, and the sup
ply is still good.-N. Y. Sun.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1899-07-27
POWERFUL POST FULLER.

fulcrum. 4 hook, shown at 2, was
lsolted on top end of lever, with Two
three-eighth bolts, the hook projecting
over the end to catch in links of chain.
/ use an ordinary log chain with hook
on end. The fulcrum is made of three
pieces spiked together, the center piece
two fee eight inches long and thick
enough to allow the lever to move easily
between the two outside pieces, which
are six inches longer, and project above
the center piece that much. These out.
side pieces are one and one-half by four
inches. Bore the fve-eighth hole
through these projecting outside pieces
about one and one~half inches from the
top. Put in the lever, run bolt
through, and the puller is ready for
business. ] pulled up some old barn
shed posts with this device that could
not move with two horses and chain
This device is not patented.-S. [,
Snyder, in Ohio Farmer.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1899-07-27
CR0QUET IS POPULAR
Everybody in Washington Plays the
Oh Fashioned Game.
Lovers Of Outdoor sport Pronounce
1t Superior ia Tennis or Golf
Some OF the Rules in Force
Nowadays.
lspeeial washington Letter. ]

You have often been told that the
cyclists love the place, because of the
thousands of miles of smooth road
way; and now il is timely to tell yon
that our aggregate acres of lawn make
this a paradise for croquet players.
Every body. old as well as young, seems
to enjoy the game.
1t is "a great game for young folks
particularly. People past 80, with bald
heads, who wear porous plasters for
lumbago, do not often participate. Our
lawns are thronged with players just
after breakfast and just before dinner.
Students of human nature can get a
great deal of quiet pleasure out of the
game. The honest and dishonest ma
lures will assert themselves, just as
surely as in poker. The quarrelsome
and peaceful dispositions also show
themselves. One cannot always tell on
the croquet field whom to marry, but
ii is not hard to tell whom one should
not marry.
One of the popular society young
men, an official of the patent office, this
afternoon talked in an interesting man
ner about the game, and gave its his
tory and rules. The name indicates
the French origin of the game. 1t
became popular in Ireland, then in Eng
land, and then was brought to this
country, where it was taken up eagerly
by the young of both sexes. In 1867
public croquet matches were played in
London and Dublin.
The field, rules and practices of GRO
quet have been modified since the game
was first brought TO America. Orig
inally it was so simple that no skill
was required and no skill was devel-
oped. 1t was simply time-killing pas
time. But in this country the number
of arches has been doubled, the posi-
tons have been changed and the
grounds have been contracted. Differ
ent kinds of grounds are prepared, and
the arches have been made smaller
from time to time. The original GRO
quet arches were big enough to roll
cannon balls through without difficult
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1899-07-27
innocent ball The last played ba

Innocent ball The last played ball
of he adversary.
RogerA ball that has made all the
points except the last.
Tight croquet" is holding with the
hand or foot the nall placed against an
other for the sake of eroqnet, thus al
lowing only the latter TO be moved.
loose croquet" is striking ball
when ii is in contact with another
where il has been placed for the pur-
pose of croquet, thus moving both balls.
There are also few points or prin-
ciples in conjunction with playing the
game that will be interesting to the
devotees.
First-keep your own balls together,
and separate those of your adversary.
Second Keep with you or your part
ner the innocent" or last played ball
of your adversary.
Third Keep the guilty" or next
playing bali Of your adversary wired
as much as possible.
Fourth When you can make no fur
ther run, give your partner the best set
up you can.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1899-07-27
JoIIy women of vienna.

Vienna, the capital of Austria, is
briefly noted for producing three things
coffee, music and women. The word
'iolly" describes the temper of the vi
ennese woman most aptly. She is as
good a housewife as her German sister,
but not quite so particular she is
quite as economical, but dresses herself
more artistically; she is just as good a
mother. but more loving wife. She
is somewhat nervous, and the quarrel
with her husband is as regular as the
amen in the prayer. The truest and
prettiest type of the beautiful Wen
nese woman is that which comes from
the south In common with The ma
jority of her European sisters, the Vi
ennese makes marriage her goal.-N. Y.
S1lu
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1899-07-27
THE HOME DREssMAKER.
Items of Information Regarding tho
Latest in styles and
Fabrics.

