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Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-04-24

ern part of Pratt county, which together
with the heavy rains we had been having
since last Saturday night, and particularly
on Monday night, caused all the trouble.
ESTIMATE OF LOSS.
The loss of life is now believed to be only
one woman, rs yet name unknown. The
forest trees in Col. Payne's yard saved the
life Of three other women by the house lodg-
ing against them sufficient time to be res
cued. The loss is estimated at fully $4,000
side from the railroad. which is damaged
considerable. Z. n Boon's house was land-
ed in pasture one mile below town in
good shape, but was afterwards sank
by water working from under. The Badger
State Lumber company had small yard on
the south side and a part of it went down.
M. +. Paynes new cottage, not finished,
Miller's blacksmith shop. the John key's
pillow works and part of Stevens livery
stable were carried down stream, together
with the porch and outhouses of the River
side hotel. Those suffering loss upon goods
and property were w. w. Reese, drugs and
groceries, L. +. Whites -four and coal
store, one butcher shop, one bakery and z.
Miiler's clothing store. There are five livery
stables on the south side and nearly every
one lost their wagons and carriages, and
also several transients lost their entire out
fits, good many of which have been re-
covered to-day.
NOTES OF THE OVERFLOW.
The property of County Clerk Hickman
was considerably damaged; in fact, every
house from the river to the bluffs was more
or less damaged and filled by water from
one to four feet deep. The water backed up
on North Main street to sherman street.
The rise was very sudden, and it rose with
out warning ten feet in less than two hours.
The new bridge is standing with the APP
proaches and all gone. Main street bridge
is considerably damaged, but still stands.
The water poured over it ten feet deep. All
the filing OF South Main street is washed
away with cuts ten feet deep. Both the
race bridges are gone.
THE CITIZENS AT WORK.
Orders were issued to-day for new bridges
and Mayor Misner and Marshal FOSSIL is
on hand to-day rs well as all day yesterday
and has force of teams and men at work
upon the streets and bridge approaches, and
the stages and farmers will be able to get to
town tomorrow from the south.
DAMAGE REPORTED ELSEWHERE.
II is reported here that Saratoga and Pratt
Center is all washed out. No part culars
Personal MENTION.
Too much praise cannot be expressed for
the brave acts of W. VI. Vance in saving the
life of w. NJ. Cooper, who was lodged in a
tree. and three other men and ladies.
Everyone rejoices and give thanks
to God that no more lives were lost and that
the food occurred in the day time instead Of
a. night, when hundreds Of lives would
have been lost. Business will be resumed
tomorrow.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-04-24

II viii need war price, or price
resulting from q very large decrease
in the entire wheat crop of the coun-
try, TO offset so greal n reduction of
the Kausas wheat crop. But If Kan
sas wheat commands one dollar per
bushel for the crop of 1885, the com
parison of financial results would
stsn a az follows:
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-04-24
Excellence, Variety ( Style,

and top all off with Economy. If THE FA-
NOUS did not do all this in the Strongest
sense we would not claim your business, as it
we have opened the Spring Season of 'S5
with the Largest, Best and Cheapest Retail
assortment offirst-grade clothing evershown
in the city of Wichita, and we wish to state
4hat it will not pay you to go elsewhere for
your spring outfit.
Childrens Suits from 4 to II years, from $150
to S12 Mems Atwood Cashmere Suits from
$3.50 to $35
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-04-24
The Grand Opening
--OF--
SPRING CLOTHING.

rs the demand is for great stock, for
novel styles, for finer workmanship, for bet
ter material and finish, the day has passed
when mere goodness will do in a CLOTHING
Stock, it must unite
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-04-24
WHAT THE WAR WOULD DO FOR
KANSAS.

