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River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1875-07-23
wisconsin,

To the toast " Wisconsin" Z. NJ. Nye
made the following response:-"Our
people may look with honest pride up
on the history of their state, as well
as the natural advantages of this, their
adopted home.
The vigorous growth and rapid pop.
ulation of Wisconsin during the past
quarter Of century have given her a
worthy rank among the growing states
Of the UnioD. Few sister statea, no
older than she, have reached greater
attainments in the industrial pursuits,
or sought with a truer zeal, or with
greater success, the education and en-
lightenment of their citizens.
That sterling enterprise and resolute
sill which are prominent elements in
western character have wrought great
results. The mighty forests have been
esbduea by the Giant LABOR and the
broad aud trackless prairies Of twenty.
FIVE years ago now yield harvest that
feeds its thousands. The former homes
Of the red hunter and the bounding
deer are now the homes Of a thriving
and prosperous people whose King ia
Freedom aud whose srepter of domiu-
ion is Industry. Not only this but the
growth Of leas and the triumph OF in
iellect which characterize the age in
which Be live, have not been wanting
10 this our own state. Now We fnd lhai
institutions OF learning and religion
adoru our land and reflect great credit
upon the state. Wholesome laws and
correct discipline have superseded the
iomahawk aud the scslpiDg knife,
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1875-07-23
Big River.

WIN. Bennett il visiting relatives 10
Canada.
The mail bag aud keys belonging to
the p. o. here have not arrived ~ yet.
Ye reaper agent, Gard. Lowell
smiled on US Thursday. He reported
trade brisk
A petition has been prosecuted asking
that a new school district bo formed
FROM the territory comprising Nos ]
and 2.
Vim. Brookmire vas severely IN.
lured on Friday, of last week, by tall.
ing ont Of wagon, one wheel passing
ovet his body.
Last Wednesday night vas made
hiieous 10 our neighborhood by firing
Of guns, rafting Of pans aud blowing
Of hons. The boys report a good
time aud are wondering who hexi vii
share a similar fate,
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b. Ii. PILLAR,

BLACKSMITH. Shop on Main Street,
south of Bracket House. Particular atten-
sion given 10 shoeng horses. 1888
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RATES OF ADVERTISING.

Business Cards, four lines or less, So.
square will be counted the space of one
inch.
Local notices will be charged according
to their character. Nothing less than l5
cts line for the first insertion, ana 10 cts.
for tbs second.
All job work must he paid for on de-
livery.
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TO BUILDERS.

We are agents for H. W. Johns
Asbestos Roofing for St. Croix and
Pierce Counties and keep good
stock on hand. People that are
building and want good and cheap
Roof, will use the Asbestos Roofing.
Inquire about it.
1888 BURHYTE Bros.
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We paid the culinary department a
higher compliment by our acts than
we can possibly do here by our words,
we went 20
ROCK ELM,
Always with an eye to the main
chance" We established head quarters
for the occasion with Charlie Hawn at
the Center. Mr.. Hawn in company
with Mr.. s. j. Fox came in here from
Dodge Co. but few years ago. yet they
hcve built up good business, Mr.. H..
as "saw.mdler," Mr.. F. as mer.
chant. They are gathering 10 the
fruits of honest. intelligent industry.
Rock ELM is one of the youngest towns
in the county. It has developed re-.
markably fast, aud its fertile soil aud
enterprising people give it the sure
promise of permanent prosperity.
The next day we male our way oyer
ndiaerept roads to
FL PAso.
going to Henneman's, of course. Mrs.
II. is noted fo= her superior qualities
as hostess, and for being the god.
mother of all I'll Paso school ma'ams.
We found Ed. Welch hospitable, happy
and "heaping Up riches, knowing not
who shall gather them."
Ia the afternoon we attended the
closing exercises of the district school.
For two terms 1t had been taught by
Miss Dale. of Farihault, with marked
success. For thorOughness, spirit aud
discipline, Miss d. has few equals as a
teacher. The citizens of the district
manifested their appreciation of her
services, by a most enthusiastic i'm.
pyomptu demonstration meeting in the
evening.
The Catholics are erecting a com
modious and tasty church edi6ce on a
beautiful site in the village. The
Catholics in this vicinity are numerous,
and many OF them "well fixed" and
can well afford to carry through this
enterprise
We made short call at
MARTIL
The best thing there at present is
Roche's new grist mill, a very Gne
affair under the management Of Uncle
Peter Gasmln But a short distance
from here We passed "Maud Muller.
''rakiDg the meadow sweet with hay"
The way she whistled and slung the
clover into windows, was canton.
We duly stopped and asked for drink
of water, ''smole smile, wunk a yink"
and went on our way, cumming an
old love tune"
We came home propder than ever Of
good old Pierce county; more appre.
ciative Of her resources; bound more
CLOSELY than ever before to her worthy
and warm. hearted inhabitants by the
silver cords of friendship.
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Notes by the Way.

