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River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1877-07-12
The Poet and the Child.

John Burroughs, the essayist who en-
joyed an intimate acquaintance with the
poet, Walt Whitman, has introduced an
engaging sketch of him in a long and
very interesting paper included among
the Bards and Poets" I give here Che
writes) glimpse of him in Washington,
in navy-yard horse-ear, toward the close
of the war, one summer at shutdown
The car is crowded and suffocatingly
hot, with many passengers on the rear
platform, and among them bearded,
fiorid-face man, elderly but agile, resting
against the dash. by the side of the young
conductor, and evidently his intimate
friend. The man wears broad brim
white hat. Among the jam inside the
door, a young Englishwoman of the work
ing class, with two children, has had
trouble all the way with the Youngest.
strong, fat, fretful, bright baby of four
teen or fifteen months, who bids fair to
worry the mother completely out, besides
becoming a bowling nuisance to every
body. As the car tugs around Capitol
Hill, the yonng one is more demoniac
than ever, aud the flushed and perspiring
mother is just ready TO burst into tears
with WEAKNESS and vexation.
The car stops at the top of tho hill TO
let OF most of the rear-platform passen-
gers, and the wnite-hatted man reaches
inside, and, gently but firmly disengag-
ing the babe from its mothers arms. takes
it in his own and out in the air. The as
tonished child, partly in fear, partly in
satisfaction at the change, stops its scream
ing. and as the man adjusts it more secure
ly to his breast, plants its chubby hands
against him. and. pushing off as far as it
can, gives good long look squarlye in his
face; then, as if satisfied, snuggles down
with its head on his neck, and in less than
a minute is sound and peacefully asleep,
without another whimper, utterly tagged
out. 4 square or so more, and the conduc-
tor, who has had an unusually hard days
work, gets off for his first meal and relief
since morning.
And now the white-hatted man, hold
ing the slumbering babe also, acts as con-
ductor the rest of the distance. keeping
his eye on the passengers inside, who have
by this time thinned out greatly. lie
makes very good conductor, too, pulling
the bell TO stop or go on rs needed, and
seems to enjoy the occupation. The babe
meanwhile rests its Eat cheeks close on his
neck and gray beard--one OF his arms
vigilantly surrounding it, while the other
signals from time to time with the strap,
and the flushed mother ms de has a good
half-hour to breathe and cool and recover
herself.
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% Go-Betweens."


If there is anything too mean and
contemplate 10 live, il is "Go-Be-
tweenw
He will destroy the friendship be-
tween two people quicker than the black
murrain viii go through flock 0
sheep.
If you desire to live at peace and keep
your friends your very own, avoid a Co
Between.
If you have a friend, and you have any
thing on YOUR mind which you desire
him to learn, tell it to him yourself
Do not employ A.. b. or c. to go to him
and garble your statements, and impress
his own construction upon what you have
said.
Go yourself. Attend TO your own bus
unexpectedly when that business in
wolves friendship.
1t is an old saying, and it is a true one
that a dog that will fetch bone will
carry one; and when your Go-Between
comes TO you and draws his face down
and tells you that he heard Smith say
that he felt as if you sighted him at
Mrs. Jenkins party last week, just
you tell him that your affairs with
Smith are none of his affairs, and that
you and Smith can settle your own busi-
ness.
Never talk to one of these nuisances
about YOUR friends, even if you say only
good of them, it is Liable to be miscon-
strued; for it is almost impossible for a
Go-Between to tell anything just as tits
He is generally endowed with lively i'm
agination, and his talent for embellish-
ment has to be kept in running order by
practice.
Above all things, there should never
be a Go-Between where a husband and
wife are concerned. More homes have
been broken up in this way than in. any
other.
Ii your wife has faults--and whose wife
has lotl never tell them to Go Between
You had better cut your wife's head off,
and be done with it, for practically both
courses Of action would lead to the same
thing.
And we would say the same thing to
the wife. If your husband fails in the
standard of material excellence, keep it to
yourself. If you tell Mrs. b. or Mrs. G.
of it, in less than week it will be all over
town that you are sorry you ever married,
and that Mr.. A. is brute, unfit for hu-
man society, and that you p" thinking
of getting divorced from AVA right
away.
BY all manner of means, let everybody
avoid Go-Betweens, and if you have any
thing against any man go to him and
tell him yourself and have the thing
done with.--Kdte Thorn, IN the ". Y.
Weekly.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1877-07-12
Ten Rour.n Day. work.

