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River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1886-07-08

a riot occurred at Dublin, Ireland, on the
5;h. While a Catholic procession was
passing a conservative workingmen's club
hcuse u was attacked ty men from within
the club house with a shower OF bottles and
gun shots. Three of the procession were
fatally injured aud twenty were removed
20 the hospital care. The police arrested
seventy OF the club house rioters. The
feeling against the OraDgemen OF the club
is intea
Letters from Golbanb, lower East Afri-
ca, report the murder Of Mr.. and Mrs.
HOughtou Of Stockport, Lancashire, by the
marauding tribe called Masais. Mr..
HCughJOu was speared to death while run
ming 10 the mission house TO assist his wife,
whose screams he had heard. At ANIMAL
20 Christians have been massacred during
the past month, and SO Christian refugees
have arrived at Saigon.
London telegram OF the 3rd says:
Returns up to a. IN. show the election Of
nine weight Tories, thif " Gladstonians
thirteen Unionists and nine Parneilites.
he results OF yesterdays Elections indi-
cate nothing clearly, except the close ma
ture OF the contest. The Unionists main
tain lead, owing to the number returned
without opposition.
Mr. IarnelT receives letters every day
menacing him with injury or assassination
for his efforts to ''dismember the empire -
He has OF, however, solicited police pro-
lection or called public attention 70 his per
ilouS position. lie Is escorted everywhere
he goes in his campaign work by a body
guard Of personal friends, all stalwart
young Irishmen, who say they feel perfect
" able TO take care of him and themselves.
The elections held July l. resulted in the
choice Of IL tory candidates, . unionists, 5
liberals and ParneIlites, for tina new House
Of Commons. all in uncOntested districts.
John Bright and Joseph Chamberlain are
among the tories elect.
Eight persons were killed June 30, and
twenty wounded by mai train from Bel
fast TO Dublin being derailei
Eight French torpedo boats with 20 men
we're lost on the Atlantic during the recent
storms.
Justin Mccarthy " as defeated in London
derry by {. r Lewis, conservative.
The retrial Of the Crawford-Dilke case
5 set down FOR July Is.
Glasgow returned four Glsdstonians and
three CuiCnists.
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As Wise as a Serpent.

