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River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1885-08-06

The Minnesota Editorial Association held
its Seventeenth Annual Session at st. Paul
on the 2sth and took an excursion to Min
netonka ON the 2gth Over one hundred
editors were present and the occasion was
an enjoyable one. The following officers
were elected:
Presidential A. Castle.-Farmers Advo-
Vice Presidents-A. W. McKinstry, Fart
bault Republican: Robert Miller Fergus
Falls Telegram: A. n. Dare, Elk River
News.
Corresponding Secretary-Maj. I. NJ.
Newsou. st Paul
Recording Secretary-C. NJ. Morse, Lake
Benton News.
Treasurer-D David Ramaley, St. Paul.
During the session the committee on res
olutions reported the following which were
adopted:
Resolved, That this association heartily
conCurs with the suggestions and seutI-
ments of our retiring president with regard
To the amenities of journalism, and de
clares all attacks made or slurs thrown up
ON one journa. or journalist by another as
uuprofessional and inconsistent with the
best interests of the profession, and that
while there should be always the freeSt
and fullest discussion of all questions, per-
sOnalitieS III such discussions are to be
avoided. and spirit of courtesy always
cherished and practiced between members
of this profession.
Resolved. That a code of professional
journalistic ethics should be prepared and
adopted by this association, aud any other
possible means should be used to elevate
the standard of journalism.
Resolved. That So soon as the same can
be properly maintained, a department for
professional training in journalism with
lectures by men prominent therein, should
be opened IN our state university,
Resolved, That only well established
Journals of recognized merit as newspapers,
having a general bona tide paying circula-
ton, should be recognized by law as medi-
ums for official and legal advertising.
Resolved. That in the opinion 4 : the as
sociatiou the rates fixed by law at the pres
ent time IL this state for official and legal
advertising are none too high for the work
REQUIRED that the rates so allowed belong
to the publisher by right and that all cut
ting on legal rates Is alike injurious to the
parties allowing such discounts, and to the
profession in general; that nothing Is
increase his business 10y such methods, as all
such cuts in business viii always be met by
competition. and the only result is to enrich
others and corner and impoverish the pro
fcssiou of journalism.
a report from the committee on adver-
Using and ready print was asked for.
The chairman of that committee reported
that the subject of ready print being
invested with so many difficulties, it was
/ deemed advisable to make no report upon
/ it. but to leave it to the judgment of each
I Publisher whether ne should use patents
+ or not. The report of the committe was
as follows:
/ Resolved, That it is for the interest of
+ every publisher to adopt for himself a
uniform scale of prices for advertising
under which all of his advertising patrons
will stand upon the same footing, and that
I the scale should be published in the paper
/ or posted couspiculously.
/ Resolved, That the publishers, if they
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make any discrimination in rates between
foreign and local advertising should give
the advantage to their home patrons upon
whom they are principally dependent for
the support of their journals
Resolved, That the practice of giving
advertisements a preferred position, or
inserting advertising notices in the regular
news columns tends to depreciate the val
ne of regular advertising space, to the low
ering of the standard of journalism, and
ought to be discouraged; but that if ads
are thus inserted an additional price, equal to
from . TO 80 per cent, should be charged
over the price for the same matter if in
serted in the regular advertising depart
ment or without special position.
Resolved, That the practice of inserting
regular advertising matter as editorial or
news matter without the recognized dis
tinction in style or size of type that would
enable the reader to distinguish it as an adj
vertisement is not for the best interests
of the publishers and tends to demoraliza-
ton.
In the matter of ready prints, your com
mittee prefers to allow the members TO
seek all the light they can get and then
govern themselves accordingly.
The usual resolutions of thanks to the
retiring officers and to transportation com
panies were adopted.
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RECENT APPOINTMENTS.