The Secretary of the Navy has issued a
general order promulgating the decision OF
the New Jersey supreme court, in the case of
Arthur Martin, in regard to the eight hour
law, to the effect that contracts fixing or giving
a different length Of time as days work are
legal and binding upon parties making them
and in accordance with that decision lie SAYS
under this construction of the law regulating
public labor the department has fixed the rate
of labor for mechanics, foremen, leading men
and laborers on a basis OF ten hours day. All
wOrkmen electing TO labor only eight hours
day win receive proportional reduction of
their wages
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The government EconomIzIng.

The treasury department has effected
modification of the fifteen per cent. contracts
under which the cutting of granite required
for government buildings at Cincinnati and
Philadelphia has heretofore been done. The
cutting under the fifteen per cent. system, Of
the first and part of the second stories of the
Cincinnati buildings, has been completed, and
the estimate to finish including the third and
fourth and attic stories, is $l07224. The esti-
mated cost under the modified contract is
S79, 1l6 saving TO the government of S27
COZ on both Of the Philadelphia and Cincinnati
buildings. The total amount saved OH this
branch Of work alone viii be over s375,O00'
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1877-07-12

Purser Owen, of the steamship Eng
land, and deck clerk named Edgar p An
drcws, have been arrested in New York, for
completely in smuggling silks and laces.
Owen, in a voluntary statement, says that
during the four years Of his connection with
the smugglers, the silks ard laces brought
into the port by him would amount in value TO
about $4,000. He got % per cent commits
sion From books and papers IN the posses
sion Of the authorities il is estimated that in
the last eight years goods Of the value Of
100000 have been brought TO this country
from England without paying duty. Arrests
continue as investigation proceeds into snug
Cling Of silks and laces. Oliver Graf, general
dock superintendent Of the national line,
charged with completely in smuggling, and
Thomas Grey. cooper on the dock, were ar
s,sted. Graf and Grey were held for exami-
nation. James Towers, car man who trans
ported goods TO the warehouse Of Dunlap, ex-
press, also has been arrested. Owens and
Andrews who were previously arrested have
given bail John Scott, leader of the snug
glers in New York. il is believed, has escaped.
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A terrible tornado swept over portion
Of Wisconsin on the evening fthe 9Th. Pen
saukee station. twenty-five miles north west
Of Green Bay. ON the Chicago and North
western road, was the principal sufferer. The
Gardner hotel, the largest brick summer re
sort hotel In northern Wisconsin, was blown
over. Eight persons were known to have
been killed and two missing. Other build
lngs were blown TO pieces. The place IS a
total wreck. The saw mill, single mill and
a staYe mill were destroyed. The tug Spray
and a schooner are total wrecks. The school
house and Is or % houses were blown down.
A powerful gust raised the depot and blew If
across the track, and prevented the passage Of
the Green Bay passenger train fer II hours
The bridge was damaged and misplaced.
The following il alist Of killed and wounded:
L. Rante. II. Baumgartner, jr., Albert Black
bird. Mrs. f. X Chesley, an infant Of F. Farley,
aud an infant Of L. Zante, in all six. The last
named has not been found. The wounded are
Albert Gaskey, shoulder and face; Herman
Baumgartner, ST, breast leg and head; VIM.
Baptiste head; Martha Morrison, badly
bruised: Mrs l. Zante, leg broken and cut;
Mrs. F. Farley, generally bruised; boy and girl
81 F. r. Chesley, badly hurt in the face; Mrs.
Chapman, generally bruised; John Dinsc, face
and breast All the wounded are doing well
and il IS thought viii recover. The tornado
was not over 1000 feet in width and lasted but
two minutes Its VeiOcity and power were ter
rife
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The Louisiana Returning Board Under
Arrest.

