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River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1880-10-07
Extemporizing in the Pulpit.


They make great mistake who
suppose that eXtempore preaching has
been the law with all great preachers;
in fact, we may almost 90 so far Us to
say the reverse has been the case. EX-
temporizing will often be exposed to
difficulties which only IA very honest
mind can overcome and make the best
Of. When Father Taylor, the Ameri-
can preacher, once lost himself and be-
came bewidered in the course of his
sermon, he eXtricatod himself by the
exclamation: Il have lost the track of
the nominative case, my brethren, but
one thing | know, | am bound for the
kingdom!" and the frankness of such
confession would be sure to save him
from suffering I'M the esteem of his au-
dience But the more stately and dig
nifed masters, it is very obvious, can
not deliver themselves in that way.
The most singular instance of this
kind in our memory is the case Of a
very distinguished man to whom we
loved to listen in our boyhood, preach
er with n wonderful command over
every faculty that could give brilliancy
or beauty to pulpit exercises. Healways
preached without notes, and always
broke his discourses into divisions; bat
once, to our amaZement and that of
the congregation, having Travelled
through, so far as we remember, two
departments of the discourse, he caught
himselfup and said, Il forget the
third divisiOnp He turned around to
the organist, "Organist, strike up the
,.aran y IIo nnrn pttf n limo nf bI-trl1,
and while the organ was playing and
the people singing, he leaned in deep
thought over the pulpit; tie singing
over, he announced the missing link.
"But," said he, "is not that singular ?"
and he proceeded to show how he had
lost it, and now he found it-proceeded,
in really enchanting way to talk upon
the law of association of the ideas and
the mystery and marvels of retentive-
ness and memory as proof of the inn
materially and Immortality of the soul,
until the me was gone, and we really
had no more of the sermon after all.
A similar anecdote has often been
told of the late Thomas Binney. DR..
Harris, the author OF the "Mammon,"
had begged his services for some ami
versary, and Binney declared his utter
inability to prepare Il sermOn-in those
days he was strictly extempore speak
er 1t was urged, ooh come and preach
such and such a sermon; that is ready
to your mindl" And so Mr.. Binney
promised that he would take the ser
vice. but he also, having got through
two heads of the discourse, became be-
wildered. Thirdly thirdly-Ive for
gotten what was thirdly he said; and
he looked over the pulpit TO where DIR.
Harris was sitting. Brother Harris,
what was thirdly?' Harris looked up
and said: so and So Exactly"
said the discomfited preacher, who pur-
sued his way with ease and happiness
fp tho oloco
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1880-10-07

futile than the hope that mice can be
kept out of the house by cat. Occa-
sionally we hear an indignant woman
assert that in her anger again lazy
cat, that "the beast actually draws
mice. This is the precise truth, al
though the woman who formulate it
does not dream that her angry jest is a
prosaic statement Of scientific fact.
Nature always provides for the support
of her wild animals. Wherever lions
or elephants or sharks exist, nature
provides their proper prey. Beyond
question she cares for cats quite as
much as she does for larger beasts, for
there is no mean favorotism about ma
ture Now, mice are the natural food
of cats, and hence, where cats exist, ma
ture proceeds to plant mice. When
the housewife moves into new house
and takes n cat with her, nature prob
ably furnishes the house with an assert
ment Of mice. The mice, Of course, do
not know why they are put in that
house, but the true student cannot fail
TO see the reason. So long as the eat
stays the mice stay, but in course Of
time the cat dies or is sent away in dis
grace, and presently the mice, their oc-
cupation being gone, vanish.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1880-10-07
CHASING A YAGRANT STEER.
Exciting Up-T0wn sport ia which "A
Thousand Men and Boys Tool. Part
---One Boy Hurt.
New 7 ork v ord,

