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River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1907-08-15

a coil
the
illustration exempfe what perhaps the popular of
becoming than pompadou 1t is constructed as follows
thoroughly all
with loosely and back holding it the
ongo of at
This will smaller of still hanging
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River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1907-08-15
Wisdom on Tap.

Mrs. Green, who was deeply abb
sorbed in a romance of the 18th CEN
fury, suddenly paused and looked at
her husband.
Gregory she said, listen to this:
by my halidom,' exclaimed Sir Har-
dynge, it is past the hour of 12!'
What is halidom?"
'sWhat do you suppose it is?" re-
sponded Mr.. Green, with a frown'
"Can't you tell from the context
Maria? Sir What's-his-name said 1t
was past the hour of IL by his hall
dom, didn't he? / should think any
one could tell from that sentence that
he had just consulted his halidom'
Halidom is the old English name for
watch. Of course! Why is it that some
women don't seem to be able to exer'
else their reasoning faculties? STRAY
Stories
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De Jouv Blue,

A shade of blue that has many fol-
lowers is that known as bleu de Jouy.
1t is beautiful in toile and linen, and
fashions many of the vests of tailor
mades 1t is an imitation of the old
de Jouy made centuries ago near Yer
sailles, which could not be duplicated
anywhere else in the world, and when
this fact became known it was at
once adopted at court, and for a CEN
fury composed a large part OF the
decoration of both men and women.
1t was afterward proved that there
were certain qualities in the water OF
the streams around Versailles that
had the result of giving a rich shade
to dyes manufactured in the vicinity.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1907-08-15

mother, with an injured air. '1snt
the design pretty?"
Its a very nice rug" admitted
Josie, struggling with keen disap.
pointment.
Its a sensible gift" defended Mrs.
McCanopy. Il don't believe in fool
ish presents Your father wanted to
get some silly thing or other he heard
you talking about, but I knew this
would last for years, when something
else had been forgotten"
Lets take it up and see how it
looks" said Josie.
Il thought we'd leave it in the lower
hall for the present" stated Mrs. Nc
Canopy. when we can get the man
to come and paint the border around
your floor, we'll put it up there"
Josie sighed. She knew that it
takes forever to get a man to come
to do anything like that. 1t was with
relief that she welcomed PhiPs in
junction not to look around until told
to do so.
"Now!" cried Phil, dramatically.
ooh, oh, oh! Take him away or ha
may bite!" shrieked Josie.
"He won't hurt you," encouraged
Phil Mice old doggie. But | say,
Joe, how dyou like him?"
Il don't like him at ALL answered
Josie, firmly. Whose dog is it,"
Yours cried Phil delightedly.
You wanted one, didn't your
say any such thing"
Eyes, you did, too" declared Phil
hotly. Didn't she, ma? Didn't she,
Clara? You both heard her. She was
standing over there by that table, and
l said"
'You said you wanted one," put in
Josie YEARLY.
eyes, and then you said you wouldn't
object to one, so there!" yelled Phil.
Il meant that if you had got to
have one, I'd wash him every week,
and keep it from starving" explained
Josie.
"He hasn't had anything to eat this
morning" limited Phil.
The tears were in both Josie's eyes,
or all her eyes visible on account of
the bee stings, but she bravely ap-
preached the gift from Brother Phil,
| and led it kitchenward.
"Josie's SO hard to please" sighed
Clara 81 wonder if she will turn up
her nose at that dear little dress of
mine that Mrs. Wood spoiled. 1t
doesn't fit me, but will be lovely for
| Josie! I couldn't buy her anything, as
I'm over my allowance now!"
II gave her brand new dog" sheer.
ed Phil, "but l notice poor Josie al
ways has to take your old duds!''
With this parting shot he strolled out
to watch Josie and the brand new dog
coming to an understanding.
"Some one has come aIready!" said
Mrs. McCanopy nervously. "And Mary
is changing her dress and can't answer
the bell, and not one of us is present
able!"
"Josie has at least a kimona on, u
observed Clara. "And it's her party
anyway"
eff had my dress on, I'd go" vol
unteered Cousin Phoebe. But
haven't" she added with relief.
I'm a fright" rebelled Josie. 81
won't go!"
But she did go, holding her kimono
together at the throat with one hand
while she opened the door with the
other Ben Overton and the SWEETEST
girl of Josie's acquaintance popped
3D.
restrained enjoyment at the spectacle
poor Josie presented. Josie, after q
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"This cream looks sour" said Mrs.
McCanopy.
1T smells sour" agreed Clara, sniff
ing the bottle.
"a thunder storm usually turns it, :"
contributed Cousin Phoebe.
Everybody looked expectantly at
Josie, who reached for a spoon.
1T is sour" she stated, rushing to-
ward the sink.
4 thought So" echoed the others,
triumphantIy. You can always tell"
Josie, you'd better get ready if
you're going" advised her mother
Going where?" demanded Josie.
Then who is going to do all these
errands?" sighed Mrs. McCanopy. II
can't 90; Clara can't; yotr cousin
Phoebe has to give music lesson;
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Somewhat Disconcertins.

