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River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1872-09-27
Current Items.

Coon mechanics can make from ~ TO
S. per day in Arizona.
THEaE are. nesrly 800 kdesefssrs from
the United STATES 9myE MI 80
MONTREAL has become the greltest
liquor-importing point on this CONT
nent
No LESS than eight fines of failroah
are in course of CONSTRUCTION in North
ern Texas.
THE Jewish Messenger laments. the lack
of rsbbis, and exhorts its people to make
good the deficiency. - -" = :
AN Indiana woman furnishes dread.
full warning to the fair sex. She talked
herself into tongue paralysis.
A WEST SHORE Hudson Ri er railroad,
with halfmile tunnel under West
Point, the whole to cost $26,000,00O, is
projected.
A GENTLEMAN who has kept an &C.
count Of the accidents that have occur.
red at the seaside resorts The past sea-
son says that it has been the most dis.
astrous on record.
TTIE& most sstupendolfs3 canal in the
world is one in China, which passes over
two thousand miles and to forty two
cities; it was commenced as far back as
the tenth century. - - - =. -
The ship Canada sailed from New
York recently for CallaoSwithA the fob
lowing cargo: One irons church, in Sec
tons, weighing 800 tons 26 Corinthian
columns; i Gothic. church .steeple |
Roman altar, wei gangs TOMS and l6
fortress doors, with bolts and bars.
ALL the petroleum that has been
found in the United States has been in
a strip of territory twenty miles on an
average in width, extending from Can.
ada to Tennessee, parallel with the edge
of the secondary formation and the Al.
leghany Mountain range. Nine-tenths
of the present production is found in
the Pennsylvania oil region, which is
about eighty miles il length.
In has been noticed as-asearious fact
that during the recent terrible thunder
storms. the lightning has. never done
any damage in cities of any consider
able size. Undoubtedly the iron which
enters so largely into the construc ion
of cities nowadays ihJ buildings, rail
roads, telegraph lines, ETC., dissipates
the electric fluid 50 rapidly and con-,
pletely, as il approae hes thesearta that
it is rendered harmless.s q = 8 &kR
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1872-09-27

THE Globe, the new Republican nows
paper recently established in g. Louis,
Is meeting with success which is quite
marvel in journalism. II il one Of
those phenomena which defy precedent
and set established rule at naught. The
GioJc is in many respects an admirable
paper, but affords no reason why il
should 1T once leap into full manhood,
and pass beyond an old established
concern ike the Dsmgeral.
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Pasiuring Pigs.

The chief dependence in fattening
pork, says the Rural World, should be
on good pasturage, Clover pasturage
is considered the best, but all kinds of
pasturage are relished by swine, and
they thrive on it as readily as other
stock. 1t is not economical to keep
hogs upsinspens and yards and feed
Them by hand every mouthful they eat !;
they should have pastures just as much
as cattle, sheep, or horses. They must
be taught to take care of themselves,
and they will gladly do it if the pasture
/ is good and supplied with water. An
ear or two of corn to each head, is, how.
ever, highly advisable. In fattening
hogs great deal of unnecessary labor
Is given. Instead of going to the fields
and gathering, husking, and hauling
the corn TO hogs in the pens and yards,
they should be made to do their own
harvesting and to feed themselves.
Portable or movable fences should be
ready on any farm to partition off such
portion Of the corn-field as the owrer
thinks can be most probably used by
the hogs. Ia. this the hogs are turned
as soon as the corn is glazed, and then
they will take care of themselves.
Many think a great deal Of waste will
thus occur, but such is not the case--the
hogswill waste very little. They soon
learn to knock down only what they
want to eat, and they will pick up the
grain clean. The stock hogs can after.
wards be turned in so that everything
can be saved
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Liable to be Misunderstood.

Max Adeler is responsible for this
celestial story: There is Mrs. Smith
over in New Jersey who has engaged
coolie to do her Homework for her.
Like all Cinnamon, he uses exaggerated
and preposterous terms when addressing
a superior. And so, few weeks ago,
when he wished to know if he should
bring the washtubs up out of the cellar,
he approached Mrs. Smith and used the
following formula, which he had studied
up with great care. "Would the beau
teous dove who broods like an angel of
peace over this fair heaven of domestic
felicity, cooling soft notes to her affec.
tionate mate, desire me to conduct the
wooden vessels from the sublime sub
terranean apartment where they are ex.
Guided from the glance of her soft
eyes?n Perhaps it was his broken En-
glish, or it may have been his warmth
of manner, but Mrs. Smith imagined
that the wretched Mongolian outcast
was making love to her, so she foored
him with broom handle, rolled him
down two pairs of stairs, and then sat
on him and thumped him up lot,
while Mr.. Smith held him by the legs.
The coolie conceived an idea that this
ceremony must be invariably incident
to the removal of tubs from American
cellars--that it was some kind of reli.
gious rite which. was to be performed
always on washing days; and now, every
Monday morning, he stuffs newspapers
under his clothes in order to go through
with the performance with as much
comfort as possible. .na
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Says the Atgio.Amsricaa Times. lion.
dor is at present 20 crowded with Amer
cans OF distinction that il would be i'm.
possible, IN our limited space, to give
their names. Among them are Mr..
Jones, OF the New York Times. and Mr..
Knapp, Of the 81. Louis Republican,"
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Tea IN Oregon.

