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River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1883-11-08
Gen sherman,s Retirement.

The correspondence incident to the re-
tirement of Gen. Sherman from active com.
mand of the army is as follows:
Headquarters Army United States, Wash
ington, d. c., Oct. s.-Hon. Robert T..
Lincoln, Secretary of War-sir: By act OF
congress approved July 15 1882, all army
officers are retired on reaching the age OF
sixty-fsur years. If living, 1 will attain
the age on the 8th of February, 1854; but as
that period of the year is not suited TO
changes which have already been assigned
as appropriate duties, in their own
branches of military services all
should retain the rank and pay
as aides de-camp until FEB
5, 1884. BY or before the last of November
can complete all official reports, and be-
lieve can surrender the army to my sue
cessor in good shape and condition; well
provided in all respects and distributed for
the best interests of the country. l am
grateful thst my physical and mental
streBgth remains uDimpaired by years, and
am thankful for the Ii beral provision made
by congress for my declining years, which
will enable me to respond promptly to any
call the president may make for my militia
ry services or Judgment as long as live. |
have the honor to be your obedlent ser
want.
(Sgned) w. T. SHERMAN.
Washington, Oct. 10-War Department
Gen. W. T. Sherman, Washington, d. O.:
General: | have submitted TO the presi-
dent your letter of the Sth inst, requesting
that you be relieved of command
of the army on the LIST of November
next, as a more convenient time for making
changes in the military commands which
must follow your retirement from active
T.. y IF co
request the president directs me TO express
to you his earnest hope that there ay be
given to you yet many years OF aeaith and
happiness in which to enjoy the gratitude
OF your fellow citizens, so well earned y
your most distinguished public services. Ii
will give me pleasure to comply with your
wishes respecting your aiGes-de camp, ans
the order will be du y issued.
| have tie honor to be, general, your
most obedient servant.
(Signed1 EoRERT I. LINCOLN,
Secretary OF War.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1883-11-08

The report of Commissioner Dudley
of the pension bureau shows that on
September 80, 1883, there were 303, SOS
pensioners on the lists, costing the gov
eminent an average of $106 each, or an
average Of between IS and 50 month
each. This is a higher average than the
wages paid to the soldiers of any large
army in Europe. The total amount paid
for pensions during the year was $780,
0640O9, including arrears of pensions.
Since 1851 the United States has paid the
enormous amount of 1921 ,073, 297 in pen
sions, including the costs of the pension
service. During the year the number of
pensioners increased 1861. Few per-
sons realize the fact that the United
States maintain an army of pensioners
larger in number than the standing army
in actual service and under pay, of any
nation except few of the first class
powers, and at larger annual cost than
almost any first class nation pays for the
support of its army. And yet there are
schemes afoot to largely increase the
pension list, with probability of success,
owing to the tirmidity of congressman
who dare not vote their own sentiments
nor the convictions of Il vast majority OF
the people.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1883-11-08

An elaborate calculation has recently
b en- made by Mr. Edward Atkinson, a
noted statistician of Boston, showing the
cost of a loaf of bread made at the east
flom the grain grown on the fields of
Iowa or Dakota, and how the cost is dis
tributed This history of the cost of q
loaf Of bread is very interesting and
ingenious one, and at the same time
very simple Ofthe value Of 100 barrels
Of -four, $500 goes to the Dakota farmer,
the freight to Boston will be Sl9750; the
the barrels will cost So, the grinding
$50, and the commissions and carriage,
$50, naking the tot ! cost ofthe hundred
barrels of flour S6S2.jO when the flour
reaches Boston. The baker then takes
the hundred barrels of flour and adds
S2l0 worth OF oven-heat and yeast and
800 worth of labor, SO that when the
flour goes into the shop for sale in the
shape of 3 eco loaves of bread it has cost
S.C92, 50-ar equivalent of - cents ~
pound. For this bread the baker or the
retail dealer gets : cents a pound; that
Is to say, the baker and grocer in Bos-
ton get ABOUT one half of the money
paid for barrel of flour, the farmer
gets a fifth, the railroads one-tenth, the
miller, merchant and cooper one four
teenth. Mr. Atknson's object in this
calculation seems 10 have been two-fold
first, and most important, to show the
poor people Of this country who live
from hand to mouth that their bread
costs them about double what it would if
they should make it at homei and, secon-
dIy, that the most ofthe profit on loafof
bread does not so to the farmers and to
the railroads.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1883-11-08
RED-HOT STRETCHING.
The Artistic Work that Can be Done
With a Poker.