The late Senator j. Henry Burch, ar
rested the evening Of the Sd, under a writ Of
the district court Of East Baton Rouge,
charged with embezzlement Of school funds,
was on the 5th remanded to the custody Of the
sheriff Of East Baton Rouge. Burch sought
release under the habeas corpus, but failed
In the superior criminal court Attorney Gen
eral Ogden and the District Attorney fled in
formation against J. Madison Wells, T. C. An
derson. Louis NJ Kenner and G. Casanaye,
Charging them under section SSS Of revised
statutes with uttering and publishing as true
certain altered, false, forged, and eounterfeited
records. Immediately after fling the infor-
nation. capiases were issued 10 Wells and
Eenner. who surrendered themselves TO the
sheriff. The information is very lengthy, and
charges them with having on the 4th Of De
eember. 1876. falsely and felOniOusly uttered
md published as true the altered, forged and
co,,nterfeited election returns for Presidential
electors from the parish Of Vernon at the cleo
ZION Of November last. by adding to and
changing the returns
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SUMMARY OF THE GENERAL NEWS.
strong Testimony in ths GroverCase.

The Senate investigating committee
has for several DAYS been at work in Oregon,
investigating the election Of Senator Grover.
The first evidence Of importance is given in
the following associated press telegram from
Portland, on the 9th: The investigating CON-
mittee yesterday examined at great length W.
II. y. Stiles He testified that he was Dem
Ocrat and acted with that party in Salem. He
organized Tilden aud Hendricks club and
was secretary Of the club during the cam
paign: was in favor Of 5. +. Chadwick first,
and after that Grover, and worked for him
some among the Democrats who were in favor
Of Nesmith There were five or six Dem
ocrats who would not go 10 the caucus; think
il was generally understood by Growers
friends that I was for him for Senator;
was nevcrin Growers private rooms; saw Gro
yer in conversation with-Gilfrey at the Chem
etka hotel in Salem on the night before cleo
ton; it was about midnight; heard Grover ask
if Goodman could bedepended on for the next
day; Gilfrey answered yes, but il will cost
$1,000 Grover answered good, we do not
succeed on the first ballot tomorrow We are
lost All this was in a low tone Of voice. Knew
MOsier; saw him in Gilfrey's office after the
senatorial election; saw Linn come out OF the
governors office; he had some money in his
hand: he counted the amount Of $3.50; don't
know who was in the governors Office. About
haitian hour after Gilfrey came out Of the gov
ernors Office, heard talking going on in the
Office while NOsier was in there, and after Gil
frev NAV have come into the governors rcam
from the outside door. Had talk with Gott-
man Of UmatiIla, before the election, and asked
him why he would not vote for the Governor,
and he said. don't think the Governor is an
honest man, for he promised one Of the high
est Offices in his gift if l supported him.
Asked Palmer Of Benton county what the
people would say if he voted for the Governor.
He replied that he did not care, he had bet
ter thing. Subsequently he told me he was 10
have charge Of the penitentiary. Gilfrey was
the Governors private Secretary. Witness,
by permission stated that he volunteered his
testimony because the Governor attempted
70 wrong Oregon out Of her fun Presidential
vote.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1877-07-12
Instant Release of American Vessel De
manded.

Advices from Peru, via Panama, state
that in consequence OF the attack of the Brit
ish war vessels, Shah and Amethyst, on the
Peruvian Ram Huoscar, the president has is
sued proclamation in which he declares that
he win exact from Great Britain explanations
and satisfaction consequent upon such wan
ton outrage on a friendly power. President
Proda has organized a new cabinet. Mr.
Gibbs, United States minister, has received
orders from Washington TO insist upon the
immediate release of the steamer Georgia,
detained at Callas at the request Of the gov
eminent Of Chilli, for alleged offences commit
ted in Gillian waters, and succeeded In hav-
ing the vessel set ut liberty.
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A Ifo-efherIoYeIY.

Postmaster General Key, in converse
ton with a Tennessee congressman, said it
was impossible that there could be more per-
feet accord and harmony than existed in the
cabinet, not only on the Southern policy but
on all questions. He said the president and
cabinet were thoroughly satisfied with the po-
litical situation; that the entire opposition to
the administration came from extreme wings
Of the two parties; that the moderate men in
congress who constitute a majority, would
rally TO the support of the president. Mr..
Key said that no suggestion has as yet been
made to take the circuit judgesbip, made
vBcant by the death of Judge Emnons.
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SolOmOn's Judgment.

