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Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1881-06-18

The papers report Fred n. Hart as hav-
ing purchased an interest in the San Fran
cisco Stock Report. That paper of Monday
evening makes no reference to the pur-
chase -Er
The story must have been started by
the same man who said that Hart refused
$500 a month from the New York Times.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1881-06-18

A lady of experience gives advice on
kissing to younger lady friend, as follows:
"Be frugal in your bestowal ofsuch favors
In the first place. I would cut off all
uncles, cousins and brother in law; let
them kiss their own wives and daughters;
and would not kiss the minister, or the
doctor, or the lawyer who gets you a di-
vorce." You see this lady understands her
business, and does not leave out the editor.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1881-06-18

The Stock Report suggests that in the alb
ssnce Of the usual military display on the
Fourth in San Francisco, division of
office seekers be formed, under sub div
isions Of County Clerk, Assessor, Super
visors, ETC., each having brass band and
wearing some appropriate regalia.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1881-06-18

The latest novelty in inventions is that
known as Flyers Marine Carriage. It is,
As it name implies, a veritable carriage,
that is, a vessel on wheels that roll over the
surface of the water instead of ploughing
through it like the hull of vessel The
body of the ship is to be elevated upon a
platform above the surface of the water
the same as the body of wagon or car
above the earth, and will be propelled in
similar manner. Great things are claimed
for it by the friends of the inventor.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1881-06-18

The Pacific Coast says: Some unknown
friend has forwarded us copy of the
Tombstone Daily Union. In glaucing over
it we notice that some twenty of the Chi
nese residents of that place have ADVERTISE
ments in the paper repr esenting fheir bus
mess. Good for the Tombstone Mongo-
lians We are opposed to the whole ca
Doodle of them on general principles, but
their act ion in this particular case shows
that they are ahead of many Anglo Saxons
in a praiseworthy form of energy and en-
terprise.
The University of California seems to be
in bad way according to the Californian,
which says:
There seems to be a total generalization.
and lack of organization-a sort of "a 60
IS you please" system in each department..
Now. it is only few years since the Uni
versity was inaugurated with great eclat A
princeIy endowment was SCI tied on il. The
leading citizens of the State we're it's spon-
sors. 1t was published to the world that
here at last, in this State of California. a
great university had thrown open its doors
and invited students, regardless of race or
sex, to enter without money and without
price. Many availed themselves of the on
portunity. The classes filled rapidly. For
. while it seemed as if an institution of
learning had been founded. that for all time
should be q q reservoir If Intellectual in
spiration for great people. How has
this promise been fulfilled? What have we
now? An academy afflicted with the dry
rot,
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1881-06-18
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River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1881-05-19
How He Got Left.

Apropos to the story recently told of
Attorney General Wayne McVeagh,
who some time ago gave young man
strong letter Of recommendation
which he lately used in applying to the
attorney general for position, the fol-
lowing good story is told of the late
Hon. Tom Corwin, as related by him.
self. He said: Before going into the
treasury department as secretary l had
given a very strong letter of recommen-
dation to a young man, a son of one of
my constituents, to assist him in obtain
ing clerkship in that department. It
turned out that my predecessor did not
appoint him. When l came to be sec
rotary the same young called on me
and presented to me my own letter.
He felt sure of an appointment then,
of course. did not want to appoint
him and the letter rather stumped me.
1 read it over carefully, more for the
purpose of taking time to think how to
get out of the scrape than for any 9th
er purpose; and after reflection, 1 said,
And did not --- appoint you on
that letter. The young man replied,
NO Then l do not see how l can,
said I, for you could not expect that
letter to have more weight with me
thanit did with my predecessor, who
was man of excellent judgment-ex-
cellent judgment, sir"
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1881-05-19
Fresh-Wate Spring in the Atlantic

One of the most remarkable displays
of nature may be seen on the Atlantic
coast, eighteen miles from St. Angus
tine. Off Mantanzas Inlet, and three
miles from shore, a mammoth fresh
water spring gurgles up from the depth
oftEe ocean with such force and volume
as to attract the attention of all who
came in its immediate vicinity. This
fountain is large, bold and turbulent. 1t
is noticeable to fishermen and others
passing in small boats along near the
shore. For many years this wonder
full and mysterious freak of nature has
been known to the people of St. Angus
tine and those living along the shore,
and some of the superstitious ones have
been taught to regard it with kind of
reverential awe, or holy horror, as the
abode of supernatural influences. When
the waters of the ocean in its vicinitp
are otherwise calm and tranquil, the
upheaving and troubled appearance of
the water shows unmistakable evidences
of internal connections. An area of
about half an acre shows this troubled
appearance something similar to the
boiling of washerwomans' kettle. Six
or eight years ago Commodore Hitch
cock, of the United States coast survey,
was passing this place, and his atten-
ton was directed to the spring by the
restless upheaving of the water which
threw his ship from her course as she
entered the spring. His curiosity be-
coming excited by this circumstance
he set to work to examine its surround
ings, and found six fathoms of water
everywhere in the vicinity while the
spring itself was almost fathomless.-
Savannah (Ga.) News.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1881-05-19
Secretary Lincoln and the Army Ring.
Hartford Tim,

