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River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1905-09-21

not belatedly step into line; what Is
suitable for summer or autumn in
Paris, is not exactly suited to mid7
winter in "the States" The Empire
coat. which at last is proving ia
vorite here, is at it's best when the
waist line comes just little below the
bust. The dealers are slowly coming
round to the idea that it is well to
offer the three-piece suit In their
ready-made garments, and quite few
good waists may be had in color; most
of these, we are told, are in silk chif-
fon cloth and chiffon.
Elbow sleeves will continue in fashS
ion, and the mitten cuff have an equal.
ii not greater, popularity. Lace COLI
lar-and-cuff sets are as popular as
ever, and the stiff Numbered chemi-
settle, to wear with the severe tailor
styles now appearing is blossoming
forth. It may be the lingerie vogue
is lessening to quite an extett, but
such a becoming style will have slow
death.
Surely we must say a word about
hats. At last we have tho Partisan
high crown with us, the style that has
been such a craze across the water
Sometimes the crown In full four
inches high, as a rule it Is perfectly
round with fat top. Plumes will tie
g favorite trimming, both tips aud
longer feathers used. Long paradise
feathers will be much worn, and a
great deal of jet be seen. Metal orn9-
ments are to shed their brillianca,
will be strong rival of the jet.
Gloves, which are a small but IN
fnitely important part of the costume,
are of black, white, and delicate
shades of tan and gray. Those match
ing the gown are not in the best
taste, especially if the color Is a no.
ticeable one-the hands become too
conspicuous. Wide girdles remain, the
one best liked gives the long wasted
effect everyone strives for now in this
Gay of the slender form, narrow in
the back and wide in front. The Cir
die may contrast with the color and
material of the gown, be of silk, velvet
or, very fashionable, of gold braid or
cloth of gold. Large, stout women
should avoid a contrast Of color, which
calls attention to the waist line. Belts
of gold braid are much IN style, pu.
not yet tiresomely common.
Accordion-pleated skirts of cloth are
very attractive, will be feature of the
season. Skirts are getting wider and
wider at the bottom, it is hard to say
where they will stop. The circular
skirt is shown in many excellent
models.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1905-09-21

ring note; 1t consists of bands of blue
silk crepe embroidered in pale pink
skirt falls softly on the floor, long all
around, the net accordion pleated and
bands of embroidery, and similar
bands, an inch and half wide. ex-
tend from the neck cut over the arms
to give breadth to the shoulders
These bands are stiffened and add a
quaint touch to the whole The girdle
which is remarkably pretty, is Of en-
broidered crepe, and is edged with y
tiny green vine of embroidery. The
sleeves are not very large; for these
the net is gathered in little folds run
ming around the arm; just above the
elbow is wide turn-back cuff of the
embroidered crepe, and below double
frills; the inner one of white Valen-
cieenes lace, the outer the pink net
lined with blue chiffon.
Black and white shepard's plaid re-
mains in popularity, and a very efrec.
tive one of silk was lately brought to
our notice; the skirt, which just es-
capped the floor, was laid In small
box pieats, the elbow sleeves also were
pleated,, the coat an Elton. This is on
the order of the street suits obtain
ing all summer, but the black and
white combination is very up to date.
ELLEN OSMONDE.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1905-09-21

