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River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1884-08-14

Florence Nightingale contributes to
the New York Herald letter about
cholera. She believes that the disease
is not communicable from person to
person; that the sick do not manufac-
ture a special poison which causes the
disease; that it is local disease, an ep-
idemic affecting localities, and there de-
pending on pollution of earth, air, and
water and buildings; that the isolation
Of the sick cannot stop the disease. nor
quarantine, nor cordons, nor the like
these, indeed, may tend fatally to ag-
gravate the disease, directly and indi-
directly, by turning away our attention
from the only measures which can stop
it.; and that the only preventive is to
put the earth, air and water and build
ings into a healthy state of scavenging,
lime washing and every kind of sani-
tary work, and, if cholera does come, to
move the people from the places where
the disease has broken out and then to
cleanse.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1884-08-14

The people of the Manitoba country
are demanding of the Canadian Govern
ment the construction of railroad to
Hudson Bay. They demand this rail
road as a competing route for their
commerce, which is now monopolized
by the Canadian Pacific, with its ter
minus on Lake Superior, and the st.
Paul and Manitoba line, which brings
their products to st. Paul, where they
are shipped by the various Eastern
lines through Chicago to the seaboard.
The clamor from Manitoba has been so
vigorous that the Canadian Govern
ment has appropriated money for a
preliminary inspection of the route,
and an official expedition for the pur-
pose will visit Hudson Bay the pres emit
season. 1t is said the route from
Winnipeg to Liverpool by Hudson Bay
is 1000 miles nearer than by New
York or by the st. Lawrence river, but
is nevertheless inpracticable because
Hudson Bay, eight hundred miles dis
tant from Winnipeg, is navigable but
a few months in the year on account of
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1884-08-14
Giving property to former Slaves
Louisville Courier-Journsl

Many of the owners of slaves that
were liberated by the war have kept
their former slaves as hired help. This
is especially the case In Fayette and
Bourbon counties, Ky Now that the
slave owners are growing old, and that
many of them are dying off, the cases
are numerous in which the former
slaves or their offspring are willed a
part or all of the masters property. In
some of these cases the colored heirs are
children of the white testator, but IN
most of them, however, they are not.
This making negroes the heirs OF white
mans property has given rise to lltlga-
ton in which the validity OF such an IN
heritance has been tested. a case IN
point has just been decided In the Bour-
bon county courts. The slaves of John
Morris has continued to live with their
former owners after they had become
freedmen. Mrs. Morris died three years
ago, and left by will to former slave a
house and lot which she held in her own
right. Some of Mrs. Morris relatives
declared their intention to contest this
will. Mr.. Morris, the surviving hus-
band. when he learned this, became SO
much incensed that he changed his will
cut off from his surviving relatives al
most entirely, and willed the bulk OF
his property to his former slaves. Very
soon after this he died. James Morris,
a brother, contested the viii, and Judge
French and a jury, after full hearing.
have decided it valid.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1884-08-14

