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River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1899-06-01
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BEYOND HER DEPTH.

The place chosen for the baptismal
above the mouth of the sewer of
Georgetown. There were upwards of
40 people baptized, and there was no
foolishness about it, either, for every
one of them went under the water and
some of them were kept under for long
time. There were very few men in the
congregation who were thus taken
into the church. The majority of them
were women. and nearly all of them
girls. When the heavy old woman
hauled her pastor under the water
there were at least fourscore people
on the banks who cried: go it, old
gal Go it, old gal. The preacher needs
to baptize his soul, too. Go it, old gall
Upon every announcement of the
profession of faith, the people were
soused under the water with swish,
and when their heads went out of
sight their heels went above the water.
and they kicked and screamed like
mad. There is nothing on earth more
deeply earnest than the profession of
religious faith by the people who have
come up out of the darkness of the
bondage of slavery. OF course, their
educational condition is yet circum-
scribed. Very often too much is ex-
pected of them. 1t is not fair for race
which has steadily grown for thou
sand years to expect another race to at
tain perfection in a quarter of cen
fury. These people are learning of the
same Master whose worship we have
learned from our infancy. Neverthe-
less. it was almost impossible Tor my
friends and myself to realize the actual
solemnity of the occasion. on account
of the many ludicrous things said and
done. as heard and seen from our van
tage ground.
Capt John Smith sailed these Po-
tomac waters to the head of navigation,
and his little boats entered Rock creek
and anchored there. The Scotchman,
Beah. who named the heights the Rock
of Dumbarton. worshiped on these very
banks. Here the Potomacs and Alalos-
tans. and Occoquans of the south, allied
their forces and met in deadly conflict
the powerful Susquehannas of the
north. and gave them their Waterloo.
Here the aboriginal inhabitants of the
Blue Ridge mountains came to hunt and
fish and spend their winters; deserving
their mountain resorts until the
warmth of genial spring and balmy
summer wooed them back again to the
crags and peaks, the springs and streams
of the high altitude. Here, only gen
Grafton since, the soldiers of the north
rendezvoused and recruited for mortal
combat with their impetuous and valor-
Gus cousins of the south. But the wars
of nations and races have passed into
memories: and in the name of the
Prince of Peace the people of another
race perform the ceremony which initi-
ates them into the fellowship of the re-
iigion of love, and teaches them that
JOY Is duty and love is law.
That old colored pastor was a Pc
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A WOMAN POLICEMAN.
She Is Young, Pretty and Brave, and
Does Great Deal of Good
Work.

Honolulu has policewoman. Her
name is Helen Wilder. She is beauty,
and the heiress to many millions made
in Hawaiian sugar. She is 30 years
old.
Miss Wilder is regularly appointed
special officer of the Hawaiian police
force. She wears soft felt hat, on
which glitters the silver star that pro-
claims her policewoman. She also
carries revolver, and is not afraid to
use it. She has made several arrests
unaided.
The honor of being a policewoman
was not forced upon Miss Wilder. To
be exact, she solicited it. The Hawaiian
heiress loves children and animals, and
it was to protect her small and lowly
friends that she asked an appointment
on the police force.
1t was reported recently that the
captain of steamship that had put
into port at Honolulu had mistreated
his children. Miss Wilder boarded the
ship and found that for a slight offense
the captain had locked the children in
stateroom for several days, keeping
them on a bread and water diet. To
the establishment of the protesting cap
tain, she promptly marched him down
the gangplank and straight to Jail.
Recently Miss Wilder has come into
the courts through her zeal as cop"
She detected one OLAF Hollefson, a
street car driver, in the act of driving
mule whose shoulders were bleed
ing from chatting collar. She COM
PEELED him to leave his car and pas
sengers and go with her to the police
station, where she had him booked"
for cruelty to animals.
Hollefson claimed that as Miss Wild
er had no warrant the arrest was IL
legal. He claimed $4,000 damages. The
courts decided in favor of Miss Wilder.
She rides horse with the daring of
vaquero. She handles the reins with
the deftness and daring of stage
driver. She swims and rows with the
grace and strength of Kanaka.
But wherever she is, or whatever she
may be doing, she carries a pair of
handouts snap on the wrists of the
enemies of children and animals.-N. Y.
Journal
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B,ron,s queer punch Bowl.