Inspired With laudable love of leis.
ure aud recreation. and having de.
sire to "meet our friends once more,
We started OUT with a view to
"swinging round the circle" in the
County for a week.
Touching at
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RESTAUR A N IT!
MAIN STREET, RIVER FALLS,
B. MAYER. Proprietor.

Having opened new Restaurant in THE
village am DESTROYS of calling attention
thereto, and that am now fully prepared
TO serve up Oysters and Warm Mssls IN the
best style, and at all hours during the day
and evening. will also keep choice siock
Liquors and Cigars. Patronage respectful
Nv solicited. B.MAYER.
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MISSES LEyINGs.

Keep a Bookstore embracing School and
Miscellaneous Books, Periodicals and Mag
aziues. A full supply of stationery
Store in JOURNAL BLOCK, Main Street,
River Fills. Wis. 1888
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iEE RIVER gA!s !lgsyA!
A WEEKLY NEWSFA PER,

PUBLISHED EVERY FRIDAY, TERMS, Sl,2t
Journal and ADVANCE one yeaS to ON
address, $500, cash in adpaaes.
Local Edition -JouRsAL & ApyAScg, pub.
hshed every Friday, Sl.0o, cash in odrdace
BaEA For all transient subscribers, twenty
five cents must be paid in addition to The
subscription price above named.
A. MORSE & SON, Proprietors.
seB PRINTiK&
OF every description exc uted on short no.
lice, neat and at reasonable prices. Or,
PICS on Main Street.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1875-07-23

we paid the culinary department a
higher compliment by our acts than
we can possibly do here by our words,
we went 20
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A. j. GOLDEN,

PHYSICIAN, SURGEON & DENTIST.
Office over Stepens' Market. Entrance
next doc, north of Ravens Furniture store
Residence opposite "Press Office" 3
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p. u. PIERCE,

Attorney and counselor at Law, Ellis
worth Wisconsin. OiIice--in stone build
ing on Court House Square. 1880
Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1875-10-28

a clean hole. knew il must be hollow
behind, and found that could push dow
the wall paper, which / did, and found =
large hole, about three feet square. Hear
ing groans inside Jumped through tho
opening, and cropping around / felt a r.
male form which lifted up, and found
to my horror, that it was she who wss
soon to be my bride. She was shot throug5
the breast, and by the hand Of the msn
who had pledged himself again and AGAIN
to protect her from all harm. We carried
her to the room where | had formerlv
slept, and which was hers at the tims
Here she fingered for q few DAYS, never
recovering consciousness, and then died
Now, George, you have the reason WHY
never was married.
But you did not explain the face. and
how did she come to be at that hole he
hind your mantel-pieces"
There was a passage which led from
the room where she slept as far as thjs
mantel-p piece, and over the hole there was.
nothing but the plain white wallpaper
upon the back of which she had painted
the horrible face, which, by holding a
light behind it, could be shown distinctly
That explains it"-W. H., in N. I. World
Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1875-10-28

