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River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1881-09-22
SEAW ARD.

The long surf whitens up the bay,
Fringing the yellow sand with pearl
And tremnlous the rlpples sway,
Sway to and fro, and fash and curl
They whisper softly to her feet
Who fingers lonely on the sand.
Still looking seward, with her sweet
Dark eyes o'ershadowed by her hand,
Her loOsened hair is backward blown,
And brightens in the monday light;
And the fresh landward breeze has thrown
Soft color on her checks cold white
Is il to watch the sea-bird shoot
On sunny wings along the foam,
She fingers with reluctant foot
All lonely from her cottage homel
Is it TO watch the waters fret
And toss their snowy spume-f flakes free,
Her tender long-lashed eyes are set
So often to the windy sea!
Is it to mark the mellow hue
Where the deep heavens and ocean meet,
The golden melting in the blue
So softly, that she stays her feetl
There is bark with snowy sail,
And pennoa tluttering in the wind,
Bright foam about her bows, trail
of broken waters far behind
She leans before the breeze, she flies
Bird-like, with pinions widely set -
And now in seaward-looking eyes
Heart weary shades no longer fret,
Sail on fair bark, amid the spray:
sail on, and safely shOreward run;
Break on, soft ripples, up the bay;
And know, sweet maid, thy vigil done.
II Chambers Journal
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1881-09-22

III no doubt has been a mystery to
many how the iron balls inside of
sIeigh-bells got there, and it is said to
have taken considerable thought on the
part OF the discoverer before the idea
struck him. In making sleigh-bells the
iron ball is put inside of sand core
lust the shape of the inside ofthe bell.
Then A mold IS made just the shape of
the outside of the bell. This sand core,
with the jingle inside, is placed in the
mold of the outside, and the melted
metal poured in, which fills up the
space betNeen the core and the mold.
The hot metal burns the core so that II
can be all shaken out, leaving the ball
within the she'll Ball valves, swivel
Joints and many other articles are cas-
in the same manner.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1881-09-22

THERE are at the present tune nearly
four hundred female physicians in ac-
tive practice in twentv-six States, the
majority of them being residents of
New York, Massachusetts, and Penn
sylvanIa. These figures show n mar
velous growth. Persons not very far
advanced in years can remember when
there were no women claiming to prac-
tice medicine who were worthy of pub
lie confidence. The change that has
already taken place is probably only
the beginning of a new era. In few
wears the number of women vino are
creditable doctors will be so great that
their sex will cease to be a mater OF
comment. r.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1881-09-22

JESSE. +. WARTMANN, deputy collec-
tor of customs at Cincinnati, has been
suspended from office on account of an
alleged deficit in the government funds
in his control of from $500 TO 80 600.
1t seems that in November, 1879, on
the occasion of the parade in honor of
Gen. Grant, the deputy collectors safe
was robbed of an amount variously
stated at from 500 to $1,000, and that
owing to a rather loose way of keeping
his cash Mr.. hartmann does not know
exactly how much was stolen. His
affairs were Investigated by treasury
expert, and yhe suspension followed.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1881-09-22
NEWS NOTES.

THE treasury commission, consisting
Of Hon. Alexander Ramsey, Hon.
Thomas J.. Young and S. o. Houghton,
appointed to investigate the charges
made by Hon. III. F. Page against III.
L. Dodge, superintendent of the United
States mint at San Francisco, has sub
mitted report to the secretary Of the
treasury which fully exonerates Mr..
Dodge from all the charges preferred
AGAINST him
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1881-09-22
Mr.. Griffln,s Smart Dog.

