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River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1897-03-11

Stephenson county CID farmers sod
$4,000 worth of chickens and eggs last
wear. according to a FreepOrt paper
Poultry raising is one of the most de-
Iightful callings imaginable, says the
Chicago Tribune. and the man who en-
cages in il usually manages to feather
his nest in shCit order. Truly. his yOlk
is easy and his burden is light. He never
has to scramble for living, and there
is no necessity for him to addle his
brains over the problem of making both
ends meet. His family usually belongs
TO the best set in the neighbOrhOod, and
he never comes of the perch for any
body.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1897-03-11

At the CO sress of mothers at Wash
ingtOn Mrs. Ballington Booth said some
thing about the place where the mother
would be most at home. She said that
should woman engage different meet
ings il was no excuse whatever for her
to neglect her children. "a woman who
neglects her babe for the public viii
find in the future the great mistake she
has made, and that her work has been
to no purpose" 1t does seem as if the
nearer a mother came to her child the
more she could do for IT,
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s,oct.boIder. Assessed.

Cincinnati, March 4.-Word was re
ceiyed here Wednesday from Washing
ton that Comptroller Eckles had sent
notices to the stockholders of the de
funct First national bank of Newport
KY. that an assessment equal to the
face value of their stock must be paid
The assessments are payable in -four
months at the rate of 25 per cent. a
month
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VIII PRACTICE Law.

Washington, March 4.-Secretary Oh
ney has definitely concluded not to &C
cept the professorship of international
law at Harvard. rendered him by Presi
dent Elliot, but will resume bis law
practice in Boston in the course of q
month. He intends 10 remain in Wash
iugton for a week. Secretary Herbert
has associated with him Mr.. Benjamin
Micon, of Alabama, chief clerk of tn.
navy department. and together will es
tablish a law firm.
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CURRENT TOPICS.


