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River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1907-07-18
Wife--Boat.

Two fishermen named Smith, living
near each other, had met with misfor-
tune, the one having lost his wife and
the other his boat.
A lady visitor called on the one
who had lost his boat, thinking was
the one who had lost his wife. Good
morning, Mr.. Smith. l am sorry to
hear of your sad loss"
"Oh, it amt much matter, mum.
She warn't up to much"
Dear me, you don't say So"
AYE, she was rickety old crock
When l went out with her 1 was al
ways in danger Of my life. Indeed,
I offered her to my mate only last
week, but he wouldn't have her. l
have had my eye on another for some
time now"
But the old lady could stand no
more of the old mans denunciations
of the weaker sex, and hurriedly took
her departure--London Tid-Bits.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1907-07-18
Idea Is Good One
Last Summers Mode, That Is Really
Smart, Has Retained Popu.
Iarity for This Season.

A mode launched last summer and
much liked then, though it did not
become popular enough to get COM
mon, was the wearing of a check skirt
in white and black on white color.
One of the smartest of these early
models has a circular skirt of fine
white mohair barred off in half-inch
checks by fine lines of black.
The jacket is loose, vague little
affair of heavy, soft finish, black
MORE, with short open sleeves and
rounded stolelike fronts. Under these
rounded fronts hangs a loose stole
like arrangement of finest handker-
chief linen, heavily and exquisitely
embroidered by hand-the whole yell
lowed to an excellent imitation OF
antique embroidery and matching the
creamery tone of the skirt.
This embroidered piece is loose
from the outer silk and the embroid-
cred border shows all around the edge
of the silk fronts. A puff sleeve and
embroidered cuff of the linen appear
under the open sleeve of silk.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1907-07-18
Which Way

The story is told of a major who
was in command of troops who were
in pursuit of some outlaws. In the
chase he arrived at village to dis
cover that he was too late to intercept
them, and finally ordered the horses
unsaddled and fed.
Now the majors hostler was a son
of Ireland, ignorant of everything per-
tanning to the equestrian art, and,
coming in from the village in a state
bordering on intoxication, he put the
majors saddle on the horse facing to
the rear. When the horses were
brought UP for fresh start the major,
instantly discovering the mistake, de-
manded the reason for it.
AN sure" said Pat, little terri
fied-"an' shure, major, an 1 didn't
know which way you was going!"
An explosion followed-the major
was satisfied-and Pat escaped pun
ishment.-Harper's Weekly.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1907-07-18
BEST POULTRY AND EGGS.
The Consumer Is Coming to Realize
That They Are the Cheapest.

Consumers of dressed poultry are
gradually realizing that the best table
poultry and eggs are the cheapest for
them to buy; chat the edible portion
of nicely fattened, well fieshed fowl
is nearly twice that of thin one of
the same siZe-Suff1cient to more than
Offset the difference in price. The
quality and flavor of the meat of the
we'll fieshed and fattened bird is also
superior to that of the poorer fowl,
though it necessikated but little diff
ference in the labor required to mar
ket the two kinds.
1t happens, too, that the old claim
that IAN egg is an egg has silently
crept out of existence. Whatever may
be said regarding the color of the shell
as an indication of it's contents, it is
certain that dozen<egg of good size
and of uniform shape-and color also
lis better purchase than a dozen of
assorted shapes and sizes at the same
price. And it is the nice, clean, fresh
looking eggs heaped up in basket
that always attracts the purchasers
eye and leads him back again to the
same place when more OF this staple
is wanted.
AS the people become better ac-
Quainted with this matter, says North
western Agriculturist, they will insist
upon having the best quality, and the
dealers will be able to pay the poultry
men better prices and buy more stock.
AS there is more profit in this better
quality, the breeder is certain to re-
ceive his full share of the benefit.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1907-07-18
NO CHARGE FOR IT.
The Laundry Man Gives the Bachelor
Man a Little Lesson in Nerve.