The curse supposed to rest on New
stead abbey, which Byron inherited
that il can never descend from father
to eldest sOn-seems TO remain I'M
broken The late owner, Mr.. Webb,
has recently died and the estate once
more passes out of the direct line of
inheritance. Byron had skull. sup
posed to be the skull belonging to the
corporal remains of the ghost which
is alleged TO haunt Newstead abbey. 1t
was used by Byron as punchaowl.
This skull went with the property and
was possessed by Col. Wildman,
Bvron's successor and Waterloo vet
eran, and eventually by Mr.. Webb.
Mr.. Webb buried the. skull, perhaps
hoping to ban the curse, but, notwith-
standing this, Newstead vet another
time passes away from the direct heir.
Chicago Times-Herald.
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culiar specimen of his race. He wore
no gown nor insignia of the rank of
episcopacy or presbytery. His long
frock coat was buttoned up to the neck;
his shaggy, gray black beard and hair
glistened in the sunlight; his spectacles
chung to his ample nose, and their gold
bows gave added dignity to his appear
ance. He was not aged nor venerable,
but strong and powerful physically.
His voice was deep, rasping, penetrat-
ing, and his invocations were distinct
ly audible above the volume of praise,
song, shouting and hullabaloo of the
multitude. That he was man of infiu-
ence with his people was manifest
when, by simply raising his hand and
reckoning to the people, he commanded
silence when every new convert came
down into the chilly waters to meet
him.
When the last baptism had been made,
he slowly came upon dry land, and stood
there in dripping garments and deliv-
cred a sermon, an earnest lecture to the
people. and at last dismissed them with
the benediction. He had been in the
water for more than an hour. If he docs
not die of pneumonia or the grippe il
will undoubtedly be because of dis
pensation of providence.
When the spectators reached the
western end of the bridge, intending to
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1899-06-01
GRADING UP A HERD.
Ii Must he Done systematically or the
Profits of the Dairy Farm
VIII Decrease.

The average farmer may think he
cannot afford TO buy blooded stock, and
there are plenty who confess this, but
where is the farmer who cannot afford
to grade up his stock by introducing
fine bull occasionally? The cost of a
fine bull is not so great to-day that the
average farmer cannot afford to pur-
chase one whenever the herd needs new
blood. But the man who is opposed to
fancy stock is usually on general prin-
ciples opposed to grading up-that is,
in grading up where it will cost lit
tie, either in time or money.
There is no better investment in
this age than in blooded bull which
will bring new life and power into a
herd of cows that has been gradually
run down. Most farmers hate to admit
that their herd is running down. But
il is so easy for the animals to degen-
crate that most of us are caught nap
ping. The degeneration is not the re-
suit of sudden change. 1T comes on
gradually and before we know it we
wake up to the fact that our animals
are not what they ought to be. To
avoid such degeneration one must be on
the watch.
The herd needs tonic, so to speak,
or will go down hill, and before we
know it the damage is done, and it will
require some hard work to recover the
lost ground. The beginning of all the
work must be with the bull. A herd
headed by first-class bull can be made
to do wonders. But the process of Sc
lection and wedding out must also be
observed. There will appear in every
herd now and then animals that have no
place there. They need to be killed off
or sold. Too much rigidness in this
respect cannot be observed. The lack
of it is usually the crying need of our
dairymen. The cash sales of young
bulls from herds that have been proper
ly graded will often more than pay for
the cost of new bull occasionally
Farmers Guide.
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Alabastine is permanent coating
for walls and ceilings, designed to take
the place of kalsomines and wall pa
per. Alabastine sets with the wall. 1t
is practically a stone cement, as hard
and smooth as paint, but much less ex-
pensive, and is applied just as easily by
anyone. 1t can be mixed with either
cold or hot water. and applied with a
kalsomine brush. 1t is clean, healthful.
and economical. Every one of the
strong points of Alabastine, proved to
be such by the test of twenty years,
is picked up by every new manufac-
turer of ordinary kalsomine and claimed
for his goods. These claims are alb
surd on their face. Alabastine alone
can prove its durability by the test of
time. II is sold by paint dealers, in
5-lb. packages. properly labeled.
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plReE FOR a SOLDIER.

Close his eyes; his work is done.
What to him is friend or foeman,
Rise of moon, or set of sun,
Hand of man, or kiss of woman?
Lay him low, lay him low,
In the clover, or the snowi
What cares he? He cannot know
az him low!
AS man may, he fought his fight,
Proved his truth by his endeaVor;
Let him sleep in solemn night,
Sleep forever and forever
Lay him low, lay him low.
In the clover or the snowl
What cares he? He cannot know;
Lay him low!
Fold him in his country's stars,
Roll the drum and fire the Volleyi
What to him are all our wars.
What but death bemocking follyE
Lay him low, lay him low,
In the clover or the snow!
What cares he? He cannot know;
Lay him low!
Leave him to Gods watching eye:
Trust him to the hand that made him
Mortal love weeps idly by;
God alone has power to save him.
Lay him low, lay him low,
In the clover or the snow!
What cares he? He cannot knoWi
Lay him low.
q. II. Boxer, in Unity.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1899-06-01

providing the spraying mixture and
men TO hold the nozzles. With TINS
outfit it is possible TO spray out $500
gallons of poisoned water in day, and
the first cost of the entire outfit was
but $3.50. This man could not begin to
accommodate those who wanted to
hire his spraying outfit. In 80 days of
outside work he will pay the entire
first cost of the apparatus, while the
pump, boiler and tank are doubtless
good for 1000 days work without re-
pair. Here is an linking of what is
coming. A man with the needed cap
ital and the proper mechanical skill
has chance to make some money as
public sprayer-Farm and Home.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1899-06-01

