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The River Falls journal. (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1857-1861, 1858-12-22
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The Awakening in Greece.

Every scholar must DO interested in
the signs Of reviying vitality in the Greek
nation. 1t twas recently stated that an eff
fort is to be made to revive the Olympic
games. It appears that patriotic Greek
Evangeles Zopas, has offered to the gov
ernment 10000 drachms, about s42,-
600, promising to increase it TO So, 900
the interest to be expended in the restor-
alton of the Olympic festivals. He pro-
poses to combine the encouragement of
agriculture and the arts with the athletic
games, making the festival answer the
purpose of the agricultural and industrial
exhibitions Of this country. The games
are to be celebrated for eight days, every
fourth year, aud the stadium of Athens is
expected to become vocal again to the
shouts of enthusiastic rnultitudes. twill
be q novelty for students to make the voy
age to Greece, to see the old athletic sports
once more in successful exhibition in the
place Of their ancient glory.
There are already some twenty peri
odicals and newspapers published at Ath
ems, and the literary advancement is said
to be quito rapid. One of the newspa-
pcrs, "The Star Of the East" is edited
by M. Kolopothakes, q Greek, who grad
uated at Union theological seminary in
New York, and his paper has decided
American tone. Its influence is awaken
ing the Greek mind from its long Iethar
gy to new activity and a healthy ambition
is said to be very marked.
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THE SKATER.

The skater lightly laughs and glides,
Uuknowing that beneath the ice
Wherein he caryes his fair device
4 stifensd corpse in silence slides.
Il glareth upward at his play
It's cold, blue. rigid fingers steal
Beneath the treadings of his heel;
Il Hosts along and floats away.
Fs has not seen its horror pass;
His heart is blithe the village hears
His distant laughter he careers
In f.stive waltz athwart the glass.
We are the skaters; we who skim
The surface OF LIES solemn flood.
And drive, with gladness IN our blood.
daring dance from brim to brim.
Our feet sire swift our faces burn,
Our hopes aspire like soaring BIRDS
The world takes courage from our words,
And sees the golden time return.
But ever near us, silent, cold,
Float those who bounded from the bank
With eager hearts, like US, and sank
Because their feet were overload.
They sank through breathing-holes ofvice,
Through treacherons sheens of unbeliei;
They know not their despair and grief,
Their hearts and minds are turned to ice.
Atlantic Monthly.
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Debate Under Difficulties.

The Hon. Joshua R. Giddings loctured
ia fremont Temple, Boston, on Wednes-
day evening. Ills subject was "Twonty
Years in Congress" In the course Of
his lecture, according to The A2as, he
related the following incident which will
be read with interest at this time:
In Congress, they sometimes had 10
make speeches under great difficulties ef
which Mr. e. gave an amusing llustra-
tion. In la45, there was an unfortunate
man in the House from Georgia by the
name of Black, who regarded himself as
the especial champion Of that State and
of the "peculiar institution" When the
Indian bill was under consideration, he
(Mr. g. took occasion to refer to the old
matter of the Greek Indians and the
slaves that had been stolen by the Geor-
gians; Black took fire and made speech,
in which he charged him with stealing
negroes, and ranking dress to his wife.
The Southern men gathered round him
and spurred him on. When he had
concluded, he (Mr. g. replied in mild
terms as would be imagined; but MI. B.
did not so regard it, and coming round
to within four feet of him, with his heavy
sword cane in his hand, said, "Repeat
that, and I will knock you down.
"W ell" said Mr.. Giddings, g mover
had been knocked down; it would be q
curiosity, and so of course I repeated it.
Loud and prolonged applause. Some
members tried to get him away, but !
told them to let him alone; he was >
poor, harmless mall" ~
Dawson of Louisiana, q professed duel
ist, came along, and, placing his hand Oh
his pistol and cooking it, said, /" On
him, I'll shoot himT' Mr.. Giddings did
not think he was in a'y danger, bat 9TH
ers did, and stakeholder from Maryland,
armed with bowie-knife and pistol, came
over and stood By his side with bis arms
folded; John Slidell and other Southern
men came over and stood by Black
Kenneth Raynor (who has been called .
"Know Nothing" since. but who knew
something that day J, who was fully arm
ed, came and took up post on on his
left; Charles Hudson rose quietly and
put himself on his right; and Solomon
Foot, feeling his cold Northern blood
stirred somewhat, left bis seat and took
up his position at the entrance of the
aisle; and then and there they maintained
the freedom of debate. Loud applause.
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Sons of Malta.