Summer hats are more universally
worn over the brow than back from it.
Cloth suits are given pretty finish
by having extra revers of white duck
or pique, which can be buttoned on for
a change.
Sheath skirts have but one dart over
each hip and these must be fitted on the
wearer; when carefully pressed one can
hardly discern the seam.
Belts A belt of the silk elastic now
worn win fiji snugly, and a small clasp
will not add to your waist measure.
The front edges of a closo-fitting waist
need bone half way up.
Black nets at 50 cents are made up
for evening wear and are of the BTus.
sci net weave requiring a silk lining
A yelling or grenadine may be lined
with a silky percaline, but of course
taifeta is handsomer.
Girls organdie froeks are most elab.
orately trimmed with lace, or quite
plainly trimmed with tuel<s. Organdie
seldom looks well after it has once been
washed and much pressing seems to
take all the body out of it.
Surplice fronts are on some of the
newest silk waists, each front being
tucked diagonally or straight, and the
Tapped edges finished with frill, leav-
ing space for V made of tucks or Of
lace. Everything is tucked this season.
A Dressy Coat-Use the five yards of
black satin for drcssy coat with long
revers made in tailor style TO wear with
a satin skirt, line with white silk, and
in the early fall or cool summer days
wear this with chiffon, lace or tucked
silk front.
Fall silks will include taffeta, satin
Duchesse, peau de sole, gros gram and
brocades. Some manufacturers predict
the return of surah, but in the mean
time / would not advise you to buy
either it or faille, but would choose
satin or a heavy taffeta in preference.
Plaid Cheviot. -Four yards and half
of double width goods viii cut you a
sheath skirt to wear with odd waists,
but you cannot cut it on the bias and
match all of the lines down the seams
without wasting great deal OF ma
terial Patterns for these skirts cost
from ten to twenty-five cents.
Bingham does not shrink as the ma
terial used to do, but it is still wise to
allow deep hem on the skirt, extra
length tucked at the top Of the sleeves,
and long waist in this fabric. As
change, trim some Of the frocks with
blue and white, or red and white, en-
broidery instead of all white or the
usual white background.
Plaid silk used to lengthen plain
cloth skirt should be sewed on the lin
ing as a sham with the former skirt now
worn like a long oyerskirt; the plaid
toreappear as lining to the cuffs, tucked
collar, belt, and loose front over which
is placed the second front, slashed IN
several places and cut low in the nech
to show the plaid.-Ladies' Home Jour
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1899-07-27

~. The finest playing was done at
few years ago, on closely mown grass,
but the scientific player now prepares
ground better adapted to his needs
and the exhibition of his skill.
But if you study the game You will
find that it is as scientific as billiards.
There is a greater field for strategy, the
exercise of deliberate judgment, nerve,
GOODNESS and boldness of play in croquet
than in billiards., much as some may
question the truthfulness of this as
sertion. Croquet stands in strong con-
trast to the game that took its place
in England lawn tennis-with its de-
Hberate strokes, its moderate exercise
and non-fatiguing efforts.
The level, hard surface of the croquet
court, with the wooden cushion with
wn1ch 1t is surrounded, makes possible
some shots that were unheard of on a
lawn court. Some illustrations of the
nicer shots and the everyday plays seen
in almost any game are given herewith.
The expert will pay just as much atten-
ton to the object balls as does the bill
lard player. He generally likes ms
opponents ball that he is to make the
next shot with, so that it cannot be
effective in one shot, and then proceeds
to play on the other two. Thus an OPP
ponent is kept from making point
sometimes through seven or eight shots
by this mode of expert placing or set
ting up.
The boys who play billiards are very
apt learners of croquet. They learn how
the striking of the balls at certain
angles will produce certain results.
They handle cues on ivory balls; but
when they come to handle mallets they
are somewhat awkward. Nevertheless,
they very soon learn the difference be-
tween cues and mallets, and between
heavy wooden balls and ivory balls. The
leading principles of billiards and GRO
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1899-07-27

The wheat-growing farmer dislikes
much to cultivate rye because wherever
grown on the same farm some of the
rye will find its way through straw or
manure to the fields where the wheat ia
grown. 1t is not difficult matter TO
separate the two grains as they grow in
the field together. The rye heads out
several DAYS earlier than the wheat, and
it spires up foot or more higher, MAX
ing it very conspicuous. 1t is an easy
matter to go through the field with a
pair of shears and clip off all the rye
heads. cutting down low enough to
reach those that are behind IN growth.
Wheat that is free from rye is worth
seve raj cents more per bushel, and, Of
comse, wheat free from rye should al.
ways be used for seed.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1899-07-27

\ cute little three-year-old Cleveland
boy is enjoying the sensation of his first
pair of trousers. OF course the new
.'panties' are a 'well-spring of joy to
the little Iaddie, and he is getting quite
round-shouldered STOPPING over TO in
spect his chubby legs.
A few days ago a closet door was left
open and Master Leonard peeped in. In
the closet several pairs of his papa's
trousers were hanging, and Leonard
caught sight of them.
Here, mudder, mudder,' he sudden
ly called, lis desc my pants or fod'
der's ?''-Cleveland Plain Dealer.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1899-07-27
TO HELP THE STUDENTS.
The Agricultural Department To En-
courage the Pursuit of Post
Graduate studies.