In spite Of the efforts Of the police
the inofiensive steer which objected to
amusing the New York public under
Senor Fernandez's management re-
mains undiscovered. As usual, the po-
lice have theory" in regard to the
whereabouts of the animal, and their
theory is that he has been captured by
some of the squatters inhabiting the
northern part of the city, who, not APP
preciating the steers arenic perform
ances, haye killed him and laid in a
supply of beef. Being thus deprived of
the opportunity to capture one steer,
another steer yesterday afternoon kind
ly afforded the public and the police
chance to signalize themselves by a
chase and a capture. The performance
took place about ? CLOCK. As herd
ofTexan steers was being taken from
the boat at the foot of Fourteenth street,
North River, to the slaughter-house
near Tenth avenue, one of the ami
mails escaped, and running up to Ninth
avenue, turned and ran up town, fol
lowed by crowd of about thousand
men and boys. Those who were before
the steer fed in all directions, while the
crowd in pursuit, which increased us it
went, kept up discordant yelling and
shouting which seemed to be more eff
cacious in maddening the brute than
the scarlet cloths of nimble toreros
would have been, Judging from recent
experiences. As the steer passed For
ty-fifth street, policeman standing on
the corner discharged the contents of
l,4r Mt Nm a.. 81.
John Fisher was driving a two-horse
truck across the avenue as the animal
came up. The steer at once attacked
the horses, goring them in the sides
and sc. erely injuring both of them.
Fisher managed to get his team away
from the now thoroughly infuriated
Texan and drove across Fiftieth street.
The steer then sped on his mad career
up Ninth avenue. Reaching Fifty
third street he espied a horse and wa
gon near the sidewalk, and he flew at
the horse and nearly gored him to
death AS he reached Fifty-fourtb
street Phillip Openheimer and Eleazer
P,xley came on the scene with double
harrcled shot-guns and shot him sever
al times in the head The steer was
game to the last, and aithough weak
from loss of blood he showed a warlike
front, which kept his pursuers at bay.
He was finally lassoed and thrown, af-
ter which 4 neighboring butcher came
up and cut his throat rs he lay strug-
Cling in the tolls. The carcass was
taken to the slaughter-house, the orig
inal destination of the beast in the city
In the heat Of the pursuit boy named
John McMann. aged fourteen, was
knocked down and trampled on by the
crowd. He sustained fracture ef one
arm and several bruises and was taken
10 the Roosevelt hospital
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IN THE vICTORIA'S STEERAGE.
'Sae Emigration Commissioners In
Ves'igating the Charges Made by
Emigrant~ as to the Food.
n. Y. World.

Several of the Storage passengers Of
the Anchor line steamship Victoria on
her last trip TO this port on arriving
emigration commissioners against the
company for supplying them with in
ferior and UNBEATABLE food. Commits
sioners Lynch and Ulrich heard testi-
mOny in the case. but reserved their
decision Four of the complaining
passengers, Edward Elcke,~ Victor HUI
go Lindau, Christian ROlfe and Adolph
Schenier, testified. that the specific state
ments made in the complaint were
strictly true, and they reiterated the
charges that the bread was sOmtimes
sour, the meat tough and too salty to be
eaten, the potatoes badly cooked and
sometimes rotten, and the soup poor
The soup on one day had to be thrown
away They all agreed in saying they
had had two good meals only during
the entire passage. On those two oc-
casions they had fresh meat. One of
the complaints stated that he had
served in the Prussian army and the
rations supplied the soldiers III the
field were better than those furnished
them on board the Victoria. Another
passenger said that he had to subsist
during the passage mainly on bread
and coffee.
On behalfof the ships officers and
the company Captain RAFT made n
general answer that the compliments
were Of Il superior class to the usual
steerage passengers, and that they
should have taken cabin passage if
they wanted better accommodations.
Captain Raft admitted that he had been
in the steerage twice only during the
passage, but he said the doctor had in
spected the food supplied, but by
sample only. He knew the provisions
were good because, they had been in
spected by sample and passed in En-
gland.
DR. Plews, the surgeon of the Victoria,
believed from the samples sent him
that the food furnished was good
and wholesome, excepting the meat,
viii ch was too hard, and on one day
the soup which had to be thrown away.
Chief Steward Charles Rankin said he
served the steerage passengers himself.
lie declared that the food was properly
cooked, and that it was supplied in
large quality of the soup that had been
especially complained of by the pass
engers.
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Victoria's. Chapel Royal Savoy.
New 7 ork " ord.

