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River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1879-07-31
A Business Woman.

New York Correspondence Hartford Times.
Mr.. Vanderbilt has returned from
Europe. No one knows why he went
there, and 1t is not likely that many will
know what he has been doing there.
There is a woman in New York who had
some thought Of calling on him when he
returns, but it is not quite certain that
she will. She is a woman of means with
an eve to good investments. Not very
long since she was passing along Fifth
avenue, near the Cathedral, and seeing
some men at work in large lot as il
preparing the ground for building she
stopped and put some questions to man
who seemed to have charge of the Others
What are you gong to build htref"
"a house, ma am,
"a large housea'
eyes, maam, pretty good-sized house,
| think"
ado you know the OwnerW
"Oh, yes'm.n
"Weli, do you know if he wants to
borrow any money!"
Cant say anything about that, ma am.
"If he does, | could let HIM have some.
| have some money that | should like to
put out as building loan in this neigh
borhood."
well, ma'am, dunno whether he
wants any or not,
You might mention it to him and he
could come and see me-
''Yes'm but perhaps it might be better
for you TO see him."
''Does he live nearl"
',Yes'm; faint very far.
"And you think he might want some
money!"
"Well, he might; you'd better see
him"
whats his nameI"
Vanderbilt, ma'am."
''Wha-a-a-t"
"Mr. Vanderbilt, ma,am; the man that
owns all the railroads"
Then that clever woman of business
walked away, without even thanking the
man for all the information he had given
her, and the probabilities are that she
won't call on Mr.. Vanderbilt to offer him
loan on his Fifth avenue palace.
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Lawyer and Cow.

4 prominent end dignified attorney,
who lives on a certain avenue a short dis
lance from Adams street, while eating his
breakfast few mornings since, saw COW
pass in front of the house which very much
resembled the animal that supplied the
milk for his own table. He ought it was
his cow. and as old brindle has habit
of forgetting TO come home when she es-
capes to the green pastures which sur
round the city, the attorney left his halt
finished breakfast and wit out at and in
slippers gave chase to the animal. 1t
was a close race between the dignitied al
tornev and the old COW, and it Is hard to
tell which retained the most dignity.
She made good time and so did the at
torney. At last, however, after hot
chase of three blocks he caught her and
led her back in triumph to the barn.
What was his disgust to discover there
his own CO. quietly feeding from the
trough. He returned to the house, and
when the small boy, with twinkle in his
eve. asked if he "caughted her." he was
savagely ordered to go and get his fathers
boots and not ask questions.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1879-07-31
The Jay Mansion at Rye.

About 1744, Peter Jay, prosperous
merchant, having retired from business
in the prime of life, looking around for
some quiet place TO pass his remaining
DAYS in ease, purchased a large estate in
Rye, and settled his family there, while
his son Johp-w was to become an IL
lustrious parsonage in the early history OF
the Republicans still a c lid. Here
the future Chief Justice passed a part Of
his youth, going from home to school,
and to Kings College in New York when
he was fourteen years Of age. The estate
at Bedford. ere the present John Jay
resides, pa sed into the possession OF the
JAYS through the marriage of NJ. Peter
Jaw into the family of the Van Coatlandts,
and afterward became the residence OF
Governor Jay. DIR. Jay, q grandson OF
the governor, now lives on the estate al
Rye-a beautiful place 18th green mead
ows sloping from the back of the mansion
down to the broad waters OF the Sound
The ''ha-ha" fences, being sunken stone
walls. offer no impediment to the view,
and only stately elm here and there
breaks the smooth sweep of meadow lands
the spacious mansion Itself, which
some forty years ago replaced the old
houss, there are many things to carry one
back 10 Colonial days. The robe o.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1879-07-31
A Sharp Hit.

