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River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1888-11-29
FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE.

PLANS for the proposed ship railway
across the isthmus connecting Nova Scotia
with New Brunswick were perfected on
the Goth. Vessels bound from Europe to
Boston and New York W Il save five hun
bred miles by utilizing the railway.
Az explosion of petroleum on the 2lst
on schooner at Bristol, Eng, killed
three men and wrecked the We sseL
WHILE fishing on the I'D Michael Nc
Donald and his two sons were drowned mt
Halifax, y. 5.
ADvICEs of the % say conspiracy was
discovered in Java forty-twO of the ring
leaders were arres ed and eleven who re-
fused TO surrender were shot dead.
The mayor of Havana resigned on the
23i because of the clamor aga MT his re-
cent decree imposing a consumption tax
on catables.
A PANAMA dispatch of the oath states
that revolution had been commenced in
Venezuela, headed by Generals Crespo and
CamargO.
SoUDAS advices Of the oath say that the
steamer Newburg, of Leith, while on a
voyage from Grangemouth TO Aaruss with
coal foundered in the North sea and six
teen persons were drowned.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1888-11-29
srREEr-cap MAIL BOXES
II They Are Adopted strikers Interfering
with Street-Car Trafic Are Liable to

II They Are Adopted strikers Interfering
with street-Car Tranic Are Liable to
Fedora Law.
WAsurNGroN. Nov. % - Postmaster
Frank Brown. Of Baltimore. has been in
the cit for two days placing before the
Post-Ofiee Department a plan 70 expe-
dite tie mail service m this city. Mr..
Brown claims tlat his plan was original
with him. and that u i intended solely
FOR the Improvement OF the service. He
proposes that the Governmen. shall place
mail-boxes on the horse cars viii run in
the neighborhOcd Of the post-Ofice The
box. according u his plan, will be placed
on the back Of the car. Collectors sta
toned az sonc convenient point will empty
each b x. the car standing long enough for
that purpose. Then the merry mule will
proceed on his course, returning
soon again with the mail box
fresh hued Upon investigation, this
scheme 5 found 70 have greater signifi-
cance than would at first appear. The
question was quietly discussed az the con-
vention Of street car men recently held in
this city. Mr. Browns proposition was
approved by them, and il has their sane
ton now. If uail-boxes are placed upon
the cars, the street car companies become
mail carriers To interfere with the trans
portation Of the mails is an cffense
against the Government Of the United
States. II Browns plan should be
adopted, aad in any Of the great tie
npsf which have become so frequent in
New York City, Chi ago and St Louis, the
strikers and their friends should interfere
with the operation Of the street-car line.
the aid OF the Federal G0vernmeHt may be
invoked and deputy marshais ordered out
to aid the company in its controversy vita
its emnlnvea
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1888-11-29
HUNDRED YEARS AGO
The Manners and Customs of Society
the Last Century.


As TO our dinners and cooker
century ago merchants and the middle
classes generally dined at three
o'clock; society" an hour later; but
the artisans chief meal still hung back
at one o'clock. Where a Frenchrnan
ate-and still eats-more bread than
meat, the Englishman naturally give
himself greater. perhaps. because a
more northerly latitude in the matter
of flesh. Our strictly island cookery,
then as now, was simpler. admitted of
less disguise than the French; and few
eOsmopolitans will, even in these mod
ern days of wide and electric travel,
withhold the suffrage of their palates
from the London chop or steak off the
ever multiplying grid. or cry oh! at
the roast beef Of England. except, in
deed. it be in the chorus of Fielding's
song.
A ceremOnious dinner rarely TeDt
beyond couple Of joints and
some assietts volantes, presumably
what We use to call side dishes, CON
sisting of vegetables and (Yorkshire?)
buildings; followed by a dessert of
cheese or fruit, according to the sea-
son. The philanthropist praises, en-
igmatically, the "whitenessn of the
butchers meat, which for all that. was
not so nutritive as that of Paris
Careme, no mean judge, thought diff
ferently; but the sO-mueh-vaunted roast
beef. the idol of the English, was easier
of digestion than the French, being
less compact. What he wanted to ex-
press, no doubt, was that it was not so
tough. The vegetables, fruit and
salads were tasteless. and cabbages,
turnips and spinach near London
tasted of the coal smoke which filled
the air. Game, too. although abund-
ant at thirty miles distant from Lon
don. was eaten on the spot in the cOun-
try; that OF Picardy being preferred in
the capital; and we can quite believe it
when we see the way in which the
English farmer of the present day still
allows himself to be driven to the wall
by the fowls. eggs. dairy produce ami
vegetables and fruits of the Continent
Our dinner furniture included
''round-handled. two-prOnged steel
forks for carrying solid morsels to the
mouth with the left hand. directly
after each such morsel was cut with
the right, which was constantly armed
with knife, and that knife broad and
round-pOinted, for use like a trowel. in
taking up sauces. etc" For the En-
glishman did not ply his good knife
and fork by awkwardly passing those
weapons from hand TO hand. like other
nations. and could thus be detected
anywhere in Europe before he opened
his mouth, at all events, 20 speak The
constant use of knife in the right hand,
however. suggests to the ethnologist
milder social manners in race which
could tolerate the custom without the
apprehensions ii would naturally evoke
in a country where another and
lethal ''use Of the knife" was more
common Westminster Rerie1C
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1888-11-29
LATER,

