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The River Falls journal. (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1857-1861, 1860-11-21
The Cosmopolitan Art As.

sociation.--Pr no one agercy
in the whole country has done SO much
for the dissemination of works of art, a.
the Cosmopolitan Art Asso citation. Not
only in our cities and villages, but in the
distant homes Of our land, beyond the
point where chain lightning rides couricr
on wire rail at the behest. Of man, or
the locomotives scream is heard when
"throttled" by the engineer, tAeso
teachers of the lessons Of beauty and taste
may be found continually enforcing their
silent but eloquent precepts. This year
the Association presents for the consider
aticn of the lovers of art, one of the finest
engravings it has ever issned, entitled
"Falstaff mastering His Friends" 1t is
rare thing, and one which ,wsula grace
the walls of either cottage or parlor, and
will be highly appreciated by the sdair-
ers of the immortal Poet-Shakspare-
and his works. In addition to this pic
ture-which alone is werth The price of
of subscription--each subscriber is entitled
to the Art Magazine and certificate of
membership to the Association, which in
sures the chance of securing a superior
oil painting, large number of which
ara to he distributed to subscribers. We
consider the investment in this enter
prise, judieiou, one, and one which pays
good interest. The drawing is to take
place on the 31st of January, 1861, and
the present is, therefore the time to sui
scribe, which can be done by calling at
the JOURNAL Office, where copy of the
engraving May be seen.
The River Falls journal. (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1857-1861, 1860-11-21

Beecher says Of Blondin: 1t is very
small thing for that fool to walk across a
cable with the roar of Niagara under Linn
carrying some body like himself on his
back, through ten thousand other fools
90 to gap and stare at him. But for q
man to walk across the thread of daily
life, carrying, not another fool, but soul
with Immortality in every faculty, potent,
wonderful in scope, and power, and sus-
ceptibility, so as to keep it in balance, is
not small thing. 1t requires him to be
wide awake-that is, to yatck.
The River Falls journal. (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1857-1861, 1860-11-21

WE invite Advising to obtain good and
pure Drugs and Medicines to the Drug
Store of A. D. ANDREWS IL Co. where
Pure Drugs, and such valuable medi-
cines and standard remedies as Perry
Davis Vegetable Pain Killer, DR.. Rich
ardson's Sherry Wine Bitters, and DR..
Viewers Canker and Salt Rheum Sy rup
and Cerate can always be found To
deal in such pure and valuable remedies
warrants prosperity, and to use them
secu- health.
Sold By all medicine dealers.
The River Falls journal. (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1857-1861, 1860-11-21
Doe ticks graphically describe bi

Doe ticks graphically describe bill
lizards thus: 4 need hardly tell you that
the game of billiards consists in punch
ing ivory balls about on big table, COW
cred with green cloth that looks like half
an acre of meadow land with an l d q u .
Der fence around it:that the balls are
punched with long wooden ramrods, with
wax on the end to save the wood, and
leather put on to save the wax, and chalk
put on to keep the leather from wearing
out. You take your ramrod and put
some chalk on the end; then you lean
over the table; then you squint; then you
lift up your leg then you fiddle a little
on your left hand with your ramrod and
then you punch your ball; if your ball
runs against the other mans ball,
you've done big thing and you poke up
a lot of buttons that are strung on a wire.
This is all there is of the game of billiards
i can pay it, and maybe you could
The River Falls journal. (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1857-1861, 1860-11-21
A ponpous and gaudy style is e

A pompous and gaudy style is ex-
ceedingly outof1placs when it appears in
books that treat of sacred things. We
feel that the subject is.degraded. 1t 10
as if a painter were to sttempt sketches of
Isaiah, and Paul, and John, and should
putzon them the. costume of a Bond
street or Broadway exquisite. We en-
ter solmn protest against all such do
ings. God, Christ. eternity, heaven, hell,
and mans Immortal spirit and welfare
are things beyond rhapsody. The incon-
esivable majesty of such subjects should
awe the mind thot contemplates them
into themost grave, and sober and hum
bic astnde.--Prof lSa1yt.
The River Falls journal. (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1857-1861, 1860-11-21
engraving May be seen.


