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River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1904-06-23
OLD WORLD CURIoS.

Hamburg has Madchenheim, or ref
uge for girls, at which last year, 9,315
young women were provided with Sleep
ing accommodations at seven TO ten
cents night
The Norwegian Adelsthing has passed
a bill prohibiting the sale or export
abroad of ancient national relics, such
as old Morse coins, arms, runic inscrip-
tons, remains of Viking ships, etc.
The Montgolfier balloon which made
the Journey from Paris to Rome on De-
cember 2, 1904, the day Napoleon was
crowned by Plus VII, has just beenfound
in one Of the storerooms Of the vatican.
Nine Levacher, who lives in the little
town of Montmorency, near Paris, has
Just eel ebrated her one hundredth birth
day. During her lifetime she has never
lived out of the place in which she was
born, and she never had days illness.
She has So descendants living, SON
being 80 years of age.
A forest of camphor trees, covering
an area of some $4,000 acres, has, ac-
cording to the Anglo-Japanese Gazette.
been discovered In the southern part
of Talwan, containing, roughly, some
10000 trees. The trees, which measure
from to Is feet in girth, are estimated
to produce $3.50 tons of canphor,
The poorhouse in Buda-Pesth con-
tains among Its inmates woman named
Jetty Elnzig, who, according to her bap-
tismal certificate, Is 116 years old. She
gave her age as 105, and when con-
fronted with the certificate, and asked
why she had not told the truth, she re-
piled 1t was because she felt ashamed to
be SO old!
The German police have begun sys-
tematic campaign against quacks and
Quack medicines. They estimate that in
ten years the population has increased
SO per cent, regular medical men 76
per cent, and quacks, 1.567 per cent.
There are more women quacks than men.
Nearly 80 per cent. OF the men cited to
appear at the police bureau have been
in jail, Of the women, Is per cent. More
than 100 samples of quack medicines
were analysed by the police, and over
30 per cent. were of absolutely no medi-
cinal value.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1904-06-23
FUN AT A BIRTHDAY PARTY.
How a Clever Girl Entertained Her
Young Friends in q Way They
Will Never Forget.

Have you ever been to cobweb par
ty? If you have-for they have been
given-you will remember what fun you
had and what q delightful novelty 1t
all was.
Some time ago one of our girl read
ers wanted to give birthday party to
some of her friends, and she determined
that it should be quite different from
the usual sort of party that boys and
girls have.
Her brother and younger sister were
quite as anxious as she to have the party
a success, and they thought and thought,
with this result:
They got a lot Of pretty souvenirs, one
for each guest, and to each one they tied
the end of spool of thread. Then they
hid the souvenir in place which one
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1904-06-23

seven thicknesses each of boards and
paper are used. and in these walls two
or more dead air spaces are made
The studding for the walls should be
Of 2x10 hemlock or other rough stuff.
These are covered inside and out with
close fitting sheeting, inch or three
quarter inch.
In the space between the studding is
packed sawdust, asbestos or mica;
then a ply of good building paper is
put on over the sheeting and another
coat Of boards over that again. Over
this sheeting more paper and two inch
wooden straps are nailed; paper over
these straps, and more sheeting. This
makes six ply each of paper and sheet
ing, and two dead air spaces. The sew
enth ply of paper and finishing ply
Of sheeting is then put on the outside.
This wall should inclose both the ice
house and store-room. Whether so
much insulation is used may depend
upon whether the first cost is more
than one cares to incur.
The movement of the air in the ice
house and store-room is indicated in
the plan, and is briefly this: The air
in the store-room is warmed by the
products there, and ascends to the CELL
ing, where it is conducted through a
space formed by false ceiling to a
fiue running up the side of the ice
house. On coming in contact with the
ice the air is cooled down again and
settles down. At the bottom of the ice
house it is drawn into the store-room
through openings in the side of the
wall; is warmed up again and circu-
lates as before.
The ice house in this particular case
would be built at the end of the main
building and would be 18 feet high.
It's foundation should be solid. and
drainage provided for the melting ice.
The storage-room floor may be few
inches below that of the ice house, but
this detail can be arranged as desired.
Close fitting double doors should be
provided at intervals up the side Of the
ice-house to take in the ice. The cell
ing should be we'll insulated, and a
window in the store-room wall should
have three or four sashes of lights, the
outer ones being frosted. This whole
plan, it should be remembered, is not
given as a model, but simply to sug-
gest some ideas on the subject. 1t has,
however, been tried on large scale
and found quite satisfactory.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1904-06-23

