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River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1890-07-24
THE NEleHBoRLY WOMAN.
One of Her Long-sunering Victims Say
She Must Go.

She Must Go.
What shall be done with the Woman
Next Door who borrows our servants?
This neighborly person, with turn for
economy, does not keep a domestic.
Why should she do so? IL she has oc-
casion to go out shopping in the morn
ing, she simply orders the parcels sent
to the next door neighbours address, and
holds herself free for calling in the aft
ernoon. The servant nextdoor answers
the delivery boys ring and takes in the
goods. When the Woman Next Door
returns the neighbours servant answers
the door bell and hands out the goods
with a springing step and heart
grateful to Providence for the many
opportunities of usefulness placed with
in her reach. The butcher boy is in
structed to leave the steak next door.
The baker leaves the bread next door.
The grocer leaves the kitchen supplies
next door. The Woman Next Door
has occasion to go down town and
leaves instructions next door to take
in her husband until her return.
The Woman Next Door goes down town
again and leaves the baby next door
uHLll Sit BtbS DdCh- Hb w OuldH NtAG
Door instructs her callers to wait next
door in case she is out. And one day
the neighbours servant coldly notifies
the mistress that she intends to leave at
the end of the month, and she tells
other people that she has grown weary
of doing the work of two families for
one wage, and that she was in hourly
fear that the Woman Next Door would
invite her in to wash her baby and help
with the dishes, or have the soiled
clothes sent over on washing days.
The Woman Next Door hears with re-
greet that the servant next door has es-
capped, but her step does not falter nor
her heart soften; she goes mercilessly
upon her way, and the neighbor engages
two servants, one for herself and one
for the Woman Next Door, or moves, or
dies, and the Woman Next Door orders
Grape tor the funeral, and has the par
eel delivered at the house of mourning.
The Woman Next Door must go-To-
rOntO Globe.
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IN the United States Senate on the
list a bill authorizing the construction
IF pontoon bridge across the Missis-
sippi river at Quincy, Ill, was passed.
The tariff bill was further discussed.
The death of Representative Walker,
! Of Missouri, was announced, and as a
mark of respect the Senate al journed.
In the House a bill was introduced au-
| thorizing the Secretary of Agriculture
to establish uniform grades of all kinds
of grains transported from one State to
smother, or to any foreign country.
Resolutions were adopted expressive of
the sorrow with which the House had
heard of the death of Mr.. Walker, of
Missouri, and an adjournment was
taken.
The Centropolis Car & Machine Com
pany of Centropolis, Mo, failed on the
21St for 500. 600.
THIRTY-FIvE houses at Poplar Bluff,
Mo-, were destroyed by fire on the 21st,
including the Methodist church and the
principal hotel.
WISsLow HARMON was killed and his
wife and daughter fatally hurt by their
wagon being struck by New York
Central train on the 2lst at Weedsport,
Ny.
THE United States apprentice train
ing ship jamestown arrived at Ply
mouth, Eng, on the 21st.
THE climax of the recent sensational
murder of Engineer Nandevender in his
cab near Van Vert o., was reached on
the 21st when Fireman Roadhouse con-
fessed that he killed the engineer but
claimed he did so in self-defense.
The visible supply of wheat and corn
in the United States on the 2lst was,
respectively, 1889, 1871 and Is. 12s 10l
bushels.
In a drunken spree on the 2lst at
Nashville. Ill, James Denny and Mrs.
/ 5. Wilson were fatally shot 1t was
claimed that Mrs. Wilson's husband did
the shooting.
THE Government timber agents were
on the 2lst preparing an expedition
against Canadian timber thieves in the
northern portion of Minnesota
THE sixtieth anniversary Of Belgian
Independence and the twenty-fifth year
Of the reign of King Leopold were OBJ
served at Brussels on the a1st
| a WHITE frost spread its mantle over
the lowlands of Perry County. Mass.
on the 21st.
A CLoUD-BURsT on the 21st in the foot
hills of the Santa Rita mountains in
Arizona covered an area of square
mile. The Schofeldt ranch was CON-
pletely devastated of crops, orchards
and houses. and many horses and cattle
were drowned.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1890-07-24
The News Condensed.
important Intelligence From All Parts.
HFTYFIRsT CONGRESS.