There is dog, says the Omaha Bee,
on the corner of Bancroft street and
Willow avenue, Council Bluffs, which
recently displayed such marked de-
tective ingenuity as to certainly merit
notice, if not star. This sagacious
animal belongs to NJ. 0. Griffin. 1t
seems that Mr.. Griffin was awakened
i'll the night recently by the barking of
his dog in the yard. He got up, took
his revolver, and went down there.
Not seeing or hearing anybody, Mr..
Grifir repaired to his room and re
tired But still Leo kept up his growl-
ing and barking something louder than
before. Mr.. Griffin again arose, went
down stairs, and stepped out into the
yard with revolver in hand. The dog
approached him, licked his hand, and
then ran and leaped over the fence.
The dog apparently meant his master
to follow him. This Mr.. Griffin did.
He followed the dog to the cellar-door
of his store, and found that an entrance
had been effected by breaking the hasp
off the same. Mr.. Griffin entered the
cellar, and, notwithstanding he missed
nothing, he knew some one had been
in the cellar and had tried to get into
the store above. At this Leo was sat
istied, and ceased barking for the night.
The next morning Mr.. Griffin's atten-
ton was called to loud barking by Leo.
He stepped to the front of his store.
The dog had stopped man on the
sidewalk and would not allow him to
pass. The gentleman-atlarge told Mr..
Griffin that ifhe didn't take care of his
dog he would shoot him. At this
juncture Mr.. Griffin invited him inside
and there took the liberty of accusing
him of breaking into his store the
night before. The man said he was
insulted by such base insinuations, and
started for the door, when Leo followed
him out and kept up his barking Mr..
Griffin was so sure that he was not mis-
taken that he reported the case to the
police headquarters. The man was
arrested and taken before Squire
Burke, where he confessed that the dog
had found him out, and that he had
tried to break into the store, bat Leo
had kept him from accomplishing his
purpose. He remarked that he would
leave Council Bluffs Immediately and
go over Omaha, where he did not be-
lieve that dogs could be so highly edu-
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1881-09-22

CHICAGO, Sept. l7.-Tlour Scarce, firm and
in good demand. Wheat-Unsettled and gener-
ally higher; No. red winter, 1874; No. 2
Chicago spring 1.25aa1.l7 for seller cash and
September; 1929 1.291s for seller October
l.32% for seller November; 1884 for seller
December; 126%a1.27 for seller year; sales,
l.29h for seller September; I.293sal.2S24 for
seller October; No. 3 Chicago spring, l.20 re-
jected S5a95. Corn-Actiye, firm, higher and
unsettled; Ga for seller cash; 64la for seller
September; 651s for seller October; Sc s. Q66A
for seller November; 641a for seller year; sales,
65l4 for seller November; 654 for seller May; re-
COS. 0ats-Unsettled and generally higher
39k for seller cash; 397s for seller September
40 for seller October; AZ for seller November,
43 for seller December; 394 for seller year
457s for seller May. Rye-Firm at o. Bar
ley Strong and higher at lilo. Pork-Madly
active and higher; closed easier; 1925 for seller
cash. 1885 for seller September; 10 20 for seller
October; 19.62&Gl9.75 tor seller November; 1880
for seller year. sales, I9.75o20.l5 for seller No
yember. Lard-Aetive, finn and higher; u. rs
for seller cash and September; 1927 hal2. 80 for
seller October I2.47 4&al2. 50 for seller November
1880 for seller December; 1925 for seller year;
The "Drovers Journal reports; Hogs Re
ceipts 81 600; shipments 1870 500; advanced 5al0;
generally active and closing lower; mixed pack
ing, 6.406.S0; light bac on. 6.50i06.57; culls
and grassers. 45Oa6.3O. Ca,tle-Receipts $500;
shipments, 2,l0O; no fine stock here; exports,
nominal; good to choice shipping, 6.25; common
to fair 525; native butchers, 2.40a4.25, thin
and corn mixed more plenty, slow; stoekers and
feeders, fairly active, 2.5Oa3.95; Texans, $780,
Sheep Receipts, 5000; demand ssrong, no ship
ping; inquiry firm and active, poor to choice
8 5Oa4 80
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n,lwankee mnrKeI

MILWAUKEE,, Sept. 17.-Flour Scarce and
firm. Wheat - Strong; transactions very large
No. hard, nominal; No. 2 l.29A; l.29A for
seller September; 1907 for seller October; 1929
l.341l for seller january; No. 4, nominal; re-
jected l.20 Con-Inactiye; No. Q So. Oats
Scarce and wanted; No. ? 40. Rye Stronger
No. L. 1.04. Barley-Strong; No. 2, 9lh for
seller cash; 81 for seller October Provisions
Strong Mess Pork 10 10 for seller cash and
September 1870 for seller October. Lard-Prime
steam, 1928 for seller cash and September; 1888
for seller October. Live Hogs Stronger at 6.25
,6 "a
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1881-09-22
Smoke Has Its Advantages.

