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River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1904-05-19
RENTS OUT HIS HENS.
Enterprising Manayunk, Pa, Liv-
eryman Finds It More Profit
able Than Chicken-Raising.

Renting out clucking hens is the new
business venture of well known Mana
yunk iveryman, and he finds it more
profitable than embarrassing, says the
Philadelphia Record. The liveryman,
finding that his hens were beginning to
set very early. and not having had first
class luck in the poultry business in
former years, posted placard announc-
ing the rental of his "cluckers" at IS
cents for the season. The scheme was
great success, and in a short time the
demand was greater than the supply.
He fed all the hens with food mixed with
red pepper to make them set, and finally
took to the woods for more 'tcluckers. :"
He travelled up through Montgomery
county purchasing laying hens at low
prices, and at present has rented out
nearly 100. In calculating his profits on
the scheme he claims he saved the feed
gets rs cents head for the hens use
and will have them to sell in the fall
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1904-05-19
THE CAUSE OF DENCUE.
Acute Eruptive Fever That Is An
other Disease Attributed to
the Mosquito.

According to DR.. Graham, of Beirut.
another disease is to be set down against
the mosquito, namely, dengue fever,
variously called African fever. break
bone fever, giraffe fever, dandy fever,
etc. The disease, states the Scientific
American, is an acute eruptive fever,
rarely fatal, but leaving various dis
agreeable paralysis, insom-
MIA, marked mental and physical pros
tration, etc. 1t occurs in hot climates
and in the southern states; during the
last so years several serious epidemics
have occurred. DR.. Graham found that
he could regularly produce an attack of
dengue in a non-immune by submitting
the latter to the attack of mosquitoes
which had fed on sufferers from the dis
ease In one experiment he carried
dengue-infected mosquitoes to a noun
tain town 5000 feet in altitude, where
there were no mosquitoes and no dengue.
One of the natives was shut up in the
room with the mosquitoes and on the
fourth day came down with sharp at
tack of dengue, and second presented
the typical symptoms on the fifth day.
The mosquitoes were Immediately de-
stroyed and no further cases occurred.
DR.. Graham also claims to have discov-
cred the germ which causes dengue in
both human blood and the stomach Of
the mosquito. 1t resembles some forms
of the malarial parasite.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1904-05-19
SILENT BRIDES or KOREA.
Newly-Made Husband May Not Hear
His Wife's Voice for Months
After His Marriage.

Here is picture brough. from the
far east only a short time ago which
shows exactly how the silent brides, :"
as those of Korea are called with SO
much reason, look on the wedding day.
1t may be said that although the robes
depicted therein remind one somewhat
of Japanese garments, the broad girdle,
with it's enormous knot at the back,
which is found on the island girls
kimona, is not part of the Korean
bellies decoration. while the sleeves
edged with deep white bands are much
larger than those worn across the
straits.
The headdress, most important
part of the quaint outfit, is peculiar to
Korean brides. Made of heavy cloth,
carefully quilted and stiffened with a
sort of canvas lining, it covers all ex-
cept very little of the hair and rises
about a foot above the head. The large
wooden pins at the back hold the head
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1904-05-19
WING CHOW, CHINESE MAN.
Not Getting the Desired Increase in
Wages He Took Sudden and
Reverential Leave.

Owing to the increasing scarcity of
dominion some hOuseholders employ
Cinnamon Mrs. Dash, having parted
with her well-trained man, engaged
Wing Chow and instructed him diligent-
ly, relates LippincOtt's Magazine One
afternoon, to test him, she disguised her
self rang her own door bell, and in
quired if Mrs Dash was at home. YES,
home all lightee," replied Wing Chow.
Come in dlawing-roOm, I fndee shee."
Mrs. Dash seated herself and waited
waited SO long that she became uneasy,
and was about to rise and seek her pupil,
when the front door bell rang. Wing
Glow did not appear in response. and
the bell rang again. Mrs. Dash fastened
to open it and was confronted by the
celestial 81 pletty fine mani he ex-
claimed, with delighted grin. "You
foolee me; next come my turn, foolee
YOU
After Wing Chow had studied at Sum
day school and become a member of the
church he decorated his remarks with
Scriptural phrases. He grew dissatis-
fed and pleaded for an increase Of
wages. "You vely Itch woman. vely
poor man" he exclaimed, money wish
you more give me-" Mrs Dash rejected
the plea and Wing Chow appeared to
submit. But the following morning.
when the good woman entered her din
ing-room, though the room had been
swept, the table laid and everything left
in perfect order, there was no Wing
Chow. Beneath plate the perplexed
mistress found note. which read as
follows: "You veIy Itch woman; veIy
poor man. aske you more money; you
givee me none. o lamb of God. 60"
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1904-05-19
AN EXPENSIVE BUNKER.
This Golf Player Intended to Swear
It Out While He Was
About It.

