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River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1879-11-06
AN ENTERPRIsING FRENCHMAN.
Starting Newspaper as Mode Of
Swindiing.
LONDON Telegraph.


The capture and trial of an individu-
al named Morel, but who was generally
known as Robert" affords an insight
into the ways and doings OF civilized
thieves. His peculiar branch of industry
was somewhat similar to that of the
impresario OF whom | gave you some
account the other day, and who, in en-
gaging his actors and actresses, required
them to deposit sum of money as Sc
curity. The theatrical gentleman walk
ed off with the cash, and the players
were left out in the cold. Mr.. Robert
started newspaper called lie Scaf1ddle;
hence it will easily be understood that
the sale of a certain number of copies
was assured before anything had APP
peared but the name. Advertisements
duly appeared in highly respectable
windows, and, like the Bon Diabte, so IA
miliar TO all who have visited Paris,
Roberts newspaper attracted the atten-
ton OF certain quarter. Suo-edltors,
readers managers, and, printers were
wanted; nor were printers devils" by
any means despised. A number of
honest workmen and people from the
country, and servants who had put by
little money, and yet did not wish to
remain idle, forwarded their claims for
places, and, strange to say, none were
denied. All got what they sought with.
out any question being asked, only they
were requested TO hand in 800 francs OF
500 francs deposit, and so for two days
the newspaper appeared; on the third,
however, scandal of different nature
ha Fl
Robert, and with of all the deposit &C
counts. The office was, of course, closed,
and the unfortunate printers and others
rushed to the nearest police station. In
course of time Robert was caught, after
a fierce struggle, in which be nearly
slaughtered two of his captors. In court,
however, he appeared the mildest-man-
nered man who ever stood in the felon's
dock. He knew the code criminal by
heart and was well up in slang, and he
ventured blandly to correct the judge
whenever he erred IN these and other
subjects. When asked to state his
means of subsistence he replied that
he had many friends; that he gambled
at the bourse; that he negotiated in the
Turkish khan, and that he was sculp-
tor. When asked to account for the
wounds which he ificted on a policeman,
he said that the man was hurt by thrust
ing himself against him (Robert), and
he added; II am very strong, sir; |
have that reputation. The man wished
TO do brilliant stroke of business
when he laid hands on me; but if | had
really attacked him he would be q
dead man now." But" observed the
judge, "Dr. Bergeron has stated"
"Dr. Bergeron has not studied legal
medicine as l have" interrupted Rob-
ert Finally, the swindler was con-
demned to one years imprisonment.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1879-11-06
The Shark Question.
Panama star, OF, 9.

Captain Griffin must take back seat
on the shark question. The facts are
accommodating against his theory that
shark will not attack a person who is IN
the water so long as he maintains him.
self in motion. A case in point occur
red the other night where a canoe, In
which were five persons, was capsized
while approaching the plays: One of
these was a girl, whom one of the row.
ers caught up, and, being a strong
swimmer, made at once for the beach
with her. Before he had proceeded
many feet he was seized and dragged
under water, releasing his hold on the
girl as he disappeared. A boat coming
Immediately behind rescued the girl,
and made every search for the man,
the men in The boat beating the water,
which was shallow, with their poles, IN
order to frighten the sharks away, If
possible. This they probably succeed
ed in doing, as the next morning the
body of the man was found, minus sew
eral limbs and the head-his sharkship
probably having not had time to COM
plete his repast. In the locality where
the capsize occurred sharks are num9r-
Gus, and are frequently seen during the
day, as they are attracted thither by
the refuse of the slaughter-house In the
neighborhood, which is there thrown
into the sea. The hardest and most
reckless boatman in the port says his
prayers if he finds himself within ten
feet of one Of these monsters.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1879-11-06
Austrian Politics.

