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River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1882-10-05
ship-BuiIding in Maine Looking Up.

In Bath, Me-, there are now 81 YES
sells building, of which five are 1000
tons and upward. In addition to these,
% vessels have been launched since
Jan. /, 1882, having an aggregate tom
mage of q ,638 tons. The total tonnage
for the year 1882 will be about 1900
tons. Last year 36,334 tons were built
at Bath, and in 1874, "a 100. The
largest tonnage was built in 1854-about
80, 700 tons. From that date until 1860
the building fell off rapidly, being only
Is, 400 tons in 1850. Indeed, all the
statistics show that wooden ship-build-
ing began to decline five Or six years
prior to the war, and seven or eight
years prior to the adoption of protec-
tive tariff. The greatest decline in Bath
was during the free trade years Just
before the war in 1861. The total tom
mage built at Bath from 1860 to 1881,
both inclusive, was 462, 217 tons. No
labor is better paid than that employed
at Bath in ship-building. Every week
this season $4,000 has been paid as
wages by the Bath builders. A build.
er employing about $50 men says that
his weekly payments were 81 500 for
wages-an average Of $16 66 per week
to each man. The ship mechanics
live in good style, in scores OF instances
owning houses that may be called ele-
CANT, ard horses and carriages that
would be the envy of those who de-
light in stylish turnouts. they are
wellto-do, substantial and intelligent
citizens, the state of Maine still fur
nishes much of the hard wood and
hackmatack used in ship building, but
by far the largest part of the timber
used in the construction of Baths YES
sells is brought from the south.-Port-
land Press.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1882-10-05

The steady decline in one of the
largest elements of the American ex-
port trade, that of domestic provisions,
tallow, and dairy products, which had
been going on for year, has at length
ceased. So great had been the ebb
that during the first seven months of
the present year the value of these ex-
ports had been less than $4,000, 600,
against more than sS0,000,000 during
the corresponding period of 1881. But
now the tide has turned. The exports
of this class in August not only equsled
these of the same month in 1881, but
far surpassed them. being SIG S,S17,
against a previous S10595. 1872. At
this rate the present fiscal year will
gain many millions over its exceptional
predecessor. The exports of bread
stuffs in August also showed gain of
s.. 317 ,466 over that of August, 1881.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1882-10-05
The Peril of Big Feet
Chicago Tribune.
sA.,, 10. f1.At oD


Reginald De Courcey, eighth Duke oil
Wabash, smete his corselet fiercely
with the trusty blade that had clover
in twain the skull of many an enemy
and looked tenderly upon his wife, the
Lady Agatha McMurty, as they stood
meath the shadow of glove which the
wife had carelessly LETT on the lawn. By
the dukes side was his faithful steed
Step-and-F etch-It, in whose veins flow
ed the blood of the swift course of the
desert, the Arabian.
know me not" quoth the Lady
Agatha, whether that of which you
speak hath indeed taken place, but on
her return from the tourney at Cosnoc-
ton, whittier young Rupert de Moya-
mensing hath taken our daughter, /
will not fail to closely question the maid
regarding this matter. Truly it is of
much moment whether this young
knight, who cometh from beyond the
Little Miami, doth wed our daughter"
81 prithee do not speak of that"
said Lord Reginald hastily" and yet
thou'rt right. An Rupert make not
the lass his bride methinks it will be
many day ere another one so guile
less heaveth in sight. What's o'clock p
"Three forty-five," replied the Ouch
ess, looking at the shadows which the
sun cast upon the woodshed.
There is yet time to warn her." said
Reginald, but with another horse than
thou, my pet" he added, stroking the
glossy neck of the Arabian courser,
-" the task were indeed a hopeless one"
Then haste thee !" cried the Lady
Agatha.
close not a moment OF time that is
so precious. Fly with all speed, and /
will offer up prayers that thy journey
may be swift and sure"
Leaping upon his horse the duke
sped swiftly from out the courtyard,
the clatter OF hoofs making glad music
in the ears of his devoted wife. Sud
denly she heard the horse give a
mighty snort and stop. and anon there
came upon the summer breeze that
was kissing the locust blossoms above
her head the sound of dull thud.
Running with fear-hastened feet across
the portcullis the duchess saw the
affrighted animal standing in front OF
some huge object, while further on lay
the corpse of her husband, the cold,
white face looking up to Heaven as if
in mute appeal for pity. In an in
slant she was by his side, but the kisses
that she pressed upon the pallid lips of
the man she loved SO well were unfelt,
and the words she spoke brought no
response. Then, going to the horse,
she took him kindly by the bride. IL
do not blame you, Step and Fetch-I !"
she said, " for there are some things
which even an Arab steed may not leap
over, and it was very careless of my
daughter to leave her overshoe in such
a Mace"
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1882-10-05
Guernseys and JERSEYS.