One of New York's prominent clergy
men who is an enthusiastic golfer was
playing over the Morristown links re-
Gently with a clubman whose language IS
not always suited to clerical ears. After
a badly sliced drive the latter, from force
of habit, let fall word or two which
required an apology to his reverend COM
panion, relates the New Y ork Times
beg pardon, DOCTOR" he exclaimed,
"but It hoped out before / knew it. If
] make many more strokes like that,
though, | won't vouch for what | may
ss.. You'll have to forgive me- It's a
bad habit I've got into
Mr.. H." said the clergyman, think.
ing to put an effectual quietus to this sort
of thing, suppose you agree to pay me L
dollar for every cath, the money to De
given to charity
Mr.. Hooked dubious.
An right, III 60 you on that" he
said, finally.
All went smoothly for awhile until he
'foozled" his drive, when out came the
dollar bill, which the clergyman quietly
pocketed. On the next hole he drove into
the bunker and had to go down into his
pockets again. This time out came a
$40 bill.
But l haven't the change" exclaimed
Then don't bother about it, doctor,
for | intend to swear it out"
And he did, by the time he got out of
that bunker
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1904-05-19
JUST A WORD OF WARNING.
Indiscriminate Kissing Of Babies Is
a Cruelty for Which There
Is No Excuse.

There are many mothers who give
themselves infinite trouble about the
big and obvious things connected with
nursery management, who strive brave
ly to be up to date in the matter of
plumbing, ventilation and infectious
diseases, but who fail wofully when it
comes to certain details. One of the
most important of these is the disgust
ing and dangerous habit of allowing
every conner to kiss and maui the baby.
A baby, no doubt, is delightful OBJ
ject and almost irresistible, but that is
no reason why advantage should be
taken of his helpless condition to Of
fer him hygienic outrages. Mothers
should know that promiscuous kissing
is bad and vulgar habit, productive
of much danger to adults as we'll as to
children. Adults can protect them
selves if they like, but infants cannot,
and so it is the duty of the mothers to
protect them. l know of case where
visitor left with a clinging kiss on
the lips of a three-year-old girl the
quick germs of mumps, from which the
guest had just recovered.
Ones individual breathing apparatus
may be precisely suited to his own use.
But it may be that there turks some
where in his system Something that
would foul his neighbours we'll of life
were it directly conveyed into it. This
conveyance the breath accomplishes
more swiftly and surely than the hy-
podermic needle could do the work.
These things happen daily and hourly,
where indiscriminate kissing is toler-
ated.-American Agriculturist
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THE ENGAGEMENT PROBLEM
It Is One Which, After All Is Said
and Done, Every Girl Must
Settle for Herself.