QUEEN LIS board bill in Washing
ton is $3.50 day.
A HORSE car line to the pyramids mas
been authorized at Cairo.
IT has been several years since the
country had two ex-presidents.
OLIVES. as food, are considered very
strengthening for those with lung
troubles.
A SoUTH Florida turnip weighing Il
pounds was exhibited in Leesburg in
that state.
THEY have introduced bill in the
Kansas legislature to abolish type-set-
ting machines
HoT pastry and iced drinks OF this
country have much to do with the thin.
ness of its people.
FIRE broke out in a mine at Zacate-
cas-, Mex, and rs miners are believed
TO have lost their lives.
A NEW spring seat-post for bicycles
has an air chamber inside the tubing,
into which the saddle-post projects.
An effort is being made on the part
of some of the leading citizens of Del
aware to abolish the whipping post
A SHOE machine is now in successful
I operation which transforms a piece of
/ leather into a pair of shoes in 81 min
/ utes.
A STOPPING position. maintained for
any length of time. tends more 10 uu-
dermine the health than is generally
supposed.
A LAW enacted by the Alabama leg.
islature exempts cotton factories here
| after to be built in the state from lax
alton for ten years
Two cows. two pigs, is hens, a gray
/ hound pup and a bull were given to
an agent by an Abilene Qlas.l farmer
for cabinet organ.
TENNESSEE has furnished three pres.
! idents for the nation, but only eight
1 OF her citizens have served as cabinet
officers since she became state.
COUNTESS VoS GRIEBENow, formerly
Miss Ida Rhodes of Savannah, Ga, is
the first woman in Germany to enter
her trotters for this years races.
THE widow of Leland Stanford has
given the university bearing his name
another million dollars. not by be-
quest, but by deed of gift to take a..
feet on her death.
WHALE recently captured in Arctic
waters was found to have imbedded in
its side a harpoon belonging to whai'
ing vessel that had been out of service
nearly half century.
To DO away with the necessity of
taking out railroad tickets TO show the
conductor, glass ticket holder is
fastened to the back of the car seat,
which holds the ticket always in
sight
THE combination OF cane and stool
is accomplished by means of a hollow
handle in which are placed a mum Der
of steel rods fastened to a center-post
to spread out like the ribs of an UNI
brella
The members OF the Michigan legis.
.lature evidently do not intend to run
out OF work at the capital before it 10
time to begin planting corn at home.
no less than ,765 new bills were in
duced in single dav
So strong is the desire of the Polk
county (Oregonl newspapers to do the
public printing that after one had of
fered to furnish 10, 900 letter heads for
a cent the other paid So for the priv
ileOe of doing the lob.
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may well engage the best thought of the
statesmen and people OF every country,
ind | cannot but consider II fortunate that
II was reserved to the United States to
have the leadership In so grand work.
Extra Session of Congress Called.
ut has been the uniform practice to avoid
as far as possible the convening OF congress
in extraordinary session 1t IS an example
which, under ordinary circumstances ana
in the absence of public necessity, is to
be condemned. But failure to convene
the representatives of the people in con-
,,ress In extra session when IL involves neg
lect of a public duty places the responsible
ity of such neglect upon the executive him
self. The condition OF the public treasury,
date consideration of congress. II alone
has the power to provide revenue for the
congress. Not to convene Ii under such
circumstances | can view In no other sense
than the neglect of a plain duty | do
not sympa thize with the sentiment that
congress In session is dangerous to our gen
eral business interests. Its members are
the agents of the people. and their presence
al the seat of government In the execution
of the sovereign viii should not operate
a an injury, but a benefit. There could be
70 better time TO put the government upon
a sound financial and economic basis than
now. The people have only recently voted
that this should be done, and nothing IS
more binding upon the agents OF their Will
than the obligation OF immediate action.
u has always seemed to me that the post
ponement of the meeting of congress until
more than year after u has been chosen
deprives congress too often of the inspira-
tion of the popular will and the country of
the corresponding benefits.
TO Meet March I5.
at Is evident therefore, that TO postpone
action in the presence of so great neces-
sty would be unwise on the part of the
executive because unjust TO the interests
of the people. our action Will now be freer
from mere partisan consideration than II
the question of tariff revision was post
poned until the regular session OF con-
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The LexOw committee in Kew York
has been investigating the cigarette
business. The figures revealed show
that last year 4.OOO,OOc.OOO cigarettes
we're made, besides 15O,000OOO all to-
bacco cigarettes. The trusts profits on
these were $3.50, 900. The same trust
put out 40. OOO, 900 pounds of chewing
tobacco and sO,OOO.OOO pounds of smOk-
ing tobacco-aIi large amounts OF
course the American Tobacco company
does not make all the cigarettes, but it
shows what enormous proportions this
husineSs has reached
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GIVEN HIS CREDENTIALS.
Gov. Bushnell Presents Hanna with
a Senntorshtp.

Senatorshtp.
Columbus, o., March 4. = Gov. Bush
nell presented to National Chairman
Hanna, at Washington, the commission
and certificate which will make him a
senator of the United States from the
state of Ohio to succeed Senator Sher-
man, who rendered his resignation
Wednesday. Two elaborate certificates
were made on Gov. Bushnel's orders
be fore he left for Washington and were
forwarded to him at Washington on
Monday. One is to be filed with the presi-
dent of the senate and the other Mr..
Hanna retains.
Washington, March 4. Gov. Bush
nell, of Ohio, at four o'clock Wednesday
afternoon received the resignation of
Senator John Sherman, to take effect on
Friday, March 5, and on that day Mr..
Mark A. Hanna will be sworn in as sue
cessor o Senator Sherman.
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oar Merchant Marine.
The Arbitration Treaty

cit has been the policy of the United
States since the foundation of the gov
emmett to cultivate relations of peace and
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Tn RuiId Ferries.