In Dakota the following postmasters
nave been made; Reynolds, B. F. Lavally,
vice Reynolds resigned; Buffalo, r. A.
Goodsell, vice Wilder resigned Cavalier,
A Vassail, vice Bechlet resigned; Roscoe,
f. l.. Sutley, vice Sims, removed North
wood, A. Jensen, vice Houghen, removed ;
Thompson, j. &. Jorge, vice Mcdonald, re-
moved; Dunseth, p. f. Meter, vice Gil
bert, removed; Minnewaukon, t. f. Ma
ther, vice Ware, removed Cummings, NJ.
Meeker, vice Wilbur, removed; Ojata, G..
f. Bates, vice Hutchinson, removed; Sisse-
ton Agency, II. b. Fay, vice Mann, failed
to qualify
The following postmasters have been
commissioned: E. T. DOrval, Caledonia,
Mimi; j. f. Quinlan, LIE Sueur Center,
Mimi; j. n. Hooper, Mabel, MINI.
c. f. Helgenback, at Canning, ID. T.,
vice Redick, removed; l.. M. Cane, at
Cavour, d. T., vice c. NJ. Cane, deceased.
William Quinn has been appointed post
master aU Wilno, Lincoln county, Minneso-
ia, vice Mrs. Salone Kyle, removed, and
Martin A. Mazany at Westerly Mills,
Wright county, vice Fred A. Klapp, re-
moved.
John r. Gill has been appointed post
master at Wilson, Winona county, Mimi,
vice Thomas Donaldson, and Wilhelmins
NJ Dickman at Brennan, Wabasha county,
vice August Newman, resigned.
The president has appointed M. ID.
McHenry to be receiver of public moneys
at Des Moines, Ia, and Joseph n Monroe
to be internal revenue collector for the
Sixth district of Wisconsin.
Oscar Malmras, consul at Leith will be
retained notwithstanding the change of
administration. Mr.. Malmras is a
Minnesotian
Dr. Guernon, the newly appointed col
lector of customs for Minnesota, has re-
ceived his commission.
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True Friendship only in True Heart.


There is, indeed. great deal of in
gratitude and great deal of injustice
in the world, and yet love is thing so
discriminating, so free in its course,
so incapable of purchase, or bride, or
bondage. that believe it is very rarely,
if ever. permanently misplaced, or fl
nally withheld where it is really mer-
tied. True affection as naturally flows
toward the excellent and amiable, and
as naturally avoids the mean, the self
ish, the ill-natured, as water escaping
from the harsh and rugged rock rests
not till it reposes in the 1lowery bosom
of the valley. We do indeed, some
times see ill-judging people lavishing
their admiration on persons OF superb
cial virtues and great professions; but
in the sequel even these will be COM
PEELED to own their mistake, and ac-
knowledge the superior worth of the
modest, uupretending. consistent, be-
nevoleut character. If | were about
TO make choice of a particular friend
among Il number of persons, | should
not be guided by their conduct and
professions to me, but by their behay-
Tor in their own families and among
their old friends. A person who sus-
tains one relation well, will not fail in
another. | should be quite sure that u
dutiful, attentive daughter. a kind,
disinterested, and self-denying sister
would make good friend; on the con-
trary, no attentions or professions to
myself could induce me to believe that
an individual who failed in these rela-
tons was capable of disinterested and
faithful friendship. should fully eN-
pect that as soon as the novelty of our
intimacy was worn of, the first time
an interest or inconvenience happened
to clash. ! should experience the same
want Of kindness and generosity rs |
had witnessed in the case of the others.
Jane Taylor.
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A Remarkable Glass of Thieves.

The police ofSt. Petersburg have been
for some time puzzled by the conduct
Of a remarkable class of thieves, who
committed robbery not only in the open
day, but, moreover with ostentation,
They were Firms, and were all young
men. When arrested, they calmly
pleaded guilty. and were sentenced to
Imprisonment for terms varying from
one to three months AT the expira-
ton of the sentence, they promptly
disappeared. 1t turned out that they
had returned to their own country, and
had there resumed their several avoca-
tions without loss Of social position
The law Of Finland forbids the enroll
ment in the army of any persons who
have undergone Imprisonment for civil
offeuses, so these enterprising Firms
had deliberately sought imprisonment
in order to avoid conscription. Lon
don Iratb.
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There wasn't no use of doing anything
with him-there was nothing to do
but just sit down and wait for him to
come around. 1t generally took two
hours
Zone day was driving him along.
and just as we got on to the railroad
track he baked. Here's a go, says |
to myself; what if a train should
come along?' At first / was afraid a
train would come, then after a while
didn't care a cuss whether one came or
not, and in about seventy minutes
was afraid one wouldn't come. | just
ached to have train come along.
prayed for one. Sure enough, pretty
soon / saw one coming. 1t made me
smile When the engineer whistled
/ for me to get off the track | laughed.
And when she got a little closer
climbed out of the hind end of the bug
gy, leaned up against the fence and
prepared to enjoy the picnic. Oh, but
it was sport! That balky horse had
sworn he wouldn't go, but he went
that time. He was distributed al
along the track there for twenty rods
And the old buggy and harness.
looked to comical. Never had suct
fun since | was boy''
"Rather expensive fun, wasn't it?
Eyes, for the railroad company.
sued 'em for 500, and the jury Of
farmers gave me S63750. But it wa:
/ fuun'
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Carefulness in Old Age.

