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River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1881-05-26
Penmanship.
inches long

In this article we will only take up
the one division, legibility. With
good material, and no Others should
be used, there is no person, having
one healthy hand and one good eye,
that should not be able to write at
least legible hand, after reasonable
amount of painstaking and practice.
But some will say, II cannot write
plainly" That excuse is not tenable
for moment, for what teacher is
there who has not noticed that the
pupils who write the plainest are
usually those who are Just beginning
to write and give nearly their whole
attention to the formation of each
letter of the several words written.
Some think it a mark of genius to
write so that it cannot be read after
it is ''cold'' because some great man
like Horace Greeley wrote tangled
up scrawl. As well might the poet
aspire to club foot because Lord
Byron had one. Lord Palmerston
said, "people have no business to save
their own time at the expense of
mine" Below l give few examples
of the effect of poor writing. A wine
merchant, on the Hudson river, sent
an order to n w York for three bar
rels of beer. He received by return
steamer large black bear, with the
assurance that the other two should
come as soon as the cubs could leave
their mother.
The sermon of clergyman, who
was careless in his penmanship, was
in the hands of the printer. In the
MSS. was this passage: mo cross,
no crown" But the printer read it
and printed it, mo cow, no cream. )"
A young man wrote to his father from
New Orleans that the weather was 50
hot there in January that everybody
was becoming half wilted. The prin-
ter read it half wittcd, and wrote his
son to come home Immediately.
At future time, we will discuss
this subject more fully; but in the
meantime, let each teacher, if he is
not doing so now, give special atten-
ton to this subject in school.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1881-05-26

MAIDEN Rock MINUTES
We need rain.
Chinch-bugs are plenty.
ID. Brewer has gone to Dakota.
Rev. Ward preached here last Sun.
day.
Mrs. B. IIemphill, of Red Wing, is
sick.
Allie Hubbard is able to be out once
more.
The boys are getting up a sports
mems club here.
Mr.. A. P. Merrill recently shipped
another lot of wheat.
Mr.. Ted McVean who has been
quite i'll, is some better now.
There is talk OF the steamer Clipper
making two trips daily between here
and Lake City.
Prof. VIM. f. Barker, Snpt. of
Schools of Pepin Co., will preach here
at 1920 A. NJ, June 5th.
Mr.. S. Warren is the representative
from this place to the Grand Lodge of
the |. o. O. F., of this state, to be held
at Milwaukee, June 7tb.
One division of our Good Templars
Lodge has assumed the simple name
of Apple Blossom: the other, the more
classic non de plume of Tetagonotheca.
Our entertaining young townsman,
Fred OTIS, has been rusticating in
Trimbelle and vicinity for several
days. Wonder ii he has been shoot
ing at glass balls.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1881-05-26
CLIFTON Cur CHAT.

CLIFTON Cur Char
Mosquitoes.
Willow whistles.
An archery club is talked of.
Base ball hair cuts are in order.
We are mendlng our ways--high-
ways.
The sugar party at Brown S was a
success.
Mrs. Becker, nee Lulu Lunt, is visit
ing in town.
Frank Hardy went to Dakota last
week on business.
A picnic for the Baily and Hollow
schools is talked OF.
Hank Bascom, our genial assessor,
is making estimates.
Rev. Fassett. Adventist, preached at
the Valley last sabbath.
Mrs. N. B. Wilkinson will make
visit in Clifton the latter part of this
week.
John Barrett, of Big River, passed
through town on fishing expedition
last week.
Ken. Ravens has sold seven Marsh
binders in this town within radius
of two miles.
Nearly all the wheat that was kept
over has been marketed during the
past few weeks.
An emigrant train, with a large
drove of cattle, camped i'll the Hollow
last Sunday night.
Our lodges, Glencoe and Pierce
Valley, have purchased new book
cases for their libraries.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Thomas, of
Kinnickinnic, and Mrs. Rounseyell,
were visiting here last week.
Medicine-man Tubbs was demon
strating the value of his infallible
remedies in town last week.
Late advices from the Red River
country indicate the probability OF
some wheat being sown in Juue.
To Mr.. and Mrs. S. A. Brown, the
VI NOoAU
return thanks for pleasant entertain
ment last Friday night.
Never, since the memory of the
oldest inhabitant, has there been such
a glorious prospect for crops of all
kinds as the present.
Times are quiet, people refuse to
die, run away, or get married, and the
honest chronicler mourneth at the
meagerness of news items.
J. D. Barnes has been appointed
administrator on the estate of Mrs.
Sophronia Barnes instead of Adam
Shepard as was stated some time ago.
Freeman Chinook trapped large
wolf near the residence of Clark
Johnson short time since. AS the
State and county bounty on wolves
foots up an aggregate of eleven dol
lars, it would seem that time spent in
hunting the varmints would not be
thrown away.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1881-05-26
THE FARMERS ALLIANCE.
a SkeIcEa OF the Oreaniza lion, and its
objects and Purposes.

