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River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1894-06-14

SHE-"Why don't you propose TO some
girlln He-'Iive done that twelve times al
ready" She-'Well, why not once moref'
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1894-06-14

ing il wholesale, so the enormous
profit on opium goes to India. The
Chinese government, of course, re-
ceives some revenue on this article
from duties, but would be only too
glad to prohibit its import were it not
for the treaty with the English"
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1894-06-14

RHEUMATIC Pains are greatly relieved by
Glenn's Sulphur Soap.
Hills Hair and Whisker Dye, 80 cents.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1894-06-14

THE man who works his jaws never has
time to labor at any useful occupation
Boston Gazette.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1894-06-14

CHoLLY-9Have stick Of chewing gum,
ole chappies" Fweddie-"Naw, thanks.
My physician says l have got to quit my
blawsted dissipating. Chicago Tribune.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1894-06-14

SMALL favors have long memories.-Chi-
cago Herald.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1894-06-14
CALLED BACK

to health, every tired, ailing, nervous wo-
man. The medicine TO bring her back is
DIR. Pierce's Favorite Prescription. If she's
weak, run down, and overworked, that
builds her UP; If she suffers rom any of the
distressing arrangements and diseases that
afiiict her sex, it corrects and cures.
DEPARTMENT of photographic u. s. Artderpl
ScfooL FOrfress Monroe V1 4
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DR.. PIERCE: Dear Sir
My wife cannot speak
too highly OF your " Fa-
vorite Prescription" II
fesfEg completely cured
her OF q serious womb
trouble of long standing.
She took five bottles
altogether, and she has
borne a large, healthy
child since. There has
been no return of the
complaint.
She only wishes every
poor, suffering woman
.Lz..txl tr-N~ - A. =.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1894-06-14

'no' cAhohHi' should know of the in
estimable value your "Favorite Prescrip-
ton" would be to them. and thanks you
gentlemen. from the bottom of her heart, for
the benefit she has received.
Yours very truly,
EDwARD r. F. SARGENT.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-11-10
imJng the Spanlar' :.

In Catalina you are constantly re-
minded, among the women. OF the comely
,yoe Of Province Straight. well-balahced
women, with bright, eager Chances so
different from the other Spanlards OF
their sex; not beautiful, but alert easy
~ carriage healthy. and blithetul work
ers. and at times surprisingly Tree OF
the noticeable degradation OF the mouth
which is characteristic or q people IN
decay. Not so attractive as the pleasdHt
PrOVencdle. OF a surety nut WIN sum-
thing Of her square brow and look OF
diminished Roman.
The men are rougher and palmer. and.
while both sexes gesticulale ana are
vOluble enough. they possess as niue
OF true prOVcncal etcrNescehse as they
do of Castillian courtesy ana chaIui.
Good nature the women Oter as apology
for brains, but the middle anu lower
class male Is frankly eXecrdbie.
The very dialect ne speaks ana writes
is so hideous TO the sight ana ear thdt
there Is fear Of the foreigner approach
ing him with prejudice. Just so suaVe
aud beautiful is the language OF ASSURE
composed of the most musical vocdplc.'
and hardly less harmonious on the print
ed mage than I'm the educated mouth.
Just 50 harsh and barbaric IS TINS ula-
lect OF Catalonia.
1t is not. / think. improbable mat the
sound Of the speech We habltudlIy utter
may be guiding influence upon our
manners. | offer this as an explanation
OF the politeness of the French ana the
courteous Tuscans. and the dshlty OF
the CasHllians who speak, one grace
fui. the other a sweet. ana the Iast a
noble language. 81. Francis OF ASSIST hdn
cCnverSed In vain with bra anu Dedst
in Catalan; and Sir Philip Sidney were
less captivating II his chivalrOus senti-
ments had been expressed III speech 81
barbaric.-Good Words.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-11-10

