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River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1890-08-14
ABOUT PAPER MONEY.
Convenience Is the Chief Reason for Its
Circulation I'm America.

Convenience Is the Chief Reason for Its
Circulation I'm America.
All paper money seems alike TO US
the first time we see it, but after awhile
we notice that some bills are worth
more than others, according to the
marks /, 5, 10, etc, that they bear.
Here our observation generally stops
and we never think of any other diff
ference between different paper notes.
Yet there are considerable differ
ences. The main one is in their diff
ferent securities. You know, of course,
that if there were not some real coin to
pay for these paper notes they would be
worthless.
What makes them of value is that
there is security-silyer and gold. or
heir OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES, that will
be paid upon presentation of the paper
notes. These are of three kinds:
'Greenbacks," certificates and bank
/ notes.
The greenbaeks are paper notes that
were issued by the treasury during the
war of 1sG1-65 The Government keeps
ready enough coin to redeem at any
time one-thirG or one-fourth of all these
notes-over three hundred million dol
lars worth.
You see, therefore, that over two hun
dred millions are represented by nothing
in the Treasury; but the people have
faith in the Government, and so don't
ask to have these bills redeemed. A
law made some years ago regarding
them. ordained that they be re ssued as
they come into the treasury.
None may be Cancelled. So, you see,
their chief security is the confidence OF
the people in the Government.
Gold and silver certificates are pieces
of paper which states that for every
dollar of them issued, there is set apart
in the treasury. ready TO redeem them,
gold or silver dollar. Consequently
these certificates are as good as gold OF
silver, and are-the gold ones especial
ly-the very best kind of paper money
Their security is cash in full.
The other kind of paper money Is the
National bank note, which is issued by
certain banks called National BANKS.
These notes are secured by United States
bonds which are deposited with the
Treasurer of the United States. Thus,
for example, if bank to-day wanted to
issue 5000. 600 in paper money, it would
buy bonds whose face values amounted
to 81, 900. 900. and on depositing these
with Mr.. Window, would receive $780,
00o worth of bank notes These it could
lend out at interest
You will no doubt wonder why We
have paper money az all. The main
reason is for convenience, Santa Claus.
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FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE.

LIcENsING-INsPE REA, who re-
Gently defaulted from Minneapolis with
something over $40, 900 of the city's
funds, was arrested in Montreal, Can,
on the 5th and taken to Minneapolis.
MOFFET COLLEGE, on Isle Perrot. near
Montreal, Can, was burned on the 9Th,
and the 500 students were reported to
be quartered in out-buildings and farm
houses.
THE election of Pellegrini to be Pres
ident of the Argentine Republic on the
9TH caused popular rejoi icing at Buenos
Ayres. A decree promulgated raised
the state of siege and declared the lib
erty of the press.
THE spread of cholera in the south Of
Spain was said to have caused a panic
among the inhabitants on the sth and
a general exodus had begun to the north
of Spain and France. The mortality
at Jeddah was said to be about 100
daily.
The Socorro mine, near Hermosillo,
in Sonora, Mex. was flooded on the
sth and twenty miners lost their lives
SEVERAL persons lost their lives on
the 9th by the bursting of the steam
pi pc on the Russian man-of-war Tehes-
ma. Among the victims was the Rus
sian Prince Khilkof.
Hon. WILLIAM BANTER, Privy Coun'
cilor, formerly Secretary to the Admi.
rally and Secretary to the Treasury,
died in London on the 10th, aged 6:
years.
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The News CondenSed.

