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River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1881-09-15
Street Car Ethics.

New York Tribune. "Some of ems
made of lead, you know said street.
car conductor alphabetically, as he
pocketed a silver half-dollar after Civ
ing it a vigorous scrape with his steel
punch. "Some of EN- lead and some
of 'em brass; so we have to look sharp.
It's easy enough to tell the lead half
dollars by scraping 'em with the punch,
but you never know brass coin until
inc silver is worn off the outside"
Where do the bad coins come irom?"
was asked.
CHATS more'n / know--where they
come from in the first place. It's
mostly women that give 'em to us. You
see when man gets hold of a bad half
dollar he don't feel just like passing it
himself; so he just gives it to his wife
and don't say anything about it, And
even if she does know the piece is bad,
it don't make mite of difference. A
woman, young man, is one of the queer
est things in the world-one of the
quee-e-e-rest things in the world. /
often stop and say to myself: We'll
now, what in thunder did she do that
for? A woman has no idea of other
peoples rights at all. So when she
gets hold of bad half-dollar, she just
naturally passes it off again. Dishon-
est? Why, bless you. no, she doesn't
mean to do anything dishonest; it's just
her nature; she can't help it. She
don't want the half-dollar-of course
she don't-so there is just one thing to
do, and that il to pass it off on someone
else. But | tell you, you have to be
powerful careful how you treat a wo-
man. Some of 'em want you to help
'em on the car, now, and others won't
let you touch 'em. So either way you
do, YOUR sure TO make half of 'em
mad. i stopped the cart was only
yesterday morning-to let a woman
off; gave her plenty Of time, and she
got both feet on the ground, then the
car started, but she wanted it to wait
till she was yard away, so what does
she do but jump on again, and make
the car come to dead stop. There is
no accountin' for 'em no way"
"Most of them go by the elevated
road now, do they not?"
eyes, a good many of 'em do. Before
the elevated road was built used to
carry the girls to the Normal School
every morning. lneY useu W COile hii
at once, so many of them they had to
sit in one anothers laps. That made
four rows, and just tell you they look
ed as fresh and sweet as basket of
peaches, ali ranged in rows. But don't
see much of them now"
"You regret that ! suppose?'
"Well, now don't know. I'd rather
carry car full of men any day. They
know what conductors business is,
and don't get mad for nothing. They
give us fewer counterfeits, too. Why, |
have a glass dollar up at the house that
woman gave me. / was a fool to
take it, but I'll pass it off on some man
again. When the car is pretty dark,
they won't notice it. You see they're
not used to it, as / am"
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1881-09-15

COMPLAINT is made that the Eads
ietties at the mouth of the Mississippi
are not satisfactory. During the
month of August the English steamer
Renfrew dragged the bottom of the
channel for 100 to 200 yards, while
drawing only twenty-three feet of wa
ter. Four captains of as many differ
ent crafts also certify that instead of
the channel being 600 feet in width, it
is apparently not more than l50 feet
wide, and that they believe that just
above Cram island two vessels drawing
twenty-three feet of water could not
pass each other without liability to
grounding.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1881-09-15
How Sayages Swim.

Nature, in an article in regard to the
swimming of savage people, says
"The Indians on the Missouri river.
when they have occasion to traverse
that impetuous stream, invariably tread
water just as the dog treads it. The
natives of Joanna-an island on the
coast Of Madagascar-of both sexes
walk the water, the young folks carry
ing fruit and vegetables to ships be-
Gained, or it may be lying-to in the of
fling miles away. Some Croomen,
whose canoe upset before my eyes in
the seaway on the coast of Africa,
walked the water to the safe-keeping of
their lives with the utmost facility, and
/ witnessed negro children on other oc-
casions doing so at a very tender age.
At Madras, watching their opportunity,
messengers with letters secured in an
oilskin cap, plunge into the boiling surf
and make their way, treading the wa
ter, to the vessels outside, through
sea in which an ordinary European
boat will not 1--we.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1881-09-15

