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River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1879-04-24
A BLASTED LIFE.
4 Story of a Former Belief of the OIL Re-
gi0ns.
Bradford Era.

Il Story of Former Bette3 of the OIL Re
gtons.
Bradford Era.
Eight years ago there resided in Bradford
young girl named Susie Eaton. Her par
ents, with whom she lived were not in af-
fluent circumstances, but did not lack for
the necessaries and comforts of life. Brad
ford was at that time country village,
sequestered meath the hill and
it would be supposed, away from the con-
terminating influences of the world; but as
there was wickedness in the garden, and no
nook or corner, no matter how secluded in
the underworld, is free from the influence of
the serpent, so it was in this case. Susie
was at that time in the first budding fresh
ness of womanhood Her cheeks showed
the flush of health and happiness,
and she was considered the belle of the town.
All of our old settlers remember her, and
that none were more hght-hearted and gay
at festival or picnic. At that time there
resided in the village young man who OBJ
tanned his living IN mysterious way, a sort
of sport about-town, looked upon by the
wise heads as a never-do-wel. This young
nah met Susie at public gathering,
was fascinated with her, and COM
menced paying his attentions. The young
girl was nothing 10th at receiving them,
and, as is frequently the case, failed
to discover in the biack-tongued
adyenturer the blaekness which lay
below his polished exterior and broadcloth.
At last, after being a regular attendant
upon the young lady for some months,
marriage was proposed. To this the parents
were sirenuously opposed, but it was all
of no avail. and Susie married the man of
her choice. From this time forward her
life was unsettled and miserable. She soon
discovered the character of the villain
to whom she had given her affections, and
knew him in his trae colors. OF course, in
such q union, harmony was impossible.
The man subjected her to indignIties
which no woman can endure, and even beat
her. After four years experience Of this
life the husband suddenly deserted her, and
she who had been driven TO desperation |
by his conduct, commenced to receive |
the co1rtesies of Theo. PaleD. a young drug |
clerk in the village. This went on for some |
weeks, to the eat scandalizatr n of the |
virtuous and respectable, until finally Susie |
cast her lot with his, and together they eloped.
From that time, four years ago, until q
few DAYS past, nothing definite was heard of |
her or her paramour, although it was rumor- /
ed by some that they had gone to Texas, and /
from there had wandered to the Pacific /
slope. What her safferings were during |
these years of weary travel no one /
knows, but tina. they must have been in
tense is amply testified by her present
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SETTLING INDIAN TERRITORY.
an Expected InfHr of Mamg Thousands
of White Settlers.
ST. Louis Republicau

IN Expected TnfHr of Mang Thousands
of White Settlers.
st. Louis Republican.
VINTA, Indian Territory, April 1.-THE
Cherokees are jubilant over the news that
fifteen thousandor twenty five thousand peo-
pie will emigrate to this country soon. A
colony is now being organized at Kansas
City under the superintendent of Col. G. @.
Carpenter, of Black Hills notoriety, and will
rendezvous, organize, and draft bylaws at
Coneyville on May 5. A similar organization
will take place at this point Capt Seayres,
of this place, started out this morn
ing to lay out trail to the promised land
west of the ninety-sixth parallel. The
lands, we are informed by Capt. Seayrs, for
excel those of any other portion of the terri
tory. Poor Lo will no doubt have to sub
NIT to the inevitable. This will close the
only outlet and afford great protection to
settlers along the borders of Kansas and
New Mexico. To show that the kindest of
feeling does not exist between the two polit-
ical factions here it is only necessary to copy
few extracts published by some knight of
the assassin's knife. The following was
found posted up against the store house of
j. Nj. Duncan few nights since, and is a
mild specimen of epithets hurled at the adj
versary of the non-progressionists, and evi-
IDENTIFY shows that they have been checkmat-
cd on some very important point:
From reliable information it is reported
that certain CLIQUE of disappointed and
disaffected political aspirants, who are too
indolent to make an honest living, failing to
extend any further their credits with mer-
chants, falling TO have their country terri
toriaIized, and falling to get authority from
the interior department to collect taxes for
the Cherokee nation for cattle grazing on the
public domain, have st last concocted q
scheme for robbing their nation and enriching
themselves. Aaron Burr, in his palmiest days,
schemed not like one of these. They, with the
colored citizens of the United States, have
petitioned Congress to set aside a portion of
the Indian Territory for the exclusive settle
ment of negroes. The movement is headed
by men of some notoriety, once eminent
politician, distinguished educator, a skill
full physician and talented editor of
large and Influential newspaper NOW de-
funct) assisted by half score of lesser
lights. If the movement proves success
we look for great and wonderful changes.
The problem of Indian civilization, vexed
question the United States has b-en trying
to solve for the last half century,
viii be readily solved by them. The In
dams will become civilized as if by magic
under the benign influence of their more
civilized African brethren: under the lead
ership of so much ability and patriotism.
The Cherokee nation will be benefited in
several ways by this exodus. Questions of
citizenship will no longer yex our courts.
Incendiarism and threats of assassination
will be no more. All good citizens bid the
movement God speed"
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Bow She Fixed HIM.

