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River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1890-06-05
AN IMPARTIAL JUDGE.
The Gratifying Reputation Enjoyed by .
Noted Massa chusetts Jurist.

Noted Massachusetts Jurist.
a compliment paid by Rufus Choate
to Chief Justice Shaw, of Massachusetts,.
happily illustrates Burke's pithy phrase,
The cold neutrality of an impartial
judge" with what judge" said Mr..
Choate, "can you see your antagonist
freely conversing, without the slightest
apprehension, as you can with him?"
Once during the trial of case, an
eminent lawyer, associated with Mr..
Choate, was rising to contest an I'M
favorable, If not unfair, ruling made by
the chief justice. "Let it go." whis-
pered Mr.. Choate, drawing him back.
''Sit down. Life, liberty and property
are always safe in his hands
Gracefully as these sayings compli-
ment the impartiality of one of the
most upright of judges, they are not
more expressive than one which was
paid him by sporting man, noted az
an assistant in prize fights.
The ''sport" was witness in murder
trial, and during his examination the
chief justice walked to the edge of the
bench, and in grave way, peering over
his spectacles, asked the witness several
questions. After the witness had left
the stand, he said to an officer of the
court:
did you see that chap that sot with
two other coves behind a little fence
there in COURT mean the cove called
the chief?'
80 yes, you mean Judge Shaw" said
the officer.
That's him; but what glorious fell
Ter he'd made for referee in fightr'
said the bruiser.
Daniel Webster did one of the best
works of his life when he seated him
self in Lemuel Shaw's office, and spent
several hours in pursuading him TO re-
inquish a lucrative practice to accept
the Enthusiastically of Massachusetts,.
Though its salary was so small as not TO
amount to one-third Of the sum which
Mr.. Shaw earned yearly, by the prac-
tice of his profession, he yielded to the
sense of duty, aroused by Mr.. Web
ster's arguments, and for thirty years
served the Commonwealth by admins
tering Justice.
The Constitution of the United States
and the Constitutions of the States are
peculiar in this, that without expressly
authorizing the judiciary to pass upon
the validity of laws enacted by the leg
islative authority, they place the courts
in such a position of complete indie
pondence that the judges have assumed
and exercise the right to pronounce one
law constitutional and another uncon-
stitutional.
The fact that after a century of this
method of governing through the iudic-
larry the people still reverence the
courts, and especially the Supreme
Court of the United States, indicates
the wisdom of our ancestors, and the
moral influence of 1.-The cold neutrality
of an impartial judge. Youths Com
nauiou
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1890-06-05
RTER
Woman Assaulted bN n Priest.

HANOVER, o., June "A woman
came from Cleveland to Dungsnnon,
three miles west of Hanover, to claim
child in custody by Father Hennessy,
the Catholic priest of that village. She
claimed to be the mother of the child
and sister of Father Hennessy. Father
Hennessy knocked the woman down.
She took refuge with a Mr.. McGraw.
Father Hennessy pursued her to Nc
Graw's house and found her and Miss
McGraw outside the door. When Misi
McGraw declined to go into the hons.
as ordered, Father Hennessy knocked
her down with a club, when old Mr..
McGraw approached and was also felled
with the same club. Father Hennessy
fled to his house, defied the authoritieI
for time with a rifle, but at last sur.
rendered and was arrested.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1890-06-05
Almost Destroyed by a waterproof.

COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa, June "A
special from Missouri Valley, Iowa.
chronicles the almost total destruction
of the village of Loveland, eight miles
below that point, by huge waterspout.
Loveland is located in the Boyer valley
in gully. A terrific storm, amounting
to a cloudburst, passed over the valley,
breaking about mile above town,
sweeping down the street and leaving
hardly house in the town. The loss
of life as far as has been heard from,
includes Mrs. Sayles, an aged lady, and
son, and others whose names are now
unknown. One family was taken off
the tree tops, where they had been
swept by the flood. One of the family
was swept on down and drowned. The
search for the missing bodies has been
so far unsuccessful.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1890-06-05

