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Notice.

NNHANKFUL for past favors, Mr. CHRISTIAN
Il REINHART would respectfully inform his
mersus friends and patrons that he has received q
supply Of GOLD AND SILVER WATCHES, which
he has carefully repaired and put in the best run
ming order, and will warrant them for one year.
prices In regard to Mr. RS ability for REPAIR
ING WATCHES, he cannot be excelled, having
been manufacturer of Watches for several years.
Before coming to America, he availed himself of
numerous advantages, to become thoroughly ac-
quainted with the mechanism of the Watch Manu-
factory. 1t has been more than sixteen years since
Mr.. r. has been following the Business and since
ne hes been in America, he has established for him
self an excellent reputation. All Watches which
Mr.. R. repairs, are warranted for one year.
Office OF Baldwin Book Store, South Street,
Ltchfield Conn.
10 Watches can be sent safely ~ the New Mil
fsrd. Kent, or West Cornwall Mail Contractors.
June %, 1857. tia
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CHEESEMAN'S Shaving, Hair-Cutting and Wig
~ Making Rooms-under the Mansion House,
itchfeld.
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BUSINESS CARDS.

IoLISTER BEEMAN, Attorneys and Coun-
IL selors at Law. Frederick D. Beemanl Com
missioner of Deeds for the State of New York. Office
in Seymour Building, South street, Ltchfeld, Conn
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ID oBERT M TREAT, Manufacturer of corn
~ shelters, churns safety tug irons, &c., South
The River Falls journal. (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1857-1861, 1858-12-08
A. HOOsier's Opinion.

Some wears ago. several travellers were
IN a stage-coach crossing the Alleghanies,
and amoug the number was a hoosier
and preacher, the former prominent
cattle raiser in Indiana. Tho conv ersa-
zion was general, and tho preacher COM
lnenced little chat with All old gentle
man of tue party.
1--we just heard of n gentleman" said
the preacher, that's been to the Holy
Land, aud went over the Bible country.
It's astonishin' what wonderful things he
has seen. lie WA ut Sodom and Golnor-
row, and seen tho place war Lots wife
fell"
'Trippcd up s'pose," said tho hoos-
Ter.
"4svr saws she preacher, she went to
the very spot; and what's the remarka-
blest thing of all, he's seen the pillars Of
salt what she was turned into
''Ts itpossible" SAWS the gentleman.
eyes, sir, he's seen the salt standin
thar TO this day"
What" says the hoosier, ''real gen
wine, good salt''
Yes, pillar of salt, Just as it WAS
when that wicked woman was punished
for her disobedience
All but the gambler, who was snooz-
inc in that corner of the coach, looked al
the preacher and hoosier with expression
Of eounteuauce that plainly told that his
mini was powerfully convinced If an i'm
rortant fact.
Right out in the open air. he asked.
Yes, standin' right in the oron field,
whar she fell"
.'Well, sir" SAYS "Indianny," call I've
got to say is, if sho'd dropped in our
parts the cattle would have licked her up
afore sundown.
The River Falls journal. (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1857-1861, 1858-12-08

The people in the southern and central
portions of the State wished to have rail-
roads. This was very natural. They
had not the money to build them. This
was not at all strange. Eastern capital.
lists had the money, and were willing to
invest it on goo security.
Well, the roads were built, and coun-
ties and cities took stock, secured by city
and county bonds, and sanguine farmers
took stock, secured by mortgages on their
homesteads.
These confident counties, cities and
cultivators of the soil believed that when
the roads were built, they would pay for
themselves, and they never be called up
on to advance any cash. They were mis-
taken. The railroads have not been as
lucrative as they were expected to be, and
now the cities are called upon to pay, and
the farmers are in danger of losiag their
farms. In this extremity they call upon
the State for aid.
Two kinds of argument are used to
persuade the State to assume the debt.
First; that it would be an act of Justice
and sound policy. 1t is argued that those
who have taken stock, and are now like
ly to suffer, have been benefited by the
road no more than their neighbors, and
it is right that their neighbors should as
sst in bearing the burden. Then again,
it is said, that if the State promptly as
sumes the debt, it will inspire confidence,
and hereafter Eastern capitalists will be
ready to invest their funds in similar en-
terprises in the State.
Others are moro bold, and demand
that the State assume the debt. They say
it is either State Assumption, or repudia-
ton. We shall not pay our debts; the
State must pay them or they must 60 un-
paid. Such talk as this is ridiculous and
mean, and will operate against those who
use it. 1t reminds us ofthe fox who hav-
ing lost his tail, proposed that all the other
foxes should have short taas.
This assumption cannot be clssned of
the State as matter of right.
Whether it would be good policy or
not is matter for consideration, for
which there is ample time before any &C
ton will be required to be taken.
The River Falls journal. (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1857-1861, 1858-12-08

