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River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1888-01-05
Wanted Some Flowers.

A lady living in the suburbs was
called down the other morning TO see a
Young girl who asked for her at the
door but declined to enter the house.
The lady recognized the caller as a girl
she had frequently seen in the neigh
borhood; but of whose name she was
ignorant.
The girl looked hurriedly up and then
oashfully cast down her eyes to the
loormat, which she nervously prodded
with the toe of her coarse boot.
Got any flowers?" she demanded
with manner which seemed gruff, but
which was probably only frightened.
''Yes; a few" was the reply.
"Got any flowers?"
mot many. Why?"
''Cause Mrs. Purington wants some. "
"Who is Mrs Purington?"
''She's the widow woman who lived
/ the red house at the end Of Back
Alley.
''What sort of flowers does she want?
quired the lady. utterly at loss to
now why Mrs. Purington, the widow
who dwelt in the red house at the end
Back Alley, should send to demand
lowers from perfect stranger.
II dunno" answered the girl, more
ullenly than before.
but what is she going to do with
,hem?"
II Dunno" repeated the caller.
"She's dead. an she wants some
flowers"
And the pathetic situation having
thus become clear at length. the lady
sent to the departed widow who would
dwell no more in the red house at the
end of Back Alley what ever blossoms
the frost had spared in her little garden.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1888-01-05
Death Came without Uproar to Nero.

Danbury Comm News: As there
are degrees of quality in a man so there
are in an animal There are good, bad,
and indifferent men, and the same can
be said of dogs. One of the noblest
dogs we ever met died last night. We
owned him five years and we knew him
thoroughly. So did the children in the
neighbOrhood, who climbed on and
tumbled over his massive form. So did
the newsboys who found him almost
every day at the office, and they rarely
passed him without giving him pat
ting, if not hugging. The fact that
he was bloodhound and of remark
able size made some people strangers to
his disposition timid with him. But
there was nothing to justify the fear.
He was the essence of gentleness, and
children, who are the first to know
their friends, instinctively recognized
this. He never growled at them.
He never even frowned upon them.
When they became too demonstrative
he Immediately withdrew from their
society. Nero left the office for home
last evening in good spirits. After
supper and drink he manifested de-
sire to go to bed. As he was getting
quite blind light was used to show
him the way. This morning at day
light he was found outside his bed,
wing on the floor quietly sleeping to
all appearance. But he was dead.
They say he died of heart disease. But
death came to him as we like to have
it come to all of gentle nature-without
uIroar.
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Danbury News: In one of ths vicini-
tY towns there is a young girl about Il
years of age afflicted with a strange
mania. She is large of her age. of fine
physique. possessed of good features,
and more than ordinarily prepossessing.
She is robust in health and shows
great activity, and is unusually smart
and intelligent, with the exception OF
this mania. Every night about s
O'Clock she will go to a neighbors
house 10 borrow lantern. Each time
she will make new excuse for doing
so. If she succeeds in getting the
lantern she then takes long walks.
She does not confine herself to the
public highway. but wanders about the
fields and frequently in the woods.
She does not seem to know what fear
is, either of man OF beast She fire.
quently perches herself upon a fence
and sits there a long time dangling her
lantern. About 10 o'clock she returns
home and goes to bed contented Her
friends. of course object to these Ian
tern strolls, and she has to steal away.
Those of her neighbors who know
about them refuse her a lantern. She
has a number of times greatly frighten-
ed persons, which seems to please her
amazingly. She is in no respect way
ward. but seems possessed of strange
and fascinating mania for lantern.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1888-01-05
CHAPTER VI.

