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River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1874-07-17
Moral Courage i'm Daily Life.

"Moral Courage" was printed in
large letters and put as the caption of
the following items, and placed in a
conspicuous place on the door of a
systematic merchant in New York, for
constant reference, and furnished by
him for publication
Have the courage to discharge a
debt while you have the money in your
pocket.
Have the courage to do without that
which you do not need, however much
your eyes may covet it.
Have the courage to speak to a friend
in a seedy coat, even though you are
in company with rich one, and richly
attired
Have the courage to speak your mind
when 1t IS necessary that you should do
SO, and hold your tongue when it IS
prudent that YOU should do 50.
Have the courage to own that YOU
are poor and thus dissarm poverty of
its sting.
Have the courage to tell man why
you refuse to credit him.
Have the courage to tell man why
you will not lend him your money.
Have courage to cut the most agreea-
bile acquaintance you have when you
are convinced that he lacks principle
Il friend should bear with friend 5
inlirmities, but not with his vices.
Have courage to show your respect
for honesty, III what ever glIise it APP
pears, and yourcontempt for dishonesty
and duplicity, by whomsoeyer ex-
hibited.
Have courage to wear your old
clothes until YOU can pay for new ones.
Have the courage to prefer comfort
and propriety to fashion in all things.
Have the courage to acknowledge
your Ignorance. rather than to seek
for knowledge under false pretences.
Have the courage in providing am
entertainment for your friends, not to
exceed your means.
Have the courage TO insure the
property in your possession, and thereby
pay your debts in full.
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General.

THE union coal miners at Straitsyile o., re-
Gently ended long strike by resuming work
A MEETING of the American Book Trades
Union will be held at Put-in-Bay, Lake Erie,
July a. II will doubtless be the largest
gathering Of persons interested in the book
trade ever held in the United States.
ANOTHER batch OF "ormons, numbering
500, arrived in New YorL / n Europe ON the
9th inst.
Hon WIZ. WILLIAMS, Of Buffalo, has been
appointed general manager Of q Q Lake Shore
aud Michigan Southern railway, in place Of
Amasa J. Stone, resigned.
EMNENT astronomers predict that the tail
Of the Coggia comet, now visible in the
heavens. will strike the earth. The result will
not DO disastrous.
TIE Indianapolis Trotting Association races
commenced on the 9th inst Budd Doble, with
Goldsmith Maid, and Ben Mace with his
horse, Judge Fullerton, were present. The
purses offered aggregate over 10000
Gov. TAYLOR had one hundred guns fired in
honor of Wiscosin's victory in the United
States court in the railroad suit.
CoMMuSICATIoN has been had with the
steamship Faraday. II n hoped that she will
reach Portsmouth in few days, all we'll
TuE equestrian statue Of Gen. Thomas Will
be erected in Washington, if Congress will
furnish the necessary funds to build the
pedestal
AMoNG the treasury employees discharged in
the recent weediug of the clerks of that de.
partmcnt, is Walt Whitman, the good grey
poet"
A SENSATIONAL article recently appeared
in the N. o. Picayune, TO the effect that the
colored militia, on their Fourth of July parade,
were to convert the occasion into sort of
Bartholomew day. by killing AL saloon aud
soda-shop keepers and white people n general
who denied them their civil rights The story
originated with the employees of Ihe Police De
partment, who passed il of ON a reporter of
the Picayuno, which paper gave it publicity
II was first credited and created considerable
Consideration hut investigation proved it to
be a huge hoaz.
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Washington.

