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River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1899-01-05

tory is well known. He went to Louis
lana and was sent 10 Washington as
United States senator. The second in
the list is ex-senator Spencer, who
went to Omaha as private secretary
TO G. w. Saunders, the territorial gov
ernor. He was sent to the senate al a
later period from Alabama Saunders
himself afteIward represented Ne
braska on the floor of the senate. Tip
ton, who was one of the two first SEN
ators sent by the state of Nebraska to
represent it in the upper branch OF the
national Legislature. was chaplain of
the First Nebraska regiment raised for
the war. Eight companies of the regi-
ment were recruited in Nebraska; the
remaining two were mustered in on the
other side OF the Missouri river, and
consisted of Iowa troops. The regi-
ment was in command of John NJ.
Thayer, the next in the list of seven
ultimately 10 20 to the senate, repre-
senting Nebraska. When the state was
admitted TO the union Upton and
Thayer were it's senator's Senator
Hitchcock succeeded Thayer, and at a
considerably later period Senator Pad
dock came to the senate. He was sent
to the territory by President johnson
as it's secretary. SMITH d. FRY.
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STRENGTH OF NEW GUN.
lis Made of Cast steel and WithEtands
Enormous Powder
Pressure.

The entire system OF building mod
ern great guns promises TO be- changed
as the result of a remarkable exhibit
ton of power displayed on the Sandy
Hook proving grounds by al eight-inch
gun made of cast steel. The weapon
was built at the Otis works of Cleve-
land, O., after design of DR.. Calling
Of gatling gun fame.
In the test the new piece successfully
withstoOd powder pressure in the
chamber of approximately $4,000
pounds TO the square inch. The service
pressure demanded of the present army
built-up gun are 16 tons to the square
inch, and the navy weapons are sub
iected to pressure of Is tons 10 the
square inch. 1t will be observed that
the new cast steel gun far exceeded the
army pressures.
Six shots were fired from DR.. CAT
lings weapon, the first powder charge
weighing 1872 pounds, the next two 1873
pounds, and each of the last three 142
pounds, with the result that the new
gun exhibited no sign of strain
The test was conducted before the
board of Notifications, of which Gen.
Miles is the head. He was so asionished
and pleased at the remarkable showing
Of the cast steel gun that he seized
DR. Calling by both hands and congrat-
ulated him warmly. The results OBJ
tanned are a complete surprise to many
ordnance and artillery officers.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1899-01-05
THE SENATORIAL INSTINCT.
4 Detroit Cat That Was Likened
Unto the Luxurious
Statesman.

81 guess | just about have the blue-ribbon
cat story" declared ole OF the employees at
a Detroit depot We had a big tom here
that was a fayor3te for months. He never
did anything worse than TO whip an occa-
sional dog that came proving about, or
scratch some kid that wanted to carry him
off. But he became fat, lazy seltlmpOrtant
and impudent He asserted right to be
on top OF the desks, and resented the noise
of a typewriter when he wanted to take his
afternoon nap.
so another of the boys and myself slipped
Tom into a box car, and sent him to Chicago.
There was no chance for him to escape, for it
was a tight box car, with the doors sealed,
and billed through.
Two weeks later there came a carload Of
furniture from Chicago, and after it had
been shunted to a side track the work of un
loading was begun. The men scattered when
they saw a pair of fiery eyes working toward
them through chair legs and over carpet
rolls. While they were arming themselves
with coupling pins in order to resist the at
tack of some wild 'critter, long, lean and
hungry looking cat sprang out, bhnked till
he became accustomed to the light and then
trotted to my office. There he gave me an
ugly leer, winked at the clerks and cured
up on a window sill in the sun. / accepted
old Tom and now call him Senator.
why SENATOR"
Because he knew a good thing and was
so anxious to get back detroit Free Press
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1899-01-05
MANITOBA'S CAPACITY.
Can Raise Enough Wheat 40 supply
Britain All She Requires
from Abroad.

