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River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1875-12-09
STATE ITEMS.

1t has been decided that Rev. DR.
Brown, the Bishop-elect of the Fon du
Lac diocese, shall be in his parish church
at Cohoes, n. Y, Dec. Is. The con
secrating bishop will be either BishoT
Smith, the presiding bishop of the
church, or Bishop Potter, OF New
York. Bishop Doane will preach the
sermon. The presenting bishops will
be Bishop Welles, of Wisconsin, and
Doane, of New York.
The Grand Rapids Tribune states
positively that arrangements have
been completed for the extension OF
the Wisconsin Valley Railroad to La
Crosse, the tcoming season, and that
Mr.. Moses Taylor, nsavy stakeholder
in the Green Bay & Minnesota Railroad,
furnished one half the means, and the
Joy combination the other half. The
The roSd will also be extended from
Wausau to Jenny, distance of about
twenty miles, within the coming year.
This story Is told by The Oshkosh
Northwestern: "W. ii. Davis, Of the
town Of Algoma, last week husked in
one day-ten hours work-the enor.
nous quantity of sixty-six bushels OF
corn. The corn was cut and in shocks;
but it was very difficult kind to pick.
This is considered an extraordinary
feat, inasmuch as forty or fifty bushels
Is said to be big days work. Two
sisters of Mr.. Davis went out, and, in
the same time, husked seventy-hve
bushels between them, which was
pretty good for the girls.
Portage Register: Mr.. Paul Mich.
ailotf, distinguished Russian engineer,
who came to this country under the
direction of the Russian Government,
20 inspect works of engineering in this
country, spent Monday last in this city,
examining the Government works on
the canal in this city. He seemed to
be highly pleased with the plan OF
revetments adopted on our canal, and
made full drawings of them. Mr.. NJ.
will spend two or three years in this
| country, in the performance of his
mission. lie goes from here to New
Orleans to investigate Capt. Eads's jet,
ty system for the improvement of the
mouth of the Mississippi.
The Columbus Democrat: An Amer.
lean citizen of African descent, very
nearly full blood of the favored race,
George Anderson Newton by name,
and Nina Bozlen, a not uncommonly
German girl, both residents of this
township,-have been for some weeks
desperately bent upon having the mat
rimonial knot adjusted between them
Rev. Mr.. Open had ecclesiastical
scruples. Justice Briesen was toe
busy, and everybody begged to be ex
cused. On Tuesday the two went soutl
in lumber wagon, declaring that the!
would go to the Illinois line, but tina
they would be married. Justice Brow
of York finally did the miscegenation
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A writer in the Lire Stock Journal
states that feeding dry meal has been
highly recommended, "and Ihave tried
it faithfully, but am not satisfied with
the results; | had rather put the meal
in a pail and mix it with water. When
horses are obliged to work very hard
it is not only right and just but for the
pecuniary interest of their owners to
see that they are well fed. Horses
ought not only to have good food and
plenty Of it, but also it should be given
to them wet. A great many horses
are permanently injured by being
kept in the summer, when they work,
upon dry hay and meal. Just what
injury will result from this course of
feeding cannot certainly be foretold.
Whether it will take the form of de-
rangement of the digestive organs, or
affections of the throat and lungs, will
depend somewhat upon the natural
tendencies of the animals and the
quality and condition of the food which
they receive. But injury of some
kind will likely result. II is but little
trouble to wet the food, which will
render it better and safer than to feed
it dry. For horse that is at work
most of the time, cut feed is the best
that can be given. But if the hay is
not cut it pays TO throw on a little
water. All horses must not be fed in
the same proportion, without regard to
their ages, their constitution, and their
work, because the improperly of such
practice is self.eydent. Yet il is
constantly done and is the basis OF
diseases of every kind. Never use bad
hay on account Of the cheapness, be-
cause there is no proper nourishment
in it. Damaged corn Is exceedingly
injurious because it brings on inilam.
nation Of the bowels and skin diseases.
Chat is better for old horses than hay
because they can chew and digest II
better. When a horse is worked hard
its food should be chiefly oats; If not
worked hard its food should chiefly be
hay, because oats supply more nour'
ishment and Matchmaking material
than any other kind Of food. The
better plan is to feed with chopped
hay. because the food Is not then
thrown out and is more easily chewcd
and digested. Sprinkle the hay with
water that has salt dissolved In it, be.
cause il will be pleasing to the animals
taste and more easily digested. 4
spoonful of salt in a bucket u water
viii he sufficient.
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The Pioaeer-PresS is really in di-
JENNA. 1t admits frauds in the gov
eminent that would condemn to ever
lasting disgrace any country but this.
Yet the unearthing of these stupen-
dous frauds "will atone for many pre-
vious shortcomings of the administra-
ton" Quite too long, in the opinion
of that paper, have the heads of de-
partments winked at these villainies,
but now that they are making vir-
tue Of necessity, they are to be for
given for their malfeasance. Right up.
on the heels Of these enormous whisky
frauds comes another in the pension
department. It's head quarters are at
Philadelphia, and through the stupidi-
ty--or what may be worse--the collu-
sion of officers at Washington, millions
of dollars have been swindled out of
the government. Now we have no
apology to make for these swindles,
and much less for the swindlers. II
really looks as though our government
had been surrendered to a set Of I'M
scrupulous officers who have winked
at crime in its every department.
Otherwise, whence these enormous
fraudsl
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1875-12-09

