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The Lamoille news. (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1877-1881, 1877-05-23

Sin is most terrible wound in hu-
man nature. Tho uirnlanaa of tl.u
poison is dreadful. The sting has
penetrated the aggregate of our hui
manity; the race is infamed by the
venom Of it. AS a gloomy back
ground sin clouds and darkens our
whole history. Sin is cumulative.
One sin opens the way for and makes
necessary another. The first sin is
the entrance on an evil path which
conducts to the pit. Once in this
way of death, how will you get out
Satan would persuade you that there
is no escape save by the commission
OF an additional transgression. If
you have DETAINED your neighbor or
taken his goods by unchristian meth
ods, he would have you believe that
only an untruth for this one can get
you out Of trouble. How many a
poor soul has stumbled on in this wav?
The foot once in, the whole course
seems inevitable. You seem to be
struggling in a network of evil, from
which escape is impossible. But it is
not so. Your sin should lead you to
the Lord Jesus. He only can break
its power; but He can, and He came
on purpose to save sinners. In your
distress and sense of sin, fly unto Him
who came as our great Rescuer in the
grand shipwreck of humanity.
The Lamoille news. (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1877-1881, 1877-05-23

their baled hay, market-men who will
not put the ripe fruit at the top and
the green fruit at the bottom, lawyers
who are not liars, shopmen who guar
antee nothing that they do not know,
authors who never forget to put quo
tation marks where they belong, and
ministers who preach their own earn
est and hearty thoughts.-Lyman Alb
bott.
The Lamoille news. (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1877-1881, 1877-05-23

In DR.. Hollands life of Lincoln, we
find the following characteristic letter,
written by the martyred President.
Wishing to add our mite to the trib-
ute of honor to be paid to the noble
dead, on decoration day, we have made
it the subject for an attempt at
poetry.
The Lamoille news. (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1877-1881, 1877-05-23
OUR STORY.
PRECIOUS: THE STORY OF A
LIFE.

Precious was Mans baby. Though
if that implies ownership in any sense,
| will state it differently, since Pre-.
cious owned Nan body and soul.
was her godmother for Mans
ship went down in mid ocean, and out
of all her life's delights only this one
little waif drifted to our shores. Poor
welcome she had scarcely hand out
stretched to lift her away from the
creeping tide whose incoming is life,
and whose outgoing we call death,
though on the other shore / think it
is not called so. 1t was l, then, who
held -iu. .pfsrr,c, y --li.4.'.,o,., AZ Npe
name Of the Father and the Son and
the Holy Ghost; and holding my face
close, | felt the touch Of faint breath
ing, as if lie had repeated the miracle
Of creation and breathed anew the
breath of life.
Nan came back, too, out of the
deathly swoon in which she lay tor
DAYS unconscious of everything. My
poor, pale darling, so pitifully bruised
by the storm! There were hours
when, kissing the sorrowfulmouth anc
the sweet eyes that would not open t(
the light, l could have been content t(
90 my way without Nan, if she nigh
have found in some other world Wha
she had lost from this.
"She'll come back, dear heart, TO
the baby's sake" cried Mademoiselle
lifting my hand gently to her lips ; 81
is the Lords good mercy, the dear lit
tie baby"
lifted it from the pillow where
was sleeping placidly.
"Nan," l said softly, with the littl
cheek held against mine.
"Well," with no opening of tn
shut eyes.
''Pve brought the baby, dear"
"Pd rather not have it. | am S
; tired" she whispered, YEARLY.
80 Nan, it will rest you," and m
own heart stirred to the touch Of tt
downy cheek in my neck.
"Wel," she said, and let the lis
less hands fall away from her bosom
I; little. The tender creature settled
it's nest with those grouping, uncerta
. motions and soft, inarticulate soun'
that belong to young animals. thir
t Mans heart heard it, as Lazarus
his grave-clothes heard the voice
3 the Master. Her arms clasped t
: baby with quick, passionate fondnes
and there was unutterable mother-lo
1t in the voice that cried precious !"
That was her name. Nan call
:, her so from that hour, and we fell
" with the mothers fancy, though
think she never uttered it but with
Ie thought for its meaning, while to t
rest of us it grew to be only
name like any other. 1t did not SCI
long then until we had Nan again
ting under the honeysuckle porch, 81
eyed and often fearful, but bhssfu
Id rich in the little cooling creature tt
lay upon her lap, scowling at the lis
and making awkward passes with
ho red puffs of fists. Not so very lo
until the sad eyes grew content, q
the thin cheek rounded to someth
. like the old fullness, with the salts
pt- ing joy that came every day in wat
ing the creeping baby on the llo'
The Lamoille news. (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1877-1881, 1877-05-23