and the rain has not cheered them much.
THE Pennsylvania backs, being heavier
than Princeton's and more brilliant In
individual play. are sure 10 make greater
gains on a wet field. The fumtling that
was evident with the wet ball showed
ce tainly that Princeton is not In her
element when she Is In mud. The players
tonight are feeling heavily their respon-
sibility. and have rather gloomy cast,
for they are all quite uncertain how
strong a game old Penn. can play.
Jack McMGsters has scattered all the
New York papers about the club house
that he may thus coax their minds from
the coming contest. As to the students,
they are all confident OF victory for theif
team. and they profess 10 base this con-
fidence upon multitude OF strusn'
tips.
In spite OF the flaws of which captain
Trenchard complains, the Princeton team
have been playing some superb foot-oel
behind the high fence this week. ana
plenty OF Princeton money Is being sent
to Philadelphia by the sports to be taken
at : to 8 1t Is not expected here tnat tne
score will be large, for Captain Trench
ard is too anxious to beat vale 10 use
all his ideas against pennsylvania, uni n.
ne has TO. The favorite speculation thuS
far claims a score OF IL TO III Prince
tons favor. The majority OF the men a. =
inclined to give Pennsylvania one toucn-
down, owing to her Formidable oaSAs'
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-11-10
DWYEH's BETs ON MORTON.
His Winnings on Tho Election II 'csd nj
$50 900

NEW YORK. Nov. 9.--The report was
telegraphed from Washington Yesterday
that Michael F. Dwyer had won fortune
on the election, and that the large bets
on Hill publicly made by his emissary
Circular Joe" Vendig. had been for the
sole purpose OF keeping the odds against
the Democratic ticket from becoming too
high.
Sporting men at the St. James Hotel
rumor before the election. Orlando Jones.
a bOOkmaker. who has long been intimate
with DWy er. was credited with having
made the announcement before leaving for
Washington on Wednesday that he knew
the story was true 1t was impossible TO
get any definite information last night. as
the servants I'm Dryers house, at No.
- west Eighty-hrst street. said he had
left for the national capital. Circular
joe had rushed back TO the present rae
ing centre as soon as the result Of the
election was u tinitely ascertained.
Although Nendig did a great deal Of
talking about bets against Morton he
actually put up comparatively little
money. and his largest bets were on the
passing Of the constitutional amendments.
Dryer has lost heavily on the races this
season, but the Washington reports place
his winnings on the election at SS0 300
enough 70 give him a handsome profit on
the year.
lie has long been very close TO Richard
croker, with whom he has been In part
nership In betting and In racing They
made $lOD.0O together on CleVeland's cleo
ton In 1882. and turfmen infer that the
FORMER leader OF Tammany Hall was in
terested with him In the anti-Hill betting
this year.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-11-10
The Mexican shork Industry

Sometimes the Mexicans catch four or
five sharks I'm the day, sometimes only
one or two-ther luck depends on the
season of the year In the hot sum-
mer months. a run of man-eating sharks
from the South reinforces the common
local species known as "sun sharks. "
These assume larger proportions than
the harmless local variety and furnish
a greater supply of oil; but all the year
round Francisco was sure Of a constant
supply OF one kind or another lie laid
their llvers on a little platform in the
sun, which renders out the oil, causing
II to drip slowly into a barrel beneath.
From a single liver he obtained from a
gallon to five gallons. The last amount
was, OF course, taken from the large
man-eaters; but no shark was too small
for him 10 cut no.
IL was all fish that came TO Francisco
net. or. rather, line. When he had filled
a barrel with the oil, he nailed down
the head and set IL 10 one side TO wait
until he had q supply of several hundred
gallons This cargo he loaded into his
large fishing boat-home made, like the
surfboat-and sailed away north TO the
town of San Diego. i'm Southern Caliior-
mia, the nearest of any size belonging
TO the United States. There he got rid of
II TO a Yankee merchant for so cents, or
2 shillings, q gallon.
The dried dorsal fins. tied up in bun
dies. he sold to the representative OF a
Chinese firm for future sale to his fell
low -countrymen, by whom they are es-
teemed as a great table delicacy. Oc-
casionally. even the skin itself found a
ready sale. for II is made into "sha-
green" and used by cabinetmakers. who
appreciate its fine rough inner surface,
considering that it gives a superior finish
10 the harder and more valuable woods
than the finest sandpaper. And the back
homes They. too, are a source of reve-
nue.. or the many exquisite watkins
s,icks favored BY the American and
tny,can swells on the Pacific coast,
mono are more beautiful than hose made
~ tnts rial-Chambers Journal.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-11-10
PRINCETON ~. PENysYLYhyrL
The Chances for Victory In c-Dsy's Biz
Football Struggle