stations in life without either wealth or
influence; had overcome great difficult
ties to achieve success, felt very in
ferior. But I was indolent. My father
had wealth enough for us all, and there
was no need for me to do aught but en-
joy life in my own way.
"Then one day there came an awak-
ening. l found myself mere puppet,
subject to the will of my family. For
the first time in my life l acted upon
my own judgment. My father threat
ened to disinherit me unless married
a girl they had chosen for my wife.
She had more wealth than would ever
have, and she was willing. With your
image in my heart, could not conscien~
tiously comply"
Martha listened shyly, and once or
twice while he was speaking she looked
up into his face.
81 will not go into detai1-it is enough
to say I left home, and unaided, am
proud to say, not only achieved success,
but have made my family proud to own
me. am again in their favor, and, bet
ter still, Independent to do as choose,
thanks to your influence"
"And you hadn't forgotten me ell this
timer"
Forgotten you? No, never, darling;
you have been my one thought that has
urged me on to a nobler, better life.
My education had not been neglected
and l but needed something to spur me
on, and found that in you. need you
all the time. Now do you understand
why I am going to marry you, and why
nothing can change my mind? Now,
will you yield gracefully, of your own
accord, or shall l compel your"
"And Lem?" questioned Martha, with
concern.
ooh, Lem be hanged! He can take
care of himself; besides, it won't take
much to console him; his pigs and COWS
can do that" and Mortimer strained her
to his heart while their lips met in long,
lingering kiss.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1904-06-23
TO CROSS IN IRON EGG.
Norwegian Sailor Plans to Travel to
st. Louis Exposition in a
Curious Boat.

A Norwegian sailor named Brude in
tends to travel from Norway to ST. Louis.
for the exposition, in curious boat
of his own design. 1t is made of iron,
and egg shaped. being entirely with
out an aperture, except that there is
a small turret raising from it, with
four windows, to cradle the craft to be
steered.
The vessel is being made at the Aales-
und mechanical works. 1t will have a
sort of center board keel, capable of be-
ing raised and lowered. 1t will bs
rugged with mast and lateen sail.
Brude is looking out for three other
Norsemen to go with him. He expesLs
the journey viii take two and hall
month";
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1904-06-23
FOOD FACTS



A prominent physician of Rome,
Georgia, Went through food expert
ence which he makes public:
1T was my own experience that first
led me to advocate Grape-Nuts food,
and I also know from having pre-
scribed it to convalescents and other
weak patients that the food Is Won
derful rebuilder and restorer Of nerve
and brain tissue, as well as muscle. 1t
improves the digestion and sick pa
tients always gain just as l did in
strength and weight very rapidly.
"I was in such a low state that
had to give up my work entirely ana
go to the mountains of this state;
but two months there did not improve
me; in fact I was not quite as well as
when I left home. My food absolutely
refused to sustain me and 1t becap.e
plain that I must change; then / be-
gan to use Grapefruit food and In two
weeks Z could walk a. mile without
the least fatigue and in five weeks re-
turned to my home and practice, TAX
ing up hard work again. Since that
time have felt as well and strong as
/ ever did in my life.
"As a physician who seeks to heir
all sufferers I consider it duty to
make these facts public" Name given
by Postum Co., Battle Greek, Mich.
Trial 10 days on Grape-Nuts when
the regular food does not seem to sus-
tain the body will work miracles.
There's reason"
Look in each pkg. for the famous lit
tie book, 'The Road to Wellville."
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1904-06-23
QUEER HIDING PLACES.
Burglars by Concealing It
in a Lemon.

