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River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1888-02-16
NprinH lake.

Miss Nina Irish closed her school In
district No. 5 Friday, the 10th inst.
j. A. Martin spent few days in ST.
Paul recently on business and took III
the storming of the Ice Palace.
The measles have not yet become
epidemic in this town. There are two
or three cases in the family of Elder
Poston. We have heard of no other
cases.
Martin Martinson does not know
whether there is too much snow or not.
While hauling "A large Eastwood log
his team became alarmed aud attempt.
ed to leave the road. The load upset
and Mr.. NJ. fell parallel with the log,
the log on top, completely hiding
him from view--while the horses de-
camped with the forward bob. j. A.
Martin secured the team before they
had proceeded-many rods and released
Mr.. NJ. from his snowy bed, unhurt.
We say the bard of Beldenville has
taken a mean advantage of his rival,
Wrinkled Rhymes, in the p. G. Her.
aid. Theirs was war of mighty In.
tellects. and the weapon was poetry
1t is unfair to scare his adversary with
his portrait. The Spring Lake CORES.
pondent was anxious to keep both ma.
chimes running for long time, but
we fear w. X. has been frightened to
death.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1888-02-16
FALLS, WISCONSIN, FEBRUARY

who have carefully compared the Read
ers of the present day with those of %
years ago will have noticed in the higher
numbers that their improvements mainly
consist in banisi.ing from them all selec-
tions that require thought on the part of
the reader, mainly due doubtless to a
necessity, arising from an incapacily,
oceasioned by the immense amount of
literary trash devoured by our young
people.
In passing, let me say word about the
present rage for compositions, as they are
called. Ii was a rule i'll the Academy Of
Plato that the student was to listen and
learn in silence for the first seven years,
that he might speak wisely when he
opened his mouth. We now reverse
this rule. Begin 10 speak seven years
before you have anything to say, and
continue SO all your life after. Take away
from many of these literary exercises
what's copied, Il don't say stolen, because
the writer's are generally i.nocently ig-
norant that plagiarism is theft, and how
much of value is left?
ITO be continuedl
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1888-02-16
Spring Tanen.

Business is not very lively upon the
roads on account of the deep snow.
The Prohibition meeting held on the
night of the 18th was not a grand sue
cess as to numbers.
John Francisco, one of the first set
tlers of Spring Lake, is selling out and
will soon leave for St. Paul where he
intends to make his future residence.
An auction sale will be held at his
residence here on the 18th OF March,
when household goods, farm machin-
cry. and stock of various ages will be
sold to the highest bidder. Terms of
sale TO be made on day of sale. There
are wagons, buggies, sleighs. etc.. to
be sold.
Mrs. Holderson, who lately suffered
the amputation of a foot, is growing
worse daily.
Our aged and beloved friend Nor
man Bull. one of the first settlers of
spring Lake, is aOw among us visiting
friends. Bro. Bull will be remember
I'd by mapy in Fierce county as the
good Brother who did administer to us
IN holy things upon the Lord's day.
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Some Hard Hits by Prof. North.