PRINCETON. Nov. 9-Captain Trench
ard put the finishing touches upon his
men to-day. and now they have nothing
TO do but keep themselves just az they
are until they meet their big rivals to-
morrow. Their last practice consisted of
a half-Lour's drill in signals in the base
ball cage and "A half-hour's game on the
wet field. Captain Tfenchard hoped for
a little better showing than they gave
here to-day. When seen last night he
was not al all confident OF Princeton =
victory I'm tO-morrow's game. He com
plains that the men played slowly and
fumbled badly. He Is not at all certain.
either, whether the physical condition OF
his men will bear them through the
strain OF so hard game as Saturdays
IS sure to be. The injured ones have all
beer carefully nursed by trainer Jack
NcNasters and DR.. Mcdonald, but they
have had 10 be n little careful In their
nlaving this week, and Captain Trenchard
expressed some apprehension last night
mat they might give out In the first half.
II the weather is rainy on SATURDAY
can do 10 win, for where they hope TO
excel IL in their superior interference.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-11-10
WA, m. cierg, Used the hace.

The mace was originally potent wea-
pom OF offense, originating. uouotieao, ia
that earliest and most common WeapVii,
the wooden club. Ii was an essehtlaI
part of a knights accoutrement' Deihs
useful at close quarters for ready cohNe-
nience IL was hung at his saddle-oo"'
SAYS an ancient pcem'
And with his heavy mas OF steie
Then he gave the kyng his dele.
The beSagie and bastom were varied
forms of the mace. The mace used on
horseback was small weapon, usually
OF steel That used on foot was much
lcr ger, and commonly of wood. with head
armed with iron rags and spikes. IL was
carried by the escort Of magistrates ana
others as a ready prot actioa against VIC
lence AS society quieteh do yn and its
CrHinal use fell into allegiance, the thing
assumed the ornamental appearance
il now has IL being now carried as a
mere honorary form.
The al cient use of the mace Introduces
ms 10 a remarkable instance OF ecclesias-
teal casuistry. The clergy was forbidden
10 sh "a blood and. as thIs the sword
was inhibited. IL might have been thought
Was sufficient TO Keep them from the
battle field. But no so, they adopted the
mace: though they could not cut a mans
tIroat, yet might they break his heed. So
Rishop O.ho. half-brother OF Willan.i
fought alongside OF the Conqueror at the
hitter battle Of Hastings with great ef-
feet. the brothers being as you may say.
a ''pair of nutcrackers. Notes and
Queries
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-11-10
The Saint and the car.

st. Phillip came OF a wealthy FANNY
He was attached to the Court Of tue C1ai
Ivan the Terrible, but In whi- capacity
i Old not learn. -.
At all events. in 1883 he left the court
and entered Solovetsk as mohh' ne
found II place Of little wooden cha9elS
ard miserable huts; he eft IL with a
fortified stone monastery, fediS Hne
cathedral. and more than one Weh-OulI'
church. In short. the whole worhlhs ol
ganism of Solovetsk is due 10 MN; lneS
called him back 10 Moscow atter NJ ma,
been seventeen ycars in SOl0VetsK, ana
made him metropolitan OF all RIssll
Now. Ivar The Terrible among ms nthfr
ecCentficities. was like Norman hlhs -
in that he loved 10 lay waste the lands
ABOUT But he was much worse thiti
they were. for he dill IL not ior, Durp) -
Of sport. nor did he do ii in so KIND a way.
His .dea was simply IT, thin out the as
tricts, 50 that there might be no mut-"F
ipgs and no crowd. Therefore, ~hen
district became a little too mucn over
stocked for his liking, out he rode WIN
sword IN hand ard thinned IL. And IRE
day, when starting on hunt OF this Klhd
and 10 be able TO depopulatc pretty Wen a
certain district. he CHANGED uDon his Met
ropolitan, whom he straightway asked 70
bless the expedition. But Philip the B'sh-
op not only refused. but expostulated WIN
him on his cruelty. Hereupon, without
more demur. Ivan dropped him into prison
and had him strangled there. This was IN
l59.-Longman's Magazine.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-11-10
A N,,,s,rr,s Iicra stolen.

ROYDTON. VA, Nov. Especial, Rev.
I ". Lucas, of Washington, Ohio. a
member of the Ohio Conference. NJ n.
Thnrch had his horse stolen from his
stable on the night of September 18th.
Mir. Lucas was absent at the time, but
Immediately returned and commenced an
INVESTIGATION. He suspected a man who
had been an inmate OF his home, and
suspicions were confirmed, and he ascer-
whom he had frequently befriended. His
tained that the man. though a Pcnnsyl-
vanian by birth. had come to THIS coun-
~. where his wife was living. Mr. Luz
cas- came here night before last and in
terested the proper authorities. Yester-
day L. A. Reed. the man charged with
the offence. was arrested. He was
brought here. having In his possession the
horse and busy Reed said that the
horse and buggy were the property of
MIR. Lucas, but that he had bought them
when on spree. lie was committed 10
iail 10 await the action OF the Ohio au-
fhorifieS.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-11-10
When Shakespeare gnS Neglected.