article in this paper that Il . Prescott
Democrat is suspended, after having
been published about two years. The
Democrat has been spicy sheet, pay
ing good attention TO local matters, and
about as fair in matters Of politics as a
Democratic paper can well be. Person
ally, as well as editolially, we regret part
inc with Messrs. LUsk, WnIPplE and
GATES.
The ''Prize Banner" was exhibited
at Cox Hall last Saturday afternoon.
Short speeches were made by SMITH 4.
GUM, G.. B. Cox, LUTR A. TAYLOR and
A. MORSE.
The funeral of EMERY ,SHo@r WINS
attended in this village last Friday He
was buried by the Masons, of which Or
der he was member. .-.
-Pathnasters who have not mads
their returns to the Town Clark, arc re-
quested to do 50 Immediately.
-Those Subscriptions to the JOURNAL
which were to be pad when Liusolg
wGs elected, will DO received any time
now. ~rs-fr
The Fall Term of the River Falls
Academy, closed last Saturday.
--Sons of eur Prescott friends ara
getting extremely anxious aboat the Post
Office there. We wonl! suggest that
thoy call special election and choose
the man for it.
Circumstances toe numei Gus 10
mention, have prevented our giving the
usual mount Of reading matter in this
paper. We shall be all right soon.
-LoRax RzYxoLDs, formerly res
ident of this WALLACE, has returned here to
live.
We understand that the County
Board arc having harmonious session.
There is q large amount Of business to be
done, and they are attending to business
instead Of quarreling over politics.
.-OL1vER GIBBs, yr. has put in bilr
before the County Board, of 81, 900 for
his services as Co. Clerk. What dispo-
sition has been made of it, we do net yet
know. Two years ago the Board Fixed
the Clerks salary at $500 in addition to
the fees Of his office. We thought then
that this was hardly sufficient csnpsns-
alton. 1t is worth 81 900 a year to
faithfully perform the dates of that office,
and the business ability which is requi-
site, will command that salary in other
departments of business. Wedo not be-
lieve the Board will give Mr.. Gibbs a
81 900 besides the fees of the office, but
they wilLprobably allow him fair re-
Enumeration for his services.
The Star of last week admits the
election Of JOHN CoAsrocK in that As
sembly District. IS ~
w believe that P. V. WISE 10 OK
pecting to spend the winter in New Or
leans.
8 We received a call the other day
from SEYMOUR Of the Times. Mr.. Sey-,
mour brings thorough business quali6ca-
lions to the financial management Of that
paper
The River Falls journal. (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1857-1861, 1860-11-21

REV. HERY WARD BEgcHER delivered
a half sermon half political harangue, at
his church in Brooklyn, on last Sunday
night, in which he used The following
curious simie:
'As men grow rich they grow mean.
[ know p!ous men who actually perjure
themselves about the value of their prop
erty, that they may save what is Justly
due the city for tax s. They are as mean
well-meanness has tunelled them
from end to end, and the biggest one lies
through the heart, and the Devil daily
runs his trains through and through
The River Falls journal. (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1857-1861, 1860-11-21

a GOOD MA speaker in New
York recently said that the threat of Sc
cession reminded him of tho man in Buc-
falo who attached his old scow to the
stern Of a lake steamer to be towed up the
lake. After the boat had got under head
way, the wheels of the steamer threw the
water into the old scow, and she was in
danger of sinking. The owner cried to
the captain of the steamer, "Hold on,
therel If you don't step throwing water
into my craft, Iii make yor." "Wcll,"
SAYS the captain, "what will you dog
DO" shouted the enragel man, "IU
cat the rope here and let your darned
old steamboat 90 TO Muuderr'
The River Falls journal. (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1857-1861, 1860-11-21

A CERTAIN Judge was once obliged
to sleep with all Irishman in a hotel,
when the following conversation cnsued :;
"Pat, you would have remained long
time in the old country before you could
have slept with a judge, would you not?'
"Yis, yer honor" said Pat, "and l
think yer honor wonld have been long
time in the ould country before ye'd
bin iudpe, too"
The River Falls journal. (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1857-1861, 1860-11-21

"As poor as Jobs turkey" is phrase
that troubles the antiquarians, but they
do not give up the hunt for its origin,
and one of them says that he has found
out that the turkey had but one feather
in his tail, and was so poor that be was
obliged to lean against the fence to COB
l. IL
The River Falls journal. (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1857-1861, 1860-11-21

Mrs, jenkins complained in the even
ing that the turkey she had eaten at
thanksgiving did not set well.
Probably said Jenkins, sit was not a
hen turkey.
He got glass of water in his face.
The River Falls journal. (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1857-1861, 1860-11-21
SINCE the elect on of Lincolnthe Dem

SINCE the elect on of Lincolnthe Dem
ocracy have been congratulating them
selves upon tho bare possibil ty Of split
in the Republican ranks. They ought
to consider Their own split, and employ
all the tailors in creation to sow up the
rent, before they be. TO Tux about ma
ters that are as improbable to say tbs
least IS the cause of. the Yankee girl.
grief, who bemoancd as follows; DO
hoo. what if John aud | should get mar
ried and have a little baby, end the baby
should crawl up in that oven and burn
itself to death-Boo-Aoo, hoo
The River Falls journal. (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1857-1861, 1860-11-21

