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River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1894-07-26
LESSON TO CALAMITY.
An al Road Incident W herein the Mel
Were Given a Point in True Poiiteness-

An 81" Road Incident Wherein the Men
Were Given q Point in True Poiiteness.
A south-bound train vas slowing up
at the One Hundred and Fourth street
station and the usual line of would-be
passengers was scurrying up the stair
way and pushing along toward the IL
road platform, just as though there was
not likely to be another south bound
train in twenty-four hours.
Half of them, after their breathless
rush up the iron stairway, missed the
train after all For there. directly in
front of the ticket sellers win dow,
stood stout and elderly colored wom-
an. Her movements were so impeded
by the old-fashioned carpet-bag which
she carried in one hand and a bird cage
with piece of newspaper over its top,
which she had just laid down from
the other. that by the time she found
the requisite nickel the whole line was
blocked and dozen or more impatient
men gave the old auntie a broadside of
sour glances as she finally dropped her
ticket into the glass box and shu fled
ont upon the platform.
The next train along CHANGED to be
Sixth avenue train. The old auntie
boarded il promptly and took vacant
seat beside Acknowledgment young
woman with an interesting face, de-
posting the bird cage in the aisle.
where the later passengers had to step
over it. Then she discovered that She
wanted to go down Ninth avenue and
had taken the wrong train. She was
evidently unused to travel in New
York, and at every stop down TO Sixty
sixth street she rose nervously and
asked the impertubable gateman:-
Please, sab, is dis wha' l has to
change l1eers?"
Don't worry, auntie, spoke mp the
fashionable young woman beside her in
kindly voice. I'll tell YOU where to
get off"
Some OF the business men in the seats
opposite glanced curiously over the tops
of their newspapers, noted the pretty
face of the young woman and the anN-
ious face of the old one and then went
on reading.
''Fifty-ninth street; change for Ninth
avenue This train for Sixth avenue.'
called the gateman, as the train came
to stop again.
Then that fashionable young miss did
most graceful act. Come. auntie,"
she said, pleasantly, I'll help you off
with your things" and scizing the
ancient carpet bag in one daintily
sloved hand and the bird cage in
the other. she led the way out
to the platform, followed by the
astonished old auntie, while the row of
morning newspapers in the opposite
seats went down in unison and all the
men stared with surprise.
The pretty stranger did not re enter
the ear. She stood there on the station
platform talking pleasantly and smil
ing like a ministering angel as the
gateman called: ''Forty-thir1 an
Eighth avenue next" and the train
moved on.
''Confound it" murmured a man who
sat near me, ''why was il necessary for
a woman to give rs all such lesson in
true polit eness?" An then every man
nose was buried more completely than
Def ore in the columns of those morning
papers.-N. y. Herald.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1894-07-26
EoR HE WOMEN.

Mrs. KATE MYRIcK has been ap-
pointed river observer at Girard, La.
THE Maryland Historical society has
voted to admit women to full member
ship.
SPANISH women used to keep Jumps
of rock crystal on their toilette tables
for cooling the hands. as the tenpera-
ture of these wonderful balls is said
never TO vary.
BLACK silk drapery nets for mids-4m-
mer wear show gold and silver span
gled effects. Yol1es and half slice ses of
black net will be made over apple
green and palc-yellow satin.
WHAT would that doughty old non
arch Henry VIII. say to this era Of
wonens clubs? In 1547 he issued an
edict commanding that ''womer should
not meet together to babble and talk,
and that all men should keep their
wives in their houses"
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1894-07-26
TOLD IN FIGURES.

JACKSONVILLE. Fla, las two hotels
which, together, cost over s., 900, 900.
TIE Western Union Telegraph com
pany consumes 100, 600 envelopes q
gear.
IT is computed that there are in the
United States 1890 blind an 1919
deaf mutes.
THE federal census for 1890 reports
that of the 1902, Us women of mar
riageable age, 6,233,2O7 or one-third,
were Unmarried. Over one-haif fifty
three per cent Of the women bct"oen
twenty and twenty-five wert unmar-
ried, and twenty-eight per cent -
those between twenty-five and thirty,
while six per cent. viii never mar y
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1894-07-26
POINTS IN LAW.

