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River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1886-04-08
NoRrBwe EXTERN NEWS.

La Crosse, Wis, was visited 10y a great
fire on the 9Th. It began in the lumber
district resulting frcm spark dropping
into the shaving room of John Pauls mill.
Aid was called for from st. Paul, Milwau-
kee. Sparta and Winona but over half
million damage was done before the flames
We're checked. Paul's two mills and sew
eral others were destroyed and immense
amounts of lumber a well as large mum
her of residences. c. l.. Colman was the
largest loser and he had DO insurance.
The long protracted Bulldog Kelly case
has resulted in his being committed by Com
missioner Spencer at st. Paul. Kelly is ac-
cused of murder in Manitoba and escaped
to Minnesota and has been fighting against
, eNtraditiOn. The decisiou of Commissioner
Spencer will hand him over to the Manitoba
authorities unless the President interferes.
Bismarck d. T., has elected Israel Hunt,
Dem, Mayor and the remaining city officers
on the peoples ticket. The council stands
Democrats to Republicans.
Charles Scott, Republican, has been
elected Mayor Of Fargo by = majority
Nankton elected c b. J. Harris Dem, May
OF and Mandan Z. c. Rice Republican.
Senator Sawyer Of Wisconsin has been
added to the committee on pensions to
make up TOR the illness of Senator Mitchell.
lie is reporting several pensions a day
being the most industrious man on the
committee ana one Of the most industrious
in the Senate.
At the wrestling match at St Paul on the
9Th between Mclaughlin, champion Of the
world aud Dufur, Mclaughlin won and then
announced his retirement handing over tn
championship belt TO Dutur.
Louis Bogen. editor of the New Tim
MINI Post, died suddenly of heart dis
ease, on the 9TH.
The Senate has rejected the nomination
of }. {. Wise as postmaster at MankatO.
Mr.. Wise is the editor of the Mankato
Review, Democratic paper and his
predecessor, l.. p. Hunt.
Judge Mcconnell has sentenced Peter
SwensOn TO the Bismarck penitentiary for
three wears and six months He was con
victed at Grand Forks of the murder of
Halver Tallofson.
The Brainerd. Mimi, dam company offer
mill sites and perpetual water power free
TO those who will erect mills or other manu-
featuring enterprises there.
B. &. Howes, vice president of the Ma
tional German American bank of st. Paul
died of cancer of the stomach on the 18th.
Illinois, Iowa and portions Of Wisconsin
closed the month of March with a fifteen
inch snow storm.
Daniel E. Little prominent grain deal
er Of Duluth, is dead.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1886-04-08

Did you ever look at the "marbling'
on the edge of book aud wonder how
they put it on? | did. and went to
bindery on purpose to see it done.
One man performed the work for the
entire establishment, and l am told
there is certain secrecy about the
process that enables those who follow
it TO command high wages. There was
before the workman a sink filed to the
brim with a dark-red paint, thickened
with mucilage. Near this was a table
upon which stood the jars Of the other
colors-white blue, green and yellow.
These, too, are thickened in the same
way.
At the workman 5 hand are the
stitched but unbound volumes, the
edges of which are to be marbled. The
sinkful Of red is examined. and all for
eign matters skinned off Then the
workman takes in turn a brush from
each jar Of color and strikes across 2
stick which aids him rs a maulstick
does painter. This scatters the paint
from the brush to the surface Of the
sink, where it lies, by reason of its prep
aration, without running together
In this position the marbling appears
Just as it does when on the edge of the
book. Several books are picked up be-
tween the pieces Of millboard, and
while elasped tightly together are held
against the connection below for
second or two When they are with
drawn the marbling has been trans
ferred to their edges. Others are
dipped till the marbling is exhausted
from the sink. Then the whole pre-
paratiOn is repeated.
Another thing / think not generally
known is the fact that gilded edges
are put upon books not so much TO i'm
prove the appearance of the volume,
but to allow them to be more easily
cleaned. When gilt-edged books are
dusty a sharp slap against another
volume, or the surface of table will
clean them instantly 1t is for this
especial reason that thousands of books
are only gildcd on the top edge
where the dust is likely to settle.
People not knowing this often return
such books to their dealers as in
complete CHICAGO NcWS Rambler.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1886-04-08