Milwaukee, March "A dispatch
from Benton Harbor, Mich, announces
that the new Tunnel Railway company,
of that city. has let contract for the
construction of car ferries to run be-
tween Benton Harbor and Milwaukee.
/. is declared that the new line will
offer great advantage to the fruit grow
ers of the st. Joseph and Benton Harbor
section, as they viii he able to deliver
teaches and other fruit in refrigerator
cars in ST. Paul and Minneapolis with
cut breaking bulk, the day after it is
71ickcd
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effort. anc in which he outlined the policy
of his administration.
Al its close, together with ex-Presldent
Cleveland. he entered the carriage and was
driven to the white house, tumultuous
cheers greeting him all along the route
After reviewing the gorgeous procession
from the stand in front of the historical
mansion. he formally entered upon his
duties as the chief executive of natior
of 10000. 900 people Grover Cleveland re
entered the ranks of private citizens. ant
Will retire to his new home at Princeton
y. j.. 10 resume the practice of law.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1897-03-11

1t is estimated that i,OOO,O COO punches
of bananas were devOured in 1896 by the
people of the United States. The fact of
such enormous consumption indicates
that our cOuntrymen are possessed OF
wonderfully vigorous digestion, or else
entertain profound contempt for the
pains of stOmachache.
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THREE MEN BLOWN TO ATOMS.
Dynamite Is Exploded Too Soon Ia a
Mine Ncnr &uinnescc, Mich.

Iron Mountain, Mich, March 4.-Ben-
iamin Richards, Richard Luke and
Thomas Jewett were blown to atoms by
all explosion of dynamite at the Cundy
mine at Quinnesec Wednesday evening.
1t is customary 10 make the blasts each
evening while the men are at supper,
the cartridges being discharged from
the surface by an electric battery.
Wednesday night the young man who
had the battery work in charge, sup
posing the men had left the mine,
touched the button with the above re-
suits The men were IN one of the
drifts close 10 the dynamite and were
literally blown to pieces. Richards and
Luke we're single men. Jewett was
nephew of Superintendent Cundy, of
the mine.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1897-03-11

One of the loveIiest society events in
the history OF Fiji was the recent we'd
ding of HozOpolambO Tutifruti, gov
ernor Of Rewa TUT Sawa, TO Miss Adj
Viukaba, granddaughter of the late
King Thakombau. The bride was
wrapped in an eXquisitely woven mat.
and she wore in addition a pink silk pin
afore, the gift of the groom, who was
dressed in the conventional native COS
tune with an agate nose ring of great
value. After the cermOny the guests sat
down TO a sumptuous wedding feast Of
coo cooked pigs, eco turtles and
bananas and yams until they couldn't
rest
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1897-03-11

"City and County OF " ashlngton, s.:
81, William Cranch. chief justice of the
circuit court of the District OF Columbia,
certify that the above-named John Tyler
personally appeared before me this day.
and, although he deems himself qualified
to perform the duties ana exercise the
mowers and office of president on the death
Of William Henry Harrison, late president
Of the United States. without any other
oath than which he has taken as vice pres
fdent yet, as doubts may arise ara Tor
greater caution. took and subscribed Iie
foregoing oath before me.
~April lSH. WILLIAM n sSCH"
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1897-03-11
THE PARADE.
Formation of the Escort tn and from
the Capitol

The inaugural parade was given under
the leadership Of Gen. Horace F. Porter,
who was the Erand marshal. with a strong
force OF aids. A rough total OF the number
Of regulars and militia soldiers and sailors
in line shows an aggregate of ll.0oo TO r. :
10 The escort OF President Mex 'niey num-
bered about 5000 The civic organization
are estimated at about l2.0o0 The escort
TO the president from the executive man
sion to the capitol was the first division
Of the parade forces. The escort from the
capitol 10 the executive mansion was COM
posed OF one military and one civic grand
division. suhdiyided into divisions and
briEades. The final arrangement for the
escort from the white house 10 the capitol
provided for q parade In the following
order:
Platoon OF Mounted Police.
Governors Island Band
Grand Marshal Horace Porter, stan and
aids.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1897-03-11

A worse blow to China than the ex-
clusiOn law is about to fall upon that
empire. The denizens Of Colorado and
western Kansas have learned that good
quality of tea can be made from alfalfa
leaves and they are proposing TO build
UP great home industry and keep the
millions of taeIs we send to the Flowery
Kingdom each year for tea at home.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1897-03-11