when l came to open my bundle
of stuff sent home from the laundry
this morning" said the bachelor
man, Il found in it, sent back washed
but not ironed, one shirt that had
pinned to it a ticket reading like
this:
We are returning this shirt on &C
to withstand ironing.
This was a new one to me, but
when 1 came to open up the shirt and
looked it over I didn't wonder that
they hadn't tried to iron it; one arm
was all but torn from it's socket and
there was hole punched through one
cuff, with a tear extending from this
hole for an inch or two up the sleeve.
The shirt was sure not in condition
for ironing, but how did it get so?
II certainly never sent it co the
laundry in that shape. I'd have had
hard work tearing the sleeve out Of
the shoulder the way this one was
torn, and l couldn't have made that
hole in the cuff without some sort of
c1dl anu OAo puAANhs CANoAAJ NAAN
shirt had been torn and mangled in
that manner by being caught in the
laundry machinery, and SO l wrapped
it up in neat little bundle and took
it over to the laundry Office, intending
to make claim for the value of it. /
spread the shirt out on the counter
and called the clerks attention to it
and told him that I couldn't have torn
the shirt in that manner, it must have
been done in the laundry, and how
about it?
WELL says the clerk, we made no
charge for it.
GAS the full significance of rhis
came upon me-they had torn my
shirt all to pieces, but they didn't
make any charge for It'll staggered
back, and I kept on staggering that
way until I had got out of the door.
81 shall never make any further
claim for the shirt. l got back far
more than its value in that lesson in
clear, cold nerve"
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1907-07-18
A Strange Incident.

The ambitious young humorist had
received from the editor his offering
of jokes.
Il wonder why he didn't take
Them" said the humorist, sadly.
Il shouldn't be surprised" said his
wife, IF the editor is one of these men
who don't understand joke until it
has been explained to them. If were
you l should send them back to him.
with a kind little note telling him
what the point is in each one"
The humorist did so.
To his great surprise the editor &C.
copied his explanations.-Judg
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1907-07-18
Proper Thinus in Wraps.

Enveloping wraps of lightweight
materials, for wear over dressy tot
lettes, are having much vogue this
season. One of these noted in smart
shop the other day was of very light
shade of tan colleen poplin. cut as
long and rather straight cape. 1t was
slashed to permit the arms to go
through, and there were sleeves of the
straight Chinese persuasion. Another
was of white taffeta silk, the cut as
semi-fitting coat, and reaching quite
to the ankles. The sleeves Of this
were triple capes. A more practical
version of this last model was OF
black English Sicilienne, very lustrous
and silky, and splendidly adapted to
auto trips or travelling.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1907-07-18


ing them the sake of preserving her complexion The day OF the ce
do nothing be slave complexion shields
she enjoys life in the that does
in would
believed that she played exercised
with cold it with towel In instances she waited until
applying Afterwad she
her and hard she d
picky Water excellent
despite what specialists has been made the official
vy though intelgny always possesses
hot the both night and morning and
Quantities water give the face proper bath and
skin Poor responsible for
third of tepd cold water viii
IS it.
unhappy
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1907-07-18
FARM FERTILITY.
Study by Crop Rotation and FcrtiIiz-
ing to Increase Richness of Soil.

One of the most important subjects
that can engage the attention of the
farmer is the conservation and in
crease of the fertility of his soil. This
must be done at all hazards or sue
cess on the farm cannot even be
thought of. There are several impor-
tant factors, each of which must be
used by the farmer.
First, he must have some of the up
to-date soil working implements and
thoroughly pulverize and fine the soil.
This is of very great Importance. The
nearer to the condition of a market
garden, both as to fineneSs and fertili-
ty the farmer makes his soil for crops
the better. The cut and cover meth
Cd OF blowing, with a slight harrow
ing, should have no place in farm OPP
erations of to-day.
| can but wonder at the persistence
of some farmers in holding on to the
use OF some of their old implements
for fitting the soil for crops when new
ones will do it SO much more effective
ly, says a writer in Farmers Voice.
This is matter of dollars and
cents that the farmer should look into
more fully. A great change has been
made in harrows within the last few
years, and on some soils the disk plow
is of much more value than is the old
drag pillow. The aim must be to do
thorough work and be satisfied with
nothing else.
We should try to market those prod
ucts that remove the least fertility
from the soil, hence, butter fat is the
best product which we can dispose of,
because of the ease with which we
can keep up the fertility of our farms
under this system. When we come to
the selling of milk it is another mat
ter but even then dairy stock is an
doubtedly the best kind of live stock
we can keep, and it will be uphill
work to keep up the soil to high
standard without goodly number of
animals of some sort to consume the
roughage as well as the grain grown
on the farm, and even then some out
side agencies must be called on to
help some, like the liberal use of
tilizer. The selling of hay / can in
no way recommend unless considera-
BILE fertilizer is purchased to apply to
the land. live in community where
the selling of-hay-plan of farming has
been practiced very extensively for
good many years and the result is
anything but satisfactory to one who
likes to have productive farm. In
fact, very many of these farms are
badly run out, producing not over one
fourth of the hay which they would
under good management.
never like to grow two farm crops
of the same kind on the same field
two years in succession, even with
the application of a coat of manure.
find that we should practice a rota-
ton of crops if we hope to grow salts
factory ones, and a short rotation is
better than long one, as it is easier
to keep the weeds out.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1907-07-18

