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River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1882-01-12
ALICE GARLAND'S FATE.
A Mystery of Ha'f "A Century Cleared
LIN At Inst.


The Canadian papers say news from
the Northwest Territory is to the fol-
lowing effect An old and well known
Indian, who had just died, before his
death made a confession which entire
ly cleared up what had been a mystery
for full half century. Fifty years
ago Nicholas Garland, q pioneer, took
tract of land situated in what is now
he township of Beckwith, in the coun-
Of Lanark, built cabin on it, and
proceeded to clear away the dense for
est standing upon the tract. At that
time he had wife and one small child,
a very pretty little girl, named Alice.
One day Alice did not return from the
edge of the clearing, where she had
been playing with two other children.
An alarm was raised, and all the woods
men in the country thereaboHt joined
in a search, which lasted for many days,
but res llted in no clew to the missing
child, and the general verdict arrived
at by the hunters was that Alice had
been carried off and devoured by one
of the bears with which the country
then abounded. The conclusion seemed
to be corroborated by the discovery of
cOIlIG Slildll OOIlCS d lew llOllIuS
afterward in deep hollow couple of
miles from Garland's cabin. They were
gathered carefully together and buried
by the father and mother of Alice near
their home. All the people for miles
around attended the funeral, which
was the first ever held in that section
by the whites. The loss of her child
and the terrible strain of the long sus-
pense and the CHASTITY discovery sub
sequently broke down the strong con-
stitution of Mrs. Garland, and she died
with broken heart not long after the
funeral. Mr.. Garland, after his wifes
death, became hard and ascetic, never
referred to his trouble, never associated
with his neighbors, and has ever since
lived a hermit in the cabin he first
built. This old Indian who died yes
terday, however, says that he saw Alice
on that day, when she was playing
with her companions on the clearing,
became fascinated with her childish
beauty, and carried her away and
raised her as one of his own family.
When she became manageable she
was thoroughly Indianized, and her
abductor managed to have her married
to one OF his own sons. She is now
living in Bruce county, and is mother
of large family. She has never shown
that she had any recollection of her
rarents or home, and appears to be
happy. The dying Indian said that so
well had she been cared for that he be-
lieyed that no one could have con-
WINGED her of her real origin or in
duced her to change her lot, and he
added that no one but himself and the
son who married her was ever made
acquainted with her history. The story
is believed to be true, and causes a
profound sensation.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1882-01-12
The Denver "Tribune Primer.

The Caterpillar is Crawling along the
Fence. He has Pretty Fur all over his
Back, and he Walks by Wrinkling up
his Skin. He is full of Nice Yellow
Custard. Perhaps you had better take
him Into the House where it is Warm,
and Mash him on the Wall Paper with
Sister Lulu's Album. Then the Wall
Paper will look as if Red Headed Girl
had been leaning Against it.
Is this Corner Lot? No, it is Tow
ell. 1t has Been serving an Appren-
ticeship in Printing Office for the
Past four Years The Horses are drag
ging it Away. A Man will Take an Axe
and Break the Towel into Pieces, and
Boil it for. Soap Grease. Then he will
sell the Towel for Triple. If you Find
a Piece of Triple with Monogram in
one Corner, you may Know it is the
Towel.
Here we Have Valise. 1t does not
Weigh Four Hundred Pounds. 1t is
the Valise of an Editor. In the Valise
are Three Socks and a Bottle and
Book. There is Something in the Bot
tie. Maybe it is Arnica for the Editors
Sore Finger. The Book is Baxter's
Saints Rests. The Socks got into the
Valise by Mistake. Perhaps the Bottle
will get into the Editor by Mistake.
What Beautiful Pianol You Can
See Your Face on the Cover If you
Had Pin you Gould Scratch Nice Pic
lures all over the Piano. Will You
Play on the Piano? Your Fingers are
not Long Enough, are they? But you
can Pound on the Pretty Keys with
your little Fists. Maybe, if you Pound
Hard Enough, Mamma will Come to
See who is Making Such Lovely Music.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1882-01-12
The New Rule OF the White House.

