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River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1902-08-07
KING EDWARDS KIND HEART.
Illustrative Instances of the Tender
Side of EnEIands Much
MaIigned Monarch.

A writer in the Outlook, who has
long been personally acquainted with
King Edward, instances how he is
essentially and above all human. lie
recalls. as though it occurred yes
terday, King Edwards beaming face
and tear-stained eyes IS years ago
as a friend raised him on the gar
den wall of Buckingham palace as he
threw an old shoe after the carriage
of his first-married daughter, the
duchess of Fife, on her. wedding
morning.
This man also recalls his majesty's
shock and surprise when at race
meeting he opened a telegram and
exclaimed: ''Little Albany is dead!"
and without an instant's hesitation
hurried into his brougham and never
staid his journey by land or sea until
he reached Cannes, returned to Ports
mouth, and consigned his brothers
remains to the tomb of st. Georges
chapel, Windsor.
The Spectator, in an article COM
putting King Edwards standing in
the country, says:
''The people forgave him that hum
ger for distraction Of which he was
accused, and which probably was
bred in him by those long years of
waiting on the step of the throne
with nothing serious to do, through
which the king grew to late man
hood.
ga new and more just tendency is
to remember the good side of Ed
ward VII, of the king who said of
himself shortly after his accession
that if he could not be his mother,
yet he would play the game rightly.
''The king often is accused in popu-
lar talk of being too gracious to nou-
veaux riches. We are not in the least
disposed to deny that many million
aires want much snubbing, but we
can, as reasonable politicians, under
stand the king thinking that the ac-
emulation of new wealth is, in a
country which enlarges it's popula-
tion yearly, benefit to the people,
and that to draw new millionaires
within the ancient system is to give
that system new stability"
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1902-08-07
SCIENCE AND INDUSTRY.

Germany's trade with Mexico in
creased more than six per cent. last
year.
The cost of producing and planting
young salmon is under one dollar per
1000.
Three-fourths of the mining drills
used in South Africa are made in
America.
The Indian government has decided
to establish bureau of commerce on
American lines.
Satisfactory experiments with oil
fuel for fire engines have been made
by the London county council.
The London Daily Mail thinks that
IN mining machinery alone there will
be an outlay in South Africa, within
the next five years, OF probably $145,-
100000.
Three hundred million feet of logs
were cut on the Penobscot river last
season. This is the largest harvest
ever known, and nearly one-half of 1T
is for the manufacture of paper.
Salt mining constitutes one of the
staple industries of the little Euro
pean country, Roumania. There are
four mines in all. The most peculiar
feature in connection with this in
dustry is that the mineral is mined
in three of the principal mines by
convicts condemned to life and
lengthy sentences of penal servitude.
Since 1895 earthquakes in Austria
have been recorded by instruments
installed under the direction of a gov
eminent commission. In 1898, 200
shocks (mostly smalD were noted;
in 1899, 100, and in 1900, 1862 Reports
are regularly received from a large
number of volunteer observers, and
several complete astrological observ-
atories are maintained.
M. Verneau has lately described a
new type of fossil man discovered in
a cave near Mentone, Italy. In this
same cave NJ. Riviere discovered in
1874, at a depth of 2.7 meters, the
skeletons of two young children.
The new find was at depth of seven
and three-fourths meters, and con-
sists of two skeletons of adults-an
old woman and young man. Their
stature was small-1.57 and 1.55 me-
ters respectively, that is about 81
inches. The type is. one not so far
found in the quaternary, namely the
negrold.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1902-08-07
NEEDED VERY BADLY.
Good Roads Are No Longer looked
Upon as an Idle Luxury by
Progressive Farmers.