He gazed upon her in fond admira-
ton. He loved her to dlstractlon-
Lovers had loved before, lovers might
love again, but no lover might, could,
would, or should love as he loved Dora.
The sun shone Dora, the birds sang
Dora, the wild flowers in the hedges,
oh! they were all Doras to bud. And
then Ferdinand exclaimed with start
ling suddenness:
what in the world ever induced
you, Dora, to care for a fellow Ike
me?"
81 really don't know, but pa threat
ems to send me to brain specialist"
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HEAVY SCENTS NOT LIKED.
Decreed That Odors Should Be Faint
and Suggestive.

There has undoubtedly been great
reaction from the use of perfumes, and
it has long been considered quite bad
form to use heavy coarse scents.
Whatever is used should be faint
and suggestive.
A sachet of delicate fragrance put
among ones linen is sufficient for
most women, with perhaps one or two
drops of scent as an occasional addi-
ton.
Strong scents have been decided by
doctors to be dangerous to the sense
of smell and taste, and to affect even
the brain in time, SO fashion is doing
good work in banning its excessive use.
Bags Of lavender and rose leaves
are among the most delightful and
delicate way of seeming ones linen.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1907-08-15
A PECULIAR ALLIANCE.
That Made by the Doctors and the
w. C. T. u.

For the purpose of fighting patent"
medicines the doctors, as represent
ed by the American Medical Assoc1a-
ton, have made an alliance with the
w. G. T. U. who have been deceived
into believing that the alcohol in pat
ent' medicines is a menace. In this
alliance the good ladies of the w. G.
T. U. are apparently put in the posi-
ton of dragging chestnuts out OF the
fire for their allies. There is no class
so firmly convinced of the necessity
for alcohol in medication as the doc
tors who, with few exceptions, not
only prescribe it freely but use it, as
indeed they must whether they would
prefer to or not, as solvent and pre-
sentative. On the other hand the
w. G. T. u. contends that the whole
medical and pharmaceutical world is
in error; that alcohol is not only use
less but that it is dangerous and
harmful in any quantity in any medi-
cinal preparation. While their princi-
pies are so wholly at variance the
doctors and the w. C. T. U. ladies
have cheerfully allied themselves in a
war on patent" medicines, and the
w. C. T. U. is placed in an even more
ridiculous position by reason of the
fact that the doctors do not contine
their fight to those medicines which
contain alcohol, but lump all patent
medicines in one class. And this, too,
despite the fact that, according to fig
ures printed in the Journal of the
American Medical Association, about
70 per cent of physicians prescrip-
lions are for patent" or proprietary"
medicines.
The inability of many physicians
to prescribe any but ready-to-use rem
edies is frequently commented upon
by the medical press, and by physi-
clans of the better class when assem-
bled in conventions. That three
fourths of the physicians graduated
each year in the United States are in
competent and peril to the COM
munities in which they practice was
charged openly at the annual meeting
of the Committee on Medical Educa-
ton of the American Medical Asso-
citation, held m Chicago in April OF
this year. The total number of grad
yates annually was placed at 1000
which means that at least 5000 in
competents are turned loose annually.
1t was stated at this meeting that an
average of So per cent of the gradu-
ates from medical colleges failed to
pass state examinations. These fail
ures either go back to school, or go
to some state where the requirements
are not so high.
That many doctors are so ignorant
in matters pertaining to pharmacy
that they know nothing about the
properties of the drugs they prescribe,
was stated by DR.. M. Clayton Thrush,
a professor in the -Chirurgical
College at Philadelphia in an address
before the Annual Convention of the
American Medical Association at At
lantic City in June of this year.
Dr. Henry Beats, Jr., President or
the Board of Medical Examination
for the State of Pennsylvania, in an
interview in the daily papers said:
"About one quarter of the papers
show a degree of illiteracy that rend-
ers the candidates for licensure in
capable of understanding medicine"
He criticizes the colleges for award
ing degrees in these cases.
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cou-tnIaster Mends Taffeta.

