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River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1895-09-19

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T. W. ASHLEY, Health offieer |
Members of Common Council.
THOMAS WALKER, First Ward /
ca " W CHINNock. second WaTd |
FRANK NJ ULRICH, Fourth Ward |
Ralph Wilcox has moved into Mr..
| GTaham'S house.
The Standard Dictionary deserves
place in every home.
Remember the Dramatic Recital at
Opera Hall tomorrow evening.
George Fortune is piping the city
water into his dwelling.
Joseph Fisher of Mann Valley lost a
large quantity of hay by fire this
morning.
Henry Jensen entertained a COM
pany of young people az his home last
Friday evening.
i good dictionary is a necessity, not
a luxury. See the Standard at the
JOURNAL office
Rev. Robinson has moved to this |
city from Clear Lake, occupying a
portion of Mr.. Days house.
a. T. Carroll has for sale a good |
secondhand wind mill, with tower |
and extension. all in excellent order.
\ number of the G. A. r. boys
went To Spring Valley yesterday to
attend the reunion held there this |
week.
The pastor, Rev. C. H. Mcintosh,
being i'll there was no preaching i'm |
the Congregational church last Sun
day
Phineas POmerOy has leased his |
fathers farm north of the city and |
will move his family back from
Missouri.
The members of the Rebekah de-
gree staff are requested TO be at the |
hall at , O'Clock p. NJ. next Saturday
for drill.
The little son of Ernest GrOSsert |
fell from wagon in which he was \
PLAYING last Friday and broke his |
right arm just above the wrist.
There will he an Old Folks Party |
at the Congregational church to-mor-
row friday afternoon. All whose /
years number 20 and upward are in
yited.
f. p. AinswOrth was informed by
telegram on Tuesday morning last of |
the death of his mother at her home |
in Whitefield, \. III. She was 73 |
years OF age.
Howard Hutchins had his leg badly |
lacerated in a corn cutter on the |
farm of John Richardson on Friday /
last. The wounds were dressed by |
Drs. Toby 4 Parker.
c. |. Johnson of the Minnesota |
Type Foundry, st. Paul, came over
the first of the week and did the ex-
| pert work in setting up the jour |
NAILS ~ engine.
w. f. Kellogg will close his photo
| graph gallery on Thursday and Friday |
of next week, that he may attend the |
county fair at Ellsworth, where he |
| will place a fine exhibit.
W. III. Sanderson gave his right |
hand an ugly cut Monday morning |
with jackknife, Severing an artery |
and necesSitating the assistance of a
surgeon to stop the blood.
| \ Chautauqua Circle was organized |
| Tuesday evening. Any person wish |
ing the books is requested TO leave an |
order with the Secretary, Percy APP |
Roperts. before Monday next.
The regular services will be held at I
the Congregational church next Sun
day. The pastor will preach morning |
and evening. Subject. Christ and |
the Scriptures and John Chrysos-
tom
Remember the fair at Ellsworth |
| next week. The management has
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1895-09-19

JOHNSON s. ELERTsoS.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-04-19
HARVEY HUMPS HIMSELF.

MT. W. H. Harvey, author of Coins Financial School" has already attempted to answer President Cleveland's letter. We are sorry he did not wait long enough to mature his thoughts. He admits the argument of the President that rising prices, while enabling wage earners to sell their products and labor at a higher price, will also cause them to pay equally more for what they purchase. MT. liar vey tries to answer this argument by bringing up the fall in the price of com modities as related to their debt-paying power. His illustration is unfortunate and his argument falls to the ground, for he does not take into consideration the reduced cost of production. Let us take pig iron, for instance, with which we are all familiar. Some ten years ago our pig iron sold for SIP a ton, while at present it sells for about s6 a ton Do our furnaces lose $6 a ton in producing pig iron? Not at all. They have so cheapend the cost of production by inn proved methods and scientific appliances that they make as much profit at the preSeN price of iron as they did when 1t sold for twice as much. The Tennes- see company is now making as much iron with eleven furnaces as was for merly made with twenty furnaces. The Tennessee company is going right along paying the interest on it's bonds from the profits on it's pig iron sales, and con stantly making improvements and en- Engagements. If the argument of Mir. Har- Yey was true the owners of the Tennes- see company would all be silver mono metallists, for then they would have two dollars instead of one to pay their debts. But they favor a sound and safe cur rency, because they know it is necessary to the safety and prosperity of their business. They lost more money by bad debts during the silver scare of 1893 than they did before or have since, or will again, unless the confidence of the busi- ness world is again shaken in the stabil- itY of our currency
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-04-19
PASSAGE OF A BILL.

