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River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1882-02-09
SOlidifying Petroleum for Transports
tiOn.
LOndon Times.
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(L4ondon Times.
A German, Herr 2. N. Dittmar, has
practically solved the problem of rem
dering petroleum solid A company
has been formed in Russia to work the
patent when completed. The transfer
nation of the substance will not cost
more than about Sd per SO pounds (six
kopecks per pood), whereas the casks
now used increase the cost of petroleum
about Is 4d r the same quantity (55
kopecks per pood). leakage not consid-
cred. The reporter of st. Petersburg
paper saw the product; he says it is of
wine-yellow color and has the consis-
tency of very stiff gelatine it can be
kneaded with the fingers like wax and
is yet somewhat breakable A small
piece of the thickness of lead pencil
and about an inch long could be lit at
one end and held with the fingers. 1t
melted like wax and it was only after a
little while, when hot drops ran down,
that the flame had to be blown out.
The danger of fire is considerable less
than with liquid petroleum. The pro-
duct can be easily iquifed when re-
quired by the addition of vinegar, and
the process is rapid. The vinegar in
time separates out below and the petro-
leum above. 1t is not stated whether
the same vinegar can be used repeated
ly. 1t appears that the high and low
boiling hydro carbons in crude naptha
are not affected by the solidifying agent,
in which case the costly apparatus for
fractional distillation might be DIS
pensed with. The advantages of solid
petroleum would be peculiarly felt in
regions like the Caucasus, where the
naptha industry suffers through the
dearth of suitable wood for barrels.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1882-02-09
The Rage for Sealskins.

Some thirty years ago sealskln was
common enough. Boxes were covered
with it, gloves and driving rugs we're
made Of it, costermongers and cabmen
cut their caps from it. Then came q
time when some cunning furrier dis
covered how to dye il a rich dark
brown, and to give it that exquisite soft
and downy texture which is its chief
charm. At once ladies adopted the
luxury. 1t was soon found that for
cloaks, jackets, muffs, dainty little hats,
collars, cuffs, bags, portemonnaies, for
a thousand other articles of femeninc
use, it was the most delightful, the most
beautiful, the most indispensable
of all possible materials The
demand for it increased with
a rapidity almost marvellous, and
the fashion, Instead of wearing itself
out, has, if anything, steadily in
creased. Indeed, the best Alaska seal
skin, like the furs of the sable, the sill
yer fox and the Russian sea otter,
command an altogether fancy price,
and handsome jacket of close tex
ture and uniform color, with no white
hairs to break the continuation of its
tint, will fetch as many guineas as five
and-twenty years ago it would have
fetched half crowns. The result is that
the luckless seals have had waged
against them, now for several years,
what practically amounts to war of
determination.
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plan for Presidents.
AN ACT PROVIDING FOR FILLING PRRsIDEN-
TIAL VACANCIES


WASHINGTON, Jan. 1.-Representa-
tive McCoid's bill providing for the
election Of president and vice-presi-
dent for the unexpired term in case of
the removal, death, resignation, or in
ability both of the president and vice.
president, and for declaring what of
ficer shall act as president al interim,
recently introduced in the house, is
drawn under constitutional provisions,
and meets every question us to the
presidential succession which Is likely
to arise except one, namely. The ques-
ton how and by whom presidential sue
cession shall be determined? This
question it is thought might, if any
legislation is necessary in regard to it.
be made the subject of another bill.
Representative McCoid's bill continues
the electoral college for the presiden-
tial term, and gives them power to fill
vacancies. In the case of the death of
both president and vice president, it
provides that the secretary of state
shah temporarily perform ministerial
duties as acting president, and in the
meantime shall issue proclamation
calling together the electoral colleges.
The colleges shall at once elect presi-
dent and vice president for the unex-
pired term. The votes of these officers
shall be counted, if congress is in ses-
sion when the election takes place, on
the eighth Tuesday after the meeting
of such electors, and if congress is not
in session, then on the second Tuesday
after the meeting of the next session.
This will allow eight weeks for the re-
turns to by sent to the president pro
tempOre of the senate, which is the
same time now allowed by the consti-
tuition. A president and vice president
could under this bill be so elected and
enter upon their d1ties within three
months after the vacancy occurred.
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SMindlerS.
ANOTHER sw1NDLE AT THE CAPITOL

