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River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1878-02-14
Catching Cold.

The season of the wear is now upon us
when people everywhere will be taking
cold, and in many cases thew will suffer
much and die. A little care will prevent
it. In the first place, as one of the means
to prevent cold, the daily bath IN a
warm room, with much friction, is
very important. In no case should the
body be chilled. Use much friction over
the chest and throat, and snuff into the
nostrils little of the water warmed to
comfortable temperature. Next, after
the bath, take daily exercise in the open
air, neither too much nor too little, ex-
posing the body somewhat to the cold
and sun for short time, but never eX-
hausting it. One chief danger from colds
is the exhausted state of the body the
first occurs, so it is not able to resist I'M
favorable influence.
People who are not very vigorous
should avoid over-exertion and keep the
strength up TO the highest point. 1t will
help those prone to cold to sleep all
they can. Another cause of colds is eat
ing too heartily after a days work,
when there are not forces enough to oil
gest the food and keep up the circula-
ton. Eat moderately at night, if you
would avoid cold A cold in its early
stages may be broken by hot footballs,
warmth to the body, especiallya hot pack
or hot bath in the middle of the day,
with much friction and quiet in com
Portable room. 1t is not advisable to
take hot bath at night in such cases.
When You have a cold, don't eat much or
work much unless you have great physi-
cal strength, when hard days work
may be good thing to equalize the cir
@culafion and restore the action to the skin
which always suffers when one takes
cold-Herdld Of Health
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Important Invention.
From the Pennington MINI Press.

FROM the Pennington MINI Press
DR.. BERLIN, of this place, has obtained
caceat from the U. S. Patent Office, Sc
curing him in the property of a new APP
plication and method in the treatment OF
certain diseases or weakness peculiar to
females. The article is a compound of the
Dr.'s invention, and its application and
working differing from any other. 1t is
said to be quite easy to the patient and
very successful in its operations, and the
discovery promises to be bonanza in the
Dr.s exchequer. For the sake of the suf-
fering sex, we hope the new remedy,
whatever it is, may prove restorer to
thonnsands now in misery. Certificates
of its healing and Strengthening efecrs
are easily accessible frem many formerly
sufferers in this neighborhood, and al
ready DR.. Berlin has received numerous
orders from distant States and Territories.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1878-02-14
SAD Case OF Accidental, shooting.

On the morning of Feb. ), negro
called al the Jail in Memphis, Tennessee, and
demanded permission to see a comrade con-
fined there. Jailer Dawson refused, and the
negro commenced abusing him in the most
violent manner, when Dawson, drawing his re-
volyer, fired, but missing the negro the ball
went through the glass door of Cornelius
Griffin's family grocery, corner of Overton and
Frent streets, some two hundred yards dis
tant, and struck Mr.. Griffin just below the
heart, as he was standing in the room. He
turned and ran into an adjoining room, and
falling into the arms of his wife, exclaimed.
"Oh, Kate, I'm killed." and expired He was
a highly respected citizen and his sudden
death causes great excitement among his
neighbors.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1878-02-14
now Good is DOae.

aOu know the touching lyric of Long
fellow, which he has called "The Arrow
ani1 the Song" 1t is so familiar that it
locks like AIN affectation to quote Il, but |
M ast indulge myself once by repeating
lis sweet lines:
II shot an arrow in the air;
III fell to earth, knew not where;
FOR so swiftly it few, the sight
Could not follow, in in its flight.
breathed q song into the air;
Ii fell on earth, / knew not where;
For who has sight so keen and strong
That il can follow the fight Of song?
Long, long afterward, in an oak
n found the arrow still unbroke;
And the song, from beginning to end,
| found again in the heart Of friend"
This is exquisite. But you observe
that both the arrow and the song were
fGand just as they had been sent out. The
Bset has: not told, and no poet can fully
t$al, of the impulses that are given, the
changes that are wrought, and the work
OF self sacrifice and devotion that is sug-
gsstcd, by q fitting word dropped at the
right moment into human soul; and
among the many pleasant surprises that
age in store for us in the upper world will
lS the discovery that efforts put forth by
Ebs, and which we supposed 10 be SO
feeble as to be well nigh worthless, have
lgsen, under God, the germs from which
nseli haFFests Of good have resulted 10
n3nltitudes whom VIC have never seen.
~ Nm. III Taylor.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1878-02-14
An Afrectine Scene.

