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River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1878-06-13
FEEDING THE FRENCH.

Large Increase in the Demand for Grain
and Prorts;oas-Fresh Meat From Amer
lea Netc 1rticle of Export to France.
From the reports of Consul Bridgland, at
Hayre, to the department of state at Wash
ington, it appears that there IS growing de-
mand for American provisions IN France,
and that there is prospect of this new trade
developing and becoming as profitable as
the trade with England has proved. During
January and February, the exports of wheat
were much larger than for the same months
last wear: of corn, So, 1882 bushels were sent to
France, which amount was nearly double
the quantity sent a year ago. AS maize has
been brought into general use and taken the
place of oats and other food for horses to a
great extent, with the great tramway and
cab companies of France, the increase IN
shipments has been more than six to one
during March and April; 425,005 bushels of
corn having been shipped to France. Of
wheat there was total shipment of
750,389 bushels to France during March and
April, nearly half, or 365, 500 bushels, going
to Bordeaux for distribution. The principal
exports of provisions to France are lard
bacon, and tallow, although pork and beer
are also shipped in large quantities. OF
bacon the exports have been doubled during
March and April over the corresponding
months of last year, the total amount being
12.241.450 pounds. The exports of lard,
amounting to 9,656,020 pounds, are nearly
treble those of q year ago. Of tallow, during
the same time, the shipments aggregated
/ ,036, $40 pounds. Of these exports large
goes to Rouen, which until last
wear was scarcely known to exporters of
grain and provisions, as they sent very little
there.
The shipment of fresh beer is also an inn
portant item in American exports to France.
The refrigerating chambers for fresh meat
recently fitted in the steamships Amerique
and Labrador of the French line, have in
creased the demand for this article materially.
The first shipment reached Havre last No
vember on board of the Labrador, and up to
the close of February 373,680 pounds of
fresh beer and mutton had been shipped to
Havre on the two steamers from the United
States, mostly destined for consumption IN
Paris. The Amerique having been with
drawn for two trips to take passengers from
South America for the Paris exposition,
leaves the Labrador as the only vessel to
transport fresh beef to France. In the last
two trips she has taken 283 quarters of beef
and 80 carcasses of sheep, equal to 1o4,628
pounds, making an aggregate since Noyem-
Der last of 47,398 pounds of fresh meat. Be-
sides the above principal articles of export,
hams and hoofs are coming in demand, and
American shippers are looking in that direc-
ton for growing trade.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1878-06-13
The Smokers Car.

Reader, have you ever. either by accident
or design, been in the smoking-ca of rail-
road train well under way? 1t not, we beg
of you to improve the first opportunity to do
SO. It will enable you to see life in new
phase, and you may possibly learn a lesson
from it.
We think we are safe in saying there is no
life, either animal or vegetable, less tenacious
than that of man, which could continue
long within its smoky precincts. Thirty.
forty, and sometimes as many as fifty pipes
and cigars of all kinds and conditions, in
full blast, are giving off their clouds of
poisonous smoke, which fills the entire capa-
city of the car.
Fumigation so thorough would soon clear
an infested ship of rats and other vermin.
Plants subjected to its influence would be
poisoned to death in a short time. A child
would be soon suffocated, and strong men,
who have not been accustomed to such an
atmosphere, would succumb to its poisonous
influence.
The human physical organization is of
wonderful endurance We have only to
notice the vast amount or poisons. admins
tered by medical advisers in their daily prac-
tice, which the system rejects, always with
tUpTc Or ttssS INJURY tbsLc ttkAsAASc0 Vi tAldt
fact. Without going to extremes for illustra-
tions, we see how tea, coffee. pepper, spices.
and other things not natural to mans apr
petite. or beneficial to his system are, after
constant ard moderate use, not only received
~ the system without opposition, but finally
q hunger is induced which they alone can
satisfy, or which at least it is difficult to over
come. The same may be said of the use of
spirituors liquors, araenic tobacco IN its
various forms, opium, and many other forms
of poisons. Perhaps man was SO constituted,
expressly to enable him to withstand the
poisonous atmosphere of the snaoking-car.
The smoking-car may be taken as an IL
Illustration of mans moral as well as his
physical nature and tendencies. If the doc
trine of total deprayity, as once taught, was
true, we might suppose ourselves born in
spiritual smoking car. whose cloudy con-
tents were in exact ronsonance with orr I'M
holy condition. and amid which we should
revel with the highest enjoyment.
But IN these days oil more liberal views.
v'e are taught that men are only naturally in
elined TO evil ways. and readily believe that
in our individual canes the inclination is So
very little FROM the perpendicular that there
= no danger Of fall, Our neielboFs who
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1878-06-13
Assassination ia Japan.