The sons ofMalta have been adding to
the mystery Of their organization by a
midnight parade in CINCINNATI. The Gin
cinnatti Commercial says:
ave hardly know how to describe the
brotherhood. Mysterious they were in
the fullest sense of the 0ord. Darkly
deeply marked, with robes of white reach
ing to their heels, they excited curiosity
as all mysterious movements do. Grand
Commanders and officers in position
marched along in their coats Of mail and
drawn swords, as though they were in
deed Knights of Oiden Time ready to
break a lance in defense of honor, state, or
beauty. The Chancellor was clad in a
dense flowing suit, confined with a girdle
a long flowing beard concealing the
lower part of the face. and resting on his
bosom. The Grand Commander had
on n brilliant uniform of back silk velvet,
ornamented with gold spangles and gilt
tering symbols, and was armei with
sword of gilt ering splendor. There were
cooked hats, straight bats, no hats, cowls,
gowns, and regalia, and one was remin-
dcd of the mysterious procession of monks
in the play Of Lucretia Borgia,' which
inspired SO great an awe at the supper
party, who were doomed by the remorsc-
less woman. We hardly know how to
characterize the display. 1t was novel
and attractive. Some contemplated the
spectacle with curious gravity; many
snickered; some exploded with hearty
bursts of laughter; timid women sank back
alarmed; foolish girls Uttered; and the
boys had rare fun.
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ALWAYS FOR RID.

In the terrible battle of Moline del
Ray, which Immediately proceeded the
fall of Mexico, Colonel Graham was Or
dered up from the reserve to carry a bat
tory, from which column of American
troops had already been repulsed. The
gallant eleventh, Mt their leaders cry of
"forw ard" raised hurrah, it is said, and
dashed ahead. AS they dashed along
over the bodies of their fallen comrades.
the batteries opened, tearing their ranks
frightfully and obscuring the prospect
with smoke. Forward, forward" cried
Colonel Graham. Again the grape and
canister came crashing from the Mexican
parapets. Six bullets struck the colonel,
Yet still he shouted forward" At last
q seventh shot proved fatal. But as he
realed before he fell, he waved his sword,
and cried again forward" His men
swept onward ike torrent, the story
goes, carried the enemys guns; planted
the stars and stripes on the disputed walls.
II is possible that those gallant words,
''forward, forward, always forward" a.
lone saved The day. s...@..-.5s
No man knows what danger be can
safely pass, what difficulties he can over
come, what apparent impossibilties he
can achieve, until he has thrown himself,
heart aud soul, into his task, determined
to succeed. Would Washington have
conquered at Trenton if be had shruuk
back at the wildly running ice that threat
ened to impede his passage to the De'a-
ware? Would Napoleon haze bsen VIC
torious, at Arcola if he had stopped, dis
pairing, on the hitler side Of that awful
bridge! Would Wellington have won
at Waterloo if he bad not said, when the
French curiassiers swept around him like
a wbirwind, SO that he had to throw him
SELF into square for personal protection,
''hard roun ling, this, gentlemen, but
we will see who can pound the longest I.
A strong will, believe us, is often better
than intellect itself. There is q talisman
in "forward, always forward"
Often in life there occur crises when
everything conspires to dishearten us.
The nervous SYSTEM itself becomes worn
ont by the severe tensions to who b 1t has
been subjected; a morbid state of feeling
ensues, the poor, halt-drowned swimmer
is about to give up in dispair. That is
Just the time tosay to oneself forward
always forward" 10 triumph under
smooth skies and when the wind is fair ii
no honor. Il is the tempast that proves
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who is strong hearted. Had Col: Grs-

who is strong hearted. Had Col: Grn-
ham, in shat terrific rush at Moline dsl
Ray, thought only of the defeat which
had preceded his attack. be would have
failed in the assault; tho works would
have remainder urconqnereds Mexico,
perhaps would not have fallen. 1t Wasr
forward, forward, always forward, "
ringing in the soldiers ears, that carried
them on its hurricane of high.hearted
courage up to the muzzles of the encmy's
guns, over the parapet, triurupilaus into
the fort. Never despair. Forward. ATl
always forward !---Baltinore .Sua.
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AN INDIGNANT WoMAN.---A lady

AN INDIGNANT WoMAN.----A lady
thus expatiates upon delicate topic :-----
"A Woman who loves uusought, de-
serves the scorn Of the man she loves.
Heaven forgive me! bat may tho man
who penned that paragraph never see an
other bonnet May no white di,npled
arms encircle his cravat, or button vegc-
tate on bis shirts. May no rosy lips ever
press bis moustache, and the fates grant
that his dickey strings break short Oft
every morning. May no wol,ans heart
learn to beat faster-except with ind6gna-
tion--at the mention of bis name, and
may his stockings always need darning.
And when his nerves are all unstrung by
disease, and his head throbs with pain as
though an earthquake were brewing m it,
may he have nothingin his sick chamber
but boot heels, and zee not one inch OF
muslin or calico.
The River Falls journal. (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1857-1861, 1858-12-22

