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River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1902-01-30

but go out on de swell runs an play
craps de rest of de time he says.
Now you chase yourself or I'll tie a
can to you'-meanin' dat he'd fire me.
$50 I gifts a move on, maxim up my
mind dat de dog call daisy'd never
want me to bath her pup more'n once.
'sShe come to de door herself an let
me in.
''Trilby isn't feelin' very well to-day,
poor little DEAR she says. You must
battle him gently. Git de water nice an
warm she says, 'an' put in a little
stinkalorum powder so it'll smell nice
an rub him off nice an dry wild dis soft
towel she says, before you take him
out for his walk. Better put on his
pink blanket, so he won't catch cold,
she says. BE sure you comb out his
dear little silky curls, she says, AN
don't pull his hair, the sweet little pre-
cious,' she says. What perfume do
you want to-day, Trilby, DEAR she
says, de vi'let water or de extract of
new-mowed hay she says, rubin her
face against de pup.
"Say, dat game of talk made me feel
like I had a cream-puff jag on. She had
me groggy, an I knowed dat if she
didn't ring off I'll have to go to de mat
an take de count. So I makes quick
brace.
"'I'm on says. Tn wise to de
hull graft. know jes' how to bath
poodle dogs. You jes' leave me an
Trilby here in de bathroom an we
won't have a bit of trouble I says.
you better not stay in here because
you might make Trilby nervous ]
says.
"'All right she says, I'll sit right
here in de bedroom, where you can
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1902-01-30

cutting your ties SO that when put to-
gether they will be in the shape of a
letter x. Fix both pairs alike, placing
a frame on each side of the creek, then
sink them down in the bank or rock
bar about foot which makes them
solid, then lay your pole between the
forks of the ties and you are ready to
hang your gate. This is a much cheap
en- gap than the old way of putting a
pen on each side of the creek and fill
Ing it with rock.-Charles S. Keen, in
Epitomist.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1902-01-30

device can be used for these temporary
lots very satisfactorily. The little il
lustration explains itself. Drive two
staples, a a, into the tree about half
an inch apart. Put the wire in place.
Then drop the wire nail b into posi-
ton. This will hold the wire until it
is desirable to lower it.. Take out the
nail, press the wire down to the bot
tom of the post and place it under the
Judd Farmer.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1902-01-30
LETTING DOWN FENCES.
A Little Device That Can Be Used
Very satisfactorily for Tenn
pOrary Feeding Lots.

It is frequently desirable to lower
the strands of a wire fence so that
stock may be changed from one field
to the other without putting in gate
or cutting the wire. Of course, this
is not practicable where wire is
stretched tightly, but on many feed
lot fences or where wire fence is
placed around straw stack, the wire
cannot be stretched very tightly. This
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1902-01-30
DURABLE FLOOD GATE.
Much Cheaper Than the Old Way of
Putting a ROck-FiIIed Pen on
Each Side of the Creek

I wish to explain the following to
the people that live along small
streams, who have trouble in keeping
their water gaps up. Take four ties,
mortice them half through near the
middle in a slanting direction. Put
two OF the ties together SO that they
will fit tightly, then nail strip of
plank on each side of your frame so
they cannot come past. Be careful in
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1902-01-30
KILL THE DANDRUFF GERM
Or Your Hair VIII Fall Out Till You
Become BALD.

Modern science has discovered that dan
druf is caused by germ that digs up the
scalp in scales, as it burrows down to the
hairs Vitality, causing falling hair, md, Ill
timately, badness. After Prof. Upna, of
Hamburg, Germany, discovered the dan
druff germ, all efforts to find remedy
failed until the great laboratory discovery
was made which resulted in Newbro's
Herpicide. 1t alone of all other hair prep
dandruf, hair grows luxuriantly. ODE
stroy the cause, you remove the effect"
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1902-01-30
TXTHEN I was de boss of de kids
wv down to 16 offs, said One For

