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The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1881-08-11

MOuuHY EVbHIUBi hUBu5I o.
City Council met Monday evening pursuant to
adjournment. All present.
Minutes Of last meeting read and approved.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1881-06-23

Chicago driving park in competition with
other flyers, but will give an exhibition of
speed on the scene of her greatest tri-
umph.
CLARA FoLz, the San Francisco woman
lawyer, being told by the opposing coun-
sci in court that woman's proper place
was at home raising children, retorted:
. woman had better be engaged in al
most any business than raising such men
as you are, sir.
CRIEF JUSTICE SENER. of Wyoming. de-
eides that the recent marriage of China
man and white women, being legal in
Colorado, must be recognized as valid in
Wyoming. This makes Lee Chin solid
with the Mclean man But the Celes-
tials have boycotted him for throwing
himself away on white trash, and his
trouble has only commenced.
WHEAT bulls will receive with delight
the report by the Illinois board of agricul-
ture that so per cent. of the fall wheat in
the northern grand division of the state
has been plowed up, A per cent. in the
central division, and Is in the southern,
and the portion remaining gives indica-
tions of only about half an average
yield.
ERAsTus WYMAN, of New York, has be-
come president of the Great Northwestern
Telegraph company Of Canada, since the
recent transfer of control. The pathway
is now open for the amalgamation of the
Montreal and Dominion lines under this
charter, when the three can be absorbed
by the Western Union.
REv. CowLEY, OF the Shepherds fold, Of
New York, who served year in the pen
itentiary for starving the children, has
been given trial by Bishop Potter. The
committee selected has spent six weeks to
declare that Cowley should not have been
punished as felon, and ought not to be
deposed from the ministry, and the bishop
will give him some minor position in the
church.
THE Iowa democratic state convention
was attended by $50 delegates. One of
the first incidents was the congratulatory
address of Hon. WESLEY Hoffs, of St.
Louis. Judge l.. D. Kline was nominal
ted for ovtrnor, Captain ]. NJ. Walker
for lieutenant governor, Hon. H. b. Hem
dershott Tor judge of the supreme court,
and Professor w. H. Butler for superin-
tendent of public instruction.
THE banquet OF the sons of Maine resi-
dent in Chicago was in every sense a
success, especially as large delegation of
the Pine Tree state we're present as guests.
Judge Drummond delivered the address
of welcome and Professor Rodney Welch
the poem. Among those responding to
toasts were Hannibal Hlmlin, +. b.
Washburne, James ii. Howe, and Mark
Fl. Dunnell.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1881-06-23

Liverpool jail to effect delivery of the
Irish nihilists Roberts and Mckevett, but
finding the warden and men ready to give
them warm reception, they changed
their minds and went home.
THE dock laborers of Hull, England,
have struck work, and there has. been an
almost total cessation of trade at that port
in consequence. Hull does large trade
with America, particularly in the cattle
and meat line, and, should the strike con-
tinue, American shippers are likely to suf-
fer somewhat.
AN attempt was made by two Irishmen
from the United States, named McKevett
and Roberts, TO blow up the town hall in
Liverpool, but the only damage inflicted
was upon the windows. 1t is alleged that
Fenien documents, plenty of money,
loaded revolvers, and quantity of dyna-
mite were found on their persons.
A SOLITARY robber stopped stage near
San Antonio, Tex, in which were four
passengers, and forced them to bring the
mail-pouch near him, cut it open and
pour out the contents. Two of the pas
sengers had cncked revolvers in their
hands, and on the person of one was secret
ed 81 900, which was not ascertained by
the robber.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1881-06-23

ism connected with the wheels. BY
this means the air is kept comparative
ly cool.
Said prime teacher in the class in
composition; make rhyming coup
let including the words nose, toes, corn
kettle, ear, two and boil" There was
silence for little while, and then boy
held up his hand in token of success.
Read the eouplet," said the teacher,
and the boy read:
a. boil ia the kettles worth two on
your nose,
And corn on the ear is worth two on
your toes"
A woman from the west end has just
climbed the sixty-fve stairs between
our Office and the ground, and burst in
with the remark: ooh, gracious l
thought / never should get up those
stairs Mr. Editor, / want you to tell
me how to bring up my boy" And
we answered: "Well, ma'am, if you
must bring him up, grab him by the
seat of his trousers, and tote him along;
but we'd heap rather you wouldn't
bring him up at all. We don't want to
see the boy, and he may raise thunder
here" And she said we were an idiot
and brute, and then she went away
very angry.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1881-06-23

