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River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1893-10-05
PLUM CITY.

r. Suter smilingly tells the neighbors
its "a boy"
J.J. Schulthess was fishing at Lake
City a part of last week.
Service was held in the Catholic
church Oct. /.
A large drove of cattle passed
through town Saturday enroute for
Maiden Rock.
III. Suadis and Mr.. Jones of Wabasha
were in town few days recently.
Jacob Schnecloth made trip to Ell
Paso.
Another little girl has come to dwell
indefinitely with G. Under and
family.
Prof. Busch the great horse trainer
was giving lessons in the art at this
place last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis are visiting
relatives in Hartland.
VIM. Rudewitz has been repairing
his house.
A great deal of trouble is being
caused by the disagreement of some
of our committee men.
Mr.. G. Pulling of Maiden Rock was
in town Sunday.
The much needed rain has at last
fallen and now the "grumblers' say
.'Its muddy"
w. White of Brasington is visiting
at VIM. Clark's this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. Oberding and
daughter Annie are at Wabasha.
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WEST SUPERIOR.


Three industries open up this week
giving employment TO large number
of men.
Miss Ella Getchell of River Falls
has been assigned to her old place as
teacher of the I'd grade in the Nelson
Dewey school.
G. G. Williams has been appointed
by the state supt. as member of the
visiting committee to the r. f. Normal
Mrs. G.. L. Bowman is recovering
from a severe attack of pleuro-
pneumonia.
c. Ii. Crownhart is taking in the
Worlds Fair.
Miss Laura Weld of r. f. has been
assigned to the Sd and 4th grades in
the I. o. Howe school.
Our old friend III. 5. Baker was
given license as local preacher in
the NJ. E. church in st. Paul recently.
We are glad to see him still active in
church work.
III. G. Wilson, one of the JOURNAL
scibes that used to be, lives with his
family in Central Park. Henry is
doing well. Saws wood and says
nothing.
Mrs. J. A. k-rphy is attending the
fair with several other friends,
Frank Boughton, Mr.. now, lives on
Hammond avenue, Frank now smiles
as he weighs out meat over the counter
of the Marine Meat Market. He
doesn't look very much henpecked.
X. w. Lewis has become an unre.
claimable farmer. He is in partner
ship with 10. Bond at Minong where
stock and vegetables take up his time
and talents.
G. L. Rice, once p. NJ. here, is now
deputy sheriff and alderman from the
9TH ward. He makes good one" il
either capacity.
4. w. Ross, formerly of Prescott, i:
now conductor on one of the passenger
trains on the Duluth, Missaba and
Northern r. r.
Wallace Rollin formerly of r. Z. and
Lou Boughton of Prescott both have
positions in leading meat market:
hele.
Charles Maurer, once a barber il
Prescott, runs the "Big A. shoI
here-the finest shop at the head o.
the lake.
W. W. Strickland, formerly OF Ellis
worth, who is member of the BoarC
of Education from the Second ward
has Just returned with his family from
Chicago and Ellsworth.
Judge Charles Smith moved from
Central Park to the West End thi.
week.
Douglas county is fast becoming |
farming community A large numbe
/ o. acres within the city limits hav,
been broken up for spring planting.
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Mrs. w. A. Hunt. of Hamiine, MINI.
visited in town part of the week.

4 a
Mrs. w. A. Hunt. of Hamiine. MINI.
visited in town part of the week.
Mrs. A. Ruby of st. Paul spent {
| portion of last week in town trying to
| sell his residence here. The indica
tons are that she was not posted wei
in the matter of real estate sales al
the present time.
Rev. H. L. Hart and wife returned
from the fair last week.
DIR. Harry Cotton, under whose
charge the Hospital at Minneapolis is
doing finely, was in the city Sunday.
r. Bott of st. Paul came down the
first of the week.
Miss Grace Shaw who commenced
teaching at the commencement of the
school is down with typhoid fever.
Mrs. J. W. Howes from Duluth is
here visiting.
BW Barnes of Shell Lake was here
last week.
Mrs. Lucas of Sioux City. Iowa, is
here visiting her mother.
Rev. ii. A. Bushnell was here last
Wednesday visiting friends.
Z. r. Welch has returned from
Chicago. lie says he left the most of
the buildings at the fair.
Miss E. L. Wilson nurse of st.
Paul left for that place Tuesday.
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ARKANSAW


