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River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1889-12-12
PITH AND POINT.


Nature has made some men tall, and
laziness has made them short.-Burling-
ton Free Press.
-Self-reliance comes from relying on
self, in the hope that self will presently
become worth relying on.
Hard work is the best cure for the
blues; at least, that is what you always
tell other people.-SOmerville Journal.
Every man is his own ancestor, and
every man his own heir. He devises
his own future, and he inherits his own
past.
Wounds and hardships provoke our
courage, and when our fortunes are at
the lowest our wits and minds are COM
monty at the best.-Charron.
Never hold any one by the button.
or hand, in order to be heard out; for ii
people are unwilling to hear you, you
had better hold your tongue than them.
Chesterfield.
As you must inevitably keep COM
pany with yourself as long as you live.
it is of consequence to you to make OF
yourself a pleasant agreeable compan-
ion.
Despair makes a despicable figure.
and descen1s from mean original. lis
the offspring of fear. of laziness, and inn
patience; t. argues defect of spirit and
resolution, and oftentimes of honesty
too.-Collier.
When benignity and gentleness
reign within we are in least danger from
without; every person and every occur
renee is beheld in the most favorable
light.-Washington Post.
To he practical not only means 70
be eHergetic-fOr often the most indus
trious accomplish little or nothing and
make failures of their lives-but it
means to have appreciation of given cir
cumstances and the ability to bring COM
mon. not uncommon, sense and good
judgment 20 bear upon them.
If only parents and teachers were
half as earnest in asking the question
concerning a child Of their charge: us
it well with the young MANI" while
there is still an opportunity of influence
ing him for good, as they are when he is
already beyond their reach, it would he
better than it now is with many young
mans. ). Times.
Some diSagreeable habit in one to
whom we may owe respect and duty, and
which is a constant irritation TO the
sense of our fitness of things, may de-
mand of US a greater moral force to keep
I the spirit serene than an absolute wrong
committed against US. In the one case
endurance is all that is possible; in the
other we may sometimes rightfully fight
and there is world of comfort in the
I powers OF action.-Once a Week.
There is much good in the world.
and it viii not keep itself concealed
from as; il we do not see it and meet
with it, the fault is with ourselves.
| There must be some kind of repulsion in
us that drives il away from Us, or drives
US IT. the opposite direction. and what
we need to do is TO discover and get
clear Of it. There are some souls that
! are never without their swarms of an
Vels.-IFnited Presbyterian
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Atmospheric Electricity.

A study of the electric phenomena
produced by solar radiation was pre-
sented at a meeting of the French Ac.--
denny recently by NJ. Albert Nodon.
Numerous observations made at the lab
oratories Of the Sorbonne and the Col
lege de France show that on meeting an
insulated metallic or carbon conductor
the solar rays communicate 70 it posi-
tive electric charge; that the amplitude
Of this charge increases with the in
tensity of the rays and decreases win
the hygrometric state of the air, the
phenomenon attaining its maximum
value in Paris about l p. m in summer,
when the atmosphere is pure and dry;
lastly, that the effects cease during the
transit Of clouds across the face of the
sun. II these results can be extended
TO non-metalic bodies, then solar radia-
ton may be regarded as one Of the causes
of the electrization of the clOuds.-St.
Louis Globe-DemOcrat
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FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE.

AT Wienhen, in the province of Shan
tung, China. the platform of a theater
collapsed during performance on the
Sd. and two hundred persons were
killed.
Ar St GATHERINGS, Ont, a tin box
containing IS, 500 in bills was unearthed
on the Sd by laborer. 1t was buried
in 1858.
ZANZIBAR advices of the 4th con-
firmed the previous reports that STAN
lev, the explorer, had arrived at Baga-
moyo.
ADvIcEs of the 5th say that during a
snow-storm in Hungary five persons
persisted on the River Waag.
IL a recent fight in South Formosa,
China. between Chinese troops and
savages four hundred of the former were
killed.
HENRY NJ. STANLEY, the explorer, ar
rived at Zanzibar on the 9th.
THE German steamer Duburg, which
left Singapore October 25 for Hong
Kong. was on the 9th given up as lost.
There were four hundred passengers on
board.
THE Holland Government on the 9th
approved a bill for grants to denonina-
tional schools and the abolition of free
education except for paupers.
ZANzIBAR advices of the 9TH confirm
the report Of the massacre of DIR. Peters
party. The camp was encircled by
twelve hundred Somalis at midnight
and not a single member of the expedi-
ton escaped.
ADvICEs of the 9Th say that law
win soon be enacted by the Chamber OF
Deputies of France subjecting all for
eigners residing there TO a heavy tax.
DON PEDRO. ex-Emperor of Brazil,
accompanied by his family and suite,
reached Lisbon on the 9TH. King Car
los extended a cordial welcome to the
exiles.
IS the central portion of Italy earth
quake shocks were felt on the Sth, but
they caused no damage. Mount Vesu,
vius was in state of eruption.
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vloTlMlZED BY slLcoTT.