THE common schools of our country
are the pride Of the better portion Of
our citizens. Are we saying too muchl
We know that some will demur, but
we believe that assertion safe one.
Some there are, however, who decry
our system, and affect to despise it.
With them we will not now take issue.
Like Thanksgiving Day, their origin is
not well settled, but that argues moth
ing against their usefulness. That
our system is ancient We have good
reason to believe. Somewhere we
have seen the statement that a system
of universal education existed full five
centuries before the Christian Era.
And there is either legend or history
to the effect, .'that one Chorondas in
PRODUCED the system in Sicily; that he
enacted a law requiring that all sons
of citizens should be instructed in let
tiers, the city paying the salaries of the
teachers. For he held that the poor,
not being able to pay their teachers
from their own property, would be de-
prived of the most valuable discipline.
This legislator rated the study of let
tels above all science, and very fifty;
for by this most things, and the most
useful things in life are adjusted
votes, letters wills, laws, and every
thing else especially valuable in life. "
There is practical suggestion in
this which all will do well to heed.
Letters are the key to science, but
science may not be neglected with
IMMUNITY. Science, TO a great extent.
is only human speculation, and is
by no means safe guide. What was
known as science "A century ago. is
secuted by the philosophers of the
present day, as but tame theory, at
the best. But letters have the same
power now as when first invented.
The folly of wasting midnight oil
over Latin, Greek and other so-called,
and truly called dead languages, is one
of the eXcrescences Of our present sys-
| TEN of education. Ii is not, TO be
sure, q part of our present common
school system, and it is our earnest
prayer that it will never degenerate
to that. We would let the dead rest
live among the living-aim for some
thing new and noble, and let the
theories whims and prejudices of
ancient ages, be forever buried with
the bodies of those who promulgated
them. Ten thousand years hence. should
man exist, who will care to study the
I language. history. science or theories
OF the present day
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1t costs you nothing, and by so doing
you reveal a streak Of pure humanity
somewhere in your heart. We mean
the genuine bow-not the stiff mechan-
ical one, nor yet the bow of the dis
sembler-but a bow that recognizes
mans dependence upon his fellow man,
and the fact that man should show
some humanity to man. True Ell.
quette knows no rules laid down in
books; it knows no arbitrary distinc-
tions. 1t is false etiquette that builds
partition walls of formidable hight
and strength, and interposes to check
free, social intercourse between NOR
tails of the same clay. There is too
much GOODNESS, affected or real, be-
tween men and women in society. 1t
is not that GOODNESS which comes of
distinction between high and low, or
the rich and the poor, so to speak, but
that GOODNESS which is the offspring of
envy jealousy, or pride.
Let the stiff necks become more elas-
tic--let social intercourse more extern
siyely prevail, and let greater freedom
be exercised, and the world will be the
better for it. This is our philosophy,
and we invite trial. Let the middle
aged recognize the young, and the
young in turn will send them heav-
emily greeting. Let all recognize the
aged, and blessings will be mutual.
Then, too, there is nothing more
graceful than a bow-there is nothing
that costs us so little effort, and moth
ing which yields so rich a reward for
the pains we take.
Let misfortune overtake us and we
cry aloud for assistance, and we care
not whence it comes. Too often, may
be, it is humiliating, but it is never
degrading either to ask or receive as
sistance; and, for assistance freely
rendered in an hour of peril, or even
of necessity, we should never forget
to return the graceful bow.
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Historical Incidents Of the City Of Prescott,
Pierce County.
BY ". II. MASON, ESQ.