Mrs. Lizzie Gray visited Mrs. l.. b
Akers of Bay City last week.
Mrs. Addie Primers house burned to
the ground last week. No insurance.
Miss Mary Kratzer and Miss Flora
Connor are attending college at Dixon
Ill.
Miss Lydia Ainsworth is visiting
her brother at Minneapolis.
Mr.. @. A. Gray is quite sick.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Buchanan visited
at st. Paul the last part of the week.
Mr. Fred Thompson returned from
the Worlds Fair Saturday.
Frank Taylor has moved his family
into the house he bought of Mr.. Steel
Mr. Steel lives with them.
Miss Stella Hoyt of Rock Elm visit
ed at VI. g. Fitche's last week
The village school commenced Mon
day.
Rev. Common returned from Confer.
ence Friday. His wife is sick at Wood
vile and was not able to come.
MIR. Tom Kelton and Miss Heller
Lorenzo of Durand were married the
10Th ult.
r. Ainsworth has a nephew from
Missouri visiting him.
Potatoes turned out pretty gooC
around here. One man dug an acre
and got bushel and half.
Mrs. Anna Fitch is staying at Geo
Buchanan's now.
Miss Ida Gray visited at Porcupin,
the first of the week.
Mr.. M. Morhead is visiting bis litti,
daughter Hattie.
Mrs. DIR. Huleatte who is visiting
her parents at Madison is expected
home soon.
Mrs Rhoda Buchanan and Mis-
Alice Canoe have gone in partnership
in the dress making and millinery bus
mess.
Will Catura is down from Eau Clair
on visit to his parents.
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KINNICKINNIC.


Mr.. Crawford's nephew has return,
ed to his home in Eglin, H., much
improved in health.
John Gray was recently married to
Miss Sly. They have the best wishes
of many friends.
Charles Gray who was recently quite
i'll has come home to recuperate.
Annie Fleming has gone home to
spend few days.
Frank Undertake will remove to
River Falls soon, and so we lose
another of our church going families.
Let those who remain be more faith
full in attendance.
Lacy Hill is living on the Powell
farm.
Mr.. Walker has purchased the
Burhyte farm on the county line road.
Wal. Hudson left last Friday for
Washburn where he intends starting
feed store.
Henry Gray has returned from
Valley City, Dakota, where he has
spent the summer. He reports crops
poor and and wages low.
Mrs. Barney has returned from a
months visit in Roberts. They will
soon leave for the Worlds Fair and
visit to her old home in New York.
Miss Hannah 0'Keeffe begun heI
school in the Nelson Elliott district
last Monday.
The washing machine man was
around last week. Some of our neigh
bors are thinking favorably of pur
chasing.
The recent rains have rendered thu
blowing fine.
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Rio RIVER.

Ed. Husmuem of Martell is around
taking orders for the High Speed
Family Knitting Machine.
Theodore Firner is on the sick list.
Frank and VIM. Armbruster have
returned from the White City. They
also took in the Cream City and are
well pleased with their trip.
S. A. Carpenter. County Surveyor,
and George Trio of Spring Valley
were here on business Thursday and
Friday of last week.
W. Huppert has purchased 100 acres
of land of Jos. Dauser. Consideration
So. 500.
VIM. Miley's new well is 2s5 feet
deep.
Net Teare has sold pair of horses
to w. Hamilton. Consideration S225.
Peter Koppes and Jos. Gegen of
Hastings were here on business last
Tuesday,
DR.. j. j. Good. chiropodist of
Minneapolis, was in town last Tues
day.
The County Road Commissioners
met here on the 29th ult. and made
some changes in the state road in
sections l and 2.
John Lamka is drilling a well at the
Catholic church. Tommy Mccormick
is bossiuq tie job
PgtafO-s Wlll uaf
! ar,r, a..nnd hare
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STOCKHOLM.

Mrs. Karl Peterson is very low with
typhoid fever,
Miss Julia Bjorn of this place and
August Erickson of Minneapolis were
married at the brides home Sept. %.
Mrs. S. Anderson, who has been ill
for a long time, is very low.
Miss Hannah Peterson has gone 10
Princeton, ILL.,, to visit relatives.
Mrs. w. E. Leoffier, who has been
visiting in Minneapolis, has returned.
John Woolley of Rest Island is &C
cused of misappropriating funds con-
tributed for mission work and building,
and of making false representations
as to ownership of the property, etc.
1t is generally believed in this vicinity
that the complaints are well.founded.
DR.. Frink visits the Brownlee House
every week on Thursday.
ii. Lowater visited at home over
Sunday.
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SPRING GALLEY.