Except the corn and meat crops the
wears harvest has generally been gath
cred and we have an approximately cor
rect idea of the result, and the corn crop
can now he estimated with good degree
of accuracy. Taken rs q whole, the re-
suit of the years work in the West and
Northwest must be regarded as very fairly
satisfactory. Taking into full account the
losses by rains, by grasshoppers and I'M
timely frosts, losses which bear heavily on
certain localities, 1t still remains true that
the aggregate yields of the great staples
will be large, and, what is equally impor-
tant, at least fair prices are promised.
The hog crop Is light Prices are high.
While we believe it good policy to send
the hogs to market so soon as they are IN
the best condition, IL seems mistake to
forward so large numbers OF inferior and
half. fatted hogs. Thus far choice hogs
have been In good demand. Corn IS
worth good price but 1t will pay to feed
it until the hogs are in really good condl-
ton for the market.
The cattle market seems In a singular
condition The receipts at Chicago are
very large, which is not surprising, but
much the larger part of the cattle sent
forward are OF poor quality. These sell
at low prices--so low that 1t would seem
no profit can be afforded With good
grass in many localities, abundant corn
fodder and, in many places, prospect OF
considerable soft corn which must be fed
this fall, it would seem advisable for farm
ers TO purchase some of these stock cattle
which are selling at low prices. We ex-
pect good, although probably not high,
prices for all good beeves, after this glut
of poor stock is worked off.
Prices for grain still fluctuate somewhat.
II is impossible to predict with certainty
their future, but by those who do not ex-
pect to hold their crops until next spring
the probable effect OF the closing OF water
transportation and the usual advance in
freight rates is worth thinking about. One
year with another, we believe the farmer
who sells his crops comparatively early
realizes fully as much as he who practices
the holding policy, and we see no reason
for advising general holding back OF
any crop now.
We have no wish to paint rose-colored
pictures Of prosperity which does not
exist, but, while misfortunes and failures
have come to individuals and to some To-
calities, 1t certainly Is true that the West,
as whole, has reason TO be thankful for
general fair crops and fair prices Vest
ern Rural, Oct. is.
Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1875-10-28
The Natives or Alaska.

A San Francisco correspondent OF the
Cincinnati Enquirer, who has been 10
Alaska, writes concerning the natives OF
that territory; II they were suddenly
transported to Kentucky and given their
-ewn sweet will they would drink NIL the
whisky In the Stats. Can they cats Why,
! that which would disgust nm ostrich IL
their best suit. A sea-gull, with hide
tougher tl,an u sole. leather trunk, In del
icacy. They have pictures of deer and OF
bears that once lived on the islands, but
nj this time one would waste the price Of
either In shoc-leather looking for them.
The great reliance Of the inhabitants Of
Kodiack is In the silver.gray foxes, and
the salmon fisheries. The first are not In
great numbers, but by diligcnt hunting the
natives manage 10 secure enough skins 10
procure for them, by barter with the
traders, almost all such commodities OF
life Us are necessary for their existence.
The great salmon fishery Is ut Carlook, on
the west side Of Kodlack.
During the time OF the Russian pos.
session all the natives dressed In the skins
of the seal and sea.lion. From the date OF
American possession many OF the natives
have advanced In civilization very pcrcept-
ibly. This advancement has been purely
Initiative, and 1t should be matter OF
record. The people are fun. loving race,
and they have u remarkable resemblance
% the Japanese. The guitar, accordion,
violin and banjo are all familiar TO them,
and fine violinists are not by any means
rare. They like coasting; they have a
sort of "bfind.man's buil,' and they play
scientifically game of cards, very similar
10 "pokerh AS described by Minister
fschenck. They plays Russianized chess,
and they are always ready, shortly after
payday, To pitch ffg-cent pieces ut a
hob or taw, the condition being that he
who pitches his piece nearest TO the DIES.
ignzted object shall have all the money
that Is pitched. The women generally are
models of virtue. The young people
mature nj about the same age that our
young people do, and, as a rule, they arc
permitted to select their own liie-partners.
A law Of the Greek Catholic Church, OF
which they are all communicates, pro
hibits marriage between relations the tic
between whom is nearer than the seventh
degree. The men are naturally jealous
Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1875-10-28