Toronto, Nov. 1Oth.-The World com
ments on the report of the United En-
pire trade league on the capacity of
Canada as a granary for Britain. The
report refers to Manitoba as follows:
Manitoba has an area OF AZ millions
acres. Deducting ten million for lakes,
rivers, townsites, and waste land, 81,
100000 acres are left for farm cult
Walton or homes for 10000 families on
800 acres each and as up to now there
are only $4,000 farmers there altogeth-
er, that leaves room in one province for
89,008 more wheat growers. Suppos-
ing then, we got them there and each
one of them out of his $50 acres grows
on an average 100 acres at 20 bushels
to the acre, if you figure it up you will
find it is quite possible for Manitoba
alone to supply us with all the wheat
we require from abroad 1t is only a
question of money, and, comparatively
speaking, not money either. The cost
of one first-class batileship (about
c $50, O00) would put 5000 families on to
farms in the North West, allowing 6 $50
TO each TO find them in implements,
seeds, horses, &c. Would keep them
until their first crop was harvested.
Five thousand farmers, averaging 100
acres of wheat each at 20 bushels to the
acre, means an extra 100000 bushels,
for if that scheme is not liked Britain
would put duty on foreign wheat.
In addition to the wheat lands of
Manitoba there are the millions of
acres in Assiniboia, Alberta and Sas-
katchewan.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1899-01-05

LapIanders Swift on skates.
4 Laplander will often skate $50 miles
in day.
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CALENDAR FOR 1899.
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JANUARY
FEBRUARY

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"his father reared him with an iron
hand. He made him do everything
he attempted; if he failed he got
whipped. The elder Brown didn't whip
the coming senator through any eX-
cess of cruelty, but it was his system.
He proposed to make every failure of
his son cost smartingly. This would
promote endeavor; he would try with
might and main not to fail, and the
elder Brown was confident this would
do him a world of good.
"'Tt gives my son Joe an incentive
to success said the elder Brown. I'm
not rich enough to offer a system of
rewards and bait my boy to victory;
but, thank heaven, I'm strong,
healthy man and can inaugurate a sys-
tenn of punishments and belt him into
being a winner
The old gentleman's system had
points, and may have served, in its re-
moter effects, to save the senator's
life
Young Joe liked TO hunt gray squir-
rels. The elder Brown had no objec-
tions He would outfit young Joe with
the family rifle. an eight-square, with
barrel about five feet long. Then he
would measure out a dozen charges
of powder and bestow upon him a
dozen bullets, caps and linen patches;
enough all round for a dozen shots.
AT the close of the hunt the old
gentleman took n strict inventory.
For every charge Of powder and every
bullet missing young Joe must produce
, gray squirrel, shot through the head.
You've got to plug EN- through
Inc head. joe said the old man. Any
other sort Of KILN would be sloveu-
~. and Til not raise boy of mine 10
grow up a careless sioven about his
work
"If Joe failed to produce squirrel
killed through the head the old man
took down long plant. reliable hick-
CRY and walloped him. As a result,
when Senator Joe Brown was u grown
man, indeed TO the day of his death,
he was the surest. deadest shot in all
Georgia.
Vow. here's where the skill and the
wide repute II gained for him stood
him in good stead. He was involved IN
political fight with Ben Hill. They
made very sarcastic, not &c say in
sulting, speeches at snd of each other.
Hill was The best tall1er Georgia ever
saw. and the way he peeled the hide
off Joe Brown was solemn thing. One
night he went too far.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1899-01-05
AMATEURS IN WAR.
Until Men Become Mere Machines
They Are Not Competent
Soldiers.