A correspondent of the La Crosse
Republican and Leader has interview.
ed ex-Speaker Arnold on the Farmer S
Alliance with the following result:
There is and has been in existence for
a number of years league in several
of the leading cities known as the
Autobiography League. The farmers
recognizing the Importance of uniting
in IL vigorous effort against the en-
croachments of monopolies, have
formed what is known AS the Farmers
Alliance, its object eing nearly iden-
tical with the AntimOnOpoly league.
There are now in existence about 800
associations of the kind in the United
States, Fifty of them being in Wiscon-
sin, The Alliance is nothing like the
Grange movement; the latter being
more for the social culture among
farmers than anything else. while the
Alliance is purely political organiza-
tiOn. While recognizing the benefits
of a monopoly as long as it remains
within legitimate bounds, they yet
propose to make an issue before the
people upon the subject, and feel con-
fident of popular support.
The whole tendency of large corpor-
ations being to make the rich richer
and the poor poorer; and all the ener-
gies of monied men being bent to-
wards getting us large per cent. for
money invested as possible; it is una
yoidable that some one must be OPP
pressed, either the producer or the
consumer The Alliance proposes to
step in and by legislation prevent the
further usurpation of power by these
large corporations.
A fundamental principle of the ALI
ance is, that these corporations are
created by the people, their charter
granted by the people, and that al
though private capital is invested in
them it is for a purpose that affects
the public welfare, and therefore
should be controlled by the people.
The Alliance differs from the Anti
monopoly league i'll this: They do not
oppose monopolies so much as they
seek to control them for the good of
the public, whenever those monopolies
become oppressive. Among the OBJ
jects of the Alliance, may be mention.
ed that they ''look for more favorable
agricultural legislation, more equita-
BILE taxation, lower rates of interest,
cheaper administration of the laws,
more respect to the true wants of the
people; and especially a more thorough
representation in the halls of legisla-
ton and in Congress-.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1881-05-26
SPRING LAKE SKETCHES. :

SPRING LAKE SKETCHES
Grass, wheat and oats look well.
The cattle upon thousand hills are
feeding plentifully upon the early
grasses.
From the far south birds are here
making the forests vocal with songs
of praise.
The rolling year is full of Gods un-
unchanging beneiicence and glory,
seed time and harvest never failing.
How great and marvellous are Thy
works.
Scores of bright, intelligent youths
are attending upon the means of moral
and intellectual culture, found in our
numerous pnblic schools, taught by
ardent, hopeful teachers, that our
country's future may rendound to the
present and everlasting happiness of
man.
The Eau Gale river and Cady creek
carry on their bosoms over sand and
gravel bases, pure, cold water, suppl
ed by springs, flowing from beneath
towering bluffs, dispensing health to
the surrounding country, to mingle
with the father of waters until lost
in old oceans gray and melancholy
waste.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1881-05-26
EsDAILE ECHOES.

EsDAHE EcHoEs.-
Frank Craine has his new house
nearly enclosed.
Chas. Peterson has gone to Dakota
in quest of home.
Lee Brown is ON the sick list. Also
II. P. Saddler is laid up with sore
throat.
We have seen several pieces of
spring wheat that are nearly destroy
ed by the wire worm.
j. Jefferes, Sen, has gone to Dakota
to locate farm. He has been engineer
at the factory for past year.
james German, IL. Kirkland, II.
and A. Berdict start for Dakota next
Tuesday. All good boys, and we wish
them success.
Our friend Lawrence has returned
from Minnesota where he has been
putting in crop. lie reports chintz
bugs very thick, and altogether too
numerous for the well being of the
farming community in that section.
Mr.. Jennings reports favorably
from Dakota. But lie sends back the
sad news of the death of Mr.. May
nard, one of his neIghbors, who was
buried in a well forty-iive feet. His
body was recovered after a laps of
about twenty-four hours.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1881-05-26

