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Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1875-10-01

The NORTH ADAMS CHINAMEN,-The
Boston Globe says: "Of the 200 hands en-
ployed in Mr.. C. T. SIMPSONS shoe manu-
factory in North Adams, Mass, ninety
three are young Cinnamon, and he is so
we'll satisfied with the results of his exper-
iment that he continues to engage them.
The seventy-five who were originally i'm
ported for his factory all LEFT when their
three years were up, some staying in San
Francisco, but most of them returning to
China. In twenty-eight months the seven
ty-tye saved from their wages S37, 900. and
at the end OF their three years, they had, in
the hands OF friends at home, forwarded
by The month, an average OF $500 each,
which is an independent fortune there.
They go home now whenever their time is
out, and more are hired to take their places,
coming through the agency of Yung Chung,
Wing Co., of San Francisco. They are
more industrious than the native work.
men, but do not acquire experience enough
10 turn off as much work. They are paid
S26 month, and it costs them about 50 TO
live. After working hours they are allow
ed the freedom of the town like other work
men, but they are not complained OF for
any breach of orders or manners, aud In
the shop they are quiet, peaeeable and
harmless. Their chief object in their pres
ent life seems to be to send home as much
of their wages as possible. But they are
very eager, as we'll, to learn the English
language. In many cases their thirst for
knowledge oyercomes their cupidity, aud
they hire teachers among the young ladies
OF the village, whose houses they visit afler
their work is DONE"
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1875-10-01

MR.. RALsToNs DEATH.-There seems 10
be general acceptance on the Pacific coast
of the coroner's verdict in Mr.. Ralston's
case,-tbat his death was accidental and
not designed. Their verdict says in terms !;
"He was carried by tho flood tide beyond
his power to return, and his exertions to
regain the shore added 10 the shock 10 his
system by contact with the water while he
was over-heated, produced congestion of
the brain and vital organs. His death was
caused primarily by such congestion, and
secondly by drowning. The jury are unan-
imously of opinion and do find that Mr.
Ralslon's death was accidental" cor
roborating piece of testimony before the
inquest was that of Michael Reese, one OF
the millionaires Of San Francisco, aud n
director of the bankof California. 1t was
as follows: ~ have been in the habit of
going out bathing at the place where Mr.
Ralston was bathing on Friday last. Have
done 80 for the last twenty-four years.
The first time i went out there noticed
that The current ran very strong toward
Meiggss wharf, and then turned towards
the shot works. was carried out the same
way that Mr.. RalsIon is said 10 have been,
and was carried upon some rocks and my
flesh somewhat bruised. found that If
made resistance TO the current would be
drowned, so l allowed myself 10 be carried
along with the current, and by this means
saved myself Mr.. RalstOn had not been
in the habit going 10 that place and was
not acquainted with the currentsi If he
had been he would not have gone there.
There are one or two parties of my ac-
quaintance that got lost in trying to swim
against this current. II a person Keeps
his presence of mind and goes with the cur
rent he can get along"
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1875-10-01
just as Of Old.

l saw my love In dreams last night
Pass up the sleeping moon-lit lands,
The love-beams In her dear eyes bright,
rosebud in her rose-leaf hands,
Aud round IN as I nearer stepped,
felt her soft arm steal and fold,
While close against my heart she crept,
Just as OF old.
The gray dawn broke, my love was gone,
The golden dream was past ana dead
got me TO the churchyard lone
Wherein my love lay buried
'uund headstone gray with years,
bowed me TO the morn mists cold,
Iwept and knew she saw my tears,
Just as OF old.
But ever while live aiono
This comfort comes aud soothes my care
We too may meet, when all is done,
Far on in heavens garden fair;
And by the light above, beyond,
Chastened, each others face behold
Stainless, more pure, but true and fond,
Just as Of old.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1875-10-01
Little brown Hands,

