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River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1891-04-09
WISCONSIN STATE NEWS.
PERISHED WITH HER LOVER.
Hayward Elsie shultz' Romance Ended
by Death.

by Death.
An Indian and a white woman we're
found dead in the deep snow near st.
Jroix lake by lumbermen- On inve sti-
cation it was found that the unfortu-
aates were Big Fred" the Indian
hunter, and his little German wife
Elsie. whose doings caused such sem
sation some ten years ago. In those
lays the only persons living ON Mime
sofa point We're old Granny Shultz,
feeble brother and granddaughter Elsie.
The old lady kept the lighthouse that
commands the entrance to Supe-
rior bay. Her one desire in life was to
make a school-teaeher out of Elsie, but
the girl refused to go to school and
spent her time rowing about the lake.
One day she was surprised by her
grandmother lying in the arms of
Fred, an Indian hunter. and they both
fled. Months went past without any
trace of them, and then the old lady
took what money she had and returned
with her brother to Germany. Elsie
and her In Ian lover led vagabondish
life an | the past winter have been liv-
ing in deserted claim shanty. This
caught fire on utter cold night and
the couple persisted AMID the awful
SHOWS of that section
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1891-04-09
Only One Left.

A well-known English actor, travel
ing to Birmingham by the Great West
ern railway the other day. on approach
ing Banbury began to feel hungry, and
determined TO indulge in one of the
buns for which the town is famous.
The train having pulled up. he hailed
a boy. handed him sixpence, and com
missioned him to get ''two Banburys,"
one of the two being promised him for
his trouble.
Just as the train was about to start,
that boy came rushing up to the car
rage in which the now impatient actor
was sea ed. and, holding out three
pence, exclaimed, with mouth half full:
"Here your change, sir.
"Bother the change: where's the
cake? roared the hungry Thespian.
They had only one left" replied the
boy, land I'm eating THAR
And then the train moved ofr'-Ihe
Jester,
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1891-04-09
Depended on PRAYER.

Miss Annie Knudson. of Manitowoc,
died at the residence of Rev. Mr.. Peter
son under suspicious circumstances, no
doctor having been called, although
she had been sick several weeks. The
testimony at the inquest showed that
she was member of "a religious socie-
ty known as the Free Mission, and that
during her sickness she prayed all the
time, believing that prayer would cure
her. The jury brought in a verdict that
the deceased came to her death from
Unknown canSeS
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1891-04-09
AVENGED HIS SISTER.
Fred Bartlett shoots Three Men and
Then Kills Himself

PEMBINA. n. D., April Cone of the
bloodiest tragedies in the history of
Pembina county occurred near Bow
ermont Saturday at the resi-
dence of Robert Irwin. where Fred
Bartlett shot and mortally wounded
Thomas Mcconnell and II. G..
Hill and shot Irwin in the abdomen,
and an hour later blew his own brains
out. Mcconnell was shot five times
and Hill twice. 1t appears that Fred
and Thomas Bartlett, knowing that
Mcconnell was at Twins house, went
there for the purpose of killing him,
claiming that he seduced their sister
under promise of marriage and then
married another woman.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1891-04-09
ENSLAvlNG LITTLE GIRLS.
Country where children are Battered
for Gold.


