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River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1886-09-02
JUMPING HIGH FENCES.
The Pleasures of Riding to Hounds
Across Oountry-A Tale of Turn

After one meet at Sycamore Hill,
SAYS Theodore Roosevelt in an article
on riding to hounds in the Century, l
had the curiosity 10 go on foot over the
course we had taken, measuring the
jumps; for it is very difficult to form
good estimate of fences height when
in the field. and five feet of timber seems
a much easier thing to take when sitting
around the fire after dinner than it does
when actually faced while the hounds
are running. On this particular hunt in
question we ran about ten miles. at
good pace, with only two checks. cross
ing somewhat more than sixty fences,
most of them post-and-rails, stiff as steel,
the others of the kind called ''Virginia"
or 'snake" and not more than ten or
dozen in the whole lot under four feet
In height. The highest measured five
feet and half an inch, two others were
four feet eleven, and nearly third of
the number averaged about four feet and
a half There were also several awk-
ward doubles When the hounds We're
cast off some forty riders were present,
but the first fence was asavage one and
stopped all who did not mean genuine
hard going. Twenty-six horses crossed
it, one of them ridden by a lady. A mile
or so further on, before there had been
a chance for much failing, we came TO a
five-bar gate out OF a road-a jump OF
Just four feet five inches from the take
off. Up to this, of course, we went one
at a time, at troC or hand-gallop. and
twenty-five horses cleared it in success
sion without a single refusal and with
but one mistake; which speaks prettYwell
for the mounts we were riding. Owing
to the severity of the pace. combined
with the average height of the timber,
although no one fence was of especially
noteworthy proportions, good many
falls took place, resulting in an unusual
lv large percentage of accidents. The
master partly dislocated one knee, an
other broke two ribs. and another-the
present writer-broke his arm. How
ever, almost all of us managed TO strug-
gle through to the end in time to see the
death; and as the score of battered rid
ers turned their horses heads homeward
| could not help thinking that we looked
a good deal as if we had been taking part
in some feat of arms as gentle and joy
Gus as that of Ashby-de-la-Zouche But
it would be very unfair to think the
sport especially dangerous on account of
the occasional accidents that happen. A
man who is fond of riding. but who sets
a good deal of value, either for the sake
of himself. his family. or his business,
upon his neck and limbs, can hunt with
almost perfect safety if he gets quiet
horse. a safe fencer, and does not try to
stay in the front rank. Most accidents
occur to men on green or wild horses,
or else to those who keep up in front
only at the expense of pumping their
mounts; and fall with a done-out
beast is always peculiarly disagreeable-
Most falls, however, do no harm what
ever to either horse or rider, and after
they have picked themselves up and
shaken themselves, the couple ought to
be able to go on just rs well as ever.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1886-09-02

Some marry for the fun of the thi ng
and never see where it comes in. This
is discouraging.
Some marry for the sake of a good
companion, and never discover their
mistake. This is lucky.
Man is tickle 'critter Even
Adam, who had his wife made to order
found mere or less fault with her.
Don't marry man for his reputa-
ton. 1t is liable to be only a second
hand affair borrowed from his ances-
tors.
Many women have married men for
their fine exterior. But that's all there
is to an ancient egg worth mentioning
Marriage resulting from love 1t first
sight is generally welded bliss Oh par
with sour milk. One or the other gets
swindlod, and often both.
Many man has married for beauty
only TO learn tnat he paid $50 for what
can be purchased for % cents at all
druggists. This is hard.
But few people marry for pure love,
and they in after years suspicion that
what were at the time promptings
the tender passion were, in all PROBABLE
ity, but the first symptoms of cholera
morbus.
The man who marries a woman
simply because she is q dandy arrange
ment to have about the house does so
from a pure business standpoint, and in
the end, if not compelled to support
him, she has done better than many
women | know of.-NdSbg.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1886-09-02
A Pupil of List.

