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River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1892-06-30
PERT PUNGENCIES.

llE-.'Thc bee doesn't get into girls
bonncts nowadays" She-"Why is it?''
IIe-"Docsn't dare to; she would have
him pinned on the outside in no time as
an ornament. N. Y. Herald.
so YoU are going to bring out your
play?' Yes" ''Who are your star
actors?" '.Star actors? Why, bless you,
they are all stars ''All stars?' yes
It's an amateur company. you know
N. Y. Press.
TEACHER-"You have written states
man with a possessive ease sign--state's
man. That is incorrect. Boy-"Doesn't
the state own the man?" Teacher
NO; the statesman owns the state."-
Good News
UNCLE ANDRE Ito his nophew)-" You
should always be modest, my child. 3"
Nephew have thought that matter
over. uncle. There is just one objec-
ton To modcsty-peoplc are apt to take
You at your own valuation. lie Ii
CARO-.
Is CHICAGo.-lliss Porlser-"And so
your engagement with Mr. Bacllbay is
at an end How did it kappen?" Miss
Lakcsidc-"Why, he said he wanted to
have a great wedding. as it was an
affair that comes only once in n persons
life" Miss Porlier ,indignantly)-"The
ideai'-Iiarvard Lam9aoa.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1892-06-30
THE EAST.

AILTl- BEcs & PLACE. one of the
largest leather firms at Boston, failed
one year ago with liabilities of $780,
600. They have settled with all their
creditors at 100 cents on the dollar,
with 81, per cent. interest.
Is convention at Portland the re-
publican of Maine nominated Henry Il.
Cleavs. # that city, for governor. The
platform indorses the denomination of
President Harrison. Electors were
chosen and a resolution was adopted
expressing. sympathy with James G.
Blaine and his family on the death of
Emmons Blaine.
\ SHORTAGE Of S32, 900 was found in
the accounts of Z. :. Damn, secretary
and cashier of the National savings
bank M Buffalo. y. Y.
THE worst flood since 1869 prevailed
NJ Richford. Vt, and vicinity, and the
losses would be heavy.
BY the viii OF her affianced husband,
Mr. Hartwen. Of Hartford. who recent
IL died. Gertrude Bliss, daughter of
Mrs. : II. Bliss. of Worcester, Mass,
has fallen herr to $4,000, 600.
THE republicans of Vermont met in
state convention at burlington and
nominated full ticket, with Levi X.
Fuller for governor.
FIRE among business houses at At
lantic City, \. J., caused loss of $780,
OJO.
WHILE insane Melvin Let's shot and
killed his sister-in-law, Miss Kate
Svart. and then shot himself to death
at CobleslSill. y. Y
Ar Harrisburg. Pa, the second sec
ton of the western express on the
Pennsylvania railroad crashed into the
first section and thirteen persons were
killed and forty injured.
IL Brooklyn the sevcnty-ninth ami
versary of the birth of Henry Ward
Beecher was observed and the grave of
the great preacher in Greenwood was
decked with flowers.
Is Pittsburgh Charles Privot and his
wife were burned to death while start
dren Of Mrs Wolfows<i lost their lives
in the same manner.
THE Toct Whittier will write the
opening ode for the worlds fair at Chi
care.
Tn rema ms of IT. Henry ". :, nd
der, who committed suicide in Chi ago
jail. where ne was confined on the
charge of numbering his mother-in-law,
Mrs. Mary Dunton, were cremated AT
the Mount Olivet crematory at Fresh
Pond. l.. l.
AT New Haven, Conn, Yale observed
the 19lst anniversary of the founding of
the college.
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FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE.

On the French cruiser DuPuy dc LONE
at Brest a boiler exploded and many
persons were injured. fifteen fatally.
CROPS were being withered by
drought in portions of southern Russia
and sheep and cattle were perishing foi
want of fodder.
OFF Half-Moon Cage, Honduras, the
schooner Ringdove sunk and nine ont o,
thirteen persons aboard were drowned
a CENSUS bulletin gives the number o.
industrial establishments in Canada al
-, 16S, an increase of III per cent. in
ten years; capital invested $3.50, 900, 600
an increase of ia per cent.
THERE has been no rain for the last
four and half years in the states OF
Durango and Coahuila, Mex. Many
persons were on the verge of starvation
4 LARGE area of land on the noun.
tain side at Monte Sasso, Italy, Sic
down on the houses below, completely
burying them. and twenty-four persons
were killed
WHILE being driven 20 liberal clut
meeting in Chester Mr.. Gladstone was
struck in the eye by a missile thrown
by woman
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1892-06-30
FROM WASHINGTON.

