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River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1894-08-30
A SOLDIERS CORNER.

ALUMINIUM drums are proving SAITH
factory Ia the hands of the Prussian
militia They are not only lighter, but
give out fuller and richer sound.
A BULLET from one of the new rifles
In use in the Italian army will pene-
trate five inches of solid ash at dis
tance of three-quarters of mile.
THERE were nineteen lieuteIant-geu-
erals in the conf ederate army, and of
these all are dead save four Wade
Hampton, Joseph Wheeler, James
Longstreet and John B. Gordon.
C. S. BUSHNELL, Of Connecticut, who
furnished the money necessary for the
building of the Monitor, and carried
out in full the ideas of it's inventor.
John Ericsson. is still living and enjoy
ing good health.
TIE queen has been pleased to APP
prove that militia cavalry battalion,
of which the dalse of York is honorary
colonel, shall be in future designated
as ''fhe Duke of Yorlx's Own Loyal
Suffolk Hussars Yeomanry Cavalry"
A FRENCH physician who accom-
panied detachment of Pos soldiers for
six months for the purpose of making
observations on their manner of sleep
ing found that 81 per cent habitually
slept on the right side, % per cent. on
the left and per cent. on the back.
THE masts of Nelson's old ship, the
Victory, having rotted at the base, are
to be taken out and replaced with iron
ones. The use of this metal for the
Victory's masts has called out criticism
from all sides, which, as the ship is
kept in commission avowedly as mat
ter of sentiment, seems natural
For the famous charge of the light
brigade at Balaklava only one Victoria
cross was awarded to an officer. 1t
was given to Lieut.. A. r. Dunn, who
saved the life of non-commissioned
officer by cutting down three Russian
tancers, and later in the battle also
saved the life of a private. The decora-
ton was recently sold at public auction
in Iondop
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ABOUT OURSELVES.


THE normal temperature of the stom-
ach is about 9s degrees. Food has to be
raised to this temperature before it can
be digested.
TIE three small bones stretched in a
chain across the middle ear are named
the mallet, the anvil and the stirrup,
from real or fancied resemblances.
The hair appears to have life of its
own. Many well-authentieste in
stances are known of the hair of dead
bodies increasing in length after inter
ment.
THE brain Of man is the most high
" convoluted of that of any animal in
the world. The lower the animal in
the scale Of intelligence the smoother
the brain.
TIE human lungs retain the air in
their substance with such obstinacy
that it cannot be expelled by any COM
preston short of absolutely disin-
tegrating the ii sue.
AERATIoN of the blood takes place to
some extent through the skin. In man
the skin gives off thirtieth to a six
tieth part of the carbonic acid gas Civ
en- out by the lungs
THE test for symmetry is to turn a
man with his face to the wall. If he
is perfectly formed his chest viii touch
it, his nose viii be four inches away,
his thighs five, the tips of his toes
three.
IN perfectly formed female figure
twice round the thumb should be once
round the wrist; twice round the wrist
should be once round the upper arm;
twice this is once round the neck; one
and half times the circumference Of
the neck equals that of the waist.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1894-08-30
WHERE THE BLAME BELONGS.
who Is Responsible for Delaying Tariff
Legislation.

w hO - hSSl'ohStoAt hpf DtAhshtB AdthA
Legislation.
Democratic apologists are having
their lines cast in hard places these
days. Facts pile up against them with
terrible precision and swiftness, and
each hour OF delay in settling for good
or i'll the great question of tariff legis-
lation brings with it an addition of
odium and disgrace that has already
been laid at their door. As to this
more recent delay republican skirts
have been kept clear. Since the senate
passed its bill no republican has ut
tered more than a few words of de-
bate, no one has made a single dila-
tory motion, no one offered the slight
est degree of obstruction. Democratic
dissensions, wranglings and recrim-
nations have filed the hours of con-
gress. Democratic conferrees have
sat and looked at each other" in the
language of the willy senior senator
from New York, and all this the corn-
try knows, and condemns with bitter
words and more potent political reso-
lutions.
The point of special interest in all
this is TO try to ascertain just where,
inside the charmless circle of democ-
racy, the responsibility for delay rests.
And it must be said, as it is secretly
felt in Washington already, that on
Grover Cleveland's shoulders must
fall the burden. No sane observer of
affairs can doubt that before that
famous letter was written, the senate
bill had every advantage of war, and
it was question of only few hours
when the house would surrender I'M
conditionally. The white flag was
tied to the halyard, when from the
white house came that curious COM
mand to hold the fort New hope
came to the weary soldiers, the gun
were renamed and the war COM
menced afresh.
The ltlool1 to-day is doubtful in
the exit me. There may be no tariff
Legislation at all And If all the
trouble, and turmoil and attack on
American industries comes to naught,
there can be no doubt that Cleveland
can be honestly thanked for what he
has done, however little he intended to
do it.-Boston Traveller.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1894-08-30
ONE OF THE GREAT WONDERS OF THE
WORLDS FAIR.
Montana's Fam nus solid silver statue to be
on Free Exhibition at :. Il. Olson Co.'S
Mammoth Department Store, Minneap-


