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River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1906-03-15
UNIQUELY DISTINGUISHED.

Mrs. c. f. Latham, of Grant, Fla,
has the unique occupation of collect
ing birds and animals for geological
gardens. Her home has been in that
location for 20 years, and she has had
some varied and exciting experiences,
A. e. Johnson, of New York. who
has been created knight OF the Royal
Order OF the Dannebrog by the king
of Denmark, is the owner of two Swed-
ish newspapers in the United States
the Nordstjernan, of Philadelphia, and
the Hemlandet, of this city. He also
enjoys the distinction of being
knight of the Swedish Order of Wasa.
Carlton j. Balfour, blind Kansas
City youth OF 20, is musical composer
of ability, some of his work having
been published. Usually blind persons
learn music by ear, but young Balfour
has his sister read (not play) the
notes for him. He 10 able to retain
the combinations a long time in his
mind. He lost his sight through an
accident at the age of three years.
Helen Masow, graduate of the
eley, Cal, is well known in musical
circles through her fine voice, and she
is now creating much interest because
of her participation in athletics. she
is an expert skater ct the skating rinKs
besides being an ardent horsewoman'
riding through the streets and lanes
with as much confidence as her more
fortunate sisters.
George J. Coppernoll, OF Carleton.
Mich, has lived to attain distinction
given to few men--the celebration OF
his golden wedding with his second
wife Mr. Coppernoll is IS years old
and has lived on the same farm for
69 years. He first married in 1845
and his wife died in 1851. In 1853 he
was married to his present wife and
to-day both are we'll and hearty.
James Russell, well-known charac-
ter about the North end of Boston and
resident of this country for about
so years, astonished his acquaintance
a few days ago by applying for MS
naturalization papers. He had oeen
supposed for many years that he was
citizen. He came from Scotland
wien a boy and fought for the south
in the civil war, serving under Stone
wall Jackson. 1t has taken all these
years to overcome his feeling OF an
tagonism to the union.
Thomas Dinsmore, well-to-dO resi-
dent of Palermo, Me-, gives five dollars
to everybody born in that place. The
money is deposited in bank to the
child's credit and remains there until
the recipient reaches legal majority
Mr.. Dinsmore was born in Palermo SO
years ago. He went to California in
1848, sailing around Cape Horn, and
accumulated fortune during the
gold-hunting craze. In later years he
travelled a great deal. finally settling
down in the place of his birth.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1906-03-15
FLOATING ON MILK FOAM.
Farmer Loses Calves in This Way
Gets Good Results from Sep
arated Milk.

II have had some experience I'm calf
feeding that might be interesting to
some of your readers, and if some one
else has had the same trouble | would
like tC hear from him. When / first
got my hand separator, fed the milk
to tho calves without taking the foam
of; it would be two or three inches
deep in each pail. had three calves
die from bloat. They would commence
to bloat as soon as they drank the
milk, and died in from two TO three
hours. AS soon as | made up my mind
that it was the foam that killed them, l
SKINNED the foam off. Then | had no
more calves die for about three
months, when one of the boys got
careless and went out one evening and
fed one calf without taking off the
foam; next morning it lay dead where
he had fed it, all bloated. Since that
we are very careful to take the foam
on, as / feel certain that it is the
foam that kills them. / have ten fine
calves year old last fall, raised on
separator milk, and ten more three
to four months old, that are doing
fine. A year ago last fall, | let one
calf suck the cow all winter to see
how it would compare with the ones
that had The separated milk, but
could see no difference. Samuel Fry
or, in Wallace's Farmer.
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STOCK IN THE ORCHARD.
A Questionable Practice-Even Hogs
Are Apt to Do More Harm
Than Good.