Two SALOONS in one block, on the
same side of the street, are not per-
mitted in San Bernardino, Cal.
THE Ohio senate has enacted law
placing the heavy penalty of 5000
fine and five years imprisonment on
the publication of obscene literature.
DIR. w. S. LUMPKIN, of Atlanta. Ga,
sued that city for $4,000 damage, alleg-
ing that the injurious fumes from an
open sewer had ruined his health The
jury found in his favor TO the amount
of $500.
SUIT for 81, OOO,00 damages has been
brought in the United States circuit
court at Chicago by the French repub-
lie against the Worlds Columbian ex-
position. The litigation grows out of
the French governments claim for
DAMAGES to exhibits of French sub
jects injured during the Manufactures
buildinO fire
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1894-07-26
WAR NOT YET BEGUN.
story That Hostiiisies Have Broken Out
In Corea Denied.

LoSI,oS, July 34.-No confirma ton
has been received of the alleged PR
vate dispatch sent out by news
agency that japanese gunboats had
begun the bombardment of Corean
ports The morning papers of Lon
don either deny the report alto
gether or discredit it. Dispatches
were received at the Chinese lega-
ton from Tien Tier showing that
war between China and Japan has not
vet been declased. but it Is admitted
tnat tie situation is very grave.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1894-07-26

SHOPPERS in large cities have be-
come used - buying ieecream freezers
and sealskin cloalxs. carpets and
diamonds under one roof. but live
lambs are a commodity that heretofore
has not been offered at bargain sales.
as they were at Baltimore depart
ment shop the other day. Those who
bought the lambs had To take them
away themselves, and this the eager
women managed to do by grasping the
little creatures in both arms.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1894-07-26
WISCONSIN STATE NEWS.
Ravages of the Army Worm.

Thousands of dollars of damage was
being done daily by the ravages of the
army worm in Wood and adjoining
counties. and from every source came
intelligence of increasing destruction
to crops. The hay cut and placed in
barns was full of them and farmers
were afraid to feed it to the stock. 1t
is by far the worst scourge that has
ever visited that portion of the state.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1894-07-26
Murder and Suicide.

An inquest was held at Racine or
the bodies of Clara Christopherson and
Gus Peters, found dead at Cedar Bend.
The verdict of the jury Nas that
Peters first poisoned and caused the
death of the girl and then poisoned
himself. The cause could not be as
certained
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1894-07-26

A THUNDERBoLT struck a buggy in
which a Pennsylvania man was sit
ting telling a fish story To a eompan-
ion and broke of the narrative right
at the most interesting part. Here's a
chance for the missing word fiend
supply the finale of the story. send
in four coupons and get the reputation
Of being a bigger liar than the fellow
who was struelS by lightning.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1894-07-26

LADY bicycle riders are setting an
excellent example to the men, who are
accustomed to lie down and hold their
stOmachs as soon as they mount their
wheels The ladies SIT upright, and
seem To enjoy the exercise The wom-
en- do a great many things better than
men, and among them they are more
graceful riders of the bicycle
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1894-07-26

Mrs GEORGE CHASE and Mrs. Louis
leisure, of Phi adelphia. completed a
trip by bicycle from their residence
city TO Boston, Mass. They took the
journey by easy stages. leaving home
ON Sunday morning and wheeling into
Boston the next Saturday afternoon.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1894-07-26

TRANS admission To the union. MAX
i.g the number of states forty-five.
leaves only Arizona, New Mexico, In
dian territory and Alaska under the
territorial form Of government The
two former may achieve the honors of
statehood soon, but the treaties with
various tribes will keep the Indian ter
ritory out of the sisterhood for years
20 come. and IL i doubtful whether
Alaska will ever be more than a fed
eral dependency II i likely. there
fore. that. barring the possible division
Of some OF the larger states the present
generation will not see more than forty
seven stars in the far
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1894-07-26
Violently Insane.