Miss Emma Davenport, the young lady
mail robber, appeared before Judge Hughes
of Goochland, Va, the other day in the United
States District court, held in Richmond.
Miss Davenport was: charged with ahstracting
a valuable silk dress and two valuable pack
ages of jewellery from the mail while she was
acting as deputy postmaster at Goochland last
Christmas. She is of good family and very
pretty, and there was naturally much sym
pathy manifested by the crowd assembled in
the court room. Her lover was in the court
room, and that he was armed with apistol
with which to blow out his brains should the
sentence be Albany. But when the clerk
said: "What say You, guilty or not guilty y
the fair prisoner replied, with a tremulous
voice. ''Guiltyw then there was scene.
with the word guilty Miss Davenport shrieked
threw up her hands and fell back into the
arms of her stalwart. betrothed. The jury
was moved to tears, and the judge hid his
face in his handkerchief. Itawas half an hour
before the lady revived. The court imposed a
fine of 500. then she tainted again and the
court adjourned. Miss Davenport and her
lover returned to Goochland, where report has
il they will wed shortly
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Rie On rcvs l.Ibel su,,.

A Cincinnati special of the 9Th gives
the following additional particulars OF suit
which has been briefly mentioned by tele-
graph: A suit has been on trial here for the
last ten days in the court of common pleas, in
which George w. Dehaven, Andrew Height
and r. f. j. Miles, partners and proprietors
of hippodrome and racing association, which
started out in 1875, and in June of thrt year
went TO pieces, sue P. T. Barnum, w. c. Coup
Frank Hurd, Dan CASTILLO and James Bumell
for libel, asking damages in the sum of $50,
600. Service was obtained only on Coup Cas-
tellO, and Burnel and the court, upon some
technical grounds dismissed all but Coup.
The testimony was clear against him that he
caused a libelous publication to be made
against the plaintiffs show, and used every
possible means to break it up. The fact of
damages seemed to be well established. and
to-day the jury astonished everybody by rem
deriug verdict against Coup for $4,000.
Miles says he is sorry he didn't ask for $780,
600. He feels sure the jury would have given
him $4,000. 1t is thought the Judge viii d.
rect a reduction of the amount as an alterna
tive to a second trial.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1878-02-14
- Five Hundred Mile walk.

Henry Schmehl, pedestrian, completed
Feb, 9th, at St Patrick's hall in New Orleans,
La, his walk of 500 miles finishing in 141
hours Il minutes and 30 seconds, having ~
minutes to spare. The first 100 miles was
made in . hours II minutes and seconds;
the second in % hours so minutes % seconds:
third in % hours 40 minutes and 40 seconds;
fourth in % hours minutes and 20 seconds
and the fifth in y hours 81 minutes and . sec
onds. Time of last mile II minutes aud 25
seconds. There was large attendance incIud-
ing many ladies. Schemehl received several
floral offerings at the finish. He says the eli
mate here is all that can be desired for walking
The physicians pronounce his condition good.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1878-02-14
Rrutish G nauct.

Most terrible are the stories told by
survivors of the Metropolis Of tha treatment
of the dead and the living at the hands of
white and black people on the North Carolina
coast. Men struggled brayely 10 the Shore to
be met by bands of thieves who took from
them watches, money, and trinkets. Corpses
were seized as soon as they were thrown up
on the sands, and stripped Of clothing. Sur
geon Greene says he saw pockets cut out by
these men; saw them making way with bag
gage and everything that washed ashore. The
same complaints were made after the Huron
was lost. 1t is somebody's duty to look after
these Offenders.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1878-02-14
Negro Ravisher Lynched.

A special from Bonneville KY, reports
the lynching of an unknown negro near
Franklin, Howard county. An educated col
ored woman who taught school was on her
way home and encountered two negroes in the
woods. They overpowered her and outraged
her. Upon her arrival at the nearest house
she reported the facts and party was orga-
nized to pursue. They traced the ravishers
to vacant house. One saw them coming
and fled. The other crept under the floor.
He was taken out and hung to the nearest
free
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1878-02-14

The recent heavy rains have raised the
water in the Sacramento river about twenty
five feet above low water mark The levee
broke about a mile and half below Sacramen-
10 city, and the water at once began spreading
over the low country extending to the case Of
r street levee, which protects the city on the
south. A large force of men were at once en-
ployed to fill the openings in r street levee,
where the streets pass through, and the city
is considered now secure. The only danger is
from back water
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1878-02-14
Sitting RuII.

