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River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1886-11-18
Easy Iutimacies.

A writer in a London paper dis
courses about the danger of easy ''inti-
macies;" that is, of giving the conf.
dence to people of whom one knows
nothing except that they are pleas
ant companions when they are met
socially. The danger lies," he says,
.'in the facility with which companion
ship of this KIND is mistaken for true
intimacy, though it does not really i'm
ply anything approaching TO it. f"
1 A woman Twill trust her life to the
/ keeping of man, of whose aims, OF
/ whose standard of right and wrong, of
whose power and habit of living up to
that standard she knows just as much
and lust as little as she does of the ac-
| tors whom she has seen on the stage,
! though she is deceived into thinking
she knows more. only because she hap
pens in this case to have been one of
the actors and not merely q passive
spectator. > There is more truth than
poetry in this thought, for in nine
cases out of ten the two persons who
come together in marriage have no
more conception each of the other S
true character and real disposition than
! of those of a dozen others in their cir
Gle of acquaintance. They are simply
pleasant. social companions, and that
| is all.
There are quite SIS many mistakes
made in friendship through these "easy
iniimaces," though the consequences
are not as far reaching. Women,
especially. are apt to give their conf
dence TO those with whom they have
been Familiarity associated when they
have never proved their trustworth.
mess. 1t is one thing to have pleasant
4 little familiar conversations about every
/ day matters; it Is another TO impart
what perhaps touches the inner life,
and. which made light of, or misrep-
resented, would place one in an uncom-
/ Portable position, or possibly even
worse. iDjure the reputation or put it in
/ the gossips' hands to DO with as they
/ please A real friend. q true friend,
/ one who can be trusted to enter the
/ holy of holes of your heart without
Decorating it. is among the best gifts
/ that life can offer, but they are found
+ in small numbers, and are only proved
I hy trial. A certain amount of reserve,
even with fami lar companions. is a
good thing to employ, for it gives not
only a sense of safety, but of security.
- Toledo Blaze
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1886-11-18
The Most Densly PopuIatea place..

Iron: 1t has been for a long time as
serted and believed that the Island OF
Barbados, with 16G square miles and a
population of 10000 which is 1854
persons TO the square mi.e, was the
most density inhabited portion of the
earth's surface. From a communica
ton of Mr. John Worthington, the
Consul of the United States at Valletta.
Malta, it appears that in the matter of
density of population Barbados must
yield the palm TO Malta. That island
contains IS square miles of surface
and contains 142, 800 inhabitants Tex
elusive of the British garrison and
visitors and non-residents), which is
an average Of 800 to the square mile
The city of Vallct'a contains great
plethora of population, its area being
0.3lS square mile, and its population
24,S54, population of rs. 157 persons
to the square mile. There is one spe-
cially populous quarter of Valetta
known as the Manderaggio, the area
of which is 0.O04 square mile, or ESQ
acres, wherein dwell 2544 persons-a
population of CSC, 900 souls TO the
square mile. If we exclude the one
third of tne island which is unsuitable
for cultivation and the area occupied
by buildings, the population of Malta
seaches the large number of 1900 per-
rons to the square mile.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1886-11-18
The Coal Product.

From summary of the results of
mining in the United States, by David
I. Day, Chief of the Division of Min
Jag Statistics and Technology of the
Geological Survey, the following
appears; The total commercial
product of coal of all kinds in
1885, exclusive of that consumed at
the mines. known as cOlliery consump-
ton. was 1854. 705 long tons, valued
at S1j2, 9l5,1 OF this 32 265 421
iong tons were Pennsylvania anthracite
valued at S72 pa, 544; while of other
Goals. including bituminouS, brown
coal. Ignite, and small lots of anthracite
produced outside of Pennsylvania, the
production was 60 500. 2S4 long tons,
valued at $50, $40, 564 at the points OF
production. The total production,
including collicry consumption. was:
Pennsylvania anthracite "a. 22S, 54S
long tons, all other Goals Ga, $40. 66S
long tons, making the total absolute
production of the coal mines of the
United States $4,000. 2l6 long tons,
valued as follows: Anthracite S76,-
GIL 94S, bitumin0us $50 347 ,64S, total
Sl59. 0l9 $50. The total production
(tncluding local consumption of an
thracite was / ,C52. 1872 tons in excess OF
that of 1884, and its value was $40. $780,
436 greater. The total production OF
bituminous coal was S.SS9,S7l tons
less than in 1884 but its value was 81
930.582 greater. The total production
of coal Of all kinds shows a net loss in
tonnage of 7.S37,079 long tons com
pared with that Of 1884. but gain in
value of SIS, 251,0l8. the increase
in value being due to an average in
crease of 20 cents per long ton. The
total value is about the same as that of
1888.
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Con. Grant,s Easr Reylcw.