for Gold.
The Boorat and fungus population of
Irkutsk East Siberia. on the borders of
China) still keep a kind of slavery.
They buy and they sell mostly little
girls, who are then kept as slaves by
the purchasers. The father, brother.
uncle, or guardian of girl has a right
to sell her Children between eight and
ten years old are mostly sought for, be-
cause at that age they can already be
made useful in the households but very
frequently girls still younger are sold.
The prices of such little slaves range
from forty TO three hundred roubles
The comedy appearance of the child is
as much taken into consideration as her
ability to work. Orphaned children are
preferred by the purchasers.
In order to give legitimate APP
pearance to such transactions paper
is made out in which the purchaser de-
clares his willingness to adopt the lit
tie girl as his child, and to take good
care of her. The relatives or guardi-
ans of the girl, on the other hand,
pledge themselves never to interfere
between her and her adaptive" father,
never TO claim her as their own, and
always to sustain the purchaser in his
rights over her The sum received for
the child is specified in that paper: but
it is not always paid in ready money.
cattle, household articles, or even
certain amount of labor are taken in
exchange.
The child sold in this manner be-
comes the slave of the purchaser. She
is made TO work in the field or in the
household: she is fed and dressed like a
slave. and is very often subjected to
severe chastisement at the hands of her
master or his taskmasters. The only
redeeming feature of this slavery is that
the marriage of the girl puts an end to
it, and that it is for the interest
of her master not to spoil
her prospects of marriage. The
groom who desires to marry sucn
girl pays kalym to her master ranging
between two hundred and five hundred
roubles, in money or in kind, and the
amount of that dowry depends on the
good appearance and health of the girl.
1t is the custom among the Boorats
that if husband and wife can not agree
they annul their marriage, simply sep
arating from one another. In such
case the woman returns to the house of
her father or her so-called adaptive
father, and the latter is obliged to re-
turn the kalym which the husband has
paid for her. To prevent such troubles
those who purchase little girls try To
get them baptized, and to give them in
marriage to processing Christians, who
do not shake off so easily the bonds of
matrimony. The principal considera-
tons in these shameful transactions are
to get out of the poor child as much
work as possible, and to give her into
marriage for a kalym, which repays
double and treble the amount that was
originally paid for her. 1t is therefore
not seldom the case that the well-to-do
Boorats keep several such girl slaves in
their houses. Y. Sun.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1891-04-09
Drowned i'm a Capsized Ting.

CLEVELAND, o., April 4.-The tug
Tempest ran out into the outer harbor
Saturday afternoon to tow in raft to
the Cleveland Lumber Companys mill.
While attempting to turn the raft
at the mouth of the harbor a
big wave struck the tug broadside
on and rolled her over and she sank
like a stone. Two tugs and the life
saving crew were on the spot in few
moments and picked up Captain Murray
and one of the crew. Howard Lewis,
engineer, William Hughes, fireman, and
Harry Jersey, deck hand, were in the
engine-room and were drowned The
bodies were recovered by diver
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1891-04-09

THE past winter viii 90 on record a.
one Of the most disastrous in the his
tory Of navigation The loss OF the
Utopia with over four hundred persons
at Gibraltar is the greatest Of the sea-
son, mus smaller "atastropheS have been
uncomI MY tIlerOus Now comes
the report that eleven vessels have
been wrecked and fifty-four lives lost
by hurricanes in the south seas.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1891-04-09
German
Syrup"

The majority of well-read phys
icians now believe that Consump-
ton is a germ disease. In other
words, instead of being in the con-
stitution itself it is caused by innu.
merable small creatures living in the
lungs having no business there ara
eating them away as caterpillars dc
the leaves Of trees.
A Germ The phlegm that Is
coughed up IS those
Disease. parts of the lungs
viii ch hav c been
gnaweo off and destroyed. These
little bacilli, as the germs are called,
are too small to be seen with the
naked eye, but they are very much
alive Just the same, and enter the
BODY in our food, in the air we
breathe, and through the pores OF
the skin. Thence they get into the
blood and finally arrive at the lungs
where they fasten and increase with
frightful rapidity. Then German
Syrup comes in, loosens them, kills
them, expells them, heals the places
they leave, and SO nourish and
soothe that, in a short time consump-
tives become germ-proof and well. 9
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1891-04-09

WHILE playing in New York recently
Sara BerUhardt discovered that her fos-
ter brother was living there. She
hunted him up. found that ne had a
charming little girl six years old. with
whom sara fell in love and She asked
10 have charge IF Regina sara means
10 send her to France and have her
splendidiy educated
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1891-04-09

ONE Of the electrical appliances which
will presently come into a. general re-
QUESTION as that now enjoyed by the
electric motor il the electrical heater
II di>pen>es with all dirt in the house.
and can b. turned off and ON Just when
il Is wanted A large percentage of
the heat from a stove goes up the Chin
ney and i wasted. but as the electrical
heater is light and handy. and can be
moved fr m place with ease. the full
advantage of its heat can always be
seturpi
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1891-04-09
BURIED BY AN AVALANCHE.
4 Family of Nine Persons Badly Injured
Three Already Dead.

