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The River Falls journal. (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1857-1861, 1860-08-22
Don,t Spend the Money.

The New York Herald has lively
sense of the probable termination of the
present Presidential contest. Discussing
the necessity of spending money in the
campaign, it SAYS I've feel authorized
to announce to the money contributors of
all parties and factions concerned, that
they will be acting wisely this time to treat
all applications for money for presiden-
tial purposes in this campaign with a fiat
refusal to give copper. There is no ne
cessity for any such contributions to the
cause of sOld Abe Lincoln" and all mon.
eys bestowed to aid in the work of cleo
ting either Breckenridge, Beilor Douglas,
are moneys foolishly thrown away. The
result of the election is a forgone conclu-
sion. Lincoln will be elected; not only
so, but from present appearances he will
walk over the whole. course"
The River Falls journal. (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1857-1861, 1860-08-22
Democratic Meeting.

The Douglas Democrats, in accordance
with the programme, had Douglas raj
ly in Hudson, last Saturday, evening
Elk Gov. GoRMAN of st. Paul, and j. N.
KNAPP, of Auburn, N. Y, were the
speakers. The attendance was not large,
and the meeting was composed, in half of
Republicans. The Gov. made speech
in perfect keeping with his political repu-
tation. He notified the Republicans that
Douglas would carry every Southern
State but four, and all the Northern
States, but two in. New England. Much
of his talk was SO palpably foolish and
false. that it will produce no effect. The
Hudson Brass Band was in attendance
and discoursed excellent music. The meet
ing broke up with three good cheers for
Douglas d johnson and three deafsning
ones for Lincoln d Hamlin. The meet
ing gave very general satisfaction to the
Republicans. ell, s...as....
The River Falls journal. (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1857-1861, 1860-08-22
re- We do not know how any ont

w We do not know how any one
can better expend two dollars, than by
subscribing for the N. Y. Independent.
Religious without bigotry--strong with
out insolence, it has grown to be mar
,elous power in tho land. Each paper
contains sermon by Henry Ward
Beecher-not dry, blocd,ess discourse,
but hearty, eloquent utterance of i'm
portant truth, by genuine christian man
now an indignant and vigo' ous thrust
at the evil which begirts us to day-and
again a tender and brotherly pleading, as
of man with bis friend--a loving beck
oning to better life. The list of special
contributors embraces many of the best
writers in the country, and merely as a
literary paper, the Independent has but
few equals. re-
The River Falls journal. (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1857-1861, 1860-08-22

ne Democracy at Eau Claire, can
not be very fourishing, according to the
following extract from letter to the
Free Democrat.
"Once upon time" Eau Claire was
so redolent, so redundant, so rampant in
Democracy, falsely SO called. that nearly
all her streets were named after the
Forty Thieves" But now what a
change! Last week, six men with fish
ing tackle, a double barreled gun, and
things to match, got into wagon for
three days tour among the trout brooks,
and as they began to move off, a wag
remarked; "There goes the entire
Douglas guard of this city," To which
a delegate to Charleston replied; 1--WE
are going up into Chippewa to look for
Breckenridge men,"
The River Falls journal. (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1857-1861, 1860-08-22

sEcrIoNALIsM.-To argue that the tri-
umph of the Republican party, in the
election of Lincoln, will be triumph of
sectionalism, is to argue absurdly. The
principles of Republicanism, based on the
truths of Religion, are like those truths,
universal in their necessity and applica-
ton. Those who do not receive them
are sectional; those who maintain them
are catholic. Falsehood is partial; but
the truth is all-embracing. Uuti the Re-
publicans lower their standard and adyo.
cate that which will not stand the test of
truth, the obloquy attached to sectional
isn belongs alone to their opponents.-
Are we sectional in the eyes of the lech-g
ers of the Valley of the Salt Lake, be-
cause we dot believe in Polygamy2 Are
we sectional because we do not believe in.
the denominations of American Slavery |?
~ Chicago Tribune.
The River Falls journal. (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1857-1861, 1860-08-22
The Wheat Crop.

