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Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1881-01-01
STRAYED OR Q L

A shoemaker's shop may be consider
Ell a last resort.
The cannons. OF Colorado beat any art
hillery in the world.
4 mince pie at bedtime is the shortest
routc to the menagerie.
Why is Hancock unlike all Arctic eX-
plofers? He found a solid north poll.
Probably the man who never made a
mistake in his life never made anything
else.
A letter-writer from Mentor says that
Garfield has a brow eye. Hancock has
"A black one.
Many a tramp would be thankful for
cold ham, but none OF them like the
cold shoulder.
But few men can handle a hot lamp
chimney and say there is no place like
home at the same time.
There arc some $4,000 more females
than males in Philadelphia. and vet
some people wonder why some girls
marry bow legged men.
Somebody says hat a fashionable
Boston banquet consists of two beans
stuck on ii hair pin. readings by Elmer
son and talks by Alcott.
German lately married says: I'D var
voost 20 easy as Il needle Good walk oud
nit a camcl's eye as to get der behindt
word mil Il vomans.'
Young clergyman at q clerical meet
ing; Il merely throw out the idea"
Old minister well, think that is the
best thing YOU can Go with it."
Asa Mr.. Bird wa> recently married to
to a Miss Worm in Michigan, II is about
time for the photographers to say come
thing about the early bird, etc.
A medical writer asks: Docs position
affect siccp?' We'll, rather; if you're
hung up by your trousers OF Z spiked
fence. you Won't sleep very soundly.
A country doctor being asked what
was the best say 10 cure 4 ham, remark
ca before answering that question he
shouid want TO know what allied the
ham.
My darling" he intensely whispers,
yaarly attempting to size her han. 10
you know that ! love you MAIDS on,
yes" She says, almost AL, .py. could
tell that.'
Deaf lady: "Whar~ MS nance"
Young lady: "Augustas Tyler" Deaf
lady bless me, what a name! Burst
his Bier Eliza, you must be making
fun of me-
4 very disa@recablc old gentleman
dies. A nephew, charged with the
duty of preparing his cpitaph, suggests 4:
deeply regretted by ali who never
knew him.
Have you seen my daughters new
bahy?' asked q proud grandmother Of a
neighbor. Yes. It's a handsome baby,
but how very little it is" The doctor
who attended her WAS 4 ~homoeopath.'
4 young Sew York doctor has written
4 treatise proving that sealskin sacqueo
are the best protectors of lungs ever
known. Somehow the ONE have
suddenly taken HE notion that this
young man j, the ab,cst physician in
,hp civ
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1881-03-31
A Battle With MOOnshiners.

Reports from Grayson, KY, tell Of a
miniature battle which took place day
or two ago between force of 10 rev.
enue officers, under Deputy Marshal
James Hefin, and party of moon
sinners, in the mountains of Letcher
county. When John Morgan raided
into Kentucky in 1864, he passed
through Letcher county, leaving be-
hind him several broken-down horses
and brass field-piece of six pounds
calibre. This cannon the moonshiners
planted on the bluff, loaded to the muz-
zle with rusty nails and broken pot
metal. As the Marshals party came
charging up the pass, they discharged
the cannon, and the pOt-metal and nails
went crashing through the leafless trees.
Had the piece been aimed a little
lower, it would have been certain death
to the revenue officers. The noise of
the explosion through them into dis
cord, but they quickly rallied, and
after a volley from their carbines,
charged up the pass with drawn pis-
tolls. The moonshiners fired a few
scattering shells, but the steady firing
of the Marshal's party drove them out
of their ambush, and they fled across
the bridge and down the creek toward
Breathitt county. 1t is supposed that
several OF the moonshiners were
wounded or killed, as blood-stains were
found on the ground for some distance
along the line of their retreat. The
Marshars party escaped without injury,
and, after capturing the mill, they
spiked the cannon and threw it over
the cliff into the river. Deputy Helms
party brings back five prisoners, who
were captured on Rock House Fork,
and they are now in Jail at Grayson.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1881-03-31
He Deserved 1t.

