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River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1879-11-13

A TRIAL Las lately been made ON
board the Bloodhound, gunboat, at
Portsmouth, England, OF new means
which has been suggested 10y Capt Ar
thur while in command of the Vernon,
for clearing haTbors of sunkeu mines
and fixed torpedoes. At present, the
method adopted is to destroy the en-
gmes by countermining, or by the haz,
ardous method Of creeping This is
effected 10y boats being sent ont to Crap
pie for the cable connections, and then
seyerns them by small charges of gun
cotton. This mode, however, is very
slow. The new method Of opening d
free channel for the passage of ships,
as tried in the Bloodhound, consists in
running out couple of boOms thirty
feet in length from the bows Of the ship.
Across the submerged ends is fixed
horizontal beam, thirty-eight feet in
length, having zjezag arrangement of
iron rods in the form of a w the idea
being that the open space of each V Of
the series, as it is pushed through the
water, viii enclose the torpedo fasten-
ings or connections, and lead them TO
the point at the bottom, which IS fitted
with a scissor contrivance, the blades
of which are worked in connection with
the capstan on board. The beam
searcher has a sweep Of fifty feet, and
the mechanism is capable Of cutting
through the strongest electric cable. a
net, which is supported from the whis-
kers of the bowsprit rsceives the liber
ated torpedo, and prevents it exploding
against the operating craft. The trial
proved a great success.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1879-11-13

True hope Is based on energy of char
acter. A strong mind always hopes,
and has always cause to hope, because
it knows the mutahility of human af-
fairs, and how slight a circumstance
may change the whole course Of events.
Such spirit, too, rests upon itself; it Is
not confined to partial views, or to one
particular object. And if at last all
should be lost, it has saved ilself-its
own integrity and worth.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1879-11-13

Alexandria l,yes 533 majority for the
debt payers candidate for the legislature
which ensures their election. Re adjust
ers carried Norfolk by 10 majority. In
Portsmouth there Is a tie between the re.
adjusters and funding candidates.
A RICHMOND special of the 9th inst.
says leading readjusters state that the re.
turns so far are favorable. They claim
twenty-five ont of forty senators and fifty.
eight out of 100 delegates. The indica.
tions are that the readjusers will certain
ly have a majority in both houses.
THE debt payers claimed on the 18th
inst. TO have certainly elected AZ dele
gates with an equal chance for 3 others,
and 10 senators with an equal chance for
3 others. The re-adjusters, however, still
maintain they have % senators out of 40,
and So delegates out of 100.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1879-11-13

WINTER has begun in earnest upon
the Sierras. The great range to the west
and south Of Reno is white with snow.
The cold season has come early and
opens with unusual severity. Sheep and
cattle herders usually remain Oh the
mountains with their stock undl the
end Of October. but when the storm Of
last week came down upon them they
set out with all haste TO cross the sum-
mits, lest the passes should get closed
with snow before they could traverse
them with their stock. The snow is al
ready eighteen inches deep on the
mountains around Truckee, and from
two to three feet deep on the SUBMITS.
The cold was quite severe last Sunday
in the Slerras.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1879-11-13
Connecticut.

The election in Connecticut was for
the Legislature only and for senate.
Elections were held in only ii of 81 dis
ricts. Ofthese, republicans elect 10 and
democrats /. OF the senators elected
last year who hold over this year, seven
are republicans and three democrats, so
that the senate will siind II republicans
and democrats The house will prob
ably stand about 1853 to 50, majority OF
between so and 20 on joint ballot. The
legislature now elected does not choose
a United States senator, but senators now
elected hold over till next wear, and Will
vote for q senator 70 succeed Eaton.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1879-11-13
Making a Fathers Grarn.

