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River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1890-12-25
PACKED IN MOSS.
little Lapp Babies Are SnugIy Rolled 1
T. -.

Little Lapp Babies Are SnucIy Rolled Up
and Put In the Snow.
As soon as the Lapp children are large
enough to walk, they are dressed pre-
cisely like their elders. and they look
droll enough with their dwarfish fig
ures and grown-up clothes. The little
children who have to be carried have no
clothes, but are rolled up in lamb-skin
and covered with moss in their komse.
This arrangement is a sort of combina-
ton of garment, bed and cradle. made
of thin pieces of wood like trough,
covered with lea ard large enough
for the child TO lie in, usually about
two feet long and eight inches wide,
and somewhat smaller at the lower end
than the upper. To protect the head,
the kOmse is finished at the upper end
with a curved hood in the shape OF
those u cd on cradles, and to the front
of this hood a cloth is made fast, which
can be spread all over the house.
To entertain the chiA, colored bands
are fastened 10 the front Of the hood u
the sides from the komse, and these are
decorated with glass beads, silver but
tons, etc
When the child is packed in the
l1omsc, the leather overpiece, under
which the legs are placed, is strapped
together. A leather strap is fastened
a each end of the komse, so that the
mother can carry it over her shoulders
when she takes the child with her on
her journeys, and also by which the in
FAINT may be hung up in the tent OF on
the limb of tree.
This method of packing the children
up and caring for them is certainly the
best way that could be imagined, when
one takes into consideration the Lapps
manner of living. When the baby i,
lad in the komse, it is not only easier
to manage, but it can be neglected foI
some time without fear of any thing
happening to it.
One often sees a mother who has some
duty to perform, or somewhere to go,
stick the pointed end of the komse into
the deep snow, and the child lies, OF
rather stauds, in this way without the
least danger. Family Mag
aZine.
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THE EAST.

AT Pittsburgh, Pa, nearly two feet
of snow fell on the 18th. and much dam
age was wrought along the Atlantic
coast.
AT Parsons, Pa, a big cavern of a
surface coal mine occurred. and eleven
houses partially fell down the mine.
On the 18th John Greenleaf Whittier.
the poet. celebrated his SD birthday at
his home. Oak Knoll. in Danvers, Mass.
OWEN Bros. agents at Providence, r.
l., of the Atlantic mills, failed for about
81. 600, 600
NEAR McGee's Mills. Pa, twelve
horses were burned to death
Ar Athol. Mass. fire caused a prop
erty loss of Sl35.OOO and five firemen
were badly injured, two of them ia
tally
on the Goth the 21Tth anniversary of
the landing of the Pilgrims was cele-
brated in New York by the New En-
gland Society
AFTER repeated trials DR. Landes.
of the University of Pennsylvania at
Philadelphia, claims that he has dis
covered a cure for'lock-jaw.
THE Italian faster, Signor Succi. who
began n fast of forty-five days in New
York on November ) at $40. ended his
fast at $50 p. m. on the 20th. Succi
weighed l47I+ pounds when he began
his fast and 1O42f when it was ended.
\ FIRE destroyed the sale stables of
Underland and Dennison in Brooklyn,
y. v, and forty horses persisted in the
flames.
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WEST AND SOUTH.