Giving good advice rs to the forma-
ton of habits, and intellectual culture is
generally a very thanklcss work.
We have heretofore written on tho de-
sirablencss of good reading, and now we
propose to write agTin on the same sub.
ject. Musical education is becoming
common custom. In almost every fami-
ly of wealth and culture the piano is a
domestic institution, an | the daughters,
and sons in many instances, are masters
of its mysteries. This is we'll, and we
wish the piano, could be found in every
home, so that it does not supcrsede 9th
err womanly occupations and duties.
Every village has its singing school,
where both sexes engage in learning and
cutiyating the art of musical expression.
This, too, is well, but we believe the art
of good reading is more important in
most instances than the art of musical
expression.
Are not the thoughts of Shakespeare,
Milton and Burns worthy of as noble a
rendering as those of Mozart, of Handel
and Haydn? Are not the writings of
Webster, Clay, Cooper, Whittier, Bryant
and Longfellow, as important as those of
Woodbury.. Bradbury, Root, Mason and
others; and are they not equally deserv-
ing of skilled and forci5le utterance 3
Now, bad reading is no less disgusting
than bad music. An eloquent speech is
pregnant with power FOR tame and lifeless
according to the manner of reading it.
We have heard Shakespeare read when it
was as lifeless and gloomy as dark No
vember day, and again a good reader
has made it as instinct with life and beau
ty as cloudless morning in June.
Again, reading is not like music, lux
ury, it is necessity, part of our dali
ly business. Books and papers must be
read, and it is imperative that they be
better read, and thus become more attrac-
tive. We do not expect every one can at
tain the histrionic power of Fanny KEN
bic, but we do expect the general style
of elocution eau lie greatly improved.
When this is accomplished useful in
formation will be more widely dissem.ina-
ted, girls will be better acquainted with
matters of general interest, boys will be
better fitted for the responsibilities of
manhood, the home circle will be more
attractive, and loaferism will be greatly
abated.
There will be singing school here this
winter; some will acquire valuable infor-
nation in the art of music; but who of
our young people will strive to become
good rhetorical readers,
The River Falls journal. (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1857-1861, 1858-12-08
The Duke of Wellington as
Lover and Husband.

AT the age of %, Arthur Wellesley,
Tor Wesley. rs he wrote it at the time,
went To India, with the rank of full Colo
mel, obtained ,impl' tv the influence of
his aristocratical birth and connections.
and by money, in the 10th year of his
military service. t that time he was
engaged TO Catherine Pakenham, laugh
ter of the Earl of Longford, AMI sister of
General Sir Edward Michael Pakenham,
who was killed in the battle of New Or
r''r"~. 4ir0- is~iy who was young and
beautiful, WIS devotetlly attached to Col
Wellesley, and her affection WIS fully re-
appreciated. Called To- India, where his
elder brother was Governor General, to
take leading part in the wal with Tip
po Saib, this fortunate soldier had to
leave his lady-love behind After an alb
sencc Of eight years, during which he
won rank anl rcnown, he returned to
f:nslani, where he was met BIZ letter
from Miss Pakenham. informing him that
the smallpox had assailod and injured
rhe beauty which he had 50 much ad-
inir'h.l, when life was younger and gayer
with both of them, and wi tn tender sac
ness, assuring him that she had resolved
to relieve him from his engagement
With the true feeling of an honorable
mind, he assured her that her beauty had
not been the only inducement to woo and
win her, and that lie was DESTROYS of mar
rHlng her. Accordingly, the marriage
took place in 1906, within six months of
lis return from India. The only fruits Of
this marriage were two sons, one born in
1907 and the other in 1903.
In the spring Of the latter year, Well
e>iey had To leave his " ite to take part in
the Peninsuar War. He returned for
short tune after the signing of the Con
vention Of Cintra; but from 1909 until
1914, during which he rose, step by step,
to the highest honors OF the English peer
age, he wis then detained on the PENN
sula. The strong tie of married love was
weakened by this prolonged absence,
md the Duchess Of Wellington, from the
Waterloo victory of 1915, to her death in
1881, wa, not happy wife. To the last,
she dcplored that sense Of honor had
raade the Duke marry her against her
own better Judgment, when her beauty
had become thing of memory alone.
The River Falls journal. (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1857-1861, 1858-12-08

