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River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1892-08-11
clsveLANp.s SENTIMENTS.
Trying to Manufacture Issues by False
Pretenses.

Trying to Manufacture Issues by False
Pretcnses.
Cleveland's speech accepting the
democratic nomination for the presi-
deucy reiterates the sentiments of his
celebrated free trade message. which
caused his defeat four years ago. He
stands now just where he stood then,
eontendIng that the present tariff sys-
tenn is practically a process of robbery
by which many are despoiled to en-
rich the few. 1T demands from the
consumers in the purchase of the com
forts and necessities of life" he de-
clares, IAN amount scarcely met by the
wages of hard amt steady TOLL" and yet
il Is a well-known fact that in no other
country in the world is the cost of liv-
ing SO cheap and the rewards of labor
so large He refers to the Homestead
strike as a mockery of the hopes of the
workingmen under the policy of pro-
lection: but the testimony shows that
the men engaged in that movement
have been receiving more pay than any
other class of laborers here or else
where, and that they are not asking
for any reduction of tariff duties. Ii is
manifest folly to talk about forced
contributions from the income of the
masses" for the benefit OF individual
citizens or corporations when the sta
tistics prove that the measure of gem
eral prosperity exceeds the gains of
capital in any line of productive invest
ment. The people cannot be made to
believe that they are being impover-
ished by the tariff law when it's OBJ
viOus tendency is TO reduce the price 5
of the things that they buy and to in
crease the prices of the things that they
sell. Their own daily experience teaches
them, in short, that protection is profit
able, and that free trade would be dis
astrous.
The only other topic upon which this
uneandid and misleading speech spe-
officially dwells is that of the alleged
purpose of the republican party to reg
ulate state suffrage by federal legisla-
ton. There is no issue of that kind
before the country. Nobody is propos-
ing to usurp or destroy the right of each
state to manage its own affairs in that
respect, subject only to the positive
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1892-08-11
THE NEW CHAIRMAN.
An Able Manager for the Republic
Campaign.

An Able Manager for the Republican
Campaign.
No better selection of chairman of
the republican national committee
could have been made.
The man who will assume charge of
President Harrison's campaign proved
his genius for political management by
his conduct of the presidents canvass
at Minneapolis. II was the genius of
Thomas II. Carter for practical politi-
cal work that formed, disciplined and
solidified the Harrison following in the
national convention and successfully
directed its operations.
1t is eminently fitting that the con-
troll of the machinery of the republic
an organization should be in the hands
of a man who is recognized as warm,
personal friend of the president, SUI
premely devoted to his interests, and it
is no disparagement of other Harrison
leaders at Minneapolis and entirely
within the bounds of moderation to say
that Thomas II. Carter is the best Sc
lection which could have been made.
Indeed, among the republicans who
favored the nomination of some other
man than the president, it is doubtful
if, with the exception of Messrs. Clark
son and Quay, another could be found
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1892-08-11
TIE SPARE-ROoM.

ios seville. air that room. the spare-room dars
and dim;
Throw ope the shutters wide. pun up the cur
tAius grim;
That settl.s like pail throughout the shut-up
rom
ct airy breezes blow and stuny corners
the very walls would cry for air could they Ind
speech;
With iirta. relentless step approach the couch
o. state
Where semi-y early guests are shown. and left
% fate.
These victims may Al morn assure you Of sweet
rest
May smile ana give no sign OF rage within the
breast,
Sor tell the awful drains that held them IN .
vice.
Their smothered easps for air, their fright at
sounds Of mice
But these same guests receive important news
next day
some unexpected news that calls them far
away.
They kiss and say sood-by-say: Lovely time
rhe fslsshood adds its weight TO other feelings
bad
=
some bold. brave men possessed Of much more
grit than heart,
Would there present the ease-would say just
what be thought.
The work might be begun the needed change
be wrought
me hostess. possibly xould shed some bitter
tears
And cali the man = bear" or hurt MIN by her
sueerss
But in = righteous cause securely he may stand,
All with prophetic eye see changes near AZ hand
The work would spread in time, TIL spare-room
vaults viii be
A thing OF long agO-a past barbarity.
Housewife, forestsu this guest, ana give him
lots q air.
The angel OF his dreams, perchance, your face
VIII wear
and a. your hand he takes, when ready to de-
part,
HIS compliments Hin fail Ike dew upon your
heart
So. housewife. air that room, the spareroOm
dark and din.
Throw ope' the shutters wide, let air and sun
shine In.
Ella Lyle. in Psychological Journal
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THE PLUCK OF EXPLANATION
soldiers Inspired for an Attack by Q
Brave Example.