Joe Mccain, who is charged with the
murder of A. l.. Owens, near Neillsville,
came in from the woods near Eau Claire
the other day and surrendered himself
to the authorities.
Chinch bugs and the rust have been
getting in effective work on the wheat
in Fond du Lac County. Barley was
severely damaged by the hot weather,
while potatoes are also reported poor.
The farmers have been greatly de-
pressed at the outcome.
Mrs. j. Hanaford, of Fort Howard,
was killed by the cars at Green Bay the
other day.
Mrs j. S Hart died at Racine recent
ly at the age of IS years.
William ii. elise, former member
of the Wisconsin Legislature from Grant
County, died recently at Denver, Col.
The mill of the Davis-Starr Lumber
Comp my at Little Black was struck by
ligl thing and several workmen were
severely shocked.
w. X Freeman, electrician, of New
York, sued the Leader Company, of
Eau Claire, for $40, 900 damages for
alleged libel.
Marshfield is aspiring to become
Northern Wisconsin's great railway
center.
The Madison Board of Health was
notified recently that twenty-one per-
sons nearly died in the village of Rice
Lake after partaking of meat procured
at the local meat market.
One of the big features of the worlds
fair will be furnished by Milwaukee. 1t
will be a beer palace, modelled some
what after the corn palace of Sioux
City and the ice palace of ST. Paul
The imposing structure will be built
entirely of beer kegs, casks, bottles and
other appurtenances of the beer indus
try.
At Beloit recently 6-year-old son of
Nels Olsen was instantly killed by a
kick from horse.
A farmer of Bloomington Grove,
Dane County, has discovered copper on
his farm.
While driving on Main street in
Merrell recently the team of John
Roach, a prominent lumberman and
contractor became frightened at the
ran away, throwing Mr.. Roach out
directly in front of the scraper. the first
of which cut off the top of his head,
while the two others passed over his
body breaking his back neck, and ribs.
The other day the Beloit straw-board
mill was destroyed by fire started by
sparks from locomotive. The loss was
$50, 600, covered by insurance.
William Henderson and John Lewis,
two strange rogues, we're captured in
the act OF robbing the post-ofiice at
Dane Station recently. They had
their trial and were sent to prison for
two years
George Strong. wealthy farmer liv-
ing one mile from Spring Valley, and
brother Of a. ii. Strong, the banker,
was killed by vicious bull recently.
Not appearing at dinner, search was
made, and he was dead when found.
Rev. G. F. Gordon, owner OF large
stock farm on Lake Koshkonong, near
jefferson. failed recently, with large
liabilities. DIR. Gordon is well known
in the State.
f. d. Harris, son of F. w. Harris. of
the South Shore Lumber Company,
lied at Washburn recently of brain
fever He leaves widow and two chill
iren.
Robert Schilling, chairman of the
State central committee of the Union
Labor party, mas issued call for State
convention of that party and indepen-
dent voters. TO be held at Liederkranz
Hall in Milwaukee on Friday, septem-
Der 5
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JUST AS WELL AS NOT.

sinss death must daily claim few 10 satisfy
ht thirst,
Wen make him out list Of those We wish he'd
garner FIRST:
The boy who rides on street-cars and the child
with muddy feet;
And he VINO while Old people stand viii occupy
seat.
And there's the individual OF intellect bcrcft,
Who when he's walking in the crowd turns ever
70 the left
If death insists on it he may in welcome claim
the lot,
For we could get along without them just as
well as not.
The woman who at theaters viii wear a man.
moth hat;
The hend who plays trombone IN big apart
ment fat;
The bore who's always telling Of the deeds he
means TO do;
And likewise him who asks us rs 1t hot enough
for your
The n an who begs '.vr aud then forgets to
pay il back,
And he who dares banana peels toplace athwsrt
our track:
And scores Of Others who against our pleasures
daily plot
OH we could get along without them just as
well as not.
Chicago Evening Post.
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II expected events" ever do turn
up" so that he who waits for them may
attsin his desire, IL is ike the grand
prize in lottery. dependent on so
slender a chance that IL may as we'll be
set ,.side, in the calculation for bread
and butter, as contingency too remote
to be the basis of human action. The
only reason able method Of treating the
events on which so much depends is TO
turn them with ones own hands, and TO
compel them 10 serve as ministers in
stead of masters The man who waits
for them and upon them is slave to
Giro ans stances all his life and can not
escape the CALLING bondage. No man is
independent of events he can not con-
troll But the wise man by diligent in
dustry will make them serve his plans
and purposes and use them as his serv-
ants. The farmer has no control of the
rain and the sunshine. bat he can secure
the aid Of both in filling his grar.aries
with the ripened harvest. tn. y. jour.
nal o; Commerce.
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ERUPTION IN INDIANA.

