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River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1875-02-26
ATier-Dinner Maps.

Many persons are in the habit of sleep.
ing for half an hour or more Immediately
after dinner. Ten minutes sleep before
dinner is worth more than an hour after.
1t retreshes and prepares the system for
vigorous system for vigorous digestion.
If sleep is taken after dinner it should be
in the sitting posture, as the horizontal
position is unfavorable to healthful dges.
ton. Let those who need rest and sleep
during the day take it before dinner in.
stead of after, and they will soon find
that they will feel better and that their
digestion will be improved thereby.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1875-02-26

The Third House ofthe Wisconsin Leg
islsture is known as the "Sovereigns. -
The "Sovereigns' Meeting" was held
Wednesday evening of last week, and
their proceedings, as will be seen by the
following from the La Crosse Republican,
were rather suggestive as well as
funny"
The annual burlesque Of the "Sover-
eigns Meeting" was gone through with
in Madison on last Wednesday evening.
with more than the usual vigor. Pump
Carpenter was governor, Ginty was
speaker, NOVEL; was chief clerk,
and the preliminary session passed
with great good humor. But
just as Carpenter was to appear and read
his message, squad Of improvised SOL
diers, under command Of Col. Bird, pre-
coded by military band, invaded the
chamber, turned Ginty cut at the point of
the bayonet, seated Geo. W. Peck. and
installed VIM. Welch Governor. The
Chief Clerk was also led out by the ear,
and Rankin, Dunning, Gurnee and Bry-
ant were ousted as illegally holding seats,
and darkeys were put in their places.
WEIGH then read his message, after which
Peck ordered the troops to file ou., told
the displaced officers they could gnaw a
file, and declared the body adjourned.
There must have been "crowd of fun"
there.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1875-02-26
Louisiana NgaIn.

A Conservative committee from Lou.
isiana called upon the President yester-
day in order TO consult him in relation o
proposed settlement Of Louisiana af.
fairs. The President informed them that
he could not be party TO any agreement,
and turned them over to Representative
Wheeler, whom he regarded as success.
ful compromises and gentleman Of high
character, bat took occasion TO add
that if be had been Governor
Of Louisiana last September he should
have tnined the disturbers Of the peace
over 70 the courts instead Of consulting
with them. On consulting with Wheeler,
that gentleman rejected their PROPOSE
ton, which was in effect TO allow the Con.
gressional committee to review the action
Of the returning board and determine
who was elected to the Legislature,
pledging themselves to abide the result
and support Kellogg's administration so
long as that gentleman should be encour.
aged by the President, as the legal Gov.
ernor Of the State. Further consulta.
tions were agreed upon for to-day.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1875-02-26
Hill King Literature.

There seems to be no end to the Bill
King literature. Here are a couple of
hits by the Washington Chronicle:
PERSONAL,
Little Bill King, come blow your horn;
Tell all about 1t, acknowledge the corn.
Where was Little Bill King, who was wanted
10 talki
Up in Canada, feeding his stock.
Billy" King, who had been so kindly
invited by the Subsidy Investigating Com.
mittee to come back from Canada and be
a good boy for his country's sake, sends
greeting to all whom il may concern:
Your kindness, dear friends, can never for.
get,
Nor the neat little tale OF the spider and hy;
cannot return TO my country Just yet,
For never WAS born with much dgreen in
my eve"
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1875-02-26
An APPEAL TO THE SOUTH


TO the People of the Southern States:
You have confded TO the undersigned,
IN this conjunction of affairs, the delicate
and difficult task of guarding in the fed
eral Congress your public interest, your
rights and your reputation. You will
therefore pardon the liberty we take Of
addressing you at a period so critical
upon matter affecting your destiny and
that OF your Posterity. You cennot haye
failed to observe the persistent efforts Of
some OF the leaders Of the Republican
party TO revive the animosities Of the late
war, which happily are fast giving place
to a spirit Of concord and unity in every
section Of our common country. IL Is
impossible 10 predict 10 u certainty the
effect Of these appeals 70 the passion.
We believe that through the honest rep.
resentation Of few upright and con.
seientious federal officers and
agents, an independent and able
public press, and Of many citizens without
regard TO party, tho true condition Of the
Southern States and the real sentiments Of
the Southern people, are being gradually
made known TO our fellow citizens IN the
North. and we hope for their favorable
decision when fully appriEed Of all the
facts. The great ends Of good govern.
ment will be reached when the people Of
all sections forget that we have been enc.
mics, and come together as in the early
days Of The Republic, emulating each
other in devotion TO the best interests Of
the country.
With this exalted purpose in view.
there Is nothing inconsistent with the
honor and manhood Of brave people to
resolve to suffer with heroic patience.
whatever be their proyocations and
wrongs, looking through the fearful pres.
ent to = hopeful future, and repelline un.
lust epithets and gratuitous insults with
digniiied moderation. Let every white
man in every neighborhood in the whole
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1875-02-26
Farm and Household.
Mark Your Tools.