II was the wife of the rccently-deceas
ed Baron Rothschild, woman OF keen
natural sense and mother-wit, who, at the
time of the wild excitement which ragged
in England over the elevation of Cardinal
Wiseman 10 the purple and reestablish-
ment of Roman Catholic hierarchy In
England, made reply which has gone
the rounds of the orld, to a bitter speeci'
of one of her neighbors, Mrs. Spencer
Walpole. Cardinal Wiseman happened
to be at lunch at Baron Licnel's house, al
Gunnersbury, when Mrs. Walpole called
to pay visit.
The Baroness invited her to come INTO
the luncheon-room sta ting as she did SO
that no one would be found there save the
| familv-and the Cardinal Mrs. Walrole
drew back in a kind of horror, and said,
., am sorry, but really | make it prin-
cipIe never Willingly to breaS bread with
Romish priest" II beg your pardon,
n piled the Baroness, Il never dreamt OF
a moving you. You know | am not a
Christia and l cannot be expected,
therefore, to enter into those feelings
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office worn by the first Chief Justice,
made Of satin and faced 18th rich salmon
colored silk, tells of tie early times be.
fore the influence of Jefferson had created
sense Of republican simplicity.
A portrait of the Chief Justice, The
joint production of Gilbert Stuart and
that stately old pailter and patriot
Colonel Trumpull, is of much interest
even in a purely artistic sense, rs it is one
of the most thoroughly painted and best
of all heads OF Stuart within / writers
knowledge. 1t Is no. however, at all
comparable in this respect to three-quar-
ter length of an old ladv-a Van Cortlandt-
painted in Holland in 1899, work which
while its author is unknown, is still OF
amazing quality and veil worth going a
long way to see.
There are two portraits IN the country
house of Mrs Van Rensselaer,. on Mansur-
ing sland. They are .rtraits OF Peter
Stuyversant and his wife, painted by
Vandyck, and have never before been en-.
graved They are more vigorous in char
acterization than many of the latter por-
traits by Vandyck, and less hammered.
The ife of the testy old Governor was
a Bayard, daughter of learned and dis
tlnguished HUI enot, and it is throuoh
this family of which Mrs. Van Rensselaer,
is member, that the portraits have been
preserved-from the hands of the "restor
Ell" as well as from all other disasters
Hafper's H"gaz,He
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An Obstinate Captain.

During q strong South wind the French
brig Ponthieu went ashore near PenZ-
ance, England The workers Of the
rocket apparatus succeeded In throwing
a line over her, but the crew being ig-
norant Of how 10 work the apparatus fast
cned the line on board instead of hauling
it in. One of the crew, however, hauled
himself ashore by the line. The Pen
zance lifeboat was then got out, but on
her arrival alongside the ere although
il emminent peril, took no notice, the
captain apparently forbdding them to
leave or even throw line to the llfeboat
Wind and sea rapidly increasing and the
vessel being full in the breakers it was
seen that it must soon break up. In vain
the lifeboat's crew entTeatcd; they were
warned off and had to leave; but seeing
the loss OF life that must ensue the life
boat S coxwain determined to return, and
this time was so far successful that five
of the crew jumped off and were picked
up. The captain si.l renamed obsu-
nate. and at length oast-guardsman
named Gould volunteered for the peril
Gus duty of going out 10 the wreck
along the rocket-line taking with
him letter from the French Consul,
urging the captain to leave. In the
presence of hundreds of intensely excited
spectators, Gould st adily made his way
being often under the water for several
seconds and immIncntly in danger Of be
ing washed off. The captain was watch
ing him from the bridge, but when under
the bows ould lend no aid, and the flu
ious sea breaking over him, Gould was
washed away, and it was feared he must
perish Happily, however, he regained
the rope and more dead than alive was
washed and dragged ashore. Meanwhile
the vessel was fast breaking up, the masts
Tell over the side, the stern on which thu
captain was standing, was broken off. ano
it was supposed he had sunk, but present
| ly he was seen among the wreckage ano
mounted to the foreyard, the sail %
which somewhat sheltered HIM. The
coastguard fired two more rockets, anc
one line falling close to the captain h,
| seized it, but even then seemed Irresolut'
to save himself Or perish with the ship
After quarter of an hour, however, thu
| love of life constrained him to fasten thu
| rope around him and he was dragge'
ashore Within an hour nothing was Il
be seen of the vessel but a few t1oatin:
spars. The cheers which greeted tn
captains rescu e we're by no means 81
hearty as those winch had welcomed tn,
return of Gould. whose life had beer
risked in attempting 10 save him.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1879-07-31