The Sandusky (O.) Register relates tho
following pretty little story; "A little
girl with tanglad locks peeping from
under calico hood, clad In dress Of
chintz, loltered behind the great
dusty crGwd moved out OF the gates OF
Mount hslna the other day, after they had
scattered their flowers and done honor TO
the dead DTeamily she gazed after them
her eyes filed with a faraway look Of
tenderness. until the last one had disap.
peared aud the rattle of the drums had
died away The she turned and vaguely
scanned The mounds that rose about her,
clGtchine still tighter the fading bunch
OF dandeiions and grass that her chubby
hand hel.l.
An old man came by and gently patted
her curly head as he spoke her name, but
she only shrank back still further,
and when he told passing stranger thai
the little ones father had died on ship
board ana been buried at sea, there was
only teardrop in the child's eye 70 tell
that she heard or knew the story When
they were gone she moved on further TO a
neglected. empty lot, and kneeling down
She piled up mound OF earth whispering
az she patted 1t, and smoothed itwith her
chubby hand, This won't be 50 awfully
big as the others, guess, but may be il
will be big enough so that d win see il
and think that papa is buried here! Care
fully she trimmed the sides with the grass
she pluckei, murmuriug on And maybe
Il will grow so that il will be like the rest
in two or three years, and then maybe
papa Will sometime come back and
Bat she paused as though il suddenly
dawned upon her young mind that ho
rested beneath the waves, and the tear
drops that sprung 10 her eyes moistened
the little bunch Of dandelions that she
planted among the grasses on the mound
she bad reared, When the sexton passed
that way Al night a. he closed the gates
lac found The little one fast asleep with her
heAd piIlpwed on tho mollnd.n
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1879-11-13

THE territory Of South Africa is di-
vided into the Cape Colony, with an
area of 10000 square miles, and a
population of 235 900 whites, and $780,
600 blacks: kaflfaria with an area of
10000 square miles, and population
of $4,000 blacks. lying 10 the east of
Cape Colony; Basutohnd, to the north
west of katiraria, with population OF
about 100000 natives; Natal, to the
north of kaoflrarla, and on the east OF
Basutoland, with an area of 1900
square miles, and population OF 20
900 whites and 100000 blacks; the
Orange Free State with an area of
81 900 square miles, and a population
of 10000 whites and $50 600 blacks; the
Diamond Fields, or Griquland West,
with an era Of Is 500 square miles, a
permanent population OF l, 600 whites,
and 1900 blacks, and a iluctuating
population of diggers, numbering at
times 10000; Zululand, with an area
Of 10000 square miles, and popula-
ton Of 100, 600 blacks; Amaswasiland.
lying to the north of Zulaland, in
habited by the Amaswasis, hereditary
enemies Of the Zalus: and, finally, the
Transvaal, which stretches from the
9th to the 22nd degree OF 5. lat, and
and from the Goth to the Sind degree of
+. long.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1879-11-13

mind; but now he was gone-gone for
two long years. How she lived through
them she could not tell; but they passed,
and again her lover was before her.
! have waited patiently" was all
he said.
The lady yearned to cast herself into
his. arms, but pride was strong within
her.
"Wait longer" she said.
"No," he answered This is the last
time. III wait now | will wait for
ever"
At this she drew back haughtily.
Then wait forever" she said coldly.
He left her without a word. And
now her heart sank in her bosom. She
wept bitter tears. and repented in dust
and ashes. When year had gone by,
she could bear her woe no longer, and
sent her little foot page to her old lover,
! bidding him bear this message, Come
back to me-"
But the message the little foot-page
brought was just this: "Wait."
Again she was left to her Own sorrow,
and two years glided by; then once
more she babe her page ride over the
mountains to her lovers castle.
"Tell him l am waiting" she said.
The page rode away and rode back.
Hestood before his lady and dotted his
cap, and repeated the message that had
been given him: "The patient waiter
is not loser"
"He is Furnishing me-" thought the
lady, and for two years longer she re-
NAMED in her castle. Her heart was
breaking-her health failed--she knew
death was near.
Again she sent her cruel lover mes
sage.
"Tell him." she said, "that / am near
my end, and that if wait longer before
see him | shalt wait forever"
The page returned, and stood beside
his lady's chair. His eyes We're full Of
tears; his head was bent upon his
breast; he sighed and hid his face in his
plumed cap.
The lady lifted her wan face.
"Speakp she said. "The mosSageP'
"Alas |" sighed the page; 81 would 1t
were a more tender one"
Whatever it may be, speak, gasped
the lady.
"The only message that have" re-
piled the page is swat forever"
81 am well paid in my own coin,
said the lady. "At last | have received
all my own answers back"
In little while she died, and they
buried her in the old churchyard, with
stone at her head and stone at her
feet.
When Spring came there was grass
upon the grave, and there also was a
new plant strange TO those who looked
at it; plant with dark, glossy leaves
that crept slowly but surely along,
clutching fast to every rough surface ii
metz
There had never been plant like
that on earth before. Now we call it
the ivy, but this Is what those who saw
il for the first time said oft;
/" 1t is the lady whom her lover babe
to wait forever. In this form she is
/ creeping toward his castle slowly but
surely. So she will creep on until she
reaches the heart she threw away"
Generations have passed from earth.
The castle is ruin, covered with ivy,
and the peasants will tell you that it has
crept there from the lady's grave, point,
over stone and rock, through the grave
yard and over gates and fences. You
can trace it if you chose, they say, but
you do not try.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1879-11-13
Iowa.

