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River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1880-12-23

able gathering, general good feeling,
and he was introduced with grand
hurrah. 1t was impossible to make a
political speech under the restrictions
imposed, and he therefore hoped to
get away with them on oratory. When
all was ready he began:
AS great and grand as is our coun-
try--as rapid as has been its Increase
as amazing as has been its inventions
We may look to the future for greater
results"
This was considered pretty good, and
he was given three cheers and IA tiger.
Feeling enthused he went on:
Fires may rage-fioods may come
famine may cast his black shadow over
the land-war may sound Its loud wall,
but nothing"
Here there We're volls, whoops, cat
calls, misses and boots, and the crowd
melted away like frosted cake ut a pic
mic. The Dctroiter was thunder
struck. One man was still left, and to
him he appealed for the excuse for
such singular conduct.
"Well, you see, the boys have been
caught on that once or twice and it has
become old"
Caught! Old! What do you
mean?"
"Why, they knew you were going to
finish with ' but nothing will
ever be invented which will knock a
cold as quick as DIR. Kyan's cough
syrup We are up in the woods here,
but the boy tumble to a racket almost
by telegraph"
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1880-12-23
Two Hearts That Beat as One.

The other dav young man went in
to the Young Mems Library to look at
London Punch On approaching the
table where the-newspapers lay he no
ticed that Punch was already in the
hands of an Englishman. He sat
down to wait for the British humorous
periodical, ard beguiled the time with
an Illustrated London NepS. Every now
and then he cast a glance across the
table at the Englishman, who showed
no signs of getting through with Punch.
The glance became a scowl, and the
foreigner replied with a frown as the
young party turned over leaf after leaf
of the Illustrated. Men came in, read
newspapers, and went out, but the per-
son still waited for the comic journal
as he scanned the pages OF the serious
one They scowled across the table at
each other silently. At last the young
man made up his mind that he would
get the sheet sooner by sending over to
London for it, and in disgust be flung
down the Illustrated Neps and reached
for his hat. At the same moment the
Englishman threw Punch on the table
and reached for the Illustrated, mutter-
ing, Hi 'op 'es read hall the hadver-
tisements i"-PHck.
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/ Dentists Broken Promise
London Telegraph.

A well-know Viennese dentist mas got
into trouble through his ungovernable
passion for experiment. Some time ago
he made the acquaintance of a young
lady, the aspect of whose teeth inspired
him with Il veheme nt desire to improve
his assistants acquaintance with pract-
ical dental surgery by giving the latter
an opportunity to extract a few of
them. He, therefore, persuaded the
Young lady in question to undergo
a f" brief and painless" operation, on
the ground that her otherwise ire
proachable beauty was marred by GER
tain defective teeth, which he proposed
not only to remove, but TO replace
cautiously by artificial ones of con-
spicuous whiteness and brilliancy. Hav-
ing obtained her consent to this ar
rangment. he administered laughing
gas to her, and while she was under
the influ ence of that an9sthetic his
assistant, with admirable skill and
promptitude, drew sixteen Of her teeth.
When she recovered her senses she
was somewhat startled by the unex-
pected extent of her losses, but beng a
sensible girl forebore wasting regrets
upon the irreparable, and limited the
expression of her feelings to civil
demand for the promised new teeth.
These, however, upon reflection, the
dentist declined to supply, observing
that g she might be very well satisfied
with having had so many teeth extract
ed for nothing" The patient failing to
apprehend the justice of this rejoinder,
has brought her complaint before COM
petent authorities, and an Austrian
tribunal viii ere long be called upon tc
decide whether or not a surgeon dent
list be justified in emptying an uncon-
scious mouth of its teeth in the inter
est of science, for the instruction of his
assistant
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1880-12-23
HOW GENERAL JON STON DIED.
n Touching Episode of the Late War
Hitherto Unpublished.
Anstin. Tex.. statesme.