TnE District commissioners have entered
upon their duties. The first move was the OK
animation of Gov. Shepherd and other mem
bers Of the late District government, in order
to inform themselves as to the state Of affairs
Of government which they are hereafter to adj
minister.
TIT number Of ordinary postage stamps is
sued 10 postmasters by the department during
the fiscal year ending june 80 was G3I. 1873 03t.
$50. The issnes for the previous year were 6o1.
a3l $40 900. Value Of stamps used IN the last
year, S23, S27, 600 In addition to the above
over thirty-two million official stamps were H.
sued 10 the several executive departments
not including postal cards or stamped en-.
yelopes. Total value Of all adhesive stamp.
issued during the year, over SO, OO0, 600.
Gus. HowARD has been assigned 10 the com.
mand of the department Of Columbia. in
place of Gen. Jeh. C. DAVIS
TnE finding IN the Howard court Of inquiry,
together with Judge Advocate General Hollis
review of the proceedings, have Just been
made public through general order of the
war department The finding Of the court was
not unanimous, AZ has been stated by the
friends of Gen. Howard The court stood
-four for acquittal and three against as fol-
lows For acqnittal, Gems. sherman. Meigs.
Reynolds aud Miles against, Gems Mcdowell.
Pope ami Getley.
THEBE was q general stampede Of politicians
from Washington. TO follow the President to
! Long branch
MARSHALL JEwrLL, United States minis ei
20 Prussia. has been appointed postmaster gen
eri aud has telcgraphed from St Petersburg
his acceptance of the position.
A TORNADO passed over Washington on tn,
IA inst. doing much damage The trunks o
trees two anl three feet Ia circumference wei,
snapped by the hurricane, aud buildings wen,
unroofed. The ROT Of a hall occupied rs
party Of celebrating colorcd children was de
mulehel, and a number of the children M
| iured
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1874-07-17
The West.

oN the 9th inst, a party Of Sioux Indians
attacked the settlement Of st. Joseph, in the
Pembina country, aud killed four persons
Several children were also missing.
SrARKs from locomotives ignitcd several
wheat fields near Chllicotho, o. ON the ith
inst The weeds was also on fire. aud great
damage was threatened
THE debt Of the State Of Michigan has been
reduced $4,000 by buying in State bonds be-
fore due since the last report OF the state
treasurer, sept, so. 1873.
Tn village AZ Glen Haven, Iowa, has been
almost wholly destroyed by fire, involving a
loss OF S6OOO0.
RIdHr RFy. Blsuor JAMS O'GoRlt,N Of the
Roman Catholic Church, at Omaha, died sud.
eny ON the Ali of eholera-morbus, aged 90.
There is general mourning over HIS deoease
All the Catholic gatherings we're immediately
dispersed
TUE stone-cutters 81 Rock Island Arsenal.
who quit wor on tina 23d ult IN consequence
Of the reduction Of wages paid At the Chicago
Custom House have returned 70 work
Tn shipments from the Saginaw River.
Mich, for the season 10 date are as follnw..
Lumber, iai 329 $50 feet salt. ia0.367 bar
rels slaves 3ol2ol5. ath, lG 1870.
shingles, 22,S&3oO The total amount u
lumber inspected under the law in the Saginaw
District during the month Of june wa. 81. 52t
gs5 feet.
ISroRNAuoN photographed frum Fort Fettcr.
man W T.. etites that on the 2nI. citizens
engaged In hauling wood were bred on Is -N
Indians Int they escaped At noon ~ the
came day eight Sioux attacked and shot Irssie
Hampton, citizen. thirt, SIX milcs from the
same post. He wac brought into the rost.
and u now IN the hospital dangerously
wounded
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" The Early Bird-''

Daintily oven the dew-wet grass,
Tripped blue-eyed Nilly, the farmers lass
Swinging her milL-pail to and fro,
As she murmured loye-song soft ana low
Many a sutton Milly had,
From the squire's son to the herdman iad
But sue smiled on all with merry glance,
And gave each wooer an equal chance.
Now faithfufDonald, the herdman's lad,
The more he loved her the more was sad.
" For what with the squires son" thought he,
" She never will turn thought TO rue
But down in the meadow he raked the Law,
When Milly went singing along that way.
He watched her pass, and she cried in Jest.
''Tis the early bird You know the rest
Then suddenly Donald grew so bold
That the old, old story was quickly told;
And blue eyed Milly was notlingloth
On that summer morning to plight her troth.
"Oh! foolish Donald she cried, ia glee,
"To wait so long for hint from me
Then menily over the dew-wet grass
Tripped Donald and hIilly, his own sweet lass.
Ne,o York INDEPENDENT
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Monkeys in Ladies' Ears.
From lhe continent.I IIcraId, aene,n