A CURE for squirting, which is not so
unsightly as the method at present gen
orally adopted-black goggles with a
hole in the center-is highly recon-
mended- Let the person afflicted take
any pair of spectacles that suit his
sight, or even plain glass, and in the
center of one lens let him gum small
blue or black wafer about the size of a
ten-cent piece. The result is that the
double image vanishes. and the eye.
without fatigue or heat is forced to
look straight. and with time and pa
fience Is curei.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1890-06-05

FIGUEEs by Robert Giffen. the En-
glish Statistician, confirm the opinion
that emigration affords no check upon
the population Of the United Kingdom.
Great Britain has lost 1900. OOO by emf
grafton since 1855, an average Of 24S. GOO
a year. yet the population of Great
Britain has grown 70 about >. 90, Ol0. a
gain Of about 10000 600 in the same
time In the last four years the excess
Of births over deaths Was LOS. 600.
while the excess Of immigration over
emigration is only 6S5. O00 There has
been 4 gain. therefore. Of little over
1000. 900 in the population Of Great
britain since lSSh
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1890-06-05

A SAVANNAH (Ga.) firm has on exhi-
bition at their office a new plant in that
section 1t is a species of the tulip.
called the cologne plant, from the fact
that it bears = berry about the size of a
small nut, which forms when squeezed
a drop o. liquid that Will make a fair
sized bottle Of cologne. so powerful is
its fragrance The leaves of the plant
are long and lance shaped. 1t grows
only in the shade and has to be kept
very moist. There are probably not
more than three or four Of the plants in
that section
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1890-06-05
'TWA, a COSTLY BLAZE.
The Loss Fort worth's Spring Palace
Estimate. at 500. 000-The Eigin nl.)
Eand "A Sufferer.

FoRT WORTH, Tex, June At is al
most impossible to form any satisfac-
tory estimate of the losses in the fire,
as the owners of the exhibits are not on
hand, but 500, 600 is believed will cover
il. The valuable historical fruit and
mineral collections, as well as
numerous artistic designs en- scarce
ly be estimated in money. The palace
was insured for $4,000. The Elgin
bands loss will reach $4,000, as about
one-half of their instruments and sixty
uniforms which had recently been pur-
chased at cost of more than $1,000,
and their baggage were all consumed
The chief loss was manuscript music
containing all of Prof. Hecker's recent
compositions Prof. Alfred Reilly, a
member of the band, was among those
injured.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1890-06-05
wi.consin,s Catholic Population.

The Catholic Citizen, of Milwaukee,
has been making careful estimates OF
the population of Wisconsin,, based on
the census of 1850, by which it shows
that the Catholic population of Wiscon-
sin was 3ss. 900 ten years ago, and that
adding 80 per cent. for the natural
increase in a decade it must now be
500, OOo 1t Classics the nativity as
follows: Descendants of first Catholic
settlers, 10000; Irish Catholics, 146, 900;
German Catholics, 100000; other ele-
mentS. lO4. 900.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1890-06-05

CHICAGO, June p = While Philip
Lyons. of Ithaca. y. ", son of Judge
Lyons, Of New York, was attempting TO
step from one car 10 another on the
cable road sunday morning he tripped
and fell between the cars and was
dragged many yards before the train
could be stopped. He was terribly
bruised. his spine dislocated and f.-st-
ured and his hips and left ankle broken
and torn. He was taken TO Mercv Hos
pital where he died.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1890-06-05

A NEW YORK writer claims to know of
an agreement between five magazine
editors Of that city to return unread by
the next mail any manuscript sent
them in 4 e form Of a roll He also says
that still other editors he knows even
refuse to open such manuscripts, but at
once pitch them into the waste basket.
Many an angel will be turned away IN
aMares hy these gentlemen.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1890-06-05