HALIFAX. April 0.-At st. Anthony,
Newfoundland, last week an avalanche
of snow swept down cliff and
on to the house of Levi Andrews.
Nine people were in the house at the
time. Mrs. Andrews body was found
six days after under Ia feet of
snow. The head was smashed and
neck and arms were broken. The
eldest daughter was found lying across
the stove crushed frightfully One of
the sons died three days afterward.
All the others of the family were badly
injured and two may die
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1891-04-09

The suggestion that the women of
this country owe something II Anna
Dickinson hy way of relief from the
burden ~ her heavy misfortunes has
borne fruit. Miss Frances Willard mas
issued an appeal for aid in her behalf
g -all women who speak in public. e
Relief could not come from more APP
propriatc source than the women pub
lie speakers. because Mis- Dickinson
may b,. counted a. one of their pioneers
II viii doubtless y. 4 surprise To discov-
er how MANY women are now follow
ing her example. aud have gained dis
tiuction IN the pathway she opened with
80 much ability
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1891-04-09

RABBI SOLOMON SCHINnLER. OF Bos-
ton, las taken strong ground against
the proposition 70 eOlOnize Palestine
with Hebrews lie says that the cOun-
try cannot support more than three
million people, and the Russian exiles
alone, numbering five million, would
larrelv oxernannIate L.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1891-04-09
THINGS ANTIQUATED.

A CLOCK owned by a resident of
Trappe, Pa, has tickle since 1866
ALABAMA now com IS to the front
with a story about the taath of coll
ored woman who was one hundred and
fifty-six years old.
In Concord, n. G., an Indian woman,
said to be over one hundred and four
teen years old, has applied for admis-
sion to the almshouse.
ACCORDING TO Chinese legend, the vir-
tues of tea were discovered by the
mythical Emperor Ginning 27S7 Il. C.,
to whom all agricultural and mechan-
ical knowledge is traced.
A PARROT in Connecticut is one hun
bred and eighteen years old. 1t has
been for one hundred years in one fam
lily, having descended from father to
son through two or three generations.
In old times there was a great variety
in inks. as in composition. In Rome
letters were written in gold and silver
on violet parchment, and this custom
was continued in the early ages of the
church.
ToBE LEWIS. colored man in the
county workhouse of Hamilton county.
Tennessee, claims to be one hundred and
thirty-seven years old, and has docu-
ments to show that he is over one hun
dred and twenty.
Mrs. OLARIA, a native of California,
claims that she was twelve years of age
at the the time of the building Of the
Carmel mission in 17T2. which would
make her one hundred and thirty years
old at the present time.
A RELIC of Marshal Ney, Napoleon's
famous general. in the shape of brass
bound rosewood jewel or toilet box, Is
in the possession of Lancaster drug
gist. It's history is said to have been
automatically established
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1891-04-09

PRESIDENT DEPEw, of the New York
Central railroad, gets salary IF S75. 600;
President Nee urdv. Of the Mutual Life
Insurance Company. S6O, 900; President
Hyde. of the Equitable. $4,000; Presi-
dent Beers. Of the New York life. $50
300; President OlcOtt. Of the Central
Trust Company. $4,000. President
Stewart. of the United states Trust
Company, $1,000; President King. of
the Union Trust Company. S50. 900.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1891-04-09
100 Doses One Dollar

Both the method and results when
Syrup of Figs is taken; it is pleasant
and refreshing to the taste, and acts
gently yet promptly ON the Kidneys,
Liver and Bowels, cleanses the sys-
tenn effectually, dispeIs colds, head
aches and fevers aud cures habitual
constipation. Syrup of Figs is the
only remedy of its kind ever pro-
duced, pleasing to the taste and ac-
ceptable to the stomach, prompt in
its action and truly beneficial in its
effects, prepared only from the most
healthy and agreeable substances, its
many excellent qualities commend it
to all and have made it the most
popular remedy known.
Syrup of Figs is for sale in Soc
and 81 bottles by all leading drug
gists. Any reliable druggist who
may not have it on hand will pro
cure it promptly for any one who
wishes to try it. Do not accept any
substitute.
CALIFORNIA FIG SYRUP co!
SAW FRANCISCO, CAL.
LOUISVILLE Ky. NEW york. nv
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1891-04-09
Statue of Henry Bergh.