A young girl pianist was about 10
give her first concert in one of the for
eign Capitals. She had never seen the
great Hungarian composer, but she was
tempted to insert in the programs she
sent out the alluring notice Pupil of
List deeming herself perfectly safe
from detection, as the musician was far
away. just before the day of the con-
cert she took up newspaper, and, to
her horror, among the names of the
arrivals at a certain hotel in the city
she read that of the Able List. What
was she to do? To publicly confess
her fraud at tie outset of her musical
career would be to crush it at once. A
straig plan suggested itself.
Acting upon it, she went to the hotel,
asked to see the Able, and threw her.
self on his mercy. List asked her a
few questions. and then requested her
to play one of the pieces she intended
to perform at the concert While she
did SO he stood over her, suggesting a
pause here or correcting a forte there.
At the conclusion of the piece List
said. Now MadGmoiselle, you can
truthfully say that you are a pupil of
Lit, for you have had your first lesson.
You may also put on your program
that you will be assisted by your mas
ter. who will play two pieces at your
concert" List kept his promise, and
BY his disinterested kindness saved the
girls reputation.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1886-09-02

A German writer recommends the use
Of paraf1ine in place OF corks or other
shoppers for the hermetical sealing of
bottles containing liquids which have a
tendency to ferment or otherwise de-
teriorate by coming in contact with the
air. This, he says, is particularly APP
plicable to saccharine juices of all
kinds. These are poured. while hot
into perfectly dry bottles, which are
filed nearly to the lip; they are then
allowed 10 stand and rest until cold,
during which time all air bubbles viii
rise to the surface; finally a small
quantity of melted parafiine is poured
over the top, when it forms a firm.
sold coat, on cooling. about the tenth
of an inch thick. Such a paraffine
stopper has the advantage of being
easily removable when the contents OF
the bottle are required for use. and the
parafiine can be used again
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1886-09-02

window Of an Eastern railroad in Chi
cago.
Seventeen dollars" id the ticket
agent.
You mean-aw-three pound ten.
ehP'
mo. | mean seventeen dollars. /
don't know anything about your three
poun' ten. TicketP''
"Y-a-a-s, you may book me. But
three poun' ten is too deuced much,
doncher know; too awfully much. Does
that include me luggage?"
He was j formed that his luggage
would be carried, and started off to look
after it, with his one eye-glass elevated
toward the roof of a station house.
That chap must be an Englshman, "
remarked the ticket agent.
''Englshman, the deviln' replied a
brakeman who CHANGED to be standing
by, Il know that young Goldfish. He
was bern on canal boat and his dad
got rich buying hogs
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1886-09-02

Greece has again been visited by an
earthquake which has been most disaster
Gus in the Morea and in which the loss of
life according to the best information,
reaches 80. The village Of Pyrgo and
town of Philatria, both situated on the
western coast OF the Morea, were the chief
sufferers, and these furnish, it is believed,
all that have Ierished la PyrgO not a
house is left standing, while Philiatra is
almost swept from the face of the globe,
swallowed up in the commissions of the
earth. The shocks were experienced
throughout Greece in greater or less
degree.
Rev. DR.. Kane, the Belfast Protestant
clergy man who declared that unless the
police we're Immediately disarmed 100000
armed Orangemen would relieve them of
their weapons, is again out with a declhra-
ton charging the magistrates of Belfast
with criminal parleying with lawless-
ness
At Belfast on the 10Th, thirty men, who
Lsd been convicted of taking active part
in the recent riots. were sentenced to var
ious terms of Imprisonment, one of them
to thirteen months. A number of other
men arrested on the same charge we're
committed for trial.
Prince Alexander has returned TO Bull
garia and resumed his place at the head
of the government The Austrian press
attributes Alexander's speedy return TO the
advice of England.
The Dutch Chambers have passed the
bill increasing the duty on foreign raw
sugars and raising the allowance on Dutch
colonial waste sugars.
Mr.. Parnel's amendment to the Queen S
speech was rejected by a vote Of 394 to Isl.
The Bank of England has advanced its
rate of discount from IA to 81 per cent.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1886-09-02
ANOTHER IMPORTANT TRADEMARK
SUIT WON.

LONDON, ENGLAND, Aug. %, lSS6.-In the
chancery division ef the high court of JUS
tice, London, Chancellor Bacon has
given his decision in favor of Tue CHARLES
A. NoGELER COMPANY, of Baltimore, Mary
land. in the action brought bv that house
against II. CHURCHILL a Co OF Brisbane,
Queensland. The case which has been in
progress here since September, 1851. grew
out of an attempt of Churchill a Company
TO register a trademark containing the
words ST. PATRICKs OIL in connection Wi h
a medicinal preparation. This as prompt
ly opposed by the Eogeler Company, who,
while admitting that the term and device
which We're sought to toe registered by the
Australian firm were in no respect iudenti-
cal to the we'll known ST. JACoBs on trade
marks, contended however, that sufficient
similarity existed between the term st.
Patricks applied by Churchill & Co and st.
Jacobs rs used by the Eogeler Co. TO cause
confusion in the minds of the public and
lead to purchasers being deceived.-In sup
port of this position they submitted an
Uverw he ming amount of evidence from
English, American and Australian sources
with the result stated. Under the decision
of the Court, Churchill & Co. cannot regis
ter their mark and must pay costs of the
case.-This is the second trade mark suit
won by the Vogeler Company in England
within three years,
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1886-09-02
strnnrcr Than Fiction.