ANOTHER SWINDLE AT THE CAPITOL.
WASHINGTON, JAN. 31.-A systematic
course of swindling was brought to light
Yesterday afternoon al the capitol by
the statement of a tourist from Chicago,
who complained that he had been COM
PEELED to pay So as an admission fee ia
to the building. He was approaching
the fish pond on the west side of the
building, when he was approached by a
well-dressed young man, who stated
that the capitol was closed except to
those who had annual passes. As he
was not the possessor of such q docu-
ment he asked his new acquaintance
where he could procure one. He was
informed by the young man that he
had such a paper but it was against the
rule for him to transfer it to any one
else. The Chicagoan, after considera-
BILE persuasion, induced him to loan his
pass for So and under condition that it
should be returned within two hours.
With the supposed pass in his hand,
he and his wife entered the building
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Chistiancy's Case.
THE OLD MANS DIPLOMACY

WASHINGTON, Jan. 31.-Chancellor
Wylie, ON motion of the counsel for ex-
Sen. Christiancy in the suit for divorce
brouoht by him against his wife, to-day
appointed E. S. Chaplin, Esq, COM
missioner to take the testimony of the
following witnesses: Ira HI. Bartholo-
NEW, Halbert B. Shank, Kittie Shar-
key, Lucy Meyers, Orlando M. Barnes,
Merritt S. Coleman, E. H. Davis, Rush
S. Shank, Stephen d. Bingham, Samuel
l.. Kilbourn, Harley Ingersoll, Frank
Wells, Eugene F. Cooley, Manly Mills,
Martin V. Montgomery, Schuyler S.
Odds, and Mrs. Allen.
The object of this testimony is to con
tradict that of Mrs. Christiancy and has
her mother, Mrs. Logenbeel, regarding
the conduct of Mr.. Christiancy while in
Lansing, Mich, with his wife, and to
disprove the charges of cruelty and in
temperance of himself and ons, gs al
legged by her.
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Talmage on the spuyten. Duyvil Horror

For this assassination-let no man
call it an accident-there can be no
apology. The railroad company can
not compensate for such cruel horror.
They may possibly compensate for the
injury to the limbs and the shock to the
nerves, but not for the lives lost. The
Tarrytown locomotive plunged through
homes in New York, homes in Brooklyn,
homes in Vermont. 1t shattered the
marriage altar and hearthstone and left
is marks in the cemeteries. Itseemed
to require the sacrifice of one of the
most honorable, genial and benevolent
Senators of New York to awaken the
people to a sense of the legislation that
is needed. Economy is admirable, it is
true, but vice when only two brake
men are on train of thirteen cars and
only one watchm is employed to give
signals at night on track over which
roll two hundred trains day Three
or four dollars a day would have made
this accident-or assas sination, prefer
to call impossible. Let us have less
dividends and more safety. Legislative
bills were pigeon-holed in Albany until
the death of one Senator and imminent
peril of whole trainful of Assembly
men startled our legislators.
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Denver Primer Lessons.

See the Boy Is he Good Boy
No; He is a little Devil. What has he
in his hand? He has Stone, and
don't you forget it. See the Cat. Does
the Boy love the Cat? Oh, yes. See
the Boy pet the Cat with the Stone.
What makes the Cat lie on its back and
claw the Air? The Cat is sick. See
the Boy run. Will the Cat get well
No; you will find the Cat in your Sau-
sage for Breakfast Do you know what
Sausage is? No. Neither do we
See the Boy pet the Dog. What has
the Boy in his hand? He has Can.
Can the Dog run? Yes; it is tin Can.
What makes the Boy fool with the Dogs
Tail He loves the Dogs Tail. See
the Boy kick the Dog Great Moss
See the Dog fly will the Dog stop il
you whistle? No. The Dog is busy.
The woman is by the stove. She is
looking at the Pie. Is the Pie done
Yes; the pie is done about fourteen
times. Is the woman praying? Not
by jug full. Now the woman is swear
ing. How does a woman Swear? She
says Fiddle on the Mean Old Thing"
Can she Fiddle on the Pie? No; but
she can Throw it in the Swill Darrell.
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UNFAITHFULNESS.
In VIE, and Its sad consequences