Montana's Fam aus solid silver Statue to be
on Free Exhibition at :. Il. Olson Co.'S
Mammoth Department Store, Minneap-
oils.
Always in the lead IN liberality and enter
prise, and believing that store keeping con
sis;s of more than the mere buying and
selling of goods, and that anything that we
can do to make shopping as pleasureable as
possible is right in line with our duty as
public servants, with this object IN view we
have engaged, at an enormous expense, the
famous Montana Solid Silver Statue, which
we will place on Free Exhibition for two
weeks, beginning Sept. 3rd, and including
State FAIR week. Tue statue represents
Justice, is nine feet high, made of solid sill
yer. weighs $1,000 ounces, and its bullion
value is So. 500. and stands on gold base
valued at s224, 600 This will be the only ex-
hibit OF the statGs in the Northwest, and IT
will need no other announcement TO draw
thousands to see it, whether they have seen
il before or not. Our out-0f-town friends
will have an extra incentive to come 10 the
State Fair and visit our store during their
soiourn there. Remember, the statue IS
worth a days journey 10 see. In addition,
our store will be made as attractive as pos
sible with solid silver values IN every de-
partment. Our large and complete Fall and
Winter Catalogue will be ready for mailing
about Sept 18TH. Send in your name for
one. Costs nothing.
All visitors to Minnea polls are colfially
invited 10 make our store their headquar-
ters while visiting the Fair. Free reading,
writing and reception rooms at their dispo-
sal Electric cars stop AT our door 10 take
visitors TO the Fair grounds
E OLSON Co.
Minneapolis, Mimi
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HIS ENCOURAGEMENT.
He Did His Best to Bolster Up a strug-
Cling Artist.

A celebrated portrait painter once
spent a week of delightful rest and
quiet at an old New England farm
house. His most, man of sturdy COM
mon sense. expressed himself as much
interested in ''paintin' and when
the artist left the farm ne gave the old
man a cordial invitation to come to
his studio on his next visit TO the city.
I'D like to have your opinion of pic
ture ! am painting now" he said,
pleasantly. Two months later the
farmer. IN his Sunday best. presented
himself at the studio just as the artist
was putting the finishing touches to a
beautiful portrait which was to be ex-
hibited within few days.
other portrait were in the studio.
and the artist watched his farmer
guests face with curiosity, as he
looked about him. There was no mis-
taking the expression which grew
upon his rugged features; it was one of
severe disappointment
How do you like my pictures?' in
quired the artist at last, with a slight
feeling of ehagrin.
''Oh. reckon they're real good, 3"
said the farmer. with evident effort.
Il amt doubt they're fust-rate like
nesses, an so on. But We see," he
ADDED, carefully keeping his gaze di-
rected as far away from che artist as
possible, we see. I'm a little took
abaclx. fer ] callated from what I'd
heerd that you was further along in
your paintin'. I'd sorter got the idee
that YOU was as fur along as buildin's.
barns an so on. | suspicioned you'd
got SOS you could drawer out boss or
cow or a clump o trees, an then
paint 'em material as life.
but there" said the old farmer,
turning to lay a kind hand on the
artists shoulder, don't be disker-
ridged. not a mite, You're a young
Teller yit. so I speak. an if you keep
on as you've begun. nothin' w'd s'prise
me less n L hear that you'd painted a
real fust-class picter some day. An
then these folks III be glad they had
their likenesses painted by We, Jest t
say they've got some o your work.
After few other words of hearty
encouragement the farmer took his
leave. with the happy consciousness
that he had done his best to cheer a
struggling artist on the road to fame.
" Outh's Companion.
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SMILES BETWEEN SERMONS.