Herman Krause and Anna Eeschen-
bach, each of whom was born in the
little German town of Friederichsaw on
the Rhine about thirty-eight years ago,
and whose peculiar outfit and small
acquaintance with the English Ian
guage indicated that they were straDg-
ers to these shores, we're married yes
terday BY Mayor Whitney in his office
in the City Hall, Brooklyn. The May
or and Secretary Phillips each kissed
the bride AID wished the couple all
kinds of prosperity. 1t was not
until after they had gone that the May
or learned that the marriage was the
climax of long and romantic attach
ment. The story is that Herman and
Anna, when boy and girl together
in the little town on the Rhine, had
fallen in love. When the Franco-Ger-
man war broke out Herman became
soldier. and Anna, with equal patriot
ism. accompanied his corps as nurse
in one of the Red Cross hospital wag-
ous. Early in the campaign Herman.
with a score of his comrades, were
mown down by a French shell, and
being supposed to be dead, he was bu-
ried with the others in a trench.
During the night Anna went to the
trench and dug up the body of her sup
posed dead lover. To her surprise he
showed signs of life. He was sent to
the hospital and he recovered. Annals
grief. however. was intense when she
was informed that an injury 10 his
skull was of such a nature that he
could never recover his reason.
Years rolled on. Krause remaining
in a military hospital and Anna in her
native village. Her father had mean
while come to this country, and nearly
two years ago, in despair of ever see
ing krause restored 10 reason, she
joined him in Brooklyn. Last fall
an physician succeeded in per-
forming an operation on Krause's
skull, which brought it back to its
normal condition and this restored his
reason. He then thought of the girl
who had followed him to the war and
saved his life, and he never rested till
he found her in this country,
The marriage followed as a matter
of course. Mayor Whitney, who be-
lieves the story. says it is not more i'm
probable than other tales of love and
war which he has heard.
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and St. PauiR. r.. and c. W. Case appoint

and st. PaulR II. and c. w. Case appoint
ed to the position.
John Murphy, aged eleven, the youngest
son of Thomas Murphy, ex-collector of the
port of New York, was drowned in the surf
at Loag Branch.
Two explosions of gas occurred at the
Short Mountain colliery at Lykens, Pa,
which burned twenty men seriously, but
none fatally.
The federal government has expended
s. 5l5, SIS in Washington Territory since
its organization.
Treasurer O'Reilly, of the Irish National
League of America, yesterday sent $4,000
to Ireland for use in the protection of
eyicted tenants.
For the twelve months ended July 81,
1856. the exports of merchandise amounted
to sGs6, 555, 400 and the imports to s64l, S52,-
273.
O'Brien, Deasy and Redmond, the dele
gates from Ireland, left New York for
Europe Tuesday on the steamer Wiscon-
sin.
Ex-senator Hearst Of California is fire.
quently mentioned as "a suitable candidate
for the Democratic gubernatorial nomina-
pon.
Thomas L. Benedict Of Albany, New
York, has been appointed public printer,
vice :. +. Pounds resigned.
Pittsburg nail mills are TO start up soon,
the employees having decided to resume
work at the l1-cent scale.
The proposed suspension bridge across
the Hudson river at Poughkeepsie will cost
sl0,000,00O.
An explosion in a coal mine near Scran-
ton, Pa, on the 30th of August killed five
miners.
Potter and Sully counties, ID. T., have
been seriously devastated by prairie fires
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1886-09-02
PetersLiveIyIweek.

Peter Moore lives on the mountain
two miles from Pine Summit, Pa, says
a letter from that place. He is II
years old. On Monday last week he
was playing skinny" during recess at
school. Tommy Shett hit him on the
nose with a Skinny club and broke
Peters nose Peter had to stay home
from schsol, and to amuse himself on
Tuesday he took down his fathers gun.
La handling it it was discharged, and
buckshot went through Peters left
hand. The rest of the charge lodged
in calf in the yard and killed it.
The boy had to 90 to bed but he was
not yet knocked out. On Wednesday
while lying in bed he discovered that
her mother had left her false teeth on
a stand at the head of the bed. Peter
got them. He tried the experiment of
fitting them in his own mouth. The
teeth slipped into his throat, and before
they could be fshed out he was nearly
choked 10 death.
Thursday was hard day on Peter,
and he found nothing that amused him
until late in the afternoon. His moth
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Sing LII.