All the local papers in the State, are
expadating on the abundance of wheat,
and thosadaptation Of the soil of their To-
cality for the production of this crop,
We like toread these complacent articles,
but they do not shake our faith in the
fact, already well attestsd, that this ST.
Crox Valley, produces better quality,
and a larger quantity ofwheat to the acre.
than any other partof the State. After the
harvest is threshed, we intend to publish
statistics which will prove this assertions
if further proof isneeded. A gentlemen
who has been threshing during the past
week, assures MS that the average yield,
thus far is 81 bushels per acre.
The River Falls journal. (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1857-1861, 1860-08-22

PRopRIETY.-BAYAR TAYLOR, in
writing about the excessive 'propriety' of
Boston people, says:
With me, however, who have been
knocked about the world too much to
have any special generation for any par
ticular class of men, excessive propriety
is always suspicious circumstance. L
would sooner trust the ragged Christian
who sits in the hindmost pew, than the
smoothly-shaven.- deacon whose nasal
trumpet leads the hymn. / have some
times wondered whether all the Boston
ians postpone their Partisan delights until
after death. Is there nothing volcanic
under this cold lava? No indulgence in
improprieties, all tho more attractive, be-
cause secret?
The River Falls journal. (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1857-1861, 1860-08-22


@ "Onward," is the motto of the
Republican party. 1t has taken no step
backward since the hour Of its BIRTH
Citadel after citadel of the Democracy
has been conquered, and wherever its
flag has been raised, it now floats in tri-
umph. Steadily Southwark it pushes its
conqueriug forces, until at last, the chief
city ofthe South West-a city in slave
State-is taken. Frank Blair is triumph
antly elected to Congress, and the white
flag offreedom floats over the gallant Re-
publicans of St. Louis. BY an error in
the ballots, Blair is defeated for the short
term, but victory is glorious enough.
The River Falls journal. (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1857-1861, 1860-08-22
re- We are indebted to Hon. @. G.
WAsHBURN for valuable public docu-
ments. 81 II)4iI

re- When Booth was at Ripon, he
received especial honor from the ladies,
they presenting him with boquets and 9TH
er testimonials of regard. Now, if Miss
Caroline Cook had beeH, there she would
have been frozen with the scorn of these
same women, yet Booth-thc greater Of
fender-walks unscathed, Now, if the
proprieties that hedge around our social
life,-the saucities Of Decency, Religion
and Law, are anything but meaningless
ideas, why does not this old offender
against them, meet the contempt he
deserves. This is curious world read
err. o4e
The River Falls journal. (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1857-1861, 1860-08-22

B. It. TAYLOR, is undoubtedly the most
exquisite word painter living. Look up
on this picture of a field of grain ready
for the reaper - 1am
Talk of pictures as wemay, there IS no
fairer sight than this; field of grain full
Iy ripe in bright day, with little breath
of air in it: woods, old woods, on two
sides of the field, to set off the dull gold /;
woods lying like three-plied velvet, tint
above tint, oak and maple and elm, edg-
ing OF willows. and lettered in silver with
flowers of sweet elder; the wind just turn
ing out the white lining of the poplars,
and lightly touching the grain here and
there, till it brightens and darkens all
over the field, as if an April face smiled
and grew sober again two or three times
in minute; the sun shining aslant upon
the picture, setting all the tree tops on
fire; burning bushes along the fences; the
grain looking here as if splashed with
fresh gold. and there as if the day had
died on it aud stained it through and
through withred glory. Not reaper
in sight, not cradles wooden fingers
thrust stiff and stark through the fence,
not suggestion Of bog or bin anywhere;
only a zigszag flash Of squirrel along
the rails, that takes bis pay as he goes;
only a bird that dipped in the yellow rip
pies, and skipped singing away; OILY a
butterfly Pickering like a pair Of hickory
leaves in an autumn wind.
The River Falls journal. (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1857-1861, 1860-08-22
The Eau Claire Free Press mentions

The Eau Claire Free Press mentions
the name of RoDMAN PALMER, of Chippe-
wa Falls, as probable candidate for
Assemblyman from this District, and
vo iches for him as sound Republican
and fitting man for the office.
1t is supposed here that the nominee
will probably be either Mr.. PALMER, or
I. @. Pound, as Chippewa Co. shall
present either one or the other of these
gentlemen. Last year, it will be remem-
bered, they were both candidates and so
Chippewa Co. lost the nomination. We
hope that this year she will harmonic
her differences at home and come into
convention with but a single candidate.
The River Falls journal. (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1857-1861, 1860-08-22