A Boston paper tells the following:
Several gentlemen are about to start
for Denver, to make an effort to save
from the gallows Charles w. Stickney,
young man and graduate of Har-
ward College, whose brilliant attain
ments and chivalrous friendship made
him a leading spirit among his associ-
ates in this his home A few weeks ago
the fact was briefly chronicled that
Montgomery Il. Campeau, man of
property in Denver, Col had been shot
by an alleged blackmailer, and that
mlsaimed bullet from the assailant's
pistol had killed a Mrs. Devereaux,
who happened to be near the scene of
the tragedy. The story of wrong and
of murderous revenge told by the
friends of the young man who has done
this foul deed will in a measure palliate
his crime, even if it be not proved
that he was insane. His brief career
has been a peculiarly sad one. On
graduating with honors from Harvard
few years ago he entered business,
and was remarkably successful He
met destitute but brilliant German
girl, was touched by her sad history,
and married her. his friends say, from
motives of chivalric pity. He sent her
to Germany to be educated, and spent
much money in fitting her for good
society. But she proved unfaithful,
and deserted him to live with Mont
gomery f. Campeau, wealthy citizen
of Denver Her husband obtained a
divorce in Massachusetts courts, and, at
the suggestion of friends, instituted
suit against Campeau. 1t was settled
by an agreement to pay $4,000, of
which So 500 was to be paid in cash,
and note was given for the balance.
But soon afterwards the wife was cast
out in the streets of Denver. she
reached Chicago with her child, and in
great distress appealed to her
former husband for help. He forgaye
her, and took her again as his wife.
Learning of this the man who had
wronged them stopped payment on the
note he had given, accused the couple
of blackmail, and, it is alleged, procur-
ed the publication of frequent news
paper items, to that effect. Stung at
last beyond endurance, and believing
his wife's story that by bold plot she
was forced into the company of this
man, the young husband determined to
avenge the wrong both had suffered.
He went in search of his enemy, found
him in april last, and quickly made
him the target of his pistol. The first
shot killed Mrs. Devereaux, who hap
pened to be standing near, but with
wonderful determination the incensed
husband pursued his work of revenge,
and the next shot carried instant death
to his victim. Stickney was arrested,
and his trial is to begin on Feb. 7. The
defence is insanity. Those who have
known him all his life say that he had
a number of mental peculiarties when
boy. His ideas of chivalry were SEN
timental and extreme. One of his
teachers, one or two of his classmates,
chum in college, and certain of his
relatives make up the party which goes
from the city. Some of his associates
expresses great doubt as to his insanity,
but all agree that he received terrible
provocation. His wife is now living
near this Ctr,
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A. NJ. Gibson.
HE GETS THE GRAND BOUNCE AND is RE-
CURED TO SURRENDER HIS KEYS.

HE GETS THE GRAND BOUNCE AND is RE-
QUIRED TO SURRENDER HIS KEYS.
Yesterday Comptroller Lawrence re-
fused to allow the bill presented by A.
NJ. Gibson for 81 500 for services rem
dered in the postoffice department.
Gibson claimed to have expended
5000 of his own money in what he
called his investigation" but he could
produce no sufficient vouchers to es-
tablish his claim, and it was summarily
rejected. He claimed to be in the en-
ploy of the Department of Justice, a
special assistant attorney, notwith-
standing that his name fails to appear
in the official list of the employees of
that Departm ent furnished by Attorney
General MacVeagh on the 18th day of
October last.
At the postoffice department he was
required to turn over the keys in his
possession of the rooms in which he
and Woodward had conducted their
so-called investigations also, the COM
bination was at once changed to pre-
vent any tampering with the safe and
its contents. 1t is rumored that Mr..
Gibson has been playing false both with
Postmaster General James and ex-
Attorney-Genera Macyeagh.
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WELL lNDensEn M OUR OWN

