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The River Falls journal. (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1857-1861, 1859-06-08
From the Peoria I'll Transcript
FIGHT WITH A
Es ATVEESNA

We have hitherto supposed the day
long since passed for chronichng a big
snake fight in the vicinity Of the Central
City, but such, it appears, is not the case,
from scene which recently transpired
within short distance + tEe Court House.
Some of the older residents will remem-
Der a building which formerly stood on
Prospect Hill, about six miles distant from
Peoria, and which was DESTROYED some
seven or eight years since. During the
past season another house was erected
near the same location, and all that has
remained as relics of the old hotel was
paitaI lytilled excavation for cellar, and
two well-preserved brick cisterns, which
had been kept covered up. Last week
the proprietor Of the place, while busy
with his wife preparing their summer
flower garden, found himself in the want
of a few bricks for the edge of the walks.
Remembering the csterns, he uncovered
one Of them, and finding it dry at the bot
tom, and only about six feet in depth, he
jumped in, and commenced throwing out
some of the best brick he could pick from
the walls. 1t seems there was piece Of
plank with one end partially embedded
III the earth that somewhat incommoded
him, so selling it, with some exertion he
pulled it out and threw it to the top
What was his horror and surprise ut the
next moment to find that he had unearth-
ed an enormous rattle snake, and himself
without weapon in his hand. AS the
cistern was round, and only about five
feet in diameter, he could not Jump out,
ani the snake bristling with anger and
rafting defiance, was ready for BATTLE
His screams brought his w fe to the sceae G,
but she was SO overcome with fright that
she became poweress to render any ass;s-
lance. The snake in the meantime had
commenced the fight, making repeated
springs at him. but fortunatcI, he man
aged on each occasion to bit him on the
head with his loot, without receiv NJ
bite, the snake all the time becoming molo
defiant and enraged. Dur ne the whole
scene, which lasted several minutes, the
man did not lose Lis presence of mind,
but, watching his chance, made several
frantic efforts to jump bodily from this
seeming pit of destruction. At the last
trial he fortunately grasped brick, which
gave way with him, and remained in his
hand as he again stood fronting bis hiss
ing enemy. After few more kicks, and
watching his opportunity, he threw it,
making probably one Of the best shots on
record, for it struck the snake on the head.
and between the one sent and the wall he
became pretty well used-up sarp:nt."
Weak and exhausted, our hero, by the
assistance Of his wife, was enabled to
climb from the pit, bat when once more
upon the earth he tainted ava and it
was some time before he could | Q recov
cred. For several succeeding days he
was quite unwelI. The snake was after
ward taken from the cistern, when it was
found to measure seven feet in length, and
having thirteen rattles. The latter have
been preserved, and are placed i'll Shoaff's
Museum for exhibition.
The River Falls journal. (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1857-1861, 1859-06-08
wHAT!COURTING,Is LIKE.

Courtships are the sweet and dreamy
thresholds of unseen Edens, where half
the world has paused in couples, and talk
cd in whispers under the moonlight, and
passed on, and never returned.
One of the saddest and most sugges-
tive sights we ever saw, was the worn
threshold at the end of a grass-grown
path with neither house nor hearth be-
ycnd. Mature hnti dong wi~t sho oae.!A
to make that threshold beautiful; she had
persuaded Struggling vine, Redeemed
with roses along the way, to garland 1t,
bit still 1t was sad thing to look at
There was no shelter beyond no nesting
place for love and hope; the roof had
gone down in fierce surees Of red flame,
and so. on one side, as on the other, it
was 'widc, wide world
That OLD threshold seemed to us dial
up.n which human sunshine came and
went until the day grew dark and cloudy.
We thought of the feet--tho little feet in
red shoes, that battered over it like rain !;
we thought of the couples that, perhaps,
stood there, when there were door posts
beside the threshold; stood in the mild
moonlight, when hand stole into hand
one broad and strong; another plump aud
fair. We thought of the cheerful crrands
that had been borne over it, when the
glad feet cleared it at a bound, or just
touched it and gided into the small sum
mer day Of home.
And that worn threshold is like the
days of courtship. Often, indeed, there
is a paradise beyond, but sometimes, des-
oation.-B. Il. Taylor.
The River Falls journal. (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1857-1861, 1859-06-08
THE SIN OF DANC ING.