Washington Letter in Cleveland
Leader: I heard last night the story of
Gen. Grants last review in Washing
ton, and | think it was the last
review of his life. He was the Grand
Commander of an organization mere
composed Of old veterans, and known
as THE Boys in Blue" This organiza-
ton met during his last visit here. and
they invited him to be present. There
was full attendanceof the veterans and
their wives, and they were having 2
iovial time when Gen. Grant arrived
with Gen. Edward Beale. Mai. j. J..
Noah presided over the meeting. He
received Grant as he came in. The
General was not feeling well and he
looked upon the large sembly with
diSmay He saw the enthusiastic spirit
which animated them and feared he
would be shaken to pieces. He had
but n few moments to STAY anG he was
much troubled rs to how to get away
from the crowd.
Mai. Noah, however. Is a man OF
considerable oratorical talent. He in
Iroduced the general in thrilling
speech and held the audience in hand.
He told them that they might be look
ing upon Grant for the last time, and
that the General wanted to take each
one Of t..,,N by the hand and hid them
one and all gCdspeed before he left.
He then organized the company into
ranks and had them come one by one
Z IL. . rryfF hn Lon
eral. He described the scene to me
last night, and the tears stood in his
ewes as he did SO. 1t was said he,
1.-The most affecting sight have ever
Witnessed. Many of the eterans had
one arm zone, some the left and others
the right; aCd Grant had to be contin-
ually changing hands in order to SUIT
himself To the occasion. Some hObbIed
/ up on crutches and others lifted up
/ their sleeveless arms and gave Grant
I the stump or the cOatsleeve to shake.
Some Of those who had no arms at all
Gen. Grant grasped about the waist
and said a pleasant word as they
passed by
Among the last was an old lady in
widows weeds, with misery written all
over her fine features. She came up
slowly and | presented her in a word
I 10 Gen. Grant. This j. Mrs. Chisholm
I the W dow Of the man who was so
cruelty killed during the latter part Of
your Administration
Gen. Grant put forth his hand and
4 the sad-faced widow grasped it, They
stood looking into each others eyes
I for fun thirty seconds and Gen. Grants
ewes filed with tears as he did so. He
seemed. " said Maj. Noah, Ito be look
/ inc beyond her and to feel to the full all
the misery and sorrow the massacre
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( the imagined scene. l felt Supremacy
foolish and considerably ashamed.
Crestfallen'and guilty, was about to
retrace my steps, hoping | might
I escape unObseryed. when my attention
was caught by something odd in the
+ appearance of bookcase in the wall
opposite 20 me. Part of the shelves
seemed to slope out a little from the
/ line. l went close up to examine it.
This at least was no trick of eyesight
| There was projection of couple of
I inches in the midst of the large book
\ case. | touched it. There was no
4 trace OF leather binding nor of oaken
shelf in the metallic cold that struck
mr. hand. The bookcase was of iron.
/ ] pulled at it. 1t swung heavily but
/ easily open, like the door of big safe,
! and there was the very inner room.
/ I'm a moment | was inside. There was
/ the furnace. not glowing aCw % on
I former occasions, but cold. Var Gus
| MISUNDERSTANDING instruments and
I apparatus We're ranged round, and on
I a table were piles of yellow metal. and
\ in a half-open safe more and yet more.
7 Ere | could formulate a thought. /
/ heard a step and the outer door closed.
l stepped out just in time. closing the
iron door gingerly, and met Hardy.
1 'Where have L got TOP Is that
| Hardy?' l asked.
! was not at all sure that he might
/ not also produce a revolver, and there
was no cool-headed Basilisk to save me
now. But no. Hardy burst out laugh
ing.
You've got yourself into
mess" he said in his
laughter. What. you have lost your
self now. have you?"
affected anger.
Perhaps you II tell me where l amp"
l said.
You've got into masters study.
Here. this way" he said. Master
don't care about having people in his
room"
''Well, the door was OPEN" said.
81 don't profess to find my way where
| have never been learned il.
''All right. sir. - said Hardy rather
/ humbly; Il left the door open a min
ute. You needn't mention it to mss
ter
Certainly not, - said; ''it's moth
ing 10 me. And when he left me on the
garden-chair | breathed freely, for |
saw that this second adventure would
not come to Mr.. Beaufoy's ears from
the trusty Hardy. at any rate.
Resting after the excitement of this
adventure, tried but in vain to draw
some clear conclusion from what [
had witnessed. Those piles of shining
metal; the safe filed with a similar
cleaning hoard! The scientific APP
paratus. and the jealous guard kept
over those precincts!
For a moment the old stories of the
alchemists came into my mind. and
then suddenly a strange suspicion
flashed upon me. Could it be?-but
hush! l kept the suspicion locked in
my Utmost heart. Only | resolved to
watch--always to watch.
fro BE CoNTINUFp.)
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sensation when they ride along the ay-

