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River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1892-05-12
DRY-GoODS SAMPLES.


of Money.
Il wonder whether one person in "A
thousand who asks for a sample Of
piece - dry goods ever stops to think
what il costs the merchants of this
country year 10 satisfactorily respond
to the simple rcquest3" asked the man
ager Of one Of Chicago's greatest dry
goods houses the other day as he
opened the thirty eighth request
found in a single mail II had
talk with the managers Of d-zen or
more big houses not Ioug ago he
continued. :. and among other things
discussed was that Of givsng away sam
pies and sending ont samples of dry
goods etc. by statesmen Finally we
got to figuring on the matter The re
suit was almost appalling. Some Of ms
had been connected with big factories
in orr time, as well as other large
houses. wholesale and retail We found
that, placed at a conservative figure,
there are more than g 900. OJ0 worth Of
goods given away. and consequently
destroyed, in samples every year in the
United States
when Won come TO figure this out IL
means an average Of five cents apiece
for every man, woman and child-in-
Guiding all the babics-in tie United
States.
This three million dollars or more
eventually. Of course. comes out Of the
pockets of the purchasers, or, more
properly speaking. the consumers of
dry goods. This ssnple feature of the
dry-goods business IS at once one Of the
greatest uuisances and blessings that
we have. Where the nuisance comes in
IS easily to Doe seen: the blessing Of it is
in the fact that it saves us-or. ! should
say. the dearly beloved people-nany
thousand dollars which otherwise would
90 for the expense Of sending out more
travelling statesmen. Thousands of dol
lars worth Of goods ass sent ont every
dav to retail customers over the eoun-
try from which we never hear "A word.
But do we lose it, o, no-never! We
simply count upon its being 50 much
clear los or necessary expense along
with clerk hire. taxes, etc, and ask the
more for the goods that we sell. Chi
eauO Tribune
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1892-05-12
FOREIGN NOTES or INTEREST.


Ebony is said to be so abundant in
some parts of Mexico that it is used as
frewood by the people and as fuel by
the railways.
A POSTAGE stamp of the original value
of about IS cents was sold by auction IN
London recently for S2+0. 1t was a
Moldavian 81 paras postage stamp.
Three years ago copy of the same
stamp realized at auction only 500.
EVERY lake, river and pond in Ger
many is supposed to be inhabited by
o.. erNdad and 9th
ers bad They often come ashore, when
they may bc known by the wet hem of
their garments.
ACCORDING to the "Secret Doctrine, y
we are now living in the Kali Yuga, the
last Of the four ages, and it began near
" FIVE thousand years ago, with the
death of Krishna, Il c. Si02. The first
minor cycle of the Kali Yuga will end
in the years ls97-9S.
The English embassy in Paris may,
with the Suez canal, be classed as one
OF England's good investments. The
duke of Wellington bought it in 1873
from Napoleon's sister, Pauline Borg
hese. for $500, 900; if brought under the
hau,mer to-day il would fetch eight
times that amount.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1892-05-12
pRIFT WOOD.

THEY have opened the doors OF Johns
Hopkins college in Baltimore TO fe-
mates Singularly. the first girl to get
in was Ladd.
A LARGE cave was recently discovered
i'm Montana which contained the bones
of hundreds of animals that had fallen
into il and were unable to escape.
THE most remarkable engraved sap
phire known is one in the Strozzi
cabinet. at Rome This stone. cut by
Cneius, represents the profile of young
Hercules
OLD peach trees are now being re-
ported from various parts of the coun-
try, but southern papers claim that the
oldest free bearing tree is living in
Georgia and is tifty-two years old.
THE tine salmon that used to tempt
the angler in New England streams
have about entirely disappeared, and
there are but two or three rivers in
Maine whore any may still be found
All the millstones used 10 the United
States formerly came from France. but
an excellent Substitute vas found in
the buhr stone of Pennsylvania and
Ohio, and THAT is now Used Ia the ex-
clUsion Of the foreign product.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1892-05-12
MAKING RAIN.
4 Consideration of This Much-Dist usset
Subject.