A DEs MONIES special of the 9TH inst.
gives the following official figures on
the October election: The Official returns
received here from all the counties give
the result of the election: Gear, republi-
can, for governor, 157 57l: Trimbie,
democrat S5,05T; Campbell. greenbac ker,
As. 429; DUNCAN, prohibitionist, 3,25s.
Total vote. 291, 3l5. Gears majority over
Trimble, 72,495; over Campbell, ll,454-
His majority over all others combined,
%, sos In the first, second, third, fourth
and fifth congressional districts where
democrats and greenbackers had mol
combined, the greenbackers cast s,l24
votes less than last gear.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1879-11-13
Nebraska.

Lincoln adyices of the 4th state that the
election returns come in slow. Indica-
tions are that Cobb, republican candida Q
for supreme judge, is elected over Wake,
ley, democrat. by $4,000 majority. Gar
rett and Carson, republican regents of
university, are elected Total vote of the
state will reach 10000. Republican
county tickets are generally successful.
Greenbackers make very small showing,
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1879-11-13
1 food Daughter.

There are other ministers of love
more conspicuous than good daughter,
but none in which gentler, lovelier
spirit dwels She is the steady light Of
her fathers house; she is the morning
and evening sun. The grace, vivacity
and tenderness of her sex, have their
place in the mighty sway which she
holds over his spirit. The lessons of re-
corded wisdom which he reads with his
eyes, come to mind with a new charm
as blended with the beloved melody of
her voice. He scarcely knows a weari-
ness which her song does not make him
forget, or a gloom which is proof against
the brightness of her smile. She Is the
pride and ornament of his hospitality.
the gentle nurse Of his sickness, and the
constant agent of those numberless acts
Of kindness which one chiefly Cares to
have rendered because they are unpre-
tending but expressive proofs of love.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1879-11-13
Illinois.

Chicago complete except three pre-
cincts give johnson 20,264 Guerin To-
6S5. The returns from the county now
give Johnson about 1000 majority and
further returns will increase il to posi-
bly, 5000, making Johnson's majority
in the entire county over 1000 Socialists
polled about 1880 votes in the city, a
very large falling off. The entire repub-
lican county ticket is elected by about
the same vote.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1879-11-13

1.-THE Atlantic Ocean were drained,
there would be found a range of noun
tains running along through the middle
Of it, and another range from New
foundland to Iceland. The tops Of
these are two miles below a sailing
ship, and the valleys between are in
some places fifteen miles deep. The
mountains are whitened for miles by
tiny. creamy shells, while the deep
places are red with color.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1879-11-13

THE largest steel cannon ever cast IN
Russia is now the subject of expert
ments at ST. Petersburgh. TWAS made
in the government foundry OF 0oukhoff;
it Is sixteen inches in diameter. 120.-
600 pounds in weight, thirty five feet in
length, and throws ball nearly five
miles.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1879-11-13
GET Ont nnnrs.

The close confinement of all factory WORK, 81 ges
the operatives ralld faces, poor appetite iangnif
miserable feelings, poor blood inactive i've Z.
kfdneys ana nrinary trouhles and all the ply
slcians and medicine in the world cannot neiif
them unless they get out Of doors or nse HOE
Btsers, the p1resi and best remedy -peeiair Ior
such cases. having abundance OF health. sunshine
and rosy cheeks in them. They cost but tIine.
See another column hriskian RseoFdey.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1879-11-13
NOTES OF THE DAY.

A WESTERN man has invented an
automatic brake for freight trains. II
has recently been tested at st.Louis in
variety of ways, and found TO be salts
factory.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1879-11-13
Massachusetts.

THE official vote in this state will give
Long, rep, over Butler about $4,000 ma
jority. Butler carried several towns,
notably Fall River, Lowell and Holyoke.
Adams, straight democrat, probably re-
ceived about 12,U00 and Eddy 1900 votes
in the state.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1879-11-13
Mississsnni.

