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River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1885-08-13
THE MARKETS.

ST. PAUL.
Wheat-No. 1 hard cash and Aug. 90l5
bid; September, 92c. bid, and 9ic: asked
No hard Soc bid; No. 2 S59057c. bid.
oats No No. 4f mixed 0sd aO1c. bid Sic asked
No. , white, sc. bid.
Barley No. 2, sac. bid.
Rye No. 2, 46c. bid,
Baled hay, $500 asked timothy $1,000.
Dressed beef, choice steers s12c. (9 81
veal, 6pSc
Butter, extra 15c. bid II C. asked.
Cheese, z "a &c.
Eggs, extra 1l5Sc. bid 12c. asked
Potatoes, new, - per bushel asked
RaspberTies, $3.50 per case of "A pints.
Blackberries, S40094.50 per case OF "a
quarts.
MINNEAPOLIS.
Wheat-No. hard, cash, was offered at
90lSc, and September No. / Northern sold
at s714c for LOCO bu.
Flour-Q Quotations for car or round lots at
the mills; Patents, s475@5.l0; straights,
"a 5oC5475; first bakers S315(Go. lOi second
bakers, 50. 30(G3.65.
CHICAGO.
Wheat, August ss5S; Sept. s9X.
Corn. August 49,: Sept. 46S4.
Oats, August 25lS; Sept. 219z
Mess Pork, August, s9551ztaJ-Ooi sept.
Live Stock, Cattle s45O95,9o; Hogs
s4.55t14 IS; Sheep, $2.004425.
MILWAUKEE,.
Wheat-No. 9, ssJzcs Sept. s9S4ci Oct. g.
Barley No. :, 6s1zc.
Wheat-No. hard, cash 9216c; Sept. y;
! Oct. %.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1885-08-13
Carp is and CIVILIZATION.

Carpets and civilization may be con-
sidered to have advanced together.
There was time when the floors
of the royal palace were strewn
with rusheS, in which were only
half hidden the odds and ends that
were thrown from the table, mingled
with the mire that was brought in by
ill-shod feet from the unpaved roads.
The rush strewer was an important oth-
cial of the royal household, and the rush
bearings, which are still familiar festi-
walls in the country places, are but the
remnant of the ancient usage connect
ed with the days of rush-strewn floors.
1t is mentioned as a special feature of
the luxurious style of living adopted by
Thomas q Beckett that his dining-room
floor was daily covered with straw or
hay in winter and with green branches
in summer, that the guests for whom
there was not room at the board might
sit on the floor without fear of soiling
their clothes. Then came the first rude
carpets of plated rushes, after which
the era of carpets was not long in fol-
lowing. In the east these accompani-
ments of luxury were used for asntu-
RES DtIDEc lHCN IOttIlu tllCtA way W AllC
cold northern ATTITUDES where they
were capable of being still better APP
prcciated From China and India
they were carried forward to Egypt,
and spread beneath the ivory feet of
purple cushioned couches. " as Plautus
tells US; from Babylon to Greece, from
Greece to Rome, the history of the car
pet may be traced The Moors too k
them into Spain. and being seen there
by the Venetians their introduction in
to Italy and thence westward to En-
gland was soon afterward an accom-
plishcd fact. Ii was not, however, I'M
til the Edict of Nantes sent to our
shores large bodies of weavers, in 1888,
that the manufacture of carpets came
to be one Of the recognized industries
of the country; and to the fact that
many of the foreign refugees settled in
the Halifax district we owe the setting
up in the carpet-making business
Ja,gfIos3 Soc tgyU
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1885-08-13
The Reality Of War.

