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River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1901-05-02

In this position the upper part of the
sod will not decay, but will keep on
growing, sending up shoots between
the burrows, to the annoyance of the
cultivator. With burrows set like
those in Fig. 1, there is a constant
falling back into the furrow after the
plow has passed. which makes ex-
ceedingly bad work.
The burrows in Figs. 2 and are
well turned and the sod viii be en-
tirely covered when the harrow has
passed over the land. Fig. shows
how shallower blowing permits a
more complete turning of the sod.
But shallow blowing of sod is not
generally desirable, especially if
witch grass is in it.
A good deal depends upon the pillow,
as well as upon the plowman, if
furrow is to be well turned 1t takes
skill to fashion a mold board that
will do the best kind of work, and,
unfortunate it is, many plows have
not had skill expended upon them.
Don't buy a pillow until you know
from the work of the same make of
plows that the "share" will turn the
furrow neatly and deity, and that,
too, without the necessity of con-
slant "coaxlng" on the part of the
one holding the handles. Under
good average conditions, a frst-class
pillow will almost run itself, relieving
the workman of much hard labor.
Fig. 4 shows a common and poor
result of using haste in blowing "old
ground" that is, ground that was
planted the season before. In his
haste to get over the ground rapidly
the plowman often tries to carry too
wide furrow, with result that a
portion of the soil in each furrow is
not moved at all This is shown in
the dotted portion. This cannot well
happen in blowing sod, since the
whole furrow is held together by the
grass roots, and must all rise to-
gether. But in old land the earth is
crumbly and rolls up over part
that is not moved at all. AS the OBJ
iect of blowing old land is TO tighten
the soil and expose it to the action
of the air, there is no small loss in
CURED by stirring for too wide fur
row.-N. Y. Tribune.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1901-05-02
Making an Asparagus Bed.

To prepare bed for asparagus,
take the warmest, mellowest land you
have, spade it deep in September and
work in lots of horse manure. Also
use salt freely, say, half a bushel to
square rod. You can raise the
young plants from seed, or get roots
from gardener or some neighbor.
set out early in spring after deep
and thorough spading. Keep clean
and let grow two years if plants are
little, so as to get stron~ roots. Then
in the spring of the third year you
can begin to cut for your table. Use
sharp knife and cut slanting. After
the middle of June let grow. Cover
well with coarse horse manure in
winter, and loosen between roots
with fork early in the spring.-Ella
AZ. Hess, in Agricultural Epitomist.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1901-05-02

1t is estimated that a tenth of the
agricultural output of this country is
ruined annually by insects, hence the
necessity of keen, careful observation
on the part of the farmer. As a rule
it is not the creature responsible for
serious loss of crops that is first seen,
but the damaged crop itself. The re-
verse should be true. By using his eyes
more freely, the average farmer could
foresee in most cases damage to his
crops by injurious pests, and arm
himself with the weapons of defense.
In some instances disastrous insect
invasions could be largely averted, il
facts were generally reported to the
various experiment stations.-Orange
Judd Farmer.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1901-05-02

American corn is now the object Of
attack of the French agrarians.
United States Consul Thackera, at
Havre. makes this subject the basis of
a considerable report to the state de-
partment. He says, in brief, that the
agrarians and some other interests be-
came alarmed some time ago at the
increasing use of foreign corn and
have succeeded in having two bills re-
ported for passage, the first reguI4t-
ing the temporary admission of corn
and the second fixing the duty on grain
at SO cents, instead of IS cents pei 100
kilogrammes and increasing the Guty
on flour maze from corn from five
francs to eight francs per 100 kilo-
grammes.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1901-05-02
Heat Spoil. the Duckiing..

they will stand almost anything, but
they cannot endure too much heat.
One of the most common troubles is
that the ducklings get weak-legged
and almost invariably the poultry pa
pers say that it is too rich feeding that
does it. The minute you begin to over
heat them the legs grow soft and large
so they cannot stand up and the bill
grows so soft that they cannot pick up
food. 1t really comes from too much
heat. They are particularly suseepti-
BILE to the heat of the sun. 1t is al
most invariably fact that if You let
them get thirsty and then give them
water and let them go into the sun
they will have commissions and most of
them will dice. II. Pollard, in Farm
sOd Home.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1901-05-02
TOLD IN FIGURES.