Bring daffodils, roses and vlolets blue
To deck the mounds where the brave and
true
Lie quietly sleeping,
No more to be greeting
With friends they once loved till the
heavenly meeting.
Bring primrose and pansy, crocus, VERDE
mas,
Bring rec, white and blue, bring mignonet-
te zinnias,
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1877-05-17
RAILROADS.

There is an evident tendency in the
West TO revival of railroad building.
The country has got down TO hard
pan. a healthy recuperation is begin
ming. and the industry of railway
building in consequence thereof will
be resumed, though capitalists will
hereafter. for years. give projected
railway enterprises the most searching
Investigation ere putting their money
into them. The Wisconsin Central
will soSn close the gap which sepa-
rates Ashland from the outside
world. and the North Wisconsin is
pushing along its extension toward
Lake Superior. Other lines are pro-
jected i'm this State, some of which
will doubtless be commenced during
the year. as labor is cheap and capt.
tai has been gradually accommodating
since the work of railway building
was checked by the hard times. We
observe that narrow gauge railways
are constantly growing in favor, and
we believe that they are destined to
become quite popular. They can be
constructed at much less expense
than the standard gauge and the
''break of gauge" does not appear to
be as serious an objection to the mar.
row gauge as was at first supposed, it
now being claimed by the friends of
the narrow gauge lines that the trans
fer of freight costs in reality less than
the return from remote points of empty
ears to the different lines to which
they respectively belong. If this fact
can be clearly demonstrated itappears
to us that the greatest objection TO the
narrow gauge has been answered,
while there are obvious reasons which
favor in many instances the conStruc-
ton of the narrow gauge line, one of
the most forcible being the reduced
cost of construction, and we might
add, of equipment and operation.
Would it not be worth the while of
some of our prominent business men
and shippers to carry their investiga-
tions a little further in the direction
of narrow gauge railway lines should
a standard gauge road from misplace
to some point on the West Wisconsin
prove unattainable.
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WHY FARMING DOES NOT PAY.