On Sunday, the 9th of April, 1862
Johnston, with his eagar army, began
his fateful fight. He handled his ardent
army with brilliant skill and impetu-
osity. Whenever there was a pause in
the onward movement he led the
charge in person. To those who saw
him that day as the writer did, in all
the glorious fever of delirious success,
mounted upon a magnificent steed, his
massive figure seeming to enlarge to
gigantic size with the ardor of battle,
his face afiame with his indomitable
spirit of fight, he was the ideal embodi-
ment of the fiery essence of war.
He threw himself with reckless indif-
ference into danger And the last
charge that broke the Federal position
was led by him in person under per
feet blaze of flame and hail, lis horse
shot in four places, his clothes pierced,
his foot-sole cut by a minnie, but his
person untouched. 1t was in this SUI
preme moment of victorious onset. a
decisive triumph seemingly, and sure
ly in his eager grasp, that n fatal bullet
struck him, a small wound under the
knee, severing the popliteal artery
Gov. Harris of Tennessee, who was
on his staff, rode up to him. seeing him
reel IN his saddle, and holding him
steady asked him:
General are you wounded ?"
He replied deliberately and with en-
phasis Eyes. and / fear seriously"
He was lifted to the ground. His
boot was full of blood and the life cur
rent pouring out beyond recall. He
never spoke again. Gen. Preston knelt
by him, and asked him passionately:
Gen. Johnston do you know me?
Gen Johnson smiled family. Lying in
a rayine out of range Of the merci-
less bullets, he was dead in a twinkling.
Could Gen. Johnston have had inn
mediate medical attention he would
have survived. His staff surgeon was
DR.. David Yandell, of Kentucky, and
he was away from him under circum-
stances that constitute the most touch
ing and beautiful feature of this TO
mantle death, The Federals in retreat
ing left of course, their wouded behind.
In riding forward Gen Johnson came
across squad of Federal soldiers.
Stopping, he kindly addressed them,
and asked if any were badly wounded.
Then turning to his staff he remarked:
1T nearly breaks my heart to see
men in that uniform suffering, Doctor, y
addressing Yandell; edo stop and see
if you can do something for these poor
fellows"
DIR. Yandell stopped on this humane
mission, and Gen. Johnson owed his
death to the absence of skill and in
struments, and this absence was due TO
his tender humanity to the wounded
foe-a humanity the more striking be-
cause it was exhibited in all excite
ment of battle.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1880-12-23

Hence long before the approach of
winter, and while yet the scantiness of
the harvest of the present year was in
dispute, she has been compelled to APP
pear IN the grain markets of other
countries as buyer and importer of
grain for home use, and probably for
immediate consumption. OF course in
so large a county there must be very
different conditions in different local.
ties; and doubtless some parts have a
surplus, and some recent commercial
estimates claim that all Russia has the
petty surplus of 100000 bushels.
The port to which most importations
this fall has been sent appears to be
Cronstadt-the port of St Petersburg.
The inland navigation of Russia has
long been so connected and improved
as to unite all the rivers and seas in
and around European Russia so that
boats could come even from the White,
the Black the Baltic and the Caspian
seas to the docks of st. Petersburg. And
to these advantages have been
added within twenty-five years quite an
extensive system of railways leading
to the south and connecting still more
fully with the wide areas reproduction.
Hence we may be very sure that the
accounts we have had so long are true
that Russia is short in her grain
crops this year-and that the very
early call on other countries is Justly
to be considered indicative Of an
alarming deficiency would not be felt
before next spring, and even if dire
famine should prevail, it is not posi-
BILE that, in commercial circles, one
halfof the extenEof the deficiency will
be admitted at any time by all. Doubt
less the same exaggeration of crops
and surplus, of which we have had so
much in this country, has been on of
tn leading causes tending to place
them in so destitute condition
when overtaken by year of
of failure or short crops. Hence in
former years, having been induced to
sell nearly all their surplus at low
prices-chietly to England-Russia
must now buy from other countries,
and chiefly grain grown in the United
States
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1880-12-23
nv OLD COAT.

