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THE 3IYER FALLS JOURNAL,
Published Every Thursday.
—BY—
M RSE & WILKINSON.
TERMS, 51.60 PEB ANNUM,
flask in advance; otherwise, 32.00.
JS3 PIUSTIKC
every inscription executed on shori notice, v.e.J
i -l it ' eaeonableprices.—OFFicKon Main •Ure®t.
BISI.VESS OIROTORV
rn t •*/*#. i.rs.
i y D. M ATCH AN. M. 1)..
It.
HOMEOPATHIC
PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON.
Specialty—Diseases of Women and Chil.
dren. 24-3
j F. .JOHNS.'N. M. D.,
Residence and office on corner ol Maple
an t S-ooxid <tr«!t!*, River Falls, Wis. Hye
and female disease- a specialty. bz*.
rx BALLARD,
PHYSICIAN & SURGEON.
iiftcpat R. 8. Freeman's Drugstore. Res
idence corner 3rt and Cedar streets. nl7
S' M. DA v IS,
10.
PHYSICIAN & SURGEON.
Office at c. F. Darts’ I'rng Store. Allcails
in his profession promptly attended to.
K. ;r5 “ E "‘ r ~
HOSOEPATIiIC PHYSICIAN.
Office at residence corner Main and Divi-
M»n Strr^tM.
.tlfif K.SXIX
i’. WELD,
Attorney & Coanseior at Law.
Office over Howard’s store, River tails,
Wisconsin.
W i*. KNOALEs,
Attorney at Law.
Office First Door nortii ol the Bank, River
Palls, Wisconsin.
"I r ANN ATT A & SMITH,
Attorneys at Law.
over \lftropoliUu Saloon, River
Palls, Wi*e,.nflin. " 3
J il. WILKINSON,
Attorney a* Law.
Coll ctions promptly attended to. Office
in Jocks ai. building, River frails, W isconsin.
* LBEil l COMB ACK ER,
Attorney at Law,
Ellsivoutu, - Wisconsin.
opnosite Court House Square.
Sl>. DODGE & SON,
DEALERS IN HARDWARE,
Stoves, Tin and Copper Ware, Panning a id
Mechanic’s Tools, and agents t..r Fairbanks’
Scales. Main Street. River Falls. u‘7
McGKEGOH,
DEALER IN HARDWARE,
Stoves, fr'arining and Mechanic’* Tools, Tin
and Copper Ware, Shell and Heavy Goods,
Nalls, Rope Cutlery, &0., &c. 17
Uiver Falls. \V iscousin.
ItOOli SJ’OKf.'.
| i.Nli.i sIsTEKb,
Keep a Book Store, embracing School and
Miscellaneous Books, I’ernslicals, Magazines,
Curtains and Curtain Fixtures, Wall Paper,
Fain-p (loiMts and a lull line ol Stationery.
IfO it.t*s.
COMMERCIAL HOUSE,
J. A. KU YHKNDALL, PROP.,
Hivkb fr’ALi.s, Wisconsin.
This House has oeeii thoroughly over
hauled and nev\ ly furnished. Board
ing by day or week at reasonable rates.
22.16
TrarxiDnfc House,
i„ U. i:i.UKEl»,erop.
River Falls, - - Wisconsin
This House is on Main Street oppo
site Buriiyte’s store; is new and newly
furnished throughout.
Central House,
River fr’ alls, . - W isconsin
The house is newly furnished throughout,
and the traveling public wilt til'd this a pieas
aut, convenient amt Couxtoitable place to
stop. Good stabling in connection with the
Wse. «»»<«
Revere House,
DUAiiitl -g lift J., PiOiirietors,
IiIVKK FALLS, WiSoONSiN'.
Terms --£3.69 per week lor board; Singh
Hiea.s, '.’o cents, lodging Vo eelits. Gouii
~ i3 11
kbl l ii tluUbJt;.
J. G. Kdil'd, Broprieror.
Ulswortb, ' Wisconsin.
Persons visiting Ellsworth will dud this a
pleasant place to stop.
LAKE VIEW HOUSE,
MAI DEN ROCK, WIS.,
H. RICHARDS, Proprietor.
Boarding by the week or day at. iea
aonable rates. 2>-l>
FOREST HOUSE
(Formerly Winn House.)
Ellsworth. * - Wisconsin.
