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No. 60. MISERAL COAL was formed
at an early period of the worlds his
tory, called the Carboniferous Age.
The earth was then pervaded by q
genial tropical climate. The air was
denser and richer with vegetable food
than now. The earth itself was 9
swamp, moist and hot, in which SIM
pie ferns lowered into trunks a foot
and half in diameter; and where
plants like those that creep at our feet
to- lay or are known only us PUSHES OF
grasses, grew to the height of lofty
trees. The song of bird or hum of in.
sect rarely echoed through the mighty
fern-forest; but strange and gro
tesque vegetation flourished with more
than tropical luXuriauce. In those
swamps accumulated vast deposit of
leaves and fallen trunks which, under
the water, gradually changed to char
coal. In the process OF time, the
earth settled at various points, and
floods poured in, bringing sand. peb-
bles, clay, and mud, filling up all the
spaces between the trees that were
standing, and even the hollow trunks
themselves. The pressure of this soil
and the internal heat of the earth
combined to expel the gasses from the
vegetable deposits, and convert them
into mineral coal. (Where this pro-
cess was nearly completed, anthracite
coal, and where only partly finished,
bituminous, was formed. The greater
the pressure, the harder and purer the
carbon produced; unless, however,
the covering was not sufficiently pc
rous to allow the gasses to escape
when bituminous coal was the result. J
In time. this section was elevated
again, and another forest flourished,
to be in it's time converted into coal
Each of these alternate elevations and
depressions produced a layer of coal
or of soil. In these beds of coal we
now find the trunks of trees, the out
lines of trailing vines. the stems and
leaves of plants as perfectly preserved
as in herbarium, so that, to the bot
anist, the flora of the Carboniferous
Age is nearly as complete as that Of
orr own. SteeLe's NeV Chemistry.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1882-07-20
GILMAN GATHERINGS

N. A. Nilsson has been into Minneso'
ia with the intention of buying
horses, but found their price higher
there than here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hans Nilsson are back
from Minnesota, but will return
thither again after harvest.
Miss Lizzie Jensen, who has been
living in st. Paul, is now visiting the
old home here.
Miss Bertha Madison has gone to
Minneapolis for employment.
Prospective railroads are numerous
about here.
Most people in these parts cele-
brated the Fourth at Wildwood, -
a fat, lively, baby city, six months
old. born last January, can walk and
talk, has cut its eye teeth, but won't
cut it's wisdom teeth until it abandons
it's asthetic craze, for one of its
prizes for races was "too utterly
utter sunfiower.ish." 1t is expected
soon to ''come of age" and appear in
stylish hoops of railroad iron.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1882-07-20
SOME NEWSPAPER LAWS.

T. A Postmaster is 0 give written notice by Lett
ter or card--returning paper does not answer the
law hen a subscriber does not take his pnrer
from the Office and state his reason Tor its net tt-
ing taken; and neglect to do 80 makes The Post
master responsible to the publisher for the Isy-
ment.
? Any person who takes paper from The post
Office neither directed TO his name or anotl ell
or whether he has subscribed motifs RESPONSE
BILE for the pay.
3. liza person orders his paper discontinued lie
asst pay all arrearagcs, or the publisher may con-
time TO send IL until payment Is made, and collect
the whole amount. WHETHER 1T Is TAKEN FROM
THE OFFICE OR Non There can he no legal dis
continuance until the payment is made.
4. The Courts have decided that refusing TO
| take newspapers and periodicals from the POST
office or removing and leaving them ulcaled Tor.
| is prima faca evidence of Intentional maud.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1882-07-20
CONGRESSIONAL Call.