There is perhaps some significance
in the queens refusal-of which the
cable message has given assurance-to
permit the celebration in her chapel
royal Savoy Of the Burdett-Coutts mar
riage This very ancient chapel is a
parochial benefice in the queens gift
which she has twice restored at her own
expense and in which she has placed Il
very beautiful window to the memory
of the prince consort. She pays every
current expense belonging to hechapel,
its officers and servants Except by her
favor neither q funeral nor n marriage
can occur in the chapel Therefore
if ii be true that the queen refused its
use to the Baroness Burdett- Coutts, the
refusal may be properly regarded as a
very high manifestation of royal dis
pleasure, not only to subject hut to n
intimate friend Few Americans who
are unacquainted with this little chapel
which overlooks the Victoria embank-
ment, Cleopatras needle and the
Thames from n square behind the
Strand, at a point which is in front of
Exeter Hall and between Waterloo and
Charing Cross bridge. The chapel,
however is hidden from the Strand by
buildings. Few sites in London than
the site between Wellington and Savoy
streets possess an equal historical IN
terest. 1t was crown land as early as
1916, when King Henry III gave it to
Peter, count Of Savoy, from whom it
derives its name, at the time that
count arrived OF a visit to his niece,
the queen.
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DEAD IN THE STREET.
= Corpse Found sitting on a Down
Town Door step.
PHILADELPHIA Times

Two boys noticed a man sitting upon
the steps of a house near Fifth and
Bainbridge streets about ten o'clock yes
terday morning, apparently asleep.
Upon approaching him they discover
ed that life was extinct, and fastening
to an officer they told him Of the cir
cumstance. and the body was taken to
the Second district station house. As
no one could identify him the body
was moved to the morgue, where it
now lies.
A barber at Filth and and Bainbridge
said the deceased had been shaved in
his house only short time before he
was found dead, and could only have
been out of the shop n few minutes
when death seized him He appeared
to be about 50 years of age. was about
five feet six inches in height and wore a
striped alpaca coat, striped linen
pants, figured shirt and laced shoes.
His complexion was dark, as were also
his hair and moustache. 1t is thought
death resulted from heart disease, but
this will be determined at the inquest
this morning by the the testimony Of
the physician who made the post
norton examination
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Facts About Vice.