sat up on the bed-he had slept all
night outside the covers, slanting
across them-and listened eagerly.
Then if Elizabeth was happy, She
she wasn't unhappy. She hadn't laid
anything up. Perhaps If he were to
go in there now and say: Elizabeth,
I'm sorry-Pm sorry-Im sorry
perhaps if he were to do that, she
would forgive him. You couldn't tell
till you tried.
Jeffy tried. He slid softly to the
floor and softly across the f1oor-to
Elizabeth. She was sitting with her
little bare feet out between the bars
of her crib, swinging them to the time
of her music. Jeffy caught the glints
of morning sunshine in her yellow
hair and thought how beautiful they
were-how beautiful Elizabeth was.
Before he got to her his heart had
her in it's arms hugging her.
Elizabeth, I'm sorry-I'm sorry
I'm sorry, Elizabeth" he cried The
gay little song ended suddenly and the
gay little singer whirled about.
SOS me-" Elizabeth smiled.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1907-07-18
"Lord Partinuton."

The duke of Devonshire, now in
his seventy-fifth year, and very ill,
is simply a name in the dispatches
to the average American of the day.
To the Americans of As years ago,
when he was the marquis of Harting-
ton. he was the most offensive travel
er in the United States. He made an
open display of his secession sympa-
thies in a particularly offensive man
ner. He narrowly escaped assault on
one occasion, but when he visited the
White House President Lircoln's
only rebuke was to address him as
Lord Darlington" = Boston Tran.
script.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1907-07-18
THE OFFENDING HAND
By Annie Hamilton DonneH
Copyright, by Joseph 3. Bowles)

in a professional tone. Been offend
ing you, has it,"
ooh, no, Elizabeth-please hurry!
I'd rather you'd do it fast" trembled
the little voice.
''You are sure you want it done?
Better think twice. You won't be able
to cut your meat, you know"
Jeffy knew.
COR write in your copybook-or play
ball"
Or play ball-oh! But the small
right hand did not waver.
81 know" Jeffy said.
It'll be pretty hard to button your
buttons, of course"
"Of course"
"And it takes two hands to white.
Still, if you say SO"
Jefy nodded Something was the
matter with his voice; it would not
go.
well, then, steady! It's going to
hurt, of course-now them"
The hurt of it woke Jeffy. Some
thing awful seemed to have happened
and it required a little time to realize
what it was. Then he remembered.
His hand-oh, how it ached He
shuddered as he drew it painfully out
of its cramped prison, and it made
him rather faint to look at it
WHY" Jeffy laughed aloud in his
relief. Why, the little calloused brown
right hand was there! 1t felt numb
in some parts and throbbed in others,
but there it was! Not cut off-nor
cast out. You could pinch it and wrig-
gle it-you could cut meat with it,
white with it, button buttons-any-
thing! The One With Spectacles was
only dreadful dream.
In mothers room next door, Eliza
beth was singing to herself. Her lit
tie, thin, clear voice piped UP joyous
ly. Elizabeth sounded happy. Jefy
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1907-07-18
Workbaos of Ribbon.