EDS. JoURNAL:-The question is of
ten asked, 'Does farming pay g. 1t
is frequently asked, why is it that so
many farmers are poor, or ''hard up, "
as it is termed.
Now think there IS reason for all
this. In the first place it is too CON-
mon with a great many farmers to
buy every thing they see and want,
whether they can pay or not, provided
they can buy on time, which is gener-
ally very easy thing to do,-much
easier than it is to pay when it comes
due. Now a great many of these
things we could get along without if
we only thought so. Some will blame
the agents who sell these things, say
ing that they use undue endeavors to
pursaade them to buy.
Would these farmers be any more
successful in any other business I?
Would they not show the same ''tal-
ent'' for being ''hard up" Would
they not make some of the most ''suc-
cessful failures 2" | think they
would.
Now l would not deprive any one
of the rights of an American citizen.
Agents, therefore. have the right to
drive along the road and sell machin-
cry, or any thing else, provided they
can find a purchaser. And farmer,
also has a right to buy horse, car
riage, reaper, or anything he wants
provided he can get credit. He has a
right to promise his creditors to pay,
when he knows that in all probability
he viii not be able to do so. He has
a right to dIsappoint his creditors at
any time. He has right to pay
heavy interest on hIs notes. He has
a right to sell his wheat in the fall at
the lowest market price, because he is
not able to wait for rise in the mar
ket. But when he has enjoyed these
''inalienable rights" he should not
complain when the sheriff comes
around to exercise his rights, and sell
/ him out.
Farmers. let us not find fault with
our occupation and say it is not profit
able. Let us look the matter square in
| the face, and we will see that the
fault is within ourselves. Let us hire
a team for ten days in seeding, and
ten days in harvest rather than buy
on time, promising to pay from three
10 four hundred dollars. The inter
est saved will pay the bill, to say moth
ing of the expense and risk of keep
ing. Let us make the old machines do
a little longer. Let us ride in wagon
rather than promise to pay for car
riage. Let us make it a point to
keep wheat for our bread and seed
We viii find any of these experiments
are well worth trying. Let us, as far
as possible, pay as We go. The credit
system is the worst evil against which
the farmer has to contend.
These are some of the reasons why
farming is not profitable to all in the
West. That it does pay we have many
living witnesses to testify. We have
men all around us who have been
farmers all their lives, and. while they
are not what are termed rich men now
a-days. yet they are independent and
comfortable. Troy.
May nth, 1871.
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FRox the monthly and term reports
of the last winters schools, and our
own observations, we have made
lists of those who taught letter writing.
gymnastics, drawing, map-drawing and
defamation. Anyomissions will bedue
to the teachers who failed to enter
them upon their reports. We hope
for a larger list of those teaching these
very profitable and interesting branches
at the close of the summer term. We
give this week. the list of those. who
taught drawing. 1t is possible that
some meant map-drawing. but most of
them did not. Smiths and krusi S
were the leading textbooks:
Della Harris, II. L0wateT, J. W.
Gordon, Emma Watkins. Belle Red
mond. NJ. l.. Msxgood. Mary law, P.
f. Robey, A. M. Isaacson, NJ. j.. Baird,
Mary E. Walls, Florence olive, W. j.
GRAY, r. L. Reed, Eva Ellis. Sylvanus
Brown, j. s. Rounce, Sarah Alexander,
G. L. Bowman, j. ID. Pardee.
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IT is reported, apparently on good
authority. that Gov. Washburn made a
quarter of a million dollars in his
wheat and -four operations, recently.
A prominent Democratic journal re-
ioices at this as this increase of his
wealth will tend to make Washburn a
more formidable antagonist against
Matt. Carpenter.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1877-05-17

A HIGH official in the treasury de-
psrtment says he would not be sur
prised TO see currency brought TO par
with gold in this country as a conse-
quence of the war in Europe. In his
view the large export and decreased
import trade would insure a large IN
flux of specie to make up the balance
OF trade in our favor; in addition to
this. the returns received from the
mining regions OF the Pacific indicate
that they win produce more in the
next six months than ever before, the
product for the past month being es.
timated at 81, 100000.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1877-05-17

THE Philadelphia Worlds Fair in
the main Centennial building, was
formally opened May 10th, the ami
versary of the opening day of the
great Exhibition. There is consider
able local enthusiasm over the excel
lence and extent of the show One
hundred thousand people were present
the first day.
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IT is not at all unlikely that France
and Germany will have another tussle
pending the European war, as both
nations are preparing for business, and
one of Germany's most noted war
riors and statesmen has intimated the
possibility of contingencies that will
precipitate a clash of arms.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1877-05-17

TIE people of Minnesota are soon to
decide by vote whether or not they
will pay the railroad bonds issued
nineteen years ago by the State in aid
of the construction of railways. Re
pudiation has for years been stigma
upon Minnesota. and the sooner the
payment of these bonds is provided fol
the better will it he for her credit.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1877-05-17

MIS-. PARTINGToN says that just before
the late war circumstances were seen
around the moon nightly, shooting
stars perambulated the earth, the desk
of the sun is covered with ink spots
and comics swept the horizon with
their operate tails. Every body said
it profigated war, and sure enough
war did come.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1877-05-17

The Madison Democrat thinks that
the administration has done the com-
try good service 10y delaying the ex-
ira session of Congress till October
18th, and then magnanimOusly re-
Trains from blaming President Hayes
for the delay, as he did right in thus
pOstponing the session.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1877-05-17

The Racine post-oflice has changed
hands and Col. Utley, the retiring
postmaster, is one of the maddest men
that ever wrote p. NJ. after his name.
The Colonel will hereafter devote his
time and energies to the publication
Of an anti-administration organ.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1877-05-17

