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Gilpin observer., 1899-12-07
COOKING A HUSBAND.
A Few simple Rules for Making Them
Tender and DiEestible.

In selecting your husband you
should not be guided by the silvery ap-
pearance as in buying mackerel, or by
the golden tint, as if you wanted
salmon. Be sure to select him your
self, as tastes differ. Don't go shop
ping for him, as the best are always
brought to your door. When bought,
tie him in the saucepan with strong
cord called Comfort-as the kind called
Duty is apt to be weak. Husbands
sometimes fly out of the saucepan and
become burned and rusty on the edges,
since, like Holsters and oysters, you
have to cook them alive. Make
clear, strong. steady fire out of Love,
Neatness and Cheerfulness. Set him
as near this as seems to agree with
him. If he sputters and fiZZles don't
he anxious. Some husbands do this
until they are quite done. Add lit
tie sugar in the form of Kisses, but no
vinegar or pepper. A little spice i'm
with judgment. Don't stick any
sharp instrument into him to see IL he
is becoming tender. Stir him gently,
watching the while lest he should lie
too close to the saucepan and so be-
come tasteless. You cannot fail to
know when he is done. If thus treated
you will find him very digestible,
agreeing nicely with you and the chill
dTen
Gilpin observer., 1899-12-07
pELlcANs IN THE BIO MUDDY.
Great Colony of the Birds ON an Island
In tho MIasourl Rixar

An tuo nAAnSourA 1Slv0rs
From the st. Louis Republic: Peli-
can bend, in the Missouri river, near
st. Charles, Mo-, is the scene of
great annual gathering of pelicans.
There is big fiat bar in the river
there which has endured far beyond
the usual span of bars existence in
the treacherous, shifting current of
the Missouri. This bar is the semi
annual stopping place of vast flocks
of pelicans that migrate from south to
north in the spring and from north to
south in the fall. Persons who have
observed their habits claim that they
invariably arrive at Pelican bend on
September 4, and remain until cold
weather sends them south. The peli
can is not an attractive bird. He Of
tends both the eye and the nose But
he is commercially regular in his hab
its. The parent birds catch fish and
after eating their fill deposit the others
in their pouches under their bills and
carry them to their young. These
pouches will hold from three to eight
pounds of fish. They are elastic. and
when distended to their utmost nearly
touch the ground When empty the
pouch lies closed up under the big
Dill and is merely a mass of wrinkles.
1t is this pouch that gives the pelican
his Characteristic, and -disagreeable
odor, caused by particles of decaying
fish. The pelican's legs are short and
strong, and its feet have large webs.
1t is not fast swimmer nor a rapid
flyer, but it is practically tireless in
both air and water. On land it is
awkward and unwieldy. Its feathers
are pure white except for fluffy tuft
of brown plumage that is seen on the
top of the head for about six weeks in
the. early autumn. This tuft disap-
pears in August and leaves a pimply
bald pate that is not pleasant to view
AT first the skin is red, then pink, then
a straw color. By November the skin
on the head hardens into horny
crest, which grows as the winter pro-
crosses until by the time the bird ar
rives at its breeding place in the
northwest it is SO prominent that it is
called the "centerboard" because of its
resemblance to the centerboard of q
sailboat. When properly cured, the
pelican skins and plumage are largely
used in women's garments and hats
Gilpin observer., 1899-12-07

SUDDENLY THE DOOR OPENED.
age as my young brother, whom have
not seen since babe" After saying
a few words to Harold, he wished them
good afternoon and passed on.
Marion called Harold and walked
leisurely home, little knowing what an
impression she had made on this new
acquaintance. Upon entering the
house, Harold exclaimed 20, grand
pa, we met real nice gentleman, and
he talked with auntie!"
Mr.. Grey made no reply, but during
the evening asked Marion who the
gentleman was. Marion replied that 1t
was one tEat they had met frequently
in their strolls. and Harold had opened
the conversation by his childish re-
marks. His name Is Mr.. Reginald
Stacey, and he lives next door," she
said.
Stacey" repeated Mr.. Grey. THAT
sounds familiar. l once had dealings
with one by that name, but he has
passed away"
AS time passed the meetings between
Marion and her friend became more
frequent and what was at first mere
acquaintance soon ripened into q deep
affection, until one day Reginald said:
Marion. am going away to complete
my education, but there Is something
that | wish to tell you before going"
Marion, l have loved you from the
first sight, my dear" said Reginald.
But, Reginald. what of my father?
/ love you. but l cannot leave him."
said Marion.
You and your father shall never be
separated" he answered.
After spending some time in making
promises and endearing words. he bade
her n fond good-by.
That evening Marion told her father
the whole story.
A little later on she received letters
from Reginald, and often wondered
why he did not speak about his people
in them. but, thinking that the year
would soon pass and having her time
taken up with Harold and her father.
she decided that on his return she
would ask him about them. As time
passed away rapidly, Mr.. and Mrs.
Young returned from abroad and took
Harold home paying Marion well. On
her next visit to Marion and her faith
er, Mrs. Young stated that she wished
her to come with her few days to
Gilpin observer., 1899-12-07
The Dog Got the Brush"