Atchison KAN Champion.
During the trial of the celebrated
Leavenworth baby case, in which two wo-
men claimed to have given birth to the same
child. one of the lawyers. in the course of
his remarks, pointed to the painting Of
Solomon ordering the child to be severed
in halves. and divided between the two
women. His Scriptural knowledge being
small he alluded to PLATE instead OF Sol
onion. The opposing counsel, surprising
he knew all about IT, instantly jumped to
his feet and called him id fool, he
stating that the order was by Caesar and
not plate. After a heated discussion
thew agreed to leave it to the judge. His
Honor decided that both attorneys were
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1877-07-12

1t is the general impression in Italy
that bread made from Indian corn is I'M
wholesome, frequently producing spo-
radio diseases. which often terminate ia
tally. The facts appear to be well estab-
lished, and the result to depend upon a
condition of moldiness which is very apt
to supervene in consequence of the meth
cd of preparing the bread in thatcountry.
Quite recently some chemists succeeded
IN separating from moldy Indian meal,
an alkaloid substance, which is white,
easy alterable, non-crystalline, insoluble
in water, soluble in alcohol and ether
which acts poisonously on man and ami
mails. 1t is especially noteworthy that
the suIphuric acid solution, when oxidiz-
ing agents are added, has a blue color,
strikingly similar to that of the cores
ponding retiacon of strychnine.
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Farm Household and Garden.
Rule. for Making GOOD bread.


Rules for Making Good Bread.
The good housekeepers who read the
Rural Ner Yorker, may have their pri-
vate opinion in regard to men knowing
anything about bread making, still we
think Dr. Holbrock, offers some good
hints on the subject in the fowllowing
With good flour, a good oven, and
good, sensible, interested cook, we can
be pretty sure of good, wholesome bread.
Yeast bread is considered the standard
bread, and is, perhaps, more generally
found on every table than any other kind.
Hence it is important 10 know how to
make good, sweet, wholesome, yeast bread.
Good flour is the first indispensable, then
good, lively yeast, either yeast cakes or
bottled; the former is preferable IN all
respects. Then, of course, there must be
the proper materials TO work with. A
bread bowl or pan--the pan is easiest kept
elean--a stone or earthen jar for setting
the sponge; sieve-flour should always
be sifted before making bread of any
kind; first, TO be sure that il is perfectly
clean, secondly, sitting enlivens and ae-
rates the flour and makes both mixing
and rising easier and quicker; a woolen
blanket to keep the dough of even tenn
perature while rising; baking pans, deep
and shallow, large, strong spoon for stir
ring, and little melted suet or fresh but
ter for oiling the pans; never use poor but
er. Ifyou want shortening, rich milk
or cream scalded and cooled will answer
the purpose Ind be most wholesome.
But hoIough kneading is better still, and
should always be done effectually. Scald-
ing portion of the flour makes sweet
er bread and speeds the work. Water,
milk or butter-milk may be poured boil
ing hot on quart or two of the flour, stir
ring well, and cooling 10 moderate tenn
perature before adding the yeast-this
makes the sponge Scalded flour always
makes a little darker bread, unless we
use buttermillS, which makes rich cream
v hite bread Yeast is fermented flour
or meal-the first stages of decomposition
or decay.
Understanding il, every baker will com
prehend the necessity of regulating the
extent of the fermentation with the great
est care; for a sponge or bread felmented
or raised" too long, is decomposirg,
spelling actually rotting This is the Ian
guage of an experienced English baker
to us only few days ago, during talk
about the delicate, foamy loaves ''yeasted
to death" which so many families are eat
ing and calling "the staff of life" quite
describing the firm, sweet, substantial,
homemade loaf which our mothers and
grandmothers kneaded with their OWL
skilled hands. Bread-lnakings should stand
at the head of domestic accomplishments
since the health and happiness of the
family depend incidentally upon good
bread: there comes a time in every true
Thoughtful woman's experience when she
is glad she can make nice. sweet loaves,
free from soda, alum, and other injurious
ingredients, or an earnest regret that she
neglected or was SO unfortunate as not 10
have been taught at least what are the
requisites of good bread-making.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1877-07-12