We strolled along in the shopping
district yesterday, and found the win
coWs most inviting, joined in the
crowd of women eager to know what
is to be the reigning fashion the pres
ent season.
1t is hard to say just what will be
the particular feature, for time alone
can settle that; but this much is
easily told, the long coat suit will have
its innings. So trim, so neat, so well
dressed looked the dummy ladies in
their wrinkleless cloth costumes and
tip-tilted largish hats, one vowed at
once to go in and invest and try to
look equally trim and neat and we'll
dressed. There was beautiful gown
of plum broadcloth and hat to match;
there was Parsifal blue cloth, this
too frail and fair for daily needs, but
very lovely in it's first bloom; then
there was novel appearing suit of all
black-it Is long, long since the ali
black has appeared among tailor
gowns
Black promises to be worn after all
for: the street, although we thought
differently a month or SO ago. Some
Of the best houses are displaying ex-
cellent gowns unrelieved by touch Of
color, and the change from the gay
hues that have dominated so long will
tend to make the sOmber welcome.
Grays and a dull shade of brown bid
fair to be in style, and though the
smooth cloths are in favor shaggy
ones are pushing forward; a black
shaggy goods is in evidence, but not
so elegant as broadcloth.
Coats are made to outline the figure
clearly, and those with long skirts are
preferred. They vary, but are fully
three-quarters long. In Vienna, which
city is considered the center of fashion,
they are exaggerated quite to the
dress's hem; but these we consider too
heavy and burdensome for aught but
carriage wear or evening wrap The
three-quarter length does well for
either walking costume or afternoon
dress.
A circular wrap is trying to make a
show, and maybe will be the choice for
evening; and the Empire style appears
in all sorts of wraps. Three-piece suits
will continue to be very much the
thing, the waist Of a lighter material
than the rest of the costume but
matching in color.
There will be an effort to introduce
capes this year, but these garments are
not warm enough for winter. Pari-
SLAMS have been wearing them some
time, and it is to be hoped we will
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1905-09-21

effectively. The model pictured mere
is a dinner bodice, part of dress OF
sage-green chiffon taffeta. The open
jacket is draped in horizontal lines,
and we may say here that this mode IS
to be very popular this winter, shir-
ring used as it has been for years.
The revers and collar of the waist are
cut in one and continued In a strap
down the center back to the pointed
waistband. A basque falls in snort
frill over the skirt at the back, the
belt III front is deep pointed band OF
jewelled embroidery The sleeves are
fulled on a tight fitting lining, and
have turned up cuffs of material Ike
that used for the revers, below which
falls frill of taffeta. The vest is OF
cream-co lored chiffon gathered into a
pointed strap of jewelled embroidery
edged with a frill of lace. This is a
hanging in gracefulness. The square
Dutch neck of the waist is outlined by
roses, relieved by green foliage. The
very dressy waist, the coloring very
soft and pretty.
A new gown just brought from over
sea is exquisite in its delicate coloring.
is generally right. 1t is pale pink net
over pale blue chiffon, a rosy cloud on
pillows OF blue. The trimming fits in
with the color scheme. there is no Jar
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1905-09-21
Wheat Screenings for Sheer

Wheat screenings may be fed to
sheep with better results than to any
other class of farm stock. Screenings
contain large amount Of weed seeds.
and such seeds are not eaten generally
by other stock than the sheep. Sheep
naturally feed on weeds and weeS
seeds as well as on the grasses. This
makes it safe to feed to sheep seeds of
troublesome weeds. was over in
western Canada awhile ago, says q
correspondent of the Farmers Review,
and found that they have laws against
the sale OF wheat screenings, except
when 1t was certain that they were to
be fed to sheep. The motive for the
laws was to prevent the termination
Of these weed seels. Where screen
ings can be obtained at low price
they can be fed at profit to sheep,
II to no other farm stock. Even the
poultry seem to eat less Of them than
the shcsD.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1905-09-21

The next day was still more disap-
pointing, especially to the landlord.
On the following morning, the hotel
people began discussing the matter
quite freely. The landlord brought out
the envelope, upon which was written
the diamond dealers name and the
amount of cash enclosed, and although
he claimed to feel perfectly secure it
was plain that he was m ch per-
picked.
At last, not hearing from the young
man, the clerk went to Grand Haven
and. to his establishment, found the
landlord there walking the floor in his
anxiety to know what mad become OF
the man whose package, containing
81 900, he held in the safe, and for
whom he had borrowed 5000 from a
merchant friend couple of Gays be-
fore.
A valise, similar to the one left at
Muskegon, had also been left at the
Grand Haven hotel
Putting two and two together, 1t
was plain that both landlords had
been duped by this smooth graIter,
and thereupon the envelopes were
opened. Each was found to contain a
lot of brown paper, cut in the exact
size of dollar bills.
On comparing notes, the hotel men
found that his methods were the same
in each case In both instances he
had previously, without the knowledge
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1905-09-21