The Republicans of the eighth con-
gressional district will meet in dele
gate convention on Wednesday. the I'd
day of August, A. ID. 1882, at twelve
O'Clock m. of that day, at the city of
Eau Claire, to put in nomination a
candidate for congress to be voted for
at the ensuing election, and to trans
act such other business as may law
fully come before the convention. The
counties of the district will be entitled
to representatives as follows:
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1882-07-20

CONGRESSMAN are popularity presumed
to be gentlemen, but many of them
have given abundant evidence that
they are not. In debate recently the
language used by a number of the
members was too obscene to be per-
mitted to so upon the record, and wds
so indecent that ladies were request
ed to retire from the galleries.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1882-07-20

THE Senate Committee to which was
referred the question of woman suf.
frage thinks the time has arrived for
the submission to the legislatures of
the several States of proposed
amendment to the United States Con-
stitution providing that the elective
franchise shall be conferred upon wo-
men.
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Republican County Convention

The Republican party of Pierce
county will meet in delegate conven-
tion at the Court House in the village
of Ellsworth at l o'clock p. M, Mon
day, July 81, 1882, for the purpose of
electing Eight (S) delegates to repre-
sent this county in the Congressional
Convention to be held at Eau Claire,
August 2, 1882, and for the transac-
ton of such other business as may
properly come before the convention.
Each town and ward will be enti-
tied to representation as follows:
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1882-07-20

ONE more Revolutionary "centenni-
all is to be celebrated in 1883, lat New
burgh, n. Y. 1t is to be hoped that
no Congressional committee will run a
free bar at public expense on that oc.
caSiOn
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1882-07-20

A PIoNEER-PREss reporter gives cur
rency to supposition that "Price has
agreed to help Warner to seat in the
next State Senate" Should Mr.. War.
ner desire to go to the Senate he can
do so without the meddlesome inter
ference of politicians from another
district.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1882-07-20

Hon. Ii. l.. HUMPHREY is at home,
looking after his chances for fourth
Congressional term. It looks as though
the Judge was now beyond the reach
of Congressional lightning.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1882-07-20

Born liquor and temperance men are
now anxiously looking toward Iowa to
see what will be the outcome of the
adoption of the prohibitory amend
ment in that State.
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Cblf EON UNI ShAis
Boss weather.
Shoot the dogs.
Green peas and early potatoes.
Hosea Beers is spending vacation
in town.
Our population is steadily increas
ing.
Sile McIlroy and Pat. Casey will har
vest with automatic Irvine binders
Nomination of lodge officers mex
Saturday night. Members will please
N. B.
Scarlet fever is in town. One OF
Green Vests little girls is dangerous
ly i'll with this terrible disease. Par
ents cannot be too watchful just a
present of their little ones.
Brad. Atkins is passing the summer
in Minnesota.
Paul Dudley and viii Comstock
two old time Clifton boys, were il
town last week.
Winnie Finley closed her school last
Monday. Belle Rollin closed a wee.
ago. w. II. Caldwell finishes to-mor
row.
julius Atwater and wife were il
town few days since. Mrs. A. was
On her way to n. Y.
Corn hitherto so backward is grow
ing rapidly and will probably be a fair
crop.
Harvest will be from two to three
weeks later this year than last. AT
this time last season several of our
farmers were cutting wheat.
VIM. Finley has the largest and fin
est looking field of potatoes in town.
A new girl at "Dood" Thomas
She has come to stay.
A prospective voter at Nick. Nopp' s
calls for the undivided attention of
Mrs. n.
Excursions to the woods after rasp-
berries will be common next week.
An open air Sunday school is in ope-
ration on the lake shore near the old
stone house. The object in view is to
carroll the unregenerate youth who
make that locality their objective
point in Sabbath dissertation, and it is
resulting admirably, we understand.
"And they who went to swim remain
ed to pray
John McIlroy was robbed OF tWeny-
five dollars one day last week. The
money was taken from the house dur
ing his absence.
One of Clark Johnson's teams ran
away with mower last week throw
ing the hired man against the pitman
rod, and mangling his legs below the
knees badly. The mower with the
sickle in motion was propelled against
another team which was in the field
and shaved foot partly off from one
of the horses. Both man and beast
were doing as well as could be expect
ed at last accounts.
A daughter of John Otis and her
husband have recently arrived here
from Texas. They are located in the
Hollow.
Sewing machine agents are infest-
ing town and our grangers are oiling
their rnsty wolf traps.
Our supervisors have Strengthened.
graded. bridged. and generally improv-
ed the road from the Old Sam Rollin
farm to the creek.
j. :. Copley's new barn is about
completed and is one OF the finest and
best arranged in the county.
Missionary collection next Sunday.
Blow in nickle for the needy heathen
and lengthen out your bank account
up above.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1882-07-20
"Tbe teacher should he thoropo

