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River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1891-06-18
SOUVENIR SPOONS.
Teaspoons May BE Made Useful vehic
for Conversation.

Teaspoons May BE Made Useful Vehicle
for Conversation.
The fad for souvenir spoons has evil
IDENTITY come to stay. 1t pervades the
length and breadth of the land and in
terests men, women and children alike.
There are souvenir spoons galore, rep
resenting not only dead but living
American celebrities, in instance OF
which may be noted the Whittier, Long
fellow. Lincoln and Grant spoons: while
old towns of historic Importance have
each one on more memorial spoons.
These souvenirs fortunately blend
utility with beauty. They are made in
sufficient variety of sizes and shapes
to serve as tea, coffee, dessert and pap
spoons. There are specially formed
spoons for oranges and spoons with
fancy bowls for almonds, bonbons,
olives and the like Each family may
therefore, collect a fine assortment Of
these souvenirs without feeling that an
improvident thing has been done.
These commemorative spoons furnish
a never ending fund for conversation at
teas and dinners, and greatly please the
little folk with their object lessons in
hist ~ / ointment among the New
yck souvenirs are the Liberty and
KnickerDocker spoons Washington
has her George Washington and White
House spoons. while New England is to
the front with her Mol Pitcher and
Witch spoons, her Paul Revere, Dexter,
Plymouth Rock and a score or more of
others.-N. Y. Mail and Express
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WEST AND SOuTH.

At Hickman, Ky. Lee James (col-
oredl was hanged for the murder of
Thomas Garvin in November. 1859.
Iowa prohibitionists in convention at
Des Moincs nominated for governor
Isaac r Gibson; lieutenant governor,
J. g.. Little. superintendent of public
instruction. Mrs. VI. IL. Durham; JUS
tice of the supreme court, Daniel Il.
Turney; railroad commissioner. c. :.
Hart. The platform favors straight
out prohibit on. the free and unlimited
coinage OF silver, Australian ballot re-
form. state constabulary to inforce
prohibition. and the immediate aboli-
tion of the whole United States inter
nal revenue system.
FLAMES damaged the COncordia opera
house at Baltimore to the extent of
Sl0O 600
AT Lincoln, Neb.. storm did great
damage TO Outbuildings and numerous
houses were undermined
THE courthouse at Fort Pierre, :. D.,
was burned. and all the records of
stanley county were consumed.
Oar Akron, O., Thomas Hoffman, en-
ployed in a clay mill, slipped into a
grinding machine and was ground to
pieces.
REroRTs from the valley of the Red
river. in Texas and Indian territory.
show the loss Of life and property from
the recent floods was greater than was
at first supposed.
The Peoria UlI) distiller, Edward
Spelman, who was the chief officer in
Camp 20" Clau-na-Gael. at the time
DIR Cronin was sentenced to death in
that body. died from injuries received
in a fall.
ONO prohibitionists in convention at
I Springfield nominated for governor
John 4. Ashenhurst: lieutenant gov
ernor. W J. Kirkendall; supreme
Judge. II. L. Blake; auditor of state,
/ Charles a. Reeser; school commission
er. Prof f. L. ZollerS. The platform
declares in favor of prohibition of the
I liquor traffic, opposes alien ownership
of land. favors government control of
railroads and Telegram h lines, woman
I suffrage. liberal pensions and better
/ immigration laws
\ TEN-ACRE tract of land slid down
! hin at Oak Mills. Kan. On the land
. there was a part of wheat field, a
I farmhouse and several hundred trees.
The firm Of Little & Co, shoe dealers
az Cincinnati. has failed for sl6O. 0oO.
NEAR Leon, l. T.. the bodies of two
men. woman and child have been
4 found in some driftwood. They were
drowned in the recent floods
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IN SIR JOHNS PLACE.
Senator Abbott Selected Dy lord stanie,
TO Form a New Cabinet for Canada.

