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FROM WASHINGTON.

TIE pension office paid out 81, 900, 600
in pensions during the first fifteen days
of this month.
THE secretary of state announced the
conclusion of a commercial reciprocity
agreement between the United States
and all the British West Indies islands
and British Guiana
THE exchanges at the leading clear
ing houses in the United States during
the week ended on the 18th aggregated
81. 23S sos. ISL. against 81, 2l3. 07O, So, the
previous week The increase as COM
pared with the corresponding week of
1890 was IO.5
The business failures in the United
States during the seven days ended on
the 18th mum Oered 535. against $40 the
previous week and ADA for the CORE
spending week last wear.
The death of Preston t. Plumb,
United States senator from Kansas, oc-
CURED sud ieniy in Washington on the
both of apOpleXy. He was 81 years of
age and his home was at Emporia.
Mr.. Plumb had been in the senate since
1877
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LATER.

IN the United States senate on the
2lst the death of Senator Plumb, of
Kansas. was announced, ana funeral
services were held, after which SEN
ators PETER, Palmer, Paddock, Dolph
and Ransom were appointed a COM
mittee to accompany the remains to
Emporia, Kan. No business was
transacted. The house was not in ses-
sion.
THE total value of the products of
Iowa soil for 1891 is SAG. s97, sos.
DURING the week ended on the 10Th
the issue of standard silver dollars
from the minis was S550,97s. The issue
during the corresponding period of last
year was SsO2, s45..
DURING the recent severe gales along
the Baltic sixteen fishermen belonging
at Berlin were drowned.
PRESIDE Mt PEIxoTTo has appealed to
the governors of the different states of
Brazil to aid in restoring order through
out the republic.
THE oldest cotton firm in Memphis,
Tenn. Thomas III. Allen & Co, failed
for S544, 952.
The hearing in the supreme court for
The release of Schwab and Fielden, the
Chicago anarchists, will take place on
January IL. 1892.
The banking firm of McManus &
Sons. of chihuahua, Mex, was robbed
of SIS, 600 by two men.
KATHERINE ROGERS. the well-known
actress. died in New York city.
JEROME /. CASE. of Racine, Wis, a
famous manufacturer and horse breed
sr, died at his home, aged nearly 30
years.
An ineeudiary fire destroyed the
business portion of La Grange, Nyo
PATRICK SHEALD. an American sailor
who arrived at San Diego, Cal. from
Valparaiso. said he was recently ar
rested by Gillian police without cause
and beaten into insensibility.
ADvICEs say that a priest and thou
sand native christians were killed dur
ing the recent Chinese riots
IN the United States the visible sup
ply OF grain on the 2;st was: Wheat.
as 26z. So bushels; corn. 1915, 022 bush
els; oats. 5. S4S, 81 bushels.
JONI and Nicho las Rad, who re-
sided in Ellhart. Ind. were instantly
killed by Lake Shore & Michigan
Southern train in Chicago.
PRIVATE banks at Waynesboro, War
renton and Newmarket. Va, closed
their doors
A MOB of masked men entered the
Jail at Dewitt, Ark, and shot to death
]. A. Smith. Floyd Gregory and Nose
Henderson Smith hired Henderson to
shoot his divorced wife.
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rHE EAsT.

EDMOND :. Common died at his home
in Rutherford. y. J.. aged 81 years,
lie was the oldest actor in America.
The case of the Adams Express Com
pany against ex-President Hoey will
be compromised by the return of about
$500. 600 to the company by Mr.. Hoey.
THIEVES entered the dwelling of w.
ii. Rhodes at Altoona. Pa. and after
chlOroforming the family took 81, 600 in
cash and many valuables-
II Philadelphia the new Drexel in
stitute of industry was formally dedi-
Gated. Anthony J. Drexel has given
$500, 600 for the establishment of the
institution.
Ar the Cameron colliery near Shame
kin. Pa. a gas explosion fatally injured
two Italians and four Hungarians.
The s4th birthday of John Greenleaf
Whittier the Quaker poet, was cele-
brated on the 18th at his home in New
burypOrt. Mass
Four leaders of a gang that had been
flooding Philadelphia with counterfeit
money were arrested.
IL a tunnel near Catawissa, Pa
freight trains collided and Engineer
Fisher and Fireman Smith were killed.
The Drexel institute in Philadelphia
has been presented by George W. Childs
with almost his entire collection of rare
prints. manuscripts, autographs, etc,
valued at 500. OO).
FLAMES in the wholesale millinery
house of Porter. Donaldson & Co. in
Pittsburgh. Pa, entailed n loss of
$50, O0O.
IT was claimed that New York to-
bacco importers had swindled the gov
eminent ont Of over 8, 900. 600 in duties
within the last few months.
\ MANIAC named Michael Harvey
shot ami killed John Connerton and
wounded two other persons in Brook
lyn. y. v, and then took his own life.
IL New York the Seventh ward liv-
cry stables were burned and forty
three horses were cremated
Ar the age of lis years Mrs. Nancy
Britt Kennedy died ut Augusta, Me.
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A YOUNG BACHELORS LIVING.
How He Gets Along on Salary of 81, 2Oc
Year Not Easy to Explain.