UNDER the new code of criminal pro-
cedure in New York, any person who
has been convicted of felony or five
times of misdemeanor may be adj
judged an habitual criminal. Thereaf-
ter he will be liable to arrest without a
warrant. A record Of habitual Grim
inals will be kept and certified copy
Of the entries be sent to the district.at-
torney of each county in the state.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1881-09-15

country 80 battalions of 500 men each
The hey has lost all authority over the
tribes and his soldiers, and French control
is now at its lowest point,
CLYDE (Scotland) ship-builders have
leased land at Havre, France, to locate a
ship-building establishment capable of EN-
ploying 5000 men. This il done TO secure
the benefit of the French Government
bounty for homemade ships.
SECOND ballots were taken in France for
members of the chamber of deputies in
districts which failed to elect two weeks
ago. Twenty republicans and one conser-
vative we're elected.
IT is said that Minister Lowell has
asked Lord Granville for special medi-
cal examination of J. B. Walshe, who has
been imprisoned in Kilmainham Jail for
six months.
DANTzGc is being handsomely decorated
in advance of the arrival of Emperor
William TO meet the czar of Russia. The
Emperor Francis Joseph has been invited.
Bismarck will be present, as also the
kings of Roumania, Denmark, and Sax
ony.
THE perfect OF Constantine, of Algeria,
has received dispatch announcing that
sixty-one persons were burned to death in
one day in the recent forest fires. Many
persons were wounded and 6S2 dwellings
destroyed. The value of cattle grain and
other articles devoured by the flames is
| 100000 francs.
THE governor of New Mexico has or
ganized companies of militia at Las
Crbces and La Mesilla. Two companies
are forming at Socorro, one at Rincon,
one in the Black range, and one at Santa
Fe. The governor called on the secretary
of war for one thousand stand of arms
now at Fort Union and fair supply of
ammunition.
LIMERICK, Ireland, is in riotous con-
dition. Some English soldiers having
made insulting remarks about the pope,
were attacked by the mob with stones.
The police then fired upon the crowd,
wounding fifteen persons, some dangerous
ly. Yesterday morning the mob armed
themselves with view of attacking the
police, and tried by false report to lure
them from their barracks, but failed. A
large force of constables has been sent to
| assist the Limerick police
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1881-09-15

WILLIAM NJ. EvARTs, fresh from the
international monetary conference, has
reached New York. He reports entire
unanimity of feeling between the
United States, Italy, Holland, France
and Spain as to bimetalism, and thinks
the gold drain now in progress will
open the eyes of Great Britain as to the
wisdom of our position.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1881-09-15

A BANK in Nashville, Tenn, has OBJ
tanned a thousand dollars worth of
pennies from the mint, with the inten-
ton of securing their introduction gen.
orally into trade in that city. One dry
goods dealer has given them in change
for some time past, and has increased
MS trade by IL.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1881-09-15

THE natural fear that competing
lines Of telegraph are being organized
merely to find purchaser in Gould, is
giving way before the multiplicity of
new lines. Gould's stomach will not
hold them all. The newest of the new
lines is that to be established by COM
bination of the Mutual Union, Ameri-
can Rapid, Canadian Mutual and Bal
timore & Ohio systems, by which fifty
thousand miles of wire will be placed
under one management.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1881-09-15

Ex-MNIsTER CHRIsTIANCY, who ar
rived at New York from Peru recently,
by way of Panama, says that the gov
eminent of Peru is in a pitiable condi-
ton, that peace is uncertain, and that
the conditions of peace are scracely
outlined. Further than this, he said,
he was not at liberty to speak, since
his information had been received in All
official capacity.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1881-09-15

Two women were committed to the
asylum in New York recently. both in
sane on the subject of the presidents
illness, and each laboring under the
delusion that she was Mrs. Garfield,
and must go and nurse the president.
One of the women was of Irish birth,
and the other was German.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1881-09-15