Congressman Mourning the Loss of Their
enthusiastically Every Member of the
House Caught by the Embezzler--what
Action win Congress Take In the Mat
terP-work of the Investigating Com
mIttee.
WASHINGTON, Dec. Z. - The Silcott
defalcation is the sensation OF the
day here, and little or nothing else is
talked about. The embezzlnment, or
breach of trust, involves nearly every
member of Congress. Every Ohio Con-
gresham with the exception of Mr..
Boothman is out months salary.
These are few Of the losers and the
amounts Of their losses as shown by the
revised list:
Clark Cwisl, q. 752; Belden IN. ", $500;
Geissenhainer IN. j., 5000; Felix Campbell
IN. W, $500; Houk and Mcmillan
(Tenn), 5000 each; Hammer tPs.) $500;
Bayne Pa), 1850; owen qnd), 1880;
Bingham pa, ~ 500 Among other mem
beers who lose personal deposits are Represen-
tatives Rife pa, $500: Butterworth CO),
800; Hermann (Ore.), 1850; Connell (Neb),
p, 100; owen Ind.l, s25; Bowden CNa.l, 1917;
Buekalew pa, $3.50; Burrows (MichJ 800;
Gambler (Mass.) $3.50: Clunie Cali, $500;
Dubois Qdahol. $3.50; Enloe CTenn), 800;
fltch IN. 1.Jt fl,AUt HOOKER iMisS.ls I2uDU-
Maish pa, 800; Mason Qll.). 800: McAdoo
IN. j., sie; Mccormick PA. 500, hcCreary
(Ky.l, 500; MeKenna (Cal), 800; picller Is.
d., si,200; Russell Conn, 500; Stahlnecker
IN. W. siOO.
The committee which is investigating
the defalcation was in session all Of
Friday, but its sessions have been Sc
cret and every one refuses to disclose
what has taken place. Mr.. Leedom,
the Sergeant-at-Arms, appeared with
his attorney and was examined
for about two hours. When the
committee had finished with him
it sent for the Assistant United States
Attorney with view of taking his testi-
mony on the legal points in the case. At
the same time experts were at work
upon the books, who have ascertained
that the actual amount of the defalca-
tion is s71, 800, which does not include
the losses of private depositors, which
amount to nearly so, 900 more.
Although the matter is still an open
question, it appears that the RESPONSE
bility for the loss can not be located.
As the bond of the Sergeant-at-Arms
was given to cover the performance of
his official duties, it can not be seen
how his bondsInen can be held for any
loss incurred by him while acting as a
discussing officer without any authority
of law, or how his private property could
be touched.
A bill will be introduced in Con-
gress and placed Immediately upon its
passage making it unlawful for any
members of Congress to overdraw
his salary or borrow money from the
Sergeant-at-Arms or any other officer OF
the House, or seek the Endorsement OF
any such officer upon financial paper,
and there is very little doubt that this
will meet with unanimous approval.
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The News Condensed.
important Intelligence From All Pats.
FIFTY-FIRsT CONGRESS-.