ALL GIvE- Tie lesson for man. All
creatures were made by Oliver, there,
fore all creatures give. The dull clod
oiyes life to the bountiful seed; the grass
blade gives beauty to the eye and food to
the herd; the flowers give manifold pleas
ure; tho trees give majesty and good SER
vice; the stones give a dwelling; the air,
the rain, the oce IN, the river-all gave,
and who shall tell how mucha The
bird gives its music and its loneliness
the kline give food; the fold gives raiment,
and all things give. God is ev + giving
and has yet better things to give, which
make all these things look trifing. He
has given heaven above---the earth be
low there, given angel life-here human
life; there thrones dominions, principali-
ties and powers----here grace, mercy and
peace. He gives ever, but he does moi
receive, except indeed, tho joy of seeing
those happy whom He has enriched out
of His own store. #i li.
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DEDICATED TO THE GUILTY ONES.

DEDICATED TO THE GUILTY ONES.
Oh could there in this world be found
Some little spot of happy ground,
Where village pleasures might go round,
Without the village tattling /?
How doubIy blest that place shovld be,
Thsrs all might dwell in liberty,
Free iron the bitter misery
0fgossips endless prattling.
The mischief makers that remove
Far from our hearts the warmth Of love,
and lead us all to disapproTe
What gives another pleasure.
They seem to take ones pa-t-but when
They heard our cares, unkindly then
They soon retail them Ger again,
Mixed with their poisonous measure.
And then they've such cunning way
0ftelling ill-meant tales; they say
Don't mention what I've said pray,
Would not tell another"
Straight to your neighbors house they go,
Nsrrating more than they do know.
Aud break the peace of high and low,
Wife, husband, friend or brother.
OH that the mischief making crew
We're all reduced to one OF two
And they were painted red and blue,
That every one might know them !!
Then would our villagers forget
To rage and quarrel, fune and fret,
and fall into angry pet
With things so much below them.
For It's sad degrading part
10 make another bosom smart,
And plant dagger in the heart
We ought to love and cherish.
Then let Us evermore be found
In quietness with all around,
While friendship, joy and peace abound,
Aud angry feelings perish.
The River Falls journal. (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1857-1861, 1858-12-22

Landlord-''Mr. Editor, I'll thank you
to say ! keep the best table in the city,"
Editor-''l'll thank you to sapply my
family with board gratis"
Landlord I'll th ought you were glad
to get something to fiji your paper.
Eeitor.-..I thought you were glad to
feed men for nothing
It's a poor rule that won't work both
WAYS. Exit lar dl ord in arage tbreaten-
ina TO have nothing to do with the office
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THE simple truth is-and the sooner
we look it in the face the better--that
there is not in the whole world beast
Her animal than the New York "rowdv.
There is the fact--not pleasant one
certainly-but there is the fact. We be-
lieve that an unprotected woman would
be safer among the savage tribos OF
America or Africa than in tho streets OF
New York. Compared with . thorough :
paced New York rowiiy, the Digger IN
dian rises into celestial attitudes OF rennr-
ment, courtesy and hunani'y-r e.
Tribune.
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THE TWO BOOKS.
sY CHARLES MAoKAY.

sY CHARLES MAoKAY.
A lover and his lass
Lay reading on the grass,
d book of olden story,
0flove and grief and glory;
The maiden's eyes were bright
With pity and delight,
And strayed not from the book,
Even for casual look
1t him, her life's dear lord,
Beside her on the sward,
But read with lips apart
L TO enhancing tale that thrilled through
all her neart.
The lovers eyes, twin thieves,
Stole glances from the leaves
Now to those milk-white shoulders,
The charm of all beholders
NOW to those sunny eyes. 2
Olue-light as Paradise;
Now to her streaming curls,
ufnby-covered pearls,
Whence issued sweeter breath
man south wind scattereth;
!, M laen to her dainty hand,
'@ iaify feet, star-twinklers in the landl
Inn np' sea-a-dayp quoth he
=, ny books no book for me, s
nc page read is rarer,
and tendsrer and tairer;
70. thine contains, at best,
oadows-love's unrest
ss NINE contains all Truth
nesaty, and all Youth,
n,sehngs fond and coy,
4a deep and passionate joy;
. Cooks upon the shelf,
ss ale thine eyes--ny poem . thy
Home Jo,wnd.
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LABOR Iosr-An organ-griBder play
in0 At . Deaf and Dumb Asylum.
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THE MINISTER'S wOOING.