The common grudge against taffeta
is the fact that it splits too soon.
Many people are not aware that by
Dasting courtplaster ON the wrong side
II the dress just as soon as. the crack
in the material appears it will pre-
vent the tear froia going further.
Even when entirely broken, court
plaster will heal tie little rift with
il the Lutte" In this latter case the
edges should be first drawn neatly to-
gether. In case of very bad rent, a
strip of ribbon applied with fine mucil-
age will not be detected.
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run down from $50 to 125 pounds.
was having terrible pain in the kid
neys, and the secretions passed almost
involuntarily. My left leg swelled I'M
til it was "a inches around, and the
doctor tapped it night and morning
until I could no longer stand it, and
then he advised amputation. Irefused,
and began using Doan's Kidney Pills.
The swelling subsidized gradually, the
urine became natural and all my pains
and aches disappeared. / have been
well now for nine years since using
Doan's Kidney Pills"
For sale by all dealers. SO cents a
box. Foster Milburn Co, Buffalo, N. Y.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1907-08-15
SETTING THE BRIDE AT EASE.
"Widder's" Sympathy Went Out to
Fellow Passenger.

A couple recently married had just
entered the train that was to bear
them to the mountains on their honey
moon, when they became aware of the
close scrutiny of them by a female pas
senger, who had evidently spotted" a
bride and groom. The young wife, on
opening her handbag, let fall some
rice on the floor. and the woman
smiled. The other passengers regard
ed the couple with interest. Seeing
that the bride was every moment be-
coming more flushed and uncomfort-
able by reason of their scrutiny, the
woman in the goodness of her heart,
leaned across the carriage.
Never mind, my dear!" she said.
I'm a wilder now, but by this time
next week I'll be in the same fix my
self"
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1907-08-15
NO RELIEF FROM ECZEMA
For Over Two Years-Patent Medi-
cines, Quack Cures and Doctors
FaiI-Cuticura Succeeds.

II was very badl afflicted with ecze-
ma for more than two years. The
parts affected were my limbs below
the knees. L tried all the physicians
in the town and some in the surround
ing towns, and 1 also tried all the pat
ent remedies that l heard of, besides
all the cures advised by old women
and quacks, and found no relief what
ever until 1 commenced using the Gu
ticura Soap, Cuticura Ointment, and
Cuticura Resolvent. In the Cuticura
Remedies 1 found immediate relief,
and was soon sound and well. G. v.
Beltz, Tippecanoe, Ind, Nov. Is, '05."
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Baby's Lingerie Coats.

Lingerie coats are dainty addition
to baby's summer wardrobe. They
are made of the finest lawn inserted
and frilled with fine Valenciennes
laces and hand embroidered. Where
a silk lining is not used in these lit
tie garments, little jacket of fine
silk flannel may be tackled in place
to give the necessary warmth about
the shoulders.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1907-08-15
Hemstitchinq.

