River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1881-03-10
NEIeHBORHOOD NEWS.
Hastings has two fire companies

The Eau Claire Daily Argus has
suspended publication.
A building association is soon to be
organized at Hastings.
Barron, Barron county is going to
have a new ST 600 school house.
Steamboats, along the river are be-
ing fitted up for their summers work.
The Good Templars' Lodge at Osce-
ola has membership of over seventy.
Rev. A. Gibson. formerly of New
Richmond. has removed to Cumber-
land.
Five children in one family have
died of diphtheria this winter at st.
Croix Falls.
The Seventh Day Adyentists have
been holding series of meetings at
New Richmond.
The Minnesota Legislature has APP
propriated SIS, 900 for the rebuilding
of the State capitol.
Dunn County has purchased eighty
acres of land, to be used for poor farm
purposes. ST.. Croi.r Republican.
Over 80, 600. 900 feet of logs have al
ready been banked III various camps
belonging to Isaac Staples of SILVIA
ter.
Prof. l.. A. II untoon is now princi-
pal of the Alton Academy, vice Prof.
Stanley who is under arrest for
"Beecherizing."
Wolves are getting to be altogether
too numerous on the prairie in this vi
cinity. Almost every evening they
are seen along the roads, in packs of IA
dozen or more.-Potk County Press.
The Mankato Free Press says that
child in Blue Earth County last week
swallowed a silver dollar. Here's
some fine material in the rough for
future secretary OF the treasury
Hastings Gazette.
The Ancient Order of United Work
ingmen is experiencing a substantial
growth and will soon rank among the
most solid societies in the valley.
Several new members Joined at the
last meeting Hudson Star d Times.
DR.. n. w Tracy is to commence a
series of Gospel Temperance meetings
in Fond du Lac the first of April.
The temperance people are anticipa-
ting good work.-ChriStiaR States
man.
Our st. CroiX county nimrods are
just beginning to find out that the
bounty law has been restored, aud
are going to work in real live earnest.
Monday, S. j. Lawley brought out five
Wild cats from the woods of Emerald
and Cylon, for which he received the
snug little sum of S25. and has gone
back to find other heads to scalp. Be-
tween $500 and S400 have ali eady been
paid out this year.-Star f. Times.
A man by the name of Geo Port.
hailing from Portage. is now going
through, the State selling suntiower
seeds upon the representation that if
farmers will grow sunflowers the seeds
will be purchased at 81. 90 per bushel
to make Oil from. We advise our
farmers to SOW hemp seed in place of
sunfower seeds. for the making of
rope for the necks of just such beats
that go tramping through the country
viCtimizing the unwary. Dunn CoUn-
fy NetcS.
The address of Pres. Parker at the
meeting of the Reform Club at Brack-
ett's Hall on Sunday afternoon was
full of suggestive thoughts. He first
expressed his hearty sympathy with
the objects for which the club is
founded, and reviewed at some length
the course of action marked out. He
then announced his subject, "Why
men should not drink, saying that
this was the theme upon which lie had
been requested to speak, but after a
holic beverages the more natural ques-
ton would seem to be. why on earth
do men drink Alchohol is poison
The human body is composed of nerve
and muscular tissues supported by
frame work of bone. The muscular
tissue is controlled by the nerves and
by its contraction causes motion of the
parts Of the system. Floating in the
blood are minute colpuscles conveying
life giving elements to the tissues to
supply the waste caused by muscular
exertion. Alcohol induced into the
circulation causes these corpuscles to
to crowd together and assume unnatu-
raj action. The seat OF nerve action
is the brain and spinal cord. The
brain is made up of delicate substance
scarcely more stable than the white
of an egg and similar to it in it's con-
stituent parts. Now drop an egg into
alchohol and the egg will be cOagula-
ted. or more Familiarity speaking, cook
ed. Introduce alcohol into the circu-
lation and it passes through the arter-
les and veins unchanged and its action
upon the tissues of the brain is SINH
lar to the effect upon the white of the
egg. Thus it will be seen that the
effect upon the system cannot be other
wise than injurious. Besides this the
effect upon the coats of the stomach
is to produce inflammation. This WAS
fully proven in the experiments of Dr..
Beaumont upon the stomach of Sta
lexis a soldier who had been injured
in such a manner rs to leave an open
ing in his stomach. If he swallowed
q quantity Of alcohol IN a short time
red blotches appeared in the lining Of
the stomach Indicating AN infammato-
~ condition. Alcohol, too, deadens
the brain, producing q lunatic condi-
ton. We may. however, accept as a
reason for congratuIation that the use
of strong drink is decreasing in our
village. There is less evidence of in
toxication than some years ago. The
work of this club is in the right line
and we may hope for success in its
work.
5. Hirsch will give an orguinette en-
tertainment at Bracket Hall next
Saturday afternoon commencing at
four o clock. lie will have on exhibit /
ton instruments of various styles. and
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