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The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1876-09-28
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The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1876-09-28

The proof is in the trial II is reliable, Il is han ",
II 10 cheap, and every family sh uld have the White
Centaur Liniment.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1876-02-16
WHOLE NO. l749
New Publications.

The NURSERY for February is gem
elegant stories in prose and poetry, and
profusely illustrated. There is nothing
in this country like the Nursery for wee
readers. Agents wanted in every town.
Terms SLIGO year in advance-postage
free; or, IL cts number. Address John
L. ShOrey, Boston, Mass.
The February number Of GoDEY's
LADY's Book is "just splendid" Many
magazines for ladies-thousands of them
have been started in this country since
Mr.. Cooley commenced his, but few Of
them survived any length Of time, and Of
those that have, not one Of them ever
exceled The Ladys Book. Always
prompt; always reliable; always good
Great inducements are offered to new
subscribers and to getters up of clubs for
1876. Address L. A. Cooley, Philadelphia.
ST. NICHOLAS for February has an ex-
cellent table of contents. The frontis-
piece "Do not be SO sure of That" is the
opening illustration in the story of "The
Black Douglas" and the other is "Mel-
rose Abby in Scotland. There are twenty
seven leading articles in this number, all
good, and several of them illustrated.-
The March number will contain the first
of the articles on Windsor Castle, by Mrs
Oliphant. Louisa NJ. Alcott, Marion Har-
land other noted writer will have articles
in it. Mary Mapes Dodge, the able
editress, wields lively pen. Terms
$500 a year. Published by Scrbner 4
Co., New York.
we have received the January num-
Der of BRIGGS & Bro. s ILLUSTRATED CATA-
LoGUE of flowers and vegetables. BE it
known that Briggs & Bros, are famous
"Seed Men" at Rochester, N. Y. The
Catalogue is gotten up in the highest
style of art known to the printer, and is
profusely illustrated with cuts Of flowers
and vegetables and contains a vast a
mount of Information respecting their care
and culture. They intend to issue
FLORAL WORK Of about GOO pages, illus
trated, in May, 1876, that will. be supe rior
to anything of the kind ever issued. twill
be sold to customers at from 81 to Sl.50,
and as premium to person ordering 81
worth of seeds. Every person who owns
foot of land ought to have the W ork.-
The colored engraving entitled the "To-
mato Race received with the Catalogue,
is truly work Of "art."
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1876-02-16
WOODSTOCK w. WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY l6 1876

left all his fortune to hospital.
Changing his mind, however, he lives
still, and so does Belinda, on second
floor, where she quarrels a good deal
with her husband, who has ceased to
be at all attentive and wonders vague
" what he could have meant by it
meaning his courtship and marriage.
And Mr.. Softheart never sees Be
linda, who would be handsome still in
a decent bonnet and Belinda never
sees the old bachelor, whom she really
liE ed, and who is fne-looking rs well
as rich, without a bitter remembrance
OF the first of April which made them
and has left them a par of April
Fools.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1876-02-16
Personal Property.

An Irishman had sold his farm, and
moved all his personal property to
the one adjoining, which he had pur'
chased.
He claimed that stable manure was
personal property and not real estate,
and commenced moving the same. "A
lawsuit ensued, and the court declared
against him. His final remarks to
,ue judge, after the jury had found a
verdict against him, were as follows
"Mr. Judge, horse and COW are
personal property ?"
"Yes.'
"Mr. Judge, corn, oats, hay, etc.,
are personal property 2
"Yes."
"Theu," SAID Pat, show can person
al property eat personal property and
produce zeal estate"
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1876-02-16

SOME WIND.-The San Francisco
Bulletin gives an account OF Wind
storm which recently happened at Ie-
jon Pass. When the tempest began
there were about 100000 sheep scat
tered among the various camps, and
one third of the number are thought
to have pershed. 1t seemed like a
storm Of gravel, sand and stones, the
latter driven with force enough to
beat the animals to death. Men on
horseback left the animals and came
into camp with their faces bruised SO
as to nearly close their Ieyes. Thou
sands OF sheep were driven into mar
row gulches and finally covered with
literally buried alive. On the
San Emido, cattle driven into the
beds of the streams were in some
places buried completely out OF sight.
The grass, which had grown to good
feed, was taken out by the roots and
piled up in waves along the plains.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1876-02-16
Invitations.
"Ho EVERY one that thirsteth. is