The Austrian Parliament was opened
Oct. 8 by long speech, in which the
Emperor complimented the Bohemians
on their re-entry into the Reichstag
which was declared to be "a step to-
wards reconciliation and good under
standing" Important bills for the adj
ministration of the army and of Bosnia
would be submitted, the bills imposing
new taxes sufficient to NEE the deficit
of the year. After enumerating some
domestic measures, the Emperor de-
clared that he was in good relations
with all Powers, and added: The Berlin
Treaty has been carried out in all essen
tial conditions. The entry of Austrian
troops into the Sandjak of Novi-Bazar
has been accomplished upon the basis
of that treaty, in amicable accord with
the Porte. The Government is now en-
abled, and it will be its main task, to de-
vote its full attention to fostering with
unremitting care Its economical rela-
tons with the East" The meaning of ali
this is, that at Vienna the extension Of
of Greece and the reforms in Macedonia
both arranged in the Treaty of Berlin
are not considered essential condi-
tions," and that Bosnia has already
ceased to be province militarily occu-
pied. 1t is to be legislated for by two
Parliamenrs,-not controlled, like an oc-
cupied district, by decree. 1t was neces-
sary that Austria should have Bosnia,
and any government, or even anarchy,
is better than Turkish rule; but the sell
fishness of the Hapsburgs, content if OBJ
ly they get provinces, comes out strong
Nv in the speech.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1879-11-06
CRIME.

A KEoKUK, Iowa, special of the Both
states that the trial of Bill Young, for the
murder of Louis Spencer and four chill
dren, closed in Kanoka, Missouri, Satur-
day, resulting in verdict of mot gull
ty." The elimination of the case, how
ever, came to-day. Circumstantial evil
dence was strong, but was weakened by
the fla, CO of detectives evidence. AL
though Young was acquitted, belief in
his guilt was decided among citizens,
and they determined to lynch him. Sun
day afternoon Young was married to
Lydia Broy, of Ohio, and Monday even
ing the couple arrived here before going
to Young's home in Luray. As their
train passed through Kahoka, this fore
noon, Young and his wife alighted, and
a mob of 200 or 800 followed them on
horseback and in wagons, and surround
is house, demanded his surrender.
-,lng opened fire on the mob, and shots
were exchanged until he was wounded.
Eight men then forced their way into
the house, took him out and hanged him.
The excitement there is intense.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1879-11-06
The Nude in tho Fifteenth Century.
Contemporary Review.

The naked human body which the
Greeks had trained, studied and idol
ICED, did not exist in the fifteenth CEN
fury in its stead there was only the I'M
dressed body, ilIy-developed, unframed,
pinched and distorted by the garments
only Just cast off: crampeG and bent by
sedentary occupation, livid with the
plague-spots of Middle Ages, SCARED
by the whip marks of asceticism. This
stripped body, unseen and unfit TO be
seen, unaccustomed to the air and to
the eyes of others, shivered and cover
ed for cold and for shame. The Giet-
tesques ignored its very existence, con-
ceiving humanity as bodiless creature,
and just enough malformed legs and
feet to be either standing or moving
further, beneath the garments there
was nothing. The realists of the
Fifteenth century tore off the clothes
and drew the ugly thing beneath, and
bought the corpses from the lazar houses
and stole them from the gallows, in or
der to see how bone fitted into bone
and muscle was stretched over muscle.
They learned to perfection the anato-
my of the human frame, but they could
not learn its beauty; they became even
reconciled to the ugliness they were
accustomed TO see, and with their
minds full of antique examples, Yer
rocchio, Donatello, Pollaiolo and CHR
landajo, the greatest anatomists of the
fifteenth century, initiated their coarse
and ill-made living models when they
imagined they were initiating antique
marbles.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1879-11-06
CABLEGRAMS.

MADRID advices of Oct 9th say the
losses occasioned by the flood will reach
fifty million francs.
AN Alexandria correspondent under
date of Oct. 90 reports that Cleopatrass
Needle, while being removed for ship
nsent to the United States, was seized by
creditors of the Egyptian government.
A DISPATCH from Belgrade of the 30th.
SAYS that within three hours drive of
Belgrade band of 80 highwaymen hold
the country roads; they murder travellers.
extort money from the peasautry, defy
the government, and prevent tax gather
ers from performing their functions in
taat region.
A TELEGRAM from Rio Janeiro of Oct,
18th, says the Chilians have captured
the Peruvian lron-clad Huascar. One
telegram is understood to assert that the
Huascar's crew were all massacred. The
uuascar was captured by the Admiral
Gochrane and another Gillian iron clad,
which placed the Huascar between the
two fires, and compelled her TO surred-
der, after all three vessels were severely
injured.
a STMLA dispatch of the 30th says that
ky the order of the Viceroy OF India,
Frederick Roberts has issued a prOela-
matioa, stating that in consequence Of
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1879-11-06

