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The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1897-06-15

OF New Richmond, has been IN CORE
spondence with omefew OF his former
political associates, with II view OF
ascertaining thar present feelings and
to elicit an opinions in reference to
what is now generally termed an ERA
OF GREAT CORRUPTION IN POLITICAL
! METHODS and the gitat necessity OF
purifying q he body polite in order to
save his Republic from becoming an
OIigarchy He is in receipt OF numer-
Gus letter from men who admit that
last fall they voted Tor Mckinley and
the Gold Standard, but who now
freely acknowledge that they were
misled by promises and pledges OF
better times, and they also admit
that the times are such as to canse
grave apprehension in reference to the
perpetuity OF our Republican lnstitu-
tlons.
One OF the letters received by him ls
from one of the most prominent aea
in the Republican party in Wiscoasin
and after some preliminary remarks
OF personal nature, he says:
81 quite agree with you that the
industrial changes now going on
will test the strength of our govern
men<-Our Legislatures ought to take
timely action To nrOtact SOrietV but
they are so greedy after patronage
hat they iguole their duty in that
behalf. Let us hope wise councils
may prevail"
These remarks of the gentleman
show that we are passing through a
crucial period in our history 50 far
as political methods are concerned
Forewarned is forearmed.
The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1897-06-15

The Monroe doctrine, so called, a
government policy announced by
President Monroe in 1923, has I'm.
doubtedly preserved so Tar the posses
sion OF Cuba to Spain. President Mon
roe made the official declaration hat
any attempt on the part OF any
European, power to extend its system
to any portion of this hemisphere,
would be regarded by us as dangerous
to our peace and safety, and would
accordingly be opposed Ivy this gov
ernmept. The adherence OF the sue
cessve administrations to this doc
trine has prevented Engl4 from
appropriat ting Cuba and annexing it
to the British Empire. If 1t is once
lost to Spain it must from the neces-
sity OF our own safety become the
suzerain OF the United States. It's
natural position calls imperatively
for it's incorporation into the body
polite OF this country. It's geograph-
zeal contiguIty to our shores, and it's
position in the center OF the entrance
to the Gulf of Mexico makes it de
cisive necessity that in the not distant
future it shall Lecoma Il part OF the
United States. Spain's possessions
in the new world orce constituted n
vast empire Her hold upon these
great colonies has been gradually
loosened by the conquest OF other
nations or by successful revolutions.
In North America besides nearly all
the islands of the Antilles she owned
Florida and the great territory OF
l. louisiana. Florida was coded directly
to the. United States; Louisiana be-
came French possession; Mexico,
the Central American States and
finally all her possessions in South
America became independent through
the success of Instructions, Spanish
rule in Cuba is doomed. Statesmen
recognize the TACT It is the duty OF
president Mckinley to recognize the
drift OF public opinion and identify
his ADMINISTRATION with the cOnsumma-
ton OF destiny so apparent.
The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1897-06-15

The preferential tariff now in force
in Canada has already set some OF
the leading newspapers ofthis country
thinking. Some months ago repre-
sentatives of the Dominion Govern
ment visited Washington to inter
view members of the Federal Govern
ment with a view to establishing
reciprocal trade relations between
the two countries. The offer was
refused. Hence the preferential tariff
now in force. According to Canadian
statistics this country has been
furnishing our Canadian cousins with
about half their importationS. We
nee their trade inst as hDd Y rs does
England The importations into
Canada heretofore have been about so
The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1897-06-15

In view oil the TACT that the general
prosperity which WAS promised last
fall immediately upon the election of
Mckinley has TINS far failed to put n
an Appearance, Hon. S. n. Hawkins
The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1897-06-15

