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River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1911-02-23

shoes and the placing of them on the
feet of such horses as demand their
being altered the least. They watch
all this with approving eyes and seem
almost essential to it. 1t will thus be
seen that our smithy is quite an Inn
portant institution and one in which
Dickens would have revelled.
Very different is the German smith
depicted in the second illustration
The photographer says: HE tolls very
early but not SO late nor so stren
uously-your Teuton is always more
leisurely-but unlike Longfellow'a
hero he has a couple of hours siesta
In the heat of the day, during which
period 1 was fortunate enough to catch
him smoking his long pipe filled with
coarse. dry tobacco which looked like
broken cigars.
J. FAIRFAX RLAKEBoRoUGH.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1911-02-23
Pressing On.

Let thine eyes look right on, and
let thine eyelids look straight before
thee" Prov. iv, Is.
Eyes to the front; forward" is
the order with which each new day
should begin. Whatever the past has
held it is past. All the wis.
dom and all the power of all the
ages cannot give us back even yester.
day for our reliving; 1t is as hope.
lessly gone as that first far away
morning in Eden. The old times
whatever they may have been, are our
times no more. st. Paul was right
when he said: Forgetting those
things which are behind
press on" There is sanity and re.
ngion, courage, faith and fresh
strength in the marching order, reso.
lutely given for each new morning;
Eyes to the front, forward! Rev.
J. r. Miller.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1911-02-23
How to Color Purple.

To color purple, for Is pounds of
cotton take pounds of logwood chips
and boil them in two pals of water.
Dissolve 1 pound of alum in pail of
hot water and add to the first solution.
Put in the cotton and boil in the
dye for one hour. Drain and hang
to dry.
To color yellow and green, for
pounds of cotton dissolve 8 ounces of
sugar Of lead in quarts of warm
water and dissolve 5 ounces of BIZ
chromate of potash in three quarts of
warm water. Put the cotton cloth in
the lead solution first, wiring it out and
put into the bichromate of potash So
luton. Repeat until the right shade
is reached. To color green dip the
yellow cloth after dyeing into a So
luton of bluing, making it as deep as
liked.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1911-02-23

personal warmth, and in summer the
thick sitting smoke from burnt hoofs
floats through those said doors down
the village, together with that which
is drawn from small clay pipes into
the toothless mouths which hold them.
Weird and ghostly look the figures OF
the company, who, cheered up by tea.
have "cumm'd AEGEAN" to await the
closing of the shop and the adjourn
ment to the village inn. The bellows
creak and groan, the little fire (Which
ever seems willing to burst into flames
and rudy redness at any moment OF
the day. snorts out in response, and
one then sees the figures Of those one
expected to find, stick in hand and
pipe in mouth. Each of them is
character, each study, each in his
way, to us who know it, sort of fix
ture at the smiths, part and parcel
of the ringing anvil, the making of
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1911-02-23
Bows In Evening Dress.

Every evening dress one sees this
year seems to be trimmed some
where with bow or two. These may
be applied in various ways.
Big fat bows for the girdle.
Or to fasten off the edges of a
draped tunic.
Or to fasten a bodice over one
shoulder.
Tiny-buckled bows around the top
of the bodice.
Metal bows for the hair and on
evening slippers.
And bows on the chiffon scarf
thrown over the shoulders.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1911-02-23
Mo Purchase REGARDED

There was dealer who tried to sell
a horse to the late Senator Daniel of
Virginia. He exhibited the merits of
the horse. and said, This horse is
reproduction of the horse that General
Washington rode at the battle of
Trenton. 1t has the pedigree that will
show he descended from that horse
and looks like him in every particu-
lar"
Eyes, so much so," said Senator
Daniel, that l arr inclined to believe
1t is the same horse"
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1911-02-23
Rompers for Girls.