JOIN SPEARMAN, aged 81 years, his
wife and their grandson, aged II years.
were murdered at Shakopee, Mimi, by
some person unknown.
THE roof of the Roanoke Wal ma
chine works wascrushed by snow. caus-
ing 500, 900 damages. One man was
killed and eight severely injured.
The two young daughters of Mrs.
Nick Melchert. at Aurora, H., were
drowned while skating.
AFTER the jury at Wichita, Kan. in
the ease of Nellie Mayors, charged with
robbery and assault. had been out fifty
two hours Judge Balderson declared
that he would have a verdict. At a.
IN. he introduced a minister into the
jury-room. who preached for an hour,
prayed and withdrew. a verdict of
guilty was reached Immediately after.
THE death of Hugh Lehort occurred
on the 18th at Benton, H., at the age
of 1O3 years.
AT Brandenburg, Ky. Mrs. Jesse IIig-
bee, % years old. was arrested for IA
tally poisoning her four children. She
was believed to be crazy.
IL Chicago the Burton block was
years. The loss was 100000.
GOVERNOR HARVEY appointed Judge
r. W. Mcbride. of Elkhart, to the posi-
ton on the Supreme Bench of Indiana
made vacant by the death of Justice
Mitchell
AT St Louis Miss Mabel Ismond was
fatally shot by her sister-in-law, who
mistoOk her for burglar.
DIR. f. O. VINCENT shot and killed his
wife at Fresno. Cal, from whom he
had been separated for some time. and
then took his own life with poison.
For numbering his grandparents
Mr. and Mrs Asa WOmoek, who re
sided at Honey Creek. Ind, Lincoln
GosSett was arrested. The object was
robbery. but GosSett only secured SAX
THE Legislature of Idaho elected three
United States senators: Governor Shoup
and v j. Mcconnell for the short
terms ending respectively March 4. 1891.
and March 4. 1898. and Fred L. Dubois
for the full term beginning March next
MCGHEIs & CO., wholesale grocers
and cotton factors at Rome. Ga, failed
for Sl5O. 600.
JOHS ROsE. saloon-keeper at Ath-
ems. o., struck Lee Davis on the head
with a beer glass during a quarrel and
killed him.
On the Wheeling & Lake Erie road a
train went through a trestle near Boil
var, O.. and four persons were killed
and eight injured.
THE banking house of ;. A. Kean &
Co. in Chicago. which had closed its
doors, had liabilities of $500. 600; as
sets. $4,000.
HENRY PoPP and Elmer SharlSey were
hanged in the Ohio penitentiary at Co
lumbus The latter killed his mother
and the former took the life of saloon
I keeper.
/ ON the Baltimore & Ohio road a train
was derailed by snowdrift near Har-
risonburg, Va, and six persons were
+ badly injured. The loss TO the railway
company was $50. 200.
AT the age of over 90 years Mrs
I Washington Anderson was buried at
T Dubuque. Ia IL was said that she was
the last representative of the family of
General George Washington.
THE failure of the American Marble
Company at Atlanta, Ga, was an
nouneed. Assets, sl50,OO0; liabilities.
$500. 600
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THE FAILURE RECORD.
An Iowa Firm, and a Michigan Bank the
Principal CnlIapses Reported Saturday.

An Iowa Firm, aud Michigan Bank the
Principal CnlIapses Reported saturday.
SIOUX CITY, Ia, Dec. 22.-Mortgages
aggregating S51 900 were filed Saturday
on the real and personal property of
Strange Bros. dealers in hides, commits
sion merchants and contractors. Strange
Bros. have been extensive contractors
for Indian supplies and very large bor-
rowors. They put large amount
of money into the new Central Stock
Yards here to compete with the old
Union Stock Yards. They were unable
to sell the bonds and they put up most
of them as collateral to the Sioux City
banks, which hold a large amount of
their paper. 1t is believed that their
assets largely exceed their liabilities.
EAST TAwAs, Mich, Dec. 22.--The
assignment of the Schmeck banking
firm to Hartingh & Nesbit was an
nounced Saturday. The banking house,
under the name of j. II. Schmeck & Co.,
was a private concern, composed OF
Joseph II. Schmeck and Charles f.
Smith. IL had stated amount of
capital. Mr.. Schmeck says he has am
pie assets to meet liabilities, which are
about $4,000.
WEST SEYMOUR, Wis, Dec. CIV. III.
Slack, as receiver of the dcfunct Bank
of Commerce. filed with the clerk of
the circuit court statement showing
the condition of the affairs of the bank.
The schedule of assets shows total of
$685., so, against $40, 339.63 of liabili-
ties, an excess of assets over liabilities
of @IIQ TT AZ
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FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE.

AFTER swindling the Bank of Mont
treal out of so, 900 James \. Henry dis
appeared from Chatham, Ont.
The life-boat in which Captain Nor.
ton left America on a trip across the
Atlantic was signaled off Gibraltar.
AT Hornu, Belgium, eighteen men
fell in cage to the bottom of a coal
mine and were killed.
In Russia another plot to assassinate
the Car was discovered, members of a
noblemen's club being the eonspirators.
IS Bombay, India, thirty persons were
killed by the collapse of a house, and
many others were injured.
4 STATUE of the late Frederick of
Germany was unvailed at Windsor by
Queen vi oria.
AT San Clara, Cuba. Valentine San
chez Lop and Guillermo Perez Cruz
were exed ted for the murder of Don
Tomas CacXis.
ARTHUR HoYT DAY, who murdered
his wife by pushing her over a cliff at
niagara Fails, was hanged at Welland,
Ont. Days sister was the principal
witness against him.
FIFTEEN persons were killed in a
WRECK on the lnIercofunidl TOdu at 81.
Joseph station, near Quebec. and from
thirty to fifty were injured, four OF
them fatally.
The Jack the Ripper" of Mexico,
. Antonio Guerrero, has been convicted
Of long string of crimes, including
eight murders, and sentenced to death.
AT Halifax, \. g., seven men were
drowned by the collapse of wharf
upon which 1000 tons of coal were be-
| ing stored.
THE execution of Remi La Montange,
the murderer of Napoleon Michel, took
place at Sherbroolle, Que. The excite
ment attending the execution caused
the death of Sheriff Webb from acute
heart failure.
MORE than 500 persons were killed by
an explosion in powder-mill at Taip-
ing. China.
THE Toronto (Ont.) city council has
decided that street cars shall not run
Sundays.
In the district of Hamalzua. on the
Island of Hawaii. cloud-burst caused
great damage to property, and six per-
sons were drowned.
AT Cordova, in the Argentine Re-
public, the canal overfiowed its banks,
destroying hundreds of houses, and 100
| lives were reported lost.
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FROM WASHINGTON