| III W. h' MASON, t+1s
An error in the last JOURNAL. A.
Cornelison is said to have put in a bid
of $3.50. II should have read $3.50.
During the year 1851, number of
new settlers located here. Among
others was Jean Baptist Huot who put
up log building on what is now Broad
St., and used it for blacksmith shop.
A Mr.. Hewitt got small stock of
] goods and opened little store. Blais-
dell also opened a store mainly for
Boots and Shoes. The Town Board
was called together on the 3lst Dec,
and accepted the bridge built by j. r.
Rice, paying Sl00--which sum had
been appropriated by the County
Board. c. b. Cox was overseer of
highway this season, and returned the
amount of $500 delinquent highway
tax. By the town treasurer's report
there was collected the total tax of
$4,000, disbursed $30.65, leaving bal.
ance in treasury of $l9.35. At this
meeting March Both, 1852 bills were
allowed to the amount Of $o3.40, show
ing an Indebtedness of the town. The
town was surveyed and laid out in lots,
Mr.. Prescott giving two lots to each
denomination, viz, Episcopal, Presby.
terrain, Congregational, Baptist and
Methodist Episcopal. o. I. Maxon
first appears ON the record with an
account Of 81, and at the annual town
meeting, April 9Th, 1852, he was elect
ed Chairman; o. Strahl and A. Corn
ellison, Supervisors; S. r. Gum, Town
Clerk; G. SchaZer, Treasurer; o. I.
Maxon, G. B. Cox, Justices; Joseph
Cornelison, A. Woodruff, Constables;
j. Olive, Assessor; G. Rissue, Over
seer; Committee on bylaws, j. Corn
ellison, Wilson Thing and o. L. Maxon,
who reported a bylaw restraining
yearling bullocks from running at
large under a penalty of IS. SO.
was voted for town expenses. Bal
ance due j. r. Rice on bridge was
paid by private subscription, amount
ing to SIS. School District No. 2 was
formed June II, '52. A. Edwards and
/ n. S. Dunbar located here at this time.
]. /. Foster built the Pierce House lnow
Mondell.) Capt. Maxwell built the
first frame building ON Broad st. now
occupied by G. ii. Miller as an Insur-
ance Office. The place now begins TO
assume metropolitan airs and crime
rears its horrid front, and grim Wis
aged murder shakes its CORY locks.
An alteration occurred at Blaisdell's
store between Arthur Blaisdell and a
man named Graves, which resulted i'll
Graves being shot twice. Blaisdell
was arrested and examined before
Justice l.. NJ. Harnsburger,--I. /. Fos-
| ter counsel for accused, who was dis
charged, it appearing to have been
justifable homicide.
At the meeting of the board Dec. 9th,
bills were allowed to the amount of
1852. Dec. Goth the Board met again
and made contract with A. Cornelison
for support Of pauper, Jesse Hardin.
Rush River Road and Big River Road
were laid out.
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THI election Of VI. G. Kerr on the 9Th
inst. rs speaker Of the House, Is a re-.
sult that all patriots may reflect upon
with mmingled satisfaction. II Is a
victory of sound policy. and Al omen
Of reform and puhlir purity.
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Rnclne Adyocnte. lIon. ]. /. Cnsn

Racine Advocate: Hon. j. |. Case is
still confined TO his home, but is slow.
~ improving. 20 man of his active
habits of life, the confinement of the
sickroom is doubly irksome. \ week
or two more Of careful nursing and
quiet will doubtless bring him out all
right again, although II will probably
be months before he will entirely re.
cover from tho latent effects Of his
illness
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Tm Presidents message is lengthy
document, and would make about TWEEN.
ty columns like this in our paper.
We have not bad time TO read, but in.
tend to find time 70 do II before Christ.
mas.
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EN'THsA \ aiV.s Falls sIsgI Line.