shelby county Visited by an Upheaval-
Formation of Geysers-An Explosion of
Natural Gas the Cause.
SHELBYvILLE, Ind, Aug. IA vol
canic eruption is now taking place in
this county. At 0 o'clock Sunday morn
ing the denizens of Waldron and vicin-
ity living near the Ogden graveyard,
ten miles southeast of this point,
were thrown into great excite
ment by the upheaval of the earth
and the falling OF stones and mud
in the neighborhood. About three miles
south of Waldron, at a point whore
Conn's creek empties into Flat Rock
river, the streams form horseshoe bend
and within the bend are about ten acres
of land At this point terrific ex-
plosion or upheaval occurred, tearing
holes in the ground and igniting sur
rounding objects from burning gas. The
river bed is rent with great assures and
the water is pouring down into the
earth. leaving the bed dry. Geysers in
various places are throwing mud, water
and gas to height of fifteen feet,
and the whole surface of the river
is aflame Great noises are heard from
the earth and the road which runs
alongside the river has sunk ten feet
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LATER.
The Central strike.

NEW YORK. Aug. 12.-H. Walter
Webb. vice president of the New York
Central company, was able to leave his
Office and go home at a reasonable hour,
for the first time since Friday night.
He said it was his first strike expert
ence. and he hoped it would be his last.
MIR. Webb was asked 10 describe the
situation. He said that it was all
right, SO far as the train service was
concerned. Although spasmodic out
breaks at different points might be ex-
pected for week or two, nothing of a
serious nature was liable TO occur.
Notwithstanding the statements of
the officials of the New York Central
road that the backbone of the strike is
broken and the apparent belief of the
public in these assertions, the strikers
themselves are still confident that the
crisis has not been reached, and that
before the week is over the road will
be tied up as tight as a drum. This be-
lief was strengthened by the speeches
made at the meeting of the strikers
which was held this afternoon. Re-
ports from towns along the line stated
that the strikers are as hopeful as they
were on Friday night.
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The News Condensed.
important intelligence From All Parts
HTY-HRsT CONGRESS.

WEDNESDAY. Aug. q. - After some
routine business the Senate proceeded
to the consideration OF the tariff bill,
the pending question being on SEN
ator MOrgans amendment in regard to
iron ore. Senator German spoke at
great length in favor of the reduction
Of the duty on Bessemer ore, having in
the course of his remarks colloqules
with Senators Sherman, CullOm,
Spooner, Blair and Dawes. No action
was taken. In the House the regular
order of business having been de-
manded. the Speaker laid before the
House the conference report on the
original package bill. which was
adopted The House then went into
committee Of the whole on the general
deficiency bill
THURSDAY. Aug. AFTER some pre-
liminary business the tariff bill was
taken up in the Senate. the pending
Ques ton being an amendment 10 reduce
the duty on pig iron from three-tenths
Of cent per pound to five dollars per
ton In the House a resolution was
adopted calling on the Postmaster-Gen-
eral for copies of the agreement for the
transportation of mails between the
United States and foreign countries. A
bill was passed making the inter State
commerce law applicable 70 unincorpor-
ated express companies The House
then went into committee of the whole
on the general deficiency bill
FRIDAY, Aug s. = After some pre-
liminary business in the Senate, the
conference report on the fortifca-
ton bill was taken up and agreed TO.
The conference report on the sundry
eiyil appropriation bill was taken up
providing for the transfer, with Mrs
Grants consent, for the remains of Gen
eral Grant from New York to Arlington
Cemetery at Washington was agreed to
The tariff bill was further discussed.
In the House consideration of the gem
eral deficiency bill was resumed. the
pending question being on the amend
ment granting a months extra pay TO
employees OF the House and Senate.
The amendment was lost The evening
session was devoted to the consideFa-
tion Of private pension bills.
SATURDAY, Aug. 9.-In the Senate,
after dispOsing of minor business. the
debate on the tariff bill was resumed.
but no action was taken. In the House
the Senate joint resolution accepting
from the Grand Army of the Republic
a statue Of General Grant was passed.
The remainder of he day was devoted
TO the consideration Of the Senat.
amendments 10 the Indian appropriation
bill
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PlTH AND POINT.


