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River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1880-07-15
How the Missouri River Changes it,
Course.
Sioux City Journal.

The town of Covington, Iowa, Is lit
orally a doomed city. Situated on the
bend of the Missouri river. the banks
are gradually being eaten away, and
the ground on which the Court House
stood year ago Is now covered by
many feet Of fast flowing water The
cutting away is done 10y fits and starts
A week ago Sunday the current set in.
shore and took off strip Of the land
thirty feet wide in a few hours Nc
inyasions were made for another week.
when another slice was cut off Then
about halfa dozen buildings We're moved
back some thirty feet, and the next day
the land on which they had stood was
all gone. The citizens have tried to
moor trees and logs to the bank IN the
hope Of forming a barrier for the flood,
but the current is so swift and the Wa
ter so deep that these attempts have
failed. To give an idea Of What the
town Of Covington has suffered in the
last five years, the case Of the ferry
house and the principal hotel may he
instanced Two years ago there We're
COO feet Of lard between the building
and the river bank. now you can toss n
stone out of the hotel window into the
river, and the buildings are now being
put on rollers for removal.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1880-07-15
THE DEMOCRATIC CHIEF.
How He Aided the Rebels
and Embarrassed the
Government Under
johnson.
General John T. FarnSworth on
General Hancock in 1867.
Aurora (In9 Beacon.

While the loyal men Of the Union were
having their great contest with one Andrew
johnson; while Hancock, as one of john
sons appointees, and strong personal adj
he-ent, was doing all in his power 10 sup
port johnson in his course, and making
trouble by rulings in favor of rebels in his
department, congress considered a bill 10
take the appointment of department COM
manders entirely from the president as
commander-in-chief, and put it into the
hands of Grant, as general of the army.
Hancock, 1t will be remembered, had been
placed in command of the department in
Guiding Louisiana and Texas, from which
johnson had removed Phil. Sheridan.
While the proposed bin was under consid
alton, Fernando Wood attacked it with
great vehemence, acting in the defense OF
of Hancock General John f. Farms
worth, then a member of congress from
this district (but now a blatant democrat),
supported the bill. As our democratic
friends now love John Farnsworth, his
words in this connection will probably be
as convincing 10 them as those of any other
man. In reply &c. Mr.. Wood he contended
That the provision of the constitution
placing the executive power IN the hands
of the president, simply meant that he
should exercise that power under the regu-
department of the government. The gen
tleman from New York (Air. Wood had
spoken to-day of an onslaught on gallant
officer who had and has some respect for
the civil powers, if the reports from that
district are correct He knew very well
the reason why that gallant officer had
commended himself so greatly TO the re-
spect of those gentlemen. 1t was for the
same reason that the gallant Phil Sheridan
had secured their condemnation. Sheridan
was the idol of the loyal whites and freed
men of Louisiana and Texas; Hancock, he
regretted to sag, scds the idol Of the diSloydl,
the rebel, the traitor, The enemy Of has goUern-
meat ia that department; and whoever com
mended himself to the affections of the
rebel element commended himself equally
to the affections of their rebel brethren on
this floor.
And it is this old affection so tersely de-
scribed by Farnworth, that secured Ham
cocks nomination at Cincinnati.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1880-07-15

SryFBAI English society journals are
discussing ''goveneSseS. The governcss
hen She is one of the family, where
there are Young gentlemen, is accused
Of having unnatural reserve" She
may become valuable because She may
name the magazines that are to be
taken the style ofthe chiliren's clothes,
even the manner of making the salad
for lunch. but She viii find that the
more she becomes "one Of the family
the more she viii lie that one of the
family upon whom everything falls
The governess may attend To the chill
drep under her care; and there her
duties cease. Her home is the school.
room. where she dimes rs the children
10. II 1.-THE parents send bread and milk
to the children the governess mls st take
the same If the parents during the
evening ask the governess tossing for
them She should remain in the school
room, with the bread and milk The
moment she undertakes anything but
the care of the children she is lost. The
only rule for a governess is: Rise with
the children, go with the children, teach
the children and when the children are
in bed sit IN YOUR own room while YOU
eat bit Of sausage bought from the
groceryman and write a letter 70 your
lover
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1880-07-15
ITMAY BE YOUR TURN NEXT