daughter. Or rather l have .let her
take it in payment of the balance OF
the rent we owed them"
'She has deceived you, motherF'
cried Mabel, coloring ny with honest
Indignation, ave owed her not sim
gle cent. Oh, dear mother, if had on
" been at home"
Miss Millman, tall, stout, grille
headed lady, stood still in the centre OF
the room, looking sharply about her.
"Do't fret, Alice Moore" said she,
Tears never yet did any good. You
may depend upon it, this womans'
cruel deceit will yet recoil upon her
own head. What is your landlords
Manner
Harper" said Mrs. Moore. ''Ebe-
nezer Harper"
"Oh," said Miss Millma2.
And the she went away.
81 think she grows more eccentric
every day." said Mable looking after the
retreating figure of the stout lady.
Rich people have a right to be ec-
centric if they please" sighed Mrs.
Moore, still looking at the empty
place where the screen had once stood.
Dear Aunt Hepsy," said Ann
Azalea, radiantly, 'Ive come to wish
you many happy returns of your birth
day. And here's little present-the
satin screen promised you"
"Eh?" said Aunt Hepsy.
"My own work." said Ann Azalea.
"And do so hope you will like it."
1--WE worked day and night to get it
finished" said Ann Azalea, fervently.
Gam Azalea said the old lady, sud
denly becoming inspired with some de-
gree of animation "where do you ex-
pect to go when you die?"
Dear aunt" said Ann Azalea, II
don't in the least understand you"
Because you are telling a perfect
tissue of lies, each one more outrageous
than the other" said this painfully
frank old lady. "The screen isn't your
own work at all The satin was painted
by an old school-friend of mine, fifty
odd years ago. You cheated her out
of it, the day before yesterday, by a
regular piece of swindling that would
have disgraced mock auctioneer.
And now you may go and carry it back
TO her-Mrs. Moore, NO. Lilac court
with my compliments. And Ann
Azalea-"
YES, aunt" said the detected young
lady.
you needn't trouble to come back
here again. If adopt an heiress it must
be some one who is pure, and good,
and truthful-7-not such one as you!
And Pm rather disposed to think that
it shall be Mabel Moore"
And so Miss Ann Azalea Harper's
grand scheme resulted in utter failure.
The screen was borne ANONYMOUSLY
back, and Mabel Moore is now her
aunt's adopted darling. And Papa
Harper, instead of tenderly consoling
his daughter, says his daughter, says
gruffly:
'It's all your own fault"
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1881-06-23
chicago Market.

CHICAGO, June l6.-fiour-Active firm
and higher. Wheat-Unsettled, lower and ae-
tive; No. 2 Chicago spring, 1.0?k a 1o9A for
seller cash ;1.1114 for seller July 1.lSA@
1.123S for seller August; No. 3 Chicago
spring, 97@1.021S; rejected, 74aT. Corn
In good demand but at lower rates; 45a<0451k
for seller cash; 451S for seller June; 443s for
seller July; 45 for seller August 45H for
seller September; sales 44h@45 for seller July;
45}s for sele August; AZ for seller September;
rejected, 40 0ats-Dull weak and lower;
3S1s for seller cash and June; 9SA for seller
July; 294 for seller August; 2S1s for seller
September; rejected 80. Rye-Dull and
lower at IS. Barley-Steady and unchanged
at IL Flax Seed--Dun, weak and lower at
LIS. Pork-Demand light and holders firm
1856 for seller cash; 16.57h 1850 for seller
July; 1870 for seller August; 16.S0@16.S5
for seller September Lard-Fair demand at
lower rates; 10.7S4 for seller cash; 1925 for
seller July; 1O.92halO95 for seller August;
10.s2ha10. IS for seller September. The
"Drover's Journal" reports: Hogs-Receipts,
$4,000; shipments, 5000; generally active,
and strong; early mixed packing, o.60a5.95;
light, 5.75a6.0O choice heavy, packing and
shipping, 6.OOa6.2O; culIs and light Yerkers,
4.6Oa5.5O; all sold. Ca,tle-Receipts, 5000
shipments 2,7OO; dull and weak; exports, 500
a6.15; good to choice shipping, 5.60a5.9j; poor
to fair, Zoe lower, 5.l0a5.40; western cattle,
5.300 500, grass thorough Texans, 375a6. 25
supply fair but. weaker; native butchers, quiet
but slow, 2.7O94.9O, chiefly. 35Oa5.2O; stockers
and feeders, steady, 3.50a5lO. sheep-Re-
ceipts, 1900; shipments, 1900 slow, weak and
unchanged, scallawags, 27593,4O; fair to choice
375a4 o5: extra 5006L50
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1881-06-23
A Ring to be Broken.