NEW silver certificates of the series of
1890 have made their appearance. The
SO certificates have the medallion of
General Sheridan in the center. while
the 81 note has the medallion of Secre-
tary stanton on the left hand side of the
face.
TOTAL collections Of internal revenue
for the first five months of the current
fiscal year were So. 9Ol, 40, an increase
of Sf.525, $50 over the corresponding
period of the last fiscal year
IN the United States the business
failures during the seven days ended on
the 10Th. numbered 4O4 against 3T4 the
preceding week aud $40 the correspond
ing week last year.
THE exchanges at the leading clear
lighthouses in the United States during
the week ended on the Goth aggregated
81. 09O. 753, 97s. against 81. 1855. T4O.391 the
previous week. As compared with the
corresponding week of 1889 the increase
amounted to 1 3
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KING soLoMoN's DEATH.
A Legend of the sage's End from tbs
Koran.


There is a legend concerning the
death of Solomon alluded to in the Ko-
ran and found in the chronicle of Ia
bari. which is to the following effee
Solomon employed the genii in building
the temple, but, perceiving that his enc
was nigh at hand, prayed God that hi!
death might be concealed from the
genii until the work was completed
for Solomon knew that if he died anC
the genii knew of his death they would
leave off building Therefore he made
himself a staff from tree in the gar
den and, leaning upon the staff, witt
his head bowed in alteration, he died il
the temple His soul was taken Sc
gently from him that the body remained
standing, so continuing for whole
year. Those who saw him thought be
was absorbed in prayer, and they dared
not approach him. still the gent
worked night and day until the temple
was completed, thinking they were
watched in every detail by the master
whose eyes had many weeks before
closed in death. But during all this
time little white ants had been gnaw
ing at the staff, and when the temple
was finished, long year after the
death of Solomon, the staf crumblec
under his weight and the body fell u
the ground. Mahomet alludes to this
curious legend in the following tkoraI
Sura xxxiy): "When he tGod) had de
creed that Solomon should die, nothing
discovered death unto them 1.-THE genii)
except the creeping things of the earth.
which gnawed his staff, and when his
body fell down the genii plainly per.
ceived that If they had known thai
which is secret they would not have
continued in vile punishment in
dianapolis Sentinel.
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QUAINT INDIAN CUSTOMS.
The Remarkable Devotion of the squaws
to Their Pappooses.