* Washington Edwin j. Ryan, OF
the United States Express Company,
fled with three packages of bank notes
amounting IN all 20 about $50 900.
TIis exchanges at the leading clearing
houses in the United States during the
week ended on the 25th aggregated
81, iOf.523. AS against Sl,l3S 3J1, 2S9, the
previous week The increase as com
pared with the corresponding week OF
1891 was l7.5.
TIE business failures in the United
States during the seven days ended on
the 18th numbered 100. against 159 the
preceding week and PSI for the CORE
spending week last year.
ACCORDING 10 the returns made un
der the eleventh census the primary re
suits Of the first detailed account oi
the population of the United States
show an aggregate population of 60,
Ca. $50. Males. 81, O57, $50; females, 30,
554,35u; native born, 1872, 5OS; foreign
born. 9.249.5i7. The population as {
whole increased during the decade
from 1850 to 1890, Il, 400. 467, or -. Sc pei
cent.
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The News Condensed
Impotant InteIIIgenoe From AII Parts.
1FTy.sFcoND CONoREss.

WEDNESDAY,, June 22.-In the SEN
the post office and agricultural appro-
priation bills We're reported and the
conference report on the military acad-
envy bill was agreed to. The silver
bill was discussed. 4 resolution was
introduced proposing retaliation upon
Canada for the discrimination practiced
against American vessels passing
through Canadian canals. In the house
the time was occupied in discussing the
general deiieiency bill
THURSDAY. June %. - House bills
were passed in the senate appropriating
$50. 900 FOR the pedestal for the Sher-
man statue. and to authorize the Mari
ncttc x Western railroad TO construct a
railroad through the Menominee Indian
reservation in Wisconsin. In the house
no quorum WAS present and no business
was transacted.
FRIDAY, June 24.-No business was
transacted in the senate. In the house
no quorum was present and nothing
was done.
SATURDAY, June p. - The senate
was not in session. Before the reading
of the journal IN the house Mr.. Wat
son, % Georgia. made the point that
there was no quorum present and the
houss adjourned after the shortest ses-
sion on record, it lasting Just one min
ute and half.
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FRESH FAcTs FROM ABROAD.

THC ordnance survey Of England
took sixty-fvc years To make and was
completed in 1850.
lr is estimated that there are less
than lo,000 paupcrs in the Japanese en-
pirc with its population Of 25T,o0 900.
GLADSTONE. favn rabbit, was sold in
England recently for $3.50. Its ears are
l2sls inches in length and ~ inches in
width.
THERE is scid TO be a treasure amount
ing To 10000, eco francs in gold in the
Julius tower of the fortress Of SPandau,
in Prussia.
TIE decPcs; mine in the world is the
rock salt mine at Spenzenberg. near
Berlin, 4.I75 feet. The deepest perpen-
dicular shaft is in the Nuremberg rhine
in Bohemia. a,T5s feet deep The deep
est British mine IS the Ashton colliery,
I3,l $50 feet
THERE is said ~ be IN oal5 in the I'm
pcrial gardens ct II. Petersburg which
has grown from an acorn taken from a
tree growing near the tombof Washing
ton az Mount Vernon. 1t was planted
City years ago II George Sumner. OF
Bossan, the brother Of Charles Sggancr.
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WISCONSIN STATE NEWS.
Heal and Hands Gone.

The remains of an unknown person
reduced almost to a skeleton. were
found in the grove belonging to Georg,
Coperthorne in the town of Ashippun
Waukesha county. When found th'
body was headless and both hands
were missing, but more thorough
search resulted in finding the missing
heal under a brush pile, and from tn,
hair il was evident that the body wa
that of a woman. This is one of TIN
m any mysterious cases of this kind tina
have happened in that vicinity, not on,
of which has ever been ferreted out
No less than four bodies have beer
found within that region, all more o
less mntilnt. I
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1892-06-30
THE DoueHNuT TREE.