1.-The teacher should be thoroughly
convinced that the rod is the best thing
for the specific case, before he deter
mines to use it.'-Page's Theory an
| Practice.
Educational Papers. will far
nsh the teachers of the county the
following educational papers at the
rates below given:
american Educator Price 81. s rs.
Primary Teacher 81. 80.
Penman'S ART jour. :" 81. IS.
Joarnat Of Id. +" 50 500 200.
wisconsin Journal 81. LOO.
LUARs Register. In our VISITS we
found this Register in use in the fol.
lowing schools of this county:
Both departments of the Maiden
Rock school, Olivet school, Diamond
Bluff village school, Forest Home
school, and Shuts district, Rush
river.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1882-07-20
A Warning From a Late
Victim.

1 have been running
Sewing Machines for the
last twenty-five years, until
the bloom of youth has
been well-nigh worn from
my once rosy and dimpled
cheeks, and the luster OF
my eye dimmed by the toll
and worry with those old
women-killers, and | tell
you, my dear sisters, that if
l had used the Improved
Wheeler & Wilson No. 8,
I'd be a younp-lookinp and
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1882-07-20

In the fifth Congressional District OF
Minnesota the KepuDlcans are run
ming two candidates for Congress-
Kindred and Nelson.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1882-07-20

The Civil Service Reformers of Mad.
ison are giving the Republican and
Democratic politicians of the third
district some trouble.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1882-07-20

The temperance people of juneau
county intend to nominate full coun
ty ticket and member of Assembly,
and make vigorous campaign.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1882-07-20
Big RIVER HAMBLINGs. =

Big RIVER itAMBLINGs.
Died.-In Oak Grove, July 18th,
Peter NJ. Simons, aged 81 years.
John B. Dawson is building some
large sheds to store hay in.
Mike Linahan is putting up large
building for VIM. Gray, who will put
in feed mill, &c.
VIM. III. Tear is home from Mime
sota. He says he will stop here now.
DIR, E. P. Smith, of Trimbelle, per-
formed surgical operation on
Mr.. Barnes boy last Sunday which
was successful.
Uncle Franklin Otis is visiting in
the valley.
Frank G. Bliss has let his grass to
be cut on shares.
John Gillig has neat sign over
his store door.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1882-07-20

THE Democratic legislature of South
Carolina, 1T is said, has recently out
done all previous efforts in the line of
gerrymandering Congressional dis
tricts.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1882-07-20

TIE temperance people of the Sixth
District propose to present a candi-
date for Congressional honors.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1882-07-20

THE Greenback nominee for Govern
or of South Carolina was recently shot
dead on the street in Charleston for
calling another liar.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1882-07-20

A MILWAUKEE exchange intimates
that too much whiskey, instead of ma
laria, is what ais Washington people.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1882-07-20

THE Alabama Republican State Con-
vention endorsed the Greenback and
independent nominees.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1882-07-20

The Governor, of Arkansas, has as.
sured the Republicans of that State "a
free ballot and fair count"
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1882-07-20

BY order of Committee.
+. J.. gibson, Chairman.
Dated June rs, 1882.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1882-07-20

DAKOTA will not be admitted into
the Union during the present session
of Congress.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1882-07-20
Educational.
A. RosENBERGER,- Editor
COUNTY SUPERINTENDENT.

Correspondence, discussions etc. are desired
from the TEACHERS and the FRIENDS of EDUcA-
TIos in tins county. Addressa all comm unicat ions
to the Editor. at Maiden Rock. Wis.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1882-07-20

handsome woman to-day. 1t is sold on such
easy terms that no one can afford to be
without it. 1t is the best on earth.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1882-07-20