All devices of women to save their
money from thieves are not as success
full as was that of Paris business wom-
an. Her apartments were recently Wis
tied during her absence by couple of
enterprising burglars, who had good rea-
son to believe there was rich booty
there. In spite, however, of the most
earnest search they were unable to find
anything of value and took themselves
off disappointedly. Nevertheless, sum
of some 10000 francs was lying in the
room they had explored, and that in
most prominent position. Nine. Reutz
had, in fact devised an ingenious hiding
place by scooping out the inside of
lemon, putting her bank notes inside.
and then leaving it on plate on side
table. This transpired in the course OF
the complaint laid by her at the local
police station. One would like to have
seen the burglars faces when they read
the papers next day.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1904-06-23
CHECKING THE CUTWORMS.
It rs Task Requiring Lot of Sys-
tematic Work and Consider
able Patience.

In all gardening operations more or
less trouble is experienced from the
attacks of cutworms. Sometimes a
good many plants are cut off in a
single night. This trouble is made
worse by the use of barnyard manure,
which is later found to have con-
tanned the eggs that Matched into cut
worms. The use of this manure can
not be avoided very well. At least it
is easier to fight the cutworms than
to 'disarrange the methods of doing
the garden work. The worms gener-
ally feed near the top of the ground
and near the moisture line. In wet
weather they crawl about from one
plant to the other, put during ordinary
weather their attacks are usually de-
livered under the surface of the soil.
One way of protecting the plants
against the attacks of these worms is
to wrap paper loosely about them at
setting time, having the paper reach
at least an inch below the ground
and two inches above. The worms do
not seem to know how to get under
or over such an obstruction. In a dry
time the wrapper should extend below
the moisture line in the soil, but be-
low that line the worms will not go.
Care should be taken to have it loose
enough about the stem to leave the
plant free to develop naturally. In
some cases gardeners that have many
plants to protect use tin protectors.
Strips Of tin about eight inches long
and three inches wide are used. Be.
fore the tin is bent into circle the
ends FOR about one inch are folded
back to form two hooks that clasp into
each other and make the joint that
holds the cylinder together. When
the danger from worms is past these
cylinders are taken off and stored
away to be used in subsequent years.
Farmers Review.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1904-06-23
EDUCATIONAL NOTES.

A library will be erected in connec-
ton with the British school at Athens
to perpetuate the memory of f. G. Pen
rose, an authority on Greek architec~
tuTe.
Of this years graduating class at Yale
numbering 313, 112 will go into business,
IS into law, "a into medicine, rs into
teaching, 9 into the ministry and rs will
do special work.
Jaran, with her $4,000, 900 population.
has 1902 25 pupils in her elementary
schools, or 81 in every 1000; while Rus
STA, with 100000 population, has
only 4,193,594, or 80 in every 1000.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1904-06-23

81 know what you would say, but I've
made up my mind and nothing can
change it." Mortimer laughed an odd
constrained little laugh.
It had grown quite dark, but the room
was flooded with a mellow light from
the wide, old-fashioned chimney. Nor
timer stirred the embers and replenished
the fire. mo, we want no'other light,
as Martha was in the act of striking a
light 1--WE will sit here" drawing up
an oId-fashioned settle. For this | have
waited all these long months, even
years. After all you are only woman,
Martha, and"
Unreliable, why don't you say it? /
know you want to-"
I intended to marry you" Mortimer
had slipped his arm around her waist
and held her close, although she strug-
gled to free herself.
Mr. Craig have you forgotten my
troth is plighted to another"
81 remember only that you have been
a very foolish little girl to try to give
your hand to one man when you love
another. No, you needn't try to deny
it, Your eyes, your voice, your manner
all betray you. Before we go any fur
Their, let me explain. own that in the
beginning did wrong in teaching you
to love me. When L left Seaview | will
admit, never expected to see you again,
although loved you-you were so diff
ferent from the girls I had known all
my life. l recognized the social gulf
between us. | also knew my family
would not receive you as daughter.
was dependent upon my father for every
farthing. Often when you talked OF
the great and noble deeds of self-made
men-men who had risen from humble
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1904-06-23

Busy Insects Dug a Grave and Buried
Dead Comrade with Neat
ness and Dispatch.

