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River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1891-08-06
.HARRISON'S PLANS.
How the President VIII spend the Rest
of His Vacation.

CAPE MAY. n. j., Aug. Follow
ing is the itinerary of the presidents
coming journey to Bennington, VT,
where he is to participate in the cere-
monies incident to the unveiling of the
monument there. lie will leave Cape
May on the morning of the nth
of August, arriving in Ben
nington on the evening of the 18th.
On the 10Th the monument will be un-
yelled and the same evening the presi-
dent will take his departure for Mount
McGregor. where he will arrive on the
morning of the 10th, and on that day
will celebrate his 57th birthday. A
dinner will be given him by Mr..
w. J. Arliell. The president will re-
main at Mount McGregor until the 22d,
when he will go to Saratoga and remain
at the Grand Union for "A few
days. From there he viii re-
turn for a few days to Ben
nington where he will be the guest
of Secretary Proctor, and will ar
rive back here on Saturday, August 20.
The length of his stay here after his
return from the north will be deter
mined by the time that it will take to
finish repairs now under way at the
executive mansion at Washington.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1891-08-06
WEST AND SOUTH.

ADJOINING the Indiana and Ohio
boundary line the fields were alive
with grasshoppers. which were doing
an inestimable amount of damage to
the crops.
The death of David Il. Fisk. the head
Of one Of the most extensive wholesale
millinery establishments in the world,
occurred at his home in Chicago. aged
- years.
WILLIAM HACREE. distinguished
freema>on and frequently '1uown as
the Father "a; Masonry" died at his
home in Shelbyville, Ind. aged s.
years
Hat Pointer paced at Cleveland the
three fastest heats in a race ON record
-2.l0s 2:lO S-l0it.
Fire DESTROYED =. O0J barrels of oil
from the two tanks of the Consolidated
oil Company. at Canton. Md. Loss
S242. uOl
MARYLAND prohibitionists held their
state convention al ClydOn Camp and
nominated Edwin Higgins. of Balti-
more for governor.
The Tennessee Legislature viii con-
vene in extra session at Nashville on
August l. T. consider the convict lease
system
Mas. AM MINER WooDs. one of the
original founders Of the Church of the
Disciples, died at Cynthiana, Ky, aged
- years
ONE If the oldest Ilo most widely
known theologian> % the Methodist
Episcopal church. Rev. DIR. Daniel T.
Kidder. died At his home in Evanston.
III. at the age of 81 years.
AT indianapolis the peoples party of
Indiana was organized
FLAMES destroyed large part of the
business portion OF Crool1ston, MINI.
\ SOLDIERS home for union veterans
Dear Louisv lie, Ky. has been opened.
IL convention at BaltimCvs Frank
Brown was nominated for governor by
the Maryland democrats and arthur T..
Gorman was renominated for United
States senator.
\ VERY sharp shock Of earthquake.
lasting several seconds. was felt
throughout Fan Diego, Cal.
SoNE s1O people were assembled at
Lower High Tower church, near Os-
burn. ga. when a stroke of lightning
entered the church and nearly every
one was burned or marked in some
manner but no one was killed.
THE arrest Of Cashier Kirby. who
embezzled 100000 from a Marshall
tMieh.l bank. was made at Sedalia,
no.
Robert TANEERsLEY. aged Il years.
( who was bitten by a mat dog two
months ago. died in terrible agony at
Wichita. Nan.
FIFTY kegsOf powder exploded in the
( Alabama Great Southern depot at
I Birmingham. Ala. wrecking the build
/ ing and iniurinG several peoplA
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1891-08-06
THE CARE OF GLOVES.
Some Suggestions for Proion .iug Their
IsefuIness.-