Soldiers Inspired for an Attack by 9
Brave Example.
In a battle there may be one mo
ment when victory depends upon the
presence of the commander at the crit
cal point. In the campaign of thu
French against the Austridns, in 1909
the safety of Sapoleon's army made
necessary to take the town RatisboT
at any cost. The assault was intruste6
TO Marshal Lannes. who called for fifty
volunteers 20 lead the assaulting part,
with scaling ladders. So many volun
teered for the dangerous duty that i
was difficult TO select the fifty.
They advanced, and were all killed
Another party was called for, and they
too, were swept away by the enemy
/ fire. When the third call was made
no one volunteered for duty which ap
peared to lead to certain death. Their,
was an oninOus silence Throughout
l the ranks.
81 will show you" shouted Lannes
that before | became a marshal wal
a grenadier,' Selling a ladder he
started with it toward rampant. His
aids-de-camp tried to prevent him
One of them. Gen. (then Capt. Marriott
/ who tells the incident, said:
Monsieur lie Marechal, you woulC
not wish US to be dishonored; w.
/ would be so if you receive the slightes'
wound in carrying the ladder before
everyone of your aids-de-camp has
| been killed"
/ In spite of the marshars efforts, the
aid snatched the ladder from him
| placing one end on his shoulder, Will,
another aid carried the other end
The other aids by couples also took VI
| ladders.
| The sight of a marshal of France dis
putting with ais aids who should frs
mount the breach reused the enthu
siasm of the division. Officers and pri
Yates claimed the honor of mounting a
the head of the assaultiug column.
I They tried TO push the aids aside an6
to lay hold of the ladders, but the gal
liant staff persisted in leading the as
sault BY one of those strange acci
dents of war, the storming party
reached the wall without the loss of 2
man. The wall was esealaded and the
town was carried with little loss
Youths COMPANION
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trail-an' We ought L o. seen tibet fsc !
co climb Twas nigh about straight up.
but he breasted it Ike it was a bit o.
level plain, without as much as cac-
tus on IL
Up we WENT But at tn top ! drew
in Whut he'd bin three fires when 7
follered tn trail betwixt 'em half an
hour before was roarin' on in one solid
mass o flame. less'n a quarter o. mile
from wher' we stood.
/ looked round Ter minute, an saw
tibet my only chance was [ clear 1t. NV
coat was tied on TIA back o tn saddle,
an l loosed it an wrapped Mrs. Miffin's
head up in IL. an | reckOned tibet IN
kid-which seemed a solid chunk o
iiannel-ud be safe enough, but Their
was Cocktail L be blinded. dragged
tn big handkerchief off o. my neck an
tied it round his eyes. an then Civ
tn word. Not a touch O steel CT
leather, Jest tn word Z gol-an' he
went
Well, twas a close thing. but we
made it. The baby. bless FER. was
asleep in 'er bundle o clo'es; l was al
right, only fer my face an hands bein
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1892-08-11
a DEMOCRATIC BILL.
An Effort to Crush Out a Growing Home
Industry.

The democratic house of representa-
tives at Washington has passed the
free tin plate bill, which provides for
reducing the duty on tin plate from two
and two-tenths cents per pound to one
cent. and for making tin plate free two
ye~rs later. OF course the bill cannot
pass the senate, and would, moreover,
be sure of meeting presidential veto
if Il ever reached the white house. 1t
is merely an announcement to the peo-
pie Of the United States of what the
democratic party will do if they intrust
1t with power.
II is a bill to crush out a rapidly
growing industry, close the doors of the
tin plate factories now in operation,
discharge the workmen employed and
prevent the erection of any more fac
tories What are the facts in the case?
There are twenty-eight tin-plate fac
tories in operation in the United States.
every one built since the new tariff
law went into operation. They already
turn cut about one-fourth of the tin
plate consumed in the United States,
and the output increases steadily. The
price of tin plate is lower now than IL
was before the new tariff law went
into operation, the competition of the
American factories having compelled
the British tin plate trust to reduce
rates IL the endeavor to hold the
market.
Considering the above state of things,
what possible reason can there be for a
repeal of the duty? Can any sane man
give any? The effect of the bill, should
it become a law, would be this: The
British tin plate trust would flood the
country with tin, selling it at loss in
order to break down our factories. The
latter, unable 10 compete. would close
up and the workmen be turned out to
seek other employment. and the money
they received be sent across the ocean
TO pay Welsh worlxmen. Then, when
no tin plate was made in the United
Stafe;s the trust would put up the
price and our people pay more for tin
plate than they now do. The voters of
the nation are called to decide which
policy they prefer by their votes next
oyember.-Toledo Blade.
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COMMENT AND OPINION.