"Aunt Lu" sends to the Wellspring
the following account of the burial OF
beetle which she witnessed. All
that it needed to make it quite human
was that there should have been one
beetle with prayer-book and spectacles
to read the burial service:
Out in garden path one day, came
across a dead beetle-black and
smooth. No sooner had | seen 1T,
than two of the same species came
out of the grass at the side of the
path, and began vigorously to push
away the earth from around the little
creature They worked rapidly, and
apparently with a plan. My curiosity
was aroused, and | stopped to watch
the proceeding At once, as though
called by wireless telegraphy, dozen
or more beetles appeared from all di-
rections, and they Immediately began
to dig in the earth, with great glgor
and alacrity, until they had complete
ly buried their comrade, and in few
minutes the ground was smoothed
over, and they had all disappeared,
hurrying and scurrying in all direc-
tions-gone in almost "the twinkling
of an eye," and there was nothing to
tell of that event in the beetle-world.
Beetles are such poky bugs.
They walk around so slow,
1t always locks to me as If
They don't know where to CO..
But surely these beetles knew where
they were going, and their walk was
anything but slow. | never saw such
uuickness in the insect world.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1904-06-23
"scalding with Cold Water. /"

In a visit to creamery recently the
writer noted that the combined churns
and butter workers were in perfect
condition, and that no smell could be
detected. These churns had been in
use for a year. The buttermaker
laughed when the condition of the
ehurns was mentioned to him, and
said that he never had trouble in keep
ing his churns perfectly sweet and clean,
though he knew of factories where the
combined utensils We're always in con-
dition that was not satisfactory. Some
of them wouldn't bear looking into, I'M
less the nose were sept out He declared
the trouble to be that too many butter
makers ''scald out their churns with cold
water. ss-Farmers Review
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1904-06-23
FUN FOR BOYS AND GIRLS.
How to Make Living Pictures Which
Will Amuse All Who May Hap
pen to See Them.

TO make living pictures provide your
self with sheet of stiff white cardboard
and spool, one end of which you cut OFF
squarely. Stick the spool on piece OF
strong wire and bend the wire in such a
way that the longer end serves as a ham
die, while the other end keeps the spool
from sliding off (see b. Now, take your
compass and draw circle seven inches
In diameter on the cardboard. Cut the
circle out carefully. Draw second cir
Gle three-eighths of an inch from the
edge OF the first circle and divide it with
pen into eight parts, which you con-
meet with the center of the circle by
lines. A third circle, which you draw,
is seven-eighths of an inch from the
edge. Between the two inside circles.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1904-06-23
nairving Enriches the Soil.

am firm believer that the duty of
every state is to place premium on ag-
ricultural pursuits. The most important
branch of agriculture is dairying. The
growth of these cereals depends on dairy
ing to return those elements to the soil
of which the soil has been robbed by
their growth. Dairying enriches the
soil, while the growth of cereals impov-
erishes it Therefore no branch of agri-
culture should be fostered and encoura ged
as much as the dairying industry State
Dair. and Food Commissioner. Wash
mgton
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1904-06-23
A Salad Plant from Japan.

The department of agriculture is try
ing to introduce into this country a
Japanese salad plant by the name Of
udo as pleasant variation from per-
petual lettuce. There are several ways
of serving this plant. It's crisp
blanched stems are eaten with salt
like celery; it is, however. more palat
able and free from the Objectionable
stringy fibers of that plant. They taste
somewhat like the midrib of lettuce
leaf with a slight suggestion of pine
flavor. 1t may also be boiled and
served with sauce.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1904-06-23
DAIRY COLD STORAGE PLAN.
It Is Very Simple in All It's Details
and Results Obtained from Tt
Are Satisfactory.

The accompanying cut illustrates the
system of cold storage for dairy fac
tories, recommended by the dairy d.
vision at Ottawa. Canada:
The first essential is to have walls,
floors and ceiling well insulated. The
necessity of this is evident, as the ice
is not packed in sawdust or other mate
rial, but is exposed so that the air may
circulate around it, as indicated by the
arrows in the illustration. To secure
properly insulated walls requires lib
eral use of lumber and paper. In the
best of cold storage and ice chambers
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1904-06-23
5apanese Postmen on Wheels.

