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River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1890-04-17
CALIFORNIA FIGS.
The Pacific Coast Getting Ready to Com
pete with the Turks.

The racine Coast OetttnG Ready TO com
pete with the Turks.
In the course of an article on fig cult
ure in California the San Francisco
Call says: We have good trees, some of
which are called Smyrnas and some
white Adriatics; they produce excellent
figs, which, when properly prepared and
packed, compare favOrably with the
best Smyrna figs 1t is generally I'M
derstood in this State that fig trees
should begin to bear in their second
year, and should yield a full crop in
their fourth. But in Smyrna the best
trees which produce the fig of com
merce do not bear full crop until they
are eight or ten years old We are so
impatient people that many fig grow
ers may have chafed at so long de-
lay and have cut down excellent trees.
In figs, as in every kind of fruit, we
must. if we want to succeed, produce
the best and nothing but the
best The second best is not worth
growing at all. There are grocers at
the East who deal in imported figs.
Some of them exhibit in their
sample rooms drums of beautiful
clear, luscious-looking Smyrna fruit,
and beside them bags of small, black
figs, labeled Here's your California
article,' This is considered fair, for
every one looks out for himsel but it
will be our fault if in few years from
now we do not beat The Turks in figs, as
we are beating the Spaniards in raisins
and the French in prunes. We have the
soil to do it; all we want is the requisite
knowledge OF the industry.
Dried figs would be even larger
source of income than raisins. The
United States. imports, one year within
another, 10000. 900 pounds of dried figs
annually from Europe. There is con-
stantly increasing demand for the fruit.
The medicinal properties, which were
known to the old practitioners, are now
better realized than they used to be.
Periodical use of the dried fig, either in
the shape of pudding or a dessert
fruit. is a preservation against many
annoying maladies. When California is
able to ship 1000 or 5000 tons of dried
figs each winter TO the East, the con-
sumption will probably be larger than
it is.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1890-04-17
ROBERT EMMET'S GRAVE.
Ut Is Sadly Neglected and His Tombstone
Is without Inscription.

1t Is Sadly Neglected and His Tombstone
Is Without Inscription.
"While in Dublin | thought I would
like to visit the grave of Robert EN-
met" said Judge Mccarthy. II hunted
up the Cemetery of Glas Nevin, just out
side the Irish Capital. In this burying-
ground found the splendid monument
erected to Daniel OConnelL. 1t is in
shape like an Irish round tower and
very imposing. l saw there many SPLEEN
did monuments erected in memory of
patriots, and in fact nearly all Ireland
is graveyard with more monuments
than any other country of twice its size.
i couldn't find Emmet's grave at Glas
Nevin and asked the gatekeeper to di-
rect me. l had to travel by tram-car
into another county, and visit little
Irish cottage on hillside near Bodens-
town. / knocked on the door and an
aged woman answered. She said she
would direct me to the grave of Ire
lands immortal hero She took down a
big key from the wall and we started
out. We walked long way and finally
reached little country church and a
neglected church-yard, which had for
many years not been disturbed by the
grave-digger's spade. Grass and weeds
were all about. The monuments were
nearly all tumbling to pieces from old
age. l finally was shown Emmet's
grave alongside a paling. 1t had
been neglected for long time, and a
dense underground covered the fiattened
mound. A small, plain blue limestone,
shaped like an eclipse and broken off
near the top, was at the head of the
grave"
Where is the inscription? There is
no name on this broken and erum bling
stone," said to my guide.
mo- she replied. Don't you re-
member what Emmett said before his
death: That my name remain in
oblivion and my memory uninscribed
until other ages, when other men can do
justice to my character when my coun-
try takes her place among the nations of
the earth. Then, and not till then, let
my epitaph be written"
I'm the old cemetery also rests the
body of that other great Irish leader,
Theobald Wolfe Tone, who was in his
zenith in IT'S, few years before En-
NETS time."-N. Y. ar.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1890-04-17
The Neyxs Condensed.