A good story is told of one of the
grand Jurors from Mortified, VT, in
attendance upon the last term of court
at Montpelier. He was afraid he would
not wake in season to take the six
o'clock train for the capital, which he
had talked over with his wife on retir
ing He had just got into Il sound
sleep when his faithful spouse woke
him, suggesting that it must be time
to get up. He did; found it was
only midnight and retired again.
Soon he was again aroused, and this
time, upon consulting the clock, it
proved to be only 2 a. m. Somewhat
disguised and angered at being so often
broken of his slumbers, he again
sought his couch. admonishing his
wife thus: 'Iook here, you keep
your elbow ont of my back, and your
mouth out of my ear till morning"
Feeling herself relieved of any furth er
responsibility she went to sleep for
good and left her lord and master to
wake when he chose, which he did at
four o'clock. Thinking it would not
pay to try and get any more sleep, he
built fire, put on his overcoat and
hat, took his valise in his hand and
sat down before the fire for few min
utes. Meanwhile his wife slumbered
on until seven o'clock, when she woke
to find him gone, whereat she felt
quite badly, saying she intended to
have got him a warm breakfast.
Leisurely proceeding to dress herself
she sought the kitchen, where, to her
astonishment she beheld her husband,
sitting bolt upright in his chair before
the stove, fast asleep, with the train
gone over an hour.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1881-03-31
The Seven Bibles of the World.

The seven Bibles Of the world are the
Koran of the Mohammedans, the Tri
Pitikes of the Buddhists, the Five
Kings of the Chinese, the Three VedOs
of the Hindoos, the Zendavesta, and
the Scriptures of the Christians. The
Koran is the most recent of these,
dating about the seventh century after
Christ. 1t is compound of quota
tons from the old and new testament,
the Talmud and the Gospel of st. Bar
nabas. The Eddas of the Scandinavia
ans were first published in the four
teenth century. The Pitikcs of the
Buddhists contain certain sublime
morals, and pure aspirations, and their
author lived and died in the sixth cen
tury before Christ. There is nothing of
excellence in these sacred books not
found in the Bible The sacred writings
of the Chinese are called the Five
Kings, the word King meaning web of
cloth. They contain the best sayings
of the best sages on the duties of life.
These sayings cannot be traced farther
back than eleven hundred years before
Christ. The Three Vedas are the most
ancient books Of the Hindoos, and they
are believed to date not beyond eleven
hundred years before Christ. The Zen
davesta of the Persians is the greatest
of the sacred books next to our Bible.
Zoroaster, whose sayings it contains,
was born in the twelfth century before
Christ. Moses lived and wrote the
Pentateuch fifteen hundred Yeas be-
fore Christ, therefore that portion OF
our Bible is at least three hundred
years older than the most ancient OF
other sacred writings
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1881-03-31

we left them with the mystery linger-
ing on our minds. We soon came to
an entrance leading into neatlysfur-
nished room embellished with a ctoice
selection of natural ornaments fas SUI
perior to any artificial work whicE we
had ever beheld. There WAS in St a
sufficient quantity of furniture tcs fill
up the interior of drawing rcS)m.
From here we went to a more deSCsate
part of the cave, where the jagged,
fantastic rocks doomed up out off the
darkness, seemed to threaten Danger.
Here we spent a long time hallosing
and listening TO our tones echoing and
re-echoing in the hidden caverns. We
then proceeded onward, when sudden
ly we came to high step-ofl' but not
so steep but that we could get down
without much difficulty When. we
got to the foot Of the step-off we foslnd
the cave to be much wider and We
could see as far as our lights permitted.
Here we noticed Il small hole insthe
bed of the rocks, into which we dSop-
ped a stone and listened for several
seconds, when at last we heard it Drop
with loud splash into pool of .wa-
,er We were now fully a mile fFom
the entrance, and ned been Nal$ing
two hou.s without reaching the-eX-
tremity of the cave. Becoming wslry
from walking and being oppressed 'sith
the damp, heavy atmosphere, wesde-
cided to return and were soon inhaSing
the pure air from without.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1881-03-31
Respect for the Priest.

The respect which the Irish have for
their priests, does not prevent them
from enjoying joke at their expense.
/ remember hearing an instance of a
poor girl going TO q priest to ask him
to unite her to the boy of her choice.
The old man demanded two sovereigns
for the accommodation. The girl
pleaded that she had not so much
money, but he was memorable; two
savereigns he must have. She was
leaving the house in the greatest des-
pondency, when her eye lighted on the
priests cloak hanging on a peg in the
hall A bright thought occurred to her
quick Irish mind; she took it down
and vanished Half an hour later she
returned with the money, accompanied
by her beloved Pat The priest was
now al smiles, performed the service
with great goodwill, and bestowed on
the happy couple hearty blessing;
and, as they left the church, Kathleen
dropped courtesy, thanked him for
his kindness, and presented him with
the pawn ticket that he might recover
his cloak.-Loladoa Sobiety.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1881-03-31
How TO Drop Money at Church.