Cora Pearl in her memoirs does not
even allude to one of the strangest Incl
dents in her career. The story is as fol-
lows: 1t was in 1869. when the empire
was still in the golden fullness of its
splendOr. Nine. Cora was seated one
evening in her box Mt the opera on the
occasion of one of the first masked balls
of the season. A person closely masked
and enveloped from head to foot in an
ample black domino entered her box
and requested the favor of few min
utes' conversation with her. MADAME"
he began. without any circumiocution,
''do you want to gain S4,000?'' The
sum is not to be disdained, sir, " was her
reply WHAT must do to obtain it?"
"A very simple action. Do you see that
gentleman leaning against one Of the
pillars of the proscenium on the other
side of the house, and wearing a white
cardenia in his buttonhole?' "O
course do know him very well by
sight. 1t is the Duke" Never
mind his name. All you have to do is
70 90 up to him and present him with
this box" and the unknown drew from
beneath his domino a beautiful little
bonbonniere in pink satin. The 81
600 shall be placed in your hands the
moment you leave the Opera House. y
Now, Mime. Cora, without possessing the
innocence of doves, is not exactly de-
void of the wisdom of serpents. She
took the box and went straight to the
police station of the Opera House, and
deposited in the hands of the superin-
endent thereof the mysterious casket.
Part of its contents were analysed, and
the tempting-looking bonbons were
found to be largely composed of viru-
lent poison. The adventure made a
great noise at the time, but the family
of the intended victim, who was the heir
to one of the greatest titles in France.
caused the whole matter to be hushed
up. So the true secret of the mystery
was never divulged, and to this day no
one knows whether vengeance or cupid
ity or rivalry in love was at the bottom
of that very singular affair.-PartS Cor.
N Y, World.
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The Chinaman always regards the
Christian mode of administering oaths
as a good deal of humbug when he is
involved in any way. In one of the
local police courts the other day, says
a San Francisco paper: Lee Dan was
on trial for attempting to cut Low Sing,
and the way the latter swore at the
former made the perspiration stand out
on his leathery forehead. Appealing
the court for delay that he might re-
fute his testimony, Lee Dan secured
a pOstponement of the case until after
dinner. and. on the reopening of the
court, he appeared with six chickens in
a sack. a small tub. and a big knife
As the Judge eyed the defendent and
his queer outfit. asked him what be had
all those things in court for, to which
Lee Dan responded:
Big Sam allie time tell heap lie.
Him schlare Mclean style. No care;
talkec lie allie same. Chinanan schlare
heap good him. Hab no talkee lie.
Shabbee?
Lees attorney then explained that
his client believed that the witnesse
for the prosecution were taking advau-
tage of him because they were not IN
der an oath which they deemed bind
ing. and he had brought the chickens
into court to swear them Chinese fash
on. BY this process the witness
would be compelled to lay the neck of
a chicken on the edge of the tub and
cut his head of. saying at the same
time: MAY neck be severed and my
life depart rs this chickens if 4 fail to
tell the truth on this occasion"
The Judge asked if ii was proposed
to Kill the chicken in open court, to
which Lee Dan responded: You bet:
this all velly on square, Like you see
must do ale light"
To this Judge Lawler demurred en-
phatieally. and on his order one of the
bailiffs took the chickens, the tub. and
the knife and disappeared with them,
greatly to Dams sorrow.
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agreed TO the added five days. The consid-
Grafton OF the legislative appropriation
bill was neaaly concluded.
July /. By the vote of yeas l6l,
nays 81, the House refused TO pass the Des
Moines river lands bill over the Presidents
veto. The Sundry Civil bill was passed in
Guiding the amendment for the issue of
small greenbacks and silver certificates.
HoUsE, July 2-The senate bill giving
Montana an additional justice was passed.
On motion OF Mr.. Cobb, the senate amend
ments were nOn-concurred in to the bill re-
pealing the pre-emption, timber culture and
desert land culture laws, aud Nessrs. Cobb
Stone and Payson were appointed as con
ferees. The general deficiency appropria,
tion bill was considered the remainder Of
the session.
SENATE, July 2-The legislative appropri
alton bill was amended in various ways,
Ule amendment increasing the commits
sioner of pensions, pay from $4,000 TO -, +
600. The bill was then passed The river
and harbOr bill was then considered until
adjournment
SENATE, July 3-The day was consumed
in considering the river and harbor bill. but
it was not finished. The committee on pen
sioBs recommended the granting pension
TO Mary j. NOLtdEt over tue EfcsluelLe
veto, and in so doing censured the EXecu
tive for his vetoes of pension bills, Ad-
ioured TO Tuesday.
HOUSE, July 3-The amendment to APP
propriate $1,000 to cover damage from the
Fox and Wisconsin rivers improvement
was agreed 10 IN committee of the whole
on the deficiency bill. Adjourned TO Mon
day.
SENATE, July 5-Not in session.
HOUSE, July Consideration of the zen
eral deficiency appropriation bill contin
ued Mr.. Springer stated that 'ae decrease
in expenditures in all departments Of the
government for the fiscal year Just closed
as compared with the year previous was
So, 10000,
SENATE July THE sc nate considered
the amendment TO the river and harbor
bill. The first amendment that was ques-
toned was an item appropriating sl5O,OOO
I for the purchase of the Sturgeon Bay aud
Lake Michigan ship canal and harbOr of
refuge. Mr.. Edmunds opposed the amend
ment. He said At least 100000 acres of
/ land in that region, and he did not know
l how much more, had been granted TO
/ Wisconsin to build tais canal, and
now the government was asked to buy
/ the property which IL had already paid for
/ for the reason, as he supposed, first, that
/ il would be a refuge to mariners; and sec
ond, a refuge to the stockholders. He put
/ il in that way so to be polite. Mr.. In
I gals chara cteriZed the amendment as
| shameless private speculation. A long
/ and heated debate followed, Senators Nc
MILAN, Conger and Miller defending the
appropriation and Senator Ingalls, espe-
cially opposing it. No vote was reached.
House July 0An effort to pass over the
/ Presidents veto the pension bill granting a
pension to Carter W. Tiller, was postponed
until the 9th. The general deficiency APP
preparation bill was then taken up and de
! lated the remainder of the session.
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Edward Percy Whipple, who died
June 10 of pneumonia, was one of the
most widely known Of Americas liter
AIRY men, especially among students of
literature. He was born in Gloucester,
Mass, March Is. 1919. When fifteen
years old he became q clerk in Salem
bank and three years later was en-
ployed in the same capacity in Boston.
His interest in literature caused him to
be a prominent member of the Mer-
camille Library Association of Boston
and one of a club of six which, grow
ing out of that institution. was devoted
to literary purposes His literary repu-
tation was much increased by poem
he read before the Library Association
in 1910. In 1S43 his essay on Macau-
Law was published and drew from the
historian letter expressing nigh re-
gard. Among Whipple's published
works. many OF ;hem first published in
magazines, were: Essays and Re-
views q vols, 1S48). Lectures on
Subjects Connected with Literature
and Life" OS9). a Life of Macaulay"
prefxed to an edition of his essays
NS6O), Character and Characteristic
Men (1867), The Literature Of the
Age of Elizabeth, a course Of lectures
delivered in 1859 before the Lowell In
stitute (1S69) and new volume of es-
says (l87D.
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NoNellies in New Posta &c Stamps.