Governor Hoard has appointed George
III. Moves, of Milwaukee, regent Of the
Wisconsin University, vice George Keep
per, of Milwaukee.
The other night William Fritz, sa-
loon-keeper at Fond du Lac, while go
ing home, was robbed of watch and
chain, $3.50 in cash and a check for $500.
Andrew Mcdonald. in Jail at Ashland
for assault, was pardoned the other day
by the Governor and returned TO his
family at Glidden.
Henry Colonius, probate Judge of JEFF.
ferson County, the other day received
notice that he had fallen heir to $40, 000
by the recent death of an aunt in Ger
many.
The United States custom-house and
post-office at La Crosse is completed and
the various officers have moved in.
A post-office has been established AT
Calumetsville, Fond du Lac County,
with Albert Manner as postmaster.
The post-ofice at Black Earth has
been made a money-order Office and A.
A. Steensrud appointed postmaster.
A fire the other morning in the North
western Malleable Iron Company's
works at Milwaukee caused damage
estimated at S45,0 900.
The steamer Indian, costing SITS, 600,
was recently launched at Manitowoc,
and the steamer Fred Pabst at Milwau.
kee. costing $685. 900.
Mr.. E Slothower died the other night
at Gratiot aged rs years. He was a
member of the first State Legislature
organized in Wisconsin.
The suit of the Pittsburgh Mining
Company, composed chiefly of Chicago
men, against citizens of Madison for
$40, 900, has been settled out of court for
$40, 600.
Governor Hoard has reappointed III.
III. Giles a member of the State Board OF
Charities and Reform and J. T. Reeve,
of Appleton, Supervising Inspector OF
Illuminating Oils.
Mrs. Richard Thomas, living near
Genesee, while getting out of buggy
at that place the other day, fell and dis
located her shoulder. DIR. Sharpe, who
was called, administered chloroform to
ease the pain, and Mrs. Thomas ex-
pired almost Immediately.
The Western Manufacturing Compa
of Msnasha, employing 500 men will re-
move to Superior.
John Hader, treasurer of the town oil
Oak Grove, Milwaukee County, disap-
peared recently.
Mrs. Maud Allie, charged with the
murder Of Robert Gortz was held al
Hayward recently in bonds of 81. 0O0 10
appear at the next term of the circuit
court
Carroll E. Gray, one of the most prom
inent citizens of Waukesha, was found
dead in his house the other night. II
was supposed death resulted from heart
disease.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1890-04-17
A NOVEL DECISION.

Judge Prendergast. of Chicago, Orders
Contractor to Proceed with the Erection
of a Building ON which Work Had Been
stopped by the Carpenters Strike, and
to Employ Union Men, According to All
Their Demands.
CHICAGO. April 15.-Owing to the re-
company, witch had the contract for the
wood work on big Adams street build
ing, an assignee was appointed by the
court to complete all existing con-
tracts. The strike stopped all
work, and unless the building
is soon completed great loss will be
caused in view of existing leases, etc.
An application was made to Judge Prem
lergast to order work to proceed The
president of the Carpenters Union and
two members of the executive commit
tee were present in court, and aft
or an argument by them, and
by attorneys for the assignee,
Judge Prendergast decided that he
could not force the men to work if they
did not wish to do so, and that he would
make no such endeavor. He instructed
the assignee to proceed with the work
complying with all the demands of the
men-eight hours day and forty cents
an hour, and full recognition of their
union.
The Carpenters council after an all
afternoon session reluctantly decided
that to allow any men to resume work
until all of them could go back would
be to disrupt their organization, and
therefore the Rand-McNally propo-
sition could not be accepted
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1890-04-17
EDUCATIONAL DEVELOPMENT.

THE order and method of presentation
determine the order and method of rep
resentation.
MOTIVES are high in proportion TO the
absence Of selfishness and the presence
of benevolence.
THE best physical development re-
suits in health, strength, skill and
graceful action.
THE knowledge of gen eral relations
must be preceded by the knowledge of
special relations.
PHYSICAL skill requires repeated vol
untary action of those muscles which
are to act skillfully.
The conditions under which presenta-
ton takes place determine the probabili-
" of representation.
THE power of demonstrative reasoning
is developed later than the power of
moral or probable reasoning.
THE development of the moral charac-
ter depends upon the nature Of the mo-
IT, !, hich influence the will.
THE purpose of education is deter
mined by the civil institutions of the
country in which the child lives.
THE highest type of moral character
is found in the man who performs right
actions from the highest motives.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1890-04-17
WEST AND SOUTH.