WEDNESDAY. July 16.-In the Senate
bills Were passed extending the time
of payment to purchasers of land of the
Omaha tribe of Indians in Nebraska
and TO establish a National military
park at Chickamauga battlefield. Bills
were introduced to give a pension of
$1,000 year to Mrs. Jessie Fremont
and to establish a limited postal and
telegraph service. A resolution was
introduced for information as 10 the ar
rest in Havana of Rev. A. j. Diaz, an
American citizen. The Indian appro-
priation bill (s7. l53. SID was reported.
In the House no business was trans
acted owing 10 the lack of quorum. The
land grant forfeiture bill was discussed,
but not disposed of.
THURSDAY. July II. - The Senate
spent the day discussing the sundry
civil appropriation bill In the House
the land-grant forfeiture bill was
passed. Bv its terms over 5000. OOO
acres Of land are restored TO the public
domain.
FRIDAY, July is. - In the Senate
an amendment to he tariff bill was in
troduced giving the President power,
after one year. to reimpose the duty
on sugar if advisable. The sundry
civil appropriation bill was further dis.
cussed. In the House the original pack
/ age bill was considered and the bin Civ
/ ing the widow of General Fremont a
pension of $1,000 year was favorably
reported.
SATURDAY. July 10 The sundry
civil appropriation bill was passed in
the Senate with amendments appropri-
ating -, 6S6, 600 for National soldiers
homes. $4,000 for geological surveys
| and $4,000 to purchase ground at Indi-
annapolis for interment of soldiers. In
the House the deficiency appropriation
bill IS, l40. 400 was reported. The orig
inal package bill was further discussed.
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OF the many swindling games that are
practiced on the pleasure seeker by
these sharpers: Two brothers, Tom and
Bill Shocks, who had been in New York
but a short time, went TO Coney Island
one hot day last summer. They had
wandered around aimlessly for over an
hour, in a vain endeavor TO find some
thing TO amuse them, when they OBJ
served, near the Iron Pier, the glaring
posters of dime museum which pro-
claimed that for the ridiculously small
sum of ten cents the public could view
many startling curiosities, among which
were case of bona fide ossified man, a
picturesque tattooed man, ETC., etc., etc.
The young men hastily separated them
selves from ten cents apiece, secretly
regretting that they had not taken an
earlier boat, as they firmly believed that
it would take vast amount of time to
view the many curiosities mentioned on
the posters.
Their disappointment was by no means
small when they entered the grand
curio hair and found that all the curios-
tiles il. the place consisted of fat boy,
who was sound asleep with his mouth
wide open, which resembled an open
ooal-hole in the sidewalk; Circassian
Ave. Al girl who made a herculean eff
fort TO firt with them; a negro whose
limbs we're attached to his body upside
down, but which earned the high title
of ''Guyascutis," and a half-staryed
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He Knew what lie wa. About

Colonel Yerger-Where are you going
to spend the summer?
Judge Peterby-I know nice, quiet
place up in Maine.
''But, my dear fellow, you viii not be
able to get any thing to drink but water
in Maine"
81 say, do you know how far my hotel
IS from the New Hampshire line?"
81 do not"
'sThen don't talk. Do you suppose I
am an utter fdiot?"-Texas Siftings.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1890-07-24

FEMALE COMPOSERS.


and sterling Operas.
The reproach that women, while pro-
Tossing to be fond of music, have never
been numbered among the creators of
the art is now being happily falsified.
OF women song-writers long list might
be quickly compiled. A moments re-
Election will suggest the names of Maud
Valerie Viii tie, Lady Hill, Hope Tenn
pie, Mary Carmichael, Louisa Gray"
Edith Cook, Mrs. Goodeve, Miss Wake
field, Mary Ostiere, the late Miss Eliza
beth Philip, and many more But with
in the last few years women have scared
to higher flights. From Paris come
continually tidings of new triumphs
achieved by women. This new heroine
of the hour is Mile. Augusta Holmes.
She is naturalized Frenchwoman, but
of Irish extraction. Her father, Colonel
Dalkeith Holmes, when he retired from
service in the English army, went to
live at Versailles, and the daughter is
how loyal citizen of the Republic of
France, where she has found home.
Ireland, however, still retains strong
hold on her affections, and Mile. Holmes
delights in Irish melody and poetry.
Although she certainly does not belong
to the German school of composers, she
follows Wagnerian principles in one re-
spect, for she weds the music to her
own libretto, system which imparts
the unity OF effect for which her works
are remarkable
Gounod has expressed highly favor
able opinion Oh her works, and predicts
disting uished career for her. Mile.
Holmes music has already found a
place in the programmes of the Colonne
and Lamoureux concerts, and the per-
Torrance of the "Ludus pro Patria" at
the Conservatoire last year was flatter-
ing acknowledgment of her genius.
She has also written many charm ing
songs, of which the most popular. per-
haps, are lie Conte de NoeP' and La
Serenade Printaniere," and to her ma
tive land the fine composition,
"Trlande,' is dedicated. She is now
engaged upon an opera, and report says
that the red ribbon of the Legion of
Honor win shortly be conferred upon
her by the French Government, at
whose hands she certainly well de-
served this mark of recognition
York Commercial Advertiser.
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MAMMALS LITTLE CHERUB.
A Nsw and Highly Edifving Version of
Fun In the Photograph Gallery.