ert replied, You are free man.
wright was greatly overcome by the
welcome news.
Recovering himself. he wrung Weiss
erts hands, aud asked, "Can | go
where pleasep" On Weissert's assur-
ance, he hurried over TO the Grand
Pacific Hotel, whence he telegraphed
the news to his family in Racine and to
relatives in st. Louis. He started for
Racine the following morning.
Last December three children of
Daniel Ford of Beloit died under Pc
cullar and distressing circumstances.
DR.. Clark, after thorough investiga-
ton OF the circumstances, has what he
considers absolute proof that the chill
dren were poisoned by candy. He
bought candy at the stand where the
Ford children obtained their Christmas
supply and sent it to Prof l.. G. Smith.
of Beloit college. The professor now
announces that the yellow pieces of
candy We're colored with chromate of
lead, or chrome yellow, and that a
pound of candy such as the sample
would contain death-dose for thirty
five persons. Prof. Smiths report has
been sent TO the state health officer.
urging ann to investigate the matter
and seek to prevent the manufacture
and sale of poisonous confectionery in
the state.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1886-04-08
Hints ana Helps.

Diversity the crops. Upon a
sandy loan the following is q plan for
rotation: 1st year, meadow; End sum
mer, fallow: 3rd, wheat; 4th, corn and
all the undecompOsed manure. Sew
rye at the last cultivation, pasture it in
the fall aud spring. Fifth year, SOW
oats or barley and seed down.
Window glass and mirrors can be
cleaned BY whiting wet TO a paste and
rubbed on with a wOollen rag. When
dry, rub with a cloth and polish with
soft newspapers.
In making beds do not fail to turn
your mattresses daily. Let the beds
air at least an hour or two before max
ing up. Put the under-sheet with wrong
side to the bed, and the upper one with
the marked end always at the top. 4
double bed requires sheets three yards
long by two and half wide, to allow
for tucking in thoroughly. Beat the
pillows well and smooth with the hand
It is the best to feed the cows all
thew viii consume if il is plentiful.
Coarse food is used 70 distendinC the
stomach, and assists in digesting the
concentrated food. 1t does not pay TO
turn cattle into the barnyard to
trample the material, but it does pay
to allow them to eat up clean al they
can consume.
Whatever is fed to chicks. that is to
be moistened with water, should be
fed while warm. and what is not
eaten at once should be removed, TO
be again warmed before gwen 10 the
chicks, for even in warm weather it is
not good policy to keep moistened food
before chicks; if any food is to be left
il should be dry, cracked corn or
millet seed. WheR chicks are several
weeks old they should have whole
corn, wheat, barley, oats, etc
For young turkeys during the first
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1886-04-08
Pond Lilies on the Lawn

At the New York State Experimental
Station there is barrel cut down TO
convenient size, and then set in a hole
dug in the earth upon corner of the
lawn. The top of the barrel is Just
level with the surface of the lawn. 1t
has about four inches of river mud in
the bottom, in which were planted a
few roots of the common white pond
lily. The barrel was then filled with
water, and is kept full from a faucet
in the aqueduct pipe, the water being
turned on as often as necessary. The
barrel has been a beautiful miniature
pond of white lilies all through the sea
son. In the fall, after the weather gets
cold, the barrel or tub is lifted out and
carried to the cellar, where it is pro-
tected from freezing, and where the
roots of the lilies will be kept in con-
ditions similar TO what they would be
surrounded with in their natural state.
Nothing can be more charming in the
way of flowers on a lawn than small
pond of water lilies blooming daily the
whole summer through. OF course.
the barrel must be set where teams and
persons would not walk into il BY night
or day. If the tub is a tight one. the
trouble of keeping it supplied with
water will not be great upon any lawn.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1886-04-08

