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River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1873-11-25
SPECIAL NOTICES.

.SIECIiL NOTICES.
Old newspapers for sale at this office
for fifty cents per hundred
Another lot Of those Scotch Pebble
Glasses just received at Il W. Recds.
VIM Barker wants QUO hundred
cords Of wood, il exchange for flour
AID feed
Remember that - cts. will bay
good set Of lewelry, aud that - dollar,
viii bug better Que, at Il. W. Reeds
u. \ lawrence has completed HI,
shop on Main Street, aud is nov rrc.
pared to attend to the gausmith bu,i-
ae.s il al! its departments
Wanted.
Wheat, Oals, Corn, Beans q. Pota-
toes. on account, or in exchange for
goods BY
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Notice
All persons Indebted to me are ~
spcclfuily requested to call aud pa,
Immediately.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1873-11-25

The art OF prpdurlnI pictures in col.
on, with the camera has At length been
perfected Is one Los, Lawrence Hi.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1873-11-25

Old newspapers for sale at this Office
for fifty cents per hundred.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1873-11-25
Gmn and Galley
Wood is now plenty.

Remember Thanksgiving next Thurs
day
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1873-11-25

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G. Il. MORSE, Secretary.
RIVER FALLS LODGE, l. O o r,
Regular meetings every Saturday even
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Y SreTHARp, N. G.
g. e Caution, Secretary
!Gourn and Galley
Wood is now plenty.
Remember Thanksgiving next Thurs
day
W p Knowles has been appointed
deputy sheriff
THAT stolen trout must have been
sweet % morscl. Whow,
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Mrs Nathaniel Wales is lying seri-
on Is i'll at the present time
biorus Mckay aud wife returned
hmm their bridal tour to St. Louis, last
week
Jack aud Gill are occasionally seen
these days, but Jack and (a) Quart are
seen much oftcner
. Rasmussen is again on duty but
rather feeble lie was confined TO his
room by sickness for several weeks
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Brother Stothard will preach the
Futon Thanksgiving Sermon at the
Baptist Church, at ten o'clock, 4. VI.
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The art OF prpdurlnI pictures in col
on, with the camera has At length been
perfected Is one Low Lawrence Hill
70 George Kinney, IL q Wood aud
several Other gentlemen from Ellsworth
We are indebted tor friendly calls, with
III the past few days
Circuit Court IS now IN session. As
there we're but sixteen civil, anu no
criminal eases on the docket, there is
Under the new law IA Illinois, which
makes women eligible 30 tho office Of
County School Superintendent. eleven
were elected 10 that office. on the fourth
day oil this month
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Episcopal Church was a very pleasant
affair. Several gentlemen aud ladies
from Hudson were present who added
much TO the pleasantries of the occasion.
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River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1873-11-25

Another lot Of those Scotch Pebble
Glasses just received at Il W. Reed >.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1873-11-25
Notice.

All PERSONS Indebted to nle are ~
spccifulIy requested to call aud pa,
Immediately.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1873-11-25

VIM Barker wants QUO hundred
cords Of wood in exchange for flour
and feed.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1873-11-25

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Connecticut western news., 1873-10-10
The Story of the POlaris.

The special dispatches from London give the statement in brief of Captain Buddington, of the ill-fated Polaris. It takes us back at once to the terrible scene on the 18th of October, 1872, when the party on the ice-foe were sep arated from the strained and leaking Polaris. We have the story of those so miraculously preserved who were drift ed fifteen hundred miles on the ice-foe, and the balance of the tale coming from those so fearfully sundered from their shipmates is like story from the grave. It will be remembered that Tyson's party on the morrow of the separation sighted the Polaris steering in under the land, and that they signaled and signaled in vain. It was then an open question whether Buddington's party had seen them or not. The question was still further subdivided by the doubt whether, supposing the party on the ice had been seen, Captain Bud dington had found it impossible to pro- ceed to their relief or had wilfully abandoned them. All these points are covered in Captain Buddington's state ment. In the first place, he says, the party on the ice-foe were never seen by U1Su dAtCA OIAO DC ocphAdo1OIls LII U10 SSC- ond place, the condition of the Polaris leaves no room for doubt that, even had they been seen, any attempt to save them would have been futile. We learn also as to the manner in which the win ter was passed in Lifeboat Cove, how the dreaded scurvy broke out among the men, but, fortunately in a mild form. The party started southward as soon as the water opened, and sighted Cape York on the 3d of June. They were picked up by the Ravenscraig. Thus, out of strange perils and unheard of adventures, and out of the locked empire of the ice, all who sailed away in the cause of science return home, save the gallant commander, who lies in his frozen grave near Thank God Har- bor, amid the awful silence of the dread regions it was his life's ambition to ex- O1Ore
Connecticut western news., 1873-10-10
Tom Marshall's Duel.

