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River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1884-12-11

People in all the large cities of the
East who are aware of the low price Of
wheat are taxed as much as ever for
flour and bread. This gross injustice
ELECTS very strong compliments
through the newspapers, and frequent
suggestions are found in favor of govern
ment regulation of this matter, as in
Europe. There the law compels all
bakers to make their loayes of a uni
form weight, and the people know what
they are buying and how much a pound
they are paying. Here, where wheat
was never so low In the memory of hv-
ing man, the people are taxed as much
as ever for flour and bread. In an in
terview with a New York baker he said:
well, suppose -four has gone down, do
you suppose we're going to lower our
price, 50 long as we have no trouble IN
getting the prices we now ask? 1t
amt reasonable TO think so. 1 hope
you newspaper fellows amt a-going to
play the same trick on US here as was
PLAYED in England some time ago.
Why. the London papers showed up
the bakers fearful They said that
though breadstuffs was low. bread was
high; and country papers followed suit
and [ ord bless you the bakers had to
give in. So Will we If it comes 70 the
tug.
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Pride and Justice.

A Spaniard is as obstinate as one of
his mules. When he is angry he IS an
infexible tyrant, and he becomes very
angry when he is thwarted.
An anecdote illustrates what tyrant,
a spanish father may be, while at the
anne time ex hibiting the magnanimity
of fair minded soldier.
Gen. x, an old officer of Spain,
had daughter who fell in love with
her fathers adjutant. There was no
good reason against the match, but the
general chose to refuse his consent, and
the pair married without it.
From the hour of their marriage he
would not recognize their existence.
The son-in law and the father fought
side by side in several battles. But
neither recognized the other. AT last
the adjut;1nt so distinguished himself
that mutual friends pressed the Gen
eraI to apply for his son-in-law's pro
motion.
eSon-in-lawl I have nonel" he re-
piled.
eYour daughters husband"
II have no daughter"
I'VE mean Lieut., your late adj
jutant.
aAh, that is different thing Lieut..
is q good officer. viii willingly
assist his advancement. Youths Com
panlon.
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Bank of England Notes.

The paper used for printing the
Bank of England notes has always been
made by the Portal family, whose an
eestor came over from Bordeaux after
the revocation of the Edict Of Nantes,
bringing with him the art of making
fine paper, which, like those of silk
weaving and dyeing scarlet was up to
that time unknown in England. Ex-
cept by burglary, it is absolutely I'M
possible to obtain scrap of the beautl-
fully water-marked paper produced at
the mill at Laverstoke What con-
stitutes the main safeguard OF the bank
is the water" or, more properly, the
wire mark" that transparent design
which can be instantly detected when
the paper is held up between the eye
and the light. The largest amount of
bank note in circulation, in 1927, was
$1,000. It is said that two notes for
el0O. 900 each, and two for e50.00o
each, were once engraved and issued.
A butcher, who had amassed an I'M
mense fortune in the war times, went one
dav with one of these ESQ, 600 notes to
q private banker, asking for loan OF
e5, 500, and wishing to deposit the big
note as security in the bankers hands
saving he had kept it for years. The
IS, 500 was handed over, but the bank
er limited at the same time, to the
butcher the folly Of boarding such 0
sum and losing the interest.
"Wery true, sir, replied the butcher,
"but / likes to look ont SO very well
that have t'other one of the same kind
at home" An eccentric gentleman In
London framed a bank post bill for
e30 900, and exhibited it for five years
in one of his sitting The fifth
wear lie died, when the picture was at
once taken down and cashed by his
heirs.
Some years ago, at noblemans
house near HYDE Park, dispute arose
about certain passage IN Scripture,
and dean who was present denying
that there was any such text, a
Bible was called for. When IL was
opened a marker was found in it, which,
on examination, proved to be bank
post bill for 94O, 900. 1t might possibly
have been placed there as reproach to
the son, who, perhaps, did not consult
the Bible as often as his mother could
nave wished. The Paper World.
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CALIFORNIA AND COLORADO
1t also operates the best route and the
eI,tt limo bafxppeu
Ghi.ags and s..?sal Z Maa'a5,Gs

