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River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1896-10-29
PRESS OPINIONS.

UThe betting is now four to one in
favor of Mckinley. but unless all the
signs fail il will be sixteen TO one in
about three weeks.-San Francisco
Chronicle.
DThe tJriG question is cutting no
figure in Bryan's oratory, but it viii.
cut figure in his defeat. The country
is not wholly ignoring one of the inn
portant issues because the candidate
on the wrong side of it chooses to do so
Kansas City Journal.
EyMost of the signs of reviving pros
per,ty and increasing activity in the in
dustrial world are found in the eastern
states. 1t is in those same states that
there is most perfect confidence in the
defeat of Bryan and Organism. This
is no mere coincidence, but a case o.
cause and cffect.-Cleveland Leader.
ESQ long as there were any fears OF
the possibility of Bryan's election the
banks refused 10 extend their credits
loans were called in whenever possible
and the monetary stringency nearly APP
preached in severity that which sig
nalsd the approach of the panic of 1893.
But so soon as any serious doubt was
removed as 10 the crushing defeat of
the conspiracy TO force the silver stand
ard on the country the money market
began to get easier. Within a few days
the money that was locked up for fear
of what might happen is now freely
offered on good commercial paper al
reasonable rates of interest.-St. Paul
Pioneer Press.
EyMr. Bryan wnuld not like TO re-
member that he had said one thing and
done another, but when il comes to
thousands of men he advises them ia
play the hypocrite and the liar because
they are coerced. rs a matter of fact
the mass of wage-earners know that
they are rot coerced by those who en-
ploy them. yet Mr.. Bryan assumes that
they are. simply that he may advise
them to ike for months knowing that
they are acting part which he declares
for himself he is too 6ignifieG 10 prac-
siee.~ Wherein is Mr.. Bryan better in
any way than the millions Of men who
work for wages and salaries tina. he adj
vises them 10 do thing which ne de
clarcs he regards as hypocritical and
false ?-Indianapolis Journal.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1896-10-29
HOT sHo1 FOR Bryan.
A Colorado Mine Owner Who wants a
safe Policy


One of t.ie aicst impc; tant political
declarations received from Colorado for
some time is that contained in a letter
written by j. j. Hagerman, of Colorado
Springs, and addressed 70 Il. ". Tan
sill. OF this city. The letter, while a
distinct declaration against free sill
yer, is particularly leyeled against Mr..
Bryan. 1t is of additional interest from
the fact that Mr.. Hagerman, while one
of the most successful fi-.incieis of the
west. is a practical silver mire1 and
farmer instead of politician.
Speaking from a standpoint of his
own. business interests, which, he say :,
are necessarily identical with those of
the country at large, he declares that
he fears TO trust national affairs in the
hands of men who win surely be asso-
ciated with Bryan in the event of his
election. In Bryan's personal sincerity
and integrity. Mr.. Hagerman says, he
has perfect confidence, but of Bryan's
followers and future advisers he has a
deep distrust. Further, he declares that
the United States cannot, in its present
condition, face the consequences that
would follow downright declaration
for silver standard.
The letter, which is self-explanatory,
follows:
Colorado Springs. Col. Oct fo-R W.
Tansill, 81 Marquette Building Chicago
Dear Sir; / think we agree pretty well on
politics. Whatever ! may think about sill
yer. am afraid to trust this great govern
ment in the hands of the men who would
Inevitably have great influence with Bryan
II he were elected. and am not sure that
he would not be wild as any OF them
although he might not. / believe he Is a
con jentious man, and that a sense OF
great responsibility would tame him. but
20. 000.0O0 of people cannot afford to take
such an awful risk. If tree silver should
win II would mean a grand readjustmenf
Of our whole monetary system. In all my
reading OF history 4 have never known
that to be successful when attempted
without the hearty cooperation OF great
capitalists. In the case of Bryan, IL would
be impossible for him to get any such CO.
OPERATION II the silver question is to r.
settled IL certainly should be In the hand 5
OF party able to successfully carry on a
great government. The democratic party
has, In my opinion, absolutely proved its
unfitness for such work.
zone great trouble with Bryan is that
he is an intense free trader. and II there
Is anything we do not want al the present
time II is free trade or anything approach
ing It, II the republican party is elected.
and II the gold standard cannot be sue
cessfully maintained without selling bonds,
II will not take long to find II out and
whatever IL is necessary to do to put the
finances of the nation on sound basis
will be done. The leaders OF the republic
an party know that its saliva ton depends
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1896-10-29
ORCHARD AND GARDEN.