Tom Marshall was captain of com pany in Col. Humphrey Marshall's s regi- ment of cavalry in the Mexican war. One evening, when very much under the influence of liquor, he went to the quar- termaster with whom he mas intimate, and behaved in so outrageous manner that the latter was compelled to kick him out. Next morning, of course, the quartermaster was the recipient of @ cartel from Captain Marshall. The challenged office declined to fight duel for the several reasons that he held a profitable position, from which he de- rived comfortable support for his fam fly, who depended upon his exertions for a living; that he was constitutionally opposed to dueling anyhow; that he had taken an oath when sworn to his com mission not to engage in Q duel so long as he was an officer in the United States army, and he did not desire or intend to forfeit that commission and suffer ig- nominious dismlssal from the service by gratifying Captain Marshall's very evil dent, mania for the duello. 'tBut, " wrote the quartermaster in conclusion, Gas Captain Marshall is dissatisfied with one kicking, I will pledge myself to give him kicking every time he comes about my quarters and misbe- ha1es himself as he did on the occasion complained of"
 "Gentlemen," Tom would say, in that peculiar serio-drol way of his, ''I would rather the rascal had shot me dead than decline my challenge in that manner O
Connecticut western news., 1873-10-10
Fashion Chit-Chat.

The English or Dolman cloak will be much worn.
 Rough overcoats will be much worn, and will be made rather long.
 In cassimeres, subdued plaids and stripes are the prevailing pattern. Feathers and fruit will be extensively used, almost entirely superseding flowers.
 Hats will be worn larger than hereto fore, giving room for more elaborate trimming.
 In colored silks, dark cloth shades are the latest styles, and black silks will also be largely worn.
 The popularity of the Normandy cap for babes has almost ruled out the quaint little French cap.
 Rufflings Ia Queen Elizabeth, of all varieties, but principally large, is Q predominant mode of neckwear.
 The most elegant of fall suits will be 0 lizard-green and black-striped linen polonaise, the stripe being of satin.
 Cashmere and camel's-hair cloth will be much sought after, and the tougher the surface the more desirable will be the goods.
 The Scotch snood is being again in- troduced. Brunettes should choose pink, and blondes, blue or Nile-green or narrow black-velvet.
 A novelty in polonaises is promised from France. Itwill be double breasted, and made of dark-blue linen, with lemon-colored cord and buttons.
 In ribbons, the latest colors are prune, ours, sorosis, Waterloo, Niagara, Atlantic, serpent, lizard, vert mousse, marine, myrtle, Ardoise and bronze. Ladies' dresses will be of quiet style, | long redingotes with large buttons and pockets, with moderate trimmings, will be the most fashionable street dress. A pretty hat, and likely to be much | in vogue, is dark straw turned up at the side, with peaked crown, and trimmed at the side with a rooster pompon.
 For evening gatherings, brunettes will appear the prettiest in all shades of yellow, red or crimson ruddy blondes, in blue and light green; pale ones in blue.
 latest style is the wearing of a narrow | 1AOooA corresponding III co1OE tO tuo dress, tied into @ small bow, and the ends falling below the waist.
 Oxidized jewelry is the rage, taking precedence of any other kind, and sets of this material are worn extensively, including large buckles, canteens and urns for suspension from the waist.
 A nice covering for chilnren in the winter is a hood, which conceals the entire head, with ends attached, which falls gracefully over the shoulders, af- ter the manner of Q Russian baslich.
 A nice Marie Antoinette cap, with long streamers, which cross the breast, and are tied around the waist, the ends falling down the back, is 8 handsome appendage, and likely to be much worn.
 A pretty style in sash ribbons is mo- ticeable, that of @ combination of Ro- man colors and water edge, or Roman edge and velvet centre. These combi- nations are imported in various widths for sashes, belts and hair-ribbons.
Connecticut western news., 1873-10-10
----------- s-----4---=----7--- - A Chapter of CaIamities.

