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River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1877-11-08

The United States Minister TO the
Hague reports that there has not been a
bank failure in Holland during the last
forty years, and that the paper money OF
the banks during that time has been
equal TO gold. There is no case on record
of the failure of a fire insurance com
pany, and while the rate of insurance
does not average more than one-half of
one per cent, the companies are in the
most fourishing condition, realizing
twelve to sixteen per cent. per annum.
First-class railroad travel is only one
cent per mile, and vet the roads paw
good dividends. Pilfering officials are
scarce, and when one is detected he is
severely punished and forever disgraced.
No free passes are granted, and managers
and directors have no power to pass any,
body over the roads free. All must paw
the public rates. Dishonesty of any
kind or failure in business means public
dishoDor, and utterly bars the guilty
ones from any future public consider
alton. -Four millions ofpeople live with
in an area of 10000 square miles, fact
unprecedented in any other country, and
all appear to be happy, prosperous, and
contented. The secret of this prosperity
lies in the fact that all live within their
income, and that industry and honesty
are principles so firmly established that
their violation is looked upon as an out
rage on the national characteristics.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1877-11-08
THE CONFLICT IN THE OLD WORLD

A special from Paredin contains the
following: The Turkish loss at The capture
by the Russians Of the position near Gurnji
Dubrik, October oath, was at least 1000 killed
I besides wounded and prisoners. The Rus
I SLAMS only succeeded in stoTming the position
/ 1t the third attempt They accuse the Turks of
/ twice Turing them under destructive FIRE by
/ displaying a white flag
1t IS officially announced the brigade
which was entreuehed at Telesche has been
dispersed by the Russians. Chevket Pasha is
iortifying the neighbOrheod Of Arehanie Sui
ieman Pasha telegraphs confirmation Of re-
ports that the Russian army Of the Dobudscha
Is marching to Kuzghim, near Silistria.
An effort Is being made to gain pos
session ofthe Plevna and Rahova road. me
ROumanian force between the rivers Vid and
Iska Nov LIST made reconnaissance along
the Danube in the direction OF Rahova. At
Nadeni they found Turkish detachment oc
cupying some earthworks, and after a brief
eannOnade the Turkish magazine exploded and
the garrison retreated in tine direction of Ra-
hOva- Two companies Of Rouman ians oc-
cupy the redoubts.
The attack on Telische simultaneously
with the capture Of Dubrik on the oath ult.
was repulsed with loss Of a thousand men
The loss at Dubrik was 5000 men. Every
brigade and regiment commander was killed
or wounded, and as nearly all the officers OF
the Guards are personally known at head
quarters the fact tlIat 200 officers had been
placed hOrs du combat, has cast gloom over
the staff at Bagot
A Russian official dispatch dated Bogot,
Nov I'd, says Gen. Kunzeff announces the
capture Of Daletewen, northeast of Orchanie
where there were seven large and thirty small
fortified positions. The Turks left UPWARDS
Of hundred dead on the field Our loss was
insignificant. We seized large quantity of
provisions, tools for Entertainments, cartridg
Is, and herd of cattle. Yesterday the Grand
Duke Nicholas inspected the pos ton We have
occupied AT GOrRy Dubuik, from which the
Turks, on the approach of the Russians, on the
3lst ultimo, withdrew during the night to
Pleyna- Thus this important point has passed
into our hands without fighting. The same
day We advanced from Dubuik two versts to
PlevDa. We are also entreching in new DO
sitiOn towards Orchanie Our infantry oc-
cupied Lukowitza and tie cavalry made
further advance. ChevEet Pasha is retiring |
without fighting toward Orchanie.
A correspondent with the Turks in |
Asia, after showing from personal observation /
hat Mukhtar Pasha's retreat on Kars was the 4
widest rOut, says the condition of Kars is al 1
most helpless. There are few provisions, 1000 \
lick and wounded, and ABSOLUTELY no firewood.
\ correspondent with the Russian headauart
rs in Asia, under date of the 4th, telegraphs
hat Gen. Hemniam is now within cannon
hot of Mukhtar Pasha's position.
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Light in the Window.