Election passed very quietly with
little interest. Small vote polled through
out the state. Indications are that dem.
ocrats carry all but few counties Com
plexion of the legislature will be un.
changed Greenbackers will probably
elect part of the ticket
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1879-11-13
Maryland.

A Baltimore special of the 18th inst,
saws; Hamilton's majority for governor
is ,740. The Legislature will stand as
follows: Sena,e-democrats 10, republi'
cans and independents 2; house of dele
gates-democrats GO, republicans IS;
democratic majority on joint ballot, Sc.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1879-11-13

A tramp sat himself down in farm
er's house, saying, I'm rootabsgs
and this is the way / plant myself. "
" We bile ourn," said the farmers wife,
as she calmly took the kettle Of boiling
water off the FIRE. He was gone before
the cooking began.-Erclaage
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1879-11-13
PENNSYLVANIA.

Official retnrus from all the counties
in the state, give Butler, republican, for
state treasurer, majority over all candi.
dates of 5S,675
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1879-11-13
New Jersey.

Returns thus far received shows that
the republicans CT New jersey nave
gained one state senator and swo or three
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1879-11-13

WHAT is the first business of one W no
studies philosophy? % part with self.
conceit For it is impossible for any one
to begin to learn what he things he al
ready knows.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1879-11-13

members of the assembly, They win
probably retain control of both branches
of the legislature
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1879-11-13
Minnesota.

Returns are scarcely more complete
than at ten O'Clock. The count is slow
in larger towns and nothing but estimates
can be made. The probability is that
the republican majority will be 10000 on
light vote, and Rice, democrat, two or
three thousand in the lead of the balance
of the ticket, and Pillsbury, republican
correspondingly behind. Gilman, repub
lican candidate for lieutenant governor
will be ahead. The democratic state and
county ticket Is elected in st. Paul.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1879-11-13

GOLD has been found in the noun
tains on the Mullan road, about eighty
Eve miles east Of Sbokane Falls w. +.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1879-11-13
GOOD EVIDENCE,

When such men as the Rev DR.. Rankin, Rev.
DR.. Harvey. Father Fftz Gerald Prof Green. DR.
Bartine, Col. John X McChesaey, + w. Net,
anu host Of Others equally trustworthy. ceItiy
over their own signatures to the marvellous ei1ca
ey OF WAlntrs safe Kidney and Liver Cure 10
the diseases for which IL Is recomp ended. IL is
time 10 dismiss donbls on the subject
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1879-11-13

Later advices and more careful cOmpi-
lation increase the probable republican
majority to 14009. Returns from nearly
200 election precincts, casting nearly half
the vote of the state, give Pillsbury, rep,
for governor, 1926; Rice, dem, 1887
Gilman, for lieutenant governor, II, AT
Barnum, 1876; Won Baunach, for sec
rotary of state. 1854; Barer, - DAG
Gilman having lost about as many repub.
lican votes as he has gained democrats
his majority is about the average of the
ticket. These returns are from the lar.
ger towns. Those to come from rural
districts where the republican prcpond-
erance is greater, will, ii is estimated, in
crease Pillsbury's majority TO al least
10000. This is about 1900 behind the
rest of the ticket.
The New York herald., 1879-02-10
POST oPPIcE VIGILANCE

To THE ED1ron THE HERALD:-
think great praise is due to the New York
Post Office officials for the vigilance they show
in their dealings with the public. For exam
ple recently sent old shirt through the Post
Office from Connecticut TO New York firm as pat
tern to make me some new ones by. of course pre-
paid the postage. but the Post Once authorities in
New York charged fifty cents extra to the shirt maker
because they had discovered my almost washed out
name written the flap, claiming that that circum-
stance entitled hem to levy letter postage the old
shirt.
Gold, Mass to New York city. and in my hurry put
ON the envelope cent stamp instead OF a two
cent stamp. Aweek afterward the party to whom
had written received letter from the Post Office De-
partment at Washington stating that If the postage
were remitted the letter would be returned to its
proper destination. The party to whom had writ
ten well known to the carrier of the district but
that made difference it had to 60 to Washington
to have that two cents collected. @. L. b.
The New York herald., 1879-02-10
sood ordinary s Not soesipis as7s bales Exports