Major Powell, chief Of he geological
survey, who has been about a month in
the field, has discovered in New Mexico
near California Mountain. what be pro-
nounces to be the oldest human habi-
tatlon upon the American continent.
The mountains IN this vicinits are COW
cred with huge beds Of lava. in which
the prehistoric man and his comrades
eXcavated square rooms, which were
lined with species of plaster made from
the lava, and in these rooms were
found various evidences Of quite an ad-
vanced civilization, among them a
species of cloth made Of woven hair.
and large number Of pieces Of pot
terry. In the sides Of the rooms cup
boards and shelves were excavated.
In one room sticking out Of the bare
face of wall, was a small branch Of
a tree. When this was pulled Oh it
was found that there was a hOllS,y
space behind the wall. Colonel j. II
Stephenson. Mayor Powell's assistant.
broke this with a nick and found a lit
tie concealed niche, in which was a
small carved figure resembling a mai
done up in a closely-wOven fabric,
which with the touch Of the hand tuva-
ed to dust. II was black ard crisp.
like the mummy clothes If Egvpt. ia
all, some sixty g-oaps of these lava
villages Were found, there being twenty
houses IN each group. The eyicenc
Of civilization were similar, brit rerov-
ed by their cruditv and evident want
of skill a good deal from the articles
found in cliff-houses, which have been
so fully written up in reports 0i the
geological survey.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1886-04-08

iatiOnE; Mr.. Harrison, n member Of the
same committee; Mr.. Spooner, a member
OF the committee on the District of Column
bia; Mr.. Stanford, a member of the civil
service reform committee, and Mr.. Mitch
ell lOr. J, a member of the committee on
additional accommodation for the library
The bill increasing the army was again the
subject OF debate the entire session.
House, April 5-This was bin day and
among the bills intl oduced was one 10 re
duce letter postage to one and a half cents
and postal cards TO One-half cent. Also by
Mr. Voorhees, (Wash.) authorizing the sec
rotary OF the interior TO demand from the
Northern Pacific Railroad company a
statement OF the facts in reference to GER
tain alleged violations of the law by that
company. By Mr.. O'Nen MOI, t. legal
lie the Incorporation of national trades
unions. A bill was on Mr. Nelson's motion
appropriating 100000 for public building
at Duluth, MINI.
SENATE, April 6-The Secretary Of the
Treasury sent in a communication stating
that the Chippewa Indians ask SI2S,C0 for
damages to their lands by overflow in the
construction Of reservoirs TO aid naviga-
ton. The house labor arbitration bill was
favorably reported without amendments:
The remainder of the session was devoted
TO discussing the bill increasing the army.
House., April 6-Outside of routine work,
the only business done was the psssage OF
the post office appropriation bill. Amend
ments increasing the postal clerks apprO-
pria lion of S90,OJO and Increasing the APP
preparation for foreign mail serN ice s. =
90 were lost.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1886-04-08

Prince Bismarci. ; recent uttcrauces
in the Prussian House Of Deputies lave
set the German press to discussing his
abilities IS an orator. A Hamburger
Correspondent writer thinks the Chan
cellor is happiest when he speaks nm
prepared. II is worse when. as he
speaks, he rummages among diplomat
&c papers, though he can be not less
tedious when he reads documents. He
knows, however, when TO break the te-
dunn by a biting Interpolation, and in
the driest style of document to intro
duce a refreshing arabesque Of his own
Bismarck voice Is not very flexible.
comprising no great scale Of tone; il
does not exactly sound ike wood. but
al the same time the tone is not that of
well-sOunding metal His mode of ex-
preston Is radically different from that
Of the ordinary parliamentary speaker.
According with bis realistic politics
working with fixed aims and practical
means-he chooses words which appeal
directly to the mind. and where ten
other speakers would elect to deal
with the abslrac, he makes use OF
words which picture something TO the
mind : eye.
Thence comes bis liking for word
pictures and telling comparisons. His
deliverance suffers from the iudistinct-
ness OF his voice. This is. perhaps,
not the proper way Of putting il; he
articulates very sharply, but he speaks
unevenly-nOw loud, now low He al
times forgets that in the Rcichsia@ he
speaks TO a large assembly and in
room of bad acoustic properties.
Often enough be speaks a. if for him
self alone. quite careless as to whether
any one, save the Minister sitting at
the right Of him or the stenographer
listening intently to the left. under
stands a syllable of what he says. Tha
stenOgraphers regard Bismarck as
technically the hardest speaker they
have TO deal with. and that not only on
account of his swiftness He is. in
fact, often exceeded in the swiftness
with which he speaks His average
speed is $50 syllables minute. whlse
800 and 800 are not the highest num-
Der attained in the Reichstag.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1886-04-08
Early Peas.