Cute little rompers for girls are
made now to resemble dress. The
material selected is thin blue serge.
The waist is loose blouse affair, cut
square in the neck and trimmed with
square collar edged with bias fold
in a thin wooden weave.
The boomers are quite as full as
skirt and are attached to the waist by
a belt of the plaid. Elbow sleeves
are brought into deep cuffs of the
plaid cut on the bias and this brings
the sleeves to comfortable length
to play in.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1911-02-23

WERE are three jabots that are new
II in lines, easy of construction and
and chic in effect, three qualities
that you cannot afford to ignore. The
jabot, especially in this season of low
revers, is almost a necessity, and in
the delightful form pictured here it is
luxury.
A new plisse is shown at the left.
Sheer linen forms scallops on each
side of narrow strip of lace. Valen-
ciennes edges the rounded sections.
The same little shop on the Rue de la
Paix is showing exquisite colored
models of the same type. These are
worn with colored suits. A pale Law
ender looks extremely well with any
of the purple suits; white touched
with hand embroidery in black looks
stunning with the mixed suitings now
SO popular. Ecru lace is combined
with these batiste forms, and fire.
quently coinspots of linen thread are
APPLIED to give the models a touch of
distinction.
In the central jabot a deep cream
tulle is finely pleated to form the
straight strip down the front. Tiny
black velvet buttons ornament this,
and at each side a frill of the tulle
(Which, as you know, is fine metz
falls in soft fullness.
AS square finish the last jabot
suggests use for square motifs or
straight lace. The ends give step
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1911-02-23

Truly this is velvet season, and
one sees it worked UP into every sort
Of costume, but none are so perfectly
beautiful as the evening gowns. A
stunning example is portrayed in the
accompanying sketch, which shows a
skirt of black panne velvet, wonder
fully draped on sides and yelled with
a white lace tunic. The bodice of
white net and lace is trimmed with
broad bands over shoulders and deep
girdle of black velvet joined to them
in jumper fashion.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1911-02-23

like effect Insertion is used to trim
the ends. Black velvet ribbon slipped
through lace slides is the unexpected
touch that the French so thoroughly
appreciate and introduce on the acces-
series.
Why not make one of these for
your blouse or shirtwaist? They fill
in the gap at the front of a coat. They
are certainly representative of little
cost and great effect
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1911-02-23
Glory Of Union With Christ.

We are recognized even in our
earthly life seated with Christ In
heavenly places and invested already
with the dignities and glories Of our
future inheritance. This is the faith
which God requires from his people
and which he is willing to give them;
and indeed nothing but the Spirit Of
Christ himself within US can enable us
thus to believe and testify.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1911-02-23
Unused to Rapid Transit,

Carlo Buongiovanni, young Ital
ian peasant, and his bride, Maddalena,
of Mondovi, entered train for the
first time in their lives in order to
spend their honeymoon in Turin. But
they were so terrified by the trains
motion that they jumped out. The
bridegroom received serious injuries.
the bride being unhurt-
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1911-02-23
Rihhnns in Demand i.

All the world is talking about the
tremendous vogue for ribbons. 1t
forms the piece de resistance on near
" all the fashionable toilet accesso-
ries. There are many novelties in
MORE. satin and velvet ribbons, the
shot snd reversible being perhaps the
most IN demand.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1911-02-23
A Quick Sldasten.

Merchant (to widow)-I am willing
to buy your husbands working BUSH
ness and goodwill for $4,000
Widow-Well, but l happen to be
part of the working business.
Merchant-Then I'll take only the
ood-will.-Fliegende Biaetter.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1911-02-23
Simple, Rather.

He-You are the only woman l ever
loved.
She-Do you expect me to believe
that?
He-I do. I swear it is true.
She-Then 1 believe you. Any man
who would expect woman to believe
that cannot have been much in the
company of women.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1911-02-23

trouble In all 1CS
Dire adful forms ;
shooting pains all
over my body, sick
headache, spin al
weakness, dizziness
d epr es ST on, and
everything that was
horrid. I tried many
doctors in different
parts of the United
States, but Lydia e.
.Pinkham's Vegeta-
|h1a Compound has
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1911-02-23
SIioht Jolt.