The statue of Henry Bergh, which is
to ornament the Market square foun-
tain in Milwaukee being erected by the
Wisconsin Humane society, is on ex-
hibition in the lobby of the Plankinton
house. 1t represents Bergh STOPPING to
pat the head of wounded dog, which
looks up at him, holding a bandaged
leg off the ground. The statue is of
heroic size and its weight is about 900
nOundS
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1891-04-09

Mr.. Cynicus-I wonder, Miss Caus-
tique, what proportional part of her life
woman of fifty years has occupied
seeing that her bonnet was on straight.
Miss Mathematician have
calculated that a man of seventy has
spent three years in swearing while
looking for a lost collar button.
elers' Circular
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A Masonic Chapter Instituted.

Diamond City Chapter No. s., of
Royal Arch Masons, was instituted at
West Superior, and the following Of
ficers We're installed:
NJ f. high priest, Frank c, jackson; Fl. H.
Grace, NJ f. king; A. A. Cross, NJ F. scribe;
H. f. Tienor. treasurer: II. l.. Hunter secre-
tary; II A. Russell, captain Of the host; w. II.
Webb T.. s.. f. z. Toilette, r. A. c.; William
G. Miner, NJ. Of third vail; A. L. Stewart, M. Of
second vail G. w. Sutton, NJ. of first vail; W.
w Quigley, guard
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1891-04-09

fHE new queen Of the Sandwich
Islands is Lila kamakaeha Iilinolza-
iani, sister IF the late king. She is
81 years old. was educated IN a mis-
siOnary school and is married to an
American, Mr.. John .. Dominis. who
has held many important positions in
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1891-04-09
Peach Crop Damaged.

LOUISVILLE, Ky, April "a slight
freeze Friday night, it is thought, has
damaged peach blossoms extensively.
Orchards both in Kentucky and Indiana
are in bloom and ice formed quarter
of an inch thick between midnight and
o'clock a IN. SATURDAY.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1891-04-09
Bought stock in a Paper Company.

Marinette stockholders of the Mar
inette & Menomonee Paper Company
have purchased stock owned - y
Starring. J. +. Jay a1d ex-Gov. Palmer,
of Detroit, to the amount of about S75,
600. A consolidated company will be
formed with 100000 capital for OPP
Grating the new plant to be built this
season
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1891-04-09

Thomas Lappin, the pioneer mer-
chant IF GAINESVILLE, died recently, aged
79yea $. Mr.. Lappin was an old time
printer, learning his trade in Detroit,
Mich, working as a journeyman in
that city from 1925 to 1883. He claimed
to have made the first composition roll
er, glue and molasses west of Buffalo.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1891-04-09

WORLDS fair clubs are being organ
lied in different parts Of the country
for the purpose Of enabling their mem
hers 10 visit the great show. Each
member contributes a small amount
each month. By the time the fair
opens good round sum will b. on hand
10 meet expenses.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1891-04-09

TuE >pirc II -. Ilelcn'> church in the
Isle If Wight which was built in the
beginning IF the last century and short
Is afterwari struck bv lightning had.
n was supposed. the large bell Of it,
chime cracked. n the tone was very
much mufticd The other day a church
warden happened 20 bc in the belfry
and through eurio>ity examined The bell
tie found that there was No crack in il.
but piece of wood broken from the
wheel was pressing against the edge
and stopping the vibration This being
removed. the bcll after being muffied
for lsO wears rang ont merrilv. 10 the as
tonishment ~ the Inhabitants
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1891-04-09

BOsTON has seventy miiliOnaires.
Among the first capitalists Of the town
are the Ames family who reside in
North Ea>ton- August Hemenways,
enc Of BoStnu's greatest merchants.
eft the largest estate ever admins
tered upon in that citv. u amounted
To- 81. OOo. 01o- Frederick l. Ames and
Benjamin Pierce Cheney are the two
richest men in New England, either
one being worth over 80. 200, 300. Gen.
Butler ranks well up among the rich
men Of the Hub
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1891-04-09

They say that Blinks married Kan
sas girl How did it come about?"
well, you know Blinks always was
a big eater for a stingy man. His wife
is the girl who took first prize at the
cooking school at Atchison, Kas-. for
making two-pound loaf of bread out
of one pound of -four West Shore.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1891-04-09

TwESrY-NINE THRrIETHs f all the
diamond mines in the world are con
trolled by one company. whose capital
izatiOn Is SIS, O0O.Cl9. In the mines Of
Kimberly South Africa eight-tenths Of
enc carat i found in every sixteen hun
cred pounds Of dirt taken ont
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1891-04-09
Died While ON His Wedding Tour.