They drive home the cows from the pasture,
Up through the long shady lane
Where the quail whistles loud in the wheat field
That is yellow with rpening grain.
Trey find, in the thick waving grasses,
Where the sclrlet-lpped strawberry grows,
They gather the earliest snowdrops,
Aud the frst crimson buds Of the rose
They toss the hay in thc meadow,
They gather the elder-blOOm white,
They ind where the dusky grapes purple
In the soft-tinted October light.
They know where the apples hang ripcst,
Andnre sweeter than Itay's wines,
They know where tn, fruit hangs thickest,
on the long, thcrny blackberry vines.
They gather the delicate seaweeds,
And build tiny castles Of sand,
They pick up the beautiful sea-shells--
Fairy barks that have drifted 10 land.
They wave from the tall rocking tIte tops,
Where the orioles hammock nest swings,
And at nighttime are folded in slumbel
BY song that fond mother sings.
Those who toll bravely are strongest:
The humble and poor become great;
And from those Own-handed children
Shall grow mighty rulers Of State.
The pen OF the author and statesman,
The noble and wise Of the land,
The sword and chisei and palette,
Shall be held in the little brown hand.
Mary N. KyoHt.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1875-10-01

A MODEL CoLLEcToR.-A man In Detroit
was handed bill the other day by boy
employed as collector for firm. He look
ed ii over, put his thumb in his vest pock-
ct, and remarked: "Come Wednesday and
will pay it," The boy went away but re-
turned Tuesday, and again presented the
bill. "Didn't l tell you to come Wednes,
day p answered the man angrily, as he
looked over the bill. Eyes, sir, but know
oftwo more collectors who are coming for
you TO morrow and l thought I'd get in
ahead" The man could offer no further
objections.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1875-10-01
Miscellany.
Morning.


o lfe-restoring Morn, arise;
Draw Sleeps soft curtain from our eyes;
Let flow thy golden waves OF light
And quench the darkness Of the night;
Disperse the vapors, dense and chill,
That hang DER woodland, vale, and hill;
With sunbeams kiss the sleeping earth,
And Nature wake to life and mirth.
Awake the song-brds in the wood;
Unfold the daisy's purple bud;
Bid flowers OF varied hue display
Their beauties 10 the opening day;
Watt forth tn ir fragrance on thy breath
Ger spreading mead and thymy heath;
Up from bis covert rouse the deer;
The wild-fowl by the fen and mere,
Lure from their soft and downy nest;
And life's vast tides, now laid to rest,
Set flowing, bearing as they 60
Their freight Of human veal and woe.
Lo! as thou com'st, glad sounds arise;
Birds with their warblingB fill the skies;
The bees hum merrily as they sip
Sweet draughts from Fiora's honeycd lip
The folded sheep impatient bleat;
Soft low the kline In pastures sweet
From city, hamlet, hill, and glen,
From all the busy haunts Of men,
Awakened Natures vol e is heard,
To life again by thee restored.
Before thy hope-inspriu, ray
Nights troubled visions fade away;
The feverish thoughts, the wild unrest,
That fill the half-unconBcious breast;
Forebodings vague Of coming M,
That fret the mind despite the vill
The host Of memories, fraught with pain,
That haunt the chambers Of the brain,
ENanish fore thy radiant beams,
Like phantoms seen in morbid dreams.
So, on the man Of steadfast mind,
To fortune, good or III, resigned
Though troubles thickly round him rise
rs mist that on the landscape lies,
II he but work, and hope, and wait,
Undaunted by an adverse fate,
With mem nor craven, nor defiant,
On God and his own heart reliant,
Strong in his conscious uprightness-
Shall rise the dawn Of full success;
Misfortune's night shall pass away,
And usher In prosperous day.
-Ciambir's journal
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1875-10-01

Mr.. Horace Dodd, one of the most
popular and enterprisiug Of the Boston ad-
vertisiug agents, has recently issued a
"Printers' Text Book" which presents In
a condensed and convenient form a great
deal OF matter of interest to all printers.
1t has large assortment of specimens Of
type, together with other printing material
in variety, machinery, &C., and complete
price lists are attached. We, In common
with other printers, shall find II invaluable
for frequent reference.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1875-10-01

The Rocky Mountain News does not
perceive that woman suffrage in Wyoming
has wrought astounding changes Of any
sort. The ladies divide their votes very
much as the mon do, rather more perhaps,
voting for personal friends but political
affairs Ia general are very much as before.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1875-10-01

Suppose an individual were in debt, but
had credit, which would be better for him,
to economize and get out OF debt. or take
advantage of his credit aud go in deeperi
The FIRST is the republican, the latter the
democratic proposition In ohIo.-Ogneia-
aati CbsMsserejdl.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1875-10-01