Sweet potatoes should be dug before
there is hard frost, as they are easily
injured.
Sort all apples carefully before send
ing to market. Get the best price for
the best fruit.
In many cases gardening and fruit
growing combined can readily be made
a practical business.
The ounce does best with a short
trunk, the top branching out a few
inches from the ground.
The arbor vitae or Norway spruce
is one of the best varieties of evergreens
TO plant for wind-break.
After the garden crops are harvested
pillow up the garden and apply a good
dressing of well-rotted manure.
When quality of fruit is desired the
more branches and top you can make
the larger viii be the crop OF fruit.
When garden seeds of any kind are
gathered be sure that they are thor
oughly dried out before storing away.
The sooner red and black raspberries
blackberries, currants and gooseberries
are set out the better. Early planting
gives better opportunity to secure q
good root growth before winter.-St
Louis Republic.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1896-10-29
A FALSE CRY.
Bryan's Efforts TO InAsme Employees
Against Employers

Against employers
Mr. Bryan's speeches in Indiana thus
far have been devoted almost entirely
TO an ingenions attempt to persuade the
employees of the factories that they are
being coerced by their employers. Mr..
Bryan resorts to this demagogue trick
because he has doubtless been informed
that Hoosier workingmen have been Pc
culiarly susceptible ~ this kind of an
appeal in other campaigns The cry Of
coercion was used with areat effective
ness in the Garfield camp ign by the
democratic managers in Indiana, but
Garfield secured the electoral vote o;
the state. In every succeeding cam
paign il has been tn fashion to instruct
the campaign speakers TO make con-
ce~ted and simultaneous howl about
Intimidation" about the third week be-
fore election.
But this campaign trick has long
since lost its pc teney in Indiana, and no
one who is now familiar with the poll
ties of the state has the temerity to
resort to it, The :rick is loaded. 1t has
back-action kicking power that is
dangerous. Indiana politicians have
learned that cry of this kind is quickly
followed by ringing challenges from
manufacturers all over the state, and
the result is that thousands of men
employed in the fac cries resolve TO re-
sent the imputatioI put upon their
honor and the, insult to their manhood.
In his speech at JEFF sonville Mr..
Bryan did not discus any of the issues
of the day, but conf led his efforts to a
studied endeavor to infame the labor
ing men against their employers.
Among other ineandiary utterances
were the following:
II have heard thf.t in some OF the cities OF
Indiana the employers have notified their
employees that they would not open up
business il / WIS elected. Now, my friends,
if you will look at the charters granted 10
those cor.orations you will find that In
not a s.agie case have the laws of Indiana
authorized the organization of corpora
, Cons for the purpose Of running the politics
of the state If you will examine the
powers granted by law you will And there
is not a single instance where the laws
have granted to the corporations the right
to intimidate their employees In any way
whatever, and l assert that corpora ton
which intimidates its employees has no
right to exist in land like ours"
OF course the evident intent of this
kind of talk is to impress wageworkers
with the idea that their employers are
their enemies and that they should find
out where the interests of their en-
ployers lie and vote against them.
At South Bend 90 of the largest man.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1896-10-29
PLANTING VINEYARDS.
Most of the Work should BE Done In the
IssI Months.