Slow rivers flow at the rate of
three to seven miles an hour.
Lamps cause 500 fires in year in
London. gas 219, chimneys 179.
Sugar exists in the sap of leaves of
nearly 200 different kinds of trees.
Every day in the year 100000 tons
of cargo are loaded into ships holds.
In 1882 there were only $4,000 per-
sons who could ride a bicycle in Eng
land.
The earliest mention of shoes is in
an Egyptian papyrus, about 1920
years before Christ.
There are 1900 words which have
the same spelling and meaning both
in French and English.
The average income of physicians
in Berlin is about $2,25o year. The
highest income is $4,000
Twenty per cent. of all horned cat
tie are killed for food in year, 40
out of every 100 sheep, and 80 out of
every 100 pigs.
The federal department in Wash
ington which has the smallest num-
Der of employees is the department
of state, the aggregate salaries of
its employees being less than $15O,O00
year.
Ireland lost by emigration last
year 45,2ss souls, an increase over
1899 of 3,347. Over 50 per cent. of
these were between the ages of Is
and 35. OF the total number of emf
grants 1906 came to the United
States.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1901-05-02
POINTS ON FLOWING.
Filling the Soil to the Greatest Adj
vantage Is an Art UnderstoOd
by Very Few Farmers.

A farmer should be quite a me-
chanic in his nature to succeed in
tilling the soil to the greatest advan-
tage. So many farm operations are
more or less mechanical in their ma
ture that the man without a mechan-
zeal turn is sure to do many things
far from well. This is especially true
in the matter of blowing. Thousands
of acres are plowed each season, the
best results of which are not expe-
rienced simply because the burrows
were not turned properly. Take Fig.
I, for instance. Much blowing is to
be seen where, as in this case, the
burrows are standing on edge, little
inclined beyond the perpendicular.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1901-05-02

The best way to kill these insects is
to use bisulphide of carbon. This
liquid quickly eXhales as deadly gas,
which is heavier than air and sinks
down through the grain. Put the
bisulphide in a deep dish at the top of
the grain. Close the bin and make it
as nearly alright as possible by
throwing blankets or bags over the
top. The liquid will evaporate and the
gas viii work down through the grain.
The gas is deadly and very quick to
take fire. Do not breathe close to the
dish, or bring any light near it,
Rural New Yorker.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1901-05-02

When cheerful brave and lght-hearted woman is sud-
oen plunged into that perfection of misery the blues
a sad picture.
1t is usually this way:
She has been feeling out of sorts for time expert
encg severe headache and backache sleeps very poorly
and is exceedingly nervous.
Sometimes she nearly by faintness dizzi-
feeling is dreadfuly wearing
Her husband says "Now, don't get the blues You will
But she does get all right She grows worse dav bv
day until all at once she realizes that distressing female
complaint is established
Her doctor has made mistake
She loses faith hope vanshe then comes the morbid
melancholy everlasting blues She should have been told
just what the trouble but probably she withheld some
information from the doctor who therefore, unable to
accurately locate her particular illness.
Mrs Pinkham has relieved thousands of women from
just this kind of trouble, and retains their grateful
letters IN her library proof of the great assistance she has
rendered them This assistance awaits every sick
woman in the land
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1901-05-02

guide, c, is so arranged that it can
be reversed on turning, by simply
throwing it over to the other side.
1t is bolted to the block, r, and be-
ing in front of 2, is held in place;
e is round iron and springs readily
if it comes in contact with clod or
stump. This arrangement for at
taching the guide is much better
than using chain.-Orange Judd
Farmer
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1901-05-02
Jumping FLY.