Mr.. Weisand shipped two cars of
stock from this place on Tuesday of
last week.
Mr.. Stevens has rented his place in
town to VIM. Currey and gone to
waupaca. Wis, for the winter.
FL. Preston and family have moved
to Minnesota.
John Martin talks of moveing to
town this fall.
Miss Grace Brown will soon begin
her winter term of school In the An.
drus district.
John Linquist has bought lot on
Mckay Ave. and built thereon the
past week. This makes the third build.
ing for him in less than thirty days.
Go to Mrs. NJ. E. Taylor for fine
dress goods and ladies' fall and winter
underwear.
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Wisconsin Weather crop Bulletin.
MILWAUKEE. Oct. 3. I8Q


The rain which began on Friday OF
last week has continued with slight
intermission since and has given the
state an average of about two inches.
This has thoroughly wet the ground
and placed it in good shape for a con-
tinuation of fall blowing, and some
seeding yet to be done. To the grain
already sown the rain will prove of
great benefit, although there are few
cases where drouth had withered the
grain after sprouting too long. The
acreage of fall grain will be below the
average as formerly reported. Very
little has been sown in northern
countries.
Pasturage was generally too dry to
be revived by the rain, at least to
give feed this fall and feeding of
stock will continue.
Corn. now being husked. is proving
better than anticipated, but is only
fair crop.
The forest fires have been entirely
extinguished.
The reports of the cranberry crop
shows slight increase over last weeks
reports; the yield is thus above y of
the largest crop grown and nearly
twice that of last year. Picking, now
nearly completed, has shown less
harm that was thought to have result
ed from the frosts.
The season as whole has proven a
average one to the Wisconsin farmer;
winter grains and hay were good crops,
spring grains an average, corn not
large but better than the drouth gave
cause to expect. potatoes only fair,
poor in some sections. good in others,
tobacco an average yield, although
grown under difficulties, while fruits
were generally good, excepting apples.
This is the last crop bulletin of the
season of 1898 and further reports will
not be required from our corresponds
ents. la this connection the Director
wishes TO acknowledge the excellent
publication given the bulletin by the
State Press. and thank them for this
&C. operation. To the correspondents
also he wishes to express his thanks
for their excellent work in sending
the weekly reports, without which
the bulletin would not have possible.
The season of 1894 will begin about
the LIST of April and it is hoped that
the some kindly cooperation on the
part of Press and Correspondent may
be anticipated for that year.
CHARLES e. LINNEY,
Weather Bureau, Acting Director.
Improve this opportunity. Rate to
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CLIFTON.


The clover is about all hulled.
Miss Eliza Frye of River Falls
preached at the church ON Sunday of
last week.
Thos. Prince is running a portable
hay press.
Our road grader returned last Thurs.
day afrer trip out OF town.
Anna Bascom is visiting at st. Paul.
E. b. Armstrong and wife went to
the big fair last week.
G. W. McMurphey was through town
last Wednesday, buying milch cows to
add to his already large herd.
From a recent number of the st.
Paul Dispatch we learn that Prof. II.
). Baker has been licensed by the
Methodist church as a local preacher
The Prof. has also received a teachers
life certificate from the state board OF
examiners OF minnesota.
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Ell PAso.

Ell PASO.
John Dixon began fall term OF
school here Oct. I'd.
The widow Stated and family
moved 10 Big River last week.
There is photo gallery in town
this week.
Mr.. Mayberry is still in very
critical condition. His family have
all been called home.
Married, Sept, 29th, Mr.. "Vint''
Harshman of Lost Greek and Miss
Minnie King of this town. They left
Saturday for their home in Red Wing,
Mimi. The young couple are both
well and favorably known here, and
although they went off so SLY, we wish
them prosperity,
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RIVER FALLS LODGE
BuckIen's Arniea Salve.

The Best Salve in the world for
Cuts, Bruises, Sores. Ulcers, Salt
Rheum, Fever Sores, letter, Chapped
Hands, Chilblains, Corns, and all Skin
Eruptions, and positively cures Piles.
or no pay required. 1t is guaranteed
to give perfect satisfaction. or money
refunded. Price 25 cents per box.
For sale by G. r. Taggart. %
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SPRING LAKE.

A. L. Holcomb picked seed corn from
corn that was planted eighty-seven
days before. Who can beat himl
Surprise parties are all the go just
now. The one at Mrs. Kisner's at 0livet
last Friday was grand success both
socially and financially.
G. II. Holcomb picked from his
garden awhile turnip which weighed
nine and one quarter lbs.
Mrs. @. Andrus is home after long
visit with her daughter at Rock Elm.
Miss Anna Fleming is home for a
short visit.
Morris Tic gave farewell dance last
Saturday night. He will move to Glen
wood.
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Real Estate Agent,
SPRING VALLEY. WIS.