to Their fappooses-
The Indian women of the Dacotahs
have a greater and more lasting love for
their children than those of any race of
people | have ever seen or read of
When baby is born in any of the vii
lagos 1t is dashed to perfectly straight
board by bandages. which are passed
entirely around both child and board.
and, at the hack. are frightened or loos-
ened by fine raw-hide lacings. The
child's feet rest on broad hoop of wood.
while a SIMILAR hoop passes around in
front of its face, which affords ample
protection to il should the baby
By any means fall In front of
the child's face, suspended from the
hoop, Is small article. a toy, if you
please, which plays an important part
in tho economy of raising children
among the tribe. Together with this
special trinket are many other bright
pieces of ribbon. tinsei and shining
things to attract and amuse the little
one as II rests in its quaint cradle. The
child never leaves the wooden board
until il arrives at the age of six or seven
months. II it should die during that
the case of adults. but the disconsolate
mother does not abandon the cradle:
she fills it with black quilts and
feathers, and continues TO carry 1t
around on her back wherever She goes
or more than year. She regards
it with more affection and care
even than il il still contained her child.
She frequently stands it against the
side of her lodge. where she is engaged
all day long with her domestic duties,
talking TO it nearly all the time in IA
miliar and affectionate manner, Just as
if the child were present in the flesh.
So perfect and lasting is the affection of
these squaws for their ofTspring. no
matter how cruel and hard their work.
or how weary the journey they have to
make in obedience to the commands of
heir hard-hearted husbands, they cling
faithfully to the empty cradle with a
Consciousness that is a surprise TO the
whites. They seem to be even more
punctilious in their duty in this rela-
ton than if the child were alive.
The curious toy or trinket which is
ever seen dangling in front of the ba-
by's face is believed to be "a potent
charm in the superstition of the tribe.
In it, beautifully-embr envelope
is carefully preserved the umbilical cord
cut off the infant You might perhaps
be able to purchase the cradle and the
little embroidered bag containing the
charm. but the bag would invariably be
cut open first and its sacred interior,
the medicine" which is the child's
protector and it's security for long life
extracted. To part with il under any
circumstances would be fatal to the life
of the child according to the Indian
superstition. kansas City Star.
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ADvIcEs of the 10Th say that fighting
had taken place near the Bad Lands in
South Dakota between troops and some
of Sitting Bulls friends. At Fort Yates
the Indians were coming in and appear
ances indicated that the trouble was
about over.
AT Mount Pleasant, s. c., Adam
Mongin (colored) was hanged for the
murder of Simon jackson (colored) on
May 81 last. He confessed his crime
and sang a hymn on the gallows.
CHARLES WILLIAMS was hanged at
Traders hill. near Macon, Ga, for muir
dering his wife.
IT was said that a peculiar and SUI
pernatural mystery surrounded the
home of Mrs. Jane McGowen at Spring
field, o. All sorts of household articles
blazed up suddenly, although being at
distance from any fire. Citizens in the
vicinity were much excited over the
matter.
OWING to recent heavy losses the
Central Mutual Fire Insurance Com
pany at Fort Wayne, Ind, decided to
discontinue business.
The treasurer of Pierce County. Neb.,
Carl Korth, was arrested at Norfolk on
the charge Of embezzling $4,000.
In Kansas and Missouri horses were
dying of strange epidemic.
Four Indians. Lala Lee, Pierre Paul,
Antley and Pascole, were hanged at
Missoula, Mont, for the murder of j.
VI. Quinn in the spring of 1889.
A CoLORED girl at ClarlSsburg, w. Va,
49, 81 r,nfCn,. IN fh..
which Charles A. Bond. wife and five
children drank. All would probably die.
IN Chicago Henry Christensen chokad
his wife to death and then killed him
sell by cutting his threat. Both were
aged people and no cause was known
for the deed.
GEORGE T.. SHoUP rendered his resig-
nation as Governor of Idaho, having
been elected United States Senator, and
Norman Il. Wiley, the Lieutenar t-Gov-
ernor, was sworn in.
EPHRAIM MENDAZA, of Bayou Cain,
La, shot and killed Mary Case, q young
widow, because she refused to marry
him, and then killed himself.
THE German-American National Bank
of Cincinnati was robbed by sneak
thieves of between $4,000 and $4,000
BY an explosion of dynamite near
Wheeling, W. Va. two men were killed
and ten others injured.
OVER 500 friendly Sioux left Rapid
City. :. d., on the both to try and per-
suade the hostiles to lay down their
arms. Thirty-nine of Sitting Bulls
followers had notified General Miles of
their intention to surrender.
FIRE destroyed the construction and
paint shops of the Illinois ear works in
Chicago. causing loss of $780, 900.
IN fight on the steamer Big Sandy
near Greensboro. Ky, Frederick John
son, the cook, shot and killed William
jackson and Andy Gass and fatally
wounded Andy Walker and Charles
lIrannan.
FLAMES swept away the entire busi-
ness portion of Willard. Mo.
Ina quarrel over money Bert Cad
wallader shot and killed Jasper Lazure in
the latter's saloon at Manchester, o.,
and then, finding that he could not es-
cape arrest, killed himself.
1T was said that the headquarters of
the Mormon church would be trans
ferred from Utah to Mexico.
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The News Condensed.
important intelligence From All Pats.
FIFTY-FIRsT CONGRESS.