Secretary of War Lincoln has started
off in reform that he can not accom-
plish, much as his desire may be to do
it. He had an idea that he would get
rid of the army barnacles, who, while
they draw salaries from general down
to lieutenant, never render and never
have rendered for years any service in
return.
The case that. he started out on was
that of Lieut.. Bradley, who managed
to get special &C passed through con,
gress giving him the pay of captain.
Lieut.. Bradley has not seen his regi-
ment for seventeen years. During this
time he has not performed one weeks
service really, though he has been suf-
fered to be in charge of one of the hun
bred red tape bureaus of the war de-
partment. But he has been leader of
the german regularly and is ga heaven
ly waltzer." He has never missed a
social gathering, and is delightful
fellah, you know" He parts his!hair in
the middle and plays polo.
When Mr.. Lincoln was told of these
things-there are hundred of such
cases in the war department-he made
up his mind that he would reform the
business or smash up ying to do SO.
He began on Bradley, but it was not
two days before Bradley brought social
influence to have the order rescinded.
Other secretaries of war have tried to
do exactly what Lincoln wanted to do,
but they failed every time, as Lincoln
will fail. The army ring is too strong
for the department to manage.
There are hundreds of barnacles on
the naval rolls also, but nothing can be
done about it. There are several navy
officers now on duty, Especial duty" at
the Washington navy yard that have
not been one hour on ship, except
when they are travelling for pleasure,
since the day they left Annapolis with
their appointments as lieutenants.
Judge Hunt will take no steps to cor
rect what he knows is an evil, because
lie knows he can not make success
of it.
Lincoln, however, is very rash, and
swears he will do something .or know
the reason why. He will probably dis
cover the reason, but his reform won't
amount to much.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1881-05-19
Unhappy Birds.

Poets may weep to learn from an
ornithologist who writes in the London
Globe of March Z, that bird life is far
from idle happiness. Birds have all the
bad qualities of mankind. They are
deficient in love for their offspring, and
have no more conjugal affection than
the traditional rover. Their moral ma
ture is often depraved. They hiss and
scold and swear, and exhibit terrible
pugnacity. The majority of singing
birds have the tempers of wasps, and
are apparently neverso happy as when
they are quarreling. A fourth of their
lives is passed in scolding and fighting.
In their singing season, which is also
their time for mating and contention,
severe pitched battles, fought between
candidates for matrimonial life, are of
continual occurrence. The females
fight furiously for the males, and when
the contest is oyer, the conquerors
march off with the object of their
choice, unless they should be met on
he road by other viragoes and COM
PEELED to give up their husbands by
force. A male bird will allow two hens
to fight for him until one of them is
killed, and then with due humility ac-
company the victor. At this period of
the year the woods and fields are the
scenes of desperate battles. Shrieks Of
triumph or defeat mingle with the love-
notes of the newly-mated. The very
songs we hear at dawn of day are more
the results of rivalry and of ambition
than of Joyous thanksgiving, the feath-
cred songsters being DESTROYS of drown
ing the voices of others or of excelling
them in vocal power in the presence
of the females.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1881-05-19
THE COUNTRY BOYS.


1.-THE boys are coming home tomorrow
ThusessS rural hostess said;
While Lou and exchanged quick glances,
Full of mingled fear and dread.
Had we hither came for quiet,
Hitler fled the city's noise,
But to change it for the riot
Of those horrid country boys?
Waking one with loud hallowing
Early every summers day,
Shooting robbins, teasing kittens,
Frightening the wrens away.
L wrote these lines one happy summer:
To-day L smile to read them DER,
Remembering how with anxious faces
We watched all day the opening door.
They came, THE boys" six feet in stature,
Graceful, easy, polished men;
l vowed to Lou, behind my knitting,
To trust no mothers word again.
For bOyhood is thing immortal
As each fond mother will agree.
And some are boys" to her forever,
Change as they may to you and me-
Now by the window, still and sunny,
Warmed by the rich October glow,
The dear old lady waits and watches.
just as she waited years age
For Lou and are now her daughters
We married ''those two country boys"
In spite of all our sad torebodings
About their awkward ways and noise.
Lou springs up to meet a football
l list no more for coming feet
Mother and are waiting longer
For steps on Beulahs golden street.
But when she blesSes Louis beloved,
And seals it with Il tender Kiss,
know that loving words go upward,
Words to another world than this.
Always she speaks in gentle fashion
About my boys"-she always will:
Though one is gray and one has vanished
Beyond the reach of time or i'll.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1881-05-19