The other DAY tall, lean, le' TX, slab
sided individual, clad in rustic suit Of
black, aud white choker, walked into
house III the suburbs, and depositing a
consump tive-looking valise on the table,
commenced in this wise: MADAM, | am
the sole agent for one of the greatest life
giving medicines OF the known world
BOWS Celebrated Cough Cure and Con
sumption Frightener. The wonderful
curative qualities of this great disease
killer have never been equalled since the
days of Valentine Greatcakes or b. II.
Batter. Why. madam. few doors back
from here there lives man who
has cougbed night and day for TIE last
twanty years. He bought bottle
of my wonderful medicine, an after
taking one dose it cured him 5" com
pletely that he couldn't cough no, it he
drank quart OF vinegar and ! a went
down the wrong way. It's a weA authen.
ficated fact, marin, that a tablespoonful
Of this wonderful remedy fer the small
sum Of"
Ease up your jaw for minute, mister
Did you say your medicine il warranted
TO cure the bark of dog?'
al said Just that, madam"
The OLD woman riz up, and opened the
back door and gave whistle, and that
peddler got one glimpse of an "lrish
bull" and meandered through the front
gate, and went SO quick that he left the
seat of his pantaloons for the pup TO PLAY
with, while the old woman stood in the
door and yelled after him, "Tbats the
kind OF 'consumptive. frightner' am
Portsmouth, Weekly
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will recover its former dimensions when
il is dipped into hot water.
Femininities.

\ big misunderstanding fat girl.
A fixed fact--One that gets into a
woman's bead.
Mrs. divers female suit is said to be
one of black mail.
Women may become lawyers, but
women cannot SIT on juries. They could
never agree,
Miss Lavipa Goodell ard Miss Annie
King have formed partnership for the
practice OF law in Janesville, Wis.
The music in a Methodist church ia
Indiana is furnished by thirty little girls,
an adult quartette and blind organist
From recent pedestrian intelligence
there is need of song eHttled "tramp,
tramp, tramp the gals are msrchingr'
The mar, who, when ne was given an
inch of his lady loves golden hair, took
Nell, wishes he hal married another girl.
Two yoaug girls in the Young LADIES
Free Classical and Bible college OF Bing-
hampton, n. ", can talk Arabic and
chew gum, but no gum Arabic.
Very kina gent: "Do you know, my
dear, that We have to day the shortest day
of the year9" Lady: Every true! but
your presence makes me forget it,
The generous young fellow was some
what surprised when he asked his hearts
lido. If she could just swing on all the
iewe.ry she desired, what kind would she
prefer, and she answered, "a GATE
Syracuse Times
A Chicago woman is going to try to
try to keep her mouth shut three thou.
Al ]
sure should become epidemic what a
mighty peace would settle down over
this troubled land .-Oa CITY Derrick.
Lady Lqpard and Nine. Dolez, the
wife of the late B lgian minister at Con-
stantinorle, are the only Europeans who
possess the Turkish Star of the Order of
Merit fof Women. The decoration bazes
sith diamonds
| A youAG man went into fi1rist's store
the other dsy to buy a rosebud for his
ailianced. Seventy-fve cents was the
price asked. "Will it keeng' inquired
the young man. "Oh, yes, a long while.
''Then you may keep it."
A Wisconsin girl wishing 10 prevent
her lover going to California stole all his
| shirts from the line on which they were
| kihuHluB Ouk 10 GtY. ne Nculuu 90 a
better thing than take that girl along.
She will yer let him starve.
Little DeverauX Blake, in recent he
ture, speaks Of the similarity of Americs. J,
women and the Chinese in regard 10
voting, and quotes John Chinaman as
saying, "Molican man make no better
laws for women than they do for the
poor outcast Chinaman."
The pedestrian fever has even extended
10 the most secluded precincts Of the
family circle. We hear of several younS
ladies of highly respectable parents in
this city who are training TO walk, and
nearly all 81 then! are under two years OF
age.
Just to see how she would act he ut
| tered "big D." in her presence, and
she Immediately handed him his hat,
and he know by the look of her eyes
hat it was too late ,orepeal the test oath
and be departed wishing that he had
acid back his profanity till after tho
wedding dAy.
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THE TRUE HEAVEN.