N. MONSON, Proprietor.
The Forest House is well fitte.i for the »<*-
commo liti-m of giv-st*. aini the traveiioe
pobh- wi'l ti'iil it ol ail vantage to ps* rootle >t.
goal St.ib’.iiij: iu connection with House 2-t-t
Haber House*
Tiiis nouse is in good condition tlirough
ont an.t the traveling public will »!«»>■* hnu
a g<«» t table and » clean bed. Ibe bar is
constantiv supplied with the best ot liquor*
g os. Hood stably
UNION MILLS,
D. I*. froprlcioi«
Tiimnelte, Wisconsin.
CUSTOM »V'»KK ofal* kindsdoneonabort
notice satisfaction auarantaed. u 6
Millinery Store,
—by-
Mrs. W. LL. WINCHESTER.
A large stock ol the latest at? les o! Mtllin
err Uoo«i» constantly on hand. Hats, t aps
and 3 >n nets made to »rd»r and old oues ren
ovated and made over
LADIKB’ FURNISHING GOODS
«p irinAawoaatwnttT on h«**A.
The River Falls .Journal.
VOL. 24
J. W. HAMILTON,
Resident Dentist.
Ofli -o second, ‘loot south of Post Office.
SOLID COMFORT!
HAYDEN & STILWELL,
Proprietor* and Manufacturer* <*f the Genuine
%Jjmhi <Tn iif %}ed Spring,
HI Villi FALLS, . WIS.
Tl.e spring 5 easy, snd cheap and sur
passes ail others lor neatness, comfort, and
durability.
They own the patent lor the Northwest
and manufacture and warrant their goods to
giv" entire satis!Action. All orders by mail
will receive prompt attention. n 39
7of fely gig
.
J. H. PATTERSON,
Dealer in ail kinds of
FURNITURE
And
UNUERT \ KER’B GOODS. Shop on Maple
-tree , River fr’alls. "J 3-3
i\. S, FARRMAN,
-DKALKK IK—
DRUGS &
MEDICINES,
Faintu, Oils,
Brushes, Stationery,
1’ . accos, Cigars,
Toilet Articles, Lamps,;
Confectionery, Picture Frame
And every thiLe usually kept in a
FIRST-CLASL DRUG STORE
i*. ( sr>;>i t ion> t arcfully Coni
potty ‘led.
-store in tiurhyte’s Block. Main Street.
PAINTING!
I itm prepared to do Painting of mll
kinds—from a common ctiuir to the
finest Landscape in Oil.
SIGN PAINTING
In all its branches. Lessons given
in tlie
rino Art Department.
Shop over N. E. Burn's Carriage
Factory.
JOHN JELLINGS.
Rivn- Falls, Win. 23*43
'OLK jf. ji.'t.Vl. 7 ,
Merchant Tailor.
A lull tine of Cloths kept constantly on
Land. Shop in Rollins’building, Main St ,
River fr’alls. Wis. n‘2
Heat Estate_&Loan Office
I have for sale about 2.600 acres of
land in Pierce and *t. Croix Counties.
W ill examine and perfect lilies, ob
tain U. S. Patents. Negotiate Loans,
P.iy Taxes. Ac. All communications
promptly attend) d to.
K. \V. Lewis. Register of Deeds,
31 Ellsworth, Wisconsin.
iIED G3LL.IR HARNESS SHOP!
F. A. BRACKETT,
Manufacturer and Dealer in
harnesses, Saddles,
Bridles, Csliars, Whips,
Robes, Blan’iets, Nets,
Hit I'SIIE.i. (rtJ/KV,
Carriage a ml Sleigh Trimming promptly at
tended to. Repairing neatly done and war
ranted to give satisfaction. Shopfirstdoor
south of Buriiyte’s store.
THE SYMPTOMS
of I »vr *'m*,|-I.i|nt amt a l.itter or Lad taste in the
n ■ rh. In the Back, Sides or Joints, oftei
,ii i Hum i -ci, Sour Stomach. Loss ot
A , ILnvls. I'lMintclj costive and la*;
(1,. Lie.-i !. ■ meno.rv. a :tit a painful sensa
-11, i•, [ i ;;ii. . It: • metliing which ongh:
Mli ivc : ic-t'a done; Dl.tULtlY. LOW SPIRITS, a
thick yellow ippearanee of the Skin and Eyes, a
dry Cough often mistaken for Consumption.
Sometimes many of these symptoms attend the
Imam, at others very few; bat the Liver, the
largest orga n in the body. L jenerlalv the seat o'
li-cs-e, and if not Regal ited In time, great safter
iiu„ w ,'ell. dne-s mi l DEATH will ensoe.