THEapprentices who travel over Ger
many on foot have had hard times
amid the general distress. and it is now
reported from various localities that a
disease called "the beggars' plague" a
kind of typhus resulting from INSULT
cient and innutrtious food, excessive in
diligence in alcoholic drink, and
exposure through sleeping in the open
air-has broken out among them. Like
most tramps who have not money
enough for food and lodging they spend
the little they have on alcohol. System
attic efforts are being made by oreaniza-
tons in various cities to help these poor
wretches in a rational way, by provid-
ing them with warm meals and other
necessaries and discouragIng contribu-
tons of money.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1879-11-06
The Last of Their Summers Fun.
From the New York Tribune


1t is estimated that the Summer
pleasure iaunts of the so-called Demo
cratic Investigating Committees will
cost the Government about $4,000.
Demagogue Wright's tour of the CONT
nent in search of the hard times, which
seem to have jumped into the Pacific
to escape him, cost 81 900. He hasn't
a thing to show for it except q speech
by himself, in which he announced the
startling discovery that the San Fran
cisco Hoodlum was the direct descend
ant of the Pilgrim Fathers, and was
hostile to the Chinaman because of a
fear that he would be wrenched from
his consuming passion for worshiping
God in his own way, and made to wor-
ship heather idols. Coffee-Pot Wal
lace's committee spent IS 500 in Rhode
Island in vain search for civil service
abuses which existed only in the in
famed imagination of a handful of
political tramps. But the able reform
statesmen had their summer loafing
paid for by the people, and as that was
what the investigations were ordered
for, there is no cause for disappoint-
ment. Besides, it will be many summers
before they have a chance to repeat
the ODeratiOn
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by the public with a round Of applause,
under the supposition that its utterance
constituted part of the performance.
1t proved, however, to be the outcome
of q strQng mans death agony. The
gigantic snake had frightened its coils
and crushed poor Karolyi's life out of
him wsth one terrific squeeze. AS his
head fels back and his eyes became
fixed in!a CLASSY stare, the plaudits died
away, and were succeeded by the still
ness OF utter CONSERVATION. The make
and lis iifeless victim swayed Tor a sec
ond or two of inexpressible horror and
then toppled over on the boards OF the
stage; hut The boa did not in the least
relax has grip upon the corpse, which re.
manned for more than an hour impris-
oned in it's hideous thraldom, nobody
daring to approach the 1.-the monster,
OF whose powers such appalling proof
had been given. At length it occurred
to one of Karolyi's attendants TO place
a bowlof milk in cage within sight
of the mighty serpent. Which slowly
unwound itself from the dead body and
glided into its den, irresistibly tempted
thereto by its favorite dainty. A post
mcrtem examination of the unfortunate
athletes remains discovered no fewer
han eighty-seven fractures of his bones
effected by the construction of the SER
pent's coils. His death must have been
almost instantaneous, rs the spine was
disarticulated in several places.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1879-11-06