The annual report OF the German Post.
ofiicefor 1874, the third year completed
since the establishment of the Empire, Is
worth notice, not only for the growth of
business shown since the whole duty
passed under one administration, but the
amount Of accommodation afforded 20 the
public by certain branches not represented
with US. III nm increase Of the number of
postoiice missives be, ~ II often asserted
In our own case, a genuine test Of nation.
al prosperity, then we may dismiss IN idle
all tales OF the decay Of German trade and
commerce, for In 1874 there were more
than O82, 0O0, 900 letters and parcels sent
through the post, as against SIS, 900 900 In
1873 In other words, the growth OF cor.
rcspondence In single year, despite al
legged depression, was over o per cent.
Simple letters account for more than 900.
600 600, the other 00,000,O00 being OF
course parcels, of which two thirds were
sent merely as such at very low tariff,
and about another third, being those Of
more valuable contents, passing at the
higher rate which makes the postofflce re-.
sponsiblc for their registered value. One
purpose which the post specially serves
IN Germany In the transmission in this
WAY VI BHGHhktH va bptS6t buiilph 8itd
coin; and I'm 1874 the amount paid on
these was E7S7 ,000, 900 sterling, represent
Ing no doubt the greater part Of the circu-
lation of money through the Empire be-
yond that passed from hand 10 hand. The
carriage of persons and baggage on or
binary roads IL, AZ all travellers In Ger.
many are aware, though not wholly a
Government monopoly, largely conducted
by the Postofiice, And In 1874 370, 900, 900
pounds of personal luggage was SO trans.
ported, with very nearly 5000, 900 passen.
gers Railroads are steadily reducing
these two items of the postofiice accounts /;
and that they are still 30 large can only be
accounted for by the well-known fact that
well.to-do burgher families spend in driv.
ing about tavorite parts Of the Fatheriand
much Of the spare time ana cash which
with us are devoted 10 the annual seaside
holiday Pal MaH Gazette.
Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1875-10-28
Personal AND LITERARY.

The last Surviving child OF John y
CALHOUN died in South Caroiins not long
ago.
Young Fitch, the husband OF the
daughter az Gen sherman. has rendered
his resignation and viii leave the naval
service Al the end Of the year. He 10 en-
yxged in the banking business AT 81
Louis.
Coy. Ingcroll. Of Connecticut, has
.nnainied commission consisting OF
eminent philologists ito examine into
tI,c propriety Of adopting an amended
.oftbography Of the public documents
hereafter 20 be printed in the State"
Capt. John Norris. OF Petersburg, KY,
Il the sole survivor of the American par
Elephants In Perryss victory on Lake Erie
in 1913. He is now eighty -four years OLD
and hale. hearty and active. In 1860 the
kentucky Legislature voted him eoio
medal.
When Prof. Watson, of Michigan
University, was In Egypt recently, The
Khedive asked him 30 ascertain the height
of tIIe great pyramid Of GhizeiS, and 10
well satisfied was he with the result ina,
he sent the professor up the Nile In one
of I,s special steamboats, and conferred
on him lofty Egyptian title.
William Cullen Bryant denies the
current gossip that his "Thanasopsis
was written as college exercise at VIII.
Jamestown, Mass, or that be was expelled
for moi submitting 1t to the President for
revision. The poem WAS written al Can
ningt0n and the poet received an honor
able dismissal from the institution when
he left.
A Cumberland tMd.) paper says that
Miss Nancy Valentine, who lives near
that city, attained her one-hundredfh year
las, August. and through all her long life
has never had occasion 10 use spectaclcs
can thread a needle a. easily as when she
was sixteen years old does herown cook
ing and occupies her spare time by knit
ting stockings for sale, first spinning the
wool berecf
Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1875-10-28
INCIDENTS AND ACCIDENTS.