.{. a •« Specific.
Cor DYSPEPSIA, Ci iNsTIPATION, Jaundice
fiillioi:« attack*, SICK HE XDACHK, Colic, De
.•reach »n of Spirits, SOCK STOMACH, Heart Barn.
&c„&c.
Take Simmons Livor Regulator
ThfcjhMl/ celebrated medicine. Regulate* the
I Axt-r. proimrte- digestion, and fortifies the system
:igaiu*t malarial.
< % I TIO\.
Sec that von get the Genuine in clean white
wravrer with large r*d 7. M Prepared only by
J. If. Zf.'/Lf *’ St Co.
-.9 < •!.!> PV U.L PRCncIST*.
Ch h i
Fitchews
Castoria.
Mother* like, and Dhysiciaas
recommend it.
IT IS NOT NARCOTIC.
CENTAUR LINIMENTS; the
World's great Pain-Relieving
remedies. They heal, soothe and
cure Burns, A\ otinds, M oak Bach
and liheuiuatism upou Man,
and Sprains, Galls, and Lame
ness upon Beasts. C heap, quick
and reliable.
Ex-Governor Curtin, of Pennsylva
nia, formerly Minister to Russia, is of
the opinion that the assassination of
the Czar will precipitate a general
European war.
After the defeat of the temperance
resolution in the Assembly a motion
was made to reconsider the vote by
which it was refused a third reading,
but the motion to reconsider was lost.
Nevada has authorized a lottery en
terpiise from which the State is to re
ceive $250,000 as its share of the swag.
Lotteries are demoralizing and any
Slate displays bad taste in counte
nancing them.
Of the candidates for County Judge
we regard J. W. Hancock as the best
qualified to fill that important office,
and in those characteristics which
combine to make the true max we be
lieve him far superior to his competi
tor.
Thf. voters of Pierce county will con
sult their own interests in duly regaid
ing the important trusts vested in
County Judges under existing statutes,
which require both wisdom and integ
rity for their proper execution, and
voting for J. W. Hancock.
lr is worthy of remark that of the
two Independents in the United States
Senate, the one who was formerly a
Democrat votes with the Republicans,
and one who was formally a Republi
can votes witli tiie Democrats. Verily
“politics make strange bedfellows.”
The Journal does not desire to
make any apology for supporting Dr.
Hancock in preference to Mr. Ames
for County Judge, as it believes the
former to be the best man in all re
spects for the office and we hope to
see oin position sustained by the fa
vorable discrimination of the voters
of the county.
One who is occupied in gathering
statistics places the number of liq
uor saloons in this State at 3,686, and
calculates that each will take in an
average of $2,000 a year, which would
give ti.e grand total of $7,372,000 an
nually paid by Wisconsin people for
intoxicaiingdiinks.asum ne iriy equal
to their state, county, county school,
town, school district and highway
taxes.
The last Congress failed to pass the
reapportionment bill, and it also fail
ed to pass a refunding bill that' would
meet Executive approval. These were
very important measures, and the pas
sage of a refunding bill would have
enabled a refunding at a lower rate of
interest bonds soon to become due,
while the passage of a reappoi tion
inent bill would have prevented the
necessity of special sessions of the
legislature in those biennial States
whose legislatures met during the win
ter. The proposed extra session of
the next Congress in May would not
mend matters so far as the reappor
tionment is concerned.
Those National banks that sought to
bulldoze Congress pending considera
tion of the funding bill, overshot the
mark. They deposited millions of
legal tender currency for the redemp
tion of their outstanding notes and
lifted the bonds tliey had deposited to
secure their circulation. After the
veto of the funding bill by President
Hayes these same banks desired to
return their bonds and receive
back the currency deposited, but
tite Secretary of the Tteasury very
properly refused to permit them to do
so. without reorganizing. These hank
ers have learned an instructive lesson,
and when they again put np currency
for the redemption of their notes it
will be because they wish to retire
from business under the National
milking system.
It costs the people of Wisconsin
$4 60 per week to maintain each in
mate of the State Hospital for the In
sane, and $4.35 per week to maintain
those Jtl the Northern Hospital. The
County of Milwaukee in 187’J built an
Insane Asylum, containing all modern
improvements, in which the insane ol
that county are supported at an ex
pense of $1.93 eacli per week. This
simple fact illustrates the ci iminal ex
travagance which characterizes the
management of our State institutions,
and it is a little singular that the rep
p sentatives of the people do not go to
ibe bottom of the whole business.