You can easily mark your name upon
steel by process called etching. Coat
over the tools with thin layer Of wax or
hard tallow, by first warming the steel
and rubbing on the wax, warm until it
flows, and let it cool. When hard mark
your name through the wax with graver
and apply some aquafortis nitric acid J
after few moments wash off the acid
thoroughly with water, warm the metal
enough to melt the wax, and wipe it off
with soft rag. The letters will be found
etched into the steel.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1875-02-26
Leprosy In Minnesota.

The Albert Lea Enterprise is authori.
~ FOR the statement that Tosten Tosten.
ION Of Silver Lake, near the State line IN
} reborn county, has always been afflicted
with leprosy. About two years ago il
Lecame necessary TO take his nose Off
also the fingers Of one hand. On wednes.
lay, Jan. Goth. Drs. Froshang and Black.
'aer found il necessary 20 amputate his
> ight DOT just above the ankle, in order
- save his life. The patient is about S.
!. ears old, and at last accounts was get.
ting along nicely since this last operation.
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>. Son Exposes His Father as the Per-
petrator Of "a Terrible Murder Three
Years Ago.

CHICAGO, Feb. 20.-Three years ago
the mangled remains of man were found
IN the South Branch Of Chicago. No
clue TO the murder was discovered until
last night, when a young man named
Daniel Hassett, being arrested at the in.
stance Of his father, Patrick IIassett,
and fined for his misdemeanor, and
locked up over night, sent for the Ser.
geant of police and made statement, 20
which he afterwards swore, that his faith.
or had chopped this man TO pieces and
putting his remains in barrel, had
thrown them into the river. Hassstt
was subsequently arrested ON the charge
ct murder and committed without bail
iul the third Of March. He is said 20
have murdered a man in Paris, Ohio, in
1854.
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bio Lewis, Recipe for a Red.

OF the eight pounds which a man eats
and drinks in day it is thought that
not less than five pounds leave his body
through the skin. And of these five
pounds considerable percentage escapes
during the night while he is in bed. The
larger part of this is water, but in addi-
ton there is much effete and poisonous
matter. his, being in great part gaseous
in form, permeates every part of the bed.
Thus all parts Of the bed-mattress
llankets, as well as sheets-soon become
foul, and need publication. The mattress
needs this renovation quite as much as
the sheets. To allow the sheets to be
used without washing or changing three
or six months would be regarded as bad
housekeeping, but insist, if thin sheet
can absorb enough of these poisonous ex-
cretions of the body to make it unfit for
use in a few days, thick mattress, which
can absorb and retain thousand times as
much Of the poisonous excretions, needs
to be purified as often certainly as once
in three months. A sheet can be washed.
A mattress cannot be renovated in
his way. Indeed, there is
no other way Of cleaning mattress but
by steaming it or picking it to pieces, and
thus in fragments exposing it to the d.
rect rays of the sun. As these processes
are scarcely practicable with any of the
ordinary mattresses, am decidedly OF
the opinion that the good old.fashioned
straw bed, which can every three months
be exchanged for fresh straw and the tick
washed, is the sweetest and healthiest of
beds. If, in the winter season, the po-
rousness of the straw bed makes it little
uncomiorta bic, spread over it comforter
or two wooden blankets, which should be
washed as often as every two weeks.
With this arrangement, if you wash all
the bed covering as often as once in one
or two weeks, you will have delightful.
healthy bed. Now, if yon leave the bed
to air with open windows during the day,
and not make it up for the night before
evening, you will have added greatly to
the sweetness of your rest and in conse-
quence to the tone of your health. |
heartily wish this good change could be
everywhere introduced. Only those who
have thus attended to this important
matter can judge of its influence on the
general health and spirits.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1875-02-26

