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River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1899-03-30
SAVED THE CITY.
How the Ringing of Church Bells on
Easter warded on an Attack
from the Enemy.

In the year 1899 the armies Of the
great Napoleon were passing over the
continent of Europe like mighty flood
that swept all before it. One beautiful
Easter morning the rising sun shone
brightly on a little town on the borders
of Austria beautifully situated on the
peaceful H. an affiuent of the Rhine.
As the sun rose higher there suddenly
appeared on he heights above the town
to the west of Feldkirch the glittering
weapons of 600 French soldiers. com
handed by Massena, one of Napoleon )
generals. There was no time for de-
Tense. but there was hurried assem-
bling of the town council, and it was
decided that a deputation be sent to
Massena, with the keys of the town and
a petition for mercy. In the midst of
anxious consultation, the old dean of
the church stood up tranquil as the
morning. and with no thought of fear
in his brave old heart.
at is Easter day" he said. 1--WE have
been reckoning on our own strength,
and that fails. Let us ring the bells and
have service as usual, and leave the mat
ter in higher hands"
Soon from all the church towers of
Feldkirch the bells rang out joyously,
and the streets became thronged with
worshipers on the way to church.
Louder and more triumphantly pealed
the bells, ringing out the glad mes
sage: Christ is risen, He is risen from
the dead" The French heard the
sounds of rejoicing, and Massena, CON
Guiding that the Austrian army had ar
rived in the night, broke up his camp,
and almost before the bells had ceased
ringing, the French army was in or
derby retreat, and not soldier nor a
giittering bayonet was to be seen on
the heights above Feldkirch.-N. Y.
Tribune.
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more appropriately, sal smoking his
pipe i'm the warmest corner of the
chimueVs. No one ever thought of
consulting him about family matters.
DO as yer NAH says chillens;" he'd say
sometimes with a show Of authority,
Use mo 'portant mattahs to tend to. :
though what they were no one ever dis
covered Therefore, an explosion Of
chimney. No one ever thought of
caused greater CONSERVATION than he
did, when. taking his pipe out of his
mouth he said: Name the kid Eastah
Lily"
For moment there was silence; then
his better half rolled her eyes in his
direction till nothing b the whites
were visible. and said, Nth grin;
"Whah'd yer get such an ideah in yer
pate. ole man -
Cause to-day's Eastah to be suah. "
answered Green. chuckling at his own
brightness.
Strange 10 say, all were favorably inn
pressed. sounds like ristocratic white
folks said Arabella Maud
Grover Cleveland had gone over to
the clothes basket where little No {
was peacefully sleeping, and stood gaz-
ing al her for few moments Then he
said, in deep bass voice. which / was
going TO say came from his boots. only
he was barefooted: Lilies is white"
This seemed a poser. but Arabella
Maud proved equal to the occasion
"Yer granmah's named Rose" She said
sharply. and she's the blacklist niggah
you ever seen. ] reckon there's black
roses and lilies. too, nowadays. I've
seen EN- in buunits"
Grover was quenched. and the baby'S
name was settled.
Poor little Easter Lily, Ii wasn't
long before they discovered hat some
thing was the matter with her sight.
she can't see the leastest thing com
planned Abraham Lincoln. who was try
ing TO amuse her one day. Il done
b'Iieye she's blind as a bat And 50 ii
proved
4 happier healthier little darby
never lived, aud with six brothers and
sisters TO see for her. She didn't miss her
ewes for awhile But ii was a great
grief 10 Mrs. Simpson. Her chief com
fort was in the child'S name "Eastah
Lily'S so sort o religious like" she'd
say. Pears ike its jest the name for
pore blind lamb.
Mrs Simpson was a deyout member
OF the Zion Baptist church, " and Eas-
ter Lily was very fond Of going with her
and listening TO the singing. I think
i'm spite of Mrs. simpsons sorrow over
The child's misfortune. she felt that it
somehow conferred certain distinc-
ton upon her 10 be the mother of a
blind child, aud she took particular
pride in leading Easter Lily up the aisle.
aud placing her on the seat beside her.
where with her little fat legs stuck
straight ont She would sit. quiet a. a
mouse. continually rolling her ewes.
precisely a. If she could see and ioir-
ing I'M h. singing with her shrill. child
jsh trcb 4 Md she caught words here
aud there u "Brudder SmalIwood's dis
courses" which she remembered. and
often fired unexpected questions a t her
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1899-03-30
waitress Found Dead.

