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River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1889-04-18

A man can no more hold himself en-
.irely aloof from the thoughts of others
than from the sunlight and air around
him; both will influence and form him,
whether he desires it or not. Of course
he can shut himself away from large
measure of either, and grow pale and
weak, bodily and mentally, in conse-
quence; but that will not make what lit
tie power is left him more entirely his
own. The best thinker is he who gladly
welcomes every aid, who is hospitable to
every thought, who weighs every opin-
ion, respects every honest conviction. and
thankfully adopts such ideas as approve
themselves to his judgment, yet at the
same time so works over all he receives
in the crucible of his own mind that the
gold is purified and the drOss expelled.
When he gives it to others by lip or pen,
it is not less, but more his very own than
| il he had not enriched his mind from so
many sources.-Arthur's Home Magazine.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1889-04-18
Educational.

s. T. IRVINE, .................... EDITOR
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1889-04-18

A thorough scholar carries skeleton
key with which to unlock every door in
the mansion Of knowledge.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1889-04-18

POst-office excitement runs high.

P0St-otilce excitement runs nigh.
A little lady has come to claim the
attention of Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. v.
Whip.
John COndit is preparing to build a
dwelling house on his farm.
Miss Anna Whip is 50 far recov-
cred as TO be able 10 ride out, and is
at present visiting at DR.. Churchill's.
Chidester s. Churchill have ordered
new saw mill and will have it run
ming as soon as possible.
Miss Mary Shaw is teaching school
near Modena.
Mrs. John Shaw has just returned
from Modena where she has been on a
visit to her daughter, Mrs. c. Duck
low.
P. p. Burgess has moved back to his
farm in Spring Lake.
Wells Keyser sold his farm of so
acres in Sec. % to Michael Gintzbaugh
of Dodge county for $500.
Married. by Rev. J. Haw. at the
residence of the brides parents, on the
18th inst, Miss Emma Kendall and
Mr.. Andrew Bulmer, Jr. The cere-
mony was performed in the morning
in the presence of the nearest rela.
tives. and the newly welded couple
gave a reception at their own resi-.
dence in the evening. The best wishes
of many friends are cordially extended
to them. NJ. L. c.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1889-04-18
NORTHWESTERN

Pullman sIeepers are also run through between
Duutb. Superior and Chicago. Fast through
trains are also run between Minneapolis, st.
Paul and Kansas city, via Sioux City, with
through Pullman sleepers -. Paul TO Omaha
and kansas city. Dining ears are run on all
through trains over this line between MinneapO-
lis. St Paul and Chicago. and between 81. Paul
ana Kansas city. Besides being the best
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1889-04-18

All communications should be addressed TO
the Editor at Esdaile, Wis.,
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1889-04-18

You may CLEAN knowledge from read
ing, but you must separate the wheat
from the chaff by thinking.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1889-04-18

| All communications should be addressed TO
| the Editor at Esdaile, Wis.
Miss Louise Foley will teach the spring
term at Beldenville.
Miss Nellie Foley will teach the spring
term in the Foley district, Salem.
Miss Kit Truman has been engaged
for the summer term at Bay City.
Miss Anna Horning has been engaged
for the summer term in Dist. No. 6, Hart
land.
Miss Katie McNIahon has been hired
for the summer term in the Weghorn
Dist, Hartland.
Miss Addie E. Stuart has been engaged
to teach the spring term in the Terpening
district, Ellsworth.
Miss Nellie Robbins has been hired for
the spring term in the Porter district or
Dist. No. 2, Trenton.
Miss Mary Casey has been hired for
the summer term in Dist. No. /, Clifton
known as the Pierce Valley school.
, Half the ills we hoard in our hearts are
| ills because we hoard them.-COrntCaH.
Habit is likened to a cable. We weave
threads of it every day, and at last can
not break it.
think it best not to dispute where
there is no probability of convincing
WhitefeId.
Character is reserved force which acts
directly by presence and without means.
Emerson.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1889-04-18

As daylight can be seen through very
small holes, so little things viii illustrate
Il persons character.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1889-04-18