Otubo Tossimioi senior imperial
councillor and minister of the home depart
ment, was assassinated May IA, at Yokohama,
japan. He was attacked by six men while
riding from his residence to the palace at
O'Clock AN The murderers selected an IN
freauented part of the route, cut down his
horse, killed the driver and slaughtered their
victim as he sprang from the carriage. The
body was freightfully mutilated, the face and
neck covered with wounds, and one hand cut
of. The assassns Immediately proceeded 10
the palace and gave themselves up. They
proved to be fanatical followers of the late
rebel Saigo, although not from his part Of the
country Two of them wrote letter and
sent it to a newspaper before setting out, de-
claring their reasons. They say Okubo is
selfish and tyrannical, preferring despotism
to liberty, overrides law at pleasure, is arbi-
trary and proud, wastes the public money, ex-
cludes patriots from a share in the govern
ment, thus exciting rebellion, and fails to sus-
tain the dignity of the empire towards other
nations Therefore they kill him. The
seventh aecompliee surrendered himself.
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The better Way.

The fertIIslt charity whose passion tor
dong go(a& ''endureth all things" was
illustrated.4Sy pathetic scene at tenn
perance m3ssting held in Bloomfield, N.
". A halF4ntoxicated man interrupted
the speakers and the indignant audience
shouted. "Ia}ss:t him oiitl'
No, nor exclaimeu Rev. Mr.. Simons;
sdon't put blm out Let him sit by me.
I'll take cas- of him.n
The audience acquinsced, the drunken
man took asseat by the clergymau's side,
and the spss5ker went ON with his address.
The poor isvSbriate paid good attention,
and Joined Eieartily in the singing, which
was led by IN excellent cornet-player.
SuddenigSt the clergyman, placing his
hand kindly the mans shoulder. said,
ssLet as pral@.r Both knelt, while in gentle
tones the naDister besought Coos pity
and help feF.nis erring brother. Drunk
as he was, iSSe man was touched. and tears
trickled dcwn his flushed checks.
Were theS tears OF. that pentence which
bringeth iofth fruitg We know not but we
do know tE4S both The poor dIunkard and
the audience went away from the hall with
a clearer idcs than they had had of the
apostles weaIls, "And above all things
have ferve;sl charity among yourselves;
for charity ELL cover the multitude of
sins"
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After AL.
By WILLIAM WINTER.


The apples are ripe in the orchard,
The work OF the reaper is done,
And the golden woodlands redden
In the blood OF the dying sun.
At the cottage-door the grandsirc
Sits, pale, in his easy chair,
While a gentle wind Of twilight
Plays with his silver hair.
A woman is knelling ueaiae him;
4 fair young head is prest,
In TIE first wild passion of sor 'ow
Against his aged breast.
And far from over the distance
The faltering echoes come,
OF the fiying blast Of trumpet
And the rafting roll of drum
Then the grandsire speaks, in whisper
THE end no man can see;
But we give him to his country,
And we give our prayers TO Thee
The yiolets star the meadows,
The rose buds fringe the door,
And over the grassy orchard
The pink-white blossoms pour.
But the grandsire's chair is empty,
And the cottage is dark and still,
There's nameless grave on the battle
field,
And new one under the hill.
And pallid. fearless woman
BY the cold hearth sits alone;
And the old clock in the corner
Ticks on with a steady drone.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1878-06-13

INDUCES in awhole pipefull of sin, may be in
danger, but our little cigarette can work no
harm. In fact, we see no reason why we
should not be allowed to smoke it if we
choose.
The little sins are but blossoms of which
the larger ones are the fruit, end the season
of growth is sometimes exceedingly short.
One wrong thought or action is followed by
another as readily and inevitably as is the
cigarette by the cigar.
The confirmed sot had his first glass of
wine. and he who stands lowest IN the moral
scale, his first departure from the paths of
righteousness.
We are all journeying on LIES railway,
and on each train there is a smoking-car.
Those who enter il do so from choice. They
may be urged or influenced by others, but
the decision, the yes or the no, is with them.
More or less of the dust of the road will be
found on each one of US. We shall not run
into the terminal station with our apparel
fresh and clean, let us do the best We may;
but we can show that we have striyen TO
avoid contamination. and that we have at
least kept clear of the denominations of the
smoking-car.
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Stacking Explosion.