Nat ssssPs s:ss s7s bales Exports
Cotton arm miadlipg esss low mIddiias. gss; good
tinsn ss ssss DO Sales bales: Stock sss75 Ssiss
Spirits of turpentine arm at 27e Rosia ar% at 81 TX
for strained and 81 - for good trained Crude tarpsn
virgin firm 81 IS. Corn nrm; prime white, Soc
Flour pnchsnsedA ~ sales 100 bills wssa. u fair de-
spring, 81; No red waSssl No. white state si
sal State
held at q io No. bright y 10: No bright, si low
soSsssd SIS % sniotsS Miissd as; shorts sis; ship
bGis. barley. 800 Sashsia- -, ,a.o
Flour fairly active and anchansed; saies io6o S5is
whss. steady; sass 99 20 bushels rsd No hard Duluth
u fair de-
Cas"cau Ssa
article. sss say
ssx sssIs
GSs S do Ssr:x @ SSa o ws ys sS
sasRss; osss oS % ao barley 500
suss and Whss r%s ysts a
dull: ysry sli demand: ysIs.; sss: AVN
Ssss sso but s', steady: l ~ Ii vSiss
Ss ssnss 9; assss salss 9$s Sd o. ksssp.s
Soc0 40; Ssshols; cora iioo DO; oats 800 DO ~
~. Toledo, Feb 8, 1873.
Wheat weak; No. white Wabash. 93sc. 945sc.; extra
white Michigan held at 9oc; amber Michigan, spot,
94s4c; March, 064c; April ssc No red winter spot.
95Nc; March; oeAc; April ese Corn firm; high mixed,
Sl; Ss No. Hogs Hogs STEADY ss VI 50 Tor ali xsshss
Flour dull and unchanged Wheat dull at 9ac. 95c.
Corn nominay unchanged Oats steady; No. mixed 2lc
Rye quiet Soc Barley quiet. Pork-Holdcrs nsk $40.
Lard irregular; steam SO Us 80 75 Bulk meats strong
shoulders 05 short rib. 81 75 Bacon strong shonl.
ders. 4lsc.; short rib. SIC 5xc; short clear, 5sSc.
Whiskoy steady 81 O Butter dull and dropping Sugar
In good demand yoow clarified &c. ssc; Now Orleans,
So 65 lair good light So 20 $3 30; fair good
packing - 20 81 I0 select. "a ~ ~ 25 receipts,
100; shipments, LOO.
FlSur steady and unchanged Whoa. fairly active anda
sPrng; s7zsc, eash; ssc; ss1le Marer soHc. April;
and Arin 3ikc. cash; axe SiSc. March; a2c 32Sc.,
April 35s4c. 355Sc May; rcJcctod 2Sc. Oats firm and
unchanged Rye steady and unchanged. Barley dull wcak
and lover; heavy at 72c 74c Pork active, hrm and
higher; 50 u.s. cash; 70 s2x March, 30 a7H April Lard
active. firm and higher; % 60. cash; " 10 $6 72,
March; 80 80 50 S2l8, April Bulk meats strong and
higher shoulders s. co. short rib ~ aO Snort clear.
81 30 Dressed hogs strong and higher shoulders "a 70
~ S7H. Whiskey steady and unchanged a. u w. Re
celpts-Flour 1900 bills; wheat 77OoO bushels corn,
i2 oo do oats ~ goo do ,ys 4oo DO bailey . ASo
220oo do; oats 1900 do; rys 1000 do barley.
The New York herald., 1879-02-10
A wall FROM NEW JERSEY.

To THE EpIToR THE HERALD:-r
Win the HERALD please remind the management of
the Central Railroad of New Jersey that the interests
of the road. we'll of the 1900 comm uters who
live at Planfeld. twenty-four miles from New York.
require that they shall get to from their homes in
less than one hour and ten minutes The last time
table issued shows that of the thrty-nine trains
stopping at Painhcd daily all but two stop also at
from four to six small stations between Plainheld
and Elizabeth whose passengers invariably find the
seats already occupied. Those two trains leaving
New York In the morning affordsno accommodation
whatever though they demonstrate that other trains
might make the same better time either from the
city ut about Ave o'clock. bringing home in time
for supper. or leaving Plainfeld not earlier than
eight A. NJ. landing us in New York by quarter to
nine. Such an arrangement would accommodate
more people than any three trains now run. and
nothing short of that will check in any degree the
departure of such rs can get away to points on Man
haitian Island that be reached by steam at better
rate of speed than eighteen miles an hour.
PFISCHE.