Nv poer. dear coat bs faithful to the end
W.. both grow old ten years have gone,
Through which hand has brushed thee an
Gent friend
Not more could Socrates have done.
If weakened 80 a threldbare state
Thou still must suffer many q blow
Fen like thy master brave the storms Of fate,
~ good oil coat we'll never part-oh, no
still can well remember the first day
l wore tbee--for l,.y meinory's strong
1t was my birthday; and my comrades gay
Chanted thy clousa IN a song.
Thy poverty might make Inc vain;
The friends that Jos ed me long ago,
Though thou art poor, will drink to thee again
Ny good ola coat, we'll never Part-oh' ~
This linc-drawn RENTS canse ne q forget
It beams upon my memory stllli
| feigned one night ~ fly from my Listtte,
And even now her grasp | feel,
- tore thee but Size made more fast
My fettcts. while h wronged me 80;
Then two whole day in Inendng thee she passed
Ny good old coat vel never part-oh, no
Neer druggcd with musk and amber hast thor
been
Like coats by vapid coxcombs worn:
Ne'er in an auti-chanber vert thou seen
Insulted hv the lurdlings scorn.
How wi~tf,lly all France has eyed
The hand that ribbons can bestow,
The feld-hOwcr i Thy buttons only pride;
NV good old coat well never part-oh no
We shan not have hose foolish DAYS again
When our two dr,linies were ore;
Those day, - frageht with Tieasure AM will
pain,
Those days With uingled rain and sun.
| somehow fnnk. mylancent friend
Into d coa;,ess realm | 20;
Yet wait awhile together we will end r
My good cIj coat we'll never part oh, no
- Bsrppger.
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How a Dog Bought His Dinner.
Macon (Ga.) Telegraph

But if you are looking for downright
intellect, call on the pointer dog. 1t
is safe to assert that the pointer has
mind enough for anything. He is far
more human than the monkey, and
we cheerfully acknowledge, far wor-
thier of the relationship Why, look at
everybody knows Jeff,-Dr
Mattaner's liver-colored pointer. The
dog carries notes, goes for the horse
and buggy, goes for beef, and fetehes
ice regularly. Besides all this, JEFF has
many accomplishments that make him
a finished dog. Would anybody deny
Jeff7s intellect? Hardly. Why, last week
jeff was sent for ice, and what did he
do? He started with towel, in one cor
ner of which the nickel was tied up.
jeff saw that nickel put in, and imme-
diately temptation assailed him. He
could buy ice on credit, and beef was
always cash Now watch the dog. He
reasoned He labored under the
temptation until he reached Huff's
corner, near the old house, and then
he Welded. Down in the dirt he crouch
ed, AMI after tussle got the knot UNI
tied. What next? 1t would never dc
to carry that nickel into Uerput's He
reasoned again. He buried the nickel,
carried the towel in, received the ice,
and came out-not for the nickel. Oh,
no: he had studied that out too. The
doctor must be left under the impress
sion that the nickel had gone for ice
and he was. The ice was carried &c
the office, and JEFF came back ike q
flash, secured his cash, galloped onward
to the beef stand, and in few moments
was observed homeward bound with
his dinner. He was not afraid to carry
it home. He reasoned that the doctor
would suppose some one had given i
to hime. This is vouched for by three
witnesses.
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100 -
Russia as a Buyer of Grain.

Correspondence to the Chicago Tribune.
In the commerce of the modern
world, few if any stranger things have
occurred than the recent change in the
position of Russia in the grain trade.
For, suddenly and at once she has
dropped from the largest grain export
ing country of the old world 10 that Of a
buyer and importer. In Russia as in
the United States, the people are de-
luded with the belief in inexhaustable
supplies, and that they had better make
haste and sell their grain while England
would buy it, and before the market of
western Europe were supplied from
other quarters. And in Russia of late
Years. as in the United States, home
consumption and heavy expectation
kept so near an even pace with pro-
duction, that at the time when the new
crop was available for use very little Of
the crop of the preceding year OF
years remained on hand-nearly all
having been consumed or exported
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1880-12-23
MaiOlica--.T Home of the Manufact-
ure of the Beautiful Ware.