Oregon, ii is believed, will evidently
become great tea growing State. OF
10000 plants on one plantation 1000
have been saved and are being removed
from the unsuitable fiat to hillside To-
calty where, thunder the care Of jap.
an tea man, the experiment will be
fairly tried Of the adaptability of the
climate to ca culture.
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How People LaG.

Laffing il just, as natral teY cum tew
the surface asa rat N tew cum out ov
hiz hole when he wants tew.
Yu kant keep it back by swallowing.
eny more than yu kan the heckups. an
liza man. kant latf there IL sum mis-.
takenade in putting him together, and
if he won't laff he wants as much
keeping away from as bear trap when
it IL sot.
/ have seen people. who lated alto
gether tn much for their own good or for
ennybody else's; they laff like a barrel
oy nu slider with the tap pulled out-a
perfekt stream.
This izagratewaste ov natral juice.
| have seen other people who didn't
laff enuf tew give themselfs vent; they
wuz like barrel ov nu slider, too, that
wuzJ buuged up tite, apt tews start 81
hoop and leak all away on the sly.
Thare amt neither ov theze 2 ways
right, and they never ought tew be
Sum pholks hav got what IL called 4
hoss-laff, about half way between a
growl and a below, just az boss duz
when he,feels. hiz oats, and don't ex
actly know what ails him.. 49,
Thee pholks don't enjoy laff emmy
more than a man duz his vettles who
swallows hiz pertatoze whole.
A laff tew be nourishment wants tew
be W I'll chewed
Thare IL another kind of a laff which
never did enjoy, one loud BUST, and
then every thin gFiz ez still aza lager beer
barrel atterit .haz bowed up and slung
2or5 gallons ovsbecr round7loose. IT
%Thare il another laff which have
analized; it Gums out ov the mouth
with noise like pig makes when he
il ina tite spot, one sharp squeaI and
two snikkers, and then die in
shipper.
This kind ov laT IL larnt at femail
boarding slsooisgand don't mean enny-
thing; itiapothin more thas thesskin
ov laff.
Genuine lafiing il the vent ov the
SOUL the nostrils ev the hearL, sand IL
.justaz necessary for health and happi-
ness az spring water IL for a trout.
Thareiz one kind oV a lsff that al.
ways did rekommend; it looks out oy
the eye fust with a merry twinkle, then
~ hiNt NoWh va us anu hUtcs
and plays around the mouth like a
pretty moth around the blaze ov % kan.
die, thenit steels over into the dimples
ov the cheeks and rides in thoze little
whirlpools for a while. then it lites up
the whole face like, the. mello. bloom on
q daniask rose, then it swims off on the
air witha peal az klear ain d ~ happy az
dinner bell, thensit goes back agin on
golden tiptoze, like. an angel out for
an airing, and laze down on. its little
bed,oV violets in the heart where it cum
from. ss+f+.
Thare liz another laff that noboddy
kan withstand it IL just az honest
and noisy az adistrilst school let out
tew play, it shakes MN up from his
rose to his temples, il dubles and twists
him like whiskee phit, ii lifts him oph
from his cheergilSe feathers, and les
him back agin like melted led IL goes
all thru him Ike a piekpocket, and
finally leaves him az weak and az krazy
o. tho he had bin soaking an day in d
Flushing bath and forgot tew te took
out. w
This kind ov lafis belongs few Jolly
good phellows who ar ~ healthy IN
Qaakers, and who ar z, easy tew please
az gall who il going taw be married
to.morroRc--losh Billings .s.Elg
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IN NAV be stated NH Livinpstone's

IT may Dc slated mat LlvlnPstone's
two letters 10 Mr.. J. Gordon Bennett
were cabled at cost Of about e2 600.
TO the descriptions of Stanley's person.
al appearance which have been given,
it may be added that, though young
men--not more than 30-his hair is
very nailv gray. lie is about five feet
seye powerfully built, and has pleas.
ant, frank, English like face. A sure
shot, an expert swimmer, practical
horseman, and a trained athlete, with a
very wide and varied experience of
"roughing it, he was admirably fitted
for the duty he has 70 CALAMITY and
successfully performed.-Loas0a Curt
Journal.
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The Race for the White House.