the large envelope, which he had care
fully sealed, and said:
Just put this in the safe, land
lord"
That evening h: started for Grand
Haven, carrying with him a small
handbag, and leaving behind a fairly
good-looking medium-sized valise.
The following day young man
alighted from the Grand Haven train
and, going to the hotel, presented a
letter from the diamond dealer, which
read as follows:
Dear Landlord: l am closing a deal
for fine pair of horses and carriage,
with which 1 shall leave here to-mor-
row morning for Muskegon. I am
trading a few diamonds on the deal,
but the man has held me up for 5000
boot money, which I wish you would
let the bearer have for me. I also
have on another diamond deal, which
I expect to clinch to-day Yours etc. !"
Not daring to entrust the messenger
with the diamond mans thousand dol
lar package, and not feeling justified
in opening it, the landlord instantly
sent the two hundred in cash out of
his own pocket. First, however, he
questioned the messenger and learned
that he was an old resident Of Grand
Haven, and knew everyone there.
The next day we expected to see a
handsome team driy en- into town, and
were really disappointed. when night
came. and none had arrived.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1905-09-21
SPORT IN NEWFOUNDLAND.
Trout Are as Easily Caught as Sum
fish and Perch in the United
States.

Brook trout and brown trout are not
appreciated in Newfoundland, being
far more common than are the perch
Country Calendar. Catching them will
soon surfeit the angler who casts his
flies from the shore of almost any
lake. Such catches are counted by
the dozen-one lot of Y dozen being
brought aboard the train at Harbor
Grace. One dozen ten-inch trout usu-
ally sell for ten cents.
There are 6S7 named lakes on the
island, and 10000 known ones without
names. The island has about 1000
miles of seacoast, including that of
bays like Bonayista, Notre Dame, For
tune, st. Mary's, Bonnie, st. George.
Placentia and Bay of Islands. From
one TO six streams of clear green wa
ter empty into each of these bays.
Every stream that reaches salt wa
ter is a salmon stream. Back from
all that coast are other and easily
reached streams that have not even
tradition of a fishnet, rod or hook.
and lakes never mapped where one
may camp and add to the fare wild
geese and ducks, willow grouse, whose
plumage turns white in winter, ptar-
migan, ployer and curlew. These
camping places bring a unique sense
of remoteness and solitude. Only one
who has actually seen the wall OF
darkness around a campfire in the
Newfoundland jungles and over the
tundras can understand the tinge OF
fear that sometimes becomes almost
appalling in the vast solitudss
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1905-09-21
WINTERINC BEES.
Successful Nebraska Apiarist Places
Several Hives on Top Of
Each Other.

I tier one hive on top OF the other
but do not put on six or seven at once
writes DR.. J. F. Candy, in Orange Judd
Farmer. / put them on when
needed to be filed, one or two
at a time when those below are
filed. In that way I sometimes
have six or eight, one above the other.
never had any blow down, as each
hive weighs when filled Is to 100
pounds-that is, 10 or 12-frame hives.
I lay small stone or brick on top to
keep the cover from blowing off. Be-
sides the heavy weight, the bees glue
them fast one to the other with pro-
polls.
I winter them in a single large hive
on the summer stands and begin add
ing additional hives filled with empty
combs or sections about fruit bloom
ing time. With my methods of man.
agement plenty of honey can be OBJ
tanned in any community. and 400
pounds is easier obtained than 100
pounds under the old system.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1905-09-21
GARDEN WORK.

Your work ma be big without be-.
ing great.
Put conscience into your work and
see the original grew.
The fall is a good time to paint
farm buildings, as the rain has By that
time laid the dust
II your wife cultivates the garden
and raises vegetables for you to eat.
do not begrudge her a plentiful sup
ply of flower seeds.
Turnips should always be sown pre-
viDus to rain, If possible. The success
Of this crop in great measure de-
ponds upon quick termination, and a
rapid, free growth the first few weeks.
The farmer who says one word or
who does single thing to make his
neighbor a better farmer, has not
lived in vain, though he may never
put a dollar In the bank, or count
his acres by the thousand.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1905-09-21
HARVESTING THE POTATOES
The Best Methods to Be Adopted I'M
der Varying Conditions-Points
About Storage.