Judge net too harshly, oh, my fricudl
OF him your fellow man.
But draw the veil Of charity
About him If yoa can.
He once was called an honest man.
Before some trial pexed
He stepped from the narrow way
II may be your turn next.
Painting upon the great highway
A suffering soul doth lie;
80 stauneh his wounds and qRench his thirst
Nor pass him idly by.
God viii not brook the swift excuse.
The thoughtless vein preteXt,
4 fellow mortal bjtes the dust
Ii may be your turn next.
1ou heard, one day. a single word
Against persons name;
oh, bear il not from door to door
To further hurt his fame
If yOa're the man YOU claim to he
Remember then. the text,
To speak no evil, true or false
Ii may be your turn next.
The world is bad enough We own,
And it may need more light;
Yet. with true love TO all may be
Helpi the cause of Right.
Lift up the sinful and the weak
The soul by care Perplexed
Well knowing that To drink the gall,
u may he yoar turn next.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1880-07-15
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Arab Auguries.


The Bedouins take auguries from
birds 4 single raven in ones path is
a very bad token, but two are extreme
" lucky. They say Akhdharegn Falan
zein--two green Ii. q, black ones fair
omen. The Bedoins have many other
superslitions about animals. The SUI
perstition as to flesh of the rock badger
which Palmer noted in the peninsula OF
Sinai, is unknown here; but there is a
similar idea about the number Of mon
keys which frequent Mount Kara.
These, it ISIS said, were once men, who
came to visit the prophet. He set be
fore them milk and water, directing them
to drink the former and perform their
additions with the latter. The perverse
visitors drank the water and washed
with the milk, and were transformed to
monkeys for their disobedience. As
they were once men their flesh is not
eaten This legend is closely akin to
what one reads in the fabulous history
of early Arab about Nasnas and the
Wabar in the great sandy desert. Both
these words are monkey names. quite
current in the present day, though not
recognized by the lexicons. The latter
is an ape, the former a monkey with a
tail Except in this monkey story |
could find no trace of the superstitious
rejection of the flesh of any animal.
But some kinds of flesh have magi-
cal virtue attached to them. A man
who suffers in any member of his body
seeks a cure by eating the correspond
ing part of hyena, The hyena is also
eaten in the neighborhood of Suez, for
friend Of mine who shot one near the
wells Of Moses was requested by the
Bedouins 10 give them a leg A SINH
lar virtue attaches to the flesh of the
gemsbok (Wudheyhy), a rare species Of
antelope, found far in the interior.
When eaten, it draws an obstinate bull
let from a wound.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1880-07-15
Hancock and Beauregard.

A gentleman recently received a letter
from Vieksburg, from friend who was n
resident of New Orleans at the time Gen.
Hancock was in command of the latter
city. He incloses . copy of a note sent by
Gen. Beauregara TO Gen. Hancock in re-
ply to an invitation frem the latter to din
ner. The note ran thus. Gen. H..
Please dent humbls me BY those Gags.
III come and see yoa, but FIRST remove
them" The Gags we're accordingly order
ed down. and Beauregard dined With Gen.
Hancock, who was thus guilty Of an open
inaalt TO the rag 10 ssothe the irritated
nerves of an uarepestant Rebel
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1880-07-15

Az authority on horsemanshlp - $
that it is folly f. a lady 10 put hos
into stays 50 tight t.at her figure Is not
flexible while She Is on horseback. \
stuffed don lie says, should never be
put on a horse. nor any woman who a.
moi - loosely dressed that She can lace
her own boots and put mp her own
back hair While the lady Is on horse
back the circulation other blood should
never he Imue,lcd.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1880-07-15