The silver monometallists in their speeches and through their newspapers continue to assert that the law of 1873 was secretly put through Congress. They do not describe the method by which it was done but merely make the assertion. If it is a fact that Congress can secretly pass a law then the danger of Congress to the country is considera- ply augmented. But such a thing as secret law is impossible The founders of the government foresaw that if a bill could be put through surreptitiously the people would rise up in their might and overthrow the government so they placed so many safeguards around legislation that it sometimes seems "damnable iteration" A bill in it's pas sage through Congress has foes on every side and can scarcely run the gauntlet without being cut to pieces. There are more than 100 conditions to which a bill may be subjected from the time of its introduction until it is enacted into law. Each bill is numbered, so that it can't be confounded with other bills. Bills are prepared upon blank forms, so that all bills introduced are of uniform char acter The bill is read in open session and then referred to the appropriate committee. All bills are registered in the committee to which they are re- ferred, and taken up in the order in which they are found on the docket of the committee. When bills are reported from committees they are nearly always accompanied by written reports. which are ordered printed. When bill is re- ported it is placed upon the calendar, which is journal or register similar to the docket of a court.
 When bill has been considered and perfected by amendment it is ordered engrossed; that is, it must be written out in full as it is then perfected. About two years ago the rule was changed and the bill is now printed When an engrossed bill is sent from the House to the Senate its title is changed to an act, but the number remains unchanged. From the Senate the bill is returned to the House. If the bill has been amended the House must concur in the amendments. Then comes the enrolment which is printing on parchment The committee on en- rolled bills examines the bill and certi- fies that it is correct The Speaker of the House then signs it and he transmits it to the Senate. The committee on en- rolled bills again examines it. and if favorably reported it is signed by the Vice-President The committee on en- rolled bills transmits it to the President of the United States. The President en- ters upon it the date of it's reception and sends it to the head of the department affected by the bill. It is closely scruti- nized and sent back to the President The President depends good deal upon the recommendation of the head of the de- partment If the President fails to sign the bill it becomes a law after ten days have expired. If he does not desire it to become law he returns the bill to Con- gress, with a message setting forth his objections to it.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-04-19
EACIS FOR FARMERS.

The Daily State compares the prices of certain farm products in 1872 and 1894, and arrives at the conclusion that the farmers of Alabama lost S55. 100000 last year by the decline. Such reasoning is of little value for the saving that the farmers effect in their purchases is not considered. The Democratic tariff and other causes have cheapened almost every article that the farmer buys. such as clothing. agricultural implements. etc. The Daily States table is misleading in another way. It takes such articles as cotton and wheat, in which there has been the greatest decline. Such products as beef, pork, corn, oats and lard are higher now than in 1879. when specie payments were resumed In the advance in prices of these commodities the farmer has been the gainer. If the farmer suf- fers by the decline in prices of certain crops it is simply because he makes a mistake in the crops he grows. If he will drop cotton, of which the world has a superabundance, and devote his atten- tion to raising something to eat which the world wants, he can make money farming. If the Daily State would give the farmers good advice along this line, instead of trying to make them dissatis- fled with their condition, it would be of better service to them and the country generally.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-04-19
THE SlANDERED CUCKOO,

