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A CASE OF IMAGINATION.

It is a we'll established fact, that the
mind has a direct and important action
upon the body, and to a much greater ex-
tent than persons in general suppose.
During the prevalence of an epidemic. for
instance, such as the cholera, thousands
become afflicted through their W fancy,
who would otherwise escape the fell
DESTROYER. We remember when this
scourge was last upon US, of hearing Sc
veral individuals spoken Of as likely to
perish with the disease, for the simple rea-
son that they were constantly in dread
and fear of it aud we noted the fact that
these same persons rarely lived out the
season; while, on the other hand, those
who seemed to care little about it. and in
some cases scofed at and deied it, were
seldom touched by the invisible foe. i
No one can tell what the mind is, or
how it acts upon the body but we have
constant evidence of its presence and pow
or, through one of it's attributes, the will
and we are sometimes astonished at it's in-
creased force, when stimulated by passion
or fear. !
In a conversation with a distinguished
physician of our acquaintance upon this
subject, he related a case OF the striking
effect of imagination, or mind upon body,
which came under his own observation
while a student at a hospital. A lecture
by one of. the faculty, touchinga upon
imagination and its strange effects, be-
, 1875-06-30

Bureau Advances to Planters for Julv-Sspteub.
Der 1875.
No amendments had been proposed.
No one requested the word. i
The Draft was put ito vote and adopted
unanimously with Ia votes. :.
According to request Of the President the
Council proceeded to the election of 9 Nam.
bers to assist the Presidency in the application
of amounts granted for Bureau. Advances from
the Colonial Treasury.
On enquiry from end Member for Frederik-
sted (Faberh the President stated beforehand
that the Presidency intended for its part to
appoint Member Sarauw and the result of
the election was that IA tickets were handed
in, and elected were Coulter with Ii and
Du Bots with Is votes.
The Chairman notified that the Council
will hold an Ordinary Meeting on Monday
9Th July next, when the Order of Day will
be:
/, End Discussion on Draft of Budget with
Money Bills for 1675-76.
Committees Report would be distributed
in a few days.
2, End Discussion on Draft of Ordinance con-
cerutng Rumshops.
Amendments to these 2 Drafts to be sent
in on or before Thursday lst July.
The meeting closed at "a O'Clock.
, 1875-06-30
B A B A o s

"Tho Report Of the Commission to enquire on
the Rainfall and Water Supply Of Barbados has
also just appeared in the Official Gazette.
The practical suggestions are, that q tank
should be built at each Parish Church and Chapel
and public building throughout the island that
power should be given to the Commissioner to
acquire land for the purpose of sinking wells and
giving free access to the parishioners to obtain
water that the springs at Coles Cave and Porey
Spring should be utilized and dams constructed
across the great natural watercourses of the ISL
and to prevent the too rapid descent of the water
to the sea.
1.-THE weather is unusually hot for this season
of the year and the want of rain is beginning to
have an uufavorable influence on the growing
crop in some districts those estates which have
not yet finished reaping operations will experience
a loss in the yield of sugar. The Globe is inform
ed that owing to the want of greater facilities
for reaping, the loss on some estates at the pre-
sent time exceeds 10 per cent. The total ship
meats are 80, 562 hhds. and 28,oIl puns: molasses.
The quantity actually, r o a ped is 9stlIated at
TO be reaped."
, 1875-06-30
C 0 L 0 N l..
D E NJ E r A r A

THE Report Of the Inspector Of Schools has
been published. The number of schools reoeiv-
ing Government aid was l70, four more than the
number in the previous year; the grants in aid of
salaries amounting to $62,746 SO, and those in aid
of rent, repairs, books and stationery to $6,376.09.
The number of children on the books on the 3lst
December was 76,945, and the average daily at
tendance 1885, 33l less than the average in 1873.
Of the l53 schools inspected sixty-nine failed
altogether, and thirty-ive were placed in the two
classes. OF the % persons who presented
themselves for teachers certificates, twenty
failed, and nine passed"
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1875-04-23
Pauline Lucca's Divorce.