THE fiscal year of the United States
treasury ended on the 30th of June
and the accounts of the governments
receipts and expenditures for that year
have all been receipted and balanced
The year has been most prosperous
one, the receipts of revenue from each
source, and of course in the aggregate
being much greater in 1881 than fol
the prosperous year 1880, while the ex-
penditures were, on the whole, much
smaller,
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1881-09-15

THE high price of corn is having a
depressing effect on the glucose fac
tories and the distilleries. At the
price now ruling for that important
grain, those institutions cannot run
with profit. Their only hope is that
the price of corn will come down, and,
if not, their only recourse will be to
raise the prices of their products.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1881-09-15
milwaukee, Marker

MILWAUKEE,, Sept. Flour-Scarce and
firm. Wheat-Aetive; No. 2, hard, nominal No.
2, 1.2524; 1.24h for seller September; l.2594 for
seller October; 1.2SK for seller November; 1924
fol. seller December; 1.30A for seller January; No.
3, LIZ; No. 4, and rejected nominal. Corn
In good demBnd and higher; No. 2, SO. Oats
Scarce and higher No. 2, 4OHRye-Firm; No.
L, 1.O3h. Barley Strong and higher; No. 2,
A
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1881-09-15
Medical Virtues of the Wa termeIOn
Food and Health.

The watermelon contains about 50
per cent. of the purest of water, and a
trace of the purest sugar, and nothing
has yet been discovered that furnishes
so perfect and speedy a ''cure" for
summer complaint as watermelon, and
nothing else. Even when diarrhea
has been kept up by continued eating
of ordinary food, until the disease has
become chronic, this delicious bever-
age-for it is little watermelon,
taken freely two or three times day
has again and again been known to
work wonders and to "cure" when all
the usual remedies had Tiled.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1881-09-15
How to Tell a Good Potato.

Here is good place says the San
Francisco Cal, to impart what Is a Sc
cret to the vast majority of people, and
it is one we'll worth knowing. 1t is
simply how to tell good potato; that
| is, as well as can be done without cook
ing it, for sometimes even experts are
deceived Take sound potato, and
paying no attention to its outward APP
pearance, divide it into two pieces with
your knife and examine the exposed
surfaces. If there is so much water or
Juice" that seemingly a slight pres
sure would cause it to fall off in drops,
you may be sure it will be "soggy"
after it is boiled. These are the requi-
site qualities for good potato which
must appear when one is cut in two:
For color, yellowish white; if it is q
deep yellow the potato will not cook
well; there must he considerable
amount of moisture, though not too
much; rub the two pieces together, and
white froth will appear around the
edges and upon the two surfaces; this
signifies the presence of starch, and the
more starch, and consequently froth,
the better the potato, while the less
there is the poorer it will cook. The
strength of the starchy element can
be tested by releasing the hold upon
one piece of the potato, and if it still
clings to the other, this in itself is a
very good sign. These are the expert
ments generally made by e, perts, and
they are ordinarily willing to buy on
the strength of their turning out well,
though, as stated above, these tests are
by no means infallible. The anti
Chinese element of society will not like
the information that very large per-
centage of the potatoes consumed in
this market are raised by Cinnamon,
but such is the case. The s'River Reds, y
our cheapest potato, which is grown
along the banks of the Sacramento riv-
er, are raised almost exclusively by the
heather, who ship them to the COM
mission merchants, from whose stores
they go to hotels, boarding-houses and
private families all OYER the city, and a
few good seasons make the Chinaman
rich-from Monaghan standpoint.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1881-09-15

