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River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1910-10-27

lengths of flights, heights and feats of
daring. In this country Curtiss few
for 671a minutes in July, and at the
official trials at Fort Myer, Orv1lle
Wright remained in the air for one
hour and 81 minutes. covering so
miles with a passenger. Curtiss won
the Bennett speed contest at Rheims,
bringing the contest this year to this
country Bleriot made his historic
cross-channel flight on July %, making
a distance of 81 miles in 81 minutes.
Farnham made a duration fight of
four hours, II minutes and 35 seconds,
covering 1877 miles. Orville Wright,
Latham ana Paulham reached alti-
tudes exceeding 1900 feet.
The events of this year are SO fresh
in the memory that it is unnecessary
to recall the numerous and almost
daily conquests that occurred during
it's span. The wonderful achievements
accomplished in this year were due
not so much to more perfect mechan-
ism in the aeroplanes but to the In
creased confidence and skill of the avi-
ators. During recent aviation meets
the mile point in altitude had been
reached by tie skilful and daring
BrookinS.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1910-10-27
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NaSHIL1Sa

The cow that can't feed ss sure to
test the fence.
The successful dairymam Is a stu
dent of conditions.
Plenty of sunlight in the COW stable
tends for healthy animals.
1t will take lot of feed 20 get them
back into paying condluon 81 seey are
allowed to get thir-
Do not let the summer ndlkers run
down in condition, and go Into winter
quarters thin in flesh.
Give the COWS a chance to get IN
der the shed every night ROW. IL TOO
cold, keep them in the stable.
The best cows are never cheap, and
are seldom for sale; so 1t pays to give
the heifer calves the best of care.
Never send boy or dog to bring
the COWS from the pasture unless you
are very well acquainted with Jour
dog.
A quart of milk by actual chemical
analysis. is said to possess as much
nutritive value as pound OF beer
steak.
II the skim milk is fed at homo
practically all the fertilizing constitu'
ents of the feed used may be turned
back to the soil
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1910-10-27
MAKING USE OF OLD LINEN !
One Of the Most Valuable Assets OF
tho Housekeepers and Should
Be Kept.

No old linen should ever be thrown
away. 1t Is one Of the most valu-
able assets of the housekeeper.
When sheets wear away in the mid
die cut them down the center. Put
the two outside edges together SO as
to form seam and hem the outer thin
edges.
When the new center wears out
also cut the good pieces into squares
as large as possible, edge them with
torchon or crochet lace and utilize
them for tea table or tray cloths.
The remainder tear into long strips,
wash, mangle and roll up and keep
them for use in case Of illness.
Old huckabacks make an excellent
polishing cloth for plate. For wip-
ing delicate china old linen has no
equal.
Old muslin curtains should be well
boiled to free them from starch. The
muslin makes good bags for tying
up herbs and spices in soups and
stews, while, if the meshes are not too
large, it will be found the very thing
for straining sauces and gravies.
Salt bags should never be thrown
away. Well boiled to remove the
dressing the material contains they
will be found to provide really very
useful jelly bags.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1910-10-27
Il RLE2Nl| AQNQRAME

quarters Of a mile. Later when he had
received appropriations from the gov
eminent for the perfection of his ma
chine he attempted a second flight
across the Potomac. He flew for a
distance of 80 feet, when something
went wrong and the machine plunged
into the river. Further experiments
on the part of the government were
discontinued, and while 1t is known
now that the principles OF the learned
professor were correct, Langley, at
the time, received nothing but the Sc.
verest criticism and ridicule. Profess
sor Langley was probably the first one
20 experiment with an aeroplane driv-
en- by steam or any like force and his
experiments proved conclusively that
with sufficient speed-producing force
behind it an aeroplane could soar
great distances through the air. He is
the pioneer of the aeroplane and re.
cent aviators owe their success to the
principles which he set forth.
In Dayton, O., there lived two young
men known as Wilbur and Orville
Wright. They were interested in the
bicycle industry. In the early '90's
they became interested in aviation
and reading up the theories of Lilien.
thai they became very enthusiastic
over the art of artificial flight. In 1900
they constructed a machine and dur
ing their summer vacation on the
coast Of North Carolina they began
experiments with gliding aeroplane.
In 1903 they added 16-horsepower
motor to their glider and in December
of that year succeeded in making
flights of $50 feet In SO seconds against
a 29-mile wind. In 1905 they made 9
flight Of "a miles in 38 minutes and
from that time on were hailed as the
first real conquerors of the air.
A New Era.
The year 1909 will go down to pos
terity as the beginning OF a new era
in the art of aviation. The records
made show an enormous advance In
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1910-10-27
Be Your Own Guest.

