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River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1884-07-03

The ''sweet girl graduate" is doubt
less a very sweet creature but a goodly
number of sensible people think she
will know more after while though she
may not be so handsome as at present,
nor as capable of attracting, in the shape
of bouquets and in baskets, all the ex-
pensive treasures of hot house as she
did at the close of her little recita-
ton on "the pleasures of hope" or" the
delights of spring"
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1884-07-03

The discussion of the Mexican pension bill in
the senate brought out some queer statistics
about the pensioners of the war of 1872. That
war was ended nearly seventy years ago. and
the number of troops engaged in it was not
remarkable, yet to-day there are actually 81,
coo pensioners on the roll as widows of that
war They drew last year 81, So, 600, or five
and half times as much as the few old soldiers
surviving. OF course, the explanation is that
an warriors half century or so after the war
was over and they became entitled to their
pensions in due time, when their husbands
died Thus it is not impossible that in the
twentieth century greater part of the p, 900
widows will stlll be drawing pensions on &C
count the war of 1872
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1884-07-03
ON THE SANDS

Some fimsiest web that fiction weaves
She read; he idly turned the leaves,
Andso it happened that their hands
Touched now and then upon the sands.
Her shawl was fiuttered by the breeze,
And both essayed the folds 10 seize,
And so it happened that their hands
Met once again upon the sands.
She did moi mean ii should be so,
But he forgot 10 let hers go;
And she forgot to claim her hand,
And Thus they sat upon the sand.
The book was closed the shawl blew wide
And as they sat there side by side,
They both agreed to fast lock hands
And walk together er life's sands.
Some weeks passed by, and both again
Were seated by the signing main,
Alas he held another's hands,
Another hers upon the sands.
Boston Globe
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1884-07-03
Boiler Disaster at wausau, wis.

The boiler of Smiths planning mill in Wau-
sau, Wis, exploded Wednesday morning with
terrible force. 1t was bedded in brick, which
fell in shower for blocks around 1t shook
the whole city. Four persons we're killed out
right, and many badly hurt The killed are:
Mary Croker, George Brown, foreman and
engineer August Stricke, foreman, blown to
pieces. William Buchanan, shipper for N. B.
Atwater 4 Co, badly hurt, and will die Many
houses were badly shattered piece of boiler
weighing nearly ton was blown over wood
shed and against the side of building ten
yards distant, with shower of brick that shat
tered every window in the house Eight per-
sons were in the room where the piece struck,
but escaped with but slight injuries.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1884-07-03

The Dingley Shipping Bill, as it has
passed both houses of congress, relieves
American shipping from some of the
burdens under which it has been stag
gering for years. 1t annuls a part OF
the taxation that has rendered it near
" impossible for American vessels to
compete with foreign. The bill lays
upon the United States treasury many
of the charges formerly extended from
shipowners. 1t cannot but help Ameri-
can commerce SO far as 1t goes.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1884-07-03
notwithstanding RAILROAD

Notwithstanding railroad stocks have
lost third of their entire speculative
value, the railroads are still where they
were, are in successful operation, and
are in better condition and many of
them are more valuable property than
ever before. A very large amount of
money has simply passed from the
hands of one gang of operators to the
hands of the other gang. There has
been no actual loss or destruction of
property as iflarge sections oftrack had
been swept away or stations and cars
consumed by fire.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1884-07-03
Great storm IN Ohio ana pennsylvania.