A clever young physician here, who, like
so many of his brethren everywhere, has
had weary time trying to build up prae-
tice. nevertheless meets his hard fortune
with smiling gayety Like Warren Hast
ings, his motto IS 'Nitor in Adverstum.
In company with friend, he bad occa-
sion the other day to go into the Hiber-
MA bank, where, owing to the throng Of
customers, he could not get his business
transacted at once. After considerable de-
lay. his companion, a nervous little man,
complained irritably OF the inconvenience
to which they were subjected.
Doesn't this put you out of patience,
Does" he asked.
aMy dear sir" returned the medieo, gay
IL, Ito be out OF patients is my chronic CON
dition / haven't had one for a week. -
San Francisco News Letter.
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Carrying II to nm Extreme.

Mrs. Beasley is always thinking OF
her husband She never does anything
without considering him."
well, that's nice of her.
Eyes: but il seems to me she over
does it sometimes. When the men came
to paint their house yesterday she
wouldn't let them go ahead until she
had selected colors that would harmon
lie with her husbands new striped
shirts. Chicago Evening News.
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EASILY MADE srANcHIoN.

tom, leaving the upper end to swing
freely. When vertical, the stanehion
is held in place by block nailed be-
tween the side strips on the right and
a hinged strip on the left. In the cut
this is raised, but when the stanchion
is vertical it drops between the side
strips and holds it steady. Whenever
desired, the notched strip may be
raised, the stanchion pushed aside and
the cattle are free. Always be careful
to leave just enough space by the
stanchion to admit of easy motion of
the animals neck.-American Agricul-
turist.
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what a Bee-snmson win Carry.

A small boy is doing very well indeed
If he can lift and carry 100 pounds or q
little less than his weight. And he
would have to drop it pretty quick, too.
But listen to what bee will do. Not
long ago some scientists caught num-
Der of bees just as they returned to
their hive laden with honey, and, after
inclosing them in little box, careful
ly weighed them. When the bees had
unloaded they were again caught,
placed in the same box and weighed a
second time. The experiment showed
that when laden the bees weighed three
times as much as when empty. 1t was.
therefore, concluded that a bee can car
ry two times its own weight of honey
and fly for long distance with it, too.
Chicago Record.
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MONEY EASILY MADE.
Running Public Spraying Machine
Is AHOrdinE Good Income to
an Eastern Farmer.

There is man in western New York
who has complete outfit of boiler, en-
CINE, steam pump, tank and hose
mounted on his farm wagon. \ IL
year-old boy has run this outfit in
neighboring orchards driving the wag-
on and keeping up steam. The charge
is SIS a day, the owner OF the orchard
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1899-06-01
Typhoid Fever from MIX.

1t has been proven that cases of ty-
phoid fever originated from germs
transmitted from a well (where the
dairyman simply rinsed his cans),
through the milk to the customer. Milk
is almost entirely free from germs
while it is in the healthy udder of the
COW, but as soon as dirt and dust are al
lowed to get into the milk while milk
ing and handling the milk, if the tenn
perature is right, these microscopic
plants will grow as fast as toadstools
on moist, warm summer night, and
will sour the milk in very few hours
Farmers Voice
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ain II. a Rond Mender.

Regarding the use of crude oil as a
road member, Mr.. Meigs, of Barre,
Mass, says that the road should be in
a condition to receive the oil. If only
one barrel of oil is used. the cheapest
way is to use a watering pot for dis
tributing it. Where the experiments
are on more pretentious scale, tank
on wheels and pipe pierced with holes
or Sits to let the oil out should be used.
1t is calculated that one mile of road
10 feet wide. can be successfully treated
with one-eighth inch deep of oil for
x1af s0
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1899-06-01

Once upon a time beggar importuned
a lawyer tor aims
Let me give you some advice" said the
lawyer.
lid rather you sold the advice and gave
me the proceeds" ventured the beggar, try
ing not to seem forward.
This fable teaches that, under certain
circumstances, fine words can be made in
directly to butter parsnips. Jour
al
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How did you feel when they read
your letter in court" asked the friend
whose intimacy was great enough to
warrant impudence.
well, said the young man who had
just emerged from a breach of prom
Use suit, Il was divided between chagrin
at the asininity of ideas md admiration
for the literary style indianapolis
Journal
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Mayor Jones, of Toledo, o., in re-
cent article takes the ground that the
idle tramp and the idle millionaire
should each contribute to the welfare
of the country. He thinks that the
capitalist should invest some of his
money in road building and the idle
vagabond should contribute some of
his time and strength. These services,
in his opinion, would be as patriotic
and as worthy of the love of men as to
risk ones life in battle.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1899-06-01
Mutunl Envy.

