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River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1890-09-18

THE wedding celebrations occur as
follows: Three days, sugar; sixty days.
vinegar; first anniversary iron; fifth
anniversary, wooden; tenth anniver-
sary, tin; fifteenth anniversary. crys-
tai; twentieth anniversary, china:
twentY-fifth anniversary, silver: thir-
tieth anniversary, cotton; thirty-fifth
anniversary, linen; fortieth anniver-
sary. wooden; fOrty-ffth anniversary,
silk; fiftieth anniversary, golden; seven
fifth anniversary. diamond
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1890-09-18

Oh the Ist of September there went
into effect in New York State a law
making il a misdemeanor for boys IN
der sixteen years to use tobacco in any
form on the streets or in public places.
This form of paternal governmentalism
may be all right. but it will never quite
equal in efficiency the paternal knee
and the Single
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1890-09-18
Killed by Lightning.

During a storm at Green Bay the 9th
er afternoon lightning struck the barn
of Jacob Godart, near there, firing the
building and killing Mr.. Godart and
team of horses He had been in the
fields blowing, but took the team to the
barn, and while embarrassing them was
killed The barn was burned with all
itS contantS
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1890-09-18

ONE HUNDRED years ago Sir William
Herschel. looking through the rude in
strument which then did service as a
telescope. decided that the planet
Saturn must occupy ten hours. sixteen
minutes and four seconds in its rotation
A century later Prof Asaph Hall. with
the fine instrument poised in the United
States observatory at Washington, next
to the Lick telescope the greatest and
most powerful telescope ever construct
ed. perhaps. discovers that Sir William
was less than one hundred seconds out
of the way. In a century hence will the
science of to-day be considered as cor
resuouiinrIy accurately
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1890-09-18

a CALIFORNIA salmon has recently
been caught in the Mediterranean.
Probably it found its way thither from
the river Aude, into which many young
fish Of this species have been introduced,
in the hope that they may be acclima-
tized in Frtuce.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1890-09-18
BIG EARS OF CORN.
Indications That Nothing in Rock Count
Equals IL.

Indications That Nothing i'm Rock County
Equals It.
Q. NJ. Lawton. of La Prairie, has one
of the finest fields of corn in Rock
County. He has twenty acres, of the
yellow dent variety. The ears are
above the average in size. the kernels
we'll filled, and would with couple of
weeks favorable weather. be ready for
harvesting. One of the sample ears
measured ten inches in length by seven
and a quarter in circumference at the
butt Good judges say the field is the
handsomest in Rock County, standing
very even throughout
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1890-09-18
AIubl!c I,enefsctor.

Black-What a distinguished-loollin
man that is, White.
White-Yes; through his direct in
strumentality vast numbers of his fell
low beings have been raised to a higher
level.
Black-You don't sayl A preacher,
suppose?
White-Oh, no. lie runs the elevator
in the Produce Exchange Tower. Mum
sey's Weekly.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1890-09-18

BUFFALO. n. Y, Sept 16.-Fire broke
out at 615 Monday morning at Holmes
oil refinery, at the Nickel Plate tracks
and Seneca street. District Engineers
Mcconnell and Heppell were badly
burned and Yard-boss Wallace and six
laborers were somewhat injured, none
fatally. The damage is bout 81, 000
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1890-09-18
FRANKS OF A ROCK.

IN Account of the DoiDgs of the Only
Tame Specimen of Ills Tribe.
| have for some time had in my pos
session a tame rock. whose pranks and
oddities are constant source Of amuse-
ment to me and not unfrequently OF an
noyance to others. Poppy" when
quite young and still hardly able to fly,
was found in our garden. which is quite
in the town, and surrounded by streets
and noisy factory. How he got there
we never discovered; but being there.
he has never left us. At first he was
kept in large cage; and when 1 let
him out, I held him by long string at
tached to els leg But as he escaped
several times, and yet always came
back at my call, this constraint was
soon abandoned and perfect liberty al
lowed him. He never leaves our gar
den. flies about at viii, roosts in the
stable, and will come into the house
whenever allowed. But so mischievous
is he that he has of late been carefully
excluded. lie leads the cook a life-the
other day he was found in the act of
carrying a hens egg off the kitchen
table. Last summer, while we were all
away from home, Poppy" was sent to
some friends about thirty miles off.
There he we'd in exactly the same
style, seeming no whit disturbed by the
change of place or people, and at the
end of a month was brought back here
again.
We have also two cats and a dog,
Scrub" an Airedale terrier. who live
in considerable awe of Poppy" as he
e., atfarlre than cfaala THAR
food, and otherwise maltreats them.
None of us would much care to take a
bone away fvom Scrub" but Poppy"
after slyly pecking his tail TO attract
his attention. darts at the bone and
carries it off in triumph. Apparently
for the sake OF leasing him. Poppy"
has practiced and perfected an imita-
tion of his bark, which is SO good that /
am often puzzled to know wheth-
err it is scrub or Pop
py'' who is speaking. Only the
other day. the cry of one of the cats
called my attention TO the fact that
Poppy" was hauling away at his tail.
and bragg ng him step by step down
the slope of the. lawn Poppy" will
also playfully attack children, pecking
their legs and pulling their dress. In
his feeding he is almost .omnivorous.
The other day. alas, he forgot himself
so far as to burst open the guinea-pigs'
cage and kill and eat one of the little
ones. DO rocks usually eat small ami
mails?
AsI have never heard before of a
tame rock, ! thought that perhaps some
account OF this most interesting bird
might be of interest to your readers
can, however, hardly claim to DO his
tanner, as from his first appearance he
showed himself most friendly and soci-
able. A week or two ago | was Obliged
to clip his wings, but only to prevent
him entering the bedrooms and max
ing havoc there Spectator.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1890-09-18
Bank Fa,,ure At waupaca.