In our own day Garrlck has been bit
terly assaied for his adaptations OF
Shakespeare, and Mr.. Knight speaks OF
them In terms Of undue severity, as ms
Garricks) browning disgrace In our
own time we look upon Shakespeare as
one of our natioral giortcs, and any al
iteration of his works Is Justly considered
as a sacrilege. But for many years they
were neglected and looked upon with little
favor. After the Restoration, during the
last forty years of the Seventeenth CEN
fury, ohak espeare's plays were seldom
acted
A public accustomed TO the licentious
plays OF Wycherly and the dramatlsts
Of that time. could hardly take much de-
light IN AS You Like it," or Romeo
and Juliet" Pepys. a man of intel-
gence, and a constant playgoer was gem
orally dissatisfied when he was present
at the performance of any Of Shakes
peare's plays. Almost the only one which
he really admired was Measure for Meas
ure," and that was given in "A mutilQted
version. generation later Addison, the
first critic Of his day, omits Shakespeare
from list Of the great English poets. and
Steele makes no mention OF his name in
the "VisiOn OF Parnassus.'
In Garrick's time literary taste had
made little advance on the subject. and a
writer usually If such sound critical
judgment as Goldsmith spoke of Snakes
peare in terms OF depreciation. II is
possible that Garrick, who at all events
might have cited the great name of Dry
den hoped to reform public opinion on the
subject by producing copies of Shakes
pcare suited To the misguided taste OF the
epoch, and thus to create Il proper appre-
citation of the god Of his idolatry." If
this was his object 30 one can say that
he entirely failed The Athcnaeum.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-11-10
she Disgraced HerAelt and Him and Had
To re sold.

"You amt had time to get acquain,
much weth Deac'n Wallace, have you
now" the Squire was saying. tentatively
the pasture bars 10 admire the SauIre's
milking herd. and had gilded from thai
subject into discussion OF his own spirit.
nal flock The minister shook his head
II believe he is pillar. firm and strong.
light" He said IL inquiringly.
"Ain't any stricter ! know Of" said the
Squire HAS family prayers befora
breakfast every morning, Summer and
Winter: | call that strict, now? And
everybody and everything under his ROOF
gets a taste OF discipline. too. Even the
COWS have 10 stand round Deac'n has
his idees about their sense Of right and
wrong"
mildly.
Tim reminded, now" continued the
SQUIRE ''of q yellow COW Deac'u had las
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-11-10
DEATH or JUDGE Gh1yEs.
Had Been on the Circuit Bench Is Year,
His successor to he Named

WINSTON, n. c.. Nov. Especial
Judge Jess Sc +. Graves, of the Superior
Court Ninth district. died to-day at
his home in Mount Airy. He was over
sixty years old, and had sat on the Cir
cult bench for eighteen years. His sue
cessor will be appointed by Governor
he vii, annnint Henry y Storhuck 1he
newly-elected judge. of this city. Mr.
Starbuck will be the youngest member
on the Superior Court bench. lie is only
twenty-five.
Winston Tobacco Board of Trade has
contracted for two thousand feet OF
space for a tobacco exhibit AT the South
ern Exposition. TO be held at Atlanta
II will probably be. a collective exhibit
though several manufacturers favor indl-
Vidual eN Eiblts. II is quite probable Win
ston viii have a handsome building.
The result of the election In Forsyth
remains unsettled. The canvasslng board
will meet again tomorrow. to pass upon
one township.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-11-10
PERSONAL DIFFICULTY.
TWO WELL KNOWN PETERSBURG
MEN CONE TO BLOWS.
hay Ware Msssrs. n. n. Highland and A. Is.
lsswlett-E. L. Jackson, the Msn want
ed Here-Two Assignmsnts ~