-Student'--Pshawl I'll never learn
mind, my dear; you're pretty. "-Mun-
sey's Weekly
NO." said the comedian, sit isn't
as easy as it looks. / find my task
very hard one. 1t struck me as no
laughing matter when | saw you at the
theater last night. Washington Post
-'oh, mamma. won't YOU please give
me piece of that cake?' NO. my
dear; it will make you sick" Il don't
want to eat it; / only want to make
some sinkers for my fish-line. "-Golden
Days.
-Beggs-''I wonder why Mrs. Jaggs
won't let her husband employ female
typewriter OPERATOR" Foggs-"Don't
you know? She was his former type
writer operator herself" = Munseys
Weekly.
-Doctor-"What is your husbands
complaint ma'am? Is it chronic ~
Wife-"Yes, sir. have never known
him to be satisfied with a meal for the
last thirty-fve years. Huntington
Free Press.
Dear. do wish ] could think of
some way TO make the congregation
keep their eyes on me during the SER
mon" Little Tommy-"Pa, you want
to put the clock right behind the pull
pit."-The Epoch.
Miss Debutante-"Were you at the
Bjones' reception, yesterday, Mr.. Bion-
SOM" Mr.. Bjonson-"Yes, l stepped IN
for few minutes, but there was such
lot of uninteresting girls there | soon
left We're you there?"
Young Husband-"Whatl You are
twenty-five years old to-day? Why you
told me year ago, just before the we'd
ding, that you were only twenty.
Young Wife (wearily)-'I have aged
rapidly since / married"
Clerk lin ready-made clothing-store)
Twill you please give me an hour off
this afternoon, sir ?" Proprietor
What do you want to get off for %
Clerk-''I want to go and buy suit of
clothes. "-Boston Courier.
-"Hullo, Stiggins! l hardly knew
you. When last saw you you were dy-
ing from sleeplessness, and here you
are, fat and happy. What has cured
your" ''Been appointed on the police
force. "--Philadelphia Times.
Aunt Maria Your husband seems
unusually amiable and pleasant now,
dear" Ethel (recently married)-
''Well, yes. You see, / have stopped
going to cooking school, and we now
have a cook. "-IIarper's Bazaar.
First Citizen-'I hear the Cover n
l. taI Cf . La &c
ers. What was the matter with it?'
Second Citizen-'I presume it hadn't
enough speed to get away from for
eign battle-ship. IN. Y. Weekly.
-Batchell Ito happy father
graduate you, old man, on the new ar
rival Whom does he look like?"
Father remembering the visitors COM
ments)-"He looks like all his relatives
on both sides of the family. FIX
change.
In School-Pupil, reciting-"When
the old Romans felt their end approach
ing, they wrapped themselves in their
togas and awaited death. But suppose
death did not Gomez" Teacher-''Then
suppose they unwrapped themselves.
-Fliegende Batter.
Fond Mother have called John
ME dozen times to come in and go on
an errand, but he won't come. He is
out there playing with one of the neigh
boris children" Caller (meaningly)-
"He-won't Gomez Fond Mother
mo. Those neighbor children ought
to have more respect for my feelings
than to go on playing with him after he
has been called, and / shall send them
home this instant."-N. Y. Weekly.
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PENSION STATISTICS.
A Late Report Thai CeIis of Wisconsin
Pensioners.

Late Report Thai ~eAis OF "sc""s
Pensioners.
Pension Agent Pond, of the pension
office, has CO upletei his annual report
and has forwarded it to Washington. II
shows that there were on the roll June
30 1890, 29,053 cases. Among these
we're 23,64S invalids, l,Sl5 minors and
4, $50 widows; the survivors of the war
of 1912 are 10 in number, widows OF
such, 130; Mexican war veterans, S69,
yvfdows, 100. the total increase of cases
on the roll was 1868. Among them
were 2S transfers. The losses by death
were 635, by marriage 40, by legal limi-
tation SO. failure to claim 40, transfers
1s6, all other causes % The annual
value of the roll is S3,934, 1870. The
number of original pensions granted
was 3,555, restora tions liz, increases
4, $50. transfers &c, reductions g. There
were paid on original claims 81, $685.
1865 3a
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| WISCONSIN STATE NEWS.
TIE WIND LAKE CANAL.
A Gigantic Drainage Enterprise Recently
Completed.

Completed.
The Wind lake canal, one of the
most gigantic drainage enterprises ever
undertaken in the Northwest and the
largest ever attempted in the State, is
now completed. Less than two years
have been necessary TO do the work
whereby fifteen miles of canal have
been dug and vast tract of country
drained. Over $4,000 acres have been
assessed and the cost is over $40, 900.
The main canal from Muskego
lake to Wind lake and thence to
Rochester is nearly nine miles long,
while the east branch. from Viva lake
south through Goose lake, is six miles
in length. Muskego lake is drained al
most dry, Wind lake greatly lowered
and Goose lake is now only pond hole.
The east branch is nearly dry, and in
the main canal thele is only about two
feet of water. the banks looming up six
to eight feet on each side. Ia marshes
where hay could scarcely be moved by
hand machines are now used effectively.
The land reclaimed which has hitherto
been valueless is now worth in the
neighborhood of $500, 900.
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A Drug store for one Dollar.