The bliss for which our spirits pine,
That bliss We fell shall yet be giveH
Somehow, in some far realm divine,
SoWe marvellous state we name u heaven
Is not the bliss of languorous hour,
A glory of calm, measured range,
But life which feeds our noblest powers
On wonders Of eternal change;
A heaven Of action freed from strife,
With ampler ether for the scope
Of an Unreasonable life,
And an urbatiied, boundless hope;
A heaven wherein all discords cease,
Self-torment, doubt, distress, turmoil,
The co e of whose majestic peace
Is Godlike power of tireless toll
Toll without tumult, strain or Jar,
With grandest reach of range induced,
Unchecked by even the farthest star
That trembles through infnitude.
In which to soar to higher heights
Through widening others stretched abroad
Till in our onward, upward flights
We touch at last the feet Of God!
Time swallowed in eternity!
No future evermore, no past,
But one unending Now to be
A bounnless circle round us cast.
Paul III. HdYne IN Harper's
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Personal AND POLITICAL.

Gen Garibaldi will go to Albano, du-
ring the month of April.
The President has nominated Robert
r. Wilson, of Pennsylvania, consul to Mos
COW.
DIR. Thomas f. Jenkins, one of the
best known scientists of Louisville, Ky, is
dead
The Pope has notified Spain that his
reception of Don Carlos was without political
significance.
Gen. John A. DIX died at his residence
in the city of New York, April 81. He was
ST years old.
James NJ. Milton has been appointed
oy the President collector of internal revenue
for the second district of Tennessee.
The sailors strike at Chicago, has as
sumed serious proportions. They demand
s2a day, while vessel owners only offer $50.
Italy has pledged herself to support
the claims Of Greece to the utmost limits of
the frontier assigned by the treaty of Berlin.
By official returns of the Wisconsin
election it appears that Coles majority for
associate Justice Of the supreme court is 49,
14S.
Professor Cyrus Thomas, State ento-
mologist of Illinois has accepted the position
of entomologist of the department of Agricul-
ture.
The President has nominated Edwin
". Knightly third auditor of the treasury.
Knightly was a member Of the last Congress
from Michigan.
Martial law has been proclaimed in
six of the most pOpulous districts of Russia.
Governors Generals have been appointed with
despotic powers.
Tue Durham, Eng, miners, strike still
continues and has reached large proportions.
April 81, the miners resolved by a vote Of
q, 653 to 224 to continue the strike
Gen Ewing has introduced into the
House bill to tax incomes 1t provides that
over $4,000 be taxed 20 per cent; over SO,-
600, per cent and over 10000, 10 per cent.
Gen. Ewing has introduced into the
House a bill to provide for reissue of paper
fractional currency interchangeable with sill
yer dollars or silver certificates at any of
thesub-treasuries, and making fractional cur
Teney legal tender for $50 in any one payment
The Secretary of War has addressed
a letter to General Sherman, directing, in
case Sitting Bull or any of his followers cross
from the British Possessions, they be held as
prisoners OF war until fun her orders from the
President. In view of their action, Sitting
Bull and band having voluntarily subjected
themselves to the au .hOrity of Great Britain
and ceased to be subjects Of the Unified States
they viii not new be permitted even with
peaceable intentions 10 recross the frontier
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A New Order.