Miss Clara Ito young Mr.. Stammer,
who had just finished a song at the
piano.) The impeachment in your
speech, MIR. Stammer. doesn't seem to
effect your singing"
Mr.. Stammer '.N-n-ot at a-all,
Miss Clara: tits only ww-when l a a.
attempt to t-t-talk that l am b-b-both-
cred" Suddenly changing the sub
ject.) but M-M-Miss Clara. / WV
wish to s-s-speak to you re-regarding
a certain m-m-matter th-that is of
y-vital imp-p-portance to my future
h-happiness. | have l-l-loved you
l-long and did devotedly. and l want
to a-ask you tito be m-my wi-wi-wi-
-er-er-ah-t-to De m-my wi-wi-wi-
wi
Miss Clara (blushing shyly.)
why not sing it, Mr.. Stammer?"
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The MARKETS. AUGUST 81.


WHRAT-No. ] hard. &c bid. No.
Northern, '4c bid; No. 2 Northern, Ito
bid.
Flour-Patent, s5.OO@595 straights
s45gG4-75; bakers, q 25G4.50 asked; rye
E3. Z5CG3.50.
Corn No. 2. 41c asked. August 81. bid
Oass No. mixed, 261kc. bad, &c . .kso
10. white, &c bid.
Barley No. 2, So bid
/ Rye No. 2. 81. bid
Flax Seed "
Beled hay, s. % asked; timothy 20 IS
/ Dressed beef, choice steers 65<c. q 20
I veal, q &c.
/ Butter. extra 16GIsc bid
Cheese, 10 % lie.
Eggs, sx1ra9s bid l4c aszsi
Potatoes, new, 63cso65c per bushel; sI.s0
I tOS2.00.
Live Stock-Salss Of steers ranged 50 90
aga 81 per 100 lbs. Sheep sold az
g 81 per 100. Hogs s425
lCHICAGo.
Wheat, cash, 755Sc, September 761<. II
Corn, Cash 42c; September 421zc
Oats, cash z654c: September 27c.
Flax seed No ]. $L11J< 10y
forS, cash, <9.51(d9.60 September Sc e.
Live Stock, Cattle -. 500 81 90 Hcxs
'3.S59s5.0O, Sheep, s1.75 G3 Il.
MINNEAPOLIS.
WHEAT--No. | hard cash, IS
Sept. T515c; No. ] Northern cash sG677c
No. Northern, 7lM7iS4c bid.
FLOUR-Peteuts Ia sacks he'd at
800 q 40. In barrels, $4.65G.. 80: s545
(G5.60 delivered at New England POINTS
s.. 45G5 80 delivered New York and Penn
sylvania points; bakers S3.6GG3.1a
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1886-09-02
FARMERS CONGRESS.

The National Congress of Farmers met at
St. Paul, Aug. p, with delegates from all
but sixteen states and territories. The first
NEE ting was at the State Fair Grounds
where the body was met by Gov. Hubbard,
Mayor Rice of st. Paul, Secretary Judson
of the State Agricultural society, Capt.
Blakely of the st. Paul Chamber of Com
merce each of whom made brief addresses
welcoming the sixth annual convention of
the National Congress. Responses were
by Pres. Robert Beverly of Virginia, Sec
rotary b. +. Clay ton and Col. John Il.
Sloan, Jr., of South Carolina. After this
ceremony the usual committees were APP
pointed and President Beverly made the
annual address. At the afternoon session
Mayor Ames of Minneapolis made felic-
itous address of welcome and invitation to
visit his city to which Col. Duke
OF Virginia eloquently responded.
bright paper on the farmers ballot,
which was discussed. At the even
ing session John b. Conner of Indianap-
Oils read a paper upon National and Com
mercial Statistics, ID. X. McGinnis, upon
the signal service and Prof. +. q. Morrow
upon Agricultural Education. The pro-
ceedings of Thursday consisted of consid-
ering resolutions upon wide range of
topics. The Congress resolved in favor of
a Cabinet position for the secretary of ag
riculture, extension OF the signal service,
the regulation of interstate commerce, a
large appropriation TO stamp out centa-
gious cattle diseases, efforts to prevent
European restrictions on the Importation
of inspected American products, improve
ment of the waterways, increased import
duties on wool, sugar and rice, the proven
ton of dealing in futures, and they indorse
the oleomargarine tax and favor a tax on
glucose. A plan of incorporation was also
adopted. The resolution to restore the
wool tariff of 1867 was vigorously debated
and adopted by the vote of 1861 for to
llGk against, Minnesota Wisconsin and
Indiana dividing on the question. On
Friday members of the Congress set out
upon tour of visitation over the Manito-
ba, N. T. and Duluth railroads.
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Three Remarkable Men.