Milwaukee, la Crosse, Sparta, Madison,
Fort Howard llireen Bay, Wis, Winona,
Owatonna, Mankato, Mimi, Cedar Rapids,
Des Monies, Webster City, Algona. Clin-
ton. MarshaitOwn, Iowa, Freeport, Elgin,
Rockford. H., 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 SLEEP
ING CARS, which are models Of comfort
and elegance; it's 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, IL is as
serted that TT rs 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 OTHER.
All LEADING ticket agents sell them. 1t
costs no more to travel on this route, that
gives tirst-class accommodations, than it
does to go by the poorly equipped roads.
For maps, descriptive circulars and
summer resort papers, or other informa-
ton not obtainabe at your local ticket
Office write to the
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Casualties of the Week.

The house of A. n Rurlbert of Sherman
township, B ookiugs county, Oak, burned.
Mr. Hurlbert rescued his wife and two children,
but third child was burned to death in spite
of his efforts.
At Stafford, N H., fearful explosion of
dynamite and gunpowder occurred at the
house of Stephen Young. Eight persons were
injured and four will die. Mr.. Young was hav-
ing well dug A nephew, George S Young of
Lowell, was showing how dynamite charges
should be used, when one exploded.
At Cooperstown, Griggs county, Oak, Mrs.
Pickett wife of Harry G. Pickett, cashier of
the bank of Cooperstown, accidentally shot
herself and died instantly. She YVES about
twenty-five years of age, and was from Fort
Atkinson, Wis. She leaves a little child three
weeks old.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1884-12-11

President Arthur approves of the rec
ommendation of tie postmaster gen.
eral that the unit of weight in the rat
ing of first class matter should be one
ounce instead of one-half ounce, as it
now is. He says in view of the statis
ties furnished by the department it may
be we'll doubted whether the charge
would result in any loss of revenue;
that it would greatly promote the con:
venionee of the public is beyond dis
put, 1t is to be hoped that this change
VIII b. made. The saving of expense
to the people would be considerable,
and a great source of annoyance avoided.
Comparatively few people possess letter
scales, and therefore cannot determine,
in a vast number of cases, how much
postage is required. Very frequently,
too much postage IS paid, to make sure
of instant transmission, and still often
er, too little. With two-cent stamp
for one ounce, instead of half an ounce.
as now, there would be no question in
regard to the vast majority of ordinary
letters
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1884-12-11

The line officers of the army are pre-
pairing to makb strong push for legis-
alton by congress to accelerate promo
tions, which is now almost stagnant. A
bill is to be introduced fixing the age
for compulsory retirement at a much
lower figure than sixty-four, as now,
and providing that captains shall go on
the retired list at the age of fifty. 1t
is thought the passage of such bill as
this is the only possible method Of
keeping up the promotion of aged Off
GERS into position OF usefulness in the
army in time of peace. 1t is not men
toned, and therefore deemed out of the
question, to remedy the evil by reduc-
ing the number of cadets of West Point,
which is the nursery of army officers.
A comparatively slight reduction would
keep the chances of promotion, and
really the number of officers now in the
army Is vastly out of proportion 30 the
number of soldiers. The same evil
prevails in the Navy, and to greater
extent.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1884-12-11

A leading woman Of fashion is repre-
sented as announcing that she has taken
a census of one Summer resort, and can
count sixty girls VINO viii never marry.
The cause of this destined celibacy is
explained to be that ssthey are brought
up to spend money, and must marry it
or remain single. But the men OF their
own set will not marry except for some
great advantage, and they know to a
dot that the sixty girls / have counted
will not only be poor themselves but
will have poor sisters. Whether TINS
condems the summer resorts, the young
men Or the young women most severe
", is a question.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1884-12-11
General News Items.