@ The Republican Congressional
Convention meets at La Crosse to-day.
There are so many aspirants it is imposs-
IDLE to predict the result. The feeling in
this county is almost unanimous in favor
Of LUTHER HANcHETT but we understand
that the delegates from this Assembly
District will not support him. We believe
they are in favor of JOSEPH SLEEPER, of
Rock Co. So assess t as III.
The River Falls journal. (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1857-1861, 1860-08-22

party. We made our answer to the at
tack and have not alluded to the matter
since. We stand ready to-day, rs here
tofore to depend our action, and the char
gcs against us have never been withdrawn.
Now, we assure all those who made those
charges, that we shall not assist in rlac-
ing them before the people as candidates
for office. We do not believe Mr.. Gibbs
will be re-nominated, but if be is, he viii
receive our support.
The River Falls journal. (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1857-1861, 1860-08-22
ay Shaver, of the Pepin Press

~ SHAVER, of the Pepin Press,
must set high estimate on the percep
tive faculties of his rerders. For instance !;
his last paper contains nine columns of
reading matter, six of which are occupied
by single article, copied from the Iri6-
une. He advises his readers to send the
paper East, and mark the six column ar
ticle to coli attention to IL. The idea Of
overlooking an article which fills two
thirds ola paper! Why, Shaver, you
had better write a letter to call attention
to the paper itself.
The River Falls journal. (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1857-1861, 1860-08-22

THE AYREs SETTLEMENT.-A settle
ment of the account Letwwen Pierce
County and ]. S. Ayres has just been eff
fected, and the County has been put in
possession of the titles to the following
lands -
200 acres of timber land in Polk Co.,
near st. Croix Falls.
leo acres in Trimbelle.
8 lots in Bay City.
5 I" +" Powell & Stevens Addition
to River Falls.
Undivided 1-S of 700 acres in Ell Paso-
2 acres reserved for mill site,
Prescott Transcript
The River Falls journal. (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1857-1861, 1860-08-22
Influence of the stomach,

There is scarcely one man in hundred
who supposes that he must ask leave of
his stomssh to be q happy mani In
many cases, the difference between happy
men and unhappy men, is caused by their
digestion. Oftentimes the difference be-
tween hopeful men and melancholy men,
is simply the difference Of their digestion :
The foundation of all earthly happiness in
physical health, and yet men never
value it till they have lost it.--E. +.
Ledger. sef a ss ri sas
The River Falls journal. (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1857-1861, 1860-08-22
THE CROWDED STREET.
BY W. O. BRYANT.

Let me move slowly through the street,
Filled with an ever shifting train,
Amid the sound of steps that beat
The murmuring walks like autumn rain.
How fast the fitting figures come
The mild, the fierce, the stony face;
Some bright with thoughtless smiles, and some
Where secret tears have left their trace
They pass--to toll, to strife, to rest
To halls in which the feast is spread
To chambers where the funeral guest,
In silence sits beside the dead.
*esE 4.E s.t ~ s-stsE st5ar f.t'- tft@ ~
And some to happy homes repair
Where children. pressing cheek to cheek,
With mute caresses shall declare
The tenderness they cannot speak.
And some who walk in calmncss here,
Shall shudder as they reach the door
Where one who madeitheir dwelling dear,
Its flower, its light, is seen no more.
Youth, with pale cheek and slender frame
And dreams OF greatness in thine eyel
Goest thou to build an early name,
Or early in the task to dieI
Keen son of trade, with eager brow,
Who is now fiuttering in thy snare
Thy golden fortunes, tower they now
Or melt the glttering spires in air?
Who of this crowd tonight shall tread
The dance till daylight CLEAN again?
Who sorrow DER the untimely dead?
Who writhe in throes of mortal pain?
Some famine struck, shall think how long
The cold, dark hours, how slow the light;
And some who flaunt amid the throng,
Shall hide in dens of shame tonight.
Each, where his task or pleasure call,
They pass and heed each other not,
There is who heeds who holds them all
In His large love and boundless thought
These struggling tides of life that seem
In hayward. aimless course TO tend
Are eddies of the mighty stream
That rolls to its appointed end.
The River Falls journal. (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1857-1861, 1860-08-22

