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River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1875-01-08

hands through the chinks between the
logs and raking up snow and eating it.
Thus day after day elapsed, during
which his mental sutferings were terri.
BILE. 81 tell you men," said he, 81
thought Of everything I had done in
all my life from the time | was boy
six years old. At last a brilliant
idea struck him. lie had matches, and
would burn his way out. With the
heel of his boot he would kick and
grind log until he had accumulated a
quantity Of dust and splinters, which
he would light with match and blow
the fire with his hat until he had burn.
ed hole large enough to crawl out.
All the day previous to that on which
he was found he was thus employed,
but on trial the scheme
would not work. The wood
refused to burn, and he again lay down
to die. That day passed, and the next
day he had abandoned all hope and was
calculating how long it would take a
strong, healthy man to die Of stsrva-
tsn. lie was in state Of abject stu
por, when he heard the report Of gun.
lie was in doubt whether it was not the
effect of his own maddened imagination,
but he hallooed with all his might and
kept on shouting. When his cries
were answered he was almost delirous
with joy. As the voices approached,
his visions Of approaching de,th fled
away and the realities Of life came back
like a food. He was proruse in his
gratitude to his deliverers, but declared
his intention of getting out of the Sierra
Nevadas as soon as possible and aband.
oning bear.hunting. lie said he had
had most too close call, and didn't
want any more of it in his. The next
morning he left for the camp Of some
wood.choppers, who were no doubt at a
loss to account for his long absence.
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True wealth.

1t is well to have competency
enough at least to give the mind rest
from that narrowing care and anxiety
which fear want, and the many distress.
es of poverty but an undue regard for
wealth, as such, disposition to amass
and horde up, rather than enjoy, dis.
tribute and do good with il, regard as
curse TO the owner. IL desp0ils the
soul, and robs life Of its greatest beauty
and truest charms. There is some.
thing Of deeper value, " more lasting
duration, than mines Of silver and gold
We are all building temples TO the liy.
ing God--fashoning dwellings for our
own souls, both here, and in the great
hereafter, and il behooyes US TO build
well and sure---to lay the Foundation
upon the rocks Of honest worth, and
rear them to the skies in true
godliness-weaying in nothing but what
will bear the test Of ages which shall
roll on and overthrow them. Wealth
a. means Of comfort, as an agent Of
good in all the departments Of life; in
the progress and iutherance Of the
great work Of the world j. a God.giyen
blessing, and one for which We should
give thanks continually and daily use
most sacredly. The toll, and work,
an1 scramble 10 heap up Golfers for
their own sake, or for the sake Of a
name and place, and position in life, is
rs false as sin itself; and as hollow and
as empty Of peace and satisfaction.
While we would desire sufficient Of this
world's goods 20 make Us comfortable,
and give Us the common necessities Of
life, we should pray more deyoutly for
the inner wealth Of the soul--the rich
er, rarer beauty Of the spirit, which ra
dates and ilumines the darkest path
way, and buoys up and Fustains when
all else beside fades aud yanishes away.
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Horse Clipping.
[From the New York Sun.

