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River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1897-08-05
FRAME FOR ARBoR.

apart each way, measuring from the
center of the tiles in the direction Of
the arbor, and from their outer edges
across the arbor, If structure Is to he
eight feet wide, as it should be. Place
them in perfect line, with their tops
about four inches above ground, and
lamp in the earth firmly about them.
Then saw the scantling into eight-foot
lengths for the top crosspieces, and
make the braces, cutting these at an
angle of As degrees. Lay two of the
posts parallel on level ground and nail
the top crosspieces in place. keeping
all parts square Then fasten a tenn
porary strip across the lower ends of
the posts and nail the upper corner
braces in place.
When all the posts have thus been
fastened together in pairs, mix up thor
oughly one-part of Portland cement
with two and-one-half parts of good
sharp sand and moisten with just sufii-
cient water to make a stiff mortar.
avoiding an excess of water. Having
filed two of the opposite tiles with the
cement, erect one of the sections and al
low the irons at the base of the post to
settle into the cement until the posts
rest upon the tiles. Get the section
plumb and brace firmly in that posi-
ton. This is important, for the cement
will begin to set almost Immediately
and It is well TO have as little motion
of the irons as possible after they are
once in the tiles. The first section can
be easily braced TO posts or stakes
driven in the ground ana the others,
which are to be erected in a like man
ner, can then be braced to this. 1t is
well not to moisten more than enough
Of the mixed cement at one time than
will fiji two of the tiles, as it sets 81
readily. When all the sections are up,
nail on the narrow strips which are 10
support the vines. Finally. apply three
good coats of paint, and you viii have
an arbor that viii never rot off at the
base and one which the wind can never
overturn so long as it leaves anything
else standing. -Orange Judd Farmer.
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MATCHMAKING AT KEW.
TImepteces Tested by Alternate
RonstinE md Freezing.

There has been matchmaking at Gov
entry rs long as there has been watch
trade in England, which is for the last
200 years or theroabouts. There used
10 he three centers OF The English trade,
these being Liverpool, Coventry and
London, saws the jewelers. Review.
Now there are prac tically but two, Gov
entry and Birmingham. The test of a
good watch is that il should obtain a
Kew certificate. and of the watches that
60 to Kew IS per cent. are from Coven-
try. At Kew no watch has vet sue
ceeded in getting the 100 marks which
signify perfection. but Coventry has
come nearest with % and is always well
20 the front The Kew test is no light
one. The watch Is tested in every posi-
ton and its rate registered. not only
per day. but per hour. il is hung up by
it's pendant. hung upside down, hung
on each side, placed dial down and back
down and at any number of angles, and,
TO finish up with, is baked in an oven
and frozen in an ice pail. No wonder
that a watch with a Kew certificate is a
comfort 10 its owner. When il is con-
sidered that IL makes $1,000 vibrations
an hour and must not vary a second a
week. while quarter turn of its two
time screws, meaning millionth of an
inch. will make difference of 20 sec
onds day, the delicacy of its adjust
ment will be appreciated. as will also
the risk of intrusting its repair to any
l,rt~ -L-STITr1 hards
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creeks: mo one should venture with
out eight months provisions. and these
should be bought at Juneau. He should
have 400 pounds of flour. 100 pounds
OF beans, 100 pounds of bacon, 100
pounds of sugar, 10 pounds of tea, 80
pounos of coffee. $50 pounds of mixed
fruit, besides salt, pepper, and cooking
utensils. All these can be bought for
the sum of 500. To convey them 10 the
head waters of Lake Linderman would
cost SIS per hundred" A month of
perilous travel is ahead of the prospec-
tor.
The Klondyke empties into the Yukon
so miles above The Big river. Bonanza
creek is a tributary of the Klondyke
and Eldorado is again tributary of the
Bonanza. 1t is along these two rivers
that the most extensive finds have been
made. Prospecting on other creeks
along the Klondyke has resulted in On
siderable success, and much is expected
from future operations in this part of
the Yukon basin.
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THE LITTLE - roUsE.
b, stands at the be15 where the road has