A. Nj. Williams, OF syracuse, N. :,
says: / have been acquainted with
Guernseys and Jerseys for about thirty
years, and met them first on their own
islands, where l studied them with in
terest. Then the Channel Island cattle
all went under the common name OF
Attorneys, and the islands were known
as the Attorney Islands, at least in En-
gland, where saw at the steam-packet
Office at Southampton, posters bearing
this name. But the Guernseys were
then much more like what they are
now than the Jerseys were like what
they are. Indeed, the Guernseys were
considered better than the smaller Jer-
seys for milk and butter, but the fawn-
like Jerseys were preferred because OF
their slender gracefulness. have been
in the way of knowing something of
both these breeds since then, and |
claim as my belief not only that l
think an ACREAGE Guernsey is better
than an average Jersey-not the creme
de la creme, of course-but the Guernsey
breeders think so too. | quote the fol-
lowing from the London agricultural
Gazette to the same effect: although
butter from a mature Guernsey COW is
expected to average one pound day
for the year, and there are many trust
worthy statements of COWS making
fourteen and fifteen Guernsey pounds
of butter, equal to sixteen pounds and
eighteen pounds Of our weight, per
week, without the forcing food that has
ruined many a fine COW in this country
by unnatural stimulation for the pur-
pose of making great butter record"
Moreover, my opinion Is that the Jer-
sey butter is neither remarkable for its
firmness nor its color compared with
Guernsey butter. Indeed, | know it,,
and know that the butter of my Ayrs-
hires is harder at this season, and has
been the last month, and also in the
winter, than that my Jerseys. And
find the mixture of my dairy very
convenient, because in the winter the
Jerseys soften the Ayrshires butter, and
in the summer the Ayrshires harden
the Jersey butter. But confess have
no Alphea, nor any Rex nor Coomassie
in mine, my Jerseys not even being re-
corded, although eligible, because they
are kept for butter only, and that won't
pay the expense of the recording even,
much less to pay 81 900 or $1,000 for a
COW.
Let us take the Jersey as class-tne
1900 or 10000 or more of the COM
mon ones-with the 100 or so of
phenomenal COWS, and average the lot,
and | think and believe that there are
enough of wretchedly poor ones among
the crowd to obliterate the whole record
of the fancy ones. / look at this from
the farmers point of view, and / dare
maintain that the farmers are not
favorabIy inclined to the Jerseys as q
race. And this is reasonable when a
ten pound-a-we,k cow is valued at $500,
fourteen pound COW at 5000 or 81 600,
etc., and a twenty-pound COW at 50 600
or s, 600. Mr.. Williams thinks the
highest value of the Jersey breed is for
its bulls, used for producing breeds.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1882-10-05
Chicago Mara ct.

CHICAGO September 80. Flour Quiet and
unchanged. Wheat Demand active, but I'M
settled; regular, LOG for seller September; 93'i
@93h for seller October; 94994h for seller
November; OK @93 for seller the year; No.
Chicago spring, and No. 2 red winter, LOOK
for seller cash; rest same as regular. Corn
Demand active, but unsettled $50 $50 for sell
Ter cash; IS for seller September; 5SH@58H for
seller October; 57X@5s for seller November;
534 for seller the year; 494 for seller jan
uary; 57H957% for seller May. Oats Firm;
3la31x for seller cash; 311I for seller Sep
TENDER; 31A for seller October; BIZ for sell.
Ter November; Six for seller the year; 33H
@35A for seller May. Rye-Steady; $50 5sH g..
Barley--Firm; sex Gs7. Flax Seed Steady;
1.1sK. Butter-Firm and unchanged. Eggs
Weaker, at 23%c. Whisky Steady, Lie.
Freights; corn to Bnffalo, 2z. Pork-Aetive,
firm and higher; 2l.5592l for seller cash,
2l.5592L5T4 for seller September and 0cto-
Der; 20.92h G20.95 for seller November; 1925
1878 for seller the year; 1S.s591sS7h
for seller January. Lard-Actiye, firm and
higher; 1272h1275 for seller cash, September
and octeber; 12.27h6l2.3O for seller No.
yember: III SIS for seller the year.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1882-10-05