Half the appropriations for the sup
port of insane are not much bettei
than robbery under the guise of chari
ty. and we had hoped that the legisla
tuie of 1881 would d stinguish itself
by introducing an improved system
for the management of our State in
stitutions.
WCAHONE and hill.
Malione, of Virginia, like Davis, of
riinois, was elected to the Unit'd
States Senate as an independent. As
.in independent. Davis assumes the
prerogative of voting with the Demo
cratic Senators, and Mahnne exercis
ing the same piivilege as an Independ
ent voted with tiie Republicans in the
apiKiiutment of the standing commit
tees of the Senate.
For manifesting a disposition to act
with tire Republicans in the organiza
ton of the Senate, Malione was de
n lanced by Senator Hill, of Georgia,
as a traitor. Hill regards a traitor as
a ••wretch so mean that lie should he
held in utter contempt by his country
men, and one with whom personal or
official association must be disgrace
ful.” Webster, acknowledged to be a
st mdard authority, defines a traitor
as “one who violates his allegiance
and betrays his country.” Hill him
self is a traitor, and about twenty
seven ex-Con federate Democrats who
are now in the United States Senate
besides Hill, are also traitors, accord
ing to Wehster's definition of the word
traitor, and the description of a trai
tor given by Hill discounts the woist
things said of the late rebel crew hy
the most orthodox Republican stump
orator.
DEVOTED TO THE INTERESTS OF THE ST. CROIX VALLEY.
RIVER FALLS, WISCONSIN, THURSDAY. MARCH U 4, 1881.
WHEAT.
While wo are of the opinion that
the farmer should diversify his agri
cultural products instead of devoting
his labors largely to the growing of
wheat, those who adhere to the cus
tom of giving tin* cereal named pref
erence over stock and all other grain,
owe it to themselves to use none hut
the best of seed, selected from those
varieties which command the highest
price in the market. It will cost the
farmers nothing to inquire into this
matter and we doubt not that lie can
easily ascertain the names of the va
rieties that vvill sell for the most mon
ey. It costs no more to raise and
market good wheat than it does poor
while the difference in the market
value is largely in favor of the best.
The “Scotch Fife” variety is very gen
erally regarded as a choice hard Spring
Wheat and we commend it to the care
ful consideration of farmers. The
proprietors of the Junction Mills, of
this village, regard this matter as of
the utmost importance to farmers,
and offer premiums to the amount of
SSOO for the first, second and third
best deliveries at their mills of the va
riety above named. To illustrate the
growing interest among millers and
grain dealers in an improvement of
the quality of wheat grown in the
northwest we will note the fact that
a Milwaukee and Chicago firm of com
mission merchants have obtained a
large supply of Scotch Fife wheat of
the very best quality especially for
seeding purposes, and have perfected
arrangements whereby they can ship
the same in car-load lots at one-half
the regular freight rates charged on
wheat shipped to Milwaukee. Fann
ers should exercise their brain as well
as their muscle in raising wheat, and
think over these suggestions.
“Wisconsin test.’’
Since the passage of the kerosene
oil test law by the legislature of 1880
there has been a growing suspicion
that the law was the result of a “put
up job” by the oil monopolists and a
fi-w aspirants for official emoluments,
for mutual profit. There is no doubt
that in order to bring tiie oil to the
standard required by the legal test, a
great percentage of its illuminating
power is expelled, by which the real
value of the oil is decreased, while
tiie cost has been materially increas
ed. An idea of the increased an
nual cost of oil to tiie people of
Wisconsin under the test law may be
gained from the following suggestions:
There is probably not less than sixty
thousand barrels of kerosene used an
nually in this State; the fees of the
inspector are from fifteen to thirty
five cents per barrel—according to the
number of barrels inspected at any
one time; basing our calculations upon
the very lowest fee we find that in
spection costs the people 39,000 per
annum; tiie sixty thousand barrels
have an average capacity of forty gal
lons each, making two million and
four hundred thousand gallons con
sumed; the price of 0.l advanced fif
teen cents per gallon by reason of the
passage of the test law making an an
nual increase of $360,000, to which
add the conservative or low estimate
of $9,000 inspectors’ fees and we find
an increased cost to the people of this
State of $369,000 per year for an in
ferior illuminating quality of oil, be
cause of their test law, the greatest
hulk of which goes into the coffers of
the oil monopolists. The ostensible
object of this law was to prevent
lamp explosions, but we are inclined
to endorse the opinion of the Dunn
County News which says: “Our ob
servation is that nine-tenths of the ex
plosion of lamps is the result of negli
gence and carelessm ss. That the
whole community should be made to
suffer for the acts of a few mutton
h aded people, who cannot light a tal
tow candle with safety, is altogether
wrong.”