THE city OF New York has found out,
after a three years trial, that milk in
spectors really inspect The president
of the health board of that city reports
that the quality of the milk sold in 1883
Improved As per cent over that Of 1sSS
and - per cent over that of 1857. The
amount of milk brought into the city
increased from 226. 52S. 400 quarts in 1857
70 24S, O47, $50 in 1SS9. and of cream
from !. 4s5,52O quarts 70 ), 4S6,6S0 As
Stunning that the report Of the improve
ment in the quality of the milk is cor
rect, what lot of water the milk sold
in that metropolis in 1857 and lSSS must
have Contained.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1890-06-05

The use Of points for purposes of
punctuation is comparatively modern
invention OF the four generally used
points only the period Cd dates earlier
than the fifteenth century. The colon
20 is said to have been first introduced
about Ass, the comma % some thirty
i've years later, and the semi-colon O.
about 1s-O
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1890-06-05
a PRACTICAL DARKY.
He breaches Philosophy Under Seemingly
Trying Circumstances.


Ont about four miles from Natchez
came across colored man who had
headed for town with jag of wood on a
one-mule wagon. At narrow spot in
the road, where the mud was a foot
deep, his old mule had given out and
the wagon was stalled. The man sat on
a log by the roadside smoking corn
cob pipe and enjoying a sun-bath, and
after viewing the situation ] asked:
well, what are you going to do?"
Muffin, boss" be answered.
Going to leave the rig right there
until it sinks out of sight?"
80, she's dun gone down about as fur
as she kim"
"And you are in no hurry?'
"No, sir. Ise got all dis week to get
to town"
"well, you take things pretty cool,
must say"
Say, boss, iist sot down heah half an
hour an see de flosophy of de thing"
he answered. ''I'ze working common
sense plan on dis difficulty"
got down and took seat, and it
wasn't ten minutes before a cotton
team with four darkies perched on the
bales, came up from the rear.
"Yo, dar-what's de rumpus ?" de-
handed the driver as he checked his
mules.
dun got stuck fast"
"Oh-ho, Come along, boys, and git
dat ole mewl outer his trubble."
They all got down, each took wheel,
and with "heave-o" the wagon was
lifted out of the mud and was ready to
60 on.
"See de pint?" queried the owner of
the rig, who hadn't lifted pound him
self.
II do"
Oats what ails de black man to-day
-hain't got no flosophy. He-haw,
now, Julius-git right JPN bend yore
ole backbone, So long, white man-see
yo' later.'--Detroit Free Press.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1890-06-05

A sPIRITUALIsTIC and slate-writer ar
rived in Atlanta recently. \ person
who was convinced that she could not
10 what she claimed paid her one dollar
for a seance in order 10 make a case
against her for fraud. Judge Van Epps
has Just decided that the claimant can
no. recover the money because he knew
when nc paid it that the wOman's repre-
sensations were false.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1890-06-05
Shot His wife and Himself.

Charles Lind, for some time past
dealer in general merchandise at Hills
boro. Union County, shot his wife and
then shot himself dead recently. The
cause assigned for the act was financial
difficulties Two small children were
left, and letter was left containing in
structions for their future care. The
woman might recover.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1890-06-05

Mrs. CLoE OUTES, a ColOred woman
living near indianapolis, is probably
the eldest living woman in the world
She does not know her exact age, but
from her story and the fact that her
daughter. who lives with her, Is 90, it is
more than probable that she was born
in Troy or 1870, making her now 100
wears of age. She was born a. slave
in North Carolina The daughter with
whom she lives is her fourth child
Granny Outen," as she is called re-
tains her faculties in remarkable de-
gree. hears well and talks glibly. Until
within the past three years she has been
able to do considerable indoor work.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1890-06-05

er attachment to locomotives is about
the only article Of universal use that
has never been patented. Its inventor
was ID. T. Davies, of Columbus. who
found his model in the pillow. Red lights
on the rear of trains. il IS further said,
were adopted at the suggestion of the
late Mrs. Swisshelm after a railway ac-
cident in which she had a narrow es-
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1890-06-05

In attempting recently to raise a
small dwelling owned by Charles
Greinert in Sheboygan, August Holz
and Julius Evers were instantly killed
and Louis Byers was fatally injured
and can not long survive. The recent
rains caused washout of the founda-
tion of the building, and the accident
resulted while efforts we're being made
TO repair the damage.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1890-06-05