+. G. Tice, of Oswego, n. y, adj
dressed the New York farmers insti-
tutes on the subject Of Road build
ing" last winter. He said Ito reduce
cost of transporting farm crop from
the farm to market, or railroad sta
ton, is the same as reducing the cost
of growing the crop"
1.-The first thing to consider in maxi
ing good road is drainage. Tiles laid
in the center of the roadbed are the
best; two and one-half inch tiles are
sufficient. The matter of drainage
cannot be neglected, if we are to have
good roads, as it is the foundation of
road building"
when we have obtained dry road,
next we want a smooth road. This is
most cheaply accomplished by the
proper use of the road machine. The
road machine should be used as the
carpenter uses the plane--to level and
smooth the surface. Raise the scrap
ers high enough, that they will hit
and miss, and in this way you will
level the surface of the road.
Il advise working the road very
early in the spring. If rightly used
the stones can be raked from the road
with the road machine. Roads should
not be fenced with stone walls, or rail
fences, which are cause of snow drifts
in the winter, Orchard grass is good
for sowing on the road sides, for when
1T once gets started no other plant will
grow"
Mr.. Tice gave instructions for build
ing the country road where the ex-
pense of macadamized roads is sup
posed to be too great, but doubtless
there are localities in the country
where the expense of building piece
of macadamized road every year could
be afforded, especially if stone crush
ers were furnished by the towns.
With the system of road making most
generally practiced in the country,
good roads are had for only three or
four months in the year and perhaps
no other subject is more important to
farmers than economical road making.
Much labor is wasteI IN making roads
that are good for only a short time
S "'S JS"A' "iiu wien VIC AO"oS
are most used, as they are in my Sec
ton, loads must be dragged through
the mud. Farmers in this section buy
the most grain for their COWS in the
spring, and many of them buy only
when it is wanted and draw it over
the muddy roads. Roads that are not
we'll drained do not dry off and settle
until late in the spring, so it would
seem that Mr.. Tees advice about
drainage is well worthy of considera-
ton. There is nothing that is more
needed in the runal districts than
good roads, and doubtless much of
the labor is not expended so as to
obtain best results.-W. IL. Jenkins,
in Ohio Farmer.
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Fire Engine Trolley Cars.

A special trolley car for conveying
fire engines is in use at Springfield,
Mass. The engine is carried on a
platform only nine and one-half inches
above the top of the rail, mounted on
a truck at each end. The front truck
is detached and the front end of the
platform lowered to the ground when
the engine is to be loaded on the car
Platforms over each truck afford
space for fremen and equipment.
The length of the car over all is 30
feet ten and half inches and its net
weight is $4,000 pounds. The Spring
fielo fire department. has loaded an
engine on one of these cars in two and
one-quarter minutes from the time
the car was in position to its being
ready to start and has unloaded an
engine and attached the horses to it
in one and one-quarter minutes.-N
Y. Sun.
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Adsit Bailey, an Urbana farmer, says
the Ontario county On. W Times, no.
ticed black spot on one of his sheep
the other day, and as he looked closer
it disappeared. Then another black
spot came, and this time he saw that
it was mouse. He concluded that it
was time to investigate, and, thrust
ing his hand into the sleeps thick
coat of wool, found three snug and
coy mouse nests, each with q new
born litter of young ones in it. He
lost no time in breaking up these odd
mouse colonies, and then looked over
others of his sheep, with the result
that he found four more, in the
depths of whose wool mice had
chosen warm places to build nests
and bring forth their young. Ten
nests were found in all, containing IN
aggregate of 20 young mice.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1902-08-07
TREES ALONG ROADS.
When Planted systematically and
scientifically They Are Indeed
"a Constant Blessing.