"Ho EVERY one that thirsteth. is.
w. /.
Look unto me. is. xiv. 22.
"Come unto me, all. Matt. Xi. 28.
''If any man thirst john vii 81.
''The Spirit and the bride. key.
xxi. II.
81 love them that love me ; and
those that seek me early shall find me.
Prov. viii. II.
TO the HEAvY-LADEN
Cast thy burden upon the Lord,
and he shall sustain thee. "-Ps. ". %
TO the soRRowFUL:
"They that SOW in tears shall reap
in joy ."-Ps. cxxvi. 5.
TO the MURDERER :
"Though your sins be as scarlet,
they snail be as white as snow. is.
i. 1S.
10 the HARD. HEARTED
81 will take away the stony neart
out of your flesh, and ] will give you
a heart of flesh. "-Ezek. XXXvi. 26,
TO EVERYBODY
"Let him that is athirst come. And
whosoever will, let him take the wat
er of life ireely.'-Rev. xxi. II.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1876-02-16

"A railroad man recommends as a
means Of preventing the personal in
jury and damage to property which
result from railway collisions, that
passenger carriages should be con
structed of strong vulcanlzed india
rubber, which, he says, can be nodded
up to any thickness and degree of elias
ticity. The carriages would be round
ed at the ends instead Of having buff
ers attached and these convex ends
would become concaye in collision,
butIwould not jerk the carriages of
the rails like buffers. He proposes
that the train should be united by a
wire rope passed through eyes under
meath each carriage to a windiass on a
brake be hind, winch would tighten it
up to any tensity.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1876-02-16

The true spirit Of religion cheers
as well as composes the soul it ban
isbes, indeed, all the levity of behav'
ior, all vicious and dissolute mirth,
but in exchange fills the mind with a
perpetual serenity, uninterrupted
cheerfulness, and an habitual inclina
ton to please others as we'll as to be
pleased in itself. Il Addison.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1876-02-16
In the Yosemite Valley.

Sound! sound! sound
o colossal walls, and crowned,
In one eternal thunder!
Sound! sound! sound!
ye oceans overhead,
While we walk subdued in wonder,
In the ferns and grasses under
And beside the swift Merced.
Fret fret fret
Dye sounding banners, set
On the giant granite castles
In the clouds and in the snow.
But the foe he comes not yet
We are loyal, valiant vassels,
And we touch the trailing tassels
OF the banners far below.
Surge! surge! surge!
From the white Sierra's verge,
To the very valley blossom.
Surge! surge! surge !
Yet the song-brds build home,
And the messy branches cross them,
And the tasseled tree-tops toss them
In the clouds Of falling foam.
Sweep! sweep! sweep!
o We heaven-born and deep,
In one dread-unbrOken chorus
We may wonder or may weep,
We may wait on God before us;
We may shout or lift hand,
We may bow down and deplore us,
But may never understand.
Beat! beat beat!
We advance, but would retreat
From this restless, broken breast
OF the earth in q convulsion.
We would rest, but dare not rest,
For the angel of expulsion
From this Paradise below
Waves us onward, and ...... we go!
joaquin Miller.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1876-02-16
"A Highland minister who foun,

"A Highland minister who found
his congregation going to sleep one
Sunday before he had fairly com.
menced, suddenly stopped and ex-
claimed: "Bretherer, it's nae fair
gle a mon halfa chance. Wait till |
get alang, and then if I'm nae worth
listening to gang to sleep, but don't
go to sleep before get began; gle a
mon a chance"
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1876-02-16
A PAIR OF APRIL FOOLS.