EDS. WORLD: 1t is related of Emerson
that on one occasion his daughter APP
preached hun with the question, which
of certain studies he was DESTROYS she
should then take up? The sage answered
by asking, who were to be the teachers,
rightly Judging that it is of more i'm
portance hon things are taught than a0hat
things are taught; hOlC things are learned
than ighdt things are learned. Of course
there is always an exception in favor or
those few which are known as the com
mon English branches: and this, not only
because they are universally useful, nor
because they are the necessary founda
ton of all other studies, but because they
are the most educdtiUe in their character,
and are the best adapted to secure that
clear connected thinking which is the
foundation of all valid intellectual pro-
cess, and which breeds in its possessor in
all after life desire for and delight in
the things of the understanding.
But these desirable results flow only
from mastery of these subjects so far as
they are prosecuted. Let it be observed
that this is a very different thing from a
complete mastery of the whole of any one
branch. II simply means that in every
step there shall be an appeal to the I'M
derstanding and a satisfaction in the
exercise of If in the course of study
anything presents itself incapable of this
treatment by the pupil, let 1t be post
poned; its prosecution otherwise is only
damage TO him.
In the matter of Beading, correct in
Election and gesture, so far as Rey are
merely mechanical, are only of questionable
value. They are in danger of becoming
fixed habit, and invariably give to dis
course a flavor of insincerity which i'm
pairs It's effect and is offensive 10 a cul-
tured taste. The injunction Of the
apostle in regard to speaking is of equal
regard in reading: 81 win read with the
spirit and with the understanding also. "
All other is but linking brass. These
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Hays Winger threshed recently
about 500 bushels of oats, using water
power.
The bowling of wolves is heard at
nights. Beware.
Some are predicting an early spring.
Straw is in demand and hay is get.
ting to be scarce at many places.
The town board has granted license
to II. o. Harris to sell Intoxicating
liquors until May lst.
John Olson some days ago had the
misfortune to brake one of his legs
while going on snowshoes down A.
Peterson hill. In order to save
himself from colliding with fence.
he threw himself down, with the re.
suit above named.
Leap-year parties prove to be sue
cessful-iinancially at lest.
Among the visitors at this place
lately are Ole Winger, of Minneapolis.
Nils GilbertsOn, of MenOmonie, and
Ed. NJ. Olson, of Lakeland, MINI.
Gustavus Jensen delivered rousing
and interesting speeches for the
cause of the Prohibition party.
We acknowledge the receipt of a
package of seeds from the U. 5.
Department of Agriculture in Wash.
ingtonat the request of Hon. n. p.
Haugen.
Mrs. R. X. Brown was buried on the
4th inst.
Bousness' mills are now running al
full speed. and logs and feed-sacks are
tumbling about.
p. RafIelson left for Hudson last
week where he will work for some
time.
Mr.. o. Wingay, of Minneapolis
was in town last week visiting friend:
and relatives.
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Oppliger & Oberding's saw-mill is
compelled to shut down for want oi
logs.
The spoke factory is obtaining a fine
lot of bolt timber and Will soon be in
operation.
Our enterprising cheese men are
working on their extensive factory,
and by early spring farmers having
nothing else to do can "cheese it.
Mr.. Raab is building wagon shop,
the roof of the one he formerly occu-
pied having been demolished by the
snow.
Horse trading is the enjoyment OF
the hour.
Cold weather and seasoned fire-woOd
are having a race. Prospects at pres
ent are favorable to the weather.
Mrs. HUM is quite sick, and Mr..
HUM is holding his own against grim
rheumatism.
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Nuggets.


If we save the children to-day we
have saved the patton tomorrow.
Il Mary III. Hunt.
DO we comprehend the infinite bar
barity and wickedness of traffic
which chooses the brightest and best,
the purest and truest and, deliberately
sanctioned by act of government, robs
them of manhood. health, home, soul,
and heaven. Frances L. Swift.
AS scientific temperance teaches
that in order to preserve good, phys.
ical health dead tissues must be elm
mated, so governmental science teach
es that in order to preserve the health
of the body polite dead issues must
also be eliminated. - Mrs. l.. S.
Rounds.
The door of millennial glory has a
child's hand on the latch. Lucia E. I.
Kimball.
If the men of our country would
work as hard to keep whisky out of
politics as they do to keep women
folks out of it, the politics of our
country would not be so corrupt nor
unworthy of the nations womanhood.
Il Mrs, W. c. Sibley.
If we will keep our ears and hearts
open We will be able to keep our
mouths shut Jennie Smith.
This temperance movement is the
very bud and blossom of the Christian
ity of the nineteenth century.-[J Julia
Coleman.
We White Ribbon women are set on
a pinnacle, to be stared at. | always
feel. whenever have the white rib
bon on, that / must behave myself
III. W. Smith.
We want superintendent with inter-
nal pushings toward their special work.
Mrs. Burlingame-
/ will never cater to unrighteous
public sentiment or power for the
sake of securing a desirable measure,
because / feel sure that if thus OBJ
tanned it must always have an element
of weakness.--[L. NJ. N. Stevens.
Our work, being done for Christ,
is worthy our very best efforts in its
smallest details. Mrs. j. X. Barney.
Women have been expressing them
selves upon moral questions all their
lives. To use the ballot IS but TO give
expression in different yet more ef-
fsctiye way.-[Luey A. Switzer.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1888-02-16