The other day Charles B. Sumner, q worthy farmer and merchant near Suf- folk, Va., kissed his wife and children and rode over into Gates County, NC, to look up 0 stock of chickens and eggs, About monday Q severe storm came up, and Mrs. Sumner had just laid the table-cloth and fixed the knives and forks for dinner. Her twin boys, nine or ten years old, and one of them deaf, came to the house as Mrs. Sumner sat in her chair, after some nails, to go out and nail up the fence. Just as they got to the door going out, the lightning struck the chimney of the house and the little boys fell dead out of the door. Mrs. Sumner ran to the door and faint ed, fell out, apparently dead, by, the side of her little boys. A can of ker- osene in the same room on the mantel- piece had taken fire and caught the clothes of Mrs. Summers little girl, and the house was catching fire as the grown daughterof Mrs. Sumner ran out from the kitchen and this scene met her eyes. She and an old woman put the fire out in the little girls clothes, and smothered the fire in the house. The little girl, it is thought, will die. Mrs. Sumner, whose condition was very delicate at the time, Is in precarious state of health.
Connecticut western news., 1873-10-10
China and the Panthays.

The Rangoon correspondent of the the capture by the Chinese uf the Pan- thay cities, Taleefoo and Momien. Ta- leefoo, he says, appears to have suc- 100000 Chinese, who invested it for some months before it finally fell. The treachery of Panthay officer at length tween the outer Notifications and the town itself, and from this time the in- vestment became complete, and the days of Taleefoo were numbered. The Chi nese General is said to have led Solei- man to believe that if he surrendered himself, the town and population would be spared. At any rate, Soleiman pois- oned his three wives and all his chil- dren, and then having entered his pa lanquin, ordered his bearers to convey him to the Chinese camp. But he must have taken poison before he started, for, upon arrival at the camp, his dead body was found in the palanquin. The Chinese General decapitated the body, and sent the head preserved in honey to Pekin. All his attendants who had come out with him, besides another en-
 
 surrender, were beheaded, and eventu- ally the city was entered at the end of February last, and every Mahommedan man, woman, and child remorselessly massacred. A Panthay's idea of num- bers is hardly trustworthy, but there is every reason to believe that between 10000 and 50,000 people were killed. After the taking of Taleefoo the victori- ous army marched for Momien, and taking all the smaller towns on their way, finally stormed Momien on May 25, and massacred those who were not for tunate enough to get away. Momien is the town visited by Major Sladen and his party in 1868, and which he was so we'll received by Tah-sa-Kone, the Governor. It is believed that Tah-sa-Kone and some of his garrison escaped from that he has retreated to the hilly tract nese will find difficulty in following him. The fall of Momien and the re- establishment of Chinese sovereignty in Yunan are, the writer says, matters of much importance, and the numerous chambers of commerce in England who have so long pressed for the develop ment of the through trade to Western China, may indulge some hope of their expectations being realized. There ex- ists no difficulty in reaching Momien, which is only 140 miles. from Bhamo, and as the Burmese Mission lately in England assured the mercantile bodies by whom they were entertained that it was the sincere desire of the King of Burmah to reestablish the trade route to Western China, it may be expected that he will join cordially in resuscitat- ing and developing a route which is cal culated to produce such important com mercial results.
Connecticut western news., 1873-10-10
The Boy who Splits Wood.

There was boy in Nelson street, Danbury, yard cutting wood, yesterday, and he worked at it in strikingly nat ural manner First he set the stick on one end and prepared to strike it when it tumbled down. Then he stood it up, and put silver under the weak side to sustain 1t, and lifted the axe for the blow, when it tumbled again. As he had got the axe up quite ways this time, and was fairly quivering with ex- dectation, the reaction was not pleas ant. It appeared to weaken him, and before another trial, he leaned on the axe and looked around on the scenery. At the third trial he put several slivers under the stick, and was some five min utes doing it. Then he raised the axe carefully, deliberately took aim, and brought the blade down with terrible force, and within about an inch-and-a- half of the stick, which immediately tipped over. This surprised him. He looked at the axe, then at the stick, and then around at the houses to see if anybody was looking. He was ten minutes propping the stick up the would stand without being held, he IoOh up bIlS aAS, huu h1boA S0FOAdA Aioch motions so to get the right aim, he swung the implement down again. The blade struck the stick with terri ble force within about sixteenth-of- an-inch from the edge, and took off a slip about five inches long: We don't suppose there is anything quite so az gravating as this. Splitting your shin open to the bone is pastime in com parison. The Nelson street boy stood that stick up again without any cere- mony, and with the least display in the world swung the axe over his head and brought it spitefully down. The blade this time clipped off half-inch chip, and then swung around with such mo- mentum as to throw the boy off his feet and drive him headlong over pile of other sticks, every one of which he struck with his knees or face. We don't think we ever saw any boy get on his feet as quick as that boy did. And we were not in the least surprised to sec him snatch up that axe, and with screams and sobs, beat that stick until he was exhausted. With this unpleas- ant duty performed, he flung the axe in among the tomato vines, and went in the house for piece of cake.
Connecticut western news., 1873-10-10
A Bad Bow.