Minnie Brown, a girl about - years
of age. was found dead in bed in Osh-
kosh. Marks on her throat seemed to
indicate that she had been strangled.
She was employed in a restaurant as
a waitress and lived in a room over the
restaurant alone. DR.. Russell who as
sisted in the autopsy testified that in
the absence OF evidence of poisoning
he thought the girl had been suffocated
and that there was no evidence to show
that she had been foully dealt with.
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is so soft that the broad-tired wagon
sinks into the ground TO any consid-
cradle extent. the draft is so heavy
that hauling is almost impossible.
On roadbeds which have a curved
surface, as shown in the accompanying
illustration, broad tires are a disad-
vantage, as only the inner surface
touches the edge of the road, and the
leverage produces greater friction at
a than would be caused by the use OF
narrow tires. The wider the tire tine
more friction, and the harder the load
pulls. This principle also applies to
roads that are full of stones and upon
roads which have frozen and uneven
surfaces Roads which slope to one
side or the other cause the same diff
Guilty. This applies to roads about a
farm. and where the land is billy the
objection is more pronounced. OF
course the increased leverage is not SC
perceptible unless the surface Of the
ground is hard. Just how much differ
ence in draft there is between wagons
with narrow tires and those with
broad on a curved road surface has
never been accurately determined, but
il is considerable. - Orange Judd
Farmer
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| broken by the patter of four little feet
/ tiptoeing up the aisle. Dressed in his
Sunday best. to which he added on his
own responsibility collar of his broth
! er's which reached his ears his walk
ing greatly impeded by the same big
/ brothers shoes, which were kept on
with difficulty. came Grover Cleveland.
while dressed in a bright red calico so
| stif1iy starched that it cracked with
every movement her head covered
with little pigtals tied with a variety
of colors and sticking straight out,
trotted Easter Lily, holding tightly
| to Growers hand as he shuffled along.
They reached the chancel just as the
bishop and rector arose from their
| knees.
'Now's yer chance" whispered Gro
yer Cleveland in a shrill. excited wills
per, and they passed into the chancel.
Here he is-cotch hold of his gownd
-cotch hold. quick"
What is the meaning of this?' The
rector spoke very sternIy as he saw
the white robe of the bishop firmly
clutched by pair of little black hands.
/ w Idt III Z y th hCAbS llNAN"
But Easter Lily was too much in ear
nest TO be driven off in that way She
only clutched the harder, and looking
up into the bishops face with her poor
! sightless eyes said, fearlessly: oh,
! Goldman, won't you make me see -
| Grover Cleveland now thought il
time for an explanation. "She's stone
blind, yer highness." he said, thinking
that the proper way to address bishop
and duckiug his head as well as he
could. surrounded as it was by the col
lar. And we thought yer highness
could cure her"
Like de Goldman dat Brudder Small
wood preached about, chimed in
Easter Lily.
Don't wait for me" said the bishop
to the rector, who was absolutely
i speechless His voice trembled. and
! there were tears in his eyes: those eyes
that never failed to look kindly upon all
who needed his help. Taking a seat he
lifted the little girl in his lap, and in a
few simple words told her the story Of
the Goldman as she had never heard it
before. and explained that he had no
power 10 restore her sight
The children listened with intense
interest. Then. gently putting her
down. he told her brother 10 take her
home, asking their names and address.
Then a carriage came for him, and in
| few minutes he was gone.
The children stood there hand in
hand in a dazed sort of way till the
sexton made his appearance to turn out
the lights.
"Clar out. clar out cbillens. Does We
/ 'spose we 'Piscopals never wants TO git
1 to bed?"
Then they slowly started for home
/ The nature of the expedition was pro
found secret. they having got permits
. sion TO go 10 Uncle Jake's church,
+ I'VE won't tell nobody" said Easter
+ Lily. as they reached the house. "Dey'd
all poke fun at us" Then. with a sigh
/ that was full of pathos. she added. soft
+ ": Il thought mebbe I'd come home
seeinH
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1899-03-30

when open, while the block I'D is TO
hold the strips in place when the stan
chion is shut. the weight of the whole
causing 1 to rest upon it. Thus. 10 I'M
lock the stanchion one must lift this
strip, which raises the other two, and
push up the drop ~; the upright ca
may then be pushed back and the ami
NAL withdraw her head. On the other
hand, when she comes in and takes her
place in the open stanchion she must
press against lever GID in trying to
get at the feed below. and this causes
the rests or and y to come down, and
so brings upright A. by means of the
block Mt 2, into the place again, the
drop (f) locking it 50 that the COW can
not get out until released by human
hands.-Fred o. Sibley, in Farm and
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1899-03-30
THE TIRE QUESTION.
This Writer Is of the Opinion That
the broad Kind Is Not Always
the More Desirable.