Leaves Ellsworth every morning At six o'clock.
and arrives at River Falls at eight. Leaves River
Palls the arrival Of the stage from IIudson and
arrives at Ellsworth at seven p. NJ .4
All orders on packages left at JorRNAI oFrIcE,
Bracket House, PCst-ofiice at River Falls will
receive prompt attentiOe.
70 Express business promptly attended to.
1911 J. W. WYNN, Prop.
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JoHN pENEEN.

BLACKSMITH Horse Shoeing speciality.
I'D Repairing and General Blacksmitiing done Ia
Sder. For setting shoes-2o cts.-cash--2S
sts.-charged. 1911
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MARTIN RIPPLE,

FASHIONABLE TAILOR. Worahdonce to order,
Il on short notice and on reasonable terms. Shop
at his residence, opposite the Normal School 1873
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MRS: A. SNYDER,

DRESS AND CLOAK MAKER. Shop over the
j. Millinery Store Of Mrs. Scales. Every thing in
slst line promptly attended to and neatly done.
satisfaction guaranteed. $50
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MISSES LEvINCs,

IZEEP Bookstore embracing School and Miscel-
IN lsneous Books, Periodicals and Magazines. \
Sill supply of Stationary. Store in JOURNAL BLOCK
Main street, River Falls, Mis-. 1888
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p. d. PIERCE,

A TToRNEY AND COUNSELOR AZ Law, Els
n worth Wisconsin,. Office in stone building on
Court House Square. 1870
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As a general rule it spoils a person
to be lionized, but it didn't hurt Dam
iel a bit.
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BLACKSMITH, Shop on Main ST., south Of Brack-
- EFT House. Particular attention given to shoe
ing horses. 1888
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!Es RIVER TAILS JOURNAL.
A WEEKLY NEWSPAPER,

A WEEKLY NEWSPAPER,
PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY, TERMS, SIS
JOURNAL and ADVANCE one year to ono address.
~, CASH IN ADVANCE.
Local Editon--JouRSAL AD .ANcE, published
every Friday, Sl.00, CASH IN ADVANCE.
pS-For all transient subscribers, twenty-five cents
must be paid in addition to the subscription price
above named.
A. MORSE & SON, Proprietors.
56B PRINTING
OF avery description executed on short notice. neat
and at reasonable prices.-0FFIcE on Main Street
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s. b. GOLDSMITH,

CARRIAGE AND WAGON MAKER. Repairing
y done to order. shop over Crifiin's blacksmith
Shop. 1888
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N. P. HAUGEN,
A TToRNEY AT Law Office In JOURNAL BLOCK,
n River Falls, Wisconsin.
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A. J. GOLDEN,
B. II. PILLA

PHYSICIAN SURGEON & DENTIST. Office at
his residence opposite the "Press'' Office. 8
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1875-10-28
From the PbiladeIphis PRESBYTERIAN.