We are frequently asked regarding
the best manner Of dropping money
into the contribution box at church,
and after carefully considering the
subject we suggest the following rules:
First, if you feel particularly mean
and have only penny to bestow, you
must keep it well covered in your
hand, and when the box is under your
nose you must, with quick, nervous
motion, let your mite fall so that it
shall escape observation; second, if
you have a quarter or any other silver
coin of a considerable size to give, you
may hold it in plain sight between your
thumb and forefnger, and when you
deposit it you must let it drop from q
comparatively lofty elevation, so that
it may make musical jingle when it
reaches its destination; thirdly, if you
contemplate offering a bill, you must
not take the money out of your vest
pocket until the happy time comes
when your neighbors can best see
your unparalleled generosity The
moment that the collector appears at
the pew door is the one when you must
tumble for your money, and then hav
ing methodically unfolded the bill,
and put on your eyeglasses to ascertain
its denomination, You may slowly
place it in the top of the box. These
three rules, we believe, will be suffi-
cient for all ordinary purposes. n.
B.-A button should always be placed
in blank envelope.--BOstoa Courier.
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Another Virginia Cave.
Chareh VaIIey a ] 60.

A cave has recently been discovered
on Clear Fork, on the land Of Mr..
Thomas Walker. Having heard of this
cave, I, with some others, determined
to explore it. Leaving Mr.. A. b.
Shawer's and travelling several miles in
an easterly direction, we refined up our
steeds at the residence Of Mr.. Walker,
where we provided ourselves with
lights, matches, etc, necessary for the
exploration of such huge, deep cav
ern, some others Of the immediate vi
cinity accompanying US. We soon ar
rived at the entrance. which is some
twelve feet in diameter. After dccend-
ing fifty or sixty feet by means Of a pole
which was at an angle of sixty-five de-
grees, we found ourselves in the main
cave. The first thing which attracted
our attention was lot Of bones, among
which were some skulls, which are no
doubt the remains Of human bodies
that were thrown into the cave by the
Indians or some other unciyilized class
of people in ancient times. After Civ
Ing these a careful examination We
moved about to examine the petrifIed
snakes, fishes and other phenomena
which we we're not able To solve: 80
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1881-03-31
A GIRLS FEARFUL PERIL.
swept From Ter Horse by swollen
stream. she Narrowly Escapes
Death.

Warrenton IVA. True-Index: Miss
French Cooper, daughter of Richard
Cooper, Esq. of this county, had a
narrow escape from drowning last Sat
urday. She left her home in the
morning with her cousin, Taylor Coop
er, of Stafford, for Oakland. fOrded
Great Run at Minister'S Mill with safe
ty, and an hour later attempted the
ford several miles up the stream, near
Mr.. Richard Lakes, on Waterloo pike,
where the run usually makes Il letter
however, burst its banks, and present
ed one unbroken sheet there. The two
rode in, the escort to the right, to act
as a breakwater. Immediately after
reaching the bed of the run, about sad.
dle-skirt deep, the momentum ofthe wa
tiers swept the feet from both horses, and
partially immersed the riders. An in
slant more and horses were shot bv the
resistless flood toward the pole which
lately supported water-gate that was
then only few inches above the wa
ter level. To clutch the pole and avoid
being unseated by it was the inspira-
ton of a moment full of peril. Both
riders were successful in this, but Meth
er was able to maintain a hold. The
force of the water wrenched loose their
grasp and whisked them away. Miss
Cooper, with admirable self-possession,
turned her face upward and maintain
ed the position of one afloat, clutching
on the right and left ut eluding bushes
for anchorage. When she had de-
scended the stream more than hun
dred yards she succeeded in grasping
the branch of a tree, to which she
chung until help, secured through
timely notice given by Mr.. Herrill, the
old mail-carrier, reached the scene
from Mr.. Lakes house, some hundred
and fifty yards distant. Before help
came her peril was made greater by
the unaided efforts of her escort to ex-
tricate her, and nothing but pluck and
that presence of mind which babe her
hold her breath when sinking and in
fate her lungs on rising, maintained
life. When Jacob Crop and Edward
Lake arrived, followed soon after by
the two Misses Lake, Miss Cooper was
still grasping the branch that grew on
the further bank ofthe stream and her
face (alone visible) was rising and fall
ing with the undulatlng tide. The
first effort (made by her direction) was
to pass her stick She clutched it,
but it slipped from her chilled hand.
The next to swim to her, proved futile.
The three men, as forlorn hope, then
waded out and formed in line in the
water just below and as close to her as
possible. When in position they ex-
horted her to let loose and float to
them, but she could not be importuned.
She sank, and rising heard them en-
treat her to let go. She would not and
presently sank again. Anxiety was on
tonder-hooks. An instant more and a
heavy substance brushed the person of
Mr.. Cropp. Plunging for it he seized
Miss c. by the hair and lifted her
head above the water. At last she was
rescued, after being in the water TWEEN
ty minutes.
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4 wOMAN's PRAYER.
GEO. x. WHEELER.