Died. in Trimbelle, Feb. 10th, Mrs.
John Kamerer, aged So years. She
was buried at the Catholic cemetery
on Sunday.
Willard Reed, who worked for some
time in the Nashville mills, is among
us again.
a little boy at John Quist's.
At the spelling tournament last Fri
day night between Trimbelle, Utah
aud Allehoe schools the latter got
worsted.
Dave Bohringer lost horse some
time since, gOred by an OK.
Don't forget the dance at Ed.
Leach S, Feb. 22d, Washington S
Birthday.
Andrew Peterson was in town last
Saturday. He hired viii Helmer to
work for him in his mills on Rush
River.
Ed. Leach sold 40 acres of nice tim
Der land to Geo. Beardsley for $500.
Very cheap.
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A social was held at the NJ. f..
church parlors last Wednesday even
ing.
While teaming, one day last week,
Walter Farguharson received a fall,
the effects of which conhne HIM to the
house.
A Valentine sociable was given in
the Congregational church parIors
Tuesday evening.
Fred A. Newell has returned to West
Superior.
A shooting gallery has been in oper-
alton in one of the vacant buildings
on Brood st. during the past week.
Will McCray was in town Sunday.
Houses for sale. Inquire of Ross &
Wilson, Prescott, Wis.
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Pleasant VaHey.

Miss Rachel Moulton has returned
from Dakota.
Mrs. II. r. Morgan has been visiting
friends in st. Paul.
c. Jorstad is improving.
Alba Webster and wife are home
from Glenwood, MINI.
James Murphy has gone TO the
woods with three horses.
Come and try our toboggan slide.
Joen Murphy is home on visit.
Joseph Merritt's youngest boy is
very sick.
Owing to the severe storms our
mail carrier has failed to get through
on several occasions.
Pomona Grange was held at the
Grange Hall Thursday and Friday of
last week.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1888-02-16

In the Ell Paso village school we noticed
a mounted chest furnished with lock and
key, to keep the globe, charts and other
apparatus secure from the dust and fire.
quent handling from meddlesome pupils,
The board has shown excellent judgment
in making this provision. We have no
ticed in our rounds among the schools
enough apparatus which has become
totally useless through abuse to furnish
every school with ample means for its
proper preservation. Will not some per-
son in each district make a note of this
and determine to make at least one mo-
ton in the annual school meeting and
that one shall be to direct the board to
provide proper IN cans for preserving the
apparatus? Then the contract with every
teacher should bind him to take proper
care of all maps, charts, globes, ETC., and
be held responsible for any carelessness
upon his part. Unless the teacher is
furnished with the proper facilities he
can not be held responsible for any dam
age sustained.
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Mrs. Kirkland, who has been sick
for some time died Monday. She was
over 20 years of age.
Mr.. Cunliff, who has been putting
in the dry house for w. ID. Brimmer,
left for lis home in Michigan Monday
Mrs. Strickland. of Ellsworth, and
her daughter. from Esdaile, were Wis
iting in town Monday.
Quite number from this place at
tended the entertainments at Els
worth last week.
There will be an exhibition at the
Mann schoOl-house Friday night of
this week.
There is talk Of leap-year party at
this place soon.
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Tobogganing Friday evening as
usual.
Mr.. Hunter now sports span of
horses, having traded his mules for
another horse.
Mrs. Barney's little boy, who has
been very sick, is now better.
Mrs. Clint Williams is suffering
with erysipelas in her face.
Mrs. Sam. Williams has been very
sick with diptheria but is now improy-
ing.
Mrs. C. w. Fuller, who has been
very sick with quinsy, is now conval-
esent.
Frank Fuller and his mother visited
friends in Hammond the first of the
week.
Harry Hurlburt, of Iowa, is visiting
his uncle, S. w. Williams.
Jay Baird vii. give school exhibit
ion in the Deyarmond district to cele-
brate Washington's Birthday.
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The meeting at Bonsness' hall last
unday was largely attended, and long
b efore the time of commencement the
ha n WAS filed to its utmost capacity.
It had been announced that Rev.
AR veson, from North Prairie, would
pre- sch. lie was present. but on &C
count of illness was unable to do so,
and had procured Mr. J Lee, a theo-
logical student from NoFthheld, Mimi,
to Gil his place. Mr.. Lee proved him.
self ahundantly able for the task AMI
preached a nlost eloquent and impress
i've sermon. ThOss present report II
one of the best and most touching ser
mons they ever heard, and it won for
him many frien DIS and ardent admirers.
Rev. Aryeson, after the services. also
spoke few st FIRING words and an
nounced another meeting in the same
hall 70 be held Sunday, Feb. 18th, at
ii o'clock A. NJ.
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The Fibep CLOthing Co.
Two for a Cent