have noticed many articles fayoring
the use of broad tires on the farm as
well as on the road Many of these ar
ticles, fear, have been written by
people who use narrow tires and give
wide tires the preference, having never
tested both kinds carefully. have a
neighbor who has made fortune farm
ing. bat who is opposed to the use Of
broad tires. He says he has used both
for a long time and has finally decided
that the narrow tires are the best all
things considered. The broad tires are
all right for use on the farm, but when
the ground is so soft that the narrow
tires cannot Je used it is not good prac-
tice 10 go on the fields with any kind
of wagon. Then, too, when the ground
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mother, much to the poor woman's dis
comfture.
who was it dat opened blind folkses'
eyes" she asked suddenly one Monday
morning.
Mrs Simpson took her steaming arms
out of the tub and wiped them on her
apron. why. de Laud, to be suah,
honey" she answered
He said man done it, Brudder
Smallwood did" Easter Lily weuton.
Mrs Simpson wiped her face; theo-
logical discussions brought the sweat
10 her brow DE Il nd was de Laud,
and man too" She said II can't take
de time to 'splain it to yer now, and you
couldn't understand no how"
- knows" said the child evidently
satisfied DE G od-man did it," There
was a pause and then she added; 81
done wish He'd come again. Specs He'd
make me see"
Things were getting beyond her
mother. She went to the door and
called Aabella Maud, who was hanging
clothes on the line Get move on yer,
gal, and come in and muse yer sister"
But the child didn't forget. Her mind
was active and she had a remarkable
memory for child of six. She was
often heard telling wonderful stories
to her brothers and sisters, about the
Goldman who made blind folkses see.
There was unusual excitement at the
big stone church just round The corner,
THE church of the Epiphany" The chill
dren of the neighborhood. among whom
were the little Simpsons, were intensely
interested. and spent most of the morn
ing watching the flowers that were
carried in, and trying to get peep in
side. Every item of interest was care
fully repeated to Easter Lily.
DE bishops a-comin' tonight, the
colored sexton told them, Abraham
Lincoln being appointed committee OF
investigation.
whats he comm fur?" asked the
boy. The sexton was a family friend.
Heaps oh folks is gwine to jine de
church" answered Uncle Jake. And
dc bishop he dresses all in white like
de angel Gabriel and he puts his hands
on dere heads and dat makes 'em 'Pisco-
pals"
All this made an impression on Eas-
ter Lily that no one dreamed of. Sure
~ this must be the Goldman. He put
His hands on folks and cured them.
She was willing TO be a +" 'Piscopal" if
He made her see, though what that
meant she hadn't thefaintest idea.
OF all her brothers and sisters,
Grover Cleveland was her favorite. He
was nine years old and very long
headed kid" his fond mother sarc.
So Easter Lily finally succeeded in
drawing him TO more secluded spot.
v here she confided to him a little plan
Of her own.
Use fear'd yer hatchin up some mis-
chief" said their mother that after
noon. Grover Cleveland. if cotch yer
putin any fool nonsense in dat blessed
chile's head twill be de wuss for yer. 3"
"We'se all right, nanny" Easter
Lily assured her. And glad to see the
child happy the mother let them alone.
Service was nearly over at the big
church round the corner. The choir of
white-robed boys was marching slow
lydown the aisle, singing in their sweet,
clear voices the hymn so full of inspira-
ton, especially to the confirmation
class: Onward, Christian Soldiers. p"
Then slowly the large congregation
passed out, and at last the church was
empty save the bishop and the rector.
who were still kneeling at the chancel
Suddenly the sacred silence was
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1899-03-30
The News Condensed.

