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River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1902-10-02
SEAWEED AS SOUVENIRS.
SOjOurners at Seaside Summer Re-
sorts Find Pleasant Diversion
in the. Gathering.

'Seaweeds can be gathered at all sea-
sons of the year, but are at their best
in the summer and early autumn.
Some of them float free of anchorage
in the ocean and others are attached
to rocks and other stationary objects
by parts which are known as hold
fasts" and look like roots, but fur
nish no nutriment to the plant. An adj
vantage of the work is the fact that
the plants may be collected in the sum-
mer and not be pressed until it is con-
yenient. Even the sun-dried products
picked up on the seashOre and car
ried home will respond to a salt bath
and unfold their tangled and meaning
less masses into delicate traceries of
pretty green, brown and red hues, says
an eastern exchange.
In order to make the specimens of
value, either as displays of natures
handiwork or as motifs for china and
other decoration, they must be mount
ed. Stiff cards are excellent for the
purpose. They can be white or tinted,
as taste dictates. With the cards and
seaweeds and a couple of deep basins
of salt water one is ready to begin
work. A pair of tweezers with which
to pick up the delicate structures will
be found useful. Float a small mass
of specimens in one of the basins.
Then with the tweezers, as it sepa-
rates into it's parts, pick out single
plant and wash it free from all sands
and impurities in the second basin.
When this is done plunge one of the
cards under the water and bring it d.
rectly beneath the cleansed specimen.
Holding the card at sharp angle, ar
range the base of the specimen in the
desired position with camel's hair
brush, needle or wooden toothpick.
This work must be done under water.
When the delicate filaments4 are
spread out to the best advantage with
draw the card little way from the
water and observe the result. The
seaweed will adhere without any diff
ficulty. AS the arrangement pro-
crosses the card is gradually lifted
from the water until every portion
is complete. If change in the ar
rangement is desirable plunge the card
into the water carefully and make
the alterations. When the work is fin
ished the midrib should have natural
shape and from it the flaments should
branch on either side. Drain off all
the water possible and cover the
mounts with white cotton cloth to pre-
vent the seaweeds from adhering to
anything else. When all the mounts
are ready press them under heavy
weights for several hours. If the eff
fort has been painstaking beautiful
souvenirs will result.
Persons who have never collected
seaweeds are sure to find in the oc-
cupation relief from the convention
alities with which seashOre resorts
abound and a pleasant resource for
leisure hours when fancy work and
summer novels have lost their charms.
Then, too, with the work there are
sure to come delightful surprises, for
the inconspicuous water grOwths de-
velop under proper treatment unsus-
pected charms of form and color. To
know the names of the plants is of
benefit, of course, but without bo-
tanical term at hand one may still
claim the title of collector.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1902-10-02
CHILDREN SOLD IN HUNGARY.
People without Children Go to the
Founding Hospital to Buy
the Waits.

The Hungarian authorities are TAX
ing decisive steps to put a stop to an
traordinary system of selling chill
dren which prevails to large extent
in the central provinces.
Once month childless persons APP
pear in a large founding hospital in
Temesvar where they seek out the
children that suit them and depart
after paying a sum of money for their
purchases.
On a recent occasion 80 children,
ranging from one to nine years, were
disposed of in this way without suffi-
cient guarantee being given that the
purchasers were respectable people
who would treat the children prop
erlv. The most beautiful children
were those most sought after, especi-
ally fair-haired girls, as these in Hun
gary are rare.
In three cases circus people bought
six children to bring up a S acrobats.
In one case a millionaire sought a
boy to bring up as his heir, as he had
disinherited his own son. The authori-
ties now insist on the most careful in
vestigations into the status and mo-
tives of the purchasers.
The news has got abroad in Hun
gary that there is a ready market for
children in. Temesvar, and the mothers
of illegitimate children are eager in
many cases to send their unhappy off
spring to an institution where they
have such prospects.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1902-10-02
COOPERATION PAYS.
Some II easOn why Farmers Who Pro-
duce Milk Should Always Work
Together.