horror, followed the guilty couple.
Their room was almost opposite mine,
and could see the light under their
door, which was barely closed. ]
pushed it open and peeped in. The
table faced the door, and there they
stood with their backs to me, so intent
upon the money that i crept close to
them without being heard.
Look, look, heard the man whis-
per-'there Is more than enough to save
our boy How they shine! And all
ours, wife-oursP
No, mine, murderer / shouted
with voice of thunder, and snatching
the bag from his nerveless grasp, |
dashed the light from the woman's hand
and fed back swiftly to the room where
the dead man lay.
''Opening the window, I groped
about with one hand for an ivy
bough, clinging somehow to the sill
with the other, and at last managed to
scramble down, reaching the ground
bruised, shaken breathless. AS l rest
ed moment to get breath, / heard
from the room above an awful cry sung
out in woman's voice
SDJ3 10y IVY ~ JILL SUI
II clambered over che gate which led
into the street. A h-box stood close
by in the square, aud I hurrledly told
my story to the waterman. He stared
in horror, as well he might, and wanted
to fetch his mate; but l told him We
were more than a match for those we
should find at the inn, 50 he came with
me. A frightened servant opened the
door to us, and led the way to the
room I had just quilted. The watch
man bent down and peered into the
dead mans face.
"'Ah,' he whispered, it's as feared
It's their own son-they didn't know he
was home, and SO they mistook him for
you, sir.
II felt myself turn queer and giddy,
for / knew the meaning of that pitiful
cry, My only SOM
And what of the murderers? They
had not so much as tried to escape, and
the door wasn't even barred against us.
The woman lay moaning on the floor;
the man sat huddled up in chair by
the bed. When we entered he held out
his hands to be manacled without utter
ing a word. When / told him how. it
happened that his son had fallen vic
tim instead of me he just stared in my
face, and made no sign that he heard
the CHASTITY tale.
Well sir, that's about all. The moth
er, poor soul, died raving mad, and the
man was hanged at Tyburn; but not
another word did he speak from first
to last save once-and that was when
the Judge passed sentence on him.
Then he raised his head, and, with a
look in his eyes which can never for
get, he said:
An old, old man, my lord-my only
son."
"That's all sir. The strangest story
you ever heard? Well, I dare say it is
but it's all true, every word of it; for
I've got the papers to prove it, and, if
you'll be pleased to come in and see 'em,
you'll be welcome as the flowers in
May, that you will Not now? Well,
then, I'll bid you good day, and thank
you kinkly for letting me talk to you,
for it does me good to chat bit some
times, that it do! Good day, sir, and
a pleasant walk to you'll"
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1884-08-14

President Hill of the Manitoba rail
road, has expended $4,000 in placing
one or two thoroughbred bulls in each
county through which his road passes,
and advocates stock raising By farmers
in connection with wheat and other
crops, as vastly more beneficial and
profitable than exclusive wheat raising.
He thinks the big farms, or big wheat
fields, would be more profitable, if cut
up into farms of 16O or 800 acres each
that it would be better for the rail-
roads-and in this view he is sustained
by the concurrent testimony of nearly
all who have investigated the subject.
1t is probable that the change will be
made ere long, as some of the holders
of the big wheat fields are of the same
opinion.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1884-08-14
Queer ideas About the Dead.
From tho Boston Courier.

FROM tho DOstOu couIioi'
Here are two instances, both strictly
true. which occurred in town only
few miles from Boston, and serve TO
give us peculiar phrase of the life
TO which we are not and hope never TO
be accustomed. A man who was very
poor had the misfortune TO loose his
wife, whom he was compelled to bury
without wake" that luxurious tribute
being entirely beyond his means. After
twelve years had passed, his prospects
having materially frightened, he had
his wife dug up, and gave her wake
commensurate with his means, his affec-
ton and her worth In the same town
the mother of twins, who had lived only
long enough to breathe the breath Of
mortal life, regretted so deeply the loss
of her children that, as soon as her
health permitted, she had the little
bodies taken mp, and herself carried
them to a photographer, stood the
caskets up and had then photographed.
What to the mother was q delightful
nnemento was to Others but hideous
spectacle.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1884-08-14
HIGH LiYers.

Albany Journal. 1t is said that VIM.
H. Vanderbilt's household expenses
alone are $3.50, 1000. August Belmont
is also credited with being a princely
liver. His yearly expenses, exclusive
at 100000. Jay Gould is much more
moderate. His family entertain but
little, although they have magnifi-
cent house. Including the expenses of
his summer house at Iryington, Mr..
Gould does not spend over $50, 900 a
year. Samuel J. Tilden, who is a
partial invalid and bachelor, spends
more than that, but he delights, to en-
TARTAN his friends. Cyrus W. Field is
a good liver and he entertains a great
deal.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1884-08-14


A negro was hanged in New York
last week for the murder of two per-
sons committed more than year and
a half ago. His life had been pro-
longed by the ingenious devices OF
lawyers, though no doubt was enter
tanned of his guilt. Whatever good in
fluence the hanging of a murderer, pro-
perly consequent upon his crime,
might have exerted in this case, was
thrown away in the long interval that
was allowed to elapse since the murder
was committed, for the papers say that
the hateful ruffian was lost sight of, or
became quite an interesting citizen, to
save whose soul pious friends entered
into competition, and to nurture whose
physical.body the ingenuity of wom-
ankind was set in motion. For months
the wretched negro had been one of
the lions of the community, and SEEM
ed to enjoy his notority.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1884-08-14
EvEHTIDE.