There is one item of the present style
of fashion which | must notice, writes
a Paris correspondent, and that il the
extraordinary mania that now exists of
wearing earrings that represent animals
and implements. Thus, you see pend
ing from lady's ear, monkeys, Guinea
pigs, lizards, chandeliers, with candles
in them bird cages, filled with birds ;
tOrtoises, turtles, shovcls tongs, and
who knows what. Gold stirrups in the
ears are also very popular, and If the
lady's husband be q soldier she wears
his " sword and epaulettes" in her ears.
This IL not pretty, and no fashion can
make II so. The French, who Justly
pride themselves ON their taste, say
that these eceentIIcities come from
" over the seas. To You they will say
that the Americans introduced them
into Paris TO Americans, hewever. they
say il was the English. ltmay beany one,
IN fact. but the French. For my own
part. | can confidently aver that il was
neither Americans nor English who
first wore such atrocities. The new
STYLES OF head-dress for ladies resembles
a piq tail. II is an English innovation,
and I remember of having seen II two
years ago. when on flying visit 10
London. All the HAIR is tied at the
top of the head, aud then il is either
turned loosely back, or il is plated, but
in either case IT falls on the neck, and
the ends are tied together with color
cd ribbon. Jet embroidery has become
quito fururc. One sees women clad
from head 30 foot IN black, and yet 81
lasdling from the quantity Of it beads
They carry. that one can scarcely look ~
them without winking.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1874-07-17
THE NEWS.
Grimes and Aooldents.

A TRAIN of cars ran off the bridge near Ne"
Haven, Ct, ON the 9th inst There was "a
large number of passengers aboard, seventy
eight of whom we're wounded. some OF them
seriously Supt. Wilcox, Of the shore hhe'
jumped from the train and was killed. The ao'
cident was caused by mismanagement oil a
switch
on the 80 inst. al Horn Lake Miss, Saw
new Jacobs colored, was literally torn to
pieces by eolored boy named Alex Turner
THE latter had loaned him fifty cents and for
asking for it, was beaten several times by ia
cobs Finally the boy drewa pocket knife, cut
him II times, killing him instantly, and then
fed to the bottoms.
HENRY GRIsNEIL, of New York, died ON the
30th ult He was q well known citizen, but
will be chiefly remembered for the munifcencc
he exhibited by fitting out two vessels and
placing them under charge Of an Office of the
United States navy, to make search for the
lost Sir John Franklin
ONE of Banum's lady riders, named Mrs
Davis was thrown from her horse few dayt
ago, and received injuries from which she died
A HAzIEG ball from Roman candle entered
an open window of house on Dekalb avenue
Brooklyn, on the 4th inst and upset a cam
phene lamp, setting fire 10 the house, which
was burned, together with the child Of the oc
cupant.
A YOUNG man named Chas swisher, at Rip
Icy, o.. being ordered to leave the house o.
Mr., Caslett, whose daughter he was visiting
shot the old man in the thigh, and with Va,
girl fled. In their flight they met two broth
ers of the girl one of whom, Taylor Caslett
was shot dead by Swisher, who escaped.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1874-07-17
Foreign.

ENGLASp. The Earl Of Dalhousio died on
the 9TH. The operatives in the Belfast liner
mills have struck.
SPAIN The Carliste having threatened San.
tandar, several war ships have taken positiou
TO shell the approaches thereto ia that event
The Carlist forccs now threaten Castro. Urli
ale- and Leyida. Tho CMhsts attacked
Fenel the 5th inst, but were Obliged 20 retire
sith 30 loses Republican loss "a
FEAvcH Ad,iccs Of the 5th inst saw the
petition ~ The nuuislIy was ciitical The
Leg imaiist deputies had drawn up an order
# the day. censurins the government zen tt-
misuse ~ powcr- conferred by the state "
siege, aVotlIng am mention Of the maulfe.tu
~ Count dc Chamhord or the suppression ol
Linton, ~ AZ 10 secure The support ~ thc
Len Hon George Bancroft had arrived m
Paris, and had visited oN- President rhier.
GEbMAN1 Further erclcsisstieal tronbles
are reported There Was un'il one ,eat ago. 4
law enabling bishops 10 remove acting Clergy
at a moments uotice, and without assigning
any reasons. This hrrn,c hslng abolished d,
the occlcsia-tic lawa of 1873 the mahop.
who were Ia have placed their clergy uu an
equsl fuoiiug with tic rcft 81 the German
pnesis are vailed urou 20 DO 80 ur pay rrn-
atty h,cd Tins action Of the government ls
a se,crc disappointment TO the Uluamontau.
rts Who had been hopug thai the lOOo
priest. vt western Rhumaud would De- c,rell-
od en- ma-ee. a proceeding which could not
hut have aroused the most mkcwMm Of their
pan-htunor4
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THE NEW FRENCH ACADEMICIANs.
caro-, NIeziere-, Dumas.
from the New York Evening Post.