Cooperation among butter makers
should be the thought of the hour.
There is no doubt that when we have
learned the lessons of cooperation we
shall make as good butter as the
Danes make and it will have as high
a reputation as has the butter pro-
duced by the farmers of that enter
prising nation. In every country
where the dairy interests have as
sumed large proportions cooperation
has become the keynote of the stu
alton. By cooperation we enormous
ly increase the interest in dairying.
The more we educate the more we
cooperate IN fact, communities can
cooperate only as they become edu-
Gated along certain lines. COM
munity of educated farmers can
build a creamery together and oper-
ate it, for they have general I'M
derstanding of what should be done.
Where cooperative movements have
failed it has been due to the dense
ignorance of those that believed they
could manage the enterprise. Thus,
a community of educated farmers
will never build a creamery where
there are too few COWS to make sue
cess possible. Yet the agents OF the
dairy supply houses have gone into
badly informed communities and sold
them thousands of dollars worth of
practically useless dairy machinery.
Dairy education in communities
makes such exploits impossible. CO.
operative creameries should exist in
great many communities where no
creameries of any kind exist to-day.
There are also many communities
that should sustain cooperative
creameries for the purpose of in
creasing the business of the COM
munity if for nothing else. A private
creamery must make money, but 1T IS
not necessary for cooperative
creamery to make money. If they
make no profit at all, merely paying
expenses they have yet justified their
existence since they have made it
possible to utilize the waste material
and waste labor.-Farmers' Review.
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WHAT INSECTS COST.
Damage Caused by Our Pigmy Pop
ulation Amounts to $30O,0OO,-
900 Year.

| The amount of the destruction done
various sorts is enormous. The
chinchbug caused a loss of 100000 900
in 1871, upward of $500, 900, 900 in 1874,
and in 1887, sec, 900, 900. The Rocky
| Mountain locust, or grasshopper, in
1874 destroyed 100,O00,O00 of the crops
| of Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska and
Iowa, and the indirect loss, says DR.. I'll.
| c. McCook, in Harper's Magazine, was
| probably as much more.
For many years the cotton cater
| pillar caused an annual average loss
in the southern states of $4,000, 900,
while in 1868 and 1878 the loss reached
$30,000,000. The hy-weevil, our most
| destructive enemy to stored grains,
! particularly throughout the south, in
| ficts an annual loss on the whole coun-
try of $4,000, 900. The codling moth,
| the chief ravager of the apple and pear
crops, destroys every year fruit val
| ued at $30,000,0O0 to $40,00O,000. The
| damage to live stock inflicted by the
| ob-dot, or oXwarble, amounts to $780,
100000
| IhCSc are Id1I SAduu pies VI ChC
| enormous money losses produced in
one country by few of the many
pigmy captains of pernicious industry
whose hosts operate in the granaries,
| fields, stock farms and the stockyards
of our country. What is the grand
total? Mr.. B. D. Walsh, one of the
best entomologists of his day, in 1867
| q estimated the total VearIv loss to th q
United States from insects to be from
$500, O00,O 900 to $500 OOO,O In 1890,
c. V. Riley, long chief of the division
of entomology, estimated the loss at
$300,000,000. DR.. James Fletcher in
1891 footed up the total to be about
one-tenth of our agricultural prod
ucts-$330, 900 900! In 1899 E. Dwight
| Sanderson, after careful consideration
of the whole field, put the annual loss
at $500, 900, 0OO
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1902-10-02
Yields of Winter Wheat.

The department of agriculture has
compiled report showing the average
yields of wheat in bushels per acre.
1t is as follows: New York, 1853; New
Jersey, 16; Pennsylvania, IS; Della
ware, 1865; Maryland, IA; Virginia, 81;
North Carolina, 5.3; South Carolina,
Sc; Georgia, 6; Alabama, 6; Mississip-
ri. s; Texas, 9; Arkansas, 81; Tennes-
see, &c; West Virginia, z; Kentucky,
9; Ohio, 16; Michigan, ia; Indiana, IS;
illinois, 1876; Wisconsin, 1871; Iowa,
IT'S; Missouri, 1872; Kansas, 81; Ne
braska, %; Idaho, 1854; Washington,
25.7; Oregon, %; California, Is; Okla
homa, 11.6; Indian territory, 1913.
Average for the states and territories
renorted 1873
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1902-10-02
Hint for American Farm ers.