PesarO, says a correspondent of the
New York Euening Post, is little old
town on the Adriatic; its walls over
look the blue sea, and fig trees grow
within Il short distance of breaking
waves on delightful beach. Up there,
hidden away by the nearer hills, is the
birthplace of Raphael, and, still fur
Their, is Gabbio, famous for its Gabbio
ware and its great painter of majolica,
Maestro Giorgio. From the margin OF
the sea to the naked slopes of the
Apennines is found the fine and fam
Gus clay of Pesaro, with which its ma
jolica was made. Venice imported
this clay for her "Tenus pUrsetdg1e."
The most fourishing period of majolica
painting in Pesaro was 400 years ago
when the Duke Urbino commissioned
Battista Franco, Venetian painter, to
make designs for vases and plates, and
bought at high prices all the drawings
of Raphael he could procure, which,
with engravings of Mare Antonio, he
gave to his majolica painters. Pesaro
and LOrette are now the two places IN
Italy which have unrivaled collections
of majolica, and this one of Pesaro is
perhaps surpassed by none. Half a
million francs was refused by the mu-
nicipality of PesarO for this collection,
which is rightly valued as the peculiar
and appropriate glory OF the town,
which is also the birthplace of Ros-
SIM
The taste and passion for antique
majolica can only be gratified by
Princes and millionaires. Once in the
hands of the antiquarians, rare ma
iOlica plates or vases cost as much as
plates of gold and silver. The queen
of Sweden is said to have offered
their weight in gold for the Loretto
vases. Moorish plates, or Hispano-
Arabic plates, were the first models OF
the Italian majolica makers. Not only
did Loretto and Pesaro produce this
beautiful ware, but Pisa, Genoa. Milan,
and Florence also The collection at
Pesaro is richest in plates. The walls
of two rooms in the town-hall are COW
cred with this beautiful pottery. And
what revelation of taste and inven-
ton are these lustrous objects, rides
cent like mother-of-pearl, white like
shells, or blue like lapsus lazuli ruby
red and gold on which the most clever
artists have traced with a sure and
light hand arabesque, painted portraits
of NEUROLOGICAL and sacred subjects,
coats of arms, and borders, and pat
terms of wild and curious fancy. 1t is
a tradition that Raphael himself paint
ed maiolica, and that Titan and Dosso
Dossi were employed in making de-
signs.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1880-12-23
A Prisoners Queer Predicamenu

There was averv funny incident hap
pened at the pc. alton yesterday,
and one which ,alsed the guardian
angel of the Office, Pop" Hemingway,
considerable trouble. \ drunken per-
son was put into one of the cells on the
lower floor, and lay down on the stone
pavement to sleep. In the bottom of
the cell door, and close to the floor, is
an aperture nine inches in height and
six inches in width, through which food
is passed to the prisoner. The drunk
eli man, it is fair to suppose, tried t.
crowd through the hole, or else at
tempted a novel mode of suicide, for
when an officer went into the prison to
light the gas he found the mans head
outside the door and his body inside
the cell Soap was brought into requi-
,ition, and the head of the unfortunate
man and the bars of the aperture COW
cred with it, and then by the use Of
eonsid cradle force and trouble the I'M
fortunate man was released from the
position where he was slowly but surely
choking to death, for he could move
neither one way or the other until the
soap had been applied.-New Hduen
Conn Register.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1880-12-23
Too Old for the BOYS.
Detroit Free Press.

4 Detroiter who was travelling in
Isabella county ON business last week
was approached by the leading citizens
of small village and asked to make a
political speech in front of the hotel
IN the evening. When he asked what
sort Of speech they wanted the spokes-
man replied:
..Well, We are sort O. split up here.
We've got some democrats, some re-
publicans, a few greenbackers, one OF
two communists, and about dozen
men who, don't hang to any party MOI
believe in God. We'd like a neutral
speech. Don't hit anybody, but make
all feel good. We are going to make
up shake-purse to buy candles and
hire music. and all must be treated
alike.
The Detroiter thought the matter
over and concluded to obGge. Wher
the evening came he was the hero O
the hour. There was quite a respect
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1880-12-23
Remarkable Bets.

Aug. 20 last was the anniversary of a
very remarkable bet made 1870 years
ago between the Earl of March, subse-
quently fourth Duke of Queensbury,
and one Mr.. Theobald Taate, The bet
was that the Earl of March should find
a four-wheeled carriage with four hor-
SEES to be driven by a man nineteen
miles within the hour. Lord March
won his bet, for the carriage performed
the distance in fifty-three minutes
twenty-seven seconds. 1t was vehicle
especially constructed for the purpose,
and was so light one man could easily
carry it over his shoulder. So careful
were the precautions of Lord March
that the wheel-boxes of this extraor-
binary conveyance were provided with
reservoirs of oil calculated to drop at a
given rate and to last for day. The
same Lord March was the one who
wagered that he would send message
the distance of a quarter of a mile,
and without the aid of horse, faster
than any horse could carry it. He won
his bet by inclosing the message in a
cricket-balf, which was thrown fIom
hand to hand by relays of professional
cricketers.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1880-12-23
Alligat0rs i'm Brazil.