per cent from the States more than
from Great Britain. In 1889 Great
Brit ain exported to Canada more
products than did the United States
In 1890 the imports into Canada
| from the two countries were about
equal III value. In the last six years
| there has been a steady increase OF
our exports to Canada and CORE
spending decrease from Great Britain.
Statistics show that at the present
time our exports to Canada are
about $50, 574,O84 yearly. The ex-
ports from Great Brit ain amount to
$3O,OOO,OOO We purchase Canadian
products to the value of $37, 600, 600
yearly, while the Britishers purchase
$4,000, 900 worth. From these
figures it appears that Great Britain
has every claim which reciprocal
patronage merits III the import
trade OF Canada. As we said before,
this preferential tire atment was offered
us and we refused IT.. At q single
stroke we remove the splendid reel
procity policy OF the late james e.
Blaine and proceed to build wall
along our northern frontier over
which but little OF the so million
dollars worth OF eXl Orts can ever
climb, while the commercial barriers
between Canada and Great Britain
are being removed Our home market
is inadequate to consume them.
Times are hard. The promised flow
of money has not yet materlallzed,
and is not likely TODD while he trade
is being crippled. We want all the
MAJ kets we can find for our exports;
aud instead OF deliberately closing
them we should use all the means
possible to extend them. The effect
OF the Canadian tariff, with its re
duction OF one-elghth in favor OF conn
tries willing to trade with them on
fair terms, and further reduction
next year OF one-fot,rth, will be to
enormously lncreasethe imports from
Great Britain and a decrease OF
imports from this country. The qnes-
ton for the people to consider in these
times OF commercial depression is,
can we afford to have the Canadian
market with our SO million dollars
worth OF exports closed against us?
We are looking at these facts from
purely business standpoint. 1t is not
a questian Of sentiment; 1t is not one
that shou be dismissed with n wave
o. the hand and looked upon as to
trivial for consideration. People by
the thousands are idle and are lacking
the necessaries OF life. We have mad
a long period OF depression. We were
promised. lefore last November, that
with return OF the Republican party
to Office would come better times.
Have they come? Are they likely to
come If We have the markets for our
exports closed against us? Unless
we can enlarge our, markets and at
the same time ret ain those we have
we see nothing for years to come but
q continuation of he depression Of
the last few years.
The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1897-06-15

w. E. Tubbs has sold the lot on
which the harm stood opposite his
printing Office to A. w. Lund
who will build fine residence
thereon.
The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1897-06-15

The capital of the Chemical
Bank of New York City is but
100000, yet its stock sells III the
market on basis Of $40, 900, 900.
The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1897-06-15

Woman never SO fully demon
strates that she rules the world as
she does when she cleans house. =
Milwaukee Journal.
The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1897-06-15

The wheel that keeps ont Of the
repair shop is the Crescent
Forsyth sells them.
The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1897-06-15

Jay Loucks returned from Hot
Springs, Ark, Saturday.
The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1897-06-15

The reputation of being good
fellow never helped at bank
The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1897-06-15

From FIVE to six hundred photo
graphs are finished up at W. F.
kellogs's each week. No better
recommend then this is needed to
convince the public that Kellogg 5
is the most popular place in the
west for mixtures.
The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1897-06-15

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subscribers not receiving their paper in
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sd to notify the publisher
The sun., 1897-11-07
PERSONAL.

Hon. John II. lloffcckcr of Smyrna,
chairman Of the Union Republican State
Central Committee, was in Wilmington
yesterday.
Hon. b. \. Hazel, leader Of the Demo-
cratic forces in the House of Representa-
tives, was in Wilmington yesterday. Mr..
HAZEL is at the head of Il movement to
place the portraits Of all Delaware cx-
governors in the lpmodelcd State House
ut Dover.
Hon. II. A. Richardson of Dover was
in town yesterday.
Frank J. stauffer Of Wilmington has
been transferred from X. p o. clerk on
L;lndcnberg branch to transfer clerk
at Broad Street Station, Philadelphia.
The sun., 1897-11-07
GOOD ROADS LEGISLATION.
The First Step Should BE to Provide For
Expert Control and Supervision.

The First Step Should BE to Provide For
Expert Control and Supervision.
The details Of road laws would neces-
sarily vary with the resources, geolog.
ical formation and actual needs Of the
several states, but where anything is
done in this direction the necessity for
intelligent expert control should be a
FIRST considt ration, so that what is done
may be in the direction at least of per.
manent and substantial improvement.
Ey the lack Of system and intelligent
supervision in the past we have wasted
many millions on our country roads
with little or no lasting result.
We now have al abundance Of trained
men ready to tell us what we can and
should do in road construction. We
must have these roads in time, and if
our legislators will cast aside old usage
and dread Of the results Of ignorance
and prejudice on the part of their con-
stituents and earnestly work for the
general good of the whole community,
we will at least mako a speedy and i'll
telligent beginning in the good work.
The further and proper development
will follow i'll the natural course so soon
as we have enough Of Letter roads to
teach the masses the true public value
Of the Improvement. - Engineering
Ncvs
The sun., 1897-11-07
DIAMOND DUST.