are as ridiculous as those which now
touch the risibles in the recollection and,
when he get to the other world aud look
upon this, and upon the infancy of tho
sou! thr ugh which we passed here, we
have no doubt that wa shall grin over
the trials which We experienced when we
lost our fortunes, when our mills were
swept away or burned and when we didn't
get elected TO the Legislature. Men are
but boys of larger growth.
The River Falls journal. (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1857-1861, 1858-12-08
Editorial Courtesy.

Courtesy isa good thing-a very fine
thing,-in fact thing that should be gen.
orally sought after, and cultivated
Courtesy in the family, the school, and
the street is a thing to be commended.
1t operates on society like oil on machin-
cry. 1t lubricates the joints, removes the
friction and accelerates the movement.
Among politicians, among disputants
OF all kinds, especially among Newspaper
editors is courtesy very comedy thing.
1t inspires respect, softens the asperity OF
debate, and does other desirable thinps
too numerous to mention. Now we are
not about to reprove airy of our brother
editors for want of courtesy. Oh, no.
We are too old for that. Some time
since we addressed what we thought a
civil word on this subject to the Star and
Transcript. For our interference we
were sharply suubbed. In the vulgete,
we were drought up standing" We
were taught to feel our juvenescence.-
We were made to know that
fan humber office
Than counsellor of human duties,
Would best become our knowledge and our
years."
We shall offer no moro structures. but
give our readers specimen or two of ed
itorial courtesy, which perhaps they have
not seen.
0. Gibbs Jr., formerly edited the Tran
script. Charles E. Young now performs
that work. p. V. Wise is one of the ed
itors of the Democrat.
A short time since, o. Gibbs Jr. ad.
dressed letter through the Tran
script to his friend, Wise. All agreed
that the letter was-loug IA mere matter
of four or five columns,) and many tho't
it was good. 1t abounded in "sharp hits
and was not very complimentary to the
gentleman to whom it was addressed.
Mr.. Wise replied through the Demo
crat. The following is the opening par
agraph:
The last number of the transcript
is mostly filed with long string of 10 70
mean, dirty, false, contemplate, words
about the undersigned, which is SO far
beneath the gatherings of the most de-
graded criminal that cannot stoop to
put myself on a level with the vile insect
to notice either him or his vile outpour-
ings of a filthy, corrupt heart.
We shall not express our opinion q
that paragraph, for reasons we have given
in this article. If we should do so, we
should say it was too profuse and abund.
ant. A single snug, terse epithet might
have embodied all the contempt shown by
such prodical use Of adjectives. An editor
has frequent occasion to condemn men
and practice, and is hardly justiiable in
applying all the filthy wordsi in the yer
naculaI to any one person.
The River Falls journal. (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1857-1861, 1858-12-08
The Best New England Family
Newspaper.
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Inc springfield Weekly Republican.
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with especial reference to the tastes and wants
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presents more attractive features for general
circulation than any other New England
paper.
PRrcE-Cne copy, six months. 100; One
year sDl oU SlAtcell IHoItnS. SDS,uU. Eight
copies TO one address one year $1,000; twenty
copies 800, 00,-payab!e in advance.
Early in the New Year (1s59,) DR.. HoL-
LAND will commence a new sere of special
articles, akin to the famo;.s and popular Tim
othy Titcomb Letters.
THE WEEKLY REPUBLICAN contains each
week over forty columns of reading matter,
including all the News of the Week, local.
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Six or eight columns of Independent Editorial
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rs THE REPUBLICAN has large and rapid
ly growing circulation in New England, New
York and the West, and is an especial favorite
with emigrants from New England in ali parts
of the country,
SAMUEL BOWLES & co.
no Is Springfield, Mass
The River Falls journal. (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1857-1861, 1858-12-08
Congress-.