VA HEN was dc DOSS Oh ue hluS
wv down to IS offs, said One For
ty-two, taking a fresh chew of tobacco
and putting his feet in my waste bas-
ket, ode hardest work we had to do was
eettin' out of answerin' de dog call.
ode dog call come in every Friday
mornin' from an ole daisy what lived
all alone in a swell fiat buildin' on de
Mort side. De ole dame had a nasty
little white poodle dog, an every Fri
day she telephomed for a kid to come
an give it a bath an take it for a
walk. She run bill wild de company,
an all her tickets was charge. She
never let loose of a piece of coin, an
de only way for kid to play even on
de call was to save his car tickets an
walk both ways. So all de wise guys
in de offs what was loollin' out for de
dough used to sneak out of answerin'
it. Besides what kid likes to be washin'
a little woolly pup in smelly water an
1eadin' it up an down de Lake Shore
drive by blue silk ribbon?
Course I never answered de dog call.
If me an Tree twenty-seven was in
de offs when de dog call come in Fri
day mornin' an either of us was next,
we'd chase out one of de little kids an
make him take it.
"But one Friday de Main Cheese
OATS de manager-he gifts sore on me
an when de dog call comes in he goes
out in de waitin' room where de kids
is settin' on de benches an he says:
'One Forty-two'-dat's me-'One-For-
ty-two, want you to hustle up to de
Mort side an answer dis dog call. Do
you t'ink you amt got nothin' to do
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1902-01-30
Gold Couptcrfeiting.

The gold used in color printing and on mir.
ror and picture frames is only an imitation.
It is made from bronze and spelter, and not
from the pure gold leaf. There is another ar
ticle also very much initiated, and that is
family remedy for Indigestion, dyspepsia,
constipation, biliousness, and liver and kid
ney troubles Beware of counterfeits when
buying. The genuine must have our Private
Stamp over the neck of the bottle.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1902-01-30
Reds for Berlin Poor.

1t is the practice in Berlin, when
any poor person dies and leaves no
heir, to have the bed disinfected and
stamped by the official stamp of the
town council. In this way a large
number of beds are collected, and
are then lent to the very poor.-N.
Y. Sun.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1902-01-30

Lady Visitor-"And was your husband
good and kind to you during your long i'll
ness?" Parishioner-"Oh! yes, miss, e
than 'usband. London Tattler.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1902-01-30
United Effort Is Needed.

The legislature of each state should
pass law for the establishment and
maintenance of good roads. Let
town or city unite with the farmer in
agitating the matter, and a millen-
ium of good roads will speedily re-
sult.-Mrs. r. i. Woodward, Fort
Wadsworth, N. Y.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1902-01-30

Reputation is bubble hard to blow out,
but easily burst.-Chicago Daily News.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1902-01-30

In the human race the butcher holds the
steaks.-Los Angeles Herald.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1902-01-30
MRS. HULDA JAKEMAN
Wife of President Jakeman of
Elders of the Mormon Church,
Salt Lake City, Utah, Recon-
Mends Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound For WO-
mans Periodic Pains.

"DEAR Mrs. PINKHAM Before 7
knew of Lydia Il. Pinkham's Veg.
etable Compound l dreaded the
approach of the time for my menstrual
period, as it would mean a couple of
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1902-01-30

PUTNAM FADELESS DYES color silk,
wool or cotton perfectly at one boiling.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1902-01-30

For setting in dry coil the plant
should be well rooted and stocky, as it
must depend on the roots it already
has to make start
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1902-01-30
ONE FORTY-T
ANSWERS
ode DOG CALL"

One Of the new books that conforms to
the present rage for street dialect is Henry
M Hyde's Zone Forty-Two," published by
book is a series of stories told by a city
messenger boy in relating his varied ex-
periences, and is especially interesting as
following story is reproduced from the
book by permission of the publishers.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-01-05