WEDNESDAY, Dec lin the Senate
the time was taken up in discussing
the elections bill In the House the
apPortionment bill. fixing the member
ship of the House at $50, was discussed
and finally passed by a vote of Isl to 81.
THURSDAY, Dec. Is. - Bills were
passed Senate for public buildings at
Danville, H., bloomington, IL. and
South Bend, Ind. Senator Cullom
introduced a bill TO provide for the
payment of all who worked in the com
missary department of the Government
during the late war and also 70 place
them on the pension roll The
elections bill was further dis
cussed. In the House the Senate bill
amending the Interstate commerce act
by providing that dispositions may be
taken by notaries public was passed.
and a bill to place American marine en-
gagged in the foreign trade on an equal
ity with that of other nations was con-
sidered.
FRIDAY. Dec. 9.-In the Senate a
bill was introduced to allow the ex-
change of the interest bearing debt
for legal tender notes. Mr.. Stanford
advocated his bill to provide the Gov
eminent with means sufficient to sup
ply the National want of a sound circu-
lating medium. A resolution was in
troduced setting forth the desirability
of reciprocity with Great Britain and
Mexico. The elections bill was
further discussed. In the House
bill was introduced by Mr.. Morse pro-
viding that no exhibition or exposition
for which appropriation is made by
Congress shall be opened on Sunday. A
resolution was offered expressing sor-
row at the persecution If Jews in
Russia and directing the American Min
lister at St Petersburg to present the
matter 10 the Gar.
SATURDAY, Dec. 2O.-A bill was in
trOduced in the Senate to prohibit the
sale of firearms and ammunition TO
Indians on reservations. A dozen pri-
waite pension bills were passed. and the
elections bill was again discussed. In
the House the Senate amendments 10
the urgent deficiency bill were noncon-
CURED in. A number of conference re-
ports on public buildings were agreed to.
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newspape rs. A copy of the paper con
tanning this paragraph was wrapped
around an express package and SEM
to the town in Missouri where Ruth
lived, and by accident fell into hel
hands After reading it she started a
once to find her former benefactress
and never rested until she reached the
almshouse.
"And now, mother, she said, "yot
are going with me to live, for an mar
ried and have = happy home in which
you snail be loved and cared for as long
as you live. / owe every thing of geot
that has ever come to me to your Kind
ness in the past, and ain grateful for !:
chance to repay you"
Mrs. Raynor lay quite still, too full OF
gratitude and JOY to speak.
"And this is New Years morning,
said Ruth: LET me kiss you again for 8
Happy New Year"
Tue words of old Nancy's song floateC
in once more. How sweetly they sound
ed to Mrs. Raynor's ears, cracked and
broken as was the voice which sang
them:
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see children growing up like savages
before our eyes and never lift finger
to save them. Our duty does not end
with looking after our own"
well, we'll, have it your own way,
said Mr.. Raynor II, too, feel sorry
for the poor little waif; but hope you
will not rue 1t"
Next morning Mrs. Raynor went to
the Hunters to ask for Ruth. ''What
do you say. daddy?" asked the apathet-
ic Mrs. Hunte-. as she sat in hideous
rags with dirtJ baby on her lap, after
she had heard Mrs Raynor's request
'sDo as ye like seeut it" said the
fond father. ''Young uns are most too
thick around here"
''Well, We ken take her" said Mrs.
Hunter, nodding TO Mrs. Raynor, AN
il she don't like it over there among
your young uns she can come back any
day." This was said in the most indie
pendent and airy fashion, as though
there was every possibility that Ruth
might not like life in the Raynor fam
lily at all
Mrs. Raynor smiled as she thanked
Mrs. Hunter, and then she took Ruth
home with her.
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THE present Messiah craze among the
Indians of the Northwest revives inter
est in any thing that pertains to the
queer delusions and beliefs that have
been rife among the different tribes for
the last century. In 1855 the Sanpoels.
n small tribe in what was then Wash
iugton Territory. became agitated over
the teachings of an lld chief who pro
fessed - believe that another food was
near II hand. lie said that the Great
Spirit had commanded him TO collect
tribute and build an ark that would out
ride the waves. His great canoe. 1I2x
2Ss feet. is stiIl TO be- seen in an unfin-
iShed condition
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An old lady Of seventy years, living
in a town near Bath, Ne, 70 which she
was accustomed to row in boat when
aver she had occasion to visit the city,
got married short time aaD 70 a man
who pretended that be couldn't row.
The good dame was suspicious on shis
point, and so one day as they were
about leaving Bath for home she was
taken sick. and told her spouse thai Be
would have to row them home or they
would have TO stay in the city all night
The case looked genuine and the ord
nan took up the oars When they had
proceeded about half the distance and
the old lady had satisfied herself that
her husband couA row as well as any
one. she frightened up amazingly. so
much so that he urged her to take up
the oars. But she 6eelined. Now, says
the Bath Times. when they come to the
city she rows half the distance and he
the remainder.