A letter from Homburg, where the
Prince of Wales. King and Queen of
Greece, and other notables are staying,
says: An American young lady, Miss
Chamberlain, of Cleveland, beautiful
girl, is in favor with the Prince of
Wales. He promenades with her
every day, and she often dimes at the
Kurhaus with him and other ladies.
A traveller was leaning at night
against railing at the Harper's Ferry
railroad station. A locomotive came
along, and he sprang lightly over the
rail to escape possible danger. He
thought it was meadow on the other
side, but knew his mistake when he
struck in muddy stream forty feet
below. On being rescued he was asked
his name. 81 wouldn't tell you for a
thousand dollars" he replied; "de-
scribe me simply as a fool"
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1882-10-05

Probably the only man who ever
played policy with profit lives in Ohio.
He involved scheme which he thought
would win large amount of money by
the systematic investment of $4,000
during three months. That part of the
calculation failed, of course, and he
found himself exactly the 81 900 behind
at the end of the stipulated period. But
he has carefully preserved proofs against
the dealers who had sold him the slips.
The law Of that state makes not only
gamblers of that state liable for double
their winnings, but also holds the own
ers of the houses wherein the gambling
is done. The player in this instance
gets mis- money back, and, deducting
legal expenses, about 81 500 more.
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MiIWauaAe ss Marker.

MILWAUKEE,. Sept. .-Floui-steady and
in fair demand. Wheat-Dull and lower; No
2, "a; a6 for seller September; 93h for seller
October; 93x for seller November; No. 3, so
Corn Entirely nominal; No. 2, "a; rejected
oats-IrregulAr but in fair demand; No. 2
81 white, 34%. Rye Unchanged; very quiet
No. l, So; No. 2. IS. Barley-Irregular and
unsettled; No. 2, 80 bid for seller cash and Sep
TENDER; n for seller October extra No. 3. ST.
Provisions-Firm. Mess Perk-21.35 for sal
Ter cash and seller October; 20.S5 for seller
November. Lard - Prime steam, IL. 20 foi
seller cash and seller October 1926 for sell
Ter November. Live Hogs-Steadier; 7.75G
$40. Butter-Firm; 22@29. Cheese In fair
demand; 99lO Eggs Easier; 22h@23. Re-
ceipts-Flour, s243; wheat, 2O,s75; barley
46, l20 Shipments 1925; wheat, l.
375: barley I39lS
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1882-10-05
Collision ON the Ocean.

New YORK, Sept. 25.-The steamer
Lepanto, Capt. Rogers, arrived Sunday
from Hull, Eng, reports being in col
lision, Sept. q, with the steamer Edam,
which foundered. Capt. Rogers says;
"Sept. 81, at 9 p. M, steering west, the
weather became foggy. / warned the
chief engineer that if the fog continued,
We should go slow, and to ease the
steam down at once; / also began to
blow the steam whistle at intervals OF
two minutes. The fog lifted little al
1908 p. m. The engine being at bali
speed at 1910 p. M, | heard a whistle
and saw masthead light very close,
bearing west, southwest, and at the
same time made it out to be a vessel
crossing our bows from south to north.
At 1915 we
CAME INTO COLLISION
with a steamer, which dragged right
across our bows, her propeller going
all the time. After getting clear |
stopped our engine. sounded the COM
partments and found that we were
making no water. | quickly lowered
three boats to give assistance to the
other ship, If needful. At 11:30 the
boats of the Edam, three in all, arrived
alongside, with the passengers and
crew, who were
AT ONCE EMBARKED.
At II 40 one of our own boats returned
bringing the chief officer of the Edam,
the quartermaster, steward and two
passengers. At 11:45 all of our boats
had returned and were hoisFed up, as
were also two of the Edam's boats
An examination of the compartments
developed large aperture, the stem
twisted and broken; also the bow plates
stove. Welmmediately got two lage sails
over our bows, and also filled up the
the lower forepeak with bags of cav
dust, planking, etc. Early in the
morning of the 22d pilot boat was
hailed and was engaged for $500 to ac-
company the Lepanto into port, there
being now on board rs persons. We
passed soon through the wreck Of the
Edam, which seemed to blow up al
she went down.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1882-10-05