lrIoiu thh ANcN loIh Suul
Sands, the circus proprietor, was the
first TO clip horses in this country, in
1874. There was opposition to the
practice at first, but experience proved
that clipped horses escaped many mala-
dies to which the animal is subject,
such, for example, as the colds that are
taken from the congealing of perspira-
ton under a thick coat Of hair. The
clipped horses does not perspire so
freely as the animsl whose hair is suf.
iered TO grow he is therefore, less
likely 10 catch cold after heating
drive in freezing atmosphere More
over, the clipped horses skin is more
easily kept clean. This is the time of
clipping for the winter, and at
many establishments in this city
the work is dope with ma.
chimes under the pressure Of extensive
patronage. A knife is made TO revolye
over a comb, cutting off the hair evenly
as it projects above the teeth. Thus
rapidity and evenness Of clipping is Sc
cured, and there is no danger of cutting
the skin. A horse can be clipped in
this way with one machine in two or
three hours, but several machines may
Be operated at once on the same animal,
thus greatly expediting the operation.
The price varies from So to 81, and the
operation is usually repeated later in
the season. Horses used in running
races are not often clipped, because
they are not used in winter, and because
their fine coats are not benefited by
the shortening Of the hair.
The custom Of clipping is believed to
have originated in Wales, where rough
coated ponies are in use. Thence it
spread to England and other countries.
The extent to which it is followed in
this country was shown on the bOule-
wards yesterday, where unclipped
horses were exceptions among the hun
dreds that dashed over the snow.
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tho remainder. If General Grant S
policy in the past and present tends to
this restoration, and he has had long
and fair trial,-then the people want
him for third term; otherwise,
they dc not want him. And
if the men who seek for
places in the National Legislature are
men who appreciate the situation, and
are determined that the South shall
have peace and prosperity, we want
them otherwise We do not want them.
A sound financial policy, fair dealing
among all classes, and toward all sec
tions--these are all that arc needed to
restore to our nation its prosperity.
Who will give us these
The country is suffering for lack of
true craftsmanship. The men in pc.
litical life most talked of to-day are
politicians and partisans-men entirely
unable to grasp the principles Of good
government, aRd intent only on push
ing their schemes for personal aggran-
dizement and party supremacy. These
are not the men to give what VIC need,
and what we must have before the
country can arrive at peaceful pres.
perity. Our laws are party measures,
or party compromises our policy is a
medley of make-shifts and inexpedi.
ents; our wisdom shows itself in results
to be folly, and our craftsmanship is
chicanery. If a third term of office
could, by any possibility, mean term
of direct DRIFT toward sound financial
basis, toward the uprooting Of corrup.
ton in high places, toward the de-
Struction of political rings, toward the
substitution of statesmen for dema.
gogues in the National Legislature, to.
ward the harmony of the political ele.
ments in the South and the Punishment
Of its manifold causes Of confusion and
complaint, then the people are ready
for third term Of Grant, or Of any man
in place under him. What the people
want is the thing. The man is not OF
the slightest consequence to anybody,
but himself and his dependents and
friends.-[ DR.. J. G. Holland, in Serb.
ner's for January.
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A Legend OF the Iron Mask.

During the seventeen years coniine-
ment of this strange prisoner at Sainte
Marguerite, ST. Mars, who brought him
to the fortress, was replaced by Mon.
sieur dc Bonpart, as governor. The
daughter of the latter, just emerging
from childhood TO womanhood, grew up
with this mystery around her. She
had seen the graceful figure Of the
masked prisoner promenading at night
upon the terrace and at worship in the
chapel, where he was forbidden to
speak or uncover his face, the soldiers
in attendance having their pieces al
ways pointed toward him, if he
should attempt to do either. She dis.
covered that her father always treated
him with the greatest respect, serving
him bareheaded and standing. His
tablc.service was Of massive silver, his
dress Of the richest velvet. he wore the
finest linen and most costly lace. She
had heard her father accidentally speak
Of him as "the Prince" No wonder
that his sad fate occupied her thoughts
by day and his noble figure haunted
her dreams by night. She, too. was
very young and beautiful, and their
eyes occasionally net in chapel. lie
sang beautifully, and was very skill.
full performer on the guitar. 1t Is
said she climbed the rocks un.
der the castle terrace and
sang sweet songs to the poor
captive. Thus romantic love sprang
up between them, and as il gained
strength, the young girl dared to pur.
oin the keys from her father and so
obtained access to the prisoner. When
the governor discovered his child 5
treachery, he was struck with the
greatest dismay. Ills oath was binding
upon him TO put Immediately to death
any one who had spoken to the prison
er. But she confessed her love for
him and pleaded piteously for her
young life. The captive also, to whom
the governor was much attached,
joined his prayers TO hers and
lmplored that they might be
made man and wife, and then
the secret would be safe. The governor
was not stern enough to immediate his
child, and perhaps a CLEAN OF ambition
may have flashed across his mind, as,
in the event Of the death Of Louis
XIV. the prisoner would be acknowl.
edged and his daughter sit on the
throne Of France. However, their nup,
tails were performed by the priest Of
the castle in the dead Of night, aud all
were sworn 10 secrecy. From this
union two children were born. A
whisper Of this reaching the
ears Of the Minister, the Mar
uis OF Louyois, tho prisoner was i'm.
mediataly removed to the Bastilo for
safer keeping and the mother, the
priest, and governor disappeared. The
children were sent TO Corsica, to be
brought up in obscurity under the
name Of their grandfather, Boupart,
which was corrupted into Buonapartc,
And thus, says the legend, Providence
avenged the wrongs Of the twin.brother
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1875-01-08
DUTY
BY ALFRED TESSYsoN.