1t will be remembered that some time
ago Nine. Pauline Lucca OF tanned de-
cree of divorce in the Supreme Court from
her then husband, Baron Won Rhaden,
by default, notice having been served by
publication. A few days afterward she
was married TO the Barren Won Walhoffen,
who accompanied her to this country.
Baron Won Rhaden, who had been in total
ignorance of this change in his marital
relations, subsequently appeared by coun.
sci, and the court opened the default so
far as to allow the baron to put in evil
dence in his own behalf There was a
written agreement between Nine. Lucca
and her counsel, by which she was to pay
them certain sum as retainer and GER
tain other sum when the decree was OBJ
tanned, and upon the opening OF the de.
fault she brought suit against them to
recover back the amount so paid. The
case came up for trial in New York the
other day, resulting in the dismissal OF
the complaint. In dismissing the COM
plant Judge Donohue said that the
terms Of the agreement had echnically
been complied with, but commented sc.
vcrely upon the conduct Of Nine. Lucca
in coming to this country for the purpose
of using our laws to obtain divorce Ia
which she knev she was not entitled, and
which she could not have obtained in her
own country.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1875-04-23

printed upon good paper, and well bound. 1t
Is complete compendium OF anatomical, phys
biological, hyglenic, and medical science, and
embodies the latest discoveries and improve.
ments in each department II has been the
authors aim TO make the work instructive to
the masses and hence the use Of technical
terms has been, as far as possible, avoided and
every subject brought within the easy compre-
hension OF all. An elevated moral tone per-
vades the whole book. While il freely dis
cusses, in scientific manner, the origin, re-.
production, and development OF man, it does
not cater TO depraved tastes, perverted passions,
or idle curiosity, but treats in a chaste and
thorough manner all those delicate physilogi-
cal subjects, proper knowledge Of which ac-
quaints us with the means for preserving
health, and furnishes incentives to higher
and nobler lite. The author, who is also the
publisher o. his work, anticipating IA very
large sale TOR it, has issued twenty thousand
copies for the first edition, and is thus enabled
to offer it, (post-paid) at one dollar and fifty
cents per copy,--a price less than the actual
cost Of so large book, il published in only or
binary sized editions The large number OF
subscribers received for it in advance of its
publication, has very nearly exhausted the
first edition almost as soon as out, and those
desiringa copy Of il will do well TO address thu.
author, at Buffalo, N Y, without delay.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1875-04-23
"Know ThyseIf.n

That great educator, profound thinker, and
vgorous writer, Herbert Spencer, has wisely
said: "As vigorous health and its accompany
ing high spirits are larger elements OF happi-
ness than any other things whatever, the
teaching how to maintain them, is teaching
that yields to no other whatever" This is
sound sentiment, and one great want of the
present age is the popularization of physiolog.
zeal, hygienic and medical science. No subject
Is more practical, none comes nearer home tc
every man and woman than this. "The PEG.
pies Common Sense Medical Adviser, In Plain
English, or Medicine Simplfed," by K. V
Pierce, NJ. d., is a book well calculated to sup.
ply manifest want, and prove eminently use.
iul tc the masses. II contains about nine hun
dred pages, is illustrated with about two hun.
dred wood-cuts and fine colored plates, il
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1875-04-23

WM. A. VAN sLYKE & co., Com.
w mission Merchants, wholesale dealers
in Grain and all kinds Of Country Produce.
No. 40 Sibley-st, st. Paul Reference s-First
Natl Bank, ?. r. McQuillaa q Co, Camp 81
Smith, Cheritree Il Farwells. st. Paul
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1875-04-23
Women Folks did not Know IL Was
Harvest Time.

Pleasant Grove, Iowa, Dec. %, 1874.
j.. p. Taylor, Charles City, Iowa.
was very much pleased with the working
Of the Elward Harvester. had a good
Self-Raker when | got il, but am satisfied
Row that made money and saved good
deal ofwork and worry in doors and out,
by throwing my Reaper aside and buy.
ing the Edward. My women folks did
not know anything about harvest this
year. think that the binders box saw
cd nearly enough grain to pay the bind.
ers' wages. The draft was as light as
that of any Harvester ever saw. ] cut
lao acres.
w. j. POWERS.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1875-04-23
A Demonstration for Intimidation al
Wilkesbarre, Pa.