The Rev DIR. Harsha of Omaha mar
rates the following incident as told TO
him by John Dixon of Dixon, Ill:
Gen. Winfield Scott when a Young
man was stationed at Fort Smelling, at
the time perhaps the remotest outpost
of the United States. When the Indian
outbreak known as the Blackhawk war
was inaugurated some militia from Ili-
nois proffered their services TO aid i'm
conquering tie savages. With a view
to mastering them into the service Of
the United States two lieutenants were
sent by Scott to the then village of Dix
on. One of these was very fascinat-
iDg, good-looking. easy-mannered,
affable. and fluent young gentleman
The other was equally pleasant looking
but an exceedingly modest young man.
On the morning when the mastering in
was to take place tall, gawky, slab
sided, homelv young man, dressed in a
homemade suit of blue jeans, presented
himself to the two lieutenants rs the
captain of the recruits and was duly
sworn in. This was he who afterwards
became president of the United States
the lamented Lincoln. One of the lieu
tenants, the modest youth. was he who
fired the first gun from Sumter. Mai.
Anderson. The other, and he who adj
ministered the oath, was in after years
president of the Southern Confederacy
Jefferson Davis"
Corroborative of Dixon's story DIR.
Harsha relates that he was afterwards
in the book-rooms of Carter Bros, New
York. where he CHANGED TO repeat these
condolences in the presence of several
persons who were listeners. One of
them, an elderly gentleman, arose and
remarked that he was happy to DO able
to confirm the facts as given by Mr..
Dixon, as he was the chaplain at Fort
Smelling at the time. and was fully able
to corroborate each statement Another
by-stander added: 'Mr. Lincoln had
often been heard to say that the first
time he ever took the oath of allegiance
to the United States it was administered
to him by Jefferson Davis
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1886-09-02

DAsIEL lAGoSE. the new Collector
Of New York. was born in Ogdensburg
and i about fifty five years old, his
parents being natives Of Ireland. He
adopted the law a his profession.
STUDYING in the office Of Judge ". G.
Brown AMI soon after formed a part
nership with Charles g. Myers. who
afterwards became Attorney-General
Of the state. Then lie formed the firm
Of Nacons \ Holbrook, which
continued mill 1868. when Mir.
Holbrook became clerk Of the
Count Of Claims Mr.. Magone :
present partner is Thomas spratt. a
prominent man in the northern part Of
the state. Mr. Magone is described as
!. man II commanding appearance.
He i clean shaver save for 4 mustache
His hair i tinged with gray. His
movements are characterized b ' force
and precision. lie Is a self-made man.
II i related that he once worked a q
S.a5le bov for +. I. Haskell. Of Chi
caro. whose grandson . few years ago
MARI "a Mr.. Magone's daughter. He
nov Iiv,s IN handsome residence in
Ogdensburg on the fruits Of his pro
fsssionaI Iabors. His income from his
profession Is $500 year.
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"Man's works from sun 10 sun I;
~ IN, q L r.-nr.l- u r,n-nr- Ann.. IS

Work is a necessity to all; but, upon how
many, women especially, does it fall with
the burden OF the last straw and this,
tions are so liable to functional derange-
ment. We cannot lessen your toll, ladies,
but we can make it easier for you, by max
ing you stronger and better able to do it,
DR.. Pierce's "Favorite Prescription" will
relieve you OK nervous and other weak
nesses, and oil the many ills peculiar TO
your sex.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1886-09-02
THE WATER LILY.

80 Star onl the breast OF the river!
O marvel OF bloom and grace!
Did you fall right down from heaven
Out Of the sweetest placer
You are white as the thoughts Of an angel,
Your heart is stepped in the sun:
Did yon grow in the Golden City,
My pure and radiant oneg"
" Nay, nay, | fell not ont Of heaven;
None gave me my sanity white;
II slowly grew from the darkness,
Down in the dreary night,
From the ooze of the silent river
| wonmy glory and grace
White souls fall not, o my poet,
They rise--to the sweetest place.