At sunset on the beach / watch
The children in their glee,
One picks pebble from tho sand
And throws ii in the sea
A tiny thing TO agitate
That vast immensityl
Its circles widen, widen out;
Then, family closing DER,
Are lost in waves most turbulent
Or swept upon the shore.
Ny life is like the pebble tossed
On times refiuent sea;
A sudden ripple stirs its face,
Then glides out silently
In ever whining circles, till
It's last faint breath is still
AS, weary with the strife to flight,
Where strength must measured be.
1t rests its aching head within
Sweet sleep--eternity
New York Star
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1884-08-14

During services in one of the Presby-
terrain churches in Ithaca, last Sunday,
dove entered the auditorium and, af-
ter circling around once or twice, alight-
ed on the shiny pate of bald-headed
gentleman. The symbol of peace was
rather uncermoniously dislodged from
its resting place, when it took wing and
flew to a perch near the ceiling. Just
after the communion service was finished
the dove fioated down from aloft and
lodged on a table in front of the al
tar and began eating the remains OF
the sacramental feast, butt was not al
lowed to enjoy itself any longer than it
took devout deacon to cover the dis
lance between his pew and the table.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1884-08-14

In urging the Importance OF dlversl-
fed farming, the raising of hogs, cat
tie. horses and many other things now
somewhat neglected in the wheat re-
gions, an eastern paper says there are
those in active life who can remember
when Genessee county, New York,
furnished the popular brands of flour,
Minneapolis does to-day. The Gene
see country" was the synonym for
wheat culture. Rochester was the
great milling centre. Now the State
of New York, agriculturally speaking,
is given up to dairy farming and inten-
sive culture. The same may be said
substantially of Ohio. Everywhere it
is found that reliance upon a given
crop is, in the long run, unsatisfactory
If the wheat crop fails, or the price is
low. the farmer would like to fall back
upon some other product, there always
being demand for some product or
products at remunerative rates.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1884-08-14
The Battle of Auster1itz.

In the memoirs of Marshal Bugeaud,
just published, appears letter from
him, when still a private, to his sister,
describing the brief Austerlitz campaign,
in which he says: "Three days before
the battle we had orders to leave the
town, and encamped league from the
enemy. The Emperor came there him.
self and slept in his carriage in the mid
die of our camp. For the three days
that passed before the battle he was al
ways walking through all the camps
and talking to the soldiers or their
leaders. We gathered round him.
heard much of his talk; it was very
simple and always turned upon military
duty At last on the eve of the battle,
the anniversary of his coronation, he is
sued proclamation, exhortiug us to
behave with our usual intrepidity
and promised to keep his
distance as long as victory
followed us. But" said he, eff by mis-
chance you hesitate a moment, you
will see me fly into your ranks to restore
order" Then he promised to give us
peace after this battle, assuring us that
we should go into environments. We
replied by shouts Of JOY, the harbingers
of glad success. Torches We're lighted
and the bands played while the whole
army sang songs with eagerness. 1t
seemed that every man was celebrating
his return home, and felt the JOY one
experiences at seeing father, mother
and brother. Yet how many of these
happy men were not to see their country
again. At daybreak the drums and
trumpets announced the fight; a start
was made with shouts of 'Vive
PEmpereur.' The charge is sound
ing. These words are re-
peated again louder, and carry terror
into the enemy's ranks. We charged
like lightning, and the carnage was hor-
rible. The balls whistled. The air
groaned with the noise of cannon and
our threatening voices, closely followed
by death. Very soon the enemy's
phalanx was shaken and threw into
disorder; at last we overthrow them en-
tirely One point w1thstands us, the
batteries in moment are taken, the
gunners cut to pieces at the guns, and
any that escape our steel either seek
safety in flight or slower death in the
lakes. Nothing has ever been seen, my
love, like this memorable battle. In
the opinion of the Oldest soldiers it is the
most bloody that ever has taken place,
will not describe to you the horrors
of the field of battle; the wounded and
dying imploring their comrades pity.
[ prefer to spare your feelings, and con-
fine myself to telling You that l was very
much affected, and wished that emper-
ors and kings who make war without
reasonable grounds could be condemned
for their whole lives to listen to the
cries of the unfortunate wounded who
remained three days upon the field Of
battle without having any relief or as
sistance The Russian loss is innumer-
able; what is certain is that there are to
be seen at least sixty Russian corpses on
the field of battle for one French; and
it is only in one spot that / have seen
as many French as Russians. "
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1884-08-14