ry; First Lieut.. C. G. Gordon, Sixth
cavalry, and post quartermaster.
Wounded: William Slartery, COM
manding troop E, who moved for
ward with the skirmishers and most
handsomely cleared the savages out
of the bushy bottom close to camp;
w. III. Carter, regimental quartermaster
9th cavalry, adjutant and commanding
troop d after Hertig's death; Second
Lieut.. Thos. Cruise, commanding COM
pany A Indian scouts, and afterward
troop ID, 9th cavalry, on the march and
battle. Assistant Surgeon George Nc
Creary, U. S. A., who, besides skillfully
performing his professional duties, used
earbine effectively. My young son,
Clark nj. Carr, accompanied the expe-
dition and deserves to have his name
mentioned in this dispatch. There are
forty-tive civilians here who are assist
ing in defense of the post, and / am
rationing such as required it. | armed
four persons, three of whom belonged
to the 9th cavalry. They fought brave
ly, and / shall recommend that their
offenses be pardoned. received no
dispatches from you later than August
d1lCl NY IGIulAs 4H6l Obl1C
those of the 18th, which are the latest
now at hand
/ am confident that the Indians have
been preparing for an attack for six
months. Cooley, who is here, says so
also. Phipp, whose employer was
Bullen, was killed. There have been
only few Indians around the post TO-
day
(Signed) CARR, Commander.
While lamenting the death by treach-
cry, of CapO. Hertig and the men who
fell with him, | am rejoiced to report
that the massacre of Carr's command
fis not true.
(Signed) Mcdowell,
Maj or General,
INDIAN AFFAIRS.
WASHINGTON, Sc pit. THE commits
sioner of Indian affairs to-day received
the following joint dispatch from Agent
Tiffany and Lieut.. Glass, dated San
Carlos agency Sept. 5;
There is no danger of an attack on
this agency. Lieut.. Glass, of the Sixth
cavalry, is here with his company. 1
want nor need no more. Things are
quiet, except in the northern part near
Apache. No excitement among en-
ployes. Am fully prepared for any
emergency should one arise. | am
satisfied that everything is all right. 1
am arresting every Indian who comes
from that section and aiding the mill
tary every way by sending couriers
and loaning scouts for escorts. / am
competent every way of taking care of
things here.
TIFFANY, Agent.
Tiffany with cooperation of troops,
is in my opinion fully able to take care
of the agency.
GLASS, Lieut..
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1881-09-15

Owing to the long d-outh, the water
of the Ohio river has ftllen so low that
steamboat navigation is next TO impos-
sible. The Ohio valley has been very
great sufferer from the dry season.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1881-09-15
NEWS NOTES.

AT last, after many weeks of uninter-
rupted drouth, southern Illinois has had
a drenching rain, but it came too late
to do the dried-up fields and pastures
any good.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1881-09-15
An Original Advertisement.

London Truth: In the present age,
originality in devising advertisements
is at high premium but Ihave not
for long time come across anything
to equal the ingenuity of a certain city
tailor, who gives out in weekly con-
temporary that Having witnessed the
struggle in which Mr. Bradlaugh's coat
was unfortunately torn" he will be glad
to replace the same" if that gentle
man will "honor him with a call !"
This advertisement is headed, in large
capitals, Mr.. Bradlaugh," and there
fore at once attracts the eye. Wheth-
er this ingenious tailor really expects
the junior member Of Northampton to
" favor" him or not ], of course, cannot
say but such enterprise is almost de
serving of reward.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1881-09-15
Tnrongh fIe WearY monra

Of many a night, ma de doubly long by its pro
tracted agony, the rheumatic sufferer losses to
and fro on his sleepless couch vainly praying for
that rest which only comes by fits and starts. His
malady is one which ordinary medicines too often
fail to relieve but there is ample evidence to
prove that the efficient blood depurent. Hostel
ters Stomach Bitters, affords the rheumatic a re-
liable means of relief Check the malady in its
incipient stages, when the first premonitory
twinges come on, with this agreeable medicine
and avoid years of torture. Whatever be the
rationale Of the active influence Of the Bitters
upon this malady, certain it Is that no evidence
relating to its effects Is more direct and positive
than that which relates 10 its action in cases Of
rheumatism Like all sterling remedies, however
should not be abandoned because not at once re-
medal. II is equally effieaeioHs in dyspepsia, in
digestion and kindred diseases.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1881-09-15

Prof. Bell claims that he has sue
ceeded in inventing a machine that viii
"locate bullet in the human body"
He needn't think that's anything new.
Almost every man in Denver totes such
an Boston Post
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1881-09-15

