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River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1889-04-18
HUNTING THE CHAMois.
= Sport That Involves Great Physical Ex-
ertion and Many Dangers.

sport That Involves Great Physical Ex-
ertion and Many Dangers.
The person who goes out in quest of
chamois in December or January is
likely TO bag more adventures than
game. In reality Alpine sport is con-
siderably tanner than the passing tour
list usually suppOses. Chamois stalk
ing, though the few who practice it de-
clare it to be the most exciting of all
pastimes. is for the most part, at least
in Austria, left entirely to the poach-
ers. The physical exertion it requires.
the danger it involves, and the rarity,
or rather the entire want of staunch
and well-trained hounds, account for
this. Both the channels and the roe
are driven, but in a way suited to the
character of the country and impossi-
BILE on an English estate. Long be-
fore dawn the guests who are invited
to take part in a channels hunt as
semble at an appointed place. Then
the steep climb into the valley which
is to be the scene of operations
begins. When the proper posi-
tions are reached the head for
ester assigns to each of the guests
place near one of the passes the
chamois are likely to take. All these
ambushes are hidden from the heights
above by rocks and bushes, and they
are always from three to four hundred,
usually more than one thousand feet
apart. When once a sportsman has
been placed he is expected to remain
where he is as silently as he can. He
must not leave his post on any account,
as this might not only disturb the drive
but endanger his own life. At bout
the same tilqe as the hunting party
leave their rendezvous party of
drivers accompanied Ey dogs start
from the other side of the mountain
range. The noise they make frightens
the chamOis over the crest, and, if the
parties have been properly organized,
into the valley, where a warm welcome
has been prepared for them. Except
in very rare cases, those who are posted
above are expected 10 allow the herd
to pass before shooting, in order not to
spoil the sport of their friends below.
The huntsmen must of course alway =
be placed so that the wind blows to-
ward and not from them. Roe are for
the most part shot in similar way,
though roe stalking is by no means I'M
usual. -Saturday Review
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1889-04-18
LATER.

w Is. SMITH in 1885 while acting as
paving teller Of the Second National Bank
OF St Paul. ran away with $500 of the
banks money. He was arrested in St.
Louis tie 18th, where he was doing q
brokerage business under the name OF
Cowan a Cowan.
Tue bill of Senator Scheffer's Furnishing
drunkenness, making the first offense
punishable by fine and the third, impris-
onment, has passed both houses OF the
Minnesota legislature.
The 18th showed no change in the sftua-
ton of the street car strike in St Paul
and Minneapolis. Everything was quiet
with both 5 des determined. No attempt
was made 10 run cars in either city. A
committee OF cit zens waited upon Mr..
Lowery but were unable to accomplish
anything at all in the way Of a settlement
Of the trouble. Mr.. Lowery not fed them
il would have to be adjusted according to
his ideas and none others.
JUICE ELLISON of the Court Of Appeals,
Kansas City. Mo, dec ded on the 18th to the
effect that under the laws Of MISSOURI,
base ball playing on Sunday is Illegal
PETER MCGoFF was found lying dead
across his wife's grave at + mwood Neb,
the morning of the 18th. She was buried
the 18th. He had taken poison.
A DISPATCH from Duluth, Nina, dated
the 18th SAYS that Armour q Swift have
withdrawn their beef business from that
CITY aud prices have advanced . per cent.
AT Louisville, XIV. the 18th the stable Of
james Miller was burned. Miller as soon
as he discovered il rushed into the burn
ing building TO save his horses but was
overcome by smoke and lost his life. A
colored driver sleeping on the second
floor VS. also burned 10 death.
THE union painters, $40 in number de-
clared a strike on the morning of the 18th
at s Louis. No They demand 81 30 for
an eight-hour day.
ASSISTANT Treasurer Ellis H. Roberts
assumed the duties Of his Office at the sub
treasury in New York on the 18th The
task Of counting the gold and silver in the
vaults began at the same me. Thirteen
clerks were deleya ted for the work and
they will be occupied about three weeks.
CRADLES F. HATCH, president of the
Wisconsin. Minnesota & Pacific railway
which is the WATERFOWL branch Of the St
Louis road. committed suede on the 18th
at bis Office in Minneapolis, by shooting
himself in the mouth.
The BODY of p E Lockwood, a well
known real estate dealer and capitalist
VS. AAAAu IA ttlE AstAtN3Nu N-AAIeAyf -nAu-
nespolis, on TIE morning Of the 18th. He
had committed suicide by shooting.
THOMAS Brown. who s in the county Jail
at MOorhead under sentence of death,
confessed on the 18th that he killed Peter
Casey near Hills boro last Iall Morris
O'Hsra has been o. trial for some time for
the murder Of Casey. and the confession
+ Of Brown undoubtedly saves him from the
galIows
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1889-04-18
The News Condensed.
important Intelligence From All Parts.
FROM WASHINGTON.