a growing tree, however young, is
always attractive and inspiring, es-
pecially to those who have to pass
them often as the days and years go
by. We drive many miles, every summer
to view the scattering stately old set
tiers that are left, but after all
there is a world of satisfaction in a
thrifty tree, all the time before it has
reached it's prime. Now [ fully real
ize the danger of shading country
road and [ would never set hedge
or build a style of fence that would
stop the snow. The time has come
when that is an inexcusable offense;
and wherever a tree causes serious
trouble by keeping the road muddy
/ would cut it down. Nevertheless /
would set trees along the thorough
fare-100 feet apart.
On roads running east and west
they need only to be set on the south
side in which case they draw from
the adjoining fields but very little.
On roads running north and south
they should be 200 feet on a side set
alternatively (not referring to the
front of dwellings). This would give
the air and sun free access, and pro-
duce a class of trees that would
''astonish the natives" We do not
realize how much beauty there is in
outline, and the attractiveness of our
most lovely towns would be more
than doubled if half the trees were
taken out.
AS to position, I would put them avs
near the line as possible, but never
outside the wall, as is customary. If
they are allowed three feet inside the
line, so much the better.
AS to variety any one good kind
would produce a pleasanter effect Tin
rows) than to have them change too
often. I would use maple or elm
where there is no objection, and the
Baldwin apple where the farms were
small. At any rate let us find place,
if possible, for some enduring natives
of the forest that will keep it's men,
DRY green, but let us not ruin the
roads by wrong setting.-Charles d.
Tryon, in Ohio Farmer.
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mastication of fish and other deli
cacies highly esteemed by feline cpl
cures, so he resolved upon the gold
tooth.
Accordingly, Dainty was elevated
to that throne of misery commonly
known as the dentists chair, care
fully secured to prevent her good
teeth and better claws from inter
fering with the work in hand or the
dentists cuticle, and within an hour
or so, 10! there was Dainty with a
swordIike incisor of the purest gold
Dainty took kindly to the new
tooth Immediately and purred her
gratitude Indeed, she was quite set
up about it, and went among the
doctors assistants and servants So
Letting their attention. Now she is
a regular show feature of the es-
adjustment. Every time victim
beg pardon, patient enters Dainty
makes for him or her, yawns widely
and ostentatiously reveals the gilt
tering tooth.
Every morning she is served with
an egg, medium boiled. This she eats
from an ordinary egg cup. using her
paw to convey the contents to her
mouth. Should the cook prove so re-
miss as to boil the egg a trif1e hard,
presto. away go cup, egg and all.
angrily flung about by the indignant
puss. who will then quarrel and
scratch until an egg of the proper
consistency is set before her.-Louis-
rifle Courier-Journal.
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Dust for Melon Vines.

Dry arsenite to dust on your melons
and cucumber vines at first appear
ance of the vitora and other beetles
should be made in this way: Boil one
half pound of white arsenic, one
pound of Salsoda in one-third gallon
of water, until the arsenic is all dis
solved. Take some quicklime and
Stake it with the arsenic solution I'M
til the lime is powder, and it will
take about gallon of lime, perhaps
less to take up the arsenical water;
then dilute this with more lime to
make five gallons of dry lime and
arsenic to dust on the buggy plants.
Make dry Bordeaux for fungus by dis
solving your bluestone in water then,
taking the blue water to Stake enough
quicklime to make a dry, blue dust to
shake on.-Fruit World
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CAT HAS GOLD TEETH.
Dainty Is the Only Kitten i'm Anne ricn
with Mouth Ornamented
in This Way.

Here is handsome young Maltese
cat which boasts of gold tooth.
She is the pet and, although Dainty
that is the name to which she re-
spends when summoned to the milk
saucer-is only six or seven months
old, she is probably, the only kitten
in America with mouth so orna-
mented. Hence she is duly proud of
her unique and distinguished posi-
ton in aristocratic cat circles, and is
fond of exposing her gold tooth for
the admiration of human beholders.
Several weeks ago Dainty's master
noticed that one of her incisors was
not as strong as it should be for the
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1902-08-07
BOXES IN STORAGE ROOM.

