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River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1874-10-16
Washington.

The commissioners TO settle the affairs Of
the Freedmens Savings and Trust company
wrlr TO correspondent that it If impossible
yet to say when the first dividend will be paid.
They have now only 545. 900 in the treasury.
and s6O, 600 are required TO pay the first diyi-
dend Of 20 per cent.
TwENTY-FouR detectives of the secret service
have been discharged, but if the present num-
Ter proves inadequate to perform the duties Of
the service, some Of the old employees will be
reinstated, On enough new appointments made
TO make mp an efficient force.
IIE Geneva award commission. which har
been IA session since the first inst have been
engaged in the ARA. cement of the docket. and
will adjourn until the latter part Of November.
by which time the clerical force will have Il.
portion Of the work IA readiness for cone era.
ton.
THE question q the yirr niu- il being
pressed upon the attention Of Spain. Il II
about time that matter was settled
THE first letting 4 the mail service under
the law OF the last Congress has been made IN
the mail messenger service for the city Of st.
Louis, the expenses Of which are reduced
from sii, $50 20 I'll 800 annually
THE annual report Of the Commissioner Of
Pensions will show $500 pension certificate.
ISSUED IN the past fiscal year. Of which. how
ever only PISS We're original certificates.
GrN. PorE has finished his investigation
into the Affairs Of Wc-t Point and returned 4,
..eavenworth, from whence he villmake hi,
repOrt
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1874-10-16
liiranes.

Recent note has been made Of the
arrival at the Garden of Acclimation.
IN Paris, of six giraiies, the oldest of
which is three years Of age. The
giraffe is native of Africa. and used
to inhabit the country from Nubia to
the Cape of Gooi Hope, but il 4 said
now to he restricted to a small canton
Of Abyssinia. All attempts at domes.
tleatmg the animal have failed IN
Africa, yet it is easily tanned in Europe.
In IT'S native hamts It ruams in herds
ot from five to fifty, browsing on tho
leaves and small branches Of trees. II
Is moiiersNe, and seels Ia escape
danger by flight yet il hard pressed
will fight stoutly. dischprgiue n storm
of kicks with It's hind legs tbnt will
even beat of the lion. It's running
pace rs swifter than that Of a fleet
horse, and 1t moves over uneven ground
with great advantage. The flesh az the
giraffe IS called palatable. and it, mar
row is layorte African delieac,.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1874-10-16
BREACH OF NEUTRALITY

The attorney general at Washington
recently wrote a pretty sharp letter to
the governor of Texas for ordering the
militia to pursue some thieves across
the Rio Grande, and called his attention
to the act of congress providing penal
ties for breach of the neutrality laws.
The governor replies in long letter,
assuming the ground that, as the Unit.
ed States fails to protect the people OF
Texas against Mexican banditti, she
must protect herself, and excuses his
or,.er by the fact that the United States
troops have more than once crossed
the border. He closes his letter with
remarks about the exposure Of Texas
to these foreign raids.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1874-10-16
Foreign.

DENMARK The session of the Danish Par
Lament was opened Oct. s. The speech from
the throne was delivered by hi- majesty King
Christian IN person
TuRKn The Sultan is IN. and 4 il stated
hat the recent arrangements ia regard TO the
Turkish Hueeer,ion were made Ia consequence
Of the precauous condition of the sultan r
health
GREAT lmruN -Four persons were burned
To death during fire IN Paisley, Scotland. oct
o.. Bryan Walker Proctor. woll.knowu a.
Barry Cornwall the English author IL dead
lie Nas IN the Sitl year Of his age
FRANCE. The returns from the elections
for Council General are slightly m fayorof the
Conservatives. Prince Napoleon was defeated
at Ajaccio Ey-presidont Theirs soon leaves
for Italy. Il IL sand that tho object u hi-
journey Il to remove the objections Of tho
European powers to thc Ell ihlishmcnt of tie
republic IA France
SPAIN A carlist force, 00o strong, attack.
ed the town Of Nich in Catalonia. and met
with decided ropul-e suffering heavy loss IN
killed and wounded
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1874-10-16
LOUISIANA AFFAIRS.