HOUSES at Denver and Julesburg, Col,
were wrecked by wind on the sth.
4 DERRICK in use in repairing tres
tie near West Point. Ky, fell on the Sth
and killed four men.
AT Scranton. Miss, George A. Fields
(colored) was hanged on the 9th for the
murder of Jennie Mosley.
ALLEN THOMAS tcoloredl shot and
killed his wife and then killed himself
in a fit Of jealousy on the 9th at Cairo.
Ill.
On the 9th cyclone swept over sum-
init County, o, cutting a path twelve
miles long and a quarter Of mile wide.
The devastated district was in Sharon,
Copley, Akron and Springfield town
ships. Houses were wrecked and four
persons were killed and several others
injured.
AT Pine Village, Ind. lightning
struck John Eberley on the 9th and tore
out both of his eyes
A CYCLONE on the 9th wrecked nearly
100 dwellings at Roanoke, Va, and four
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a MAN OF NERVE.

The Remarkable Feat Performed by John
PhiiIips-Ciinibing a Chimney 335 Feet
High-His feriIous but Ingenious Method
of Reaching the Damaged Top of the
Great smoke stack of the CLARK Thread
Company's Works.
New YORK, April 12.-Thousands of
PERSONS kept their eyes on the big CHM
ney of the Clark thread works, at Kear-
ley, yesterday morning, watching for the
appearance Of John Phillips, the bold
slater, who was about to finish his task
Of making the wreck created by light
aing approachable by inspectors. At
I:19 o'clock Phillips placed the last
adder, an iron one, in position, and
climbed over the great bell and collar
70 the top of the chimney. On reach
ing the top he waved one hand and
wild cheer arose from the assembled
watchers. A few more hours work by
the nervy climber made it possible for
workmen to reach the top. The chimney
was found to be considerably damaged.
During the severe thunderstorm on the
morning of March 2s lightning struck
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1890-04-17
ODD CHURCH MUSIC.
The Queer Practical Joke Played by q
Russian Organist.

The Queer Practical Joke Played by
Russian Organist.
A handsome, clever and highiy-edu-
Gated young Russian, bankrupt through
operations on the bourse of St Peters
burg, came TO this city some years ago
with the wreck of his fortune, and for
time figured largely in the most exc
elusive social set. After a time, all
dropped out of society, and for some
years earned a precarious living in
various mysterious ways. Later
he took 10 the stage, and
his fortunes began to look
up. 1t was soon after his
latest turn of fortune that an old ac-
quaintance, going to church in FASH
ionable suburb, saw the Russian bound
on the same errand in company with
some of the set with whom he had
mingled in earlier days. The Russian.
who is highly-skilled musician, was
asked to play the organ, and ever body
was delighted with the delicious,
dreamy voluntary with which he
opened.
A month later, the Russian and his
OLD acq ualnJdnceS met again dJ tno
rooms of friend in New York, and the
subject of that marvellous voluntary
came up The Russian was asked to re-
peat it, and he acceded to the request,
saying at the same time that it was
an improvisation. He played it
as before, and all present were delight
ed. Don't you recognize it?" he asked
Several of them found something ia
miliar in the music, but no one could
place it. Listen" said the Russian,
while 1 play it rapidly;" and sitting
down at the piano he ratified off what
all recognized as Johnny Get Your
Gun" BY playing it slowly with new
notes skillfully interviewer, he had pro-
produced the dreamy composition with
which all had been so charmed.
90 Herald
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1890-04-17
The News Condensed.
important Intelligence From All Parts.
FIFTY-FIRsT CONGRESS.