H- 1t is reported in tbs papers, that
a convention has been held at Milwaukee
and Bell & Everett electoral ticket NOM
mated. Probably these cautious peo-
pie had very careful meeting, passed
their resolutions with the least possible ex-
penditure offorce, and now that the thing
is over, they will keep still about it.
The River Falls journal. (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1857-1861, 1860-08-22

w Tho "lNord Stern, German pa
per, formally Democratic, published at La
Crosse, has come out for Lincoln d Ham
lin. For this heinous crime, about eighty
Democrats of La Crosse got together col
leeted copies of the Stern, marched in
procession through the street and then
burned tie papers. This act was infam-
ons for the men engaged in it, but good
enough for the ,Nord Stern, and the Re-
publican cause. There is Free Speech
and a Free Press in Wisconsin, and the
Badger State willrebuks such insolence
next November. bI0H sds Eslssr .svryv 4
The River Falls journal. (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1857-1861, 1860-08-22

Senator BEN WADE was talking at
Cleveland, when . voice cried out:
"How about Douglas?" The Senator
answered; 81 once tried to coax hound
to the woods by dropping bread and but
ter before him, but when it was gone, he
trotted back to the house. SO it is with
Douglas; his linen" will not trot after
him when the bread and butter is gone"
The River Falls journal. (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1857-1861, 1860-08-22

Eg Booth continues to write fero-
cious letters, and make foolish speeches.
Some of bis sentiments are good, but he
isn't the man to preach. The robe of a
Martyr-Hero fits him no better than the
lions skin did the jackass. tits said that
when Booth was at Ripon, his keepers
had to divide their time between guard
ing him from the MarshaIs, and guard
ing their female friends from him. 1t
has been suggested that if the Marshal
would appoint young and fascinating
female on his staff of deputies, Booth
could be very easily taken.
The River Falls journal. (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1857-1861, 1860-08-22

Ey Geo. STRONG aud Mark Full
TON are delegates from the st. sCroix
Assembly District to the La Crosse Con-
vention. There was but small repre-
sentation in the Assembly District Con-
veuticn. as.1 aas 'e.
The River Falls journal. (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1857-1861, 1860-08-22
Written for the JOURNAL.
AN EPiGRAM.

AS tripped bold and sprightly lass
Along tn pave, says Joe, there's brass
Enough in her looks for Kettle !"
"Oh, no." did gallant Tom reply,
"The brass, / ween, is all in yoar eye.
In hers, it is only belle mettle."
f y 4
The River Falls journal. (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1857-1861, 1860-08-22

Ey The Prescott Democrat asserts
that Booth is the leader of the Republi-
can party in this State. The writer knew
better, when he made the assertion. The
Republican party discards its Bashfords
and Booths, but the Democrats still train
under Barstow and his lieutenants.
The River Falls journal. (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1857-1861, 1860-08-22

~ A correspondent of the Eau
Claire Free Press, says that the Indians
on the Menomonee river are committing
many depradations on the settlers. y.
The River Falls journal. (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1857-1861, 1860-08-22

. A medical paper says That single wom-
en- have the headache more than married
ones. .sWonder Unmarried men, do. not
have it more than single ones.
The River Falls journal. (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1857-1861, 1860-08-22

Eg Codes Lady's Book, for Sep
tember is received. Every number we
sec, makes it awonder to us that 4 any of
the Indies will do without il.
The River Falls journal. (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1857-1861, 1860-08-22

The best legacv man can leave to the
world is well educated family.
The River Falls journal. (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1857-1861, 1860-08-22
Republican County COnven-
lion.