New \ ork Correspondence OF the Philadelphia
Ledger
Society" not less than the political
fraternity, is expressing more or less
concern about the semi-official an
nouncement from Washington that the
president reserves Saturdays and Sun
days for himself, and on these days he
will receive no one. This is so radical
a departure, in some respects, from the
prevailing rule, or rather the absence
of any rule at the executive mansion
during preceding administrations, that
the president, SO far as the politicians
and oflice-seekers are concerned, is ex-
posing himself to the accusation of I'M
republican exclusiveness, but the great
body of people, it is safe to say, will
applaud his resolution, and hope that
he will adhere to it. When Mr.. Arthur
was collector of the port, as is well
known, he was one of the most accessi-
BILE of men, but he often used to COM
plain that, under the incessant pressure
of public affairs, as he had absolutely
no time and no rest for himself, he was
little better than pack horse, or a man
in q tread-mill. With the extra pres
sure of the presidency upon him, there
fore, he is to be commended, rather
than censured for the rule he has es-
tablished at the white house. 1t is
preposterous to characterize it as unre-
publican. The president has a great
deal of official work to perform, and
his friends say he simply warts time to
attend to it, as well as opportunity to
occasionally own himself.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1882-01-12

House. At two o'clock in the forenoon
of Christmas Day there was a stiff
breeze blowing from the south, and the
high winds, in conjunction and ALI
ance with defective fue in the hotel
mentioned, started up blaze in the
quiet village which brought the inhabi-
tants in crowd into tn: streets to help
lessly witness the utter destruction of
nearly every business house in the
place. The fire, starting in the hotel
mentioned, blazed out so rapidly that
in forty-hve minutes over twenty build
ings were burned. The management
at the hotel did everything possible to
check the spread, but the wind and
flames together were too much for the
most strenuous efforts. The aggregate
loss is estimated at $4,000, and the
total insurance at $4,000. The heavi-
est losers were J. D. Tiffeney, S. J.
Humphrey, Wallace & Drummond,
and E. Parkhurst-t latter owning
much of the property burned Except
in the cases where there was no insur-
anee, the total loss was entailed. The
feeling, inspite of the magnitude of the
calamity, is far from being despond-
ent one, and immediate rebu ilding, on
better plans and with more reference to
the beauty and regularity of the build
ings and streets will be commenced.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1882-01-12
Hx.pREsIDEST HAYES POVERTY
He Declines to Subscribe 20 the Gar
field Monument Fund.


A Cleveland dispatch says the facts
about Mr.. Covert's unsuccessful appeal
to Mr.. r. b. Hayes for subscription
to the Garfield fund are as follows:
Thel object of the Garfield Memorial
Association is TO erect bronze monu-
ment, to cost $500, 900, over the spot
where the late presidents remains
rested in state. A number of citizens
of Cleveland headed the subscription
list with $1,000 apiece. From the
towns and villages of Northwestern
Ohio the response was liberal. The
committee were so encouraged that
they decided to ask Mr.. Il. B. Hayes,
of Fremont, to become one of the
81 900 subscribers. The fact that Mr..
Hayes had indefinitely postponed his
subscription to another Garfield fund
that for the widow and children
did not deter them from the attempt.
The member of the committee Sc
lected to go to Mr.. Hayes and make
the appeal in person was the Hon. j.
G. Covert, ex-member of the Ohio
legislature, and long of the Cleveland
Leaders, editorial staff.
Mr.. Covert's application was denied
by Mr.. Hayes, half peremptorially,
half apologeticany, poverty being the
excuse offered for the refusal.
''To illustrate how have been mis-
represented in this matter of wealth."
said Mr.. Hayes. you need only
recall the reports of my farming trans
actions in the Red River country. 1t
is said that / just realized largely on
the sale of wheat / will tell you that
/ am just 81 80 out of pocket on that
wheat transaction. My tenant out
there shipped me two barrels of flour,
which after paying the cost of trans
portation, left me just that amount
worse than nothing.
Mr.. Hayes said his savings out of the
salary drawn by him rs President of
the United States had been greatly ex-
that his bank dividends had
not come up to expectations, and that,
under all the circumstances, he found
himself unable to contribute anything
to the fund for monument to Garfield
His desire to do so was very great, but
prudence forbade.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1882-01-12
Death OF an Entire Family from Grief
at Relatives Incarceration for MUIR
dor