Miss Matte Holt, of the Carmichael
district, is having good success as a
teacher. we are told.
"Our greatest glory is not in never
falling, but in rising every time we
fall. Courteous.
Mr.. II. Holt, of Rock Elm, has COM
menced his second term of school in
the red school house, Martel II.
Miss Matte Taylor, of River Falls,
is teaching her third term at Fargo,
town of River Falls) a.
Miss Belle Frye, OF the Cerelius
district. Maiden Rock, has introduced
the study of botany into her school.
Miss Lulu Sands. of the Harrison
school, Union, will teach drawing, nc.
cording to the Walter Smith system.
lay 18th, our ex-State Superintend-
eut, President Soaring, of Mankato
Normal school, visited the Normal
school at River Falls. A.
The remaining summer series of
teachers meetings will be held as
follows: Trimbelle, May %; Esdaile,
June IL; Ell Paso, June Is; Ellsworth,
June %; general meeting.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1881-05-26
OAK GROVE GLEANINGS.-
Picnics are in order.
Crops are looking finely.


Fred Miers is preparing to build a
large barn this summer.
Charley Mercord has returned from
Chicago where he has been attend
ing school.
Thos. Manion is grubbing about 80
acres of land which he intends to
break this season.
Mrs. NJ. j. Thorn who has been seri-
ously i'll is improving under the care
of DIR. Kempf, of Prescott.
The Land League is in hourishing
condition. Five new members being
initiated at their last meeting.
Gotleib Reeck warmed his new
house with a dance last Saturday
evening. A good time is reported.
School district Nos. a and 7 joined
in picnic on the Odd inst. The little
folks enjoyed themselves immensely.
George Booth lost a very good COW
recently. Cause, murrain. Geo. is
unfortunate, as he recently lost val
liable horse.
Our assessor is on the war path. He
| has most emphatically dug up the
Ratchet, and poverty will be no ex-
cuse her eafter.
Joseph Barrett sports new carri-
age purchased of parties in River
Falls. We understand that the origi-
nal cost was 1925.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1881-05-26
STANLEY MATTHEWS.

The nomination of Stanley Matthews.
of Ohio, to the office of Associate JUS
tice of the United States Supreme
Court is blot upon the Garfield ad-
ministration, and his confirmation by
the Senate is standing menace
against the interests of the country.
Matthews is said to have been school
ed in the ideas of State rights and
pro-slavery sentiments of the ''Solid
South" and it is related of him that
rs United States District Attorney lie
once prosecuted a man for giring a
drink Of trater 10 a fagifire STARE. OF
course it takes years to revolutionize
the United States Supreme Court, but
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1881-05-26
Sr. PAUL SCREEDs.
Onions S cts. per doZ.
Lettuce 3 heads 10 cts.

Sr. PAUL SCREEDs.-
Onions cts. per doz.
Lettuce heads 10 cts.
Raddishes 10 cts. per doz.
Strawberries and cream Is cts. per
dish.
Roland Reed is billed to be here very
soon.
Lawn festivals at Plymouth church
on Thursday eve., May 20.
Rose Wood is said to be on her way
to st. Paul with "Chamilla."
Strawberry and ice cream festival at
the First Presbyterian church next
Friday eve, May q.
Mrs. II. S. Baker, of st Paul, is visit
ing her old home in River Falls. She
is expected home soon.
The many friends of N. P. Stone will
rejoice to learn that his eye-sight is
slowly recovering under the faithful
treatment of DR.. Atwood.
Miss Carrie Hutchinson and Miss
Essie Bailey, of Wisconsin, who have
been attending Hamlin University,
returned to their homes on visit.
Next Saturday eve. the Great West
ern Band viii give their first open air
concert OF the season at Rice's Park.
The band will play from $50 to $50
O'Clock, which is an hour earlier than
has been the eOstom in seasons past.
West st. Paul frightened again. Not
by water this time but by fire; and but
for the speedy workmen of the fire en-
gines great deal of damage might
have been done; as it was only one
residence was destroyed with barns
and surrounding buildings.
Monday and Tuesday evenings the
Opera House WAS comfortably filed to
hear the highly popular operetta
ssOlivette" by the Fifth Avenue Opera
Company; and Wednesday eve. the
performance of the reigning amuse-
ment sensation billie" Taylor.
Mr.. 8. L. Baldwin, who completed
his musical education in Germany,
win give a series of organ recitals ut
the House Of Hope church every Fri
dav PM, at 5 O'Clock. The prices are
arranged suitable for all; season tickets
of five concerts sl.00, or 25 cts. single
concert. Persons happening in the
City who have an hour TO spare will be
amply repaid to go and hear this grand
music.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1881-05-26