Congress convened last Monday. The
present session promises to be very i'm
portant one. Kansas and Oregon will prob
ably apply for admission, while the Tariff
question and the Pacific Railway scheme
will be prominent questions for discussion.
The Presidents Message will be received
in a few days,and then politicians aud ed
itors will have theme for prolific dis
cussion. @t 1H Ha
The River Falls journal. (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1857-1861, 1858-12-08
PEN AND SCISSORS.

Hon. F. p. STANTON, now at
Washington, is of the opinion that Kan
sas will apply for admission into the
Union at the coming session.
The Supreme Court of Tennessee
has Just decided that the use, in public, of
single oath, is an indictable offence.
Rev. Henry Ward Beecher, in n re-
cent speech, declared that he would rath-
er daughter. of his should be domestic
in virtuous family, that accept sitaa-
ton in mandatory or store.
The State Legislature of Illinois
sonvenes on the first Monday in January
next, the Sd day of the month.
-"Well Robert, how much did your
pig weigh?" at didn't weigh as much
as I expected; and l always thought it
wouldn't.
The National Era says that Sena-
tor Sumner will return from Europe the
latter part Of this month, and resume his
seat in Senate.
Every man in China must pay up
his debts at the beginning of the year,
and also at the time Of religious festival
about the middle ofthe year. If unable
to settle at these times, his business
stops until his debts are paid. Wonder
how such just observance might suit
the United States
The United States government land
costs one dollar an acre on an average;
champagne costs two dollars bottle.
Many man dies landless, who, during
his life, has swallowed a whole township,
trees and all.
The Indiana Legislature has decid-
ed by majority of four in the Senate,
and six in the House, that the mis-called
election of the bogus U. S. Senators
Bright and Fitch, is illegal, unconstitu-
tiOmol, and uoid. The Legislature will
now proceed to elect legal Senators who
will go to Washington and claim the
seats to which they are entitled.
-"You appear to have a fine assort-
menG of musical instruments for SALE"
said Quiz addressing music dealer.
"Yes,-first-rato-all new-can't be
beat" was the response.
"1f that's So" said Quiz, ~ must
look elsewhere.
"Why9" asked the amazed dealer.
Because" replied Quiz, II acant
drumE"
Tho editor of the Medina Gazette,
giving an account of dinner at the ho-
tel in his village says "aoe dad oar duty,
by devouring a piece of fine, fat wild
turkey which weighed over twenty
pounds. We should think the editor
had "did the landlord as well as his
duty.
The correspondent of the Press has
heard on excellent authority, that the
Empress and some of her ladies have
lately been engaged in making all man
ner of experiments on dress, as regards |
form and development, and color; and |
that the result is .'that they have deter
mined before long to inaugurate violent
reaction to the present style; that is to
say, to have dresses short enough to dis
play the foot and ankle, instead of trail
ing on the ground; to diminish immense
Iy their prodigious development; and in
place of colors more or less staid to have
the brightest and gayest hues imaginable.
The River Falls journal. (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1857-1861, 1858-12-08
Mr.. Young next enters, the field and

says t
Now ofMr Wise, it is well known that
he has been suffering intensity for long
time of Flur Eer5oruna, and feels sore
that we would not convert the columns OF
our paper into literary scayenger as a
receptacle for oil his hifalutin emissions.
Now five should dare to criticse any
thing from the pen of the pioneer editor OF
Pierce Co., (which we dare not) we should
say that this was less Objectionable in style
than Mr.. Wise's effusion, but more UNI
courteous in spirit. The charge Of "Fzur
Verborune" is a dreadful charge. The
very uncertainty, which to the minds OF
many readers, must hang around those
words-words exhumed from the mauso-
leum of language that is dead-must
add to tho fearful import of the charge,
and make it loom out in spectre like pro-
portions. And indeed, the "Flu1 Verbo-
runa" is a disease dreadfully disreputable
and dangerous, especially to public man.
1t implies looseness in the organs of
speech; in plain words, verbal diorrheo.
Whether such a charge against an ed
itor is uncourteous or not, we leave our
readers to judge. In closing this article we
would simply say that the price of the
Journal is $500 per year, and our IA
ciities for publishing are such that we
could furnish few thousand more subscri-
ers with our paper, without any serious
Inconvenience to ourselves
The River Falls journal. (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1857-1861, 1858-12-08
Notice.