The greenback dollar is worth SO cents
in gold at the present writing. Some peo-
pie think II is the best currency In the
world. The interest bearing bonds of the
government are worth lIs in greenbacks.
Whence tho di6f-BostOA Herald.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1875-10-01

IN nNY ALWAYS full and complete stock Of
WI1WI kinds and sizes, and at lowest possible
|nIH prices
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1875-10-01

nmnnR A full stock Il English Cast Steel.
VVEkI Our experience shows us that Ameri-
n HHUu can is NOT as good as the best En-
~ uuus glish brands Of steel
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1875-10-01

NJ TT N WE sell only the WEYMOUTH" and
uUHV experienced buildere know they are
WHI IN worth Csc a caAk more than any other
WA4UUs brand
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1875-04-16
Spelling Match.

There were about one hundred pres.
ent at the Spelling Match last Tuesday
evening. +. B. Smith pronounced the
words, using Webster's spelling book
Prof. A. II. Weld was chosen umpire
w. II. Winchester and A Morse chose
sides, choosing twenty each making only
forty-two who were willing to spell.
1t was proposed first to spell in rcgu.
lar order till the whole class might
miss twenty-five words. commencing
with Baker" which stable" was not
exhausted until five words were missed
1t took not long for the class TO reach
the number Of misspelled words, twelve
Of which were missed on one side aud
thirteen on the other
Next came the trial for skill, guess
ing and luck, and "luck" won the
prize by being the last ,maReled victim
Of seven who had not received extrem,
JUNCTION.
We DO not rocolect al tho word,
misspelled, or the oares Of the person,
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1875-04-16
Ell Paso.
III very bad.

Roads still very bad.
Hay very scarce, aud so is money.
Nothing done on our bridges yet
Charles Gilman is rapidly recovering
Mrs. II. Mcdonald is recoverins
slowly.
Mrs. VIM. Wilton is sick with bilious
fever.
J. D. Walker, Of Pepin county, is Oh
visit to this neighborhood.
Sugar making progressing very slow
ly. Sap very reluctant TO move.
81 PasO Grange meets on the first
aud ihird Saturdays of each month
Orde.s for goods sent off by the Grange
every other week.
Election passed off without any OK.
citement. The following are the off.
GERS { the present year: Supervisors
I. Hurley, chairman. i. F. times, ST.,
A. Nj, Hicks; n. Nelson, assessor; Ed
Welsh, treasurer; Ed. Fitzgerald, clerk
CHARTS TIenneman aud Henry Grape
constables.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1875-04-16
Prescott.

Base ball is the rage here, now.
A new sidewalk has been put east OF
the Mondell House. A decided i'm {.
provement.
The Brass Band went out on the
Lake Saturday evening, aud discoursed
some very fine music.
II, G. Walker has returned. He has
been engaged teaching penmauship at
the Commercial College, St. Paul.
The engine for the new Touring mill
will be one hundred horse power. The
firm of Nordyke, Mormon & Co., Of
Richmond, Ind, furnish it.
II /. Duubar is moving his photo.
graph gallery TO the corner OF Kinuic.
kinnic Street. Willard Bosworth at.
tends to the picture department.
Enough said.
The joint stock, or co operative oper.
atoms for tho manufacture Of Organs
begins to assume tangible proportions,
Outside capitalists are ready with from
fifteen to fifty thousand dollars, If any.
thing like the amount can be secured
here. Already about twenty thousand
are pledged, if fifteen thousand NOR,
can be obtained. The thing is sure
This is a good chance for anyone hav
Ing a little cash that is lying around
loose.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1875-04-16
Einniekinnio.


Clapp's mill is again in running or.
der.
G. ". Frye is recovering from Sc
we're attack of rheumatism.
Bridge matters are the all absorbing
topic Of the day here just now.
L. f. Churchill is getting the ma.
terial on the ground for his new dwell.
Ing house.
james Dorgan had twenty. five acre,
Of wheat sown last Saturday. Who
can beat il?
Rev. WIN Gill will preach his fare
well sermon in the NJ. E. Church next
Sabbath afternoon.
Miss Lou. Wilcox, Of River Falls
will teach the school in district No. G
the ensuing term.
There will be new granary erected
on the Poor Farm this summer, 2ix
30, for the purpose of storing grain
Also, an underground stable. The ma.
terial is on the ground and the work
will soon be commenced The cost oil
the building will be about seven hun.
bred dollars.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1875-04-16
Clifton.