II stands al the bend where the road hss
its end.
And the blackherries nod on the vine.
Ard the sun hickers down TO its gab.es
Of brown
Through the sweet-scented boughs Of the
pine
The roof tree Is racked and the windows are
cracked
And the grasses grow high a. the door.
But hid tn my heart IS an altar. arart
To the little. old house > the shoFe-
For its PORTALS 50 hare was Paradise rare.
With the blossoms that clamhered above.
When a mothers = ar lace gave cilatha 70
the place
A. she sang al her labor Of love
And the brsegs. as IL stFays through the
window and plays
with the dust and the leaves on the
floor.
Isa memory sweet Of the pattering feet
In the little. old house BY the shore
And again in my ears. through the dream Of
They whisper. the playmates OF old.
The brother whose eyes were a glimpse OF
the skies.
The sister with ringlets Of gold
And father comes late to the path al
A. he aid uhen the fishing was DER.
And the echoes ring out. al our welcoming
shout.
From the HttIe. old house by the shore.
But the night wind has blown and the
vision has flown.
And the sound OF the children e still.
And the shadOwy mist. like a spirit, has
kissed
The graves by the church on the hill
But softly. afar sing the waves on the bar.
song OF the sunshine OF yOre-
a lullaby deep for the loved ones who sleep
Near the little. old house by the shore
Joe Lincoln, In l. A ". Bulletin
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An Unfair Advantage.

DR.. Lasker, the great chess player,
when ID London is in the habit Of occa-
sionally visiting a certain restarurans
in the city we'll known to many chess
devotees. On one Of these occasions,
lust prior to his departure for st. Peters
burg to play DR.. steinitz for the cham
pionship, fussy old gentleman offered
10 play him for a box Of cigars If be
would eoncede him the odds Of queen.
The offer was good-naturedly accepted;
and on Lasker's winning be became the
recipient Of a box of btful-looking
cigars. which, however. the donor
averred were Of good quality. On visit
ing the same restaurant, after easily
defeating Stefnitz, Lasker happened to
meet his late opporent, who asked him
what he had thought Of the cigars.
'First-rate." replied the champion;
in fact, I might almost say they won
me the match" Indeed! / ara de-
lighted to hear til" returned the old
gentleman. much pleased. Yes" con-
tinued Lasker, with merry twinkle
in his eye. I gave them all to SteiHitzl"
london Answers
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Victims of Silence.

eve have so many in the family that
there's really no privacy for girl who
e just engaged"
"What do you do?'
"Well, we've been going up on the
roof and sitting together on 4 little set
tee v it'll our backs to the big chimney.
But we can't sit there any more"
"Why not?"
"Well, a man came to George yester-
day and offered him a photograph.
George looked at it and almost fell off
his chair. 1t was a picture of US on the
roof. George had his arm around me
and I had my arm around George.
How much? said George. Ten dol
lars said the man. The only one,
man?' said George. Only one said the
man. George paid the ten. Now he
said, just tell rae how in the worlC you
managed to get that photograph? p
What do You think the wretch said?"
''Well, what?"
Ne said he was the man who sent
up balloons with cameras attachedi"-
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
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A WINTER SCENE IN CIRCLE CITY.

most as long, much more perilous, and
through an inhospitable country beset
with the dangers of Alaskan river nayi-
cation.
Neitter have the seventies Of the
new cline been properly reekoned.
Many who have gone forth IN their en-
thusiasm for wealth to the rich locali-
ties almost within the arctic circle will
find themselves poorly equipped to cope
with the ehilliness Of below-zero
temperature. How many may succumb
TO the hardships they must necessarily
undergo in their leap after goldi And
this applies 10 any route that may be
selected by the adventurous spirits who
are rushing in quest Of fortune. There
4 said TO be a great difference between
the climate Of the coast and that Of the
interior OF this land Of gold. In winter
there is extreme cold, while in the
short summer the heat Is intense. One
OF the prospectors. writing recently
from Dawson City, has told the world
that the dreaded mosquito finds home
there, am that be is "Our worst
enemy"
The landing place by the Yukon river
route is St. Miehaefs, about 90 miles
from the mouth Of the Yukon From
this point, before the gold fields are
reached. il is necessary to pillow the
waters OF this great river for distance
Of 1880 miles, leaving behind the terri
tory OF the United States as tr : des-
tination is neared. To reach Dawson
City, states a recent writer. zone must
traverse Icy plains, climb steep, snow
clad mountains. and invade treaeherous
rivers"
In the shorter route, By way OF
Juneau, on the southeastern part OF the
Alaskan territory. difficulties are also
encountered. When the Pacific iulets
and straits have been left behind and
the vessel erters the harbor OF Juneau
ii se-sified method Of travel lies before
the gold hunter. Il takes 90 days 20
reach here from Seattle Then Dyea.
at the extremity OF the Lynn canal, IS
made. This town reached. the great
passes Of the Chilkoot, Chilkat, and
Moore, with their frequent sDowstorms,
next invite the weary traveller 10 con-
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1897-08-05
GOOD COUNTRY ROADS.
system Under which They Are Main
tnineh In England.