The death OF Fletcher Harper. of the
firm Of Harper Il Brothers. leaves the
following living members OF the famous
house: Philip J. 4. Harper, the senior
partner. and his son, James Harper;
Joseph W. Harper. John w. Harper,
Joseph Henry, a nephew of Fletcher,
and John Harper. a son Of J. a. Harper.
who recently retired.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1890-06-05

GERMAN scientists claim 10 have dis
covered the cause ofdiphtheria- Toxalbu-
men is the name given 10 lie new
germ, and Subscribed as a s.ow-white
granular body. allied to alhumen- When
injected into an animals sore throat
Ton the white membrane noticeable in
such cases, for instance.l high fever
soon develOpes and death ensues. The
discoverers claim that after such an ex-
pertinent the exact symptoms Of diph-
liberia can be readily noted ToXalbu-
men is said 10 be the excretion OF a
diph liberia. bacillus obtained by filter
liquiIs containing the latter's pure cul-
tUre through argillsceous earth.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1890-06-05
Her Lava Was Blind.

William Boles, blind piano-tuner,
and Miss Mary Buehler, pretty and ac-
complished daughter of a prominent cit
izen of Alma, Buffalo County, met and
loved, but Miss Buehler's parents OPP
posed the match for the reason that
Boles is totally blind. The other night
the young people ran away and went to
Eau Claire, where they were married.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1890-06-05
A MouId-ns rraIn wrecker Arrestcd.

A young Wauwatosa farmer named
William Pfeffer was arrested the other
morning for obstructing the tracks
of the ST. Paul railroad just outside
Of Milwaukee. He and three compan-
ions had just completed formidable
barricade when discovered by a farmer,
who captured him and turned him over
IN the nolice
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1890-06-05

VICTORIA ALEXANDRIA VIOLET is the
luscious mOuthfuI OF names bestowed on
Queen Nictoria's latest godchild, the
Duke Of PJrtland's baby BESIDES these
three-voiume novel names the infant
received a necklace Of seed pearls with
a diamond Iocket. and another mark Of
royal favor in a good grandmotherly
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1890-06-05
Two Young Men Drowned.

Adolph and Gustav Wilke. aged IS and
20 years respectively, living in Mosel,
just north of Sheboygan, went out on the
lake in a small skiff the other afternoon
at o'clock. The boat capsized when
about 200 feet from the shore and the
occupants we're drowned.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1890-06-05

A RUSSIAN Ukase has just been issued
perm lifting the employment Of women
on railroads ON the TRANSIT Caspian
Line there arc female station masters.
traffic managers, signal women, and
DOiut women.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1890-06-05
WISCONSIN STATE NEWS
BURNED ALIVE.

An Aged Lady Meets n Horrible Fate In
the City of Beloit
Mrs. Jonathan Perkins, aged over &c
years, wife of an old resident of Beloit,
was literally roasted alive by her
clothing catching on fire the other
day. Her daughter and neighbors
fought for the woman's life, but without
avail, as she could not possibly survive.
This was the second fatal burning of old
ladies in that city within a month.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1890-06-05

An English naval officer has invented
a pneumatic line-thrOwing gun, very
light and portable, which fires a hollow
she'll bearing the cord 20 a wrecked
vessel or into burning building on dry
land
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1890-06-05

THE Indians Of Northern British CO.
lumbia threaten an outbreak because
white hunters set fire to and burned
woods in which three hundred bodies of
their dead were suspended from trees,
that being their mode Of burial
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1890-06-05
A TOWN IN FLAMES.


Fire at Cambridge the other night
destroyed thirteen buildings, being
the principal part of the town.
But little could be learned as to
the origin of the fire or what build
ings were destroyed. The loss was
estimated at $4,000; insurance half
that amount. The fire originated in a
barn and was supposed to be the work of
an incandiarv
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1890-06-05

CORNELL UNIVERSITY will discontinue
its course in journalism This step is
Que. says President Adams, TO the re-
organization Of the department of rhet-
ORC and Enrlish Literature
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1890-06-05
TRAVELLING CHILDREN.
The Difficulty of Il Entertaining Them While
on a Tiresome Jonrncy.