Hello, old fellah! I hear you
have been ILL.,"
"Yaws. Had bwain fevah, doncher
know"
brain fever! Well, that's one time
1t got left"
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1911-02-23
Didn't Care.

Hewitt guess you don't know who
1 am.
Jewett-No, and I haven't any wom-
ans curiosity about it.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1911-02-23

No harmful drugs in Garfield Tea, Ma
lures laxative-it is composed wholly of
clean, sweet, health-giving Herbs!
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1911-02-23
OTTIJMWA
WOMAN
CURED
BY Lydia e. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound

Ottumwa, Iowa.-sFor years L was
almost constant sufferer from female
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1911-02-23
chean Form Of Fuel.

A Welsh rabbit may be cooked on
an electrical chatting dish at an ex-
pense Of 11a cents for current.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1911-02-23

linen between, as they are much bet
ter and wear longer if they do not
come in direct contact with the iron.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1911-02-23

Examine carefully every bottle of
CASTORIA, safe and sure remedy for
infants and children, and see chat it
Bears the ~ <<~--S-~.'@
Signature of G<zX2zzSI
In Use For Over 80 Years.
The Kind You Have Always Bought.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1911-02-23
Chilly.

"They say the pretty Boston girl is
good pick / wonder what kind of
pick she is?"
ice pick, suppose"
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1911-02-23

one size smaller after using Aliens Foot Ease,
the antiseptic powder to be shaken into the
shoes. 1t makes tight or shoes feel easy.
Refuse substitutes. For Free trial package, adj
dress Allen s. Olmsted, LIE Roy, N. Y.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1911-02-23
Consider This Advice.

No woman should submit to surgf-
cal operation, which may mean death
until she has given Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound fair trial.
This famous medicine, made only
from roots and herbs, has for thirty
wears proved to be the most valuable
tonic and invigorator Of the female
organism. Women residing in almost
every city and town in the United
States bear willing testimony to the
wonderful virtue Of Lydia E. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound.
Mrs. Pinkham, at Lynn, Mass,
invites all sick women to write
her for advice. Her advice is free,
confidential, and always helpful
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1911-02-23

done more for me than all the doctors-
I feel it my duty to tell you these
facts. My heart is full Of gratitude to
you for my cure."-Mrs. HARRIET IL.
WAMPLER, 524 s. Ransom Street,
Ottumwa, Iowa.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1911-02-23

bushels of wheat from one quarter
section of land. John Mclean, who
owns two sections, threshed 1850
bushels of wheat
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1911-02-23

PART from the poem of "the
spreading chestnut tree" there
is quite a wealth of poetry as
\ ISOLATED with the village
1 4. L. 4 l..
The Paonia newspaper., 1911-03-17
The Cedar Canal Will
Water Splendid Land

To the many who are inquiring
ebout the Cedar Canal and Reservoir
enterprise near Cedar in San Miguel
county. Colorado, will say that l
have finished the survey Of two res
eryoirs this summer, one of which will
contain ten thousand, seven hundred
acres of water one foot deep with
dam requiring fifty-six cubic yards of
dirt to the acre foot of water. The
other one will store about ten thous-
and acre feet with a less quantity of
dirt in the dam. There is plenty of
dirt available for building the dams at
small cost and the reservoirs are
ideal for holding water.
These reservoirs are so situated as
to cover the entire valley of thirty
thousand acres or more, by means of
about eight miles of ditch to the up
per part of the land to be watered.
There are three other reservoirs To-
Gated which can, and will be utilized
If needed. The water supply is more
than ample to fill these artificial
Lakes each year, besides irrigating
the land during the early part of the
season. l have been camped near the
Disappointment creek, which will sup
ply the water, since March 3, 1910,
and took notes of the flow of water
in this stream and / know there is
enough and to spare.
The country has but few stones on
The Paonia newspaper., 1911-03-17