strongest emotions of the soul play upon II
with their lights and shadows. The face
should be the smooth curtain on which the
leart EXHIBITS its various pictures without
disturbing 1t. Not the stage. which requires
the shifting Of scenery for every act. The
reason why so many beautiful Aces are to
be found in a convent is in a great measure
due - the daily habit Of composing the
features in long hours of meditation anil
prayer. Unmarried by contending emotions.
the features are gradually nodded into har-
monious outlines. To sum up advice on this
point-train your features to composure.
and avoid all grimacing habits.
Unmarried by Emotion, Features .
Are Nodded Into Harmony. ;,
Because good humor is an oblising quality
many women think they must always be>fn
n laugh or broad smile In order to be char.aI
ing. This is a grievous mistake.
Don't let any woman imagine that sEs
can't ever have personal charm IL She lack
sentiment or feeling. Without sentiment
there Is a fatal vein Of the prosaic. the
commonplace. which will keen her forever
no matter what her other gifts, from DOS.
sessing or welding the widest influence her
sex can claim. There are women who never
have a love deeper than the love for their,
pet poodle. who never know an enthusiasm
more ardent than that inspired by a new
bonnet. whose deepest emotions are caused
by the misdemeanors of the cook. But js
these are scarcely the noblest of their sex.
reither can they be called the most rich In
charm.
There is no royal road to beauty; the prss-
orvation of ones grace and charm requires
care and common sense, but not more care
than YOU give to your precious bric-a-brac,
your household effects or your pets.
Finally. the logical deduction from all facts
obtainable is that there is no general an
swcr to the question. What charm makes a
Nynvran nnGr IL ~ Fool
may set up a standard. and decide a. indi-
vidual Judgment dictates.
Answers to Correspondence
i'll Regard to Beauty Quest.
r. Il. G.-To make and keep the hands,
soft and white. use a lotion made of two.
ounces each of bay rum. glyce.ine and
lemon juice: put 4 little on the hands after
washing them at different times during the
day. At night, rub them well with almond,
oil, plasterins with powdered magnesia, and
fot on gloves Within a week the hands
will be much improved in Appearance. A
coHrnetic jelly, for whitening the hands, is
made by soaking thirty grains of powdered
gum tragacanth in seven ounces Of rose,
water for twenty-four hours: strain through
coarse muslin. and add one-haIf ounce each
of mixed glycerine and alcohol. Apply this
at night and wear gloves.
Ami Il. R.-For an oily skin. wash vo,,.s
lace every night with warm water, in which
powdered borax is dissolved. the proportion
being a half teaspoonfuI of borax to a quar-
washing and drying the face, apply a lotion
made of: o"
Recti1ed spirits gns
For the red spots on your face, stir two
teaspoonfuls of flowers Of sulphur into heYe
a pint OF new milk. Let il stand Tor -
minutes. and then rub the spots vith a.
every night until . cure Is Effected.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-01-05
Beauty of Face Is Rare
Among French Women.

Some ono will tell us that beauty of neck
and throat constitutes one Of the greatest
charms a woman can possess. that there is
nothing more exquisite than that line
which leads from the tip OF the chin to the
bust, with the delicate depression at the
throat. called NenUS's cup. unless It be that
which slopes from the nape of the neck to
the shoulders. The latter Is often d beauty
which attains its perfected bloom after the
first freshness of youth has gone from the
face; a ripe, Arm development of neck
and shoulders bring more frequently the
prerogative of 50 than of %.
Among French women. beauty of face Is
rare: 1t s with their arms that they charm,
the French arm being considered the near
est 10 perfection In shape, taking the arms
of famous statues for models; It has the
proper artistic proportions; the correct ar
tistic curve. with a slender wrist and a
well-rounded elbow. The French arm in
deed is admirable, almost beyond criticism.
Young men of Morocco Judge whether or
not a girl is charming by looking at her
hand. her face they seldom see, so jealous
~ Is it guarded by the robe which covers
the head like a hood. With one hand. the
Moorish maiden yersed in the arts Of CO.
Quetry holds the folds of her robe before
her face in a way that while it conceals
her features will display her hand. Does
she not realize tnat there is scarcely any
charm of beauty which surpasses that of
a lovely hand, and that it possesses, In a
great degree, the power to fascinate. Heine
tells us somewhere OF a woman In an Ital-
ian Cathedral. and how the vision OF her
hands charmed him-her supple, expressive
hands, full OF strength and character.
Animation Conveys the Idea Of
Intense Vitality.
Know, in a word It's animation" de-
clares one conclusively, when asked for
what charm woman Is most admired. the
animation which conveys the idea Of intense
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-01-05
Wise Woman Strives to Cultivate
Charms She Possesses.