instead ofbeing detrimental to health
the smoke that has been in the air the
last few days is really beneficial. The
more one breaths of it the better, up TO
a reasonable point. The creosote which
has been taken into the lungs and
through them carried into the blood
since the murky season set in is as good
as course of treatment by physician.
People who had toothache week ago
ought to be over their trouble by this
time. Creosote, as It's name applies, is
a preserver of flesh. 1t is by virtue of
this property that smoke preserves
hams and other meats that are sub
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1881-09-22

ANOTHER charming episode in rural
life in Missouri is chronicled in the dis
patches. The little village of Bates
City, on the Chicago & Alton Railroad
only seven miles east of the Blue Cut,
the scene Of the latest train robbery,
was invaded by band of desperadoes
consisting of two masked men, who
after opening up brisk fusillade with
their pistols, began to plumber right and
left. Nobody offered any resistance
and after the brace of bandits had taken
all they could carry they retired I'M
molested.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1881-09-22

As the smoke clears away from the
burned district of Michigan, the desola-
ton caused by the fire appears to be
more complete. Besides forests and
farms, about thirty villages and ham
lets have been more or less thoroughly
burned out, and the loss of life and
property is immense. Calls for relief
for the sufferers have been issued and
deserve immediate response from all
sections. There has seldom been more
need of charity for the mitigation of
distress.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1881-09-22

A PORTION of the Mammoth Cave in
Kentucky is hereafter to be used for
the purpose of raising mushrooms, an
enterprising Frenchman having sug-
&C ted the idea to the manager of the
property. Some of the more sentiment
tai Kentucky editors are bewailing the
fact that a great natural curiosity should
be put to such base uses, but the pro-
testations of the aesthetic editor avail not
when there is money to he made by
disregarding them.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1881-09-22

THERE seems to be decided differ
ence of opinion with reference to the
guilt Of the men arrested by the autroc-
tiles OF Missouri, and experienced de-
:ectives claim that they are not the
perpetrators of the train robbery; but
the evidence will determine that here
after. 1t is matter of congratulation
that the officers have arrested anybody,
but railway travelling viii be neither safe
nor pleasant in Missouri until the James
boys are Gagged.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1881-09-22
A CHEROKEE WEDDING
The Feast of Pleasure Suddenly Ends in
Blood and Death.
Fort Smith Dispatch to the Cincinnati En-

Deputy Marshal Addison Bech has ar
rived from the Indian Territory, hay
ing in custody several prisoners charged
with various violations of the United
States laws. Among them is George
Taylor, who was conspicuous partici-
pant in heightened wedding feast in
the Cherokee Nation not long ago. The
Downings, Loves and the Stills are
prominent Cherokee families, and, al
though they are closely connected by
marriage, feud has long existed be-
tween the Downings on one side and the
Loves and Stills on another. A short
time ago Taylor, who is white man,
was to be married to one of the daugh-
tiers of James Downing, ST., and as
overtures had been made by each of
the belligerent parties to heal up old
social wounds and let bygones be by
cones, it was thought best by the Down
ings to extend invitations to the Loves
and Stills to be present at the marriage
festivities, which was accordingly done.
The wedding day arrived, and with 1t
the Loves and Stills and many other
guests. The hymeneal knot was tied.
The feast was spread and all seemed as
merry as marriage bell As usual
on such occasions, however, whisky had
been smuggled into the gathering and
was doing its work among the Indians.
While partaking of the sumptuous
feast the old feud was revived and in
less time than it takes to tell it one Of
the Downings and one of the Loves
were engaged in a deadly russell. In an
instant dozen revolvers and guns were
brought into play. In less than five
minutes old man Downing, John Still
and Joseph Love lay dead in the yard
and two others were severly wounded.
Taylor, having so recently married in
10 the Downing family, could not stand
by in time ike this, and therefore took
"a hand. He fred the shot that inhict-
ed the wound on Joseph Love, and be-
ing so unfortunate as to be a white man
ne was arrested and brought here for
trial in the United States Court. He
has the reputation of being bad man
and is said to have belonged to Guam
rrell's band of bushwhackers during the
war
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1881-09-22