--Recenfly little daughter Of Reuben
gteckcl. living near iront0n, Pa, was
swinging in her fathers doOryard, when
another child opened parasol before her
~ she swung forward, the point Of one OF
the ribs striking her Ia the corner Of one
eve, near ihe nose, and penetrated the
bone into the brain. She died after two
weeks intense suffering.
"A fsw days since an unknown man
threw himself. OF fell, from the top Of the
Washington Monument, In Baltimore, 70
the granite base. q distance OF isD feet,
and was crushed 10 shspelcSs mass.
Nothing was found about bis person TO
identify him. A note containing verse
of sentimental poetry addressed 10 Miss
Cobb was the only article found.
SEINE rogue recently cut the straps Icy
which two large elephants attached 10 a
circus then exhibiting In Bennington, VI,
were confined, and the beasts started out
on VOYAGE Of discovery. They ate up
halt an acre Of potatoes and nearly fright.
eiied woman 10 death by rattling her
window.blinds In the attempt 10 get some
apples on the wiDdow.sill. II WAS 20
dark that she could not sec n foot from the
window, and when she opened the win.
dow huge trunk was whirling about
after the apples The poor woman fell
over backward, screaming: ooh, what a
snakep'
One day, says the Providence Journal,
Policeman sheldon A. Knight watched
with interest turtle dig hole and de
posit her eggs therein, at Roger Will
iams Park, and when he went 10 his
home that night disinterrcd the eggs,
thirty.fvc in number, and took them with
him Digging hole In his yard, similar
30 the one made by the turtle and as near
10 IL In shape and size as possible, he
again buried the eggs, and 10 and behold |
after liz days they commenced 10 hatch
, 1ut, and in short time thirty.iour little
4 bits Of turtles, no larger than an old
fashioned copper cent, came TO the sur.
face, only one Of the eggs failing 10 hatch
The wild.woman story In the town of
Waterylet, N, Y, has been revived with
additional interest In consequence oi recent
deyclopements made by correspondent
of an Albany paper. The female has been
identified ~ the daughter Of Louis Bour.
3. baki, who In consequence OF some love
acknowledgements turned her out OF his house
La 1873 The wild woman was found In
hcr lair, deep cavern In the dense woods
Mhep discovered she acted like maniac,
TbIt on her father uttcring the magic word,
e." Emma" the iioodgates OF motnory were
opened, the rays Of reason stole again 10
her brain, and, throwing herself Into the
arms OF her father, she wept. The re.
united father and daughter are now nj
their home on the green hills Of Vermont.
Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1875-10-28

been trying conclusions with brambie-
bush. / am BARRIERS image-a walking
emblem sort of wonder and dismay.-
Ree. S. ". DgEeld, in N. Y. Independent.
Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1875-10-28

In accordance with the provisions of
the Connecticut Factory law an officer
took eight children from Daniel
sonville Comm mill recently, and or.
dered their parents to send them 10
school
Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1875-10-28

STUMBLING into his room he sat down
on the edge Of the bed and soliloquized
thus: Feet wet, tight boots, sore on one
hand an telon on t'other, and no boot.
jack ia u house. Sings got to be difrent.
Ether mus get married, else get a boot.
jack; which shall dogt
Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1875-10-28

IT is difficult TO say what good results
ment made in shipping peaches from this
country. If we can ship peaches, why
not other perishable fruits, This fact es-
tablished, our fruit-growers find vast
market opening up to them. To supply,
London alone must require the product OF
thousands of acres and furnish employ
ment to thousands of people.--BTaIo
Express
Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1875-10-28

The Liverpool Post is authority for th
statement that Carlyle declines with scorn
the degree recently conferred on him by
Harvard University. He says that to be
asked to Join in heading your long line
of DDS and D.'s-a line of pompous
little fellows hobbling down to posterity,
on the crutchcs of two or three letters oil
the alphabet, passing on into the oblivion
OF all universities and small potatoes'--is
more than he can bear
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1875-11-04

upon their nvestment-what would
be thought of such law as that {?
If a legislature can ifs the rates of
a railroad company for carrying
passenger at three cents mile, it
can fix the rate at one mill per mile,
because it is the sole judge.
But this subject opet a wide field
for discussion, and | must stop.
L wish Mr.. Lee would take
some pains 10 point out just
wherein the Potter law is beneficial
to the people of Wisconsin, and if
his facts are satisfactory and his
reasoning logical, | will join with
him in its support. But with my
present understanding Of 1t think
it ia very pernicious and ought TO be
repealed. STEEL RAIL.
Ocfoher 90 1871