The nominations for President and
Vice.Presi, ent are as follows, in the
order Of their date:
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1872-05-15
A New Legislature Demanded.

We learn from Trustworthy sources
that movement is on foot in nearly
every county in the State to secure a
better class Of Representatives to the
next General Assembly. This is a
wise movement, end we sincerely
trust that it will be pushed to the full
lest extent in every county. There
were very few good men in the last
Legislature, whom we should like to
see returned, but the majority should
be left at home. Some Of these men
thought no more Of selling their votes
than they did Of taking their meals,
and they did the One With almost rs
much regularity Us the other. No
bill of any Importance, even to their
own appropriation bill, was allowed
to pass without pay. Nor was this
rascality confined to Representatives
frosa any particular section Of the
State. 1t was mvre tho rule, than
the exception.
The time has now come when the
Republican party, if it expects any
permanent success in this State, must
bring about reform in legislation, and
this must be done within our own
ranks. Unless we take the matter in
hand st once, the honest men'of the
party, the rank and file who have tol,
lowed these treacherous leaders in
the respective counties, and who are
now getting their eyes open, will lose
confidence in the good intentions OF
the party, and ally themselves with
those who do not look upon public
office as SO much legitimate plunder.
Let the Republicans of the various
counties hold meetings and compel
their representatives to give an ac-
count of their stewardship, and unless
they can give substantial reasons why
they should be returned to the Legis-
lature, let them stay at home. We
believe in rotation in office. and par,
,ieularly in Legislative bocies. When
men become too familiar with the
operations Of such bodies, when by
long experience they become thor
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1872-05-15

oughly acquainted with the ways
that arc dark" about law-making as
semblies, their places should be sup
piled with new men, fresh from the
people. The State officers are minor
considerations. With a venal legis-
lature the best men in the world as
executive officers arc powerless for
good. We must begin at the fount-
ain.head, and send good men to make
the laws. 1t is better 10 live under
good laws poorly executed, than un-
der bad laws we'll executed. Let US
have an entirely new LEGISLATURE from
beginning to end. The people de-
mand it, and tricky politicians must
stand aside Columbia Union.
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IN LUcK.-The editor of the Asso.

In LUcK.-The editor of the Asso.
ciate Reformed Presbyterian has been
the fortunate recipient of some of the
luscious fruit. Hear him.
"NICE.-Do you like strawberries
We don't mean the little, pale, dwarfish
things, you gather in the old fields, but
the large, plump, red, blushing berries
that are the result of careful cultivation,
such as Hovey's Early, or Wilson'S
Seeding. We confess to sort of weak:
ness in the premises. Strawberries and
cream on the first day of May! Some OF
our lady friends have found out our
weakness. Thanks to Mrs. p, and Mrs,
c., for their kind remembrance Of the
editor. May their strawberry-bed,
never grow lcss!'
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1872-05-15

D9~ There seems to be good reason
for the belief that Mr.. Stanly, the cor
respondent and agent of the New
York Herald in Central Africa, has
found the long absent DR.. Livingtonc
and will be the means of bringing
him safely back to the civilized world
and of revealing the mass Of knowl
edge which he has gained respecting
that mysterious continent in the
course of his varied travels and long
experience. NJ. Bennett may we'll
be proud of laurels gained in such an
enterprise. ....s
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nm- Judge David Davis, in conver

n@- Judge David Davis, in conver
sation with a friend in Washington.
on Sunday last, expressed his belief
that the Democracy would support
Greeley. He insisted that this was q
popular movement in which the poll
ticians would have to follow the people
Greeley was q man of the people,
Every man and boy in the country
felt tnat he was in some way or other
his friend, and that they owed him q
debt of gratitude which they would
repay with a vote. The farmers will
be for him, the workmen in our shops
and mines will be for him, and the
foreigners will be enthusiastic for him
If the negroes don't vote for him they
ought-to be put back into slavery, for
it will be proof positive that they
have no gratitude.
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THE MARSHALL HoMEsrEAD.-Our
friends. Col. and Mrs. J. Townes Rob.
ertson, have removed to their beauti-
ful new home, embosomed amid the
green foliage and bright flowers of
the Marshall Homestead. Surround.
cd by the bloom of the magnolia, and
inhaling the perfume of the rose, and
the honey suclslc, the spring-timo Of
welded life flows on as brightly as
an April morn. They have made many
improvements to the beauty and con
venience of the Homestead-and 9th.
ers are in progress or in contempla'
ton. Success attend them.
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Blooming.