4 Consideration of This Much-Dist usset
Subject.
The experiments by Aitken of Scot
land are considered to demonstrate
that ralndrops do not forr ven in sat
urated air unless solid particles arc
present to act as nuclei around which
the moisture can gather. On this view
of the case no attempted rainmaSine
process can be a success if it do not pro
vide for the distribution of dust in the
air above. OF course if the air does moi
contain moisture ii Will be useless Il
scatter the dust. In that case one o,
two necessary conditions would be
wanting, but the failure would moi
prove that dust is nOn-essential To the
artificial production of rain. On this
theory the air may be saturated but nc
rain fall because of the absence of the
requisite smoke nuclei, and if the latter
can be supplied the problem is solved.
though the rain win not necessarily fal
at the point where the explosions oc
eur. But it is remarked that during
dry weather the air is likely to con
tain a great deal of dust, and it doe,
not seem probable that the addition o.
more by means Of explosion would be o.
much use.
The idea that sound has anything q
do with the production of rain is 81
widely regarded as untenable that the
most exhaustive experiments would bf
necessary to make it acceptable. A:
for a change in the capacity of the ali
for sustaining moisture, to be caused
by the driving of IFS PARTICLES together
by means of explosives. that too
would not seem to be practical. the
effect produced being small as com.
pared with the cost Of the undertaking
So it would appear that the scattering
of dust is the most promising direction
in which to work, and that was far
from being a primary object in the ex
periments made in Texas. Hence it mus
be thought probable that if any raiI
followed them it was rs a coincidence
and that the rain would have fallen
had there been no blast. which is a fair
inference 20 draw from a study of the
weather maps issued from Washington
for the days on which the experiment.
were made. The difficulty Of judging
their value is increased by the fact that
such experiments, if useful, are likely
to succeed best in precisely those eases
where il would be hardest to decide
whether or not the rain was in any way
a result of bombardlng the skies
Louisville Courier journal.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1892-05-12
TIE EAST.

AT Gloucester. y. j.. Theodore L.
Woodruff, aged 81. the pioneer in the
building Of sleeping cars, was killed by
being struck by a train.
IL convention at Gardner the peoples
party of Maine nominated J.. c. Bate
man for governor. Delegates at large
to the national convention were also
chosen
CoSNEcTIcUT republicans in convcn-
ton at Hartford adopted resol Itions
indorSing the administration of Prcsi-
dent Harrison and expires sing continued
belief in the principles of protection
to American industries. Thc delegates
to the national convention were unin-
structed.
II. Il. SMALLEY was nominated for
governor in the democratic convention
at Montpelier, Vt. The resolutions in
dorse Cleveland hut do not instruct the
nationa. delegates.
REPUBICASs Of Rhode Island in con-
vention at Providence elected delegates
To the national convention who go I'M
I instructed.
Is New York Charles Pincl nam. Jr.,
[ formerly president of the Bank of Elar-
lem, was arrested on the charge of mis-
appropriating $4,000 Of the bank
/ funds.
An earthquake shock in Lancaster
county. Pa. was followed by terrific
rain and hailstorm which unroofed
/ houses, leveied barns and caused loss
/ Of life.
/ ABEL. SMITH shot and killed his wife
| in fit of jealousy at Canarsie, L. l..
and then threw himself before train
/ and was instantly killed.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1892-05-12
WEsT AND sOuTH.