The latest estimates of the grain crops
of Minnesota are very encouraging. 1t
Is estimated that the wheat yield in that
State for this year will exceed that of
last year by 4,110,00O bushels, an in
crease of 10 per cent. the corn crop will
yield from 20, 600, 900 to 25, 900, 900 bush
els; the barley crop will produce 7 000,-
600 bushels, the largest ever known in
the State, and the oats crop will be
about 35,60O,OOO bushels, 10 per cent.
more than the crop of 1888. There is
probably some exaggeration especially
in regard to barley, and no allowance is
made for the perils proceeding and in
cident to the harvesting season, but on
tn whole the prospect is good.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1884-08-14

A horse whose eye is infamed from
any cause should be protected from the
light and the eye strengthened as much
as possible by tonic applications, as
cold solution of three grains of sulphate
of zinc to one of water. In case of
dust a wire frame fitted with fine
green gauze should be fitted over the
eye to arrest the dust.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1884-08-14
WISCOkSIN NEWS NOTES.


WISCONSIN R1verssaud Harbors.
Capt. Marshall engineer IN charge of river and
harbor improvements in Illinois and Wiscon
sin, has made report as follows:
Locality and work Amount Amount
contemplated available, asked foF
Harbor refuge, Milwaukee, ex-
tend breakwater $50. 0o8 $500 600
Milwaukee harbor replacing
superstructure .'...i....... 11,245 10000
Racine harbor, pier extending;
KenosRa harbor, Wis, rebuild
ing superstructure. - 5,949 200o0
tension; -. '.... - 9o7s8 1000
Fox and Wisconsin rivers, gen
eral improvement. ..... 226 903 SOL 600
Relative to the Improvement of the Fox and
Wisconsin rivers, Capt Marshall says: SIT is
10 be noted that the cost of maintenance of ex-
lsting mechanical constructions on the Fox
river absorb large part of the annual appro-
priations, leaving the balances applicable to the
work Of improvement, so small that money can
not be adyantageously applied. tits hoped that
the works already in use may be maintained
under standing appropriations, and the entire
current annual appropriations to be made
available for improving the navigation of the
river" OF the harbor refuge in Milwaukee
bay the engineer SAYS: sit is proposed TO ex-
tend the breakwater southwark as far as funds
will allow in order to make the harbor available
at the earliest practicable moment 1t is in
tended to do but little, if any, work upon the
superstruction until the main arm is extended
to shelter an area sufficient for use safe
moOring ground during northeast storms The
appropriation for the fiscal year 1885 will pro
long the main arm of the breakwater 600 feet
more or less 1t is expected that the next APP
preparation will advance the work sufficiently
to be available to practical extent for the pur-
pose indicated"
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1884-08-14

Father Hyacinthe having completed his lee
ture tour in America is expected to arrive in
going there is to establish mission in aid of
his Gallican church. in Paris. and he has OBJ
tanned an authorization from the Right Rev.
John jackson, D. D., bishop of London, to
preach series of sermons.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1884-08-14

Puck says that the boy who viii cry
and make an awful fuss if compelled to
take bath in the house, will consider
it the acme of romantic pleasure TO
tramp over dusty road to take swim
In stagnant pond.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1884-08-14

The official count of the population
of Cuba gives it l, 521 ,6s4 inhabitants,
S54 $50 of whom are males. There are
At, $50 Cinnamon and 242, 320negro and
mulatto females
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1884-08-14