The other day, after a strapping young
man had sold load of corn and potatoes
on the market, and had taken his team
to a hotel barn to .feed,n it became
known to the me34around the barn that
he was very DESTROYS of joining some
Fecret society In town. When questioned,
he admitted that such was the case, and
the boys at once offered TO initiate him
into a new order, called "The Cavaliers
of Coveo.p He vas told fhatit was twice
as secret as Free Masonry, much nicer
than Odd Fellowship, and the cost was
only two dollars. In case ne had the
toothache he could draw five dollars per
week from the relief fund, and ne was
entitled to receive ten dollars I every
headache. and twenty-five dollars tor
sore throat
The young man thought he had struck
a big thing. and after eating hearty
dinner, he was taken into storeroom
above the barn to be initiated. Inc boys
poured cold water down his back, put
fiour on his hair, sRore him TO kill bus
mother, if commanded, and rushed mn
around for an hour without single col
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NEWS OF THE WEEK i.
CRIMES ANT CRIMINALS


Lerary Melodies a New York Wall
street broker, financially embarrassed killed
himself April 10.
William J. Hadley, an Albany, n. Y,
lawyer, who was assaulted and cutwith knife
by one of his clients, is dead.
Or. J. s. Parsons the stage rohber, at
his trial at Yankton D. 7. April II, plead
guiltyand was sentenced topay fine ofS1,0O0,
two years imprisonment.
Charles Noble, the village treasurer Of
sun Prairie, has been missing several days,
and it is believed he is defaulter and gone
of with money belonging to the village.
After the assassin who had attempted
his life was arrested, the Emperor of Russia
drove to the Kas)n Cathedral to return thanks
for the preservation of his life. The Emperor
exclaimed "this is the third time God has
savedme."
It is now believed in San Francisco
that Josiah Bacon, recently found dead in the
Baldwin hotel, was murdered by DIR. Samuel
P. Chalfant, dentist. The men had quarreled.
Chalfant has disappeared, and his friends
think that he has committed suicide
a shooting affair occurred at Sher-
burne, Martin county, Mimi. April Is between
Mill Baum a notorious bully and Zach Tayler
in which the former, the attacking party was
shot in the breast and arm. Ills wounds are
not considered dangerous. Both parties with
three or four accOmpliecs are under arrest.
At Cincinnati, April 20, a son of ex-
United States Attorney General Taft, assault
ed and terribly beat the editor of the lSttadas,
-}caS a sensational paper, for illusions to his
mother. The feeling among all classes Of citi-
gems is that Mr.. Tat did public service and
ought to have a medal.
When NJ. de Lesseps was getting up the Suez
Canal, an old Frenchman came to his Office in
Paris, and said: Il want TO subscribe to your
railway in the desert" But" was the reply,
1T Is not a railway; it is canal across the
Isthrnus of Suezr' Il don't care what it is; /
subscribe to it because it annoys England"
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KATE CLAXToN's HUSBAND.
He Punches HAMS Head for Insutting
His Wfe.
IAtchison Patriot

IAtchison Patriot.
After the performance last night Kate
Claxton Tor Mrs. Stevenson) returned to the
Garrison house, where she was stopping,
and retired to her room. Kate Claxton' g
room is No. AZ, and the ladies belonging to
the troupe roomed near her. the doors of their
rooms opening into the small hall. Directly
opposite room No. ~ is No. IS. This was
occupied by man from Warrens5urg, who
| came in on the 1915 p. NJ. train. The la
dies were passing into each others rooms at
intervals, and meeting each other in the
hail. would chat and laugh over the events
of The evening, or those anticipated on the
morrow. Among those in the hall was Kate
Olaxton.
The man from Warrensburg was evidently
a susceptible cuss, for he went out into the
hall and tried to make himself generally
agreeable without any formality. He walked
up and down the hall intermingling with
the ladies until he met Kate Claxton, with
whom he entered into conversation, in the
course of which he gave Miss Claxton very
pressing invitation to come into his room.
The insult was Indignantly repealed by
the actress, who Immediately rang the bell,
and, when the bell-Doy appeared, told him
to inform her husband, Mr.. G. A. Stevenson,
him Immediately. Mr.. Stevenson instantly
appeared in answer to the summons of his
wife, who informed him of the insult
she had received.
In q short time the man from Warrens-
burgh was out into the hall, and Stevenson
sprang on him like an enraged tiger He is
young, powerful and athletic man, and he
gave the man from Warrensburg a terrible
beating. NstsSks
The noise of the ARRAY drew other parties
the sceone, and the porter of the house
succeeded in extricating the man from War
rensburg from his perilous position, or to-
day there would have been a funeral at War
rensburg.
The stranger was taken down stairs, and
one of the proprietors of the garrison hand
ed him back the money he had paid, and
told him to leave the house-and not stand
upon the order of going, but go at once.
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appearance. The companion of her flight
basely deserted her las they always do), and
she was left alone in far-off country to
do battle with world, penniless and mex
perienced, suffering bitterly from privation
and want, and drinking TO the dregs the
fruits of the cup she had partaken.
And this is the result: Last week Susie
suddenly made her appearance in Bradford,
coming from no one knows where, and went
to the home of her mother, who yet resides
here. But IN what pitiable condition did
she return to the home of her childhood.
She comes back sorrowing, broken
down woman, prematurely old and crazed
in intellect. The past is to her a
dream--even the terrible affections which
have made her such a wreck, are not remem-
bered. Although lacking in intelligence, she
is harmless, her insanity taking mild folm,
and she now receives the kind attention of
her mother and friends.
OF the two rascals who blasted her life,
nothing has been heard.
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MARED NAY.