Character is reserved force which acts
directly by presence and without means.
Emerson.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1889-04-18

l think it best not to dispute where
there is no probability of convincing
WtitefeLd.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1889-10-16

lssss an elderly Frenchmsn came mp from
New Orleans and settled the place for .
stock ranch. His business prospered,an
be accumulated money very rapidly.
alone with his dauehser-"
"Yes, ! mind Pauline, poor child" In
terrnpted the old lady, ending with q gem
uine sigh.
There were mot many of us living here.
n~arrator, 'and there Was not much visit
ing between neighbour, 30 hat amy Of u.
might a-n,oved Of and not been missed
for q week. Well. one day Il was escer-
sa dI 81 that CA. rood old nciShbor' RTosh.;
once suspected foul play, and this became
almost certain when we found that blood
had flowed over the fioor and had been
partially washed of. Then. again,
4 SON mon" g" G IL. %i.siS. man man 'e ea%c
up from New Orleans, offered =
large reward and made dilligent and ex-
Tended search. yet nothing was found.
Finally he .cld everything and returned
"Tinie passed on and the circumstance
was nseasurably~ forgotten, until last year,
when parts OF two human skeletons were
found in u deep ravine about 7OO yards
from the old house where you spent the
remains could be identified; yet to my
mind tho finding of the bones revealed
the last resting place of our old neiGhbor
and his pretty daughter"
ask.
Again the old gentleman looked mt his
wife and then hesitatin9ly answered:
"Well, they do say il is. But the fact IN,
none OF "s syeI go about p IL after dark"
In conclusion: Was I awake: Did I
dream? In either case did l see repro
duccd - real tragedy.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1889-10-16
A CONVERT TO BUDDHISM.

trrcsnontc. Of Receiving an American
Into t1se ~S:odle.s Church.
From tn. London Times.
Recent Ceylon papers contains account.
of "a remarkable ceremony which took
place. recently in Colombo. This was the.
reception of "a gentleman from America.
who lately arrived in Ceylon. n the
Buddhist creed.
The proceedings took place under the
direction of the Buddhist high priest. as
sisted by II yellow-robcd monks. The
convert knclt before the assembled priests
and minated his desire tn bc admitted "a
member of the Buddhist church. The
high priest then catschiscd him and the
assembled monks satisfied themselves
that he was fitted tn be "a ollower of
Bnddha. The gentleman. whose name
sill" which the latter did,. the can
dida,r repeating il after him with the
palms Of his hands brought together up
lifted. Having explained to the convert
the responsible duties OF "a Buddhist the
n,ss pr,r was say ,.rw n,m held nis S %. whirh MI.
Powell explained his reasons for having
embraced buddhism, and described the
mental process which he had gone
through, before he arrived at the convic-
ton Of its truth.
II appears that nearly forty years ago.
book in his fathers library. i'm which was
"a picture. IL was the figure of Bnddha
scaled IN tn. conventional attitude ON "a
lotus. Impressed by the expression Of
peace and love ON the face, Mr.. Powell
got into the habit of going nearly every
evening to "a room to sit in n position as
nearly like il as he possibly could. -
Powell said, ~ was told that
il was the picture of "a heather god. hut
it's memoir chung To me-. and when I
heard its name I never forgot il. hut
learned later what the symbol was and it's
meaning" Being. as he said. naturally
of n religious turn of mind. and being in
tends4l by his father tai be n Clergyman.
Mr.. Powell was well educated Ina the Chris
tian doctrine. "But I recognized and felt
that there must he sons. law that I could
work out myself. acd that IL controlled
my thoughts my life manifested an ohsdi-
I recognised that this was the Flaw Of
right thought" Al one time he appears
to have sought . refuge ia aRnosticism.
hut soon after he abandoned this mental
attitude, and "a pcrusal Of THE Light Of
Asia" aroused in him she desire tn take
refuge i'm the law of Lord Buddah.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1889-10-16

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The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1889-10-16

The League il fully awake tn the con-
dition which will soon confront il. and in
spite Of the denials being made by the
officers of the brotherhood, * making
preparations to meet the threatened
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The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1889-10-16
Coupling Pins,

The loss of coupling pins, says the Al
bany Journal. Is "a mystery To railroad
men. Where they all go to mo- ON. APP
pears tn bc able tai conjecture. Even i'm
yards where the same cars that come in
go out again, additional coupling pins are
called for constantly. Al the West Albany
railroad yard the Central Hudso railroad
uses a car load Of new coupling pins n
month. IL il safe to say that .OO. OiD pins
are supplied the West Albany yard In "a
year.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1889-10-16
MINING MACHINERY

And Machinery for the Systematic Reduction OF ORES by AnalRamadoa.
Concentration, Smelling and Teaching, Builders O thu Homestake, Gran
lite Mountain, Drum Lummon, Anaconda, Blue Bird, Lexington and ~
Metallic Conpanis' Reduction Works.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-09-03
BITTEN By 4 SNAKE 4 SECOND TIME.
JOHN M'CONNELL'S THUMB CAUGHT IN
RATTLER'S FANGS-WHISKEY HELPS
HIM OUT.