Most of the paper money manufac-
tured and put in circulation by Uncle
Sam is made by women, whose honesty
and skillful fingers make them peculiar
" available for such work. II may be
said. also. that they assist largely in
keeping il in circulation.
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aress We are nearly two years from
congressional election. and politics cannot
was Immediately pending. we can az
preach the problem calmly and patrlotlcal-
iy without fearing its effect upon an early
election. our fellow citizens who may dis
agree with US upon the character OF TINS
legislation prefer to have the question SET,
tied now, even against the preconceiyed
views-and perhaps settled so reasona bly,
as trust and believe il VIII be, as TO insure
great permanence-than to have further
uncertainty menacing the vast and varied
business interests of the United States
Again whatever action congress may take
viii he given a fair Opportunity for trlal
before the people are called TO pass jung
ment upon II and this consider great
Element of the question In view OF these
considerations | shall deem II my duty
as president 70 convene congress 70 ex-
day of March, 1881.
conclusion.
In conclusion. / congratulate the couu-
try upon the fraternal spirit OF the people
and the manifestations OF good viii every
where so apparent. The recent election not
only most fortunately demonstrated the
obliteration of sectional or geographical
lines but TO some extent also the preJu-
dices which for years have distracted our
Councils and marred our true greatness as
. natin1 The triumph Of the people, whose
verdict is carried into effect to-day Is not
the triumph of one section. nor wholly OK
one marty, but of all sections and all The
peopfes The north and the south no
longer divide on the old lines, but upon
principles and policiesi and IN this fact
cause for true felicitation Let us rejoice
in and cultivate this spirit; II IS ennobling
and will be both gain and blessing to our
beloved country. 1t will be my constant
sim to do nothing, and permit nothing to
he done, that viii arrest or disturb this
gro wing sentiment of unity ano coopera-
ton lis revival OF esteem AMI afilliation
which now animatcS 80 many thousand
in both the old antagonistic sections, but
shall cheerfully do everything possible to
promote and increase It.
let me again repeat the words OF the
oath administered by the chief justice,
v mich, in their respective spheres, so far
as applicable. i would have all my COM
trymen observe: ! viii faithfully execute
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1897-03-11

A North Dakota farmer claims that
strips of newspapers soaked in sour
milk and fed to hens greatly increase
their laying qualities. This explains
the flavor of some Of the spring chickens.
They have not been fed on the right
kind of exchanges.
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antees must be sacredly preserved and
wisely ensthened. The constituted au-
thorities must be cheerfully and vigorously
upheld. Lynchings must not he tolerated
in a great and civilized country like the
United States; courts-not mobs-must ex-
ecute the penalties of the law The pres
ervation of public order, the right OF dis
cussion, the integrity of courts, ana the
tinue forever the rock of safety upon when
our government securely rests.
Opposition to Trusts.
zone of the lessons taught by the late
election, which all can rejoice In, Is that
the citizens of the United States are both
easily swcrved from the path of patriotism
and honor. This Is in entire accord with
the genius of our institutions, and bui en-
phasizes the advantages OF fncuicating
even a greater love for law and order in
the future. immunity should be granted
to none who violate the laws, whether in
dividuals, corporations, or communities.
and as the constitution imposes upon the
president the duty of both its own eNecu-
ton and of the statutes enacted in pur-
suance OF its provisions, ! shall endeaYor
carefully to carry them into effect. The
declaration of the party now restored to
power, has been in the past that of 'oppo-
sition to all combinations of capital organ
lied In trusts or otherwise, to control ar
bitrarily the condition of trade among our
citizens and II has supported such leg
islation as will prevent the execution OF
all schemes TO Cypress the people by undue
charges on their supplies, or by unjust
ucts to market This purpose will be
steadily pursued, both by the enforcement
of the laws now in existence and the rec
ommendation and support of such new
statutes as may be necessary to carry IL
into effect
IIIiteracy Must Re Banishcd.
"Our naturalization and immigration
laws should be further improved 10 the
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The yearly report of the New York
board of city magistrates confirms the
estimates of sOciOlOgists throughout toe
country. Crime during the last ten
wears has developed in excess of tbs
growth of population. 1t Is in theEnore
serious crimes that the increase is most
notable. While the total increase IS 50
per cent. the percentage # felonies on
the increase is 30. In 1856 the number OF
persons charged with felony in New
York was 4.Isl; in SOC The number was
s.o2l. The increase Of suicide keeps pace
with that of crime, while the crime OF
murder. though on the increase, is not
80 alarmiIglv out Of proportion.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1897-03-11

