The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1867-09-05
"A New York paper notes the fall
ing Of child from = fifth.story window,
and says the little unfortunate was "se-
riously injured" Quite likeIy.

"6 " onAa" Alom aun-6t0fy Wlno0W,
and says the little unfortunate was "se-
riously injured" Quite likely.
Tho New York Times says that
"Mejia is suffering from severe attack
OF the intestines." We believe that
man was never known to recover from
this disease.
They have had 80 much rain in
Boston during the last two months that
it is said Washington street look. like
- funeral procession Of mushrooms in
mourning" 80 many umbrellas are car.
ried.
"A negro living near Madison, Ind,
was sunstruck . few days ago-tbe first
instance We have ever heard of the
kind.
The New York World wickedlv
says that Bancroft threatens to DESTROY
our friendly relations with Prussia By
insisting on giving to the ':m,gnani-
nous and fortunate Herr Won Bismark''
copy Of his history.
William Richardson, CT Pauldiug
county Ohio, is one hundred and four
years old. He is the survivor of I've
wives, and is now living with his sixth.
He is the father of twenty-five children
by two of his INVESTIGATIONS are
living.
"A butcher at jackson, Mich,
wants to bet 800 that he can kill and
dress beef quicker than anybody else.
His best time reported is thirteen min-
utes twenty seconds.
"A couple in Adams, Mass, are
"a years old, have been married sixty
two years, and have had eight children,
all OF whom are living. The Oldest is
si1ty-one, and the youngest forty-five.
"A correspondent of the Maine
Farmer says: "Many housewife may
be glad to know, when she has piece
OF fresh meat she wishes to keep few
Gays, that it can be successfully done
by placing it with buttermilk. I have
practlced the plan for years.
The newspaper war between the
manufacturers of the Steinway and
Chickering pianos, as to which had the
higher award at the Exposition, Ii still
being carried on to the great benefit Of
publishers.
The man who is attentive to the
ladies is 4 beau-but when they don't
like him he is bo-er.
-"1saac, my son, let the Good Book
be lamp unto thy path" "Mother,"
replied the thoughtful Isaac, Il should
think that was making light of sacred
things"
-"What would you be, dearest"
said Richard to his sweetheart, 'sif
were to press the seal of love
upon those waxen ips?" Il should be
stationary"
Under tho head Of "Positivcly
the last of the Long Skirts this Season.
Punch gives the following: "Hostess
oh. how tiresome! Somebody must be
on my dress! Would you
just run down stairs and see Who it is,
Mr.. Brown p"
An Irishman's friend having fallen
into {. slough, the Iriahman called
loudly to another for assistance. The
latter, Who mas busily engaged in cut
ting log, md wished to procrastinate,
"How deep is the gentle
nan in ?" Cup to his ankles" s'Then
there is plenty Of time" "No, there's
not" rejoined the FIRST. II forgot to
tell you he's in head first"
Somebody says that the best way
70 get rid Of weeds is to always put
your cigar-case and its contents at the
service Of your friends. Jones says
that the most effective means he ever
tiled was by squeezing the hand of
plump young bereaved in black. The
next day she was in half mourning,
and second kindly pressure resulted
in pink gown, with white bonnet.
An English newspaper says that
man in Wales actually wheeled his wife
in wheelbarrow to the holy well Of
St. Winifrcd, q distance of two hun
dred miles, in order to have her cured
OF rheumatism by the sacred waters.
To set the minds of our lady readers at
ease about this model husband, We may
add that his wife recovered.
The subscription list for the erec-
ton of statute to Voltaire, to which
10000 persons have already subscrib-
ed, will be.closed on the 3Oth Of Sep
TENDER. The commission to decide on
the character Of the monument includes
some of the most emiuet literary men
in France, such as NJ. de Sainte-Beuve,
NJ. Prosper Merimee, and NJ. Ccquer-
81, il.
We Imagine that it will require
even more than the shrewdness o. even
firm Of mercenary New York brokers
to show the people why they should
pay for more than they ever got, or
what. consideration there ever was for
those bonds beyond the value of the
roads foreclosed on by the State any
more than an individual should pay
PAPER given without value or consider
.tion.-Rochestcr Post.
The Neo York GaseHe says; "a
gentleman of this city, vho knows
Charles Reede, Gays that the author
of Griffith GauDt has habit Of clip
ping from newspapers oil sorts Of para
graphs-hair breadth escapes, strange
accounts Of crime, bits of wisdom-snd
pastug them in Q scrsp-book. When he
gets ready to crite . new etory he goes
over his scE9-book in search Of good
| things furnishes up the crimes and &C
| cidents, redrecses VT and wisdom, and
weaves Ill into his narrative with his
| own wonderful skill"
| Two persons in Vienna, disputing
| whether men or Comen had most vsni-