Senator Abbott Selected Dy Lord stanley
TO Form a New Cabinet for Csnsds.
OTTAWA, Ont, ane i5.-Hon. J. j.
c. Abbott has been called upon 20 form
a ministry, and has undertaken the
task. 1t was in conformity with his ex-
cellency's desire that Mr.. Abbott un-
dertook the formation of a cabinet, and
the honorable gentleman's decision was
arrived at with a full understanding
with those of his colleagues who had
been spoken of in connection with the
premiership. and with assurances
from them of their cordial support.
OTTAWA, Ont, June 15.-Mr. Abbott,
the premier-elect, spent Sunday quietly
at his office in the senate. He spent
several hours in conference with proni-
nent politicians. 1t is officially stated
that Mr.. Abbott is making good
progress with his task and Will proba-
bly, be able to announce when the
house meets on Tuesday that he has
formed new ministry. The govern
ment will be carried ON upon the old
lines until after the session, when a re-
construction will follow. II is under
stood that all the recent colleagues of
Sir John Macdonald have been invited
/ TO join Mr.. Abbott's ministry. Sir
Hector Langevin, Sir John Thompson,
George +. Foster and Hon. Mackenzie
Bowel have already accepted port
/ fOlloS.
/ John ]. Caldwell Abbott was born on March
| ~, 1928, in the rectory Of st. Andrews parish
county of Argenequil, Quebec His father was
/ Rev. Joseph Abbott, NJ. A., who in 1918 came
from England and settled at St. Andrew as the
first Anglican incumbent Mr. Abbott grad
uated from McGin college, Montreal
| and at once entered upon the
study of law At the age of % years
| he was called TO the bar of lower Canada. IL
was not until 1859 that he entered political life
as member for his native county in the assem-
bly, of Canada From that time onward he took
an active part in the transactions of the house
| notably in reference to commercial matters.
! lie was made q. c. in 1862 and for short
| time was member of the Sandted Mac
| donald ministry solicitor general In
1854 he introduced and fought through the
house the "insolvent act" probably his chief
work as a legislator In 1867 upon confed-
| Grafton, Mr.. Abbott was elected to the house
| of commons. In the negotiations of tire
| syndicate, of which Sir Hugh Allan was chief,
/ for the Pacific railway charter Mr. Abbott
acted as counsel, and through his con.
hdential clerks treachery the famous
private correspondence which caused the Pa
cfc scandal saw the light. In the defeat OF
the government at that time Mr. Abbott
shared and remained in private life until 1880.
He was elected in that year and sat through
| parliament until 1887, when he retired He
WAS subsequently elevated TO the senate OF
/ which he has of late been the government
/ leader. Next TO the insolvency act, the meas
ure by which his reputation has been most en-
HANGED, is the jury law consolidation act for
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OUR BANNER.
The National Emblem VIII Contain Forty
Four Sfarx After July 4.

four stars After July L.
WASHINGTON. June l5.-Another star
will glitter in the national flag July e.
This is not because OF any recent adj
mission to statehood. for there has
been none. But the law requires that
the admission of a new state shall be
signalized in the national banner
from the independs nee day following
the admission. Tho new star which
will find place July 4 this year will
stand for Wyoming. That vigorous
young commonwealth came in after
last independence day by just a week or
so. Idaho had been more lucky as the
president had signed the bill admittinghs
the evening of July $50 it has had its star
all the year. With the one added for Wy
oming the stars will number forty-four.
1t promises to be several years before
any more territories are admitted into
statehood. so that the emblem is not
likely to undergo further change for
some time to come. In unofficial
flags the admission of Wyoming has
beer recognized by its extra star for
nearly the year past, and the grouping
of the stars has been according to the
indivual flag makers, 1t is left for the
army emblem to fix the grouping ac-
cording to the governments idea. This
is done in the order just issued by the
war department as follows.
1.-THE field or union Of the national flag in use
in the army WILL on and after July 4 1891, con
sist OF forty four stars in six rows the upper
and lower rows TO have eight stars, and the
second, third, fourth and fifth rows seven stars
each in blue field"
Every flag floating as the sign of au-
thority of the national government
VIII henceforth conform to this order.
The flags with less than forty-four
stars and with the Old grouping will
not be at once condemned, for the gov
eminent does not go to that extrava-
gance. But as the new emblems are
called for the new order will be OBJ
served and the old flags will gradually
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HIS CAREER ENDED.
Geronimo, the Noted Mexican stage Rob-
Der, Killed.

Tucson. A. T., June 15.-Deputy
Sheriff Gray arrived here Saturday
morning with the body of the no.
torious Mexican stage robber Geroni-
mo, and Leon, his accomplice. They
had been robbing stages in southern
Arizona during the last five years,
and officers have been after
them continually. Friday night Gray
and his posse ran them down in the
mountains near Pantano They made
fight and Geronimo fired five and
Leon three shots without effect.
Geronimo was killed and Leon sur
rendered Geronimo robbed the United
States mail and stage passengers more
than a dozen times and has committed
many murders. lie was captured
several times and escaped. Leon, his
accomplish, up to six months ago was
a deputy sheriff
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JUDAS ISCARIOT.
The Probable Origin of His Nams-some
Legends About Him.