To make those captivating 1880
wurkbags, that dangle with ribbons
from the wrists of every up-to-date
maiden who goes to the club piazza to
while away her time and dallies with
some little embroidery or lace joining,
some very lovely, wide, china taffeta
or louisine sash ribbons can be bought
for $365 per yard; the exquisitely
shaded floral designs irresistibly quaint
and dainty. A narrow satin stripe is
at either edge in some pale tint, the
actual width of the ribbon IL inches.-
Vogue.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1907-07-18
View of the Continuance.

pan 16 inches wide, 26 inches long and
six inches deep and cover with wire
cloth having five meshes to the inch.
A rough frame covered with the same
wire cloth is set on this. The screen
allows the comb to rest with little or
no holding and the honey drips into
the pan below. A person can work it
each side If desired.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1907-07-18
Don't Do II.

To many bee-keepers "a bee is a
bee." When driving through the coun-
try, how many apiaries of pure Ital-
ian, Carniolans, or even pure black or
German bees do we see, asks Clean
ings in Bee Culture. Sometimes we
run on to an occasional yard of a
pure race; but more often there is
general mixture of whole lot. This
habit of swinging around from one
breed to another, mixing and crossing,
is not the way to get the most profit
able results and satisfaction out of
bees. Don't do it.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1907-07-18

This pretty pinafore is in the Pr.n'
cess style. The front is straight, Ut
ting without fullness: the back is also
straight, but is drawn in at the waist
line by a sash of the material, coming
from the side seams. The pinafore is
suitable to be made in most kinds OF
muslins, lawn, zephyr, or diaper. Two
small pockets trimmed with lace are
placed each side the front; the neck
and armholes are also edged with lace.
Material required, IL yards &c inches
wide.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1907-07-18
Popularity of Motor Cars.

M. Faroux, a French statistician, es-
Inmates that about $4,000 motor cars
have been manufactured in the nine
years since the experiments of self
propelled road vehicles first succeed
ed, and these have sold for more than
6 200 OOO.0O
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1907-07-18
+! $R2. - ZL0
lNIlM1E-
Framework of Small House and Run.

Fasten cross stills on with one-half
inch bolts, two at each corner. The
house part is Az feet high at the rear,
six feet six inches in front and six
feet wide. The cross stills are 2x4,
the braces 2x4 and the uprights and
other timber 2x3. The yard is COW
cred with two-inch mesh wire netting
and the sides and roof of house with
inch boards and roofing paper. There
is window in front and a door at the
side. The house and yard can be east
ly moved to new land once or twice a
week.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1907-07-18
IDEAL POULTRY HOUSE.
Convenient Arrangement for the Ac-
commodation of a Flock.

Several houses have been built in
this vicinity the past year after the
plan shown in the cut, writes Michi-
gan farmer to the Farm and Home.
It is an ideal arrangement for keeping
small fiocks for breeding purposes.
The stills are poles 10 feet long and
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1907-07-18
Different.

The Judge-And did this man do
you bodily harm?
The Victim-Naw, yer amer. He
smashed me fa-ace. -- Cleveland
Leader.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1907-07-18
LARGE Garden Hats.

The large garden hats with flower
bed crowns from which ends trail over
the brim, are very effective for young
girls, and the flowers are so very nat
ural that they look almost freshly
plucked. Many are seen daily, each
different, and all pretty; if any flow
ers are to be classed as favorites, the
choice rests between daisies and
roses; the daisies used in black or
blue with yellow and white-Vogue.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1907-07-18
DEVICE FOR UNcAPPING HONEY.
Homemade Continuance Which VIII
Prove a Great Convenience.

I have a plan of making device
for uncapping honey which | think
will interest others, writes a cores
pondent Of Prairie Farmer. l take a
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1907-07-18

The old-tfme serpentine skirt
weighted with jetted insertions and
trimmings is one of the graceful re-
vivals for slender figures.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1907-07-18

A jetted lace robe seen recently had
sleeves so long that they came onto
the back OF the hand.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1907-07-18

Brightest peacock blue appears now
and then crude in its garishness and
out OF harmony with its surround
tngs.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1907-05-25
The Pre- sbyterians,