The country roads in England are
well made. with deep foundations and
ample provision for drainage. Finer
examples of the road-maker's art can
not be found anywhere else in the
world. Scientific construction would
not protect them, however, if they did
not receive constant supervision and
daily care. They are never allowed to
get out of order.
The road-mender is always on the
ground, and he is constantly at work
Whenever he detects signs of wear az
points where the water does not drain
off rapidly after a heavy rain, he mends
the break by filling in a barrow OF
broken flint, supplies Of which are
stored By the roadside every half-mile
lie is 4 scavenger as well as roaI
mend, He goes over the road every
day. and removes everything which is
unsig Fly. OwI4x to his unremitting
care, the road IS always free from lit
ter, as well as in perfect repair.
There is no bitches at the sides; there
are no ragged ruts OF pools Of water in
the center; there are neither stones
nor stumps of trees, nor refuse TO dis
figure the roadway, and there is a home
Iy sense of tidiness and orderliness
which is a source If delight to every
one passing over it.
The road-mender is hired to keep his
section Of the roadway in order. If
he neglects his work, more faithful
man is put in his place. There is a road
inspector for every division Of the coun-
IS, and he has control Of the road
members of his section. The inspector
acts under the direction Of a subcom-
mittee Of large committee Of the coun-
ty council.
An American expert estimates that
s4O,O00,000 is expended annually in the
United States on the highways without
material improvement from repairs. If
the English obtain better results at low
er cost, it is because the systematic
care Of their roads is practical detail
Of common sense, efficient local govern
ment They have good roads because
they pay for them in local taxation,
and insist upon having them kept in
order. With the same painstaking care,
American country roads could be made
to minister to the comfort and pleasure
of rich and poor alike.-Youth's Com
panion.
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the fortificatious at Nashville and 9th
er points and ar exact report Of the fed
eraI army in Tennessee They found
in his boot a letter. with other papers.
which was Intended for Gen Bragg
Davis was taken To Gen. DOdge's
headquarters. and this i what took
p.7ce between them, which Gen. Dodge
told me recently:
- I took him 20 my private Office. said
Gen Dodge. and I told him II was
very serious charge brought against
him. that ne was a spy. ar, from what
I found 90 his person. be had accu-
rate information ia regard 70 NY army,
and I must know where he obtained IL
I told h.u. be was Young man and
did not seem 20 realize the danger Re
was q. Up 20 thar time Re said moth
,uc. but then he replied IN q most re
spectfuI and S7guiied manner:
--tfen. Dodge I know the danger Of
ms situation. ard I am willing 10 take
the cc~sequeuces
IL asked him then 10 give the name
of the person from whom he got the
Is formation. that knew il must be
some one near b sjquarters who had
given him the plans q the federal army
tie replied:
a.-I know that | viii have 20 die.
but I viii not tell where I got the in
formation. and there : no power on
earth that ear make me tell You are
DONG your duty as a soldier. ard am
doing mine. II have 20 die. I DO 50
feeling that 7 am doing my duty 20 Cod
ard ms country"
~ pleaded With and urged aim with
al the power possessed 70 give me
some chance 20 save his life. for I dis
covered that he was q most admirab bic
Young fellow. with the highest charac-
ter and strsctest Integrity He then
said; IL j. useless 70 talk 20 me.
do not intend % 90 e You ear court
marital me. but ! win rot betray the
trust rePosed 81 me
-'He thanked me for The interest I
had taken ID hlm. a1d I sent BIN back
70 prison I Immediately called q
court-martial 20 try aim
The night before he was hanged be
wrote the following letter - his mother
aud father
% 'rufaski. Giles county Tenn nov
IS. rSsI-Dear Mother on h = pai1ful b
= 10 write &C you have SGT 20 de to-
morrow u1o-rfrE-to - banged BY ghe FED
erals Mother DO not grieve for ne
mus b. 2 You good-by forevermore- Moth
= DO rot fear 10 die Give my love 20 all
- - SAMUEL DAVIS.
-. Mother. tell the children al % ee euod
wf<h I could see ycu once more hut ]
never VII any more Mother and father
90 rot for-et ne. Think o. ne when an
dead out DO not Erieve for ne I, vii not
@ any good EsIher. yoE can send A1lt !
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tinue his journey. This is nos . path Of