" IL there in this wide, wide world,
No place Of rest-for me no homel
No refuge for broken heart
Must | 20 on alone-alolie
The way is very, very dark,
No charm in life, Of hope no ray,
Oh! God, my agony is great
Father forgive me- Hear me pray.
Father. know thy child has sinned,
An .Rcast she must ever go,
4 ruined name A blighted heart
But oh Great God loved him So
support me. Father, with thy hand.
For oh my path is rough and wild,
Ny life is Oh so dark-so cold,
Father Of Love, support thy child.
Is it that / have fallen 50 low
That pleading at thy sinless throne
Is but mockery Of woe
Am forever all alone
pcfenselcss. homeless, virtue gone.
How dare plead my cause with thee
pishonored. shamed, forsaken, lost
But God. be merciful to me.
AM he who blighted all my life,
And made me servant to his will,
Who gave me shame in place of love,
cannot hate love him still
But oh my path is dark-so dark
Below | hear the rivers roll.
Father. forgive this last dark sin,
Father Of Love, receive my SOU"
Only a woman's voice Of prayer,
Only the rivers answering moan,
4 soul before its Maker stands,
And angels weep around the throne,
Only womans broken heart.
A wonan's trusting love betrayed
who loved not wisely, but too well,
Who from the paths Of virtue strayed.
But God, whe judges not as men,
Will not forget her contrite prayer,
Inc weary trusted, tempted soul
Finds rest and heaven over there.
Only woman tempted, weak,
Only the rivers icy moan,
Tho waves roll on. so cold and chill
Her rest is found alone-alonei
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1881-03-31
How the Beers We're Defeated in 1S4S

John Brown, tough old English
veteran. who is now following the peace
ful vocation ola tobacconist in Monon-
gahela City, Penn, has described to a
reporter Of the Pittsburg Telegraph,
some of the battles in the Transvaal in
which he fought against the Beers.
Thirty years ago the Beers were as good
marksman as they are now but not so
formidable, for they used smooth-bore
guns of such enormous length and
weight that the soldier always had to
carry a forked stick on which he rest
ed the barrel when he fired; and it
took so long to load and aim that after
q vollev there was time for bayonet
charge before the old smooth-bores
were again ready for their work. This
cost the Beers the battle of Boomplatz.
It was in the latter part of 184S that
Sir Harry Smith led an army of | $50
men into the southern Naal country to
fight the Beers. In describing the bat
tie of Boomplatz, John Brown says OF
Sir Harry Smith: He knew the dead
" aim Of the Beers, but he also knew
how long it took them to load. He
rode along and told US when he gave
the word to charge on the run, out the
moment we saw the enemy raise their
long guns to drop fiat on our faces.
Then he gave the word and we made a
dash for the mounds When we got
within about 400 yards We saw the long
guns go up ana We went down. The
bushes along the hillock sides blazed
and bent down before the storm of fire
and lead that the mouthed 'rosrs
vonlted over them, but we had drop
ped in time and the deadly blast swept
over our heads and spent itself almost
harmlessly in our rear. Cniv fifty-two
of our men were killed. Charge, you
devils yelled Sir Harry Smiih, as he
galloped along our front. He had
been struck in the knee by q ball and
his hat had been knocked of. His
gray hair fioated in the wind and he
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1881-03-31

was splashed with blood from his own
wounds and those of his horse.
Charge, Ninety-frst, | was with YOU at
Salamanca; charge, Seventy-third. /
was with you at Waterloo Without
stopping to fire we rushed forward,
charged up the mounds and were
among the Dutch with the bayonet be-
fore they had time to reload. The
fight was over then They had no
bayonets and fled to their horses that
were corralled quarter of mile in
the rear"
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1881-03-31
WOrkiEgmen.