And the best ever made. Cheap
enough, surely and so good that
those who have used them won't have
any others. What are they7 Ath-Io-
pho-rOs Pills. What ethey for7 For
disordered Stomach or Liver, Indigest-
ion, Dyspepsia, Constipation, Nervous
or General Debility, Headache, Lassi-
tude, Diseases OF Women. They'll
take away that tired feeling, give new
life and strength. Small and pleas
ant 10 take, yet wonderfully effective.
Prepared from the formula of an
eminent physician. Neatly put up in
bottles, and sold by all druggists.
THE ATHLOPHoRoS co.
II2 Wall St., New York.
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The following device which was sue
cessfully used by a Pierce county teacher
is worthy of consideration by every per-
son who desires to rid his school of that
most prolific source of evil-aChispering.
The privilege of enjoying the intermis-
sions was curtailed by following scale
determined by the grade of reader which
the offender read in. Thus for each
offense first reader pupil would lose a
certain number of minutes, while sec
ond reader pupil would lose twice as
much, third reader pupil three times as
much, and so on. Two offenses doubled
the time for each, respectively and three,
trebled it, etc. In this way the punish
ment was in direct proportion to the
responsibility Of each pupil. What do
you think of it?
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Habits of neatness on the part of your
pupils is as much an essential in their
education as knowledge of arithmetic.
Require your pupils to keep their books
in order and the floor in the vicinity of
their desks free from litter. See that
your own desk is in order and that the
floor is clean. We have seen floors that
would disturb the rest IF our departed
grandmothers were they not ignorant OF
their condition. Your stove may be old
and your apparatus dilapidated; but this
does not excuse the presence of a pro-
digi0us quantity of ashes on the one and
the dust of ages on the other. Sweep,
dust, admonish and, if need be, punish to
get a clean floor and surroundings.
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Pleasant weather comes at las

Mrs. Ella Butler had rag bee Sat-
urday afternoon and II lbs. was the re-
suit. A number of young folks were
present in the evening and had a
pleasant time.
Miss Matte Powers, of Trimbelle,
is visiting friends in town.
Some parties from here went TO
Saltwater with beef few days since.
Mr. Hack made trip to st. Paul on
Monday to receive treatment from a
physician there.
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EStraY Notice.

Found and taken up by me, the undersigned,
on laud owned by me and on which live, in
section SO. township p, range l6, being the
town of Gilman, on or about the 18th day OF
January. 1855, one yearling steer, color red,
with white on back, belly and legs. The owner
is requested to prove property, pay charges and
take him away.
Gilman, Jan. L., 1855.
4O-4w CALEB COOK.
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CALEB COOK.

nggHy - REWARDED are those who read this
UIHHI Y and then act; they will find honOra-
AktHthA Bile employment that will not take
them from their homes and families.
The profits are large and SIRE for every indus
triOus person; many nave made and are now
making several hundred dollars a month. IL is
easy for any one to make s. 90 and upwards per
day, who is willing to work Either sex, young
or old; capital not needed; we start you. Every
thing new. No special ability required; you.
reader. can do il as well any one. Write to US
at once for full particulars, which we mail free.
Address Stinson & Co. Portland. Maine. SLY
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Just received the latest in the
market--a fine line of 1.-The World
Beaten" BrOadeloths, just the thing
for spring wear, call and see them at
f. j. Burhyte's.
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Education not only means to draw out,
but it includes the appliances and agen-
cies necessary for the development of a
human being.-JOhOnROt.
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The boy who never got praise when he
felt he deserved it, would tend to grow
Indifferent to it.-,Sullg.
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Miss w lizard says: when you are a
hammer, strike; when you are an an
vii, bear. May we be the hammer
that in the hand of Christ shall beat
all spears into pruning hooks, all
swords into plowshares.'
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Drink Legislation in Austria.