A very curious circumstance hap
pened in the fox hunt at Clinton re-
Gently. The dogs were hard upon the
heels of fox, when the fox darted
into hole, but some obstruction i'm
peded its passage, and it only entered
far enough to conceal its body, leav-
ing the end of its bushy tail sticking
out of the hole. When the men came
near they saw one of the dogs tearing
across the field with the brush" in its
mouth, and the fox flying in another
direction, with nothing left Of its
beautiful tail but the skinned stump.
The dog had literally pulled off the
hide, and, having obtained the brush.
retired from the contest. Several shots
were hred at the fox, but failed to
bring him down.-Hartford Courant.
Gilpin observer., 1899-12-07
swordfish Attack a Whale.

Two swordfish set upon a whale a
half mile off the seawall last Friday af-
ternoon and for half an hour kept the
water in turmoil. The rather un-
usual sight drew a considerable crowd
of spectators to the end Of the Lombard
street wharf. The swordfish, accord
ing to their habit, rose swiftly in the
water beneath the whale, which they
endeavored to strike from below.
When they missed the mark the swift
ness of their ascent would cause the
whole bodies to show out of the water.
The whale spouted and lashed about
him furiously. The water began to be
Redeemed, but before he was mortally
hurt the big creature sank to the bot
tom and was rid of his tormentors.-
San Francisco Chronicle.
Gilpin observer., 1899-12-07
Automobile weddings.

Betrothed couples who go with the
times now drive motor cars to church
for the wedding ceremony. The latest
of these up-to-date marriages has been
celebrated at ST. Germain IAuxerrois.
The bridal party drew up to the porch,
not in stately equipages, but in a long
procession of some twenty horseless
vehicles of the newest pattern. A
large crowd had gathered to witness
the arrival. Cheers went up, mingled
with humorous remarks, when the cor
tege OF motors appeared. The brides
and tridegroom's carriages were
decked out with white lilac. chrysan-
themums and ferns.-Paris Daily Mes
senger
Gilpin observer., 1899-12-07
DON'T WORRY.
A Few of the Epig ram ma lists Shots at
Woman's ChieS Foe.


Worry is the father of insomnia
Worry is forethought gone to seed
Worry is discounting possible future
sorrows so that the individual may
have present misery. Worry is not one
large individual sorrow; it is colony
of petty, vague, insignificant, restless
imps of fear, that become important
only from their combination, their con-
stancy, their iteration. Worry is the
traitor in our camp that dampens our
powder, weakens our aim; under the
guise of helping us to. bear the present
and to be ready for the future worry
multiplies enemies within our mind to
sap our strength. Worry must not be
confused with anxiety, though both
words agree in meaning originally, a
choking" or a 'strangling," refer
ring, of course, to the throttling effect
upon individual activity. Anxiety faces
large issues of life seriously, calmly,
with dignity. Anxiety always suggests
hopeful possibility; it is active in be-
ing ready and devising measures to
meet the outcome. Worry is the DOM
nance of the mind by a single, vague,
restless, unsatisfed, fearing and fear
full idea. The mental energy and force
that should be concentrated on the
successive duties of the day is con-
stantly and surreptitiously abstracted
and absorbed by this one fixed idea.
Gilpin observer., 1899-12-07
To stop No.c BIecdInR.

Bleeding OF the nose is often very
difficult to stop, but the efficacy OF the
following method Is vouched for by a
correspondent OF the New York Times.
The writer says; "Cut some blotting
paper about an inch square. roll 1t
about the size Of lead pencil, and
put II up the nostril that Is bleeding.
The hollow in It will allow the sufferer
to breathe; the blood will nll the space
between the tube and the nose, and
will very soon coagulate and cease to
flow"
Gilpin observer., 1899-12-07
BcDighted superstitIon.