The estimate of the state board OF
agriculture that the Kansas wheat crop
of this year will not be over A per
cent of last wears crop. viii make the
prospective war price of wheat very
desirable for the business interests Of
this state. The reduction of the wheat
area will of course be largely counter
balanced by an increase Of corn, oats
and other acreage. Taking the wheat
crop alone into consideration, il this
years crop is but Al per cent. Of last
years. the record will stand as follows:
whea; crop Of Bushels.
1893 ,95s ,ss3
1854. .....................,... 1861 ,32l
1898 1f 65q. 7eI
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1885-07-17
The Forests of Alaska.

| Alaska forests contain enough tim
| Der to supply the world. The forest:
of pine, spruce, fir and hemlock cove
every island of the archipelago and {
goodly portion of the mainland. The
trees arc straight and tall and grow
close together. The only sawmill in
operation at present is at Douglas Is
| land, and so far there has not been a
cord of lumber cut for shipment. The
trees as rule, do not have large dl-
mensions, and will not always cut up
good sized boards. For fuel, however
the wood is excellent, and much of it
is available for building purposes.
There is little decorative wood, al
though the yellow pine ais richly col
ored and might be used to advantage
in interior work. Alaska spruce is
an excellent variety, and often meas
ures five feet in diameter, 1t is con-
sidered the best spruce in the world,
and the supply is abundant. In the
interior of the country, timber is of
much heavier growth than near the
coast and on the islands. Regarding
the hemlock, there is large supply
and the bark compares favorably with
that of the eastern trees used in tan
ming establishments. None have ever
yet attempted to compute the value of
the Alaska forests. 1t may be they
will not be necessary for years to come
but whenever wood grows scarce else
where, or whenever civilization fastens
itself upon Alaska, the timber of the
region will be found ready at hand and
existing in rich profusion. Calculate
only approximately the value of our
possessions to-day, rhe forests must be
considered. Particularly inexhausti
tible, they add materially to the wealth
of the terA,UI:.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1885-07-17
Insanity in the United Sta.es.

Twenty years ago the number of in
sane persons in the United States was
only 34o2. In 1870 it had reached
27,432, and in 1880 treatment was re-
quired for eI.o5o lunatics. From
1870 to 1880, the increase in insanity
was nearly $50 per cent, while that OF
the total population was about IS.
These figures do not however, repre-
sent actual increase; But during this
period large number of insane per
sons, previously concealed, were
brought to public notice by more thor
ough examinations. In America,
apart from several large county asy-
lums, there are eighty state and forty
private Institutions for the. care of the
insane, with proper capacity for about
10000, but. containing $500, thus
leaving probably 5000 to be cared for
elsewhere. The proportion of insane
is greatest in New England, while the
increase has been most rapid in the
western states. In the state of New
York there are thirty-five institutions
for the care of the unfortunate people,
accommodating II,543 patients, while
it is said that there are 1000 provided
for at home. ,
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1885-07-17
Department.
The Passover Wine.
EDITED BY THE W. C. I. U.

Among the important works that
are now occupying the attention Of
the Woman's Christian Temperance
Union, is an effort to complete the
work of cleansing the Christian church
from the fumes of alcoholic wine from
the communion table. The agitation
of this question began many years
ago, has received the attention and
support of many of the ablest minis
tiers of this country. But the undeni-
able fact that alcohol has had its zeal
GUS friends in the church and pulpit,
as well as in the world at large.
/ Their position was and-is, that the
Lord made and drank fermented wine,
therefore it,should be used in memory
of him. 81 >
Insthe I2th chapter of Exodus, they
were commanded to put "leaven" out
of their houses during the Passover.
Now would not the law prohibiting all
leaven at the Passover feast, apply tc
wine as well as bread.
/ cannot doubt that ''ferment' in
its widest sense was excluded from
the Jewish Passover when the Lords
supper was first instituted, for there is
no evidence to make me doubt that
the custom of excluding fermented
wine as wen as fermented bread among
the Jews is older than the christian
era. That. this custom is very ancient,
that it is now nearly universal; and
that it has been SO in time whereof the
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1885-07-17