The mayor of Boston lately sent two
packages of exactly the same size and
weight, one to Paris, France, and the
other to Worcester, Mass. The former
went 1000 miles and the postage was ~
cents and the latter went 40 miles and the
postage was % cents.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1884-08-14

A large mandatory of Oleomargar
inc in New York has stopped work in ODE
dience to the law, which has gone into
operation.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1884-08-14

There are said to be but five genuine
signatures of shakespeare in existence.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1884-09-19
RCM.FlLLED CANES.
4 Boon to Those Who 10 Out to "Scc
q Man,

/ SsS(H
! Man."
"Iherc is a cane," said Charley Pad.
dock, the well-known dealer in gen.
t'em*n's furnishing goods yesterday,
THAT have just patented. 1t was
suggested to me by the habit many
young men have Of wearing the heads
ut their sticks in their mouth. 1t is a
bamboo, and lined with a Thin cover.
ing OF porcelain. The head NAV be-
OF whatever shape the purchaser lie.
s'res--a crabs claw, a dogs head, or
simply raight ivory handle--but
running through it is a fine tube,
guarded At its outer end by spring
valve. You sec at once tho immense
advantage Of such cane"
alt would be very liz t," observed
his customer.
"My dear SIR" returned the haber.
dasher, lit ca" he filled with any liquid.
Ii the young man who carries it is
very young he can carry a supply of
milk with him, aud as he strolls along
refresh himself with cooling drauyhts
OF the harmless fluid. Think" he con.
tinued, enthusiastically. "of being
able to carry with you to the theater
a doze" whisky cocktails or few
brandy smashes. As you sit gazing
into the eyes OF your fair
companion you can imbibe inspiration
from her and rum from the cane at
the same time. Besides, my patent
does away with those intensely en-.
harrassng excuses about going out
to see a man or such statements as
the gas makes me faint; | must ge,
breath of fresh air. assure YOU I
have already received sufficient orders
from local option towns TO insure my
fortune"
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1884-09-19
The INSTANTANEOUS AT KEr.
CHUN.

Mr.. Collins, the Atlanta delegate
who was denied admission to the
Democratic County Convention u,
ketchum, hands the following to the
; TINES:
The New York Tribune SAYS: "Gen.
eral Toombs is just as lively and pic.
turesque as ever. what do you do
with the igger' down in Georgia a
Virglnian asked him the other dav.
On said the General. I'VE run good
n'gger for Office sometimes. We get
around him and pat him on the hack
and tell him to 90 it, encourage him as
far as words go, if he is decent sort
Of nigger, but he IS meyer elected
Gets complimentary vote?'
Yes, he gets fair complimentary
vote, aud is pretty we'll satisfied
! hats all We have to do with him in
politics."
Mr.. Collins says that, by substitut.
ing the word -lrish' for "nigyer," it
will be fair account of the way in
which the Irish Americans were
treated b. the Comfy Convention.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1884-09-19
Probate Notice.

In the Probate Court of Altur,s courtv ,s,, r.
ritory.-In the matter Of the estate Of lanes
Coppock, deceased Vi 'aiheS
uAPp+helhg 10 the Judge of said Court nv .bs
KEY, AdmlniSt,atnr of said est te praying for m
@ OF SAC OF real estate, that Il is necessary tn
se. t..e real 'stafe to pay the debts ou.stsndine
SSaihst the deceased and the debts EXPENSES .nS
"a rSes OF administration. il is Therefore ordsrad
~ 'ne ~ '2e OF Id Count that all persons inter
th s, IN te estate Of said deceased appear before
nv sara tro0 e. Court, on Monday the pOth d.v -,
ort Der. A. D. 1854. at 10 oc ork n m Of ua a"i VI
luz Of said Court at HALEY. in saii
shy ana Territory. TO show cause WHY nm ordcr
ali sn -, pe granted to the ssid Administrator TO
81 ,'u'h ~ the real C. tate of the said deceased
he snail be- nee, ssary. ~ o"seo
,asN anu thht copy Of this order be published ~
TO-. 'our successive weeks in the Woop RIVER
comn.r newspaper printed and published in said
GEO. NJ. PARSONS,
Dated Sen,.,,h.. ,,o. Probate Judge.
~ 1903. sis