Go and sleep in your own guest
room once in q while.
Only in this way can you be sure
that it is quite comfortable for your
guests, and remedy any existing de-
fects.
Many a hostess has no idea that
her visitors are forced to limit their
fresh air supply during the night be-
cause the morning sun streams OIL
rectly into their eyes in bed. And the
bed could be moved quite as easily.
Try to settle down yourself in this
guest room of yours, and see II per-
hans It has not the faults OF other
rooms in which you have visited, and
execrated.
Does the bed creak. and does the
maid habitually tuck the sheets In
firmly at the bottom?
Do you keep the closet cleared out,
and supplied with coat hangers, and
do YOU leave at least one bureau
drawer free?
Is the lounging chair comfortable,
and have you arranged the light, or
provided lamp and table, so that the
guest raAy scSd while in bed before
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1910-10-27
SUPERIOR MILK PAIL HOLDER
Relieves Farm Hand Of Labor ano
Strain of clasping Receptacle
Between His Knees.

In order to relieve farm hand OF
the labor and strain of holding milk
pail clasped between the knees, pail
holding device has been invented con-
sisting of an attachment that may be
strapped to the leg and to which the
pail may be secured as desired, says
Scientific American. The pail holder
consists Of foot base, on which the
shoe of the operator rests, and ver-
teal rod which extends upward to
the operators knee. The foot plate
Is strapped to the shoe and the rod
Is strapped to the calf of the wearer.
Mounted on rod is an eye adapted to
receive a hook carried by. central
hoop on the milk pail. A clasp is ar.
ranged to slide on the rod and Is pro-
vided with a projecting lug adapted
to be moved into engagement with an
eye formed on the upper hoop Of the
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1910-10-27
stability in artificial flight has been
only approximately solved
First Efforts to Civ

stability in artificial flight has been
only approximately solved
First Efforts to Fly.
In ancient times it was believed
that to fly was, by divine decree, i'm
possible. The Greeks and Romans
held that the power of flight was an
attribute only of the highest and most
powerful divinities. During the middle
ages there were many myths and
fables in circulation of certain favored
individuals who had flown for great
distances on wings. Frair Bacon
claimed that he had discovered the art
of flying and Albertus Magnus, the
noted philosopher, in his work, Mirabi-
ius Naturae, gave a recipe for aerial
navigation. From the sixteenth to the
eighteen century there were numerous
enthusiasts who. thinking they had
discovered the secret that would rem
der them masters of the air, flew forth
from the tops of buildings only to be
dashed to their death. Efforts to fly
by means of Tapping wings were the
chief causes of the slow progress of
the flying art. Once the idea Of soar
ing through the air-a theory arrived
at by Professor Lilienthal in 1891
was discovered to be productive of
success the science of aeronautics ad-
vanced by leaps and bounds. The first
successful attempt at aerial flight was
made In the eighteenth century by a
French marquis, who endeavored to
fly across the Seine from an upper
window of his house in Paris. He sue
ceeded in getting almost to the oppo-
site bank when he fell into boat and
was rescued.
In the seventeenth century Borelli
calculated the strength of the pectoral
muscles of birds and laid down the
postulate that 1t was impossible for
man to fly by use of his muscular
strength. This doctrine seems to have
been accepted, and no attempts at ar.
4ificial flight were made until toward
the close of the nineteenth century.
The invention of the balloon by the
Montgolfier brothers, and their first
public ascent in 1882. directed the at
tention of the world to this new means
of aerial navigation, and in less than
three years after the Montgolflers
first ascension was made the English
channel was crossed in balloon from
Dover to Calais by Blanchard and Doc
Tor Jeffries, In 1855.
Professor Langley the Pioneer.
In the same year that Professor
Lilenthal made his soaring expert
ments Professor Langley, in steam
driven aeroplane model, flew across
Ehe Pctomao river. distance Of three
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1910-10-27