The sugar beet growers Of Ger
many, realizing that they must get
out of their crop all that is possible
and that this only can be done by
making use of the bi-products of the
crop, have, through the National AS
ISOLATION of Beet Culturists and
Sugar Manufacturers, offered a prize
of $3.50 for the best process for
drying beet leaves and the trimmings
of the beet, taken off before it is
ground in the process of making
sugar, to preserve them for cattle
food. American farmers must learn
that the profits in their business, as
in all others, are largely made from
the waste or bi-products.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1902-10-02
AChance for a Hero
BY GEORGE w. ROSE.
miss DOROTHY COURTNEY is
wi Daughter of the Revolution

IVI Daughter of the Revolution.
In the same sense she is a daughter
of all the wars of English speaking
peoples since the crusades. Her an
cestors spent so much time fighting
that one naturally wonders how they
came to be ancestors at all.
A courage absolute is what Dorothy
most admires, and until lately she has
thought her cousin Harold Several
times removed) possessed it.
At present she doubts whether any
man Except The few Courtneys who
haven't been killed Off is really brave
under all circumstances.
Miss Dorothy and her aunt were at
a summer resort when Harold showed
the white feather and allowed her to
be saved from a swarm of angry bees
by a stranger.
Harold vanished, and the new young
man, Mr.. Kempton, was installed as
hero. He was a reserved young man,
and did not find it necessary to inform
her that there are some men whom
bees will not sting.
Now comes the sad tale of Mr.. Kemp
tons tumble from his pedestal. He
followed Miss Dorothy and her aunt to
Frankfort, and foolishly allowed him
self to go out in a catboat. He might
have had a telegram from home, or
even a vulgar cramp in the stomach.
but, misled by q clear sky and an Ana
Mas of a boatman, he went like lamb
to the slaughter.
A mile from shore a wind struck
them savagely. It Slated the sail,
cuffed the poor little Siren, and jerked
the sheet from Kempton's hand. The
sail swung out over the bows. Kemp
ton threw himself on the tiller; the
lower fastening of the rudder broke
and the boat was helpless. 1t swung
side on to the waves and wallowed. A
larger wave struck it amidships and
dumped half barrel of water into it.
Kempton lost what nerve he had.
"We shall be drowned! There is no
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1902-10-02
THE FINISHED BOX.

should come out even with the OUT
side edge of 1x4, Fig. 1. For edges
on side pieces of box use 1x4, plac-
ing them on the outside of posts
at the sides. Cut top of posts at
half pitch, and roof with boards
nailed together inverted hog
trough fashion, letting them project
over the ends about 6 inches. The
above description is just right for
sheep, and can easily be carried from
one field to another. For larger
stock build on larger scale.-Ralph
Klock, in Ohio Farmer.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1902-10-02

THEY WE'RE WALKING ONE DAY
AND SPOKE OF THE REVOLUTION.
hope!" he cried, white to the lips and
threw himself into the bottom of the
boat.
Seasickness, combined with the fear
of death, brought him to the lowest
pitch.
Miss Dorothy, sitting erect in the
stern sheets, looked out over the toss
ing waves somberly. Presently she
saw far ahead most singular sight
A crazy little canoe was dancing to-
ward her at a rapid rate. 1t seemed
to be sliding sideways from the waves.
1t had less of stability than a thistle
down, and it was empty. But beside it,
apparently riding on air, was a man.
As the Siren swung to the top of a
wave Dorothy could see palmer. The
man was balanced on a board far out
to windward from the canoe. He had
furled mizzen sail and jib, but had
not shortened his mainsail, and he was
fairly flying toward the catboat. An
instant later he was aboard and had
made his painter fast.
He caught the long oar from the bot
tom of the boat, looped it to the firm
portion of the rudder, and with two
tremendous strokes swung the SIRENS
head up to the wind
He was a well tanned, busy young
man who did not require instructions.
"Is he dead?" he asked, nodding to-
ward Kempton.
Miss Dorothy smiled sadly, for an
image was broken.
NO." she answered: she is-sea-
sick"
"Get up and take this oar" the
stranger said. keep its head up"
Kempton did not move, but Dorothy
came to the young man. Il think 1
can" she said "Show me how"
He looked at her with frank admira-
ton. ''You are the kind of a girl I
like" he said.
This was abrupt for Miss Dorothy,
but / think she liked it. However, he
did not stop to inquire, but clambered
forward and caught the sheet.
In another moment the poor, mis-
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1902-10-02
A DURABLE SALT BOX.
as Many Times as the Water
ing Trough.