POTATO floHr, OF the dried pulp Of the
potato. j. attaining great importance n
the arts. 1t is stated that IN Lancashire,
England. 20.0o0 tons ofit Is sold annually
and il brings at present IN Liverpool
double rs much in the market as wheat
Aour Il is used for SIZING and other
manufacturing purposes. and when pre-
cipitated with acid Is turned into starch.
When calcined it j, employed a. q
dressing for six.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1880-07-15

been given for mobiIii alton of the second
army corps, 1t is believed here the porte
has determined to resist the decision Of the
powers. II is also believed that Greece
win initiate the example of Montenegro,
and will not attempt co take forcible pos
session of the ceded territory
VOLUNTEERS for Albania are publicly
enlisted at Stamboul, the porte supplying
the money to the Albanian chiefs. 1t Is
reported that Mr. Goschen, the British
ambassador, has demanded Abidin Pasha :
dismissal, because he is issuing secret cir.
culars melting the Albanians. Religious
fanatics are petitioning the sultan 10 pro-
claim a holy war.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1880-07-15

Tow TAYLOR the dIamatisl, il suffer
ing from the excruciating pains Of sup.
pressed govt Suppressed govt Is that
kind where the man who has ii is afraid
to spell out his language in print, and
- has the type foundry make several
lengths of dashes to accommodate the
style Of his oratory Saicylic Of soda
viii cure most Of his rhetorical govt
and ifvou are afflicted, restrict Your
self 10 hroiled steaks. chops and fish.
with a little wheat bread and plenty OF
Vichy water Take no sugar. potatoes
vine ar hppY
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1880-07-15
THE COLOSSUS OF RoAnS.
a Colt that Measures Ten Feet from
His SHOES 10 the Tips OF His Ears.


COLOSSUS" is the name that has been
given 10 what is, SO far as has been dis
covered. the largest horse in the world.
The animal has just been brought to
this city from Buffalo.
Colossus is twenty two hands high,
and a man, to be able 10 stand on the
ground and look over the highest part
of his back would have to be about sew
en- and half feet tall, or like Chang.
the Chinese giant. When he is in har-
ness and checked mp his ear tirs
are ten feet above the level of his shoes.
This mammoth horse was born In Erie
county, Ohio His sire was below the
medium size, weighing about 1906
pounds. His dam was very small,
weighing, il is said, only $50 pounds.
Thus Colossus father and mother to-
gether weighed $3.50 pounds, while their
son alone, when in good condition,
weighs $500 pounds When four years
old a Cleveland coal-dealer bought the
colt, thinking he would do exceedingly
well in hauling heavily laden coal carts
up and down the streets of that city.
But almost the first time that this in
dignity was attempted ON him the mon
ster colt ran away with the load OF
coal, and in crossing bridge broke il
down and nlmbled through. In this
accident he received a severe injury C.
one of his hind legs, from which he has
never wholly recovered. After several
more efforts to make the animal earn
his living by hard work, he was given
up for a good-for-nothing, and sold at q
low price to a man living near Dunkirk,
in this state. This man failed in bust
ness, whether it was on account of his
being the owner of SO much dead weight
in Colossus or not Is at present unknown,
A hired man" had a claim against the
owner Of the horse. and a mortgage on
the horse himself To satisfy this claim
rs far as possible. the horse was offered
for sale by auction. The hired man
bid on him and got him for $50. This
hired man Immediately set about to do
with the animal what nature had eyi-
| IDENTITY intended him for. He made n
''show" ont of him, travelled all through
! Ohio with aim and made much money.
In October last Colossus fell sick, and
the owner, fearing he was going to die,
sold him at a low price to a Buffalo
man. Colossus suffered a good deal in
his journey from Buffalo, and Is now in
a stable in Houston street, eating hls
three pecks of oats day and doing
nothing
The little hired man who formerly
owned him is still retained to take care
of him. His work consists mainly in
getting up each morning at ( o'clock
and taking Colossus ont for tive-mile
walk In these early morning rounds
the animal excites the wonder, some
times the fear, of such persons rs are
obliged to be out at that nour Sober
men wonder why so small and delicate
! a man should walk when he has such
! giant of horse 10 ride.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1880-07-15
Four Tickets in the Field.