IssI Months.
For those who propose to plant vine
yards next year, says the Wisconsin
Farmer, the time for making prepare
tons will shortly be at hand. Land in
tended for grapes should in the first
place be fall plowed quite deeply. Here,
as with most other crops, good prepare
ton is always profitable. Unless one is
in a particularly favorable situation
with regard to producing vines so that
they can be had just when they are
wanted and in thoroughly good condi-
ton it will always be wise to procure
them in the fall and heel them in. The
planting can be done at the first opening
of spring. and early setting is always
best. When setting the vines do not
crowd them. Eight feet each way is
close enough, and the place where the
vine is to be set should be very thor
oughly and deeply worked at least three
feet square. If any fertilizing is
thought TO be necessary the manure
should be very completely worked in.
The cultivation the first season should
be sufficient TO keep the ground in good
filth and free from weeds. The pruning
may be done in the fall after the leaves
drop. Set the vines so as to trim back
to two buds and then prune pretty Sc
verely each season in order to promote
new wood growth, at the same time pre-
serving a sufficient supply of old wood.
Two or three sprayings, probably not
less than three. with Bordeaux mixture
during the season will be found profit
able. There are. it is true, seasons when
unsprayed vines will yield as well as
those that have been sprayed. Here
spraying is rather in the nature of in
surance, and as the character of the
season could not be foretold the insur-
ance is worth what it cost. During
other seasons spraying oftentimes saves
the crop. There is no other fruit the
farmer can raise with less trouble and
more profitableness, from the home and
domestic standpoint, than the grape.
Even though he may never sell pound,
vet he will find health and good living
promoted by the growing of a few
grapevines of good varieties.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1896-10-29
BABY HE FIRST.

The poet may sing
Like a bird on the wing.
And the proser accustom his quill
To a talented strain,
But l mean 10 maintain
That there's one thing which passes theii
II has never been sung
BY terrestrial tongue.
II has never uy pen been rehearsed.
How ineffably priced
And how much idOlized
In the homestead Is Baby the Firstl
Not for oSsas Of gold
Upon Pelions rolled.
Nor Of pearls 70 the armament pilec.
Nor for ruhies galore.
or the great Koh-i-Noor.
Would the mother reIinquish that child.
She would brave the high IRE
OF a Didoesque pyre.
She would patiently hunger and thirst.
II her sacrifice brave
Could BY any means save
From one pang her sweet Baby the Firstl
OH that dear little thing
Is the queen or the kirg
OF the household I'm which e had birth;
FIR the mothers strong love
Simply ranks = above
Ev'ry creature or object on earth
Yes. she fondly contrives
To believe that its hives"
Is OF earthly diseases the worst.
And its tiulcst ache
VIII induce her 20 wake
All the night beside Baby the Firstl
Babies Second and Third
Have no reason TO ''gird"
at the motheriy treatment they get:
Babies Four. Five and Six.
They are much INDUCED chicks.
Zach In turn f. called ma 'ickls peti'
But the batjes who succeed
Number One would. indeed
Pick a crow with mamma. II they burst
Could they guess how much less Is
The love she possesses
For them than for Baby the First
Judy
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1896-10-29
FARM AND GARDEN.
HANDY FRUIT LADDER.
)ne Can BE Made by Amy Carpenter or
Blacksmith.

One Can BE Made by Amy Carpenter or
Blacksmith.
AS a fruit-grower of over 20 years
standing, correspondent offers sug-
gestion TO the readers of the Journal Of
Horticulture in the matter of ladders.
As shown in the illustrations there are
three ladders, each fastened at the top
to triangle made of three-quarter-
inch rod iron by single hinges, screwed
to the under sides of the ladders. The
material consists of a rod of three
quarter-inch iron, three feet long. to
ma re the triangle. Six pieces of fiat
bar iron three-quarter-inch wide, with
eye or hinge made on one end, TO be
screwed to the under side of each lad
der at the top by three or four screws.
Wood for the ladder sides inch by 2 "a
inches of the required length, rounds
of ladder of ash or oak. The width be-
tween the sides nine inches, to allow
two feet standing on the same round of
the ladder at the same time. The
hinges should be slipped onto the
triangle, two to each side. before it is
joined.
The ladder may be any length. and
for trees up to the ages of ten to fifteen
years they are much better than double
ladders, which must be made wide at
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1896-10-29
THE OLDEST SPORT.
Hunting and Fishing Were Means OF Liv,
lihood to Primitive Man.