WIN IOkef.
'In 1885," said an art dealer to a New
York Tribune reporter" there lived in
the city of Boston a worthless vagabond
named Halden, man who had seen
better days. He was an artist-had
wonderful talent, and during his period
icaI sprees would devote himself assid-
iously to his peculiar work, though he
was never known to do anything while
sober. HalGen's portraits were the best
specimen of his art, and they were mar
wells of correctness. They were general
Nv burned on thin board of birds eye
mapel with a red hot poker Of the ordi-
nary shape, after which they received
two coats Of varnish, which was put on
to preseve them, and set in deep, heavy
frames. He called them poker
sketches and on the back of each was
burned this inscription: This sketch
was burned with poker-Halden, soul
pist.'
"IIis likenesses were striking, and the
three of them now in existence, al
though executed from memory, are
perfect in every respect. He had seen
Webster only once in his life, but tue
portrait which he burned with his hot
poker has been pronounced one Of the
truest Iikenesses ever seen of the great
statesman. Webster's strong features
and dark compiex ion admirably suited
I! chatacter OF the work, which has a
peculiar brown appearance when fin
ished. His picture of Clay i8 owned by
his banker friend, who also once owned
tie other two, but presented them to
some southern friends. One of them,
Shakespeare, is in the possession of
Frances Fon.aihe, commissioner OF en-
igration of Georgia. Webster was pre-
scented to a humorous writer Of the same
state, and now hangs in his parlor, an
object Of admiration to visitors.
sPoker sketches are durable, and will
last for centuries. In doing them it is
literally a case of ''burn while the iron
is hot" One mistouch Of the poker
ruins the board; there is no erasure, no
wipiHg out A board SO spoiled, the on
" remedy is to begin on another and do
the whole thing over again.
ut is wonderful to see the variety OF
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1883-11-08

Referring to various computations as
TO the precise date at which the pine
forests of this and that state win disap-
pear, the St. Louis Republican SAYS that,
rs 4 matter of fact it is not probable that
these forests in Minnesota, Michigan
and Wisconsin will ever disappear.
There is considerable forest in Maine
still, and there probably VIII be twenty
years from now. 1t is fact, however,
that no substitute for wood has been in
vented and that the consumption is con-
stantly increasing. As the forests are
thinned out aud prices begin to 90 up the
consumption will fall of and artificial or
planted forests will be more generally
cultivated in the regions NOW destitute
of trees. In many places, too, the land
denuded of timber grows up again to
trees, though in other regions it remains
barren. The tree famine is not to be APP
pretended in the near future.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1883-11-08
CONDENSED NEWS.
Washington News Nntes

1t is understood that while the appoint.
ment of Judge J. C. Bancroft Davis as re-
porter of the supreme court has been de.
cided upon, the public announcement of it is
deferred in order to allow time for the Sc
lection of his successor in the court of
Claims, place for which it is said there
are several strong competitors.
On Tuesday rext the fish commission will
send ont from Washington 10000 young
carp for distribution in Wisconsin. Minneso-
la and Oregon. President Willard has ten
dered the commission free car over the
Northern Pacific, to be used for conveying
the fish to their destination.
The adjutant generals annual report con-
tains the very significant admission that,
in spite ofevery effort, it hes been imDos-
sl3le to find satisfactory recruits to fill even
our nominal array of %. 900 men. and of
those who were accepted nearly one half
were foreigners.
The estimated amount of postal revenue
for the fiscal year beginning July / next,
Guiding $4,000 estimated receipts from
the money order business, is $47, I04. 078; es-
timated expenditures for the same time $780,
0s2 189 leaving deficiency in the revenge
Of 50 958, i'll.
The treasury receipts for October fall short
about 81, 900, 900 ofthe corresponding month
in 1882. The item of customs however, is
nearly 50, COO 900 below the collection for
the same time last year, the total being
brought up by the Increase in miscellaneous
receipts.
Controller Knox has decided to refuse the
authority to start anational bank in Indian
territory. He bases his action on the ground
that the Indians not being citizens have no
privilege under the bankers act.
The report of the chief of ordnance shows
SO Cpl arms manufactured ia the national
arInory during tie year.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1883-11-08