Tiresome Journey.
There is much written nowadays con-
corning the homo amusement of chill
dren. Would it not be we'll if sugges-
tions were offered for the entertainment
of the little people while travelling?
ANY one who has made a long railway
journey must have had her sympathies
aroused for the tired little mortals, for
whom no provision had been made for
varying the monotOny of the trip. Tho
mothers or aunts accompanying them
were provided with books or knitting
work, but the poor children had not
even strings to play cats-cradle. No
wonder that under these circumstances
they fdgeted and wearied their com
panions, until travelling with children
was voted bore. If new picture
book, pencil and paper. game or
small doll had beer provided, to be
brought out at the first appearance of
restlessness, the vote might have been
different.
A lady starting on a long journey
with two children, placed in her sachel
some pieces of cardboard, scissors and
lead pencils. After the novelty of car
riding had worn off this wise woman
produced her treasures. One child cut
the cardboar into pieces three-quarters
of an inch square, the other printed on
each square letter. The alphabet was
repeated many times. Then each
formed words from the letters and gave
to the other to make out In this way
they amused themselves for hours
The mother might have taken the
game from home with less trouble 10
herself. but well she knew there would
be more satisfaction in making it for
themselves Paper dolls were cut and
extensive wardrobes fashioned from
bright-colored paper that had been
thoughtfullY provided. At the end of
the journey the passengers declared the
children wonderfully well-behaved, and
wished they might always travel with
such happy little people. The fact was
the children were ordinary children,
but their hours had been 50 pleasantly
occupied, there had been no or 2ortunlty
for becoming weary and then disagree
able.-N. Y. Housekeeper.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1890-06-05

THE town Of Roswell, Lincoln Coun-
~, \. NJ, is PIG miles from any railroad
No other place in the United States can
say as much.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1890-06-05

parts Ct South Australia that they cause
= continual roar while flying. and the
country is being stripped of every thing
green By he scourge.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1890-06-05
Swung From a Tree.

HATTIEsBURG, Miss, June "A ne
gro named George Stevenson attempted
an outrage on a widow, Mrs. Derman. a
few miles north of this place Friday
night. He was captured and after com
pairing tracks made with his, and find
ing them to be the same. he confessed.
Two men started to Augusta to put the
brute in Jail, and about eight or nine
miles from there, at dark, thirty or
forty men overlook them and took the
negro by force and said they would at
tend to him, and hanged him to tree
about fifty yards from the road.
j. G.. MoNAHAN. Special United States
timber agent, arrived at Ashland, Wis,
June ., to head off would be landgrab-
bers.
THE widely-known artist, Matthew
Morgan, died at his home in New York
City on June ?
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1890-06-05

THE people of Tombstone, A. T., have
become convinced that their name is a
''hoodoo" and are agitating for change
to that Of Richmond.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1890-06-05

EXPLORER STANLEY has received from
the dons Of Cambridge University the
1egree Of Ii ID.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1890-06-05

W. H. ROBERTS, Of Paulding. o.. is
the first man returned under the new
sXtraditiOn treaty with Canada
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1890-06-05

lis that young man gone, MatildaY
cried her father from tho top of the
stairs. 20, awfullyl" returned Matilda.
Puck.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1890-06-05

An officer demanding an interview
with Frederick the Great, it was granted
on condition he should say only two
words. He presented petition. saying,
''Sire, signT'
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1890-06-05

John" said the wife, tenderly,
promise me that If | should be taken
away you will never marry Nance Tar
box" Certainly, Maria, said the hus-
band, reassuringly, Il can promise you
that. She refused me three times when
/ was much haodsomer man than ! am
nop,s
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1890-06-05

KANSAS Republicans will meet in
State convention at Topeka September
B