Here is a horrible battle-picture from
Suakim. 1t is taken from letter from
an officer of the Scots guards. The
time OF the picture is the day or two
following the fight at McNeill's zareba;
when going from Suakim, the last
three miles of the march were marked
at every step by graves, Arab and In
dian, so shallow that from all oozed
dark and hideous stains. and from
many protruded mangled feet, half
stripped grinning skulls, or CHASTITY
hands, still clinched in the death
agony, though reduced to little more
than bone and sinew. The ground was
also thckly strewn with hands and
feet dragged from their graves by the
hvenas, and the awful stencil and reek
of carrion which loaded the air will
never be forgotten, as think. by any
of US. Day after day we passed and
repassed over the same sickening scene
with our conveys, in binding dust and
under a scorching sun, obliged to move
at foot's pace TO keep up with the
weary camels and to pick our steps
carefully for fear of suddenly setting
foot on one of those dreadful heaps OF
corruption. y
Fill in with innumerable kites and
yultures hopping lazily about gorget
with human flesh, and the picture i:
complete. Pail Mall Gazette.
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riders Il heavy saddle. gun, revolver.
ammunition. blankets. and often two
or three days rations. No new mounts
are provided. Their guides are friend
! Indians on foot. who can easily walk
Town the horses. How, under these
circumstances, can you catch the In
dians over rough mountains and
through Il strange desert country?
The reservation is miserablv located
for Indian government 1t is in south
EASTERN Arizona. about fifteen miles
forth Of Mexico. 1t contains about
100000 acres, and is the home of
Ibout five thousand Indians. All the
indians on raid need do is to Scoot
across the country. killing and burn
mg, into Mexico. and they are perfect
y safe. Oar troops can not follow
shcm there And all this fearful
couree will continue so long rs the
reservation remains so near the border
lni our policy is SO weak. "-Aeic York
ir.6u4e.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1885-08-13
EARLIER CEREMONIES.


1t was ) r. NJ. Wednesday, Aug 9th
when the funeral train with Gen. Grant 5
remains ON board rolled into the Cen
trail Depot in New York City. The
coffin was removed from the car and
carried to the vehicle in waiting. The
martial tread of armed men echoed be
hind Company A of the Fifth artillery
and Company +. Twelfth infantry, the
regulars whom the government had
sent rs a guard of honor, marched in
the escort. Hancock and suite had
left the train from the opposite side
and passed through the gate into Forty
Third street, where The horses were
waiting for the coffin The three sons
of Gen. Grant also left the depot quietly.
All the others who had come with the
train followed the remains out in doub-
L. tile. The citizens committee of 100,
led bv cx-Mayor Cooper and eX-Gov
Cornell. ex-Mayor Franklin Edison and
jackson Schultz. walking, next followed
the regulars. Behind them were Gov.
Hill and Gen. Fansworth and his gilt
terinr staff, and in their turn commit
tees Of the house and Senate ut Albany.
AT Forty-third street the catafalque
waited. Eight steps led up to the
raised platform, upon which the veterans
set down the caSket. with its wreath
of oak leaves. 1t bore no other
mark or ornament save the golden
plate Their duty done the veterans
stepped down and took their stand be-
side the catafalque. The clash OF
troops presenting arms and the mourn
full strains of dirge played by the
government band had greeted the
appearance of the casket in the door
way Files of soldiers We're drawn
across the street. As the casKet was
borne between them the teeming
crowds behind the militiamen I'M
covered and the mellow light fell
upon thousands of uncovered heads.
Involuntarilv some of the policemen
lifted their hats. Then the heavy
tread of the military broke the stiffness
aS they marched up to take their places
beside the catafalque. Twelve colored
men seized the reins of the twelve
horses. that were Shrouded in black
like the hearSe. and standing beside
them awaited the signal After wait
of half an hour the procession started.
From far ahead was heard the quarrel
ing OF the police and crowd, but when
the procession passed all was still, save
for the steady tramping of The march
erS. the rumble of the heavy guns, the
roll of muffled drums and the mourn
fffl IL So = ,a har an
hour was consumed in reaching the
hall. when the right entered the
park the left was a mile away,
yet only the military, with .
few exceptions, marched in this parade,
The guard of the U. S. Grant post
stood about the coffin in the city hall
on either side. The Legion of Honor
guard stood at the head and the mem
bers of the National Guard were dis
tTibuted about the corridors. When
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1885-08-13
Rome.