A TERRIBLE loss of life was reported at
3cituate, Mass, on the 20sh The large
hshing schooner Edward Norton, from Bos-
ton, went ashore at $50 on the night of the
2jth Her crew OF sixteen men all perish
ed but one, he chung TO the vessel ali night
and when the tide EFT herin the morning
succeeded in reaching shore. The vessel is
complete wreck.
LATER repOr $ from the New England sea
shore confirm and enlarge previous reports
regarl ing the storm of Sunday that swept
over the east Along the shore of Massa
chusetts the wind was particularly strong
and disastrous Capt Joshua J mes. of
Hui, Mass. ami his volunteer life-saving
crew are credited VITA the saving of TWEEN
weight lives from previously disabled YES
sells Almost every seaport nor.h OF New
Jersey reports the loss Of boats and
lives
A COLLISION occurred the 26th on the
D nver & Rio Grande railroad near Pal
Il er's Lake. Colo, between the Salt / Ike
express nd Rock Island cxpre s A stove
in tie Il CIR nd baggage car set fire to
he train and three rs We're burned Two
men were killed ;nd several badly in
lures
ABOUT ten o'clock on the night of the
26,h. Albert " TAayer, pa ro'm1n on the
DetrO {. " CT police was sbO' and killed
by unknown rites Upon the lawn was
found a sa-chel containing clothes and a
XII. of urgl IS tools
A STEAM engine connected wi h thresh=
ing machine at POyne;te. Wis. exploded on
the evening of the 261h, frigh fully maDg-
ling ant instantly killing Jack Tut e.
Ch1rl York and William buckley and in
Turing three other men.
ADvICEs fro isabella de SaIina, Cuba. on
the 20 b, stare that forty-two houses were
des royed by fire
TIE first train crossed the new Missouri
bridge built by the Chicago &'Northwestern
ralUOad at Sioux City on the 265h.
THERE was heavy white frost at Jack
Fonv.na. Fla, on the night of the 25sh,
which G us d great rejoicing as this M
dOubtenly ends the yellow fever. New
cases two; deaths none. Total clses, 4, 1917;
TO al deaths 40S.
The New York Central railroad on the
26th consented to an incre- 50 of pay of
heir switchmen and brakem n.
A TWELVE YEAR-oID son of Martin Stro-
mer. {. New Perrin. Wis. rmer was shot
full of buckshot on the 25th, by some
Young men hunHng in the neighborhood
III Young M n have no. been seen since,
nj whether the shooting was accidental
is not known.
A MAN named Haggerty at Pieasantville.
Pa, on the 20 W: unloading nj ra-glyce-
rine. He HAD l.O40 pounds in his wagon
VII N by some means IL exploded and Hag'
getty was blown into small fragments.
P rs OF his Two horses were found in
ueighboring trees A woman in a house II
the vic nifty was seriously injured ly the
side of the ructure cling blown in.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1888-11-29
POINTS FoR LADIES.
A Choice Collection of Current Dress and
Household Notes.

