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River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1875-04-30
A MINNESOTA SHOW.
The Great Competitor for Public Fa-
vor With p. Il. Barnum--Dan. Scott,
Yankee RObinsOn's and Major Dike's
HiPpodrOme, Menagerie and Circus.
From the Faribault Democrat. !

All day Saturday and part Of the day
previous there was an almost constant
and unbroken stream Of people to and
from the depot Of the Milwaukee & Saint
Paul railway, where eighteen cars Of the
Illinois Central were being loaded with
the horses, wild beasts, birds, reptiles,
and the various paraphernalia, which in
part goes to make up the great Hippo
drome, Menagerie and Circus, which is to
compete with Bsrnum's great show the
present season for public favor. About
nine O'Clock the great show train moved
forward, and was not to halt until it
reached Centralia, Illinois, where
it is to be met by about twice
as much hippodrome, MENACE
RE and circus, gathered at the East
during the past winter by yankee Rob-
inson." At Centralia the great combi-
nation will be formed and give its first
exhibition on the Goth inst, and unless
there has been some Of the tallest living
ever heard outside the Brooklyn court
room, the show will be uneaualled by
anything under canvass the present sea-
son.
In organizing this show nothing has
been omitted that the genius Of "Yan-
kee" Robinson could suggest, and the
money Of Dan Scott and Major Dixie pur.
chase. In the first place Mr.. Scott pur.
chased the show of Cooper & Co., that
travelled this way last summer and be.
came bankrupt in consequence Of the
grasshopper scourge. This show, which
was by no means poor one, as many Of
our readers will remember, was taken to
Morristown, Rice county, few miles
from Faribault, and wintered. A large
building was erected for the purpose, and
during the entire winter the horses, men,
women and other animals belonging to
the show have been in constant training,
and NAVY valuable additions have been
made in the way Of fine trick horses, rare
animals and curiostieS.
Early in the winter Mr.. Scott found he
had big thing on his hands, too big for
him, although an old aud successful show.
man, 20 handle, so he sent for Yankee"
Robinson Yankee" came on, saw what
Scett had on hand, was pleased, and en-.
tered into partnership for the season Of
ls-5. He then went East, armed with
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1875-04-30

Mr.. Theordore Thomas gave the Wash.
ngton concert-goers lesson in good man.
ners, recently. General Boynton gives
this account Of the occurrence in his let.
ters TO the Cincinnati Gazette: AT the
last concert four ladies', one Of them the
wife of cabinet officer, sailed in with n
great flourish, just in time to disturb the
opening, and so fix the universal gaze up.
on them. Shortly after, following in
their wake, and marching down to In,
seats beside them, came four Sprigs illus.
trating the latest fashion. plate, and rep.
rescnting the legations and the marines.
Soon the eight were iabbering poor
French, much TO the disgust of ali about.
and of Mr.. Thomas in particular. Sew.
eral times the leader turned toward them
with a look Of the utmost annoyance. but
still the gable went on. Finally, in the
midst Of one of the finest parts oC the
music, he could bear the nuisance no Ion.
ger, and rapping sharply, brought the or.
cheStra to a sudden stop. Then. turning
directly 70 the crowd Of disturbcis before
him, he said We cannot play il YOU
talk. II you choose 10 stop, the music
Will 60 on IL is needless to say thst
the ill.mannered crowd felt tho merited
reo1ke, and kept still enough for the rest
OF tho evening. But the high.bloods,
men and women, are fearnlly indignant
az Thomas"
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1875-04-30
ST. CROIY & LAKE SUPERIOR CANAL.
The State Commission To survey n
Water Route Between the ST. CrOiX
River and Lake Superior Organized
--Survey 10 Commence Early i'm May.
(FrOm the TaYlor's Falls Journal. !