A medical man compares an old man
to an old wagon; with light loading
and careful usage it will last for years
but one heavy load or sudden strain
will break it and ruin it forever Many
people reach the age of fifty or sixty or
seventy. measurably free from
most Of the pains and in
firmities of age, CHEEKY in heart and
sound in health, ripe in wisdom and
experience. with sympathies mellowed
bv age, and with reasonable prospects
and opportunities for continued use
fitness in the wourld for a considerable
time. Let such persons be thankful,
but let them also be careful. An old
constitution is like an old bone, broken
with ease, mended with difficulty.
A Young tree bends to the gale, an old
one snaps and falls before the blast.
A single hard lift, an hour of ex-
posure to rain or damp, severe chill,
an excess Of food, the unusual indul-
gence of an appetite or passion, sud
den fit of anger, an improper dose OF
medicine-any of these or other
similar things cut off a valuable life
in an hour, and leave the fair hopes
of usefulness and enjoyment but a
shameless wreck.
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commanding officer, dismounted and
took a piece of fence rail and proceeded
to maui Samantha. At that time l did
not realize all that she had done for her
suffering country. | felt that she had
tritied with my feelings, and been gull
ty of conduct unbecoming an officer and
a gentleman. She had diSObeyed the
command of her superior officer, and
the only thing l could do was to maui
her with Il rail. But she, poor, patient
thing, stood and took it with the same
grace that politician would a post
office, and made no sign.
If the simple announcement of my
/ having been commissioned created
such JOY at the North, and such con-
/ sternation at the South, what shall be
said of the sensation it created, through
+ out christendom, when the news of
+ that raid of mine was known through
out the world. Within a week the
rebel army before Richmond became
demoralized, and General Lee was
compelled to surrender. 1t seems that
/ ii wasn't Lee | saw there. Within two
weeks there was not rebel under
arms east of the Mississippi river, and
/ Kirby Smith, with a small command,
was in Texas, in constant Geographic
communication with rebel sympathizers
in Louisiana, who kept him posted rs
+ to my movements. until finally he re-
ceived news that my command, with
+ Samantha, was about to so through
Texas, when he made forced marches
! to the Rio Grande crossed to Mexico,
under cover of night. and disappeared
/ in the land of the Montezumas. probab
+ " the scareiest man that ever lived.
Thus by one little bold stroke, by a few
men, under the command of a leader
whose soul was up in arms. and who
dared to brave death in its most horrid
form, was the back bone of the rebell-
ion broken. and America was free.
The fate of the country hung by sim
Gle thread, as it We're or a piece of
leather. Suppose my bride had not
broken, and had held Samantha back,
that terrible charge on that terrible
morning would have lost its force, the
rebels would have been emboldened
and the war might have been going ON
until this time. 1t is dreadful to think
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ABirdinthe Hand.

A merchant from Syracuse purchas-
ed a 81 200 bill of goods from a Broad
way firm one day last week. He paid
800 cash and $500 in a note at four
months. Then he said, with pleasant
smile:
''Vell, now | buy me so much goots,
What you gif me to take home by my
family?"
The salesman who had just come into
the employ of the house, hesitated,
turned to the showcase, and picked out
an elegant scarf
Only a sgarf!' the Syracusan said
Indignantly.
just then the junior partner came
along, and having heard part of the
conversation, said: Better give him
back his note"
What! VIII you endorse it, misterP
the Syracuse man asked enthusiastic
ally.
The junior grinned and shook his
head.
well, den," said the Syracuse man,
after pause, "mebbe you better gil
me dot SCARF.
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Observation-Disclosures