The Panama canal, under the auspices
of the French and engineered by Count
de Lesseps, reported to be progress
ing, and its compile on is promised in
two years. This promise not general
ly accepted as likely to be realized.
Some 10000 men are at work now on
he excavation, which force will be in
creased to $1,000 in he winter. Thirty
steam excavators are at work and forty
locomotives and eight hundred tip-carts.
One American dredge removes 6, 900 Gu
bic metres Of earth per day. The great
work is no doubt going forward, but its
contamination cannot be expectsd with
in the brief time named, or anything
like il.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1883-11-08

General Badeau, consul general to Gu
ba, has been in Washington, and he rep
resents that the pig-headed exactions of
Spain are driving the Cubans to the
verge Of bankruptcy, and that her treat
ment Of American citizens who Lave
business in Cuba demands the serious
attention Of our government. 1t is as
serted thai the reports Of Americans, if
published would disclose a condition of
affairs, which would so arouse the indig,
nation of the people of the United States
that the government would be compelled
to take steps for the protection of its cit
liens and their property.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1883-11-08

month" The National koteI at the Hot
springs Is now closed, with the exception
OF corner, which will be kent omen through
the winter Ter the accommodation of tray
elers on the way to Ciark's Forks mines,
Gthe new Lesdville,) sixty miles distant.
Durlng the past summer about LOCO guests
registered at the hotel and about 10000
other persons also visited thu park from
various directions. Prof Arnold Hagus,
W. II. Weed and ]. r. Wrip bit. Of the
United States geological survey, left the
park simultaneously with Mr. Cole. Mr..
Kingman, of the United States engineer
corps has called in all of the men who
have been at work on the roads and bridges,
and the force of men that has been engaged
in improving the upper Missouri as far as
Fort Benton. under the direction of Capt
Durrage and William H. Woods has also
quit work until spring.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1883-11-08

The foreign trade OF this country
makes an excellent showing on our side
of the account, and ought to have a good
effect on general business. The value of
our exoprts of merchandise and manu-
features for the twelve months ending
September 30 Uas $812, 286, 945, being an
increase of S74, 636 739 over the CORE
spending period last year. The balance of
trade-that is, the value of our exports
over our imports for the past twelve
months-is $1l7, 326. 800. These are very
encouraging figures.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1883-11-08
Importapt Land once Decision.

The register and receiver of the United
States Land Office at Fergus Falls, Mimi,
have received the following very impor-
tant decision from the commissioner Of the
general land office at Washington. The
case involves tract of land on All old rail-
road section within the twenty mile limits
of the grant to the St. Paul, Minneapolis
g. Manitoba railroad company. The de.
cision brings in the point that the act OF
the state Legislature, approved Nj arch l,
1888, giving to the railroad company an
extension of time in which to complete the
road, but making a reservation that all
actual settlers then upon lands OF
the company should be protected
in their individual rights to
hold the same, is recognized by the govern
ment as excepting said tracts thus occupied
from the operations of the grant, and giving
to such settlers the privilege of entering the
same as homestead and, after residence,
receiving patent from the government. This
vii! cover many cases along the line OF the
St Paul, Minneapolis & Manitoba railway.
Those having settled upon railroad land
previous to March. 1887. and having filled
the Obligations of residence which would
have been required of them by homestead
entry, if the same land were not approved
to the railroad company, can hold the
same by entry at the land Office of their
district
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1883-11-08
Personal Gossip.