An experienced gardener says he
knows of no royal road to get peas
earliest, the most expert can only
plant. and cultivate and wait By as
sistirg nature at the start though, we
can sometimes hurry her up a little
have found two ways Of doing this.
One is to ridge the ground in the fall,
before it freezes, TO make il dry Of
earlier in the spring, and the other is
to start the seeds before the ground is
dry enough to be worked. The first
needs no further explanation. For the
second l place my seed peas in moist
sand, about the last week in March.
and set the box containing the sand in
a warm place, until the peas have
formed sprouts about half an inch long.
Then, if the garden is not yet sufficient
ly dry for planting, l set the box in the
cellar, covering it with a board if mice
are troublesome, and leave il there I'M
til we can plant. have left the
sprouted seed in this condition for a
fortnight without any apparent harm
resulting. When the ground is dry
enough to plant, pick the peas care
fully out of the sand, place them in the
drill about two inches apart, and cover
lightly with fine soil. / have gained
as much as eight days IN earliness bv
thus starting the seed beforehand.
though the difference is usually not so
much. The earliness may also be in
creased some by planting in a sheltered
location, particularly if it is one that
receives reflected heat from the
sun. as the south side of
building or high, tight board fence.
Something of course is to be gained
by securing the earliest variety, and
there are three rather distinct varieties
of the extra early peas, and these are
about on par as to earliness. Their
names are Earliest of All, Express, 2"
and philadelphia. The latter, which
is perhaps most productive of three, is
sold under about as many names as it
bears peas on plant Almost all OF
the so-called First and Best, Extra
Early" First of All etc, peas. with
the name of some scotsman before
them. are this variety. The first of the
three varieties is the least productive.
All of them do rather better if pushed,
though they will do fairly well without
it. The american Wonders is at
present considered the earliest wrinkled
pea. but this is few days later. 1t is
50 dwarf that il requires no bushing,
and is equal TO the very best.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1886-04-08
SPRING EIECrlnNs.

A very exciting election was held in
Minneapolis, on the 9Th, the candidates for
Mayor being Geo A. Pillsbury (Rep.l A.
A Ames, DEM and W NJ. Lawrence,
(Prohibitioul. Ames was elected by a
plurality over Pillsbury of 6,2t5, Lawrence
received J,5 votes. About - 900 votes were
cast.
At Eau Claire, Wis, the Democrats
elected their entire city ticket.
Milwaukee, Wis reelected Mayor Wall
Der lRep.) by 900 majority.
At Madison, Wis T.. W Keyes. tRep)
was elected Mayor by 4l6 over Moulton.
Dem who carried the city last year by
40.
At Fond du Lac, Wis, Dr. Mayham DEM
was elected Mayor.
At Hudson, Wis. w. II. PhippS, peoples
candidate had 100 majority over Hys,op,
Republican.
At Mankato Mimi, there was three tick
cts for Mayor, Carney DEM had sl2, vii
lard Rep So, Gates, Knights of Labor
314.
watertown, ID. T., McIutire, tRep) had
three plurality over Deuing, citizens
ticket.
The labor ticket at La Crosse. Wis, de-
feated both of the other tickets by so.
Oshkosh, Wis, elected Carlton Foster
Rep Mayor by i3s majority.
Anoka, Mimi, carried the license ticket
electIng r. l.. Reed Mayor.
AT Big Stone City, ID. T., the contest was
over the city jusuiceship and Henry :.
Neil, Rep y editor of the Herald was
elected by five majority.
In Chicago, the Republicans gained a
good many aldermen. The council was be
fore tie, but now stands a Republicans
to i Democrats.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1886-04-08
sorghum for Fodder.