Scotch people appear to appreciate
their poets. A movement is in pro-
gress for erecting a monument over
the grave of Mary Piper, an Edinburgh
poet, who died fifteen years ago, and
was buried in Greyfriars Churchyard.
Born of humble parents, she lived
nearly all her days in house situated
between Bull Close and High School
Yard. Cowgate. A great lover of the
poets, she became acquainted in early
life with the works of Shakespeare.
Dryden, Milton, Thompson, and others;
and in two volumes of hymns she
made important contributions to
religious literature. All along she had
a hard struggle for her daily bread
and was accustomed to rise at four or
five clock in the morning to her work,
ard often sat till twelve or one next
morning. Her mother, whom she sup
ported, was confined to bed for six
wears, and it was while tending her that
She composed most of her hymns. Mary
was a member of the Scotch Episcopal
Communion, ard Dean Ramsay wrote
an Introductory note to her poems,
which he said we're "of no common
order of excellence, both in diction and
sentiment. For some time Mary went
about with copies of her poems trying
to get subscribers, but at first she was
not very successful, and in connection
with this she wrote the following verse
for the first edition of her poems:
81 asked a lady to subscribe,
She answered she would see;
But oh find She still is blind;
Alas for her and mel"
The monument will consist of a plain
cross mounted on a pedestal. The in
scription is as follows, the verse of
poetry being the opening lines of her
''Christian' S View of Death:
II memory of
MARY PIPER.
Who under untOward circumstances,
cherished her gift as writer of sacred
verse, this stone is erected by admiring
friends Born on May 25, 1895, she
died on May 70, 1870.
Let me go, the day is breaking,
Morning bursts upon the eye;
Death this mortal frame is shaking,
But the soul can never die.
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The Demand for Competent Mechanics.

/ discussing this subject the Ameri-
can Machinist says: Several manufacture
ing industries, as well as some rail-
roads, are employing fewer hands
now than for a year or more past, yet
skilled workmen are as much sought for
as ever In a number of recent in
stances ordinary lanorers have been
discharged by hundreds because there
was not work enough for them ALL yet
we hear of no surfeit of skilled me-
chanics in any locality. The latter can
command good wages and steady en-
plovment when common labOrers are
obliged to content themselves with
reduced compensation and employment
at irregular intervals. The usual
time required TO learn a trade 10 three
years, and young men who are obliged
TO depend entirely upon their own ef-
forts ought not to hesitate about going
into the shop as apprentices. 1t mat
tiers not that they be older than most
youths who are already out 81 their
time. Hard persistent efforts for three
wears in the face OF difficulties are to
be preferred, if the result is superior
advantages in solving the problem Of
life, to a struggling for twenty or thir-
ty wears for the neceSSaries Of eX-
istence. Opportunities may generally
be found if diligently inquired after,
but they do not usually seek the IN
diyidual
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Has a Different sound.

did You catch on to the sound OF
tbat?" remarked a Stockton youth to
his companion the other evening as a
high sounding kiss was heard coming
from a couple standing in a doorway
on Fl Dorado street.
"WeH / should say / didn' replied
the other. ut sounded like a sky
rocket had busted. l guess they must
be newly married couple, and they
haven't got through with the honey
moon yet.
Honeymoon, thunder! You can
just bet on it they amt married yet.
Married kisses don't sound like that;
they ain the sounding kind. Stock
ton Maverick
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Joking in Court