Inc BFODaDle origin OF MS Nhme-some
Legends About Him.
There is no doubt or ambiguity with
regard to the earliest part of Judas
Iscariot's name. Judas is merely the
Greek or Hcllenistic form of the Hebrew
Judah" familiar to everybody. But
'Iscariot' is, as il always has been. a
puzzle. At least half dozen interpre-
tations to the word have been suggested
by philologists, bnt no one of them is IN
all respects satisfactory
The most seeming of their number is
that the word Is a condensed or cor
rupted form of two Hebrew words, ''Ish
Kerioth," meaning the man of
Kerioth," Kerioth being a village in
Southern Palestine, where perhaps
Judas or his family had their origin.
The name, however, is of no conse-
quence for our present purpose; and we
have remarked it only to show the
mystery attached to the man in every
phase of his surroundings
With regard to his birth, legend and
and myth are as copious, as in conjunc-
ture with regard TO his name. Here
are two of them for which we are inn
mediately indebted to Moncure Conway:
In the apocryphal Gospel of the In
fancy" it is related that a Economical
boy, brought to the child Jesus, strikes
him. whereupon Jesus weeps, and Sa-
tan comes out of the boy in the shape
of a furious dog This boy was Judas.
According to another legend Judas
mother had dream before his birth
that her son would murder his father
and sell his God To avert this the
child was sunk in the sea. but was cast
on shore. He was adopted by king
and queen, who had a son. whom Judas
slew. He fed to Judea, became the
page of Plate. and, after the predes-
tined murder of his father. learned from
his mother her dream.
In terror and contrition Judas hears
of prophet who forgives sins. When
he throws himself at his feet, Jesus,
recognizing him as his predestined be
trayer, accepts him as a disciple and
entrusts him with the purse, so that
Judas avarice might be excited and
the plan of salvation not fail Judas
thus becomes heir apparent to the in
formal throne and in mural pictures of
eastern churches he appears seated on
the knee of majestic satan
lis Tribune.
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WISCONSIN STATE NEWS.
THE FARMERS ALLIANCE.
Annual Meeting of This Organization an,
Election of Officers.

ahh"ai meeting OF rms ORGANIZATION ana
Election of OHicers.
The Farmers Alliance in annual ses-
sion at La Crosse elected officers as fol-
lows:
President. C. NJ Butt Vernon: vice prosi.
dent. X. y. l. Scritzeiner. Chippewa; secre-
tary. n. f. Moodey, Vernon; treasurer, w. F..
Donahue, Eau Claire; lecturer, Reuben May,
Vernon.
A proposition to consolidate with the
National alliance and Industrial
association, prevailed with the pro-
viso that it must be ratified by two
thirds of the local alliances COM
munication was received from the
Knights of Labor of La Crosse proposing
a consolidation for the purpose of -
ganizing third party in Wisconsin In
the interest of the laboring and pro
ducing classes. 1t was adopted unani-
mously and committee appointed 10
take charge of the matter. The res
olutions favor free coinage, abb
clifton of national banks, govern.
ment loan of money on land security
at per cent, cooperation of all indus.
trial organizations in politics, govern
ment ownership of telegraph and rail-
road lines, election of president, vice
president and senators by direct vote,
postal savings banks and female suf-
frage.
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The following officers of the grand
lodge |. o. O. +. for the ensuing year
were installed at Ashland:
Grand master, Harry f. Dickinson OF Mil
waukee: deputy grand master. Fred NJ. Girls.
void Of Lake Mills; grand warden, J. l. Jorger.
son OF Green Bay; grand secretary, Richard
Hoe OF Jefferson; grand treasurer, David Adler
of Milwaukee; grand chaplain, w. J. Fisher OF
Horizon; grand marshal, b. l.. Strouse of La
Crosse; grand conductor, Ben Heinemann OF
Wausau. grand guardian. F. W. Hartman OF
Appleton grand herald, William Tessn OF
Milwaukee.
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Cowry-SheIIs.