by four inches deep, with upright
pieces at each corner four inches above
the sides, so that the boxes may be
piled up. There may be handles on
each end, or a cross bar lengthwise
through the middle will answer the
same purpose. From 80 to 40 of these
boxes are required to hold seed enough
for an acre. For storing, a building
where the tubers may be kept cool and
be exposed to light is preferable, as
tough, stocky sprouts are thus induced.
The cut shows the manner in which the
boxes are piled in the storage room.
Potatoes sprouted thus may be planted
from one to three weeks later than
usual, when all danger of frost is past
and the soil is in condition for rapid
growth. The average of large num-
Der of tests shows a gain in yield of
about 1,2OOpounds per acre over the old
methods.
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ured from the water up a little dis
tance.
Last night the water covered that
root; it's fallen six inches!" she de-
clared.
oh" said Tom, creeks are always
going up and down."
The next evening Sarah measured
again, and found the water half
foot lower. This alarmed her, and
she sent Tom riding ten miles across
country to consult their nearest
neighbor, Sam West. The boy re-
ported old Sam as saying:
In summer Stump creek goes so
dry the catfish get dusty swimmin'
upstream"
Then what in the world shall we
do?" exclaimed Sarah. She had I'M
derstood fully that in the dry sea-
son the ranch was entirely dependent
on the creek.
Bart and Tom returned a blank
look to the question, for neither of
them was used to deciding matters of
Importance. Sarah was virtually the
head of the family.
I'VE must have an artesian well,
she said; she had heard that there
were such wells in that country.
1T would cost like fury!' replied
Bart, gloomily. 1--WE have no money
to experiment with"
Sarah, however, persisted in her
idea, and engaged two men from the
nearest town to drill the well. After
working several days, they reported
that they could not find water. They
presented their bill, which Sarah
paid, and then they drove off across
the prairie.
Bart, who had stood with his sis
ter, watching them, kicked a chip at
his feet vindictively.
such a thing as this should have
been looked into before we came
out!" he exclaimed Il must say.
Sarah, you were in a mighty hurry
to sell our home back east-you and
Uncle Seth. Fifty dollars to live on,
no home to go back to and no fit
place to live here!"
Sarah's face flushed, but she spoke
without resentment.
1--WE learned all we could through
writing" she said, land l guess you
know why | was impatient to come.
You know how you used to cough,
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Variable MIX Standard.

An eastern professor suggests that
the proper milk standard for cities is
a variable one founded on the actual
contents of milk. Thus instead of or
3.5 per cent. being fixed by law as the
legal fat content of milk, that content
should be the fat as it comes from the
COW. He would prevent adulteration
and skimming by publication. That is
the milk inspector of each city would
take samples of each milkman's milk
from time to time and submit them to
ANALYSIS. The man whose milk showed
the best would then get more of the
trade than would the man whose milk
is shown to be skinned or adulterated
The man that produced high quality
milk would get the benefit of the adj
vertisement This scheme can be
worked at any time without even abol-
ishing the milk inspection laws we now
have
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BATTLE IN THE SNOW.
Mother Cougar Makes Bold Attack ON
Big Grizzly, But Is Vanquished
After Brief Struggle.

The survival of the fttest," law
among wild animals, accounts for most
of them having about the same amount
of intelligence, of course varied accord
ing to the scale of animal intellect.
But once in awhile an animal exce;'s his
fellows by superior wisdom, strength
or craft, and becomes veritable lead
er of his kind. And it was by series
of occurrences that Puma, the little
cub-cougar, grew up to be one of the
strongest and wisest of his race.
He always had been remarkably
bright, and as he grew older and
stronger he became one of the most
reckless, Thanksgiving animals that
ever played havoc with cattle and
sheep, or that ever was so suggestive
of death to the inhabitants of the
small town of Birchcreek.
Several months had passed, and one
day, late in November, Mother Cougar
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NEW GAME FOR BOYS.
1t Is Called BaIiI1o-BaIiki, Is Very
Lively and "a Whole School Can
Play at Once.

In the game of baliko-balil<i the play
ers choose up, one side taking one side
of barn, hedge, house or similar OBJ
struction, and the other set the oppo-
site side.
The ball is thrown over the obstruc-
ton, and, if possible, it must be caught
by some one on the opposite side. Ii
it is caught, the catcher darts around
the corner and forthwith pelts the
first one within reach.
Sometimes he is obliged to run far
and long before he is near enough to
hit any one, for when he appears
every one calls ''Baliki! Balilli!' and
the word of warning sets every player
off at his swiftest speed.
When caught the captive is led Off,
and belongs to the side of the captors.
his own side.
At once the ball comes over the OBJ
struction again. If it is not caught,
back it goes again.
AS soon as it appears above the OBJ
struction every boy cries "Baliko!"
with special emphasis on the last syl-
liable, and every effort is made to catch
it. It is easy to see that ''Baliko"
means 'Be ready to catch the ball, y
and "Baliki'' means "Run for your
life" Hence the intense excitement
and activity of the game.
The side that captures all the other
players wins. Sometimes it takes a
whole school term to decide the battle,
and the issue becomes as exciting as a
political campaign.
1t is good game for testing the fiber
of schoolboy honor, since each player
is in duty bound to play his very best,
whether or not he happens to be on the
side he likes beSt.-N Y. Sun.
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Remedy for Bee stings.