A correspondent Of the Farmers
Review says that one of the greatest
causes of damage to orchards is the
practice of farmers turning their
stock into the orchards. He says that
he has known farms where this, did
more damage than all other causes
combined. We believe the conditions
are only occasional in which it is safe
to turn stock into orchards. The
condition where this might be done
would be where the land is so sandy
that it will not pack under the feet of
the animals and the trees are headed
so high that the animals could not
browse the limbs. But this condition
is met with but rarely and not often
in the middle west. Our prairie soil
has in it a great deal of clay mixed
with humus and this when wet packs
readily. On our hillsides we often
find bowlder clay, and also in our roll
ing land that has been timbered with
hardwood we find clay that is very
retentive of moisture and will pack
down as hard as rock. There is no
surer way of killing tree than by
packing the ground around it. We
have known of hogs collecting around
a single apple tree more than around
others and killing that apple tree.
Hogs, however, are less Objectionable
in the orchards than other kinds of
stock, for the reason that they root up
the ground and this improves the soil
rather than Injuries it. A small num-
Der of hogs may be given the run Of
a large orchard and not do any great
amount of damage unless they collect
too much around one or two trees,
which if In clay soil are about sure to
be killed. We do not believe that, as
a general proposition, it is safe to
permit stock to run in our orchards
in the middle west.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1906-03-15
THE EDITOR
Explains How to Keep Up Mental
and Physical Vigor.

a New Jersey editor writes:
A long indulgence in improyer food
brought On a condition of nervous dys-
pepsia, nearly three years ago, so Sc
ver3 that / had to quit work entirely.
/ put myself on strict regimen Of
Grape-Nuts food, with plenty of out
door exercise and in few months found
my stomach so far restored that the
process of digestion gave me pleasure in
stead of distress.
1T also built up my strength so that
was able to resume my business, which
is onerous, as ] not only edit my own
paper but also do a great deal Of 'ou.-
side writing.
II find that the Grape-Nuts diet en-
ables me to write with greater vigor
than ever before, and without the feel
ing of brain-fag with which used to be
troubled. AS to bodily vigorI can aud
do walk miles every day without fatigue
"a few squares used to weary me be-
fore began to live on Grape-Nvts!
Name given by Postum Co., Battle
Creek, Mich.
There's reason. Read tho little book,
"The Road to MELVILLE" In pkgs.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1906-03-15

drawing of these mechanical forms.
There is no need of ruler, compass
or other aid in the drawing Of the
straight lines or the rounds. There
lis no need or virtue in the lines be.
ing straight or the rounds being alb
solute circles. Aside from the con-
straint of expression it is not desir-
able that they should be mechan-
ical performance. The constant rec
ommendation of the intelligent use Of
the accented line has been against the
expressionless line that would result
from the use of ruler or compass.
The drawing should be done with alb
solute freedom no matter how far the
forms may be from round or the lines
from straight.
Some New Subjects.
These subjects are given to follow
the last subject of farmhouse, trees
and road: The park with the pond.
bridge and trees, the marsh with the
haystacks and lake and the boat race.
Present them on the blackboard as
usual, drawing the figures as much
as possible before the child that 1t
may see how a form as complicated
as the sail boat is really made up OF
very simple forms. Continually vary
the shapes of the combinations given
as examples of the possibilities OF
using the forms
Discourage among the brighter chill
dren any attempt to copy these exam
pies while giving the less clever some
latitude in that direction, for it is a
way of learning to present ideas
where the inventive faculty is not pres
ent In the boat race the interest
gained by overlapping forms may be
noted as well as the placement OF the
boats
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1906-03-15