Where are the footprints of the ancient dead
Who dweit and wrought in Rome and n Ade
mankind?
What memory have the mighty loft behind
In this imperial pace where they were bred!
Like minute sancs the centuries have sped
2 o cover nations with their dust-cioud blind;
Fragments Of beauty PAST are all we find,
Whose purpose with the flying years, is fled.
In this vast universe is left no place
For that fleet breath that fieeting man calls
Fame.
These stones, that mind us of some fading
name,
And watched the passing Of earth's strongest
race,
win vanish too; the long years hold no grace
For carths memorials OF praise and blame
The Spcctator.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1885-08-13
KIDNEY. STOMACH and BOWEL COMPLAINTS
The st. Paul National Bank,


Col. James H. DdUidsOR,
Manager Palmyra Springs SaRitariUH CO.
Dear Sir:--I visited your Sanitarium
aud springs recently, and was very favor
ably impressed with the excellence Of the
building and improvements, and the
variety and number of natural mineral
springs. From information derived from
citizens who had long known the medicinal
virtues of the springs, l think they possess
excellent curative properties. From
personal experience in my own case, in
drinking the waters there, and since, /
know it to be most excellent drinking
water ] have used the Bethesda Spring
water and am fully as well pleased with
the water from Zenobia's Fountain Spring
which am now using, as with Bethesda
| can commend it as a most palatable and
wholesome drinking water, and believe il
will give satisfactory results TO many who
may use it. Respectfully yours,
PETER BERREY.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1885-08-13

the gates were opened long line of
people, shut in by files of policemen,
passed into the portico, and after view
ing the remains passed out by the rear
door of the hall. Everything had been
so carefully arranged that there was
no confusion and little crowding.
Gen. Hancock formally delivered the
body to the city authorities early in the
evening.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1885-08-13
ELSEWHERE.

In Philadelphia, Boston, Washing
ton, Chicago, St. Paul. Minneapolis
and all the cities, towns and little villa
ges in the country funeral services and
demonstrations of greater or less de
gree occurred at the same time the
great display described above was in
progress in New York. With change
of scene and numbers the senti-
ments expressed and the desire to
honor the dead were the same. Every
reader having witnessed some demon
stration in his own locality needs no
repetition here of the counterpart
scenes enacted everywhere in the land.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1885-08-13

This widely celebrated institution,
located ut Buffalo, N. Y, is organized
with a full staff of eighteen experienced
and skillful Physicians and Surgeons.
constituting the most complete organ
ization of medical and surgical skill in
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eases, diseases of the digestive organs,
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kindred affections. Thousands are
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worst ruptures, pile tumors, varicocele,
hydrocele and structures is guaranteed,
with only short residence at the insti-
tuition Send 10 cents in stamps for
the invalids Guide-Book Q69 pages),
which gives all particulars. Address,
Worlds Dispensary Medical Associa-
ton, Buffalo. n. Y.
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Palmyra, Wis, June 10, 1885

Col James DaDids0n.
Dear Sir:-In answer to your inquiry
concerning the curative properties of your
mineral springs permit me TO say | have
known of the medicinal properties of the
water for the past ten years, and would
most cheerfully recommend it to those suf-
feriug with kidney, stomach or bowel com
plants
Very truly yours,
f. w. BROMLEY, NJ D., ID. ID. S.
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The following is the Medical Analysis Of
this water by Prof Walter s. Haines, NJ.