Salicylic acid is useful in case OF
bee stings. First, remove the sting
as quickly as possible with the finger
nail. Then with the thumb and finger
squeeze the wound until the blood
starts from it. Then apply an alco-
holic solution of the acid after wh,ch
paint the spot with collodion, 50 as
to exclude the air. Stings treated
in this way will cause but little pain
and hardly any inflammation or swell
ing. The acid and collodion may be
obtained at any drug store at small
expense, and kept on hand, ready for
use at any moment
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1902-08-07
THE CLEVER KITTENS.
my cat speaks French" said little Jeann

"My cat speaks French" said little Jeanne,
LAS plainly as can be;
Says sill vous plait' Chats If you please),
And thanks me with 'merci!
I know, because l understand
Each word she says to me.
"And mine speaks German" with nod,
Said Lisa from the Rhine
"Says bite when she wants drink,
And ia, of course, and 'nein;'
I wouldn't have cat that spoke
A different tongue from mine"
THAT'S thrue for your sweet Nora SAID,
With merry look Gemure;
"Me own shpakes Oirish! Whin l set
A saucer on the fiure,
An ask her would she like some milk,
The darliEt tells me Shuren"
1 met those kittens afterward,
No matter where nor how;
I listened well to what they said
Would you believe it now,
They spoke in English, every one,
Ard all they said was: "Miaow.
Margaret Johnson, in WomaE's Home
Companion.
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e FEET.
STONE SKID.

sides, say IS inches from lower end
and five inches from the upper end
which rests against rack on wagon.
Cleats should be about 2x3 inches.
Have poles about seven inches apart
at the top or upper end and nine
inches at the lower end, inside meas
ure. Taper poles at bottom as well as
top ends. / have used this with great
success, and it is much easier to handle
than plank.-W. Walters, in Epitomist.
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IDEA FROM ENGLAND.
Plan for Handling Seed Potatoes
Which LIS Quite Popular in the
United Kingdom.

The Market Gardener, of London.
gives the details of plan for handling
seed potatoes, quite generally used
throughout the British Isles. 1t con-
sists in storing the seed tubers in shall
low boxes in such way that they de-
velop strong sprouts before planting
time, and may be taken to the field
without breaking the sprouts. A COM
mon size for the boxes is 2hx1h feet
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old-Time Tongue Twister.

Betty Better brought some butter;
But" she said, ''this buffers bitter:
If l put it my batter,
1t will make the batter bitter;
But bit of better butter
Will make my batter better.
SO she bought bit O. butter
Better than the bitter butter,
And made her bitter batter better,
So twas better Betty Better
Bought q bit of better butter.
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H. S T d :! THUS
3 tAaIIlS "a y
IF

If oEiy I could be the sun,
I'd shine with all my might,
That every day might be TO you
A gladstone one and bright.
Or If / were the moon, I'd send
Downward my softest ray
OF light into your chamber sweet,
And make 1t bright like day.
Were I bird, I'd fly to you
And sing little song
A song of tender love ard true
True as the day is long.
Were / a rose, I'd bloom for you,
And in my heart I'd hold
A perfume maddeningly sweet
As sweet as love untold.
A zephyr I, I'd softly blow
Where you nights vigil keep,
a breath of poppy-laden air
To give sweet-dreaming sleep.
But sit ce all these / cannot be,
Heat Of my keart, still
Can sc myself-your all-in-all,
And love you till / die.
Amy Lyman Phillips, in Boston Tran
script.
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His Rush.

ssFools," he said, rush in where an
gels fear to tread, you know"
'.Yes," she answered; by the way,
somebody was telling me the other
day that you once went into house
where man was beating his wife and
tried to interfere. How did you get
that scar over your left eye?'-Chi-
cago Record-Herald.
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sand from the sahara.

Many tons of sand blown from the
Sahara desert had been pIowed into
their burrows by English farmers this
spring. said III. r. Mill in lecture re
Gently before the royal Meteorological
society