memory of man runneth not to the
contrary l take to it facts that cannot
,e contradicted.
Prof. Stuart says the great mass OF
he Jews have ever understood this
prohibition as extending to fermented
wine as well as bread.
Dr.Cunningham the learned Hebre-
wist says: 'sWhat is now chiefly used
| oy the Jews at the Passover for wine
IS drink made of an infusion of rails
ons in water, which is either boiled at
once or simmered for several days.
lit is free from alcohor or acldlty.
M. M. Noah Esq. of New York, says,
that it is universally the custom OF the
Jews of New York to make the wine
used at the Passover from dried grapes
so as to have it free from alcohol.
Rev. DR.. Levings, a learned Jewish
Rabbi of New York testiies that the
idea of Jews using fermented wine at
the Passover is absurd.
The word "wine" is used in the old
testament two hundred times and is
represented by nine different Hebrew
words. Only three of these words
come into the discussion concerning
bible wine, as the rest are used from
grapes impressed, to represent plenty,
&c. Tirosn new and sweet wine is
mentioned thirty-eight times, and is
used in connection with corn and oil,
and is plainly the unfermented juice of
the grape.
"Ya-gin" is general term, and is
applied to the juice of the grape in all
conditions. 1t is spoken of as sign
OF plenty and blessing, while its use
as beverage is prohibited in many
places indicating that when applied to
sweet wine it is blessing; when to fer
mented wine it was curse. 'Shicar"
is generl term but is usually used to
designate strong drinks or mixed wines
to be given only tothose who are ready |
to perish. ''Wine" is used forty-two !
times in the New Testament, and is
rendered from seven Greek words. |
John the forerunner of Christ was for
Didden to use it. The word is not
used at all in connection with the last !
supper. Christ said ''the cup" and
he fruit of the vine instead.
The wine of commerce in this OUR
day is SO mixed and impure that when
t is offered at the Lords table we do
lot know that it has one essential
quality of the grape or that it has
irop of grape juice in it. So IN using
we do not know what is offered as a
symbol of redeeming blood, and we
lave no warrant to see the cup as a
ymbol unless it contains the fruit OF
he vine.
For pianos, or:sans, musical goods and in
truments call on Will Bros
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1885-07-17

The hay crop in Skagit county
Washington territory, will be unusually
heavy this season. Many of the farm
ers on the flats have commenced cut
ting.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1885-07-17

For pianos, orsans, musical goods and in
struments call on Will Bros
Repairing of sewing machines, guns, ETC.
a speciality at Will Bros.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1885-07-17
P A 7 E n 7 s

obtained, and all Patent Business at homo or
broad att ended to for Moderate fees. "
Our office is opposite the U. S. Patent Office and
We can obtain Patents in less time than those
rom Washington
Send Model or Drawing. We advise as to pat-
inability free of charge; and We Change no fee
Uu>ess Patent is Allowed,
We refer, here, to the Postmaster tire Sunt a
Money Order Div, and to officials of the o Patent
)fice For circular, advice terms and reference to
actual clients in your own State or county, write
g. A. Snow a Co:
Opposite Patent Office, Washington. 3. G.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1885-03-26
OK GrOre.

We are pleased to note that Andrew
Boles has entirely recovered from his
late very severe illness.
Miss Kate Towey, who has been re-
siding at Columbian, ID. t., for the
last two or three years, is visiting
with her parents.
John Gillig, Jr., is sick with rheu-
matism.
Will O'Brien is back from Mime
apolis.
John Fry has sold his property here
to John Sievert. Consideration $500.
Andrew Jonas will sell all his stock
and farm machinery at public auction
on Tuesday next. b. II. Corcoran is
the auctioneer.
William Gray has gone to MINI.
Frank Eichman is having well
dug.
Rev. Ward wishes to inform the
parties that carried off some of his
wood on the evening of the 25th of
Feb. that they are known to him and
if they wish to escape being exposed
they will return the wood without de-
lay A word to the wise is sufficient.
J. w. Hancock seems to be the
choice of the people of this town for
Co. Judge, and we wouldn't be sur
prised if he received a big majority
here.
The present indications are that our
railroad has collapsed. At all events
work has been suspended all along the
line and nothing more will be done I'M
til warmer weather.
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Pepi,.. WISCONSIN.
/, nvcitnnn emf. wanas

IL. IL. eXCiJ6iltHb WdH6Ss
Ira Fuller is erecting frame house
on his lot near the NJ. Il. church. He
contemplates putting up building
this season 40 100 feet for roller
rink.
The Pepin Amateurs produced the
''Turn of the Tide" at Reads Land
ing to q crowded house. BY request
the play was repeated here last Fri
day night. The proceeds were given
to Rev. Robinson, our minister.
Teachers examination here next
week.
The public school will close on Fri
day of this week with an entertain
ment, the proceeds to be given to the
high school library fund. Admit
lance ten cents.
The attendance in the high school
has largely increased for the last
month, as several teachers having fin
ished their schools have entered for
the purpose of reviewing, preparatory
for examination. The spring term
begins on Monday, April 9th.
Miss Emma Lage. who has been sui
fering from lung fever for the past
two weeks is now convalescing.
Quarterly meeting services were
held on Saturday and Sunday last.
Steps are being taken toward build
ing parsonage this summer.
Horace Richards, of Maiden Rock
was seen on our streets recently. Mr.
Richards is proprietor of the Lake
View House at the Rock and, by the
way, is known to keep A No. inn.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1885-03-26
RIVER FALLS WISCONSIN, THURSDAY MARCH rs. 1885,
Kinnickia,,;c.