the surface. The prevailing rock II
sandstone. The soil is deep and
strong, principally red soil covered
with gramma grass. some sage bruah
and other shrubs in places. but all
easily cleaned and much Of it natur-
ally ready for the plow.
It will grow any crop that is raised
in Delta county. The fruit is simply
fine and corn is good for Colorado
All small grain does well.
Plenty OF wood and coal near and
there is large pine forest within .
few miles of the valley where you
can secure your houselogs, etc, from
Uncle Cam. Plenty Of cedars on the
mountain sides from which the post
office Cedar" takes its name. Come
to Cedar at once and / will help you
secure a good home and will give you
all the work you want on the ditch in
exchange for water stock. Better
come prepared to supply your own
outfit with whatever you will need uD-
til you can raise crop. There are
several thousand acres, on which
crops may be grown next year and
some of the land under the completed
ditch is yet vacant. Your water right
will cost about s25 per acre at present
price 80 per share.
GEO. ENOS,
Engineer in charge OF Cedar Canal
and Reservoir.
The Paonia newspaper., 1911-03-17

Then ! took 1t upon myself to call
upon Senator Roscoe Conkling and
lay before him all the circums stances
connected with the appointment. Tell
the postmaster for me, said Conkling.
when 1 had finished, that II the or
ganization makes any trouble over the
appointment he IL to send the leaders
to me-.
"A few days later the organization
leaders marched into the senator's
room in the Fifth Avenue hotel. He
received them in stately manner:
and as soon as the manner OF their
reception would permit they declared
in almost horror-stricken tones that
the postmaster of New York had actu-
ally committed the unforgivable poll
tical crime OF appointing a Democrat
a messenger at his door. and with one
voice they Indignantly insisted that
the old man be removed.
Senator Conkling heard them
through, then drew himself up in his
imperious manner. Gentlemen he
said-and his voice was as cold as
steel-I have listened TO the informa-
ton you have brought to me. l have
to say in reply that. had l been post
master of New York. l would have
felt that had honored myself in ma
king the appointment. II this is all
that you have to say to me you had
better retire to your respective
homes
And they retired forthwith" ended
Mr.. Orton. with a smile.
Copyright. 1910. by E J. Edwards All
Rights Reserved)
The Paonia newspaper., 1911-03-17
How William orton Got Appointment
For Tim campbeIPs Father and
How Roscoe Conkiins Upheld
the Action.

In the informal political history OF
the country the late Timothy d.
Campbell. state senator and congress
man from New York's East Side.
gained fame when he naively asked
President Cleveland. What's the Con
stitution between friends?" In the
realm of telegraphy the late William
Orton has a niche as one OF the great
presidents OF the Western Union Tele-
graph company. Long after his other
deeds have been forgotten Roscoe
Conkling will be remembered as the
man whose hatred OF James G. Blaine
caused the "Plumed Knight" to be
defeated for the presidency by Grover
Cleveland
AT the time when Tim Campbell
was chairman of the committee on
civics at Albany" said Mr.. Orton. "a
piece OF strike legislation affecting
the telegraph interests was introduced
in the Legislature and had the support
OF certain lobby. We had opportuni-
ties enough TO hire another lobby to
defeat the measure. but we would not
do IL Instead We appeared before the
civics committee and made arguments
against the proposed legislation: but
the outcome OF our efforts seemed
pretty dubious TO US.
D AT last | saw Senator Campbell and
asked him II he could give us aid in
any way. provided he could do so con-
scienuously. He told me In reply that
be considered the measure an out
rageous one. and that he would do his
best, as chairman OF the committee.
ID kill II; and he did
After the legislature had adjourned
sent for Senator Campbell. and when
he had come to me said: Senator. I
want TO express my thanks for what
you have done for my company. You
have done us a very great service. and
! should like to acknowledge II In
some way
Mr.. Orton.' Tim replied. there
isn't any way in which you can &C.
knowledge the service except by such
thanks as you have just spoken did
what ] thought was my duty as a sen
ator.'
But persisted. wouldn't you
like to take n trip to Europe7 Some
thing along that line is the least we
can do
"'oh. no. Tim replied Then he
The Paonia newspaper., 1911-03-17
Story of Trio of Celebrities