The spirit of malicious mischief which has given no respite to the tortured spirit of George Russ, of Jonesville, found an aperture for whole sale exit in the numerously attended party at the Harris Works, says local
 paper. After long and patient watch
 ing, his expectant vision took in the grand opportunity to relieve himself at desire to infict his mischievous in- genuity upon his fellow creatures and
 achieve that sudden distinction which
 spirit of energy upon the consummation Q quarter of a pound of cayenne pepper pocket. That night he attended the party. He had no invitation, but George stands not upon the conven- him recognition. He had business entered the crowded room, threading his way here and there, meandering to the right, to the left, forwards, back wards, and as he progressed in his travels the quarter of pound of cayenne pepper which he had bought in the afternoon, spread itself in ser pentine shapes upon the floor of the room. Then George withdrew to Q retired corner and enjoyed the sneezing and excited remarks of his two thou sand victims. He went home happy that night, and doubtless would have been so still had not Marshal Crotzen- berg pulled him from under the side- walk on North Main street the next morning and taken him to jail. He was brought into the presence of Justice Smith to answer to Q criminal charge, and the upshot of the affair is that he was sentenced to forty days in jail and fine of $14.90.
Connecticut western news., 1873-10-10
The Yellow Fever.

The Shreveport (La.) Times of late date says:
 The epidemic exhibits but little change, and that the decrease in the number of new cases is greatly owing to want of material. The number of deaths is fearful to contemplate the mortality is beyond precedent, and it looks as though but comparatively few will get we'll Thus far very few have got about, while some finger along between life and death. In some few instances whole families have been swept out of existence in the short lpace of one week. The sudden change in the weather last Sunday night sent scores to their beds, which accounts for the large number of interments in the last day or two. In the language of one of the New Orleans physicians, they drop ped off like sheep dying with the rot. Medical treatment of the most skillful kind does not appear to do any good in great many cases, whereas, in many others, the temporary relief afforded is quickly followed by death. Our stores are all closed, and all our dwelling houses turned into hospitals ip fact, Shreveport is one great hospital one great charnel-housel
 The Times publishes death record. That journal says the number of inter ments since the 1st of September sums up 342 the nunber of sick is estima- ted, variously, at from 500 to 800.
Connecticut western news., 1873-10-10
The Romance of a Rich Young Girl.

There is young girl employed in the factory at Ottawa, Canada, where the Bank Note Company turns out Canadian greenbacks by the cord, whose life from her very cradle has been @ romance we'll worth telling. During the "cholera year. "-about 1855, unless my memory is at fault-there came to Ottawa, then Bytown, 8 young American couple, travelling, it would seem for pleasure, or seeking a home in Canada. Hardly had they arrived here than both were smitten by the fatal disease and died with that terrible rapidity which marks the most aggravated cases. They died at hotel, leaving behind them baby daughter but few weeks old, and nothing whatever to indicate their iden- tity beyond the fact that they came from New York. The proprietor of the hotel was about to send the child to the Foundlin4 Hospital when & childless woman of middle age, whom he had employed to wash the infected clothing of the sick, offered to take charge of it and, if it lived, adopt it as her own. The mild lived and thrived and grew uE handsome and clever girl, unaware
 nat any one but the woman she called mother had given her birth.
 It was not until some four or five years since, hat @ gentleman from New York inter sted in the publication of weekly journal, happened to be passing through Ottawa and heard the girls queer his- tory. A little investigation sufficed to show that she was his niece, the son of his brother who had died here so many years before, and the manner of whose death the survivor had been unable to trace. The result of his conference with the girl and her foster parents was her departure with him for New York, where she remained until last summer, enjoying every advantage of education and position which wealth and affec- ton could confer upon her. Then she came to Ottawa to pay her foster mother 8 visit. She found things with the old woman changed for the worse. Her husband, who had been in his lifetime @ sort of crier or tip-staff in one of the courts, was dead, and she had been compelled in her old age to take to the tub and mangle again to earn Iveli- hood. What put it into the girls head devotion, fancy, or what not-I can not say, but certain it is that she vowed not to leave her old "mother while she lived, but to stay with her and work for her. Her uncle came from New York so soon as she had appraised him of her intention and endeavored to induce her to alter her determination, but she was infexible. She gave up her easy home in New York with all the accessor- ies of society, dress, and prospects, doffed her silks and put on humber but quite as becoming prints, obtained employment in the Bank Note Printing Company's office, and is there still, living with her old foster-mother, to all appearances as happy as when in New York she was budding belle and probable heiress. Who, after this true recital, shall say that there are no TO- mances nowadays?