TUESDAY, Dec. Sin the Senate the
Presidents message was read. No
business was traI saeted. In the House
the time was occupied in listening
to the message and the appointment
of a committee on the Washington cen
tennial celebration 70 be held in the
House Of Representatives on the 18th
inst
WEDNESDAY. Dec. 4.-In the Senate
Messrs. Pierce and Casey, the Sem
ators from North Dakota, took the oath
of Office. Mr.. Pierce drew the short
term. expiring March 8, 1891, and Mr..
Casey's term will expire March s. 1898.
Bills were introduced providing for the
regulation and prevention OF trusts; pro-
viding for a new election law for the
election of Congressman; for the free
coinage Of silver; TO increase the salar-
les of United States circuit court and
district judges; making the President
Ineligible for a second term until four
years after his term of Office has expired:
granting pensions TO all honOrably dis
charged soldiers and sailors unable to
support themselves of SD per "a;
granting pensions 10 all soldiers and
sailors and the dependent parents of de-
ceased soldiers and sailors; allowing
woman suffrage: for one cent lie ter post
age; to repeal the civil-service law, and to
prohibit the manufacture and sale of
liquor. The name of David J. Brewer,
Of Kansas, TO be Associate justice of
the Supreme Court of the United States,
was received from the President The
House was not in session.
THURSDAY, Dec. Bills were intro
duced in the Senate for the relief of the
sufferers by the wreck of the United
States steamers in the harbJr at Apia,
Samoa, last March: for the retire
ment Of United States legal-tender and
National bank-nOtes of small denomina-
tions; for a constitutional amendment
To confer on the District of Columbia
representation in both houses OF Con-
gress and in the electoral college; to
amend the naturalization laws; to give
the right of trial by jury 10 claimants
for pension. Mr.. voorhees, offered a
long preamble and resolution in refer
ence 10 tariff taxation. Several hun
bred nominations OF persons appointed
20 Office during the recess of Congress
were received from the President. Ad-
jOurned TO the 9th. In the House
Speaker Reed appointed Messrs. MeKin-
ley, Cannon. Carlisle and Randall the
committee on rules. Several other
committees were also appointed. Ad-
iourned 10 the 9th.
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WISCONSIN STATE NEWS
GREATLY EXCITED.
Citizens of Barron Startled Over the Con-
fessfon of cold Peck"

Citizens of Barron Startled Over the Con-
fession of ssOld Peck"
The village Of Barron is greatly ex-
cited over the confession recently made
by man known as 'sOld Peck" who is
an inmate of the county poor-hOuse.
Peck had been very sick, and thinking
he was about to die, called the aims
house superintendent to him and an
nounced that he wished to make a con-
fession of murder. Eight years ago, he
said, while living in cabin near Bar
ron, woOdmau came to his house one
night and asked for shelter. He was
taken in, but during the night Peck
arose, and assisted by his son Juno
murdered the stranger. The body they
buried the next day in the woods back
of the cabin. The alms-bouse officials
at once reported TO the authorities, and,
sure enough, the bones of man were
found in the exact place described by
Peck. The remains were in the custody
OF the authorities. Instead Of dying
Peck began to get better as soon as he
made his confession, and was in a fair
way to recover. He sticks 20 his story.
The son Juno is serving term in Wau-
pun for larceny and "Old Peck has al
ways had hard reputation.
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BIG COMMITTEES NAMED.

Speaker Reed Appoints Committees on
Ways aud Means, Appropriations, Etec-
tions, Manufactures and Mileage
WASHINGTON, Dec. 1O.-At yesterdays
session of the House Speaker Reed an
nounced the following committees:
on Ways and Means - Messrs mckinley
(chairman). Burrows. Bayne, Dingley, Meken-
ma. Payne La Toilette Gear Carlisle. Mills,
McMfllen. Breckenridge ark and Flower
on Appropriations-Mes srs. Cannon tenair-
mani, Butterworth, AcComas, Henderson la'l,
Peters. Coggswell, Belden, Morrow Brewer
(Mich) Randall. Forney, Sayres, Breeken-
ridge tSy.) and Doekery.
on Manufactures - Messrs. Kelley tehair-
mani. Burrows. f. B. Taylor Of tOD, Arnold,
Morse. Sanford. Wilson OF CIV. Va.), Bynum,
williams Of qll.D. Grimes 1lId Fowler.
on Elections -Messrs. Rowel chairman,
Houk, Cooper Haugen, sherman, Dalzeil,
Bergen. Greenhalge, Comstock, Crisp, OFer-
rell, Cultivate, Maish, Moore tTex) and
wike IND.
on Mileage Messrs. Lind chairman,
Townsend PA, Williams Caass.), Clunie,
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LATER.