1t is one thing to fall in love and
another to propose marriage. Men may
be wise and cautious, they may have
most sensibly made up their minds
that it would neither. be right nor fair
for them to speak, and they may have
definitely resolved not to say a word
on the subject of marriage till they
have, at least, prospect of making a
home for wife
Then there comes an accidental up
set to their calculations-a word, j
look, blush, a smile. All their fine
reasonings are thrown to the winds,
they have blurted out the love they
meant to keep concealed till the cor
rect moment of avowal came. Susie
has confessed she reciprocates the de-
votion she is told of, and nothing re-
mains but to ask papa's consent, and
visit a jewelers..
But then comes the side that is not
all rapture. At first, to be engaged is
enough to send any two adoring people
up into seventh heaven of bliss; but
by and by that ceases entirely to salts
fly. They would like to marry; to be-
long entirely to each other; to set up
housekeeping, and know all the de-
lights of a home which the other
shares. The true test of love is not IL
the proposing and accepting, neither is
it in the buying and wearing the ring;
it is in the waiting with patience an
indefinite time for the fulfllment of a
hope of which the proposal and the en-
gagement ring were merely pledge.
The question again and again arises:
How long is it reasonable for a man
to ask a girl to wait for him." If it.
Is a year, or even two, or three, he may
be justified; for, after all, there is a
definite end to the waiting, which
draws nearer every day. But if, after
five years, say, the end looks no nearer
IF he is still just as unlikely to be
unable to support a wife-should he
still expect a girl to go on wasting the
best years of her life on his behalf?
If she really loves him, it will not
matter to her, though she waited for
him 20 years. 1t will be such an utter
impossibility for her to think of any
other man than himself that she will
not feel her chances in other directions
are being spoiled, for if she may not
marry him, she would rather not mar
ry anyone else while the world lasts.
She will count any waiting short and
light that has the hope of being his
wife at the end of it, and she will wait
without desire to be free. If she does
not love him-why that is different
matter, and she had better not under
take at all a waiting which she will
find intolerable-N. Y. Weekly.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1904-05-19
MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.

Attempts at canning beef profitably
in Germany have not proved successful,
chiefly because of the high cost of the
raw material.
The fishermen near the Marconi wire
less telegraph stations in England have
petitioned parliament to take it away,
because it, they alege, produces the del
uges descending upon them.
At the Paris Academy of Science re-
Gently, NJ Darboux read communica-
ton from M. Curie as to the disappear
anee Of the radio activity induced by
radium in solid bodies. For explaining
this phenomenon and the law which
governsit it, M. Curie advances the hypoth-
esis of radium Transforming itself into
. substance and may give rise to a Sec
ond body, and thus bring about a dim
mutton in the intensity Of the radio
activity
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1904-05-19
ROYALTY IN RUSSIA

The Empress Alix, of Russia, recently
had her portrait painted by Fritz Won
Kaulback. She retains her love for her
old German home at Darmstadt, ano
loves to spend few weeks there when
ever she can. She dislikes politics and
public ceremonies and is Of decidedly
domestic disposition.
There is a Russian proverb that God
IS good, but the czar is far off, meaning
that the emperor does not know the mis-
cries Of his people AS matter of fact,
he does not know what goes on in his
own residence. 1t is said to be actually
true that in the huge winter palace,
which is as big as pyramid, the minor
officials turn a penny by letting out the
top rooms and attics to colonies or mou-
iiks and their families. The car
never goes to the attics. No official is
likely to peach" about another's specu-
Iations for fear of being reported IN turn
himself.
Apart from his wife and mother, who
are said to be the only members or MS
family in whom the car can place I'M
plicit trust. his only other bosom friend
is Prince Ukhtomsky the proprietor and
editor of the Viedomosti, which is the or
gan looked to throughout the whole en-
pire as the real exponent OF opinion IN
court circles The prince accompanied
the car when still czarvitch on his tour
in the far east, and afterward wrote a
most high-falutin' book about it. An
unsparing critic of England, he is also
a Teutophobe of the first water, anc
ascribes all the present troubles to the
Chinese policy of Germany. He has &C
customed the czar to regard India as the
ultimate heritage of the Slav race.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1904-05-19

A woman in society is obliged to keep
late hours She must attend receptions
and balls She seldom allows herself a
quiet evening at home. Her whole time
is taken up in keeping engagements or
entertaining in her own home.
Her system becomes completely run
down as a consequence. She soon finds
herself in a condition known as sys-
temic catarrh. This has also been called
catarrhal nervousness.
If every society woman could know
+he value of Peruna at such a time, il
thew could realize the invigorating,
strengthening effect that Peruna would
have, how much misery could be
avoided.
Letters from society women all over
the United States testify to the fact that
Peruna is the tonic for run down,
depleted nervous system.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1904-05-19
SOCIETY WRECKED NER Life.
Tired, Nervous, Aching, Trem-
bling, Sleepiess, BlOOdless.
Pe-ru.na RenOvates, Regulates,
Restores.
A Pretty New York W0man's
Recovery the Talk OF Her
Numerous Friends.