A curious lantern fly, discovered by
naturalists in the Malay archipelago
possesses the power of jumping dis.
tance of several feet without opening
fits wings. 1t has a projection on its
head which, when bent back and sud.
denly released, throws the insect into
the air. This fly was seen to jump
from the ground to the roof of hut
Science.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1901-05-02

There is more Catarrh in this section OF
the country than all other diseases put to.
gether, and until the last few years was
supposed to be incurable. For great many
years doctors pronounced it local disease,
and prescribed local remedies, and by con
stantly failing to cure with local treatment,
pronounced it incurable. Science has proven
eatarrh to be a constitutional disease, and
therefore requires constitutional treatment.
Halts Catarrh Cure, manufactured by +. j..
Cheney & Co., Toledo, Ohio, is the only
constitutional cure on the market. 1t Is
taken internally in doses from 10 drops to a
teaspoonful. 1t acts directly on the blood
and mucous surfaces OF the system. They
offer one hundred dollars for any case It
fails to cure. Send for circulars and testi-
monlals. Address +, j. Cheney ( Co., To-
ledo, q. Sold by Druggists, 75c.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1901-05-02

Ask your grocer to-day to show you pack
age Of GRAIN-O, the new food drink that
takes the place Of coffee. The children may
drink it without INJURY as well as the adult
All who try it, like it. GRAIN-0 has that
rich seal brown of Mocha or Java, but it is
made from pure grains, and the most deli
cate stomach receives it without distress
the price of coffee l5c and 25cts. per
package. Sold by all grocers.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1901-05-02
Mrs. Winifred AlIender's Letter.

:" DEAR Mrs. PTNKHAM:-I feel it my duty to write
and tell you of the benefit have received from your
wonderful remedies. Before taking lydia e. Pink
MANS vegetable Compound, was misery to my
self and every one around me- | suffered terrible
pain in my back, head and right side, was very
nervous, would cry for hours. Menses would appear
sometimes in two weeks, then again not for three
or four months. was so tired and weak could not
sleep nights, sharp pains would dart through INV
heart that would almost cause me to fall.
My mother coaxed me to try Lydia f. Pinlxham's
Vegetable Compound. / had no faith in it. but to
please her did SO. The first bottle helped me so
much that continued its use. am now well and
weigh more than | did in my fen-MRS
WINIFRED ALLENDER, Pennington, Ill.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1901-05-02
You Can Get Aliens Foot-Ease FREE

Write to-day to Allen s. Olmsted. Leroy,
y. y, for FREE sample of Aliens Foot
Ease, powder to shake into your shoes 1t
easy. A certain cure for Corns and Bun.
ions. All druggists and shoe stores sell it. 25c.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1901-05-02
HANDY CORN MARKER.
VIII Mark Two Rows at a Time Dis.
tinctly, No Matter How Rough
the Ground May BE.

The implement shown in the illus
tration will mark two rows at time,
and make them distinct, no matter
how rough the ground may be. The
construction is readily shown in the
accompanying illustration. The
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1901-05-02
EmgIand's Army and Navy.

1t was recently stated that England's
army and navy Is inadequate to properly
defend herself from a sudden onslaught
England is, in this instance. like the indi-
vldu-l who allows disease to creep into his
system through a stomach too weak to
properly digest the food taken into it. To
strengthen the stomach there is nothing
PETER than Hostetter's Stomach Bitters.
II cures dyspepsia, constipation, indiges-
ton liver and kidney trouble, and as
tonic, IS Incompatible.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1901-05-02

We face a great many of our troubles
bravely, because the real fact is that we are
so situated that we can't run away.-Atchi-
son Globe.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1901-05-02
JeIIrcon DeEnerts.

fashioned gelatine With Burnbam's Hasty
Jellycon there is nothing to do but dissolve
It in boiling water and set away to cool It
is already sweetened and favored Get a
package to-day at your grocer's. The fla
vors are: Orange lemon, strawberry, rasp-
berry peach, wild cherry and unaavored
'caltsfoot" for making wine and coffee
jellies.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1901-05-02

A man and woman begin to talk freely
% each other after they have been married
a month, and usually oyerdo it.-Atchison
Globe
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1901-05-02
InsOr 4 Years an Independence Is Assured

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Bobby-"Hc made faces at me, teacher"
Willie only tired to show him how he
might improve his own face, teacher; just
gave him a few samples; that was all. =
Boston Transcript.
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1888
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1901-04-26
Dangling from the balcony. evas a rope
1Dllich told its Oly,s tale.