During an examination q medical
student being asked the question,
sWhen does modification ensue Pre-
piled. @ AVA
'When YOU p,r tue question and are
answered No.
The River Falls journal. (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1857-1861, 1860-11-21
An absent-minded LAWYER sat down t

An absent-minded lawyer sat down to
write a deed, and began it: know one
woman when his clerk Immediately in
terrupted him with, You are wrong, sir
you are wrong; it should be. Know
al men, Well, never mind retor;ed
the old crab, IL one woman knows it, ali
men vii, soon know it,
The River Falls journal. (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1857-1861, 1860-11-21

PERsoNAL.-Dr. Lyman Beecher, who
cast bis first vote for Washington, was
taken by his son to the polls that he
might cast his last vote for Lincoln. AS
the venerable man, with flowing and sill
very locks, entered the room, the crowd
parted right and left and silently made
wav for him.
The River Falls journal. (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1857-1861, 1860-11-21

Disunionism and Diptheria arc very
much alike in one respect. They are
both diseases of the throat.
A woman once named her hen Mac
duff, so that she might "lay n"
The River Falls journal. (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1857-1861, 1860-11-21

Thanksgiving Ssrvice.-Tho
various religious societies of this place
will unite in services appropriate to
Thanksgiving, at the Cong. Church, on
The forenoon ofthat day. Rev. w. r..
STEVENS will deliver tn, discourse.
The River Falls journal. (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1857-1861, 1860-11-21

EE Woman is link between earth
and heaven" Prentice says--"So is
sausage tossed in the air.
The River Falls journal. (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1857-1861, 1860-11-21

II SAY printer, do you take Illinois
money 2"
"No."
what's the reason, amt it good!"
eyes"
''Why don't you take it then!'
"Can't get H."
The River Falls journal. (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1857-1861, 1860-11-21

PLucK.-Our friend George Dill still
clings to the Republican patty since he
received the nomination for Sheriff, al
though he was badly abused by his par
ty, having been beaten 100 votes
The Wide Awakes filled their lamps
gratis at his store on Tuesday evening"
This was generous in George. We adj
miro his pluck, but d-n his dscretion.-
Prescott Democrat.
GEORGE can stand any amount of
Democratic damning without Laim.
The River Falls journal. (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1857-1861, 1860-11-21
OUIg ASSEMBLY DISTRICT.

Our Assembly District has gone Re-
publican by an over whclming vote.
Pierce Co. gives Palmer Us maj.
Pepin Co. gave nearly 200 maj.
Dunn Co. gave about 200 maj.
Eau Claire Co. elected the Republican
County ticket, with one exception, and
gave large Republican maj.
Chippewa Co. which has hecn the
strong hold of Democracy Is this District,
Is redeemed, giving Lincoln a majority
of Is. Both of the candidates for the
Assembly lived in that County, yet
PALMER has majority there of 297.-
Isn't that a homo endorsement? Hur-
rah foI RoDMAN PALMER.
Clark Co. we have not hea d from, but
she usually gives Republican majority.
The River Falls journal. (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1857-1861, 1860-11-21
Kansas Famine Relief FInd

The undersigned have been appointed
by the Chamber of Commerce Of Mil
waukee, a committee to receive con-
tributions for the relief Of the destitute of
Kansas.
Contributions of money, provisions,
clothing, or materials for clothing will be
thankfully received, and may be sent to
either of the undersigned committee
All Contributions will be forwarded to the
Genital Relief Committee Of Kansas, at
Atchisou. X. r.
The River Falls journal. (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1857-1861, 1860-11-21

Why is a pigs tail like . carving knit
Because it's fyuriShed over ham.
The River Falls journal. (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1857-1861, 1860-11-21

GoDEY's LADY's.. Book for December
is one of tho most beautiful and elegant
Magazines ever issued from the Ameri-
can Press. Its literary department is of
high merit, while it contains large
number Of engravings, fashion plates, &c.
AS caterer to the tastes of the ladies,
Cooley is unrivaled. A new volume be-
gins will Il e next number. Now is the
time to subscribe.
The River Falls journal. (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1857-1861, 1860-11-21

The weather continues beautiful.
The River Falls journal. (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1857-1861, 1860-11-21
THE JOU RNAL.
Lutte A. TAYLOR, Editor.