Hemstitching plays an important
part on summer frocks and is used
indeed on all garments with equal
success. This gives opportunity for
nlenty of handiwork, as the beauty of
workmanship is distinct item in it's
favor. For the past year every article
on fashion has spoken of the increas-
ing beauty of hand embroideries, and
one would suppose by this time perfec-
ton had been reached in this line, and
vet each month, almost each week,
brings out still more delicious confec-
lions in sheer and wonderful handi-
work
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wild apology fed up the stairs, arrivO
ing just in time to button up Clara's
new princess gown and to do several
little things for her mother and Cousin
Phoebe.
Josies bee catastrophe gave her a
sort of melancholy prominence for a
brief period, but soon interest, amuse-
ment and sympathy for the disfigured
owner of the birthday waned and Josie
gravitated to a retired nook where she
and Dave Nudge bored each other for
what seemed an eternity.
Ben Overton had shaken hands,
told her it was hard luck about the
bees, and this duty discharged, had
proceeded to enjoy himself. Every
body seemed busy but herself and
Dave Nudge Common unpopularity
threw them together, and they hated
each other the more intensely on ac-
count of it.
At least, thought Josie, the refresh
ments would atone for some of the
disappointments the party brought;
but when Clara informed Josie in a
stage whisper that she had put salt
in the ice cream, it completed a
miserable failure, as far as Josie was
concerned. Brother Phil forgot to
mention that when he took the top
off to see what flavor the cream was,
it had seemed all right.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1907-08-15
Too Busy to LoA G.

In England people are too busy to
love- A man jaded to death by 40
letters and 15 kilograms a day can
not in the evening indulge in the ex-
element of either a heart-shabing
tragedy or the passion of an all-ab-
sorbing love- So he fiirts.>-Dr. Emil
Reich In London Tattler.
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Oily Skin.

Women who have oily skins too
quickly resign themselves to their
fate. The following solution will give
a clear dry skin in three months If
used regularly; pulverized borax, one
ounce; pure glycerin, two ounces;
camphor water, not spirits of cam
phor, two quarts. The skin should be
bathed with this lotion two or three
times day.
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notice poor Josie has to take care of
them, or they'd starve to DEATH"
"She has to take care of your old
parrot" f1ared Phil. And mas birds,
and all the rest You needn't talk!
If | was Joe / wouldn't stand for it. =
"Smarty," sneered Clara.
1T wouldn't be much more trouble
to feed dog" interposed Josie. i
wouldn't object to a dog"
You're all right, Joel" cried Phil,
grabbing her around the neck. I'll
do something for you on your birth.
day!"
I'VE might as well make out the
party list now" proposed Clara brisk
ly. Get a pencil and paper, Josie
seeing you're up. There's the Hayden
boys, John Gray. Sam Peterson, Har
old Munson, Dave Midge-" began
Clara
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times picturesque shapes with wide
dropping brim at the back and at one
side, while the other side is turned up
sharply from the hair. Or perhaps
the new leghorn takes on the aureole
lines, wide brim dropping low at
the back, but rolled back slightly in
the front, exposing the front hair and
giving an aureole effect from front
view. The model in the sketch was of
finest leghorn and had wide, soft
scarf of pink silk drawn around the
crown and tied in big dropping bow.
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MADE UP IN LEGHoRN.
One of the Latest Models in the New
Summer Hats.

The wide, soft silken scarfs and
huge bows so popular with the de-
signers adapt themselves admirably to
the graceful leghorn shapes which
are sometimes variations upon the
cloche or mushroom shapes, and some
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says. naQ Deen
showing symptoms of
kidney trouble from
the time / was mus
tered out of the army,
but in all my life I
never suffered as in
1897. Headaches, dir
illness and sleepless-
ness, first, and then
dropsy. l was weak
and HELPLESS, having
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this is Marys cleaning day, and"
Send Jennie. It's Saturday." sug-
gested Josie. i've got the bird cage
to clean, the pets to feed, Spanish
cream to make, and | promised Belle
I'd"
i've got to study for examination"
whined Jennie.
After | get Few things done, I'll
go" consented Josie.
Say, where's that blue sweater of
mine with the white stripes?" shout
ed Phil McCanopy, rushing in.
Seems to me | saw it on the top
shelf in the spare ROOM, unused Josie.
You might look there"
Josie, you go like a good child"
pleaded her mother phil will pull
down everything, he's SO rough"
And Josie, while you're upstairs,
will you open the windows and let it
air out?" asked Clara. 1T has stop
ped raining"
Bring me down a clean handker-
chief, that's dear girl put in Cousin
Phoebe. Il was just going after one,
but no need OF both going.
when you are up that far would
you mind getting that screen that's
in the attic, JOSIE coaxed her mother.
"Josie's a great little step saver"
commented Phil.
Il don't know what we'd do without
poor josie" said her mother. but
we'll make it up to her on her birth
day"
AS for Josie, she realized she wasn't
pretty, like Clara, nor bright" like
Jennie, nor boy, Phil; she
believed it was possible to be so
sweet and obliging that one may be-
come universally loved and admired.
Josie's ambition was to be universally
loved and admired
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Ladies' Can Wear Shoes