A soldier is n product Of slow growth.
Hammered out of the rough by the drill
sergeant, shaped by his company com
mander, polished by his major, he, at
last after having passed through the
hands of the colonel, becomes the fin
ished article. Even then he is only half
soldier. He can march, he knows
what a command means, and can carry
II out; he can use his rife and his bayo-
net; but he has still more, much more,
TO learn. The soldier must learn to take
care of himself on The march and In the
field; and, above all, he must learn that
most difficult of all things-implicit
obedience.
Herein lies the difference between
the soldier-and by the soldier / mean
the man in the ranks of the regular
army and the volunteer. The former,
by obeying has been taught from
the first 10 learn that obedience TO his
superiors is his first as well as last duty
and by constant association with his
officers, becomes simply machine to
do what he is told to do. To call man
a machine is no reflection upon his in
tellect or manhood. Like machine. he
Is perfect in all parts, ready TO respond
TO the lightest touch of the controlling
power. The volunteer, on the other
band, knows not the meaning of the
ord discipline. He has served no long
apprenticeship in the art of learning
subordination, he has not been drilled
end hammered and pounded until com
pliance with a command becomes sec
ond nature. Out of his uniform the vol
unteer frequently commands. instead
Of being commanded. He cannot
change the habits Of lifetime with his
change of clothes But, perhaps, more
important even than this, and which
makes the volunteer force an extremely
frail reed to rely on in case Of emer-
gcncy, is the inability of the volunteer
officer to WELD that peculiar psyche
logical power without which no man Is
the master of men. Nor is this sur
prising. Between the soldier and the
officer there Is a wide gulf, even in a
republic; and no attempt is made TO
bridge it, II is well that II should be
so. The soldier is content to rely on the
wisdom of his officer. The man in the
ranks stands sentry, or faces a battery,
not because he likes to do one better
than the other-and soldiers, like all
the rest of us, think their trade little
bit harder than any other-but because
some one higher in rank has told him to
do it, and he has enough confidence in
that some one to believe in him. But
with the volunteer il is different. His
superior officer may be, frequently is,
his social inferior. As to his military
knowledge, there are often grave
doubts. He gives a commando; but it
inspires no confidence. The men in the
ranks unconsciously feel that they are
following a blind leader.-A. Murice
Low, in Forum.
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Brown and the Twins.

Eyes" said Green. Il always thought
well of Brown until last night"
what did he do last night?" asked
White.
"Well, you know" the first went on,
"we've boys at our house, two of EN-,
twins, ard as fine pair of youngsters
as mortal man ever laid his eyes on.
They're bouncing fellows, and for the
past week all the neighbors have been
in to see them. Most of the girls Ger
trude knows have sent over little trifes
like shaving mugs and cigar cases and
the like, to be saved for the boys until
they're old enough to use them We ex-
pected nice present from Brown and
his wife, for both Gertrude and | knew
them we'll before we all up and mar
ried. OF course Brown was told of the
twins shortly after their arrival in this
vale of tears, and every evening we ex-
pected he and Mrs. Brown would be
over. They came last night Brown
was anxious to see the boys, yet as they
have never had any little folks in his
house he hardly knew what to say.
They were brought out by the nurse,
and he took one on each knee, holding
them close to him, with his arms around
them, you know. Well, he looked at
them, blushed little, looked rather
foolish, and blurted out: Brothers, /
presume?' What do you think of
that ?"-Detroit Free Press.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1899-01-05
PITH AND POINT.

The bad roads name is mud. Il A
w. Bulletin.
When the fool has made up his mind
the market is over.-Spanish Proverb.
A little music makes n man as dis
agreeable as little learning.
ison Globe.
If it weren't for tombstones lots Of
men In this world would never be heard
of.--Chicago Daily News.
There is indeed but little in name
Impressionist artists seldom II evel
leave any imprint!-N. Y. journal.
Half OF the success OF story de
ponds on its being told at the righr
time. Washington Qa) Democrat.
Jimmy-"Iye been sick" Billy
didn't see you down at the football
grounds" Jimmy-"oh, / was hon
est sick, not school sick IN. Y. Jour
nal.
Defined .Bobby-"Po what is ;
respectable fortune?" Mr.. Ferry-"On,
big enough to make its owners opin
ions on any subject entitled TO re
spect. "-Cincinnat Enquirer
Butcher Boy-"Tomson's cat has JUS
caught a big rat down our cellar.
Charge Tomson five cents
for cat meat We can't afford to feet
his cat for nothing. Boston Tran
script,
Fortune Teller-"Your future hus
band will be tall, have dark complexion
and be very wealthy" The Caller
"Now, tell me another thing. How car
get rid of my present husband p
Truth.
"What makes you think you wer,
defeated by fraud?" II paid for 16;
votes in the Second precinct, and tn,
books show that / got a total of only
155 there. Our election system is sim
ply rotten, Cleveland Leader.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1899-01-05