This ignorance on the subject Of
mice is disgraceful In a scientific age
and with mice all around us we ought
to have a thorough and exhaustive
knowledge of their tricks and manners.
Hitherto nobody has attempted to ex-
plain why mice flock to any particular
house, or why they leave it. At length
an able naturalist-not, Of course, the
one who cannot tell an elephant from
a mouse-has investigated the matter,
and has arrived at an intelligent result.
The real cause of the presence Of mice
in a house. according to this authority,
is the cat. Most people imagine that
because the cat Is supposed to have
been created for the purpose Of eating
mice, he will drive mice away from the
house in which he resides. Facts show
that this il not the case. Whenever n
house contains cat it also contains
mice. The household cat rarely, if
ever. kills mouse, for he scorns the
very appearance Of working for his liv-
ing: but even if he does kill, say, two
mice FER annum, such a trifing de-
struction has no appreciate effect upon
their numbers. Housekeepers will
bear witness that there is nothing more
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it has been in that place 800 years, it is
as good as ever.
Ex-Governor English, of Connecticut,
has never been sick a day in his life,
has never called physician, and mas
never taken any medicine, althG Ugh
he is sixty-eight years old last March
Lady Stratford de Redcliile and her
unmarried daughters have received II
pension of 600 from the crown in
consideration of the late Lord de Red
cliife's long and distinguished public
service
Cal. Wagner, the minstrel, was Kissed
off the stage last week at one Of the
Cincinnati Sunday night theaters on nc
count of something derogatory to the
house, printed in a morning paper, pur-
porting to come from him.
NJ Cazot, the French minister Of JUS
tee, has abolished the barbarous de-
cree which for more than II half n cen
tury has forbidden presidents, judges,
attorneys and substitutes to Wear mus
taches.
The Roman Forum has now been
completely excavated, with the eXcepe
ton Of small portion at the entrance
near the capitol The shape proves ir-
regular, being broad ON the capitol side
and narrow towards the palace Of the
Caesars.
Rev. Dir. William Adams, of New
York, was the third minister to die
within the year, after having been
chosen to preach the sermon before the
second Pan Presbyterian council, at
Philadelphia.
DIR, Lewis Swift, the astronomer, is
now the owner of three handsome gold
medals bestowed upon HIM in rccogni-
ton of his planetary discoveries The
third he has just received from the inn
perial academy at Vienna.
Hole ON dan" said colored man,
hailing an acquaintance, Does yer
cross the street cherry time yer sees me
ter keep frum payin' dat bill?' ''No, |
dosen't" what fur, den?' Ter keep
from bein axed fur it,
80, Mr.. Lingerie, you've got ON your
freckled stockings exclaimed sweet
child, on the Ocean house piazza,
where that gentleman was the centre
of an admiring feminine group; "and
Cousin Julia says they just match your
complexion
Toddlekins is a very small man in
deed, but he said he never minded it
at all until his three boys grew up to
be tall, strapping young fellows, and
his wife began To cut down their old
clothes and cut them over to fit him.
and then he said he did get mad.
The commission that was appointed
to choose nurses for the royal infant at
Madrid selected five young women Of
the Province of Santander, all of very
dark complexion The one who at
traeted the most attention, Leocadia
Fernandez, is said to be Of the highest
type of Arab beauty, with large soft
eyes and glossy hair.
The King and Queen Of Spain ON
Saturday gave audience to the Papal
Nuncio, who presented, in a splendid
marble and ebony caskc,, the gift of
the Pope to the infanta Mercedes. 1t
is very rich satin robe, covered with
lace and displaying the escutcheons of
Spain and the Pope on the skirt. The
robe was made and embroidered by
ladies of the Roman nobility ut the re-
quest Of the Pope
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was in the hands of an officer, and did
not like it. They were jealous of the
law, and jumping to the conclusion
that Long was arrested for merely
shooting some one in Il little row at
rescue him.
He shan't go" shouted one.
Release hint" added another
Don't let him take me-" pleaded
Dave Long.
The crowd began To close in.
Stand backw Numbered the detec-
tive, flourishing his revolver. Il am
Detective Black from Sacramento, and
| this is my prisoner. If any man
dares to interfere | will shoot him
down like dog"
Although threats of bullets were not
much in those days, the fearless bear
NC of the officer, who stood firmly
grasping the prisoner and with single
arm opposing n hundred reckless men,
had its effects and they stood undecid-
ed. Taking advantage of the momen-
| tary truce, Black hurriedly whispered
TO the prisoner.
fyou don't tell them not To inter
fere, | guess I'd better fly. IN be all
right.
What is it you've done, Long"
He turned paler than ever.
I'VE must know what it is. Was it
n scrape in Marysyille?'
"Yes-yes. Never mind Tll--In
be back r" and his heart sank at the
thought he never would back before
long and tell you all about it.
So the detective was allowed to de-
part with his prisoner.
Two of Longs mess accompanied
them, and the culprit was lodged in
Jail at Marysyille That night, while the
murdered woman's husband was re
leased
An effort was made 10y the authori-
ties to keep the matter quiet for II
while; but all the facts leaked out, and
the angry population did not wait for
the laws slow vengeance.
On the following Friday night, July
20, the miserable wretch was taken
from the jail by party of disguised
men and hanged to tree whose broad
boughs overshaded the scene of the
crime.
In his last moments, with the moose
around his neck, he confessed his guilt
and died praying for mercy
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Baltimore american

This season Il new branch of industry
has been started hy fishermen along
the chesapeake. They have taken to
breeding s0ft-shell crabs for the mar
ket, and thus far it has been a very
profitable business, since there is no
outlay except the labor of one or two
men ut each place where it is carried
ON. The plan is to catch as many hard
crabs rs possible, take them up n
small inlet or bay and deposit them be-
hind wires, where they can have the
freedom of the water and plenty to eat.
BY carefully watching them an expert
ence man is able to tell as soon as Il
hard crab sheds his shell and becomes
soft. As soon as he does, he Is taken
out and brought to market. As every
hard crab must sooner or later become
a soft-shell crab, there Is no lost mate
rial Having become a soft, the
crab remains SO three days. though, n
a rule, he is marketed and eaten be-
fore that time. The plan of getting
soft crabs for market heretofore has
been to watch for them along shore, so
that und er the new plan there IS no
reason why soft crabs should be quoted
high
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1880-10-07
The Shah of Persia.
London News.