The presidential candidates now in
the field are a. follows
Republican, 4. Garfield, Of
Ohio. for president, and Chester A. Ar
thur. OF New York, for vice president.
Nominated at Chicago June :.
National grecnback james b. Weav-
or, Of Iowa, for pr 7sident, and B. J.
Chambers. Of TEXAS. for vice president.
Nominated at Chical,o June IL
Prohibition-Neal Dow, Of Maine,
f.. president, and A. H. Thompson, Of
Ohio, for vice president Nominated
ST Cleveland Juu.e L.
enocratic- General Winfield !.
Hancock, of Pennsylvania, for presi-
dent, aud William II. English, of lndi-
ana, for vice president Nominated at
Cincinnati June "a
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1880-07-15

TnE wreck at the steamer Seawanha-
"a lies precisely where placed by the
! heroic action Of Capt. smith The d.
rectors ofthr steamboat company with
commendable promptness, secured a
substitute for the boat on the route:
hut upon the principle Of letting the
dead bury their dead, they have man
aed to avoid the task Of rescuing the
bodies If the passengers from the
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1880-07-15

IT Is believed Texas viii show nearly
100000 population, this year against
S00.0e0 in 1870 and yet Texas has no
large cities. Dallas. with her suburbs,
shows W in round numbers 10000 peo-
pie Houston 1900 san Antonio 49,
600. Galveston 23,Oo0 These are the
leading cities Of the state. al others
falling far below them.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1880-07-15

THF mother superhero Of the founding
asylum. III Ayondale near Cincinnati,
has been arrested for Withholding in
formation from census enumerator.
Her reason for So doing Is that the IN
mates Of The asylum include quite a
number Of women who have recently
been. or are expecting 10 he, confined,
and their presence in the institution
she holds 10 bo matter that in no way
concerns the outside world II was to
escape it, gaze and talk that they sought
the institution, and the mother superior
feels in conscience bound 70 shield them
from the slightest publicity
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1880-07-15

A MORTGAGE for $4G0,oo0, executed
~ the trustees Of It. Patrick.s cathe-
dral. New York. to the Seamen's Bank
for savings upon the block occupied by
the new cathedral, was recorded last
week in place Of two other mortgages
for S4Oc0o0 held by Tie. Emierant In
dnstrial saving bank, which were cam
ccled The rate Of interest i reduced
from 8 tnl ner cont
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1880-07-15

ONE If thc most atrocious murders
ever committed took place in Indian
Territory, near the Mcdonald county
line. last month, a reported for the
PinoviIle Noes The deed was commit
ted bv man who lives near Cranky,
Tie was ridingahout ina wagon, without
any apparent object, and drove up to
the house Of Mr. sawyer, whose little
gill was sitting on the doorstep, and
suddenly, without amy discemible mo
TIVE. stopped and fired at her, killing
her instantly Another child. a girl
about twelve years old was the only
other person present, and started NJ
once to summon her father The start
given the murderer lay tins delay en-
abled him 10 escape, hut Mr.. Sawyer
and his friends started ut once after him.
The only explanation Of the mans hor-
rible act Is that hc is crazy He issaid
"a belong to a respectable family. and
is quite well-to-do in property
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1880-07-15

THE strip Of earth between the Missis-
Sippi river and Lake Concordia, above
Natchez. Is fast caving, and it now ap-
pears To- be matter of very short
time before the lake will drain itself in
fofhF river.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1880-07-15

SMAI-PoX Is increasing 50 rapidly in
Paris that il Is proposed 10 make vac
cination compulsory While SIS per
sons died Of this disease in that city last
year, not less than loss died Of it in
the first fourI nths ofthe present year
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1880-07-15
Atmospheric Dust.

Every one is aware that the atmos-
phere holds quantities of dust in sus-
pension. The dust betrays its presence
by settling upon our clothes furniture
and other objects, but ON account of the
minuteness of its particles, il cannot be
seen rs it floats in the air, except under
the illumination of strong light, as IN
the case of a sunbeam shining into a
dark room. Besides the grains OF
dust which may be seen in this man
ner, there are others that can be per
ceived only through the microscope and
Others smaller still-fittle nothing like
nebulosities in the sky, which seem To
became more numerous as they are
sought for with more powerful instru-
ments These bits of dust, lifted NJ
and carried hither and thither by the
mospheric currents, must not be over
looked for they play part Of consider
BE Importance in terrestrial economy
and give rise TO real geological forma-
tions. Clouds of impalpable dust, fall
ing from the air in showers Of consider
able abundance, are not uncommon II
some countries, and have been noticed
in all periods of history Showers O
dust, both dry and wet, are quite fire.
quent in the Cape de Verd Islands, and
are called red fogs by the sailors. They
are also common in Sicily and Italy
and occur SO often in some parts q
China rs hardly to attract remark A
Shower ofvery fine dust which fell IL
Southern France in October, 1876, was
found by the analyses Of NJ. Dumas and
the microscopic tests applied II. Ehron
burg. to be composed of the fine sand:
of Gn'a9a aI1c coniasa ',ta'n the on.i a. 1,.
of South America Castor Tsandief a.
Popular Science Monthly for Jaiy.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1880-07-15