A Republican County Convention, for the
purpose of dominating candidates for the
County Offices TO be supported at the ensuing
election. and the transaction of other business,
will be held at Trimbelle, on Tuesday, Oct
2nd, at one o'clock P. n.
Each town viii be entitled TO two delegates
1t is Recommended TO the tow 8 to hold their
caucusses on Friday evening, Sept. 2sth.
CHAS. E. YOUNG, } Repu5lican
Lutte A. TAYLOR, Col9,ty
JOHN L. DALE, Committee
River Falls, Aug. 18th 1860.
The River Falls journal. (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1857-1861, 1860-08-22

They pass--to toll. to strife. to rest;
To halls in which the feast is spread
To chambers where the funeral guest,
In silence sits beside the dead.
The River Falls journal. (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1857-1861, 1860-08-22

Let me move slowly through the street,
Filled with an ever shifting train,
Amid the sound of steps that beat
The murmuring walks like autumn rain.
The River Falls journal. (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1857-1861, 1860-08-22

1t is well known that it is no fault of
Mr.. Gibbs; that on the lst, of February
last, we were not publicly degraded and
kicked out of position in the Republican
The River Falls journal. (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1857-1861, 1860-08-22

How fast the fitting figures come
The mild, the fierce, the stony face;
Some bright with thoughtless smiles, aud some
Where secret tears have left their trace.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1860-06-21
Cleanliness.

Compare the dirtiness of the water in which
you have washed when it is cold without
soap, cold with soap, hot with soap. You
will find the first has hardly removed any at
all, the second IL littl> more and the third
great deaI more. But hold your hand over
II cup Of hot water minute or two, and then,
by merely rubbing with the finger, you will
bring off flakes Of dirt or dirty skin. After
a vapor bath you may peel your whole self
clean in this way. What mean is that by
siuply washing or sponging with water you
do not really clean your skin. Take rough
towel, dip one corner in very hot water-if a
little splr he added to it, it will be more ef-
fcctual-and then rub as if you were rubbing
the towel into your skin with your fingers.
The black flakes which will come off i'll con.
vince you that you were not clean before
however much soap and water you may have
used. These flakes are what require remov-
ing. Aud you can really keep yourself clean
or with a tumbler-full of hot water and a
rnugh towel and rubbing, than with whole
apparatus Of bath and sponge without rub
bling. 1t is quiet nonsense to say that any.
body need be dirty. Patients have beer
kept as clean by these means on long voy'
age, when basinful of water could not be at.
forded, and when they could not be moved
out of their berths, as il all tho appurtenan.
ces of home had been at hand. Washing
however, with "a large quantity of water, has
qnite other effects than those OF mere cleanli
ness. The skin absords the weter, and be.
comes softer and more perspirable. To wash
with soap and soft water is, therefore, desira'
bic from points of view than that oil cleanli
ness.-NOtes on Nursing, By Florence Night
emgale.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1860-06-21

PRAYER-There is much in all prayer that
passes our understanding. 1t is the meeting
point Of the seen and unseen. 1t is the bor-
der land between earth and Heaven. 1t is the
contact and communion Of the finite beings
with the Infinite. What wonder any analysis
of ours should fail to unwind all its myster-
les and explain all its divine economy? It
is enough that wherever religious wisdom has
obened its lips to teach anything it has taught
this: enough that the great body Of believing
men since Christ if we may not say since the
beginning, have proved it; that all elevation,
calmly, as by prophetic, unanxious, assured
authority promises especial blessing to it;
enough that Christ by his example and by his
lessons cpjoins it; 1.-two of you on earth
shall agree as touching anything the shall ask,
it shall be done for them. For where two or
three are gathered together in my name, there
am | In the midst of them" -Dr. Hunting
ton
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1860-06-21

BABTHooD.-Wo are profoundly convinced
that the first year of cbild's life is the
most tremendously important of any succeed
ing twelvemonth, though the creature shall
number threescore and ten. Consider the
blank sheet of paper with which the head of
every baby, according to the philosopher is
lined. Think OF it and shudder when YOU
see nurses and nurse-maids writing their pot.
hooks and hangers upon it, as though they
wrote with rolling-pins, or, at the best, wood
en- skewers F! Poor human papyrus How
many attcrscratchings and cuttcfsh-rubbings
it shall take to rub out the marks-that.
after all, may never wholly be efaced, but re.
main dingy and dark under snow white hairs
-JerroH