The American Indians, when the
Europeans first came among them. used
a kind of money made from the sea
shells which are known as cowry-
shells. and for many years the white
settlers used the same, when other
money was not to be had. The Indians
were very ingenious in making this
shell money, or ''wampum. which con-
sisted of small round pieces cut from
some large, thick she'll and finely pol
ished. These pieces were of uniform
sizes, like other money, and each had a
certain value in trade. A small hole
was made in each which enabled the
Indians TO carry them about on string
which is also, ! have been told, the
Chinese method of carrying money
the latter people having a square hole
in the center of their coins. IL is said
that the natives of certain localities of
India and Africa use a shell money very
similar to ''wampum. Detroit Free
Press
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FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE.

BY the bursting of waterspout near
San Luis Paz, Mex, many lives were
lost, a large number Of houses were
swept away, cattle we're killed and 500
people made homeless.
The car has given orders to the Rus
sian authorities to observe the ukase
effected gradually in order to enable
the Jews to wind up their business.
News was received of the burning
of the government warehouse at Homo
lulu. Loss. $3.50, 900.
In Russia the yield of winter wheat
will be below the average and large
deficit in the rye crop is certain.
NATIVES of Matonga have massacred,
roasted and devoured French expe-
dition from Loango under NJ. CrampeL
In Mexico City bull fighting has been
practically abolished. the authorities
refusing to grant the necessary Ii
censes
IN Verona, Italy, repeated earth
quake shocks were felt and many
houses collapsed. The inhabitants were
panic-stricken.
In New Brunswick belt of 40 ID lies
VIDE ana over lUO miles ia lenS N IN the
Lake st. John district had been swept
by forest fires and several small settle
ments had been wiped out. Hundreds
of settlers were driven from THEN
homes.
BY order of President Barillas three
prominent editors in Guatemala were
arrested for criticising his government.
and were made to sweep the streets
with a ball and chain locked to their
feet
LIEUT-CoL. SIR WILLIAM GORDON
CUMMINGS name has been dropped
from the British army list
NEAR Muenchenstein, Switzerland,
an excursion train went through a
bridge and sixty persons were killed
outright and hundreds We're injured.
AT Kowloon fifteen Chinese male
factors were beheaded. They knelt in
a row in the public square and the ex-
ecutioner cut off their heads with a
sword
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COULDN'T FOOL HIM.
He Had Beer Around Enough to Know
What a Circus Was.

He Had Beer Around Enough to Know
What Circus Was.
He was standing in front of the De-
troit opera house and surveying the
buildings with seeming interest when
pedestrian halted TO inquire if he was
looking for the box office. We'll,
dunno, was the reply. What's going
on in there?"
Its the regular drama"
Anything like a circus?"
"0h, no You've been to the theater,
haven't your
"Mebbe. I've bin around heap"
well, then, you know what it is. q"
ANY bareback riding?"
NO"
Anybody jump through hoops of
FREE"
No"
'OfTer anybody ten dollars to ride
bucking mule?"
IL think not. You'd better go in and
see. There's matinee this after
noon"
What's that side-show or museum"
The other laughed and made no reply.
and the stranger bristled up and ex-
claimed:
I'm on to you, old fellow, bigger'n a
horsei You're a bunko-steerer, and
you thought you'd run up agin hay
seed, but you just walk on or I'll lay
you ont colder'n a barn-door hinge in
January,"-netroit Froe Press.
"CLr-xIrPEDr squeaked the mouse as
Tabby got a grip on him.-W Washington Post
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Both the method and results when
Syrup Of Figs-is taken; it is pleasant
and refreshing to the taste, and acts
gently yet promptly on the Kidneys,
Liver and Bowels, cleanses the sys-
tenn effectually, dispels colds, head
aches and fevers and cures habitual
constipation. Syrup of Figs is the
only remedy of its kind ever pro-
duced, pleasing to the taste and ac-
ceptable to the stomach, prompt in
its action and truly beneficial in its
effects, prepared only from the most
healthy and agreeable substances, its
many excellent qualities commend it
to all and have made it the most
popular remedy known.
Syrup of Figs is for sale in SOC
and 81 bottles by all leading drug
gists. Any reliable druggist who
may not have it on hand will pro
cure it promptly for any one who
wishes to try it. Do not accept any
substitute.
CALIFORNIA Ffc SYRUP CO.
LOUISVILLE. KE SEW YoRS. nv
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NOVEL and interesting feature of
the hmm grafton 10 this country is the
Danish immigration To Maryland.
The tr>, arrival some time since was a
colony of f62 under the leadership of
Peter Cedar. Of Copenhagen. and now
100 moro have arrived They viii buy
l. zoo acres Of land in Prince Georges
county. near the baltimore & Ohio
railroad. between baltimore and Wash
iugton. and will devote themselves to
dairy and truck farming. in which the
nant.s are a1rnts
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ST. LOUIS, June IA Gainesville
TEX special says: A gentleman in
the city to-day from Belcher, on the
Red river in Montague county,
40 miles west of Gainesville, re-
garding the fool disaster of
last week in the Red river bottoms
in the locality of Belcher, says
in most instances the damage has been
UNDERESTIMATE. The bodies of thou
sands of dead cattle, horses, hogs and
other animals are scattered along the
river banks. Beds, chairs, tables and
all sorts of furniture are found in the
bottoms since the water went down.
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Is New York city there Is a million
aire who smokes Pennsylvania cigars
that cost him 81 per 100. lie consumes
three of these per day. In one year.
therefore, his cigars cost him SO 95. in
ten years St09.5O, and in forty years the
expense of the indulgence reaches the
frightful total Of S43s. This reckless
extravaganza on the part of New York
millionaire is incredible. but the story
i vouchcd for 10y persons of unimpeach-
q liz. N..r..litr-
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EDWARD WHEIAHAN. who died re-
Gently i'm New Haven. Conn. was near
er a. the head Of the army for longer
time than any other man lie was a
trooper in Company Il. IT the Fifth
Connecticut cavalry. but was detailed
a the personal orderly Of Gen. Grant.
When Grant rude ont the armed cavalry
man rode fifteen PAGES behind 70
personally guard his commander
Wherever Grant walked there Nnela-
han followed The trooper was tall.
powerfully built man Of splendid mili-
tary bsdrirE. a bold and skillful rider
soldier 4 recognized bravery and a
faithful man
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Killed by Lightning.