PLAN OF vENTILAT1NG SYSTEM.
gers, c, and are placed close against
the parting blocks, their open ends be-
ing prevented from plugging with dirt
by leather flap, or other device. The
foul air is carried off by means of ven
tilat:ng shafts, d, leading from ceiling
Of stable through roof Run purline
post straight from the floor to pur-
line. Beside these posts is a very con-
venient place for the ventilating f1ues,
as they are out of the way, and they
are lot so readily chilled as when
placed against the side of the barn.
Excessive chilling of these foul air
outlets not only reduces the convec-
ton current, but condenses moisture,
causing it to drip.
These foul air outlets should be OF
good size, and extend well up be-
yOnd ridge of barn. If not carried
far enough above roof, the wind cur
rent will often be in the wrong direc-
ton, and, instead of acting as out
let's, the wind will sometimes force
strong draft of cold air down onto
the backs of the cattle.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1906-03-15

coal to a first mortgage with coupons.
A check seemed of less importance
than these Besides, a new check
would leave balance as a starting
point of a new account. We were as
one, why not?
She told me about it when | got
home. 1t seems she had certain mis-
giyings by that unexpectedly the
promptings of sub-conscious mem
ory of banking matters and a cashiers
arbitrary requirements in the matter
Of characteristic signatures. 1t was
too late to do anything that night.
TIE bank was closed long ago, and
did not think it wise to spend the
night in looking up the president or
even the cashier, to explain.
don't think she slept great deal.
She had some idea that an officer
would be waiting down stairs in the
morning. and that she would never
look on our Precious Ones or her silk
waist again. / consoled her with the
suggestion that, while ignorance OF
the law was regarded as no excuse,
cumstances-that / thought the Pre-
cious Ones would hardly be grown,
and that the silk waist might be in
fashion again by the time she re-
turned to gladden. our hearts once
more Still, there was an uncertainty
about the outcome that made the
bright morning, the new waist, and
our general assortment OF furnishing
goods as ashes to the Little Woman
She was sorry now. She wished she
had let me buy the chair. We had an
early breakfast.
The banker regarded me rather
doubtfully when I had finished my
statement He had known me on both
sides of the ledger for some time, but
this was new phase.
"You say your-eh, housekeeper
made a check, without a full know
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1906-03-15
kMiNI'ene Grossly

Thousands of American women, how.
ever, have found relief from all monthly
suffering by taking Lydia E. Pinlham's
Vegetable Compound, as it is the most
thorough female regulator known to
medical science. 1t cures the condition
which causes so much discomfort and
robs these periods of their terrors.
Miss Irene Crosby, of 313 Charlton
Street, East Savannah, Ga, writes:
"Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound
is true friend to woman. 1t has been or
great benefit to me, curing me OF Irregular
and painful periods when everything else had
failed, and gladly recommend 1T to other
suffering WOMEN"
Women who are troubled with pain.
full or irregular periods, baclSache,
bloating Tor f1atulencel, displacement
of organs, Inflammation or liberation.
that "bearing-down feeling. dizzi-
ness, faintness, indigestion. nervous
prostration or the blues, should take
immediate action to ward off the seri-
Gus consequences, and be restored to-
perfect health and strength by taking
Lydia e. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound, and then write TO Mrs. Pink
ham, Lynn, Mass, for further free adj
vice. She is daughter-in-law of Lydia
L. Pinkham and for twenty-five years
has been advising women free of
charge. Thousands have been cured
by SO doing.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1906-03-15
Treat Oats for Smut.

One of the most surprising facts
connected with farm experience in the
United States to-day is the little at
tention farmers are paying to oat
smut, which is rapidly increasing in
many localities and is greatly reduc-
ing the oat crop. The wonder is great
er because oat smut can be quite large
ly prevented by treating the seed
oats to bath Of formaldehyde. This
material costs but so cents a pound,
says the Farmers Review, and that
is enough for so gallons of water,
This makes solution in which the
oats may be dipped and which will
destroy most of the smut spores. All
farmers that grow oats should take
steps at once to prevent the further
spread of this fungus.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1906-03-15