An entire drug store for one dollar.
But it was only to be the lucky one out
of 5, 600 ticket-holders who was TO get
the store at that price, so Uncle Sam
stepped in the other day and arrested
%. A. Osborn, a Milwaukee druggist,
who conceived this novel idea of dis
posing of his drug stock. The arrest
was made at the instigation of Post
office Inspector Pulsifer of Chicago. The
charge against Osborn is using the
mails for lottery purposes. lie waived
an examination and was held for trial
at the next term of the United States
Criminal Court
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THE next trade 10 try for universal
eight-hour day viii be the miners. The
executive committee of the Federation
Of Labor, in cOnjunct On wit the Ma
tiOnal organizations of n ners, has
named May l. 1891. as the daJa for in
augurating the movement. and no CON
tracts are % be made with mine-Owuers
beyond that date except on an eight
hour basis
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Emperor williams Proclamation on TAX
ing Possession Of HelIgOland.

BERLIN, Aug. I2.-In his proclamation
upon the formal taking over by Germany
of the Island of Heligoland Sunday, En-
peror William says he welcomes the re-
union of the island with the fatherhood.
He promises protection and the utmost
care for the inhabitants and their
rights. The proclamation further says
that the local laws and customs will as
far as possible remain unaltered and
concludes: THE retention of the faith
Of your fathers and the care of your
church and schools will have my earnest
attention
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HERR PETER LECHNER is known as
the most lonely man in Europe. He is
connected with the weather bureau
service and is stationed on top of the
Schonnblick mountains, in the Austrian
Alps. On Christmas day the villagers
visit him with presents. This is his
only reception day, although he talks to
Vienna three tILles a day through the
medium Of the telegraph.
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death of an old Snowman.

SEDALIA, Mo-, Aug. 1L-Uncle Andy
Levi, aged 20 years, died at the county
poor farm Saturday. At the age of 10
years he was apprenticed to the owner
OF a circus to learn the business. He
followed it continuously for fifty-fve
years, and was the first bareback rider
in the United States to win National
+5pp
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MONTICELLO, ILL.,, Aug. l1.-Saturday
being the third anniversary of the
Chatsworth railroad disaster, reunion
of the survivors was held here Sunday
afternoon. The attendance was small,
owing to feeling of repungance among
many who survived to recall that terri
BILE catastrophe in any merry-making
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West Superior is, according to the
census just taken, the most remarkable
city in the United States, probably in
the world. Its increase of population
in the past decade has been phenome-
nal. Since the tenth census West SUI
perior has increased by $4,000 souls, an
infinite per cent. The city, according
to footings made, has population of H.
200. Ten years ago there was not a
man on the ground.
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THERE is a real floating island in Nor
way lake, Me. 1t has an area Of one
and one-eighth acres, formed Of 4 quag-
mire made up Of a mass Of roots. weeds
and fibers and a growth Of small trees.
II has for years been a breeding place
for hens, ducks and other birds.
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Deatb 81 an Aeronaut.

PORTLAND, Ore, Aug. 1L-Charles
Cosgrove, an aeronaut was instantly
killed Sunday afternoon while making
a decent with a parachute. Cosgrove
made a successful ascent in balloon 70
the height of about LOCO feet, at which
distance the parachute was loosened.
When about 200 feet from the ground
Cosgrove lost his hold and fell, landing
on a paved street He was mangled al
most beyond recognition.
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SOME smart cities are springing up in
the Northern belt Of States. Butte.
Mon, sticks its head above the census
food with 22,00S people, probably the
most prosperous mining camp in the
world, not excepting the diamond field
al Kimberly. Africa
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GENERAL Fremont. at the time Of
his death, was engaged on a paper for
the Century. to be called Finding
Paths TO California" It was not only
- deal with he several exploring
expeditions, but TO narrate the
writer's intimate connection with the
events which led to the conquest and
occupation Of the territory. The work
will be continued by Mrs Fremont