JoHSsTowN, Pa, Dec. las the per
Torrance of the Uncle Toms Cabin troupe
was drawing TO an end in the Aain Street
Opera house last night, the fire bell was
rung. causing frantic scramble for the
exit There were 500 or GOO men, women
aud children in the hall, and TO gain the
street it was necessary to pass down
narrow, walled-up staircase and through
very narrow door. The people from the
streets rushed into the door from the out
side and many were crushed before they
could be forced out.
II was necessary to turn the hose on the
crowd at tie door before the rescuers
could get at the dead and wounded.
When the crowd was driven away the fol-
lowing persons were found dead upon the
stairs Miss Clara Burns, Mrs. hester,
Charles Fiant, John Carr. Mrs. Lister,
John Miller, A. Weiss, John Wyman,
Richard Worthington, Isaac Polar, an I'M
known woman.
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ITEMIZEO ODDITIES.
Notes for the Curious on a Variety Of


Notes for the Curious a Variety OF Iu-
tsresting Matters.
Each squal inch of the skin contains
1900 sweating tubes, or perSpiration
pores, each of whiuh may be likened to
a little drain tile Onc-fourth of an inch
in length. making an aggregate length
of the entire surface of the body of DOL
1876 feet, or tile ditch for draining the
body almost 40 miles long.
The human skin is composed Of three
layers, averaging in all between one
twelfth and one-eighth of an inch in
thickness. and, in extreme cases, as
much as one-fourth of an inch in thick
ness. The skin area of the average
adult is therefore. estimated at 1000
square inches. The atmospheric press
ure being about IA pounds to the square
inch, person of medium size is daily
and hourly subjected to a pressure of
2S,0 900 pounds.
An ancient and remarkable clock has
been set up in the reading-room of the
municipal library at Rouen, France. A
single winding keeps it running for
fourteen years and some odd months. It
was constructed in 1852; underwent
alterations IN $780, was DOugnb by Jne
City of Rouen in 1883. and has been re-
Gently repaired and set going.
The phoenix, the fabulous bird OF
antiquity, in form is described as some
what resembling the eagle. 1t was said
to live five hundred years in the wilder
ness, and then TO return into Egypt,
where. having built itself a nest, or
funeral pyre of wood and aromatic gums,
and lighting it by the tanning of its
wings, was consumed 10 ashes, out of
which rose a new phoenix.
The first living skeleton was Claude
Sewrat. born in France in 1923. He was
tall and would have been well-shaped
had there been any flesh on his body; as
it was every bone could be distinctly
seen. His arms were compared to two
ivory flutes. and his abdomen seemed to
cling to the vertebrse. He made a fort
une by exhibiting himself and returned
to his native town to enjoy il, but sud
denly expired soon after his retirement,
st. ouis Republic.
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Men, Go Under at New York.
New YORK, Dec 10.-Whitney * Co.,
dry-goods commission merchants, 10
Worth street, suspended payment Mon
day and assigned without preference to
David A. Body, banker, 81 Broadway.
James w. Whitney, Joseph B. Whitney
and James A. Knapp compose the firm
Bradstreet's reports their liabilities at
$500, 200. The assets are nominally
about 5000, 900. The firms attorney
says the failure was caused by the firm
doing too much business for its capital
and paying heavy interest. They made
large advances for goods received,
and had not capital enough to work
on. They were disappointed in re-
ceiving money recently, and after
consultation with their friends on
Saturday decided to make an assign
ment. From other sources 1T was
learned that the firm had to make pay
ment of 500, 000 which they were UNI
able to raise. The liabilities are mostly
due on banks. James w. Whitney has
been in the dry-goods business about
thirty wears.
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The Minneapolis Horror.

MISNEAPoLIs, Mimi, Dec. THE
coroner's jury in the inquest on the
bodies of the victims of the Tribune
building fire brought in a verdict declar-
ing that the owners of the Tribune
building. if not legally responsible, are
morally culpable for he loss Of life.
They recommend tn It the assistant
building inspector occupy his whole
time in looking after fire-escapes. They
find that the fire originated in the rooms
Of the Republican League (unoccupied)
from causes unknown.
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\ WESTERN inventor is endeavoring
10 interest capital in his electrical
magic lantern for casting or rejecting
advertisement Is on the dark clouds that
often hang OYER city. the inventor
claims TO have secured contracts from
several well-kuOwn firms for displaying
their cards in this manner. If the idea
is fully developed we may expect 10 see
some very startling and grotesque eff
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Hurt IN a Railway wreck.

CHEsTERToN, Ind, Dec. "A mis-
placed switch at Dunn Park, a sand
shipping station on the Lake Shore &
Michigan Southern railroad, thi-ty-fve
miles east of Chicago. wrecked the linn
tied express west-bound Friday. The
locomotive was totally wrecked and the
three front cars crushed to pieces. One
railroad employee was killed, two others
sustaining serious injuries.
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Fire In Madison.