Even Coolidge, proprietor OF the
Waupaca Bank at Waupaca, made a
voluntary assignment the otner day &c
Frank Whipple, of that city, for the
benefit of his creditors. The assets are
$50, 200, with liabilities of $4,000. The
cause of the failure is too heavy line
of loans and discounts, together with a
recent run on the bank, which had
drawn out over S25, 900 in currency.
The general belief is that all liabilities
will be paid in full.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1890-09-18

MARQUETTE, Mich, Sept. 16.-The
schooner Comrade. owned by Gilchrist,
Of Cleveland, has been lost with her
crew of eight men on Lake Superior.
She parted her tow-line from tho Co
lumbia during west-southwest gale
Saturday night and two days,search has
failed to find any trace of boat OF crew.
She was loaded with 1000 tons OF iron
ore from Ashland and was valued at
SIS. 600.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1890-09-18

Two EXPEDITIONS to the far North are
planned for next year. the one being the
Swedish attempt 70 reach the North Pole
under DIR. Nansen and the other an ex-
animation of the east coast Of Greenland
by Lieutenant c. Ryder. Of the Danish
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1890-09-18

A LEARNED man has said that the
hardest words 10 pronounce in the En-
glish language are: Il made mistake. &"
When Frederick the Great wrote to the
Senate: Il have just lost battle and
it's my own fault. Goldsmith said: His
confession shows more greatness than
his VICTORIES y
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1890-09-18

PEOBABLY the newest application of
electricity to utilitarian purposes is the
electric mOuse-trap- The effectiveness
OF this arrangement is embodied in the
fact that when venturesOme rodents
walk within a metallic cage, containing
cheese, they are transfixed Ey strong
electric current and ..clectrOcuted. -
The continuance is as yet only an ex-
pertinent
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1890-09-18
rhe Re.t summer Rr-ort.

1--WE had a delightful time on my
vacation. No regular hours for meals.
A large, airy ROOM No charge for hot
and cold baths. All fruits and vege-
tables A well-stocked wine cellar and
no charge for corkage. and, above all,
no fees for the servants"
Delicious. Where is this ideal
spot?"
Il stayed at home IN. Y. Sun.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1890-09-18

-Tom-'Johnson doesn't appear to
like you any too we'll" Jack-''No. He
actually hates me. / lived next door
to him for a number of years, and"
played the cornet?7 mo, kept hens
while he tried to cultivate garden -
Yankee Blade.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1890-09-18
Corn Damaged Frost In Iowa.

MARsHALLTowN. Ia, Sept. 16.-Farm-
ers about this place, after careful IN
vestigation, report that corn received
more damage than was at first sup
posed from the frost 1t is estimated
that corn in Central and Western Iowa
was damaged not less than 10 to is per
cent
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1890-09-18

Mrs. eumso-John. can you let me
have some pin money to-day?
Cusmo-How much do you want?
about forty dollars
what Call that amount pin money!"
Eyes; il is a diamond shawl pin /
want to buy this time. The CONT
nanf
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1890-09-18
Mother and Babe Drowned.

MASNISGToS, w. Va, Sept 10
While two families we're trying to ford
Pyle's creek in wagon he current
overturned the vehicle and Mrs. james
Hughes and babe were drowned.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1890-09-18

LIGHTKFEPER ROGERs, of Straits
mouth Island, of ROckpOrt, Mass, re-
ports that while sitting on one Of the
headlauds one morning be experienced
a peculiar sensation The air seemed
exhausted and he had great difficulty
in breathing There was a rushing
sound like that made by skyrOckets,
and there was a shower resembling
millions OF stones falling into the water,
after which Mr.. Rogers noted that the
water was boiling as IL some large
heated body was submerged therein
He is Of the opinion that il was meteor
that produced the sensation, the heat of
which caused the water TO boil
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1890-09-18
End of the CowIrs-iiale case.