s1SHIS is the title of serial tale by
SI' Mrs. H. B. srowE, commencing
in the December number Of the atlantic
Monthly. We give short extract from
the first chapters, as, apart from the in
terest of the story, it shows how much OF
the religious instruction of the day fails
to reach the hearts of the young. MARY
is thus described by Mrs. Stowe. awe
that have seen pictures, think, as we look
on her girlish face, with its lines of statu-
esque beauty, on the trcmulous, half-in-
famine expression of her lovely mouth,
and the general air of simplicity and pu-
rity, of some old pictures of the girlhood
of the Virgin"
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MISCELLANEOUS
ATTN al and Departure of slai,s tn md So,
erai Point,

rom Warren, via Mineral Point II p .
Crstiat hiterh, Western and southern Stairs "a
ociork p on ana ealair g, Wis. every dav br q
p ~ 10 the above places every dav - = .
sem he 't ai to Beioit, Shullsburg and MiIwaut a, =
All mail matter sent nv s,;a -.
before 3 o'clock p NJ ~ 'e pun Ia the Office
~, oalena, by coach, via Hazel Green plat4:I,
"a nm ca ryIng mail matter from %
every da ~ gg'il.ies and Highland, Iowa COUNT
- iS a. A. NJ Mail closes a p A. '~ every
~ 1 'ne cars at Arena, By cosch VIA Pid
me- carrying mail matter from sIa;S ana
erh and Northeastern COUNTIES a,a is'eEn North-
Mail .i 'iie s'id places at every day al orcloc
From Patch Grove. two horso -,
ningvle) Grant county and Cons,t,- aoH.toLt' taas
To ot ts' every Tuesday Friday by II
From cassyjn' esgis tuesday and Friday at P NJ
- NGSSs99NNlI4e' morse wagon. via Be.fo,yn -
New California and MaIin WIs 80 r. =, lancaster,
closes Tuesday, P. " @' a l. Mail
From BeIoit horse back via 7....,,
$3.50 -itS5,,iy, Attiaa ]ioreaeId Mon1ica}i ley,
LetS 'Efoye, Nillet Argyle Falcsf - teelIo' Fam
N s,tfy Tuesday, Thursday and SatpTgs ~ Nv :" n
dav IL ,'''e every Nonlay, Wednesday and ~
/ rom janesville, horse back, via Center Nsnoii.
and ns hVeteF' New G-arus. Bern, Turkey Grove
above ncts 80 iS' TFefy Wednesday BY 6 Pm. To The
SOME POST OFFICE RULES.
70 creoit Is given No Paper is taken as money
o1i } Ao gtanse the sender will have To loose H.
mnst h. g., stige on regular papers and magazines
pe paid IN advance, il double postaea M p
collected the same, - Pos''se VIII be
Letters papers, or any TRANSIENT matter sent a+
~ ~ - ,. must be prepaid Stamps must be put on
40 Questions will be when the mai is heinz,
Office hours every dav S,n9.,- -
r. ~. Every Saturday night the oific. will he 80
al "a p NJ, to deliver mail va '0 oIen
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ID
II THE USE OF
. TT u O E mss
COtGH AND CONSUMPTION SYRTp