A Nsw and Highly Edifving Version of
Fun In the Photograph Gallery.
Fond Mamma ito her first-born, two
years oldl-Won't mammals little cherub
tell her Unite viii about having her
title picture taken to-day?
Mammals Cherub (energetically)-
Goo-er-er pict-er-goo-bool
Fond Mamma-Doesn't she tell it
straight--the dear little grille? She's
her own mammals birdie
Uncle Will--Was she good?
Fond Mamma-She was just as good
as gold. Wasn't 90, angel, dear? Tell
Unite win how dood you were
The Baby oo-goo-er-bool
Fond Mamma--Can't she talk distinct
ly? Why, ] can understand her as we'll
as | can you.
Uncle Will--You were always smart
girl, Annie
Fond Mamma-Now you are making
fun OF mel know you are; and baby
was just as good as she could be, so she
was.
Uncle VILLAS good as she could bel
That isn't saying much. Did she cry.
Fond Mamma-Oh, we'll, she cried
irst little; but then she was so cute.
After had her all fixed up and she
looked as sweet as peach the man told
her to look at the hole--in the camera.
you know-and watch for the little bird
to come out.
Uncle Will-Well, she sat still and
looked, did she?
Fond Mamma-oh, no; she just tod
oil g
there really was bird there. Wasn't
it cunning? Baby, tell 'oor Unite Will
about the little birdie bird.
The Baby-No birdiei Boo-hoo.
Fond Mamma (delighted) That's just
the way she did at the photographers!
Wasn't it cunning
Uncle Will-Veryl Then what?
Fond Mamma-Oh, then ! comforted
her, and gave her some candy, and got
her fixed up again, and she sat just as
still until the man had every thing
ready to pull the slide--or push it,
whichever it is-and then she cried for
more candy, and we had to begin all
over again. Wasn't it cunning? Baby,
tell Unite Will about it.
Baby-Goo-er-er-t andy!
Fond Mamma-Isn't that sweet?
Uncle Will-Well, did you get the
picture taken after all.
Fond Mamma-Of course! But we NAV
have to go again. The operator thought
it was good negative, hut &c can tell
better after he sends US a proof eA-
pect proof vii come tomorrow, and /
know i'll Le just too sweet for any
thing.
Uncle Will-Was it taken by the in
Simultaneous process?
Fond Mamma-0h, no; it took us over
three hours; but baby was just as good
as she could be.-Wm. Ii. Siviter, in
LII
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A Pertinent Question.

It was little Dots first visit to farm,
and she went with her aunt to see how
the pigs were fed. The little one gazed
in establishment at the young porkers
for moment, and then, placing her
hand on her curly hair. she said reflect
lively:
"AuntleI''
"Yes. dear"
docs 90 put all the piggieS tails in
curl papers?''-The Jury.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1890-07-24
A Small Boys Imagining.

What imaginative creatures children
are, to be sure. There is one little
Washington boy who explained to his
mother while she was undressing him
the other night most extraordinary
metaphysical theory of his own inven-
ton. 1t was that there was nothing
in the world that had any real exist
ence outside of his own immediate per-
sonality. Wherever he went and to
however great a distance, there were
always substantial surroundings, but
his notion was that perhaps when he
left any particular locality those sur
roundings went out of being At once,
having served the sole purpose of their
creation by providing him with neces-
sary environment According TO this
idea of his, when he journeyed through
the city in car, block after block of
buildings and street after street sprang
up instsn.aneously for his benefit as
quickly vanishing when he had passed
out Of vis~.-Washingto Star.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1890-07-24
A Wonderful Freak.