A fearful explosion occurred i'll the
Evans colliery near st. Helens, Lancashire,
England on the 9TH inst, and 300 men are re-
ported killed. The explosion shook the
earth for five miles around. The first explor
er descended the shaft five minutes after the
explosion, and others followed. Ten men
were recovered alive and sent to the surface.
One died almost Immediately, and others
suffered much from after damp. Eight other
men are alive, and have taken refuge in
working of the mine. Two hundred and fifty
two are dead. The explorers state they found
bodies decapitated, reduced to shapeless
masses and some of them blown to pieces. 1t
is expected the corpses will be brought up By
midnight. A large crowd of men, women
I'D sIiIA-a s,lr-ras,I4d tho mouth of thA pat
The cause of the explosion is unknown, as
blasting with naked lights is prohibited.
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indian outhreax Fearea.

The subject of Indian troubles is a
source Of great attention at the war depart
ment. The secretary of war and the general
Of the army have been in consultation with
reference thereto. and in the brief cabinet
council on the 4th inst, Mr.. MeCrary indicated
10 the President and members of the cabinet
his views and that of military commanders re-
porting to the secretary of war regarding the
seriousness of the situation. Army officers are
convinced that there is danger ahead. IL is
he opinion at the war department that the
army force is far from a sufficient number to
accomplish all necessary to prevent outbreaks,
but reliance is placed upon the support troops
viii receive from frontiersmen. Troubles on
the RIO Grand just reported cause as much APP
prehension as the Western Indian outbreak.
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NEWS OFTHE WEEK.
xnelisn Grain Market.

The Mark Lane Express, says by the
most hopeful observers it can scarcely be said
that the state of the wheat and barley ON low
lying land is other than extremely critical.
Crops are weak, discolored and rotten in
some places from the prolonged immersion,
and even on light lands the harvest prospects
are two or three sacks per acre worse than
month ago. II the rain speedily ceases, and a
long spell of dry weather succeeds, some,
but not al the damage may be repaired.
Such an unfayorable change in the prospects
of the English wheat crop would once have
had marked effect upon prices. but so IN
depe ldent has this country become OF indi-
genous grain that the reverse has actually
been the case, and values have receded i to
shillings all over the kingdom, both fer En-
glish and foreign produce. The immediate
causes of this depression are the enormous
shipments from America, with the splendid
prospects Of an abundant crop this year and
feeling that our differences with Russia Will
be practically adjusted. The result is general
stagnation of trade, which he's moved within
narrow limits throughout the week. Wheat
and maize are only salable at shilling re-
duction, and even then only in retail quanti-
ties. Quotations are now at peace level. 1t
is not impossible that the revival Of contin-
entail demand may occur 10 rally prices some
what against the depressing effect OF heavy
prospective supplies from America and Rus
STA Sales Of English wheat last week were
1855 quarters. at 81 shillings I'd, against
%, 573 quarters at 6S shilliugs Cd last year.
Imports into the kingdom for the week cad
ing May 18th, 749, 5O4 cwts. of wheat, and 9,906
owls of flour
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Mtstertous Murder.

Widow Sarah !. Wilson, with her
niece Annie Cass, were found murdered in
their home on the morning of the 9th inst
They were living alone about nine miles
north of Greenfield, Ind. The assassin gained
entrance by breaking the glass of the front
door and then unlocking it. Mrs. Wilson's
body was found in room adjoining her bed
room. Her bed clothes and her garments
were scattered about the room, giving evil
dence ola desperate struggle. The body of
the little girl was found in the bed room. There
was no evidence of an attempt to ravish, or to
rob. The discovery Of this foul, mysterious,
and so far as known causeless murder threw
the community into the widest excitement.
No clue to the discovery OF the assassin has
been fouri
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Political Notes.