Among the issues Of postage stamps
by foreign countries there is none more
curious within recent years than the
new issue of Madagasear-3i inches
long bv p inches wide-and none that
will be more eagerly sought by collect
Ors. There are eight in all, ranging in
value from Id. to IS. They are issued
by England, for letters mailed at the
British consu' -te IN Antananarioo,
and gummed only in the corner. The
letters are sent to Mauritius, where the
Malagassy stamp is removed and kept
for voucher and the Mauritius stamp
substituted. The Peruvian Govern
ment announces It's intention to redeem
all outstanding surcharged stamps,
and use only the new issue (l purple
, green, 80 rem, sol br.), to which a
twenty blue is to be added. Paraguay
is having l green and vermillion,
similar to 1885, printed in Buenos
Ayres. The United States of Colombia
have issued a hideous 10 yellow, with
the head Of President Nunez. A COM
plete new issue is announced. Anto-
quia has issued new set green, q
bl vel. ANA bluc-similar to last
year $. Shanghai rejoices in a new is
sue, 40, so and 100 cash. The first
reached this country last week. To
bago has surcharged its 21d. blue with
I'D in black, and St. Kits the 6 d.
green with Id. black.
The promise which Queen Christina
made. that she would avail herself of
her accouchment to pardon Duke Hen
ry de Seville, who about three months
since was condemned for the crime of
lese-majeSte 20 eight years solitary con-
ffnement. brings to mind the fact that
perhaps no reigning family in existence
has such a seamy and at the same time
romantic side 10 its history as that of
Spain. TnC Prince mentioned is the
son of Don Enrique de Bourbon, who
in 1870 was deliberately slot through
the head, in an alleged duel, by bis
cousin. the Due de Montpensier. Don
Enrique was one OF a numerous family
of brothers and sisters whose histories
are somewhat extraordinary. The eld-
est, Princess Isabella, elOped with a
Polish uobleman. Count Goroski, whose
brother Adam, of the same title, was a
well-known and eccentric figure on
Broadway for many years, and an en-
piOSe OF the IIiuuHS Wueu uuuCI lhc
direction of Mr.. Dana, and afterwards
OF the State Department at Washing
ton in Mr.. Stewards day. The Count,
though poor, is very popular in Paris.
The marriage. to which afterwards the
consent of the Crown was obtained,
turned ont au unhappy one. The
Princess 5 extravaganza in money and
morals knew no limit and after the
birth OF a daughter separ ton was
arranged. She wanders now around
the streets Of Madrid of nights in halt
crazy aud half-clothed condition. All
doors are closed to her. Her daughter
By the Count, who was CHI irming and
lovely girl, died in the most abject
poverty on little farm not far from
the capital. The cot on which she eX-
pirpd was its sole furniture
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rnRrY sINrn cn.nKkss

SENArE-J June 80. The conference report
on the consular ard diplomatic appropria-
tior bin was agreed TO. Mr.. Edmunds OBJ
jected 20 tire second reading Of the joint
resolution extending the appropriations
ten dSvS- The legislative appropriation
bin was considered, and taken up again at
the evening session, when the proposed re-
dUction in the surgeon generals officer
was rejected
HoUsE-ThTee reports were submitted
from the pan-electric committee, with a
resolution signed by five of the committee
setting forth that no evidence had been
found showing that Attorney General
Garland or any other officer OF the govern
ment had any connection with the matter
that vas dishonest, dishonOrable or cen
SurzbIe. The joint resolution continuing
the appropriations ten days was adopted.
The conference report on the diplomatic
and consular appropriation bill was agreed
to. The last page Of the sundTy civil bill
was reached
SENATE-July I. The committee on Ag-
.riculture reported the House oleomargaine
without amendments or change. The
Joint resolution extending the appropria-
tons fifteen days passed and the House
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1886-07-08