Ilaying has been greatly delayed by
the late rains.
Mrs. Edward Sather, of Minneapo-
lis, is visiting in town.
q. Wall has bought one of those re-
liable Champion Harvesters and Irvine
binders of A. P. Forseth.
SPRING VALLEY SCRIBBLINGs.-
laying is in full blast. There is a
good crop.
Small grain has ''stooled' out WON
derfully thick.
Miss Clara Green closed her term of
school at Spring Valley on the 14th
inst. Also Miss Gray in tile Gassett
district.
Mr.. Hall & Co. have received their
engine and the machinery for their
stave milsat Olivet.
Burt Wells, of Spring Valley, has
trade1 for pair of donkeys. Size, 3
x6. Rabbits grow large i'll this coun-
try.
Mrs. Cole, of Baldwin, relation OF
NJ. Ito, is on visit 20 friends at this
place.
Sylvanus Browns children cut their
feet badly with scythe.
Mrs. Lucy Brown, mother of clerk
Brown, has returned to her home in
Indiana.
Mr.. Bowman, of Red Wing, Mimi,
father of school teacher Bowman, of
Pierce county, is canyassiug through
this section for orders to enlarge pict-
ures, and is meeting with success.
No marriages or deaths to be re-
ported. Times too Lard for either.
Rock ELM CENTER REMARKs.-
The general haying will be inaugu-
rated this week. Glover was nearly
ali cut some days ago.
Wheat is looking we'll and corn and
potatoes, in fact all the crops are
promising we'll now.
Out POOk'lC httfO ilO" oCiloftbiOil.
A government detective came here on
Saturday last from Washington and
is investigating an alleged crooked
ness in post Office matters, especially
in the matter of petition sent to the
department some time ago for
a change in post masters
containing some sixty odd names,
which the parties named certify is en-
tirely without their knowledge or
consent. 1t looks a little serious for
somebody, if brought home.
A letter received from James
Churchill, of Minneapolis formerly of
this town., contains the news that his
son Guy, aged II years and s months,
died in Milwaukee on the 10 inst. OF
membranous Group.
Mrs. Levi Noble of, Vernon county,
is visiting her sister, Mrs. Geo. Shaw.
Mrs Nolle says the continued rains
there have destroyed the crops and
done more damage than the floods of
three years ago.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1882-07-20

IT is alleged that Conkling refers to
President Arthur as ''the prize OK of
politics.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1882-07-20

SENATOR MILLER, of New York, takes
strong ground in favor of reform in
the civil service, and says: adverse
circumstances may roll back the cause
for time, and its enemies may hold
it in check, but it's final triumph is
sure; for the American people never
yet failed to accomplish any change
or reform, even in their laws or con-
stitution, which they believe to be
for their own well-being. Having en-
listed in this cause, they will not turn
back or desert it. | want to here pub
licly declare that, in my Judgment,
this century Will not close before the
reform will be complete, and the new
century will find government more
firmly established than ever upon the
principles which prevailed when it
was born. 1t will find people who
are not only proud of their country.
proud of its institutions, but also
proud of what will then be the ablest
and the purest civil service in the
world.
THE Augusta Eagle, Republican
paper, says: but few things if any,
contain a brighter promise for the fu-
ture welfare of our country, political
ly, than the noticeable fact that the
country newspapers are getting more
and more independent of party con-
trol-to more and more fairly and
uniformly reflect the sentiments and
wishes OF the people, instead of the
ambitious and selfish schemes of par
ty leaders and office-seekers.
When the local press. which. with all
It's supposed insignificance, is read by
far the greater number of honest vo-
ters-by an immense majority of those
who have real interests involved in
how state and government affairs are
conducted and the taxes they pay are
disbursed, have become too independ-
ent to be controlled by party rings and
political cliques, and too honest-as
they must come, from pilicy, if not
from principle to advocate an act or
support a candidate of their party, to
the detriment of the public welfare,
they will then have the confidence of
the better and larger portion of the
party, and will make it impossible for
the machine, of dishonest oflice-seek-
ers and disreputable hangers-on, to
control the party; or, which amounts
to the same thing, impossible for a
party so crontrolled to live.
But when the local papers will take a
manly, honest independent stand,
aiming to serve and protect their
readers, who support them, instead of
dead beats who rob them of both the
space In their columns and their rep
utation for honesty, the voter will be-
come independent. too; and the dead
ly political mi asma that has polluted
our political atmosphere will disap-
pear like the mist before the morn
ing SUM-
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MATTEL MERE MENa .ok.--