YACHTING gloves are the latest fad.
They are worn chiefly by people who
can't afford to keep a yacht.
Transcript.
WHAT does Barlow mean when he
speaks of his ancestral halls?" Il dun
no. Maybe his father was truck
driver. Life.
A BARBER in Detroit was knocked
speechless the other day during a
thunderstorm. Lightning's mighty
powerful philadelphia Ledger.
BuDHCK-'I saw the doctors car
riage at your house yesterday. Any
thing serious?" Gasser-''I should say
sol He wanted to collect his bill
Brooklyn Life.
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THE DEAL IN SUGAR.
Revelations Which Make Things Look
Dark for the Democracy.

burk Tor the DEMOCRACY
The report of the sugar trust inves-
tigating committees represents the
happening of the expected. There was
never any reason to lock for differ
ent result, because there was never
any reason TO suppose that the COM
mittee would make an earnest and
thorough attempt to OBTAIN the facts
A great deal of testimony has been
taken, but it is mostly of the kind that
stops where the trail begins to be fresh.
The accused parties, and many not ac-
cused, were summoned one after an
other and their pleas of not guilty ac-
cepted as conclusive proof in the case.
There is nothing to show that plain
clews were followed up in a capable
and resolute way, or that suspicious
circumstances were pushed to a def
mite and satisfactory explanation. The
methods employed to ascertain the
truth concerning alleged corrupt or
improper proceedings were calculated
to defeat that purpose by providing
ample opportunity for concealment.
As usual in such investigations, the
line of action was so adjusted as to in
troduce an abundance of irrelevant
matter and to keep the essential points
out of sight. There is no doubt in the
public mind as TO the fact that tor
tunes were made by spectators upon
advance information furnished by
democratic senators, and that certain
of those senator's were large gamers in
the matter; but the committee was
ne l,A rfre -. fsr n
SO did not find il.
There are some things of a damaging
kind in the report, however, which
could not be suppressed 1t is stated,
for instance, that Secretary Carlisle
drafted = sugar schedule which was
favorable to the trust, and that the
schedule finally agreed upon was OF
the same character. In other words,
ii appears that the administration, as
represented by Mr.. Carlisle, took a
special interest in the sugar matter,
and that its recommendations were in
perfect accord with the wishes of the
trust. This does not legally prove that
the trust was given the protection and
advantage that it desired, or demand
ed, in return for its large contribution
to the democratic campaign fund OF
1892; but certainly the coincidence
raises a strong presumption to that
effect. If there was not-a bargain OF
| that kind, then the democratic sena.
tors. with the approval, if not at the
instance of the administration, made
the trust valuable present at the cost
of the government and the people as
an act of generosity. When the affair
is looked at from any point of view il
has an ugly aspect. The trust got
what il desired. let the explanation be
what it may 1t is for those who thus
favored gigantic and grasping mo
nopoly to convince the country, if they
can, that they were actuated by honest
and patriotic motives, in spite of the
very distinct indications that Other
and less creditable influences had 9
controlling effect in the transaction
St Louis Globe Democrat.
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Ladies. Hats.

Very large hats or very small bon
nets--the choice at present appears tc
lie between the two. Toques are less
favored just now than larger round
hats orprincesse bonnets. The Dutch
tur5an has wide briin with a bal.
cony around the cxtreme edge. 1t is q
fashionable hat, but one that is Of
universally becoming. Some OF the
latest models in Lcghoru hats are
veilcd with fine black point d'esprii
net or tuilc on both brim and crown.
and trimmed also with the diaphanous
fabric and magenta roses. IL is not
unnsua, 10 see three or four distinct
coiors on a bonnet orr hat, and magenta,
violent and discordant as it is, is still
one of the colors par excellence with
fashionable milliners.-N. Y. Post.
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COMMENT AND OPINION.