The county figures just issued show
ing the number of sheep kept in Great
Britain this year point to slight but
welcome increase of prosperity for our
fockmasters. In England there has
been an average increase of ten head
for every 1000 sheep, in Scotland an in
crease of 90 and in Wales of 90. The
average number Of sheep to every 1000
cultivated acres in Great Britain is 46i.
the total stock being nearly 27,000,000.
The best stocked county is Kent, with
o57 head to each 1000 acres; the worst
leaving out the county of London
is Cheshire, with 145. London is in
Guided in the returns as a sheep county
although it is far and away at the bot
tom of the list with an aggregate stock
of only ), 437 out of the 270O0,Ooo kept ia
Great Britain.-Tit-B Bits.
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DAY DREAMS.

Said he: II will build us a castle.
And in grandeur none shall excel,
When the work is fully completed
Dear love, we will go there to dwell
Let us choose for our site the rainbow
That oerhangs this old earth so far,
For surely in that elysium
No one can our happiness mar"
They both gazed with Infinite rapture,
As brighter the fair vision grew,
Til their hearts were filled with gladness
That was restfully sweet and new
For there in the tints of the rainbow
a glimpse Of the Artist they caught
And their eyes were dazzled with splendor;
At last they had found what they sought!
His smile on the canvas of Heaven
Reflected the glow and the light,
and His dear eyes, so full of luster.
FLASHED forth with radiance bright,
Until every shadow of the rainbow
BY His skill was perfectly wrought
III q castle of matchless glory
That eclipsed the most sanguine thought
Alas! for the waking of dreamers!
cloud chased the rainbow away,
And ruthlessly buried the castle
With all its gorgeous array.
But the sun peered out of his chamber
And bade all the rain drops to cease;
a dove fiuttered down by the dreamers.
And loi left a message of peace.
Louise E. Dew, in Ladies' Illustrate
Journal.
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To Cure a Cold in one Day

| Take Laxative Bromo Qunine Tablets. All
/ druggists refund money if it fails to cure 25c.
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street Arnb and Chaplain.

\ poor little street arab was brought
into the hospital by the police He had
been run over by an omnibus, and was
badly injured. The chaplain was sent
for. as it was thought improbable that
the boy would live many hours. With
little tact the chaplain began the inter-
view thus: MY boy. the doctors think
YOU arc very much hurt. Have you
been a good little boyP"
BOY (much bored) -You git aout
Chaplain (shocked) But am afraid
YOU arc not good little boy, and you
know You may perhaps be going to
die.
Boy (anxious to end the interview
Well. faint none o. your business. any
'ow. Wot's me death got to do with
YOU" Ave you got a pal in the corfHn
line?
Ii is pleasant to be able to relate that
tits boy finally recovered.-Cornhill
Magazine.
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Guarding Against Twin Germs.

A village clergyman tells this story: He
was walking through the outskirts of his
parish one evening, when he saw one of his
Pensioners very busy whitewashing his cot
tage. Pleased at these somewhat novel
signs of cleanliness, he called out We'll,
Jones, | see you are making your house nice
and smart" With a mysterious air Jones,
who had recently taken the cottage, de
scended from the ladder, and slowly walked
to the hedge which separated the garden
from the road. That's not 'xactly the rea-
son why I'm a doing of this ere job" he
whispered, but the last two couples as
lived in this ere cottage 'ad twins; so ! says
to my missus, III take an whitewash the
place so as there mayn't be no infection. Ye
see, sir, as 'ow we got ten children already"
-Cornhil Magazine.
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DELICIOUS NEW PEAR.
IL Is Called the Dempsey and IL .
Combination of bartlett and
Duchess d'AnRouIeme.