ings are made up of but few planes;
later, as the drawings are more COM
plicated, more tones may be used. 1t
should be understood that shading
for the laborious end of covering G,
drawing with marks is utterly value
less. AS more damage can be done by
it's use than by its omission, shading
need not be urged upon the class.
From time to time the subjects illus
trated will be treated with tone color
methods of simple shading. No par
ticular handling OF the shading is
recommended. The lines may be verti-
cal, diagonal or otherwise if they are
but clean and gain the tone desired
by simple means. The child will often
be inclined to make up for deficien-
cies in the drawing by elaborate shad-
ing. 1t is wasting it's time that way.
Insist on the outline drawing being
first acceptable.
If the teacher will but refer to the
article on the proportion of forms he
may apply the same suggestions to the
proportions of tone color. The illus
trations then given of the two trees
and the river will be an aid in judg-
ing of excess of color in shading.
An accompanying drawing is done in
shaded tones for the same purpose.
1t is not intended to be given the child
in that way at present.
BY this time the child may be more
generally permitted to indulge in the
accented tint and to supply the pure
~ geometric form with freer and more
natural treatment. There will be some
whose limitations by lack of the
drawing instinct will not find this an
advantage. They should continue to
draw by the purely geometric forms.
The natural temptation Of the child
to .overdo the accent must be guarded
against.
About Object Drawing.
A query has been received asking
if object drawing has no place in this
method of teaching. The opening arti-
Gle stated the disadvantages and i'm
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1906-03-15
BY FREDERICK RICHARDSON
in Composition and Charge Of Illustrates Classes
Institute, Chicago1

practicability of teaching object draw
ing in the schoolroom. 1t did not
state that object drawing in itself
was to be undervalued If the draw
ing of solids, dry as it is, could be
placed in the schoolroom and taught
by a competently trained teacher it
might be a beneficial adjunct to the
inventive symbol drawing for the
artistically inclined, but it would be
of little use to the many who could
never be taught to see with the
draughtsman's eye. 1t is the especial
advantage of symbol drawing chat
something can be drawn without this
draughtsman's eye.
The same inquirer asked about the
use of mechanical appliances in the
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Among the questions which have
come up by this time is that of shad-
ing the drawings. So far the draw
ings for the child have been in out
line purely, and might remain so
throughout the series. There is no
gain by the mere smudging of draw
ing that would have been better in
pure outline, and there is often much
strength and simplicity to be gained
by the separation of one plane from
another by the use of tone. 1t stands
with the accented line in it's partial
usage. When children can use it to
good and proper effect they might be
permitted to shade with clean, fat
tones. At first not over two or three
tones should be used, for the draw
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1906-03-15
Handy Water for the Cow.

Water should be handy so the cow
does not have to suffer unduly from
the weather when getting it. When
a herd of cows are forced to go a long
distance to drink from a hole cut in
the ice of a pond or stream, many
cows will not drink enough water dur
ing the coolest weather to allow them
to produce the milk they should. In
this way, says the Orange Judd Farm
er, even when they are given chance
to drink they may not, and as re-
suit fall off in milk production as i!
the feed supply was short.
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SHE > REALLY ONG Of A11b
FAMILY
ledge of the seriousness attaching to
the signing OF names in that promis-
cuous way?"
"4--yes, that's about it."
was covering the Little WOman's
altogether unnatural to the sex, but
which I felt that he, as banker,
might regard with scorn.
''Of course" he proceeded, ''as one
not directly related to you the matter
appears somewhat more serious. Had
it been really one of your family now
your sister, for instance, or your"
"Oh, but it's just the same, you
know" l put in. Il mean, of course,
that she-that she's really one of the
family-that is, of course, it's all
right, I mean"
had not explained my plan to tho
Little Woman before starting. / had
an undercurrent of wonder, now, what
she would say if she could Overhear
my efforts to get her decently out of
the pitfall into which her pride had
tumbled u.s. I hoped she was enjoying
her new things.
A clerk brought the check at that
moment. 1t had come in from the
clearing house, having travelled safely
through several miles of circumlocu-
ton. The six inches between the
bankers hands and mine would be the
hardest tug The banker scrutinizeG
the signature severely.
Rather delicate hand for a.
housekeeper. How long did you say
she had been in your service?"
named the largest number OF
years within human limits, and re-
viewed the proprietary interest she
had always felt in our affairs--thc
amount of receipts and things she
was daily called upon to indorse-and
gave another and improved version of
the episode with the intelligent driver
who was willing to give any amount
of goods for my check, but no change.
| abused the driver-there was no
harm in doing that-he wasn't there,
and it wouldn't have hurt him, any
how. | think the driver saved the sit
uation. The banker took hand with
me. at abusing him. Then we were
united against a common enemy, and
the Little Woman was safe.
l thought she would be fearful and
contrite and grateful when l arrived
with the news that it was all right,
and that she was to remain with us.
1 suppose she really was grateful, and
I know that she was glad, for she
went and put on all her new things
and was so proud and had such an
air that l didn't dare for the life of
me tell her the housekeeping" details
of my interview with the banker, and
have not mentioned them till this day.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1906-03-15
Boston Mans Bull.