Candidates for the dishonor of being
the meanest husband are. fortunately.
not abundant. but occasionally they en-
ter the lists. One Kentucky benedict
gave his wife on the twenty-fifth amir
versary of their wedding four yards of
domestic out of which she was TO
make him a shirt. this being the only
Gift from him in the quarter of cen
tury. A strong competitor is the Ohio
man who gave his wife but $40 in four
wears. Out Of this she had TO exPend
e TO replace a parasol Tor her sister,
which the man had lost. and he Dor
rowed the remaining IS of her TO get his
trunk out of pawn and forgot TO repay IT.
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the office or president of the Unitel STATES
and will, to the best of my ability. preserve.
protect. and defend the constitution of the
United States. This Is the obligation !
have reverently taken before the Lord
Most High. To keep il will be my single
purpose. my constant prayer-and ! shall
confidently rely upon the forbea rance and
assistance OF all the people In the discharge
of nv solemn RESPONSIBILITIES.
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constant promotion of a safer, better and
a higher citizenship. A grave peru 10 the
republic would be a citizenship too ighc ~
to understand or too vicious 10 appreciate
the great value and beneficence OF our instl-
rutions and iaws-and against all VINO come
here 10 make war upon them our gates
must be promptly and tightly closed. nor
must we be unmindful of the need OF I'M
provement among our own citizens, put
with the zeal of our forefathers encourage
the spread of knowledge and free educa-
ton. llliteracy must be banishsd from the
nd II we shall attain that high destiny as
the world, which, Under Providence. We
ought to achieve.
CfsiI service Reform.
Reforms In the civil service must go on
55ut the changes Should be realanc genuine
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Virginia. North Carolina, Rhode Island.
Vermont and Kentucky. The third brigade
included Ohio, Illinois. Texas, Iowa, Wis
consin, Minnesota and the colored troops
of Washington city. The third division OF
the brigade was made up of veteran organ
izations, commanded by Maj. Gen o. o.
Howard. United States army. retired. The
first brigade included the department of
the Potomac of the Grand Army of the
Republic. In the second brigade were the
Union Veteran legion, the Union Veteran
club and other organizations of old SOL
diers. The civic grand division of the pa
rade, which was one of the most striking
features of the afternoon, was under COM
mand of B. II. Warner, of Washington
city, with aids from each state of the
union. 1t was divided into divisions, the
first of which was commanded by ID. ID
League of Republican clubs. This embraced
political organizations from Delaware
Pennsylvania, New Jersey. Georgia and
Maryland.
Commanded by Governors.
In the second division. commanded by J
Franklin Fort. of New Jersey. were more
political clubs from Maryland and others
from the District of Columbia, Virginia
New York, North Carolina and Kentucky
The third division OF the civic parade had
as its marshal Congressman ]. a. 4. Hull
Of Iowa, and embraced the political clubs
from Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan
Florida and West Virginia The military
representatives of the different states were
Commanded by the governors. accompanied
by their full staff. Gov. Tanner and his
staff. with the Illinois military, was as
signed TO the third brigade of the second
division. The Illinois political clubs
marched In the first brigade. commanded
by Warren J.. Sutton. OF Michigan, of the
third division of the civic section of the
parade.
Saivos of Artillery.
A national salute of q guns was fired
when President Cleveland left the white
house In company with Mai Mckinley foI
the capitol and another salute ~ n guns
announced that they had entered the CAPT
toll One gun was fired when Mai McKin.
Icy took the oath of office anu a national
salute OF q guns at the conclusion of tbs
inaugural when President Mckinley aud
Mr. Cleveland tesan their return march
20 the white house. and the same number
OF guns when the tour was made.