A Choice Collection of Current Dress and
Household Notes.
Black Draiding is the rage just now.
Green, brown and sulphurinO, a new
red which is described by its title, are
fashionable colors now.
Cashmere colorings are prominent
in al the trimmings intended for
dressy costumes, and their beauty is
enhanced by judicious intermixture
OF metallic threads.
As the season advances. cloths OF
rich. dark colors are chosen for COS
tunes in preference to stripes and
plaids.
Narrow ribbon of any preferred
color and with fancy edges are tackled
in the neck and sleeves OF many trav-
cling gowns, in place of the linen col
lars and cuffs hitherto considered in
dispensable.
Silver frames for photographs have
appeared in Louis XIV. style. showing
the old scroll pattern. either oval,
square or round. Attractive frames
are also made Of silver basket-worlz.
while stu others are OF leather with
silver corners. Roman gold frames
have also appeared. as have frames
rocco in style.
The rage for inserting tiny watches
in various articles has even reached
the vinaigrette. and a dial is to be seen
in the center Of simulated cut-glass
scent bottles. These are circular and
iluted-sided. Ia fact, the watch is sur
rounded By a circle of cut glass with
gold-capped top forming a vinaigrette.
Chased silver IS sometimes used In
place Of the glass. but the shape re-
mains the same.
Watches for ladies' wear run small
in size. and the present taste seems to
be for decorated cases. Enameling )
much used in the ornamentation Of
watch cases. On silver watches appears
much fine etching.
a great many listers and stresS
jackets this season will be lined with
the gray Siberian squirrel Black
astrachan is also popular for lining.
Russian sable promises to be the
most fashionable as well as costly fuF
for the coming season.-N T. World.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1888-11-29
NEW HOUR MOVEMENT.
Possibility of a Mammoth Strike Being
Organized for 1890.

CHICAGO, Nov. ga new eight-hour
movement among working-men of social
istic ITopensities has already begun, and
meetings are being held in various
places throughout the city for the
purpose of electing delegates to the
convention of the American Fed
Grafton of Labor to be held at
st. Louis next December. The convention
will talk up the eight hour movement and
consider the advisability of organizing
mammoth strike to go into effect in June,
1880. The Federation of Labor is Of the
socialistic order and is vigorously opposed
to Powderly, consequently the Knights of
Labor are not mixed up with its affairs.
The men interested in the movement have
issued printed list Of questions, which
they have sent to all organizations favor
able TO their cause. The object of the
questions is to obtain information concern
ing the number of members in the fferent
societies, their fincial standing, and their
general ability TO stand up under a strike
should one be ordered.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1888-11-29
WINNING FRIENDS.
The Value Of Association with Able. Hon
est and Energetic Men.

=
est aud Energetic Men.
e is bad policy TO be naughty. repel-
liant, unsocial. The most resOlute and
determined aspirant 70 wealth or pO-
sition may stumble az he climbs, and il
no one stretches out "A finger 20 save
him. may roll headl0ng to depth far
below the point from which he started.
''An eye for an eye. tooth for q
tooth. was the old law in .Iudea- A
lift for lift is the business rule Of To-
day; and If sometimes broken by the
ungrateful when there is most need Of
its observance, it certainly works bet
ter than the principle that man should
care utterly for himself, neither giving
nor receiving assistance.
But it is not from prudential motives
merely thatthe energetic and Persever-
ing assist each other All men Of
vigorous minds and elastic tempera-
ments sympathize with effort. They
honor the individual who has fought
gallantly the battle Of life. though re-
verses may have overtaken him; they
recognize him as a kindred spirit,
though he lies on his back; they are
willing to give him a boost, because
they feel that he needs but "A new foot
hold 20 assure his ultimate success.
These are among the reasons Why men
who are true 70 themselves. are almost
invariably true 20 each other, and Why
their friendship and sympathy near
something more than words
Let no one, whatever his talents, his
opportunities or his confidence in his
own powers, dcspise the alliance Of
e,tch men. No human being ever was
rwilI be capable ofaehieving eminence
ia the business world without a least
the indirect help Of others. Therefore.
let all young men who are entering
business life labor in q manly and just
way to make friends-and Of the q i
sort-N J. Lc4gcr.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1888-11-29
THE IOWA EMOTIONS.
Most of the Settlers Now Desire to Make
Peace with the Land Company.