"Rob" Caldwell Is sojOurning at the
"Falls."
Jake Copley has sold his farm and
mo'ed away.
The late freshet tore away the bridge
at the Dayton Mills.
John McIlroy has the finest pair Of
yearling colts in town.
"Sile" Mcllroy is out with a two
hundred and fifty dollar buggy.
Calf" Walters has grown tired of
city life and returned to his first love-
the farm.
Miss Gerty Ives will teach the Pierce
Valley school this summer. Miss Ives
has good reputation as teacher.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1875-04-16

misspelling the same. But We well re.
member that two editors and one school.
dame were so far removed from any,
thing of setaceous character that thew
were allowed to retire from the field
without further ceremony. a professor
who had seen many sea. horse, was in
cIined to put "c' in the place of an
IS" when you called him morse;
while a LADY who had been stationary
for an hour or more mistook the position
for the word when she called upon her
next heighbor to know whether she
kept stationery with the books in her
store. Religion was among the things
that might have given character to a
threatening g6asion Of lac, used instead
of water, which the next victim was
inclined to believe would not induce
choral symphonies in congregational
singing, partially on account of chroni-
cal, and partially on account Of topical
method, while young limb Of the law
thought Blackstone and Bowler better
authority on diSseizin than Webster.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1875-04-16
Oak Grove.

Robins.
Robbie Dawson had the misfortune
to be kicked in the face by one of hi'
: fathers horses.
The bridge across Big River near thu
residence of A. Meters, was washed
away by the high water.
Leopold Sans has certainly found
copper, and that pure, on his farm near
the mouth of Big River.
jones & Kohl, at their mill on Big
River, are doing good work. During
the latter part of the winter parties
from Hastings, MIMI, had grinding done
Their
L. y. Bliss has offered to keep the
roads brough bis farm clear of snow
driRa for ten years, Ga distance Of one
mile for the sum of $50. He propos
es to do it with wire fence.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1875-04-16
Martel.

The mills here we're again set in
motion last week.
Messrs. Forseth and Thompson are
doing f:st-class business, at their
tailor shop, on Main street. They DO
No. l work, cheap and quickly.
Some one has suggested the pane Of
Mrs. NJ. L. Maxgood, Of Gilman, as a
suitable person to become our next Co.
Supt. Of schools. If any lady can fill
the place we believe Mrs. NJ. to DO well
qualified.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1875-04-16
Beldenville.

Invalids are returning from Ham.
mond, much improved in health.
Miss Cora Kingley will teach our
school the coming summer, commencing
May 3.
Father Baker is very low. lie is
suffering severely from a cancer in the
groin, and his life is dcspaired Of.
A valiant hunter was recently put to
flight by Com who had taken pos
session Of his gun while the Carr was
in motion. Rather sharp for the Coon.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1875-04-16

"rHE habit Of using ardent spirits
by men in office" said Thomas JEFF
ferson, ''has occasioned more injury
to the public, and more trouble to
me, than all other causes; and were
| 70 commence my administration
agala, the first question ] would ask
respecting a candidate for office,
would be, Does he use ardent spir-
its?"
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1875-04-16
The Climax of Folly.