The Conservative State Central Com
mittee of Louisiana has issued an ad.
dress to the people reciting the causes
of the late revolt and its results. The
White Leagues, they claim were or.
ganized as balances to Black Leagues,
composed of negroes, which at one time
We're numerous throughout the state.
Results of the late revolt are said to he
the demonstration of Gov Kcllogg's
weakness, and the reinsurance Of tile
negroes that no harm 10 them is con
templated The address is intelligent
aud truthful in its general statements.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1874-10-16
ARRAIGNED FOR PERJURY

Messrs. Harvey & Holden, of Wash
lngton, procured the arraignnentof DR.
Z. b. PurVis for perjury. Purvis re.
Gently brought suit against Harvey 4
Holden for refusing to furnish him and
Langston, both colored, with a meal at
their restaurant. The testimony showed
that they were not refused entertain.
ment, but were refused service at a par.
tlcular table, pre- engaged by other
parties. Purvis, however, swore point
blank that he was refused entertain.
ment, hence the charge of perjury. The
case came mp in the Police Court, and
the Prosecuting Attorney recommended
that the complaint be dismissed, which
was done. 1t will, however, be carried
up to a higher court and pushed to
trial.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1874-10-16
PAY STOPPED

A Washington dispatch SAYS that the
Postmaster General had on SATURDAY.
stopped a warrant for 100000, being
made out for the New York Central
Railroad, for pay for increased weight
for mail service in the last fiscal year,
the appropriation for that class of bust
ness having been more than exhausted.
All other adjustments for increased SER
vice for that year were also suspended
until the necessary action be taken by
Congress. There was an appropriation
mede of 500, 900 for this increased paw
ment, and about S2j0,0O0 was appro-
priated for the usual yearly increase in
mails. II now appears that under this
adjustment the increase in the pay of
the railroads already made amounts to
81 900 300 in round numbers, and the
department estimates that there is
$500, 900 more due on accounts vet TO
be presented or adjusted.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1874-10-16
our SYSTEM cRlrIc1zrn

4 Bucharest letter in the Allgemcin,
Zeitmg criticises the American system
OF appointing Consuis whose salaric.
are betrayed from private sources. TIE
writer says that in 1866 the Hungarian
emigrants in New York induced tie
Washington government 10 appoint one
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1874-10-16
STILL ANOTHER STATEMENT

The Cincinnati Gazette says: "What-
ever the courts may do toward the set
Element Of the Tilton- Beecher case.
Tilton's latest statement is not to pass
unrefnted. Mrs. Tilton is preparinga re
ply. In letter to q friend, which we
have been permitted to see, she saws.
Il am very busy dissecting Theodore
last statement, which l can riddle com
pletely. A most painful and heart
sickening labor. but it is inevitable In
regard to the double letter Of which
her husband has made so much. she
adds: ] will send you Il copy of the
World, which ! feel sure will make
many converts to the truth of the so.
called double letter. My first impulse.
after | knew that all my private letters
were ruthlossly published, was TO send
to mother Immediately for her copy, if
happily she had preserved it, as |
thought, if | printed it, Mr.. Beecher
and myself would stand acquitted. The
writer in the World is an entire strap-
ger to me, vet, if he had had clair GOV.
ant vision, he could not have analvzed
my sorroWing heart at that time more
truthfully.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1874-10-16

Paris is not particularly gay justnow.
There are comparatively few strangers IN
the city, and the trades.people are sell.
ing their goods very cheaply. The
opera and Column Vendome approach
completion, together with the several
handsome public buildings commenced
last winter. A large influx Of Ameri.
cans is eagerly hoped for during the
next six months.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1874-10-16
Base Rail.