A terrific thunder storm passed over a por-
ton Of Western Pennsylvania and Eastern
Ohio last Thursday, damaging property and
killing several persons and large amount of
live stock. At Murrayville, Pa, boy named
Wolf and four horses were struck by lightning
and killed. A young brother OF the boy was
sic Keenes and William RAIDER were seriously
injured by lightning bolt and three horses
killed AT Cory, Pa, several head of blooded
stock belonging TO Henry Case were killed AT
Salem, Ohio, Miss Minnie Westpoor, aged six
ming struck the veranda, killing her instantly.
At Youngstown Ohio, lightning struck the
house of Abner Meadskner, killing his daugh-
ter and severely injuring others of the family.
Three barns were destroyed. At Newcomers
town, Ohio, the storm was accompanied by
furious tornado. Trees were uprooted, fences
blown down. and great damage dene to crops.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1884-07-03

Miss Emily Faithful is to lecture in
London in June about her visit to the
Mormons. Her friends say that some
startling disclosures may be expected
respecting a system she describes as
the worst form of slavery ever invented
or justified on Biblical grounds, inyoly-
ing crimes against nature and the utter
degradation of the women, allured by
specious representation from England,
Scotland and Wales by the emissaries
of the Latter-Day Saints.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1884-07-03
girer falls aournal.
G. R. MORSE, Publisher.
RIVER FALLS. WISCONSIN.

Cholera has appeared at Toulon,
France. some deaths are reported, but
the disease is said to be of sporadic
character and not general or epidemic,
ALI the ports in Europe are being close
ly quarantined.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1884-07-03

Many truths now of reverend esteem
and credit, had their birth ard begin
ming once from singular and private
thoughts, while the most of men were
otherwise possessed, and had the fate
at first to be generally exploded and
exclaimed on by many violent opposers;
yet truth. in some age or other, will
find her witnesses and shall be justified
at last by her own children. Milton.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1884-07-03

Fred H. Smith, leader of the quartet of DR.
Talmage's church, Brooklyn, has disappeared
A shortage of from S., 600 to $40 900 is rumored
and also the disappearance of an attractive fe
male.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1884-07-03
MIR. Wakefield Renominated.

Hon. James B. Wakefield, member of CON
gress from the Second Minnesota district was
unanimously renominated at the district re-
publican convention held at Mankato.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1884-07-03
Gordon in the Desert.

Frederick Bohndorll, the last man
who left Khartoum before it was be-
leaguered, writes in the London Tele-
graph: Leaving Berber ut the end of
January with my guide and my servant,
we struck into the desert. There is no
track. and you commit yourself to your
puide. On the afternoon of my fourth
days march ! saw great cloud OF dust
far away on the horizon, and presently
cavalcade came riding toward me at
an extraordinary pace IN contrast to my
wearied march. The leader was III adj
vance, and / noticed his eager manner
and his compact figure clad In a blue
military frock coat, red trousers, and
fez. "Behndorff," sad Gen. Gordon
for it was he-"we all at Cairo
thought YOU were dead. have often
prayed to God to protect you and DIR.
Junker and preserve you alive" i dis
mounted and went to the side of his
cf mel, and he shook bands warmly
was overwhelmed with establishment,
for they knew nothing at Khartoum or
Berber of Gordon's coming, but imme-
diately saw him OWNED his mission.
| only needed to see him TO know why he
was there. "Why have you left
Khartoum said Gordon hur
riedly. II am very glad to be going
there. Why is everybody leaving?
Are YOU afraid?" Not exactly aHald;
but / have finished my collection, and
/ am returning" Well. how goes it
there?" Everything in terrible
muddle. no one knowing who Is faithful
to the government and who is not"
But are the people at Khartoum
afraid?" "Excellency, there is plenty
TO be afraid of. =" Tell me, now is the
mehdi as strong as the people say?"
and ali through lie exhibited in his
voice and manner the most cheerful and
bovant confidence. "The mehdi, ex
ceiIencv, is much stronger than you
have any idea Of " Ali, all ! shall
manage him" ~ pray the good God
10 assist YOU" Are you coming back2'
II hope so but not now Would you
like me to come soon 2" If not soon
Won won't find me. | shall not he here
more than five months. Now, said he
pressing my hand Edo you want any
thing?" Nothing He repeated the
question several times with the kindest
emphasis. and then presented me to
GOi. lCIfNtiEJ anu lBtdfilH 1 doi8ts Nlip
rode behind him, wearing tourist suits,
Gen. Gordon hereupon hastily babe mo
adieu, aud then the party, numbering
about ten persons started of again at
the tremendous pace cqualing that at
which ] saw them approach some 10 or
20 minutes before. Each member of
the party carried small water sack,
some provisions and sleeping carpet.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1884-07-03