A gentleman who arrived at Bismarck
from Fort Buford, Feb. LIST says it is a we'll
known fact that Sitting Bull with his entire
band has crossed the line and is now moving
South An Indian scout direct from Gen.
Miles also arrived the same day with dispatches
for headquarters. Reports from reliable
parties say General Miles is preparing to take
the field at once with several companies of
cavalry and infantry and large number of
Grow Indians
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1878-02-14
American MIllionaires IN Paris.

An American millionaire. Mr.. Mackey, has
opened the dancing season in one Of the most
beautiful mansions in Paris, with a reception
that took the proportions OF court ball. The
fact makes the moraliEts who. send letters
across the channel rather uncomfortable. One
OF them is surprised to see with what rage
the French now throw themselves into the
vortex Of American society. A few years ago
it was necessary for even the richest Ameri-
can to be patronized by noted person of high
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1878-02-14

French society, who sent out the invitations,
and who presented host and guests to each
other. Then the guests almost felt they were
honoring the man whose champagne they
drank. Now, however. all is changed, and
King Dollar has asserted his undoubted sway
over Paris. The oldest coat-of-arms and the
fairest of French lilies bow to him, ashsoon as
he appears. He has no longer need qfa chap
eron to issue Invitations; the post brings him
daily perfumed, coroneted billets, asking for
the favor of an invitation to his next recep-
ton. There is consolation, however, for the
British moralist. Americans are declared to
be @innatelv English" though they will not
millionaires in Paris adopt the English style
Of housekeeping and we have English SER
wants, English gray livery, English cooking
and EnglisE clothes. II they initiated in every
thing, as the moralist suggests the Americans
are obviously doing Great Britain good turn
by introducing and sanctioning English
modes.-Aeto York Tribune.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1878-02-14
Chicago Produce Market.

GRAIN-w Wheat, unsettled but generally higher,
active and firm; No. 2 Chicago gilt edge S1.0515 |;
regular S1.042l cash and January; S104B February
S1.053s March; No. Chicago 99c; rejected 1871 cd
Soc Corn, easier but steady and in fair demand !;
39Ia CASH 39 d395sc February; 1880 March; Al 4
holders firm; 23A C cash; February 24d24sc; reject
ed &c. Rye, steady and Arm. at SOC. Barley, mar
ket easier at ACC.
PROVISIONS-Pork active and lower; S10.62Is
casls; S10.621ad10.65 February; S10.S0d1O. 82H
March; S1O.971 90 April. Lard, in fair demand
at lower rates; SIPS cash; S7.25d7.27I February
S7.35a7.372 March; S7.45d7.47a April. Bulk meats,
market easier, at sac, SIC, 555c.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1878-02-14

A lady teacher in az East Brooklyn
public school recently visited a house where
a beg gar woman said she had dead husband
whom she could not bury, Is she had no
money. on bed, covered with sheet, laya
man apparently dead. The eyes were closed
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1878-02-14

GRAIN-Wheat opened firm and closed quiet; No.
hard S1.1O; No. S1.091s No. 2 S1.06; January
S1.05l4; February S1.051s; March $1.055s; No. 3
994c. Corn lower; No. 2, 391ac. Oats quiet; No. 2
234c. Rye neglected and nominal; No. j, 5Ohc.
Barley easier No. 9, 58d581ac; February 57s d575
PROVISIONS-Du and easier; mess pork S1O.65.
Lard, prime steam SIPS; kettle $751;.
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color to her check and til, Eyes to her