A Leavenworth dispatch says: One
of the saddest stories ever written has
been enacted in the neighboring county
of Platte, in Missouri. The foun-
dation was laid in terrible crime at
the Platte county fair last September,
when Clay Smell, young man of good
family, stabbed and killed a young man
named Nathan Andrews. Although
public opinion ran high against Smell at
that time, the strange and apparently
inexplicable events which have occur
red of late have tended to create a
sympathy for him. He is now in Jail
at Platte City awaiting trial on the
charge of murder, and it is not intend
ed here to speak of the merits or de-
merits of his case, but to recount the
sad circumstances which have happen
ed in his family since the crime was
committed, and which has tended to
change the current of public opinion
In his favor. This in no more nor less
than the death of the entire family of
the Smells. Shortly after the murder,
Mrs Lucy Ann Standiford, mother of
Clay Smell, became very much excited
over the murder, and grew quite i'll.
Within short time she died. Then
Robert Smell became i'll, from what is
supposed to be the same cause, and,
after lingering sickness, during which
time he talked constantly of the fami-
ly trouble, he passed away, soon follow
ed by his six-months' babe. John Smell,
another brother, succumbed to the
strain of the family excitement and,
after short illness, he also died. The
past week Miss Nettie Shell, the last but
one of the family OF one blood, died;
and now the news is to the effect that
Thomas Standiford, the little seven
year old half brother of Clay Smell, is
not expected to live, thus leaving the
prisoner the only survivor of this doub-
ly-unfortunate famiIy-and he in jail
awaiting trial on the charge of murder
He is said to have been so crushed with
grief ut the death of his mother that
for some time he was not informed of
the other deaths in his family. He
pleaded hard to be permitted to gaze
upon the face sf his mother before she
was laid in her last resting place, say
ing: "Send one hundred men to guard
me; cover me with chains, double-lock-
ed; but for Gods sake let me see the
last of my poor old mother" This re-
quest, however, was not granted. A
more sorrowful chapter of family his
tory was never written.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1882-01-12
HOUsEKEEPERS, HELP.

Pork SPARE-RIB Basic it with a lit
tie butter, -four well and sprinkle with
dry sage, powdered. Serve hot with
apple sauce.
AN EXCELLENT PUDDING.-An excel
lent pudding for dessert is this: One
half cup butter, one cup sugar, two
cups flour, two teaspoonsful baking pow
der, one-half cup sweet milk, and one
teaspoonful of lemon essence. To be
| eaten with cream.
WHITE CAKE.-Whites of four eggs,
two cups fine white sugar, half cup
milk, two cups sifted flour, half tea
spoonful salaratus, one heaping tea
spoonful cream tartar. Milk, butter
and sugar, and beat eggs to a stiff froth.
Put saleratus in milk and cream tartar
in flour. Bake in a brisk but not very
hot oven.
FRENCH BUN.-Six eggs, one pound
sugar, one pound -four, one-half pound
butter, teacup sour cream, one tea
spoonful soda dissolved in the cream,
two of cream tartar mixed with the
flour, the grated rind of lemon. Bake
in long pans, sprinkled while hot with
pulverized sugar, and when cold cut in
diamonds.
Mock BIsGUE SoUP.-Stew and strain
one can of tomatoes with pinch of
soda; in another kettle boil three pints
of milk; thicken with two tablespoons
full of cornstarch, mix cold milk; add
butter the size of an egg, salt and pep
per to the taste. Pour this on the to-
matoes; then let all come to a boil.
This makes most delicious and deli
cate soup.
LOBSTER PATTIEs. Line the patty
pans with puff paste and put into each
small piece of bread. Cover with
paste, brush over with eggs and bake
of light color. Take as much minced
lobster as is required, and add six drops
of anchovy sauce, lemon juice and cay
enne to TASTE Stir it over the fire for
five minutes, remove the lids of the
patty cases, take out the bread, fill with
the mixture and replace the covers.
TART CRUsT.-One cup lard, one-half
teaspoonful salt, the white of an egg,
one-quarter teaspoonful cream tartar,
one teaspoonful sugar, one-eighth tea
spoonful saleratus, three tablespoons
lul ice WAt6T, uOuT 10 ron, IllX ldTu
with one cup flour; add salt, sugar and
cream tartar; beat egg, mix with water
and saleratus, all together; keep the
dough cold; add flour to roll, one
quarter of an inch thick. The above
makes eighteen tarts.
PURE FRUIT JUICE JELLIEs.-For or
ange jelly: Put the thin shaved rind
of two oranges in a bowl; squeeze in
the juice of four. Boil quart of wa
ter with a pound of sugar and pour the
hot syrup to the orange peel and juice.
Dissolve two ounces of gelatine in cup
of hot water separately. When the
syrup has stood long enough to draw
the flavor of the orange peel, filter it
instead of using white of eggs to clarity
through flannel bag lined with
sheet of blotting paper. Afterward mix
in the dissolved gelatine. All sorts of
fresh fruit juices can be jel]ied in the
same manner. For guide to the pro-
portions of fruit and sugar required in
so much water see the recipes for fruit
ices. The rule for gelatine is one and
half ounces to a quart of water or
mice
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1882-01-12