The first open demonstration by the
miners of that region took place at
Wilkesbarre on Saturday. the l7tn.
Early in the afternoon procession Of a
thousand IN en- from Sugar Notch, War.
rem Run, and Nanticoke marched through
the city. Their approach had not been
heralded. They were motley and
rough-looking crowd. Their officers were
mounted, and their commander was
dressed in the uniform worn by the mil
tia of the State. They had drum
corps, two brass bands, and carried the
Stars and Stripes and large number Of
banners. The following were some Of
the notices carried III union is
strength, Sugar Notch is a Samson :"
"0ur cause is Just, and we will win
"While we have a crust we will not give
in" ''Traitors should be branded with
the mark Of Cain :" "Bribers and be.
trayers are useless; our union is noble
and strong" "No surrender till hell
freezes over. and then We will crawl out
under the ice." Two men carried a min
iature scaffold with an efiigy in miners
garb, bearing the inscription "a model
bctrayer and BLACKBOARD" One band
had a representation Of man being shot
from behind, and above we're the words :
"A traitors DOOM" The procession was
not hal ed in the city and no riotous con-
duct was manifested. The demonstra.
ton was for the purpose of intimidating
such as are tired Of the strike and want
TO 60 to work.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1875-04-23

! have used many machines, hut never be.
fore found one that is 50 good grain
saver. II | had had my machine week
sooner, would have saved enough to
make my entire payment. gave it a
severe test in oats and wheat that were
lodged and twisted, and as stout as ever
grew, and it never failed to perform its
work, and seems to be durable. | cut
one hundred acres, and my expense was
almost nothing. send you the names
Of some of my neighbors who saw the ma.
chine work in lodged grain, as witnesses
to the above statements
j. M. VAN NEST,
John Templeton, David Sims, Aaron
French, witnesses.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1875-04-23
MISCELLANY.
THE RETURN OF THE BIRDS.
BY WILLIAM CULLEN BRYANT.

hear rom many little throat,
A MARBLE, interrupted long;
hear the robins fiute-like note,
The hue birds slenderer song.
Brown meadows and the russell hill,
Not yet the haunt of grazing herds,
And thickets by the glimmering rill,
Are all alive with birds.
o choir Of spring Why come so soon
On leatless grove and her dless lawni
Warm lie the yellow beams of noon,
fe' winter is not gone.
For frost shall sheet the pools again;
Again the clustering East shall blow,
Whirl the white tempests through the glen
And load the pines with snew
Stay; for tint of green 81 all creep
Soon Ger the orchards grassy floor;
And from its bed the crocus peep
Beside the housewives door.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1875-04-23
A GEM FROM WHITTIER.

One of the great Quaker poets sweet
est metrical gems, "School Days." is dc
voted to showing the regret Of a brown
eyed New England girl at having "spOlle
down
the little boy
Her childish fave singled"
''rm sorry that spelt the word
hate to 20 above you,
Becausc"-the brown eyes lower fell
Because, you see, lave you"
"Still memory to gray haired man
That sweet child face is showing;
Dear girl, the grasses ON her grave
Have forty years been growing.
"He lives to learn in lifes hard school
How few who pass above him
Lament the triumph aud his loss
Like her because they love him"
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1875-04-23
Never Found so Good GTain-Savinl
Machine Before.

Wadiloup, Grundy Co, lowe, Oct -
1879.
Messrs. Edward 4 Goodhue:--I used
your Edward Harvester tins season.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-10-30

The Picayune expresses its approval of
the policy recommended by the REpUB-
LrcAN relative to the establishment of
manufactures in New Orleans, so far as
it Is able to comprehend the principles
involved. Well, this is step in the right
direction, certainly, and satisfactory as a
beginning. We can not, of course, ex-
pect the Picayune to extend its approval
of measure to point beyond its under
standing, and regret its inability to under
stand fully the REPuBL1cAN's illustration.
Possibly it is our fault that we have not
been sufficiently explicit. We have on
several occasions done our best to give
ideas, and must refer our neighbor 10
higher aid than ours for the necessary
power TO understand them. Every writer
in the State who has the means Of ad-
dressing the public has it in his power to
promote the interests Of New Orleans by
censuring wrongful acts committed in the
guiss Of party interests, and adm onishing
those who are in the habit Of taking the
law into their own hands Of the dangers
thsy bring upon themselves and the eom-
munity they attempt forcibly 10 regulate.
For'instance, capitalist before smbasK-
ing In I cotton mill here, would inquire
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-10-30