From the New York Evening Post
The French Academy has three new
members in Mesrs. Elme Marie Caro-,
Alfred Mezieres and Alexandra Dumas.
Only the latter of these is well known
here. The younger Dumas, rs he is
generally called, has written plays which
have successfully made the tour of the
world. His earliest, and, it must be
said, his greatest, success was that ex-
traordinary romance g La Dame aux
Camelias," in which the author took
for his heroine woman of the gay
world, and by his meretricious art
succeeded in winning for her the SYM
pathy of his myriads of readers. Inhis
later works Dumas has shown desire
TO grapple with the great social problem
of the day, and to assume species of
cynical philosophy. His standing as a
playwright is now closely contested by
Sardon. Belot aud one or two others.
His requirements, marked rs they may
be, seem hardly such as to Justify his
claim to a seat in the French academy,
and his nomination awakened some OPP
position. But the French place as much
value on esprit and fancy as on scientif
ic learning, and the honor extended to
Dumas most OF them will deem to be
fairly won.
Alfred Mezieres comes from Rehon
department of the Moselle). He is a
man of about rty-eight years of age,
and has been known as professor of
foreign literature at Nancy, and later at
the Sarbonne. He has published va
riety of purely literary works, among
which are "1he Works and Critics of
Shakspoar. "The Predecessors and
Contemporaries of Shakspear, and
"The Contemporaries and Successors
Of Shakspear. We doubt whether
these interesting essays are known to
many, even to those who count them
selves Shakspeareans scholars but to all
interested in the great dramatist, the
very titles of Mezieres have an appeti-
zing flavor.
! NJ. Caro- is scarcely known here. but
I he is a writer Of more profundity and
scholarship that either of those just
named. His contributions to the RcUue
+ des u, ne MoHdes are marked by con-
siderable reach of thought, extensive
/ culture and serious purpose. His pub
4 lished works are " Life of Plus TX. y
g The Philosophy of the Writings of
Goethe, and " The idea of God in Mod
I aru Crifioigu -
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Ruskin Refuses q Medal.

The London Daily News says cone
cannot help sympathizing with the
members of the Royal Institution of
British Architects, who have been
thrown into state of profound amaze
mont and anxious distress by the con-
duct of Mr.. Ruskin At a meeting of
the institution, recently, the Vice
President stated the shocking details of
this circumstance. The architects have
been in the habit of annually nominal
ing for their royal gold medal some
distinguished person and Her Majesty
has for twenty-seycn years assumed the
gracious Office of comforting this decor
alton. This year the members of the
institution bethought themselves of Mr..
Euskin; Her Majesty was pleased TO
approve of their choice, and Mr.. Rus
kin was duly Informed of the fact. But.
behold MIR. Ruskin to the dismay of
the architects, most civIly but firmly
declined the offer This step seems to
have wholly startled the council out Of
ITS ordinary cquanimity. An urgent
letter wis addressed Ia Mr.. Ruskin,
representing the extreme embarrass.
meut Which would be caused by his re
lection of Her Maiesty's favor; but to
that letter no answer had been return.
ed. The President then wrote to Sir
Thomas Biddulph, asking what should
be done; and the council expressed i'm
the strongest manner it's deep regret
az the most unprecedented occurrence
IN the annals of that cor any other
British institution
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Charles Summers "Greatcst Mistake.' .