TUESDAY, April S. In the Senate
the Montana election cases were further
discussed, but without action. The
antitrust bill reported as substi-
tute for Mr.. Sherman's measure was
passed-yeas, 50; nays, 1. In the House
the bill to prevent the enlistment of
aliens ia the naval service was passed.
The bills TO retire Major General Stone
man with the rank of Colonel and for
bridge over the Missouri river near
Sioux City, Ia. were favorably reported.
WEDNESDAY, April e.-Most of the
time in the Senate was spent in discuss
ing the Montana election case and the
Chinese enumeration bill. No action
was taken on either matter. The House
bill appropriating So, 600 to supply the
deficiency Occasionod by the defalcation
in the Office of the late Sergeant-at-
Arms of the House was passed. In the
House the naval appropriation bill was
considered and the bill for a public
building at GalesbuTg, ILL.,, was reported
favorably.
THURSDAY, April 1O-In the Senate
the bill to revive the grade of Lieu
tenant-General in the army was report
ed, and the Montana contested election
case was further discussed. Mr.. Gull
lom introduced bill to prevent Nor
mons in Utah from voting or holding
any political Office. In the House bills
were introduced TO incorporate the So
ciety of the Sons of the American Revo-
luton, and 10 reclassify railway mail
clerks into seven classes. with salaries
ranging from $500 to 1900 The naval
appropriation bill was further dis
cussed.
FRIDAY, April 1.-THE consideration
of the Montana election case was re-
sumed in the Senate. The House bill
for the worlds fair at Chicago was
reported In the House the contested
election case of Waddill vs.. Wise, from
the Third district of Virginia. was dis
cussed, and the Torrey bankrupt bill,
which provides for a uniform system
of bankrupt laws for the United States,
was favOrsbly reported.
SATURDAY, April IL. - Bills were
passed in the Senate to increase PEN
sions for certain cases of deafness TO
$40 a month; giving South Dakota,
North Dakota. Washington and Mon
tana 5 per cent. on the sale of public
lands; transferring the weather bureau
to the Agricultural Department and re-
organizing the signal service. In the
House the contested election case from
the Third district of Virginia was de-
cided by the seating of Edmund Wad-
dill, Jr. (Rep.), in place of George d.
Wise.
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A CORPSE IN A BARREL.

4 Strange Murder In Denmark-The Body
Encased in Plaster of Paris and shipped
to This Country.
New YORK. April ia recent Copen-
hagen dispatch stated that the story of
shocking murder had just come to
light there. On Saturday. January 2, an
oil factory messenger was sent
,ut to cash bills but never re-
turned. After some time IL was
discovered that he had been in
the habit of visiting soap maker,
named Philipsen, who was suspected OF
setting fire to his factory, and that the
old man had been there on the day he
disappeared. Philipsen was arrested at
Hamburg after he had embarked on the
Capetown steamer and was brought
back to Copenhagen. He has now
confessed that he strangled the messen-
ger, stole his money and packed his
body in barrel of plaster of paris,
which he shipped on New York steam
or January 10 to some supposititious firm
at Racine, Wis. Philipsen is "a years
old and has been married year.
The mystery of cask shipped early
in January to a fictitious firm at Ra-
cine, Wis, was unearthed Monday by
the above intelligence. The cask con-
tanned the body of a murdered man
packed in plaster of paris. The cask was
shipped and the charges paid ostensibly
by "Mr. Smith" The cask was con-
signed to Beresford Bros, Racine, Wis,
U. S. A., and Wells, Fargo & Co. were
named as the forwarders- The cask ar
rived here February and was sent to
the appraisers store for examina-
ton. The head Ct the casket was
taken out and pound or so of
the contents scraped of The cask then
was reheaded and set aside until it
should be called for. Duty was fixed at
$3.50. On investigation the body was
found in the cask and in fair state of
preservation. The murdered man has
ring upon one hand, which lies
against his cheek. His legs we're prob
ably cut off.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1890-04-17

For some time the Meyers Shoe Com
pany at Milwaukee had been missing
registered letters containing REMIT
tances from customers. Charles Meitenz,
stenographer employed by the firm,
was taken to the police station recently.
where Inspector Riemer secured not
only an admission of guilt but confess
sion that the culprit, who had made
bank deposits for the firm, took $500
from deposit of 5000 intrusted to his
care, altered the bank book to corre-
spond and had arranged to escape.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1890-04-17

SENATOR CULLON, of Illinois. intro
duced bill in the United States Senate
a few days ago to amend section 5,352 re-
vised statutes. in reference to bigamy.
The bill provides that no person who
is living in what is known as plural
or celestial marriage or who teaches.
advises or encourages any person
TO enter into polygamy. or who is a mem
Der of any organization which encOur-
ages bigamy, Or any person who assists
in the sOlemnization of the ceremony of
any such marriage, shall vote, serve as
Juror or be elected to or hold any
civil Office whatever in the Territory of
Utah
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1890-04-17