whether such an innovation would meet
the approval of "the people" He would
no doubt read in the papers that 'the
people" of East Feliciana burned Mr..
Ligans cotton gin; that the proprie-
tor wrote a letter protesting against the
outrage to his rights and property, but
that subsequently young Mr.. Ligan, his
son, felt it to be his duty or interest
to publish letter ON his own account for
the purpose of apologizing for and GEN.
surfing the conduct Of the old gentleman.
The reason set up by the people for burn
ing ginhouses is that some of the negroes
steal seed cotton and sell it to parties who
take it to the gins to be worked up.
Hence, the mills are burned as the easiest
means of checking the traffic There
would be as much sense in burning bank
because stolen money occasionally found
its way into it's vaults, or hotel because
thief sometimes becomes guest in it.
In communities where such acts are an.
plauded OF pal lated in the newspapers
there is not likely to be rush of capital.
We must offer something besides our own
necessities to induce business men to To-
cate here. Safety to person and property,
liberty of political and religious conscience
and reasonable chance for profits are
essential requirements in the great work
of improving the business prospects of
any community.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-10-30
IN FCRME PAUPERIs.

The Jackson (Mississippi) Pilot is cur
authority for saying that the State of
Mississippi, in 1867, was obliged to pay
two lawyers ten thousand dollars apiece
to assist in the defense of jeff Davis,
then on trial in the Circuit Court at Rich
mond.
The sections of the law authorizing the
Governor to select the counsel and appro-
priating the money, are quoted by the
Pilot We remember that when Mr.. Davis
was confined in Fortress Monroe, there
was great deal said about counsel from
all parts of the country volunteering to
assist him out of the troubles which he
had brought upon himself by and with
the advice of the principal lawyers of
Mississippi. 1t is little singular that in
Mr.. Davis own State none of the legal
fraternity could be found to file plea, or
even draw bond flor that is all his coun-
sci were really called upon to do), until
the enormous amount OF ten thousand
dollars had been pledged by the Legis-
lature. Or, it would be singular, if
it were true. Doubtless, there were
many able lawyers of Mississippi who
would have considered it an honor to APP
pear in behalf of Mr.. Davis on the coca
sion which brought Horace Greeley from
New York to Richmond to sign his bond.
But the case presented very tempt
ing opportunity for at least two distin-
guished gentlemen to make fat fees at the
expense of the poor taxpayers, and the
very excessive amount named by the Pilot
was offered, and, as we suppose, accepted
for doing just nothing at all. We refer to
the matter as sample Of Democratic
economy in cases where that party has
the chance to reward its leaders at the
public expense. We have seen many ex-
amples of that sort Of practice in LOUISE
ana, and may look for more if the great
calamity Of Republican defeat shall ever
fall upon us.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-10-30
A FEARFUL THREAT,

The TINES has launched tie following
terrible threat in case its advice is not
followed il some case which is not clearly
stated.e
We wait patiently for a happy result,
firmly resolved to give the parties in au-
thority all tine glory if they do right-what
we will give them if they do wrong will de-
pend upon the circumstances as developed.
Naturally enough the Authorities" are
in great safe Of concern. 1t is cruel
thus to hold mysterious threat of i'm
pending calamity over an officer to be
launched in case be fails to ''do right. ="
Besides, the conditions are not equal. If
he pleases the Times, he will receive all
the glory, except a little toll by way of
praise for the astute journal itself. If he
fails, dole will be his lot. What fearful
risk there is in holding Office in this COM
munity. Whe hope, in any case, the ''au-
thorities" will be let of with life.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-10-30