In Berlin gentleman walking on the
street with young child met an ac-
quaintance who asked:
What pretty child you have got
therei'
THAT" was the reply, ais an infant
prodigy. That child is three years old
and has not yet begun to play on the pi-
ano. Texas Siftings.
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WISCONSIN STATE NEWS.
LABOR TROUBLES.
Riotous strikes at West Superior Awe
hY "A DisnIay nf PIsfnIs

kiotous strikes at West Superior Awed
by a Display of Pistols.
riot occurred at West Superior
the other day, and for time the situa-
tion was critical. Some 800 strikers.
armed with clubs, began to stop all
labor in the city, and succeeded except
at Watkins block and the American
steel barge works. The officers and the
tiremen, with drawn revolvers, kept
them back. Contractor Lutten, while
defending his men, was badly hurt.
Others were cut and bruised, but none
fatally. The idea is to stop all common
labor until all shall have two dollars a
day. The strikers resumed forcible
measures in the afternoon at the Amer
lean barge works. Superintendent G.
j. Anderson, of the works, fatally shot
two of the rioters, one named Andrea
Siverson. Charles SHILLING, reporter,
was injured by flying stone
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a PARTICULAR PEOPLE.
why the King of Tramps shook the Dust
of Detroit from His Feet.


A great, big, ragged tramp was
stretched at full lengtn on one of the
benches in the circus park yesterday,
when an officer approached and dropped
the end of his club against him and
said:
Get out of thisr'
"W-who-what!" gasped the sleeper
as he struggled up.
''Wh, : are you doing here p
Sleeping, sir. J"
"But this is no place to sleep"
ut amt hey ?"
"No; and you have no right to stretch
out and occupy bench. T"
II think have"
"Well. know you haven't and if you
do 1T again I'll arrest youf"
s'Is that the law here?"
'It is"
well, you must be mighty par
ticular people. IL fellow wants to
sleep he must keep awake on account of
the law, and il he wants to stretch his
legs he's got to go out and hire vacant
lot somewhere. say!'
''WelIl''
.'Put your old park in your pocketl
There's no society for man like me
here. any way, and | just wandered in
to show the people that | wasn't proud
or stuck up."-Detroit Free Press.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1890-07-24

SooS there will be no profession or
trade left as proud mans very own.
Women have successfully mastered
farming, dOctOring. the law. telegraphy
and many other pursuits. and now an
Ohio woman has begun work on rail-
road building contract. A female cap
tain cruises along the Atlantic coast in a
neat schooner Of her own. and a steam
boat on the Mississippi possesses a
woman engineer.
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why He VIII Not.

"If Mr.. Depew keeps up his reputa-
ton as an after-dinner speaker until the
next campaign he is liable to be Pres
idential candidate"
Probably"
"But will he be elected2"
probably not"
'tAnd whyP'
Because he talks too much. Mum
sey's Weekly.
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THE fire loss Of the first half of 1890
presents a pleasant contrast to pre-
viOus reports. The total for the United
States and Canada for June last was
s.. 655. 600. against $3.50, 600 in 1882 and
-. 594. 600 in lSSS; for six months ending
with June. So, against SCI, 2s6.-
900 in 1889 and S67. $50. $50 in 1ssS. This
is a great and gratifying decrease. and
it i to be hoped the figures viii con-
hpucpforth
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Grading on the Kickapoo Valley a.
Northern railway. which is to extend
from Wauzeka, Crawford County, in a
slightly northeasterly direction to Will
ton, Monroe County, distance Of
eighty miles, was commenced recently.
This road will open up a magnificent
hardwood timber section and az fine ag-
ricultural land as can be found in the
State. 1t will touch half dozen prom
;sing villages, and many busy mills
are on the route and will connect with
the Chicago g. Northwestern at Wilton.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1890-07-24

Mrs FEAScESCA CoRDoLLA. fifty
years of age. living near Pomona, Cal,
Is said to he tho youngest great-grand-
mother in the United States. She was
her eldest daughter married when she
was seventeen. Mrs. Cordoba was a
grandmother At the age Of thirty-three;
her eldest granddaughter was married in
April. 1852 at the age OF fifteen, and
now Mrs Cordoba i a great-grand-
mother-alI on account Of the glorious
climate OF California
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Against HIS VIII.

dennis, | hear that you have been
drinking again; if you can't do better 1
shall have TO let you 60"
''Sure. sir, it was against me will that
I got off this time, SIR"
''Nonsensel no man can do things
against his will!'
Dennis tgrasping at strawl-Faith,
had brother who whit to prison against
his will.-The jury.
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A stubborn Old Woman.