The curious performances connected
with the construction of the Memphis
custom house, or rather the lack of
construction of that public work, sug-
gest the idea that there is another ras-
cally ring in Washington that has never
been ventilated 1t is known that there
are large number of brokers, lawyers
and spectators residing in Washing
ton, who make q business of securing
contracts for the erection of public
buildings, which they sublet to the
actual builders. Occasionally one of
these spectators gets caught with a
contract so low that he cannot sublet it.
Then there is trouble, as in the case of
Memphis. Somehow the derelict con-
tractor finds way out of his trouble,
without suffering any great damage.
There is ring of these speculative
contractors in Washington, and they
know how to secure friends in the gov
eminent departments who know how
to protect tn If friends. 1t is not out
of the way to suspect that the building
ring contractors have have had the
same opportunities afforded them for
dishonest inspection of the bids as
was afforded to the star-route contract
ors, and thus enabling the ringster to
secure contracts by putting in bid for
a trifiing sum below the bona fide
bidder
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1881-06-23
HOrse-Raising.

The connection between bluegrass
copper-distilled whiskey and race hors-
es is not clear, but IL is fact they exist
together, There are no horses like the
Kentucky horses. Just as the merino
sheep are produced in perfection only
in Vermont and other animals are
found at their best only in certain To-
calities, to get race-horse we must go
to the state of the corn-crackers. The
people who have liking for the noble
quadruped that is given to no other
dumb creature are many. Kentuclans
are proud of the reputation Of their
state in this matter, and. with the con-
slant growth of horse-racing the raising
of these animals is becoming a source
of great profit. The demand for first
class horses at high prices is today be-
yond the supply, and the results Of
careful breeding are such that a good
pedigree alone gives to colts great
selling value. At the Preakess sale the
other day 36 yearlings brought So, 065,
the highest fgnre being 81, 100, and at
the Alexander sale &c animals of the
same age were sold for $50, 265, the lead
prices be ng s. $50 and s.. 250. 1t costs
but little more to raise such colts as
these than such as are worth but S25
each. All the world cannot breed race
horses, to be sure, but most of the
world can breed better horses thad it
does, and, as the system of farming is
improved, it will no doubt come near
the Kentucky standard as to excellence
and nearer the Kentucky figures az to
profits.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1881-06-23
Strange Tree.

Virginia New Enterprise.
A gentleman Of this place has tree
which is a species of acacia. 1t was
grown from seed brought from Aus
tralia. The tree is now a sapling some
eight feet in height, and it is in full
foliage and growing rapidly. 1t is le-
guminous and very distinctly shows the
characteristics of the mimosa, or sensi-
tive plant. Regularly every evening,
about the time the chickens go to
roost," the tree goes to roost. The
leaves fold together, and the ends of
the tender twigs coil themselves up like
the tail of aforementioned pig. After
one of the twigs has been stroked or
handled, the leaves move uneasily and
are in a sort Of mild commotion for a
minute or more. All this was known
about the tree, but it was only yester-
day that it was discovered that the tree
had in it much more of life and feeling
than it had ever before been credited
with. The tree being in quite small
pot, one which it was fast outgrowing,
it was thought best TO give it one of
much larger size. Yesterday afternoon
the tree was transferred to its new
quarters. II resented the operation of
its removal to the best Of its ability.
Arriving at his residence about the
time the tree had been transplanted,
the gentleman found the house in a
grand commotion. On asking what
was up he was told that they had trans
planted the tree according to orders
and the operation had "made it very
mad" Hardly had it been placed in
its new quarters before the leaves be-
gan to stand up in Ali directions like
the hair on the tail of an angry cat,
and soon the whole plant was in a
culver. This could have been endured,
but at the same time il gave out An
odor most pungent and sickening-just
such a smell as is given off by rattle
snakes and many other kinds Of snakes
in summer when leased. This odor so
filled the house and was so sickening
that it was found necessary to open the
doors and windows. 1t was fully an
hour before the plant Gained down and
folded its leaves in peace. 1t would
probably not have given up the fight
even then had it not been that its time
for going to roost had arrived. II is
probably needless to add that the whole
now stand in not little awe
Of the plant as being thing more ami
NAL Tor reptile) than vegetable.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1881-06-23
A Long Bicycle-Ride.