The Rev. JAMES L. CORNING, the Pres
bvterian minister of Buffalo, whose lee
lures on ''The Christian Law of Amuse-
ment" have occasioned some comments,
is in favor of dancing, at least as it is
practiced con the Highlands of Scotland
and the green-swards Of Switzerland, and
in the rura! districts Of Germany" He
objects strongly to fashionable suppers
ana parties, and would seem to speak, in
the following passage, not without person
al observation:
"Why, l have sat beside protesting
Christian woman in one of the beautiful
parors of fashionable metropolitan av-
enue, whose jeweled neck, and ears and
fingers, and dazzling brocade, as much as
said to the assembled guests, none OF
your dresses cost as much AS mine? and
then | have seen her 60 into the supper
room and eat enough to make a swine
have gripes of conscience. and then come
out, ob,sa, and painting for breath, made
marvelously religious b. sandwiches and
champagne, and wind up the farce with a
pious discourse on the sin of dancing
Now, | think that if she had transported
a portion or her conscience from her slip
pers to her stomach, though she might
have an inch or two less of phyactery. the
loss would have been compensated by
several additional yards of Christian con-
sistency."
The River Falls journal. (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1857-1861, 1859-06-08
CATHEDRAL WORSHIP,

JAMES REDPATH, thus describes in the
Tribune, scene he Witnessed in Hay
ti:-
We entered. 1t was sac, andiy yet beau
tiful, to witness the scene which the inte-
nor of the cathedral presented. The
pries-s-all white men save one-were ell
evating the Host; at least fifteen hundred
women and tive hundred men were reve
rently bowl. g Their hea,is--pfany Of them
on Their Bonded knees or nth their faces
to the floor, ali With the most devotional
expression OF venefatioa. The women,
nearly al JeC DTae X with Write turDafis On
Their heads and neatly dressed, their faces
illuminated by the candles; the pictures,
especially that extraordinary painting be-
hind the altar; the little black boys who
attended the priest, dressed in their scar
let and white flowing robes; the time,
the pace, the absence OF white faces, and
the "reminiscences which that fact recalled
it was, all in all, one OF the most PIC
turesque yet solemn, Theatre yet sadly I'M
pressne. that it was ever our fortune or
privilege to witness.
Beautiful to see this living sentiment of
devotion! sad to know how often and
how terribly perverted it is; how unwor-
thy are the teachers, how dark their creed
is, and how much darker than their dark
belief is the profigate conduct of their
priests. For more icentluus and ras-
caily gang of reprobates than the priest
hood OF Hayti, 1t is difficult to imagine,
and impossible to find out of the Pagan
world. | throw DO disrespect on the
Catholic religion by giving expression to
this opinion. For, as shall hereafter
show, the Catholic Charth is ia no way
responsible for the character OF the Hay
ten priesthood, as the Pope has no jurIs-
dlctlon IN the Island, and the Head of the
State, being Head Of the Church also, is
morally accountable for their dlsreputable
character. How President Getfrad will
exercise this power remains to be seen.-
He will justly be held to account for it,
however, if he desires to be ranked among
enlightened statesman.
The River Falls journal. (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1857-1861, 1859-06-08
VANITY.

There is, so it seems to us, a grain OF
common sense in the following passage
which makes it worthy Of consideration:
Take for instance the sin Of vanity;
YOU may rail against it by treatise and
tract, vou never will boot it away. But
think well Of this; that well regulated
foible is nearly as good as a virtue, and
even perhaps more attractive. And such
a foble is vanity, which really requires
light and gente guidance rather than per-
verse Illustration lit is fault which cor
reefs itself, for vanity shrinks from every
violation of taste, and Taste is shocked by
every kind of excess or unfness. If we
tell young beauty not to be vain, she
will put MS on the shelf with the rest of her
good books, and tell US to come again on
Sunday. But if we imrlore her not to
be vain of the wrong colors-convince her
of the triumphs attainable by the simple
tie hvpocrite' ola quiet toilet-persuado
her that ruined husband is sure to 90
out of fashion-we rnay so direct her fol
BILE that it shall become the very zest and
charm of her character, as il that sweet
sketch Of the poet:
'Ah she once had a village fame;
Listened to love on the moonlight heather;
Had gentleness, vanity. maiden shame
We point to this as only one example
of the labor which may be lost, and the
actual benefits which may be sacrfic ed,
by overstraining our requirements. We
are made up Of folbles and faults, and to
DESTROY all these cnaafter the ether is to
extinguish sweet human nature to eff
face US from out of the earth. We can
not be really improved by advice which re-
quires us to lose our identity.-B f. Iay-
Tor.
The River Falls journal. (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1857-1861, 1859-06-08