1t was now "a quarter past four. Fairfax
actually made the distance from ST. Malo to
the village in one hour and twenty minutes,
arriving about twenty-five minutes of six.
Dick stood ready with the chaise.
Look after this horse, landlord. Jean
nette's all right" called Fairfax, as he
leapcd into the seat beside Oxford.
We'll, Mr.. Richard Oxford, I've been in
purgatory since | saw you last. sir, but have
come out successfully" continued he, tax
ing the reins out of his friends hands.
''And it's only question of time and luck
whether I'm successful or not in this little
matter we're now going to undertake"
Dick was burning with curiosity; bu1
awaited Fairfax time for revealing the Sc
cret.
1--WE telegraphed your bankers, and they
have sent on the money. fought TO receive
it tonight, when 20 to ST. Malo to take the
night train for Paris or Hare. However -
added he, seeing Dicks look of surprise,
Il shall return in q day or two"
Rapidly they drove toward the flat-rOck,
Duck all the time on fire with curiosity
while his companion was consumed with
anxiety, although inwardly cool and con-
versing in an easy manner
Follow me and keep quiet, was his imper-
alive sentence. Dick wonderingly obeyed
but, as they neared the cliffs edge, forget
fully exclaimed:
What a stunning viewi'
Fairfax turned quickly and put his finger
to his lips Dick understood and submis-
sively followed.
Look below. but don't let them see you, .
whispered Arthur, leading the Englishman
TO a sheltering bush ON the edge Oxford
cautiously got down ON his hands and knees
and did look over. Drawing back imme-
diately with what just escaped being loud
ly-uttered word of surprise.
Taking his comrade by the arm, he
led the latter farther back, to a po-
sition where they could not be heard, and
surveyed him from head to foot with com
| ical look. partly indignant and partly pleased
$50 that's the way you treat your friends,
/ is it Play off innocent and guilelessl O,
/ you're "A villain of the deepest dye. my
/ boy. How you must have smiled at my adj
vice to you about her"
- Advice TO me about herr You HeVey
gave me any advice about herr
Never gave you any advice about herl
I'd like to know if ] didn't sit up there and
talk to you like father about the interest
she showed in you and the advantages OF
marrying such a woman. Humph, You
needn't pretend to be so innocent, again"
=. But nv dear fellow. who said any thing
about Lady I.yiiat What has she to do
with the present occasion. What put her
into your head.'
fro RF CoNTtNT-rDl
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ers, and earlier ones. Most clearly, this
man was in earnest, and earnestness gen.
orally awakens sympathy.
About quarter of three came the mes
sage.
"Havre SAYS sailed this a. IN. positively
Then, another idea coming TO him, Fair
fax cursed himself that he had not thought
of it before. He again telegraphed lie
Toilet & Co:
IF Nebbitt sailed direct for America, his
steam-yacht must be soon OF Cherbourg.
Wire some shipping company there to
charter and send out Immediately tug;
intercept him, and give telegram"
BY this time the Paris central office, the
office of the banking company and the
smaller offices along the telegraph line,
were thoroughly excited; as for the Oper-
ator at st. Malo, if these last messages had
failed TO reach Mr.. Nebbitt, he would have
torn his hair from very vexstion and disap-
pointment, so bent was he upon Fair
fax's success.
Paris soon replied:
IAN done as you say. We await result
with interest"
The hands ON the d al marked ten minutes
past four. No reply lad come.
=" If any message comes before six o'clock
tonight, send it TO me at once. Hold all
that come after that for further ORDERS,
was his parting injunction.
So saying, with firmly closed lips, but evil
dent disappointment, he mounted his horse
and had begun his headlong dash, when a
yell from the rear caused him TO turn his
head.
There stood the youthful operator, dane
ing up and down in the exuberance of his
JOY, waving a piece of paper, and all but
standing on his head.
In a second Fairfax had it in his hand.
The message was from CherbOurg, and said /:
''Nebbitt's yacht just appeared in harbor,
suddenly changed course and went back to-
ward Havre. Have wired all ports likely to
stop at, to keep watch; and have our tug in
readiness. in case she appears again. Can't
fail TO get her now"
sudden and transient CLEAN of Joy
shOne in the stern eyes of Fairfax. His
hard, set face relaxed for a moment into a
faint smile, while the operator behaved like
a lunatic.
Fairfax slipped coin into his hand. He
rejected it Indignantly with the remark;
Il would rather have lost a quarters
salary than seen you fail"
He wrung the others hands at parting,
notwithstanding the assertion of the Amer
lean that he would return before midnight
again.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1888-01-05
AN INTERESTING FACT.
Eject of the vibration of Telegraph
WIRES on Wild AnimaIs.


Wires on Wild Animals.
Some Interesting facts have been brought
out in a pepper by H. C. Nelson, of Chris
tiana, on the impression produced upon
animals by the resonance OF the vibration
of teegr ph wires 1t is found that the
black and green woodpeckers, for example,
which hgn5 for insects in the bark and in
the heart of dec yng trees, often peck in
side the circular hole made transversely
through telegraph posts, generally near the
top The phenomenon is attributed to the
resonance produced in the post by the vi
bration of the wire which the bird mis-
takes as the result of the operation of
worms and Insects in the interior of the
post very one knows the fondness Of
bears for honey 1t has been noticed that
in mount linous districts they seem 10 mis-
take the vibratory sound of the telegraph
wires for The grateful humming of bees,
am, rushing to the post, look about for the
hiN Not finding it on the post, they
scatter the stones at its base which help
to support it, and, disappointed in theff
search, give the post a parting pat
with their paw, thus showing their
Determination at least to kill any bees that
might lie about il. Indisputab.e traces Of
bears about PROSTATE posts and scattered
etbhSS ll4tNt thiL bitiS itdilg udppCuA
With regard TO wolves, again, NJ Nielsen
states that when woe was asked at the
time for tn first great telegraph lines, a
member OF the $ orthng said that although
his dstr ct hid no direct interest in the
line proposed. he would give his vote in its
favor. because he knew the lines would
drive the wolves from he districts through
which they pass "a IL is well known that
to keep OH the rayages of hungry wolves in
winter e farmers n Norway set up poles
eonnecaed together by a line or rope, undcs
which the wolves would not dare TO pass.
And il is fact, NJ. Nielsen states, " that
when, twenty or more years ago, telegraph
lines were carr,ed over the mountains and
along the valleys. the wolves totally disap-
peared, and "a specimen is now a rarity"
Whether the two circumstances are casually
connected, NJ Nielsen does not venture to
say ~ Interior.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1888-01-05
A Kindly Chief.