Mr. Sottheart had always been ro-
mantle young man, from the earliest
years at which it was possible for him
to claim the title man and he was
romantic still, now that the title young
was cnly accorded to him because OF
his bachelorhood.
Mr.. Softheart had never desired to
be bachelor He admired the other
sex too much but, although he had
been in love with four blondes, three
brunettes, and five young ladies who
were neither one nor the other, he had
never been able to pop the question
point blank, but delicately hinted it in
such a way that his meaning would
have been riddle to the Sphinx, and
was naturally enough never successful.
Now, at forty, and growing ex-
tremely stout, he was as romantic as
ever; and moreover, he was desper-
ately in love with a new idol-a young
lady who smiled when he appeared,
gave him soft glances, called his bou-
quets "lovely," and preserved them in
water!
The fact is, Mr.. Softheart was very
we'll off, and not ill.looking, and that
Miss Belinda had made up her mind
to accept his hand whenever it was
offered, despite the persistent atten-
,ions of young Mr.. Spooney, who,
though by no means ill-looking, and
just six-and-twenty, was only a Gov
ernment clerk, and by no means as
eligible match in consequence.
For six months Belinda Bellows
had been waiting for Mr.. Softheart to
propose, and every day more certain
that he positively intended to place
his mansion and bank account at her
disposal.
But, though Mrs. Bellows was kind
enough to allow the cook to summon
her to consultations, when Mr.. Soft
heart called, and so leave the pair
alone together; and although Belin-
da's sister, Miss Angelina, was equally
considerate, and invariably remem
bered that something she wanted very
particularly was upstairs where her
mother went to speak to the cook,
poor Mr.. Softbeart never could bring
himself to the point of saying: "Will
you have me ?" 1t would, he argued,
confuse the young lady and himself ;
and if she should say no, whereas
the floor never opened on such awful
occasions to receive rejected lovers
where should he hide himself?
"I'll do it by letter." he said to him
self, after long considerations. "Wo.
men, so far, have misunderstood me.
I'll do it in black and white now--say
will you marry me?' in 50 many
words, and decide my fate
And so on the last day of March,
Mr. softheart wrote, on pink-tinted
paper, perfumed with Rimmel's scent
and edged with gold, an offer Of his
hand and heart, as plainly to be under
stood "a. the bill from ones baker ;
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1876-02-16
American Sauis.

Tread not long since the story OF
Spanish gambler who accumulated an
immense fortune by his profession. AT
length his long and prosperous life
drew toward its close. He was about
to die. He was ill at ease. He sum-
moned friend to his bedside, made
confession, and turned over nearly, or
quite, his whole fortune to the church.
The holy father pronounced on him
the blessing Of the church, and | sup
pose he died in peace at least i'll such
peace as it was possible for the church
to bestow upon him. He was Span
ish Saul.
But | think | have met Sauls, and
very many of them, outside the Rom
ish church The American Saul pays
washing-women small wages he
coins their tears and their blood, and
puts the results of this horrible mint
into his own pocket. Then he pays
liberal donations to religious enterprl-
ses, and satisfies his own conscience
and sometimes the conscience OF the
modern Samuel, who is less exacting,
or less keen sighted, than his proto-
tvpe. This American Saul is hard
and exaeting in his counting-room,
and generous to subscription-papers
and contribution boxes. His clerks
scowl at the mention OF his name but
it figures oft in benevolent reports.
His neighbor is his hard-worked book
keeper his under paid clerk ; his
frosty cared porter Does he love his
neiyhbor us himself Does he know
the mea ming Of the declaration that
'.to obey is better than sacrifice ?"
When Capt. Collier, of Brooklyn,
was converted, he knocked IN the
heads of his liquor casks, and emptied
their contents into the sewer, AMI abb
solutely refused to let the old liquor
saloon, except with covenant that it
should not be used in the liquor busi-
ness. An American Saul would have
sold out his stock, put two thousand
dollars in his pocket, given one thou
sand dollars to the National Temper.
ance Society, and been accounted a
moderate man, free from all fanatic
ism. When Zaccheus was converted,
he restored fourtold to all whom he
had wronged by false accusations !;
and rs he could not keep the account
perfectly, he gave half of his property
to the poor, 1t is not probable that
there was muCn lett
There are noble men in our Ameri-
can churches, and many of them,
whose generosity in public is trans
scended by their private consideration
and their unheralded and unknown
charities. But there are also Sauls,
who have filled their Golfers with the
fruits Of their disobedience, who hope
to satisfy God and their own conscience
by giving part Of it to the Lord.
And it is as certain as the unchange-
ableness of God, that they will not
succeed any better than did Ananias
and Sapphira-certainly not with the
Lord, though they may deceive Peter.
: Rev. Lyman Abbott, in the Con-
gregationlist.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1876-02-16