MONTREAL, Can, Sept &c C. Hale,
e Cleveland, o., who shot his brother
in-law, Eugene H. Cowles, last June,
pleaded guilty to the charge of aggra-
waited assault and was fined $500. Cowles
refused to prosecute. The fine was paid
and the case ended
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1890-09-18

THEY have some artistic stOry-tellers
down South One Of the latest is that a
man living near Kingston. Ca. has
found a most wonderful stone. While
blowing on a sandbar in the EtOwah
river he saw something shining with
the most brilliant of lights. Ii was a
clear, white stone the size of an egg. re-
fecting in one way all the colOrs of the
rainbow. Turning il over the eOlors
took on the character OF a spirit level,
following each other up through the
center of the rock till all were gathered
in one end. The owner has been offered
81 900 for it. but refused Ii emits a
perfectly white light in the dark
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1890-09-18
TT. Had Mastered His uei.ter.chaft.

who was that gentleman just saw
you talking with so earnestly"
sob. that was the exiled Nihilist Mr..
Acknowledgements
'Why, what a frightful cold you
havei"
mot at all; not at all l was merely
giving you the exact pronunciation of
the gentleman's name. It's sneezy
enough when you have learned how. =
Judge
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1890-09-18

a VIENNA correspondent says il is
estimated the losses by the floods in
central Europe will reach $40, 600, 600
Owing 70 the damage 10 the beet crop it
Is likely the Austrian sugar exports will
be sixty per cent under the average.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1890-09-18
TOO ue.xIIv Ioaded.

Prisoner-Yer Honor. would you be
kind enough to discharge me. / want
TO go off into the country.
judge am afraid TO discharge you,
Sullivan. You are too heavily loaded. -
Texas Siftings
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1890-09-18

-Patron-''The conductor on car No.
800 is the most agreeable conductor ]
ever saw. He is very polite" Street
car Superin bendent lalarmed)-'.Po,ite
is he? My gracious. He must be knock
ing down tea dollars day. m Y.
Weekly.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1890-09-18
Fatlure. in Alabama.

NASHVILLE, Tenn, Sept Is. "A
special from Montgomery. Ala, says
two heavy failures and attachments
are reported at Dothan, Ala,
on the Alabama Midland system.
They are Askew & Harris. with
liabilities about $50, 600, and
j. M. Snee. liabilities about SIS, 600.
Assets of both firms are considerably
less. The cause of the failures is at
tributed to bad crops and inability to
collect outstanding accounts.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1890-09-18

On the principle than "a little learn
ing Is dangerous thing" there are not
few dangerous characters in the world.
But it is better TO be little dangerous
IN this respect than TO be wart on the
face of nature
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1890-09-18

A NEW YORK man says that he has
discovered a fly destroyer that dis
counts III the fly papers and fly poisOns
that have yet been put into use. Last
spring he went into the country and
brought back with him when he re-
turne,. a number of punches of clover
blossoms He hung them in his rooms
20 ornament the walls The clover
dried. and since then he says not a fly
will stay in the room. He watched and
studied, and says he has discovered that
flies can not stand the scent of dried
~Invar
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1890-09-18
Bread Riots Feare.l In italy.

ROME, Sept 16.-There is great in
dustrial stagnation in Italy, particular
ly in the larger cities. The number of
unemployed men in Turin, Genoa and
Bologna is so large that the authorities
are alarmed, and it is feared that bread
riots and other disorders must ensue.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1890-09-18
Making the Danube Free.

VIENNA, Sept. 16.-The work of de-
stfoying the iron gates of the Danube
was begun Monday in the presence of
the Hungarian and Servian Premiers,
the Austrian Minister of Commerce and
other ministers and officials of the three
countries interested and large con-
course of people.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1890-09-18

The tide OF immigration continues to
rise The increase thus far this year
over the CORRESPONDING months OF IsSg
already reaches $4,000. and these By no
means OF the best class of immigrants
either
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1890-09-18
Three Men Killed by an Engine.

SusqUEHANNA, Pa, Sept. 10. = An
Erie pusher engine on Sunday struck
four Italian quarry laborers at German
town two miles east of here instantly
killing three and badly injuring the
nthrr
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1890-09-18

The two meanest men the Seattle
Journal has heard of live in Tacoma
They cOnSpired to evade the law that
Furnishes wife-beaters. swapping wives
for the time and each whipping the
Others better half
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1890-09-18
Fatal Freight wreck.

COLUMBUS, Ohio, Sept. 16.-Freight
train No. 4, going east over the Cincin-
natl & Muslzingum Valley road, was
gineer was killed and fireman badly
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1890-09-18
APertinent Question.