An exodus of South Carolina negroes to Ar
kansas is taking place
H P Ferguson. tobacco dealer of Lynch
burg. Va, has made an assignment Liabilities,
So. Geo
Raymer, seagrave Il Co, private bankers Of
Toledo, have made an assignment to E H.
Rhodes.
Henry Newman OF san Francisco. dealer in
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1884-12-11
Cannibalism Pronounced Murder.
London Dispatch.

London Dispatch.
The case of Capt Dudley and the mate of the
wrecked yacht Mignonette, who killed the boy
Parker to keep themselves alive, and against
whom, on Nov G, a special verdict was found
in accordance with the facts, was heard by the
full bench of the court of appeal Lord Chief
Justice Coleridge, in pronouncing the decision
of the co'.4t, said all the judges agree that the
act of the prisoners amounted TO murder and
the conviction must be affirmed. The court
will pass sentence Tuesday, thus giving the
prisoners time to move arrest of judgment.
The court ordered the prisoners to surrender
their bail The judges throughoutthe hearing
showed great horror for the act of which the
prisoners were guilty and we're unwilling to
set precedent which would allow such q
crime to be considered other than murder.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1884-12-11

The Secretary of the interior Is very
explicit upon one subject that is prom
inent topic of public discussion. As to
education by national aid, the. Secretary
says: L am of the opinion that the
school systems of the several States
should not be interfsrred with by such
aid, and that it is not wise for the gem
eral government to attempt to build up
a school system of its own, but that all
national appropriations for school pur-
poses should be placed under the con-
troll of the States, with only such guards
as shall secure its faithful application to
the purposes for which 1t was appro-
priated."
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1884-12-11

Emigrants are pouring into California
at the rate of 1900 to 1900 a week.
Most of them settle in the southern
part of the State and engage in fruit
and wine growing. Many of the emil
grants are men of means, who go to the
country in search of health and are led
to devote themselves to congenial bust
ness The poorer classes go to the
northern counties and engage in agri-
cultural pursuits, while about 80 per
cent of the whole number push upnorth
to Oregon and Washington Territory.
The population of California is now
about !, 100000
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1884-12-11

The reported plague in Western Yir-
ginia and Eastern Kentucky, resembles
cholera and is called cholera by the
people. 1t is propagated- like cholera,
through drinking water polluted with
its germs. 1t acts quickly and with most
of the symptoms of cholera. That it is
sporadic is true; nevertheless it RACES
under conditions almost exactly like
those which prevail in cholera seasons
and districts, except that the scourged
REGION IS mountainous and high above
the sea level, and that the cause which
first led to the use of impure water was
drouth.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1884-12-11

The total assets of the United States
treasury low amount to S519, SOC, 249,
being 500. $40, 431 more than the preced-
ing year. And this notwithstanding a
ammunition of the revenues during the
year to the extent of SO, 767, ZIP, as
compared with those of the preceding
year. The governments net expen-
ditures during the year were $244, 126.
PA, being s21, 2s1 1893 less than those
of 1888. During the year s1O4, 393, 625
OF the treasury surplus was applied to
the reduction of the national debt.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1884-12-11

The latest reports from many of the
leading winter wheat growing states,
including Tennessee, Virginia, Ken
lucky, Maryland, Missouri, Kansas,
Indiana, Michigan, Ohio and Pennsyl-
vania, all of which excepting the three
latter states show a large decrease in
area, compared with last year, varying
from 10 to 80 1-3 per cent, and in all
the Southern states the condition is re
ported very poor compared with last
year. Ohio, Michigan and Pennsyl-
vania report slight decrease in acre
age and fair condition. These facts are
deemed important in their relation to
the prices of wheat next year.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1884-12-11

The Vermont legislature has refused
TO create a railroad commission with
powers and duties similar to those of
the admirably constituted Massachusetts
board, and has also rejected a bill to
prevent discrimination against "short
hauls."
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1884-12-11
Chicago, st. Paul,
MINNEAPOLIS & OMAHA
Chicago & Northwestern R'ys.