THE failures in the United States dur
ing the three months ended September
80, 1879. as reported in the circular of
Messrs Dun, Barlow & Co., amounted to
1862, the total liabilities being $751;
295, $50. Fc~ the same period in 1878
there we're S53 failures with aggregate
liabilities Of SOC 1880 From Janu-
airy 1, to September so, 1879, there were
$500 failures with liabilities aggregat-
ing $S1, 054, $40, against 8.67S failures
and S197, 211 ,129 liabilities during the
corresponding period last year. These
figures indicate that for the third
quarter in 1879 the failures were
less than one half of those during the
same time in 1873, the decrease being
1881. The liabilities show a much
larger proportionate reduction, being
less than one quarter of what they were
in the same period of last year, the
figures showing the liabilities for 1879
to be $l5,000,000 as against $65000,000
for the third quarter of 1873. In COM
menting on the results shown by these
figures, the circular says: sit will of
course be remembered that for the first
two months of the third quarter of 1873
the number of failures was unusually
large, owing to the prospective repeal
of the bankrupt law in September of
that year, but even taking that circum-
stance into consideration the decrease
the last quarter is almost phenomenal,
in view of the fact that the average
number of failures for the third quarter
of the preceding four years was 2,22S,
or nearly double the number of the
last quarters failures, while the average
liabilities for the third quarter of the
four years was So .000Oo0, exceeding
by three times the amount of liabilities
of the third quarter of 1879. The fig
ures for the quarter just ended, there
fore, add another to the many indica-
tons of the wonderfully improved
condition of trade throughout
the country. For the nine months of
the two years the comparison is almost
as favorble as for the quarter just closed
the failures for the first three quarters
in 1879 being $40 in number, as against
S,67S for the nine months of 1878 The
liabilities are ISL, OO0090 for the first
nine months of 1879, as against S197,-
100000 for the same period of 1878,
a reduction in liabilities of more than
one-haf.
But while this country seems to be
blessed with all possible financial ad-
vantages poor Canada's condition seems
to be falling from worse to worse, The
failures there have increased over 10
per cent. in number and So per cent.
IN amount for the first nine months of
the present year as compared with 1878
as may be readily seen by a moments
inspection of the table. For the last
quarter the exhibit is still more
depressing. The figures have increased
from 295 last year to AZ in 1879, or
more than So per cent. while the
amount is increased by over 80 per
cent. rising from $4,629 592 for the third
quarter of 1878 to S6,99s. 617 for a sim
liar period this year.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1879-11-06
The /" Hunter of Long Eddy"


News mas Just reached Delhi, N. Y,
of the death of Lucy Ann Lobdell Sla-
ter, known throughout the Delaware
Valley as the Hunter Of Long Eddy"
She was the daughter of Delaware
river lumberman, and in 1851, at the
age of IL years, was married to George
Slater. raitsman. After the birth other
child Slater deserted her, and she dom
ned male attire to seet her fortune in
the mountains of the Delaware river
counties in this state, and of Delaware,
sullivan and Ulster counties in New
York. She built cabins at various
points. Her supplies were obtained in
exchange for game and skins. She
wrote book, detailing her adventures
in the woods, and giving an account of
her suffering from cold. hunger and
sickness. She recorded in this book
that she had killed 16S deer, " bears,
panther, and numerous wildcats and
foxes. Once she got up singing-school
at Bethany, in this state, and while
teaching the vocal art won the love of
a young lady scholar. Upon the dis
covery Of her sex the Bethany people
threatened her with a coat Of tar and
feathers, and she fled. In 1868 she was
joined by a woman named Marie Louis
Wilson, and they hunted together until
1869. Then the former took the name
of the Rev. Joseph Israel Lobdell, and
attempted to deliver backwoods SER
mons ia Monroe county, this state.
They became nuisances, and were lodg-
ed in Stroudsburg Jail.
In 1876 the two were living in cave
in the Moesic Mountains, near Way
mart, Pa. While preaching in Way
mart she was arrested and taken to the
Wayne county Jail. The Wilson wo-
man wrote petition to the court for
the release of her husband" using a
piece of split wood for a pen and poke
berry juice for ink. The two were liv-
ing together as man and wife at Mrs.
Skaters death.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1879-11-06

The powers of horse memory were
illustrated at Rochester, n. Y, recently,
where the driver of hook and ladder
truck tried an experiment. Three and
half years ago the city sold team of
horses that had been used for drawing
the truck. and since then they had oeeu
employed in different work. One day
recently the driver took the horses into
the truck-house and turned them loose,
whereupon each went directly to his
own stall, and when gong was sound
ed they ran out and took their accus-
toned positions at the tongue of the
machine.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1879-11-06
A Speech by the Gar.