In the North of England and in Scot.
land they have made the discovery that
our great national game" is modifi-
cation of the old game of FOUNDERS. .
which was a fayorte in that region forty
years ago. II AN American should in
vent method for propelling ships by
the captain standing overheard and
kicking again! the stern, some English
man would certainly turn mp ready Ia
prove that n British inventor sold the
patent right of that motive power to
Noah just before he finished the Ark.
These Englishmen are somewhat like
Chinese, who, as soon rs they heard
there was a game called billiards, pro-
duced documentary evidence that Chi
nese named Fuug Sang played the
pocket game in match on the planet
Saturn, four thousand years before the
creation of the earth.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1874-10-16

kossrrH has sister, a Nine. Ruth.
day, residing in Plainiield, Conn.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1874-10-16

TlE Prince of Wales does not like
Helena's husband, and when the rather
elderly Christian appears at Marble
rough House, which is but seldom, the
heir to the British throne turns his back
upon him.
Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1874-12-31
Dangerous Wealth

THE London Globe says: 1T Is said
that among the possessions inherited by
the present Duke Of Richmond was
found a bank-note for $4,000. This
unique piece of paper money, of whose
existence we have no doubt, was pre-.
served with great caution. and by means
which must have been q source of peril
to friends and foes. We are informed
that the late Duke caused the note to be
deposited in casket, and this casket
was SO fastened that any one who at
tempted TO handle it at once received six
pistol shots. The ingenious casket, we
are told, became o burdensome possession
to the present Duke. BIS ancestor had
not transmitted to him the secret by
which 1t might be opened with safety,
and he was, therefore, not unnaturally
timid in the examination of his treas
ure. Under these circumstances, we are
not surprised to learn that he finally de.
termined to deliver the casket and its
contents to the Bank of England. and to
permit the officers of that establishment,
to investigate the ingenuity of the terri
BILE contrivance. The duties of property
would even be in excess of its rights il
every inheritance were tied up in this
way"
Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1874-12-31

IT Runs LIKE A PRAIRIE FIREi-DR.
WALKERS VfSRgAR BITTERs runs like q
prairie fire. The fame of the Temper.
ance Tonic is, however, but poorly ex-
emplitied by this figure Of speech; for a
prairie fire runs only In one direction,
whereas the reputation of the BitteDS
spreads toward all points Of the compass.
There IL not square mile of inhabited
territory In the Omitted States where this
meriiorious preparation Is not appre.
ciated IL any theoretical gentleman
thinks he IL prepared TO show that there
is" nothing In TT we advise him 20 go TO
the Prairie States, in the Mississippi
Valley, TO the deltss OF the Southern
rivers, TO New England, in fact, any
where within the limits of "Uncle Sans
real estate. and gentiiate his views. BY
so doing he can raise heartier and more
general laugh than has ever yet shaken
the sides Of an intelligent people. Per,
sons who have been cured can't help
laughing at other people who tell them
that the medicine which saved their lives
Is a failure. IA
Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1874-12-31
HONE, FARM AND GARDEN.

"A large amount of sickness Is caused
by heating low, small rooms too hot in
winter, with poor ventilation. Thermom
eters are cheap, and any farmer can have
one, and then strictly regulate the tenn
perature Of rooms In this way valuable
lives and large doctors bills can be saved
and weary days and nights OF suffering
avoided. kga
1T is not only in summer that cattle
need salt. Cattle, horses and hogs thrive
better in winter and summer when they
have free access to salt. Be careful, how
ever, In not giving too much to such ami
mails as have mad none for long time
Eating too much salt creates fever and
acts as poison on the stomach.-Ioscd
State Register.
Orange Cake.--0ne cup OF sugar,
one half cup of butter, one-half cup OF
cold water, three eggs preserving the
whites # two for frosting), two even cups
of sifted -four, two teaspoonfuls Of baK-
ing powder, juice and pulp OF one
orange. Bake in three jellytins. Make
frosting of the whites of the eggs, two
thirds of cup of white sugar, and
grated peel of one orange, spreading II
on each layer. haf
"A farmer of our acquaintance made
an experiment. He took a sheep that
weighed about 100 pounds, put IL In 8
pen, and after il had become wonted
weighed all its food, and found that
three pounds per day of fodder
and grain was all he could make the
sheep eat. The farmer had verified a
rule well known to the much-despised
" book-farmers" and arrived at by many
and careful experiments, that about three
pounds of good food per day for each
hundred-weight of live stock is a fatten-
ing allowance. For illustration, a sheep
weighing 100 pounds requires three
pounds of food per day, and steer
weighing 1000 needs thirty pounds.
These rules are approximately correct,
being varied somewhat by quality OF
food and stock. The farmer knowing
the weight of his feed and that of his
stock, by applying these rules, can guess
closely as to whether he has food enough
for his stock Rochester Democrat.
of late years the race of winter
blooming carnations has proved one Of
the most popular of all flowers, and are
becoming almost as numerous as the old
time prize carnation. As window flow
.. ho"t'Sib hiO ohig SaNSNS'
when they have an abundance of light
Many plants will do well in partial
shade; but the carnation must have the
full sun to do well Many find much
difficulty also in the watering of carna-
tions in pots. They do not need as much
water as many other things. Indeed few
things suffer so much from over-water-
ing as these do. How much they
ought to have cannot be well stated,
though it is question often asked.
Watering depends on light and the
temperature of the room. Carnations
do not like much heat. If they are in a
room of temperature to suit them they
would not need to have water more than
twice a week. The more light there is
the faster they dry. The best guide in
watering is ones own experience. Water
is very heavy. A pot that needs water
is comparatively light; when wet 1t is
heavy One who handles pots much
soon finds out these things.-Agrtcut-
tug'fst
Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1874-12-31