wEEV HE problem Of aerial navigation
~ has appealed to the mind OF
man for centuries. In no
III branch of scientific investiga-
ton has man been so enthusiast
tic, so daring and so willing to risk his
life to demonstrate the validity Of his
theories, whose unsoundness has been
proved, In many cases, by the injury
or death of the misguided theorist.
The evolution Of aeronautics, from the
winged fight of Daedalus and his son
Icarus to the triumph Of the Wright
brothers, is a history full OF failure
and discouragements that tells the
story of mans unceasing and stub
born fight to conquer the elements.
The men who devote their lives to
the study Of aviation have met with
many and various obstacles which
tend to place them in the eyes of the
public as Missionaries held in the spell
of foolish dream. The deception of
the public by charlatans, the impossi-
BILE claims of cranks, the use of bal
looms and parachutes for spectacular
leaps for life to attract the bucolic
multitude to country fairs and cir
cuses, together with the failure of
many projects of real scientific value,
have, until the last decade, caused the
generality of thinking mankind to look
somewhat askance on aeronautics as
a science.
The scientific investigation of aerial
conditions has been one of the main
factors in the success of aerial naviga-
lions and the epoch-making researches
of the late Professor Langley, which
In 1891 he published in book entitled
Experiments on Aerodynamics, have
been the foundation upon which our
present day system of aerial flight is
based. Aerodynamics as a science is
yet in its infancy and has not emerged
from the experimental stage, while the
theory of air pressures and resistances
on moving surfaces is little under
stood The problem of maintaining
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1910-10-27

n HE gown at the left is Of smoke
i gray and yellow mousseline de
sole made up over yellow liberty, the
two thin materials being used to-
gether-the gray over the yellow in
charming effect.
The corsage forms a part of fichu
bordered with a little ruffle. 1t is
trimmed with embroidered bands and
straps Of gray mousseline de sole,
and crosses in front and is finished
with narrow girdle and large ros-
ste of yellow glace taffeta. The plas-
iron is of yellow mousseline de sole
tucked crosswise and trimmed with
fine and Irish lace. The skirt is gath
cred at the top and bottom, where it
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1910-10-27
David BIspham Tells This One,

After a performance of "Paoletta,"
in which he is singing, David Bispham
overheard a conversation that amused
him hugely. A girl rushed up enthusi-
astically to another-a nice quiet girl.
a student in the Cincinnati College Of
Music--and gurgled: "Oh, I've just
been to see 'Paoletta.' It's grand opera,
you know, and just perf'ly grand. I
just adore music, and my teacher says
that some day I'll be as good as Fer
rar. Say, do you sing?" The quiet
girl replied, mo, play the cello"
This nonplussed the other. but after
a moments pause, she frightened up
and exclaimed: That's just lovely!
But, say. don't it make your stummick
tired blozin' so hard?"
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1910-10-27
Preparation for Milking.

Milking time is an important thing
in connection with farm dairying.
Everything should be in readiness for
this work, says dairy report. The
pals in which the milking is to be
done must have been previously scald-
ed and cleansed If the product is to
be pure and remain sweet for any
great length of time. Some people
wait till the time for milking before
they clean the milk vessels. This is a
wrong way of doing. The vessels
should always be cleaned Immediately
after the milking is done, so that they
will have time to dry out and COOL
Stunning them on days when the sun
shines in good practice.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1910-10-27
A pillow for Baby.