NORTH DAKOTA republicans in con
vention at Grand Forks elected dele
gates To- the national convention favor
able TO Harrison.
The democrats of Michigan in con
vention ut Muskegon elected Spencer o.
Fisher, Don VI. Dickinson, Edward
Ryan and Edward F. UhI as delegates
at large TO the national convention and
the delegates were instructed TO vote
for Cleveland Tariff reform was pro-
nounccd the overshadowing issue of the
coming campaign.
TIE California republicans in state
convention at Stockton elected dele
gates 10 the national convention who
90 uniuStructed. The platform favors
free silver coinage, the eight-hour law
and the election of United States SEN
ators by direct vote of the people.
President Harrison's administration
was indorsed
THE Maryland republicans in cOnven-
ton at Frederick adopted resolutions
indorsin- narrison's administration,
reciprocity am JITr cIrnluIvs Utri, .---a
against the free coinage of silver. The
delegates elected to the national con-
veution were instructed for Harrison.
RPEUBIICANs of the Thirteenth Illi-
nois district have nominated Charles +.
Kane for congress. and in the First
Missouri district nominated Z. ID. Cra-
mer. In the Eighteenth Illinois dis
trict the peoples party nominated John
Poirrot
GEORGE ". WINsTEAD was nominated
for governor by the republicans in state
convention a. Nashville, Tenn. The
platform adopted indorSes the admins
tratiou of President Harrison and the
Mckinley bill. and denounces the state
convict lease system.
The Illinois republicans in state con-
veution at Springfield reuOminated JO-
seph W. Fifer for governor. Delegates
at large to the national convention were
elected aS follows: Shelby VI. Cullom,
Richard J. Oglesby. Joseph T. Cannon,
JoSeph Robbins. James II. Gilbert.
Miles Kehoe. George b. Swift and
Samuel b Raymond. The platform in
dorses the Mckinley tariff bill. instructs
the delegates - vote for Harrison for
president. denounces the PROV osed free
coinage Of silver and advocates the re-
peal Of the compulsory education law.
George q. Willis and Richard ! ates
were nominated for congressman at
large
IDAHO republicans in convention at
Pocatello elected delegates 10 the Min
neapolis convention instructed TO vote
for no person for president or vice pres
iden. who 5 not in favor of free coinage
Of silver.
TIE West Virginia republicans in con-
vention at Mariinsburrh selected dele
gates 10 Minneapolis instructed 10 vote
for Harrison. The resolutions indorse
the admin stratiUn and the Mckinley
bill.
IL the Sixth district of Ohio the re-
publicans nominated e.. W. Hulick for
congress In the Twelfth Illinois dis
trict the democrats nominated John j.
. Mcdonald. and in the Thirteenth lndi-
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1892-05-12
a COSTLY WALKING STICK.
1t Is Covered with Gold ard Once savec
Princes Life.

Mr.. Gladstone's historic discourse on
a walking stick was. if memory holds
ITS seat. inspired by a bit of plain black.
thorn. The old man eloquent might
very well achieve things uninterrupted
vet in prose or rhyme haze he such a
theme to tickle him as the cane
presented by the ear to Prince George
of Greece. The stick. in the language
of Rawdon Crowley. is 1.-The same
which" the prince used TO avert the
blow aimed at his travelling companion.
the czarowitz, at Toxic. A grateful
and imperial parent has had the lucky
staff completely covered with gold
and surmounted by the imperial
crown, bearing the inscription:
so Prince George. for FalOur. -"
II IS. a. described, gorgeous
bauble. but hardly more suitable for
ordinary usage as a walking stick than
the mace of the house or drum
majors staff would be. That insct. p
ton. moreover, recalls certain distress
iEgiv unheroic versions Of the adven-
ture which has won for Prince George
50 expressive a tribute To his valor. II
has been said and alleged that when
the overpatriotic policeman struck the
heir of all the Russias that young gen
lehman took to his heels and fed a
toutes jambes, and the allegation went
tb al he was not wholly unaccom panied
in his fight by one as panic-striclsen as
himself But if this were not mere
malignant invention, Prince George
could not have knocked down the crazy
constable. as be was said TO have done,
nor would the ear, in consequence,
have made him a sort Of gold stick in
waiting. -Umbrelle News.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1892-05-12

When you are writing a novel don't
get your geographical facts 50 badly
mixed as To reflect discredit upon your
early training. In one of the popular
novels Of the day the Azores are referred
toas in a southern latitude. The writer
also introduces his hero T. antarctic
regions in January, and speaks Of the
"inkv blacl1iess'' Of the nights he ex-
perienced there. OF course anybody
ought to know that the month Of Jan
uary IS the height of the antarctic sum
rner. and the entire month is one con-
tinuous v.-Goldthwaite's GcOgraph-
il.,.l Manning.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1892-05-12

How MANY characters has man. any
v1ya Those who say they respect so
and-So as "a man but distrust him as a
politician" would do well To regard this
question. Is man an integer like a
billiard bali. in which a dent is a disa-
biiity.sor is he a thing Of compartments,
like a steamship, IF which some may be
stove in while the rest may float him
int. rrIrsn
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1892-05-12
G. A. r. ENCAMPMENT.
The Washington Meeting Promises to BE
Big Event.