On the 9th Adam c. Tanner. of Canton.
o., was appointed Chief of the appointment
Division Of the Interior Department
The death of Rear-Admiral T. II. Patter-
son tretiredl occurred ON the 10th at his
home IN Washington, at the age of sixty
nine years
THE President on the 10Th appointed I.y-
man T. Knapp. OF Middlebury Vt, TO be
Governor of Alaska
THERE were lS5 business failures in the
United States during the seven DAYS ended
on the 18th, against I4I the previous seven
days The total OF failures in the United
States from January TO date was 1915,
against S.:62 in ISIS
DURING March the total value of exports
OF beef and hog products from the United
States was IS u, Cos, and for the FIVE months
ended March 81. Sal 81. rs.
At twenty-six leading clearing houses in
the United states the exchanges during the
week ended on the 18th aggregated 81 ,OS5.-
I'D, 40, against u les. l92, - the previous
week As compared with the corresponding
week Of iSSS the increase amounted to 14s,
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1889-04-18

IF you mus marry, let common
sense have a show in de trausackshun.
Doan' 90 of yer feet bekase you meet
a girl who kin sing like a robin, smile
like a rose. and jump of a street kyar
widout bodderin' de driver to stop. A
wife viii have much to do besides
siugin' an cultivatin' dimples. Befo'
you fail in love wild a gal who looks
too sweet for anythin' in red plush
saeque, kinder figger on how many
SIGH buds your income would afford
her. BefO' you let par o. aashin'
eyes an a cunnin' dimple captivate We,
look aroun' little an see if de owner
has got a temper like a wildcat Mar
riage am a failure simply bekase peo-
pie take each odder insight an IN
seen. IN. l. edger.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1889-04-18
COLLISION AT SEA.
4 Pilot Boat Sunk by an Ocean steamer
And Two off Her Grew Lost.

NEW YORK, April l3-The steamship
Suevia which arrived here Saturday nigh
from Hamburg had on board portion o
the crew OF the pilot-boat Commodore
Bateman which was run into and sunk by
the Suevia on Saturday morning OF tbs
Georgia Banks, Nantucket A thick fos
prevailed and the officers on tbs
bridge of the Suevia failed TO sigh
the pilot-boat until too late to avoiC
a collision The bow Of the steamship
crashed into the port quarter Of the pilot
boat, cutting through below the water line
The Batenian began sinking and tbs
Suevias boats were lowered TO rescue thu
crew. Seven men were picked up, while
two were Iost-James Handran. pilot
and Harry Halford, the cook All OF tbs
rescued me1 were more or less injured by
the collision. The book-keeper Madigan
had his collar bone broken, and one OF tbs
seam en- suffered n fracture of the arm
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1889-04-18
FIREMEN SMOKED OUT.
Many Members of the Milwaukee Fire De-
partment Almost Sufocated.

Many Members of the Milwaukee Fire De-
partment Almost Suffocatcd.
A smoldering fire in the glazing rooms Of
the Sanger Il Rockwell sash and door factory
in Milwaukee the other night almost dis
abled the entire fire department. The smoke
was so intense that two-thirds of the mem
bers OF the department were disabled.
Chief Foley was carried out of the building
twice unconscious with the smoke he had
inhaled The sidewalks near the building
were almost covered with disabled firamen
who were being resuscitated by physicians
and nursed by the families living in the
neighborhood. Two fremen, Charles Nc
COrmick and William Kerns, received Sc
we're injuries and Fireman A. Baldwin was
made unconscious. No fatalities were re-
ported The loss was estimated at $4,000
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1889-04-18
Early Americans.