Nor many years ago the Chinese
Government tore up the only railroad
in the empire. But during the late
war on the Russian frontier some Ofthe
military men had their eyes opened to
the advantages Of railroads, and pres
sure was exerted on the government.
The result is that imperial permission
has been obtained for a railway from
the capital to Tien-Tsin, and from there
500 miles south to the river Yang-tze-
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1881-09-22

The announcement that Jennie
Swisshelm is writing open letters to DIR.
Bliss reminds us that George Francis
Train is quiet and reserved Cincinnati
Enquirer.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1881-09-22

A western editor, being asked by ?
subscriber what was meant by the word
hydrogen. replied, "Gin and Water"
and explained that hydro was the
French for water
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Turned White From Terror.

Lone Star ranch is becoming famous
as productive of some very remarkable
sheep. 1t was on the Lone Star ranch
that the wonderful three-ply sheep was
born. We refer, of course, to the sheep
with three eyes, three ears, and three
tails, which was fully described in the
Gazette three weeks ago. We have re-
ceived advices from our special cores
pondent, w. w. Cook, whom we have
engaged as a specialist to keep scien-
tiic eye ON the peculiar happenings at
the ranch. In the course of his letter
on the recent phenomenon, Mr.. Cook
says CAS- most of your readers probab-
ly know, black wool brings from to
10 cents a pound less than the cores
ponding grade of white wool. In order
to secure the separation of the inferior
product as our shearing operations pro-
crossed, we placed the black sheep IN a
pen by themselves. There were thus
on last Tuesday night sixty three black
sheep and some lambs alone in one of
the corrals. During the night coyote
entered and killed a eve and two lambs,
and we were greatly surprised to find
in the morning that the wool on the re-
uldiLIHS slAty AMo sHtSp lldu lulhtu
perfectly white from terror. Happily
this increase in the value of the wool
more than balanced the loss of the
sheep that were killed. The bleaching
effects of fear on the human hair is
well known, but never heard any pre-
vious instance of its action on animals.
merely state the facts as they occurred,
and leave to others practical applica-
ton of them, which will, | doubt not,
add thousands of dollars to the value
of the annual wool product of this
country" The facts given so succinct-
ly by our correspondent are deserving
OF especial notice, and viii, no doubt,
attract much attention on the part OF
scientists. CoLorndn SPRINGS Gazette.
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BULLETIN.
fOmcial.1

ELBERoN, P. NAT an examina-
ton of the president at noon to-day
the temperature was 1913, pulse 116,
respiration 81. At the evening dress
ing at $50 P. M. the temperature was
$50. pulse 104, respiration %. A slight
tebrile rise occurred at IL A. M. and
had entirely subsidized at 2 p. M. The
condition of the wound remains I'M
changed. The cough has not been SO
frequent but Spttta still remains. Puru-
lent nourishment and stimulents have
been given in increased quantities with
out discomfort. Altogether his general
condition cannot be said to be improv-
ing.
(Signedl BLISS,
HANTTTON
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Remarkable Endurance.

The Presidents wonderful power OF
endurance, says the New York Times,
under the operations performed upon
him recalls other instances of the kind
even more marvellous, as having oc-
Cured in days when surgery was far
less skillful and humane THAI now
Lord Peterborough, the conqueror OF
Spain under Queen Anne, underwent
the most frightful operation known to
science when past go, and week later
started on q journey across Europe with
post-horses, feeling no i'll effects what
ever Nelson, naturally sickly, and
having already lost an eve and an arm,
was struck at the battle of the Nile by
an iron splinter which literally ripped
from the bone the entire flesh of his
upper face, leaving it hanging like a
veil over his eyes and mouth, yet he
not only preserved his consciousness
during the dressing of the wound, but
actually continued to direct the course
of the battle. Luigi Cornaro, the IA
mouse Venetian Senator, nephew OF
the celebrated Doge of that name, hav-
ing broken the bone of his thigh at SO,
bore the setting of it without fiinching,
and subsequently recovered the full use
of the limb. Equally resolute, III ugh
less fortunate, was Duke Albrecht, OF
Austria, who, when the court surgeon
shrank from operating upon his dis
eased limb, placed the edge of battle
axe on the joint, and with one blow OF
his mace drove it right through. He
survived this primitive surgery only
three days.
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England and the Yorktown Affair.