WASHINGTON, May 9.-Applications
for accom- modations from members of
the grand army who expect to be present
at the encampment in September are
coming in daily. The headquarters
have been secured for over 500 posts,
bringing 2s, 600 men. while applications
for 5000 men additional are on file.
AS it is FIVE months before the encanp-
ment will be held this record indicates
that there will be large number Of
veterans in attendance at the encamp-
ment
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1892-05-12

THEODORE : WOODRUFF. the inventor
aud manufacturer of the Woodruff
sleeping cars. has been killed in a rail
road accident. Wagner. the owner Of
tine Wagner sleeping car system, was
killed ia a railroad accident a few
years ago. The survivor Of the trio of
sleeping ear proprietors should be on
the lookout
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1892-05-12

The suspense concerning the probable
action against ex-President Cadwalader
of the Superior national bank at West
Superior terminated when he was for
mally placed under arrest by United
States Marshal Oakley. The charge is
enlightenment, misapplying funds and
abstracting of funds. The arrest was
made after que investigation by United
States District Attorney Hooper. Bail
was fixed at 10000.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1892-05-12
WISCONSIN STATE NEWS.
settlers Win in a Land Fight.

cNtfefs WIN IA az i-sshu fiEht-
One of the most important decisions
ever rendered for the Ashland land dis
trict was made at Ashland II involves
title TO over 1000 acres of land, all To-
Gated within the city limits of Ashland
The value of the land is estimated at
100000. The decision gives rights tc
the following settlers upon the land:
Peter lanai, 100 acres; John X. Prince,
100 acres; Harry III. Beaser, 100 acres;
Roy Prince, 100 acres; VIII c. Judd, 1GC
acres; j. Ii. SNYDER, 100 acres.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1892-05-12
;. yi.Itingn Sal, Down ON.

Indian Agent Lehy, of the Lapointe
agency, has received instructions from
Commissioner Morgan that all Indian
delegations and chiefs leaving for
Washington hereafter should have in
structions from the department. If
they go without them they must. bear
their own expenses. This will cut off
considerable trip-making which has
been planned by the chiefs in the reser-
vations around Ashland.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1892-05-12

AN Indiana man has invented proc
cS~ for aging" violins- lie claims that
IN two weeks time he can impart 10
any ordinary violin all the fullness and
rirhu,~s If tone possessed by Stradi-
v.riUS- II he has any process. says the
Chicago Tribune. by which he can take
"a common. everyday, average fiddler
ami make him go years old he Is the
man for whom the world has been
warming al thcse wcarv arcs.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1892-05-12

IItiE ON the face seems to be an evil
drncc 30 independence ana manhood in
New York. Not long ago one Of the
fashionable clubs IN that city required
of all its WATERS that they should be
clean shuven. as only members should
enjoy the adjournment of "a beard. And
only the other day a woman refused TO
live with her husband and was sus-
tanned in her refusal by the courts be-
wuEsd moves
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1892-05-12

~ anti treating league that has been
formed in Philadelphia IS stirring up
club circles. u originated with several
members of the Union League club.
and inside of tweuty-four hours more
than a score Of the members Of the club
jriuej the league. Applications for
n emlrr>hip have poured ia since from
al, the clubs in the city. No doubt
about the earne>tuess Of the promoters
auss mcmbers Of the league expressed
Its promoters say that the league gives
"A Ran new liberty. and puts him At
ca>o everywhere ANY member found
treating or accepting a treat from a
fellow member viii be fined.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1892-05-12

a SWISS doctor IS reported to have
succeeded in getting photographs Of
painted windows in their original col
ors. They were sent to Dusseldorf.
and the Photographic journals speak
favorably Of them They were taken
Lr the millar sun
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1892-05-12

j. X. Anderson, who owned the Wau-
kesha lithia spring property, had dis
posed of a half interest for $4,000 to
f. Remington, of Gazenovia. n ",
Joseph Letter, of Chicago, and others.
stock company was organized with
capital of 100000. Mr.. Remington
says the plans are to engage exclusively
in the mineral water business.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1892-05-12

ioHN l.EEK. living near Griffin, Ga,
celebrated the Tooth anniversary of his
birthday. Mrs. Nancy ScrogginS, aged
rs wears: Rev w Braham. 30 years;
Leonard Harris. @. years; Mrs. Sarah
Eacbcl>. 90 wears, F. VI. Joiner. - years;
Mrs. ID. Leek. wife. 65 years; Mrs.
Hiram Becbham. 81 years. Mrs. d. Tor
boar. 56 years; Mrs Heedle Is years;
Mr. U'LawreEce, IS years; Mrs. O'Law-
renee, > wears. as guests. formed the
most remarkable assembly Of neigh
tog~ ever seated at an anniversary table
- Gcorria. NIr. I.eelS hEc never bee.s
ont IF the state. lie was a volunteer
III the war II tSIa
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1892-05-12