And so the autumn shadows went out
of her heart, and she weaves no more au-
tumn leaves, only boquets Of spring rose
buds.
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I'm a man. I'm man I'm man 2
The lady by the seashore took the hint
and disappeared.
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ana rub MS nanuS; out tnlS WIS some
thing, for presently Mustapha revived
enough TO speak.
''Are they gomez" he asked.
Eyes, the accursed ones, they are gone,
with all our goods and with Soliminl
The prophets curse light upon them !"
And passing from despair to fury, All
med tire sand upon his head, and flung
himself on the ground in helpless rage.
Mustapha Joined in with groans and la.
mentations. j
When the father and son grew ealmer,
they began to discuss the situation. All
med knew of small unfrequented oasis,
about twenty miles away. 1t was their
only chance of safety, but could they
reach it2
II think / can walk, declared Mus
tapha, tying up his wounded leg
in a fold torn from his turban.
But he limped sadly, and. his
tightly pressed lips showed pain as he
moved He was faint with hunger be-
sides. Neither of the men had eaten
since sunrise.
Suddenly Mustapha uttered joy
full cry, and lifted something from the
earth.
Inc pAOphtt DE PlalSSu. nc SliS.es
"My father here is food. The robbers
have dropped bag of dates
Sure enough, there it lay, a heavy bag
of dates, shaken off from some camel's
pack during the struggle. Heavy as IT
was, and hard to carry, Ahmed would
fain have it larger. 1t was their safety
from starvation A handful of its con
tents satisfied hunger, and gave them
strength to begin their walk. What a
walk it was Poor Mustapha lay down
every half hour from pain and weakness;
the sand was heavy, the darkness puzzled /
them When morning broke, they had
not accomplished more than half the dis
lance. All through the hot daytime
they lay painting on the ground, eating
now and then a date, tormentcd with
thirst and heat; and when evening came, !
The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1878-03-30

A FATAL FEUD-.A Trinity (Tex.)
special Of the 18th to the Galveston
News gives tho following account of
the killing Of two men aud the woun-
ding of a third:
A neighborhood quarrel between
parties living about seven miles from
Love|ady, and in Walker county, re-
suited, last Monday in the killing Of
Alf HUMPHREYS and Samuel Foster
and tho severe wounding of one An
drews. The killed and wounded were
on one side. The other side was an
old man named Sheffield, his two sous
and son-in.law and one or two other
persons, none of whom we're hurt. l
have only been able to hear particu
lars from the Foster side as yet. Fos-
ter's party claim that they met the
opposite party in the road a. they
were going home, when old man Shet-
field rode forward calling out "peace
peace," and asked for a parley; and as
Fosters party rode up to talk the
matter over, one Of Shefield's crowd
secured the only gun the Foster party
had, then opened fire on them, filling
Al. Humphries's head full of bucks|ot
and killing him instantly, shooting
Sam Foster 90 badly that he died in a
few hours. Andrews got a shot in the
leg and groin and will probably die.
No arrests vet.
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Small P0x Cure.
TShreyen0rt Times. I

As the smallpox is now prevailing
in Texas tho following cure will be of
interest: II am willing to risk my
reputation as public man." wrote
Edward Hine to the Liverpool Mercu.
ry, "if the worst case of smallpox can
not be cured in three days, simply By
the use of cream Of tartar. One
ounce Of cream of tartar dissolved in
pint Of water, drank at intervals
when cold, is certain, never failing
remedy. 1t has cured thousands, me-
YER leaves mark, and avoids tedious
lingering"
The following is also said to be an
unfailing cure for this terrible disease:
Su|phate Of zinc, one grain; fox
glove (digitalisE one grain; half a
teaspoonful OF sugar; mix with two
tablespoonful Of water. Take a
spoonful every hour. The disease
will disappear in twelve hours. For
a child, smaller doses, according to
age.
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We Say Ditto.

A. B. Cunningham, a gentleman
we'll known throughout the South and
Southwest AZ a journalist Of ability,
is low the managing editor "f the St.
Louis Evening Post. His long SER
vice on the staff Of the Globe Demo
crat especially f'ts him f"r the i'm
p"'tant position he now occupies
Pres Ne,us.
Albert Baxter Cunningham in years
gone By was q school boy in Homer,
and will be remembered by many of
our readers as ono If tho sons "f DR..
J. H. Cunningham, who lived in
Claiborne parish many years before
the war. W. are pleased to hear
that our old friend and school. mate
has risen 80 high in tho profession.
We know of no one of those We knew
intimately in early life who 90 de-
seIve success IA Albert Cunningham.
claiborne Guardian.
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A COOL MURDERER.
The Murderer of Seventeen Men Hung
at Rome. Georgia.