Have you read the published details
of this case or formed an opinion about
it?,' asked the lawyer for the defence
in a recent murder trial.
Il have not" answered the appli-
cant for seat on the jury. Il have
merely noticed his picture at the head
of the column in a daily paper.
That's enough; stand down. /
challenge for reason. A man could
not look upon that picture without
forming a deep-rooted prejudice
against the prisoner.
II should challenge on the same
grounds" remarked the prosecutor,
''for no man could look upon the pic
ture without thinking that the prisoner
had been sufficiently punished by its
publication"
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''The prairies of the West are great
places for wind. " says telegraph OPP
orator; 81 used to have a station out
IN Nebraska, right out in the open
prairie, and the way the wind blew
there was a caution. But it was lucky
for me. At a station about thirteen
miles west my girl lived, and as | had
no Sunday trains or business of any
kind used to 90 up there and stay
over Sunday. But a living horse from
Saturday night to Monday morning
cost me too much money, and so |
rugged up a sail on an old tie car. All
had to do Saturday night was to hoist
my sail, push that tie car out on the main
track, and in less than ar hour | was
at my journeys end. For more than a
year | went to see my girl every Satur-
day night by means of that sail car.
Pretty sleek, wasn't it?'
Eyes, pretty sleek. But do you mean
to say that the wind blew the same di-
rection every Saturday night during all
/ that time?"
s'Of course | don /"
'WeI how did you manage in those
nights when it blew in the other direc-
tion?''
Easily enough. had another Cir
at station fifteen miles east.
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A Rule of Etiquette.

Yes, Sam, l got home late agin de
odder night, an my mudder she say;
Chile, whar you bin out so late agin
dis yere night?''
Use been out calm on lady"
says.
'.Well, chile, why you don't come
home fore midnight?' she says.
'Kaze l couldn't git away before.
Kaze de lady were a sittin' on my hat.
an l was too much a gemmen to call
her 'tention to de circumstance. :
says.
'.Well, now. honey she says, 'iis
look-a-yere. an you member dis now,
or you get left out. Next time you Wis
its lady jis keep your hat offys lap. "
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Thoughts.
ngS AM GAIN.

LOSS AND GAIN
When I compare
What have LOST with what | have gained,
What have missed with what attained,
Little room have for pride.
am aware
How many days have been idly spent;
How like an arrow the good intent
Has fallen short or been turned aside.
But who shall dare
| To measure loss and gain in this wise!
efeat may be vietory in this w1ses
The lowest etb is the turn of the tide.
-L0Hatellow.
That which is bitter to be endured
may be sweet to be remembered.
A fool NAV have his coat embroid-
cred with gold, but it is fools coat
still.
If our eve be ever towards God in
duty his eye will be ever towards us in
mercy.
The consciousness of duty performed
gives us music at midnight. -George
Herbert.
If we take care to keep a good con-
science we may leave it to God to take
care of our good name.
Jesus Christ drew into his incarnate
history all the sinless possibilities OF
the human body and soul.
What all men everywhere need is
the truth. 1t is the knowledge of the
truth, says the Founder of Christianity,
that makes men free. But men have
to be urged to seek the truth and to
prize it at its real value.
1.-The fullness of the Spirit, says the
Indian Witness, lis phrase which
many fail to understand, 1t was not
an exceptional blessing bestowed upon
a few exceptional people at the day OF
Pentecost. but was manifestly the COM
mon privilege of all believers"
"The longer live said George
Macdonald in a recent address in Lon
don, 1.-THE more | am assured that the
business of life is to understand the
Lord Christ. Nothing else is to be
called the business of life at all. l am
extreme, you may think; but this is
liberty and life to me-to know Christ.
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wIscnNsIN NEWs.

The usual weekly. semi-weekly aud tri-
" eekly report of heavy storms has
characterized the summer continues. The
storm wave visited Wisconsin, Minnesota
and Dakota the 18th, 27th, 2Sth and 18th.
each day increasing in violence until the
29th seemed TO be the browning effort OF
the week. 1t would be difficult to report
the damage in detail and it is scarcely
necessary as it is a continuation of what
has been so constantly reported, viz;
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TIE two iron steamships built BY
John Roach for China. Of 1000 tons
capacity each, are the largest ever con
structed in the United States. The
steamer Pilgrim, running between New
York and Fall River, also built by John
Roach, is the largest and said to be the
most perfect boat ever constructed in
the world for inlet navigation.
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One Thing they are Good FOR.

You look kind of down in the gills
this morning, Mr.. Yanks. What's
wrong with you?"
'.Oh, I'm afraid my daughter is
going to marry that worthless fellow
She is going with.
why don't you break off the
match?''
4 can't. I've tried to do so in every
way
Yes, you can, I've got plan"
"What is it, pray?'
'Why, get skating-rink professor
after her He'll draw her affections
away from him, and then you can
easily buy the professor off. See?n
Thanks for the suggestion. I'll do
so. Kentucky State Journal. .