In this day of intensive up-to-date
farming every farmer who keeps
stock should have supply of salt
within reach of the stock at all
times, A salt box will be visited by
stock nearly as many times during
the day as the watering trough. But
salt in an open box will be wasted
considerably by rain or snow, or the
stock, particularly sheep, will get
their feet in, and waste it in this
way. We give description of a
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1902-10-02
To Relieve a Choked Cow.

A neighbor turned his cattle into an
orchard with fallen apples = bad
place for cows. One COW became badly
choked with an apple. A neighbor hap
pened to have a piece of rubber hose,
about three feet long, rather stiff. We
creased this with lard, held the cows
head up, and showed the hose down
her throat, pushing the apple down
into the stomach. A piece of rubber
hose is just the thing for this purpose,
being flexible and soft, yet stiff
enough for the purpose. Hogs are
better for the orchard than cows. A
little caution saves trouble and ex-
pense in many instances. - Ohio
Farmer.
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H. sT : q ! |. IS (,
LIES BRIEF JOURNEY.

IT'S a little journey,
This we walk;
Hardly time for murmUrs-
Time for talk;
Yet we learn to quarrel,
And to hate.
Afterward regret it,
When too late.
Now ard then tbs sunshine
Sometimes dark.
Sometimes care and sorrow
Leave their mark;
often there is laughter
often tears.
Sometimes there are losses,
Felt for years.
Yet We walk the pathway
Side by SIDE,
Where so many others
Lived and died.
We can see the moral
Understand:
Yet we walk rot always
Hand in hand.
Why must there be friction
And regret;
Words and deeds we after
Would forget?
Why must there be hatred,
Greed and strife?
DO we need such shadows
Here in life?
IT'S a little journey
Soon gone by.
Let's be frierCe together
Ere we die.
Louis E. Thayer, in Springfield
(Mass) Republican.
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covered salt box which any one who
has the average farmers supply of
carpenter tools, viz: a square, saw,
hammer and few odd bits of lum-
Der found on every farm, can make
in n couple of hours.
The cuts explain themselves. Fig.
1 shows the end "bent," Fig. 2 the
finished box. The 2X4's are set edge
wise to view in Fig. 1. The bottom
of box should be IL inches from top
of stills. The bottom board of box,
which should be about feet long,
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HOW TO MAKE A SURVEY.

the space with small shot, smoothing
down until they fit closely in the space.
Cut out another piece of cardboard in
a,rectangular shape and fill it with the
same shot, and mark the place where
they extend. Now multiply the length
by the breadth and make a proportion
and you have the area of the land. The
diagrams above give some explanation
of what is meant by the survey. j,
Zuccerelle, in Epitomist.
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cnnldn,t Have Both.

"You haven't any fire extinguishing
apparatus in this town, have your
asked the dry goods drummer.
No" said the village merchant, who
was looking over his line of samples.
Eve had to choose between fire ex-
tinguishers and band concert every
Saturday night, and we just had to
have the concerts. Chicago Tribune
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SURVEY MADE EASY.
How a Plat of Land of Any Shape
Can Be Measured EASILY with
Reasonable Accuracy.

Measure the boundary line of the
land; then draw plat on thick card
board exactly the shape of the piece
of land. making proportion of say
one-quarter inch to the rod. Now cut
out of the plat inside of the lines and fill
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Moro for the Money.

A gentleman, accompanied by his son, has
just selected picture representing group
of four peaches and a cut melon.
How much?" he inquiries.
Fifty dollars
Here the youngster whispers to his parent:
oh, father, don't buy it. l saw a much
finer one at another shop for $40.''
Yes, but how do you know it was bet
ter?"
why, there were at least II peaches and
the melon wasn't cut. Detroit Free
Press
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Surprising. But Not sudden

Blobb>--Did she seem surprised
when you proposed?
Slobbs-Yes, indeed. She said she
never thought I had the nerve. and
had about given up hope.-Philadea-
phia Record.
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visit the old Home ,r Tho Eo..