If, as is alleged by certain chemists,
poison exists in appreciate quantities
in most canned goods, and especially
in canned fruits, it is time that the fact
should be generally known, instead of
being known only to the elect. If the
chemists, on the other hand, are mis-
taken, that also ought to be demon
strated, so that no needless panic may
arise on account of unfounded asser-
tons. The canning of fruits, meats
and fish constitutes and industry of
great extent and importance in this
country, and if false reports are per-
mitted to pass unchallenged, by which
it was made TO appear that canned edi-
bles are dangerous to consumers, the
result will be in short time to para
lyze the industry, and deprive people of
very desirable convenience in the way
of foods. But if poison is contained ia
the articles thus prepared, the sooner
the work of canning for the table is
stopped the better it will be.
The New York Medical Record of last
week complies from the London Lance
the gist of a report made by Otto Heb
ner, of the Royal Institute of Chemis-
try, in which that chemist claims to
have tested the contents of tin cans
containing vegetables, meats of all
kinds, fish, Holsters and fruits. Gan
of the samples examined contained
more or less TIM" though the quantity
varied from little more than a grain
in pound of condensed milk to about
six grains in the same quantity of soup,
nearly eight grains in oysters ard from
thirty to forty-fiye grains in the canned
vegetables. The action of the contents
of the cans in decomposing the tin may
result in the production of stannous
hydrate or stannic hydrate. The for
mer production is poisonous, but not
the latter. Mr.. Hehner's conclusion,
however, is that the canded goods are
more likely to have the stannous than
the stannic form. The Record adds that
the experiments made to test the
character of the tin salts were meagre
and insufficient, and that the chemists
statements about the form of tin pre-
vailing in the specimens examined
were rather indefinite.
This certainly ought to be the case.
Mr.. Hehner is an analytical chemist of
reputation; anu WHdt ne Hdu W say
in relation to the probable deleterious
effects of articles of food preserved in
cans should have been explicit and to
the point. AS it is, he has said just
enough to arouse fears, but not enough
to indicate what articles among canned
goods are to be avoided, if any, and
what may still be safely used. Such
things are of the utmost importance.
Very few people are willing to take
poison at all, and hardly any one de-
sires to receive it unawares. The ques-
ton of the disintegration of tin by the
contents of food cans is one that ought
to be cleared up thoroughly and
promptly.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1882-01-12
Postage Starnps.

The number Of different kinds of
postage stamps which have been hith-
erto issued all over the world is esti-
mated. in round numbers, at 5000.
Among them are to be found the eff
gies of FIVE emperors, eighteen kings,
three queens, one grand duke, six
princes and large number of presi-
dents, etc. Some of the stamps bear
coats of arms and other emblems, such
as crowns, the papal keys and tiaras. an
chors, eagles, liens, horses. stars, SER
penis, railway trains, horsemen. mes
sengers, etc. The collection preserved
in the musem of the Berlin postoffice
included, on July l, 1879. 4,49S speci-
mems of different postage stamps. OF
these 2,462 were from Europe, z41 from
Asia. 251 from Africa, 1,143 from
America and POI from Australia.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1882-01-12
MANS UNsELFIsHNEss.
BY F. II. c.