How He Gets Along ON Salary of 81, 2OC
Year Not Easy to Explain.
What is the cost for winter in Wash
ington to an ordinarily careful young
bachelor? In the first place his dancing
club takes, say, $50. Then his own club
for half year IS about So. To live for
six months at moderately expensive
clearinghouse in a small room is $40 a
month, or S24O.
lie smokes cigars and cigarettes, and
if he is a generous smoker this will
amount to about $50. Surprising him
to be a moderate club man, his club bill
for ''sundries'' viii be about $40
month. or $50. Now for his clothes.
He may not need a new dress suit. sc
that can be left out, but he will be
quite certain to buy two good suits, anC
hats and shoes and various other adOrn-
mehts.
OF course he must go to a good tailor,
and these two suits will cost SIPS. He
must have, say, three pairs of shoes,
and not being over-eXtravagant, viii
get them for S2l. Cravats, gloves, hat,
shirts, collars and cuffs may be esti.
mated loughly at Sl06.
TO add up, then, gives total of S411
for what may be termed Injuries, and
S24O for necessary living. OF the S417,
the dancing club, the social club and
the club bill for ''sundries'' are purely
unnecessary,
The smoking, if he uses a pipe and
only smokes moderately, need not cost
more than $40, and the clothes could be
bought, together with the cravats. etc,
for less than 500. If he chooses to dc
it, therefore, he could live for SI10 out
side of his board; a winter would not
cost him more than $3.50.
How on earth does young bachelor
who only gets $1,000 year make two
ends meet at the end of the year? The
estimate given above is a very moder-
ate one, and vet the six months of the
winter have amounted to S657. without
taking into account a single ticket to
the theater or single blowout. y
WASHINGTON Star
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TURNED a NEAT TRICK.
How a RascslIy Pair Got the Best of q
Mexican Bank

How RascslIy Pair Got the Best of a
Mexican Bank
Ell PAso. Tex, Dec 23-The banl-
ing firm of McManus & Sons, of Chi
huahua, Mexico, was robbed of SIS. 500
Saturday. ii. Charlton, the telegraph
operator in the town and man named
Silverberg were concerned in the job
The firm, early Saturday morning, re-
ceived telegram ordering them to pay
Silverberg S13.500. 1t was signed
by the Merchants national bank.
of St Louis. McManus & Sons
refused to pay Silverberg the money
until they had telegraphed the st.
Louis bank about it. In the course of
a few hours an answer was returned
that it was all right. Charlton had de-
stroyed the bankers telegram and
waited a reasonable time when he
ans >'ered the message himself. Silver
berg secured the money and divided
with Charlton. Both then left town.
Silverberg was arrested short time
afterwards, but Charlton has thus far
eluded the police
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The News OF the Week.
BY TELEGRAPH AND MAIL.
ElETY-sEconp CONGRESS.