At meeting of the Commission, L. X.
Stannard and Robert Davis, at Saltwater,
Minnesota, April 10th, 1875, it appearing
from letter addressed to Hon. VIM. Nc
kusick that w. G. Ward, ESQ.,, Of Vase.
ca county, decided not to act on the com
mission, the remaining members of
the commission organized by Stannard
taking the chair and Davis Secretary.
Three different routes were considered,
as follows LIST, the route by the main
st. Croix River, to upper st. Croix Lake
and Bots Brule River to Lake Superior.
I'd, the route by the main st. Croix Riv-
err to the mouth of the Namakogan,
or Moose Eau Claire River and up one of
said streams and via White River and
lower Fish River to Lake Superior. Sd,
the route by the St. Croix River to the
mouth of Kettle River, up Kettle River
to the mouth of Moose River to Moose
Lake, up Moose Horn River and across to
dead waters of Left Hand River, down
Left Hand River to Superior. The several
routes above described we're the only ones
considered practicable by the commission.
Several citizens Of Washington and Ram
sey counties appeared before the Gem
missioners and gave valuable information
as to some of the three proposed routes.
VIM. IL. Grant, of st. Paul, favored the
Kettle river route for the reason that
from some point on the Moose Horn river
feasible route could be had in his
opinion to the slack water of the St.
Louis river above the Dalles.
1t was resolved that Robert Davis, one
OF the commissioners,with party should
commence the exploration Of some one of
the three routes early in the month of
May.
The Importance of this matter to the
people of the st. Croix valley can hardly
be over estimated.We regard it as the in
auguration OF grand commercial project
which is to inure not only to the benefit
OF the present generation, but those which
succeed ours, for all time. 1t may be re-
garded as suspicious that the enterprise
has been placed in the hands and under
the control of two able gentlemen whose
interests and sympathies are with The St.
Croix people, and who are well posted in
the topography Of the entire region lying
between here and Lake Superior. We
cannot feel that Senator Ward has done
justice to our interests when he indicated
a willingness to be placed on this impor.
tant commission, and then declines to per.
form its duties. The only explanation we
can imagine is that when he was named
the amount of the appropriation was
much greater than the amount finally
determined upon, and this only to rejoice
that his reign was short, and that bet
ter man had taken his place, at the head
Of the commission
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1875-04-30
Princess Demidorff ana Her Dins. ond

The old PriceSs Demidorf used to wear
the Sancy diamond as shawl-pin. One
day she weat with her husband and Jules
Janin to visit tho Louvre, and taking of
her shawl, because the gallery was very
hot, gave it to Janin to carry, at the same
time asking him TO put the diamond pin
in his pocket until she should ask him FOR
it. Now, you know the Sancy is worth
100000 francs, and Janin put il in his
vest pocket with the'same sdngfrOid as
If 1t had been new piece of glass. On
getting into her carriage. the prin
cess asked for her shawl, but
forgot to inquire for the diamond, and
drove of. The next day she sent round
to Jarin for her precious stone. But no
diamond was to be found. The vest, a
white one, had gone to the wash and with
Il the Sancy. or went Janin in trepida.
ton TO the domioile Of the waSher.woman
In order 20 avoid suspicion. he asked he,
quite quietly If she had found ANYTHING
i'll the pocket of his vest. mo" said
she. Quite sure o. asked he again, be.
coming lividly pale. "Ah! yes, did, by
the way; a big piece Of glass. My little
boy has it now; he is playing with il in
the yard, and Janin rushed out 10 re.
'over the gem, the brilliant colors q
which were dclighting batch o., l!rty
urchins, who were even then di.c nc
the propriety Of SCATTERING the Jew. 80,
thousand sparkling fragments.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1875-04-30
Cost Of Handling Grain Therc.-Sec-
ond and Higher Estimate.

NEW 1oRE, April 2S.--Tho State Senate
committee to-day continued their maui.
ries into the charges for handling grain
at this terminus. A receiver Of graih
stated that the charges Tor handling
grain, which were yesterday given
rs Sd cents per bucl, had
been incorrectly computed and gave the
following schedule: Re.weighinr grain
S-4c; eleyating, 3.4c; storage. 3.4c
llghterage, l.2c rc.weighing for for.
eign shipment, Sac. extra charge for dc.
livery on board for shipment from So 70
3-4c, and for screening Lie or. lie
thought the handling of gran ought TO be
done here as cheaply as at Buffalo.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1875-04-30
Comforting the He'd Hat ON Cardinal
McCIoskey.