Our last nlSn-tuneu, moral(1J Ivy
islature immortalized itself for bravery,
purity, morality aud godlinessGO by
the passage of one of the most ridicu.
lous acts of tomfoOlery that ever found
a place in the annals of American leg
islation. We allude to chapter ff-
ty six, Of the laws of 1875, entitled can
act to more fully define and punish the
crime Of bribery, committed at or be-
fore elections"
Just think of that, now Just lock
at that body Of legislators threc.fourths
of whom secured their election by brib-
cry, protesting to look down in holy
horror upon the crime Of bribery before
elections. Yea-just behold them,
bought and sold like chattels in mar
ket place to vote for Matt. Carpenter,
railroad swindles, printing steals. etc,
etc., almost without number, and then
ask yourself if that is not pretty spec.
tacle when you behold them going
through the farce of enacting laws to
define and punish bribery committed at
or before election. That they them
selves may need such a reform, may be
true, and they certainly ought to be
allowed to be the judges of their own
rottenness; hence, judging as they did,
the rest of the people Of the state by
their own standard Of moral and polite.
al honesty, it may cease to excite won
der TO learn that they attempted to enact
a law to meet their own necessities.
But this excuse, even, is at the expense
of their brains, since they ought to have
been shrewd enough to have kept their
own moral dsformities we'll concealed
Strictly construed this law would
make man liable to fine or imprison.
ment, or both, should he by the use of
money, "in any ,oqy directly or indirect
~" "or in any particular ray" "in.
duce or influence any elector to vote for
any particular person, object or ticket"
Eat any regular or special election"
Then, to cap the climax of folly,
they step into caucuses and conventions
aud set up their authority there. They
would not only fine and imprison man
for electioneering, but they would dis.
franchise him for five years 70, each
individual offence proven against him.
And, last, though not least. tie candi-
date himself becomes the victim, and !
his election is void if his friends either |
work for him in the primary caucus or
convention, or at the polls.
That such alaw is a dead letter upon
our statute must be evident to all. but it |
shows conclusively what shameless set
of usurpers might do if they found that
they were likely to be dethroned by the
people. The aim aud end of this law |
was to give the party in power perpet-
ual control of the state, since no good |
reason under heaven existed FOR its en-.
actment. 1t was TO place Unlimited
power in the hands Of few merciless,
consclenceless tyrants, provided an
emergency should arise in which the
use of such power was supposed TO be
demanded.
Let US. reflect a moment, and see
who uses illegitimate means to influence
voters. Then ask yourselves whether,
in enacting that law. those immacu.
late(?) Solons did not fifty personate
his Satanic Majesty IN the act of at
tempting thus to rebrke sin?
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1875-04-16

Dull Tools. Frank said ono
studen; TO another, whom he caught
swinging a sythe most Justify 10 a field
Of stout herds-grass, What max es
you work for living? a fellow with
your talent and ability should not BE-
caught engaged IN manual labor.
mean 70 gee M living by nv wits
We'll Bill, you rau work with dul.ei
top's than cam
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1875-04-16

EVERY virtue gives man de-
gree Of felicity in some kind. Hon
esty gives man good report; JUS
tice, estimation; prudence, respect;
courtesy and liberality, affection;
temperance gives health; fortitude
quiet mind not to be moved by
adversely.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1875-04-16
TO BUILDERS.

We are agents for II. w Johns
Asbestos Roofing for st. Croix and
Pierce Counties and keep a good
stock on hand. People that are
building and want gool and cheap
Roof, will use the Asbestos Roofing.
Inquire about it.
1888 BURHy TIE Bros.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1875-04-16

A WAC, in "what he knows about
farming" gives very good plan to
remove widows weeds. He says a
good looking man has only to say
wilt thou and they wilt.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1875-04-16
Daily Line Of Stages from
Ellsworth, va. River !aN. aEs!..a

FROM and after July LIST, 1874, the sub
scriber would say to the travelling public,
that he will run line of Stages daily be-
tween Ellsworth and IIudsen, as follows;
Leave Ellsworth at A. NJ, leave River
Falls at Q A. NJ, arrive at Hudson at Y NJ,
returning, leave Hudson at p. NJ, leave
River Falls at 3 p. NJ, arrive at Ellsworth
at pm. This line has been fitted up
with care, for the accommodation of the
travelling public--terms reasonable. Any
business entrusted to this line will receive
prompt attention. Errands speciality.
THOMAS EDWARDS.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1875-04-16

MoDEsT--A Gotham boy refused
to return the trousers he had stolen,
when requested to do 50 in open
court, because he had en- on.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1875-04-16
RESTAUR A N IT!
MAIN STREET, RIVER FALLS.
Is. MAYER, Proprietor,

Having opened a new Restaurant in this
village am DESTROYS of calling attention
thereto, and that am now fully prepared
60 serve mp Oysters and Warm Meals in the
best style, and at all hours during the day
and evening. Will also keep choice stock
Liquors and Cigars Patronage respectful
ly solicited. B.MAYER.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1875-04-16

a. j. SIIERBURNE.
Shop opposite John Green's Store,
on Main Street, River Falls, Ms.
CASH PAID FOR HIDES.
Also, Common Lime, White Lime,
Plastering Hair, and Cement kept
constantly on hand, and for sale at
reasonable prices.
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