Hunting and Fishing Were Means OF Live
lihood to Primitive Man.
Someh ody has asked which is the
oldest sport and started discussion
that has already put the antiquity OF
games beyond the middle ages. Hunt
ing and fighting were primitive mar !
chief occupations. says the New York
Journal.
These, as civilization developed. were
gradually converted from being means
of livelihood into pastimes. But II is
impossible to tell exactly when the
change took place. for it is not even yet
complete. and what is sport to the
squire and amateur is necessary work
to the gamekeeper and professional
soldier.
Nimrod, Noah's great-grandson. was
mighty hunter before the Lord" and
as he was mighty one in the earth
he probably hunted for pleasure. This
is the oldest record of a sport.
The stag and it's kind, which make
the greatest demand or the skill and
endurance of the hunter, would prob
ably be the first animal pursued for
pleasure. To hunt the lion was kingly
sport from the earliest times.
The Egyptian monuments show that
all kinds of hunting. as well as fowling
were followed for pleasure. The Olym
pic games were probably the oldest
athletic sports and their origin is lost
in antiquity. They are said TO celebrate
Jupiter's defeat of the Titans.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1896-10-29
SHE CHANGED II.
But the New Subject Was Objection
able to Him as the Old One.

But the New Subject Was Objection
able to Him as the Old One.
He threw his newspaper on the door
and waved both hands over his bead.
while his clinehed teeth refused TO give
exit to the remarks which seemed
struggling 10 come out. says the De-
troit Free Press.
whats the matter, Orlando??' his
wife exclaimed, although with less agi-
tation than the situation seemed 10
warrant, for she was used TO his ways.
Every time am reminded of it," he
muttered, in a voice which shook, II am
filled with indignation"
Every time you think of what. Or
lando?"
''of the way Europe gets our money
Our heiresses marry noblemen
European actors and singers come over
her and ship money home in barrels
They take Il in so fast they're too busy
TO count ii. The outflow of wealth from
this country is something awful"
We'll, Orlando, suppose it's pretty
bad. But did you know that YOU haven't
had the lealIy faucet in the kitchen at
tended to yet?"
THAT is not the topic under consid
Grafton" he exclaimed, savagely.
Not exactly. But you know, dear
you aren't going to have nearly as much
trouble with the outflow of money as
you will with the outflow from thai
faucet IL they find out about it and
make you pay fiue for wasting water
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1896-10-29
sllver,tes who Prefer Gold.

Arthur Sewall has accepted the Chi
! cago nomination for vice president on a
platform that favors free and unlimited
coinage OF 50-cent dollars. He is the
same man who on September 20, 1895
wrote to L. c. Delang. of Louisville, Ky:
"In reply to yours Of the 22d instant,
desire to state that il is true that ain
making contracts with the gold clause
inserted. | nave always made character
contracts in this way for the last 40
years, and | doubt if could make them
in any other way" Altgeid and Sewall,
shining lights in the silver camp. make
iheir contracts payable in gold. ''Coin"
Harvey, the patron saint of the silver
crusaders. puts his hard cash into gold
and stores it away in safe deposit
vault. Cheap money" is good enough
for the common people" Of whom they
are constantly prating. but they take
nothing but 'hard stuff" themselves
Troy Times.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1896-10-29
SHOWING METHOD OF JOINING.

weight the ladders are quite portable
and easy to be moved. 1t often hap
pens that two women can gather on one
set, when they can readily shift them
round the tree; or in the shorter lengths
woman can freely work set alone.
l consider that one woman can gather
as much fruit by this method as two or
more can with single ladders. They are
as firm at the top as the ground is, and
are not affected by wind. The ladder is
not patented, and can he made by any
carpenter and blacksmith. j have had
them all lengths in use for 16 years,
and use nothing else on my 40 acres
of fruit, except, as the trees get older,
single ladder for the top. OF course,
it will be understood that they are
drawn together for carrying about"
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1896-10-29
UNFORTUNATE CANDIDATE.
Missed a Seat In the United States Senate
Through Four Accidents.