up in Notre Dame at Antwerp, and is
never rung, by reason of its age and in
firmlties: the gate bell in many an old
fortified town, that still sounds at the
shutting and opening of the city portals;
the curfew, which, from time immemo-
rial, has rung, over the flats of Cam
bridge and the fens of Ely and still
greets the ears of the freshman, remind
ing i'm of the time when the neighbor-
hood as one waste of perilous and poi
sonous marshes; the old Tourney bells,
which from their city belfrey greets the
silent, colossal five towers of the grandest
church in Belgium, and strike ''e ear OF
the traveller as he hurries along the high
road from Lille, almost before the beacon
on the summit of the belfrey salutes his
eyes-and these are chance specimens
that arise in my memory at random.
GOOD Words
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Christina, Queen of Sweden.

Tiusley's Magazine.
The snow fell heavily on the dull De-
cember morning when Christina first saw
the light in the quaint old palace at
Stockholm. I was the oth day OF the
month, 1926. Loud were the lamenta-
tons of the Queen and attendants at the
appearance OF the newborn babe, untiat
teringly described by the chroniclers as
q dark, ugly girl, who cried with s'rill,
n voice" None ventured for a
,iInc to explain matters to the King. At
length his sister, the Princess Catherine,
took the infant in her arms, and an
nounced to him that he had daughter.
Gustavus, too noble to show the natural
chagrin that he felt, kissed the child, and
said: Let us thank God, sister; hope
this girl will be as good as a boy
Catherine reminded him that he was
still Young; but he hastily replied: Il
am content, and pray God preserve my
daughter" adding, smiling, she will be
an arch girl; she puts tricks on us So ear
"" The King, soon reconciled to her
sex, loved her with passionate fondness.
When quiet babe she accompanied him
in various and incessant journeys through
his dominions, so that from the very be-
/ ginning the soft tenderness OF motheriy
eherishfng, the indescTibable caresses
vi leh are to the young life as sunshine
| to the flower, were wanting TO the little
| Christina; her mother, Eleanor a gentle
delicate woman. having neither strength
nor the inclination for camp life. On
| one occasion, when Gustavus and a suite
entered the forress of Caima, the Govern.
/ ar refrained from saluting the King with
| the usual discharge OF artillery, afraid lest
the roar of tie cannon might terrify tht
4 Princess into commissions, as she was ther
only two years old. Her farher. hearing
of this, nesitated a moment, and then said
1 aFire. she Is q soldiers daughter anc
must learn to b ar it. The child, fal
from being frightened, clapped her baby
hands together with innocent glee. an ex
! ample which enraptured the warrior Kins
and awoke burst Of applause from hi
brave followers. 1t was at this momen
be conceived the idea of educating her q
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1879-07-31
The Key to Success.

One of Wellington's chief sources of
success was his thorough mastery of de-
tails. While in Spain he gave precise
directions how the soldiers should pre-
I,are their TODD; in India, the miles per
day the bullocks should be driven that
were provided for the army The equip
ments of his were cared for in all their
miuutiR T same exactness he intro
duced into his administration of civil af-
fairs. From his earliest chool days, in
every transaction, this trait of thorough
ness appears. The confidence c unfal-
tering devotion he thus inspired unques-
tionably secured him his many and de-
cisive victories. No great commander
leaves anyt ing to chance, but seeks to
anticipate every emergency and to pro-
vide for it. Gray spent sven years per-
fecting his "Elegy," which you can readi-
V read in seven minutes. Into 1t he gen.
erously poured the very ripest scholar
ship and intimate acquaintance with the
rules of rhy him, and an exhaustive study
of I'll varied excellences of Eng
lish and Latin classics. Every syl-
liable was submitted to the closest
scrutiny, the cadence of the verse was
suited to the character of the thought, ev-
cry outline was vivid, every tint toned,
every picture perfect, before he suffered
his poem to pass into print. This palace
of thought was no single nights work OF
slave genii obeying the behest of one
holding some magical lamp of Aladdin
but was built up like coral reef, particle
by particle. And this complete mastery
of detail was secured only by the most
prttracted concentration of effect. BY
resolutely chalning is thought to his
theme, completely surrenoering himself
to its guidance, the memorable laws Of q
suggestion irresistbly led i'm back
through the past's faded and forgotten
scenes IN the humble lives Of the sleeping
cottageIs until the scenery and person
ages Of every picture at last frightened
and breathed before his mental vision
with all the sharply outlined vividnes,
of real life
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the British, or secretly to enlist in the
enemy's service, and keep provincial
congress busy with ferreting out their
Vaccinations. Here tenders and galleys
were burned. T. ere British frigates an
chored, with no long-range parrott guns
to reach them. On that spot Andre was
arrested. Do IN this road dashed the
American arch traitor to reach the Vul-
ture and save his neck. Across are Forts
Clinton and Mon gomery, and farther up.
impregnable West Point Ali along on
both sides are camps and huts; and final
ly, lower down, you will find Kings Fer
nv, often crossed by Washington and his
troops, but never before, on the part OF
the chief, with such sense of the mo-
mentous possibilities of the move he was
about TO make, as when he crossed IN
August, 1881, with his brilliant French
allies, to outwit Clinton, and make the
famous march to Virginia, where he set
tied forever the question Of our indie
pendenee by the capture Of CORVALLIS at
Yorktown.-H. p. Johnston in HGTper's
Weekly, july.
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The Dignity of Bells.