Bishop Butler, of Limerick, addressed dep
utation from National league. He approved
the convention to select candidates. for parlia-
ment. and advocated the selection Of ParncH
adherents only in the city and countyos LINER
lex.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1884-07-03

Germany is still making improve.
ments in the means of carrying on war,
and Herr Krupp, who has done SO well
with guns, has just turned his attention
to powder with remarkable success
His new brown 'gunpowder," SO called
from its tint is said to be far superior
to the old fashioned article. Among
its advantag es are said TO be its power
of producing greater velocity with equal
pressure, and its freedom from explosion
except in tightly closed space. In
the open air or in the powder-Lox it ig-
mites slowly, and by not exploding ac-
cidents are avoided in its manufacture.
The smoke produced by it is thinner and
disappears quicker than that of the or
binary black powder. The discovery is
said to have been accidental, and what
makes it more remarkable, the ingre-
dents of the new article are the same
as those of the old, the proportions
only being different.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1884-07-03
RAILROAD IN the WORLD.
G.i..g. N! s..?..l : Mi.s.a.:Iis

Milwaukee, La Crosse, Sparta, Madison,
Fort Howard Green Bayl Wis, Winona,
Owatonna, Mankato, Mimi, Cedar Rapids,
Des Moines Webster City, Algona. Clin-
ton. Marshaltown, Iowa, Freeport. Elgin,
Rockford, ILL.,, are amongst its 500 local
stations on its lines.
Among few of the numerous points
of superiority enjoyed by the patrons of
this road. are its DAY COACHES which
are the finest that human art and inge-
nuity can create; its PALATIAL SLEEF-
ING CARS, which are models of comfort
and elegance; its PALACE DRAWING
ROOM CARS, which are unsurpassed by
any: and its widely celebrated
NORTH WESTERN DINING CARS
the like of which are not run by any
other road anywhere In short, 1t Is as
serted that 1T is THE BEST Equip
PED ROAD IN THE WORLD.
All points of interest North, Northwest
and West of Chicago, business centres,
summer resorts and noted hunting and
fishing grounds are accessible by the
various branches of this road.
1t owns and controls over 5000 miles Of
road and has over four hundred passen-
ger conductors constantly caring for its
millions of patrons.
Ask your ticket agent for tickets via
this route. AND TAKE NO 9TH ER.
All leading ticket agents sell them. 1t
costs no more to travel on this route, that
gives firSt-class accommodations, than 1t
does TO 90 by the poorly equipped roads.
For maps. descriptive circulars and
summer resort papers, or other inforIna-
ton not obtainable at your local ticket
office. write to the
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1884-07-03
WRIGRT's INDIAN VECETABLEPILLs
FOR THE
= w :. r
And all Bilious Complaints
Safe to take, being purely vegetable; no grip
ing. Price % cts. All Druggists.
THE ROYAL ROUTE
Chicago, st. Paul,
MINNEAPOLIS & OMAHA,
Chicago & Northwestern Rvs.
TIE SHORTEST AND BEST Rour