Carroll Nye came down from Clear
Lake and stayed over Sunday. He
looks as hale and hearty as ever.
Our schools are all closed.
number of our young students and
teachers attended the Teachers Elk.
animation at the Weld school-house
this week.
Mr.. Reynolds is adding another half
story to the top of his house. 1t will
improve its looks greatly.
There will be a town caucus held at
the stone school-house, Friday, April
3rd, at o'clock p. M, for the purpose
of nominating town officers.
Mr.. V. Weisend was up through this
valley last week, buying up swine.
We understand that he bought some
thirty five.
Mr.. Moulton of Wahpeton, Dakota,
is down on business.
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Frank Poston severely cut his foot
last Tuesday.
A two-year-old steer of Mr.. Bardon S
broke through the ice last week and
drowned.
Trimbelle will soon have full
hedged roller mill.
A fine 5.year-old horse of John Nell
son dropped on the road with cramps
last Wednesday, and in spite of the
best treatment is not able to stand on
its feet to-day.
Frank Johnson, living on Frank
GRATIS place. lost his best horse last
week.
Mrs. Palmer is failing.
We learn that Ed. Leach will soon
put into his store a complete stock OF
dry goods.
George Churchill, milling engineer,
is waiting for his tools AS soon as
they come he viii commence work
putting rolls in one of our mills, prob
ably in both.
Mrs. John Huppert gave birth to a
child last Monday which shortly after
died, and on Tuesday Mrs. Huppert
also died and was buried on Friday.
She leaves three children and her hus-
band to mourn her loss.
We learn that Matt. Huppert is laid
up with rheumatism
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(Iiref.

Mrs. Hill is spending a few days
with relatives at Roberts.
Henry O'Connor is drawing lumber
for dwelling house to be built in
this village this spring.
John Hamilton and Frank Tic have
each purchased new organ.
The Weisman school is without a
teacher for the summer term.
Herby Walton and his sister Emma
spent several days with friends here
recently.
Chas. Moffat, of Minnesota, spent a
couple of days in this place and made
some of us rejoice.
Mr.. w. Mathewson's brother from
England spent couple of days with
him last week.
A brother of Henry Grape has
bought the Fox farm on Sec. % in
the town of Spring Lake, and intends
to make it his future home.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1885-03-26

MONDAY called to order
by Prof. McCleary whose presence
among the teachers caused their
minds to wander back over a course
of years to the. time when he was
their co-worker as a teacher and after.
ward as their superintendent.
Aster few preliminary remarks,
the Professor began work by asking,
''what is the most essential of the CON-
mon school branchesl" Most of the
members agreed upon Arithmetic as
being the most essential. The next
question was "What is the practical
use of Arithmetic The teachers
were divided in opinion in regard to
this matter, some maintaining that
mental discipline, and others that a
knowledge of Mathematics was the
chief practical end to be attained by
the study of Arithmetic. The pre-
ponderance of opinion was in favor of
the former view. The question was
left open for discussion at some future
time.
Some work in addition was then
given, after which work was given in
rapid addition. subtraction, multiplica-
ton, division, involution and evolu-
ton. This work proved very interest
ing as well as instructive. Rest of
five minutes. The subject of music
was introduced Immediately after re-
cess by singing "Over There Mr.
McCleary holds that it is the duty of
every teacher to have more or less
singing connected with the school.
He would not at first attempt to in
struct the pupils in the technicalties
of written music, but would begin by
teaching them some easy song, as, for
example, 1.-the Psalm of Life This
he would do by first singing a verse
himself and then requiring his pupils
to sing after him. When they could
sing one verse take two, then stan
"a, etc. To guide the teacher in the
selection of appropriate songs for this
purpose he suggested the following
principles:
|. Have the song within the COM
pass of the children's voices, l. e., not
to high nor too low.
IL. Music should be bright and
cheerful.
III. The piece should contain no
germ of untruth.
By the last principle it is not TO be
understood that the piece should al
ways have an expressed moral, but
such pieces should occasionally be
chosen as have implied morals and the
children left to draw their own con-
illusions. BY c. J. BREWER.
(Continued)
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bloomington, III.