with what strange and solemn men,
Dries have bells yet extant been asso-
ciated The long green bell in the lean
ing tower OF P.sa, said to date back TO
thirteenth century, which has rung for
ages as the sad professions of criminals
have passed over the bridge to execution
the very bell which, perchance, an
nor8nccd to the ase-struck Pisans that
the wretched Ugolino, starved to death at
the bottom of tile tower, had at Length
ceased to breathe The great Carolus al
Antwerp. which first Tung in 1867, when
Charles the hold entered the city; the
st,fnl-beIl in Strasburg cathedral. which
stiit warns the traveller OF the tempest
seen from afar sweeping over the Nospes
the small bell florida the tocsln, 1916
covered with mildew, which hangs hlgE
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LITTLE ELSIE.

Two small white hands, with fingers meekly
folded
Upon her quiet breast;
A sweet pale face that seems in marble mold
ed
Is she at rest?
Did she grow weary at her happy play,
And will she wake again at close of daS
No; little Elsie never more Will waken
To smile or plays
The angels (scarce more pure) have come and
taken
Our pet away;
And yet we think her spirit cannot be
More lovely than this little form we see.
On the dear lips tint of rose still fingers,
Reluctant TO depart;
And as we press the dimped ice-cold fin.
gers
In anguish to our heart
We cannot find it in our hesrts to spare
To the dark grave thing SO bright and fair
o blind and weak let us return to Heaven
What was but lent while,
Knowing how soon again she will be given
Back, with her sunny smile
Back, with strange ore within her baby mind,
Aud knowledge which no sage of earth could
find.
Sleep, darling Elsie in Gods sheltered gar
den
We lay thee-little flowerl
Lifting once more our weary earthly burden,
Till comes the blessed hour
When Death, the healer, bounteous and mild,
Shall give to us once more our falrest child!
-Hhnu,hers' /ott,nnT
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The Western Magazine, thirty page
illustrated dollar monthly issued stimuli
taneously in all the principal western
cities, is now publishing a Minnesota
edition, and will. for the next few
months, devote portion of its space to
illustrations representing the prominent
points of interest throughout the State
and that pc ton of territory embraced
in what is termed the Northwest. 1t is a
strictly pure and instructive literary pub
LEGATION, and has met with much favor
wherever introduced. T price is nom
inal, only one dollar year, and within
the reach of the masses--it being the
only illustrated one dollar publication in
the United States.
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PAPLE BLOSSOMS.
AISLE lives ON wonder hill

Alassie lives on yonder hill,
Whose step is light as air;
Her laugh is like the ripping rill
Her brow is passing fair.
No eye so bright, no smile so sweet,
No lip so like a cherry:
OF all the maids I've CHANGED to meet,
All, none so blithe and merry.
One vernal morn, when still the grass
With dew was sparkling bright,
saw the lOveliest maiden pass,
And Wondered at the sight,
For on her white and beauteOus brow
With sweeter Charm invested
A wreath, plucked freshly from the bough
OF apple blossoms rested
All, ne'er did coronal so rare
On royal head repose;
No gem of IEd so matchless fair
As each hah-opened rose.
Yet well, me thsught, this lovely wreath,
With dewy drops still laden,
Betit the radiant brow beneath
OF this most queenly maiden.
She passed, but still the vision staid.
Till in my heart there grew
An image beauteously arrayed
In blossoms wet with dew
And now-but an. that tale is told;
Why DER it longer taFry?
That radiant brow, ere June is old,
An orange wreath shall carry.
-Hwper's Weekly.
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Renaissance OF a Gambler.