Simplicity in their mode Of living was the
marked characteristic of the early settlers
/ Of America
Every thing which pertained to them was
: plain and transformations.
The food which they ate was frugaIly
served and of the substantial kind
Their clothing was hOme-spun aud the
moccasins which covered their feet were o
home product, being made from the hide Of
animals ana ornamented with beads after
TIE Indian fashion.
Their homes were simplicity itself, con-
sisting Of roughly hewn logs and home made
shingles-the whole constituting the old
I Log-Cabin home of frontier life.
/ Yet those were model homes.
/ The wives and mothers were well versed
/ IN the art Of all that pertained TO house
wifery.
Conspicuous in the early home was the
/ striking figure OF tho old grandmother.
/ Not only was she the adviser in social af-
/ fairs but she was the medical adviser and
I presCriber for the sick. Often were her
| hands engaged in the preparation of some
/ healing potion or remedy for the relief Of
| those in ill-health. Fully versed in all the
I bountiful supplies contained in the grand
| store-house of Nature. she wisely knew how
/ TO utilize the curative properties contained
I in certain roots and herbs ard accordingly
! she transformed taem into certain remedial
/ agents, which have made the old Log Cabin
/ famous for all TING to come.
/ Conscious Of thdgreat value Of some Of
those Old time home cures a successful ef.
fort has been made TO re-discover the lost
secret of their preparation, and, coupled
with all the improvement which human in
/ genuity and progress suggests, they are
now widely known under the name of War
ner's log Cabin Remedies, the most promi-
nent being Log Cabin sarsaparilla and Log
/ Cabin cough and consumption cure.
The suffering public has been quick 10
recognize and appreciate their true value
/ and the manufacturers are daily in receipt
Of much praise for the re-discovery aud re-
/ yival of these old time remedies against
sickness and disease.
To the old Log Cabin home, however, is
I Justly due the praise for all the good which
may, thereby, be effected.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1889-04-18
Defective Acoustics.

What an odd echo this room hasT'
observed the Chicago girl. as she
slipped her chocolate and looked about
the large dining-hall. Don't you
think its acoustics is bad, Mr.. Ca
hol1ia?n
Toughest / ever struck" replied
the young man from St. Louis, saving
away on his steak with great energy.
Chicago Tribune.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1889-04-18
DR.. BEAN SET FREE.
His Release from Joliet the Final Chap
ter of Celebrated Case.

ter OF "a SfSNs
JOLIET, Ill, April 15.--Dr Benjamin IL.
Bean has completed his sentence at Joliet
prison, and was restored to liberty yesterday
morning His was the most celebrated
criminal case ever tried in the courts OF
Winnebago County DR.. Bean was the lead
ing physician at Cherry Valley, and was
convicted of an assault upon Miss
Fannie Reid, one of his patients.
The women of the White Cross Socie-
ty took upon themselves the pros
ecution of Bean and backed up Miss Reid
during a long and bitter trial The jury
brought in verdict of guilty, but
Bean carried the case to the Supreme
Court and was released on $4,000 bail
He was escorted from Rockford back
to Cherry Valley by hundreds OF his
friends. headed by brass band. \
banquet was given in his honor and he was
made the hero of the hour, but in spite OF
the influence of host OF friends, the
Supreme Court, with but one dissenting
voice, said that the doctor must go to
prison
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1889-04-18

REV. Mr. STURGEON. OF London. in
a recent sermon alluded to the United
States as the land where Christian
principles were a fundamental pOr-
lion OF social and official life. a man
who scofTs ut the word of God in
America. exclaimed Mr.. Sturgeon.
can neither hope for commercial nor
social rccnUuitiOn
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1889-04-18

THE American war vessels Alert,
Richmond and Adams have been or
Tered to Samoa to take the place of
the unfortunates which were knocked
out by the tornado. Germany has
likewise issued orders to have the gap
made in her fleet by the same vista
ton promptly filed from her Zanzibar
squadron. 1t is evidently Admiral
Porter's opinion that the disaster will
have not a little influence for good in
the coming negotiations over the Sa-
moan troubles.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1889-04-18

A MAPLE sugar trust is the last one
talked Of. Maple sugar is an article
hat is usually taken on trust. That
IS. YOU trust that it is not more than
half treacle-unless il comes from
''VairmOunt, which always insures its
pristine purity. and no mistake.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1889-04-18

Articles OF incorporation were filed with
the Secretary of State the other day for the
Fairchild & Mississippi River Railway Com
pany. This road starts from point at or
near Fairchild, runs through the counties of
Eau Glare, Clark Jackson, Trempeleau,
Marathon and Buffalo to a point on the
line of the Burlington & Northern, with a
branch road running from Fairchild to
some point on the lire of the Wisconsin
Central railroad in the county of Marathon
or Clark The length of the road and
branches is to be about one hundred miles
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1889-04-18
Two Men Killed.