Snow has gone and spring has come.
The premonitory notes of the robin
were first herd here on the 4th inst.
The roads are drying off nicely and
seeding will begin before many days.
MIR. George Moore who has been at
tending school in the city for some
time, expects to return to Pierce
county before long.
The circuit court of this district
will complete the present term in a
flew DAYS, the session having been an
unusually long one. A murder case,
in which a certain Mr.. Jas. Bradley,
a young man of twenty-eight years of
age, was defendant. excited the most
intrest. The large hall was filled to
overlooking the five days the trial
was in progress. The defendant set
up two defenses, to-wit: LIST. The
plea of insanity; End. That the de-
ceased had outraged the person of
the young mans mother, an old lady
seventy-four years of age, just a few
moments before the shooting took
place. The jury brought in verdict
of guilty and the def endant was SEN
fenced to twenty seven years in the
penitentiary.
The first meeting of the Central
Illinois Teachers Association was
convened in this city on the afternoon
of the 18th inst. and continued till
the evening of the 18th. The first
half day session strongly reminded
one of what might be justly termed a
"Mutual Admiration Society, or
..You scratch my back and I'll scratch
yours" Saturdays work was very
interesting and instructive. Supt. E.
A. eastman, of Decatur, ably dis
oussed the subject of Examination
and Promotions. That one talk was
worth the time and money of any
teacher to go many miles to hear it.
Col. f. w. Parker, of the Illinois
Cook Co. Normal, or more Iarniliary
known as the author of the "Quincy
Methods. was present and forcibly
reviewed the duties and methods con-
nected with County Supervision. "
Among the things that impressed a
stranger at first sight. Is the childIike
simplicity of the Colonel and his I'M
bounded faith in the possibilities of
the child. The attendance upon the
meeting is something wonderful,
there being about one thousand per-
sons present at each session. The
State Supt., Hon. Henry Raab, read a
paper, its chief qualification being its
length. on "Some Defects and their
Remedies.
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Maiden Rock.
Marcn "A.
NJ. L. Clough has moved into town.
March "a.

Marcn "A.
NJ. L. Clough has moved into town.
Mr.. Jere Fuller talks of moving out
to his farm on Rush River.
The usual exodus Of Dakotians who
have wintered here, towards the set
ting sun, will soon commence.
The political pot is boiling lively,
and the question of license or no IL
cense is again agitating the public
mind. A prohibitory constitutional
amendment would save these oft re-
curing local squabbles.
The town board is to meet next
Monday and settle up the affairs OF the
year.
The board of health returns fol
Maiden Rock township show a popu'
Iation of 1875 in the town, with only
four deaths dusing 1884 from ali caus
es. Very few localities can show sc
light mortality.
The Juvenile Templars are to have
a public exhibition at the schOol-house
on Friday night of this week. The
exercises will be Of an interesting
character. Admission l0ets.
The ice in the lake is still good al
this writing, but if warm weather
continues, it will be difficult soon K
get on OF off with loads.
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Live Stock Wanted.

J. G. Foster will return from Mon
tana about April 8th. and desires to
make cash purchase at that time of
live stoek.as follows: go cows and two
and three-year-old heifers; 100 Pc
land pigs, weighing from 100 to 200
lbs; 20 dozen choice chickens, 4 dozen
black turkeys, dozen ducks, dozen
Guinea fowls and 3 pairs of peacocks.
Parties htving any of the above stock
for sale should send list with prices
to John c. Foster, River Falls, Wis.
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IInrPl.fM.

Charles Osten has his new house
completed.
Our artist moved to Eau Gala on
the 18th.
Farmers are busy cutting wood for
summer.
William Mercer is digging we'll.
David and George Haayelt are clear
ing II acres this season.
Bill Mountain has pair of three
year-old colts which he will sell on
reasonable terms.