1t is suggested that, by filling suitably
constructed sheet-iron vessels to the
depth of about an inch with water, 1t
will soon freeze, even when the tempera-
ture is but little below the freezing point,
and that, by repeating the addition of
water as the first portions become frozen,
blocks of the clearest ice, six inches
thick, may be formed during q night
and when the temperature by day is suit
able, single laborer will be able TO fill
a large ice-house in a short time. BY
pouring water which has been cooled in
the vessels nearly to the freezing point
over the ice after it has been packed, at
suitable intervals, when the temperature
of the air is below the freezing point, a
compact mass of ice may be formed of
more value for use than a much larger
quantity loosely packed Even in winters
favorable TO the production of ice the
above method may be found the most
convenient and cheapest for filling ice
houses-N. Y. Observer.
Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1874-12-31

An improved starter for horse
cars was recently tried in Baltimore
The invention consists simply of a
grooved iron cam that Is attached on
each side Of the axle near the wheel
This cam extends above the axle and af
fords a leverage of twelve inches.
Through the grooves on the top Of the
cams run two wire ropes that are at
tached TO the gooseneck and doubletre
The cams, by means of Il heavy spring,
resume their upright position Whenever
the car stops, and the leverage they offer
in starting lessons the work of the
horses.
Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1874-12-31

WILHoPT's ANTI -PBRIoDIc OR FEVER AMI
AGUB ToSIC.-This invaluable and standard
family medicine Is now household word aud
maintains its reputation unimpaired. tits in.
dorsed By the medical profession, and pre-.
scribed daily in the Charity Hospital and
other Hospitals in New Orleans. Wilhoft's
Tonic is thus highly recommended by the
leading medical men of the country, and il
worthy of such Endorsement. WHEELoCK
FINLAY 81 Co, Propretors, New Orleans
Fox SALE BY ALL DRUdgIsTs
Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1874-12-31

PERSONS who have become thoroughly
chilled from any cause may have their cirsu.
lation at once restored by taking into the
stomach teaspoonful Of Johasoas dpodynt
Lfnt,nent mixed in little cold water, well
sweetened. F
EVERY farmer who owns q good stock Of
horses, cattle and sheep, and intends to keep
them through the winter, should get at once
u good stock of SheTidafa's CdUatry Condition
iotcleys. One dollars worth viii save at least
a half ton Of hay.
Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1874-12-31