Wednesday, NOV. "a, 1850.
River Falls, Pierce County. Wisconsin
The River Falls journal. (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1857-1861, 1860-11-21
THE JOUR AL.
>-o~~~-~>~~c~C~~~
TotaI ano Mtistella
Retrospective and Pros

'.7A. ccasost kind Of fruit falls earliest to
the ground"
AARRIED Din Chicago; Nov 18th,
at the residence of the bride. by Rev. Mr..
Pratt, HORACE A. TAYLOR. of Hudson, Wis,
and Miss LIZZIE E. MADDEN, of the former
city.
At the residence of the brides father, on
tie 18TH inst, by Rev. L. N. W ,odruff Mr.
STEPHEN A. CLEwELL, and Mis- JENyEr VIVA
LEY, all of Hudson.
In East Stockholm, st. Lawrence comfy,
d. z, on the 18th mat, by Rev. Mr.. New
ton, FRANK DAGGETr and Miss EMMA M..eld-
est daughter Of s. A. Daggett, of West Corn
wall, Vt.
The River Falls journal. (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1857-1861, 1860-11-21

AS caterer 10 inc tastes OF the iadloS,
Cooley is unrivaled. A new volume be-
gins will Il e next number. Now is the
time to subscribe.
OVER WORKED WoMEN-An over
worked woman is always sad sight
saddcr great deal than an over worked
man, because she is so much more fertile
in capacities Of suffering than man.
She has so many varieties Of headache
sometimes az if Jael were driving the
nail that killed S ra into her temples
sometimes letting her work with hall
her brain, while the other alfthrobs rs
if it would go to sometimes tight
ming round the brows, as if her cap band
were an iron crown-aud then her nell
raligics, and her backachcs, and her fits
of depression, in which she thinks she is
nothing, and less than nothing, an
those paroxysms which men speak light
ly of rs Neutrality-suspicious., that is
all, only not commonly fatal ones-so
many trials that belong to her fine and
mobile structure, that she is always en-
titled to pity, when she is placed in con-
ditions which develop her nervous ten
dencies.- DR.. 0. ". Holmes.
STATE RIGHTs-That veteran defend
er of State rightc, old Father Richie,
who had such an Influence upon the dem
oc-atic party of bis time, wrote as follows
IN the Richmond Enquirer, Nov. l, 1914.
E'No man, no q: ISOLATION Of men, no
state or set of states, has q right to with
RAW itself from this Union of lis own
account. The same power that knit us
together can unknit. The same formal-
ty which formed the links of the Union
is necessary to dissolve it. The MAORI
ty of states which formed the Union must
consent to the Withdrawal of asv one
branch of it. Until that consent has
been obtained, any attempt to dissolve
the Union, or distract the efficacy Of its
constitutional laws, is treason-treason
to all intents and purposes.
SEAsoNABLE QUERIEs.-We find tho
following queries written to our hand in
an exchange.
l. Does it cost anything to print
newspaper?
2. How long can q publisher furnish
paper without pay!
3. Do printers cat, drink and wear
clothing?
4. If they do, how do they get it?
5. Do pay for my paper!
6. Is not the present a good time to
call and pay up!
The River Falls journal. (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1857-1861, 1860-11-21
GROCERIES,

4 large LOS nf w.ll-rade ard extra
go,d quality Of
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1860-03-20
Warrington Isems.
WAsHrsGToH, March 16.


The Tariff bill will DO reported on Mon
day, by one Of two expedients, IL States are
called. MIR. Morrell, who has it in charge,
will Offer ID from Vermont. III committees
be called, Mr.. Sherman, of o., will present ii
from the Ways and Means, under the new
rule.
The miscellaneous appropriation bill pass
ed the Ways and Means Committee to-day,
and will be presented to the House on Mon
day.
The Naval and Post Office bills are the
only two remaining in the hands OF the COM
mittee.
The Homestead Bill which passed the
House, was referred to the committee on
Public Lands, that committee recommended
the striking out of the enacting clause and
inserting the bill drafted by MIR. johnson, of
Tenn.
MIR. Johnson's bill excludes among those
who shall have the benefit Of the public lands
single men over 81 years of age, widowers
without children, and foreigners who may
declare their Intentions after tho passage OF
the bill, and only allow those who are recipi-
ents of lands under the bill to receive alter
nate sections. The House bill includes the
parties named above. 1t ID said the Re-
publicans will accept Johnson's bill if they
cannot get that one which passed the House.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1860-03-20
Legislative.