A dainty baby pillow is made in this
way: A plain center of the material
is left quite large enough for the
baby's head and a circle Of oval eye
lets worked which are run with pale
blue or pink ribbon, tied at the top In
q soft bow of loops and ends. A
wreath of small flowers worked solid
can also be embroidered just beyond
the circle of eyelets If one wishes
more elaborate pillow. Finish the pill
low case with a hemstitched hem on
the edge Of which fine narrow Valen-
ciennes lace can be whipped.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1910-10-27
Deadlock.
George BAieEh

"Who is that man who has been sit
ting behind the bar day after day?"
inquired the stranger In Crimson
Gulch.
That's Stage Coach Charley. He's
in a peculiar predicament He went to
town last week and got his teeth
fixed. Then he came here, and. bein'
broke, ran up a bill on the strength OF
his seven dollars worth of gold film
Charley won't submit to havin' the
nuggets pried out an the proprietor
won't let him git away with the col
lateral, and there you are!
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1910-10-27
Price Of Dairy Cows.

The great demand for dairy prod.
ucts has caused the price of good
dairy cows to be very high. Reports
from associations of dairymen STOW
that it is impossible to buy first class
dairy cows at even $50 a head. With
such a demand for cows in old dairy
districts, there will be few good cows
moved into new dairy territory. So,
the only way new districts can be sup
piled must be by breeding up the com.
mon stock by the use of good dairy
bred bulls.
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is drawn in with ruffles and en-
broidered bands. The other gown Is
of black mousseline de sole made up
over red liberty.
The corsage and sleeves are cut
together and trimmed with plated
ruffles Of the mousseline de sole
edged with black liberty ribbons. The
plastron is of red mousseline de sole
tucked crosswise and ornamented
with tiny red passementerie buttons.
The knots and girdle are of red lib
erty.
The skirt, also of the black mousse
line de sole, is drawn in at the bot
tom with a rufT1e of the same, bor-
dered with the black liberty ribbons.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1910-10-27
Art of Ruttermakinq.

Good butter is obtained only
through proper care of the cream
from which it is made. This is an
art that is not hard to learn, and it
will pay every butter maker to learn
it. The best customers are willing
to pay high price for butter of the
best quality. This has been demon
strated time and again in all the big
markets, and it is a strong argument
against making any but the best.
Milk and all it's products are very
perishable and must therefore be han
died with great circumspection. The
man or woman who makes fine quail
ity is worthy to be called an artist.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1910-10-27
NINE GOOD RULES FOR DAIRY
Regulations Given at Meeting in Bos.
ton by p. M. Harwood for Prop
er Care of Milk.

At q meeting held in Boston In the
interest of pure milk, under the aus
pieces of the state board of agriculture,
the Woman's Municipal league of
Boston, the Massachusetts, Agricul-
tural college and the state dairy
bureau, nine good rules for the care
of milk were given by p. M. Har-
wood
1. Take in milk and cream as soon
as possible after being left at your
door and place in the refrigerator.
g. Keep milk and cream cold until
ready for use. The bottom Of the re-
frigerator is colder than the ice con-
tainer.
s. If ice cannot be had, wrap the
bottle in a wet cloth and stand it in a
dish of water by an open window, out
Of the sun; evaporation of the water
will cool the milk.
4. Keep milk or cream covered un-
til wanted, and in the bottle in which
1t is delivered; in open bowls or
pitchers they will absorb odors from
food and collect flies and dust.
5. Pour from the bottle only what
milk or cream is needed for immedi-
ate use.
6. Milk or cream that has become
warm should never be poured back in
to the bottle of cold milk.
7. Utensils used for milk should be
cleansed with cold water and then
with boiling water, thoroughly drained
and allowed to become cold before be-
ing filled with milk.
8. Wash and return all milk or
cream bottles daily.
9. Have a separate quart of milk
for the baby, what he does not use
ofhorc NAV have
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sration shows method that have
used in my new dairy barn which has
proved very satisfactory, writes A. c.
hallway IN Farm and Home.
The window, a, is hinged at the bot
tom and can be opened from the top,
thus allowing the air to come in at
the top without a draft, The window
Is held open at the proper distance by
a piece of thin strap iron with num-
Der of Sits cut in it, as shown at b.
These Sits fit into small piece OF
strap iron, c. on top of the window.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1910-10-27
To Protect the Walls.