Some suggestions for PrOion sing Their
Usefulness.
VERY few people take proper ear Of
gloves They are slunr on and
t,re nc!ed OFF. and dome mp in unpleas-
ant looking little wads, and then are
expected 20 perform an their Uses and
eve satisfactory wear. y pair of the
finest French kid gloves viii not long
endure such treatment. nor one of the
coarscst leather or cotton. 4 great
deal depends upon the way kid gloves
are put on at first. They should he
drawn ON slowly and easily, the fingers
being put on first. and then the glove
drawn over the palm and buttoned
around the wrist If the glove IS care
fally drawn off the palm first each time
IL is worn. t.Ieu the fingers, one by
one it will last much longer. -ifoer
removing them pull the gloves into
shape, and lay them in tissue paper in
a long gi3ve-box. Do not let the
gloves lay together. Notice when TAX
ing them oil if they need mending or
have become soiicd; a slight sOiled
spot may be- readily removed by rub
bling IL lightly with a piece Of flannel
wet with benzine- Do not, however,
attempt 70 clean gloves by snturating
them with benzjnc. This removes the
dressing and they will not keep clean
long enough to pay for the trouble,
while an inevita bic odor clings to them.
il is better. if gloves are much soiled.
20 invest the trifing amount charged
BY professional cleaners for doing this
work, and have it properly done. 1t is
next TO impossible TO insert Il piece of
kid in a glove and have 1t look
properly. Most gloves are nov stitched
by machinery, in such way that any
different stitch shows The best way of
mending a slight break in kid Is to lay
under it a piece Of silk as near the color
Of the glove rs possible piece Of kid
would be to clumsy. Catch the silk
down by invisible stitches. and draw
toge.her the rent with darning stitches,
which should b. as nearly invisible. as
possible silk or fiHe cotton gloves are
likely to become stretched with wear.
A fter they have been in use for awhile,
therefore, it is . good plan TO turn them
Inside ont, and kew over the seams, TAX
Ing them in title, ana they viii then
fiji the hand a. khey ,lid at first. ana are
not likely To stretch any more.-N. Y.
TriL sae.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1891-08-06
KILLED BY FlENDS.
A Man, His Wife and Five Children Lose
Their Lives i'm West Virginia at the
Hands of Drunken Italians.


Their Lives i'm West Virginia at the
Hands of Drunken Italians.
CATLETTsBURG, Ky, Aug. 3-Wayne
county, w. Va, was the scene of a
series of murders on Friday night
Mr.. Brumfield, his wife and five
children were murdered in "A most
horrible manner and their bodies con
sumed by fire. About midnight fifty
Italian railway laborers became drunk
and started on a tour of devasta-
ton. The Brumfield family We're
thought to have considerable money.
The Italians went to Brumtield's
residence and were refused admittance.
Doors and windows We're then forced
open. Mr.. Brumfield, with his two
half grown sons. fought with despera-
ton, but were finally murdered, their
throats being cut from ear to ear and
the bodies repeatedly stabbed Mrs
Brumfield and her three little children
were next killed by the drunken ltal-
ians, who then searched the house for
money and set it on fire. Mr.. Brumfeld
was influential and wealthy. Two or
three years ago while county com
missioner he opposed the building of a
new court house and thus made many
enemies. The court house was built,
and it is thought that Friday nights
work was the result of the old
feud and that Brumfield's enemies
piled the Italians with liquor and
then pointed out the path to the resi-
1ence
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1891-08-06
BEFORE PAPER WAS KNOWN.
Materials Used for Manusc ripts in Ancient
Times.

Materials Used for Manuscripts in Ancient
Times.
IN times when paper was unknown
aud skins practically were the only
substances available for writing. and
were scarce and correspondinglv eN-
pensive, the would-be scribe was forced
10 fall back for his supply of parch-
ment upon older books which had be-
come obsolete, or. in his opinion. con
tanned matter of less importance than
that which he intended to commit to
writing. \ practice was therefore ini-
tiated of removing the characters first
written by washing off the old ink, or
more mechanically by scraping the
parchment with knife, thus i'm some
measure repeating the original process
of preparing the skin for use by rub
bling il with pumice stone. The surface
of parchment which had been subjected
to treatment of this nature, especially
ii subsequently polished, would not
show any trace of the first writing. and
was again available for use Thus
arose a class Of manuscripts known as
goddess rcscripti. " rewritten books: or
as ''palimpsests," literally. again
rubbed books. The practice. as origi-
nally followed ont. has riven rise to but
little Inconvenience: for the ancient
booksellers were good Judges and took
care never to destroy valuable treat
Use but only obliterated such works as
had no sale in the limited literary mar
lzet of the ancient world
Frequent references to palinpsests
occur in the classical authors. Cicero
laughingly alludes to the parsimony of
his friend Trebatius, the jurisconsult,
who, to write letter, erased some pre-
vious communication, and Plutarch, in
his treatise upon the Conversations of
Princes and Philosophers. laments the
failure of Plato's visit to Sicily and
compares Dionrsius of Syracuse to an
old book from which the writing has
been erased. bat whic. is still defaced
by the ancient stains which can never
DE completely removed, appearing
under the newly-written characters.
l2ian, the great jurist, states that
will can be either ON fresh paper, on
paper which has been used previously,
t.'charta deleticsa. or on the back Of
paper the face Of which is already oc-
cupied and that property can he
claimed under viii 50 written. Gaius,
Marital and Catullus also refer 10
palimpsesls. the illusions in the epi-
grams Of tHe latter being to paper or
parchment 50 prepared that authors
couId easily revise and correct their
work. hamber's journal
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1891-08-06
WHY MEN CROSS THEIR LEGS
Some Queer characteristics of Men of
Talent.