Before you begin your heavy spring
work after a winter of relaxation, your
system needs cleansing and strengthen
ing to prevent an attack of Ague, Bill
ious or Spring Fever, or some other
Spring sickness that will unfit yolsior
a seasons work. You will save tisne
much sickness and great expense i
you will use one bottle of Hop Bit5ers
in your family this month. Don't
wait, Huntington Hatrkeye. :
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Fell Against n sharp Edge
[Rocktord On Register.l

This is furnished by Mr.. VIM. win,
1913 Frankfort Ave, Philadelphia. aPa;
Some time since ! received a severe, in
jury to my back, by falling againstshe
sharp edge of marble step. the stone
penetrating 1T ut least half-inch, and
leaving very painful wound. After
suffering for time, concluded tosap-
ply St. Jacobs Oil, and am pleased to
say. that the results exceeded my Eek
pectations. 1t speedily allayed all Eain
and swelling and by continued ase,
made perfect cure. l really think
it the most eflicacious liniment / ever
used. I
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1881-03-31

THE Fall River strikers seem de-
termined to accomplish their end. The
American Print Company gave their
help an opportunity to return to work
at the old prices, but they refused The
spinners at Chase Mills have also struck.
Trouble is brewing again in the mines
in Pennsylvania. At Uniontoyn miners
and other operatives of the Correllville
coke regions have notified their en-
ployes that strike will take place
April LIST, ii the advance Of wages de-
manded is not conceded.
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Miss Difienbach, the accomplished
and beautiful cantatrice of West xill,
slapped her mother over the head with
the dish-rag last Tuesday evening be
cause the old lady wouldn't let he's 20
down and sing in the Dutch chort9 ut
the masquerade at Bogus Hollow Hiss
Difiienbach has the true temper c. q
lyric artist, and our city will besyet
proud OF her.-Barlington Ha~kegea
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2 A prominent gentleman in 'serro
Gordo County, Iowa, writes us thst he
finds Kidney-Wort to be the best rSme-
dy he ever knew for complication Of
diseases. 1t is the specific action
which it has on the liver, kidneys and
bowels, which gives i such curative
power, and it is the thousands of cures
which it is performing which gives it
its great celebrity Liquid (veryeon-
centrated) or dry, both act efficiently.
~. II. Journal and Courier.
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He Rugged Her to Death.

A Keokuk, Ia, special says; About
8 o'clock last night the family Of Mr..
Joha J. Rail, living two miles east Of
this city, was thrown into intense ex-
element and dispair by the death
of an only daughter, Miss Minnie Rail,
sixteen years of age. The young lady
was in the parlor Mt the time in com
pany with Chas. Gray, her affianced.
1t seems from the statement of Mr.
Gray, which was given with broken sobs
and tears, that the two were seated on
a lounge, and be was urging her to
name an early day for their wedding.
The girl was coy and bashful and hest
tated about it, But the lover was inn
Fortunate, and sought in every way to
induce a compliance with his wishes.
At last she consented saying: 81 will
marry you in April" In the excite
ment of the moment Mr.. Gray threw
his arms around her waist and drew
her to him with a quick, passionate
embrace, He was not conscious of
using unusual strength, and does not
believe that he did. But the girl gave
short, sharp scream, and exclaiming,
ooh, Charley, Pm gomez fell dead In
MS arms, DtI Iitdu ItHtlbS pii mo
shoulder, His frantic cries alarmed
the family who came into the room to
find the pitiful sight Of the dead girl
lying pale and inanimate in her lovers
arms. A messenger was dispatched
post haste for DR.. Hale who arrived
within an hour. But nothing could be
done. The young lady was beyond all
human aid 1t is the opinion Of the
physician that heart disease was the
Immediate cause of the girls death,
She was frail and delicate, and had long
complained of trouble with her heart.
The excitement incident to her CONVEX
sation had probably superjnduced the
attack which led to her premature
death. Naturally the family are over
whelmed with grief, and young Gray is
almost beside himself with horror and
despair. Miss Minnie was avery hand
some young lady and is well known III
the society circles of this city. She was
extremely delicate and possessed n
slender frame which succumbed TO the
slightest attacks ofill-health.