Japanese postmen whose routes carry
them into the country use bicycles.
Their wheels are made by local manufac-
turers, who have appropriated improve
ments from both British and American
patents.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1904-06-23

hood with it's air vent open at the top)
is pressed down over the plant, to the
earth, as shown in Fig. 4. In day or
two it can be raised, as in Fig. 8, to get
the plant accustomed to the light and
sun. A hundred can be made very quick
ly. Use heavy building paper.-Farm
Journal
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1904-06-23

together and
tackled on the
seam to a
light stick.
Fig. 2. When
t o m a t o e s,
cabbages and
other plants
are first set
-
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1904-06-23
Country without Newspapers.

The empire of Morocco is the most
important state that is absolutely
without newspaper,
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1904-06-23
PROTECTING YOUNG PLANTS
A Safeguard Against Sudden Changes
in Temperature and Attacks
Of Insects.

This device is made of stout paper,
cut in the form of Fig. l. 1t is folded
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1904-06-23

Mrs. Fairbanks tells how ne Y
glect of warning symptoms will
soon PROSTATE a woman. She
thinks wOman's safeguard is
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound.
"DEAR Mrs. PINKHAM: Ignorance
and neglect are the cause of untold
female suffering, not only with the
laws of health but with the chance of a
cure. / did not heed the warnings of
headaches, organic pains, and general
WEAKNESS, until was well nigh pros
trated. knew had to do something.
Happily did the right thing. / took
Lydia Il. PinlSham's Vegetable
Compound faithfully, according to
directions, and was rewarded in few
weeks to find that my aches and pains
disappeared, and again felt the glow
of health through my body. Since
have been we'll l have been more care
full, have also advised n number Of
my sick friends to take Lydia IL.
Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound, and they have never had
reason to be sorry. Yours very truly,
MRS. NAY FAIRBANKS, 216 South 18th
St., Minneapolis, Mimi" (Mrs. Fair
banks is one of the most successful and
highest salaried travelling saleswomen
in the West. - $4,000 forfeit If original Of
Gboue letter proving geRuneneSS cannot be produced
Mrs. Pinkham invites all sick
women to write her for advice.
She has guided thousands to
health. Address, Lynn, Mass.
The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1904-04-21
PREMIUM v II,

my fine Red Polled Bull, Is for sale, as
am going 10 leave the country and
have no further use for him. Can be
bought for onc-half what he cost: also
3 cows, four calves; ! mower, one rake
sOOtb galvanized barb wire. ! hack: all
new: furniture and household goods.
Call on or address,
c. p. ANDERSON, Forsyth, Mo.
The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1904-04-21
Hest Cough Medicine for Children.

When you buy cough medicine for
small children you want one in which
you can place implicit confidence. You
want one that not only relieves but
cures. You want one that Is unqucs-
tionably harmless. You want one that
is pleasant to take. Chambcrain's
Cough Remedy meets all OF these con-
ditlons. There is nothing so good for
the coughs and colds incident to child.
hood. 1t Is also II certain preventive
and cure for Group, and there is no dan.
ger whatever from whooping cough
when /, given. 1t has been used In
many cpidcmics Of that disease with
perfect success. For sale by City Drug
Store.
The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1904-04-21
WORLDS FAIR NEWS NOTES.

The exhibit Of the Philippine Islands
at the Worlds Fair costs more than
sl.00O,00O. More than 1000 native Fill
pinos will comprise part Of the ex-
hibit, and 10 acres OF ground are re-
quircd for the Filipino buildings and
villages An accurate reproduction OF
q section OF the wall around ancient
Manila is one OF the architectural fea-
lures.
The sculpture adorning the Worlds
Fair grounds at st. Louis, embracing
creations by the worlds greatest sculp-
tors. has cost more than half million
dollars. Sculpture vas never used so
freely In adorning an exposition
grounds, and critics say that the Of
ferings never possessed SO great artis-
tic merit.
Connecticut's building at the Worlds
Fair Is finished and tho furnishings
are being installed. The building Is
replica OF tho Slgourney mansion
at Hartford. and much OF the wood