A message received from Atlantic
City, \. j., says that Rev. David Speu-
Ger, pastor of the First Baptist church
in Racine. has become violently insane.
Rev. Mr.. Spencer went to Racine in
1889. Several months ago he was
stricken with nervous prostration and
went to Atlantic City for his health.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1894-07-26

'FHE cable steamer Faraday laid the
third Atlantic cable of the Commercial
Gable company the other day; but the
event did not cOnvulse the world
with establishment as the laying of the
first submarine cable did about forty
years ago. The laying of an Atlantic
cable to-day Is quite an ordinary event.
and people expect such things to be
done. This third cable of the CONNER
cial company was laid in twenty days.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1894-07-26

Az autopsy upon the body of George
q. Carkins. who was found dead in a
field in Newington. y. H., aud who
was thought to have been murdered,
revealed the fact that death was
caused ny an ossified heart Physi-
clans say that the organ showed one
of the most remarkable cases OF the
kind ever seen. The valves were so
thoroughly incrusted that il did not
seem possible for them 10 have closed
The heart will be preserved for the
New Hampshire Medical society
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1894-07-26
Minis ana Elevator Burned.

A saw mill, grist mill, planning mill,
grain elevator and one dwelling house
owned by George Bottkoi & Bros. in
the town of Lincoln were destroyed
by fire. The origin was unknown.
The loss was estimated at $4,000; in
sured for IS. 009
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1894-07-26

SAMUEL Il. ARNOLD. who was sent to
Dry Tortugas for life for being impli-
Gated in the assassination of Lincoln.
but was pardOned by President John
son. is keeping butchers stall in a
baltimore market. and manages there
by To make ends meat.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1894-07-26
FLAMES IN A FORT.
| The Historic Fort Pulaski Almost Totally
Destroyed.

SAVANNAH, Ca, July 23.-An explo-
sion of 400 pounds of powder at Fort
Pulaski at 8 o'clock Friday morning
shook the earth, fatally wounded
Ordinance Sergeant William Chinn, Sc
riously injured Mary Washington, his
mother-in-law, and set fire to the fort,
causing intermittent explosions of
ammunition and doing much damage.
The fort has quite historic record.
Ii was built by Gen. Gilmore and aft
erwards bombarded by MIN from Tybee
island until heavy lreach was made
in the southeast corner. This was
April IL, 1862 1t was defended by Col.
c. ~ Olmstead, OF the confederate
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1894-07-26

Mrs. MARY GREENE. who celebrated
her lO2d birthday a few days ago at
SwamptOn. L. L., has lived for over
seveuty-fve years in her present home,
which Is within two miles of the house
in which she was born.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1894-07-26
state Board of Underwriters.

At the annual meeting in 0conomo-
woe of the state board of fire under
writers officers were elected as follows:
l. 5. futile, president; W. l. Steele, vice
president; II. A. Nolte. secretary: w A. Chap
man. j. +. Davies. Theodore w. Briggs John
Met lure, A. s. Witherbee and Waite B,tven.
executive committee
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1894-07-26

WHILE business stagnatiOn is the rule
in most of our cities. il IL il pleasant To
learn from the Jewish Advocate that
Jerusalem Is booming. New buildings
are being constantly erected and the
city i far outgrowing its former linn
its. On the western side houses have
increased 81 rapidly tuat a large sub
urb has arisen where formerly were
fields and vineyards. Every available
piece of land is being bought up and
the real estate agent is happy
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1894-07-26
soft as Wax.

He-I wonder why that stunning
looking girl gazes at me so yearningly.
She must be endeavoring to make an
impression
She-Yery probably, as people usual
" use something soft for that purpose.
Puck.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1894-07-26

By the VIII Of the late Willim Walter
Phelps his daughter, Baroness Won
ROttenberg, receives over $1,000. 600.
which, added 20 he wealth of her hus-
band, viii make them one of the
wealthiest families Of Germany.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1894-07-26

EPHRAIM FLINT. the veteran and
noted lawyer Of Dover. Ne. who died
a short time ago. was once fined by
county justice of the peace for CON
tempt of court in telling the magis-
rate too bluntly what he thought of
one Of his decisions. Mr. Flint was
not taken back 10y the Justices order
his clerk. "All right. he said. i
ave got a note in my pocket against
Won which I have been trying To col
lect for the last ten years. and I'll in
dorse the fine ON H. I never expected
10 get that much.@ and suiting the
action to the words he pulled ont the
note and made the Endorsement.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1894-07-26

Miss DHANBAI FARDONJER BASAJxE,
aged Is years, of Bombay, is the first
woman 70 go from India 10 Paris for
art study. She has succeeded in hav-
ing one of her pictures hung in the
TBa rsa u..Tww
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1894-07-26
Very Familiar.