OSHKOSH, Wis, Feb. Ia, 1857,

OSHKOSH, W Is, Feb. ii, 1857.
My Dear Orthodox Wife: have been
specializing considerably lately on the
character and career Of Jesus, and won.
der whether you will be shocked when !
mention one Of my meditations. Ii is
this: How would he have appeared in
the character of married man Ger
talnly, even to your reverential and ador-
ing view of him as "God manifested in
the flesh" there ought to be nothing
profane in the supposition. If he con-
scented to DO born of woman, why might
he not have consented TO be married to a
womsni And, if he was the son Of an
earthly parent, why might no not have
been the father of a mortal childl lie
loved some Of his disciples better than
others, as, for instance, John. He un-
doubtedly loved some few women devoted
ly, perhaps passionately. Now, why
might he not have loved one, chief and
chosen among those women, on whom he
might have poured the whole fullness Of
his heart, ard on whose finger he might
have set marriage ring, making her, in.
deed, like the church, the bride Of
Christi confess that if new historic
investigation should reveal the truth that
Jesus was a married man, instead of an
minated lover of all the world, would
see an additional glory in the most won.
derful Of all historic characters.
Nor do know of any evidence to show
that he was never married. IL either
Mary or Martha, or any other sanity
woman, had been his wife. the fact would
probably have been mentioned, and vet
what would we have known Of his friend
Peter 5 wife except for the fact that her
mother was once sick Of fever Mems
wives are not necessarily known 70 his
tory. or course, the probability is that
Jesus was never married; yet this is by
no means 3 certainty. And as there re.
mains possibility that he was, il Is
pleasing reflection for me that, while he
was living in Capernaum, in the House of
Peter lone Of his disciples). he might
there have enjoyed also the swevter com.
panionship Of wife Of his own. know
thet even Renan says, "Jes1s never mar
ried." Even admitting the fact. however,
this does not deny the propriety Of his
marrying, il he had chosen TO marry.
But, if Jesus had taken wife and faith.
cred family, and believe that this fact
would have so completely humaniEcd him
in the eyes ofall the world that he never
would have been regarded as God. or the
Only. Begotton Son Of God. And yet. il.
as the son Of Mary, he had become the
husband Of Galilean girl, and these
twain had dwclt in cottage by the lake
Of GenesSarct, and unto them had been
born children like those Of whom he said,
suffer them TO come unto me-" let me
inquire whether or not you would love
the character Of Jesus any less thar YOU
love It now Answer. Your heterodox
husband, THEopoRr TrLroS.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1875-02-26
Three Little Basket Makers Sent Out
Peddiing During the Terrible Cold
of Last Week and Frozen 20 Death.

New YORK, Feb. GA dispatch from
Oneonta, Otsego county, states that dur.
ing the intense cold of last week three
children named o. Brien, ranging in age
from eight to eleven years, were forced
by their parents, baske makers residing
in Exeter, to start on their usual peddling
tour. The following morning the bodies
of the children were found on the road
between Exeter and the neighboring town, ,
frozen to death; the oldest with his arms
around the neck Of the youngest.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1875-02-26
MONTPELIER, VT, Jan. 80. 1875.


Henry c. Bowen, Esq: Dear Sir Your
note of the 9th inst, informing me that
the Independent is sent TO my address
for the current year by donation Of mer.
chant Of your city, and requesting me to
furnish to your paper "facts concerning
my income, expenses aud peculiar situa.
ton has come duly 20 hand. As |
should not feel at liberty to disclose to
the public press such facts as every
gentleman prefers to keep private,
| must decline your request. | would
also suggest. that il would be we'll to send
the copy ofthe paper you now send to
me TO some one who will value il sufli.
GENTLY 70 exchange for il such personal
items as you desire 20 secure for your
readers. Permit me to indicate the
name Of II. W. Beeeher as a suitable sub.
stitute for mine, and q clergyman about
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IOmaha TeIerram. Feb. % N

A most horrible case of depravity is
reported from Laramie City to-day. A
llther has been caught living in an open
1 tate Of lascivious cohabitAtion with two
daughters, one sixteen and one eighteen
y ears of age. He has been arrested and
AIKEN to Lincoln, Nebraska. One of the
daughters has just been delivered of
child by the father.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1875-02-26
An Interesting Little Correspondence.
The INDEPENDENT
NEW YORK. Jan. u. 1873.

AhN iOhhi 0hus %ts 1919.
Rev. W. II. Lord, ID. Dear Sir.
The donation of money by merchant of
this city, to send the Independent to fifty
clergymen in New England (your name
among them) has brought me several very
interesting letters. think if the facts
could be printed in my paper without
names, of course) concerning the income,
expenses AMI peculiar situation Of each
Of these fifty clergymen, it would be most
interesting reading, and probably induce
other rich men TO supply means to furn.
ism other clergymeu who are not able to
take the paper. If you will very briefly,
in letter to we, thank che merchant who
has paid for your paper, and give me the
facts named, will be greatly obliged and
try 20 do some good with the same. Very
truly yours, etc, HENRY q. Bowen.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1875-02-26
Amounting with Cocoa Butter Tor Scar
LET Fever.