A New York dispatch of the Odd says
that the preparations for conferrmg the
berretta are almost completed. The pro.
gramme for religious services is very
elaborate. At the conclusion Of high
mass the obligate will take the scarlet
berretta and present it to Archbishop
Bayley, of Baltimore, who will perform
the ceremony Of imposition. He will de-
liver an address. which will be replied to
by the cardinal. after which a choir OF
one hundred voices will sing te deum
composed expressly for the ceremony.
The cardinal will then retire, and then
putting on robes Of the cardinalate will
re-enter the sanctuary and give the Epis-
copal benedlcuon.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1875-04-30
Personal AND PoLITJrAL

Carl Schurz is to sail for Europe ON
the 10Th and is to have public dinner in
New York on the Goth.
The President had not, up to the
night Of the oath, accepted the reSigna.
ton Of Attorney General Williams.
Gen. w. II. Sherman and wife were
in Cincinnati the 22d to attend the wed.
ding Of Miss Phillips and Mr.. Charles
Leeman.
--P. II. Bernard Of Little Rock was
seriously injured on the 2lst by the cx.
plosion Of a keg Of powder which also
destroyed his store.house.
AT Philadelphia, Daniel o'Leary Of
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1875-04-30
FOREIGN

Shooting for position in the Ameri-
can rifle team which is to visit Ireland
this summer, was commenced at Creed
more Saturday, the 24'h.
The Posen, Germany, police author.
ies have notified all tina Trsulinc sistors
in that district, who are not natives of
Germany, that they must leave the coun.
try within two months.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1875-04-30

Chicago, on Saturday the oath, walked
ll6 miles in III hours and 38 minutes,
which is the best walking time on record.
Mayor Barrett of st. Louis, who
died the 23d, was less than 40 years old,
and one of the most popular men of that
city. He was also connected with sew
eral of the most important business en-
terprisCs of the city.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1875-04-30

Duturn Minnesotida The members
OF the Dalles Improvement Company pro.
pose 20 view the river from Fond du Lac
TO Knife Falls next mouth. when the wa.
ter will be AZ its highest stage. and imms.
diately thereafter a meeting Of the stock.
holders will be held to decide upon pro.
gramme Of operations for this season.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1875-04-30

DR., Kenealy, he regretted that talented
man, under an hallucination, had destroy
ed his own reputation.
John Bright reviewed the evidence in
the Tichborne trial, and declared he could
not but agree with the Jury in their ver-
dict.
The motion of DR.. Kepealy was then
rejected by a vote Of 433 nays to aye.
The Canton mail. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 18??-1882, 1875-03-13
Broken Friendship.

Friendship is good deal like china.
1t is very durable and beautiful as long
as it is quite whole hut break it and
all the cement IN the world will never
quite repair the damage. You may
stuck the pisces togethaE SO that, at .
distance, it looks nearly as we'll as ever;
but it won't hold hot water. 1t is al
ways ready to deceive you if you trust
it; and It is, on the whole, very
worthless thing, at only to be put empty
upon a shelf, and forgotten there. The
finer and more delicate it il the more
utter the ruin. ~Amere -ac6dAintauce,
which needs only q little ill-humor to
break it up, may be coarsely puttied
like that old yellow ba in in the store
closet; but tenderness, and Ayust, and
sweet exchange OF conEdence, can no
more be yours when angry words and
thoughts hate broken them than can
these delicate porcelain tea-cups which
we're splintered to pieces be restored to
their original excellence. The slightest
crack win spoil the true ring, and you
had better search for a new friend than
try to mend the old one. And all this
has nothing to do With forgiveness.
One may forgive and be forgiven, but
the deed has been done and the word
said /; the flowers and the gliding are
gone. The formal making. up," es-
pecially between two women, 10 of NO
more avail than the wonderful cements
that have made a cracked ugliness of
the china vase that you expected to be
your "joy forever" Handled delicate.
~, washed to purity in the waters of
truth, confided to no careless, unsym-
pathizing hands, friendship may last
two lives ont but it "does not pay" to
try to mend it. Once broken, it is
spoiled fcfevee. o. &IIT
The Canton mail. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 18??-1882, 1875-03-13
|s$$ksk&Ns
2 Sugs e tions to m lnNlirer.