Washington Correspondence of the Sacramento
Record.
Here let me mention what recently,
in my presence, fell from the lips of an
old friend Of Charles Sumner, MS tothat
statesman's mistaken mode of life.
Sumner" he said, "labored under the
idea that every illness he had proceed
ed from the blow of Preston Brooks
bludgeon. That was the greatest mis-
take he ever made; and but for that
idea there is no reason TO suppose he
would not be alive and vigorous to-day.
With frame and constitution so natur-
ally strong, he might easily have lived
20 years longer. Ii was only aweek be-
fore he died that saw him in the Sen
ate Chamber. In response to IN inquiry
as 10 his health he told me that hs had
had touch of his old complaint, but
was a little better again. Sumner,
said ], let me give you u bit of advice.
Give up your wine and late dinners.
No man past so can make a regular
thing of such late wine-dinners as you
take Why, said he, You sur
prise me Do you really believe that p
But the caution produced no great inn
preston. He went on as before eating
and drinking his choice wines although
he never became III the leastintoxicated
of course-spending hours over his din
ner with some invited or chance guest
at his house rarely rising from the
dinner table until . o'clock and then,
perhaps, he wrote and went to bed with
all the great mass of undigested dinner
lying dead within him. No wonder he
needed hypodermic injections to make
him sleep. Why, Wormley says
Wormley was his caterer, you know
that he believes that it was the dinner
that h ate the night before he died that
killed him, and if he had only taken an
emetic he might have been saved. And,
besides his late dinners, Sumner took
very little exercise He died in the be
Lief that it was the cane that did it but
it was the late and long protracted din
ners Had he realized the truth he
would have been alive to-day"
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Crop reports from the towns in East.
eru Connecticut are very favorable, and
the fields IN general have not been look
ing better during the last cen Years
Tobacco rMsers were discouraged Nv
last years experience, aud ha planted
yeiy little, mostly for home con8ump.
ton. Ora everywhere Is good. and
the wear will he memorable ton the
quoutttyut butter made. strawberries
turn ont tumlold Is, well ls lat year.
and fruit GENERALLY to the saii faction
of growers. except ~ some towns where
the catetpilpts have made sad work.
IN Salem. Chaplin. Hampton. and
Woodstock. one thiri ol the crop was
destroyed y, them.
TuE remark Of little eight year old
cu Monday. WIS ~ accofjAucr with the
wish Of many people Mother, ht
said. - wish | WINS built like hen
coop. ont Of latbs, and then the hrcc1,
coulj blow right through mc, ~ Boston
Tractor
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4 Moving Bridge.

Few visitors to Rome have failed TO
cross the Tiber from the Ripetla stairs
in boat linked TO rope suspended
high above the river which boat is
waited backwards and forwards across
the stream 10y the mere strength of the
current. But within the last few months
a very ingenius moving bridge, or p0nt
roUiGHt, has been established in France
to connect the Breton seaport town of
st. Malo with its suburb of st. Servan.
The two places are divided by wide
basin, through which the river Rance
finds its way to the sea. The tide ut its
height rises to the extent of some four
teen metres above the low-water level.
but, when at its lowest, leaves the bot
tom of the basin dry. Advantage has
been taken of the daily subsistence of
the water, and line of rails has been
laid across the basin, upon which a
bridge or platform raised HIGH above
the highest tide runs backwards and
forwards. To the visitor who has never
crossed the harbor in this shadow and
hlmsy-loolIug conveyance, nothing can
appear at first sight TO be less inviting.
The supports of the platform look too
slender to resist the sea, especially
when the sea is running rapidlyin But
for several months Frenchmen have
taken freely to patromzing the st.
Malo and st. Seryan floating bridge,
aud its introduction is likely TO pro-
woke many industrious imitators. The
boat which runs upon the submerged
rails Is pulled TO and fro Ivy the agency
Of horses Altogether the bridge is a
great favorite, especially with the
ladies, who have taken to using il with
perfect confidence. -LoHtion Daily
NcCs.
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GRANGE NEWS.
LIBERALIZATION.


The following resolution was adopted
by the Syrene Grange, of Dane county,
Wis.
WHEREAS, There is an association in Mad
ieon calling themselves the Sportsman's Club,
that have been instrumental in having an act
passed 10 prohibit the killing Of prairie chick
ems and other game contrary 10 said act Othey
might Just 40 well have an act passed TO pro-
hibit us from killing our domestic fowls when
they destroy orr erops) and whereas said
Sportsman's Club did one year ago post ~
hand bills Offering a reward VI S25, to amy and
all persons that would bring sufficient evidence
Of any person killing game contrary to said
law; therefore,
ResoiCed, That we hereby forbid all persons
especially the SpOrtsmans Club from trea-
passing on our premises without leave or Ii.
cense, under penalty Of the law
w. G. KIsEB Master
A. Il. MCMANUs, Secretary
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lr is nov positively assert' Il that
Queen Victoria, l. to undertake 4
journey t. S. Petersburg next autumn.
aud that she will stop ON her way at
berlin ut the confirmation OF hcrcldost
grand child, the eldest son If the
Crown Prince and princrss oi Prussia.
Inc young gentleman IN question "a
n'm " fifteen years of age. and like all
irnic'N of tender years, he i, said Ia
he 70 the promising hoy. hut unfor
tuhatcly he is pmulyzsd In the right
arm, amt the phNsiciaus give tia hope
that he will ever regain tho use of IL.
rs American rifle factory les to Ice rs
tablished near the city Of Mexico.