sE The democrats see that all the
politics that is in the Homestead dis
turbance is favora ole to the republic
ans. and they are losing all interest in
the affair. st. Louis Globe Democrat
ss8 The democratic party has ceased
TO be, If they ever were, tariff reform
ers." They are simply now tariff
destroyers. This Is what is creating
an enthusiasm all over England for the
democratic ticket. Such a fact is
patent to every intelligent reader
Chicago Inter Ocean.
s5S- This immense corruption fund
which the democrats are TO throw into
the western states this year win dc
them no more good in the elections
than if it were sunk in the middle of
Lake Superior. The west can neither
be bribed nor bulldozed into supporting
the democratic ticket Louis Globe
Democrat.
lS The Chicago platform is being ex
pl ained by the democratic press, and
the explanations are wonderful for va
riety and inconsistency. The ''tarif
for revenue only" plank is now found
to signify everything from absolute
free trade to absolute protection. The
true explanation can be given in one
word: "Spoils. Albany Journal.
sB-During the last year of Cleve-
lands administration the free imports
amounted to 1854, 294, 1888, or 34.65 per
cent of the total imports for the period.
During the corresponding twelve
months of Harrison's administration,
ending March 81. 1902, the free imports
amounted. to S461, 4TS, 523, or 51.1S per
cent of all the imports for the period.
Chicago Inter Ocean.
The democratic papers have a
great deal to say about the bad effect
of protection. They denounce IL IN the
most abusive glittering generalities.
There is something they have all the
time neglected to do and that is to show
how free trade would relieve the indus
trial situation. Cheaper steel? But
that would mean still lower wages and
would mean a multiplication of strikes.
Iowa State Register.
Is Here is a question we wish the
anarchistic democratic papers, which
have been raising such howl over the
Homestead affair, to answer: "If a
small reduction in the wages Of few
thousand men In one trade causes so
great commotion, what would be the
effect of great cut, first. in the paw
millions of men engaged in ali the pro-
tected industries in the United States;
and. second, in that of the multitudes
of men employed in building trades.
transportation and other business.
which would surely follow the adoption
of the democratic free trade policy?n-
Toledo Blade
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Home. an / don't stretch it none Z
say thet Their wasn't man among 'em
tLet vo.. INT a done-well, anything
tibet : man COULD 10. Ter tn mother or
tn kid But didn't stop fer no com
pliments-
''wher's Dan at?' SEE ]. short an
sharp.
Gone : Sublette with the beef herd. 4"
ser she.
''Whers the rest o tn bOys?"
''Fightin' fires in tn upper basin"
ANY horses here2''
"Not one. Dan left me Blizzard, but
he's Jumped tn corral an lit ont
Then Tiers only one thing fer il.
Git your baby an jump up behind me,
quick"
II didn't take minute Tn little
woman lest dashed into tn house an
ont ag'in with one o Dams old hats on
Ser head an a white. woOlly bundle in
'er arms, that she tossed up to me,
while she climbed UP behind
Never mind" seq ]. IN hold II
You'll want both o. yer hands { hang
on with" Lordl I never shall ferg.t
what a queer feslin' tibet soft nestlin'
little arnfui gave me as Struggled Z
close z nv old flannel shirt an gave
NV horse tn rein
Bv this time tn flames was lappin'
III tops o tn nearest pine trees. an !
saw tibet must strike Z tn north, an
strike quick. / put Cocktail at tn
hlnn-not Vsatin' Z go round by IN
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body knows it better n tn man he's
carried faithful through thick an thin
but mostly through the thick o
trouble-fer ten good years
Thet's long life fer a COW horse.
Mos Of EN- gifts leg snapped off in a
prairie dog hole, er kink in tn neck
from an avs ard throw o tn rope. er
catches header down 4 blind cOulee
after red steer thet-s doubled on i'm,
long before tibet, but Cocktails slipped
through 'em all, an is Jest plump wore
out like his master
''Better'n q dozen dead cow hands?"
! don't know, Curly. Every winter,
swear I'll give up twinin', but when
spring comes. an tn roundup begins,
somehow l go c poundin' tn bunch
grass ag'in- But il amt whut II use L
be. Tn nights is colder. an tn watch
on night herd is a heap longer; an
when Ian let in fer pluI,ge into swim
min water. fOunderin' round fer half =
day crossin' a herd, don't like it
But about Cocktail. Curly. He was
dandy. when got i'm o. Dick Hallett
ten years ago. Lord l can seem :
feel i'm under me now. every nerve IN
his pluclSy little carcass on tn strain.
lie want no pitcher, but fer clean,
sandy grit an bottom, he held over any
bronco | ever threw nv leg astride.
Did We ever hear how he got blind,
Curly?
Twas when / was foreman o tn
Triangle an was out huntin' strays
on tiu.c. Il ud been hot summer,
az ~ 10 cooled some deviliSh mischief
S, -.n,d Z o. broke loose, fer tn country
wJ- hlazin' with fires, an tn range
goiu' L tn dogs
Id been dodgin' round. keepin' L
wind'ard of EN-, and ransackiu' tn
eoulevs fer my bunch o. COW ponies,
aimin' & make til -. H." by night; an
as I got along thet way l found tibet tn
fires was heavier and all seemed Z be
runain' in tibet direction, an l give
Cocktail tn word L lope up, fer | didn't
like the look. an as | rode down tn
hill liked it n blamed sight worse Ia
left three fires crcepin' toward tn
bunch o. log houses under tn hill, an
now Z tn south | saw fourth-nOt
grass this time, bat tall timber,
Good Lord ser I. 9TH place is shet
in An Jest then ont o the houses
flew Dan Mifiin's wife, all pale an
scared lOOlJin'.
''Oh. Jesst' SCI she. I'm 50 glad Z
see We. Theirs trouble comm, an I'm
here all alone with Daisy"
Now. Daisy was Dan Mullins baby.
A little thing that hadn't hardly got its
eyes open, but Their wasn't q man on
tn river as didn't know tibet big Dan
had young uu in IN nest at tn Sweet
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scorched an nv hair mostly singed off,
an Mrs Mifflin was safe, but her cot
ton gown was afirs an it was helpin'
her 20 put tibet out thet forgot Z tear
tn burnin' rag o. handkerchief off o.
poor Cocktail till il was too late an his
eyes was burnt plumb QUIT An when
l did loose it an he laid his head on
my shoulder with a pitiful whinny fer
help, Lordl how il cut me c tn very
heart!
Hurt i'm fer cow horse?" Well,
yes, it did. But We see, as long as tn
pain lasted tn poor brute seemed &
sort o. cling 10 me, an'-well, l amt
never he'd tn heart c shake i'm. He
loved tn feel o tn bunch grass under
his feet an tn chase fer wild steer,
an after awhile his ears seemed e sort
o take tn place o eyes, an he'd make
as quick turn as any horse on the
river.
But I amt never forgive myself fen
NV eussed meanness a-fergittin' i'm
tibet day he carried me through tn bie
fre.-H. J. Whitney, in n. Y. Herald.
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August.
Flower