IN
No matter how useful anything may
be in itself, good Endorsements seem to
increase its usefulness greatly by in
surfing wider field for the display Of
its special merits We were thus inn
pressed in view of the following state
ments received by one of our represen-
tatives from leading individuals con-
nected with some of the largest enter
prises in our midst. Among others
whose testimony was freely given was
w. II. Stearns, Esq, Master Mechanic
of the Conn. River Railroad, residing
at No. % Boylst0n street, who observ-
ed:--St. Jacobs Oil has had remarkable
effect among the men employed here
One of them damned his arm very
badly, and by the use Of st. Jacobs Oil
was greatly benefited, and the arm was
healed. Another used it for severe
rheumatic pains in the knee, and pro-
nounced the Oil complete success, as
he was cured by its use. Mr.. A. B.
Taylor, of the "Ray & Taylor Manufac-
turing Co.," was pleased to say: "My
aunt, Mrs. Pillsbury, of Mount Clair, n.
j., while visiting at our house tried st.
Jacobs Oil for rheumatism and neural
gia, aud found immediate relief every
time. She pronounced it the best thing
she had ever tried for the trouble" Mr..
]. b. Weston, 40 Greenwood street,
Supt. Car Works, Boston & Albany Rail-
road, thus addressed our reporter: ~
am one more of the fortunates who
have had the good luck to hear of that
wonderful remedy, St. Jacobs Oil. |
had rheumatism in the shoulder severe
ly and could find no relief until used
the Oil. | applied it and must confess
l was surprised at the results. am
almost well and expect to be entirely so
in few days. "-Sprinqtfeld Mass, J
Union.
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Arrears of Pensions.

BECK'S ATTACK ON THE SCHEME WHICH
WILL CONSUME MILLIONS OF DOLLARS.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 31.-There is a
splendid chance for buncome in the
senate, and it was improved by
Mr.. Ingalls,, who fairly tore his hair in
support of the arrears of pensions
act. The matter came up on Ingalls,
motion declaring that the act ought not
to be repealed. Mr.. Voorhees, was the
first speaker and he declared that the
denunciations of the act by the press
were made without the slightest found
alton. 1t filled him with amazement
and pain when a member of the SEN
ate fmeaning Beck, of Kentucky had
repeated these denunciations.
When Voorhees, had taken his seat
Beck took the floor. He charged that
in the passage of the bill congress had
been sadly imposed upon by lot OF
claim agnets, who had devised the PEN
sion scheme for their own benefit. IL
its actual cost could have been foretold
the bill never would have passed. 1t
was rushed through ON the eve of adj
iournment, when members were going
home for reelection and were indis-
posed to vote against proposition
which had upon it's face only patriot
ic object. At that time it was believed
in the house that the very highest
amount which would be required was
thirty millions ana in the senate nine
teen and twenty millions were the
highest figures mentioned. If it had
been known that ten per cent. would
be paid in fraudulent claims not vote
would have been given the bill. He
asked Ingalls, if he did not believe,
when he voted for the bill, that it
would not involve over thirty millions
and Ingalls, nettled at Beck's charges!
shouted out that he would have voted
for it if it had cost five hundred mil
lions. 81 will to-day vote" he said
" to allow any claim of soldier that is
established to run back to the time his
disability was incurred, whether il
costs five hundred millions or one bill
lion dollars"
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Points of Etiquette.

1t is wi h view of elevating the pop
ular taste, and etherealizing, SO to speak,
the manners and customs of our read
ers, that we give below few hints upon
table etiquette
Macaroni should be cut into short
pieces and eaten with an even, graceful
motion, not absorbed by the yard.
Oranges are held on fork while be-
ing peeled, and the facetious style of
squirting the juice into the eyes of your
host is au revoir.
Stones in cherries and other fruit
should not be placed on the table cloth,
but slid quietly and unostentatiously in
to the pocket of your neighbor, or noise
lessly tossed under the table.
If, by mistake, you drink out of your
finger bowl, laugh heartily and make
some facetious remark, which will
change the course of conversation, and
renew the friendly feeling among the
members of the party.
In drinking wine: when you get to
the bottom of the glass, do not throw
your head back and draw in your breath
like the exhaust of bath-tub in order
to get the last drop, as it engendeIs a
feeling of the most depressing melan-
choly among the guests.
II you cannot accept an invitation to
supper, do not write your regrets on
the back of pool check with blue
lead pencil. This is not regarded as ri
cochet. A simple note to your host in
forming him that your washerwoman
refuses to relent is sufficient.
On seating yourself at the table, draw
off your gloves and put them in your
lap under your napkin. Do not put
them in the gravy, as it would spoil the
gloves and cast gloom over the gravy.
If you have just cleaned your gloves
with benzine, you must leave them out
in the front yard Cincinnati Fair
Journal.
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A rHREArENEn oIrTRREAK