The democratic senators stick as
close to the sugar hogshead as hiessn
June. Chicago Inter Ocean.
gBThe fewer the number of the
party pledges kept by the democracy
the better it win be for the country
n. Y. Recorder.
gEThe clover patch in which it was
predicted the democrats would wal
low appears to have been mud.--To-
ledo Blade.
gE-The Mckinley law is gaining
friends more rapidly than any other
tariff measure now before the eountrg.
st Louis Globe Democrat.
sBTo-day the democratic party
stands before the country convicted
upon the evidence it has itself fur
nished, of incompetence and corrup-
tion.-San Francisco Argonaut.
gEThe people who are responsible
for this administration may be thor
oughly enjoying the edifying spectacle
it now presents to the country, but an
ear laid to the ground detects no sound
of applause-Indianap Journal.
eE-It is democratic fight, which is
interesting and would be amusing if
the whole country were not suffering
from the long uncertainty and fear of
what the democratic incompetents
will bring forth.-Troy Times.
Democrats may continue to
point with pride to 1.-The resolutions
of '92, (" but they will never point with
pride" to the congress of "a. There is
too much that they are not proud of,
either in the front or the back view
Chicago Inter Ocean.
rFIf il is true, as intimated, that
the president feels gratified over Hills
defense of him, Mr.. Cleveland is really
more unsophisticated than one would
have a reason to suppose because of
the provincial town from which he
came.-Cleveland Leader.
s-The democrats of the United
States are hereby notified that there
was debate in the senate on the Esd
nit. in which some plain truths were
uttered-splendid democratic reading.
We advise our democratic friends to
send and get copy of the Record con-
tanning Mr. Germans speech and read
it. They viii be wiser by so doing.
EE-It has been authoritively stated
that the president has worried much
recently concerning public opinion %
his administration, regretting that he
has not had the means of finding out
just what the people think of him. 1t
is pleasing TO know that very much
doubt and uncertainty has lately been
removed. Some of the presidents
Is . afN
do not profess friendihip, have been
standing in public places talking very
plainly about Mr.. Cleveland snd his
administration. Perhaps the president
is a better informed man concerning
public opining than he was ten days
ago.
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Inexact.

Rent day in Paris is a very important
occasion. The landlord is king in a
realm where exactitude is not only en-
outraged but enforced. An English
man saws that he Uuce went to see n
landlord about some matter connected
with the house he hired. The French
man proved to be a very suspicious and
inquisit.ve old gentleman, who had
made his fortune in the candle trade.
What do YOU sell?r he inquired. The
Englishman acknowledged that he
made his bread by writing for the
magazines. The landlord shrugged
his shoulders Il am afraid" said he.
3hat you will not be exact with your
rent. on the fifteenth of the month. T"
He evidently had old-fashioned notions
of literature as well as the other arts,
and preferred that his tenants should
be. like himself, comfortably in trade.
So, in order 10 vindicate his vocation,
the Englishman went TO call upon him
in person. on the fourteenth. rent in
hand Il told you So" exclaimed the
precise old merchant. II knew you
wouldn't be exact, at the day and he
hour fixed. You have brought your
rent twenty-four hours too soon!" =
Youths Companion
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THAT WONDERFUL BABY.


Zach land has its wonderful babies
That ever the sun shines upon
Prom Greenland's cold. glittering ice-felds
To winterless. fragrant Ceyion.
Wherever their deWy eyes open.
No matter what color they be
They re wonderful wonderful babies
In that 81 good judges agree
The aInond-eyed DARING % China.
The chubby. low-brOwed Eskimo.
The faxen-haired little Norwegian,
The swarthy pGpoOse OF the Crow:
care not whatever you name them,
care not for nation or creed.
They re wonderful. wonderful babies
Yes, wonderful babies. indeed.
And vet the most wonderful baby
That ever came down from the sky
Is one that 70 sleep am rocking
And singing a sweet lullaby:
No other was ever like this one,
No other l. half 50 divine.
No other 50 wonderful. wonderful.
As this precious baby Of mine.
George W Crofts. in Chicago Record
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1894-08-30

The crying of sick children is, &C.
cording TO a medical paper, of distinct
value in reaching correct conclusion
about their ailments. In pneumonia
and capillary bronchitis the cry is mod.
crate, peevish and muffled, as if the
door were shut between the child and
nearer. The cry of Group is hoarse.
brassy and metallic, with growing in.
spiration. That of cerebral disease.
particularly hydrocephalus, is short.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1894-08-30
show OF Feeling.