| Off the coast of one of the Orkney
Islands, and right opposite the harbor,
stood lonely rock, against which, in
stormy nights, the boats of returning
| fishermen often struck and were lost.
Fifty years ago there lived on this
island a young girl in a cottage with her
father; and they loved each other tender
ly. One stormy night the father was
away on the sea in his fisherman's boat,
and though his daughter watched for
him in much fear and trouble. he did not
come home. Sad to tell, in the morning
his dead body was found washed upon
the beach. His boat, as he sought the
harbor, had struck against the "Lonely
Roekn and gone down.
In her deep sorrow, this tisherman's
orphan did not think of herself alone.
She was scarcely more than child,
humble, poor and weak but she said in
her heart, that while she lived, no more
boats should be lost on 'Lonely Rock, !"
if light shining through her window
would guide them safely into the harbor.
And so, after watching by the body Of
her father, according to the custom of
her people, until it was buried, she laid
down and slept through the day; but
when night fell, she arose, and light
ing candle, placed it in the window
of her cottage, so that it might be seen
by any fisherman coming in from sea,
and guide him safely into the harbor.
She sat by the candle all night, and
trimmed it, and spun; but when the day
dawned, abe went to bed and slept.
As many hanks as she had spun before
for her daily bread she spun still, and
ore over to buy her nightly candle; and
from that time TO this, for fifty years,
through youth, maturity and old age,
she has turned night into day, and in the
snow-storms of winter, through driving
mists, deceptive moonlight and solemn
darkness, that northern harbor has never
once been without the light of her can
die.
How many lives she saved by this
candle. and how many meals she won by
il for the starving families of the boat
men, i. is impossible to say How many
dark nights the fishermen, depending on
il. have gone 70 tn, cannot now be told
There it stood, regular as lighthouse,
steadily as constant care could make it.
Always brighter when daylight waned,
the fishermen had only to keep 1t con-
stantly in view and were safe; there was
but one thing to intercept it, and that
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The Wife's Pin Money.

We do not know if it be possible for a
man to understand sensitive, high-spir-
tied woman's reluctance to ask for money,
because he can't put himself in the place.
1t would require an impossible stretch of
the imagination for him to conceive what
his feelings would be, if he were COM
PEELED to ask somebody when he wanted
a new hat, or coat, or a PAIR of shoes.
Perhaps he might be able to APP
prOximate to something near her state of
mind, if he could recall his subject terror,
when, boy, he approached his father to
crave boon of a few extra dollars. A
lady said to us: II have lain awake half
the night. dreading the stern necessity of
asking my husband for money next day"
Another said: "If | was absolute mistress
of the even the paltry sum of one hundred
dollars year, so that | could spend it
without feeling responsible to anbody,
should feel that great weight had been
lifted off me-" A wife who does her share
of the work for the family, and by careful
management and contriving adds to the
common fund, is entitled to lcr share of
the profits, and the divisi, should be
Justly and cheerfully made by the head
of the firm, AS with anyother partner. If
woman were so recognized and trusted
many whose souls are now tormented
about the vexed question of their "1ghts"
would be confronted happy "keepers at
home. n-T0ledO Blade.
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Miscellaneous Paragraphs.

The following incident happened in
one of the public schools: TEACHER
Define the word excavate." Scholar
1t means to hollow out" Teacher
Construct sentence in which the word
is properly used" iScAolar-" The baby
excavates when it gets hurt"
A little boy was asked the other day if
he knew where the wicked finally went
to. He answered: They practice
law spell here, and then they 90 TO
the Legislature 1t was painful OPP
Grafton for that boy to sit down for few
days
As mushrooms and toadstools LOOK so
much alike, great care should be taken in
cooking the former. The best way to
serve 'em up for the table, is to put 'em
In bucket of water, and let 'em soak
over night The next morning carefully
drain off the water and feed EN- to the
hogs. If you have no hogs bury them in
the garden.
Miss A. would be beauty if her
mouth were trifie imposing in its di-
mansions. sits a pity" said young man
''that her mouth is so large" why, not
at all, )" returned another. '.It's decided
advantage" "How so1'' "Whs she can
whisper into her ear without any
trouble"
This is the kind Of dialogue that used
to pass between parent and child in the
days of "Auld Lang Syne:" Boy
Teacher gimme big lickin' to-day, dad
DIV, him did" Father-"Is that so, SON
ny: VIII I'm right glad on it. ] ha'
known long time ye' needed good
trashin', ladr
sOh, you say this gentleman was about
fifty-five," said Canning to pert young
woman in tie witness box, land | sup
pose, now, you consider yourself to be a
pretty good judge of peoples ages, Ell!
All, just so. Well, now, how old should
You take me to bel" Judging from your
SIR" replied the witeness, Il
should take you to be about sixty; by your
questions should suppose you were about
sixteen
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1877-11-08
THANKSGIVING.
Ry the Presidents OF the Emitted states
a Proclamation.