THE SHORTEST AND BEST RoUT
EAST TO CHICAGO. with Dining Cars,
Elegant Day Coaches, and palace Smok-
ing Room SleepeTs on all trains from Min
neapolis and St. Paul, through Eau Claire
and Madison, with choice of route via
Milwaukee. THE CHICAGO. ST.
PAUL, & OMAHA R'Y
also runs through trains southwest from
St Paul and Minneapolis to Sioux City
and Council Bluffs, with Sleeping Cars
through without change to st. Joseph
and Kansas City, and is the short, quick
route from st. Paul to Des Moines North
east from st. Paul, through trains are run
to Ashland, Washburn and Bayfield,,
Lake Superior and from Eau Claire to
Superior City, where connection is made
for Duluth, But this route to Chicago is
what the Managers take pride in, and be-
cause of the smooth steel rail track, well
ballasted road bed, the best Day Coaches,
Sleeping and Dining Cars that money can
procure, courteous and attentive employees
and with trains always on time, it Is
rightly named
THE ROYAL ROUTE"
TRY THIS ROUTE WHEN YOU TRAVEL.
GEO 3. MERRIcK, Agent, River Falls
F.B. CLARKE, T. w. TEAsDALE,
GenI Traffic Manager. Gen'l Passenger Ae't
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1884-07-03

GOLD . ] 81. !. 4.
80 tor the working class Send
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M Nvaluable box of sample goods
That will put you i'll the way
Hof making more money in a
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80 ~ H- ~ thought possible in any bust
ness. Capital not required
We will start YOU. You can
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The work is universally adapted TO both sexes
Foung and old You can easily earn from 80
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al offer. to ri who are not well satisfied we viii
cud 81 10 pay for the trouble of writing us
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utely sure. Don't delay. Start now. Address
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River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1884-07-03

u Orders by mail promptly attend
ed to, and satisfactionguaranteed.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1884-01-05

are fed to the turning. lathes, of which
here are several, each being capable Of
turning eighty pins a minute. They
are then passed to the slotting machine,
in which peculiar arrangement of
knives inserted in a circular saw, gives
the slot the proper flange, after which
they are automatically carried by ele.
vator belts to the drying bins on the
second floor, where they are subjected
to a high temperature, generated by
steam'pipes, until they are thoroughly
seasoned. There are several of these
bins. the largest of which has capaci-
ty of one hundred boxes, or seventy.
two thousand pins, and the smaller ones
fifty boxes. The pins are now ready
tor polishing and packing
the polishing is accomplished by
means Of perforated OFFENDERS or drums,
each capable Of holding forty bushels,
in which the pins are placed and kept
constantly revolving, until they become
as smooth as if polished by hand with
the finest sand-paper. A few minutes
before this process is complete, a small
amount of tallow is thrown in the
drums with the pins, after which a few
more revolutions give them a beauti-
full, glossy appearance. These polish>
ing drums are suspended directly over
the packing counter on the first floor
of the mill, and being thus immediate.
ly beneath the ceiling of the floor
above, are readily filed through scut.
ties from the drying bins on the second
floor, and as easily emptied on the
counter below, where the pins are
sorted into first and second grades, and
packed in boxes of five gross each.
The sorting and packing are done by
girls. Two hundred and fifty boxes
are packed in a day.
The market for clothes.pins is not
confined to any special locality, but is
found nearly all over the world. Ten
thousand boxes have been shipped to
Melbourne, Australia, within four
months. Ten firms in London carry a
stock!0f'ten thousand boxes each, and
two firms in boston carry a like
taInOunt. .. o." e.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1884-01-05
The Church and the Stage.

While orthodox Christians in this
country very generally trown on the
stage and all its belongings, it is not
to be disguised that the prejud ce
against actors and theaters is not as
marked as il was, say, twenty years
ago. One of the most beautiful and
successful t, eaters in New York is
owned by IA couple OF clergymen who
are also proprietors OF the Churchman,
the official organ Of the Episcopal de-
nomination. The Rev. Robert Colyer
and other liberal, as well as Episcopal,
clergy openly visit the New York
theaters and no scandal is caused thereby.
In England the Bishop and clergymen
of the national church attend opera
and theaters the same as other people,;
but more remarkable than all, the
Christian World, tie leading London
organ Of the Nonconformists, recently
contained a leading editorial, giving
Mr.. Henry Irving "God speed"
apropos of his departure to America.
Mr.. George Macdonald, the English
novelist, is a clergyman, yet he fire..
quently appears as an amateur actor
on semi>public occasions. The theater
is growing in popularity in thscountry.
A large space is given to dramatic news
in all our journals. 1t is for Christian
people to say what course they shall
pursue in the future. 1t is idle to ig-
more the stage or to condemn it by
wholesale. After all, why not try and
moralize it and freeitfrom Objectionable
Observation-Disclosures Magazine.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1884-01-05
American Tobacco and Cuba.
New England Farmer.