A LIVING FAIrH.-In a public school
in New York short time since, on al
alarm of fire, terrible panic ensiled, and
many of the scholars were injured by
rushing to the doors. and one Of the teach
ers, young lady, jumped from a win
dow. Among the hundreds of children.
with whom the building was crowdee,
was one girl among the best in the school
who, through all the frightful scene, lnain-
tanned entire composure. The color, in
deed forsook her cheek; her lip quivered !;
the tears stood in her eyes; but she NOV
Ell not. After order had been restore'',
and all her companions had been brougl t
back to their places, the question was asL-
ed her, how she came to sit so still, Will
out apparent alarm, when everybody else
was in such fright. 'My father said she,
sis a fireman; and be told me if there WINS
sn alar,n IF IRE i, the school, rasat jus:
III still
The River Falls journal. (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1857-1861, 1859-06-08

BoNNEe. of the New York Ledger, an
nounees that he has concluded an arrange
ment with VIM. G. Bryant to contribute
poems hereafter to the columns OF that
paper.
THE Secretary's report of the Amerl-
can Board of M ssions at its present an
niversary session shows the receipts for
nine mon his to be 100000 leaving
sl4o, 900 to be raised during the remain
ing three months of the year, to meet un-
avoidable expenditures.
DocroR Bolus who was very angry
when any joke was passed upon his pro-
fesson, once said:
81 defy any person whom | ever atten
ded to accuse me of ignorance or neg
lect."
ssThat ycu may do safely Doctor" re-
n,ied wag: ''iead men tell no tales.
The River Falls journal. (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1857-1861, 1859-06-08

IT'S not for thy beauty, I love thee;
Thy graces of feature and form;
Not that, like the Heaven above thee,
Thy heart is deliciously warm.
IT'S not for thy deep, dreamy eye
All shades ofthy feeling expressing;
Nor the kiss, when none others are NIGH
Though the kiss is superlative blessing.
But It's for all this-and much more
For sorsething | cannot express;
That love thee.-and love to adore
Thy maidenly. sweet LONELINESS.
L. a. T.
The River Falls journal. (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1857-1861, 1859-06-08

MY DARLING.

HER soul is as white as the lily.
And her heart as warm as the rose
The breath of the morning is with her,
Wherever my darling goes.
The children are glad at her coming =
When the children are old and gray,
There will be more light i'll their spirits,
That they danced in her smile to-day.
When she shall be singing in Heaven
On the ways that she walked below,
Like Juue in the wealth of October.
Her spirit will breathe and glow
The River Falls journal. (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1857-1861, 1859-06-08

THE Ticino, name now in every
body's mouth is pronounced Ieecheeno.
1t is small river connecting Lake Mag
riore with the Pc.
Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1859-07-22
MATRIMONIAL.

TO THIS LADIES' oF THE UNITED SrATEs;
1t has been my good fortune to restore to health many
thousands Of my couutIy-womon.
NV success has excited the malice Of The envOus and
alous but their prosecutions have served ony to extend
nd establish my reputation Showers of grateful offerings
have fallen upon my pathwuy from the fair sufferers whom
have relieved. Soloug held in aactonate and
thankful remcmb by those who have experienced MY
Sk afford jespise the efUrs Of mischel-makers
nd slandero
NV friends repeatedly urged me to place my med
cine for producing menstruaun within the reach Of the
Ladies of the United States but an dispositon enter
ded occupied by Quacks with their poTncous nOstms
and fear that unprnoped Countercters might palm upon
he public their worthless limitations, have hitherto pre-
vented from establishing agencies for the sale Of my
AMlE DE FEMME" in the United States,
Atas yield to the entreates Of patients and friends
and offer the suffering Females Of America medicine
which has rendered somewhat famous throughout the
Old World.
In regard to the ohioacy Of the Ab1E DE FE NME,"
need only say that IS in liquid form, and is eEaC such
have used my practice France, for years and
that it has failed satisfactory result
Tho "Anie de Femme" aud ion stand in the
lation of and effect It's alike powerful TO originate
heahy How where It has existed and to
It where it has been from any suppressed,
In orlerto guard against imposition the wrapper of drec
hons each bottle Of the "Anie dc Femme vii hear ms
written signature, and both the bottle aud enclosing bol
vii be sealed with my private seal.
Price, $500 package. - ,,,,,,.,,
PARIS, January 1867.
For sale. Wholesale and Retail, by WILLIAM FISKE
No % Superior street Cleveland, who will supply the
Annie de Femme ct the Pfopretor'spuces.
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The Annck orr PerusIn