Elfe destroyed lut MciHOulSt CHuith
in the town of CORTLAND.
A post office has been established at
Cad, Taylor county. with Frank y.
Schlais as postmaster.
An order has been issued reestablish-
ing the post office at Badger, Portage
county. with Freeloye b. Raft as post
master
The Eau Claire county board of SUI
pervisors is considering the plan of
asking the state board of control for
permission TO build county asylum.
Charity Jane Robinson celebrated
her one hundred and first birthday at
her home in Fond du Lac. She is in
good health.
The police arrested eight perso in
Oshkosh. all suspected of having had a
hand in the recent housebreaking.
Four of them are women.
The First Presbyterian church in Be
lott celebrated its semicentennial.
The project Of building an electric
line from Appleton to Seymour is tax
ing definite form.
John Speaker, ST.. committed suicide
in Appleton. lie was between so and 90
years of age and had been in iIl-health
several months.
The Marathon County Agricultural
society will hold its annual fair in Nau-
sau September 5, 6, and $.
Rev. j. S. North died in Fox Lake
aged So He had been a resident of
Dodge county for over so years and was
one of the founders of the Disciple
church
Loddis' mill. near Baraboo. was I'M
dermined by high water and destroyed.
the loss being $4,000.
Arthur Washburn found pocket
book in Sturgeon Bay containing $495.
and on returning the same to its owner
was rewarded for his honesty by being
invited to take glass of beer.
William f. Green, aged %, switch
man, was killed at Stevens Point while
trying to make coupling.
John Dobry. of Green Bay. a horse
dealer about 60 years of age. was found
dead between Green Bay and De Pere.
Hiram Miracle, young man of Brod
head, lost his arm while attempting to
jump on baggage ear.
Willard Harrington was killed while
unloading logs at Medford
Thomas Earles. a woodsman. was fla
tally assaulted in West Superior, the
purpose being robbery. His home was
in ST. Paul Mimi.
Obed Moore, a farmer, was instantly
- l., F.,If 4 /,
ford
Thomas Thompson, well-known
architect. was found dead near the
railroad track at Devils Lake He
died from exposure.
The death in Waukesha of Charles
Hammond, aged Ga, who resided with
his sister, Mrs. j. Cheney. was followed
the next day by the demise of Mrs.
Cheney, aged -,
The saw and single mill at Granite
Bluff, Mich. belonging to Wright Bros.
and c. j. Noel. Of Marinette was burned.
the loss being $4,000
Mrs. Isaac Parsons Morgan. wife of
the founder of Milton Junction, Rock
county. died in that place. aged 50. In
the war of 1912 she was one of a party
of girls to welcome La Fayette TO Salem,
Mass, then her home.
f. b. Ingram dropped dead in Fond
du Lac He was well known and owned
considerable property.
Lorenzo - d'go VIII erect ! library
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River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1899-03-30
An Excellent Combination.

The pleasant method and beneficial
effects of the well known remedy,
SYRUP OF FIGS. manufactured by the
CAIIFOBNIA FIG SYRUP Co, illustrate
the value of obtaining the liquid laxa-
tive principles of plants known to be
incidentally laxative and presenting
them IN the form most refreshing to the
taste and acceptable TO the system. 1t
is the one perfect strengthening laxa-
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dispelliug colds headaches and fcvers
gently vet promptly and enabling one
to overcome habitual constipation per-
maneutly Its perfect freedom from
every Objectionable quality and sub
stance. and its acting on the kidneys,
liver and bowels. without weakening
or irritating them. make it the ideal
laxative.
In the process of manufacturing figs
are used, as they are pleasant 10 the
taste. but the medicinal qualities of the
remedy are obtained from SIENNA and
other aromatic plants by a method
known to the CALIFORNIA FIG SYRUP
Co. only In order to get its beneficial
effects and TO avoid limitations, please
remember the full name OF the Company
printed ON the front Of every package.
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River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1899-03-30

Simpsons heart was set upon Lily, the
name Of a former mistress of whom she
was very fond "Lily's all right, NAH,
said Arabella Maud. the eldest daugh-
ter But faint cnuff. All stylish
f. Ks tack on two or three names.
''Ef she was a boy reckon we'd call
her Mckinley" put in Benjamin Harri-
-on. Then, as a bright thought struck
him: What's de name oh de presi-
cents lady. Arabella Maud ,"
"Idy." promptly answered that young
person. who was authority in her own
particular circle. even in matters per-
tanning to the white house. But. you
see. we've got an Idly; Idly Elizabeth"
Green Simpson, the head of the fam
iIy (whose name couldn't have been
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1899-03-30
AUTOMATIC STANCHION.
Most Excellent and Safe Device
for Cattle That Have Not
Been Dehorned.