New England Farmer.
The growing of tobacco in this coun-
try annually assumes vaster proportions
and is becoming more and more lucra>
tive. Cuba begins to see rival in the
United States in the cultivation Of to.
bacco, which, it was supposed, twenty.
FIVE years ago, could not be produced
anywhere in quantity and flavor equal
to that grown and cured in the Gem of
the Antilles. This fact cannot but
have a powerful influence in Spain on
the subject Of the sale of Cuba to the
United States. Once it is clearly dem
onstrated that the tobacco crop of Cuba
can no longer be made a controlling
product in the markets Of the world,
and that the United States is producing
a crop equal, if not superior, to the
crop grown on that island, Spain will
be ready to sell and at price to suit
the buyer, 1t is often in this way that
diplomacy is suddenly arrested, and
the best laid schemes of statesmen to
acquire or dispose of domain put to
confusion.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1884-01-05

Southern Lumberman: The largest
ore contract ever made in the South
was closed two weeks ago between Col.
A. NJ. Shook, General Manager of the
Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railroad
Company, and Messrs G. P. Crutup d
Co. The contract runs over a period
ofsix years, and is for mining 100000
tons of ore. Under this contract the
ore is mined at 75c. per ton, and costs
from 81 to S1.05 delivered to the fur.
naces of the company at Cowan and
South Pittsburg. The best output Of
iron ever made in one week in the
the South was made by one of the
furnaces at South Pittsburgh the first
week in November. In the seven days
the furnace made 705 tons, seven
eighths of which was Of the best grade
product.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1884-01-05
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Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1884-01-05
ING addressed

An Irish lawyer having addressed
the court as "gentlemen," instead of
eyer honors," after he had concluded n
brother of the bar reminded him of
his error, He Immediately rose and
apologized thus "May it please the
court, IN the hate of debate | called yer
honors gintlemen. | made a mistake
yer honors.' The speaker then sat
down.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1884-01-05
The National Currency.
Washington Post.

Washington Post.
i So much diversity of opinion is said
to exist among the members of the
House committee on Banking aud cur
rency, relative to the future currency
of the country and its. basis, that no
definite legislation upon this important
question is likely to.,bs matpred at the
:. present; session, 49, r" r.
y =, So. The time may we'll be occupied lin
-, CONSULTATION with view, to harmonh-
:: ins differences, rather than in. confas.
ing the public mind and 'eumberihg'
ithe calendar with amultitude of I'M
practicable and illconsidered bills
DE. Judge Buckner's position with regard
ITO the National banking system is we'll
~ understood. He is not "a National
bank man, nor is he in favor Of tiding
. =" over an impending period of coItrac-
p" tion with TEN porary' expedients, or
'". providing new Government bond for
"'' Iperpetuating thepresent system. ..-.
$780,. ,tAt'the same time we have no fears
" = thathe willsanction any hasty OF in
" 'copk,derate action, though we are given
to understand that he would favor an
''''" issue of treasury notes to supply the
9'' ''gfaddal retirement Of bank REGULATION,
in preference to- repeating the one per
cent tax on circulation, or AUTHORIZING
an issue of bank notes on the face value
g.. of bonds deposited. .,..., - ~
.,, This, it true, would be tenn
: PorSfy expediGnt, but leading in the
direction Of an ultimate abolition Of the
National bank currency, and the spbsti
tuition of Government notes in its place,
which is favored by the Chairman
and SOME other members, but probably
not IA majority, of the committee.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1884-01-05

DR.. Duncan's Cough Balsam is sure
cure for Group, it will never fail, Try
t. For sale by all druggists. \