tinue his journey. This is no< path of
roses he is about to tread.
To save themselves when caught in
the terrible storms which overtake
wanderers in these passes above the
LYNN canal, men have been known to
crawl under some overbanging rock
and remain there without food until
the danger was past. The storms some
times last for several days. From
juneau &c Dlea is 100 miles. Crossing
the Alaskan line one goes 20 Lake Lin
derman, 80 miles, on foot. Then across
the lake for about five miles. after
which an overland journey 10 the head
waters Of Lake Bennett. 2s miles long;
on foot again to the Cariboo river; four
miles TO Tagish lake. from whence 21
miles may be travelled on boat. Con-
tinuing through a moun .ainous coGn-
try, Mud lake is reached; thence TO
White Horse rapids. AID on 10 Lake La
Barge, where 81 mics % nayigable wa
ter is found. After further journey
of 200 miles along the Lewis river the
the Yukon is reached at Fort SellSirk.
From Juneau TO Dawson is a dis
lance of $50 miles. The following ad-
vice has been offered TO parties intend
ing to take this route 20 the gold
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II AitteE : IA I
MED by leucor-
rhHa, they are,
precursors =
of that q
weakness s~s'
IL is worse -
than folly Y
TO neglect
these sylnp
toms. Any wo-
man OF com
mon sense viii
take steps to
cure herself.
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SAM DAVIS ~
HEROIC END.
DEATH RATHER THAN THE BE-
TRAVAIL or A FRIEND.

THE bust Of Sam Davis. the cOnfed-
crate hero who met death on the
Ecaffold al Pulaski. Tenn, to save the
life Of a comrade. is one of the best
pieces Of sculpture in the Nashville
Parthenou. II is the work Of George
Julian Zolnay. is heroic ia size. noble in
conception and absolutely true 10 the
original Joshua Brown, now Of New
York city. who belonged 10 the Second
Kentucky cavalry Of the confederate
army. and was fellow scout with Sam
uel Davis. tells the thrilling and awful
story Of his fate in the Veteran:
Gen. Bragg had sent rs. few men
who knew the country. into middle Ten
uessee 10 get all the information pos
sible concerning the movements of the
federal army, TO find out if it was NOV
ing from Nashville and Corinth TO re-
Enforce Chattanooga. We were TO re-
port % Col Shaw or Capt. Coleman.
who commanded Coleman's scouts We
were TO 90 south to Decatur and send
our reports by a courier line TO Gen.
Bragg at Missionary Ridge. When we
received our orders we were told that
the duty was very dangerous, and mat
,hev did not expect but few of Us to re-
turn: that we would probably be cap
rured or killed. and we were cautioned
against exposing ourselves unneces-
sariIy.
after we had been in Tennessee
about ten DAYS We watched the Six
teenth army corps. commanded by GEN
Dodge. move up from Corinth to Pulas-
XII We agreed that We would leave for
the south ON Friday. the 10th of Novcm-
her. 1865 \ number had been captured
and several killed. We were 10 start
that night. each man for himself; each
~ us had his own information. but ]
did not write il down or make any
memorandum Of IL. for fear of being
captured I had counted almost every
regiment and all the artillery in the
Sixteenth corps and found ont that
they were moving ON Chattanooga.
Late 81 the afternoon we started out
and ran into the Seventh Kansas cav
airy. known as the Kansas LAY hawk
ers,' and when we were told that Tegi-
meut had captured us We thought our
time had come We were taken TO
Pulaski. about Is miles away. ard put
into Jail. whore several other prisoners
had been sent. and among whom was
sam Davis. talked with him over our
prospects Of imprisonment and escape
which were very gloomy Davis said
7bev had searched him that day and
found some papers upon him. and that
70 had been taken TO Cen. Dodge's head
quarters. They bad also found in his
saddle seat maps and descriptions Of
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told by miners returned from the Elon-
dyke fittingly rival the stories of Cali
fOrnia's golden period.
AS far back as 1860 deposit of gold
was found in the basin of the Yukon by
n prospector named George Holt. He
also reported the finding of coarse
specimens along the Hootalinqua river.
But il was the discovery of gold near
Sitka in 1873. followed by the finds in
the vicinity of Juneau in 1850, that drew
attention to the possibilities of the
newly-acquired territory of Alaska as
a gold-producing country. The great
abun dance of gold was first made known
by Joseph Juneau, who prospected in
the region around the city bearing his
name. IN 1855 mining prospectors be-
gan TO scatter themselves along the
Rivers Pelly and Hootalinqua, and in
the year following much mention was
made of the Stewart river as field for
the enterprising gold hunter. Rich
strikes were made in 1892 by prospec-
tors along Miller creek. a tributary of
Sixty Mile creek. The progress made in
finding gold along the Alaskan and
British Columbian rivers, although Civ
ing high promise of future discoveries
of gold, was not followed by anything
hich created widespread adventur-
Gus spirit among people who were out
side the mining region.
The Klondyke and its aptly named
golden tributaries, the Bonanza and the
Eldorado, have again turned the heads
of Americans and Canadians. starting
I'll. - n. II -.
been described as bright and yellow,
hard and cold, heavy to get, and light
to hold"
The reports from this locality of
riches would indicate that the gold
diggers have comported themselves in
such an unexampied manner in times
OF great excitement as to somewhat
reyolutionize the traditions of gold
mine prospecting. Systematically and
orderly did they go about their work,
and when the harvest was reached each
one appears to have rested con tent with
the measure of his luck.
Encouraged by their tales OF success,
thousands of others are crowding the
outgoing steamers in the hope that sim
liar good fortune may be awaiting
them. So dazzling appears the prospect
that distance and hardships are INSULT
GENTLY measured. and the long wintry
Alaskan day which will have dawned
upon the fortune seekers before they
reach their intended destination has, it
is to be feared. been little taken into
consideration. Few setting out from
San Francisco, Seattle or Vancouver
have stopped to think that when Behr-
ing sea has been reached and a dis
lance of $500 miles traversed over the
waters Of the Pacific. the journey is but
beginning. The cliffs of St. Michaels,
however, can only remind the traveller
that there is still before him voyage al
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YUKON GOLD FIELDS.
Events Which Led Up 10 the Pres
ent Boom
The Route ia klondske-Hardsh
90 2e Ercountered-surpr
Figures as TO Distances
Cost of Living.