sensation when they ride along the sy-
enues.
Another famous h0rseman is Score
tary BaYard. who sits most gracefully
in the saddle and puts his handsome
and spirited iron-gray horse on his
mettle when he strikes the country
roads.
Secretary William c. Whitney is
another horseman you want to look out
for. He is dashing cavalier. and up
his longtailed sOrrel over the road
at tearing gallop.
Secretary amar rides an old brown
nag thai stands without hitching. and
CONSIDERABLY turns out for people whom
Mr. Lamar doesn' t see when he is in a
brown study.
The most Interesting horseman in
Washington, however is George Ban
croft. the veteran historian. He is 81
years old, but be never misses an out
ing in the open air. no matter what the
weather may be. Rainy DAYS he
usually takes a brisk walk on Penn
sylyania avenue. but in good weather
MS favorite outing is on horseback.
He rides a steady, easy cantering cob.
and an attendant rides at his side.
With his long silvery hair floating
from under his silken cap, and his
semi-military cloak wrapped about his
slender form. the old historian is a
striking figure.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1886-11-18
suicide. at Monte Carlo.

A paragraph has gone the round of
the papers about Monaco and "the
victims Of its gambling season it be-
ing asserted that there have been eighty
one suicides. This is an impudent
falsehood, for there has not been one
single authenticated case of the suicide
of payer. These egregious fictions
are circulated in the interest of the
keepers of the numerous "hells" at
Nice. There are a lot of vagabonds
who try to cadge on the Monte Carlo
establishments, and when they fail
they get some preposterous suicidal
romance telegraphed TO Paris. and
from thence it is transmitted to all
parts of Europe. The Monte Carlo
''suicide" nonsense has become a
perfect joke on tho Riviera.-London
Truth
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had caused her The hearts of both
were too full to speak. There was
only long pressure of the hands and
the widow passed on. AS she got by
Grant turned to look at her, and found
that she had also involuntarily turned
her head in his direction"
After the hand shaking was over
three times three cheers were given in
Chants honor. and he left for the
home of Gen. Beale, and few DAYS
after left Washington never more to
return
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1886-11-18
AULD LANG SYNE.
1t singsth low in every heart,

Il singeth low in every heart,
We hear ii each and ali
A sonS Of those who answer not,
However we may call.
They thrOng the silence OF the breast:
We see them a. OF yore-
The kind, the true, the brave, the sweet
Who walk with US no more.
lis hard to take the burden up,
When these have laid &c down:
They frightened all the joy Of life,
They sufteued every frowu.
But, o. It's good 10 thiak Of them
W hen we are trouble sore;
Thanks be 70 God that such have been,
Although they are no morel
More homelike seems the vast unknown,
Since they have entered there;
To follow them were not 30 hard,
Wherever they may f-rc.
They cannot be where God il not
On any sea or sEOre:
Nhate'eF betides, thy love abides,
Onr God for eve morel
John ". Ctadriek
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New York Sun: Don Cameron's
horseback ride from Harrisburg to
Washington last week in company
with his daughter was not as pleasant
journey as he had anticipated, owing
to the bad weather. The roads be-
tween here and Harrisburg are among
the finest in the country, aud it is a
b autiful region to travel through. Sem
ator Cameron is one OF many Washing
tonians who enjoy long horse back ex
cursions. He always has a fine mount.
His daily companion on these rides
du ing the session of congress is his
handsome friend, Senator Butler of
South Carolina. The two tall, strik-
ing-looking enators on their big
oang-tailed chargers always make
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To ErrIAHuman.

minister or take narcotics or potent soda
tives to relieve intraL guilty of the nerves
the easily discoverable cause of which is
simply indigestion. HostetteI's Stomach
Bitters is the remedy indicated when the
nervous system ls weak. and consequently
super sensitive and uutranquil. Braced
and Quieted by this superlatlve tonic, the
system obtains needful repose at night,
dyspeptic quaims cease to disturb the
stomach, and mental inquietude disappears
The habit OF body becomes regular, the
liver and kidneys are BEAUTIFULLY stimula-
ted, and bodily or mental exertion ceases
to be a wearisome and difficult task. Eeu-
ralgia, rheumatism and malarial disorders
and kidney troubles, are entirely eradica-
ted by this matches invigorant and reg
ulator.
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A Fearful Leap