-Falsehood Is never SO successful
AS when she baits her hook with truth.
No opinions so fatally mislead us as
those that are not wholly wrong; as
no watches so effectually deceive the
wearer as those that are sometimes
right.-Colon.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1876-02-16

"A man in Chicago having been
lately indicted for having ten barrels
of unstamped whisky IN his posses
sion, proved that a pet woodchuck had
scratched the stamps off, and he was
discharged
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1876-02-16

-Idleness is the bane of body and
mind; the nurse of naughtiness ; the
step mother of deception; one of the
seven deadly sins; the cushion upon
which the devil chiefly reposes. Bur
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1876-02-16

ALL THE SAME.-"Patrick, where's
the whiskey gave you to clean the
windows with?" "Och, master, just
drank it; and thought if / breathed
on the GLASS it would be all the same
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1876-02-16

1.-THE rich" said a Dutchman,
seat venison because it ish deer. l eat
mutton because it ish sheep"
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1876-02-16

Goodness is love in action.-(J,
Hamilton.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1876-11-09

SALUTArIoSs.-A writer in Good
Health remarks that nething affords
more interest and amusement than an
examination of the various modes of
salutations practieed by the ma tions of
the earth. In some degree these forms
may be regarded as an index of nation
al life. The Hebrew salutation was
'sPeace - the ancient Greeks, ''Re-
joice :" The moderns use the form,
what doest thoui" In Germany,
allow do you find yourself e. and in
some parts of the country they invaria-
bly, kiss the hands of all the ladies of
their acquaintance whom they meet
In Spain, "How goes it :" and the
Spanish grandees wear their hats in the
presence of their sovereign, to show
that they are not so much subject to
him as the rest of the nation. When
the royal carriage passes, it is the rule
to throw open the cloak to show that
the person is unarmed. In the West
Indies the negroes say, slave you had
a good sleep!" The Pelew Islanders
seize the foot of the person they desire
to salute, and rub their faces with it !;
and New Guinea people place on their
heads leaves of trees as tokens of peace
and friendship. The Romans in ancient
times exclaimed, "Be healthy y or
''Be strong!" 1t was customary to
take up the children by the ears and
kiss them. Japanese remove their
sandals when they meet a superior,
exclaiming, "Hurt me not ~ Manil-
las bend their bodies, place their hands
on their cheeks, raise one leg, and
bend the knee. Persians salute by in
clining neck over neck, and then
cheek to cheek, with the exalted greet
ing, SIS thy exalted high condition
good - MAY thy shadow never be
less " and "Peace be upon thee -
In Poland the inhabitants bow to the
ground with the significant inquiry,
'Art thou gay o. and show hast thou
thyself!" Russian ladies permit only
their foreheads to be kissed by their
friends. The men salute by inquiring,
''HOw do you live onl" BE well ~
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1876-11-09
SUCCESS IN LIFE.