MAxcu 4.-Tho Senate had before IL this
morning, among other matters, the Code OF
Criminal Practice, AZ reported by the Com
missioners. Also, the Supervisor bill OF the
House, which was finally passed, by vote
of 90 TO %, The House coneurrsd in Senate
amen dments, and the bill needs only the sig
nature OF the Governor TO make IL . Law.
The House discussed the Railroad bills OF
Messrs. G oodrsll and Shipman, for the reg
ulation of the companies operating in this
State. The Code Of Civil Practice, reported
by Commissioners, passed the House this
afternoon.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1860-03-20

LEE Moihkss MaTcu lotn, lSOU.
GATE CrrY Some person, fond of letter
writing, has addressed my friends, b. Hugel,
George ROBBERS, and one or two other Ger
mans in Fort Madison, in my name, urging
them to support the Republican party and
promising them ofhcas with salaries Welding
support, and revenue beyond, to be used
.as po.iiss.Sa. purposes. in justice 10 them
and myself, wish to say that never wrote
any such letters. would be happy to con-
fer any possible favor on my constituents,
but have no Offices within my control, and
it ] had, | would never consent that they
should be prostisutea for mere party pur-
poses. II would delight me to have the act.
i've and useful men named support the Re.
publican party, but never will insult their
integrity by proposing consideration TO,
their services. Very respectfully,
J. w. RANKIN.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1860-03-20

This question was pointedly and truthful
ly answered by Mr.. Grow few days since,
when be said:
Three times within seven years, home
stead bill has passed this house, and been de-
feated each time by the Democratic majority
in the Senate. On the vote on the home
stead bill IN the House, last Congress, out OF
one hundred and thirty Democrats, but thir.
ty one voted for il; and in the Senate, on
the test vote between taking up the home
stead bill after IL had passed the Hnusa and
only required the vote OF the Senate to max
it law, 30 far as Congress was concerned,
or to take up the bill for the purchase Of
Caba, but one Democrat voted for the home
stead, and only six at any time; while every
| Republican in the Senate, and every one in
the House, with single exception, was for
the homestead. OF all the Representative
of the slave States, but three in the House
voted for it; and but two, at any time, in the
Senate. SO the Democratic party, as u par
ty, arrayed itself in opposition TO this benef-
cent policy. The Republican party, on the
other hand, is committed to tho measure by
its votes in Congress, by its resolvesln the
State Conventions, and by its devotion to
the great ntral idea Of it's existence-tht
rights and interests OF free labor.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1860-03-20

How ANsRIcA WAS PEoPLED.-Rev. DIR.
Hawkes., learned and eloquent scholar, has
recently been delivering series Of lectures,
intended 10 show that this continent was PEG
pied by successive migrations from the old
world, at different eras and by different RAJ
ces. First from the shores Of the Mediter-
ranean, which was the earliest seat OF oom-
mercial enterprise, and the people from which
have left their mark upon the vast RUNE of
Yucatan; next from China and Japan to
Mexico, Central and South America, sQd
next from which the American tribes Of Ind.
ans came. These theories are sustained by
remarkable analogies between the languages
prevailing in different parts OF the Eastern
Continent with those to be found on this con.
tinent.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1860-03-20

RECIPE FOR iNTEKPERANcE.--1he Buffalo
Republic is the author of the following recipe
for the cure of intemperance, which We re-
produce for the benefit Of those who may
have acquired the habit Of elevating their
little fingers oftener than is consistent with
sound sense, sound morals, and sound CON-
stitution "The habit OF drinking can be
cured by giving the drinkers all tho liquor
they want TO drink, all the time. We know
OF two In our experience who were cured in
three weeks. One jumped out Of four story
window, and run a curb stone into his head:
and The other didn't get up one morning, and
has now a universal curb stone growing ont
OF his head in the grave yard.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1860-03-20

CLEVER HIT.--A few days ago Senator
Hammer OF Clayton county was making one
OF his noisy, boisterous speeches, ssfull of
sound and fury and signifying nothing,n du-
ring which he had very frequent recourse TO
glass Of water on his desk. lie had begun
to sip bis third glass, when Senator Watson
''rose to point Of ORDER" which he pro-
ceeded to state as follows "That il was on,
OF order for windmill to 20 by water !''--
This brought down the house, and the Sena.
tor from Clayton at tho same time, and i,
was some moments before he could recover
his eQuanimity.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1860-03-20

BosroS, March 16.-Full returns from NJ.
Hampshire show the folio wing result Good
win, Rep, 5000; Cate, DEM, 33,4l0 !;
Goodwin's majority, 1896. Mr.. Wentworth,
Republican, candidate for Senator in the 10th
District, is elected, max ing ten out OF twelve
Senator'S. The Republican majority in the
House lie eghty-fve.