One size smaller after using Aliens Foot
Ease. A certain cure for swollen, sweating,
hot, aching feet. At all Druggists, 25c. Ac-
Address A. S. Olmsted, LIE Roy, N. Y.
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InOS0 D6GS your 1dCnST was IOOl
enough to buy at the Miller's auction
seem to be acting funny" observed
Mrs. McCanopy, gazing out of the
kitchen window. Il wonder what we
ought to dor
"Pve heard of them all swarming
off," said Cousin Phoebe. "But I
think if some one was to go out and
throw shawl over 'em, they'd calm
down, and when it comes night you
could slip the cage, or whatever you
call it, right over them, and there you
are!"
Clara left the room hastily, and
Josie moved uncomfortably on her
chair.
I'D go if | wasn't so slow on my
feet" said Mrs. McCanopy. Il couldn't
do 1t quick enough. Josie, it would
please your father, after all he is do
ing for you" limited her mother. 1T
certainly would be great disappoint-
ment to Chester to lose en-
Josie, with the resignation of a
saint and the courage of a matador,
grabbed the big gray shawl and went
out toward the community of strik-
ing honey makers. While Cousin
Phoebe wasn't an authority on bee
culture, the proposition as a whole
looked as reasonable as the usual mis-
sions upon which Josie was sent. Ac-
customed to look after the family
pets, she was willing to dust the hive
every morning if her father wanted
to keep a few bees. but she hoped the
perches didn't have to be disturbed
often.
Unfurling the shawl, Josie floated
like a great winged bat toward the
buzzing cloud. She did just as
Cousin Phoebe had advised.
Afterward, when she had been re,
lieved from pain as much as possible,
| her father said:
you ought to have more sense,
Josie, even if the others didn't have
| any" Which shows that gratitude is
| apt to be proportionate to the amount
of success attendant upon the good
: deed
and to-morrow's the party!" groan.
ed Josie, avoiding the mirror.
"Some better" answered Josie, "the
swelling has commenced to go down.
Poor Josie, and it's your birthday
too!" condoned Clara. You will be q
sight at the party"
Never mind, dearie," said Mrs. Nc
Canopy cheerfully. Here's what your
| father and have bought for youi"
''Why-it's a rug!" gasped Josie. 81
thought it was going to be "a"
| Don't you like it," demanded hel
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Woman in odd ORGANIZATIONS.

In Lewiston, Me-, there is young
woman cobbler, and in New York state
a blacksmith shop is run by three
women
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Miss a Whole Lot In Life.

In Japan kissing never occurs ex-
cept between husband and wife. Moth
ers never Kiss their children.
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A TERRIBLE EXPERIENCE.
How a Veteran Was Saved the Ampu-
tation of a Limb.

B. Frank Doremus, veteran, OF
Roosevelt Ave., Indianapolis, Ind,
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We Want Your Cream.

Write to-day for tags and prices. North
Star Creamery Co., Minneapolis, MINI.
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The Cherry-The next day, while
Josie was down on her knees scraping
the crushed refreshments out of the
carpet, she extracted much comfort re-
hearsing the bright answers she would
have made to Ben Overton had he no.
ticed her at the party. While Josie
was a great little anticipationist, she
was even better as a retrospectionist.
Copyright, 1907, by W. G.. Chapman.)
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I will chide no brother in the world
but myself, against whom l know
most faults-Shakespe
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Most Of our sweetest comforts grow
up between crosses.-Young.
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How poor an instrument may do a
noble deed.-Shakespe
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Stack Covers, Awnings, Tents.
Flags, ETC. For information and prices, write
American Tent g. Awning Co., Minneapolis.