into the abyss of poverty over the precipice
OF shortsightedness is taken by thousands,
who might become wealthy, il they availed
themselves OF their opportunities. Those
who write to Hallett & Co, Portland, Maine,
will be Informed, free, how they can make
from 81 to SIS day and upwards. Some
The work aud live at home wherever you
are loc ted. Bolh sexes; all ages. All Is
new. You are started free. Capital not
needed. Now is the time. Better not de
lay. Every worker can secure a snug little
fortune.
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E5z7Esss5sssa DR.. ]. p. b. RNUAl. the well known
LOulsV lie druggist. will send free OF charge
quest for It. e circular aiming q most valuable
list OF superior toilet articles and medicinal
dies o. real value. DR.. karnum Is Professor Of
Chemistry IN Louisville School OF Pharmacy. and
Chemis. for L. and ". H. K Co.. and American
Plate tslsss Co. He makes specially OF all kinds
Of chemical examinations. and refers TO Courier
Journal Go or any bank in Louisville. Addrss J.
p. BARNUM & CO., Louisville Ky. 60 EEE7s57
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W. Fl. Worthington, editor OF the Spa
irons of Husbandry,n published at Colum-
bus, Mass, writes under date of Feb. 25,
1Ss2: Your great remedy, Aliens Lung
Balsam, have used in my family for If
teen years for coughs and colds, and know
il 70 be the best" pc, &c., and t1.0O q
hOtrle
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Baby falls and bumps its head.
Baby bawls. they think its dead,
Mamma gets st. Jacobs Oil,
Rubs the baby; stops turmoil.

Indians about Shasta. Cal, believe
that catfish were put into the river by
white men for the special purpose of
killing { # the Indians They eat all
other kinds. but throw back into the
river all the catfish they catch.
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~ say. Jobkius, can you let me have
that dollar you owe me ~ want il today,
particularly 2" "Well, you see, l have II e
toothache." "Whst has that to do with
itl" "A great shock will cure the tooth
acne, Jobkns, aud | thought, perhaps if
YOU naid me. | Ter. Thank YOU
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Il have a supreme contempt for that fel-
low Johnson" "Why soif' because he
played me a contemplate trick | took
him a petition the other dav and"
And he resused to sign il, eh ~ "Op. no,
tut he insisted upon reading 1T before he
nut his name DOWN.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1886-11-18

Now, children" said the teacher of the
infant natural history class after the
peculisrities of the crab had been discussed,
lis there any other member of the animal
kingdom that possesses the power TO move
rapidly backward"' Yes" said one Of
thu most promising of the iitsle scholars,
stthe mule kin do it -
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Mrs Payson, Denver, Colorado, says: Il
ought to let you know how much good
Mechanics st. Paul Chemical Oil has done
me. | am sure it cured me. All my lame
as it came | believe it an excellent REM
edy." BY Druggists.
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MauageT-W hat Is the meaning OF this
item for "hard ware, sj0,n in your expense
accounts Travelling maH-bet me see.
Hardware hardware. o. yes; that is Ton
poker / thought it better TO tone il down
a little.bv geueralizing. Il isn't well to be
too specific absut some things.
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a sign in the room of a Western hotel is
sail TO read as follows: Indian clubs and
dumt-b, IS will not be permitted in any of
he rooms. Guests in need of exercise can
90 down to the kitchen and pound
teak 4"
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A society paper states that "thanks"
aud ''thaBk YOU are no longer proper
The ditor of that paper evidently rides in
street-c trs.
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A Burlington girl says there is no truth
in The saying, Like father like SON." She
says she likes the son first-rate, but can't
bear the father.
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A prominent farmer Of Bowling
Green, Howard County, Md. Mr.. j. 4.
Rldgely, said his four children were
sick with sore throats and coughs at
the same time. Red Star Cough Cure
cured them in week No opiates.
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The huge, drastic, gripping, sickening
pills are fast being superseded by DIR.
Pierce's ''Purgative Pellets" Sold by
druggists.
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Lady to servant-'Have you a recon-
mendation from your last placer Servant
% la1y-''Yes, bus iii not show it yer till
see the one We have from your last girl -
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A physician says ''if a child does not
thrive on fresh milk, DO it.h This is too
severe. Why nor spankit
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When she was 4 Child, she cried for Casto1iA
When she became Miss, she clung TO CastoriA,
When abe had Children, she gave them CsstOria,
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Fits: All Fits stopped free by DR.. Kline's
Great Nerve Restorer. No Fits after
first days use. Marvellous cures. Treatise
and SO 90 trial bottle free to Fit cases.
Send TO DR.. Kline, 931 Arch St. Phila., Pa.
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layers Pills cured me of stomach and
liver troubles."--D W. Baine, New Berne,
NC.
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The Sultan of Morocco has 600 wives.
He don't dare to fiirt with any strange fe-
male for fear il may be his wife
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If afflicted with sore eyes, use DR.. Isaac
Thompson's eye water. Druggists sell it.
Csc.
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No Opium ia Piso's Cure for Consumption.
Cures where other remedies fail. 25c.
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Will not soil the clothing nor stain the
skin. Halls Hair Remover. Try it.
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fair trial.