John Mcconnell, a Pennsylvania snake charmer,'
who brought half hundred rattlesnakes, which
he had caught in the mountains of his native State,
TO exhibit in the city, bitten in the hand by one
of his pets about noon yesterday At the time he
was transferring the snakes from his place at No.
$40 West Thirty -secondst. to Worhs FOurteenth-st
museum where he had been engaged to exhibit them.
Shortly before noon he hired an expresSman to take
the box containing thirty nine rattesnales and one
sand adder to the museum. Mcconnell got in the
wagon also and while going down Broadway he raised
the lid of the tight box TO give the snakes some air.
The rafting OF the wagon over the stones disturbed
the dreams of the reptiles, and seeing daylight over
them they raised their fat heads and tried to crawl
from tho box through the crack. Half dozen of them
got their heads through the opening at once
Mcconnell put them back fast he could with
one hand while he held the Id with tho other. He
did not want TO shut the lid down for fear Of killing
some of them and just as he succeeded in getting all
of the heads but one In the box the one which bad
persisted in its efforts to get to the daylight struck
at the charmers hand, sinking its fangs into the
flesh at the base of the thumb.
Mcconnell shook the reptile of, closed the lid with
a bang and Jumping out Of the wagon ran into Hege-
mans drug store at Broadway and Thrtieh-st where
Dr. John Ferrler quickly cauterized the wound He
then went TO the house OF relative at No. 81 West
ThIrtiethst where, after drinking quart and halt
of whisey he went to sleep Police surgeon Ihoihao
r. KillIea was also called and cauterized the wound
again Either the snake did not succeed IN lodging
much poison in the wound, or the prompt attention
which the bite received prevented the hand from
svelIinr for when Mcconnell was seen by Tribune
reporter late in the day the hand was not badly
swelIed As soon ds he shook the snake on he
stuck the injured part into his mouth and sucked me
poison out as much "a possible ana IL was oig gi an
exceedingly short time atter ule lhluB - r;,L
before tho ply sician burning the wound WIN
NcConnel is the man who was bitten by snake
several months ago and drank so nuch WhlsAeS
that some newspapers referred to him as ue man
Who made a whiskey tank Of himself nc Ndo 80
indignant at the manner in which ne vas , mtabu b
hcforc that he did not care TO say much aOoul @ hIs
accident this time lie had just brought inc Su%des %
frem west Brighton, where he had been eAiloian1 m a
tbem during the summer, and yesterday was liG lISt %
time he was to appear at Noths Dut ne Ila m bI moS
appear He sent word to the museum .la' % no Ia ni
Leen btten and another man went aiuer uc ncPt, -,
bs one however did not open the box 10 sNe thoi h
sny air NcConnelPs condition dlu ilOI co a.in I'm in in
daSgSrons and he viii probably be all rlght asal" ~
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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-09-03
A DEADLY ELECTRIC SHOCK
ONE THOUSAND VOLTS KILL AN EXPERT.
HE WAS CHANGING WIRES ON A LIGHTING CON-
PANY'S RD-PIfYsICIANs TRIED
IN VAIN TO REVIVE HIM.

Darwin 4. Henry, an electric light expert, was
instantly killed yesterday afternoon by coming in
contact with an electric light wire through which
there was passing, it was said, current of about
LOCO volts. 1t IS the opinion of the surgeons
at bellevue Hospital who worked on the case that
death was instantaneous.
About p m. Mr.. Henry, who WIS the superin-
tendent Of construction for the East River Elec-
tric Light Works, climbed upon ladder to change
the wires On a switchboard which was high above
the floor in the dynamo room. In some way his
hight arm came in contact with a wire from which
the insulation had probably been burned away.
The shock was so intense that he dropped from
the ladder dead, but no one saw him fail. The
flesh on the right arm where it came against
the naked wire was burned to the bone, and the
left arm, which also came III contact with wire,
was severely burned.
A hurry" call for an ambulance was sent out
from the works, and DR.. L. d. Henderson was
soon at the mans side. lie was joined shortly
afterward by Dr. Feely, of Nc $40 FirStaVe
and number of physicians from the hospital
DR.. Henderson went Immediately to work. and
tried to revive Mr. Henry. With the physicians he
worked for nearly three hours on the body, yet no
sign Of life was shown at any time. Every means of
rcNINdI hnoWn 10 Jne pnySlclahS was Ilcu' hS PO-
dermie injections OF brandy and ether were ad-
ministered and artificial respiration was kept up
for long time. A shock from galvanic battery
also used.
The recent experiments with electricity as
means Of executing criminals were fresh IN the
minds of the physicians, and they made careful
record Of what they did and of the effects OF the
electric current on the dead mans body.
Both OF the physicians said that they were told
by the men al the works that the current was one
OF 1000 volts. But this was denied last night
at the works. Superintendents Moore and EXter,
Of the works, refused to allow reporter TO see
the switchboard, and they also refused to tell
how the accident occurred. IL WAS given out,
however. that the accident caused by the
ladder falling beneath Mr.. Henry, who, TO save
himself, it was said, caught hold of wire with
each hand. causing current TO pass through his
body
Mr. Henry was twenty-eight years old. and
lived with his mother, sister and brother at No
z East Observation-Disclosures twenty hfth-St. lie
had been superintendent of construction for three
years. His father, Charles B. Henry. Is super
intendent of the Standard Underground Gable
Company of Pittsburg and is an expert electrician
Young Henrys sister got to the works short
time after the accident occurred and renamed
with the body until coroner came and save her
a permit TO remove il to her home. The coroner
will cause thorough investigation TO be made.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-09-03
4 YOUNG NAN DIES From HYDRoPHoBlA
EIGHT WEEKS AFTER BEING BITTEN HIS LIFE
ENDS WITH CONVULSIONS.