The excitement caused by the dis
coveries Of gold in large quantities along
the Klondyke river and the waters trib-
utary TO I, near the Alaskan boundary,
has aroused spirit of wealth-hunting
which will not be allayed for many a
day. Determination 10 become pos
sessed Of the riches of the cold and
dreary Yukon basin has impelled thou
sands to go forth. in many instances
with very imperfect preparation. to Sc
cure the yellow metal, which, ii is
known. this region 20 largely conceals.
The gold fever has taken such a hold
along the Pacific coast that breathless
haste TO reach this new land of promise
has dominated all considerations of pru-
dence and even of safety. The tales
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A gentleman who has telephone in his
house has in his employ a faithful hut stu
pid German girl, who one day responded
to the ringing Of the telephone bell
"Nho is theres' came over the wire.
cit is /, replied Katrina.
"And who is l =
"Mhy. ! am -
"But who is | 3" cal over the wire.
81 am me, my own self, retorted Kat
rina. "IiOw shou,A 7 be anyone but me
but who are your
II am my own self.
What is your name!
Katrina Ripper"
'Well, who IS Katrina RupperW
''She is me, !. my own self
And when Katrina heard laughter at the
other end of the line she said, Indignantly.
Il will not SHAY here 20 be made a shoke
Of" and she walked away from the tele-
phone, grumbhng: "Hou could | he anyone
but me? I let en- know how to make a
shoke OF mel ''-A outh's Companion.
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Circle City is 200 miles from the Klon-
dyke fields. Fort Reliance is $50
miles from Juneau. The mines Of
the Klondyke run from 35 to 100
miles from the Alaskan bourd-
airy, and are in British Columbia.
The Eldorado is the richest mine OF
them all. 1t has 10 claims, said to be
worth 100000 each. The total wealth
OF the Eldorado, Bonanza, Baer and Gold
Bottom mines is estimated at S6O.00O.-
900. Lots are selling at Dawson City,
at the mouth of the Klondykc, for 5000
and upward. Across the boundary in
Alaska there are many mines in opera
ton, and the entire region northwest to
Forty-Mile creek contains a great deal
of the yellow metal.
The wages paid to miners in the Klon-
dyke district are SIS day. Workers in
the sawmill of Joseph Ladue. who
claims to own the entire Dawson City
site, are paid ten dollars day.
Prices in the latter place are fairly
representative Of the amounts charged