Mr.. Bissel b. Palmer now enjoy the
proud distinction of being authorized
to place the term Of doctor before
his name. DR.. Palmer, in the spare
moments between working the growl-
er, devoted himself so assiduOusly to
dissecting flies and holding an occasion
al autopsy upon a cat that he received
his diploma with much credit. 1t is said
that be intends TO introduce a new fea-
ture into the medical profession.
He will become a partner with
driver on the Broadway Railroad, and
he expects to do a booming business
soon. New handsaws and axes have
been added to his collection Of instru-
ments, and parties who would like to
die painiessiy sheuld call in DR.. Pal
mer.
Young Mr.. Charles Lawrence is now
a reverend, and any church wanting a
real nice minister should give him a
call. Air. Lawrence is delightful ten
mis- PLAYER, and never takes back seat
at q. game of .sold maid or who's got
the button?"
The newly fiedged minister is also
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1886-07-08

The season has come when as YOU
spin along in the train. female distig-
ure in a wrap Of light material comes
out Of a tent in a battered bonnet and
waves a dishclOth frantically at The en-
tire train, and you meet her she'll
have lOng-train dress on, lndressed
elbow gloves, a SIS far, and "a pair of
pink silk slippers over pair of pink silk
stockings, and she~will disdain YOU as if
YOU were an inferior order ofcreatiOn.
Some wears ago the creme de Ia creme
of the Bohemian Club of San Fran
cisco We're on their midsummer irnks.
The special train they We're on coming
home came dashing up to Laguoitas
and there halted for water. The creme
de Ia creme jumped off ana began to
mash a crowd OF female campers who
had assembled there from curiosity
The effect of a twenty-fOur hours
rattle in the woods had not impaired
their appearance. but, knowing they
were handsome at home, they forgot
taeir present personal appearance,
The MASKING was not effective, but
they kept itup till one pretty girl in the
gaping crowd said in very audible
voice:
What are these?"
And every man jack of them dis
appeared into the closed cars most eel
eTitously.
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Glover For shade.

There is probably no other plant in
the world of such value to the farmers
for this purpose. 1t furnishes the most
perfect protection to the soil during
the fierce dry heats of the summer.
Being deciduous its leaves are per-
petually falling and soon form a deli
cate covering for shade. and easily
penetrated at all points by the air,
which is the great carrier to the worn
out soil of those atmospheric elements
that are to enrich it. In this way the
clover plant not only contributes di-
rectly to the fertilizing of the soil by
giving its own substance to it, but it
furnishes a protective covering to the
ground, which encourages and stimu-
lates those chemical processes by
which the hungry and exhausted soil
is recuperated from the vast supplies
of nutriment that are held in the at
mosphere 1t becomes to the farmers
the most valuable fertilizer in the
world. as it imparts fertility to the
entire soil.
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has 49, 250 names, an increase of 5000
names since last year. This is thought to
indicate a population Of nearly 10000.
The June earnings OF the Chicago, st Paul
Minneapolis and Omaha r. r. we're S494,
900, against S470,9Oo for June 1885. In
crease $50, 100.
Chas. f. Dudley Commander S. p. Chase
post e. A r., Minneapolis, died on the 9th
the result of fall from his horse on Dec
Grafton Day.
At Huron, ID. T., the mercury ranged
from "a 10 l05 degrees in the shade on the
9TH. At Mitchell, ID. T., it was 10s and at
Pierre l05.
Hudson, Wis, had warmer celebration
on the 5th than W as desired. Six buildings
were burned, three OF them being barns.
Loss $4,000
The nomination OF Dennis q. Clary to be
Postmaster at Sleepy Eye, Mimi, was
sent 10 the senate July 1.
The Daily Journal at Brainerd, Mimi,
has suspended. The weekly journal will
be continued.
The Democratic Territorial Convention
of Dakota is to be held at Aberdeen, Sept
%
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WHshT-Eo. ! hard. &c bid: No. !
Northern re bid; No. Northern, &c
Flour-Pateut, t5O0a5.25; straights
&4-59GQ4.7 - asked; bakers, S4.25t64.50 asked
rvs, e.. 25la3.5O.
Corn 30. Sic asked July, % bid.
Oats No. 2 mixed, 29c. bid, 3Oc
ssssa No white s0s. bid.
Barley 30. 2. 45c bid.
Rye No. 2 4sc. bid.
Flax Seed IS. bid.
Baled nay, Is ~ ASKED; timothy $500
Dressed beef. choice Steers 5c. (16c:
veal, 5 - g..
Butter, ctra 12lGI4e. bid.
Chssse, 11Gl&c,
Eggs, extra I0a1OJlc asked.
Potatoes, 41c "a bushs! BID New, s. 30 o.
1--we Stock-SaIos Of steers ranged 4425
0s2 - per 40 lbs Sheep sold at S3.009
1925 per ,. EOEs $3.50.
MISsEkPoLIs.
WHrar-No. hard. cash, -65<c. August
5jc; 70. l Northern. cash 73G75c; No.
, Northern, cash, 19g73e.
FLOCR-PaIeut Ia sacks held at
sf.GEGi70. Il barrels. s46504.SO; IS. -
(15.fD delivered at New England points;
$. <5lG5-50 delivered New York and PENN
sylvania- points; bakers S5-5ey13.75-
CHICAGO
Wheat Cash. 4514 August - 9-l6
Corn, Cash. 351zc: july Is 3-1Gc.
Oats, cash z51zc: July 25lIc-
Flax seed No. 1 S1.0s5z-
Pork. cash 10.20; July 10.2f5{c.
Live stoek-Cattie S.00o390; Hogs
"A 50: Sheep 2.00e450.
DULUTH.
WHEAE-Cash No. hard 7s5s ta755zc.
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Judging Cows.