sOae of those astonishing persons
who sends questions to the column OF
"Answers to Correspondents, in the
weekly story papers, asks, in a recent
number of New York Startler, if the
editor can tell him the best way of be-
ginning conversation when he is in
troduced to young lady at party.
The editor can't suggest anything, bat
L think I can; although I hsve pr.
vate opinion that the questioner will
succeed better opening Oysters than
conversations. A capital plan is to be-
gin by saying something about the
weather. The young woman may be
startled by the boldness of the subject,
but if the weather is cold, say so, and
stick to it. I have heard some good
things said about the weather by peo-
pie who have just been introduced !;
and j am acquainted with q man who
remarked to thirty-seven women during
one evening that at looks like rain,
and he said it every time as if it were a
happy thought that just struck him.
If a young woman doesn't respond
promptly when You allude to the
weather, try her on the -Platonisms
and ask her if she thinks the doctrine,
OF Pythagoras had any influence upon
the tendency OF the creeks to per-
sist in adhefing to the tenets of Pan
theism. If she still holds off, Try to
draw her out by inquiring if she be-
'iieves that the do ,trine of natural Sc
lection has any influence upon the ma
rital relation, and whether the atra-
bilious temperament is disposed TO
seek the sanguine or the Emphatic. If
this does not unloose tie tongue, You
m iUht ack bar uhaf kind IF a tomb
stone she would prefer, or if she thinks
a dogwood toothbrush Is better than
tho kind with bristles, or whether she
likes double-nosed pointer better than
a liver -colored setter, or whether she
believes that st. Paul was in tie habit
of eating onions. What man wants
at party is to touch the soul of the wo-
man he is talking to, and if the allusion
to Pythagoras doesn't reach her finer
feelings, the reference to the tombstone
will.
The Canton mail. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 18??-1882, 1875-03-13
A Comfortable Shoe.

A Swiss philosopher has taken up q
subject that concerns very closely the
comfort Of the human race, and espe-
ciaIly the civilized portion OF it. They,
indeed, suffer the most from ill-fitting
shoes. The Indian is not troubled BY
his moccasins, nor the Oriental by his
sandal it is the tight fitting shoe of the
European and American that claims a
place among the instruments of torture
Some advance has been made in the art
of shoemAking. and prominent amopg
the improvements is one known in this
city as the "box-toed" shoe. which re-
heves the toe from the pressure of new
pair of boots. The researches of the
Swiss philosopher, DR.. Hermann Meper,
OF Zurich, suggest some very valusbls
considerations, we'll worthy the atten-
ton of the intelligent arti6cers who
make boots and shoes. He asserts that
shoemaker should aim not only to
produce . shoe that does not pinch, but
shoe SO constructed that it will give
to foot distorted BY the pinching it
has borne already, a fair chance of re-
turn to it's right shape and full posses
sion of its power as a means of carrying
the body onward. He say that in meas
uring foot for a shoe OF boot, the first
thing to be considered is the place of
the great toe. Upon this toe, in walk
ing, the weight of the whole body turns
at every step in natural foot; there.
fore, it is in straight line with the
heel. A central straight line drawn
from the point of the great toe to the
middle of its root, if continued, would
pass very exactly to the middle of the
heel. But, by the misfitting boot usu-
ally worn, the point of the toe is pressed
inward, the, root ont ward. No last or
model Of foot already Injured by
wearing ILL., fitting boots or shoes, should
ever be made to the exact size OF such a
foot
The Canton mail. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 18??-1882, 1875-03-13
THE WANDERING JEW,

Inc wandering Jew once said to me-,
fassea through the city In the cool Of Il .
man In the garden plucked fruit from tree.
4 asked, How lorg has the city been here p
Aua ne answered ne, and he pluched away,
nas alvays stood where t stands tc-iay.
Anu rere II will stand for and aye"
Five hundred years rolled by, and then
Travelled the self-same road again.
No trace OF q civ there found
shepherd sat blowing his pipe alone,
MS mock were quietly nibblinR around.
asf ed, How loug has this city be en- Comet"
ana ne answered me, and he piped away,
The new ones bloom and the old decay,
NE Is my pastu' e-zrourd for aye"
i've hundred VI ars rolled by, and then
Iuaveed the self-tanie ro ad again.
And came to Tea, and the waves did yoar,
And a herman threw his net ont clear,
ana, hen heavy Ia len. he drsRged 10 ashore.
asked, Z" How long has tbs sea been h-re?"
And be 1ghed and he ssid, aud he laughed away !:
They've hshtd and they've hsaed in this sef-same
Five hundred ysa-a rolled by, and then
travelled the seif-same road again.
And came q q forest vast and free
And q woodman stood in the thicket near:
His AZ he laid at the foot OF . tree.
asked, " How long have tho woods been here ~
And he answered, "These woods are a covert for
Ny ancestors dwe,t here Away.
And the trees have been since creations day."
Five hundred wears rolled bv. and then
Travelled the self-ssme road again.
And found there q city. and far and near
Reeouuded the hum of toll and Rlee.
And where is the pipe, and the wood, aud the
Things always have stood as they stand to-day
And 80 they will stand for ever and aye"
riis@.iis IL sss.:@s s; ga : .sse.
The Canton mail. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 18??-1882, 1875-03-13
Garrick's Debut.