We stated a few weeks since that
Hon. F. L. Gilson, our Member of As
sembly, voted against biennial sessions.
The fact is that there were two bill
providing for biennial sessions hefoie
the Legislature; one limiting the pow
er of that body if it should he conven
ed in extia session for any cause; and
the other not having this limitation.
Mr. Gilson voted against the formei
hill, hut favors the latter; believing
that if an extia session becomes at any
time needed it should not be limited
in such manner as to hamper its ac
tion. Mr. Gilson is all right on the
question when the matter is properly
understood.
Socialists throughout the United
States and the Greenbackers of San
Francisco, rejoice over the assassina
ation of the Czar of Russia.
Oi.ivi-t Occasionai~s. —
Albert Hurtchen has a very sick
boy.
The Olivet Mill Co. Is still rushing
business.
C D. Gorman’s little girl Is recover
ing from her illness.
Jane Mercer has gone to Clear Lake
to spend the summer.
Wm. Hess’ family have moved into
the upper part of C. R. Taylor’s store
building.
Mrs. Joseph Olonnor and daughter,
of Clear Lake, have been visiting rela
tives in this vicinity.
Old Mr. Tousley, father of H. Tons
lev. has become a resident of this place
having moved into James Otly’s build
ing.
Oak Grove Gleanings.—
Nicholas Rick lost one of his h irses
recently by being cast in a snowdrift.
Joseph Richards has rented his farm
in this town to Wm. Keighlar Jr. for
prolonging life.
The youngest child of B. H. Corcor
an has been quite sick with inflamma
tion of the stomach.
Our schools are all closed for the
winter with the exception of the
school in Dist. No. 4.
The congregation of St. Mary’s
Catholic Church are making stren
uous efforts to build a parochial school
and with every pros|>ect of success.
Frederick Bushman lias purchased
the farm known as the Abrigbt farm,
ot Annie Dili. Ocmsideiwtteqi 90KPD.
O.vo Originals.—
Lester Marsh has gone to Barron
county to spend the summer.
Fannie Thomas is visiting W. M.
Thomas, of Zumbro Falls, Minn.
Mrs. Lizzie Smith goes this week to
meet her lumhand at Lansing, Wis.
Hank Betterley is going to work
the McKinstry place this summer.
Mrs. Eliza Vail Scl oonhoven, of
Maiden Rock, is visiting at her father's
Henry Van Schoonhoven’s.
L. D. Goff, of M dden Rock, made
Ono a visit last week, taking a num
ber of orders for fruit trees from the
farmers.
Waterson A Amidon have dissolved
partnership. Waterson bought Ami
don’s interest and will continue the
business.
Walter Ogilvie’s horses ran away
the other day while drawing a load of
straw. No damage done except a gen
eral scattering of the straw.
W. S. Fertie gave Ono the slip. He
advertised and engaged the G. T. Hall
for two nights. The afternoon before
the first night lie passed through here
saying lie must go L- bt. Paul, but
went to Maiden Rock anil lectured the
night he advertised Lo give an enter
tainment here.
Tkimbelle Tbifi.es.—
John Meacluun is very sick.
The roads are almost impassable.
O. Lamb hist a valuable horse a few
days ago.
Miss oatie Pool is quite low with
consumption.
Dr. Cooly made Trimbelle a medical
visit a few days ago.
H. Preston lias moved to Spring Val
ley to live with his son Harvey.
Ira Wood makes his regular trips
through here exhibiting sewing ma
chines.
Fred Green had one of his legs brok
en recently while loidiug a sled with
saw-logs.
The village school taught by Miss
[{. Taylor this winter was a complete
success.
VV. C. King, G. L. D. of the I. O. of
G. T„ favored us with his presence
last week.
Miss Nancy Cornelison, Miss Mary
Saunders and Mrs. J. H. McLaugl liu
have closed their schools and are at
their homes. Mrs. McLaughlin vvill
teach the Utah school the summer
term.
Constable Klingensmith, of Ells
worth, chased a man into our town
and lost track of him near a hollow
basswood tree in which the man was
concealed. While Kling was inquir
ing of some wood choppers his victim
made tracks to a cutter near tiie vil
lage and bid his pursuer good-bye.