WEDNESDAY. Dec. I6.-In the senate
numerous petitions were presented
against opening the worlds fair on
sunday. Bills were introduced to
establish a branch mint at Council
Bluffs. la. and for ship canal around
Niagara falls The following nomi-
nations for United States circuit
Judges were received from the presi-
dent; William l. Putnam. of Maine,
for the first judicial circuit; Nathaniel
Shipman. of Connecticut, second;
George NJ. Dallas. of Pennsylvania.
third: Nathan Golf. of West Virginia.
fourth; William II. Taft. of Ohio, sixth;
William A. Woods, of Indiana. seventh.
In the house the speaker announced
the committee ON rules. MIR. Taylor
Tenn announced the death of his
friend and colleague, Leonidas g,
Houk. and the house then adjour ed
TO the 18th.
THURSDAY. Dec. 17.-In the senate
the nomination u stephen Il. El6ins
for secretary of war was received
from the president. Senator Turpie
spoke in favor of the election of
United S-ates senators by a direct vote
of the people and Senator Stewart
spoke in favor of free silver coinage.
The standing committees were an
nOunced and confirmed. Bills were in
troduced to amend the act of the last
congress authorizing the sale of timber
on lands reserved for the use of the
Menominee Indians in Wisconsin, and
to remove the limitation on arrears of
pensions. Adjourned to the 2lst
SATURDAY, Dee. 10. = The senate
was rot in session. In the house a
resolution was offered for the appoint
ment of a special committee of FIVE
members TO inquire into the charges
made against the commissioner of pen
sions and the administration of his Of
fee. 4 concurrent resolution was
agreed to providing for holiday recess
from Wednesday, 23d inst. until Tues
day, 5th prOx Mr. Chapman Mich.
announced the death of his colleague,
Melbourne H. Ford. and in respect to
the memory of the deceased the house
adjourned until the 23d.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1891-12-24
DEATH OF j. !. CASE.
The Famous Wisconsin Manufactures
Passes Away at His Home in Racine.

Inc Famous Wisconsin Manufactures
Passes Away at His Home in Racine.
RACINE, Wis, Dec. 22.-Jerome /.
Case, famous manufacturer and horse
breeder of this city. died at his home
on Main street at o'clock this morn
ing. Mr.. Case leaves widow and four
children. His son jackson is now
mayor of the city. The day for the
funeral has not yet been fixed.
Mr.. Case was nearly 20 years old.
He came to Racine in the '40s, and,
from a small shop in which he built
one threshing machine at a time, his
factory grew until il now covers forty
acres of ground Besides this mammoth
factory Mr.. Case was the controlling
spirit in the pillow works here. 1t
is estimated that his fortune amounts
to $1,000, 900 or more. About fifteen
years ago Mr.. Case began breeding
trottiDg horses and his stable still
boasts such famous cracks as Jay Eye
See and Phallas. MIR. Case was a
rugged man of his age, and until few
days ago personally superintendent the
workings of his colossal factories.
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Reward the Children.

When a child earns parental applause
he ought to have it. If he got up head
at school, give him book or an apple.
If he saw bully on the playground
trampling on a sickly boy, and your son
took the bully by the throat so tightly
that he became a little variegated in
color, praise your boy and let him know
that you love to have him the champion
of the weak. Perhaps you would not
do right day il you had no more pros
pect of reward than that which you
have given him. If on commencement
day he make the best speech or read
the best essay, tell him of it. Truth is
always harmless. and the more you use
of it the better. If your daughter at
the conservatory take the palm, give
her a new piece of music, a ring, a kiss,
or blessing. -Talmage.
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Death of Col. Hathaway.

MILWAUKEE, Dec. 1S.-John L. Hath
away, aged 90 years, governor of the
soldiers home in Milwaukee, died at his
quarters on the grounds of that institu-
tion of apoplexy. Col. Hathaway's
death was entirely unexpected, as he
had been i'll only two days. lie had
held the position of governor little
over seven months, having been APP
pointed on May to succeed the late
Gen. Kilburn Knox, who died April Il.
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ANN ARBoR, Mich, Dec. 22.-Donald
Mcintyre. ex-regent of Michigan
university, died here Monday evening
of general debility, aged 81 years
He came from Johnstown, n. Y. in
1s45 and opened a bank in Ann
Arbor. He was an ex-member of
the Legislature, regent 1s5S'64, and
treasurer of the university 1s64-'72.
He was the father of the union
school system in Michigan. He was
married twice and was the father
of fourteen children. His second
wife, three daughters and a son survive
him
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WISCONSIN STATE NEWS.
The WISCONSIN Grange.

The state grange in annual session at
Reedsburg elected w. Churchill mas
ter; J. Il. Haviland. overseer; E. G.
Ponce, secretary; ). c. Fish. treasurer.
Resolutions were passed in favor of
free coinage of silver and denouncing
national banks, and favoring the issu-
ing of all moneys by the government.
There are fifty oranges in the state
with a members hip OF 1000. beng a
slight increase in membership during
the last wear.
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PAYING THEIR DEBTS.
Kansas Farmers Rapidly Reducing Their
Mortgage Indebtedness.