HanIon proposes that instead OF play
ing for the Temple cup, that the first and
second clubs play for Il purse Of $4,000.
Last night it was announced that Dan
Daub, pitcher in the Brooklyn base ball
team, will marry Miss Nancy lluestnn If
Mi!tonvllc. Ohio, next Wednesday.
The BoSions, it is said, have offered
the PiltSblTg Club good sum for ki'len
Among the new men signed by Louis
vile billiard seems to have the best
record at the bat, having stood fifth ON
the Western League list, witha record nf
.360.
Nichols, Lowe and Tcnncy agreed to
sacrifice their mollstachcs ii Boston won
the pcnnant, and by the terms OF their
agreement no hair may decorate their
ips till Springlime.
Gus Wryhing, MiIwaukcr's new
pitcher, was once noted pitcher fur the
Philadelphia Athletics in the old Amcri-
can Association days, spent the past sea-
son with the Texas League.
Report has it that the engagement OF
SO many youngsters has caused the Phil
adcIphia veterans deal of worry. Ii
the newcomers prove fast enough the
Quaker management will not scrrlplc to
dispose OF these old-timers, whose
frequent breaches of discipline have
caused the poor finish OF the team this
year.
"Pfeffer, since his retirement from the
game, has often been classed among such
men as Anson, Naming, Nelson and Others
Of the long-agO period, when the fact is
well known that the second baseman
wore knee pants and used to peek
through the fences and view the games
from the trees when they were playing
the game says Sporting Life.
Arthur Irwin has commenced building
up another fast Toronto team. His first
attempt in that line is the signing of
Third Baseman Gaten, of Lock Haven;
Catcher Andy Reid and Infcder Cock
man Of Canada, and First Bascman Car
ncy, late OF Kansas City.
Ten of the League players who usually
bat over the 300 mark, find themselves
among the lower marks this season.
Among them are Turner Anson, Mexican
Irwin, McCreary, Holmes, Clements,
Cartwright, Roger Connor and Hallman.
Fred Clark, wallace, Collins, Mcclure,
Douglass, Allen and Tucker were those
who battcd above their usual average,
while most of the others held about the
same mark as usual.
The sun., 1897-11-07
To Get Good Roads.

The proper way to obtain good roads
is for the people to hold conventions and
educate the public to u knowledge Of
the great advantages that will result
from good roads. Then proper laws can
be passed by the state Legislatures and
the roads of state can be built sys
tematically and III accordance with the
best engineering skill. The farmer reaps
the great benefit from good roads. His
land is not only enhanced in value, but
the good roads allow him to haul his
produce and farm products to railway
stations for the market all the year
round. He can thus take advantage Of
the market to sell his products when
prices are high, no matter in what time
Of the year. Exchange.
The sun., 1897-11-07
General Stones Ideal Road,

The ideal road recommended by Gen.
eral Stone Of the agricultural depart
ment good roads bureau for most condi.
tions is one that will drain itself in wet
weather and will be SO firmly construct
ed that dust will be impossible. 1t is
made by first digging out all superfuous
earth to a level of about two feet below
grade. Then layer Of rough, heavy
cracked stone nearly foot thick is
spread. Over this roadbed is laid sec.
ond one Of stones crushed to smaller
pieces about six inches deep. The road
is then leveled and the final layer Of
gravel is applied. 1t is good and cheap
ly constructed.
The sun., 1897-11-07

under glass boxes, inspected daily by the
microscopes Of botanists and naturalists,
who marvellcd at the strange peculiari-
ties Of dress and department OF their:little
foreign playthings, and it becomes possi-
Bile to realize the wonders and benefits of
Horticulture, which evolses new species
out of the old, which in single spcci-
men blends beauties that before were dis
tributed among score, and SO helps
bring satisfaction and pleasure to every
eye to which God has given an apprrcia-
ton of the beauties of Nature.
The sun., 1897-11-07
LOCAL DOTS.