/ bifth us tofAAibl w FRNolitdf
The Austrian government have, it is
stated. introduced into the Reichsrath
a strong measure for the prevention of
drunkenness. The reason alleged is the
alarming deterioration in the physique
of young men enrolled for military
service, owing to the spread of spirit
drinking among the humber classes
1t will be interesting to see if the
provisions of this measure are ae-
copied
They would be difficult to carry in
this country where freedom even to
get drunk is still jealousy guarded.
Spirit shops are to be closed at five
O'Clock on Saturday afternoon, and to
remain so till five on Monday morning.
Ordinary storekeepers are not to be-
allowed to sell spirits, the sale of
which is TO be restricted to public
houses, confectioners, aud specially
licensed stores.
Dealers serving spirits to intOxicat-
ed persons are to be liable to arrest of
fine. No debt for spirits consumed ON
the premises can be recovered by law
If the amount exceeds the value of five
liters.
The magistrates are empowered to
forbid retailers to serve spirits to
habitual drunkards for any period up
to twelve months.
Similar legislation already exists in
Galicia. The proposal now is to extend
it TO all Austria.
The preamble of the measure sets
forth that it is a direct outcome of
the hygienic congress.
IL is striking illustration of the
impotence of our own Parliament that
no legislation for the restriction of our
enormous drinking habits has any
chance of being entertained.-Lan
Tempe ance Dots.
The Kentucky court of appeals has
affirmed that drunkenness is no excuse
for crime.
Elections under the local option law
of Michigan have been held in nine
counties, every one of which has given
an emphatic majority against the sa-
loon.
A law has been passed in Waldeck,
Germany, forbidding the granting of a
marriage license to person addicted
to the liquor habit.
An important feature of the Swiss
alcohol acts4veantly passed giving the
government cont Il over all alcoholic
manufacture and sale in that country,
is that 10 per cent. of the net revenue
which the cantons will gain from the
alcohol task is to be spent in unfolding
to the people the effects of alcohol.
An old colored preacher, not very
we'll versed in reading the Scriptures,
once read the words: swine is mock
er, strong drink is raging, " as follows:
wine is moccasin, strong drink is a
rattlesnake, and whosoever is deceived
thereby is not wise" The reading
was miserable but forcibly true.
And when the victory shall be COM
plete-when there shall be neither
slave nor drunkard on the face of
the earth-how proud the title of that
land which may claim to be the birth
place and cradle of both these revolu-
tions that shall have ended in that
victory! How uobly distinguished
that people who shall have planted and
nurtured to maturity both the political
and moral freedom of their species.
"A. Lincoln.
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Punishments that tend TO work in the
child love for the right and a hatred
for the wrong are judicious.-BGldUin.
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The method of study and recitation in
which the book is repeated verbatim is a
sham. -BdldgiR.
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Among the recent additions to appara-
tus in the Ellsworth graded school is an
eight day calendar clock-twelye inch
dial
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Temperance.

CONDUCTED BY THE Nv. C. T. U.
..F6r God and Home and Natire Land.',
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Educational.
G. L. BOWMAN -.------.E DIToI

Communications from Teachers and those
interested in Education solicited. Address all
Communications 10 the Editor at Prescott, Wis
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1t is a mistake to allow the little folks
to point to words as they read from the
book. Their eyes should be trained to
follow the lines unaided.
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Introduce every subject in arithmetic
with simple problems for mental solution,
to train pupils-tirst, in the application of
previous principles and to discover the
laws underlying the present subject; sec
ond, to make them rapid and accurate in
arithmetical calculations