Expression of feeling has value only
in proportion 10 the feeling itexpresses.
A show OF feeling may be made where
there is no feeling but that is only sur.
face show. Real feeling finds expires.
sion in spite of itself, or because of it.
self; and the expression of real feeling
impresses others because of the feeling
that is back of it. But mere show OF
feeling has neither basis nor influence.
s.. :. mes.
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The British board of trade has just
prepared statistics of the accidents al
highway grade crossings on the rail-
roads of the United Kingdom for the
past FIVE years. The total number OF
persons killed is 800. of this number
So are reported from England and
Wales. Only l4l of the fatalities were
at public carriage roads. the remainder
being at private, or occupation roads,
or public footpaths.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1894-08-30
Hay Fever sufferers

Do you know that
The Greatest Hay Fever Resort
In the West is BAYFIELD,. Wis,
o. the Southern Shore of Lake Superiorl
And that the best way 10 reach this resort
Is via sThe North est ern Line
C.. ST. p. VI. a O R'yi
For excursion rates TO Lake Superior Cites
And via steamer lines for short trips
To Port Arthur and around Isle Royale
The Gem Isle OF the Great UnsIIted Sea"
Apply 10 your local agent.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1894-08-30

The dryest place in the United
States at any point where regular OBJ
servations are taken is Fort Garland
Col. Less than six inches of rain fall
there during the year. There are
however. localities in Arizona. Nevada
and Utah where rain has never been
known to fall
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1894-08-30
WISCONSIN STATE NEWS.


VIII Hfy 70 HhffuI tHt NHIffHEF'
May Kaatz, a Hebrew girl 10 years
of age. was married in Milwaukee to
John F. Schultz, Gentle and a tan
ner. Rev. Mr.. Halsey, pastor of Grand
Avenue Methodist church. performed
the ceremony. The parents of the girl
did not know of the marriage until
two days afterward. The father. Mar
Gus Kaatz, Immediately took the girl
to Chicago. and steps have been taken
to annul the marriage The affair ere
ated a sensation in Jewish circles.
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A Waupan woman tried the expert
ment of making currant jelly by the
heat of the sun. She prepared the cur
rants in the usual way, put them in an
earthen dish. and covering them with
tin cover. placed the dish where it
could be pierced by the suns fiercest
glare. In due time the desired result
was found 20 have been accomplished,
and The jelly pronounced of the finest
flavor imagina BILE.
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Perpetual Motion idea Crared Him.

John Vanmossler, a carpenter and
mach st at Green Bay, was adjudged
insane and taAen to the state asylum.
During the last five years he has de-
voted most of his time to perfecting a
experimentation machine of his own
invention. He got it to run four hours,
but no longer. His devotion to the
work set him crazy. He is "a years old.
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HEADQUARTERS ROUTE
To Pittsburg, via 1.-THE Milwaukee" for q
o. A. X. Encampment.

@. N X EncampmthI.
As per General Orders No. ), arrange
ments have been made by the Department
Commander for a special train via the Chi
cago. Milwaukee q st. Paul Railway, which
road has been selected as the Headquarters
Route from the State OF Minnesota, 10 run
through from Minneapolis and st. Paul to
Pittsburg, TO carry the Commander and
Staff and also the Comrades of the State, to
the 2Sth National Encampment of the Grand
Army of the Republic, to be held at Pitts
burg. Sept. 10th TO 18th.
IL is hoped that all Comrades who can
possibly arrange to attend this Encamp-
ment win join this special train, with the
view that the Department of Minnesota go
ineo Pittsburg with flying colOrs.
SAM r. VAN SAINT.
Department Commander.
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The Missouri, Kansas & Texas Railway
viii sell tickets on Sept IL, Sept. p and Oct.
2. at greatly reduced rates TO all points in
Texas, to Eddy, New Mexico, and Lake
Charles, La, good returning twenty days
from date of sale. For further information
address III A Chenice, 10 Rookery Building,
Chicago, Ill T. B. Cookery, 1913 Locust st;
Des Moines, Ia, or James Barker, G. p. and
T. Ag't, St Louis, Mo.
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Vibrates the rattle snake with his rattle.
Sensible people take alarm at the chill which
ushers in chills and fever. If they don't
know they should that Hotsetter's Stomach
Bitters is the preventer and remedy. Nor
should thew forget that it remedies dyspep-
STA. liver complaints, nervousness, sleep
lessness and debility, and is general tonic
tvifhnut eonal.