Harry Jagged eight DO people hunt
lions and tigers mamma?
Mother-Yes, dear
Harry-Why?
Mother-Because they kill dear little
lambs and sheep.
Harry-Then why don't they hunt
butchers. Jury.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1890-09-18

FOR the benefit of some inquirers we
wilt say that the census of the United
States and Territories by the count of
1sSO was 50, 49, Soc.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1890-09-18

IERNANT has onedOctor to l. 500 OF pop
nlaiion; France, one to s. l67; the United
Kingdom, ono to 1884; but the United
States has ono to 600.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1890-09-18
Four Men Killed bv Lightning.

NEW YORK. Sept. l6--At New Sedan
reservoir, during a storm, 100 Italians
huddled themselves in a building.
Lightning entered the shanty and in
stantly killed four OF them.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1890-09-18
Advised to Pay No Rent.

CORK, Sept 16. -Messrs. 0'Brien,
Flynn and Deasy, Nationalist members
of Parliament, made speeches here
Monday night in which they advised
the tenants not TO pay their rent in
view of the failure of the potato crop.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1890-09-18

Fond Mother-(to her SOM That
young lady with whom you were talk
ing seems to be quite belle" Regi-
nald-(who found Miss Yesano dull)-
eyes, mother, quite dumb-bell."-
Harper's Bazaar.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1890-09-18

CHARTS have been prepared showing
that the eye has seven hundred and
twenty-nine distinct expressions. con
veying as many different shades of mean
inc
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1890-09-18
Nipped in the Bud.

A woman who appeared to be an ex-
cursionist was walking up and down
Woodward avenue yesterday with
mans hat in one hand and a large calf
skin wallet in the other. and an officer
finally approached her and asked:
Madam, are you looking for any
one?"
''Oh, no." she replied, Il know right
where he is
Are you in any troubles?
mo, sir. / never allow any thing to
trouble me-"
''But you-you-"
Its just this way, sir. Me and my
husband came in on the excursion.
After we got here he began to frisk an /
cut up. and proceeded to nip him IN
the bud. He's over there on the City
Hall steps, bareheaded and without
cent, while hold the key of the posi-
ton Detroit Free Press
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1890-09-18
A Large Family.

Mr. Martin Strantz. resident of Mil.
waukee, celebrated his Tooth birthday re-
Gently. His wife, aged 76 years. was
born on the day of his first marriage
and soon both will celebrate their golden
wedding. Mr.. Strantz is strong mental
ly, but nearly blind and deaf and is
physically very weak. OF his children,
one daughter lives in Germany and one
son and one daughter in Nebraska.
Two sons reside in Illinois and two in
Milwaukee, the whole family consist
ing of seven children, forty-four grand
children, twenty-one great grandchil-
dren and four great-great grandchil-
dreu
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1890-09-18

Jennie Hauley was fatally injured
Monday in trying to escape from IRE
in boarding. house at Danbury, Conn,
through third-story window.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1890-09-18

The residents about Brothertown, on
the east shore of Lake Winnebago, have
been greatly excited over the doings of
a gang of strangers who make their
headquarters in log cabin in the woods
near there. The place was guarded day
and night by sentinels. All but the
guards slept during the day. 1t was
believed that the gang was composed of
counterfeiters or other crooked people.
The local police asked the aid of the
Menasha authorities in making raid
on the strangers
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1890-09-18

The London edition of the New York
Herald announces the suspt lsion of its
daily edition.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1890-09-18

ASHLAND, Wis, Sept. 16.-The steam
er Hubbard and part of her tow reports
the loss of the schooner Ben Brink, in
tow of the Hubbard. off Eagle Harbor, in
the same storm that wrecked the Com
rade. The Hubbard and the rest of her
tow narrowly escaped wreck, after vain
ly trying to help the Brink. The cap
tain of the Hubbard thinks the loss of
the Brink, with five seamen and the
captain, is certainty.
NEAR walla Walla, Wash. on the
10th. two brothers named Kennedy be-
angry at John Clinton because he would
not play cards and took him and bound
him with ropes and tied him to the tail
of an unruly horse. As soon as all was
secured the horse was started on wild
run across the fiat Clinton was dragged
a quarter of a mile. When found he
was unconscious The rope had slipped
from the fail of the horse, thus saving
the young mans life.
THREE masked robbers broke into the
residence of Mrs. c. w. Rand. Burling-
ton Ia. on the morning Of the 10th. One
covered Mrs. Rand with a revolver
while the others secured over $1,000
worth of diamonds.
Nh. BLAINE on the 10th, wrote a let
ter 20 Col. w. W. Clapp. editor of the
Boston Journal, in further advocacy Of
reciprocal trade with Latin America.
HoS. p. II. Rahilly. the nominee Of
the Farmers Alliance for the office of
state auditor OF Minnesota, on the 10th
declined to remain longer on the ticket