ACCORDING to the official estimates
for 1881, just published, the population
of Scotland is 3.744, 685-far less, prob
ably, than most people believe-oi
whom 800 sol are males, and 1,94i,-
784 females. About 80 per cent. Of
the 3,744 600 live in the eight principal
towns. OF the total number of births
which was 126. 314, S.29 per cent, OF
1896 were last year Legitimate. For
various districts the rate OF illegitimate
was as follows In the insular rural
group of districts, 60 per cent; IN the
large towns. 6 per cent; in the small
towns, "a per cent; in the principal
towns, s 8 per cent, and in the main
land rural districts, 1912 per cent.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1882-10-05
CRIME

The conductor and brakeman of the
Harlem local and the train dispatcher who
failed TO report the Mount Vernon train
in the tunnel. were arrested in New
York.
FRANCIS P. WEED, of Newburgh, New
York. has compromised his civil and
criminal suits against Hedges and Scott
in the colossal poker game, leaving him
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1882-10-05

Mr.. OLIVER AMEs, who has been
nominated for lieutenant governor OF
Massachusetts, has been in the employ
of the Ames Shovel Works at North
Easton since he was Is years old, and
he has been the superintendent. His
father, Cakes Ames, died with an in
debtedness of $S,OOO0OO In the time
of panic the son managed the assets,
which were scattered all over the
union, so that he paid dollar for dollar
paid million dollars in legacies, and,
had a surplus for the residuary lega-
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1882-10-05

According to the information furnish
ed by recent numbers of the Ferh1a, the
Journal ofIspaham, civilization is max
ing considerable progress in Persia. A
large college. which was completed last
year with Government aid, and now
commenced its work in earnest among
the upper class of Persian youths, who
will have the advantage of tuition at
the hands of professors who, if not
Europeans. have at least graduated lat
the principal seats oflearning in Europe.
Further signs of progress are to be found
in the increased employment of Europe
ans In connection with railways, tele-
graph, etc, and in the recent degree for
the assimilation of weights and meas
ures throughout Persia.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1882-10-05

The incident of Congressman Starin's
only speech in congress is related as
follows: A bill was under discussion
for the sale Of portion of the Brook
lyn navy yard for about 100000. A
syndicate OF politicians we're to be the
purchasers. Mr.. Starin rose in his
seat, pale as a ghost, and said earnest
ly. "Mr. Speaker, am not familiar
with all of your rules here. and do
not know whether or not am in order,
but you have a property here which
you are going to sell for $500, 900, and
| will at this moment draw my check
for it for 100000" The bill was
killed.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1882-10-05

A man In the dress ola farmer, driv-
ing lazy horse attac he'd to 8 ram
shsckle wagon, did good business in
''rale, honest country butter in Provi-
dence. The housewives bought of him
extensively, in order to be sure that
they did not get oleomargarine. He
has since been exposed as no farmer,
but a shrewd agent for an oleomar-
garine factory. A grocer caught him
filling his pots from the original pack
ages of imitation butter.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1882-10-05
A Gander,s Fight With q Snake.
New York Times.

Within the corporate limits of Eufa-
ula, Ala, there was strange battle one
day last week. 1t was between rattle
snake and gander, and ended in the
death of the gander. An eyewitness
says the gander came across the srake
in his path and gave him battle. They
fought fast and furiously, and the snake
was seen to strike his antagonist five
times, the fifth time just above the bill
on the front Of the head. In moment
the gander began to stagger, and then
go round and round, and in two min
utes fell, expiring almost Immediately
The snake was then killed and found to
be about two feet in length with six
rattles.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1882-10-05

A SWISS named John Winkler, OF
Stone Creek, O., recently exhibited a
remarkable feat of strength and physi-
cal endurance. On a wager of 500,
he carried barrel of -four,
weighing 225 pounds, a distance of
three miles, in fifty-five minutes. I'm
der the wager. he could have rested
fifteen minutes, but he stopped but
four minutes of the time, and came in
on the home-stretch seemingly but
little fatioued
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1882-10-05

New Life.Saying Apnaratus.