Take advantages Of the low rate eycur.
slons via Erie Railroad to Indiana. Ohio
and Western New York and PENNSYLVANIA
points. One fare for the round trip Oct.
3rd to 9th. Return limit Nov. 3rd. For
particulars address Erie Railroad Co., Chi
cago, or w. 0. McNaughton, Il. 2. A., Erie
r. r., st. Paul, MINI.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1902-10-02
OLD HOME VISITING EXCURSIONS
An Opportunity TO Look Once More In
to the Old Faces and Not Cost
Much, Either.

No matter how prosperous or well stu
ated a man and his family may be, there is
generally a desire to look on the old scenes,
into the old faces. to renew the associations
of early life, to get possibly drink from
the old well, to hear:
-'.the bell swing to and fro,
Its music just the same, dear Tom,
Twas twenty years ago.
"Old home" excursions are. consequently
popular, and the Erie Railroad has arranged
special rates whereby persons living west
of Chicago can visit their friends in Ohio,
Indiana and Western Pennsylvania during
October at exceptionally low cost. 1t is be-
ieved that large numbers. will, take ad-
vantage of the offer, and that the coming
month will witness many reunions of friends
and old acquaintance who have not seen
each other for years. October is delight
full season of the year in which to travel, and
the Erie is one of the best roads in the coun-
try.
For detailed information address w. O.
McNaughton, Travelling Passenger Agent
Erie Railroad, st. Paul, MINI.
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WV some people Save.

Some people save up money by doing
without something they want in order
to be in the position to purchase some
thing they don't want.-Chicago Daily
News.
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The American heiress wants quality and
the impecunious nobleman wants quantity.
Bring the two together and the result is a
matrimonial merger.-Chicago Daily News.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1902-10-02

"you touched me for a quarter last week,
and here you are again" "WeI, Gee
whizz!" exclaimed the beggar, "ain't you
earned anything since" = Philadelphia
Press
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Not Philosophic-"H used to be quite
student of philosophy" "Well, he grum-
bles as much as any of us now detroit
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Monarch over pain. Burns, cuts, sprans,
stings. Instant relief DR.. Thomas Elec-
trio Oil. At any drug store.
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A boon to Travellers DR.. Fowler's Extract
Of Wild Strawberry. Cures dysentery
diarrhea, seasickness, nausea. Pleasant
to take. Acts promptly.
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A small unkindness il a great offense.-
Hannah More.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1902-10-02

Stops the Cough
and works off the cold. Laxative Bromo
Quinine Tablets. Price 25 cents.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1902-10-02

Putnam Fadeless Dyes are fast to light
and washing.
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Self-knowledge will cure selflove.-Ram's
Horn.
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Hot Water Direct from Well.
Hot water is supplied from wells
direct to houses and Offices in Boise,
Idaho,
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handled Siren, from being helpless
log, became a stanch boat, CALAMITY
fighting the waves, and the captain of
the life-saving station, mae away,
was calling down from the watchers
stand:
''You needn't go, Jack! There's one
fool canoe man that knows some
thing!"
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1902-09-17
PRESS OPINIONS.

ryPre-idcnt Eooscvclfs spcecheS
bristc with small words. short sen
fences. commas and solid fact St.
Louis GIobc-Democrat
c7It really looks ~ IL Hon David
Bcunctt Hill has rcgaincd his old po-
sition Of it' in New York democrat
ic politics Washington Post
cyThcrc Is always somebody with n
long enough memory to revive the
name Of Grover Cleveland in print
occasionally Cincinnati Enquirer
fDcmD
cvCol bryan says that Hm and
Cleveland arc Jealous 5f him. TO
this Mr. Cleveland viii say: ooh
Iudgc.' and Mr. IIiu win sag. con.
fc,' Cleveland Leader.
ryIhcrr are some democratic lead
crs who hold 10 the belief that the
party really needs -idcntiaI can
didstc who Is devoid of views alto
veihcr Galveston News.
The democrats are embarrassed
hy the lack ~ suitable issue for 1908
but even this might be endured ~
they we've not also embarra sscd bv
the lack Of candidate ST. Louis
Globe Democrat.