The pieces \ and B are the movable
parts. the first closed and the other
open. The narrow strips l, II, III, each
of which is two inches wide and three
quarters of an inch thick, represent the
apparatus by which the stanchions are
operated. The pieces I and III arc
fastened TO the immovable upright (e)
and connected through IL by means Of
bolts. that at G being fitted with block
against which the upright A is TO play
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1899-03-30
Causes Comment.

London, March 2S.-The order for 90
locomotives given by the Great North
eru railway to the Baldwin company, of
Philadelphia, is causing much com
ment in engineering and official circles
here. The contract stipulates the de
livery of the locomotives in four months
and it seems that the British manufac-
turers needed Is months to do the work.
Mr.. II. j. Watts. chief locomotive SUI
perintendent of the Great Northern
railroad, who is now in the United
States with other English railroad men,
studying the American automatic
coupling system, writes that he is sur
prised at the great capacity of the
American works.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1899-03-30
Mnshhurn Count, Mails.

The post office department will make
quite a change in the mail facilities Of
the country offices in Washburn coun-
ty. to take effect July l. A route has
been established from Shell Lake to
May via Hertel Aaron and Bashaw, to
be supplied triweehy from Shell Lake
The present Bashaw and Clam Falls
route will be discontinued. Aaron has
been supplied from Spooner, and the
other offices have had only weekly and
semiweeklv mails
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1899-03-30

Thenumber of analyse. of sugar beets
made by the New York agricultural ex-
pertinent station during the season OF
1898 is 343. This number includes beets
grown under the direction of this sta
ton and from seed which is furnished
also samples sent from the commissions
er of agriculture, representing beets
grown under the special care of his de-
partment The results Of this years
observations appear TO be fairly salts
factory The average percentage OF
sugar in the beets as determined from
343 samples is 14.2, with coefficieut
OF purity Of S.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1899-03-30

Colonel Hamilton, Of Columbus. O.
demonstrated i'm my family. ] have a
number Of friends Who have taken it for
Catarrh and stomach trouble, and all
unite in praising it. As a remedy for
eatarrh can fully recommend it." Mrs
Hamilton wife Of the gallant Colonel. is
an ardent friend of Pe-ru-na also. In 4
letteroH the subject she writes: Il have
beentaking Pe-ru-na for some time. and
! am enjoying better health now than
have for years. | attribute the change
in my health 70 Pe-ru-na. and recon-
mend this excellent catarrh remedy TO
every woman, believing il to be espe-
cially beneficial TO them
The spring-time is the most favorabl
time of the year TO treat catarrh. There
is so much less liability to take fresh
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1899-03-30
WISCONSIN STATE NEWS.


When Porter Ross, the Kaukauna
wife murderer, finished his term at
Waupun and was given his freedom he
was Immediately rearrested by the
sheriff of Outagamie county and taken
TO Appleton, where he will be tried on
the charge of numbering Katie Dupreis.
Ross was aggravated by seeing his wife
and Katie Dupreis and two male com
panions drive by his home and began
shooting Mrs Ross received the first
shot and fell dead. One OF the men and
the Dupreis girl were shot, the latter
being mortally wounded.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1899-03-30

John l.. Thomas, no doubt the Oldest
living person in the state, has attained
the age of 104 years The old gentle
man walks the streets of Racine daily.
His memory is remarkably clear and
he can give incidents of over 90 years
ago. His hearing is perfect and eye
sight good. Mr.. Thomas has been mar
ried twice He came to Racine in 1854.
Thirteen children were born and three
sons and three daughters are living.
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AT the recent meeting in Platteeille
of the Wisconsin Press association
President NJ. p Rindlaub was author
lied to name the delegates to the ma
ton editorial convention TO be held in
Portland, Ore. July ;. Wisconsin ed
itors desiring to 60 as delegates are
requested to send their names to Mr..
Rindlaub. Credentials will be issued
only to bona tide editors.