The recent exhibition at the Alexan-
dra palace of "rneans and appliances
for the protection and preservation of
human life" contained many inven-
tons of very interesting and valuable
nature. 1t included full-sized pair
of facing points fitted on railway,
showing the extention of the interlock
ing system to all the various moving
pats of the railway system; contri-
vances for preventing boiler explosions;
safety lamps for use in mines; detect
ors of fire damp, boat lowering gear,
and many other life-saving appliances.
In the section devoted to life belts and
means for keeping the body afioat in
the water, we noticed two exhibits
which appeared to have the inert of
novelty as well as efficiency. The
first was the employment of powd-
cred burnt cork for stuffing lite belts,
ships mattresses, cushions, ETC., giving
greater buoyancy than the unburnt
material. The other exhibit to which
we refer consisted of fe-saving gar
ments. Most dresses of this kind are
of cumbrous and unsightly descrip-
ton, such garments, in fact, as no one
from choice would carry about with
him. But here we saw greatcoats,
ladies' dresses, cut in the latest fash
ion, too, so skillfully furnished in the
Innings with little cylinders of cork that
their presence was quite andetected
until pointed out. People in the habit
of yachting, or who are engaged in
any occupation which brings them
into daily chance of falling into the
water, would do well to make further
inquiries relative to this useful adapta-
ton of the life-helt principle.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1882-10-05

The Texas rangers are home guards
peculiar to themselves. There are two
hundred of them in all employed by
the stategoyernment to ride rough.shod
over lawlessness. They enlist for a
year, and are required to furnish their
own horses, saddles, brides, rifles and
pistols, and clothing, not uniform. The
dress is go-as-you-please. They gel. $50
q month and rations an do good ser
vice.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1882-10-05
A NeMn0rt R0mancc.

Providence Journal Newport letter:
The Jewish cemetery lies not far from
the synagogue in the sweep made by
Kay street where it joins Touro. In
this quiet spot twelve Jewish families
lie buried, and as we stood beneath
the trees that spread protecting arms
over the graves, Longfellow's poem,
written after visit to this cemetery,
came most wildly to mind. One verse
especially, as we looked at the neatly
kept flower beds, the turf so soft and
well cared for, the buds that bloomed
above the dead, cnme to our lips:
Gone are the living, but the dead remain
And not neglected for a hand unseen,
Scattering its bounty like a summer rain,
Still keeps their grave and memory green.
In the Enclosure are two graves so
near each other that as you stand by
one your shadow falls upon the other;
within them sleep two lovers, sepa-
rated during life but united long since
by death. Judah Touro and Catherine
Hays were cousins, and among the
Jews it is crime for those so near of
kin to marry. True to the religion and
traditions of their race, they separated
never to meet again, although they
lived 10 be old people. Neither of them
married, content with the memory of
their love and the hearing of each 9TH
er's welfare from mutual friends. They
both died in January, 1854, when he
was 70 years of age and Catherine was
". His name was the last word she
uttered, and in his delirum before
death called him he talked of walking
in beautiful garden with Catherine
Hays, his first and only love. Judah
Touro, however, did not let disappoint-
ment embitter his life, for he spent it
in active benevolence, and from fund
left by him the means are provided to
keep the cemetery in order. 1t is told
of him that he built churches in New
Orleans of all sects, even contributing
toward the erection of q Unitarian
place of worship. On his monument
the following words are cut: "The last
of his name; he inscribed it in the
book of philanthropy to be remem-
bered forever"
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1882-10-05

The ten thousand young poetswho
have just paid return postage on their
own manuscript will curl their lips in
sad, bitter scorn, over the blindness of
publishers when they read that Tenny-
son received $4,000 for his poem 80
Virgil"
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1882-10-05

Judge Studley, of New Haven, has
throttled the Connecticut blue laws.
He has discharged the managers of a
steamboat who were arrested for get
ting up Sunday excursions, on the
ground that "some things may be
necessary and merciful in a crowded
city which would be neither in farm
ing district
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1882-10-05

CLEVELAND and Hill, the Democratic
nominees for governor and lieutenant
governor of New York, are both bache-
lors, and both mayors, the former of
Buffalo and the latter of Elmira.