When you see the many rare
beautiful, tasty and yet reas,
enable priced goods, just open.
ed at the Emporium Of Fashion
you will be forcibly reminded of
a handsomely laid out garden,
set out with tile most beautiful
plants and flowers just bloom
ing, and will naturally exclaim
"the Emporium Of Fashion is
actually blooming"
Such you will hear from all
that visit our establishment this
season, for really we have, with
out a doubt, as handsome Dress
Goods, Silk Goods, Straw Goods,
White Goods, Ribbons, Laces,
Collars, Cuffs, Scarfs, Bows,
Fans, Parasols, Kid Gloves.
Hosiery, Corsets, Skirts, Bustles,
Ladies' Under Wear, Made up
Shirts, Chignons, Braids, Switch
es, Frillings, Ruffles, Embroi-
deries, Jewelry, Baskets, Dress
Trimmings, Buttons, French
Flowers, Grapes, Netts, Wells,
Ornaments, Honey Comb Quilts,
Black Alpacas, and Silks, Cur
tain Laces, and many other ar
ticles not necessary to mention,
to be found in this part of the
country. Yes, we can conscien-
tiously say, in South Carolina,
Columbia and Charleston not
excepted; besides, we have ladies
in charge of the Millinery and
Dress Making Departments of
the very best taste. We are
now prepared to make good ev-
cry word we have said.
Those at a distance send or
ders for samples or order your
Spring Hat or Bonnet, which
you can return if not satisfacto-
ry. .>
Bills amounting to ten dollars
and upward will be expressed
free Of charge.
We are Agents for ''Our Own
Kid Glove" the best for 81 so.
Agents for E. Butterick & Co. 5
Patterns; Agents for Grover &
Baker Sewing Machines, and
Branch Of Nine. Demqrest, Of
New York.
Respectfully,
JAS, w. FOWLER & CO.,
Proprietors.
April 10, 1872, 52-tf
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OFFICIAL V1sIToRs.-U. S. Commits
sioner J. H. Runkle, accompanied by
Deputy Marshal Jas; Maloney, were in
our town on Tuesday last for the purpose
of arranging bail for some of our citizens
formerly arrested. This seemed to be the
ONLY business of these officers, as no ar
rests were made, and we trust that ar
resting Is now over.-Laurcnritts Herald.
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THE AD INTERIM FRUIT COMM T.
TEE.-This representative of our hor
ticultural interests, consisting Of
Messrs. J. S. Cothran, J. J. Lee, ]
Towncs Robertson, John Enright and
W. Joel Smith were in session yestor
day sampling strawberries. We were
not called upon to assist in their de-
alterations, and can only speak al
second hand on the subject. But We
are advised that they were occupied
some time with pleasant discussion
over plate Of strawberries, wreath
ed with flowers from the well-knowr
garden Of Mrs. James Shillito. We
trust to be able to give better re
port of the next meeting Of the
committee.
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pa Governor Scott has appointed
J. Fielder Meyers a Trial Justice fol
Orangeburg; NJ. O'Connell for York
and Robert. Hawthorne for Fairfield.
Henry C. Glover, Notary Public 70,
Colleton. Mr. M. Kaphan has re
signed his office as Trial Justice fol
Abbevillo County, and his resignation
accepted.
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FIRE.-We learn that on Saturday
last o fire occurred in the woods near
the Railroad, some three or four miles
from the village, and destroyed
quantity of wood, fencing, &c.
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New Advertisements.

We direct attention to the following
new advertisements:
10000 Envelopes-Lee & Parker.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS of Fashion
Furniture-J. d. Chalmers & Co.
Citation-Letters of Administration
of Estate Miss Mary Pettigrew-W. c.
Gulfin, J. p.
Notice-George G. Graves. Adtu'r.
Good Mule for Sale-Apply at the
Press and Banner.
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PIc-NIc AT Brooks MILL.-We
learn that there will be q picnic at
Brooks Qate Barnes) Mill on next
Saturday, in which the young people
of the neighberhood will participate.
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Markets.
REPORTED BY BARNWELL & co.
AnBEvILLE, May Is, 1872