II parentage should tell for anything
in the production of new fruit one
would expect a combination of Bartlett
with Duchess d'Angouleme to be
productive of good, and that for once
expectations were not in vain is evil
denced in the very fine pear Dempsey,
specimens of which were received at
this Office from the holders of the stock
at Toronto. Coming in full condition
at season when the generality of good
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1899-01-05

1t would be desirable to encourage
the sale of skim milk in towns as an
article of diet. at furnishes a supply
of cheap and wholesome food TO those
needing it, and has been found to In
terfere little, if at all, with the regular
trade in whole milk It's bulky char
acter compared with it's value prevents
its economical transport. This diff
Guilty might be obviated by evaporat-
ing, or partly evaPorating, portion Of
the water, or partly condensing the
milk. In the interests of the poor
classes in towns. il is desirable to en-
courage the more general use of this
milk.-English Exchange.
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No permanent rule can be. laid down
by which to feed dairy cattle. No one
feed, no one way of feeding, or no one
amount of feed will suit all conditions
or all animals. The true secret of sue
cess in the business lies in the ability
and ingenuity of the dairyman himself.
He must be capable of deciding what
feeds he can use and how he can use
them to produce the greatest possible
amount of his particular product
milk, etc.-of best quality and will
least expense. Unless he is in the bust
ness for fun, his profits will be his sue
cess, and so he must work for that end.
Dakota Field and Farm.
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pears is overpast, the Dempsey Is n
welcome addition TO the list. We ate
the fruits with a good deal Of gusto.
The Dempsey was produced from a
seed Of the Bartlett fortified with
Duchesse d'Angoulcme. The tree is de-
scribed as an upright, good grower;
foliage large, glossy dark green, re-
sembling both parents. Fruit large,
obtuse pyriform, irregular in outline,
as is seen in our life sketch Skin
smooth, green, changing TO yellow as IL
ripens, with a slight brown tinge where
exposed to the sun. Stem about an inch
long, stout, and set slightly to one side
Celyx shallow. Flesh white, fine
grained, tender, buttery, almost melt
ing, with a rich, sweet. delicious flavor
As a desert or market pear It is of the
highest merit. Season, October and
November. Judging from the condition
Of the samples before us, we should say
the fruit will prove q good shipper, and
that after all is not the least valuable at
tribute.-American Gardening.
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Homesteads and prescriptions can be
taken in the Milk River Valley and other
parts of the state within sight and hearing
of daily trains on the Great Northern Rail
way. Renters and others should avail
themselves of this chance to get footing
and become independent. For printed
matter and other information, address
Moses Folsom, immigration Agent G. n.
Ry., St. Paul, Mimi.
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The police magistrate eyed the priosner
.'Yon were arrested, he said, "for as.
saultng the player OF a street piano, What
is your defeusey
"Wcn. your honor l was just getting
home after having been out all night with a
sick friend. My wife was waiting for. me
in no friendly frame Of mind. The dago
came along and started playing There j BE
Hot Time in the Old Town Tonight, so
| took it as a personal matter and proceeded
10 put dent in his features. The cops hur-
ried up and pinched the dago and his piano.
and -
"Well, you?" urged his honor.
II was carried away with the music, SAID
the prisoner, sadly. Baltimore American.
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beware of Ointments for Catarrh
That Contain Mercury,

as mercury will surely destroy the sense Of
smell and completely derange the whole sys
tenn when entering it through the mucous
surfaces. Such articles should never be
used except on prescriptions from reputable
physicians, as the damage they will do il
often ten fold to the good you can possibly
derive from them Halls Catarrh Cure
manufactured by +. j Cheney & Co, Toledo
O., contains no mercury, and is taken inter
ually, acting directly upon the blood ano
mucous surfaces of the system. In buying
Halls Catarrh Cure be sure you get the gen
Toledo, Ohio, by f. j. Cheney & Co. Testi
monias free.
Sold by Druggists, price 75c per bottle.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
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forming the legs and end of the stool
are made of two by fours, about foot
long. The support for the bucket and
the seat are made of inch boards. 1t is
well to put three-cornered blocks under
the seat and bucket boards as stays or
braces. The most restless COW cannot
upset a bucket on this stool.-Ameri
can Agriculturist.