The office boy who sweeps the floor
And doth the baskets toss,
Envies owner of the store
And longs to be the boss
The boss" who hears the youngsters
songs
And laughs of youthful joy.
Thinks of his own great cares, and longs
To be the office boy.
L. A w. Bulletin.
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what abxurdity.

Smyth-They tell me that young
Walker is most awfully superstitious.
Robinson Superstitious isn't the
word for it, Why, he won't even order
a dozen oysters for fear of sitting down
10 at table.-Ally Sloper.
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nnnndiln.

Penelope-oh, Harriet! you must see
the beautiful daffodils that Fred sent
me this morning
Harriet-Yes; smelled them the mo-
ment / came in.
''of course you did; they fnmigate
the whole room. "-Judgc
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a Prantnhfr ni.co,err.

Mrs. Inqnisitiyc- Your husband must
be earning more than he used to. see
you have a new sealskin jacket.
Mrs. Straightface- indeed. He's
learned how to fix the gas meter.-Har-
lem Life
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Mrs. Pryor Please tell me how you
manage to discover your husbands Sc
crets?
Mrs. Pert-By picking his locks
BOSTON Courier.
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HE READS THE PAPERS.

Maud Milligan with doll baby)-Ah,
Mr.. Smith. would yez kindly hold me
little darlint while l GO
Patsy SmithNit, dat's an old game.
Do yer t'ink Is goin' ter glib yer de
chance ter desert de kid IN Y. World.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1899-06-01

The discovery by the neighbcrs that a
girl had promising voice, costs her father
thousand dollars before she settles down
and forgets her ambition in marrying At
Gibson Globe
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E,c,. ,o,,r,lu,.,or

Tommy Pa, my teacher says camel
can go Is days without water.
His H'm-so can II mean that's
a very long time, my son, very long
time.-N Y. World.
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what He Got.

Ethel-He offered me an engagement
ring
Edith-And Of course you gave him the
glad handi"-Puek.
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Consistency.

She wrote some sweet verse--a prize-win-
ner. / guess
on the dear girl of old In her calico dress. =
With the check which it brought she sped
quickly downtown
And blew il all in for stylish silk gown.
% Tarnr3
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A STRONG sTANcHIoN.
IL Is Handy and Easily Made and
More Comfortable Than Most
similar Contrivances.

An excellent and handy stanchion
for cattle is shown in the illustration.
The feed rack is made of vertical bars
~ or 2 inches thick, bolted both at
top and bottom between two side
strips. The stanchions are made the
same as the other bars, or heavier if
preferred, but bolted only at the bot
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1899-06-01

LADY, wish to get birthday present
for my husband
shopwalker-How long have you been
married madam?
TEN years"
Bargain counter to the right madam"
Rival
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Her First.

Adaibert-And so l am the frst man
that YOU have ever kissed2
Guinevere-Yes, Adalbert; the others
all took the nitiatiye.-Chicago Even
ing News.
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In talking up trade with real horse
jockey, never close the bargain till the
next day.. A. w Bulletin.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1899-06-01

AT cafe group of gentlemen we're
discussing politics. A young fellow en-
tered and joined in the conversation,
but his argument did not please the
others, and one of them said to him:
BE quiet, At your age / was an ass
myself"
"You are wonderfully well pre-
served. sir" was the immediate and
crushing reply.-Tit-Bits
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Text and Pretext.

Many a Scriptural text serves as a
pretext for lengthy discourse.-Chi-
"ago Daily News.
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Anc,en, Roouefort Cheese.

Ii is said that Roquefort cheese dates back
to Pliny's time. Some Of it smells as though
it were great deal older than that.-Bos.
ton Transcript.
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II is one thing to talk and another to say
something. Chicago Daily News.
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Intended fora Eplgram.

A eynic is a man who is worse than be
feels but tries TO feel worse than he is
N. Y. Commercial Advertiser.
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LETTER TO MRS. PINKnAM NO. 4e.97ol

Artistic is often a synonym for useless
and xpensive.-Chicago Daily News,
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The latest wrinkles are rough on anyone,
Chicago Daily News
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Don't get your cows into the habit of
eating while being MIXED.