Mrs. Olive Thorne Miller comes to the defense of birds that are slandered She speaks of the birds that the farmer ruthlessly kills because he thinks they are ruining his crop, while they are really his best friends, for they are all ways busy killing the insects and worms that would otherwise destroy the crop. Then she relieves the cuckoo of the odium that attaches to him because of the islanders that have been perpetrated in certain quarters She says:
 ''The American cuckoo, unlike his Eng fish cousin, builds his own nest and is a most devoted parent. These dim-colored birds, with white stomachs, are numer-. ous here in summer When the male bird is counting he makes a profound bow to the mate and then opens his mouth as wide as possible, as If about to emit loud cry. but only the feeblest of coos can be heard"
 We thank Mrs. Miller for coming to the defense of the cuckoo. It will be noted that she says the American cuckoo is unlike his English cousin. This will serve as sufficient answer to the insinu- ation that American cuckoos are dom- mated by English influences. The cuckoo is of dim color and has white stomach. He is not covered with gold, as his enemies declare, and his white stomach shows that he can swallow a limited amount of the white metal lie
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-04-19

yored giving the work to local contrac- tors, everything else being equal.
 MT McCartin offered a resolution in- structing the city attorney to prepare an ordinance authorizing the construction of the proposed work in accordance with the new improvement law The motion prevailed.
 Mayor VanHoose suggested that some commenting the movement set on foot lanta exposition.
 MT. Kettig moved the adoption of such a resolution, and the clerk was instructed to so notify the chairman of the general committee of the Commercial club.
 resolution ordering an inforcement of the ordinance requiring the fish stands to close on Sundays was read and re- ferred to the proper committee.
 Petitions for the exemption of certain portions of the city from the ordinance preventing cattle running at large in the city were read and referred.
 Other petitions were referred to proper committees.
 Executive Session.
 On motion of MT. Kettig the board at 10 o'clock went into executive session to discuss the financial condition of the city They remained behind closed doors for over an hour, but, it is understood, took no definite action on the question. Several members of the board were seen by an Age-Herald reporter after they had adjourned, but hey were non-com- initial, merely saying nothing definite was done
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-04-19
ARRESTED AT PALESTINE, TEX.
Dr. Patterson and Mrs. Eason-The Officers
 Expect $50 Reward for Each

Dr. Patterson and Mrs. Eason-The Officers
 Expect $50 Reward for Each.
 The following specials to the Galveston (Tex) News will be of interest to Ala bamians:
 Palestine, Tex, April 12-D. s. Cuney, a special deputy sheriff from Hampstead, Waller county, arrested Dr. J. J. Patter- son and Mrs. Easton in this city last night as they were about to take the northbound train. pr. Patterson and the woman are from Gadsden, Ala, but more recently from Hampstead. The officers at Hampstead received a telegram to ar rest him and Mrs. Easton, and as he had left the he was followed to this place. They were held over here last night and carried to Hampstead today.
 Hampstead, April 12.-Dr. J. J. Patter- son and Mrs. Easton, late of Alabama, were arrested at Palestine last night on warrants issued by Justice of the Peace A. J. Harvey of Waller county charging them under the state statutes with adul- tery, and were brought here this evening and jailed Sheriff Sterling received a telegram from Sheriff A. w. Burns of Gadsden, Ala, yesterday evening to ar rest the couple at once and $50 reward for each would be paid. On the receipt of the telegram Deputy Sheriff Cuney took the first train north and overhauled them. The Alabama sheriff was wired this morning and is expected here in 8 day or two.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-04-19
THE STRAWBERRY AGE-HERAlD, $1 PER
 ANNIIM
ANNUM,

will be issued from this office on Tues day and Friday of each week, beginning on the 23d instant, taking the place of the Weekly Age-Herald.
 There is hardly postoffice in the southern states now that does not receive semi-weekly mail and the weekly news paper must give place to something more frequent. Matter a week old can no longer be called news, and news is the principal commodity desired by the reading public.
 The Semi-Weekly Age-Herald will be sent to all subscribers to the weekly and to new subscribers at $1 per annum. No increase in price over the old weekly rate. It will be the same size as the pres ent weekly-eight pages-and will be edited with special care, seeking at all times to please farmers and others who live in the country
 Now is the time to subscribe for the Semi Weekly Age-Herald.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-04-19
THE ATLANTA EXPOSITION.
Attend the Meeting Tonight at O'Brien's
 Opera House.