Not once or twice in our rough island story
The path OF duty was the path TO glory.
He that walks it only thirsting
For the right, and learns to deaden
Love of self before his journey closes,
lie snail find the stubborn thistle bursting
Iuto glossy puppies, which outreaien
All voluptuous garden roses.
Not once or twice in our fair island story
The path of duty was the way to glory.
lie that ever following her commands
Or with toll OF heart, and knees, and hands,
Through the long gorge t" the fair light,
has won
His path upward and prevailed
Shall lind the topping crags OF duty scaled
Are close upon the shining table lands
To which our God Himself il moon and
sun.
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How Robert Dale owen Saw IL and
How the Widow White Did IL.


1t has been remarked by philoso.
pliers that there are more ways of kill
ing dog than the ceremonious one Of
choking him to death with butter.
Robert Dale Owen is philosopher, and
has been prowling up and down the
boundaries of two or more worlds, yet
there are some very stale tricks that
he assumes must be supernatural be.
cause he cannot account for them.
Thus he relates in the Atlantic for
january story of writing done by
spook:
"Katie, from the left hand aperture,
asked the medium for paper and pencil.
Half a sheet of note paper being handed
to her, she beckoned to me and gave
me the paper, saying. Mr.. Owen,
please put your private mark on it,
wrote at the top Of the sheet three
words in the German character, and, as
| returned it TO her, she added: An
English friend wishes to write to you
In minute or two we saw, at the left
hand aperture, luminous detached
hand, shaded off at the wrist, and hold
ing the pencil as a mundane writer
would. Over against this hand fioated
in the air half sheet Of paper, the
surface illuminated as il phospores-
Gently. At first it swayed TO and fro,
but presently, without apparent cause,
it remained stretched and motionlcss.
Then the hand approached and wrote
under our eyes, during some three or
four minutes, covering the page. Then
the sheet, again without apparent
cause, turned over in the air, the hand
continuing to write until the second
pogo was half filed. Then the hand
laid hold of the paper and passed it out
Of the cabinet window toward me. 1
went up and received it, and the pen
Gil dropped on the floor. 1t was the
same paper on which | had written,
'Ich BIN HER and proved to be letter
addressed to Inc, didactic in character,
and elevated in sentiment, signed Fred.
w. Robertson
Afterwards, accompanied by friend
who is an expert in autographs, took
this paperto the Franklin Library; and
there, in presence of the Librarian, we
compared it with Mr.. Robertson's sig
nature as it is given in the English edi-
tion Of his biography. by the Rev.
Stopiord Brooke. Both gentlemen
agreed that the signature obtained by
mo was so perfect a fac simile of the
other, that the internal evidence Of its
genuine character was unquestionable."
And this is the way Mrs. White says
it was done:
Tho letter was written by Mr.
Holmes, who had fac smile Of Robert.
sons handwriting ia the house. When
the blank paper was passed into the
aperture another sheet on which the
lines had been inscribed was substituted,
and the paper instead Of being placed
on nothing was held en- blackboar by
Mr.. Holmes. who had on pair Of black
gloves. katie king) then drew over
my right arm black covering leaving
only the hand and part Of the wrist ex-
posed. This presented tine appearance
Of detached hand, and with the pencil
| pretended to trace out the words on
the paper already prepared"
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Dnrien survey by "a Party of Army
Ofgieera.