ENDS WITH CONVULSIONS.
william H. Hoagland, twenty seven years old, died
from hydrophobia at his homo, No. ~ Statc-st.,
Newark carly Yesterday morning. Eight weeks ago
mongle dog ran into Iartin Bros. grocery tore. al
No 20 Bcllevlleave., Newark, where Hoagland was
employed as clerk, and frightened two women.
Hoacand ran after the dog fell over a box and the
dos Jt him slightly the left eye and on one side
of his nose. DR.. Hitchcock cauterized the wounds,
which were scarcely more than abrasons of the skin
and nothing moro was thought Of the matter Last
Thursday Hoagand complained Of sore throat, and on
Friday It wa difficult for him to swallow any liquid
He went 10 a drugstore Saturday evening and
asked for glass Of plain Soda saying he feverish
When he tried 10 drink the soda he had spasm In his
throat and his eyes started from their sockets.
He could not sleep at night, and early on Sunday
morning he called at DR.. Wrightson's Office While
be was explaining his symptoms to the doctor he had
another throat spasm DR.. Wrightson asked If he
had ever been bitten by dog and gave him the usual
remedies for the rabies but did not tell Iloagand that
he han hydrophobic symptoms. He advised the young
man TO 90 home and rest At o'clock iIoagland had
terrible convusion. His young wife was frightened,
but he recovered in few minutes and said he was all
right. An hour later he had severe spasm, and he
could not swallow water or any other liquid. DIR.
Wrghtson and DR. Kent arrived at noon, and on see
ing that rabies had fully developed, the doctors caled
Dr Dlefenback in for consultation hypodermic
injection of morphine administered without enect
More powerful anaesthct!cs were afterward used
The doctors made their last visit at O'Clock IN tne
evening. The patient was growing weaker. After
,,o dootors had gone he became so violent with the
spasms that four mon had 10 exert all their strength
10 hold him Before midnight they had 70 strap nun nun
IN tho he'd He had a violent convuls0n hai an nour
before he died. After It passed away he died nom
nervous exhaustion. He did NOT bne' or snari, OF OF
frotb at the mouth. d. Wnghtson said that persons
Who die from hydrophobla do not initiate a dog IN
any way II I, ignorant people who thlnk that they
do becailse they make noise in trying 10 gtt ar
when they ar, choklng and cannot quench the pufh-
Ing fever in the throat with water.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-09-03
TOWNS DESTROYED IN MONTANA.
CAUGHT BY THE RAGING FOREST FIRES AND
SWEPT OUT OF EXISTENCE.

SWEPT OUT OF EXISTENCE.
Chicago, Sept. "a dispatch from Cinnabar, Mont,
says "The town of Gardiner the edge of National
Park, was entirely destroyed by fire SATURDAY. Only
one house was saved out Of about thirty In all. The
troops and other Government employees In Yellow
stone National Park had been engaged all last wecll
In fighting the fires I'm the park. The ofcer in COM
mand blame The campers who arc careless about eX-
tinmishing camp fires. Fires arc reported in the
nclghborhood Of Empire endangering the mills OF the
Empire Mining Company
4 dispatch from Helena, Mont, says: News was
received yesterday from Black Pine, in Deer Lodge
County, that the town had been destroyed by tire.
Black Pine IS situated In the midst OF heavy growth
Of timber. The fire started IN the timber IN that
section week ago. and the men had been fighting il
continuously Friday it thought 10 bc under con-
troll, but Saturday it was again as bad as before.
The flames were going right for the town at fear
ful speed. The wind was increasing and the roar
could be heard for two miles. The Black Pine mill
and mine shut down. and all the men turned out
TO fight the fires. The flames made it impossible 10
Get within 900 yards. About twenty men had their
hands blistcpd and wcIr badly used up
Lac Qui Parlc, Mimi, sept. Ia prairie IRE
ten miles wide is sweeping the Minnesota bottom
lands, and the town OF Zig stone City Is threatened.
Hundreds Of farmers have lost all their hay and stock.
and the fire which started two days ago by
party Of hunters, is beyond control