ton, as in Ohio and Pennsylvania. The
Democratic leaders have carefully ar
ranged it so that it becomes actually q
question of physical force and boldness
between the individual voters of the OPP
posing parties. The field, if won by the
Democracy, will be won by superior skill
IN arms, like the belt in the prize ring
At present, the white contestant is the
favorite at long odds in consequence of
his we'll known skill, superior arms and
scientific training. These are the signs
OF "the grand Democratic victory" which
are expected to more than compensate for
the overwhelming Republican majority
known to reside in Mississippi. Yet, as
the battle is not always to the strong nor
the race to the swift, another result is pos
sible. A good portion of the Republican
party is determined to contest the ground
inch by inch and fight their forces so long
as there is a chance to put in ballot. It
may chance the armed forces of the White
Liners will disappear like the spears of
Clan Alpine, and the sandy soil of Mis-
sissippi swallow mp its warlike birth" and
leave the contest to be decided as elections
ought to be, by the preponderance of bal
lots alone.
The success of violence in the Missis-
sippi election will bring. this species of
tactics into more general and avowed use
in other Southern States, and may per-
chance be adopted further North. Texas.
Arkansas and Georgia have been thus
handed over to the Democracy, and at
least two of these States are by no means
happy over the results. The plan has
been tried in Louisiana several times, and
has frequently almost brought success. So
well have the measures been taken, and so
much money laid out to cheat the people
out of their votes that the losers have gen.
orally had the impudence to claim the VIC
tory even after the official arbiters have
decided against them. We hope our Mis-
sissippi friends will maintain their cause
with the tenacity of purpose that has
characterized the Louisiana Republicans.
Then we may hope to see the signs of a
Democratic victory disappear from sight
and hearing
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-10-30

General BeauregArd, in letter to the
Picay4ne. credits himssk with bon mot,
too witty to be lost. Regarding the dis
tribution of Confederate battls flags at
Centrsville in 1864, he relates: "After cd
dressing . few REMARKS 70 thess cfhcers. I
handed sach ono in succession . Dag. Whea
eans 10 Colonel WitAers, b ssuasked:
sasaeraa h i nAsrly white, and may b ntisr
sAk6n IT nag Of truse!, ! aasweeed =
saees tn, II, dye II IN the blood r. OF
saenin5 vkisk - pesmissd, lsaghingly, 70
do"
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-10-30

The Times contradicts the statement
that the Natchez came into port with only
five hundred bales of cotton from Vicks-
burg. AS the evening Times was the
authority for such statement at first, the
amende is very proper one. We have
instructed our writer's not to use any data
furnished by that very incorrect journal
until after veri6cation by our own or
some other reliable reporters,
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-10-30
SOME OF THE RECOGNIZED SIGNS OF A
DEMOCRATIC VICTORY.

Mississippi has, in anything like fair
election from twenty thousand to twenty
five thousand Republican majority. Pre-
vious vetss and the present registration
amply sustain this estimate. The facts
on which it is based ought to be accepted
as tolerably sure signs of Republican
victory at the election next Tuesday.
Nevertheless, there is force in what the
Bulletin says-''appearances certainly
warrant us in expecting that grand
Democratic victory will be the result of
this election" There are circumstances
in Mississippi which strongly point that
way, and we can only hope. not very con-
idently that the calamity may be averted
by means Of some agency that does not
now clearly appear. The appearances"
on which the Bulletin Pounds its prophecy,
consist of armed bands of white men,
parading the little and big towns of the
State from one end TO the other. There
has been during the past few weeks con-
tinuous roll Of the drum, firing Of mus
kerry and cannon wherever there has
been sdnicient number Of colored voters
to pay for intimidating A gentleman
who lives In, the State was in the city q
few days ago, who informed us that the
we'll osoanizsd Appearances recognized by
the Bulletin q ozneas Of Democratic sue
cess are Ps{ISery Visible to the naked eye
Of the Rspsb!iaep yotsr. Thatthe colored
psople said thev~1ih 70 vsls without risk-
ing iheir i've VI Vs<s unpfepared q
eses1 psint to 49, ~ iuhits nsishbors.
Tsfs : no esset a1ation Of principle
directly involved in tie Mississippi elec-
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-10-30

We learn from the jackson Times of yes
terday that the vicksburg Herald has just
been sold to Messrs. Rogers g. Groome, and
Mr.. C. E. Wright, the present editor Of the
Monitor. The new firm will take imme-
diate posses sion, with Mr.. C. E. Wright a.
editor-in-chief. The Monitor will be dis
continued, and thus the White Line press
will be consolidated under one manage
ment, and future quarrels between Dem
ocratic editors about the championship
will be avoided.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-10-30

One of the Democratic arguments against
local reform in Baltimore is the plea that
the election of the reform ticket would help
make Maryland Republican. That is pro-
badly true, but is not honesty better chan
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