The Delaware Single Tax Association
and the Young Mems Single Tax Club
have engaged the Opera House for SUN
dav night, November 7, for meeting in
memory Of Henry George
VIM. S. IIillcs will give an address in
St. Johns parish house next Tuesday
evening. Subject will be 'The Delaware
Bard"
The contractors in charge have COM
plcted the paving Of Lombard street from
Seventh to Ninth streets and are rapidly
pushing the work towards Eleventh.
Work is also under way on Front street
near Union.
A class in sight reading OF music will
be organized next Monday evening at the
rooms of the West End Reading Club, at
8 o'clock. Professor j. 7. Clymcr is in
charge.
The sun., 1897-11-07
RARE CARYSANIHEMUM5.
Wonderful Exhibit at Mrs Will
sons at Claymont.
A BEWILDERING COLLECTION.
Forty or More Varieties of the Japa-
mesc Floral Wonders Open to
Public Inspection this
Month.
A BEWILDERING COLLECTION.

Visitors from all directions have for a
week been hocking to the wondrous
greenhouses upon the property OF Mrs.
Ida {. Wilson, at Claymont, where Il
myriad of chrysanthcmum blooms are
arranged for their inspection and pleas
urp. Indeed, for Il month longer, these
bcautcous flowers, which come to life
when other flowers die, will charm those
who deem it worth their while to visit
Mrs. Wilson'S nursery. Lovers Of chrys-
anthcmums need not b. deferred from
going to the place for fear Of intruding
upon Il private establishment, as an in
formal but hearty welcome awaits them.
A >uN representative had the pleasure
OF viewing these chrysanthcmums one
day last week, under the guidance of
John Cochran, the painstaking and we'll
informed head gardener. A bewildcring
wealth OF blooming plants was seen, chry-
santhemums in every stage OF develop
ment, big and little, round and flat,
The sun., 1897-11-07

precate. Chrysanthemums have become
fad, which in eight years has trans
formed few dwarfed curiosities, grown
by scientists in museums, into huge
flowers of manifold radiance, the pride
OF the autumn season, whose sturdy
growth maintains them into the drear
fall months, when all else has ceased to
bloom and has withcred away. Look
for instance on this II. L. Sum
derbruch, its big yellow body, built
OF a thousand petals, or on this bronze
giant, the Mrs. +. W. Clark; on the
Louise D. Black, on the Fishers Torch,
so called because it resembles a fisher
mans pine lantern; all growing freely,
almost without shelter, in the cool crisp
air. Let the mind but wander back then
over the eight past years, at the Begin
ming Of which the only chrysanthemums
IN this country grew, as is said above,
The sun., 1897-11-07
THE SPORTING WORLD.
Continued on page five.
FOOT BALL.

Captain MiIIigan Of the Wilmington
A. A. is one Of the best backs in the
state; as he is a good line bucker, a fine
runner and punts well.
kecfc of the Dentals knew how to run
and did.
Rumford and Rilc were soft spots on
the Wilmington team.
Foster knows how to buck a line.
Dobbs is one of the best tacklcrs on the
team.
Smoote can run an end very we'll.
The DcntaI's should make good
showing when they learn the game.
The Wilmington team will have to
brace up ii they want to win against Il
good team.
The Brandywinc A. c. and the Fair
view A. c. played an interesting game of
foot ball ON the grounds at Crcston yes
terday afternoon, the score being 0 Oto 0 at
the end of the game. Pierce made the
star play Of the game for Brandywine by
his 2O-yard run, and Sullivan made a %
yard run for the Fairvicw.
A little train boy on the West Shore
Railroad believes that he played a large
share in Yalc's downfall at West Point
on Saturday. The young vender has
been dubbed Jonah by his comrades on
account OF his adventure with the New
Haven eleven, hich he boa.tingly re-
Iatcs to every West Pointer travelling on
his train.
In addition to magazines, fruit and
candy the train boys on the road are ex-
pected to dispose Of a stock of smelling
salts lately purchased by the company.
The restoratives are usually bought by
sentimental old ladies', who ply them
vigorously when the scene Of the dread
fuI Garrson's disaster comes to view.
The youthful merchant found slow sale
for his wares on Saturday, and, after
some hesitation, invaded the Yale spe-
cial car, armed with his basket of SMELL
ing salts.
Smelling salts?" he cried to Butter
worth. A roar Of laughter greeted his
entrance and a food of gibes and With
cisms followed from the sturdy Connect :
cut rushers. The youngster stood his
ground for a few minutes and then re-
treated, after delivering this parting shot:
"Well, you'll need some salts after the
soldiers lick you.'
81 wonder if he is a hoodoo," said big
Cadwalader, and the other Yale players
wondered, too.
When the crestfallcn band Of New
Haven men began the home trip they
found their special car coupled to the
same train that bore them up from
Gotham in the morning. Pretty soon
the boy with the smelling salts appeared.
care you going to buy me out now, Mr..
Buttcrworth," he cried 'Your boys
look sick.' And Cadwaladcr looked up
and whispered to lleffelfnger, Il wonder
if he is II hoodoo.'
The sun., 1897-11-07