The interior department has received
communications from Phoenix, Arizo-
no, Endorsed by Generals Mcdowell and
Wilcox, stating that there is every in
dication of an outbreak in that section
in the spring among the Piute and Ma
vajo Indians. 1t is believed and charged
on good authority that the Mormons
are melting these Indians to insurrec-
ton, and are furnishing them with
arms, ammunition and whisky. Sec
rotary Kirkwood has called upon the
attorney general for e'ectives to in
vestigate these charges and endeavor
to prevent an uprising The different
Indian agents are instructed to do all
their power to keep the Indians
uiet.
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milwnumee mnrael

MILwAuKEx. Feb. 8. - Flour Dull and
unchanged. Wheat-Loser; dull; closing steady;
No. hard, nominal; No. O. 1907; 1.304
for seller February; l.3l1l for seller March
1928 for seller April; l.35h for. seller May;
LILO for seller the year; No. 3, LA; No. and
rejected, nominal. Corn-Quiet and unchanged;
No. 2, 81. oats-Dull; No. 2, 40h Rye
Weaker; No. /, 921s. Barley-Firmer; No. 2,
9t1z for seller cash, February ana March. Pro-
housekeeping. Mess Pork-1S.30 for seller
cash and February; 1850 for seller March.
Lari-Prime steam, 1870 for for seller cash
and February l1.45 for seller March. Live
Hogs Easy; 6.3596.75. Receipts = Flour,
l,23l; wheat, II 600. barley, l42 900; ship
ments-Flour, 1851; wheat, S,125; barley,
6,27O.
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Io.

INDIANS CALL on SECRETARY KIRKwooD.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 31.-A large dele
CATION of Indians, representing the most
important tribes in the Indian territory,
called upon Secretary Kirkwood to
day and held an informal conference
upon the adyisability of adopting the
suggestion made some time ago that a
route four miles wide through the In
dian territory be set apart for the pas
sage of Texan cattle to st. Louis. Sec
rotary Kirkwood questioned the dele
gates closely concerning the status of
the white settlers in the territory, and
manifested lively interest in their
local forms of government and the rela-
tions existing between the different
tribes.
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GOLDEN MEDICAL DISCOVERY ,
for all scrofulous and yirulent blood-poisons il
specifc. By druggists.

Ex-Secretary Evarts ate his Thanks
giving dinner with the old folks at
Windsor, VT, and when he remarked,
in response to the inquiry what part of
the turkey he would have, that it was
quite inconsequential to one of his rec
ognized abstemiousness and supersens-
itiue stomachic nervation whether he
be rendered an infinitesimal portion of
the opaque nutriment of the neither
extremities, the superior fraction of a
pinion, or snowy cleavage from the
cardiac region, every body fell into fits,
excepting the old lady. She simply
said Hadn't you better help yourself,
William 9''
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Clerks Capcrs.
ACTION OF SECRETARY FoyGER-cREDI-
TORS AND CLERKS.

ACTION OF SECRETARY IoyGER-cREDI-
TORS AND cLEhys.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 31.--The abuses
which have sprung up in connection
with the system of lending money to
Government clerks are more extensive
than any one has any idea of. Secretary
Folger has determined to put stop to
the custom which has prevailed by the
discussing clerks in the Department
acting as a sort of an agent for the
broker. He has no idea that he win be
able to put stop to the habit on the
part of the clerks of borrowing money.
As long as there are clerks the borrow
ing system will flourish. 1t is chronic
complaint with the Government clerk
to be short some days before the
monthly pay day. But the brokers
take no chances, and when a clerk
comes to them for money they tell him
that they will lend him money provid-
ing he secures the initials to the due
bill of either the chief of his division or
the disbursing clerk. In the Treasury
Department the exclusive employment
OF an 81 800 clerk has been for some
time to
TAKE CHARGE OF THE FINANCIAL TRANS
ACTIONS
between clerks and the brokers' Some
brokers lend as high as $1,000 each
month to Government employees.
While it is not the intention of Secre-
tary Folger to countenance any longer
this lending system, he does not pro-
pose to aid clerks in avoiding the pay
ment of their just dues. The other day
a creditor of clerk came to the APP
pointm ent clerk and complained that
he could not get a bin settled. He was
asked if he wanted the clerk discharged.
He said that he did not, as in that event
he would lose his money. He was then
told that the Department would not
collect his bill for him. but if he had
any complaint to make against the
clerk it would receive due considera-
ton. 1t is not expected that the sys-
tenn of borrowing money can be stop
ped, but by sanction of the higher
officials it will be more difficult for the
clerks to effect loans.