A terrible accident occurred at Waverly
a few days ago, caused by the explosion of
the boiler in p. Blakely's saw-milL The
whole mill was blown to pieces, and Phil
Blakely, owner of the mill, and John Will
kins, Jr., were instantly killed The latter
was blown five or six rods from the mill
and horribly mangled A piece of the
boiler, weighing one thousand pounds, was
carried forty rods from the mill. 1t was
dinner time and the other men were alb
sent, or others would have been killed At
night the ruins took fire and every thing
was DESTROYED
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1889-04-18

A STATISTICAL crank has figured that
4 man fifty years old has spent three
years in buttcning his collar. Now,
If the crank will tell us how many
years have been spent in fastening
suspender buttons with rusty hair
pms We will rest content.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1889-04-18

1t is in the time of trouble, when
some to whom we MAJ have looked for
consolation and encouragement regard
us with c1ldness. and others. perhaps,
treat US with hostility, Il t the warmth
Of the friendly heart, and the support
OF the friendly hand acquire increased
value, ana demand additional graft
fude. -BishGp Mant
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1889-04-18
WISCONSIN STATE NEWS.
WATERFOWL REJoIcEs.


Fhe City Scores a Victory in the Cels-
brated Bond Cases.
Word was received in WatertOwn the
other day that the Supreme Court of the
United States had affirmed the decision of
the Wisconsin courts that the bonds out
standing against this city were Outlawed
and can not be collected. There was great
rejoicing over the decision. The streets
were lighted with bontires, iIre-bells were
rung, hsh-horns were blown, music played
and the citizens paraded, all wild with ex-
element over what was justly regarded as
the virtual settlement of the hard-fought
bond case which had veycd the city for
over twenty years Upon every question
brought before the court by the ,tofense-
the statute of limitations. conspiraC : to de-
fraud and other points the city has won.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1889-04-18

SOME women in England make good
salaries by manufacturing the dainty
silk and lace lamp shades now so pOpu-
lar. \ dealer in London, who glOries in
the royal patronage, pays one woman
two hundred dollars month for the
shades she makes.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1889-04-18

By the death Of the Duke Of Buck
ingham, which occurred recently, that
historically important title becomes
extinct, since there is no direct male
issue. This iine Of nobility was in
stituted by the Plantagenets. and has
been one Of the richest and most intlu-
entail houses in England
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1889-04-18
A Mysterious SnicIde.

r. L. Blair, on old and wei known citizen
residing on farm a mile and a half from
Monroe, was found the other night by his
two boys hanging by the neck in his barn,
dead The motive for the act was pro
found mystery, as he left no word of his in
tention, and he was in comfortable circum-
stances and happy in his domestic relations
He leaves a wife and several children, most
of them grown uD
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1889-04-18
EoREIcN INTEILIoENcE,