WHILE neither the Republican nor
Democratic politicians take kindly to
the appointment of eX-Lieutenant
Governor Parker as one of the State
Board of Supervisors, there is reason
to believe that his appointment is
satisfactory to the farmers generally.
The Republicans ought to be satisfied
with four out of five members of the
Board, of whom two are journalists,
one banker and the other a lawyer,
and as the farmers contribute at least
their Just proportion of the funds that
go to support the State institutions
under its management, the appoint
ment of so distinguished representa-
tive of the agricultural class to a
place on the Board as Governor Par
ker, seems to us to have been proper.
The Republicans certainly have no
Just cause for complaint, and as for
the Democrats, they twice assisted i'll
electing Mr.. Parker to the important
office of Lieutenant Governor, and af-
forwards rallied to his support when a
candidate for Congress. With these
strong endorsements Governor Smith
doubtless supposed that his appoint
ment would prove satisfactory to the
Democrats as well as the farmers.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1881-05-26
SiVe Safety Lamps.
Dancer.
Safety.

These two pictures illustrate the
danger of using common kerosene
lamns, and the absolute safety secured
with the celebrated SeifErtinguiSh-
ing. Nom Explosive lamps. Persons
should not risk the lives of their chi
dren by using any other. 1t saves NE
and prevents accident to person ana
property. 5000
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1881-05-26

THE La Crosse postmaster and would
be Republican leader in this Con-
gressional district, has demonstrated
his ability to crawl through a very
small hole. 1t appears that about
twenty-five years ago the La Crosse
postmaster borrowed 1920 with which
to come west. lie seemed to be
fiourishing pretty well and the person
who had loaned him the money urged
its repayment, but was put off from
time to time on the plea by Seymour
of being hard up. In 1879 suit was
brought for the recovery of the money
when the doughty postmaster plead
the statute of limitation and won the
case. The case was then taken to the
Supreme Court on the ground that the
debt had been admitted within a
period of six years before the COM
mencement of the action TO recover,
but the decision of the lower court
was affirmed. The La Crosse ''boss"
has for a number of years held a
lucrative federal appointment, and yet
with that superabundance of cheek
which characterizes him, is enabled
to plead the statute of limitation to
avoid the payment of money which he
admitted to be justly due. When Bill
Price gets into Congress there will be
change in the La Crosse postoffice.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1881-05-26

THE estate Board of Supervisors of
Wisconsin Charitable, Reformatory
and Penal Institutions, commonly
known as the State Board of Control,
met at Madison, on Monday of last
week, and organized by eiecting Col.
George w. Burchard, President, and
NJ. C. Patten, Secretary. The term of
office of the present Supervisors.
respectively, as decided by lot, is as
follows: Charles Luling one year,
James Bintliff two years, Charles D..
Parker three years, George w. Bur-
chard four years, and Lewis A. Proc
tor five years. The election of Col.
Burchard as President of the Board
augurs well for its future. The Board
will enter upon its work early in
June.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1881-05-26

GENERAL GRANT has gone out of his
way to take a hand in the Garfield
Conkling fight, and in his zeal to
sustain Conkling, sharply criticises
Garfield for an act analogous to one of
which he himself was guilty while
President.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1881-05-26
PRESCOTT PARAGRAPHS.
Business good.