THE SHORTEST AND BEST RoUT
EAST TO CHICAGO. with Dining Cars
Elegant Day Coaches, and palace Smok-
ing Room Sleepers on all trains from Min.
neapolis and St. Paul. through Eau Claire
and Madison, with choice Of route via
Milwaukee. THE CHICAGO, ST.
PAUL. MINNEAPOLIS s. OMAHA R'Y
also runs through trains southwest from
st. Paul and Minneapolis to Sioux City
and Council Bluffs, with Sleeping Cam
through without change to st. Joseph
and Kansas City, and is the short, quick
route from St. Paul TO hes Moines. North
east from Sc. Paul, through trains are run
to Ashland, Washbum 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,
Sleeninga 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. B. MERRTcK Agent, River Falls
T. B. CLARKE, T. w. TEAsDALE,
Gen'1 Traffic Manager Gen'l Passenger Ag't
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GOLD ]. ]. 81. !. !. :.
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HHEH BIO cents for postage, and we
sEEE Bwill mail you free, q royal,
sH 3 Evaluable box of sample goods
al III Ethat viii put you in the way
HNEa Hof making more money i'll
LIE New days than you ever
S~Sa w. Azm &a$ thought possible In any bust
ness Capital not required.
We win start you. Ynu can
AN work all the time or in spare time only.
The work is universally adapted to both sexes,
Toung and old You can easily earn from SO
,ants 10 - every evening. That all who work
nav test the business. we make this unparaliel-
~ offer; to Ell who are not well satisfied we viii
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F,fll particulars directions etc, sent free. For
unes viii be made by those who give their
aholc time to the work. Great success abso-
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E Orders by mail promptly attend
I'd to, and satisfactionguaranteed.
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convenience 10 e1bHeE party
This revelation struck Elise almost
breathless.
"What invitation, papa?" she asked.
"Is Prof Ingram going to visit you at
Woodlawn this summer ?"
Eyes, darling, / have often invited
him to visit me at my summer home,
that we might hunt and fish together
and spend again pleasant time IN each
others company as i'll our old college
DAYS. | have always been fond of In
gram. and will be only the more re-
ioiced to have him with me if his visit
is the means of making my loved one
more happy"
1t made Elise's heart sink, the pros
pect of the summer before her, when
She had expected to be as joyous and
free as a lark, to be restrained all the
bright. beautiful time by the grave,
dignitied Professors presence. How
much more happy she would be to pur-
sue her studies free and alonel
But she did not make known her
feelings because she oved her father so
we'll and wonld not 70. anything annoy
him. She turned the 81 oiect as soor as
she E0UiU, aShitl2 Cd NlAf aeOOtAN HS4
"Aunty, a maiden sister JfMr. O'Brlen
who lived with him aud tired faithfully
to fill the Office Of a L.other to his
orphaned child.
For the first few days after tie Pro
fessors arrival at Woodlawn Elise skill
fullv steered clear Of his presence, never
meeting him except at the taele and
when she went to take her lessons from
him IN the library.
The Professor, although she was per-
fectly polite to him. saw that she avoid
ca him, and the hour spent with him
IN tile library each morning was real
punishment to her. The first morning,
as the Professor had not brought his
text books with him, she was obliged to
let him look on her book as she read
but by the next day she had brought
down an old copy OF TacItus, that was
her fathers, from some dusty recess II
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After feoess and a few remarks on School
iurnsls, Prof Baer completed bis talk on
primary arithmetic.
The afternoon session opened with sings
ing tho Superintendent made sOinc r. :
marks in regard IN the granting Of time inr
attending the institute; a'ter which Prof.
Baer gave his speech on "Morals and Man
mere"
The teacher teaches manners by bis de-
pertinent and example. Such Instruction
can and should be gwen in our schools.
After recess the institute sang the song,
"Long and Sweet" and J NJ Roberts, chair
man Of the committee on resolutions, re-
ported a series of resolutions which were
adopted by the institute.
DR. Brooks occupied the. balance Of the
afternoon on "ldeal Educatiop," Culture
is the power OF development; learning is no
culture; evolution is the key note Of every
thing that is good; education ought to de-
velop thought power; the highest work oi
the teacher is TO develop character.
At four o'clock the institute adjourned
for tho afternoon. The course OF lecture;
offered by the institute was very good, bu
poorly patronized. Col CoTelsnd's lecture
was about the best lecture delivered ai
Mauch Chunk for some time.
The institute proper was q success in my
estimation and every teacher ought to have
received some instruction that will be bet
ter for him and bis school. OMEGA
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Weatherly Chips.