Ex-President Soule, of the Massa-
chusetts senate, is very fond of telling
story about young Irish member of
the senate from East Boston, who, dur
ing a debate in that body on the East
Boston grade crossing question, took
the floor and argued very energetically
in favor of abolishing the crossing.
The senator was more ready with his
utterances than with a proper con-
struction of sentences. In the height
of his argument he exclaimed:
why, Mr.. President, there are peo-
pie now living in East Boston who
have been killed over and over again
on that crossing"
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EASY vENTiLATlNc SYSTEM
How Fresh Air May Be Supplied to
the Stock Without Gre
ating Draft.

To provide for the fresh air inlet.
the floor of the feeding alley is ele-
waited II inches above the level of the
stalls. The inlet may be ten-inch tile.
or a wooden box. a. about ten inches
square, running under floor entire
length of feeding alley. This will
admit enough fresh air for Is cattle.
If more are to be supplied, conduit
placed on each side of the feeding al
ley will be generally sufficient, says
Farm and Home
The main inlet is tapped opposite
each pair of cattle by the distributing
pipes, b. These lead into the man
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1906-03-15

For the grain ration, feed about four
pounds of bran and two pounds OF
corn-meal, or four pounds Of corn and
cob-meal, twice day. Although not
as good as the silage ration; still, in
the absence of a silo, it will prove
very satisfactory. Feed, water and
milk the cows regularly; see to their
every comfort, treat them kindly at
milking time, and rest assured that
you will receive your reward in .
good flow of milk.
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as is figured in the cut, just fills the
bill for a place to start all kinds OF
garden plants. The plan of the house
is sufficiently shown in the two cuts.
A little stove can be used to keep up
the needed warmth at night, or a
small hot water heater can be put in
with pipes running along beneath the
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Went Fast.

Customer-Look here, this bicycle
bought here only three weeks ago has
all gone to pieces.
Dealer-Yes, sir. You remember
warranted it to go fast.-Tit-Bits.
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toward the light, avs the Farm
Journal. The house should face a lit
tie east of south, and need not be
more than six feet wide, with such
length as is desired. Have some of
the windows made so that they can be
opened: then the room may not be
overheated at midday.
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Mythology.

''The ancient Romans had a patron
god for everything"
what was Janus, the two-faced god.
considered the patron OFF,
Politics and life insurance. "-Chi-
cago Sun.
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ench. as suggested.
The seeds should
all be sown in box.
es. that the latter
may be turned end
for end, as the sun
"draws" fhe n1ant.s
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are not sufficiently
ample, and the
boxes are more or
less of a nuisance
in the kitchen. A
little house. Such
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Reason Enough.

Tottie-I don't see why you are go
ing to marry Jack. You're not in love
with him.
Dottie-No, but another girl is.-Bal.
timore American.
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PLACE TO START PLANTS.
How a Little House May Be Fitted
Up to Sprout the Seeds for
the Garden.

The kitchen window is not suit
able place for starting variety OF
garden plants. The accommodations