MAhiEis MEME btrA& foN.
Ilaying has been greatly delayed by
the late rains.
Mrs. Edward Sather, of Minneapo-
lis, is visiting in town.
g. Wall has bought one of those re-
liable Champion Harvesters and Irvine
binders of A. p. Forseth.
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r. l.. NELSON,
A. Z. MERRILL,
T II III Mn

Republican County Committee.
The Wisconsin State Fair for 1882
will open at Fond du Lac, September
18th.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1882-01-10

The Inspector Of buildings has notified Mr. Sam
ucl Normcnt that the building on the northeast
corner Of Eighteenth and II streets is so badly ont
of repair as 10 he dangerous TO life and limb ana
must be taken down within thirty days.
Mrs William G. BuSGy has also been notified
that the three story brick warehouse No. 40 High
street, Georgetown, owned by her has settled so
far over to the south as TO be in danger of being
gering the residents of the vicinity, and must be
taken down within thirty days.
The Commissioners have notified j. W. Thomp-
sou, of the Metropolitan Railroad Company, that
II. l.. CraniOId, contractor, has applied for Gerih-
Gates of Indebtedness for work done by him at
different points ON the line Of the Metropolitan
Railroad Company, and that upon the expiration
OF the legal time from last notice, which will be
ON the 10th instant, the Commiss oners will issue
certificates TO the contractor hearing 10 per cent
interest from that date, according to law
In view of the depleted condition of the pool
fund the Commissioners have declined TO contrib
lodging-hOusc which was opened for the season
last Sunday night.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1882-01-10
BILL DAY IN CONGRESS.
Proceedings In the senate and House
EmndInH nIacmsaed.

When the Senate met on Monday Mr.. Call, in
presenting petition for mail facilities from Man
atee to Cedar Keys and other points on the Florida
coast, asked the special attention of the Committee
on Post. Offices to the necessity for the mainte.
nance Of an adequate postal service, on the Gulf
coast Of that State along which nearly the entire
commerce of the Western States now passes.
Mr.. Miller, of California, presented memorial
from the San Francisco Chamber Of Commerce for
an appropriation for harbor defcnses at the en-
trance TO the Bay Of San francisco. lie said its
statements of the deienseless character Of the city
and the Mare Island Naval Station were quite
starilug
4 large number of bills and resolutions were in.
troduced and referred.
The morning hour was extended to dlsnose OF
Mr.. Honr's pending resolution for select commit
tee on the rights Of woman, to whom are to be re-
icrrcd all petitions aud resolutions relating to
Mr.. Bayard's motion to refer to the Judiciary
Committee was voted down-ayes, q; noes, 81.
upon the ground lac had taken heretofore in rela.
ton TO proposed special committees rs uncnllcd
for. He preferred that their practical objects
should be accomplished IN more direct way by
providing each Senator with clerk--a necessity
which he thought was apparent to every member.
vote was then taken and the resolution adopted
The nays were Messrs Bayard, Beck. Brown,
Butler, Camden, COckrcll Coke, Davis OF West
Nirginia Fqtf Farley, Garland, Hampton, Nm OF
bury, Slater Vance, Vest, Walker, and Will
Mr.. Jones of Florida, snld he voted aye not be.
ladies and their friends an opportunity to be
heard.
message was received from the President
transmitting various papers relating TO the bill
providing for right of way through the Indian
Territory for the st. Louis and SAN Francisco Rail
road
The papers were temporarily tabled and ordered
printed.
Mr.. Bayard stated he would tomorrow report
the Morrill, tariff commission bill, and would sub
init brief remarks upon It,, and Mr.. Beck gave
notice he would speak Mt some length on the suit
jcCt.
on motion of Mr.. Sherman, his bill TO provide
for the issue oi 3 per centum bonds was taken up
without II formal vote.
Mr.. Vest offered an amendment which was
ordered printed, adding to the bill section
identicolwith the hilh or compulsory section OF
the vetoed per cent. bill Of last session, but
modified to cover the provision for s20O,CO00O0. 1t
makes the bonds the sole basis for tue bank
circulation.
After long debate, participated in by Mcssrs
sherman, Voorhees,, Vest, and Others, the amend
mcnts to the bill reported by the committee were
agreed to.
Mr. Vest here secured the floor, when at 2:55
the Senate Went into executive session. and al
three o'clock adjourned until Tuesday.