Call for ZenObia Water and Ginger Ale at
all drug stores, family groceries and first
class sample rooms. The people Of the pres
ent day demand pure, unadulterated wa
ter, and we are prepared to furnish it in any
quantity, in any shape, at very low figure.
For pamphlets or full information address
L. n. SCOTT, State Agent, Grand Opera
House or EDWARD DAVIDSON, Local Agent,
1921 Jackson street, st. Paul, Mimi; or
LANE & SUMMERS, Local Agents, opposite
West Hotel, Minneapolis, Mimi; or PAI-
MYRA SPRINGS SANITARICM Co, Palmyra,
Wis
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1885-08-13

Pansies and white field daisies are
now massed together for decoration
The black or Faust pansy, with deep
shades of purple and mazarine hue,
that shade off wonderfully with the
other varieties into garnet or maroon,
are all thrown into good relief by the
white mass of flowers adjoining. The
yellow is in both these plants.
The tailor knows how to get around
q customer
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1885-08-13

l. William Penn was born in Boston
iu 1907. His father was Il soap and
ANA candle maker. But William did
not like that trade Then the Govern
mcnt owned bis father a largo sum OF
money, and Wfrn he died it was given
Ill TO William Penn. He was the first
white man who founded Pennsylvania.
He founded Pennsylvania because His
name was William Penn. William Penn
Joined the Quakers but his father did
not like il. And lie discovered America
in the year 1902.
?. George WASHINGTON the first PreSi-
dent of tic United States, born in Viz
rina in the year. When George was a
little boy he would never tell lie. Be
cause he thought it was not nice. It
It's not nice neither. He studied all
Kinds OF things to be a President.
%. Abraham Lincoln was born in
Wales in 1909 His father was II wool
comber, but Abraham did not like that
trade One day Abraham was stand
inc on the railroad and man by the
name of G:tue came behind him and
shot him. Then he got put in Jail Tor
it. But it was not nice Of him because
he Shot him on the railroad.
t. Roger Williams discovered Amer
| ica 1892. -LaRcdSter IntetttGeHcer.
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formality of guard mounting had Just
been completed and the officers with
their plumed hats passed by the casket
with solemn tread for farewell glance.
Then the Grand Army officers did the
same and gentle sigh rose from many
hearts as the casket was closed.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1885-08-13

Lunch tables are set without clothes
This is the correct form, but of course,
necessitates handsome polished
marble top. A cloth is an addition to
4 a table however
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1885-08-13

Use DIR. Pierces "Pellets" for all
bilious attacks.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1885-08-13
THE LATEST WONDER.
"ZENOBIAy
PURE
Mineral Spring Water
And GINGER Ale
THE LATEST WONDER.

From the Great Zenobia Fountain, Pal
myra Springs, Wis. 1t is n softer, purer
and more palatable water than the foreign
mineral waters, and it contains more me-
dicinal qualities than any of Americas do
nestle waters. 1t is pronounced a Phenom-
email Mineral Water by the physicians, the
press and the public.
1t Cures All Kinds of
KIDNEY, STOMACH and BOWEL COMPLAINTS
Eye and Ear complaints, Chronic Diarrhoea,
Catarrh, Nervous Debility, rheumatism,
Neuralgia, Epilepsy.-A Tonic and restora-
tive to the blood and nervous system The
following are a few of the many testimo
malls received from parties who have been
benefited and cured by this wonderful dis
covery:
st. Paul, Mimi, April u, 1885.
Col. j. IT. DdDilsOa.
NV Dear Colonel:--I have been drinking
that water you sent me last winter since
my return from New Orleans, and think it
is doing good. / shall want more very
soon, as / want to give it a fair trial. My
kidneys are bad, and it will be a wonderful
thing if the water can cure them. | have
been prescribing the Palmyra water for
some of my patients, but they have
difficulty TO get it. Please let me know
where it will be kept constantly on sale,
and send me a barrel of it within the next
ten days. Yours truly,
ID. w. HAND,
1877 West Third St, ST Paul Mimi.
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som, Historical Information.

Following is IN exact copy Of a COM
position in history by II little i0-year-
old girl attending one Of The secondary
schools OF this city. The thoughts,
iatcs and punctuation and spelling AL
prove chat the l,ule lady is endowed
with striking originality:
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1885-08-13
LxInrIn state at New York.