A STORY is told of fire in Philadel-
phia dry-goods store the other day that
was extinguished by singular blunder
of the fre-insurance patrolmen. In the
excitement of the moment they seized a
young English traveller who had wan
dered unguardedly too close 10 the
building, and carried him inside, and
spread him over pile of burning goods.
The fire was instantly smothered, but
the young Englishman's trousers were
hnnelesslV mined
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1890-04-17

AT the review of the regular troops
and the District National Guard in Wash
ingtOn a few days ago. which was or
dered for the especial benefit Of the del
egates 10 the Pan-Americnn conference,
President Harrison was the reviewing
officer. This was the first time since
the War of the Rebellion that a Presi-
dent officially reviewed troops by virtue
of his Office as Commandments of
the army and navy of the Emitted States
The review was witnessed by a vast con-
course of people, and was sight well
worth seeing. and made the hearts OF
the multitude glow with iustihable
pride and enthusiasm.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1890-04-17
EUROPE'S LABOR DAY.
Determined Opposition by the Govern
mcnts-Emper William Favors 1t.

Determined Opposition by the Govern
mcnts-Emper or william Favors 1t.
LONDON, April 15.-The grand coun-
Gil of the federation of trades in England
has decided on a parade of workingmen
May /.
number of meetings were held by
working-men in Buda Pesth Sunday,
at which it was decided to fall in with
the action of the working-men in the
other cities of Europe and have labor
demonstration on May l.
Preparation for similar demonstra-
tions are going OH throughout Germany,
and Emperor William has forbidden the
police to interfere and declared it his
wish that the workmen have the great
est freedom consistent with the preser-
walton of good order.
The proposed display in Austria meets
with determined opposition. The Gov
eminent has refused to grant holiday
May l 20 laborers in its employ and
threatens to discharge all absent from
duty on that day.
At Golitz, Silesia, one extensive man.
ufacturer has warned his employees
that they will be discharged in case of
absence on the day of the proposed pa
rade.
The movement for the demonstration
continues in France and Italy and grows
stronger with opposition.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1890-04-17

DR. GEORGE MURRAY HUMPHREY. in
his work on old age, collected facts con-
corning the lives of no less than
seventy-four centensrians- of course
old Parr comes in for a paragraph, but
he was only I52, and two others are
named as having reached 100 This is
considerably above Psrr.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1890-04-17

HERE is an illustration of the cOsmO-
politan character of our population. In
the recent Methodist Episcopal confer
ence at Carlisle, Pa, II was stated that
the Bible is now printed in three hun
dred languages. 1t is found necessary
to distribute it in twenty-nine Ian
guages in Pennsylvania alone. That ex-
cells the record of the apostles on Pente-
cost day, when they spoke to the as
sembled multitudes az Jerusalem, each
man in his own tonpue
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1890-04-17
FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE

AT Crewe, Eng, Richard Davies, an
1S-year-old boy, was hanged on the Sth
for the murder of his father.
OK the Sth twenty-eight Russian
students who participated in the late
revolutionary demonstration were ex-
PEELED from St Petersburg.
MANY Cinnamon we're on the 10th
said to be making their way into the
United States from Manitoba.
BY an explosion of can of benzine
Harry White, his wife and little child
were fatally burned at their home in
Fredericton, \. b., on the 10th.
REPORTS of the 18th say that 179 per-
sons lost their lives by the recent
wrecking of the steamer Suetta of
Thunder island in Australia.
On the 18th Marquis Tseng, the fore
most statesman in China, died in Pekin,
aged AZ years.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1890-04-17
The state Funds.

The report OF the State Treasurer
shows that on March 81 the amount
en- hand in the treasury was 81, 1884,
456.6l, and of this S45, 21s22 was in
cash and s1,74427s.39 was on de-
posit. The balances belonging to
the several school funds were as fol-
lows: School fund, sSs2, 99S5S; school
fund income, SOS. 15s 76; university fund,
S33, 572 oil; agricultural college fund,
$50, 076.7 20; normal school fund, $685.
o30 70
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1890-04-17

THE story of the discovery OF gold
mine Of astounding richness in China is
supported by many specifications The
gOld-bearing quartz is reported to be on
2 peninsula across the Corcan sea from
the peninsula of Corea, and directly
west The mountains are very precipi-
tous. and the outcrOppings of rocks rich
in gold have been traced for sixty miles.