TOPEKA. Kan, Dec. 22.-The Daily
Capital publishes the eighth monthly
mortgage statement from registers of
deeds in fifty-one counties. This rep
resents about one-half the area of the
state 1t shows a net reduction of
nearly $500, 600 in farm mortgage in
debtedness in these counties The
summary OF the eight months now re-
ported shows a net reduction of 81, rs, =
594 in fifty-seven counties, averaging a
period of six and one-half months, or at
the rate of nearly $40, OOO 600 of the en-
tire state for a period of twelve months
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Not the Conservatory.

Young Lady-The musical conserva-
tory is in this building. isn't it?
Janitor-No, mum; the musical con-
servatory is bout two blocks down
street.
Young Lady ldoubtingly)-I-I was
sure heard pupils praeticing vocal ex-
ercises- Are you sure the musical con-
servatory is not here?
Janitor-Yes'm Nothin here but
dentists offices, mum.-N Y. Weekly.
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st. John win Head the Ticket.

VALPARAISO, Ind, Dec. 21.-Samuel
Dickie chairman of the prohibition ma
tional committee, opened the campaign
here Friday evening. speaking under the
auspices of the local prohibition club.
Before leaving the city for the east
Chairman Dickie ventured that the pro-
hibition party would be the deciding
factor of the campaign of 1892. I'VE
believe said Mr.. Dickie, at the con-
clusion. from reports in the hands of
the national committee, that the vote
polled by the third party in 1s92 will be
double that cast in lsss." Mr.. Dickie
believes that ex-Gov. ST. John viii be
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DANIEL WEBSTER was an acknOwl
edged leader in congress when he was
80 years of age; Gladstone was lord
If the treasury at - and in parlia-
ment At -; PalmerstOn was lord Of
the admiralty at %. Henry Clay, in
spite of t.c constitution was a United
States senator at -; Washington was
"a colonel in the army IT -; Napoleon
commanded the army of Italy at -.
and William Pitt was prime minister
81 England at a. and at - the great
est individual authority IN Europe
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SOME of the Jewish rabbis of New
York refuse % perform the marriage
ceremony after the sun has set; but
Rabbi Morals says that their refusal Is
not sustained by any law of the lie
brew religion. and that many other
rabbis, both in Europe and in the
United States, are in agreement with
him upon this question.
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DEATH BY DYNAMITE.
The Head of One Man Blown on and tho
Heart of Another Blown Out.

GRAcEvTLLE, Mimi, Dec. 2l.- Ira
Bell and Henry Gordon met death in a
horrible manner miles southeast of
this place Saturday afternoon.
While preparing to lower charge
of dynamite into well which
they were boring the giant explosive
was accidentally set off. Bells head
was blown entirely off and to distance
of Is feet Gordon was struck in the
left side. the heart being blown entire
ly out of his body. Gordon's relatives
live at Grand Rapids, Mich.
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Refused to BE Married.

Edward Kaycraft called at the home
of Rev. w. A. Broadhurst, of Chippewa
Falls, and asked to have a marriage
ceremony performed. When the hour
arrived Mr. Kaycraft and his intended.
Miss Nellie Fitzgerald, appeared at the
parsonage. Tut when the time came for
the ceremony the young lady backed
out, saying she had changed her mind,
whereupon the two left. Mr. Kaycraft
is widower with three children.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1891-12-24

JASUARY l. Is the date OF the one
hundred and fourteenth anniversary of
Nermont's independence from Great
britain. and the sons of Vermont in
Chicago propose 10 celebrate the Oc-
casiOn in magnificent manner En-
Minister Phelps and Senator Proctor
have been invited To speak, but even
sweeter than Their honeyed words will
be reproduction in maple sugar of
Bennington monument At the ban
que, everything will be served on
dishes of Vermont marble
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1891-12-24

The difference between straight and
curly hair is very apparent on a micro
scOpical examination. A hair is a hal
low tube, and 2 straight hair is as
round as a reed while a curly hair is
always fiattened on both sides and
curls toward one of the fiat sides. never
toward the edge 1t is a curious and
little known fact that the haiI of wom-
en- is coarser than that of men, as well
as thicker on the scalp. In an average
head of hair there are about one hun
dred and thirty thousand individual
hairs. National Barber.
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CHARLES +. CRISP, speaker of the
national house of representatives, is
the thirty man TO hold that
enviable position in public life. There
have been fifty-one congresses, but only
thirty-one speakers. Henry Clay was
elected speaker six times. and Blaine,
Colfax. Randall. Carlisle and Nathaniel
Macon. of North Carolina, filled the
Office three times each.
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Ivnchers and the Law