Mrs. Slimdiet-Well. that fellow
Longhead, who talked about taking
board here. is just about the most su-
perstitious man | ever did hear OF.
He's actually afraid of ghosts. Maid
Ghosts, is It? Mrs. Slimdiet-Yes, He
writes that he has changed his mind
about coming because he's been told
that half dozen people have starved
to death here.-New York Weekly.
Gilpin observer., 1899-12-07
STATE OF OHIO, CITY OF TOLEDO, L..
.I.a ,.Att

Frank ]. Cheney makes oath that he Is the
senior partner of the firm of F.. j. Cheney g. Co,
doing business in the City of Toledo County
and State aforesaid. and that said firm will pay
the sum OF ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS for
each and every case of Catarrh that cannot be
cured by the use of Halls Catarrh Cure.
FRANK j. CHENEY.
Sworn to before me and subscribed in nv
presence, this 9th day of December. A. d. lSS6
tSr.r1 A. w. GLEASON,
Notary Public.
Halls CataTrh Cure is taken internally and
acts directly on the blood and mucous surfaces
OF the system Send for testimonials free
+. J. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, o.
Sold by Druggists. 75c.
Hall Family Pills are the best
Gilpin observer., 1899-12-07
Non-Sinlsable Bon ia,

The latest invention for saving life is
a non-sinkable boat. If people would
pay as much attention to the preserva-
ton of life in other ways there would
be gerat improvement. Hostetters
Stomach Bitters is n life preserver. 1t
cures dyspepsia. Indigestion and all
forms of stomach trouble. 1t is an eN-
cellent tonic.
Gilpin observer., 1899-12-07

81 suspect that our new bookkeeper 1.
a retired actor" Does he strike theat
rical attitudes?" No. but he says 'egad
when he means gosh "
Gilpin observer., 1899-12-07

Cousin Arabella has had to give up
playing Wagner altogether" "Why?"
Every time she began her Angora cat
had a fit"
Gilpin observer., 1899-12-07

Wiggs-"Henpeck is very fond of enter
tainirg isn't hep Waggs-"Yes; his
wife is always pleasant when there's COM
pany present.
Gilpin observer., 1899-12-07

New Bombnrdo Combination Reversible Parlo
Game Board. % games; biggest hit in years. Agent
wanted. W ID. Caldwell Col6l Superior-st. Chicago
Gilpin observer., 1899-12-07

FITS Permanently Cured. y fits afte
first DAY of DIR. Kline S Great Nerve Restorer
send for FIR EE Sc 90 trial pottle and treatise
Gilpin observer., 1899-12-07

Weather Man-'Its going to be aw-
fully foggy tonight" Astronomer
Then I'll rush out an announcement Of
another brilliant meteor shower"
Gilpin observer., 1899-12-07

irregular menstruation
and leucorrhoea. My
appetite was variable.
stomach sour and bowels
were not regular. and
was subject to pains like
collie duringmenstruation.
I wrote you and began to
take Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound and
used two packages of
Sanative Wash. Youca
imagine my relief. My
courses are natural and
general healthim improved"
MRS. MAMIE ADKINS,
La Due. Mo-, writes:
"DEAR MRS. PINKHAM-
l feel 1t my DUTY to tell
you of the good your
Vegetable Compound has
done my daughter. She
suffered untold agony at
time of menstruation be-
fore takingyour medicine;
but the Compound has
relieved the pain. given
stronger, and has improve
you for the benefit she h
for young girls"
Gilpin observer., 1899-12-07

THE GRIP CURE THAT DOES CURE.
Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets removes
the cause that produces La Grippe. Z. w.
Groves signature is on each box. 2oc.
Gilpin observer., 1899-12-07

.'They say Jorkus is very stingy.
"Stingy? He's so stingy that he moist
ems his postage stamps only at the cor
ners."
Gilpin observer., 1899-12-07
Ask Them About 1t.