- Two bottles of Syrup cured Mrs Elizabeth u
thr' years standing. ~ " "'- sue u
-; one bottle cured the wife of b Zimmerman Esu
D"lnnlsIloner OF Seneca county OHIO, Of cough ana
pain IN her side ana breast of three years standing
u StA bottles cured Mrs. John Houck Wore Creek
oio OF cough, pain in her side ana breast Of
Is -Four bottles cured Mrs G. W. ZiegIer Fort SEN
80 mo OF a G usn, pain in her eide breast and
spSi' -eoi4lS 81 Tour years standing She had been
ed her incuraIIc - WYNN P'oIouhe-
oSg Two " bottles cured Mrs Small of Fort Bali o of
cAl1G directly after having had the measles
Five bottles cured young lady in the family Of
~ len 20" nsLip Seneca county, Ohio, Of
cough and falpt&I0n OF tlic heart about one crs
crave Her Phrscia ,i'it''y Pon tne verge OF the
500" tie and size was time supposed to be cad
- Three bottles cured Mrs. Elizabeth Cau,nrolI nm
"L lazy seventy years OF age Mexico, o. Of cough with
which she had been suffering several years.
IL Three bottles cured {. L. Johnson ESQ Cashier
81 tne Seneca county Bank Of cough general debit
would terminate in consumption
~ One bottle cured She Hon. c. X Watson ,o,r,-
city 10 his family in OHIO, nd me bv ex1ress a IN
ST. Johns Cough x Consumption syrup which I y[gnt
tors friend The bottle obtained the day loft home
cured my very severe cold and also cured a friend
IL One large bottle restored to excellent health =
daughter Of NJ. Shafer, Est, Bascosa o. She ,ys
tejea win very severe cough and pain in her side
- -Four large bottles cured Mr. Joseph SLATER near
Green Castle, fenusy ivtuia, disease OF three ,a
standing Ici' prevented hi9n from doing hard word
one Pay stefan ouctoTcA him DvsUcrsi and ,rtlr
Tor consumption, without atording any relief.
81 Johns cough consumption Syrup saws the SAN
ou5hy Democrat, Is an excellent remedy for coughs a,
coles ~ TACT do not know of equal. Numerous "a
ses have come under our observation the PAT
apparently snkia under consumption ha. been rsor-
cd to health by it. We have used il with great sue
cess in own family.
- Six bottles cured Or. StoTcr. y respectable ola
school Physician oforrgon, Ohio. He some months
g9Hlct o. LIs bed with disease of The Lungs Seven
's7lt3ns y1se'i him AMI concUrIed the IelIe tst
lac could not recover ~ >'
St. Johns cough & consumption Syrup saws W. II
Gibson, the Treasurer Of the State Of Ohio is medicine
- great value and is neral here coughs
eI-S, and Diseases 81 tile lungs are prevalent vv5u
greatly mitigate human suffering.
One la &c bottle cured of the Rev. John Cobb
cough OF two years standing.
l. l. St.John y Co, Timn City. Ohio General accents
ZOE inc " eStern states. Sold also by Druggists
ASerts-R Delos Pulford, Mineral Point: j. C. CLARK
5AE"ca' Il. Frank Thomas, D"dgeville; u. Diusdale,
lIhcen; Goocsel x Little, Highland CaI on tie
Agents ana procure Almanac n5-Iv
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Exeaisi0. Supper.

The supper given by the students of the Min
eral Point Seminary was well attended. The
exercises of the evening were conducted in a
manner rejecting credit upon all connected with
them. The supper was excellent and abundant,
as can be attestcd by some two hundred and
fifty persons who partook of it. The Mineral
Point Brass Band was in attendance, and en-
HANGED the enjoyment Of the evening with some
Of their best tunes. The lecture of Rev, Mr.
Williams, upon the =" Signs Of the Times was
highly interesting, and We think duly aPpgcc,-
ared by the listening audience. We have sell
dom listened to two better lectures than those
delivered by Mr.. Williams. His lecture upon
!" Paul 1T Athens exhibited a degree of study
and research that conveyed at once to the minds
of his audience that Mr.. W is not an idle schol-
ar. We hope Mr.. Williams viii visit our civ
again soon upon a similar mission.
The receipts at the evening at the supper
amounted TO about $3.50.
a second supper was given on Friday even
ing, at which about $40 was realized.
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mortgage SALE.

Nt-'iN1E MISS EtSN NTH.
GEO. L. FEosr, PITS AIRY. i, !" -
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STATE OF WISCONSIN,
Wisconsin Bank.
Mineral Point,


FEvTIS institution having rerauisEea Iigit- under
Banking Law OF this state and dr posted vi IA tho
4aa Gr4uts8ilgr. h..l-au IHDuvs sgiaeicut
urssal Ii outstanding c"uutelsig1a6 Il" Chatting
a. nar.
Signed circulating notes 81 this Bank be present.
aI4f tyl4FI-ulsers office redemption with
from HE Gae IF tue Hr-t public, ton Of u
notice -t she funds deposited for tlse Tettm
line same sill be surIcuGere'i 10 This B5uz.
.gu--vz HENRY p. GEORGE, Cashier.
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IN PROBATE-IOWA COUNTY COURT.
IN Che matter Of the Estate Of ANTHANY NAECUI.As.

n6-aw- /. M.srRoNG, County Judge.
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BUSINESS NOTICE.

Under the new arrangement in the
publication OF the Tribune, which commenced
on the lst inst long credits for Newspapers. Ad-
>ertisins and Job Work, are entirely cut o1f.-
Prompt pay viii be insisted on in all cases
Hereafter no proof Of publication ,ciA Be gisea Q
Legal NOTICES. 's''sa The 1dreytisi,ag IS paid for
This ruleswil be strictly adhered to, and as This
timely notice IS given, we hope none Will ask
is violation BLISS d son
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SHERIFF"S SALE.

l. H D. CRANE. Complainant. 5 lqf2 County T,s s