white, pink, purple, lavender, blue, red,
yellow and pink-white, all in green
house devoted to chrysanthemums alone.
There were altogether more than forty
varieties shown, some already fully ma
tured, some due to mature during the
present week, and all presenting some
special characteristic to hold the eye.
Here is the Vivian Morel, pink white;
a curiosity called the Tasmania, hairy
and purple, like dyed ostrich plume; a
huge ball of yellow called the William
V. Smith; round globe of pink named
the Mrs. Potter Palmer; u ball of
fame is called the Marie Louise;
the Queen, white, large, solid, a
stately globe OF myriad petals; the
Minnie Wanamakcr, perfect sphere,
fully developed, and indescribably beau
tiful. The Maud Dean, the Mayiiowcr,
its twisted petals so closely cntwincd as
to make Il solid cushion; the II. W.
Ricman, . dainty yellow; the loll, pink,
with twisted petals; the early towering
Daydawn, hairy variety, with edges
like thosc of an ostrich plume and likcned
by some in appearance toa young Squab.
Here, too, is the Philadelphia now
big and yellow, but which will later on
become Il perfect white; the Eugene
Duillcdouzc, small a> yet, but which in
few days will be among the largest;
the Il.tl-Oc'an, II satinc-pink flower "f
rare beauty; the President William K.
Smith, which in another week will bc
in bloom in it, full majesty; and the
Ms. L. c. Madeira, Il ball of maroon
yellow.
The pencil Is Inadequate to describe
beauties, which only the eye can APP
The sun., 1897-11-07
MARROW WAGON TIRES.
Their Use is Wrong In Principle Even on
f'f,r, punn 1Ii, Pnnha


rheir Use is Wrong In Principle Even on
Con- mon L!It Roads.
In the framing Of road laws there is
something else to be considered quite
as important as the encouragement Of
cheap roads, and that is the decided
discouragement Of narrow wagon tires,
says Engineering News. It is evidently
the worst type Of economic folly to ex-
pend large sums in constructing good
reads and then to permit these roads to
be used, or rather abused, by vehicles
which often concentrate from two to
five tons on tires only two inches wide.
The destruction Of the roadbed is in
evitable in time, however we'll it is
built and the maintenance account is
The sun., 1897-11-07
ROAD SOFT, TIRES MARROW.
From L. A. ". Bulletin.

From H. A. W. Bulletin.
enormously increased. New Jersey is
taking decided steps in this connection
by providing for rebate Of taxes up to
81 per wheel for wagons having tires
over four inches in width and by late
ly permitting cities and towns to pass
ordinances absolutely prohibiting the
use Of their streets by narrow tires sup
porting heavy loads.
Narrow tires are wrong in principle,
even when used on dirt roads. In exper.
iments made on the United States road
exhibit at the Atlanta exposition it was
shown that just twice as much power
was required to haul load over wet
clay road cut up by two inch tires as to
pull the same load over the same road
rolled and consolidated by four to five
inch tires.
Foreign countries, where good roads
are the rule and not the exception, rec
ognize the value Of broad tires in the
transport of heavy loads and make their
use compulsory. French market wagons,
fer example. have tires ranging in width
from three to ten inches, according to
load, and the tires are usually from four
to six inches wide
A general rule laid down in Ontario,
Canada, is that for wagons without
springs no tire should be less than ~
inches wide for a load Of 500 to 1000
pounds on each wheel, and not less than
6 inches wide for loads of 1000 to 3, 900
pounds on each wheel. The French prac-
tice Of making the front axle shorter
than the rear one, so that the two sets
Of wheels may not follow in the same
track, is another excellent provision, as
it converts the broad tired wagon into
all efficient road roller.
The sun., 1897-11-07
Make Roads Water Tight.

The whole secret of good roads, says
Mr.. Harrison, special agent of the de-
partment Of agriculture bureau Of road
inquiry, "is to make them water tight
and keep the foundation dry. That is the
ee:son we use the heavy roller SO much.
n the absence Of water frost does not
amount to anything
The sun., 1897-11-07

Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Wilson of Phia-
dclphia are among our visitors.