Half the men you meet are carrying
the watches they gave their wives be-
fore marriage.
Gilpin observer., 1899-12-07

Piso's Cure for Consumption has been
a God-send to me-Wm. b. Mcclellan,
Chester, Florida, Sept. II, 1898.
Gilpin observer., 1899-12-07

n HANY dutifu daughter pays in pain her mothers
IVu ignorance perhaps neglect.
= The mother suffered and she thinks her daughter
also This is only limited extent No
pain healthy Every mother should inform
Gilpin observer., 1899-12-07

Living In a fiat isn't so bad" why
not?' We are always invited out to
dinner Thanksgiving Day
Gilpin observer., 1899-12-07
ZMDUGENT
MOTHERS

Many young girls beauty wasted by unnecessary pain
time of menstruaton. and many indulgent mothers with
kindness permit their daughters grow careless
about physical health.
Miss CARRIE M LAMB. Big Beaver. Mich. writes: dear
l and
Gilpin observer., 1899-12-07

self for her own sake and especially
for the sake of her daughter. Write
to Mrs. Pinkham. at Lynn. Mass.
for her advice about all matters
concerning the ills of the feminine
organs.
The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1899-02-21
HAUNrs DEBTOR CONSTANTLY
An Old Specimen Who Is a Successful
Collector of Bad Debts.


From the Augusta, Me-, Journal:
There's the best collector in Ameri-
ca and the head of an August firm
indicated the man on whom this praise
had been bestowed.
"He doesn't look it..
mo, nor anything like it, yet I be-
lieve that his appearance is about 80
per cent of his stock in trade. Just
size him up. Did you ever see a more
ingenious face He got his job just
as he gets money from debtors that
are bad pay. He came right to me
and asked for employment. I told
him that we were not in need of any
one, and followed the usual form Of
telling him to call again.
"He took the invitation literally,
walked around the square and dropped
in to make another application You
told me to call again. he said Want
good man?' l did the usual thing
once more, carelessly asking him to
call again.
Another trip around the square, and
he put in his third appearance, once
more informing me that he was good
man in search of job. l tried him
again and he proved to be four time
winner
Then it struck me that he would
make collector if he carried his per-
sistency into his work, and he has
proved a wonder. He has realized on
old accounts that we had given up as
hopeless long ago, simply wearing
debtors down to where they would
rather pay than be bothered any fur
Their.
Zone sharp rascal, who makes no
pretense of paying his debts, told our
phenomenon that he would have to get
up very early in the morning to get
anything out of him. Our man was
at that fellows house at 2:30 a. M,
routed him out and actually got the
money. He never tires and never lets
go.
Another naddened debtor told him
to sing for his money, and old reli-
able simply took stool in the Office
and sawed away on old Grimes is
Dead until he got the cash.
The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1899-02-21
MrcRoBE COLLECTING SKIRTS.
Women Are Learning TO Hold Them Up
Gracefully.

Women Are Learning to Hold Tnem Up
Gracefully.
"The only good word l can say for
the trailing street skirt is that it has
taught women to hold up their skirts
more gracefully than they have ever
done before" said a woman who was
tramping along TweHty-third street
yesterday with her voluminous gown
tucked neatly into folds at one side
and held high enough above the ground
to show an expanse of pink-and- black
petticoat that exactly matched the
tints of her velvet toque, according to
the New York Commercial Advertiser
Before we wore these absurd, dust
sweeping, misunderstanding trains we
used to pick up our skirts when we
crossed the street or came upon
puddle. Did you ever watch twenty
women pass a wet spot on the sidewalk
or go over a crossing on a rainy day!
My dear, it is the greatest advantage
of a corner house. To sit in corner
window for one afternoon and take
notes on the one hundred wrong ways
of holding up skirts is an education
that Delsarte or Paquain would charge
thousands of dollars for. The short,
tight skirt was almost impossible to
hold up comfortably, the full skirt was
impossible to hold up neatly unless
one had the hand of a giantess. The
Parisienne, always practical and equal
to emergencies, used two hands, gath
1J~i, f1115 Oh ait
side and thus lifting front as we'll as
back. The Parisienne's petticoats are
perfect, and her little nincing glide is
we'll adapted to the tucked-up frock.
Fancy the long, tramping stride of the
athletic woman beneath a gathered-up
dress! I am not complaining of the
look of the trailing skirts now in fash
ion. They are graceful and becoming.
But when one picks them up no one
knows whether they hang well or not,
and if one lets them trail they wear
dust border in fifteen minutes. They
may be charming in Paris, where the
streets are clean, but as well-dressed
French women walk about as much as
do the wives of first-rank mandarins,
I don't see the great advantage OF the
long trains for outdoor wear. But, as
l said before, the fashion has its COM
pensations. Look at that woman ahead
of us. See how neatly and easily she
keeps that tail above the ground and
out of the way of her feet. too. She
doesn't drag the petticoat up with it,
either, and she doesn't hold the skirt
too high on one side and let it drag
in the dust on the other side. That's
system and science and grace combin-
ed Before the trailing skirt came into
vogue she probably clutched her dress
into bunch that waggled as she walk
ed cramped her arm by holding it too
far back, and dragged the flounces off
her petticoat in her efforts to escape
puddles and mud. The logic of a
trailing skirt held up is not quite
clear to me, but one thing | do know,
and that is that it has cured scores
of women of their most awkward man
nerisms"
The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1899-02-21
ITO BE CONTINUED
Barkha mstead,s war Record.