Nrw YoRK, Dec. 3l.-The officers of
the United States Darien surveying ex.
petition arrived in this city yesterday,
and Immediately proceeded to complete
preparations necessary for the expedi.
ton. The party consists Of Licuten.
ant Frederick Collins, commanding,
Lieut.. james J. Eaton, Lieut.. j. +. Sui
liyan, Lieut.. Il. q. Bainc, Ensign L.
Seabury, and Assistant Surgeon Nor.
fleet. Two other officers were yester.
day transferred TO Commodore Lull's
party. They leave Saturday in the
Acapulco Tor Aspinwall, where they
will join the U. S. Steamer Canandai.
qua, which will convey the party to the
Calf Of Uraba, and up the Atrato river
to Napipi. The Canandaigua will also
furnish such material as may be re.
quired for the prosecution Of the sur.
yey The party sill return in May.
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--On the night Of the Goth ult. Rich.
ard Borum, Of Lee county, Miss, his
wife, two children and little negro
boy were murdered and their bodies
consumed with the building. AT last
accounts from the neighborhood, no
clue had been found to the perpetrators
Of the deyilish deed.
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of Louis XIV. and restored the oldest
branch Of the Bourbon line to the
throne of France "Bazdine's PriS.
on )" Scribner fCy January.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1875-02-13
CRIMINAL NOTES.

RBob Powers was committed t. Jail yes
erday on a capias from the Criminal Court,
on the charge of gaming.
The notorious Mary Burlington was sent
to the work-house yesterday fo- sixty-slx
days, for being drunk on the streets.
John Street, colored, charged with re
ceiving stolen meat, was sentenced to the
county work-house by the Criminal Court
Yesterday for six months.
Coroner ]. II. Brantley yesterday con-
viewed the following convicts to the peni-
Tertiary: Thomas Huey, colored, larceny,
thrue years; c. II. Osborne, hOrse-Stealing,
ten years; Charles Thompson, colOred, lar
ceny, five years; Robert Bales, murder, ten
years; John Harris, horse-stealing, ten
years.
George Moore, colored, was before JUS
tice Cassetty yesterday, On the charge OF
assaulting Dick and Liza johnson, both
colored. The parties all reside in the same
house, and Dick johnson built a fire inthe
yard, which riled Moore to such an extent
that he took an AK and threatened to dis
sect the other tenants, but from some cause
did not carry out his purpose. He was re-
leased on paying the costs Of the suit.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1875-02-13
NEW BOOKS.

We have received from the Publishers.
Messrs. ] B. LippiEeott & Co., Philadel-
phia, through MeSsrs. w. I. Berry & Co.,
the Oldest book house in Tennessee, the
following works issued during the last
month:
The Romance Of the English Stage, by
Percy Fitzgerald volume that few will
find uninterestilg As the stage is the
mimic Of real life, so the actors ever seek
to and the nearest road to popular favor.
The familiarity Of this author with his
subject (having written the lives Of Gar
rick and the Kembles) enables him to pro-
duce a book, for the general reader, of un-
usual interest. While the book IS entitled
a romance" it is the most matter Of fact
and natural. 1t gives the real facts in
English stage life which are romantic in
their nature, and are therefore doubly in
teresting.
WadmOOr, anOvel, by Florence Burckett.
We congratulate The author, who is a
Southern writer, upon the success attained
in the first volume we have seen from her
pen. Il has both force and beauty.
Patricia Kendall, a novel by E. Lynn
Linton. Originally published in London,
it has been republished in this country for
its force and elegance.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1875-02-13
ia OVER H CITT.