Talent.
Men generally cross their lers when
there is least pressure on their minds.
You win not very often find "a man
actually engaged in business with his
legs crossed. The limbs at those times
are straighter than at any other, be
cause the mind and body work together
A man engaged in auditing accounts
will seldom cross his legs: neither will
a man who is writing an article or who
is employed in any manner where his
brain is nc lively engaged. When at
work in a sitting posture the limbs
naturally extend 10 the floor in per
fectly straight line man may cross
his legs if he is sitting in az office chair
discussing some proposition with an
other man. but the instant he becomes
really in earnesi and perceivcs some
thing TO be ga ned, his limbs uucrCss.
he bends forward toward ms ucighbor
and begins to use his hands.
But these observations are made of
mankind in general. There are par
ticular cases that are otherwise. There
are certain men of distinguished talents
who, when engaged in literary work,
twist their legs into intricate coils One
of the most eminent dramatists in this
country never alb indOns himseifto deep
thought without comforting his limbs.
which are long and slender, into a kind
of angular scroll-worll under the table.
Another man. whose poems appear most
frequently in the magazines, seems act
ually to wiring his emotions out Of bis
legs, as if they were sponges sopped in
the affiatus However, there are ex-
ceptional cases of mannerisms by which
particular men of brains are insensibly
affected. Some men twist their boards
when they are in deep thought, others
scratch their heads abstractedly, while
others again, chew their finger nails
To this absent-minded genius belongs
now aud then a man who cannot ponder
severely without making his legs eX-
press all the emotions of thought.-N-
Y. Recorder.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1891-08-06
Iumipon. East Indian plants.

Upwards of sixty species Of East In
dian plants, mostly of the fern family,
with a good sprinkling of grasses and
creeping vines, are luminous, and it IS
said that the side of the mountains in
the vicinity of Syree are nightly illumi-
mated by the pale, white light which
they emit The root stock OF plant
from the Ooraghum Jungle. near Layki
supposed to be an orchid, possesses
the peculiar properties of being lumin-
Gus when wetted, while, when dry. it IS
quite Iustreless One iointed plant.
supposed to be a member of the rush or
cane family, emits a fiery red light
from its leaves, pale white one from
its stalk. while its fo~ers give out Cd
PRECIOUS flashes, like that 81 ou light
ningbugs st Louis Republic
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1891-08-06
rmn chiIhren kiIIed.

DRY Run, Pa. Aug. 3.-The barn of
Phillip skinner near here was struck
by lightning and totally destroyed by
fire Two children of Mr.. Skinner,
aged II and 10 years, were playing
around a lantern on the floor of the
barn at the time and both were in
stantly killed by the lightning that set
6ra IN the harm
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1891-08-06
I'M INDIAN FASHION.
Red Men Unite in Paying Tributes Of Re
speet To Dead Murderers.

WEwAKA, !. T., Aug. 3. John Frog
and jackson Wolf. Seminole Indians.
were executed Saturday morning in the
peculiar fashion of the Seminoles, for
the murder of John Harg. The whole
tribe Joined in paying the tributes of re-
spect after the men had been shot. and
they had funeral as would have been
accorded them had they fallen in battle,
The decree of the council had wiped
out all blood feud between the families
and the whole tribe united in the cere-
monies attendant upon the burial
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1891-08-06
Captured the Bird.

Engineer Ed Maybury, on the oconto
branch passenger tram on the Lake
Shore road, heard a crash in front of
the engine, and upon Investigating dis
covered large horned owl sitting ON
the locomotive and hanging to one foot
of the bird was q good-sized steel trap.
The owl had struck the headlight in
its flight and shivered the glass to
pieces, after which it perched on the
engine. The bird was captured.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1891-08-06
MASSACRE IN PARAGUAY.
Wen. Women and Children Are Siaugh-
tered by scores.