All of Wednesday night the people
fingered in the city hall park in order
to be ready to get a look at Gen.
Grants remains when the doors of the
city hall opened on Thursday morning.
/ A little before six Thursday morning
the gates were swung open and
before A. NJ. 1000 people had
taken their last look. The first person
to view the remains was a spare but
sweet-faced little woman who led with
each hand little boy. She was anx-
ious her children should see the gener-
ais face, and the children were per
mitted to halt an instant and gaze over
/ the side of the casket and peer into it.
/ A little bOOtblack with his box on his
shoulder came along to see the dead
general. His face shone and his hair
| had been freshly wet and smoothed
! by the fountain. Many women came,
too. and they caused delay. They
must needs examine every detail and
would fain put their noses to the flow
ers Men and boys and wan-faced
women with lunch baskets or dinner
pals filed along
All through the day the crowd con-
/ tinued without cessation the long line
of walters stretching a long distance
/ from the hall and many succumbcd to
the heat and dropped out without
reaching the building. The police
/ hurried the crowd as they passed the
casket bringing the number up to $50
/ per minute at times.
After ) O'Clock in the evening the
rush became greater than ever The
line was then forming at Worth street,
and it was an hour and twenty minutes
before a person could reach the city
hall steps At o'clock the line had
reached Canal street and Broadway,
half mile away, and showed no signs
of dimunition. 1t was then composed
of young clerks, shop girls who chat
tered merrily along the route but seldom
addressed themselves to other than their
immediate companions, and all sound
died away long before they reached the
stone steps of the building. The great
coil seemed only to grow larger with
the darkness BY O'Clock the line
was forming at Howard street, and by
II it had passed Grand street. Men
were standing two by two in lock step
for a distance of mile and a quarter
to two miles, and there had been no
stop since morning. Officers of the
guard of the Loyal Legion, who were
making frequent counts of the people
passing, found that they varied from
I, 900 to 1900 an hour. These reports
were verified by the police reports at
the same time. At II O'Clock it was
calculated that 100000 persons had
passed through the building. At l a.
m Friday, the doors were closed for
the night, only to have the scenes of
Thursday renewed on Friday, when the
multitude were again admitted.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-07-25
PHALLAS WINS THE RACE.
The Great Race at Fleetwood Park Won
by j. ]. Cases Trotter.

ny H. l. Ease JtiIeFs
E-zEEwooD PARK, y Y, July 25. The
d.s- laat between Puallts ani 3IG jo.ica was
" q oy PaaiIa-; time, 2;l6.
-econd heat was also won by PAallas:
ma, ASA.
Ll4oiia,, recor, 2l5%. is owlsl tv J. l.
tt-e. Of Racine, Wis The race va, for
- 400 a Il lie ans TIE gate money
SARATOGA, July p. The first race Fri
; vas for 2-year-olds which aavo not wen
-ns> year Of the value of $1,000, / mile;
Cay Pate won COLLEEN Ban second, Green
a-.t tairl; time las. Second race, for al
-, u miles; Powhattan won, Bettler
-ec3ai John Davis third; time, l:57H.
IA.Fi race, Tor 2-year-olds, non winners, *
nile; Mamie Hunt won, Elkwood seconi.
Name Hay third; time, l:0S11.
Fourth race, purse 1900, selling allowances,
q mile; Nimrod won, Pat Dennis second,
Lr5l3en Phoebus third; time 1:l6 Fifth
race, for non winners at Saratoga this year,
Nelter we ghts, mile 80 yards; Glenarm
won. Mystic second; time, 2:30
NEW YORK, July 25.-Brighton Beach
racas resulted:
First race, q mile; Frolic first, e Captain
second, Lulu third; time, l:171l
Second race, q mile; Avalon first, Lizzie
Walton second. Miller third; time, l:l7.
Third race, Is mile; Hotachimie first
Embargo second, Mary Hamilton third; !;
! me, l:3J
Fourth race, X miles; Ligan first. Frank
Mullins second, Barney Aaron third; time,
2:11
Fifth race ~ miles; Barnum first Hi
hight second, Cardinal McCloskey third; !;
time, l:56.