BEG your pardon, sir, but you seem
to be staring at me in strange fashion
Do you see anything about me that is
familiar to your
''Yes. sir, my umbrella. Il Intransi-
geant Ilustre.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1894-07-26

Il Massachusetts, they have a new
hangman's device, by which the victim
springs his own trap and thus commits
suicide. The first man TO experiment
with It is named John Cronin. OF Bos-
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1894-07-26

SINCE Denmark established dairy
schools and made a science of butter
making 100, 900, 600 pounds of butter
have been exported from the country
annually.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1894-07-26

Mrs. FREDERICK DUPPEN, of Cincin-
natl, has just learned that seventeen
years ago, Frederick Miller. make a
remark derogatOry of her character,
and has entered a suit for SANDER.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1894-07-26

STREET bands are not permitted in
Germany unless they accompany pro-
cessiOns. In Vienna the organ grind
ers are allowed 70 play only between
midday and sunset.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1894-07-26

THE widow of Gen Phil Sheridan,
with her three children. lives in Wash
ingtOn. Mrs Sheridan is about s.
years old, having been very much the
junior of her husband.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1894-07-26

The old Liberty byU now rests in a
new case in the east room Of Indepeu-
dence hall. Phila /, ph'a. The ease IS
male of selected artered white oak.
i feet 10 inches ~,tuare and 20 fee.
high Over each of the glass s-ias j.
IA arch with the name; of the thirteen
original states carved. that - Fcun-
sylvauia being on the keystone. Icing
the doorway. leading down from the
top, Is a carved model o. ''Old Abe, ="
tire famous war eagle, the wings meas
uring 81 lehes from tip TO tip. Be
meath, Ga the top part OF the ease, is
the inscription copied from the bell:
Proclaim liberty throughout all the
world to ell the inhabittnts thereof"
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1894-07-26

The graduating class at Yals this
year numbered 2S0 OF these 10 were
entirely self supporting through the
college course. while $50 partially
paid their way by Icing odd jobs about
town. Expenses ranged all the way
from $4,000 TO SlS5. While il i quite
likely that few OF the $4,000 men will
lie heard Of hereafte~. the self support
ing and slS5 men are apt To forge TO
the front. Young men who are ready
10 make such sacrifices TO gain an edu-
eaton usually know how 10 make
sood use of it when they get IL II is
probable that a majority OF our emf
nent citizens come from the ranks %
the 'ard working and self denying.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1894-07-26
Hannahan Indicted.

The federal grand jury returned
many indictments against strikers on
Thursday. among them being a bill
against J. ]. IIannshan. vice grand
master of the brotherhood of Firemen,
charged with conspiracy.
Hannahan is indicted together with
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1894-07-26
The Mob Gathers.

No trouble was made at the laundry
until 1870 o'clock, when a mob com
posed mainly of women and children
surrounded the place and began to
show their displeasure at the fact that
the laundry had started up by hootine
and jeering at the operatives within.
For a time they We're content with
this method of procedure, but
soon noise became too tame
for them and they began to throw
mud and small stones. This at length
palled on the crowd and rocks were
called into nSe
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1894-06-29
oaFPRRY EXPLAINS.
Chilled q See HaYemeyer at the Request
81 senator Brice.