New YORK, Aug. ;. The details of
a terrible massacre of inoffensive resi-
dents of an isolated village in Paraguay
bv half savage natives reached this city
by mail Sunday. According to the adj
vices $50 men, women and children
were wantonly slaughtered, and then
the butchers celebrated their victory
by wild orgies in the treet The affair
occurred on the night of March 10 and
the news was delayed in reaching here
bv the lack Of facilities for commune
eating with the outside world.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1891-08-06

The Inheritance Of great wealth has
not destroyed youug Adam Forepaugh's
love for the glitter and spangles of the
circus Though his income i now
greater than the presidents salary. the
son Of the great Snowman donS the
pink tights At every performance and
rides in the hurdle race with all the in
tcrcst IF a ten-siol lar-a-week supe.
Young Forepaugh is thirty years old
and built like an athlete. He has had
something 10 do about a circus ring
since he was a boy of seven.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1891-08-06

LONDON, Aug B. An over Switzer-
land the twenty cantons lehrated
the 600th birthday of the republic. In
all the principal cities there were his
torical professions. festival plays and
popular gatherings to commemorate
the beginning of the confederation
which gradually formed in the center
of Europe aud has been a refuge for
liberty through centuries.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1891-08-06
BURNED BY A HOOP.
\ Young Man Killed by the Running
Through Him of Rod.

PITTsBURGH, Pa, Aug. 3.-A shock
ing accident occurred at the American
iron works, George Singer, - years
of age being the victim. He
had been engaged at the rolls in
the hoop mill, grinding the red hot
iron rods as they rapidly passed
through the rolls. when through
some mishap he failed to catch one
of the glowing red ribbons of iron. and
before he could realize his danger it
curled and penetrated his groin on the
right side, burning its way through the
entrails The cries of the unfortunate
young man were heartrending as he
writhed in agony while the iron was
doing its work. He fingered few
hours in the utmost pain before he
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River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1891-08-06

HITANTHEorY and religion had a
big windfalI in the New York surro-
filed there left over S.i50. 0JO L. bcnevo-
lent objects. OF this amount S3O0. 600
was from the estate Of Hector C. Have
meyer, who distributed the money
among various organizations Charles
W Morrill, left $4,000 To similar OBJ
jects, and David Stewart bequcathed
$40. 600 tn chnrifv.
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Hurt in a Runaway.

Prof. Bret. of Paris, France, was Sc
riously injured in "A runaway at Ash
land and his recovery was doubtful.
Prof. Bret had been in this country
several months looking up public
school matters, of which he was to
make report to the French republic.
lie was here ON similar mission in
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1891-08-06
Death of A. Il. brooks.

A. L. Brooks died at Madison. aged
90 wears. He was a pioneer in that
place, and sold TO the state the present
university grounds and state fair
grounds there. He was New Yorker
by birth and civil engineer by pro-
fession. lie leaves six children. be-
sides a widow whom he married seven
ty years ago. An important addition
To Madison bears his name
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1891-08-06

While Elisha Kinney, farmer living
near West Salem. and family were ON
a visit Fred Myers, the hired man, en-
tered the house and went through bu-
reau drawers and private desk, Sc
curing about $500 in money, several
certificates of deposit on the Batavian
bank, of La Crosse, note for $500 due
next fall and valuable papers. The
robber was traced to La Crosse, where
he purchased ticket and left for Chi
eagO.
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CANINE UNDERSTANDING.
A Dol: That showed Ills Intelligence with
His rail.