Nothing is more common than TO
hear people complaining of their lot
their luck, so-calIed, in life, and they
will proclaim that their chances for
business lessen day by day. And
thus they brood over the present, and
despond over the future. They think
the world is too full already, and, con-
sequently, that every avenue of sue
cess is over-crOwded. Hence we
should conclude that man must be
giant--a perfect Hercules, to prevent
his being elbowed out of the way--to
prevent him from languishing in OBJ
security, and pining in neglect-to pre-
vent his wasting away, and dying of
heart-sickness long before his time
comes.
What nonsense
1t may be true that there are in
stances in which society is to blame
sad instances, may be. of capacity
overlooked, and talents sighted
where men, like flowers, are born to
blush unseen, and waste their talents
without an opportunity to improve
them. In many such instances, how
ever. there is something lacking, and
the complaint, in majority of them.
is false and foolish. the evil being in
the coInplainer, and not in the society
in which he vainly attempts to live.
The truth is that men often-per-
haps in nine cases out of ten-mistake
their own capacity-their own powers,
and, As a legitimate consequence, they
mistake their line-mistake their
moorings-cast anchor either too soon
or too late, and never know whether
they are sailing or stranded.
But we tell you. kind reader, that
this habit of railing on society, and
at it, is folly doubly-refined. Learn
first your business, and then attend to
it. Get up and move, and not stand
around whining. Obtain in some way +,
knowledge of your own capacities,
and then with a fixed and infiexible
puTpose-with a steady, persistent ef-
fort--m0ve forward 10 the mark.
These are the conditions of success in
human life, and they almost invaria-
bly, both demand and obtain it.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1876-11-09
MURDER WILL OUT.

A few years ago "August Flower" was dis
covered to be a certain cure for Dyspepsia
and Liver complaint, a few thin Dyspeptics
made known to their friends how easily and
quickly they had been cured by its use. The
great merits of GREENS AUGUsT FLowEE be-
came heralded thru, IA the country by one
sufferer to another, until, without adver-is-
ing, its sale has become immense, Druggists
in EVERY TOWN in the United States are
selling it. No person suffering with Sour
Stomach, Sick Headache, COstiyeness, palpi-
tation of the Heart, indigestion, low spirits,
etc, can take three doses without relief. GO
to your Druggists, &. 4. Davis or r. ;. Free
man, and get bottle for rs cents and try it,.
Sample bottles 10 cents.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1876-11-09

With the compliments of ID. ".
Pomeroy, Esq, New Lisbon. Ohio. this
Office lately received basket full of
apples, some of them weighing one
pound. They are the largest apples
we ever saw in any country which
we're sound, and of fine flavor. 1t may
be needless TO add that our contributor
has been a subscriber to the JOURNAL
for the past four years.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1876-11-09

l.. W. Curtis and j. III. Hamilton
have Joined hands in the harness bust
ness under the firm name of Curtis &
Hamilton. They have rented rooms
over Wells livery stable where they
will be pleased to show you as fine an
assortment of goods in their line as
can be found anywhere i'll the North
west. Mr.. Curtis is superior work
man and we bespeak prosperous bust
ness for the new firm.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1876-11-09
House and Lot For sale.

Ii is situated next West ~ the Normal
school grounds, on the South side of Cascade
Avenue. A good barn ON the premises, and a
good well of pure, soft water. The buildings
are new, and everything about the premises
is new, neat, and commodious. Terms as
easy as can be desired. For further particu-
lars, inquire of J. II. Thompson, on the prem
ises, or OF "A. MORSE.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1876-11-09
Farm For Sale.

100 acres OF good land, lying within one
half mile of the village OF ri Paso, with 80
acres improved, and comfortable dwelling
thereon This is rare opportunity for any
person who wants to make money in the pur-
chase of land, or for any one who may desire
to make first-class farm in that locality.
Price very low, and terms easy. Inquire OF
A. MORsE.
River Falls Wis II
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1876-11-09
NOTICE.

| will give better discount on
Watches Clocks & Jewelry, plated
ware, musical intruments, spectacles,
&c. &c. than any other House in River
Falls. AS I am principally selling for
Cash and do not have to add from 10
to 20 per cent. by giving from 2 to 9
months time. o. w. PETERSON.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1876-11-09
NOTICE.

l will give ten per cent better dis
count on watches, clocks and jewelry
than any other house in River Falls,
for cash. Or, / will sell as low as the
lowest and give from two to six
months time, without interest.
f. w. REED.