Mr. K. says this is the li.st man who
ever beat him in tiie woods.
Maiden Rock Minutes. —
No ducks here.
Rabbits are plenty.
T. cats are numerous.
Ice continues strong.
The snow blockade is broken.
Allie Hubbard is not improving very
rapidly.
Don’t hear anything more of the
new mill.
Chas. Barton lias m; J»P a new har
ness-shop.
Roy Tliurber put in as appearance
a few days ago.
The Good Templars’ hall is being
fixed up nicely.
The 1. O. O. F. say that the new
work is “superb.”
Jno. Klopf has ranked out a lot of
wood for next fall.
Mr. Fertie, of St. Paul, exhibited
here last week. Very good.
Rev. W. C. King gave an excellent
lecture on alcohol last Friday.
Wagons and buggies are now in use
instead of the sleigh and cutter.
Chas. Barton has his harness shop
completed. Now is your time to get
a harness cheap.
Some men have lately been making
a fool of a certain yomig man who has
been selling books in Pierce County.
Mr. George Heslin, aid Miss Kittie
Richards, both of this place, were
joined in marriage, on the evening of
Saturday, the 29th. They have the
best wishes of their multitude of
friends.
Recently, Mrs. D. Brown, on going
to tiie barn, missed a white heifer.
On looking around slie saw a small
spot of something white, upon closer
examination she found that the ani
mal had been buried under a straw
stack. She went for one of the neigh
bors who came to the rescue of the
poor beast.
Rock Ei.m Center Rema*ks. —
Sugar weather.
New goods at Condlt’s.
Dr. Merrill is preparing move to
Hersey.
Frank Guest is reported to be slow
ly convalescing.
There are 35 person! in attendance
at the Institute.
Ed. Alexander is very sick with in
flammatory fever.
Miss Anna Wliipp has finished her
term of school and is at home again.
The entertainment given by the
Dramatic Club on Saturday evening
was very good.
Richard Yates has returned from
Waukesha accorapanud by an aged
uncle, Mr. Robert Mason.
The Dramatic Club tave about SSO
in their treasury with which to pur
chase books to commence a circulating
library.
Owing to the sickness of one of the
actors, the elite' tainmmt which was
to he given Wednesday night was in
definitely postponed,
j Tne prevailing congestive spinal and
lung disease still continues to rage
i among the children, but the physi
cians are controlling it now.
The farmers of Pierce county will
soon have an opportunity to supply
their farms with a great convenience
in tiie shape of a farm gate hinge
md roller pronounced by all who have
seen it to he the most convenient, the
cheapest the roost durable and satis
factory article ever used for fai in
gate purposes. The gate is made of a
few fence boards, and when adjusted
with the Alexander combined binge
and roller, is adapted.either to a small
gate for pei sons on foot or on horse
back, or to a full sized farm gate.
Besides it can be so arranged without
the least trouble to allow sheep and
hogs to pass through while larger ani
mals are kept back. The gate is so
easily worked tnat a little child can
operate it. The roller and hinge are
strong castings and can be purchased
complete for tb ’ l° w price of one dol
lar each of Po. rny & Burgess, agents
for Pierce coiiil/. who will «oon wait
upon the farmers with sample. Farm
ers are ordering them by the dozen,
j Parties wishing territory apply to C.
1 W. ptsowroy, Bock f*m Oenwr. Wie.
Conducted by the W. C. T. C.
“Woo unto him that givotli his neighbor
drink, tbnt putteth the bottle to h?m and
nuiketh him drunken also.”
Drinking water neither makes a
man sick, nor in debt, nor his wife a
widow.—|Spanish maxim.
It is not for Kings to drink wine,
nor for princes is strong drink: but
tliey drink, and forget the law, and
pervert the judgment of many of the
afflicted.
incite a number of young men in this
village are attending a night school,
where Latin is taught. At least we
judge so, as we saw a crowd the other
evening who had got so far as “Ilic.”
A professional man, not far from
state street, Boston, returning to his
office one day, after a substantial lunch
said, complacently to his assistant: —
"Mr. Bitkin, the world looks different
to a man when he lias three inches of
rum in him.” “Yes,” replied the
junior without a moment’s hesitation,
“and he looks different to the world.”
A Womans’ Christian Temperance
Union was organized at Ellsworth last
week by Mrs. Emma C. Darling with
fifteen members. Pres. Mrs. T ,.M. Wood
worth; Vice-Presidents, Mrs. Sarah
Nelson, Miss Lillie Lewis; Sec., Mrs.