A most remarkable speech of the EN-
peror Alexander to his troops ut Odessa
on the 9th inst. is reported in the Rus
sian press. His imperial Majesty was
inspecting the troops of the Eighth Army
Corps duartered at Odessa, and after
saluting the battalions of the Fourth
Brigade of rihemen, stopped his horse
before the Thirteenth Battalion, which
has the Prince of Bulgaria for its NOM
inal chef. His Majesty shook hands
with the chief of the brigade, Maj Gen.
Krok, and, ordering toward all the Of
ticers and those men who were the hap
by possessors Of the Order ofSt. George,
thanked them in the following words:
II have long wished to see, and to-day
/ am very happy to be able TO thank
you for your heroic service His Males-
ty Their took off his helmet and said:
"Gontlemen in the name of the Rus
sian people and Russian troops. thank
you for your glorious work and heroic
service" Then replacing his helmet,
the Emperor continued: 81 expected in
general q great deal from my troops,
but you have surpassed my anticipa-
tons" His Majesty again shook hands
WIFI MAJ .-OGii. NUN anu hAooNA hAhA Sh
the cheek, amid laundering hurrahs
from the tr oops, which were silenced
for few mome..ts while his Majesty
further said: 81 would like to embrace
each enc of you, but YOU are too many
therefore in the name of your C1ief of
Brigade embrace you all" This most
gracious speech Of the Emperor, deliv-
cred with much fervor, called forth
Tremendous enthusiasm among the as
sembled soldiers, who continued TO
cheer until his Imperial Majesty
Quilted the ground.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1879-11-06
Advice to Profes sicual Men.

professional men, me- of business,
and indeed, all who are engaged in pur-
suits requiring more or less severe
mental work, coupled with more or less
confinement, exercise is, of course, the
conditi0 sine qua non of the recreation
to be recommended. This fact is so
obvious that | need not dwell upon it
further than to make one remark. This
is to warn all such persons that their
feelings are no safe guide as to the
amount of muscular exercise that Is
requisite for maintaining fun and sus-
tanned health. By habtual neglect
of sufficient exercise the system may
and does, accommodate itself to such
neglect; so not only RAY the desire for
exercise cease to be fair measure o
its need, but positive exhaustion may
attend ~ much less amount of exercise
than is necessary to long continuance
of sound health, However strong and
we'll Therefore man my feel, notwith-
standing his neglect of exercise, he
ought to remember that he is playing
most dangerous game, and that sooner
or later his sin will find him out-eith-
er in the form of dyspepsia, liver, kid
ueJt Vi PbilCl oi0NoSCos NiiASAi 81 ShANiy
creep upon the offender against natures
laws of health. According to DIR. Parks
the amount Of exercise that healthy
man ought to take without fatigue il at
the least that which is required for rails
ing $50 foot-tons per diem. This, in
mere walking, would in the case of
man Of ordinary weight be represented
by a walk of between eight and nine
miles along level ground, or one mile
up q tolerably steep hill; but it is desir-
able that the requisite amount of exer-
else should be obtained without throw
ing all the work upon one set OF muscles
For this reason walking ought to be
varied with rowing, riding, active games
and where practicable, hunting or shoot
ing, which, to those who are fond of
sport, constitute the most perfect
form ofrecreative exercise.-The Nine
tenth (epftfr9J
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A NEAT little charcoal sketch appears
in the columns OF q st. Louis journal.
AS a justice Of the peace was sitting in
his office and biting off the end of the
second-cigar, man covered with char
coal CRIME tumbled over the chair
nearest the door and asked how much
it would cost to be married. The price
was too high. The poor but honest
bridegroom said that he lived in Jeffer-
son county, that he and his intended
had come to the city peddling charcoal
and wanted to get back as man and
wife. A barrel of charcoal was still on
hand, and this was offered as the mar
rage fee. The kind-hearted justice con-
cluded that it would bea good thing to
make them man and wife, and the bar
rel Of charcoal was dumped into the
cellar, according to agreement.
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Ten Thousand Dollars for Ten Cents,
ReveDna (ohio) Democrat.


n. d. Clark is president of the First
National Bank Of Revenna, Ohio. Last
month he went to Leadvillee on a
pleasure trip. While there a man
named Lewis made his acquaintance.
Lewis, after he had known Mr.. Clark
for a week or so, went to him with "a
peculiar case that he bad just found.
He had met on the mountains, just out
of town, young man whom he had
not seen for fifteen years. The young
man had shot rival in a love affair and
struck out for the west, but now, having
dug up a great amount of gold, thought
of returning to his old mother IN Ken
lucky. In order to do SO the young
man would have to sell some bullion.
Would Mr.. Clark buy? Mr.. Clark did
buy a gold brick worth Sl4. 900 for $l0,-
600 in cash. Mr.. Clark lett for Chicago,
arriving in which city he finds that Is
brick of gold is clever compound OF
copper and other metals, the value be-
ing ten cents instead of $4,000.