If potatoes have not been affected
with late blight or rot, the best time
to dig them is as soon as tAe tops have
died, If the weather is favorable Po-
tatoes are usually dug just after the
becomes severe enough to freeze the
soil to the 1 spth of an inch or so. Tnis
time OF digging is usually chosen as q
matter of convenience and quite ire
spective of when the stalk dies, as the
latter dry UP in many places about
September l, and often before. and the
potatoes are frequently not dug until
about a month afterwards. When the
soil is well drained and not wet there
is not much danger to the crop by
leaving it In the ground for this length
OF time, but If there is no disease, the
sooner they are dug the better
Potatoes which have been killed by
late blight will usually rot as soon as
the conditions are favorable, and for
this reason a diseased crop Is better
left in the ground, as the tubers which
are diseased will most of them show
signs Of rot before they have to be-
taken up on account of frost, and they
need not be pic--ed up at all. IL dis
eased potatoes are dug and stored as
soon as the tops are dead, the disease
will almost certain to develop In the
pit or cellar and healthy tubers will
rot from contact with the diseased
ones. 1t IS not good practice to dig
diseased potatoes early ana pile them
in the field. 1t is better to delay dig
ging as long as possible and then put
the potatoes in cool, well ventilated
cellar where the disease may be check
ed. Potatoes in wet soil should be dug
sooner that those in that which Is
drier and well drained. Every healthy
potato will eventually rot in wet soil
from 'wet rot" even though they are
not effected with the late blight
Where there are large areas to be
dug good potato digger is essential.
Not only will a potato digger raise the
crop more economically than a fork
or plow, but with it the grower is more
likely to get his crop dug and picked
up while the weather is fine. which is
great consideration. There are a
number of good potato diggers now on
the market which will dig I'D and
leave on the surface Of the soil prac-
tically all the tubers.
Next to good potato digger fork
like attachment to a pillow does the
best work. That in the illustration is
one used AZ the Central experimental
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1905-09-21
POULTRY SOMETIMES FAILS
Twelve Ways in Which the Keeping
of Chickens May Prove Any
thing But Profitable.

Here are some Of the reasons &C
cording to P. II. jacob, the we'll
known poultryman and editor, why
some men fail to make poultry pay:
1. Endeavoring to keep two fowls
where room for one only can be OBJ
tanned; that is, saving expenses by
cheapening the cost of houses and
space.
2. Buying fowls from other farms
and thus bringing disease and lice into
the flock.
8. Overlooking, the fowls being sup.
piled with the greatest abundance TN
der the supposition, "the more feed the
more eggs"
4. Cold drafts over the fowls al
night, with view to supplying fresh
air, when the thermometer is low.
5. Wasting time with suck fowls
instead of destroying all birds that
cannot Re quickly cured.
6. Disregarding the breeds by keep
ing anything that is fowl.
z. Lack Of exercise, the fowls being
idle, disconnected and consuming food
because they have nothing to do.
8. Failure to provide sufficient
warmth in winter, a season when eggs
are highest.
8. Feeding corn and wheat xclu
sively and emitting foods which sup
ply albumen for the eggs.
10. Feeding three times a day, the
result being Indigestion and the intro
duction of disease in the flock.
II. Lice, both mites and the large
lice that are found only on the bodies
of the fowls and at all seasons of the
year.
IL. Failure to keep the houses and
yards clean. Labor is withheld at the
most important periods.
Success, therefore, depends upon the
observance of certain rules, a negli.
gence Of the one being almost eQuiva
lent to disregard Of the whole.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1905-09-21
ROOTS Sense of Humor.

Elihu Root has his sense of hum0r.
which CLEANS out now and then. A re.
porter who had annoyed him by fool
ish questions once capped tie climax
by asking whether the president was
going to remove Mr.. Conger, minister
to China, or was going to ask his res
ignation. Neither" answered Mr..
Root. II think that the president will
employ the oriental subterfuge OF
sending him poisoned letter"
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of the proprietors, secured a large en-
velope from the hotel stock, on which
he had written the name and amount,
and in which he had placed the brown
paper. Later, when calling for the
diamond case, he had hastily ex-
changed the envelope containing the
money for the fake envelope, when the
landlord turned to the safe.
American-like, these landlords peck
eted their losses, and said nothing.
On my way north that summer | re-
lated this incident to all the hotel men
/ met, including the proprietor of a
hotel at Ishpeming, Mich.
The next year, when on another
trip in that territory, the Ishpeming
landlord told me that a young man,
answering my description. appeared
about six weeks after I left, and laid
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1905-09-21