The wise woman takes a hint from tiis.
and mourns not her lack OF beauty, but puts
herself resolutely TO cultivate whatever
charms she may possess. whether OF ex-
preston of hand, of arm or figure. that one
who looks upon her loneliness looks surely
TO his hearts disaster. In the corners of
even an ugly mouth may lurk dimples, or
peepinS and glimpsing fun flashes, that set
a man to giving up as much time as he can
secure to watching them. Some women,
without being pretty, seem to be we'll fin
ished of-such a thorough piece Of work.
Their skin is firm and smooth. their fingers
pretty. their wrists and elbows well round
ed. their form rounded and in perfect pro-
portion; their teeth are nice and their hair
glossy. They are all well finished off, and
convey a charm that will, in the long run,
get away with almost any ordinary thrown
together" pretty girl. All these things are
just what the thrown together pretty girl
does not understand. Be wiser IL YOU are n
pretty girl. If you are a plain one. get TO
work and cultivate the minor beauties
After an examination of ourselves from.
say, three times our own length from the
mirror. we ought to be able to form an cs-
innate of such characteristics as meet tha
eye and impress others.
We must first determine If our looks be
classical. irregular. patrician, plebeian. intel
lectual or ins.pid, and treat ourselves In
reference to this decision. Are we classical
beautifully modelled. but for a stray defect
OF foot or may endow ourselves
with draperies which cling and dispose
themselves in such a manner that not n
point Of our correct measurements NAV h.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-01-05
RDIocRAT1c FEATURES WITH soFTNEss OF CHARM. LOVELY CONTOURS
Different Ideals of Beauty-Critical Study !
!, of Ourselves to Correct Defects and En-
!, nance Good Points-A Club Which Guilt :
Yates Charm of Face and Figure. :

WRITTEN FOR THE sUNDA REPUBLIC.
What charm makes a woman most fas-
cinating?
Is 1t the exQuisitely modelled contour Of
the face; the full curved lips, the dimple
beside the mouth; the finely penciled eve
brows the clear. low forehead. the alabas-
ter throat the beautiful hand. the we'll
shaped arm or the graceful figure?
These questions must be answered &C
cording to individual taste. and there is
no rule OF beauty that can apply to all
time and place. II one ask a poet for what
charm a woman is most admired, will he
not answer that beautiful eyes WELD the
greatest charm. and that
Every pretty pair I soc.
Rule. ravish and bewllder me-"
And do beautiful eyes not possess power
as well as Charm-a power with which a
maiden is able to draw her lover around
she whole circuit of the globe? Are not
my lady's eyebrows, as well as my lady's
eyes. able to inspire both admiration and
sCnnets? Or the maiden who. alike charms
and fascinates. Is she who hath a beautiful
mouth-the mouth having almost more to
do with making or marring the beauty
of a woman than any other feature.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-01-05

vitality. the saucy lifting OF the chin which
take the place of words: the s.-.:ten flush,
the flashing of the eye. the dainty carriage
of the head accomplishing more in . mo-
ment than the sustained efforts II Wat
uesque beauty.
1T is expression'-another says, emphnt-
ically-"which makes a woman charming"
she may have perfectly regular features,
fine hair and eyes and a good figure, but ex-
preston is wanting. Another one may have
only average comel!ness. but she Is bright
and pleasing. Nine men out of ten would
call the expressive face charming and pass
by the really beautiful one unnoticed. And
how far the really beautiful face would sur
pass the other. If 1t. too. had been express
i've!
To the man who Is worth while-what
man thinks is really the important question,
or 1t has been go considered since the world
very little. it IS charm or ma gnetism that
he seeks. Many a woman radiant with
loneliness of feature and complexion is en-
tirely without charm. Many comparatively
plain women have a power of attractive
ness so great that noted beauties have been
unable to contend against them in personal
influence. There is even a kind OF plainness
that has a distinct attraction OF Its own. Al
that the greatest passions of which we have
any record, have been inspired by women In
whom ordinary good looks were wholly
wanting. but they have the power Of maxi
ing themselves valolr, which produces a
clearly defined beauty of its own.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-01-05