ST Louis. June 16.-During a storm
to-day an Clubhouse in which twenty
five picllnickers sought protection was
struck by lightning. Nearly all of the
occupants of the clubhouse were more
or less injured, one being killed and
three very seriously hurt. Following
is a list of casualties:
Miss Sadie Macarthur. aged twelve
years, dead; Mrs. Lizzie Golden, badly
Injured. Miss Kate Bender, burned and
otherwise seriously hurt; Miss Laura
Beauclerc, seriously injured.
All the injured were taken home and
medical assistance summoned. None
of them are fatally injured.
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Dynamited Dwelling House.

MARSHALL, ILL.,. June 13.-An attempt
was made I thursday night to blow ur
Ira Travoli's house. A cartridge OF
dynamite was showed under the corner
of the house and exploded, tearing out
the whole side and throwing the oc-
cupants about promiscuously. Travoli,
his wife, and four children were sleep
ing in the house at the time The
bed occupied by Travoli and his wife
was blown clear to the ceiling. The
only one injured was a little girl,
whose back was badly bruised. John
Liggett. a neighbor, is suspected of the
criInn
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THE work Of draining the great
swampy tract Of southern Florida.
known n the Everglades. Is progressing
rapidly. II began ten years ago when
Hamilton Disston. of Philadelphia. oh
tanned grant from the state legislature
% dig canals draining chain Of lakes
tributary To the lake Of Olxeechobee.
The tract involved IN the grant amount
ed 10 5000. 600 acres. The work has pro-
crossed 80 far that the surface Of the lat
ter lake has been lowered four feet by a
drainage canal The lakes ON higher
levels have been drawn down over four
feet, and cighty-fivc miles Of canal have
been cut
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Big Fire in the Quaker city.

PHILADELPHIA, June 15--Between 1
and o'clock Sunday morning fire broke
out in the main building of the Phila-
delphia A battoir Company. The ma
chinery and 1000 carcasses of beef and
10, 900 green hides were consumed. The
loss will be about S375, 600, covered by
insurance divided among fifty compa-
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THE 14th Of June was the anniversary
Of the adoption Of the American flag
On that day in l151 the continental
congress passed the resolution estab-
fishing the stars and stripes as the ma
tional standard ne sons of the
Revolution have issued request that
the day hereafter be- annual = observed
by tiinging the glorious star-spangled
banner to the breeze.
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A student shot.

According to custom Beloit college
freshmen tried to prevent the senior
preparatory class from holding its an
nual banquet Several of the seniors
were kidnapped. C. w. Ward, of Chi
cago, resisted and finally drew a re-
volver and shot II. II. Jacobs, a fresh
man, inflicting flesh wound.