hesitated. as though a sudden thought
had come to him; and pretty soon he
went on:
Mr.. Orton. now that / come to
think OF 1t. there is something that
possibly you can do. My dear old
father is a good man. He goes to
church every Sunday; and that is
more than | do. He has voted the Re
publican ticket occasionally; and that
is more than / have done. And he has
one queer ambition-he would be the
happiest man on earth II he could be
appointed messenger in the outer Of
flee of the postmaster of New York
City. That would make him a very
proud man. II you can persuade the
postmaster to appoint him to that Of
fee. shall be deeply grateful
"A few hours later" continued Mr..
Orton. Il took up the matter with the
postmaster. ! knew that | had no
right to ask for the political favor. and
the postmaster knew 1t. but after
had told him OF my conversation with
Tim Campbell. he declared that It
would give him great pleasure to ap-
point the senator's father a messenger
in his outer office. But he added, 1t
will get me into hot water with the
organization Nevertheless. the old
long coveted. and Il was almost pa
thetic to see the Joy with which he ac-
cepted that humble appointment.
The Paonia newspaper., 1911-03-17
Tale of Lincoln and Stanton

came over from the White House to
get such election returns as had been
received by the war department. The
returns were not coming In very fast.
and Mr.. Lincoln. deciding to remain
awhile. sat down on the old sofa
which stood at the rear end of Sec
retary Stanton's ONCE. With him was
whitelaw Reid. who. at that time. was
the Washington correspondent OF one
OF the Cincinnati newspapers.
Pretty soon Mr., Lincoln pulled
pamphlet from his pocket and began
to read from It to Mr.. Reid. occa-
sionally. he gave way to laughter and
displayed other genuine evidences OF
being intensely amused by the humor
OF the article he was reading. II was
as remember one of a collection of
some of the humorous papers of Pc
troleum V. Nasty. the nom de plume
OF the editor OF the Toledo Blade
humorous sarcasm that had great
vogue at that time.
Il saw that Stanton was getting an
noyed. and at last he took me TO one
side. Can you understand that?' he
asked. Indignantly. nodding in the d.
rection of the president. The destiny
OF this nation is dependent upon this
election. We shall know before morn
ing whether the cause of the Union
has been triumphant at the polls or
not And there sits the man. around
whom this election centers. on that
sofa reading that miserable trash, and
laughing at It as though he were the
most unconcerned man In the United
States over the results OF the election
I can't stand IT.
And said to Stanton: II tell YOU
why he's reading Nasty. 1t is simply
to relieve the terrific strain-mental
and temperamental-tha is upon him
II he did not get relief in that way.
he would die or go crazy And I do
believe that until that moment Secre-
tary Stanton had no appreciation
whatever of the real reason why Lin.
coin sought refuge and consolation in
humor in what were critical or darl,
moments of the war and the nation :"
Copyright. 1910. by E. J. Edwards. All
Rights Reserved)
The Paonia newspaper., 1911-03-17
Arkansas Senator. When offered At.
torney oeneralship. Said That
He Couldn't Take Part In So
eIety Affairs In Washin sson.

After President-elect Grover Cleve-
land had resigned the Office of COVER
nor or New York and taken part in
the ceremony by which he formally
transferred that Office to David b.
Hill. the lieutenant governor, he be
gan the difficult work Of cabinet max
ing. As he had rarely visited Wash
ington and was without intimate ac-
quaintance with any Of the leading
men of his party outside New York
state. he felt that II was essential that
he should have in his cabinet men
who had been in close touch with pub
lie life. and especially the public life
which concentrates at Washington.
For that reason Cleveland decided