fe A Drop of 10y In Every Words
FLExrSsroS. Hunterdon Co., N. T., June D. 1874.
DR.. R. ". pIERcs, Buffalo, N. Y: Dear Sir,
II Is with happy heart that pen these lines
TO acknowledge that you and your Golden
Medical Discovery and Purgative Pellets are
blessings TO the World. These medicines eau
not be too highly praised, for they have al
most brought me out of the grave. Three
months age was broken out with large
ulcers and sores on my body, limbs and face.
procured your Golden Medical Discovery
and Purgative Pellets, and have taken six bot
ties, and to-day / am in good health, all those
ugly ulcers having healed and left my skin in
natural, healthy condition. ! thought at
one time could not be cured. Although
yet there Is u drop II JOY In every word write.
Ged's blessing rest on you and your wonder
full medicines Is the humble prayer Of
f0nr JAMES sIa1 0. BELLS.
When a medicine will promptly cure such
terrible eating ulcers and free the blood Of
the virulent poison causing them, who eau
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Pierce, however, does not wish TO place his
Golden Medical Discovery In the catalogue
of quack patent ncstrums by recommending
IL To cure every disease, nor does he so rec.
ommend it; but what he does claim is
this: that there is but one form of blood
disease that II will not cure, and that dis
ease is cancer. He does not recommend his
Discovery for that disease, yet he knows 1t
TO be the most searching blood-cleanser yet
discovered, and that 1t win free the blood
and system of all other known blood poisons,
be they animal, vegetable or mineral. The
Golden Discovery is warranted by him 10
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all forms Of Blotches, Pimples and Erup-
tons, also all Glandular Swellings, and the
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Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1874-12-31

A CALIFORNIA Justice was asked to fix
the bail in the case of thief. de wanted
to know the value OF the property, and
the complainant said $500. 30 the bail
was put at $2,000. The Court afterward
learned that the property consisted OF
BULLDOG, whereat he released the prisoner
on his own recognizance. This reused
the anger Of the owrer OF the dog, who
remarked that the Jestis as cant APP
preciate animal what's whipped every.
thing with whippin' on the coast amt NJ
TO sit"
Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1874-12-31

The Hon. Thomas w. Bicknell. Com
missioner OF Public Schools of Rhode
island, has resigned that position 70 ac-
cept the editorship of the Ne" Engtand
Journal of Edgcrion, a new qualifications
to be issued at Boston.
Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1874-12-31

Fine new rosewood pianos for 500.
Fine walnut organs, six stops, Si25.
Good second hand pianos, $50 TO 500.
Reeds Temple OF Music, Chicago.
Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1874-12-31

Yor get the same accommodations, more
attention ard better fare at the sherman
HOuse, hicago, now than under sny pregi.
GUS management OF that excellent hotel, an<.
for ,ess money In times like the present these
are important considerations.
Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1874-12-31

In cold weather the best collar you can wear
Is the Elmwood. IL makes the neck warmer,
while 1t fits so nicely you do notice. II around
your neck. Another advantage is, 1t keeps
clean longer than any other collar.
Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1874-12-31

OUR readers should note the advertisement
on this page headed Free For One Year" II
is an extraordinary proposition. but there is
no humbug about II, and We trust such hber-
atty win be encouraged.
Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1874-12-31

A YOUNG jockey in California who has
ridden horses in several races during the
past two years has been discovered TO
be girl.
Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1874-12-31

No NURSE girl should hold pins in her
mouth; 1t is too dangerous. IL is much
more convenient and safe tomake PIN
cushion of the baby. II The baby cries,
drive the pins home by patting the child,
and if that won't do, give II paregoric
Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1874-12-31

A BesTos man who retails sheet music
at forty cents per song makes thirty-six
cents profit on each. These are profta-
bic notes
Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1874-12-31

DYBALLs finest candies mailed free TO all
parts al 60c per ID. Address Dyball, Chicago.
Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1874-12-31

TIE NoRTHwEsTERy HoBsB-NAIL Co.'S
/. Finished Nall is the best In the weird.
Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1874-12-31
JOHN A. BAsSETT,
MOSES 8. BEACH,
III. w. STEELE,
JOHN MATTHEW'S,
REUBEN BULL.

The Board of Managers unanimously
approved the report, and recommended
for this machine the Gotd Medal cf tie
Institute. t 90.
The Board of Direction unanimously
approved this recommendation, ana
awarded the Gold Medal to Wheeler d
Wilson, the only gold medal awarded Tor
a sewing machine by the American In
stituse for many years.