The Maine Greenback State Conven-
CIme at Lewiston. Me-, on the 5th inst.
ss7 delegates being present. Speeches were
made by various delegates amid confusion
and cheers for Cooper. Jas. w, Smith was
nominated for Governor. The New York
Greenback conference met at Auburn on the
5th inst. Beckman, Republican, is elected
Governor of Oregon. The Indiana State Re-
publican Convention met N Indianapolis on
the 5th inst. Gen. Ben Harrison was made
President and Gen. Lug. Noble, Secretary. A
ticket was nominated as follows: Secretary of
State, Isaac W. Moore; for Auditor or State,
Gen. A. o. Miller; Treasurer of State, Mai.
Geo. f. Herrit; for Attorney General. Judge
d. P. Baldwin; for Superintendent of Public
Instruction, John t. Merrill.
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Cinders in the Eye.

Persons travelling much by railway are
subject to continual annoyance from
the flying cinders. On getting into the
eve. they are not only painful for the
moment but are often the cause OF long
suffering that ends in total loss of sight:
4 very simple and effective cure is with
in the reach Of every one, and would pre-
vent much suffering and expence were it
more generally known. tits simpIe--one
or two grains Of fax seed. 1t Is said
they may be placed in the eye without
injury or pain to that delicate organ, and
shortly they begin to swell and dissolve
a glutinous substance that covers the
bali of the eye, enveloping any foreign
substance that may be in it. The irrita-
ton. or cutting OF the membrane is thus
prevented, and the annoyance may soon
be washed out A dozen Of these grain
slowed away IN the vest pocket may prove,
in an emergency, worth their number in
gold 3.
The foregoing gensedy, from tho Hin
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HAD Ra.noeks.

A courier arrived at Boise City on the
It'll inst, from Col. Bernard's command,
which was camped in upper Breneau valley,
% miles south of that city. The settlers had
all abandoned their homes and gone into a
hastily constructed fortress. Col. Bernard
will move toward Duck valley, escorting the
families from Bruneau valley on their way 70
Elko, Nevada. The command VIII follow The
trail of the Indians and watch their move
men.s while reinforeements are coming for
ward. At Big Comas Prairie, Brneau Val
ley, Indians murdered two men out hunting
stock. Thus far, they are known to have
murdered six white men besides wOunding
two others
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milwaukee, Produce Market.

GRAIN Wheat opened firm ana 1Ac higher and
closed weak; No i hard, S1.0T; No. /, .04a; No.
o. LOO: June l.012l July 9sac; August 92e; No. B.
Gle. Corn scarce and higher; No. 2, SIC; new 3Sc
Oats stronger; No. 2, 23iIe Rye scarce; No. 2 cash
and June Gle; July CSC.
PROyISIONS-Bu oyant and higher; mess pork
firm at S9.25Q9.35. Lard, prime steam 6.S1 a. %.
Chicago Produce Market
GRAIN--Mheat active and firm; No Chicago
s1.O0i cash and June; 95 S0e6c July sales at 959s
@S96ss July; sea c August; No. 3 Chicago e0c; re-
jected 76. Corn active at seAQ36gc cash; 371s@
81 lac July; 38ff3SI4 August; rejected 32Ac. Oats
fairly active at 23lz cash: 23se Jly 23yac August
Rye firm at 52lsc. Barley firm at 41l5c
PROFESSIONALISM strong and active at SO. 25aS
$50 cash; 935G9.37sa July. Lard strong and high
er at .s0616.a1is cash: 6S5l6.S7Is July; 6.a2lzM
G 80 August. Bulk meats active: pork 512ll a5.25
New York Produce Market.
GRAIN--Wheat higher and very quiet; receipts
1871. 200 bushels. No. Chicago S1.13; No alil-
waukee LA; No. ! spring LIT: No. 2 red winter
1.16; Ne. white l.25: No. spring l31sai-l4
Rye firm: western csc. Barley duh and nominal.
Malt nominal. Corn, receipts goo bushes steam
No. 2, 4sc; low mixed 45c; round
yellow 4sc :-stean 43sz11437fc June. Oats receipts
So ZOO; No. 2, 2g2zd30lsc No. white 30si132e: No
/ do. 35aiff3stsc; mixed western 2T6530sac.
PROyISIONS-Pur 91a.00G7l0.50. Beef quiet.
Tar prifl1e steam 7.ga<fT.Q5.
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No. cn.. war snaea once more.