let Fever.
Upon the recommendation Of Schnee-
man, the amounting of the body with fat
has been extensively practiced in Ger
many during the past ten years, with the
view of lowering the temperature and
fastening the desquamation. DR.. Bayles
suggests, in this CO nection, the employ
ment of cocoa butter, as producing more
cooling and refreshing effect upon the pa.
tient, and emitting more agreeable odor
in the sick chamber. This agent, on &C.
count Of its solid consistence, is more
readily applied than either fat or oil, and
is more easily absorbed by the skin.
Furthermore; it is thought to afford the
system certain amount Of nourishment-
In severe fevers, the entire surface of
the body should be rubbed with this sub.
stance every hour, or at least once every
four hours. Its application is also re-
commended in typhoid fever, in cases
where the patients manifest dread of
water, or where the application of water
is impossible; likewise in other inhamma-
tory diseases, especially the severer forms
of inflammatory rheumatism and tuber-
culosis. -Herdid Of Health.
Some years ago an acquaintance of ours
had several children very sick with scar
let fever. After their recovery he COM
municatcd his recipe, which was publish
ed al the time in this paper; he had kept
his little patients we'll Amounted with the
rind of smoked hams. lie believed his
treatment to have saved his children; and
we remember to have received at the
time a number of letters from persons
who had practiced the methed after our
publication, recommending the ham remedy
as important to the community Scien.
tifc American.
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TO Keep Apples Through the Winter.

The following excellent suggestions are
by Alexander Hyde, in the New York
Times To aid the barrel and the skin of
the apple in keeping out the air, many
wrap their apples in paper manila paper
is the best and is very cheap, but old
newspapers will answer leach apple by
itself. This not only aids in keeping ont
the air, but prevents the apple from
bruising in transportation. Oranges are
always imported with a paper wrapped
around them. Paper is not only imperv-
ious to air, but is non.conductor of heat
and serves to keep the fruit of uniform
temperatures point Of some impor-
lance.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1875-02-26
Patriotic Nashville.

Washington's birthday was celebrated
in grand style at Nashville, all the popu.
,tion participating, and ex-Federal sol.
diers, ex-Confederates and negroes join.
'ng in utmost harmony. The features Of
the occasion were a universal display Of
flags. artillery salutes, great military
civic procession and everybody on the
~ reeIs
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Here's Richness for the Yves. i'm the
Railroad War.
AAllSION FISH,
Secretary Of State.

Philadelphia Telegram, Feb. III
The Pennsylvania railroad refuses to
allow the Baltimore & Ohio company's
cars to run over its road between Phila-
ueiPia ana Nv- York., odd IL 10 stated
that instructions have been given to its
employees to take no freight and issue no
tickets to points on the Baltimore 4 Ohio
road, and to honor no through tickets
issued by that company.
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New York Telegram, Feb. Ill

The Baltimore & Ohio railroad to-day
reduced its fares from here to western
points as follows: Chicago, Sl6.25; Gin.
cinnati, sl6.25; St. Louis, $2l.25; Lou
isyilc, 1925.
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whose "expenses and peculiar situation"
the public would have the most lively in
terest. Truly yours, w. ii. LORD.
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was utterly vanquished. CON-
pletely routed, and so greatly absorbed in
my book that did not see thing
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Samuel Hooper, Member Of Congress
from Massachusetts,, died Saturday even.
ing, the 18th inst, At Washington.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1875-02-05

MEADOW Llxr.-0. Mailman, Joe.
Perrin, r. @. walrath and others. In
tend commencing work on their claims
at Meadow Lake III soon a. the weather
will permit. They are confident Of
meeting with success. The process 10
be used In the reduction OF the ore has
been tried at different times during tho
past two years. The company have o
roasting furnace erected up there, and
other conveniences for reducing the
sres. They have experimental until
thoroughly convinced that the method is
q success. In other words. Meadow
Lake rock will pay. Could o title have
been obtained to the ground, there
would have been extensive works in
operation thoro, q year ago. Meadow
Lake will be lively another year. and II
Truckoo succeeds in getting q new
county. that camp will In a year or two
help swell the assessment roll.
Mr.. Frank Pauson Is taking out q pa.
tent for a mine In tho same district, and
expects TO commence work In the spring.
There il a prospect for considerable
work to DO done thore the coming soa-
son.-Nsruda Transcript.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1875-02-05
A WISE PROVISION.

Senator Sargent. Of California. has
introduced n bill in Congress which will
eradicate an abuse said to exist to a fear.
full extent both in Europe and America.
IL to establish. at every insane
asylum in the United States. n letter.
box, into which tho inmates shall DO
permitted to drop such letters as they
may write, free from Inspection Of the Of.
fcers Of tho asylums. This Is a meas
urs Of safety which should long ago
have been instituted. We are all IN
miliar with stories which come to US
from these living tombs; these Morsues
OF reason. oftimes OF humanity. we
have road again and again OF un-
happy victims confined In those mad
housss' for years and years under pre-
tense Of insanity. but really to serve the
purposes OF soins reven:ofui or ambi-
tious villain. De these stories true or
false. their remedy will be found in his
bill. for whether the letters which shall
DO sont therefrom be those OF zane or
insane unfortunates. the recipients
thereof will DO the judges. and not
alone. as now. those parties whose in
terest 1t may be 70 continue In ineareer-
alton the unhappy victims. Besides,