Commodore A. c. Raind, just promoted
TO the rank of rear admiral in the navy,
ives a partner OF c. W. Wooley in the Egro-
Gerry business in ST. Paul before the war
having resigned from the navy. On the
outbreak of the war he was reinstated in
the navy and acquired distinction for cour-
age ard ability.
The statement that Mrs. L sngtry had
started on her professional engagements
without the presence of Freddie Gebhardt
was premature. Freddie showed up at the
first rehearsal, at Burlington, VT
Gan. Samuel F. Cary of Ohio has been
engaged to deliver $50 lectures throughout
New England during the coming season.
Col Cyrus Allen, an old friend of Presi-
dent Lincoin's IS dead at Vincennes, Ind.
Lieut.. Benjamin Craig, Yves. Pointer,
di; recently in Herne, France.
Gertie Fuller proposes to stick to her fe-
male husband.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1883-11-08
Washington Territory.

The governor Of Washington territory,
in a message to the legislature, rehearses
the resources of that territory, which is
about TO apply for admission to tie
Union, in the following enthusiasts
strain: "Forty-fve millions Of ceres o.
timber, coal, pasture and mountain lands:
mines of precious metals, quarries q
limestone, marble, granite, slate, sand
stone and beds of mica; ocean front and
inland salt seas; many lakes and rivers,
affording thousands Of miles of nayiga
bic waters, all alive with a hundred va
rieties of fish, some of item Of great
value; water powers; climate Of even
temperature, and healthfui; grand seen
cry of water and mountains, facilities
for manufacturing the staplgs from our
own material, wool, iron, wool and
hides; maritime opportunities unsur-
passed for internal, coast wise aad for
eign commerce in line to absorb the
trade of Alaska in fish, FUR, cedar and
gold, to obtain the largest share from
Asia in coffee, tea, OPIUM, porcelain,
silks and ivory; all ofthese are our re-
sources and advantages which will
straightway place Washin-i on territory
in the lore front along with the most
prosperous countries on the globe"
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1883-11-08

The aggregate corn yield this year os
all the state has been carefully ciphered
and probably will not vary materially
from the estimate which is 1,62l, 100, 200
bushels. making the largest crop with
one exception, in the history of the
country. Reports from Wisconsin,
Michigan and Minnesota show that frost
injured corn about 30 per cent, the dam
age in some sections, especially Wiscon-
sin, being almost total, but the injury,
though seemingly immense after all cuts
a small figure in the total yield.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1883-11-08

Investigation Of the reports of frozen
wheat shows that the damage. though
serious, is not 50 great as at first repre-
seuted. Fall ploughing ana early SOW
ing in the spring, whene yer practicable,
Will remedy this new danger encoun-
tered by wheat growers. Some years
the ground is 80 wet IN the fall that
pleughing is almost impossible and also
early seeding in the spring, from the
same cause, but as rule the wheat can
be got into the ground early enough to
avoid frost when it is in the milk.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1883-11-08

The maps of Minnesota and of Dako-
Ia, Published by Messrs. Warner & Foote
30 Nicollet avenue. Minneapolis, are
the latest, most elegant-and what is of
vital importance-the most correct of
any ever issued They show the con-
gressional, township range, and section
boundaries, together with the railroads,
main travelled roads, streams lakes, or
gaLized towns, villages, cities, and town
sites, railroad stations, postotlices, and
other es- en- ial teatures never before rep
resented. Every business man, and
every intelligent citizen, will prize such
maps far beyond their cost. People re-
siding in such large areas Of country can
not do business iutetIigently without ac-
curate knowledge of their geographical
and typographical features.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1883-11-08
Winter Begun in the National Park.