SOME of our Republican State eX-
changes are deplOring the open person
al correspondence between Governor
Washburn and Senator Carpenter.
While it certainly is nothing to the
credit of either of the gentlemen in
dulging therein, it is entertaining
reading to the rank and file of the
party as showing in some degree how
dextrously party magnates pull the
wires.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1877-05-17

TUE temperance people of OHIO have
abandoned the idea of prohibitory leg
islation as impracticable and are now
using moral suasion npon the drunk
ards with gratifying results.
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STANLEY at last accounts was at Tim
bucktoo. expecting TO leave in day.
for Timpizcojingdod by the way of
Zindolsgalorbust, and thinks he will
get there. He thinks he will discov-
er the much coveted prize, at the east
ern spur of "Ujiji' range under the
Zanzibar watershed and is much elat-
Ell thereby.
Certainly Mr.. Stanley otter sur
mounting the insurmountaDle o0sta-
cles before which a less determined
spirit would quail. after undergoing
hardships never dreamed of before.
deserves success.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1877-05-17

TIE Missouri Legislature is after the
grasshoppers. 1t has passed law
that provides that every able-bodied
male citizen between twelve and six
~ Years of age shall be drafted for
two days in each week, during the
spring months, those who refuse 70 re-
spond FORGETTING dollar for each ab-
sence-
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A BLOODY battle was fought at Ba-
toum on Friday last resulting in the
complete humiliation Of the Russian
forees-their dead and wounded eX-
ceeded 1000.
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THE Eau Claire Free Press feeling
that politics are ''slow'' dishes up TO
its readers a batch of Latin, French
and other quotations. which It sagely
interpTets.
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SEcRErARY DEvRNs made a neat hit
when he remarked. "When Mr.. Phil
ips calls YOU liar, villain and scoun-
drel, he merely means that he does
not agree with YOU"
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ARCHITECTURAL DRAFT TING.

lam now prepared 10 furnish Plans, Speei-
fieations and Estimates, Working Details, Ele-
vations, etc In short all drawings necessary
Tor the construction Of any building IN the
lafest and most approved STYLES. At reasonable
prices and satisfaction guaranteed Any per-
son win save frcm to ~ per cent On ii ,
est q a bEilding By procuring reliable e
81 drawings.
CONTRACTS TAKEN.
lor building and furnishing al materials.
e. MENHK.
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A RABD Democratic exchange refers
to JEFF. Davis as an old skunk. And
this in the days of Hayes policy of
pacification and reconciliation
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1877-05-17

TIE subject of utilizing the i'm
mense water power at Niagara Falls
was recently discussed by Or. Siemens
II an address delivered before a meet
ing of the Iron and Steel Institute of
Crest Britain. of which he is presi-
dent He computes the power of the
Horse Shoe fall at 1000, 900 horse
power. The force not being deliver
Ell at convenient points, DR.. Siemens
suggests that dynamo-electrial ma
chimes moved BY water be used to gen
crate currents Of electricity. He esti-
mates that = single three inch rod OF
copper will convey thousand horse
power to distance OF thirty miles.
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MARTIN RIPPLE,

BLACKSMITH, shop on Main ST., south Of Braek-
ID eft House. Particular attention given 10 shoe
tng horses.
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KING X MORTON,

INHALER N Millinery and ladies' Furnishing
IL goods Main Street. River Pals. 20-35
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d. II. PILLAR.

DAINTERs GraIners, Glaziers and Paper Hangers,
Il orders LETT at the Post-oiice, River Falls, Mis-
enneLn. el-to
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MS sEs LRvINGs,