Peace with the Land Company.
FoRT DODGE, Ia, Nov. 24.-The settlers
of the Des MoiBes river lands who are now
being evicted under the court decisions
confirm ng the title of the land COM
pany show an increasing desire to set
tie with the victor in the long legal
contest, but negotiations between them
and the opposing claimants to the land
move slowly because of the lack of cash
among the would-be buyers The land
bought of the company three years since
by Millionaire Smell, of Clinton, Ill, for
six dollars an acre is now held at from SIC
TO SO an acre. SHELLS acres number nearly
10000 Smell desires TO give all chance,
but Of course, will not allow eviCted ten
ants to renew possession Of the land with
out avoiding all possibility of a re-
Gu renee OF the present trouble. A large
number Of farmers will next week pre-
pare to arrange for deeds. The result of
the uncertainty attached to the final dispo-
sition of the disputed lands has been to
depress property values both here in Fort
Dodge AMI in the country itself, and a rise
Is now exYected.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1888-11-29

Mss ANNA BLAKLELEY. a sales-girl
in a store at Lima. o., was seriously IL
not fatally injured few days ago in a
very singular manner. 4 pair of scis-
sOrs hanging from her belt by rub
Der cord caught on a counter as she
was walking by. held her until the
cord was stretched tightly. and then
became unfastened- The cord con-
tracted with such force that the points
Of the scissors were buried In the back
Of the young girl 70 the depth OF
nearly an inch, penetrating the
spinal column and inJuring the spinal
cord.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1888-11-29

The queer will Of Commodore John
Perceval. in which he left his fortune
OF go. 900 TO charitable institutions,
without naming them. or the way he
wanted it divided. Is making lots of
trouble for the courts of Massachu-
sets Nearly every charitable institu-
ton In the State wants a slice. and the
judges are trying to make fair divis-
ion and have enough to go around.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1888-11-29
A Curious Divorce suit.

A curious suit for divorce came up be-
fore Judge Noyes in Milwaukee recently.
Isaac Feldman wanted his marriage with
Rose Fuchs declared off. From the stories
told in court 1t seems that Mrs. Fuchs,
who is quite young, got tangled up in her
ideas of betrothal and went through what
she supposed to be betrotnal ceremony
before a justice of the peace some months
ago When the young woman found she
was married instead of betrothed she re-
manned at home and refused u have any
thing TO do with her husband The latter
firing of being welded but no husband
asked the court 70 let him of. Judge
Moves had the case under consideration.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1888-11-29

FrxDLAr. o., Nov. "a -Findlay is con-
siderably worked up over the arrival Of
thirty orphan boys from the St John
Home in Brooklyn, who were sent here by
the mother superior 70 work in the glass
factories for their food and clothes The
boys are from 10 TO IS years q eye. and in
the very nature Of things viii have no
care or attention, and at the same time
will be expected 70 do the work Of men.
The question as 20 the right OF New York
10 ship her paupers into Ohio IS already be-
ing raised.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1888-11-29

The Waukesha County Board met at
Waukesha the other day, and one of the
frst tens of business transacted related
to the defa,cation of County Treasurer
Punch, which am united to 81, 100 and was
discovered last spring Seven hundred
and fifty dollars of the amount had been
made good by ap2ropriating that portion
Of the treasurer's salary, and the rest was
secured by the trcasurer's bondsmcn
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1888-11-29

SPAIN is heard from once more. and
the news IS very characteristic. On
the arrival o. Minister Canovas at
Madrid from Seville few days ago he
was received with open arms by a
mob. which by means of hooting and
the throwing OF stones expressed its
peculiar regard for him. The win
dOws OF his carriage were smashed.
and his wife was somewhat injured
BY flying missile II is in such ways
asthis that Spain shows how far it
lags behind the rest OF the world in
the lereat march.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1888-11-29

JAMES TRoKE, an aged native of Le-
tango. y. b. adopted novel method
10 pr: an end to his life. He built a
rough wooden coffin in the woods
about two miles from his home, and
then dug a grave and placed the coffin
In IL The lid Of the cCffin rested on a
stick. TO which was attached p string.
This was so arranged that Troke could
get in the coffin and close the lid. thus
ending his days by suffocation.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1888-11-29

At bridgeport, Conn, while a groom
was swearing to his best man the other
day about the hardness Of his bride in
coming to the wedding, she appeared
and overheard the remark. but saying
nothing turned with him to the altar,
and when the clergyman asked if she
would love. cherish and obey. an
swered: Not by a long shot," and
marched ont Of the church.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1888-11-29

In the Edgerton Bible case Judge Ben
nett recently decided that the reading of
King James version of the Bible in the
public schools without consent was not sec
tartan instruction. The suit was brought
by Edgerton Catholics TO prevent such
reading on the ground that it was opposed
to their conscientious religious belief.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1888-11-29
switehmen ouIt worI..