The Murderer of Seventeen Men Hung
at Rome, Georgia.
Gus johnson, of Georgia, white,
hung at Rome, Georgia, on the 18th
inst. for the m1rder of an old colored
man, seems to have been as choice a
specimen of a scoundrel az ever was
known. johnson boosted of having
killed seventeen men. Some of HE
murders were quite worthy of a place
in the Newgate calendar. The fol-
lowing is a description Of some of hia
exploits as furnished by himself:
AT a camp meeting some ,of the
boys persuaded a little negro baby
just Tearing to talk to follow me up
and call me daddy told him to
stop once or twice, bnt without effect
then to stop him | picked him up by
the heels and dashed his brains out
against a rock. l then turned to the
boys and told them it was all their
fault, and that they had better pick
out some other man to play their
Jokes on the next time. Finding the
dead body at the old camp meeting
ground the next morning cut it and
baited my trout line with it. ltmade
damned good bait too
His next crime wAs committing
rape in Barlow county. On this trial
he pleaded insanity and proved that
it was hereditary in the family, al
own aunt of lis having been declared
unsonnd in mind. They further pro-
we'd that he had two wounds IN the
head; one from gunshot aud one
from a lick on the head with u rock
which was liable to cause insanity
After going to the asylum lie wae
made a trusty and soon effected biz
escape. Aftcrward he was heard &c
say repeatedly that he was treated
vol at the asylum and found no diff
Guilty in making his escape, that it wat
a "damned good way' to get out Of
trouble, and if he was ever arrested
again lie could uso it on tue people il
court, go that he would be sent to the
asylum again. His next murder wal
one of the most unhuman and unfeel'
ipq ones on record. A Mr.. Wheeler
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That Is Correct.
fMarksville Bulletin. !

Vote down the Constitutional
amendments. They are a sham-~a
compromise between tho politicians
and signify absolutely nothing. In
doing 90 you will be vindicating tho
great right Of the people, to form
their own constitutions Of government,
and at the same time be rebuking the
legislature for is arrogant exercise Of
q usurped and dangerous power. You
will not only have done this, but you
will have taken one great step, and,
in our opinion, THE ONLY STEP, TO.
wards bringing the government back
to it's ancient rule of economy, SIM
plicity aud virtue.
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Ihf 2tpplf's a'indifatpr.

tied of fancy articles that tho trlnketS
our friend brought from his expcdi-
ton seemed to ia like fairy gems.
Every thing in the way of ornament
had either to be entirely dispensed
with or replaced by some substitute
or make shift, except when we got
these occasional treasure troves from
the North or through the blockade.
In place of the rare French flowers
that had once graced the feminine
hats aud bonnets, feather flowers
we've substituted by those ladies who
We're not fortunate enough to get Il
few flowers through the blockade,
and tie feather flowers of those days
were very different from the exquisite
ones made in Brazil. Such hats with
q trimming of the same) became very
fashionable in the country. Iu3erd,
"the universal shnck" was the basis
Of many a substitute. The old dreS>
sea Of mothers and even Of grandmoth-
ers, were brought forth from chests
and presses ana were remUucled.
SHOES.
Shoes became 81 scarce that coun.
try Indies had t" depend on Me,ghbor-
mood cobblers for their SIMPLY. One
of these country cohhlers, dining the
war, undertake tn make some co'|,
CATERS tor full dress occasions. An
old blue cloth coat furnished lasting
for the CATERS, which he stitched with
yellow silk, ana we cannot better DIES.
crihe the low ehb If shoes in the
S"utl, than t" say that these CATERS
found a ready acceptance and wt'e
worn by the elite If the nejghlnrhn"d
Having come n"w to the extremity Of
the make shifts to which the war aud
the blockade compelled us to resort,
it seems fitting time to make my
adirux t." the reader, hoping that 10
may have derived some little enter.
tainment from the "reminiscences I
have Just been recalling.-Detroit
Free Press.
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A special from New Orleans says
Col. Isidore Mccormick formerly Gov
Kellog's chief Of staff, and now agent
Of the interior department in the log
cases for the States of Alabama, Mis-.
sissippi aud Louisiana, arrived here
from Alabama, where he received a
shot from rifle, the ball entering the
cheek and passing out near the ear.
Another shot lodged in map Of tho
country which he was carrying inside
Of his pocket, He fed and reached
Breville station on the Mobile and
Ohio railroad.