PRESCOTT PARAGRAPHS
Business good.
Rushing things at the mill.
The Knapp is on duty again.
Wheat holds 7o-l at 95 cents.
Wheat comes in quite lively.
Meacham & Son have new goods.
P. D. Freeze is Supt. of the mill.
0. Peterson is here with his father.
Culbertson is engineer on the Annie
Barnes.
The water in the river is continually
falling.
Potatoes and corn are up and grow
ing well.
Carlos McCray still sells many
books, cheap.
Amel Kamiske has opened jewelry
shop on Main street.
Griffin Miller is erecting granary
on his farm in town.
Pigeon shooting seems to take the
hunter attention now.
The War Eagle steamer made its
first trip up last Friday.
Miss Mollie Borrill has gone to
Minneapolis on business.
G. L. Bowman has gone to Clifton
to visit friends and schools.
Uncle Washington Nichols, of River
Falls, was in town last week.
Col. Dill's sidewalk adds much to
the appearance of the street.
Moonlight excursions ON the lake
are favorite pastime here.
Improvements on the cemetery ere
still progressing in good order.
The Point Douglass mill will COM
mence business in about three weeks.
Mrs. Bloomer has built a baking
room. There will be no lack for bread
now.
Last Saturday was lively day in
town and considerable trading was
done.
German school opened in the Luth-
eran church last Monday, by Rev.
Shadduck.
The symptoms are that the people
of Prescott will have plenty of young
chickens for fall eating.
DR.. Huntly, Pres. of Lawrence
University, gave us splendid educa-
tional sermon last Sunday.
f. G. Field, the Walena Mimi
county Auditor, who has been visiting
his father, returned Wednesday.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1881-05-26

Mrs. Hattie Ensign, nee Powell, of
River Falls, expects 10 teach next
winter in the vicinity of Crookston,
Mimi. Her husband, Mr.. Frank En-
sign, is teaching this summer, and
expects to do so next winter, also.
They are engaged in farming during
the summer. Mrs. E. has taught in
Pierce county: also near River Falls
and at Sparta. S.
NORMAL School, RIVER FALLs.--The
monopoly of the out-of-door sports of
our school, hitherto enjoyed by the
young gentlemen, has been broken by
the archery club lately organized by
the lady teachers and students of the
school.
Since the grave and dignifed Nor
NAL students do not consider it be-
meath them to enjoy a good old-fash-
Toned teeter, certainly our little coun-
try lads and Iasses should not feel too
dignified to enjoy the same pleasure.
NORMA.
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TRIMBELLE TRIPLES. -

TRMBELLE TRIPLES. -
Resurrect your straw hat.
Ii. Ottman has built new granary.
E. Leach is preparing the cellar for
his new store.
II. A. Townsend will build a granary
this summer.
j. d. Barns, of Clifton, was in town
on business recently.
Joe. Baker is grabbing out portion
of his land in this town.
John Frey will commence work on
Joe. Zopp's new barn soon.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1881-05-26

GENERAL j. NJ. RISK goes as Charge
de Affairs to Paraguay AID Uruguay,
South America, and II. \. Taylor will
be United States Consul at Marseilles,
France. We extend congratulations
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Queries.

Is. As my teachers differ on the
following question, refer it to you.
and hope you will answer it for me:
Is white colora Puzzled.
Is. Who first discovered that the
earth's orbit is an elipse! JoHN.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1881-05-26

IF Conkling and Platt expected to be
promptly reelected to the United
States Senate from New York, they
will probably be disappointed, unless
the Democrats aid in their election
with the understanding that they are
to aid in disrupting the Republican
party. In our opinion Conkllng has
shown himself none too pure to form
an alliance of this nature, and so far
us harrassing the present administers
ton is concerned, he would take an
especial delight in carrying out that
part of such contract
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1881-05-26

HoSEsT-MoNEY Nichol is writing some
pungent letters on Conkling and his
attitude toward the Republican Ma
tional ticket of 1880.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1881-05-26

THE United States Senate adjourned
last Friday, sine die. There will prob
ably be no extra session of the Forty
seventh Congress called during the
present year, and the people will not
be harrassed by the fear that Con-
gress will jeopardize their interests,
until the regular meeting of that body
in December.
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Real Estate & Loan Office

Ihave for sale about $500 acres of
land in Pierce and st. Croix Counties.
Will examine and perfect Titles, OBJ
tain U. S. Patents. Negotiate Loans,
Pay Taxes, sc. All communications
promptly attended to.
X. w. LEWIS, Register of Deeds,
81 Ellsworth, Wisconsin.
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