Missed a Seat In the United States Senate
Through Four Accidents.
No candidate ever came nearer the
United States senatorship and lost than
Mr.. Walter Denegre, of Louisiana, who
was defeated for that position by ex-
Gov. S. ID. McEnery. Mr.. Denegre was
an independent democratic candidate,
supported by those who demandeda new
and honest election law, constitution
al convention and reform in existing
abuses. Starting with 30 votes for SEN
ator he reached 90 votes on May &c. The
election of senator was expected on the
next day, and il seemed certain that Mr..
Denegre would win, and three times on
that day he was within an inch of cleo
ticn.
1t required c. votes to elect. Mr..
Denegre got &C votes. His 9th man,
Representative Fauria, of St. Tammany,
who wanted to vote for him, was a little
late, but ought to have reached the
state house in time. The opposition.
however, ohstTucted the entrance to
the assembly hall, and Fauria got thers
just too late TO vote. Just before the
vote was announced. Representative
Trosclair, of Lafourche, changed to
Denegre, giving him majority, but
the speaker failed to catch his eye or to
hear him, and the result was announced
as only &C for Denegre.
a second ballot was demanded, when
Denegre was assured of ~ votes, but
the lieutenant governor, who was hos,
tile to him, withdrew the senate u der q
ruling which was afterwa. shown to
be erroneous. The next day, when ex.
Gov. McEnery had been telegraphed to
and had consented to run against Dene-
gre, the latter's ill-luclx continued. The
ballot was an exciting one. the two can
didates keeping nip and tuck" with
each other. In the midst of this excite
ment, what was the surprise of every
one TO hear Representative Kleinpeter,
of Baton Rouge. an ardent Denegre
man, vote for MeEnery. 1t was slip
of the tongue. made in the excitement
of the moment. The roll call was rushed
on before Kleinpeter discovered his
error, and his vote elected McEnery
He changed il afterward, but il was too
late. Thus four successive accidents
if accidents they can be called-robbed
Mr.. Denegre of the senatorship when
il seemed securely within his grasp
Harper's Weekly.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1896-10-29
HOBART NAILS A LIE.
False Reports Circulated by the Popo-
cratic Plot1ers.

cratic Plotters.
The persistence of managers of the
popocratic campaign in circulating
forged and otherwise false statements
has forced Mr.. Hobart, the vice presi.
dental candidate on the republican
ticket, to make a denial of one report
which affects himself. His statement
has been evoked by the repeated asser.
ton that he is president of the hard
coal trust, which has raised prices. The
assertion was based primarily on the
fact that Mr.. Hobart was appointed an
arbiter in a railroad traffic dispute. Mr..
Hobart explains that he was chosen as
one of three men to arbitrate the differ
ences that might arise between the
roads included in the Joint Traffic asso-
citation, and that he was so chosen as
a judge because he had no interest IN
any form in any of the railroads More
over, only trunk lines were included in
this arbitration, coal roads being ex.
cluded, and "the matters submitted to
arbitration had nothing 10 do with coal
coal production, coal tonnage, or the
price of coal in any manner, form
or shape whatever, either directly OF
indirectly" Mr.. Hobart further ex.
plains that he does not even know OF
the existence of any such coal trust ex.
cept as he has seen statements in the
newspapers.
Mr.. Hobart's denial is explicit, I'M
equivocal and unanswerable. 1t abso-
lutely closes the question, and will be
accepted unreseryedly by every man OF
common courtesy or honesty. 1t will
have no effect, however, on the popo-
Gratis. They VIII pay no attention to
il. They will continue to repeat the
charge, just as they do any and every
other fake that is manufactured. They
will send il broadcast over the country
in pamphlets, just as they do the for.
geries which make up so much of their
literature. In campaign with repu.
diation and wholesale swindling for e
goal there is no provision for such little
things as truth and ordinary decency.
Chicago Tribune.