A freezing temperature and heavy snow
falls have practically closed the National
Yellowstone park feE The winter. Mi Ash
ley w. Cole, private secretary to Rufus
Hatch, who left the park last week. said in
New York: when I left the park one
wetk ago there was fifteen inches of snow
OF the ground, and it had showed every
day for the frst fourteen days OF this
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1883-11-08
Condemnation of Watering Stock.

condemnation Oh W SNCflbS 5lOSkA'
The business of importance before the
chamber OF commerce to-day was the pres
entation of the report of the special COM
mittee on railway transportation and on
the watering of the stocks OF corporations,
The commissioners report states that stock
watering operations similar 10 the late issue
of $13, COO, 900 of Manhattan Elevated rail-
road stocks, constituted a grave otfense
against the community and should be
made misdemeanor by law; that uapitali-
cation of surplus earnings should be pro
hbited by law; that increases of capital,
either by stock or bond issues, should be de-
fined by s strongest legal formulas, easily
understood, and only permitted for goo and
sufficient public reasons, and not because it
can be Shown that 8 corporation
can be made to pay a fair dividend
on an in creased capita; that
tie public welfare requires that corpora
tiOns should be subject to government su-
pervision and should have power TO regu-
late and control within reasonable limit the
charges of these corporations: that ordinary
differences arising between these corpora
tions and their customers should be decided
by government commissioners without the
expensive and tedious delays incident to &
law suit. Then there should be no fixed
limit to the rate of cash dividends corpora
tons acting under such supervision as
above indicted may pay to their stockhold-
ers by reason of superior management OF
their affairs or increased prosperity, but
such questions should be left to the legisa-
tive power which GRATED them to decide
upon the necessarily varying conditions OF
each case. Tt committee further say that
where there was competition between the
different railroad lines the public would be
protected in the matter of rates Pooling
on through traffic, however, had 10 great
extent abrogated competition.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1883-11-08
alcs and MIss CIambcrlayne.
London Letter to Pitsb rg Commercial
GaZstte


Gazstte.
1t is a matter of current gossip in
court circles that Miss Cha mberlayne,
who is, | believe, member of we'll to-
do Cleveland, o., family, still continues
in the good giaces OF the Prince Of
Wales. He is said to be on the most in
innate terms without ceremony, often
staying an hour or so chatting with the
American beauty, who, however re-
ceives him in the presence of one or
both of her parents. When he enters
the room the whole family rise and
make a profound obeisance. Then
ceremony is thrown aside and he is treat
ed as any other visitor would be. the
prince is admitted to be one Of the mos
fascinating men in Europe, but it is I'M
derstood that tine Cleveland girl regards
him simply as u friend, and knowing
something of the nature of American
ladies, | can agree with a society jour-
nal of last week, which states that on
that footing his royal highness is alone
received. Mss Chamberlayna would
seem to be generally in favor with the
members of the royal family, as she has
recently paid long visit to the duke
and duchess of Albany. Friends of the
family say that Mr.. and Mrs. Chamber
layne speak most enthusiastically of the
prince of Wales. They say that he is
the most unsopbisticated as well as the
most agreeable man they have ever
met. After this | shall be very wary in
my dealings | may have vita Cleveland
folks, as / should imagine they must be
artiul as the proverbi9l wagon load OF
monkeys.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1883-11-08
The Casually Record

In friendly sparring match at Chippewa
Falls John Hall struck Duncan McPhee a
blow on the neck, and he reeled and fell
heavily upon the ground. Upon examn-
alton it was dicoveTei that his neck was dis
located, and he died in few minutes.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1883-11-08

senator Anthony's health il said to be
still feeble, but BIS frequent remark Isl:
Il went to go to Washington and die IN
the harness.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1883-11-08

Mary Andel son has become the fash
ion in London. The Lyceum is crowded
every night.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1883-11-08

shades and colors which may be pro-
duced by this burning process. After
the application OF the varnish it more
resembles oil work than anything else,
and the deception is so complete that
touch of the finger is required to remove
it. The indentures may be plainly felt
with the hand. 1t may seem strange
that this art has never developed, but
probably there are few people who
would care to sit over fire pot all day
fingers for the sake of art alone"
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1883-11-08

The governors private secretary in Ohio
gets $500 salary and 81, 00O fees.
The Office of register in New York is
worth $500 year
seventy.one counties in Georgia prohibi
liquor selling.