PROCLAMATION or THE SWISS COMMANDER
The following Proclamation has been issued
by the commander Of the Papal troops of Pc.
rugia
INHABITANTS or PERUon-A handful Of
conspiratOrs, 10 whom a certain number Of mis-.
guided people joined themselves, dared TO Vio.
late the sovereignty Of the Holy See. Sent
by tho august sovereign Ponth Plus TX, to
re-establish among you his legitimate authority,
| desired to avoid anything ike a collision. =
But those who were in public authority chose
to push their audacity 20 far as to resist by
main force and, accordingly, my troops have
had 10 prove themselves faithful TO a duty as
imperative as It was painful
Now, my task is to restore and protect public
order. To this end, employing tho powers
confided TO me, declare ana ord&in az fol-
lows,
l. The legitimate authority Of the Pontifi.
cial government is re-established in all its in.
tegnty.
2 All the acts Of the Intrusive Provisional
Government are null and OF no effect
.. military government is established, 10
last until new Instructions.
Inhabitants Of Perugia respect the laws
aud / will answer for tho discipline Of nv
troops ANTOINE ScHmID,
Colonel Commanding.
PERUoIA, June 81, 1889
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WhsntipIlI,noIs

The farmers Of Illinois are holding back their
crops Of wheat in the hopes of higher prices
The Alton Courier SAYS.
Strange as It may seem, there is yet a eonsid-
cradle quantity Of wheat in this and the adioin
ing counties, Of the crop Of Is57-to say moth,
ing Of what remains of the crop Of 1865 For
what this is kept from market does not clearly
appear, unless il bo with the greedy hope Of
getting higher price then It has commanded
this spring. II Is already proclaimed that the
crop OF this year will be held back also.
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TO.DAY's CoEFmEEoE IFEM.--Our daily report
Of confidence operations presents the following
variations to day. A clergyman named spaulding
has been engaged for few days in selling relig.
ious books at Grafton Station on the c. @. a @. r.
r. Wednesday evening he was aooosted by a
well dressed gentleman, who represented himself
to be a Wholesale merchant Of Cleveland, but who
found himself at Grafton without funds, and need.
cd $50 to pay a bill unexpectedly presented to
him. He gave the Reverend gentleman bis card
on which was al. L. johnson, No. 20 Superior
Street, Cleveland" Mr., spaplding, being thor.
ougbly deceived by the fair representations Of the
stranger, loaned him the $5O--but soon became
suspicious OF "Mr, Johnson" aud came to tho
city-found officer Gallagher and stated the case
to him. Gallagher went to Grafton with him, the
train being detained at that place through the
Kindness Of Depot Master Robinson Of this place
long enough to make a search. On the arrival Of
the train Mr.. spauldlng saw johnson and pointed
him out to Gallagher, who took after him. After
chase Of lhreo-f fourths Of mile, the fellow was
Overhauied and taken before magistrate, where
he refunded the money and was permitted to dc,
pert in peace. He should have been put through
q course Of law for his swindliDg operations.
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WHAT ToURisT THINKS OF CLEvELAND-A
writer in the Louisville Journal, who travels for
comfort aud enjoyment, says OF Cleveland and the
Angler:
Thus we wOuld have our brother traveller, seek.
ing the cooler air Of the North, by oil means stop
at Cleveland, after leaving Cincinnati, instead OF
rattling over the LAKE Shore Road through the
hot summer evening aud droury night until his
aching head brings longing thoughts OF home, and
he is untitled by WEAKNESS for enjoying perhaps
the most delightful places on his route. Once out
OF the cars, he will go straight to the Auger
House, expecting little, perhaps, for the propriC
tors, unlke some of their neighbors have been
modesy content TO let their house stand on its own
merits aud have not sought by eXtravagaut puils
and other arts 20 bring themselves aud it before
the pubhci and then lew are aware that Cleveland
contains one of the best hotels IN the country. But
one glance into his clean, COOL aud elegantly fur
nished room, with its fresh lake breeze coming in
at the open window, and glimpse Of fair blue
Erie stretching away in the distance will give
him new life and when he has been met aud wei.
coined by the gentlemanly proprietor, Mr., Taylor
and dined on the ch lces and freshest products OF
his own fine iarm-such butter, cream and vege-
tables as few hotels can iurnish-we know he will
feel grateful for the impulse that led him TO such
pleasant quarters. Dinner over, delightful car
riage near Mt hand will take him through beautiful
Euclid street, an avenue abouttwO miles in length
lined with most elegant aud tasteful residences
and be will return by the lake side with a new
relish for the supper Of fresh fruits deic Gus bread
&c, awaiting him.
We speak eelingly on this subject, for it was our
lot to be detained by illness at this hOspitabe
place, and rarely sure has "a stranger in a
straug, land" had such kindness avshed upon
him as we I, ceived at the hands Of the noble
hearted proprietor Of this house, aud If, after SO
trying an experience as au illness at hotel In a
strange city, VIC can so warmly recommend the
place, surely our testimony ought TO be received.
]
A slight mistake; friend SrLAs MERCHANT il
The "gcnuemanly proprietor" aud TAYLOR bis
able superintCndent-[Ep
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THF BEST ARTIFICIAL HELP TO
4 THE HUMAN SIGHT EVER INVENTED
N II. sOLoMONsnN.