tinent. 1t cannot grow food enough for
its population. Last year even Russia
had to import grain-food from Amer
lea; and it is no exaggeration to say
that, but for the New World and steam
navigation, the year 1879 would have
witnessed European famine as dire
as any that ever afflicted our continent
in the Middle Ages. Where, then, is
this annual amount of gold to be OBJ
tanned for export? The danger is not
as yet immediate, but it is of the most
serious character. 1t is at such juno
ture that the United States come for
ward offering to relieve Europe from
the difficulty under which it labors.
They say, in substance, s'The whole
civilized world is distressed, owing to
the recent demonstration of silver, but
if the European Governments will, as
of old, treat both silver and gold as
money, we are ready to do the same
But if Europe refuses, SD shall We; and
then the battle must be fought out until
the strife becomes too intolerable to be
borne" Whatever England may have
to say in the matter, it is evidently to
the interests of Germany and France
to give these proposals serious consid-
Grafton.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1881-05-19

People who are in hurry to order
their paper stopped when the editor
says something that displeases them
will do we'll to ponder over these words
from the Christian at Wtrk:: An hon
est, straightforward, manly man, see
ing som ething in his newspaper that
he does not like, writes to the editor
expressing his dissent-as it is his priv
ilege to do and as he would do to a
friend. No true man gives up friend
because of q difference of opinion;
neither does he, for like reason, part
with one of the hest of friends, a good
newspaper. On the other hand, no
editor who is half an editor resents, but
rather welcomes and respects the hear
ty, pronounced expression of contrary
opinion from a manly dissentient. But
for the one who, reads, dissents and
flashes back an angry "Stop my paper"
well, we are sorry for such brethren.
1t is always disappointment to meet
with the weakness of childhood where
you naturally look for the strength o
maturity. The infrequency of the oc-
currence makes it matter of less
consequence than it otherwise might
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1881-05-19
Starving to Death.

Western Rural.
When a balloon is lost scores and
hundreds of balloons are seen all over
the world for weeks after the catas-
thrcphe. Every time some people look
into the air, under some circumstances,
they behold an air ship; and we are
reminded of this singular fact by the
numerous cases of deliberate starvation
which are now reported in the press.
Some weeks ago woman, after refusing
food for forty-seven days, went where
material food is not needed, and
since then the people who are
living in a way that is inimical to
to the interests of boarding house
keepers have multiplied to an alarm
ing extent. Pennsylvania, with COM
mendable enterprise turned up case
where man lived about seventy days
in a trance and without nourishment
and finally jumped from n window,
twenty-five feet to the ground. He
still lives, however, and seems to have
lost his speech as we'll as his appetite.
Michigan, not to be entirely outdone
presents a woman who has lived for a
long time without taking any nourish-
ment except what she takes in at the
pores in the process of bathing in beef
tea. We should think it would spoil
the tea, whatever effect it may have
upon the superficial appearance of the
woman. Now Wisconsin comes for
ward with case of selfimposed starva-
ton, but she is a trife behind in the
contest, for her woman died at the end
of seventeen days.
The strangest part of this is, that it
is woman who in every case-except
one is making the spectacle of herself.
We expect men to do all sorts of funny
things, and to become so insane t at
they don't know themselves from a
backlog. Tanner entered upon the
very foolish experiment of fasting forty
days, and after showing an outrageous
disrespect for his stomach for that length
of time, is principally remembered for
having gormandized like hog when
his fast was over; and now he is to have
an imitator in Chicago who proposes to
go him, however, five days better, and
to starve under the immediate super
vision ofProf. Haines, the Rush Medi-
GIL College professor, who recently
pronounced glucose healthy article of
diet. We do not know what particular
office Haines is to fill, except that he
is to be present to close the eyes of the
man when he dies. We thipk perhaps,
that he might be able to do that in a
scientific style.
But while we are not surprised at
anything man may do, we conclude
that something must be wrong when
the feminine head gets SO far turned
around as to wage warfare with the
stomach and die in the conflict. So
many predictions of things getting out
of all decent order in the next year
or two have been made, that perhaps
this freak of these women attempting
to live without eating is the beginning of
the general chaos. We hope the mat
ter will 60 no further, but that there
will be a general return of the living
fasters-if there are any-to the good
old style of eating three meals day.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1881-05-19
Wilmington, (Del.l Daily Republican. /

Mrs. Adam Grub, 231 Walnut street,
has been a great sufferer for number
of years from extreme pain in the feet,
something like rheumatism. She was
also very much troubled with corns and
bunions. 1t was with great difficulty
that she could walk, and sometimes
when she would visit her husbands
shoe store or any of her children, she
could not get home again without assist
ance, and often when she was walking
along the streets she would be seized
with such acute pain that she was COM
PEELED to stop in at the neighbors on
the way until she got better. Some two
weeks ago she heard of the wonderful
cures st. Jacobs Oil was effecting, and
she at once commenced to use it and
experienced great relief Immediately.
The pains have left her feet and ankles
and the Inflammation has left the corns
and bunions. She is now tripping up
to her husbands shoe store and out to
see her children without experiencing
any pain.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1881-05-19
A Losing Joke.