on could find a doushnut tree,
Whose fruit a sweet repast
Did oft in childhood's hungry hours
Assist TO break fast
It grew upon the kitchen HEARTH
Within a seething pot,
And bore its fruit at sundry times
Al rich and piping hot
Fantastic shapes its fruit -ook oft,
In twists, and querls. and toys,
And on especial days il dropped
Fat, pudgy girls and boys
With eager haste were quickly seized
Those dOughnut boys and girls,
Who found at once guillOtine
Between two rows Of pearls.
The fruit, well shaken from the tree
Was stored within jar.
But youthful nostrils, quick and keen,
Did scent It from afar.
And TO that place, what raids were made
Far into darkest right;
Twas but blissful dream then
The jar was empty quite.
On could I find the doughnut tree,
And see IL as Of yOre,
I'D seize upon its luscious fruit
And be o child once more.
Mrs J. T. Greenlesf. in Good Housekeepin
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SAVED BY HIS HORSE.
A westerner's Experience with a Family
of Bears.


of Bears.
4 young huntsman Of Helena, Nor 3,
was following the upper course of the
Milk river and came suddenly face -
face with a bear He brought his riH.
to his shoulder, took careful aim and
shot the bear dead. The next moment
second bear appeared from rocky
den. The young hunter again made
successful shot. To his surprise third
bear came out of the den. lie killed
this one also. and before he had time &c
move from the spot bruin No.4 appeared.
II was exciting sport, TO be sure, hut
there We're more bears than he cared 70
see at one time. However, he made n
good shot and bruin tumbied over, max
ing four dead bears.
While the huntsman stood watching
his game a fifth bear. larger than cay
of the previous ones, came out Of tne
den and rushed forward. The yong
man fred, but missed, and before IA
could reload the Infatuated beast was
upon him. One blow of the huge NV
sent the gun flying from his grasp. but
he quickly drew his hunting-kniEe ard
wounded bruin in the neck. In dong
this he received a severe squeeze # IN
the brute and a fearful bite on the
shoulder. Their he lost consciousness.
When he recovered his senses his
horse was between him and the bear.
The horse was kicking riciousIy and
bruin was making but feeble resistance,
aud soon numbered off into the brush.
The hunter was badly shaken up aud
the wound on his shoulder was exceed
ingly painful With difficulty ne noun
ted his horse, which was quite unhnrt,
and rode to a place of shelter few
miles further on. where his injuries
received attention and his game was
secured. Pittsburgh Dispatch.
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she Was Murdered.

The inquest over the remains of Mrs.
Daniel Stone. who was found in the els
tern at her home in Fulton, Rock
county, resulted in a verdict that the
woman came to her death by acts OF
violence intentionally inflicted on hel
body and submersion in a cistern at the
hands of some person or persons to the
jury unknown. Daniel Stone, husband
of the woman, is wealthy man, and is
reported to have said that he woulo
spend a fortune to hunt the assassin
down.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1892-06-30

4 RELAY bicycle ride from New York
% Boston was completed in fourteen
hours tifty-oue minutes or two hours
thirty minutes ahead Of scheduled
lime. The whole distance covered was
"a miles, and, barring one or two
'alls. nothing occurred To- occasion any
ielay on the route Tie riders left
New York nj s q. IN, bearing a sealed
etter from Postmaster Van Colt To-
Postmaster Hart II Boston, and ut 5:5l
he letter was delivered To Postmaster
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1892-06-30

A sroREREErEE in Maine deals in dry
and fancy goods boots and shoes, gro
,eries. grain. feed, crocbery and hard
ware; he keeps the post office. Is JUS
lice Of the peace, Is "A conveyancer:
agent Of an insurance company; he
runs set of hay scales; he has ice
.ool soda and other cool drinks" has
famous ten and five cent cigars: Is agent
for a very loud fertilizer. and furnishes
aristoc...tic eggs for putting under arts
ll--l..:.s hons
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1892-06-30
OVERRUN BY GOPHERS.
Dakota Farmers suffer Great Inconve-
ience from the Pests.