Dangling from the balcony ecas a rope
1Ohtch told its OeYn tale.
tous subterfuge or the wiles Of intelli-
gence. and yet he had succeeded in
eluding his enemy but for a few years.
What more Lao to hope? A haunted
life with never moment free of the
shadow Of The Terror and then defeat
at last. Truly there seemed no peace for
me this side the grave, and felt so de-
spondent that cared not how soon the
end came. '-.%.~,E> r
But with the morning l regained
some courage, though the day broke
gray and dull and with a GOODNESS that
touched my heart. AS soon as the Of
fee opened telegraphed to my uncle
at his lawyers, for he, fearing that
might want him some day, had left in
structions to that effect. But instead
Of returning to the hotel, which III
most dreaded to enter, l wandered
about the streets until thought there
was time to get reply. Then l went
back, but it was not until another hour
had elapsed that the message came for
me. Imagine my despair upon a peru
sal of it. 1t was from the lawyer, Mr..
Waring, and ran thus: Your uncle is
abroad. Brussels, l think. Will wire."
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1901-04-26

For some time 4 Surveyed the Ddck0ge,
! :,s3.s reluctant to- break the seat ...s
of his efforts ID the past begged Of
him to act tor me as he had acted for
my father. S : i2:z
That being satisfa ctorily arranged,
he returned the will to the black tin
box and drew therefroms 1 small pack
age. 5> Us
This, Mrss Kingston Z he said, bal
yancing the parcel III his sleek. " bite
hands, was sent to ts BY your father
some sir or seven months ago with the
intima ton that we should hold. It dur
ing his lifetime, but that if any mt fore
seen contingency occurred we were to
deliver itsinto your hands Therefore
have. much pleasure IN compl wing with
his last request. Gss
s il. his gravely spompous fashion he
handed me the Il parcel which was
wrapped Is stout brown paper plenti-
fully sealed with blue wax. on the
face was Wri item a. d some hat shaky
hand my son DaVie Kingston.
10 be opened q tter la Is deaf til. 81 81 the
cagesof hin ato destroy 'ss5s
The u s, law yents On with HIS e1pla-
mat
lett ia panied this
n 81 one =. q
i % q e. j y; lE az
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1901-04-26
CHAPTER XII.

* : 81 80 IL :
THE SOCIETY OF TIE HIDDEN MEANING.
Feeling the hand of God and man
against me and knowing not at what
moment l shall fall a victim to. the
Vaccinations of my enemies. k$think I
owe you, my son, some explanation OF
my strange manner OF living and Of the
apparent desertion Of your mother.
And there is still anot her reason which
personally concerns you and of which
you shall read further on. For as I fall
so shall the nearest and dearest to me.
until there is not one left who bears
my name. So runs the law which you
have already exemplifed so bitterly,
which you shall see gain. which you,
too, shall suffer. unless you kill .Kung!
= need not here enter into a detailed
description Of my various voyages, for.
as you know, ! have spent most Of my
days in the China seas, but what you
may not know Is that Lived III China
for many years before Il knew your.
mother. that / spoke the language like.
q native, that IL short for some time j:
lived the life OF a native. Not d thing.
to be proud OF, eh12 Yell, no; neither
am +. But when q man hassvoyagedSs 80
far he looks hack comp lacently enough
on the dirty weather through which he
has sailed. Not that dirty weather is
good for q man. FS6ls band the word
experience as though Il possessed no
fine distinct ion experience iss good
Tor Il man and such Ike vague expres-s
5sions. Aye, good experience = good.
hut adsexperiences Is bad.
s. Now thouk you do not know Chi
M PERSONAL 81 am well !. aware that
your, book knowledg &c of 4 zis compre-
shensiYe, Tor since GU have been with
Eme have marked your decided predi-
lection for the literature pertaining Is
I that country. 1es,. ia vesa seen
through your subt fnges and hayeHins
wardly applaude Syour. mani vain sef,.
forts e surprise me of my secret do
not blame So gu was fair. enough
Ethink alslo that yon guessesl enough @
lnsure you 'Stlhe rcatll.
|l1E|n & 81 y n a. &
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1901-04-26
CHAPTER XII.
EASTCHEAP. E. q.