The Presbyterian General ASS emily
adjourned at Columbus, Ohio, last night,
after selecting Kansas CITY as the rexi
place Of meeting.
The Anti-Sal0on League yesterday
lost is fight against the report of the
permanent temperance committee be-
cause that body favored the church tenn
persnce federation, when the General AS
sembly, without a dissenting voice,
adopted the report of that committee.
The league, however, secured a COM
mendation, and Rev. +. Il. Worrell, Of
Pennsylvania, who presented the re-
port, declared that the church had need
Of the league and had room for it, and
should divide money in the propagation
of its work, but that the church should
be an entirely separate organization.
At yesterdays session of the General
As. emily OF the Presby terrain Church in
the United States at Birmingham, Ale,
the assembly took up the report of the
committee on bills and Overtures. The
overture from the Odchita Presbytery,
asking for amendments to the Confession
of Faith by adding chapter on the
Holy Spirit aud the love of God was re-
fused. The overtures regarding the GEL
ebration of the anniversary of the birth
of John Calvin, in 1909, the Pan-Pres-
byterian exhibit at jamestown, and the
encouragement of infant baptism were
adopted.
Several new overtUres we're reported
by the committee, among them one from
Rev. F. J. Brooke in reference to polyg-
amy in the foreign fields. Tue report
recommended that il be answered in the
negative. DR.. Brooke took the floor in
support of his overture, declaring that
missionaries should not receive into the
church heather converts who had plural
wives.
The assembly decided to hold the next
meeting in Kansas City, Mo.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1907-05-25
The Market.
G orgelowa, May %. Wheat 73a7S.
As TO RHEUMATIsM.

A well-deinel case Of rheumatism is gen.
orally recognized by medical men as one of
the most difficult problems with which they
have to deal. It has been found, however,
by the exp .rience Of all physicians that
much benefit results from putting the saiierer
from rheumatism under the following treat
ment Befire each meal there is administer
ed an ant rheumatic tablet composer OF y
grains Sodium Bi.CarbOnate,3 grains Salicyl'
ic Acid and / minim Wine OF Colchieum.
This is TO be followed Immediately by glass
of water. After each meal the patien. i
given q table spooufal Of a preparation Of
Oh Fluid Extract of Buchu. dram Fluid
Extnact Of Horse N,tile, OF. Amet Cordial,
OF. Fluid Extract Of Liyergort aud IA oZ'.
water. The treatment, continued for noah,
is said to give MIST gratifying results. even
ia unusual stubborn cas- S. The prescription
given above any good druggist cln compounds
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1907-05-25
BECKER CONEESsES

4 dispatch from New York says that
Henry Becker, confronted last night with
the body Of Amelia Stsfsllt, broke down
and confessed that ho had witnessed the
assault that invited the murder OF the
l5.yesr-old Elmhurst girl.
The crime was done by companion,
said the prisoner, who asserted his own
innocence.
Becker had been taken to the under
taking rooms where the body has lain
since il was found in field adjoining the
farm of the girls father. There be was
ordered first to look upon the body and
then place his right hand upon he fore
head. Becker shudderinglY obeyed and
the next moment collapsed. Dragged to
his feet and supported on either side by
detective the prisoner vas asked: "Did
You kill the g ri"
His reply, according TO his cu,todiaus,
was "Ob, my God, | did not do it,
but the man who was with me did it.
He killed the girl, and ran down to
the woods"
Becker was taken to the undertsker'a
by Detective Lieutensnis Graham and
Calvin, and it was Graham who subse-
quently told what had occurred.
Detective Graham said that after the
prisoner had become calmer he said that
he witnessed the attack on the girl and
that he was frightened and ran away.
He insisted that he did not sec the as
sailsnt stab his victim, and that he did
not see knife 10 the mans hand. He
declared that the msn afterward joined
him in the woods, and that they went
together to the farm Of Mrs. Emily ST.
monsoD, where they washed their hands
at the pump in the yard.
Becker declared, Detective Graham
says, that he and the other man remain
ed near the scene cf the murder the rest
of the afternoon and then separated. He
could give no information as to the iden
tity of the murderer.
Becker was taken to the Queens county
Jail, in Long Island. The police are not
wholly satisfied with his story, but will
bend their energies 10 locating his COM
panion,