The other night about $1,000 worth
of property was destroyed in Madison
by fire. The fremont House. one of
the oldest hotels in the State, being
erected there in lS45, and now owned by
Mannegold & Co., was burned to the
extent of $1,000 worth. COnley's saloon
was injured to the extent of $500; the
Linden House barn, owned by John p.
Slight, loss. 81, 800; five blOoded horses
belonging to II. Rogers and c. Smith,
valued at $1,000; $4,000 worth of farm
machinery of Reyes & Ferry. The fire
was thought TO be of incendiary origin.
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NEST ANn sourH.

PAPRES were filed At Columbus O., on
the 4th by ". Y. Marquis DEM con-
testing the election Of f. l. Lamson
Rep.) TO the Office OF Lieutenant-Goy-
ernOr.
AT Pullman, H.. a fire on the 4th
destroyed 500, 600 worth Of car lumber
belonging 10 the Pullman Company.
FLAMES destroyed one-haf the eusi-
ness portion Of shell Lake, Wis, On
the 4th.
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ehicago yerv VoDpfuI.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 5.-The Chicago
people are, of course, very much en-
couraged by the disclosures made in the
canvass of Congressman by the New
York World, which shows 81 votes for
Chicago. against IS for New York, SO for
Washington, % for ST. Louis, in reply
to questions as to preferences for the
site of the Worlds Fair.
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Killed by a Hog.

William Reed, an old settler, was
driving to market recently in the town
Of Nelson. Pepin County, with hog be-
hind him in box in the wagon. The
hog became scared and plunged forward,
throwing Reed upon the horses, which
took fright, ran away and trampled
Reed. lie had both legs broken and re-
ceived internal injuries from which he
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A NUNEER Of Golfers, containing about
$4,000 in gold and silvec in Spanish
pieces dated 1866 were recently taken
out of the sea near the Island of Andres
at the mouth Of the Egean sea, in
Greece Six bronze cannon were also
recovered It was supposed some Span
ISL man-of-war was wrecked there.
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THERE is something very pathetic in
the case Of Harriet Beecker Stowe. The
telegraph announces that She has be-
come a hopeless imbecile. with her
mind a complete blank. Most sad is this
wreck Of a great intellect. once the
pr lie Of her own country and the admit
ration Of the world
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MoEE rain had fallen at Philadelphia
thus far this year than in any part Of
the past twenty years. except 1872 and
1913 The rainfall is now eleven inches
above the normal rate. of $50 DAYS
this year rain fell on 40. or more than
half
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GENERAL BoUIANGER'> personal ex-
penses are betrayed 10y his admirers in
France Every week he receives a GER
tain amount collected by working PEG
pie in the provinces. The amount varies
from week TO week. but has been thus
far large enough 10 keep the wolf from
his door
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HippoIyte FIRMLY Settled.

New YORK. Dee. Hannibal Price,
the new Haytian Minister to the United
States who arrived here on the steamer
Clyde Friday, emphatically denies the
report that re bellion against HippOlyte's
Government is imminent. He said the
people are now contented.
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JrsT as the country was beginning to
hope tits years fire losses would show q
big decrease compared with the precod-
ing twelve months. the fire fiend" gets
in his work, as If in mOckery. \ few
more CONGREGATIONS like those at Lynn.
Mass, and Boston, will put 1859 ahead
II all competitors in the ash-heap bust
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= 1'Icar Conscience Obtained.

Brokers' Wife-How happy you look,
my dear. What is the cause?
Broker-A clear conscience / have
not taken any innocent and confiding
mans money for twenty-fOur hours.
81 am glad TO hear 1t.
'Yes; you see, my partner died last
n!ght and our Office was closed to-day"
IN. I. Weekly.
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THE North Carolina steel & Rail
Company, with a capital Of $1,000. 900.
has been organized, and viii build al
Greensboro. y. G.. a Besscmer iron
furnace, a Bessemcr steel rail mill
rolling-mill, etc. Railway presidents.
Ii nr-...
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Killed by a Dynamite Explosion.

BRADFORD. Pa, Dec. Friday n.
Tutolo, an Italian, was instantly killed
and G. Marehetta, also an Italian, and G.
Marganits, young Hungarian, were
badly injured by an explosion of dyna-
mite cartridges which they were trying
to thaw out at Towards Junction, four
miles from this place.