had been troubled Eve months
with Dyspepsia. / had fullness
after eating, and heavy load in the
pit of my stomach. Sometimes a
deathly sickness would overtake
me. 1 was working for Thomas
McHenry, DR. uggist. Allegheny City,
Pa, in whose employ l had been for
seven years. fused August Flower
for two weeks. l was relieved of all
trouble. l can now eat things 1
dared not touch before. l have
gained twenty pounds since my re-
covery. ]. ID. Cox, Allegheny, Pa. o
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The robber crows made such terrible
deprsdatiOns upon his cornfelds that
Frederick Hormon. living near. Tama-
qua, was forced to take extreme meas
ures. He fitted up a scarecrow with a
siN-shooter, self-cocking revolver in
each wooden hand. In a box in the
chest of the man image he placed a
strong clock To which he connected the
triggers of the pistols. He arranged
the connecting string SO they would be
wound up in certain number OF hours,
thus firing the revolvers- As the crows
are worst at daybreak and as they are
fearful of the smell of burnt powder.
Mr. Hormon arranged the pistols to be
discharged at ten-minute inter vals in
the morning. The experiment worked
like a charm for although none Of the
crows were hit by the bullets fired
from the scarecrow. the shooting scared
them so badly that they always, after
two or three mornings. flew around
Mr. Hormon's cornfield by circuitous
route and bothered him no more
Pittsburgh Chronicle Telegraph.
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Zach Taylor. wife Liked Her Pipe.