The probability that sugar will be
made from sorghum with profit in the
near future, makes it desirable that it
should be cultivated, if only for fodder,
until farmers become expert in its cul-
ture. As a fodder crop, it is the best
that can be grown. The excess
i've sweetness of the stalks make
them profitable for cows. and eXpe-
rience has shown them to be highly
productive of milk, The crop is grown
as easily as corn, and hen desired for
soiling, the stalks may be cut when
half grown. and left to sprOut again
for second crop. The seed Is quite
small, and is best sown in rows. with.
a common hand-drill, such as is used
for sowing mangels or beets, or other
small seeds. The rows should be three
feet apart. and the plants may stand
for fodder-a foot or less apart in the
rows. The cultivation is precisely the
same as for corn. A light, warm,
sandy soil is preferable, and any arti-
fetal fertilizer suitable for corn is bet
ter than yard manure
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1886-04-08
Boys on the Farm.

The Indiana Farmer has this sensible
talk to farmers about their BOYS: From
the first, boys on the farm should be
induced to take an interest in the
farm. in the stock, in the implements,
and in all that pertains to the business.
Tell them all your plans, your successes
and failures; give them a history of
Your life and what YOU did and how
YOU lived when a boy; but do not harp
too much on the degenerate character
of the young men of the present age.
Praise them when you can and encOur-
age them to do better. Let them dress
up in the evening. instead of sitting
around in their dirty clothes, as is too
often the case. Set an example before
them OF attending church on Sunday.
and such other times as are convenient,
and take them out enough in the world
so they will not be bashful, awkward,
or ignorant of the ways of genteel soci-
ETY.. But do not encourage strolIing
over the country, in company with
other boys, on Sunday, or allow them
to 20 where they please of nights.
They NAV think YOU little strict, but
in mature life viii thank you.
In order to interest them on the
farm, and make their lives agreeable
and pleasant, give them a piece Of
ground to cultivate as their own, and
allow them to have the money for their
productions A boy who is industrious
because he is afraid of being punished
can't amount to much a. farmer
Such boy wont stay at home any
longer than he can help it. When
they seeure money from any source
which is the fruit of their industry. help
the boys to invest a good share OF 1t in
a pig, COW or colt, and allow it to grow
up on the farm a theirs, Show them
the folly of spending their money
foolishly for everything they see, but
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1886-04-08
An Elk Team in a city street.

A novel sight recently was a man
driving a team of observation-disclosures
old elk. which were lassoed up at Mid
die Park last June. and broken by J.
n. Shore. the West Denver horse-train-
er. A boy chased after the team. ex-
claiming: Amt you Mr. Santa Clause
Ain'tyou Mr.. Santa Claus" Mr.. Shore
telling him he was, the boy insisted
that he should bring him something
the next Christmas, and hung on TO the
rig until a promise was given. A man
stopped the team on Lanmer street. 10
ask what .'them things was They
are Billy and Jim, replied Mr.. Shore
''0h. that SOP said the questioncr.
pulling his chin and looking wise as the
elk drove on. Another inquisitive fell
low stepped in front of the elk as they
stopped for a moment TO put his hand
on their heads. .'Avast there! Get
away from that elk roared the
driver, as one of the elk was preparing
TO plant his fore feet in the impudent
man bread-hesket
You see. sa . the driver TO the re-
porter, ''while elk make splendid teams
for driving after once broke in. they
take only to the man who LOOKS after
them Notice that seam under their
eyes? Well, that opens wide when they
are angry. You want to look out then
if within reach Of their fore feet. for
that is the way they fight by striking
with their feet. What is such a team
worth? For this pair. $500. You
may think it fancy price, but a team
of well-trained elk can cover 100 miles
a day. DcHrer Trlbuns.