A member of the League American
Wheelman passed through Albany one
day last week on bicycle with wheel
fifty inches in diameter, on which he
had journeyed from Lima, o.. to Bos-
ton, Mass, and was then on his way
back again to the West From Mar
settles to Nevada, o., he said, he rode
for forty miles in rut made in tho
hard clay road by heavy wagons. From
Westfeld to Buffalo, n Y, he rode
between the tracks Of the Lake S ore
Road. From there to Syrcuse he rode,
in company with another wheelman,
between the n. Y. Central Railroad
tracks, frequently going fifteen miles
an hour, and making the whole dis
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS miles-in twelve
hours. 81 experienced" he said, "the
hardest time in New York City. / rode
up Broadway followed by a crowd of
hoodlums, who poked sticks through
the spokes of my wheels, and barassed
me in other ways As laid out the trip
was ,O65 miles, but shall run enough
out of the way to make it at least / 200
miles.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1881-06-23
GENERAL NOTES.

The Pennsylvania greenback eonven-
tion nominated r. w. jackson, of Mer-
Ger county, for state treasurer, and re-elec-
ted +. S. Watson, chairman of the state
central committee.
EIGHTY brakemen of the Iron Mountain
road employed at Little Rock have struck
for $50 per month.
THE shipments of strawberries from
Muskegon to Chicago in one day were
nine hundred cases.
A VEIN of coal, eight 'eet below the sur
face has been discovered on the line of
the Duluth and Winnipeg road.
FLOCK of 100 blooded sheep we're kill
ed by lightning on the farm of Colonel d.
a Alkert, in Nodawav coanty, Missouri
THE migration to the United S ates
for the past eleven months was 564 294
Germany leads with Us, 206, but Canada
contributed 110,6l1.
TUE citizens of Des Moines have pre-
sented team, carriage and harness to
Vicar General ]. F. BRAZIL. Governor
Gear made the address.
TIE Greenhackers of Ohio have nomin-
ated John Seitz, of Seneca, for governor
Charles jenkins, of Mahoning. for lieu
tenant governor, and Joseph Watson, OF
AHOAJ tOE supreme COuIt Iuukt.
The members of the New York stock
exchange are waking up to the necessity
of establishing a news bureau to provide
trustworthy information on all matters
affecting the price of securities.
THE corn crop of Iowa is estimated at
so per cent. of the average, and the
breadth planted is found to be over three
million acres. Spring wheat is placed at
81 per cent. of the regular yield.
THE election of J. Pranche, rag pick
er, from his filthy room in Buffalo disclos
ed the fact that on his person was $4,000
in gold and silver.
The assessor of Perry county, Arkan-
sas, and two other citizens walked bare
foot to Little Rock, where thev reported
that they had been threatened with hang
ing.
The wheat crop of Kentucky is esti-
mated at 81 per cent. of the average.
With the drouth of May, the corn crop
will be very late in maturing.
ENGLISH physicians have decided that
Mrs. Edwin Booth must be removed TO
the United States, and the trayedians' en-
9agenents on the other side of the Allan
tic have been Cancelled.
The boy evangelist. Rev. Thomas Harri-
son, after eleven weeks OF earnest labor at
Indianap polls is credited with 1900 con-
versions. Sixteen churches in that city
are now open for revival work, and the
Use of the theatres for Sunday services
has been rendered.
WHEN the Ute commissioners came TO
cross the Gunnison river, two OF the chiefs. |
Colorow and Joe, had disappeared, but |
Sapanayaro and Guero will probably aid |
in the selection of new reservation on |
Grand river.
MAUD S. is in prime condition, and |
makes 2:20 to 2:16 in private trials She |
will not enter for the special purse at the
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1881-06-23
GRANDMOTRERS.