When the little town of Barkham-
sted, in Connecticut, decided to raise
the monument to the memory of it's
dead soldiers, the strange fact deyel-
oped that the town furnished five more
soldiers to the continental armies in
the war of the revolution than it did
to the federal army in the war of the
rebellion. The number of the latter
was 125, which is 10 per cent of its
present total population.
The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1899-02-21
Suggestions for Women as to the Care
of Dainty Underwear.

1t is one thing to have pretty belong.
ings, and another to keep them so, OF
nothing can this be more truly said than
of womans underwear, so generally
ruined in washing with strong, impure
WooIen underwear should never be ' Washed
on a cloudy day. When ready to do the
work, half fill a tub with warm water,
in which dissolve a fourth Of a bar of
through it with the hands, rinse in warm
water and squeeze, but do not wiring.
Hang on the line end press with hot
ELIZA r. PARKER.
The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1899-02-21
" Eva Dispositions
Are Early Shoqvn, /"

Just so eOa In the Blood
comes out IN shape of scrof.
ala, pf71ples, etc., in children
and young people. Taken IN
time It can be eradfcated bo
asfng HOODS SarsapanIla,
In older people, the aftermath
of irregular IfOirg Shows IT,
self In btlfous conditions. =
heavy head, a foul n1outh.
disordered kidneys, yellow eyes and
skin, with general bad feeling.
1t is the blood, the impure blood
friends, which is the real cause. Purify
that with Hoods Sarsaparila and
happiness will reign in your family.
Blood PoTson-"I lived in a bed of fire
for years owing to blood poisoning that fol.
lowed small pox. 1t broke out all over NV
DOQy, 1CcnlIlS intensely IFleu doctors and
hospitals in vain. | tried Hoods Sarsana.
rilla. 1t helped. I kept at it and was en-.
tirely cured. I could go on the housetons
and shout about it." Mrs. J. 7. WILLIAMS,
Carbonate, Pa.
SCYCfuia Sores My baby at two
months had scrofula sores on cheek and
arm. Local applications and physicians
medicine did little or no good. Hoods Sar.
saparilla cured him permanently. He is
now four, with smooth fair skin" Mrs.
S. S. WRoTEN, Pennington, Del.
The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1899-02-21

Chinese vendors of lottery tickets in
San Francisco seek to evade the law
by having the tickets painted on their
hands, paper substitute being pro-
duced when a sale is made.
The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1899-02-21

Is variety which brings from 5 to grOTss
bushel more than any other Tr pstaT CanaeSS
It IS on the wheat fields Of Wes5gfG farm Of lg
that such grade is grown, and t = bIoSniafde SCI
acres is given free to every y the DepaFtso
tier. For particulars Apply " canada. OF ~ ~
Ben Dawes az ene ia East Third St, ST. f'
q. @. Csrrie, Stevens Point. WIS
The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1899-02-21

The small courtesies sWeeten life,
the greater cnoble it.-BOVee.
The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1899-02-21

Doubt comes in at the window when
inquiry is denied at the dOor.-JeWett.
The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1899-02-21
Health for Ten Gents.

Cascarets make bowels and kidneys act
naturally, destroy microbes, cure headache,
billiousness and constipation AL druggists.
The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1899-02-21

Discomfort is the want of self-reli-
ance; it is intirmity of will.-Emerson.
The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1899-02-21
d6odJ SopJqbo,ilS
lsI: ]
Hoods Pills cure liver ills, the nonirritatmg and
the only cathartic to take with Hoods Sarsapsrilla

This is the glad season of the year
when the plumber gets square with
the ice man.
The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1899-02-21
TO CURE A COLD IN

10 CURE A COLD IN ONE DAY
Take Laxative Bromo Quinire Tablets All
druggists refund the money ii it fails to cure.
25c. The genuine has l.. B. O. on each tablet