BY the Presidents OF the Emitted states
Proclamation.
The completed circle of summer and
winter, seed time and harvest, has brought
us to the accustomed season at which re-
ligious people celebrate with praise and
thanksgiving the enduring mercy of Al
mighty God This devout and public con-
fession of constant dependence of man
upon the Divine Father for all good gifts
of life and health and peace and happi
ness, so early in our history made habit
of our people, finds in the survey of the
past year grounds for It's joyful and CRATE
full manifestations. In all blessings which
depend upon benignant seasons, this has
been a memorable year. Over a wide ter
ritory, In our country, with all its diver
sity of soil and climate and products, the
earth has yielded a bountitul return TO
the labor of the husbandman. The
health of the people has been blighted
by no prevalent and widespread disease.
No great disasters of shipwreck upon
our coasts or 10 our commerce on the seas
have brought loss and hardships to mer-
chants or mariners and clouded the hap
piness Of the community with sympathet
ic sorrow In all that concerns our
| strength and peace and greatness as
nation, in all that touches the perman-
encc and security of our government,
and the beneficent institutions on
which it rests, in all that affects the
character and dispositions of our people
and tests our capacity to enjoy and
uphold the equal and free condition Of
| society now permanent throughout the
! land, the experience of the last year
/ is conspicuously marked by the
/ protecting Providence of God and
is full of promise and hope for
| coming generations. Under sense of
these infinite obligations TO the Great
Ruler of times and seasons and events, let
us humbly ascribe it TO our own faults
and frailties if in any degree that perfect
concord and happiness, peace and JUS
| tice which such great mercies should diff
fuse through the hearts and lives of our
people do not altogether, always and
everywhere prevail. Let US with one
spirit and one voice lift up praise and
thanksgiving to God for his manifold
goodness to our lands, his manifest care
for our nation.
Now therefore /, Rutherford b. Hayes,
President of the III tied States, do APP
point Thursday, the Goth day of Novem-
1 DBT next rs a ld1 vi udlAohal NhohnoSs
and PRAYER, and / earnestly recommend
that Withdrawing themselves from secu-
lar cares and labors, the people of the
United States do meet together on that
day in their respective places of worship,
there to give thanks and praise TO Al
mighty God for His mercies, and to de-
voutly beseech their continuance.
In witness whereof haze hereuntO set
my hand and caused the seal of the Uni
ted States To be affixed.
Done at the city of Washington this
goth day of October, in the year of our
Lord one thousand eight hundred an l
seventy seven, and of the Independence of
the United States the one hundred and
second.
T.. s (Signed) r. B. HAYES.
BY the President:
WILLIAM NJ. EvARTs,
| Secretary of State.
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Kate Heath in Sacramento Union.
1t seemed as though all the female
music teachers who have their names
hung out on the signs in the city have
glided quietly into the Music Convention
here, thin enough and pale enough, good
ness knows, and looking as delicate IS
though they were nothing but soul, and
that they had been fed and INJURED from
earliest infancy on the tones and semi
quavers and flats and sharps. A small
old lady sat in front of me who had a
double row eff false teeth, even and white
in contrast to her sallow skin, but she
had good kind sort of smile that made
her face fall into benevolent wrinkles,
and she was always bobbing her head to
the music. and / watched her in aston
ishment to see if she really would sing.
Singl Bless me, yes. She tuned up by
and by in a faint, high-pitched voice,
that seemed to wander in and out the
Others in odd and somewhat pitiful
tremulo that seemed like the far-away
and wavering echo of fresh young bub-
bling voice at her right that was clear
and finn and musical as chime of bells.
Alasl the old voice was cracked and out
of tune, worn out with laughter in the
old lady's girlish days, and broken, may
hap, with crying and grief in these her
last years. But there she sat and sung,
wrinkled yellow cheeks, false teeth,
pointed chin, scanned and criss-crossed
forehead and poor old, high-up voice,
benevolent smile and nerveless, trem-
bling hands and all Shall ever you and
/ get to be so old. do you thinkl
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Marder-BlOOd Indelible.
St. louis Dispatch.