Zachary Taylor never felt at his ease
in the white house. He was rather
portly and had big head covered with
luxuriant white hair. Whenever he
appeared in public and was greeted
with applause, he would wave his hand
and say: Your humble servant, ladies;
heaven bless yOu. gentlemen" He was
fond of morning walks through the
streets of Washington, wearing an old
silk hat perched on the back of his
head and a black broadcloth suit much
too large for him. His wife took little
or no part in society. but remained
quietly at home knitting and smoking
her pipe.-Augusta Chronicle
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Too Wide a Column.

1t is not a mere question of large OF
small. Pages and columns of type are
often too wide. SO that the eye can not
take in tie whole of them in the range
of one 70, rs, but has to strain itself tc
pass from the beginning of each line to
the end. We are advised that the only
way to avoid such a strain is to turn
the head from side to side, after the
manner of short-sighted people. Fur.
ther, it is said that the width of col.
umn or page of reading matter ought
not to exceed at most two inches, be-
cause this is about the natural range OF
the eye when the head is kept motion
less. The tiny edition of Dante pro-
duced at the French exhibition is said
TO have blinded two or three of the
persons engaged in printing and cor.
recting the sheets, but the shape OF
the type, as well as the size, is of great
Importance. The worst types of all are
those which may be described as tall
and thin. Round, fat-faced types are
in every respect to be preferred Lon
don Optician.
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The Vatican hat by Caroline Rebous
has the new dropped brim, slightly
curved in front and on the sides, and
of even length all around. When i'm
ported it consists merely of this brim
without crown. The milliner fills ur
the open space in the center by mass
of roses. orchids. sweet-pease or violets
with their foliage, and adds bow OF
satin ribbon, which appears to tie them
all together. A chou of the ribbon
is on either side under the brim, and
narrow velvet strings come from the
back. This is charming when made OF
green straw with the brim lined with
black chip. The center is heaped with
pink roses and much foliage, tied APP
parently with bow of black satin rib
bon with upturned ends. Rosettes OF
this ribbon are on each side, and mar.
row black velvet strings come from the
back. Such hats will be worn in the
afternoon at watering-places with
Marie Antoinette gowns that have
fichu crossed on the breast. and full
low-topped sleeves with sabot frills al
the elbow IIarper's Bazaar.
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watch Machinery.

Open your watch and look at the lit
tie wheels, springs and screws, each an
indispensable part of the whole won
derful machine. Notice the busy little
balance wheel as il flies to aH fro un-
ceasingly. day and night, year in and
year out This wonderful little ma
chine is the result OF hundreds of years
of study and experiment. The watch
carried by the average man is com
manufacture EN- braces more than two
thousand distinct and separate opera
tions. Some of the smaller screws are
so minute that the unaided eyes cannot
distinguish them from steel filings Oh
spe as OF dirt--Jewelers-
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The Beeswax supply.

Many tons of beeswax are imported
TO this city from tropical and sub
tropical parts of this continent and
from Spain. Much of this comes from
CUBA, where tropical vegetation sup
ports and employs an enormous mum
Der of bees. Much of the Cuban wax
comes in gre at masses shaped like the
frustum of a pyramid, and weighing
In spite of the fact that various substi-
tutes for wax have been discovered, il
is still used in great quantities in the
manufacture of candles, especially for
ecclesiastical use. Much of it, too, is
used in the manufacture of wax figures
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shetland Ponies.

The smallest pony in the world re-
Gently arrived in the world on the ia
NOUS shetland pony farm of the marquis
of Londonderry, on the island of Bres-
say. 1t is little colt foal that weighed
but sixteen pounds and was only nine
teen and a half inches high at its birth.
1t is a perfectly healthy, well-formed
animal. The great object of the breed
srs of shetland ponies is to keep down
the size OF the animals The price in
creases in inverse ratio to size This is
partly from fancy and fashion aud
partly because the smaller the ponies
the better fitted for working in the
seams of coal in the mines where they
find their chief usefulness.