Dakota Farmers suffer Great Inconve1-
ience from the Pests.
SANBoRN, n. D., June 27.-The gopher
plague is becoming a serious one. Hun
dreds of the little rodents are making
inroads on Barnes county wheat fields,
and if their career is not checked they
are likely to cause serious damage to
the growing crops. The determination
of gophers has been generally neglected
during the past few years, and now n
serious problem confrohts farmers
how to thoroughly rid their fields of
the pests which cause so much damage.
The county furnishes poison free of
charge to all farmers wishing il.
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THE North China News says that all
the recent outbreaks against foreign
rs have been instigated by the govern
meet. and that the officials are willing
and anxious 10 have foreign govern
nents strike back. II IS a well-plauled
movement 10 drive foreigners ont o the
,nmrtrr
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a rHYsIcIAS in New York has con-
itructed an instrument ON the plan of
she stethoscopc with which he asserts
hat ne can determine the exact size
and position II the heart of a living pa
lent, and 50 certainly that he could
hrust "A pin into ones chest within a
lair's breadth Of the heart without
;orchfulr Il
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po,,a,,,,oo stati.ties.

WASHINGTON. June 27.-The primary
result of the first detailed count of the
population OF the United States, ac-
cording to the returns made under the
eleventh census. show an aggregate
population Of 90, 622 $50. Males, 81, 067,-
$50; females, 80 554,370; native born,
1912, 7oS; foreign born, 9,24a.547. The
population as a whole increased dur
ing the decade from 1880 to 1890, Il, 49,
467. or "a. Sc per cent.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1892-06-30

CHINA for the chinese Is the motto
II the Ka-Io-ho society of China. the
membership of which is numbered by
Millions The society Is secret Ii has
mysterious rites and symbols. and II
ssues DEGREES and infiicts punishments.
)ne of its main objects Is 10 prevent
foreigners from living in the celestial
empire and another Is 10 dethroue the
present Tartar emperor and restore
he ancient Ming DYNASTY.
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THE absolute and final figures of the
population Of the United States, accord
ng "a the eleventh census, We're made
public last week The final total. "a
,iuding Alaska and the Indians on
reservations. Is G2.919. 200. Jot the fig
'res down in your memory as 90. O00. 900
n round uuru hers
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A Horses Friendship.

A story of remarkable instance of
equine friendship comes from Portland,
Me One of a pair of horses belonging
to the street railroad company was
sold. whereupon his mate, a blind
horse. refused to be comforted, and so
pined away that the general manager
of the road asked for tie loan of the
animal for visit to he stable. The
purchaser assented, and as soon as the
horse was put in his old stall the blind
mate showed signs of great delight, and
at once began to recover his health and
appetite. The owner Of the other horse,
seeing the love of the blind one for his
friend bought him, too, and now drives
a span of very willing aud happy steeds.
Golden Days
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THE Milling World denies the report
hat during the last year eight hundred
mills valued at sic. 600. 039 were burned
Z SAYS correct record of mill fires
Sept in his office shows two hundred
and eighty-hvc mills burned in this
country, valued At little over s.. 0on.-
700. During the same year there were
linety-three failures and four hundred
and thirty-nine new mills
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JAMES Corr, Of Martins Ferry, o..
ias an almanac for the year 1862 II is
substantially bound in leather and in
dudes memoranda pages, and was used
oy the owner # that day IN keeping his
personal accounts II contains no
patent medicine testimonials nor was
i a medium for working oil jokes. The
printing IL in eolors-red and black
AMI IS remarkably well preserved. The
book was printed in England, and the
writing is a lcgible Is the day it was
r.-.nn.I
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ACl adburst Does Damage.

A cloudbe4 in the western part o.
the state did gre.. damage. At Bosco
bel five bridges were carried away, tn,
water rising II feet in Turtle river in {
few minutes. The Milwaukee tract
was was he'd out for some distance. A
Sparta one end of tunnel No. 3, on tn,
Northwestern, caved in. and five house:
were washed away. North of La Crosse
on the river division of the st. Paul, /;
bad washout was reported. At Prairie
du Chen and other points great damag,
resulted to highway and railwas
bridges.
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observation-disclosures Of the present year
.o date amount To the large sum Of S.
5.sIt At first sight this would seem
% Indicate n general disregard of all
he canons of honesty and a serious
.rcnd uf this old world into the ways Of
evil. But the cloud has its silver lin
my As an Offset IL this financial de
pravity the donations Of generous peO-
pie 10 charities Of various kinds, in
sums not less than $4,000. amount to
late u $3.50. 500. Thus philanthropy
travels four Tunes faster than raScality.
u is not such a bad world after al.
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placed ON the Retired List.