With view to encouraging graduates
of colleges receiving aid from the
United States to pursue postgraduate
studies relating to agriculture, the sec
rotary of agriculture, James Wilson,
has addressed letter to the presidents
of all agricultural colleges in which
he states he has made an arrangement
with the civil service commission for
the registration of the graduates of col
leges receiving the benefits of grants of
land or money from the United States,
who may desire to enter the service
of the department as scientific aids"
on the terms stated in the notice of the
commission. The purpose is to choose
from the eligible register those per-
sons who furnish the best evidence Of
having peculiarly good qualifications
for aiding in the work of the depart
ment now in progress.
The examination of the civil service
commission will consist of the subjects
mentioned below, which viii be weight
ed as follows:
Subjects wghts
~ College course, with bachelors de- "a
(25 Post-graduate course and special
qualifications observation-disclosures. %
80 Thesis or other literature. 25
Total ..................-. .lvV
For the information of applicants the
following statement is made, as re-
ceived from the secretary of agricul-
ture:
% Applicants will be limited to graduates
of colleges receiving the benefits of grants
of land or money from the United States;
(0 Each applicant must file with the
United States civil service commission,
statement as to the length of time spent in
college, the studies pursued the standing
in these studies, the special work it is de-
sired to take up and the special qualtfica-
lions for such work, and finally a thesis
upon such special scientific subject as the
applicant may select, or in lieu of this any
over his own signature;
go The length of time any scientific aid
may serve in the department is limited to
two ~ years;
(D The salary shall not exceed forty dol
lars (S40) per month.
The minimum age limitation for en-
trance to this examination is twenty
(20) years; there is no maximum age
limitation.
This examination is open to all citi-
zens of the United States who comply
with the requirements.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1899-07-27
sun More counterfeltins.

The Secret Service has just unearthed an
other band Of counterfeiters, and secured a
large quantity Of bogus bills, which are so
cleverly executed that the average person
would never suspect them of being spurious.
Things OF great value are always selected Tor
imitation, notably Hostetter's Stomach Bit
tiers, which has many mitators but nc equals
for disorders ike indigestion, dyspepsia. con-
stipation, nervousness and general debility.
Always so 10 reliable druggists who have the
reputation OF giving what you ask for.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1899-07-27
STRONG POST FULLER.
With II Two Men Pulled Out Fifty
Two stubborn Posts in Less
Than One Hour.

l had a lot of posts to pgll out, and |
invented the device shown in sketch-a
lever, fulcrum and chain made of such
material as ] could find lying around.
With this device my hired hand and |
pulled out 50 posts in less than an hour.
The lever OBJ is made out of an old
sulky pillow tongue. about nine feet
long. Fourteen inches from the large
eud bored fyc-eighth hole for the
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1899-07-27
TIMELY GARDEN NOTES.

Celery is a good garden crop to fol-
low the early peas.
Break out the seed stalks from the
pieplant HILL If the seed is allowed to
ripen it Injuries the root and lessons
next years growth.
Should the melons be slow in grow
ing apply a small quantity of nitrate OF
soda around each Hill and chop it in
with the hoe One of the best modes Of
forcing cabbages to grow is to hoe
them after each rain or cultivate so as
10 have the soil loose and the ground
clear Of weeds and grass Farmers
Noica
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1899-07-27
Hipb-Grade Farm nutter.

Better butter can be made on The
farm than at the creamery if the same
care is given. The managers of cream
cries secure the best assistants to be
had, and they aim to put good butter on
the market. The advantage possessed
by the farmer who makes dairy butter
is that he can feed his COWS on the best
foods, use more care and work with
cleaner surroundings. a large proper
ton Of creamery butter is not uniform.
As The milk comes from many srul eos,
'out dairy butter is injured in the
.hurning and manipulation Of the
product by inexperienced persons.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1899-07-27
BARRELING APPLES.
Homemade Continuance which
Does as Good work as Any
Patented Device.

There are manufactured barreling
presses on the market, but the home
made affair shown III the cut will do as
good work, and in some points will do
il more conveniently than the CONNER
cial press. A blacksmith, with few
moments work, will bend a stout iron
rod into the shape shown, the rod pass
ing down one side of the barrel, across