DO not be too particular about the
horns, head, neck and ears of your COW.
Some men base their judgment largely
on the general appearance of the fore
parts. This is a mistake, says an expe-
rienced dairyman, and gives his stand
ard thus: | love to see a fine head,
neck and shoulder, but rely mostly on
the milk veins, escutcheOn and form of
the udder. | have a COW that recently
calved, and is free from all that good
judges would pronounce handsome.
Her horns are very long and coarse:
her hair is coarse; her eyes mean, but
her udder is well quartered; her milk
veins large; her escuteheon fine her ac-
tual daily record 81 pounds thus far.
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Intsres,Ing shake.pe .rIan Relic.

AIy person DESTROYS of inspecting
the actu3l last viii and testament of
Shakes care cen do so by visiting
Somerset House, London, and paying
a shilling. The visitor IS conducted to
a dimly lighted room. in which it IS
preserved, and is not a little astonished
to find it securely fixed in series Of
frames protected by glass The viii
remained for many years without any
attempt being made to protect It from
the wear to which it was subjected.
Indeed. the reference 10 the viii during
the period at which it was unprotected
has slightly worn away the writing at
the folds of the paper. 1t is a remark
able fact that for every Englishman
who visits Somerset House TO inspect it
there are at least two Americans.
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Miss Lane, unlike the majority of the
other graduates, is not so young as she
would wish, but she knows more than
any man who ever strutted around with
rat-tail mustache and blue checked
vest. Miss Lane intends to go West
and lecture upon 'Wastefullness of
Newly Married Couples. =" Young peo-
Pile who want to save their money
should attend her lecture and learn
how to cut steak into twelve slices
and still have some left for breakfast.
Miss Olivia Langdon also graduated
from the Normal College. She is a
stout and jolly girl, and she said yes
terday that she wonld rather go to
the roller-skating rink any time than
to stay home and study Latin. Miss
Olivia did not pass her examination
with record of SO points out of a pos
sible 100. In fact she barely passed
through, and it is said that her fellow
students coached" her or she would
still be in college.
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Where it is necessary to have every
day hats, over-coats, umbrellas, etc,
in the sitting or dining room, this cor
ner closet will be found a convenient
place for shielding them from view.
and protecting them from dust; besides
il is often an Improvement to the APP
pearance of the room. A triangular
board is fastened in corner at the
proper hight, and a curtain made of
cretonne, or dark Canton flannel, hung
from it on a piece of strong WIRE, and
brass rings. A number of hooks are
placed on each side of the closet, ard
a narrow band across the bottom. 10
keep the rubbers in. A pocket IS made
for the umbrellas, canes, etc. and
tackled in the corner. An old straw
hat, gilded or painted. is placed on the
top, filled with grasses and cat-tails.