Mrs. 5. Il. Champion, of Milwaukee,
who was recently awarded 500 more
for her land by the jury in the circuit
court, in which she brought an appeal
from the award of the commissioners
appointed to appraise the lots taken for
the Government building, will carry
her case to the Supreme Court This
will delay the building for four years.
Mrs. Champion refused purse of IS, 600
made up by adjoining property owners.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1890-07-24

THE United States is making progress
in every respect A new survey Of the
Alaska boundary line is being made.
and it has been found that the 14Ist
meridian. which forms its eastern
limit, runs twenty-eight miles further
east than was supposed This gives
Uncle sam bigslice Of territory, much
of il rich in gold. which hitherto has
been regarded As Canadian.
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ROBBED FREIGHT CARS.

Arrest of Juvenile PurIoIner of the
Northwestern Roads Property.
John Pescheke, aged II years, resi-
dent of Fort Howard, was arrested the
otherday by Detective Casey, Of Chicago,
for breaking into freight cars of the
Chicago & Northwestern road. The
railroad company has missed in the past
seven or eight months about $1,000
worth of goods. The boy broke into a
car recently, stole case of cigars and
was detected in the act. The boys
home was searched and S400 worth of
goods found. Mrs. Pescheke, the mother
of the boy, was arrested as an accom-
Mice
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A TOTAL Of $4,000 votes were cast for
the State flower by the school-children
OF New York. The golden rod received
s1.30s. and the rose, preference of the
pupils in the country districts. who
know a flower from weed. was good
and close second. with -. 665 votes The
remainder Of the votes were divided
among the daisy. violet pansy. lily, etc
In all, I3I varieties were voted for.
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Mr.. Middleman-What a happy boy
that is! Hear him whistling on the way
home.
Mr.. Youngman-Yes. happy boy; he's
so afraid be has no idea what he's
whistling.
Mr.. M.-What keeps him or the tuner
Mr Y.-Fear; he's afraid to get of Of
it.--West Shore.
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Not Isnilt for II.

Cholly Litewaite-Yaas, doncherknow
I've got to. aw, take all the, aw, we
sponsihility of owah clubs reception on,
arg, my shouldahs, doncherknow.
Miss Pert (glancing at that portion of
Cholly's maL-y form)-ohl indeed, Mr..
Litewaite; that can't be possible
Light
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THE largest surplus since the cOnfed-
Grafton Of the Dominion Of Canada was
shown in the last statement of the rev
enue and expenditure account For the
fiscal year ended Jdnt. 80 the total rev
enue was IS, IS. 1914 ano the ex-
penditure $50. 9Sa. 80. a. leaving a sur
pIus Of s., aOS. 400. =.
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served Them Right.

''Now, boys, we have ten minutes for
questions. Is there any thing you'd
like to have explained?'' said the teach
er in mythology.
s'Yes, sir" said Willie. How much
did Apoll-owe?"
is it proper to say he is, OF 'He-he'?"
aueried Johnny.
In what respect did Jupit err?' put
in Georgia.
But there came no answer. The teach
err thrashed them sourSdly, and sent
them home to their Mars. -Harper's
Razar
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DISCOVERIES made By United States
Marshal Hurrah at Braddock. Pa, lead
to the belief that many wholesale deal
ers in whisky throughout the country
are engaged in changing the internal
revenue stamps on barrels 81 as to make
the liquor appear to be several years
older than it is, thus obtaining more
than double the market price for il.
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The motion for new trial in the
Baker case was overruled by Judge
Parish at Ashton the other afternooa
and Baker was sentenced to five years
in State prison. In reply to the usual
question he said he had been convicted
by jury of twelve men, but IL he had
been convicted by 100 he would still say
he was innocent. The case would be APP
peaied to the Supreme Court
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THERE are five hundred and thirty-six
authorized guides in the Alps. One
hundred and ninety-four Of them have
taken a regular course OF instruction in
their profession and have received di-
pl0mas. Thirty-iive OF them are be
tween sixty and seventy years of age.
and six are over seKenfK