.'He's such a nice man.. said sick
department clerk as the chief of his
division left lis room after visit of in
quiry.
"Quite So" replied the nurse dis
passionately.
Eyes. and he's so thoughtful. and
has such pleasant way of paying his
subordinates agreeable compliments.
Did you hear him tell me that his dear
father died of the very same complaint
| am suffering with?" and the sick man
turned his face TO the wall and went to
dreaming of his affable SUPERIOR
WASHINGTON Critic.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1888-01-05

Business peOpe in Paris have long since
formed a co.or speech by which certain
trades are easily recognized First of all
the colO- shops re distinguished by being
painted outs de in squares and stripes Of
the most brilliant colors Niennese leather,
bronze and trinket shops have begun to
use the Austrian colers yellow and black;
then the Spanish wine shops use yellow and
red the Italian, green, white and red The
business places where fuTn ture carts for
removal are KIP are painted yellow, as
well as the egons-why, not even the
prOprietors know Pastry shops are light
brown outside, and within white and gold
so that one is reminded of the pastry itself
Mir shops are white and blue. both inside
and ont Tn washerwomen now begin to
paint the outside of their ironing shops
a br ght biue while the carts that take the
linen to the wash houses in the country
are bright green Wine houses are all
painted brown, or duh red, which is en-
actiy the color of the v.n ordinaire mike
with cranberry juice and logwood Sti
darker Is the color OF the charcoal shops
which the dust soon renders completely
black. Bakers are fond OF light brown and
white, with much gliding and large mir
rors. cart yOnra0t.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1888-01-05
METhopICAL WORK.
Perseverance an Important Factor II
Achieving Success in Life.

Perseverance an Important Factor In
Achieving Success in Life.
In any line of bus ness the man who uses
reasonable economy and has the ability tS
give far management AMI the persev erance
to hold on, will. in great majority Of
cases, make q success; while, on the othel
hand, the one who rushes into whatever he
has undertaken with spasmodc endsavsi
to win all at once as general rule wastes
his energies and often fails for sheer want
of perseverance. The editor h9s observed
that the man who starts in to do days
work, and attempts to do as much in one
hour as ought to be done in two, will usual
ly ind 1t necessary in short time to take
rest, and while he is resting Will loEe val
liable time which he evidently feels that ne
ought to make up, judging from the spas
modic efforts he Will make when he starts
in to work again But, at night, the man
who works steady, but perseveriagly, W II
be found TO have accomplished the most,
while usually he will also be found in q
much better condition to commerce again
the next day
So it is in business One will seem to
hustle around and make q considerable to-
do over what he is doing, and after wasting
his energies in accomplishing what, by TAX
ing little more me, could be done with
very little effort and then, because, as he
thinks, ne fails to meet the success he
imagines he should, becomes discouraged
and is ready TO make a change 10 some
thing else This, in a majority of cases,
proves loss, and in consequence, he dses
not succeed as the energy he displays
would seem to warrant Another man,
while he may not make a great display OF
his energies at the start. viii go to work
more sys emauic, and will have better 0p-
pOrtunt es to ecouom re. and in many osses
TO manage b3tter than when he attempts "a
rush matters II he will but observe, he
viii be ready TO take advantage of any ia
yOrabe circumstances that may arise II
| always seems that the man who is con-
stantly shifCing about is always making a
change at the wrong time, when little
perseverance would have brought him
through all right In all lines of business
there are tiuctuat ons, ups and downs, and
in order to succeed we must persevere II
is when the odds seem against us that il
seems the most important to persevers =
!. - 4
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1888-01-05
SCENES IN CAoIZ.
The Public Letter-Writer and His Charm
ing Black-Eyed Customer.