John Beatty; Cor. Sec., Mrs. S. Rate
man; Treas., M Kinne; Literary Com.
Mrs. Pierce, Sarah Nelson, Mrs. John
Maynard.
All the. legislators of Goodhue
county voted to permit the people to
decide by a vote at the polls whether
the women should have the right to
vote upon the liquor question. Thir
ty-two thousand people petitioned
them to grant the voters of Minneso
ta the chance to extend or deny to the
ladies this courtesy, and the Goodhue
county representatives had too much
of the chivaltic spirit to stand in the
way.
From the report of the committee
to the Wisconsin Legislature, on pro
hibition:
Is the request of the pei pie of such
a character that it would be proper for
the legislature to grant it? The Su
preme Court of our own state, and
the Supreme Court of the United
States have again and again decided
that the measure contemplated by the
amendment called for by the petition
ers, is one that is entirely within the
control of the people; that tliey have
the right to prohibit the traffic in in
toxicating beverages if they deem it
best to do so.
It being clearly established, then,
that the request of the petitioners is
one that it would be proper for the
legislature to grant, it only remains
for us to inquire
IE tiie NUMBER AND CHARACTER
of the petitioners are such as to enti
tle them to a favorable response.
We find from a careful examination
of the petitions, that they contain the
names of some of the very best citi
zens of the state, men and women of
intelligence and refinement, men and
women who are the friends of law and
order, and of good government, and
who are deeply concerned in all mat
ters and things that relate to the best
interests of the people, and the wel
fare of the state.
The character of the signers of the
petitions will compare favorably with
the signers of any petitions that have
been presented Lo the legislature upon
any subject, and the number far ex
ceeds those upon any other subject
since the adoption of the constitut ion.
The following gentlemen dissenting:
Senator Hunt, Messrs. Keogh and Pe
terson.
The spring elections local to cit y and
country are near at hand. Involved in
them lies a larger, graver issue than
whether men called Republicans, or
Democrats, shall hold the offices and
pocket the salaries. May not a third
class he culled from both who are
known to be gentlemen, wise in the
social needs of their communities,who
have moral courage, and are known to
be men of principle? Shall not such
men hold authority?
We believe there is not a town in
the Northwest where friends of so
briety. peace, economy, education and
good order may not combine and force
moral issues at the ballot-box w ith
success, and hide the p artisanship that
sets men asunder on national questions.
No petty locality was ever wisely
governed by men chosen on the issues
of slavery, tariff, national banks, inter
nal improvement and the like. The
giant's coat illy fits the child. Every
local choice of mayor, alderman,clerk,
justice of the peace, or town hoards,
comes visibly into the home of every
man who has a vote to cast. He and
his family must literally eat, sleep,
and shake hands with the result. If
his vote makes a majority for an
ignorant, vicious justice, a corrupt
constable, crime goes uncrushed about
his home; he must lock his stable-door,
run (tow., his cellar-windows, and
wot i within call of his wife and daugh
ters. If his vote makes a majority in
his town or village for a license board,
the smell of whisky is on his garments
and comes to his fireside, License
begets the saloon, the saloon begets
the drunkard, the drunkard begets the
pauper, the beggar, the tramp, the
vagabond, the thief, the social charge
and offenders in all forms. If you
vote for a possible license board, you
have done your part to “leave” your
sons in temptation, to nurse your neigh
lxir's sons into tipplers for your sons-in
law; you iddatax to each dollar of your
own and your neighbor’s goods and
lands. If you work to present and
elect men of known anti-license prin
ciples, your instant reward is a clean
zonscience; and, if you win, your con
stant reward is sweetness at home,
protection of the boys against tempta
tion, small fear of theft, with low
taxes and moral purity in all vour
community. The issues that give
happiness, or depravity, to the homes
are chiefly local, and ought to he lift
ed above politics into the dignity, the
morality, the Christianity,of principle.
Thus will principle come toa clearer
recognition, and a necessity, in the
wider elections. The town is the
s«ed kernel of the nation. Inaugurate
the moral issues in vour local caucus,
and elect no candidate who will be
trav you. .Vou t a tees ter ■. OhristictK
A*s*cm
sdiiCktioT)al.
A. Rosknberger Editor.
Ci>rre»pon<teni:e. (H.-cawki’s, eU-. nr iro.l
from tiie Teachv.rb ami the fr’RtKMMi of KnrcA.
tick in thin comity. AJ Ireo ill comnin'ilcati.'i s
to tiie Editor, M Maiden Rock.Wjp.