II ASHTON ABLE TAILOR. Work done 10 srlsr,
Il on short notice and on re- sOuab'e terms shop
Al bis residsuce, opposite the Normal school
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PROFIT by the above article and those
in future issues upon Primary Geog-
raphY.
New CENTERvTLLE talks of building a
new school-house. We recommend it.
ELLA CARPENTER commenced school
May 7th in the Moulton district, Kin
nIckinnic.
IDA CARPENTER commenced her Sec
ond term in the Spring Valley school,
May It'll. C.
SCHOOL opened last Monday in dis
trict No. 6. town of Pleasant Valley.
Miss Senie johnson teacher.
THE WISCONSIN JOURNAL OF EDUCATION
for April contains very full state
ment of the textbook quarrel.
IDA HAWKINS will teach the summer
term in the Oogshall district. Pleas
ant Valley. School opened Monday.
The problem given in this column
April 10Th, in regard to carrying a
stick of timber IL feet long, by three
men, two of whom use lever, in such
manner that all shall carry equal
weights, is answered bv j. A.C. Lev
er must be placed three feet from one
end. The same answer is given by
Henry Maxgood with analysis, which
is very creditable, and original. 1t
was performed experimentallY.
How often will Inauguration day
come on Sundayl Answered by G. G.
W. as follows: 1917, 1915, 1878, 2001,
2029, 2O57, 2OS5, 2l25, &c. The in.
tervals are 2s years, except such as
cover years divisible by 100 but not
by 400, which are not leap years.
Such intervals are 40 years. During
the next twelve centuries, the years
in which it happens on Sunday recuI
/ in the same order, once in four hun
| dred years as follows:
/ CenfHries Years Centuries Years
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ITEEP Bookstore embracing School and Miscel-
N Isne0us Books. Periodicals. and Magazines 4
fun supply Of Stationary. Main St, River Fails
Wis
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s JONES.
MRS. W. II. wINcHEsTER.

C,oNVEYANC Collector and Justice Of I'll
y Pace. New CenteFlIIe. wis.
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LIS, WISCONSIN, THURSDAY, MAY II. 1877.
Educational.
"a. y. BAKER, A. H., Editor.
(couHrv suPrRrNTExDENT.)
ELEMENrARY GEOGRAPHY.
ny R. l.. REED.

Every successful teacher of Geog'
raphy must in large measure make
his own system.
While no claim to perfection is
made in the following outline of in
troductory work IN Geography, dc
claim that this or some similar plan Is
infinitely superior to those in accord
ance with which most of our primary
Biographies are made. We will
suppose the class to consist of children
about eight years of age in a country
district.
Answers to the following questions,
drawn skillfully from the pupils and
arranged in order by the teacher,
afterward to be copied and memorized
by the pupil and made the basis of
frequent examinations are the means ;
geographical training the end.
What is your namei
Where do you livel
How much land does your father
own!
What divides your fathers land
from that of his neighbors
What is the shape of the farm
If your father were to sell it, how
would he describe it What is the
soil
Is there any water stone! wood
land prairie hill swamp or other
natural feature on the farm
What crops does your father raise ?
Describe the different operations in
farming, as clearing, blowing, sowing,
planting, cultivating, harvesting,
threshing. selling.
Different uses of crops. Natural
features noticed on the road from the
different homes OF the pupils to the
school.
What kinds of timber growi
Which way are your houses from
school?
Questions on roads. business. &c.
Let specimens of grains, nuts, woods,
rocks, &c.,sbe brought to school and
examined. Continue this work until
the geography of the school district
is learned. The map is to be divided
into farms and the owners name at
tached, the school-house and surround
ings located. This work may perhaps
occupy three months. AfteTward let
the town be studied in a similar man.
ner, divided into sections with some
items of its history and government
Then in order, the county and state,
followed by the neighboring states of
Minnesota, Michigan, Iowa and Illinois
and the entire United States.
No knowledge should be impaired
to the pupil by the teacher, which the
pupil can, by ordinary diligence, dis
cover for himself. Thus, in a hasty
manner, in answer to requests, / have
sketched plan for teaching primary
geography and submit it to fellow
workers in the field.
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q. W. PETERSON.


INHALER IN Watches, Clocks, and Jewelry- Re
~ pairing done on short notice and warranted 20
give satisfaction.
River Falls, Wis. 2o-5o
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u. w. CURTIsS

L. W. CURTIsS.
MANUFACTURER Of and Dealer in Harnesses
Mons. Whips. and an other articles pertaining
10 Il arst-eIasS eSta blishmeut. Satisfaction guar
enteed shop over Wells n Bradf0rl's livery stable
River Falls, Wis. n44
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N. A. IHELANDER,
(t0NTR ACTOR a BUILDER shop on Maple St,
- on Brooklyn side River Pals