I've cousin, Mabel May,
Who is young, and, may say,
A brunette;
But grieve that / must add,
For think it very sad,
coquette!
Though she's seventeen at most,
She's of winning wiles host.
And she's pat
In an ogle or pout;
But my trouble IS about
Worse than than that.
In the library one morn
Twas sitting tired and worn,
Hid away,
When, with laughing song, there came
To the open window-irame
Mabel May!
Stepping in, her singing ceased,
Though she saw me not, Pm pleased,
In my nest;
For she drew a little case
From its happy hiding place
In her breast.
And she opened it and took
Such a tender loving look
At the face
That knew must be within,
q had hopes that might win
In that race;
And her cheek flushed at the sight,
As She held it in her white
Finger-tips;
Then with tender looks Of love,
Did she put it-gods abovel-
To her lips!
Der her shoulders fair | spied-
For / woule know if | died
Who 1t was.
And | saw--the wicked elf
Wasted kisses on herself
In her glass;
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Apple Keringus Pie.-Peel and slice
some nice, tart apples add little water,
cover close and stew them until tender,
then season to taste with sugar; add a
small lump of butter, pinch of salt, little
cinnamon or nutmeg and some grated
lemon peel. Mix well and rub the sauce
through a sieve. Line pie dish with
some nice paste. fill with the mixture and
bake until the crust is done, then cover
the top with meringue made by whip
ping the whites of two eggs with two
tablespoons of powdered sugar, and q
pinch of salt. Sift powdered sugar over
the top Of this frosting and return to the
oven until eoloEed light brown.
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TOO Smart for Him.

Would you mind readin' this for me,
sirl can read myself" 1t was a snow
sboveller on Walnut Street that spoke, as
hD handed over an envelope enclosing
telegram, which read: Nashville, Janu-
airy 9, 1875. 1 will arrive at Louisville
by the three O'Clock train this evening.
Jerry A Taft" "WIll you read it again,
sif?" asked the snow shoveller. Ii was
read again, "You say it's signed Jerry
A. Taft" "That was the name" Please
read it once more" His request was
complied with. 1T goes right straight
aSong,-just Them ere words, without any
h4tchin' or stumblin'l'' "Just that way"
at can't be Jerry, then. 1t cant be Jer.
ry,n he mused. "Jerry couldn't say that
many words without stutterin' to
pieces, TO aaye his life. Some fellows
iiyin' to fool me; but I'm too smart for
HIM. I am
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A couple of Irishmeu, thinking TO
combine pleasure with profit by doing a
little unlicensed trafficking in liquor on
the Derby Day, bought small jar OF
whisky and started for EPSON. Know
ing they would want drop themselves
on the way il was agreed that neither
should drink without!paying. They had
NOT travelled fas on the road when one
drank glass and payed his partner
threepence. he followed suit, and handed
the money back again. 1t was dusty,
toilsome Journey, and upon reaching the
Downs they were dumfounded by discov-
Jag that the whisky was all gone, and
tAat, although they had honestly paid for
eyerJ dram, they had only threepence
between them as the final result of their
speculation. r.. Chambers journal.
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squad of armed citizens and ordered to leave
They the citizens accompanying them
two miles their way
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Prof. TAFT has found that india rub5ers
after having been stretched for years and
became permanently strained, or If it be
stretched while warm nearly to rupture,