Agent for ''The Hodgden Addi-
tion." This Addition lies above
"high water mark and has the best
residence lots in the valley.
l also have Salim Avenue and
Mckay Avenue property for sale.
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To the public.

G. A. Rasmussen has put in COM
plete line of Undertakers' goods, in
addition to his stock of furniture, and
has engaged w. S. Armstrong to take
charge of all funeral services. All
parties wishing anything in this line
will be promptly aud carefully attend
ed to by calling upon
G.. A. RASMUSSEN.
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NEfzIrEzINl
The NORTHWESTERN LINE.
TAX. Til. Lin. VIE. y. !aF.h
THROUGH PASSENGER SERVICE EAST
or ST. PAUL.

THE SHORT LINE from NTSSEAFOLIs and ST
PAN Is CHICAGO with three pssseu ger trains
daily.
GRANGER STATE EMPRESS Tor MILwAUKEE
and CHICAGO. the fastest day train running
bstyxeeu the TwIN CITIES and CHICAGO.
sfATI ANTIC ENPkESS' connects with morn
fnr trains leaving CHICAGO East and south.
s.NORTH- WESTERN LIMITED" for AILwAU-
and Wagner Private Compartment cars and
RufFet smoking Library coaches; really the
only train. first-class in every respect, be-
tween ire TwIN CITIES and CHICAGO.
TUF SHORT LINE from DULUTH 20 CHICAGO
solid through train known as the '-Chicag
Special and making the run IN less than
sixteen hours Pullman and Wagner Bu1ei
sIeepers on this train
Retween MTNNEAP0LEs, ST. PAUL. SUPERIOR and
nuIUrH fast dny trains with Farlor Cars
night trains with Pullman Palace Sieepers.
T,etweeu NISSEkPoLIs, IT. PAUL and AsHLkS y
isv trains with Reclining Chair Cars. mig hi
trains with Pullman Sleeping Cars.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1893-10-05

Canon Farrar says: Have we nc
pity for the poor, miserable childreni
Is there no voice strong enough tc
plead ''like angels, trumpet-tongued
against the deep damnation of Their
taking off?"-of these children who
in the language of Southey, are not
so much born into the world, as
damned into the world, damned
predestined, as it were, to live lives
of disease and degradation, because
of the drink in the midst of which
they are brought up and of which
they have the hereditary faint il
their very veins.
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Loss of Sleep

Makes people nervous and irritable and
occasions great deal of complaint on
their part, but why should anybody
complain about losing sleep last night
on account of that hacking cough,
when Cubeb Cough Cure will relieve it
in SIXTY SECONDS. 1t is not cure for
consumption but affords relief and
will prevent it. Thousands of testi.
monials could be furnished, but you
are only asked to give it trial to be
convinced nothing will take the place
of it; druggists unite in saying it
giv.s hefter Satisfaction than AT
..fh4rz cram uH fraE 1xrr
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President-Mrs. A. p. Weld.
secretary-Mrs w. P. Marshall
Treasurer-Mrs. Cheney.
sUPRsISTESDESTs.
Evangelistic Work-Mrs. Isabelle Williams
Press Work-Mrs. +. L. Cook.
Jail and Almshouse-Mrs. Bryan.
Co. Fair Work-Mrs. Rounce.
W. C. T. U. & Juvenile Work-Esther Goodell
Demorest Medal Contestants. Dr. Clough.
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THROUGH PASSENGER SERVICE WEST
0F ST. PAIL.

THE SHORT LINE MISNEAFOLIs and ST. PAUL
Is SIOUX CTTT aud OMAHA, with fast day
train making through connections 10 KAN
SkS CITY
rAST NIGHT EMPRESS with Pullman Buffet
sleepers 10 Sioux CITY. OMAHA, and KANSAS
CRY. connecting al SIOUX CITY for Northern
NEBRASKA Black Hills, and all points West
TIIE SHORT LINE between MINNEAPoLEs. 81.
PAM and SIOUX FAILS, day train service.
with connections AZ LAKE CRYSTAL 20 and
tom EINOgE al HERON LAKE 70 and from
PrPEsToNE, AZ SIOUX FAILS TO and from
MITCHELL -,
Rstyxean MIME roLTS. ST. PAUL and Central
Dakota via gAsOrA, night trains with Pull
man SIee. yerS IT. PAUL 20 TRACY
For frrth,sr IN formation as 70 connections with
Other lines. through car service. lowest rates iol
tickets and nap folder showing the entire sy ;
ten advertised a. 1.-THE NORTH WESTERN Liz
and represent nE 1851 miles OF Railway, call on
the Agent a. your station, OF address
I. W. TEASDALE.
General Passenger AGENT. 81. Paul.
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ONO.