Everybody in Birmingham who is inter- ested in the progress and development of this section should attend the grand rally at O'Brien's opera house tonight The occasion will be one of unusual inter- est, and your presence there will prove that you are no laggard in the great movement for Birminghams future greatness. Our city is already in the lead for the work of making Alabama's exhibit at the Atlanta exposition a suc- cess. A large and enthusiastic gathering tonight will demonstrate that we are to remain there. Addresses will be made by visitors and by the leading spirits of Birmingham, who are in earnest about this matter, and you should at least lend your presence to the occasion.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-04-19

Rg-The present management of the A GE-H ERALDh has no claim against advertisers or SubScrib- CTS prior to February 11th, 1S06. Under decree of court accounts up to that date have been sold and transferred, hence cancelled as between the debtor and this paper.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-04-19

has heretofore emitted low cry, but now that President Cleveland has en- couraged him to renewed effort by de- claring that "the line of battle Is drawn between the forces of safe currency and those of silver monometallism." his cry
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-04-19
Still Aground.

Dover, Del, April 1S.-The 114th ballot for United States senator today stood $: republican, 10: Addicks, repub- lican, 5; Pennewill, republican, 4; Ridge ly, democrat, g; Bayard. democrat, l.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-04-19
THE WEATHER.

Washington, April '1s.-The weather forecast for Alabama is as follows: Fair; slowly rising temperatures; variable winds, shifting to southerly.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-04-19

Everything has an upward tendency. So far the commodity in which Bir- rningham is most interested has not ad- vanced in price, but there is a strong probability that the advance will be made In fact, so strong do indications point toward strengthening of the market all along the line that the Age Herald will venture the prediction that within twenty-four hours the price of pig iron in the Birmingham district will be advanced at least 25 cents a ton. Even such slight advance as % cents a ton means 5000 day and OOOO a year that will flow into this district in addi ton to the large amount already coming in from the sale of pig iron
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-04-19
YESTERDAYS TEMPERATURE.

As especially recorded hourly for the AGE-HERALD on the standard thermome- ter at Hughes drug store, corner Nine- teenth street and Second avenue. The fig ures given are in all instances for tempera- ture recorded in the shade and on north ern sheltered exposure:
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-04-19
LOCAL LACONICS
Gathered, Noted and Condensed by Age Herald Reporters-GeneraI Resume
 of the Days Happenings.

Arrived at Southampton.-A cable gram was received yesterday at 2:30 p. m., by MT. s. Steiner, informing him of the safe arrival at Southampton at 5 a. m. yesterday of his brother, MT. B. Steiner, and family.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-04-19

A Welcome Visitor-Miss Lucille Pope, a charming young Gadsdente, is visiting her aunt, Miss Pope, at 1914 Fifth avenue. Miss Pope is an accomplished musician and will favor the audience at he Frank lin Literary society exercises tonight with violin solo.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-04-19

The young man Coin who delivers morning lectures in dress" coat and abbreviated trousers, is fair symbol of his party. Between every two sentences he puts a figure on the blackboard and then proceeds to talk. That is just what all the silver monometallists are doing. They bury themselves beneath a pile of figures that are evidently evolved from their inner consciousness and then pro- ceed to gabble. When it is all over "the pike will go on stealing, the eel continue eeling." and the young financiers dress coat will have been worn out for noth- ing.
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 The Legislature of Arkansas has voted an appropriation of S10,0 ,000 for an exhibit of the resources of that State at the At lanta Exposition. The exhibit for the State has already been prepared and all that was needed was an appropriation of money to take it to Atlanta. The ex- ample of Arkansas should inspire Ala bama to renewed efforts. It will never do for Alabama to be outdone by wild and woolly Western State.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-04-19
OPINIONS OF THE PUBLIC.
Kind Words for the Age-Herald's Easter Souvenir
 by Press and Public.
To the Age-Herald;