IT has been mystery 10 some people
how Italy. a country without gold
mines. could obtain the gold with ~ hich
to pay the S5n.0j0.0o1 or 50 q year due ~
foreign holders of her bonds. The mys-
terry i explained away by Mr.. Dering.
secretary If the British embassy In
Rome. who declares that American
travellers alone spend $4,000, 600 a wear
IN cold III Italy. while other foreign
travellers expeuJ fully double that
amount This l. irrespective of the
money brought into the countrv in the
form Of donations 20 the Holy See by
the $1,000 religious pilgrims who an
nuaIly visit the Eternal City.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1892-05-12
Fatally Injured at a Fire.

A two-story building at South SUI
perior owned by ID. NJ. Bedford and oecu-
pied as a store and dwelling was burned.
Miss Mamie Hoff was severely burned,
Mrs. Northby had an arm broken and
received severe burns and child of
Paul Drinkwine was fatally injured.
Pecuniary loss, IS, 200.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1892-05-12

LADY EEanNIEJBs MALET. wife Of
Sir Edward Maict, has private collec-
tiun of shoes. numbering nearly a
thousand pairs, from dainty satins to
snow>hoes. She is otherwise we'll
hccied. 80 to speak, for she has been
known % wear as much as $500, OO0
worth of diamonds al a ball.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1892-05-12

4 RECENT extra bulletin issued by the
census bureau completes the insurance
statistics of the entire country The
several bulletins relating - tine sub
iect are numbers extra. g. :, 5. .
and I5. 1t appears that for the
decade from lSsU To 1899. property
81 all kinds was insured 10 the amount
If stao. 900. 600. 600 Jl1o billions Of dol
larSi costing for rrcuiu,aa 81 49,
OOu.u1J. az the amount paid as
premiums. s6F5. s1s. coo. OF 81 per cent.
was paid in losses 10 the insured.
or course. ~ per cent. went for ex-
Pen~es and profits If the insurance com
r,-rIffS
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TO BE TRIED FOR MURDER.

Head brakeman G.. W. Irwin Held Re-
sponsible for a Wreck
DIXON, H., May .. George w. Irwin,
whose criminal carelessness on the Hi
nois Central railroad at Sublette Tues
day night. resulted in the death of En-
gineer Trude, and the serious injury OF
several others, was placed under arrest
in Amboy Thursday. He was brought
to this city by Deputy Sheriff Norman
Jewett, and placed ia the county jail
to await the action oftbe coroner's jury.
Irwin is young man, and was the head
~ sai.estss.Il Of tle Inflated frci,rht train.
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schneidcr nnsi Hang.

WASHINGTON, May 9.-Howard }.
Schneider, who on May 81 killed his
wife and brother in law, was sentenced
to be hanged on January 20 next
When brought into court to receive
sentence Schneider feigned insanity
and made a savage attack upon Dis
trict Attorney Coe, but was over
powered and handentfed.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1892-05-12

GFoEa 8 WASHINGTON was commander
in-chief If the army at the aye If -:
Cromwell entered upon his rcmarka ble
career at ~. Napoleon conquered Italy
before hc was 30; Gladstone was a
member II parliament at 23; Macaulay
began his literary career 1T 20; Column
bus started out on his voyage of dis
cuvery at 81. Frederick the Great be
gan the Thirty Years War at tue age of
80. and Blackstone had finished his
Commentaries hefnre he was 30.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1892-05-12

WITH regard To the influence Of cleo
triclty On the growth Of plants. "A s..ries
az experiments on maize, wheat to-
bacco and beans indicate that atmos-
phcrIc el- ctricity exercises a beneficial
influence on vegetation.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1892-05-12
An Ex-omcIal Drops Dead.

Joseph Weinkoppf, aged 90 years,
dropped dead in Armstrong; restaurant
at Sheboygan while eating dinner. The
cause was heart failure Weinkoppf
was at one time register of deeds, and
was comptroller for number of years.
He was well off until few years ago
when he lost everything he had.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1892-05-12

Mrs. HAEEIEr BEECHEE STOWE viii
H.. 80 years old II She lives until June
10. and the anniversary viii be ceIe-
brated by Use pupils and graduates Of
,he Hartford female seminary. which
was founded by Miss Beecher in ls21.