To keep a piece of furniture from
scratching or defacing the wall or
woodwork If you are not able to get
the little rubber buttons or guards.
take the fingers of an old kid glove,
stuff hard with cotton to the size you
reed, fasten on the back Of the article
in question with tiny tacks at each
end, and they will answer the pur-
pose splendidlT and are quite incoD
antUlOus.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1910-10-27
Wool Embroidery Latest.

Wool embroidery on coarse net is
one of the new trimmings. This deco
rative work is expensive, but any
girl, even one unskilled in embroid-
cry, could make the entire trimming
for her dress at little expense. She
should buy the transfer patterns and
sew the paper to the under side of
the net, then carry out the design on
the right side. The thread used re-
sembles the old-fashioned crewel
woods.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1910-10-27
coIored HandkerchieFs.

The colored handkerchief is much in
vogue, the latest fancy being hand
kerchief exactly half of which is white
and the other half colored. The
color division is on bias line. The
new printed handkerchiefs appear in
dark coloring, brown, purple, prune
blue, deep rose color and navy and
French blue. Men especially are car
rying them in Paris with evening dress
in dark purple, green and brown.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1910-10-27
Demand for Good Butter.

There is such a thing as getting
frst-c1ass price steadily for butter OF
ordinary grade. 1t must be held up to
the standard; texture. flavor and neat
ness of packing are all to be con-
sidered if the best price is to be uni
formly obtained A first quality in all
farm products is what reaches the
zenith of prices, and with butter this
Is especially true.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1910-10-27
Hats for Juniors.

Simplicity in the millinery world
should be adhered to emphatically
when the young girls are fitted out
for the autumn.
The most attractive models are
those that reflect the colors of the au-
tumn. Brown with touches of red or
yellow is always good. The dull moss
green or stone grays touched up with
puruIes that hint of autumn skies are
usually becoming to young girlish
faces.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1910-10-27
palrvinu Done Rioht Paws,

Every farmer who goes at dairying
right soon becomes prosperous and In
every region where dairying becomes
extensive farms increase In value and
all the people have money. There is
some work about 1t, to be sure, yef
there is some pay, too.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1910-10-27
To Clean Lace.

A good way to clean fine lace is to
place a sheet of paper on fiat sur
face and sprinkle thickly with fine
magnesia. Put lace on this coating
and cover with megnesia. Tow with
another sheet of paper and weight.
Allow lace to remain covered this
way for several days.
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Really Unkind.

William E. Curtis gave 1alta an
awful roast the other day"
'T don't know where Yalta Is, but
what did hs say about it?"
HE said it was the Newport of Rus
STA"
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1910-10-27
vENTlLATING A cow STABLE
Bad Plan to Allow Draft to Play on
Animals In Barn, Yet Fresh Air
Is Necessary.

1t is a bad plan to allow draft on
the cows while stabbed. At the same
time it is necessary to get plenty Of
ventilation. The accompanying illus
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Of tucked net, the embroidery below
net forming a point in center front.
The embroidery of our model is work
ed on a shaped piece of silk; but in
sertion might be used and sharply
mitred to form the points.
Material required: 2 yards "a
inches wide.
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MAKE BUTTER IN CITY HOMES
No Reason Why Example Of Farmer
Cannot Be FoIIowed-Milk Other.
wise Be Wasted.

There seems to be no reason why
the city dweller should not follow the
example of the farmer in making his
own butter, says Popular Mechanics.
Cream, it is true, is much higher in
the city than in the country, but SO is
butter. With such churn as shown
In the illustration the housekeeper can
take the cream which sours and Is 9TH
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Both Unpardo enable.

agnes says she will never have
anything more to do with Gladys"
(Which did Gladys recon mend? A
dressmaker or summer hotel?-
Harper's Bazaar.
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A PRETTY BLOUSE
White Jap Silk, With Novel En-
broidery Trimming, to Wear
With Costume.

In white Jap silk, with embroidery
worked on silk by way of trimming.
this makes very pretty blouse to
wear with a costume.
The little yoke and under-cuffs are
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retiring, If she should wish to do so?
Test your own hospitality for a
while, and see what 1t is worth.