IYDrAxAPoLIs, IND, Nov 3-Inree-
fourths of the switchmen here sfrucs
Thursday night, the superintendent nav
ing refused TO concede their demands-
Three engineers on the Belt Line were
comrelled TO draw the fires from the
engines. and q fourth man, who refused
was beaten and seriously injured.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1888-11-29

Tie hotel men of Wisconsin are prepar-
ing for a raid on the dead beats. and will
have bill introduced in the next Legisla-
ture making it a criminal offense to go TO
a hotel and jump a board bin. Such a
statute exists in several States, and the
landlords think they ought 20 have the
same protection
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1888-11-29

A HUNGRY Georgia editor makes this
appeal TO his readers: The editor eats
just like the rest Of you. when he can
get any thing for that purpose. So
you may pay your subscription il
produce. such as chickens, eggs. but
ter. pork. potatoes, cottonseed. stove
wood, pOssums, etc, and you need
not be bashful about bringing it in"
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1888-11-29
VIII he Prosecuted.

DUBLIS, Nov. 24.-Messrs. John OCon
nor John FiRucane, David Sheehy,
Thomas Mayne, Thomas Condor. Patrick
OBrien and DR.. Tanner, Nationalist
members OF Parliament, Will be prose
cuted by the Cove nment on the charge Of
intim dating tenants who rented farms
from which former tenants had been
pyictad
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1888-11-29
GENERAL HARRIsox has two broth

GENERAL HARRISON has two broth
ers living. One, Captain Carter b.
Harrison. lives at MurfreesbOro.
Tenn. on a large cotton plantation.
His family consists Of wife. two sons
and a daughter. One of the sons is
married. and Is an employe of Armour
Bros banking house in Kansas City.
The other brother. John Scott Har-
risOn. is a prominent lawyer In Kan
sas City. He married Sophia Lyttle,
OF MurfreesbOrO, Tenn, and has three
sons and one daughter.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1888-11-29
Made a Thief bv Dime Novels.

Henry Baldwin, aged sixteen years, a
member of the high school at Janesville,
was arrested the other day on the charge
Of robbing the gun store of f. p. Stannard.
and confessed telling where they would
find nearly all he hal taken. When asked
why he did IT g said he had been reading
dime novels and wanted a rifle and revol-
yer so badly that he could not resist the
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v.,,.ni. collection of Mans

Miss Julia A Lapham, of Ocunomowoc,
daughter of the late DIR. l. A. Lapham has
contributed TO the State Historical Society
The large and valuable collection Of maps,
manuscript and printed, VIII Gu had been
accumulated by DIR. Lapham while chief of
the Wisconsin Geolog cal Survey. Among
the maps are early plats Of Milwaukee and
Chicago, and particularly elaborate sur
veys Of the Mississippi and Wisconsin riv-
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1888-11-29

T. e. CARDIGAN. the law partner Of
General B. F. Butler, who died the
other day on a railway train in Colo
RADIO was one Of the youngest re-
cruits in the Union army. having gone
from Vermont as drummer boy when
but twelve years of age.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1888-11-29
WISCONSIN STATE NEWS.
A RAPID GROWTH.
What the Next Census Is Expected 4
show In Manufacturer.

What the Next Census Is Expected to
show In Manufactures.
The census of 1890 will probably show
that in vi sconsin there are some 200 coo
persons above ten years of age eng ged in
agriculture out of a total of coo 900; and
about 1875 900 engaged in manufactures, the
remainder in trade, trans portat.ou and
personal service. Even at the last census,
the percentage of persons engaged in agri-
culture was only forty-seven The in
crease in the number engaged in agricult-
ure from 1870 T. 1880 was twenty-five per
cent, while in manufactures il was sixty
one per cent 1t is interesting and in
structive 10 consider that eight years ago
the value of manufactured products in
Wisconsin was Sl29.0)O, 600 and of aeri-
cultural products -, 0OO.O0 II 5 probable
that the m nufacturing product now ex-
eeeds SOD 900. 600 in value