WASHINGTON, June 1l.-senatar CAT
fiery Went before the sugar trnst invssti-
cation committee today to amplify the
statement heretofore made BY him CON
corning his meeting with Dit. Hayemeyer
at Senator Bricels h0nse. He was re-
ported IN his former testimony to have
sail that he had been requested to see
Mr. HaVsmeyer, saho happened to be in
senator Blicss house, bnt he had not
stated the manner IN which Dir, Have
meyer iappeaed 10 be there, which he
wished 10 do today
s'Frior to seeing Mr.. Havemeyer, Mr.
Gallery said, there WAS discussion he
tween those present and Ex-senator White
and myself as to the comparative merits
Of the al valorem anil specific rates of
duty on sugar, There was great deal
of difference of opinion Oh this point and
Senator Brice stated that there was a
gentleman in the city who knew more
about the operation of any given rate of
duty on sugar than perhaps any other
man Ia the United States and that If it
WAS agreeable he womb send for him.
That man WAS Mr.. Havemeyer. Sea-
atof Briee asked me if / had any objection
10 meeting Mr. Hayemeyer and having a
discussion with him Oil this particular
point. told him had not. simply
desire to state that Alr. Havemsyer eamf
to the house in pursuance of the inyi,
tation Of Mr. Brieen
Henry Il Reed went before the CON
mittee and was examined al some length
Mfr. Reell added that he knew nothiflg o
any speculation iirsngar stocks by UDitet
States senators.
The committee has decided to report
MFR. Chapman's refusal to answer it.
questions 10 the senate and will moi
PEohahly ask him to appear again. The
proceedings will be similar to those in
the ease Of Edwards aud Shriver. The
committee will report the facts accom-,
panying the reports and full transcript
Of Mr.. Chaptnan's testimony with a reese
luton directing the vice president tc
certify to the facts to the district
attorney.
Tie question of holding the Investiga,
tion with open doors again came up dur
ing the meeting Of the committee and al
effort was made to allow the PnBlcaeeesl
to the proceeding, The matter was dis
cassed at some length but when aPnt to q
vote the committee decided to proceed il
executive session.
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1894-06-29
INS0IVENT EUROPE.

PieayuRe.
The province Of BneRos AyFes has been
declared 10 be In an insolyent condition.
The authorities announce that there is
no way Of increasing the revenues, and 40
possibility ofrelneing expenses; and as
there Is already heavy annual deficit,
it is diflieult to see exactly what can be
done.
MIalhall, the great English statesman,
declares that Europe is in no better
position. He gives some startling figures
of publio debts, taxation and exPendi-
tuEe, which show Il condition Of general
insolvency. Since 1885 public debts have
increased II per cent, the rate Of tax
alton p per cent, yet the deficits have
grown steadily larger. The following
table gives in millions Of pounds sterling
the revenue, expenditure and debt ia
crease of the nations of Continental
Eur0Dc:
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1894-06-29

A handy little portable plant is being
used Oh vessels navigating the Manches
ter ship canal ut night The apparatus
is practically a duplicate of that en-
ployed for lighting vessels through the
Suez canal 1t comprises a small engine
and dynamo combined, a searchlight
protector Of the Admiralty pattern, and
o mast arc lamp and reflector. The
protector barrel is 20 inches in diam
eter, rolled ont of steel sheet, all the
mountings being Of gun metal finished
bright. The mirror is 20 inches in diam
eter, 40 inch focus, with bayonet
socket attachment to the barrel, SO as to
facilitate removal for cleaning, etc. The
electrical connections are carried inside
the protector, aud an instrument SINH
lar to q camera is provided at one side
Of the protector for viewing the arc
image thrown on ground glass. Kan
sas City Times.
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1894-06-29

There is a wife Of 10 years standing
who is mourning beT, wedding ring, aud
it is all due to fireman S gentle way Of
misleading her. The woman lived il
Brooklyn, when her house caught fire
one night, and she escaped with thu
youngest child, q Bealsliin sack and
silk dress That's all Her older boy
was in the lower story Of the house when
the fire broke ont, with its nurse, and
when the woman was taken into neigh.
boring residence tender hearted fire.
man followed and broke the news gently
to her that this boy had been burned
and lost in the flames. The mother was
erazed with grief. She wore diamond
pin at her throat, a wedding ring aud
diamond engagement ring on her left
hand, and on her right another dia-
mond. In the first wave of delirium she
rushed into the street, tore off the Pin
at her throat, tore off all her rings and
tossed them away The child WASH 4
burned, but the young woman never
found her rings, and now she wishes the
fireman had waited till he knew what
he was talking about. New York al.
vertiser.