John Watts, who died in Philadelphia
short time ago, was in his day one of
the most noted gamblers who made their
trade notorious on the Mississippi river
Alt ough he protested t. be "a man of
honor" he was by no means of the very
best morals, and he did not oaject to
take advantage Of his fellow men, For
instance: With Is friend and accom-
plice he would board boat at Louisville,
and, scanning the passenger-llst, pick out
for his victims some old card-players OF
wealth with whom he was personally ac-
quain:ed. To these people he would 60
very quietly and say of his accomplicc,
There is man who plays high, and We
can beat him; you join with me and we II
do it. The victim agreed and the party
as made up, but Watts always succeed
| in regulating success the wrong way
for his victim, and thus e would-be
bitter was often bitten.
Once he was accused of swindling III
that way, the charge being made IN tn"
heat of play by man from whom Watt :
accomplice had just on $4,000. as
that your oplnion2" he quietly asked
Eyes, sir; that's what think" roared
the loser; "vou swindled me, and | stlg
Matte you as scoundrel." The houI
was late, and only tie watchman and the
party engaged in playing heard the
charge; but all OF them drew back and
held their breath, for they were sure
Jack" would take life to wipe out TIL,
insult. 1t is said that he had done that
t G. II ill give you $4,000 right here
if you will not make that opinion any
further public" said Watts, drawing
forth his pocketbook. mo, sir; | do not
want the money; you cannot buy my
silence with money" Then War's
smiled in his wicked way, held pistol
in one hand and the money in the other,
and said, quietly, as before: my friend,
tor the suppression of your opinion ]
offered you $4,000. You refused. Now
| offer you at amount of money ano
your life. Do you acceptl" The man
looked into Jacks cold, steel gray eye,
and what he read there as convincing.
He took the money and bis life and kept
silent.
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Travelling shawl cases are of ecru duck
ing, canvas, black enameled cloth and
gossamer indiarubber cloth. They are
nound and str pped with soft calf SKIN
or Russia leather, and finished with a
handle and buckles
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a son. strange mistake of judgement in
a man possessing the genius OF Gustavus
Adolpl.us, who until, the adventures of
"Le Petit Corporal" : as considered the
greatest General of modern times.
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or null muslin. The outside trimming
is a to-sade of piece satin, or satin ribbon
disposed in one large bow, holding in
place several snort ostrich-tips, curled
over the crown
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Leghorn and chip shade hats have a
welt of velvet under the 8rlm, or the
briln lined with q shirring Il satin, silE
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college professor once said that she who
e1pectS to rae high in his class, must not erp'c-
t,rate on the floor" Much of the hawking and
splitting was, no doubt, caused by catarrh,
which the professor knew could be readily
cured by the use of few bottles of DIR. Sage's
Catarrh Re ,edV
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Coughs and Colds are often overlooked. A
continuance for any length of time causes ir-
ritation of the Lungs or some chronic Throat
Disease. Browns Bronchial Troches' are an
etfectual Cough Remedy 20 cts
Not lowest priced, poorest and dearest; but
highest pr ced, best and cheapest; this is what
is claimed for the Mason q Hamlin Cabinet
Organs.
For Pies, ETC. use c Gilbert's Corn Starch.
Chew Jackson's Best Sweet Navy Tobacco.
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To develop healthy and harmonious action
among the organs of secretion, digestion, and
evacuation, take DR.. Motifs vegetable liver
pills, which BEAUTIFULLY stimulate the liver
give tone and regularity to the liver, counter
act tendency 20 costiveness, and purify
the blood. Their catharic action is unaccom-
panied by gripping and is never violent and
abrupt, but always gradual and natural.
These pills are of the greatest assis ance in
overcoming scrofulous tumOrs and eruptive
maadies. Sold bY all druggists.