DISPATCHES of the 9th from Western India
announced the failure of the pearl fisheries
owing to the prevalence of cholera
A WAGER was made by four Russian Off
GERS on the 9th that they could ride on
horseback from st Petersburg TO Paris in
forty-five days They will start in May.
Is the Erin colliery at Castrop Australia,
an explosion on the 10th caused the death
of twenty-five persons.
ADvICEs of the 10th from Spain announced
heavy gales off the coast, interrupting tele-
graphic communication, delaying mails and
steamers, and doing a great deal of damage.
The death of NJ Michel Eugene Chevreul,
the distinguished French chemist, occurred
in Paris on the 9th. He was born in
Anglers, August l, 1856, and was therefore
nearly one hundred and three years of age.
ADyICEs of the 10th from London say that
the spring emigration to the United States
had assumed large proportions, All the
available steerage space on the several
steamers at Liverpool and at continental
ports had been taken up for intending EN-
igrants. The movement was more volun-
tary in character and less the work OF
agents than hitherto and the people were
of the better class
( OK the 18th fifty-three hundred emigrants
sailed from Bremen and Hamburg for New
York
( Oh the 18th the trial of General Boulan-
/ ger Count Dillon and Henri ROchefort was
commenced before the French Senate.
4 Upon arriving at Queenstown on the 18th
/ the Inman steamer City of Chester reported
/ having sighted the steamer Danmark. of the
\ Thingvalla line, on April S in disabled
/ and sinking condition, having apparently
/ been abandoned in Did-ocean. The Dan
mark, when she sailed from Christiania
4 Norway. for New York, had about seven
I hundred persons on board, and the infer
+ ence was that these had either been lost OF
/ were at sen in the ships boats.
/ MEXICO advices of the 18th say that fOm
I of the me1 arrested on a charge of being
+ implicated in the derailment of President
Diazs train had been shot
/ IT was decided by the Judge of the Court
/ of Queens Bench ON the 18th that women
+ were not eligible to memberships the Lon,
I don CouI ty Council This made Lady Sand
bursts recent election void
i OK the 18th two thousand immigrants left
I Liverpool for America, making a total OF
twelve t, aousand who sailed from that place
/ in wee ,
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1889-04-18

FRENCH engineers are utilizing the
poppy to strengthen railroad cnbank-
ments. The roots Of the plants form
4 network that can not be extermi-
mated without great difficulty, and are,
therefore. admirable for the purpose
rau,aF
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1889-04-18

An Eastern astronomer Is said 10
have discovered ON the surface Of the
planet Venus white patch which cor
responds in appearance 10 one OF the
pair long since watched through a tel
csc pe pointed Al Mars. The latter are
believed to be caps OF ice al the poles
Of the planet. indicating the existence
there of zones Of temperature similar
10 those with which the earth i belted
The same thing will now be Inferred
in regard to Venus The greater dem
sitv OF her atmosphere Is probably the
cause OF the delay in recognizing the
caps at her poles
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1889-04-18

Two LITTLE eight-year-old children
playing with gun The gun was ex-
pIoded and left only one That was
what happened in an Iowa town the
other day. BY and by it may be dis
covered that firearms are dangerous
toys for children.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1889-04-18

By his will the late Justice Stanley
Matthews left all of his property
tS20O. OOO) TO his wife and children.
there being no public requests. The
will is dated June %. 1856, the day of
his marriage, and in it he states that
his wife is entitled, as against him and
his Representatives, to all Of the prop
erty which was hers before marriage.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1889-04-18

Now THAT the thirteen" supersti-
ton aud its alleged fatalistic influences
are being so generally discussed. it is
time that some wiseacre tell US why
the original thirteen States of the Amer
lean Union We're so exceptionally lucky.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1889-04-18
The Reaction caused Death.

4 colored man named James Coleton, who
resided a few miles south of Clinton, met his
death in a most remarkable manner recent
ly. He was in the habit of extracting his
own teeth, which usually came so hard as
to require his utmost strength to draw
them. He tackled one that came so much
easter than anticipated, that the reaction
caused his head to fly back so violently as to
partially dislocate his neck, causing his
death few minutes afterward
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1889-04-18

NEW York, April l5.-According to adj
vices received by Henry Mcmillan, New
York agent OF the Lloyds. serious conhie'
has broken out between the Blacks ant
Portuguese in Demerara- The shops OF ths
Portuguese, who are the principal trades
men, have been sacked, entailing ga ssJ
tatSd less ST SlQO 900.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1889-04-18

-Cocoanut Pie: One grated cocoa
nut, one pound sugar. One-haf pound
OF butter six eggs. Beat the sugar
and butter as for cake. then mix in the
eggs and c0coanut No upper crust
This quantity makes three pies
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1889-04-18
Chicago Boys Pardoned.

Governor Hoard recently exercised hts
pardoning power in the case of two runaway
boys from Chicago, who broke into a coun
try store near La Crosse few weeks ago
and carried off lot of stuff One of them
was only eleven years old and he was sent
back to Chicago while the two older ones
were committed to Jail The application for
pardon came from Chicago