Mrs. J. L. Finn, SO East High street,
Buffalo, n. ", writes:
Peruna Medicine Co., Columbus, Ohio.
Gentlemen "a fe7o years ago
/ had to gioe up social life entirely.
as my health aoaS completely broken
dozen. The doctor dd5iScd CONT
blcte rest for a year. rs this scaS
ont of the question for TING, | be-
gan to look for some other means
of restoring my health.
81 had often heard of Pcrlna as
an excellent tonic, so bought a bot
tie to see 7VIlat it acould do for me,
and 1t certainly took hold of my
SYSTEM and rcju9enatcd nc, and tn
less than t1Vo monlhS | 1odS ia per-
feet health, and noaC 5cIten feel
qoor1r out or tired dose or t9oo Of
Perma is all that I need. Mrs.
J. E. Finn.
Mrs. ]. w. Reynolds, Ellton, Ohio,
writes:
81 owe my health and life to Peruna.
We rarely call in a physician, in fact it
has been years since l have taken any
other medicine than yours. | am afraid
of drugs, and although have been sici1
many times | have taken only your
medicines. They are wonderful indeed.
We have a very large house and enter
tain a great deal, and do all my own
work thanks to Peruna. Mrs. j. w.
Reynolds.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1904-05-19
BAD DREAMS
Indicate Improper Diet, Usually Due
to Coffee

One of the common symptoms Of cof-
fee poisoning is the bad dreams that
spoil what should be restful sleep. A
man who found the reason says:
Formerly | was a slave to coffee. l
was like a morphine fiend, could not
sleep at night, would roll and toss in
my bed and when l did get to sleep
was disturbed by dreams and hobgob-
Inns, would wake up with headaches
and feel bad all day, so nervous l could
not attend 10 business. My writing
looked like bird tracks, / had sour
beIchiugs from the stomach, indiges-
ton, heartburn and palpitation of the
heart, constipation, irregularity of the
kidneys, etc.
Indeed, began to feel had all the
troubles that human flesh could suffer
but when a friend advised me to leave
off coffee l felt as if he. had insulted
me. l could not bear the idea, it had
such hold on me and l refused to be-
lieve it the cause.
Butt turned out that no advice
was ever given at more needed tine,
for finally consented to try Postum,
and with the going of coffee and the
coming of Postum all my troubles have
gone and health has returned. l eat
and sleep well now, nerves steadied
down and kwrite a fair hand Gas you
can see), can attend to business again
and rejoice that l am free from the
monster Coffee" Name given by
Postum Co., Battle Creek, Mich.
Ten days trial of Postum in place of
coffee will bring sound, restful, re-
freshing sleep. There's a reason.
Look in each pkg. for the famous lit
tie book. 1.-THE Road to WellvilIe."
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but who want to shine at summer
camps, where the gentler sex is not
present.
Good, plain, old-fashioned fare is
prepared and the dishes are made up
in the most appetizing manner. Ev-
cry kind of vegetable and fruit that
grows in the garden, bread, biscuit
old-fashicned buckwheats. stews, roasts
and soups are prepared by the boys
The fact that the good things cooked
are eaten by the chefs, sitting comfort
ably at table where the lady teacher
does the honors, is one of the reasons
why the boys enjoy their novel les
sons, and larger number of boys
than can possibly be instructed are
clamoring for admission.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1904-05-19
Could You Use Any Kind of Sewing
Machine at ANY PriceP

If there is any price so low, any offer so
liberal that you would think of accepting
on trial new high grade, drop cabinet or
upright Minnesota, Singer, Wheeler &
Wilson, Standard, White or New Home
Sewing Machine, cut out and return this
notice, and you will receive by return mail,
postpaid, free of cost, the handsomest
sewing machine catalogue ever published.
1t will name you prices on the Minnesota,
Singer, Wheeler & Wilson, White, Stand
ard and New Home sewing machines that
will surprise you; we will make you a new
and attractive proposition, a sewing ma
chine offer that will astonish you.
If you can make any use of any sewing
machine at any price, if any kind of an
offer would interest you, don't fail to
return this special notice. and get our lat
est book, our latest offers, our new and
most surprising proposition. Address
SEARS, ROEBUCK & CO., Chicago.
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A World Wide Reputation.