GrandmotherS are very nice folks;
They beat all the aunts in creation;
They let chap do what he likes,
And don't worry about education.
am sure can't see it at all,
What poor fellow ever could do
For apples pennies and cakes,
Without a grandmother or two.
And IL he Is bad now and then,
And makes great racketing noise,
They only look over their specs,
And say, "Ah, those boys will be boys
Life is only short at the best:
Let the children be happy to-day"
Then they look for while at the sky,
And the hills that are far, far away.
Quite often as twilight comes ON,
Grandmothers sings hymns very low,
To themselves as they rock by the fire,
About heaven, and when they shall go.
And then, boy stopping to think.
Win find hot tear in his eye;
To know what will come at the last
For grandmothers all have TO die.
wish they could stay here and pray,
For boy nee their prayers every night
Some boys more than others, ! spose-
Such as |, need wonderful sight.
-So,theTn Churchman
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1881-06-23
The Electric Light In Deep Water.
Baltimore Ameriean.


Mysterious flashes of light, far-reach-
ing and brilliant, from the direction of
the harbor, over the city and against
its most lofty buildings, and again
down along the water in one direction
or another, excited no little comment
Thursday night. The startling illumi-
nations were simply the result of one of
a number of proposed experiments
with the electric light in new direc-
ton. 1t is believed by several scien-
tific gentlemen of the city, chief among
whom in this matter is Mr.. r. S. Jen-
nings, that eventually electric illumina-
ton may be made most valuable in
deep-water investigations. The theory
has not been practically demonstrated,
for the experimentation is as yet in its
infancy; but it is thought that, under
proper conditions, the electric light can
be so applied as to brilliantly light up
the bottom of body of water, even
though the depth be 100 to 200 feet.
To test the question, a Brush electric
light machine was mounted upon a
scow, with an eighthorse power steam
engine to run it, and a tug was en-
ployed to tow the scow about the har-
Dor. The gentlemen interested in the
experiments were accompanied by q
number of friends. The results were
not fully satisfactory. owing, principal
10, to the roughness of the water, but
the trip was most interesting one, and
the power of the electric light was
strikingly manifested. A movable
parabolical reflector was used back of
the light, which was again and again
thrown against vessels from two to two
and half miles distant, bringing them
out in clear, full view, and enabling
their names to be read with the aid of
glass. When the light was thrown
upon the dome of the city hall, it
leaped out of the darkness and stood
up againt the sky as if suspended in
mid-air. One of the curious features
of this part of the display was that to
persons in the city the shadows of
steamers and other vessels passing at
this time between the light and the city
hall dome were distinctly portrayed
against the white background 1t may
well be imagined what a sensation was
created by this panorama. If, as is
believed the idea is a feasible one, its
workings will be of great importance
in the search of lost treasures, for
drowned persons, the raising of wrecks,
the removal of torpedoes, etc.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1881-06-23

COMMODORE JEFFERs, Chief of the
Ordnance Bureau of the Navy Depart
ment, rendered his resignation. and it
has been accepted On his return from
Europe, where he goes to examine and
report upon the or dnance and torpedo
service of European navies, Commo-
dore Jeffers will be placed on the re-
tired list, at his own request. Secre-
tary Hunt has not yet decided on his
snccessnr
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1881-06-23
Canadian Annexation Sentiment.

From the Bay City (Mich.) Tribune
AS our readers know we have never
believed that here was any strong SEN
timent, or any general sentiment
amongst the Canadian people IL favor
of annexation to the United States.
There are undoubtedly many Canadians
in the aggregate, who would be willing
to cast in their lot with us and become
one or more of the United States, and a
part of the yankee Union" But
they constitute, as we have always sup
posed, a very small portion of the Ca
madam population. But still, the To
ronto Globe, leading, and one of the
ablest and best informed papers, seems
to entertain different opinion, for it
said in a recent article upon the subject
that "it can no longer be DISCUS
ed that there is growing annexation
sentiment across the border. There is
no use it says, "to attempt to conceal
the truth that many of the people think
the American Republic better than our
Dominion. 1t has a charm Tor them.
As the poor American slaves used to
watch the northern star when signing
for liberty, prior to 1860, and wended
their way by circuitous routes to Cana
da, SO the people of Europe, and many
of our people, are attracted by the
fame, the glory, the free intercourse,
as they think-the free life of the
great Republic. But while the United
States are willing to to receive all who
may come, We are not so anxious to
swallow all the nations of the continent
as we were once, and our Government
will not take any steps toward annexa-
ton that will ALLEVIATE the friendship of
Great Britain or even Mexico. When
ever England relinquishes her claim
upon the Dominion, and our neighbors
feel DESTROYS of uniting their fortunes
with our own, then we shall be ready
to welcome annexation and not before