! llllSSfuy q lcAi W 0"N
note the overlapping of the muscles TO give
life and artistic sense to the whole.
! Waving, Abundant Hair
Should Be in Evidence.
If. on the other hand. everything about
us be irregular-if our features be admired
!: rather for their expression than for their
J corectness-pecisIon of outline must be
avoided. Waving, abundant hair. graceful
ribbons and flowing draperies must be in
evidence.
If a patrician or aristocratic air. rather
, than beauty. be our strong point. our lines
should be noble, our dress plain but hand
some as our. purse can AFFORD.
If We be pl~ebeian-few of us care to self
confess the sorry fact-our limbs large, our
features common. We must array ourselves
in all that is fresh, refined and tasteful.
Nothing fanciful should be attempted. lest
we border on the grotesque. but soundness
OF style and gesture should be the aim.
When our style Is intellectual. rather than
lovely, we may be more careless in regard
to detail.
If. on the contrary. we feel We are in
sipid, our complexion pasty, our features
nonGescript, our hair hay-colored. our eye
lashes weak. a very serious study must lie
made of color-the one that best suits our
style and will give tone. and very particu-
lar attention must be paid to every detail
Of the toilet.
The effect OF our silhouette requires at
%tention. \ dumpy person should avoid an
unnatural elongation of waist. which is
fatal, for by lengthening the waist beyond
its proportionate limits our lower limbs be-
come insignificant; the sight of a ponderous
body moving on diminutive. inferior eX-
tremities is to beauty; but no
more SO than its opposite, the narrow. may
pole figure. seemingly devoid of rib and
hip. and utterly without projections; Shout
ders. bust, hips. in this case should be de-
veloped to give importance to the figure.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-01-05
Vanity May BE Responsible
for Bad Appearance.

1t has been charged that vanity in MANY
cases Is responsible for the unsuccessful
ness of our appearance. Overweening, self
esteem encourages individuals to openly dig
regard all efforts to please the eye. or the
sense; while tCo keen a sense of our imper-
~fections often induces a hopeless noncha-
lence in regard to our duty to ourselves and
to others. She who can best c%riticise herself
IS always the most successful. if criticism
leads to an exhaustive treatment of discov-
cred imperfections.
If a plain woman, by any chance, be adj
mittsd into that unique London Club, called
the Society of Souls" she is regarded az
an interesting experiment." various "aidJ
to beauty" are prescribed to her, and unless
she visibly improves In appearance she
usually resigns her membership in a short
time. The fad Of the Souls" is the %cultiva-
ton Of beauty: members are not even al
lowed to sit VI, with inartistic rectitude, on
commonplace chairs, but are expected 10
recline on cushions. a la classic Rome.
clothed in scarlet or snow-white draperies.
The most expressive face is not the one
which writhes or agonizes with every sor-
rowful feeling. or twists and squirms with
every amusing sensation; 1t is rather the
one which retains a calm exterior whila thu
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-01-05

For the red spots on your face, stir two
teaspoonfuls OF flowers of ulphur into hsiP
a pint OF new milk. Let 1t stand for fen
minutes. and then rub the spots with r.
every night until . cure u Effected
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-01-05

missed; a fold here and there may even de-
note the overlapping of the muscles TO give
life and artistic sense to the whole.
v,. b,p1onf Uoip
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-06-05
FLORIDA COLLEGE ALUMNI.
Banquet to Be Held at Tai
Iahassee Tonight.

Iahassee Tonight.
Tallahassee, Fla, June 4.-The Alum
nj Association of the Florida State
College held its annual business meet
ing at the Opera House Tuesday after
noon. The association elected the fol-
lowing officers:
President-E. c. Love.
Vice President-A. P. Harrison.
Secretary and Treasurer-Miss Kate
Moor.
Executive Committee-E. c. Love, A.
P. Harrison, Miss Kate Moor. r. f.
Hopkins and F. A. Hathaway.
The association will hold banquet
at the Leon Hotel tomorrow evening,
and a dance afterwards to which a
large number of young people have
been invited.
Tuesday night was Anaxagorean
night. The subject for debate was
Hodges, George w. Saxon and H. w.
Demilly.
The young men advocating Free
Trade" as well as those opposing it,
made excellent speeches. which were
heartily applauded by the large audi
ence present.
The judges decided unanimously in
favor of free trade, and the gold medal
given by Mr.. w. B. Crawford, was
awarded to Mr.. Arthur c. Evans, an
advocate for the affirmative.
Attorney General William B. Lamar
occupied a seat on the platform. THE
Argo," the college annual, being dedl-
Gated to Gen. Lamar, its editor, B. A.
Meginniss, in admirable and eloquent
language presented a copy of the book
to Gen. Lamar. who accepted it with
thanks, replying in his usual happy and
felicitous style.
Mr.. William B. Crawford, in award
ing the medal made a timely and elo-
duent speech.