From the Worlds DSpensary Printing
Office and Bindery, Buffalo, Ny, we have
received The People, Common Sense
Medical Adviser, in plain English; or, Med
icine SimplifO l." by X. V. Pierce, NJ. d.,
COunselor-in-chief Of the Board of Physi-
clans and Surgeons at the Worlds Dispen-
sary. Whoever helps humanity in its strug
gle with its inherent weakness and diseases,
to bear or cure, is its benefactor. Ignorance
is not only of itself a cause Of disease and
mortality, but it is the enemy Of every eff
Tort to cure or mitigate. Nothing will so
speedily remove this cause as knowledge Gan
elementary one at least) of the diseases to
which we are heir, as well as those superin-
duced by our imprudence. DIR. Pierce has
rendered in our judgment, a bene factor's
service, both to the afflicted and to the pro-
fession, in his diagnose of the diseases treat
ed of, and in the presentation of the philo-
sophie principles involved in their cause
and removal He is p ring of remedies and
usually prescribed nh rs are safe in un-
skilled hands. As q book merely of alb
strsct knowledge, il is exceedingly readable
and interesting, especially the following
subjects - Cerebral Physiology, Human
Tomperaments, Pseudo. Hygiene, the Nur-
sing Of the Sick, Sleep, Food, Ventilation,
etc. In one chapter on another subject so
delicate In its nature that it is shut up be-
yond the domain of warning to all but ply
sicians so accursed in its results in modern
society, he is most explicit, and alike true
to God, to virtue, to life and to society,
shows the truth as presented in the teach
ing of Scripture = that life begins with
with great force, to which is
added faithful warnings.
Price of the Medical Adviser $3.50,
sent postpaid. Address the author at But
falO, Ny.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1875-10-28
The Violent Death of q
Father and son.

October 2l.-An unfortunate
encounter took place on the Pub
lie Square of Franklin, Tenn,
which resulted in the killing of
Colonel John L House and the
dangerous wounding of his son,
NJ. House. Colonel House and
%. F, Griffin, policeman, had a
personal alteration in a saloon
last night, which resulted in Crit
fin knocking Colonel House down.
Here the matter ended until this
morning, when, the parties again
meeting, some high words We're
used.
An discriminating firing be-
gan between Griffin, Colonel House
and w. NJ. Allison, who had hith.
erto been spectator. and who had
sided with Griffin. Griffin fired
six shots, five at House and one
at his son, and Allison fired twice.
Colonel House was killed instant
ly. 1t is thought his sen cannot
recover.
Allison is a member of the N.
( Church, and Was recently elect.
ed one Of the DO lrd OF Stewards.
No canse is known why he should
have taken part in the difficulty.
The Grand Jury gave a verdict of
murder in the first degree. Crit
fin and Allison are in custody
House was Lieuteuant-COlonel of
the First Tennessee Infantry, and
man of prominence in his local.
ty.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1875-10-28
A Quarrel and Foot Race.
For the Fayetteville Observer

Look a here niger, Jim,
yousc alters foolin long wild me
bout dat ar vosement; fuss thing
you nose you'le no muffin, sose
you will, Ole Teller! yahl CRATE
ole stan up in de corner an
peep ober de potterack.
Neber mine, mistiss Sal, Use
Iguine rite strate ter town an
swar out sarch warnin fur you,
ceptin l bust. :.
Youse a nice preecheer now,
amt yer! talkin bout SWARM
you tarpin headed ape OBJ de
nebnazer swayson, Tie mock
you sensible reckly wild one OBJ
de lods biskits, you yarmint
look-Ho, hole on Sal, hole on,
lem me tell yer de fack OBJ de
bizness, Use griffin tired ob dis
way alters sputin bout muffin,
an that hit wood be bes fur all
concerned to hab a final desper-
alton, kase l can git Uncle
Gabc's gal to hab me, vided you
wood gin at pleyying me a
vose.
lie gin you a vose, you bob
tail looking jack snapper an
hacker worm OBJ a debil! you,
you. Sai's temper had by this
time gotten beyond her con-
troll, and the last account we had
Of Jim, his brakes were down,
aud the resemblance Of buggy
cushion filling lying loosely on
top his smoke-stack gave evil
dece that danger was near; an
other breath brought Sails pres
ence to view, with shovel in
hand beating a lively air on
Jim's coat tail some distance in
the rear. TIMOTHY.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1875-10-28

Work on the Duck River
Narrow Gauge road is about
complete, and the workmen are
now engaged in placing the
cross ties along the road prepar-
atory to commencing the lay
ing of the track, which we I'M
derstand is to be very soon, as
negotiations are concluded
whereby a sufficiency of iron
has been obtained for the pur-
pose, The road when compile
ted, will add greatly to the
wealth of the county, and bring
into the city a large amount of
produce from the supper coun-
try" which would otherwise be
transported to some place from
Maury county, and the city of
Columbia could never be bene-
fitted. Let the road be put. in
running order as soon as pos
siblc.-CoLumbia Journal.