pETEnSRURG, VA. Nov. ESPECIAL -
O.I,cer Gtbbon, Of the Richmond police
sorce. arrived here this morning for o..
A. Jackson young white man VINO ~
wanted IA Rishmonu fCr larceny. As pre-
y,ously stated IN these dispatches. jackson
surrendered himself at The ponce s'auoh
some nights ago. ~,
Judge b. A. Hancock will render MS
DECISION Oh next MONDAY as To whetner or
not he will grant 4. II. Farley new
ago. in the County Court OF Greensvlic. OF
arson. and his punishment nxed AT ten
years in the penitentiary.
W A. kufiin, "A shoe dealer here, mas
made an assignment to Richard Is, DaS s,s,
trustee. HIS Liabilities are So.Wp, que
principally I'm Petersburg. Anoiher as
signmcnt is that OF William S. Aiiriend
a druggist, on Halifax street. 10 William
H. Jones, trustee. His Indebtedness Is
81 500. due In Petersburg. Richmond. Bal
tlInOre and Philadelphia.
Appomattox CONNIE hdcry. knights rem
plsr, held Il pleasant meeting az Msson, s,
members. The Initiation was followed
by "a magnificent spread.
PIksosAL ENCOUNTER.
A ripple OF excitement was created on
Sycamore street, about O'CLOCK TINS az :
feInOon. growing cat OF personal diihcui-
~ between Mtssrs. X. r. Raghnd ana
a. Is. Rawlett. Mr.. Rawlett and M.
r.. Ragland. we're In generation, Wheh
II Is said that Messrs. H.. +. Ragland,
came up TO where MIR Waverly kagland
and Mr.. Rawlett were MIR. Evans and
MIR. Rawlett then became engaged IN
conversation and wniie they were taIk-
Ing Mir. X. +. hasland told Mr.. haWiett
he would like to speak with him. AFTER
talking a while. MIR. Ragland, IT Is sara
struck AIr. kawlett. MIR. Waverly rag
land quickly remarked that he was Il
friend OF MIR. Rawlett. when Mr.. Slaugh-
ter caught hold Of him.
THE CORONER THYBY.
About tins time DR.. II. G.. Leigh, the
coroner. appeared upon the scene and
commanded the peace.
Mr. Rawlett Is the editor OF the Enter
prise, "A weekly paper published here, and
the provocation which brought on the
difficulty was a publication In That paper
which Messrs. II L. Ragland and John
H. Evans believed referred to~thein, ana
20 which they took exceptions.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-11-10
THE IEN-HILE hO1D EACE.
A Lar,e NumI err OF Prizes VIII be Award' d
to the Ninner-

The ten-mile handicap bicycle road race,
under the auspices OF the owl cycle club
comes off at { o'clock this afternoon
The start will be made from the New
Reservoir. at the end OF the boulevard.
The course will be straight out the bOule-
ward to Mr. Joseph Bryan's then across
to Brook road, and straight ont Brook
road to Majos enters, thence across
TO Hermitage road, THENCE cross at Belle
vue to Brook road again. thence back
over same course 10 the finish, which
will be on the boulevard at Beverly street.
Persons driving vehicles are kindly
requested 10 keep to the right. so as 10
give as much room 10 the wheelmen as
possible.
The following handicappers and judges
have been appointed: T.. VI. WOou. H. +.
Vaughan, J. Alex Jones, and j. O. Han
kins
Refreshments will be served at tho
owl Cycle Ciub-rOOms at 10 O'Clock =. VI.
The members Of Richmond Cycle club
are cordially invited to be present
The following purses. donated 10y the
firms whose names appear opposite viii
be- awarded the winners I'm the order In
which they appear
Time prize. stop-watch, donated by
G. Lumsden q Son.
FIRST prize, pistol and lamp, donated
by r. W Tignors Sons
second prize. sweater and lamp. donated
by W. q. Long
donated by e. ". Wallace.
Fourth prize. merschaum pipe, donated
~ Ware 4 60.
Fifh prize. sweater, donated by Ores.
cent Company.
sixth prize. cyclometer donated by
Capitol Manufacturing Company
Seventh prize. carving set. donated by
Cottrell. Watkins x Co
Eighth prize cycle bell. donated by
W G. Mercer Il Co.
Ninth prize years insurance on bicycle,
donated by j. q. Lauer.
Tenth prize, lamp donated by Indiana
Bicycle Company.
Eleventh prize lamp. donated by Indiana
Bicycle Company
Twelfth prize. lamp. donated boy Indiana
Bicycle Company
TTt~teenth prize pig. donated by T.. W.
Coo1oN.