A prominent physician of Pittsburgh
said jokingly to a lady patient who was
complaining of her continued ill health,
and of his inability to cure her, "try
Hop Bittersp The lady took it in
earnest and used the bitters, from which
she obtained permanent health. She
now laughs at the doctor for his joke,
but he is not so well pleased with it, as
it cost him good notwithstanding
Patriot
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1881-05-19
A FAIR SPONTANEOUSLY.
Who Wandered Away From Home in
Her SIeen.

Who wandered away FROM nome IN
Her sleep.
Sadie Lord, of Clinton, Me-, bright
little lady sixteen years of age, had an
adventure recently, which is narrated
in the Augusta Journal. Miss Lord is
an active young body, and sometimes
the events of waking hours so crowd
into her dreams that she commits
strange freaks of somnambulism. Her
father is dead, and she lives with her
mother and brother on farm. On the
night in question mother ard daughter
went to bed early, and were soon
asleep. The young man came in soon
atferward, and retired to his chamber
over his mothers apartment. About
$50 Mrs. Lord awoke. She was hor-
rified to find her daughter gone. The
mother listened q moment, and then
heard some one moving in an adjoin-
ing room. She at once proceeded to
the spot, and found Sadie putting on
her clothes and fast asleep. She called
her name softly, not wishing to rudely
awaken the dreamer. The moment
her mother spoke the girl grasped
shawl, and half clothed as she was, ran
out doors like a startled deer. Mrs.
Lord tried to follow her, and could dis
Germ the outlines OF her little form
Fastening toward the railroad track.
1t was time for the Pullman train from
Bangor. The mother could hear the
shrill whistle in the distance. What if
her darling should be crushed beneath
the cruel wheels? She saw the moving
lantern of one of the section men, and
shouted to him to intercept the fugi-
tive. But he did not hear her. The
train came nearer and nearer. The
great headlight of the locomotive threw
a dazzling path of light adown the
track. The girl, unconscious of her
danger, crossed right in front of the
engine and narrowly escaped from the
jaws of death. Heaving great sigh of
relief that her daughter was safe from
imminent peril, the mother returned
to the house and called up her son. He
hastily dressed, and continued the
search fully an hour, when he aroused
the neighborhood to assist him. The
church bell was rung, and the entire
community turned out. A little after
midnight the wanderer was found. She
had crawled under the barn belonging
to Charles Baker, about one third of a
mile from her home, and had nestled
beside a great ox-cart, where she was
slumbering as peacefully as if she was
in her own comfortable bed. She was
gently awakened and taken home.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1881-05-19

Mother" remarked Duluth girl,
81 think Harry must b. going to pro-
pose to me-" "Why so, my daughter
querried the old lady, laying down her
spectacles while her face beamed like
the moon in it's fourteenth night "Well
he asked me this evening if I wasn't
tired of living with such menagerie
as YOU and dad?"
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1881-05-19

For the delicate and complicated diff
iculties peculiar to the female consti-
tuition, LYDIA E. PINKHAM's VEGETABLE
COMPOUND is the sovereign remedy. 1t
aims at the cause, and produces lasting
results. Send to Mrs. Lydia E. Pink
ham, 233 Western Avenne, Lynn,
Mass, for pamphlets.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1881-05-19
Ponder on These Truths.

Torpid kidneys, and constipated bow
els are the great causes of chronic dis
eases.
Kidney-Wort has cured thousands
Try it and you will add one more to
their number
Habitual costiveness afflicts millions
of the American people. Kidney
Wort will cure it.
Kidney-W ort has cured kidney-com-
plants of thirty years standing. Try
it.-Erchange.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1881-05-19

Ladies' Walking Jackets, Dolmans, Shawls,
Millinery, Hosiery, Dressgoods, Silks, Linens
Black Goods, Ladies' Underwear, Corsets, Kid
Gloves including the Harris, Seamless, Lisle
Gloves, Lace Mitts, Parasols, Dress Trimmings,
&c., can be purchased at James Morgans 1856 and
3SS East Water street, Milwaukee at the lowest
prices in America.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1881-05-19

A man charged with crime has been
saved from punishment by mustard
plaster. His sister swore that on the
day Of the crime he was at home with
a mustard plaster on his back, and on
investigation it was found that the
marks of the mustard plaster were still
there he was branded with his own
innOcence.-ElnairaF Free Press.