Notice is hereby given that all unsettled ac-
counts in the estate Of Alvah White. deceased,
have been placed in the hands of VIM. A. To-
yer for collection and suit will be commenced
on all accounts not settled by the first of Jan
uary. III, X. WHITE.
River Falls, Dec, Sth. 1853. no2S3w
The River Falls journal. (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1857-1861, 1858-12-08

Boy with rimless hat and ragged t.ow-
sers, runs into drug stere, with a Dip
per in his hand. doctor, mother sent
me down to the shotecary pop quicker'n
blazes, Dos cubs sick with the pickent
chox and she wants thimblefull of polly
Collie in this tin dippcr, cos we hasn't bot
q gottle and the kint pups got the wine
bittcrs in 't--got any I"
The River Falls journal. (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1857-1861, 1858-12-08
CHEAP! cH l;s

WE mean the west s. g ra,se \ N. I
8, nd "; vi !; 5. 'ss !. i F. (,
s sssay Of is 'ss kaas ;t,is; ,s5
j; call on Wv A. ~
The River Falls journal. (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1857-1861, 1858-12-08
A NEW ARRANGEMENT
The "SOUTH" and the STATES"
To be Consolidated.

An arrangement has been concluded be-
tween II. A. Pryor. editor of tho Richmond
SOUTH, and the proprietor of this paper. THE
STATES by which the SOUTH and the STATES
are to be consolidated into one paper, to be
published in this city, and to be under the
editorial control of Mr.. Pryor.
The paper aciW be enlarged IN form, the oroaa
OF no person clique, bit devoted TO the general
anterest ofMc Democratic party. IA accordance
'c'M the principles of State-Rights Democracy.
Mr.. Pryor will undertake the editorial con-
troll OF the paper between the Doth of this month
and the LIST of December.
1t will be continued under the name of
THE STATES" and published on the fol-
lowing terms
TUneeopy per year Sc 90
A"o Copies per year 10 90
sEMI-wEEKLY.
'op' pehyear 3 90
One copy per year on
rive copies to club 8 M
len copies to club - TX Oo
Twenty copies sent TO one a;faross on no
SESSION PAPER
"a. ms Inc proceedings of the coming Congress
VIII De OF great interest to the whole cn,s,trsr
The STATES" will keep it's reade,s ell.
yised upon all subjects which may be o ay Az,
by that body. Scussed
Daily-One copy DO !,
=" Two copies - On
Semi Weekly-One copy M
W., Four copies to club 3 90
Weekly--One copy s0
&c. Sa soples 10 club 90
Seventeen copies to one address 90
uY Poslmastcrs who will forward u. n 81, !,
OF subscribers to our Weekly for one wear. at
the club prices. viii be entitled to 4 COW -
the Weekly States for one year. ~ y
rB All letters in relation to the new Az
rangement, should be addressed to pnyn, q
HEIss. Washington, d. G.
.eY Editors of Weekly Journals who will
give the above few insertions will receive on,
Daily in exchange during The coming session
Of Congress. '0'
The River Falls journal. (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1857-1861, 1858-12-08
PINE LAND's,',

vx1uEs,,bser;ber offers for sue me GNd
ehoiee pins land, situated an
river, short distance a Il" Sod cheap r "
mill. This land will be sou all on asSp
Fer further informattlon" ca" ,,s|
her at the "Journal Oth.eu; 4, fAi~
River Falls, June lStn l0y,
The River Falls journal. (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1857-1861, 1858-12-08
T O r Z NJ,

The Store formerly occap > q l ~
will be ready to rent , in 4 d eesiaN' y
building is one OF the ii'' .,,sS
l'f For tern M ' apply to me at R y
River, or to 0. S. fSoTT1oKGE BA'F
River Falls, Msy 18th l'.D. al
The River Falls journal. (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1857-1861, 1858-12-08

sFrWe would requ.~, all our friends in this
and ad lacent towns to aid us in giving interest
10 our paper, by furnishing us with items of
local news. articles on any of the industrial
interests of the community, or of Il literary
character.
No communication will be inserted, unless
accompanied by this real name of the writer,
not necessarily for publication, but as guar
anty Of the writer's good faith.