Dwight l. Moody, the evangelist, in
talk to ministers ut the Mortified
convocation recently, gave them the
following advice: Don't talk by the
yard"
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1881-09-15

A RECENT case of poisoning by oleo-
margarine in Cincinnati viii again in
vite attention to the ACCESSIBILITY of pur-
chasers knowing what they buy for ta-
BILE use. In this case six personsssuf-
fered from the effects of the article,
though all recovered. Oleomargarine
when carefully made is harmless, but
those who sell it under pretense of its
being butter are not to be trusted.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1881-09-15

II would be supposed from its popu-
larity that only one substance is now
known to the world for the relief of
rheumatism, a.ld that is st. Jacobs Oil.
st. Louis No. Dispatch.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1881-09-15

Let a.young man once get on the trail
OF a young lady in a crowded ballroom
and he will find her very soon, and find
her mad.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1881-09-15

1t is said that thirty persons in a
small town in Michigan were poisoned
recently by eating sausages. This
comes from leaving brass collars on the
dogs.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1881-04-23

been left upon the heading for this
purpose.
There are two Ives in course of con-
struction, one at the bottom of Eek
hart Slope, the other inside for the
empty trips. The engine intended
to run upon this track is now under
going repairs at Mt. Savage, and
when it is finished, which will be at
an early day, will be placed inside
for the purpose Of superseding horse
power. And there is no bettsr track
in heading in our coal region for
an engine to run upon, as the ventil-
alton is secured beyond all peradven-
ture. l would advise all parties con-
templating building ventilating fur
naces to pay visit to this mine and
inspect the one that is intended to
ventilate it, and quit their theories
and ccme down to practice.
There is new cross heading being
turned off for the purpose of striking
the face Of the old T-iron heading
that was abandoned on account of a
creep or set. A large amount of coal
that was considered lost will be min ed
out of this cross heading.
In all it is safe to put the amount
of coal that will be mined and ship
ped from the Eckhart Slope at one
million tons, and the day is not far
distant when there will be as much
coal mined and shipped from the
Eckhart Slope as any other mine in
the coal field.
The ventilation in all of these
places is good. THOMAS Brown.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1881-04-23

ANOTHER COLONIZATION SCHEME.
The New York Tribune saws there
is a movement on the part of certain
person who desire to improve the
condition of the colored race in
America to found a colony in New
Jersey, whore all the industrial pur-
suits will be taught to colored men,
with view of their becoming quail
fed to fill responsible positions in
factories OF all kinds. The originator
Of the scheme is Edwin H. Fittz, a
real estate dealer of Boston, who says
that he has met with great encourage
ment from many capitalists and we'll
known public men. A prominent
colored clergymen of New York,
when interviewed in regard to the
matter, said he had but little faith
in the scheme, and minated that it
was real estate speculation.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1881-04-23
OUR CORRESPONDENCE.
FRosTBURe, April q, 1881.
ECKHART SLOPE.

FRosTBURe, April 81, 1881.
Lr. Editor In my late visit to
the Hoffman and Eckhart slopes 1
noticed number of improvements
have been made and others in pro-
gress.
Tie tracks in the Hoffman Slope
are being graded and the roof in
some low places taken down. This
Improvement will felicitste the hoist
ing Of coal. The upper lift is still
crowded with men but they will be
drawn out as scon as there is room
70. them in the lower lifts, and it
will take some time yet to get places
fer every two men but the miners
have strong faith in the Superintend-
ent keeping his promise in regard to
this matter and also a square turn.
The lower south heading of this
mine has been graded and the loose
rock bruehed down. The track in
tlia heading is laid with T-iron and
it is 10 a splendid condition with re-
gard to safety both for man AMI
beast, and larger percentage o.
work can be done with drivers in less
time.
The heading between this slope and
Eckhart has been graded and well
timbered. There are twenty-eight
rooma broken off this heading, large
portion of them double-that is an
other room can be turned off to the
right at q certain distance up from
the heading; pillar enough havlni