Mi-s Lizzie Wilson has finished i f it
tei ing term at Jerusalem Comers.
The I’lmu City school, under the able
supervision of Mis. J. S. Briggs, closed
the 15th.
The Prescott Graded school complet
ed its winter term the 11th inst. Its
Principal, Mr. G. L. Bowman, is a
natural teacher.
We were pleased to hear of G. G.
Williams’ success in the Bailey dis
trict; also that Miss Olive is once mot •
able to resume lor school wot k.
On the Utli inst., tiie closing exer
cises of the Carmichael school were
held in the school house. Tiie teach
er, Mr. McAudiews has given eutire
satisfaction.
The following pupils of the Maiden
Rock school, have completed tiie Piet ce
County Course of Study:
Fred J. Otis, Minnie Poole,
Lizzie Kaye, Lulu Sands.
Queries.
1. What parallels of latitude bound
Pierce County! What meridian on its
eastern boundary. A. C.
2. Which is the larger, the earth
or the moon, and how much?
Arithmetic.
1. Define scale. Uniform scale.
Decimal scale. Give a brief history
of the Roman and Arabic Notations.
2. Whac is a radix? What name
should be given to a system whose ra
dix is 2? 3? 4? 5? 6? 7? 8/ 9?
3. Reduce tiie following to the
quinary scale: 68 written on a scale
of 10; 3802 written on a scale of nine.
Reduce 65437 =( )9 ; 1000® =
( )< = ( )5 ; 32104 = ( J S
4. Give the use of the parenthesis;
tiie vinculum. State the principles
upon which the following operations
are based: Addition; Subtraction;
Multiplication. Work and carefully
analyze the following: If one cord of
wood cost $3.50, what will 2 cords cost
at the same rate*
U. S. History.
We will now briefly answer tiie first
half of the first question in “U. S.
History” of last issue. May be there
are some who will say that the ques
tion “Give history of tiie maritime
awakening in the old world in tiie XV
century” does not belong to U. S. His
tory. To such 1 would say that tiie
events of to-day arv but tiie results of
agencies that were ac work in times,
perhaps, long passed away; hence if
we wish to profit by and enjoy the
study «f history, we must continually
look back into the • dim past” for the
first cause of tiie results that we are
learning about.
Tiie XV century witnessed a remark
able awakening of human thought
and enterprise, tiie most remarkable
of which was the activity in maritime
undertakings, which led to tire discov
ery of lands hitherto unknown to civ
ilized nations, and gave new life to
commerce. The principal agent in
the maritime awakening was tiie prac
tical application ot the compass to the
art of navigation at the beginning of
this century. It at once led to tiie
undertaking of longer and more dar
ing voyages, and finally brought to
view a new world. In tiie early part
of the fifteenth century, during tiie
reign of Joan 1, tiie Portuguese began
their remarkable career of maritime
discovery. Prince Henrique, or Hen
ry the fourth, son of King Joan, de
voted himself to the advancement of
the nautical science. He established
tin observatory neat Cape St. Vincent,
where he githered about him men of
all countries skilled in mathematics
and astronomy, and consulted them
concerning his favorite scheme, which
was to find a passage to tiie East Indies
by sailing around tiie most southern
point of Africa.
lit 1416 his zeal was rewarded by
the discovery of the Madeira Islands,
and later still of tiie Azores, the Cape
de Verde Islands, and the coast of
Guinea. Before his death in 1463, tiie
Portuguese had pushed theii discov
eries to within live degrees of the
equator.
In 1841, Joan 11. came to the thtone
or Portugal. He was a wise and lib
eral friend of the maritime enterpris
es, and built up an active and lucrative
trade with the tribes of Guinea. Ex
ploring expeditions were sent along the
Afiican coast, discovering the African
kingdoms of Benin and Congo, and es
tablished profitable commercial rela
tions with the natives. In 1487, Bar
tholomew Diaz doubled the southern
cape of Africa, and found that the
eastern coast of that continent stretch
ed away from the cape to tiie North
east. In consequence of the terrible
weather he experienced, he named it
the “Cape of Storms,” but the King
of Portugal was so encouraged by the
discovery that he changed the name
to “Cape of Good Hope.” In 1497,
Admiral Vasco Da Gama sailed from
Lisbon, doubled the Cape of Good
Hope, and reached Calicut, in Malabar,
in May, J 498.
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