st. Louis Dispatch.
There are great many things in this
world that are regarded as superstitious
and of so vapid nature as to be discred.
tied, but the old saying that it is impos.
sible to wash murder blood out of wood
is verified in the fact that the blood
stains on the floor where Mabel Hall drop
ped after her murder at the hands of Ed
gar Moore, at the Comique Theatre, are
still ingrained on the walnut paneling.
Since the event of the murder, the res
taurant in which Mabel was murdered.
has been converted into a barber shop.
in connection with the Comique. Every
Saturday morning the floor Of the shop
is scrubbed, but the blood of Mabel will
not wash out. The spots are ingrained
and though perfectly sleek from attempts
to rub them out they stand there to re-
mind one of the cOld-blooded murder
which startled the community at the
time its perpetration. Here is a ques-
ton for theorists, and if il can be deter
mined that the blood of a murdered per
son is indplihIa --.h;ls <I.~t - SIIi PIO
wound from accidental causes is not, no
further proof of Divine curses will be
needed. The above statements are well
authenticated.
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Little of.

A Detroiter called at livery stable
yesterday morning, to secure rig to take
his wife out for a ride, and he made 1t a
point to ask for docile animal. While
the horse intended for him was being
hitched up, she reared up and acted
very neryously, and the proprietor ex-
claimed:
"You needn't be bit afraid of her
She's simply a little off, to-day"
The citizen got into the carriage, was
whirled around the corner, and nothing
more was seen of him for two hours.
Then he came limping back and ask
ed:
THAT horse was little of, wasn't
sheln
YES"
"Well, she kept growing offer and of
fer till l concluded to get out, and then
the way she got off altogether was bad for
the buggy. Go andget the pieces, and
we'll settle up"
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1877-11-08
A Welsh Rabbit.

A sturdy, hungry looking individual
stepped into Fulton Street restaurant,
and, after consulting the bill of fare. call
ed for a Welsh rabbit After a short
time they brought the peace of bread
neatly toasted, reposing in its bed of
cheese. and, after looking at it intently
for moment. he asked:
rs that a Welsh rabbitlr
1T is was the answer
He lifted it with fork and looked un-
der IL
at isln he echoed.
sYes, sir, it's just what you called for, a
Welsh rabbit
"Well, replied the man, moving slow
" back from the table, you can take it
away just the same, aRd bring me some
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her father, much older, indeed, than he
was himself. A few weeks of happiness,
or the reverse, with her aged adorer
proved enough for the young bride, who
incontinently ran away again with a
young fellow she met at a foreign water
ing place. There was, of course great
scandal, and her father came once more
TO upbraid her with the enormity of her
behavior Really, papa" said the I'M
reasonable young person, there's no
pleasing you; you told me before you
would not have minded if it had been a
young man, and now when / have chosen
young man you are just as aDgryt'
The father was disgusted with her moral
obliquity and left her 20 her fate.
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was the rock. However far they might
have gone out to sea, they bad only to
bear down for that lighted window, and
hey we're sure of safe entrance to the
harbor
But what do the boatmen and boat
mems wives think of thisl Do they pay
the poor womanl No; they are very
poor; but poor OF rich, they know better
than that Do they thank herr No.
Perhaps they think that thanks of theirs
would be inadequate TO express their
gratitude; or perhaps long years have
made the lighted easement so familiar,
that they look upon it as a matter OF
course, and forget for the time the pa
tent watcher within.-Jeaa Inqel0le.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1877-11-08
"Farner George"