PRACTtcAL AND SCIENTIFIC OPTIcAN,
eers the LARGEST assortment Of ha most
PECTACLES Anhis glasses, whether for near or fAf
GIFTED ground under his inspection by machine
Of anew construction with the ereatest care soasto
s1 tho eyes in an cases. curing Weakness DizzineSs or
7ammatOnof the Eyes, and mpartng strength for long
reading or iuo sewing.
~ N. n Solomouson would here inform the pubho
hatho Hever employs any one in the sale ofhislensos
~ Also, splendid assortment Of spy GLASSES NJ
CROSCOPES, COMPASSES, sc, kept on hand.
ARTIFICIAL EYES
Inserted without pain, hE perfect ns natural
C8-Ohce3s Superiorsreet under the American Hotel
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From Messrs. IEGHAM g. BRAGd we have the
following book on educational interests
The SoIENoEo OF EDUcATIoN AND Arr OF TEACH
ING. In two parts BY JOHN OGDEN, A. NJ.
There can hardly be found a man in the country
who is better capable of speaking practically Of,
or who il better acquainted oxperimcntally with,
the science Of teaching, than John Ogden. lie
has for the last six or seven years been engaged
almost exclusively with teachers and in Normal
Schools. For three years he was Principal of the
Normal Department in the University at Delaware,
Ohio for two years he has had the charge OF the
State Normal School and for the last two years
be has been travelling, holding Institutes, aud lee
turing upon subjects pertaining TO popular educa'
ton, and during this time he has been brought
into contact or correspondence with most of the
leading educational minds ofthe country, lnviow
Of these facts, well as from personal acquaint,
ance with Mr. Ogden, we can safely predict that
this work will become a standard among teachers
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naUn

NEw CoUNTERFEIT--Ne counterfeit Is on the
Harrison Branch Of the State Bank of Ohio have
made their appearance in this city. They are well
calculated TO deceive persons unaccustomed TO
handling money, aud we advise such persons TO
refuse all Is on the Harrison Branch The sigua-
ures look as though both were written by one per.
son, and the general appearance of the bill is such
q at good judges Of money would readily detect
the fraud
The sledge hammer lying at the foot Of the fig
ure in the left hand corner Of the vignctte is III
proportional, while in the genuine the representa-
uOn is exceedingly accurate The female figure ON
the right end OF the bill, instead Of being lied up
with hair lines, is finished with dots, resembling
more lithograph than a copper plate engraving,
The bill throughout evidences the work Of master
hands-PlaiH Dealer