WASHINGTON. June 25.-Adjt- Gen.
John c. Kelton. 4. 5. A., has been
placed on the retired list of the army,
having reached the age Of O. years.
Gen. Kelton entered the service as a
cadet July /. ls47, making nearly forty.
five years service in the army.
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Yictims of lightning.

KALAMAZOO, Mich. June 25.-Henry
Linn and Harvey Hoffman were killed
by lightning Thursday night in barn
near this city, in which they had sought
shelter from the storm. John Kote,
who sat between them when the bolt
fell. was not injured in the least.
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whittier win write the Poem

AMEsBURY, Mass, June EFT is now
settled fact that the Poet Whittier
will write the opening ode for the
worlds fair at Chicago When the
matter was first preached to the poet
he was unable to give a definite an
swer, but improved health will allow
him to do so The title is still secret.
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For city suddenly To find itself in
another state without being removed
new municipal experience. II is
l0w said that tie boundary line be-
.ween Idaho aud Washington i 30
niles farther west than was supposed,
- that Spokane, with it, $4,000 inhab-
tants, and thicillv settled strip of ter
-itory are added IN Idaho.
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Horrible Death of Another Resident of
Titusville, Pa.

TITUsvIILE, Pa, June Bert
Childs, aged II, died suddenly Friday at
his home in this city. He had been
suffering severe pains in his stomach
since June 7, at which time he was car
ried nearly a mile by the flood and taken
unconscious from the water. A post
mortem was held, the result of which
demonstrated that his stomach had
been entirely eaten away by acid sup
posed to have been floating on the
water and coming from some of the re-
fineries. lie died in horrible agony.
This makes the sixty-third victim of the
flood and fire in this city.
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IL the remaining six months of this
year shall duplicate or even approx
mate a. 'hs record of disasters which
have occur, s. Inc first six the year
1892 viii be set down as the most fatal
To life in the United States that has
ever been known. Fires. floods. ex-
plo>ious, mine casualties. cyclones,
wiud>torms. lightning all the element
al forces indeed seem 10 have combined
with human agencies to destroy life
and to present an aggregate of disasters
in comparison with which ordinarily
terrible events seem To lose their sig
uiticaace. Since January 1 s.5SS lives
have been lost I'm casualties.
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Foun,t the Po,,v.

Sheriff Stumen, of Chippewa Falls.
received telegram from f. p. Lam
bert of Ingram, stating that the body
of Angus Mcdonald had been found
near that place. Mcdonald started
April , for lumber camp on the James
river, where he was engaged. When
he did not arrive at the camp his friends
began search for him, but could find nc
trace, ard it was supposed he was
drowned.
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SoLoNuN's Temple. as described in
Inc Scriptures. would not be regarded
a "A very imposing structure in this day
and age Of the world It's length was
100 feet. breadth 35 feet, and II was 81
,ect in height with a porticoo or veranda
- feet long aud Is feet wide.
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LEXINGTON, Ky, June 27.-D ID.
Bell, well known in every city where
thoroughbreds are raced died here
Sunday afternoon. aged -, of paralysis.
He was "A great promoter of turf sports
and bred and owned IA number of win
GERS. He was very wealthy.
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There is great rejoicing in Eau Claire
over the decision of the interstate com.
merce commission in the matter of the
Eau Claire and northern Wisconsin
lumber rates. Freights have beer
equalized so that Eau Claire and other
points will not be obliged to raft THEN
lumber, but can pile it in the yards.
keep it until it is dry and then ship on
ears to all parts of the continent.
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CHICAGO. June 25.-John Valley, a
board of trade clerk in the employ of
A. $ White & Co., has fed the city,
leaving behind him a shortage of Sl0,-
900, caused by specializing with his en-
ployers' money. His friends are making
efforts to liquidate the indebtedness.
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CboIera.s Spread.

ST. PETERSBURG, June 27.-The gov
ernor of Samarcand warns travellers of
an outbreak OF cholera in that city.
LONDON, June 25.-A st. Petersburg
dispatch TO the Times says the cholera
epidemic in central Asia threatens to
spread RAPIDLY.
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WON the Derby.

CHICAGO, June 27.-The ninth Ameri-
can Derby was run at Washington park
on Saturday in the presence of $4,000
persons. Carlsbad, ridden by Williams,
won, with Zaldivar second and Cicero
third. time amt