In the course Of my wanderings | came
upon a cavernous old doorway. wide and
low; at one side Of it sat a blind beggar at
the other behind little table. a public
letter-writer piled his trade. He was writing
a letter for black-eyed girl dressed in a
gay print bata or morning gown: she wore
a strip of black gaulc over her head. and
stood behind the sscr55lcHfe. one hand on her
hip. the other gathering the folds of her
headgear on her breast. while with her eyes
she followed every movements Of the writer's
pen. The scene struck me: framed in the
dark old archway il made so characteristic
picture that fingered and looked about
to see whether there was any convenient
spot from which could make sketch
was in cry small square or court: one
side was formed by the building to which
the old srchway belonged. Opposite was a
simila- arch. aud inside il large stone
this was just what | wanted. so down sat
and took out my sketch book. II was very
quiet in tins nook; the blind beggar
strummed away on an old guitar,
and crOOned out plaintive minor air
which blended well enough with the
surroundings. otherwise all was still
sketched as quickly as | could. trying to get
the group in be ore the ecrib sHfs finished
the letter HuuttehlN 2 utep-uraWn sigh,
which sounded Just behind my shoulder.
made me give a start and look quickly
round into the gloomy depths of the arch
behind me Nv eyes Were now used to the
dim light. and I perceived. what had es-
capped me on taking my seat. that was not
the only occupant OF the gateway. Back in
the shadow leaned man. wrapped SO close
" in a large oipa that even had there been
more light / could not have distinguished
his features. He took no notice Of me. and
after one look l turned and went on with
my drawing a few minutes more and the
girl took her letter, put some money into
the sscribieltffs hand and tripped away. The
scribe stretched himself and looked al
round the court. then. coming 70 the conclu-
sion that no more customers were coming
az present. he climbed up a tumble-down
little flight Of steps, which led 20 a sort Of
den in the thickness Of the wall. and there
squatted like huge spider on the lookout
for flies. The blind beggar also rose and
moved slowly Of, and the archwsy was de
serted Temple Bar.
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reprimand. Time was short. Il was now
going on toward two O'Clock, and matters
were fast approaching climax.
Il rendered Nebbitt that service In the
Almeda affair Of SO, and shall enter COM
plant against you for neglect Of duty. Ny
business is of great Importance. If Nebbitt
didn't sail direct for America, repeat my
first message TO every port where likely 10
touch, ere Leaving for good. Also, repeat
Havre ana ask if positively sailed. Spare
no pains or money!
This message had the desired effect
The operator at St MalO now became in
tensely interested; those in q Paris cen
tral office actually exerted themselves to
speed the messages, to the detention Of 9TH
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1888-01-05
BOB WHITE

The quaI-whose musical call g. Bob
WhiterD Is given with a pause and an up
ward infection, suggesting an Interrogation ]
The robins sweet notes on my rapt ear are
The wren triIIs her JOY in song Of delight;
From tree-top 10 meadow. the eat bird IS call
ing.
and with summers ripe sunshine the wood
lands are bright;
When-list 70 the CALI Is il marital or bird
-ag-
That haltingIy speaks. in tones ringing and
cleare
a query Aad what is this strange whistler
asking
The fate Of some hero, long lost. but stn
-BoD-whte. Bob-white' Bob
White
| know not the tale: heard not his story.
I'll listen. Perhaps, from the beech grove
affair.
The bIue-Iay or sparrow may sing OF hi glory.
or the Ioeusi's sharp whirr the glad secret
declare.
A hush DER the woodlands-the pirds cease
their singing;
In mondays hot glare nature faints, and is
still
when, Io.o'er the tangle, a happy voice, ring
sends the music again over meadow and hill:
Bob-white: Bob-white: Bob
White
sw5Tt voice of the woodland who'll answer
thy query.
dreasi mol 10 hearts secret Of bliss
No tone Of despair in that call. bright and
CHEEKY.
No furnished heart feeding on traitorous kiss.
It's Of one brave and good. thy merry voice
telling
some mothers own hero-boy. valiant and
trues
Al: who shall e'er know, from her warm heart
upwcIiing.
TIE love that with glory crowns all he may
do
Bob-white' U5b-whitei Bob
WI tes
CaH on warbler sweet. be the morn bright or
dreary
Not sunshine or shade can thy arlor repress,
Thy liquid notes. falIing-hEe balm On the
weary
stir ms soul VITA q longing can not express.
but. dearest OF all, when the evening shades
gather.
And nature To re,tfuI arms calls me from
care
Deep down in the den, from the willows aud
alder,
Comes thy rhythmic Amen 70 the world :
evening prayer
Bob-White. goOi-n,ghts Bob
White
-Fgs-nhi1s q fr78f H. e. G0qd IT. .ak-sBinq.
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