Love me, dear, with all thy heart,
Sleeping, dreaming, waking,
IN and from the world apart,
Other loves forsaking.
Love Inc morning, noon and night,
Sun or moon above thee
Whether | do wrong or right,
Al | ask is, love me
Love me with thy rosy youth,
Sweet, and pure, and tender
Love me with thy faith and truth,
In a full surrender.
Love me whether sad or gay,
Or in joy or sorrow;
Love me all you can to- day,
Twice as much tomorrow.
Love me with thy lips and eyes,
Love me without ceasing.
With love that naught denies.
But keeps on increasing.
Love me all the ways you can,
Every mode and fashion
As you never loved man,
With your strength and passion.
Love me with your looks and voice,
With a fond endeavor
Love till you have no choice,
But to love forever.
Thus if you will prove to me,
Women love past reason,
will love gou-let me see
Well, for one whole season.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1882-01-12

The railway up Vesuvius, known as
the Funicolare, is French undertak-
ing. 1t was started from capital of
$4,000, and costs $4,000 a year to
maintain. In fifteen years the COM
pany expect to realize the entire CAPT
tai, and as the lease from the govern
ment runs thirty years, there will re-
main fifteen years for profits, which
are estimated at 10 per cent. after the
working expenses are taken out. The
company is insured in five French
houses at Al. per 1,000f. No English
house was willing to insure it under 10f.
Everything about the road is said to be
well managed. AT the top there is a
restaurant, and a good one.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1882-01-12

DR.. Brown Sequard, of Paris, is the
grandson of Irish emigrants TO Ameri-
ca, and the son Of an American naval
officer who was probably massacred by
pirates, and of a French creole lady.
He was born in the Maritius, where he
learned to speak French as child and
English as a school-boy. There is the
warmth of the Irishman in his oratory.
The scientific facts which he is always
trying to master appear to feed his
fancy as well as to enrich his intellect.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1882-01-12
The Durand Fire.

The Eau Claire Free Press has the fol-
lowing concerning the recent fire at Du-
rand, Wis. Ranged along the two sides
of River street are the business places
of Durand, some twenty-five or thirty
in number. They are, or were, all
good, substantial buildings, and built
of wood almost without exception.
River street is the street of the town,
and upon it is represented almost the
whole business interest of the place.
1t runs north and south, and on the
south end, stands, or stood, a large
frame two-story building the Ecklor
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1882-01-12
Survey of Road from Lake Winnipeg
to HudsOn'S Bay.

A Winnipeg special to the st. Paul
Pioneer Press says: "W. Zimmerman,
M. p, and party have returned from
an exploration and survey between
Lake Winnipeg and Hudson's Bay for
the construction of the proposed Win
nipeg & Hudson's Bay railway. Hud-
sons Bay was reached by the way of
Hayes river, from the mouth of which
they journeyed to the Nelson, and fol-
lowed that stream to Limestone Rap
ids, the head of navigation. This point
is to be the northern terminus of the
railway. From this point the party To-
Gated q line in a southwest direction
ready for the contractors for the first
twenty miles OF the distance from
Limestone Rapids until water is reach
ed at the end of the route, little over
200 miles, it not being the intention to
use any stream between the northern
terminus and Lake Winnipeg. A trial
line was run from the terminus on
Nelson River to Winnipeg, and the
route selected was proved favorable.
There are some dry maskeogs covered
with timber, but few wet, and not a
rock was found in the excavation six
feet in depth on the whole line from
the two rivers to the headwaters of the
Hayes and its tributary, the Fox River.
These can be bridged at 100000 and
$4,000. The country through which
the road passes is heavily timbered
with spruce and tamarack, and along
the valley of the Nelson vegetables
have been successfully grown, and it is
believed that some branches of agricul-
ture could be advantageously carried
on. The country is well drained, and,
although much timber has been cut
along the main trails and rivers, there
is almost an inexhaustible quantity
yet standing through which the road is
to run. The valley of the Nelson is a
beautiful level country. There is now
no doubt whatever that the mouth of
the Nelson can be easily reached by
ocean-going vessels for FIVE full months
of the year, June to October, both in
cluded. Active operations will be COM
menced early next year.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1882-01-12

The Chinese have established grand
arsenal at Kao Chang Mao, six miles
from Shanghai, where 800 natives are
at work making arms and ammuni-
ton. The rifles are said to bear com.
parison to the best English and Ameri-
can make. Nearly a dozen steam frig-
ates, each carrying twenty-six guns.
and provided with 400-horse power en-
gines, have been built and launched
from the works.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1882-01-12

There is at least one man in Maine
who might make his fortune in Wall
street. Several years ago a Baptist
society was formed near Brunswick
and church edifce was purchased
and moved to convenient site. The
man employed to perform the work
of removal-whether one of the dea-
cons or not does not appear bought a
number of the pews at small plice;
got up religious excitement in the vii
lage, and when it was at its height
closed out his purchase at profit of
$500.