A prominent pisciculturist, lately sent
very valuable present of trout spawn to
a SAN Francisco magnate who is more re-
markable for wealth than refinement.
The oiver's idea was that the trout might
be Matched, and would thrive in small
artificial lake, which was a feature OF the
nlillionaire's grounds. He was much sur
prised at receiving the following note
some DAYS afterward: My dear friend
Them water peas as you sent was
way up and was excellent fried. had
considerable railway people, and one or
two bankers to dinner the night they
come. We never would have knew
what the concerns were only for Maria,
who has Just graduated at female school,
and knows sight. She told us as them
meas were quite common, and that they
grew under water sane as you sent EN-
I've all send kind regards, and would
be pleased to have some more water
vegetables when you arc sending to the
civ"
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A BOYS Composition on Girls.

Girls is queer kind ofvarmlnt. Girls
is the only thing that has their own way
every time. Girls is of several thousand
kinds, and sometimes one girl can be like
several thousand other girls, if she wants
YOU to do anything Girls is all alike one
way: they are all like cats. If you rub
'em the right way of the hair they'll pur
and look sweet at you, but if you rub 'em
the wrong way, or step on their tails,
they'll claw you. S'long as you let girl
have her own way she's nice and sweet;
but Just cross her, and she'll spit at you
worse nor cat Girls is also like mules !;
they're head-stong. If a girl don't want
to believe any thing you can't make her,
If she knows its so she won't say so.
Girls is little women, if they're good and
and if they amt good then, nor when they
CIT big, they're she-devils. That's what
father said mamma was once, when she
fixed a hot fiat-iron in the chair so he'd
set down on it, cause she was mad at him.
Brother Joe says he don't like big girls
but he does like little ones; and when
saw him kissing Jennie Jones last Sun
day, and told him what he'd said, he said
he was biting her, cause he didn't like
her. think he hurt her, for she hollered
and run, and there was a big red spot
over both of her cheeks. This is all !
know about girls, and father says the less
know about EN- the better OF am.
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Hayes Contemplated southern Tour.

The President states that he has not
yet decided upon the time which he viii make
his visit to the South. Some Of his friends
have suggested that by making the proposed
visit to White Sulphur springs about the list
Of August, he will have an opportunity to
meet more Of the representative men Of that
section than he would by an extended trip.
The President SAYS, however, he wants to see
the Southern country, TO meet not only the
leaders but the people themselves. If the
President can SO arrange it, he viii make the
trip ir the latter part of August or fore part Of
September.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1877-07-12
New Po,ItIcaI organrzatio n.

4 new political organization whose os-
tensiblc object is 10 secure local political re-
form by combining with all respectable ele-
ments in opposing Tammany hall, and which
claims to be to great extent an outgrOwth
Of the citizens committee with which ex-
Comptroller Green, Oswald OttendOrfer and
other prominent citizens were connected last
fall, is now in process Of formation in New
York with a view TO taking an active part in
the next local election. The new organiza-
ton is supported by number Of influential
Democrats, and viii be likely - trouble Tam
many if the German reform organization CO.
opeerats with IL as Is promised.
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Latest Markets.
MILWAUKEE.

FLoUR-Quiet and unchanged.
GRAIS-Wheat No. 2, S1.44; seller July
81 .4514 seller August, $1.26; No. 8, S1.29@
1.30 Corn, lower; No. 9, 1870. Oats, No. 2,
3Sc. Rye, No. /, 6711c. Barley, No. 2, zoe;
No. 8, 3Sc.
CHICAGO.
FLoUR-Common to fancy, Sc 75QS.50; do.
Minnesota $7.75@9.50; Minnesota patent $500
@11O0; fair to choice $S.50@950; fancy
brands, 10.0O@10.5O
GRAIN-Wheat No. 2, Chicago spring s141
@142 cash; $685. seller July; S120A@
1908 seller August; S115 seller September;
No do. $780, rejected S5690c. Corn, Acc
cash; 4615@4614c seller July; 47z@4714c
seller August. Oats, 3315@3314c cash; 49, &c
seller July. Rye, steady Barley, 60@65c.
SD g5iICai9.95 seller july: siso7 seller Aug
ust. Lard, SS.6216 cash and seller July;
ss.77If seller August; $s.9oGs921G seller Sep
TENDER.