The Shah is no doubt influenced by
the best of motives. He has visited
Europe, and he has nc doubt gagged
the means by which western men have
become what they are. Tie does his
best to follow in their track, but he is
important before the inertia Of a nation.
Every one is familiar with the history
of Baron Reuters contract. Its fulfill
mcnt would have cost the Shah his
throne The only man of into, lect that
he can trust in his kingdom to-day he
dare not name Grand Nizicr because of
popular obtuseness. The other day,
as / saw him ride past under the shade
of his red sacramental umbrella, could
not help thinking that he was, perhaps,
the man most to be pitied in all his do
minions
Speaking of riding past, | know that
since the late royal visit to Europe peo-
pie are apt to figure to themselves the
Shah of Persia as living amid a perpet-
ual blaze of diamonds. This was my
experience of one of his progresses.
Some mounted policemen austrian
style) came galloping ahead. Then
came Il couple of hundred people, most
of them with doubled barreled fowhng-
pieces slung at their backs. Then came
fifty mounted men with silver maces,
then a group very plainly clad, in the
midst of which rode the Shah, not TO be
known from the rest of the world when
the sun is not shining, for then he has
red umbrella Along the streets
came some numbering carriages, pre-
coded by dozen men bearing long viii
low wands They were the keepers of
the harem, and they shouted incessant-
", "be blind, he blind turn your face
to the wall" All this was meant lest
any one should be rash enough to
catch glimpse of the lights of the
harem" being conveyed to await his
majesty at his next halting place
cannot refrain from saying a word
about the Shah's running foOtmen.
Each wears a short red tunic, pair of
dark-colored knee-breeches, pair of
dirty white stockings. and shabby
shoes. On his head a kind of helmet
resembling that ola fireman, surmount-
ed by three lunches Of artificial flowers
like sweet Williams. When / first saw
them half a dozen were sitting down on
the curbstone near the royal gate.
took them for street noun ebanks; and
knowing that in the east such people
always seek out Europeans a. victims,
| hurriedly went round the corner lest
one of them should stand on his head
for my benefit
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AwEsE LITTLE GIRL.

Come mther You madcap darling"
said to my four-l ear-Old.
PRAY what viii be done to the bad. bad girl
who will not DO as she's told.
Too well YOU love your own wee way.
While little you love to mind;
But mamma knows what is best for You
And isn't she always kind
So | told her Of Casabianca"
And the fearful burning ship.
DO you Think said such child a that
His mother would have % whip
Andmy heart went out with the story sad
OF this boy 50 nobly brave,
Who would not dare to disobey,
Even his life % save.
Then her eyes grow bright the morning.
And they seemed to look me through.
Ah-ah. thought /. you understand
The lesson had IN view.
Now what DO you think 1fthis lad my love
Ten all that is in your heart.
I find she said, he was drefful good
But he wasn't the least bit smart
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A Greater Discovery than Electricity.

have spent over two thousand dGl
lars, said j. d. H. Harvey, Esq, of Chi
cago, to cure my wife of Rheumatism.
Two bottles o. 81 Jacobs Oil accomp-
lished what ali the medical treat rent
and other remedies failed to effect
regard it as greater discovery than
electricity and boon to the human race.
The hurricane which destroyed the
steamship city Of Vera Cruz wrought
immense damage to the Florida orange
crop. The fruit was hanging full grown,
and the ground in the orange groves Is
now covered with it. The force Of tha'
storm was so great that the largest
trees whipped the ground with then
branches
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A Fortunate IndOrser.
IndianapOIis lInd.l Daily senlinel

1t - cur observation that not every
one who backs his neighbours paper,
always escapes with his purse untouch-
ed But there are occasions where a
man can give his Endorsement and con
vey benefit all around. Mr.. A. w,
Wetzel, of Nauyoo, H., suffered for
years with Dyspepsia, and used all kinds
Of medicine in vain, until he tried the
Hamburg Drops which quickly cured
him. lie now warmly Endorses this
wonderful remedy.
Joseph Taylor, the father of the lato
Bayard Taylor. celebrated his s5th
birthday on the Sth instant in a qui,t
way ut Kennett Square, Pa.
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A young man who had recently been
admitted to the bar, and a partnership
with his uncle, came into the office one
day and proudly announced that
he bad settled an old mat
ter that bad been in litigatation
for long time. Settled it," exclaim-
ed his uncle, settled that ease, why
I've supported our family on that for
the last ten wears.