\ Dog That showed His Intelligence Win
Ills rail.
There is q Newfoundland dog, Lion
by name. which gives daily proof Of hi4
comprehension of what is saii 10 him.
A lady called on his mistress the other
day. During her call Lion came in
rather slvly, lay down ON the parlor
carpet and went to sleep The eonversa-
ton ran ON, and the visitor said fnali i;
what a handsome Newfoundland
you have,'
Lion opened his ewes.
Yes, said his mistress, The Is a very
good dog and takes excellent care Of
the children"
Lion opened his other eye and waved
his tail complacently to and fro on the
carpet.
when the baby goes out ne always
goes with her, and ] feel perfectly sure
that no harm can come To her" his mis-
tress went on.
Lions tail thunped up and down vio-
lentlv on the carpet.
'And he IS 50 gentle 70 them all. and
such playmate and companion to them,
that we would not &c thousand dol
lars Tor him.
Lions tail now went up and down, to
and fro and round and round with great
and undisguised glee.
But said the mistress, Lion has
one serious fault
Total subsistence of Lions tai, to-
gether with the appearance Of an ex-
preston Of great concern on his face.
He viii come in here with MS dirty
feet and lie down on the carpet, when [
have told him time and time again that
he mustn't do it. "
Here Lion arose with an air Of the Mt
most detection and humiliation, and
skunk out of the room with his lately
exuberant tail totally crestfallen.-.Ne
Orleans States.
Overheard at the school gates. =
"Djer i tup?'' Nope Failed in me
gramn4er en- got lef down numberwon-
Diou?' Yep. Got ninety ferfIn aver
ap.. en- me nov -imIue dollar. Phla-
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u n Chautauqua talk Mrs Ewing
said we need better ''punkin" pies and
less politics, and that. aS the country
needs cooks. women should take up the
craft that men have monopolized.
saws There i scarcely village in
the land where competent woman
could not earn big wages in giving
cooking lessons. Half dozen churches
in Kansas C:ty each paid me for a
course of lectures sum larger than
the average SchooI-t-acher can earn in
a wear. and they themselves made big
profits uut Of the course
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1891-08-06

FoRT DoDGE. Ia, Aug. 3-Lueinda
Bell, "a weIl-known eolored woman of
this city. better known aS Aunt Ciudy,
celebrated her 10th birthday Satur-
day. Aunt Cindy is apparently as
healthy and strong as ever, and claims
to be able to do washing as quickly and
as well as any of the young pussous."
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1891-08-06

THE Anchor line steamer Utopia.
which was sunk AZ Gibraltar March l.
last hy running upon the spur of the
British iron-,lad Arson. a result IF
which accident nearly six hundred Ital-
ian emiCrant> lost their lives. was raised
the other dav toy means IF cpfTcr-iams
~. - >upcr~fructure IF timber built
from the ships sides q the surface and
forming an immense tank. The tank
was lined with small canvas and was
$40 feet in length. SIX powerful cen
trifu gal pumps exhausted the water i'm
the tank. which, with the vessel a.
cenJing inside uf il. was dragged shore
ward
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1891-08-06

Surprise was occasioned at Wan
kesha by the action of certain mem
bers of the state board of control. Re
Gently, while on a visit to the in
dustrial school, they pointed to the
pictures of deceased members Of the
former state board of charities and re-
forms and said: These things will
have 20 90"
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1891-08-06
WISCONSIN STATE NEWS.
Crushed by a sawIog.

At Richland Center little son OF
Louis Eberle. who was in the James
sawmill, was sent out by the foreman.
In going ont the boy had to pass a
truck from which heavy log was be-
ing unloaded. The log had started 70
roll and win Jones, the teamster, see
ing that the boy could not get past,
jumped to save him. Both, however.
were caught by the log and crushed to
the ground. Jones head was terribly
injured, and il was feared he was hurt
internally. The boy was probably ia
tally bu,.t
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1891-08-06
Disastrous Fire at Blair.

The village of Blair, containing about
400 inhabitants and located in Trem-
pealeau county, was almost entirely
destroyed by fire. IL started over Kit
tlesons general store and burned every
business house, en'aiiing a total loss of
$3.50, 900. The town had no fire protec-
ton. Ten or twelve families were left
homeless There were no injuries or
fatalities.
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SHAWNEE. Tenn, Aug. 5. -Ex-U nited
States Senator sawyer. Of south Caro-
lima, died suddenly Friday at this place.
He was largely interested in the de-
velopment of this section of the country
and owned considerable land. He
emigrated south from the east during
the period of reconstruction.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1891-08-06

T. l.. AVER. of Portland. Ore. recon-
ments As a sure and humane method of
iniiicting legal death injection of prus-
sic acid into the jugular vein. He
would have the prisoner lie ON cot
and he placed under the influence of an
ansesthctic. When he Is unconscious a
hypodermic syringe will force the acid
into the vein. and death will he almost
instantaneous The advantages Of the
method are its inexpensiveness. its sim
plicity. requiring no elaborate prepare
tioH Of horrifving machinery. and its
merciful certainty.