Mr.. and Mrs. August Telly, of Gale
donia, H.. went to Madison on their
wedding trip and while there the groom
was taken seriously i'll with a heart
difficulty and died The bride of a week
was Frustrated with grief The remains
were taken to the home of the deceased
i'm Caledonia.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1891-04-09

CHARLES BROADWAY RoUsE. Of New
J ork. Is one Of the few business men
in the country who pay their employees
at the end of each day. The services Of
one extra clerk enable him TO do this
and he sevs the system = satisfactory
both l. his employees and himself
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1891-04-09
Cattle starving in Northwest Iowa.

Sioux CITY. Ia. April 6.-There is al
most total lack among farmers in this
region of feed for live stock, and cattle
are suffering. There are reports of
actual starvation in several localities.
Hay is SIS TO $50 ton. Some farmers
have almost given away their herds to
save them from starvation
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1891-04-09
VIII Accent Rlnir.

WASHINGTON, April 6.-The Chinese
government has made and viii make
no protest against the appointment of
ex-senator Blair as minister to PelSin.
The Chinese minister. who returned
from Peru Saturday, makes an official
announcement to that effect
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1891-04-09
a Rare Commitment.

Miss Smilax ito exceedingly awkward
partnerl-I think you are 50 much more
sensible than my brother Tom.
Wooden-Thank you, very much; but
why do You say 50?
Miss Snilax-WLy. re thinks because
he can't dance he ought not to come 70
parties at all.-Life.
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1o-Year-oId Rohher.

ATLANTA, Ga, April 8. Andrew No
Ian, 10 years old, has been arrested for
stealing Sl1, 900 in bank checks from the
post office He had knack deepening
the banks post Office drawer and col
lecting the mail
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1891-04-09

4 >INGUrAR incident Is related Of two
Georgia brothers who were dcvotedly
attached To each other and who had
often expressed the desire that they
might die together At Gainesville.
t'a-, Walter Wood. in attempting To
cru>> the Tombigbce river in slSiff.
was drowned hy his huat caP>izing ON
the same day and about the same time
his brother Julian Wood. who was
working in a glass factory at Birming-
ham. Ala. was overcome by gas and
IIed IN 4 tow minnie
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1891-04-09

THE round-top building between
Canajoharie and Speakers Basin, y
y recently destroyed 10y fire was an
old colonial structure probably the
Oldest n the Mohawk valley, and Is
sand TO have been built in 1852.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1891-04-09
rro,,,I. ra.Il, Cur,d.

Distressed young mother, travelling
with weeping infant-''Dear, dear; |
don't know what to do with this baby"
Kind and thoughtful bachelor in next
seat-"Madame, shall ] open the win.
dow for you?"-Boston Courier.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1891-04-09

Some women wear their lives OUT
trying to look young, but they do not
tire themselves half as much as they
tire other people, -someryills Journal
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1891-04-09
TO Re President of stnnford's College

BLooMINGToS. Ind, April 6.-Presi-
dent David Starr Jordan, of the In
diana state university here. has accept
ed the presidency of the new Leland
stanford university at Palo Alto, Cal.
.. an annual salary OF $4,000.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1891-04-09

II Is reported that whenever Law
renee Barrett played in Paterson. y.
J.. among the most interested of the
auditors was an old man with bent fig
IRE and raid head. whuse face showed
an unmi~takable Celtic origin. He
never applauded. but always seemed
pleased when those about him did.
Once when the testimonial t. Barretts
skill was longest and most emphatic
this old gentleman abruptly rose in his
seat and exclaimed. Armagh. do We
hear that. now, That's my s"n Larry -