To the Age-Herald:
 New York, April 16.-My copy of the Easter edition just received, and 1 spent Intervening reading it. Accept my sim cere reorganization on the success of the issue. It is a splendid paper in every way, and your genius in planning it Is apparent on every page. No such newspaper and typography and general interest was ever before shown in Bir- mingham, and your reading and adver- Using public certainly ought to show their appreciation of your efforts in their behalf in a substantial way. I have the Monday paper also, and note the big improvement in typographical and make up appearance of the paper, especially the front page. All of your friends here are much interested in your success with the Age-Herald The paper carries with 1t wherever it goes evidence that there is life in Birmingham again. Wishing you continued and abundant success, I am yours truly,
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-04-19
BIRMINGHAM AGE-HERALD.
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 AeE, ARE,.1n voI. Vol 2a AeE-HERALD, Vol. ~~~O~~~-~~-~-~-~ Entered at the postoffice at Birmingham Ala, as seeond-class natter
 Eastern Business office. IS Tribune Build ing New York; Western Business Office, 5e9 "The Rookery," Chicago. s. c. Beckwith Sole Agent Foreign Advertising. Notice to Subscribers-Mhen subscribers desire to have their papers changed. they must specify where the paper is now going and where they wish it changed 10. Watch the label on your paper and see when your time expires.
 The Age-Herald will appreciate news from any community. If at a small place where it has no regular correspondent news reports of neighborhood happenings from any friend will be gratefully received. All communications, Of whatever charac- ter or length, should be written on only one side of the sheet.
 
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 TRAVELLING AGENTS. Mir. John P. Carpenter and Mir. J. II. West are regularly authorized travelling agents of the Age Herald.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-04-19

invitation to a May day wedding has been received by the Age-Herald: MT. and Mrs. L. K. Moss request your pres ence at the marriage of their niece, Elnor Wells, to Dr. w. T. Rains, Wednes- day morning, May l, 1895, at 12 m at their residence, Warrior, Ala.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-04-19

The new Trilby color is not necessarily off color.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-04-19


 a. m. yesterday of his brother, MT. B. Steiner, and family.
 A Welcome Visitor.-Miss Lucille Pope, a charming young Gadsdenite, is visiting her aunt, Miss Pope, at 1914 Fifth avenue. Miss Pope is an accomplished musician and will favor the audience at he Frank lin Literary society exercises tonight with violin solo.
 A May Day Wedding.-The following invitation to @ May day wedding has been received by the Age-Herald: MT. and Mrs. L. K. Moss request your pres ence at the marriage of their niece, Elnor Wells, to Dr. w. T. Rains, Wednes- day morning, May l, 1895, at F m at their residence, Warrior, Ala.
 Lookout. Flower Thieves.-CitizeE who have flowers in their front yards complain of the depredations of thought less persons who pass along the side walks. One gentleman has found that midnight strollers have been plucking his flowers, and he is now laying in wait for them with double-barreled shotgun.
 Thirty fourth Anniversary The Franklin Literary society of Howard college will celebrate it's thirty-fourth an- niversary at the Southside Baptist church this evening" beginning prompt ly at o'clock. Music will be furnished by the Atheneum orchestra and by sev- eral ladies from East Lake and Bir- mingharn. The public is cordially in- Vited to attend.
 The South Highlands.-Th South Highlands looks very beautiful in it's new coat of green and the air is pure and free from the dust and smoke of the city. The people seem to appreciate the High lands, for there is scarcely a vacant fA 1A EI,A flanders also claim superior social ad- vantages, but in this they are met by the counter claim of the down town denizenS.
 A Peculiar Accident-Last night in the gymnasium of the Young Mems Christian association. while number of young men were playing basket ball, one of them Rellie Bradley, met with pe- culiar and painful accident. While the ball was in play 1t struck an electric light and broke it, piece of the glass striking Bradley just over the eye cut ting an ugly gash, which caused much blood to flow The wound, while not dangerous, is very painful.
 Up Goes Oil.-The retail price of kero- sene c.l has advanced about cents a gallon in the past two weeks, and now sells in the Birmingham market for 15 and 16 cents per gallon. This is due to the great advance in petroleum, from which kerosene oil is produced Ten days ago petroleum was selling at S1 a barrel; yesterday it sold at $2.S2 a bar rel A prominent oil dealer stated to an Age-Herald reporter yesterday that the rapid advance in petroleum of the past few days was due to the fact that the consumption is far in excess of the supply. He said year ago there were 100000 barrels of petroleum in stock. while at present there are only about 4,000,000. He added that the price would remain up until the production equals or exceeds the consumption.