TIN last Saturday evening there was .
surprise party at ]. F. Krsssley's. Those
that were present report as having fine
time.
Miss Annie Webster, OF Glen summit,
spent Sunday in tSWn.
Cora McOloughlin spent several days OF
this week with the BrOdhead family, In Ma
honing Valley.
Miss Bessie Evans, now teaching school
Mt Mud Run. spent Sunday at home.
The scholars of the NJ. T.. SCnday school
intend giving n Christmas entertainment on
Christmas night.
Sheriff LentI was In town n few hours OF
Tuesday.
There will be jubilee singing eonoer
In Miller's Hall, about the 18th pi oximo, fol
the beneft OF the Presbyterian church.
MIR. and Mrs. TOWN., Ed. FuTguson, n srl
stine, q. X. Ham and Eta Musselman o..
Joysd ride to white Haven on Thursday
evening. They say that the roller skatint
rink opened with doabls b,
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Make $4,000 for Christmas.

The publishers of Ratlcdge's Monthly offer
twelve valuable rewards in tn 'ir Monthl,
for December, among which is the follow
ing;
We will give $4,000 to the person telling
us which is the middle verse Of the New
Testament Scriptures mot the Revised Ed
ltion) by December 10Th, 1854. Should
two or more correct answers be received the
REwARD will be divided. The money will
be forwarded to the winner December 18th,
1884. Persons trying for the reward must
send 90 cents in silver (no postage stamps
taken) with their answer, for which they
will receive the Month'V for January. in
which the name and address of the winner
Of the reward and the correct answer will
be published, and in which several more
valuable rewards will be offered. Address
RUTLEDFE PUBLISHING COMPANY, Easton,
Penna.
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Bring in you ri obW ork.
Mahoning Items.

Mahoning Items.
Our farmers are busily engaged in
butchering.
Sylvester Ruch, of East Penn, was the
guest ol X. A. Kugler over Sunday.
Our teachers report that the exercises
at the Institute last week were excellent
Will Xonder is ut present suffering
with a sore throat,
-Mahlon Nothslein ia having an addi.
tiou made to his house.
"A young gen tlsman from Summit Hill
was visiting his girl in - Valley en- satur-
day evening. While bs Was saying soft
things to his sweetheart . the psrior, some
fun-loving or jealous bnys--I dout know
which filled his buggy with stOnas and
old iron. Boys, II you want to win this
particular girl, that is not the way to do II.
Go / fair and square, and l am cure that
you can cut this Summit Hill chap out.
The Mahonng school board will meet
10 day Saturday at the Pleasant Corner
school house for the purpose of paying the
teachers their first months salary.
Eddie Strauss droYe TO Kistler's mill
ono day last week and neglected to tie Up
his horse when he went into the mill
White he was in the mill the horse started
homeward and ran into the mill-dam, and
but for help coming in time the horse
would have been drowned.
Rev. "A. Bartholomew will. during the
coming winter, give catechetical instruc-
tions to class OF catechumens in St. Johns
church. This is as il should be. Let the
youth receive course Of instructions out
of the Bible before they are received into
full membership Of the church. The class
is to meet to-day Saturday for the first
tlme.
"A surprise party came of at Stephen
Fenstermacher's last Tuesday evening, the
occasion being the 18th birthday of his
daughter Agnes. About 75 persons were
present. Mics Fenstermacher received the
congratulations OF her friends and then the
party sat down to a sumptuous feast. After
the good things had been done full justice
to, the party dispersed wishing Miss F.
many more such happy occurrences of her
birthday.
Mrs. Moses Rebrig, Of Lehigktop, was
visiting relatives in the Valley during the
week. DASH.