Enormous numbers of alligators have
it appears, been observed frisking along
the lower course marginal swamps and
lakes of the Amazon, and even as cork
trees in the benificent economy of ma
ture, grow up, expand, and develope
bulky epidermis or bark, for the pre-
ordained purpose of stopping bottles,
50, no doubt, are these amiable reptiles
accredited with a mission of utility to
the manufacture of port-monnaies card
cases, shooting boots, and other articles
Fabricated of the now fashionable alli-
gator skin. A Brazilian paper now
draws attention of wealthy and unoc-
cupied Englishmen to this remarkable
increase in ground-game of charm
ingly salubrius though somewhat sultry
district. An industrial enterprise of
great profit might it is suggested, be
combined with excellent sport, and as
the idea is fast spreading in England
that the land cannot much longer sup
port both the farmers and the rabbits,
what could be better than the migra-
ton of sportsmen to the equatorial
home of the oble alligator, whose hide
is natural target for rifle practice,
and, if not too much riddled by bullets
is III brisk commercial demand, and
rules high in the quotations of the
leather market? Where the alligator
frisks and frolics, there the stealthy
turtle prowls, and despite his furtive
habits, falls an easy prey to the wiley
and more intelligent hunter. A daring
and agile alderman, with a brace of
rifles, good legs and lungs, a sala-
mandarine constitution, and no objec-
ton to mosquitoes, might stalk down
six or eight alligators before
breakfast, and saunter homeward with
a middling-sized turtle under each arm.
Winter is coming, the Nile is getting
overdone by tourists, and the mid
summer of an infnitesmal latitude
never fades from the teeming mud and
fragrant he Undertaking slime of the
stately Amazon. Lei enterprlsing
Englishmen, then, accept this inviting
hint of the Brazilian journal, and join
the next excursion to the Amazonian
swamps.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1880-12-23
Cause and Effect.

The main cause of nervousness, Is
Indigestion, and that is caused by
weakness of the stomach. No one can
have sound nerves and good health
without using Hop Bitters to strength.
en- the stomach, purify the blood, and
keep the liver and kidneys active, tc
carry off all the poisonous and waste
matter of the system. See other
column.-Adudnce
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1880-12-23

WRITE to Mrs. LYDIA E. PEKHAM,
233 Western Avenue, Lynn, Mass, for
names of ladies that have been restored
20 perfect health by tho use of her
VEGETABLE COMPOUND. 1t is a positive
cure for the most stubborn cases OF
female weakness.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1880-12-23

Mr.. George Schick informed our re
porter, that he had been suffering with
rheumatism in his feet so badly, that
for weeks at time he would be unable
to leave his bed. He tried various
remedies without relief, and concluded
to use st. Jacobs Oil. It acted like
magic. In two days, he was entirely
cured.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1880-12-23

David Davis smokes a big meersch-
aum pipe with very long stem. Han
nibal Hamlin caresses a cob pipe with
a very short stem.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1880-12-23

A son of the late Chief Justice John
Marshall, of the United States Supreme
Court, is now clerk in the Pension
Bureau at Washington. He is a lively
youth of over eighty Summers.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1880-12-23

The Fall River Mass manufac-
turers having refused to treat with their
employees in reference to restoration
Of wages to the figure paid before April
last, the weavers are preparing for a
strike
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1880-12-23

The greatest anxiety is experience
lest there should be q flaw in the title
70 property; yet flaw in the title O
heailth-a Cough or Colds disregarded
DR.. Bulls Cough Syrup removes al
such at once.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1880-12-23

Twenty-Five vessels are known to
have been wrecked on the coast of New
foundland during the gale recently
Between twenty and thirty vessels left
for northern ports shortly before the
gale. ard it is feared that many Of them
were les. with all hands on board
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1880-12-23

The daughter of the late Genera
Worth, of the army, has just been ap
pointed to clerkship in the Pension
Office at Washington.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1880-12-23

King Louis, Of Bavaria, is building
q SIC, 0O0, 900 palace on an island in
Lake Herrensheim, and is to add a
theater in which the actors will live as
well as play.