Majesty is sometimes shorn fits titles
TO the amusement of royalty itself. Lord
Yarmouth says that George III. at one
time determined to keep many parts OF
the parks and forests in his own hands,
on farming system, sin order to give a
responsibility to the profession of farm
ing"
Our sovereign was invested with the
title of ''Farmer George" which got into
circulation shortly, and which, it is said.
he first learned from meeting a peasant.
early in the morning, driving some sheen
towards Windsor. The king stopped TO
look at them, and asked ''who they were
forg"
For "Farmer George" was the answer.
''And who is Farmer George? l Thought
knew all the farmers in this neiohbor
hood"
she lives at that great house, yonder.n
pointing to the castle, "and yum volks
calls um the King, but we calls UNI
Farmer George
In connection with this, a humorous
print, OF small price, might be seen in
that day, called Farmer George and his
wife"
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1877-11-08
Captain BOynton's Picture.

Most of you have heard of the artist
who was employed to paint "The Cross
ing of the Red Sea" and finished a flat
expanse of water with not living soul
in sight. The Israelites had "all gone
over,n be said, and the Egyptians were
sail drowned
Captain Boynton, while in England,
employed an Irish artist to paint him in
full submarine armor, the scene TO be
aid in mid-ocean. In due time the
picture was presented for approval. IL
represented a wide stretch of water, hor-
lion and sky, ship or two, but no Beyn
ton.
ssWhy. how's thislr asked the cap
tain, Indignantly; ~where am / in this
picturel'
sAn' shure, you're down undernayth the
wather,swhere viz belong" was the Irish
mans reply.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1877-11-08
Rows and Girls.

When we are young our boys are sweet,
They climb our knees, and lie at our feet;
When we are old they are hard TO please,
Cold as the rock and wild as the breeze;
They kiss us kindly and speak us fair,
But we know their hearts are otherwhere;
OH my sons my son till he gets him wife,
But my daughters my daughter all my life.
When we are young our days are bright,
and full of hope from morn till night;
When we are old we sit alone,
And think of pleasant days long gone,
When the house was full Of the children
noise,
The wild girls and the naughty boys.
OH my sons my son till he gets him a wife
But my daughters my daughter all my life.
Mrs. Msflock-t'l AK.
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SUMMARY OF THEGENERAL NEWS


The case of the Commonwealth IS.
Gov. Hsrtranft and other State officers who
refused to obey the subpenas of the grand
jury, to testify on investigation Of the July
riots, and against whom attachments were
thence directed to issue, was argued before
full bench Of the supreme court Of Pennsylvs-
mia, on the let, the attorney general Of the
State having had the record Of the proceedings
certified to this court for the purpose of re-
view, as the case is regarded very important
one. The court room was well filed, and
nearly all the leading members OF the bar
were present. Deputy Attorney General Gil
bert made the opening speech, and was fol-
lowed by district attorney MOntieth; Messrs.
Shiras and Hunter followed in behalf Of the
county and the argument closed by Attorney
General Lear. The argument was an able one
both sides, and the case being entirely with
out precedent and the result is awaited with
great interest. The court reserves its judg-
ment.
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The French Ministry TO Resign.

According to the semi official statements
the ministers have all agreed either to meet
the chamber Of deputies or resign before it as
sembles, as Mcmahon may prefer. The Mon
iteur states that President Mcmahon is dis
posed totry ministry Of the right, supported
BY majority II the senate, but ii this plan
should fail he would appeal 10 the leaders OF
the majority il the chamber Of deputies The
ministry Of the right would not be merely
charged to carry on the administration. NJ.
POuyer Guertier had an interview with the
president, supposed to refer to the formation
ola ministry Ofthe right
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The bankrupt Law.

at meeting of the chamber of com
meree of New York on the LIST, the executive
committee presented report on the adyisa-
blity Of repeating the bankrupt law. The re-
port is adverse 10 repeal, but favOrs a mOdif-
cation OF the present law. A memorial had
been prepared requesting congress to appoint
a commission 10 enquire into the workings of
the present law with authority to recommend
amendments and also request that the COM
mission be in part merchants. The report was
adopted.