-
An inmate Of the Woman's Mission
Home was married at that institution, We'd
nesday night.
A lad about ten years old arrived in this
city yesterday from Dallas, Texas, having
travelled all the way alone.
Justice James Everett has changed his
residence to 80 Fogg street, near the ter
minus Of the Spruce street railroad.
The semi-annual commencement Of the
Erosophian Literary Society Of the Univer-
sity Of Nashville will come off on the 2Jth
inst.
The members of the st. Joseph Total
Abstinence Society have postponed the ball
which they intended giving at the Rink on
the 18th inst, till after Easter.
DR.. j. Berrien Lindsey repeated his lee
ture on Normal Schools at Fisk University
Yesterday before a large audience, com
posed mainly Of teachers and students OF
the different cOlored schools in the city.
The Rock City Guards battalion, dis
banded since the war, are entitled by law to
| 225 stand of arms from the State arsenal.
By ~re-organizing and giving the necessary
bond. they can secure these weapons and
be themselves again. Wouldn't the re-
| ORGANIZATION Of the Rock City Guards meet
the hearty approval of the community
Justice travels with cOmmendable speed
when it arrests, indicts, tries and conyicts
a culprit all in two days. Two men who
were arrested day before yesterday on the
charge of stealing an overcoat from a resi-
| dence on South Summer street, were con
| victed in the Criminal Court yesterday and
allotted three years in the penitentiary'
| That's what We call business.
Thursday night there was a big wedding
at the residence of VIM. Drake, Of the Fire
Department, on Front street. Mr. Jno.
Martin, Of this city, was married 70 Mis-
| Bonnie Drake. The delicate knot was TIED
by Rev. Edward Bradley, Rector Of the
| Church of the Advent. 1t is said that the
ceremony was witnessed by nearly all the
Sixth Ward people-neighbors and friends
of Mr.. Drake.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1875-02-13
federation or washIneton's BIrthday

At a meeting, yesterday, Of the commit
tee appointed by the City Council Of Nash
vile, together with the Mayor, the follow
ing resolutions were adopted:
! Resolved, that the following orders and
societies are most earnestly requested to
participate in the observance Of this hol-
iday, in connection with the City COun-
Gil, United States military forces and others:
Knights Templar T. and a. NJ; In
dependent Order Of Odd Fellows; Knights
Of Pythias; GOOD TemplarS; st Joseph's
Total Abstinence Society, and all temper
ance associations; 1. o. Red Men; the
Turner'S, and all other German societies;
Jackson Guards; Hibernian, aud other
Irish societies; St. Andrews, St. Georges
and St. David's Societies; typographical
Union; Ecumenic Oder of Mechanics; He
brew societies, etc.
Resolved further, that the Mayor and
Board OF Aldermen Of Edge5e,d, all orders
and societies Of Edgefeld, all United States
officials and members Of the press are also
respectfully invited.
The committee would most respectfully
invite representatives or delegates from all
the above named societies and associations,
or n ether societies or associations which
they may have inadvertently omitted, to
meet this committee at the Council cham
Der on Monday, the 18th inst, at u O'Clock
Pa 4. HUGH MCGAvOCK, Chm.
GEO. ". CUNNINGHAM,
r. Z. E. MARTIN,
committee.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1875-02-13
shot while Attempting to Escape

Early yesterday morning while fourteen
Of the county wOrk-hOuse prisoners were
being taken out 10 break rock on McLemOre
street, Thomas Lawrence, cOlOTed, tried to
get away from the guards when they had
reached the corner Of Spruce and Union
streets. he dashed down North Spruce
street, and William COen, q of the guards,
started in pursuit, COen called TO Law
renee several times to halt, but the negro
paid no attention to the command and only
quickened his speed. At last, as the
space opened between them. and when
about thirty-fve yards from the
prisoner, COen raised a dOuble-baTreled
shot gun, loaded with bird shot, and fired,
the load taking effect in the back of the
fugitIve's neck aud ID his arm. However,
the wound was not sufficiently severe to
prevent his escape, and he finally succeed
ed in getting ont of the officers reach. He
went to the house of his sister, who re-
ported the fact to Justice Butler. The
Justice sent the information TO Capt.
Petit, keeper Of the wOrk-hOuse, who re-
paired to the spot with DR.. McMurray.
The physician extracted a number Of the
shot, and pronounced the wound not of a
dangerous character. Lawrence was suE-
fered TO remain at his sisters house till his
condition can be improved. His expert
ence will, no doubt, teach the other pris-
Oners a lesson, by which they may profit.