TIE following acc ,unt of Garrick's
debut is given ia Percy Fitz2erald's
Romance of the Epglish STAGE"
Carr OK may be said to stand alone as
Offering the single instance of immedi-
ate success. He had indeed made an
experiment at Ipswich, but had ap-
peared only few times. It was at q
sort of unlicensed theatre, whose rank
was little above that of q music hall
OF our day. that 8 young man, OF short
stature, whose name was suppressed,
was announced as about to make his
first appearance on any STAGE The
night was that OF the 10Th of October,
l741. The audience was gathered from
the purlieus of the East End, with q
sprinkling of private friends. The
play was Richard the Third On that
Monday night the performance began
at six O'Clock, with few pieces OF
music. Then the curtain rose on The
Life and Death of King Richard the
Third, and after the first scene, at that
nervous moment, the new actor came
from the wing. Macklin always talked
fondly of this glorious night.wonder
OF the daring novelty of the whole, and
yet, at the rame time, the universal
conviction of the audience that it was
that when the new player came upon
the scene and saw the crowded houee
he was Disconnected, and remained a
few seconds without being able to go
on. But he recovered himself. No
wonder it surprised that audience.
was so new, and was all new. The sur
prisinR novelty vas remarked that he
seemed to. identity himself with the
part They were amazed at bis wonder
full pover Of feature. The stupendous
passions of Richard wera seen in his
face before he spoke, and out-stripped
his words. There was a perpetual
change and vivacity. One effect at last
overbore all hesitation, and the de-
lighted audience found relief for their
emotions in lapturous shouts of ap
plause. It was when he flung away the
prsyer-book, after Diminishing the depu.
tation-a simple and most natural &C.
ton, vet marked with originality-and
then the audience that was bsfoie them.
When he came to the later defiant and
martial phase of the character he took
the audience with him in q tempest of
enthusiasm. What do they in the
North ? was given with such electric
enthusiasm and savageness as to cause
q thrill to flutter around the hearers
and when he came to the effective Clap
trap. sOf with his head + his visible
ENJOYMENT of the incident was so mark
ed that the. audience burst into loud
shouts Of delight and appreciation.
What a night of delight to look back
toll On the following morning he
awoke, and found himself famous. His
reception, said the newspapers, was
ono of the most extraordinary and great
that ever WAS seen on such an occa-
SION"
The Canton mail. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 18??-1882, 1875-03-13
Sleeplessness.

Il - a. Il - W
To take hearty meal just before re-
firing is, Of course, Injurious, because
it is very likely to disturb ones rest,
and produce nightmare. However, a
little food at this time, if one is hungry,
is decidedly beneficial; it prevents the
enawing of an empty stomach, with its
attendant restlessness and unpleasant
dreams, to say nothing Of The probable
headache, or of nervous and other de-
rangements, the next morning. One
should no more lie down at night hungry
than be el,oud elie down iaftss a very
full dinner; the consequence of either
being disturbing and harmful. a
cracker or two, q hit of bread and but
ter, or cake. a little fruit-something
to relieve the sense oflvacuity, and so
restore the tone Of the system-is all
that is necessary.
We have known persons, shabitual
sufferers from restlessness at night, to
experience material benefit, even though
they we're not hungry, by very light
luncheon before bedtime. In place OF
tossing about for two or three hours az
formerly they would SOON grow drow-y,
fall asleep, and not awake more than
once or twice until sunrise. This mode
of treating insomnia has recently been
recommended by several distinguished
physicians, and the prescription has
GENERALLY been attended with happy re-
sults.-Scribner.