It is not part of my, plan 70 enter
into the police details Of this outrage,
nor is it necessary to say that the
crime created a profound sensation.
throughout the country, especial inter-
est attaching to the strange story had
to tell. Many people, however, believed
that my father was a mailman and
that he had done away with himself.
But on this point need not dilate The
coroner's jury prono bounced a verdict
against some person or. persons un-
known, and. another mystery was add
ed to many &: /, !. e. x*l~
Mr.. Warning, who had previously re-
ceived full Instructions from my uncle
to attend to any communication
might make. came down: to Chichester,
bringing with him a telegram he had
received from Brussels which said that
lmy uncle: had gone to the Ardennes,
but that he was expected back every
day. Fortunately Mr. Warning proved
sympathetic and anna BILE gentleman,
and he undertook all the business In
connection with this sad AFFAIR. Then
tnat evening a telegram came from my
uncle, and ON the following day he ar
r'veo at Chlchester. 8 Is: I'll = :: :, !,
My-1oy- at seeing him was 80 great
that made no attempt to control my
feelings, and though, like most young
fellows Of my age, already imagined
tnat was q man ! could not resist the
impulse 70 throw myself In his arms.
ae W, was 81, much affected BY TIE u md
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1901-04-26
:. +. 4, SPIRIT ]. YAsALY, j. !.
Diamond. Sign. J.'e,'WlIyeler,
Z. =..z.....' BROAD1xA /

stOtcism under defeat has not passed
unrecognized. have no words to ex-
press ny admiration OF your splendid
silence, Of the strength Of your will. In
that you arc my son. l, too, had it
once, though it is more than possible
you will never fully realize the state
ment. =. 81 . ~, H.. .-2'f,z
z s''In your readings Of China you could
not fail to come across some mention
OF the secret societies of that country
of which the numbertis legion. You
will likewise have read of their far.
reaching power and influence. ! Indeed
such things are universally admitted,
but even those who talk and write so
.glfbly do not really guess the extent Of
that power. Not alone does it extend
oyer the east near and far., but the
west is also brought within its influ-
*ence. These societies absorb men of
every grade, and, had he cared to
speak, 1t is highly probable that the:
Chinese ambassador could have ex.
planned the meaning OF the egg shaped
sign. OF course If you were to ask him
he would shake bis head, for the Chi
5naman, like allForientals, is a natural
liar. He will lie even when he gains
nothing BY 1t. Imagine then what he
would do when the truth might injure
him. 1t is curious how in all these
years our rulers seem to have learned
nothing Of the Chinese character III
grow furious when i read OF them
treating the yellow monkeys with gen:
tlemanly clearance and conciliation:
There: are times when to stand too
much upon 4 the gentleman is q bad
thing. Asa rule people who. do that
sort Of thing have nothing else to stand
upon. The oriental respects no one but
bis master Cancellation is but q sign
of weakness S44iN No man bothers much
about conc liation when he knows he
can thrash his opponent Picking Is
not London. 1t Is not eVensSt, Peters
burg You will presently see what the:
gentlemanlike cond uct OF the Russians
will accomplish.
But this is all beside my story
though at times my ndignation runs
away with me. and 4 I say my say,
which IL wrong, for no sensible man,
should let himself get angry with that
which he, cannot alter. which is equiva.5
lentSto saying that no sensible man ex.a
cept the politician should take politics.
seriously fear my interests q self
fshs one as regards China sloathe the.
Spestilential monkey have longed2
sfersthe roar OF our guns. d have dream.
ed Of the Jack waiting over the Forbid
den den City. oyer the rich provinces Of the
Yang -tse. nd shall see nothing
~ dare not ,ent into u detailed ac-
Comm of my earl nderfngs a. that
country but as you may have already
aguessed. d as more Or less ofsa rolling,
sstone and one dtay. rolled against
SKung The impa net was not 4 hard one.
Nozcorners were hipped "a. no dam
age done. We snlil and shook hands
and vowed an eYerlasting friendship
100 Ostensib a9 atbuild ats Fus
schau, Ikung Vas iii srea the l,ssalf of
one of the largest secret sociefie of
tile emp Int .of the Hidden
lng, nown ~ III
a. Is