Wherever men are there viii be illness,
and wherever people are i'll Dodd's Md
-ney Pills will be found a blessing. Solely
on their merits have they pushed their
way into almost every part OF the civil
lied world. Their reputation as an hon
est medicine that can always be relied on
has been built up by the grateful praise
of those who have been cured. The two
following letters indicate just how the
reputation of this remedy knows no geo.
graphical bounds. The sick and suffering
all over the world are asking for Dodd's
Kidney Pills.
Dear Sirs:
[ have been suffering for some months
from a Kidney complaint. The doctor
who attended me recommended me to take
your "Dodds Kidney Pills After two
boxes [ got some relief. But unfortunate
ly | have not been able to go on with the
treatment, being unable to find any Pills
in Cairo.
The Chemist who sold me the two boxes
has informed me that he had sent an or
der for some, and has been keeping me
waiting for more than one month. Tins
is the reason why l am writing, to you
to request you to have the goodness to
send me by return of post six boxes for
which I will pay as soon as l receive them
from the post.
Kindly let me know at the same time
where your branch agency in Egypt is
to be found Thanking you in antlcipa-
ton,
MOHAMED REACHED,
'Immeubles Libres de fEtat",
Office of the Minister of
Finance
CAIRO, EGYPT.
Dear Sirs:
/ want to purchase six boxes of Dodd's
Kidney Pills, but / don't know exactly
where to apply at Buffalo or London. |
suppose they can be sent by express or
registered mail from either place. Please
advise me of how to proceed in order to
get the pills without delay.
Yours truly,
j. P. Simonson,
Viborg. V. Mark,
DENMARK.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1904-05-19
Hint for Lovers of Lace.

If you have bit of white lace that you
want to give that rich cream tint that so
many admire, mix little cream-colored
starch with the white or add to the dry
white starch little clear coffee or tea
before pouring on the boiling water. The
tea or coffee gives duller tint than the
cream starch, which is apt to be too yell
low. Instead of starch or gum arabic
many persons prefer little powdered
sugar dissolved in the last water the
lace is rinsed in.
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gear securely in place, the ribbon fall
ing over the left shoulder being decora-
tive only.
Dressed in this costume the young
woman who, since her parents have ar
ranged all her marriage affairs, per-
haps never has seen her future hus-
band, is led before the priest for a cere-
mony which probably has no equal for
simplicity. At a word from the priest
the contracting persons bow to each
other slowly and solemnly and-all is
over! Then the bride goes home to
await further orders, while the hus-
band, gathering about him all his
friends and acquaintance, departs for
an elaborate feast, which he gives in
honor of himself.
Once married the brides family iden-
tity at once sinks before her new name
and she is never known except as So
and-So's wife. Her chief duty is to
attend strictly to her own business,
not speaking except when necessary.
So firmly is this virtue impressed upon
the young girls mind that several
months often pass before her husband
hears his partners voice, and where
father-in-law is one of the family
whole years of almost absolute silence
are said to elapse. Since the son has
no say in choosing wife or daugh-
ter in choosing husband, the parents
are held responsible by the community
for the proper marriage of their chill
oil RI
the age of 20 unmarried, his neighbors
consider him sadly lacking in his duty
to his son.-Kansas City Star.
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THE MISSIONARY FIELD.

Church membership in China ha
trebled during the last IL years.
Missionaries are at work in 247 OF
the walled cities of China. There are
still 1900 walled cities without mis-
siOnaries.
The year 1903 in the Presbyterian
mission in Canton, China, was the best
in it's history To the 20 churches there
were 1,O98 additions. and the local
contributions amounted to $4,000.
Eight hundred young men and WON
en-. representing 20 universities, at
tended a recent conference of student
volunteers at Edinburg, to discuss
THE Evangelization of The World in
This Generation"
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Free Treatment for Women.

Any woman wishing to be placed on
the list of Dr. Hartman's patients for
free home treatment and advice should
Immediately send name and symptoms,
duration of disease and treatment
already tried. Directions for the first
months treatment will be promptly
mailed free of charge. No free medicine
will be supplied by the doctor, but all
necessary directions will be furnished.
Read what the above ladies have 10
say of Peruna as a cure for these cases.
Address DR.. Hartman. President of
The Hartman Sanitarium, Columbus,
Ohio.