The war on the island of Cuba is
finished. The instruction is entirely at an
end. Vicente Garcia viii leave the island To-
st. Thomas. All the insurgents in the eastern
Department have laid down their arms. Gen.
warteaz Campes is expected at Havana in a
few DAYS, when peace will be officially pro.
claimed. A proclamation to the soldiers and
Inhabitants of the island viii be issued shortly.
Capt.-fien. Jovellar will soon depart for Spain,
Martinez Campos remaining as captain gen.
.eral. 1;reat festivities in celebration OF peace
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Beecher-TiIton.

TIE examining committee of Plymuoth
church on the 10th inst, mette consider the
charges of Mrs. Walton against Mrs. Illton,
for sIaldering Mr.. Beecher. They sat with
closed doors. Mrs. Tilton sent in letter re-
iterat,ug her statement in regard to Mr.
BeecAer. 1t was understood that the CON-
mite resolved to drop Mrs. Tilton's name
from the roll of the church.
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Di.honesty Come 10 Light.

Joan Fl. White prominent New York
City lasvver of thirty years standing, died In
1877. Up to the time of his death he was
honofed respected, trusted. He Is now &C.
cused; of having appropriated funds to his
own use belonging to two estates of which he
was trustee to the extent of from $4,000 TO
&60OGS
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SPECIALISTS snuobed.

The Socialists in Philadelphia, had
arranged for a mass meeting, on Tuesday
evening the 14th inst, but going to pay the
rent were told the mayor had requested the
proprietor not to permit the meeting. An
indigestion meeting was held and strong lam
guage against the action of the mayor in
tlulgef in.
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On the It'll inst, while saving frewood
at steam saw mill, at Fort Fetterman, Wy,
the saw burst, a fragment striking Private
louis T. Dover, Co. c, Fourth infantry, in the
bead, and killing him instantly. A flaw in the
saw was the cause of the accident.
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ing andS Scientific Press, appears 20 be
based Ca the homeopathic principle.
" Like Ceres like" Whether the stiking
of fiaxsesSti into an intlamed eye is likely
to PROVE beneficial is questionable. Bet
ter pull gut cinder with looped horse
hairs 3sntifc .Asssrican.
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Arre.t~d FOR Pofsoning.

In ST. Marys, Ont, DIR. Ford has been
arrested ON a charge of poisoning Robert
Guess on the instant. An inquest is be-
ing held. The affair creates great exeitment
Ford Fer many years was mayor of the town,
and grand master of Odd Fellows. Guest
was prominent grocer. Motive for the
deed unknown.
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wheaton's command there. Altogether about
500 effective men can be concentrated at
Boise. but it viii take two weeks for them to
reach there. Gen. Sherman telegraphs How
ard HAT in the movements TO be made de-
nartfnant lines will be ignored.
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Sfriklux LahOrRra.

In Quebec the striking laborers TO the
number of 700 paraded the streets on the 10th
and visited Roche's mill and forced HIM
TO sign document to pay his zen y to $50,
mashed all the windows of TIA II, danger
ously wounded five policeman with stones,
and marched away.
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A Snowman travelling with panorama
OF scenes from the Bible, met a Yankee,
and on learning that he could play pi-
ano, engaged him to play appropriate SCI
lecrions after each picture at his show that
night. The curtain rose revealing "The
return of the Prodigal Son.. upon which
the player strucs up WhenJohnny comes
marching home.n The effect produced
was wonderful. Consider yourself en-
gagged to travel with me- said the show
man. lyon draw better than the pic
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The econssny of the French is proyerb
ial, and the 5asllowing ID only fair sample:
All pieces esdry and damaged bread are
utilized. sssme Of ii Is dried in ovens and
used ia sou 53,at low Hasa restaurants, some
pounded iSsSs1 white paste and used by
meat-men Tournament outlets. while the
poorest crlsis are reduced 70 charcoal and
converted isssc i tuuth paste.
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ssHave you enjoyed our strawberry fes
tival, boysls Oh yes sir r @Then, asked
the teacher, seeking to append moral.
IF YOU had slipped into mr. garden and
picked those strawberries without my
leave. would they have tasted as good as
now7' Every small boy IN that stained
nd sticky company shrieke1s No, sir ~
N hy nOfSn aCause, said little Thomas,
wifi The cheeriulness Of conscious virtue
ashen We shouldn't have had Sugar aad
cream with EN-"