The grand jury at Darlington re
turned true bills of indictment against
the lynchers of Anton Seiboldt Six
arrests had been made and it was
known that warrants were out for two
others. OF the six arrests five were in
Jail and one who was lying i'll at his
home died shortly afterward. The bail
was fixed by Judge Clementine at So
600 for each
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MUST SERVE HIS TERM.
The Michigan Supreme Court Affirms the
sentence of Charles +. Wright for

The Michigan Supreme Court Affirms the
sentence OF Charles II. Wright for
Murder.
LANSING. Mich, Dee. 22-The SUI
preme court has affirmed the judgment
of the lower court in the case of the
people VS. Charles T. Wright, the Aral,
Benzie county, lumber king, who
is now confined in the state prison
at jackson on a life sentence for
killing Deputy Sheriff Marshall and
DIR. Frank f. Thuroer IN August, 1885.
The tragedy was the result of an at
tempt by the deputy sheriff to levy on
some logs owned by Wright. The case
created a great sensation owing to the
promin ence of Wright and his victims,
and the murderer has exhausted every
expedient in a vain attempt to gain his
freedom
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Took Possession of the omce.

A. NJ. Warden, who was elected
county treasurer of Bayfield, county last
fall, but whose bonds were never APP
proved b. the county board, has Sc
cured possession of the office. County
Treasurer knight, who held over under
the statutes, went into the Office of the
register of deeds for few minut
and on his return found Warden in pos
session and in the act of changing the
combination at the vault door.
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Cotton Factors Fail.

MEMPHIS, Tenn, Dec. 22.-Thomas
H. Allen q Co, cotton factors, who
have been in business here for five
years, have failed. One year ago the
firm failed but made settle ment with
its creditors by giving four
notes for 500 900 each, and re-
sumed business The first note
was paid in June, but the second, due
yesterday, could not be act The liza
bilities are S544, 900; assets about two
thirds of that amount The downfall
of the firm was caused by Richard II.
Allen involving it in Wall-street specu-
lation eighteen DAYS ago
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NEW YORK. Dec. 21.-There was a
meeting in this city of the execu-
tive committee, appointed by Mil
lard Division No. 104, and New York
City Division, No. "a, of the Order
Railway Conductors, to arrange for a
convention of railway employees. to be
held at the Academy of Music, in
this city. on January 81 The OBJ
iect of the convention is to make
one gigantic organization of the
four orders now existing, viz: the con-
ductors, brakemen, engineers and fire.
men. The photographers will also be
asked To mite
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1891-12-24

a YOUSG woman in Connecticut was
deprived of the position of teacher of
gymnastics in the state normal school
solely on the ground that she was not
good looking Nothing daEnted. she
went 10 Ohio and submitted her nose
10 surgical operation, with the result
that She is not only very pretty. but is
soon To wed wealthy manufacturer.
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Total Value of Iowa's Soil Products.

DIES MONIES, Ia, Dec. 22.-Advance
sheets from the secretary of agricult-
ure of Iowa show the total value of the
products of Iowa's soil for 1891 to be
s449. s97. COS. OF this amount over $780,
00O, 900 IS represented by corn Horses
come next at $40, 600, 900; mich cows
and other cattle, 10000. 900; hay and
butter products. each are over SS3, 00O. :
900; oats over $40. COS, 600: wheat. s25, :
COO, 900, and hogs. S29. 900, 900.
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Prophecies an Epidemic.

BEDFORD, Mass, Dec. 22.-Rev. An
drew Jones, of New York, the preach
err who gained wide notoriety because
of having prophesied the Johnstown
flood, preached in this city Sunday. In
the course of his sermon he took occa-
sion to make another prophecy. A ter
rible disease, he said, would sweep over
the country on the heels of la grippe,
which prevails at the present time.
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ONE of the most singular looking
creatures that ever walked the earth
or SWAN the waters under the earth"
Is the wOrld-fanous man-faced crab of
Japan Its body Is hardly an inch in
length. vet the head is fitted with
face which is the perfect counterpart
of that of a Chinese cody; "A veritable
missing link. with eyes. nose and mouth
all clearly defined