A. W. Ogliyie and o. j. Andrews
departed last week for the Worlds
Fair and to visit friends in Orion,
Michigan.
Miss Rose Harris of Minneapolis is
visiting her uncle p. o. Nichols.
Warren & McNiel have bought the
blacksmith shop at this place. Mr..
Warren does the biacksmithing.
d. r. Amidon and family started
Monday for Hartford to visit friends.
They will also visit the Worlds Fair
before going to their home in Georgia.
Mrs Susie White IF Brssington will
be here Ear-s ds @lh
miIliaofs 1uods
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1893-10-05

The great increase in the number
of prisoners in Massachusetts, is due
almost wholly to drunkenness; and
except for the added population
would show relative decrease in
comparison with the inhabitants of
the state.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1893-10-05

The presence of many working
people, industrious, sober, honest,
is a valuable help to any buiness;
but by as much as any of them
patronize the dram-shop, by SO much
their value as citizens will be i'm
paired, the communities will be
pauperized, and every interest of the
people demoralized.
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Treating the liquor traffic with toll
Grafton is an outrageous perversion
of law and justice for which every
voter is personally responsible.
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MACHINE OIL At Y Dps9 s : assry's

A full stock of undertaking goods
always on hand at o. w. Newcomb
& Co.'S. Funeral director and EN-.
balmer.
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Improve this opportunity. Rate to
Chicago and return, Friday and Sstur-
day $3.50.
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q Y. DENNISTON.

~ Y. DENNISTON,
~ Ellsworth, Wis
Abstract, Real Estate & Insurance Office.
Taxes paid and information given. A
full set of Abstract Books for Pierce and
st. Croix counties.
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If you are worn out, run down and
nervous, Magnetic Nervine will restore
your b ealth. Sold by Youells & Avery
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HUBER HOUSE,
IL Louis Huber, Proprietor,


The house is in good condition through
out. and the travelling public will always
find good table and clean beds. The
bar is constantly supplied with the Test
of liquors.
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Secret Societies.
RIVER FAILS CHAprIR, R. AM. R. Morse.

RIVER FALLS CHAPTER, r. A.M.-C. R. Morse,
H. p; r s Freeman, X; F. p Ainsworth, s; $.
]. Rasmussen, Sec; NJ. Olson, Treas. Regular
meetings the ID and 4th Mondays of each month
at o. clock P. NJ.
RIVER FALLS LODGE, :. & AMI. P. Aims
worth, w NJ; A. W. Kaler, 5. W.; N. B. Nelson.
J. w; 5. J. Rasmussen, Sec; y. P Carroll, Urea.
Regular meetings the 1st and sd Tuesdays OF
each month at O'Clock P. NJ.
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Go to Youells & Avery's for window
shades.
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at is not for kings to drink wine
nor for princes strong drink, lest
they drink and forget the law, and
prevent the judgement Of any of the
afflicted. Prov. 81. Solomon clear
ly reconized the fact that intoxicants
unfit the mind for clear perception
of right and wrong. Happy would it
be for our land if all our law makers
needed this injunction. So light is
the sin of drunkenness regarded that
it is made an excuse for still greater
crimes. He was drunk, and there
fore was not responsible for what he
did" We are glad to note that occas-
ionally one is found who is ready to
look at crime stripped of this plea,
which is itself a crime.
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DE.s'TESTS.
yEsf.EkRE.
ERANK PETERSON

ERANK PETERSON,
IL Matchmaker and Jeweler,
River Falls, Wis.
Dealer in fine Jewelry, Watches, Clocks
and Plated Ware. Sole Agent for the
celebrated Rockford quick-train watches
Repairing of all kinds neatly executed
and all work warranted
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Mrs. Henrietta Briggs Wall, of
Hutchinson, Kan, has designed and
finished remarkable picture called
"Woman and Her Political Peers, !"
which is exhibited at the Worlds
Fair. In the center is life sized
portrait of Frances E. Willard.
Above and to the left is the likeness
of an idiot; above and to the right is
represented a convict in his prison
garb; below to the left is an American
Indian, and below to the right is an
insane person. The Topeka Capital
says: The incongruity of the comp
any Miss Willard is represented as
keeping is such as to at once attract
attention and excite wonder, until it
is explained that such is the relative
political status of American women.
No one can fail to be impressed with
the absurdGty of statuary regulat-
ion that places women in the same
legal category with the idiot, the In
dian and the insane.