AHBEVlLLE, May 10, lof2.
Cotton. to 2OA
Apples, .:::.:..:... .S200
Bacon, ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. to l23
Coffee, ."..........".............. to ~
Chickens, s,.....................".20 to 40c each
Eggs ...........................20c per dozen
Fodder, ,........................$2.0O per 100 lbs
Flour, ur,..................... $40 to SIS Per bbl
Ground Peas,.....S2.OO to 1928 per bushel
Meal, l,,............"...... Sl.50 per bushel
Molasses, ,."...............50 to 75c per gallon
Nails, s,......................St to 10 cents per 10
Oranges, ..............S0c to Sl.00 per dozen
Peas, s,.................Sl.25 to $50 per bushel
Syrup, p,......................75c to .25 per gal
Sugar, ,..........................l2 to zoe per ID
Tea, to S2.25 per ID
Whiskey, ........ SLIGO to S1.25 per bot
CoTToN.-Very little Offering good
grades would bring 2O4.
Gold closed in New York yesterday, at
133.
Cotton closed in New York yesterday,
at 2S2 for middling uplands.
LIVERPOOL, May 13.-Evening-Cot
ton opened steady; uplands lO4@103
Orleans 11@l1s; sales $4,000 bales spec
ulation and export 5000; breadstuffs
firm. Later-Cotton closed firm and
unchanged.
NEW YORK May 13-Evening.-Cot-
ton quiet; sales 4l9 bales; uplands 235 !;
Orleans 24f. Flour-Southern scarce
and firmer; common to fair extra 9@
11.5O good to choice II 30@l3 %
Whiskey steady. Wheat closed droop-
ing-winter red western 207@2 TO-
Corn-holders anxious; 772@7s4; South
ern yellow 20. Rice quiet, sa@94. Pork
13.95@14. Lard steady at sa@Gl.-
Freights quiet. Futures to-day $500
bales: May % ZIG; June % 11-l6@235;
July 2s@2S 1916 ; August % 1915; Sep
tember 21 15-16; October, 205-1o; No.
vember l9s@lsS; December 10.
MOBILE, May l3.-Cotton firm; mid
ding 22@224; net receipts 339 bales !;
sales 600; stock 1867. "-
AUGUSTA, May l3.-Cotton steady ;
receipts 80 bales; sales l2O; middling,
22s.
MEMPHIS, May Cotton-receipts,
S01.
GALVESTON. May 13.-Cotton steady !;
net receipts 30 bales; sales 200; stock
5,s26.
LONDON, May 1S.-Turpsntine 5e@57.
BALTIMORE, May 18.-Flour steady
Wheat scarce red Western 2 oO@2 25.-
Corn active and firmer; white, 81; yel-
low, 73. Provisions quiet and firmer.
CHARLESTON, May l3.-Cotton quiet
and steady net receipts 265 bales; ex-
ports to Great Britain, 2,O96; coastwise
429 sales 100; stock ll,64l.
NORFOLK, May 23.-Cotton-net re
ceipts 149 bales; exports, coastwise GO;
stock 1913.
New ORLEAN, May 13.-Cotton steady
and firm; middling 225; net receipts
2,2S1 gross 2,3l7; exports to Great Brit
ain 2,S13; Barcelona, 300; Mobile, 2;
sales 100; stock 1858.
BALTIMORE, May 13.-Cotton-hold-
ers asking higher; net receipts 405 !; gross
466; exports coastwise 4e9; sales 4lO;
stock $3.50. .s s... hs
WILMINGTON, May 13.-Cotton-net
receipts Is; stock 2,450.
SAvASNAH, May 13.-Cotton- held
higher; middling 22f; net receipts 767;
exports coastwise 1877; sales 400; stock
Ei1
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Consignees.

The following named persons have
freight in the Depot:
Bradley g. Co., D Chalmers, J Clark,
J B Connor, It r Daniels, H & Hucka-
bee, w N Hardin & Co., NJ & Co., W
D Mars, J R McComb, w H Parker.
J. w. MARSHALL,
Agent,
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Advantages Of
THE ''ELIAS HOWE"
SEWING MACHINE.

a. & p. 6 Il Z ~
ENIRST-In twenty years no Second
H handed HOWE" machines nave
been placed on the market for sale.
,Second-It contains material for ita
own repairs.
Third-It has less wearing points than
any other. ,;.i: 80!
Fourth 1t draws a stitch as you do
by hand.
Fihh-You have perfect control over
both threads.
iSixth-It gives of thread in propor-
ton to the thickness of fabric seWed.
Seventh-The 5presser foot is easily i
swung out of the way when you set .
needle or put under the work. =
Eighth-It is compact, durable and
simple.
Ninth-Easy of operation and man
agement. 49,,
J.D. CHALMERS & co.
April 10, 1872, 42-tf .