pocket case which, he explained, con-
tanned an assortment of diamond studs
and rings. He asked that this be put
in the safe.
The following afternoon he stepped
up to the Office and asked the landlord
for a large-sized envelope. On receiv-
ing it, he took from his pocket large
roll of bills and, after counting them
in the presence of the proprietor, writ
ing his name on the envelope, and put
ting down the amount as $1,000, he
said:
please get that pocket case of dia-
monds from the safe. | am going
over to Grand Haven this evening on
a diamond deal, and will be back to-
morrow or the next day"
AS the landlord gave him the case of
diamonds, the young man handed him
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1905-09-21
Elaborate Waists Now In Vogue

The skirt may be as severe as you
please, but waists make up what skirts
lack, are trimmed to the verge of over
elaboration.
One must take care that the result
be not more unlovely business. it is
not SO easy to use dozen materials
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1905-09-21
Like to Sign Lives Away.

One OF the pleasant duties of gov
ernor is to sign death warrants. Just
imagine, says the suffering scribe OF
an Iowa journal, chance to make
one stroke of a non that would
elongate the neck of the man who per-
sistently tells you that you ARE grow
ing old in looks" until said neck looks
like a crook-neck squash with a BLACK
tongue hanging out of it swaying II.
the breeze. 1t must be great.
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Unity of Action,

Thousands OF bees pour in and out
OF the hive many times day; thou
sands more swarm over the combs.
each untrammeled by rules, and with
no set task. No bee works for itself:
the multitude works as though 1t were
one bee.
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a Great Thing

"GeeI I wish / wuz a inventor
exclaimed Jimmy, loafing outside tns
baseball park.
"W,at fur" demanded Miclzy.
"Id invent knothole wat ye:
could carry round wild yer an stick IL
a fence anywheres yer plnass -
Philadelphia Press.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1905-09-21
Faad;ro of Brood Sow

II the SOW is fed on cooling on
succulent ration before narrowing.
with a predominance Of protein. the
pigs should be strong and healthy. and
reach the teats without becoming
chilled Farm journal
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1905-09-21

Copyright. 1905. by Joseph 3. Bowles.)
One day very enterprising looking
young man registered at the hotel
where l was staying in Muskegon,
Mich. He claimed to be diamond
dealer and handed the clerk small
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1905-09-21
BUNcoING HoTELKEEPERs.

How Self-Styled Dealer in Diamonds
played" the Country Landlords
A Pullman Car "Graft"-The Por-
ter and the Plugged Fifty-Cent
Piece
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GROUND PLAN FOR HOG HOUSE.
Jackson county, Mich. The plan as sub
mitted in late issue of the Michigan
Farmer needs no further description.
The hog house forms the basement of a
two-story building. The upper portion
is used for storage of corn.
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PLAN FOR A HOG HOUSE.
Two-Story Structure Comparatively
Easy to misunderstanding
Used for Corn Storage.

The accompanying illustration shows
the ground plan of hog house. 24x50
feet, in use on the farm of j. G. Palmer,
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plans to bunko him with the $1,000
fake envelope.
81 hadn't the least suspicion of
him. said the landlord, until he
called for his case of diamonds, when
it suddenly dawned upon me that this
was the very man you had told me
about"
As on the previous occasions, the
CRATER counted out the money, wrote
his name on the envelope. and said:
Landlord, just place this in the
safe, will you?"
Instead of doing so, the landlord
said: you claim there is a thousand
dollars here. do your"
you saw me count it" replied the
CRATER.
so / did," answered the landlord,
but I didn't count it myself, so I'll
just open it up and count it."
So saying, he cut open the envelope
with his knife, but with a single bound
the young man bolted through the
door.
The last seen of him he was cutting
down the railroad like a racehorse,
minus baggage, but with his cash and
diamonds intact.
On trip from Cleveland to Chicago
a few years ago the porter of the
sleeping car undertook to play me for
a little graft which was both unique
and amusing in its maninulatinn-