MILwAUgEE July lo.-Flour- Higher Wheat
Opened unsettled; &C higher closed strong
Me- hard LII; No. /, 1G4 No. ,, 97&.
July, 95s August, 9lss September, 9ls. No
g sl1s; Ne. 4, a.; rejected, nominal. Corn
Quiet; No. ?. 36i.. Oats Firqner No. >, 25e.
Rye Firm; No. l. - Barley Stronger No
.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1880-07-15

\ BosroN business man, impressed
by the Narragansett disaster, offers 70
teach. without charge. class of boys
from the public schools 70 swim.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1880-07-15

The German government has forbid
den the sale Of The Political Comedy
Of Europe" by Daniel johnson II i
also forbidden in France.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1880-07-15

necessary 10 state that they were re-
leased and that . the house was not
burned down.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1880-07-15
An Millionaire in the Poor House.


John L. King was sent to the Poor
Farm by Secretary Todd from which
institution il is doubtful If he viii ever
retuIn, as he is suffering from a com
plicated attack Of asthma and consump-
ton Mr. King was formerly a very
wealthy man, having been among the.
few who realized their golden dreams in
California in lS49. One mine Of which
he Mas the proprietor is said to have
yielded a daily average Of 1904 for 20
days, while another, with the richness
Of which he was not acquainted, yielded
to subsequent owners over 81, 100000
Ir.n his return to this city, however,
be went into oil speculauOns, which
proved 81 disastrous that lac was reduced
h renury, and after many years Of suf-
fanng and priyation, was obliged to be-
cone an applicant for public charity.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1880-07-15
THE GENEVA AWARD SURPLUS.
4 london Newspaper suggests fhat it
he Expended ON some Costly Inter
national Luxury

he Expended ON some Costly Inter
national Luxury
After All extended review of the pros
and cons Of the Geneva award question,
the London Times thus deicately ex-
presses Its conclusions: a scruple APP
pears to have found expression IN de-
bate about keeping British money which
was paid for a purpose incapable of
fultillment. When We say we have ar
rived Mt the same conclusion as the con-
scientous senators with reluctance, We
do not mean thai any false pride would
forbid Englishmen from accepting back
money delivered under misapprehen-
sion. British money is not like eggs
which the mother disdains 60 sit upon
because they have been touched by a
stranger hand. Our reason Is the pro-
sale one that We must avow in all SIM
phCity our hopelessness of ever seeing
again, whatever the strength of argu-
ments for such consequence, moneys
which have been fructifying so com
fortably in United States stocks. Still,
there is an acknowledged perplexitv
among Americans themselves about
the proper destination of this consider
able sum. Ii Is naively admitted that
no class of citizens can show title TO
il in which other classes of claimants
can not point ont incurable flaws. Clear
ly, no injustice would have been done,
had the award been limited to the So
100000 distributed years ago. On the
other hand it is not befitting the dignity
of a great nation to put quietly into Its
own pocket money of which it was
constituted a trustee for division among
private individuals. A course at once
magnanimous and satisfactory 20 the
original as well as the present owners OF
the money would be for congress and
the president between them to expend
their windfall Of 100000 on some
enterprise which might result in gratiti-
cation to both nations alike. There Is
Niagara TO be redeemed from sordid as
sociations. There are hundreds of
grandiose conceptions which no Bourse
might be willing to father, but by which
the two great divisions of the Anglo
Saxon race would rejoice to benefit.
Let it only be understood that the
United States government holds Sl0,-
000 900 in trust for some costly interna-
tional luxury; it viii not have to wait
long before projects in abundance will
be competing for the opportunity,
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INNOVATIONS.

At the table YOU are not required to
thank the one who waits on you.