The London Standard says: Nor did
the surrender of CORVALLIS at York
town end the war; it was the beginning
of the end. England was weary of
the struggle, though many, like the
gentle poet Cowper, might have SYM
pathized with the conscientious scru-
Piles of the King in refusing to cede any
of the dominions he had sworn in his
coronation oath to preserve intact. But
others were of a different opinion. Fox
rejoiced at the news, knowing that it
presaged the close of the unhappy war,
and his opinion was so far shared by
Parliament that on the 10Th of April,
1783-exactly eight years after it broke
Washington was able to announce
to his army that all was over. We
cannot believe that anyone nowadays
holds any other opinion than that of
Fox Had CORVALLIS been able to car
ry out his plans, the struggle Nigh
have protracted little longer. But
the colonists could never have been
crushed, and in the coming Napoleonic
wars would undoubtedly have recovered
what they lost. When people arrive at
q certain time of life they are ant to be
little oblivious of birthdays. We are
to old to celebrate Runnymede, Agin-
court, Torbay, the Bill of Rights, or
even Waterloo. But the Americans
are still young, and though their com
ing centennial is one in which they
may, perhaps, feel some delicacy in
asking us to join, we are not so thin
skinned, or so ungenerous, as to be I'M
able to appreciate the spirit in which
thew will celebrate il.
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MACyEAGH's OPINION.

ELBERoS, Sept. 15.-The following
was sent tonight:
To Minister Lo,CeH, London:
The presidents condition does not
appear to have undergone any mate
rial change today All his symptoms
continue substantially as yesterday, ex-
cept the expectoration from the right
lung has been rather less difficult, and
less profuse. He is still very weak,
and as this weakness is due to the con-
dition of the blood, while it continues,
grave anxiety must also continue.
(Signed) MAcVEAGH.
At last accounts the president was
resting comfortably, with good show
of having good night. A stiff breeze
from the northeast was blowing all day.
Tonight the weather is very disagree
able.
DIR. Bliss returned from New York in
the afternoon, and was present at the
evening dressing.
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BULLETIN.

OFFIcIAL ELBERoN, N. j., Sept 10
900 A. NAT the morning dressing
at $50 A. NJ to-day, the presidents
temperature was 9S.4; pulse, 100; res
piration, 20. He passed the night COM
fortably, sleeping until 8 A. NJ, when
he was wakeful for a period of two
hours, during which time the pulse rose
to 100, but without the marked eleva-
ton of temperature which has char
acterized the febrile disturbance
heretofore. After this time, he
slept until morning. More nourish-
ment was given during the night than
for several nights past. In reviewing
the case of the President since his ar
rival at Long Branch, it may be said
that, in spite.of the various SC optic acct
dents which have for several weeks and
do still complicate his case, he has GER
tainly not refrigerated, but on the
contrary has made some progress
towards convalescence.
(Signed) ID. w. BLISS.
T. II. HAMILTON.
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CHRONIC BLOOD. POISONING.

New York, Sept 15.-The Posts Long
Branch special says: The reasons, or
one reason, for the delay of the bulletin
this morning, was the care expended
by the surgeons on its phraseology.
For the first time, the surgeons
commit themselves TO the state
ment that the President suffers
from chronic blood poisoning Their
language is intended to be reassuring,
but it is easy t see that they feel the
anxiety as TO the issue of complications
to which they refer.
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An Indianapolis exchange mentions
that St. Jacobs Oil cured Mr.. j. H.
Mattern, letter-carricr of that city, of
a severe sprain, contracted in the war.
Detroit Mich Western Home Journal.
A brakeman on drunk at Chicago
fell into sewer, and at once yelled