River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1873-10-24


ready for rainy day.
THE death is announced of NJ. God
dard, Sr., the well-known aeronaut, in
his seventy first year.
GIN. J ID. IMBoDEN has brought q
libel suit for $25, 900 against newspa-
per in West Virginia.
MoNsIGNoR CAPEL, who figures in
"Lothair," leads the English Pilgrim
age to the Shrine of the Saints.
PROF. PEDTsHINKA, Of Moscow, Rus
STA, was recently frozen to death during
a snow storm on Mont Blanc.
THE Pope received, on the 10Th ult.,
Roman deputation that presented
him with an album containing 10000
signatures.
ADMIRAL WINsLow and Semmes be-
gan their naval career together as
middies OH the sloop. of-war Fall
mouth.
MILE. ALBoNI, the American prima
donna, has, it Is reported, accepted an
offer TO visit tins country in the au-
tumn of 1874.
A MAN can do without his own APP
probation in much society, but he must
make great exertions to gain it when
he lives alone. --Sydney Smith.
A ST.. PAUL woman who used to keep
three girls now does her work cheer
fully. She found her husband throw
ing kisses at them.
QUEEN VICTORIA recently held sale
of fat stock at Claremont Park, and
gave free lunch to purchasers before
the sale commenced. The total sales
footed up $4,000. Pin money
"WHo dat hit me 2 Where's dat
lantern 2" were the ordinations of an
astonished Elmira darkey, after being
thrown something like hundred feet
10y locomotive.
A GEORGIA "cracker was offer
ed four dollars per day to la
Dor, when he exclaimed, "SIr, dye
s'pose Id work when I've just discover
ed fresh coon track z"
"DID you bit him plumb in the
centre asked dying Omaha man
of his son who had just come in from
a desperate street fight" EYES,, was
the reply. "Then die happy" and
a calm grin of pleasure frOze upon his
face.
The Papal Nuncio at Vienna asked
permission of the Pope to leave that
city during the stay of King Victor
Emanuel, ON the ground that it would
be disagreeable to have to meet him.
The request was refused by Cardinal
Antonelli. who told the Nuncio he must
get out of the difficulty by feigning in
disposition.
WHILE President Grant was attend
ing the Fair at Westminster, Nd, last
week, poor old negro woman grasped
him by the hand, and exclaimed, with
tears running down her cheeks, "Thank
God, Masser, you added years to my
life by setting me free-you and Masser
Lincoln, and pray for you, ana bless
you every night of my life for doing
that. God bless you, Masser you and
Lincoln. God bless you both.
YOUNG lady, to beau of whose COM
pany she is getting tired " l hope you
are not nervous, because that clock has
a queer effect on people. All my gem
tlemen acquaintance start when it
strikes ten, and it's just going to strike !
so if you are nervous, perhaps you had
better go home before it begins.
Two PERSONS who have chosen each
other ont of all the species, with the
design to be each others mutual com
fort and entertainment, have, in that
action, bound themselves 60 be good
humored, aifable, discreet, forgiving,
patient and joyful, with respect to each
others irailties and perfectious, to the
end of their lives. addison.
"YoU ought to let me pass here free
of charge, considering the benevolent
nature Of my profession" said physi-
clan TO a tollgate keeper. mot So"
was the reply, "you send too many
dead-heads through here now.' The
doctor did not stop TO argue the point,
but paid his toll, and passed.
THE instincts of the ant are very I'M
important, considered as the ants; but
the mement "A ray of relation is seen TO
extend from NJ to man, and the little
drudge Is seen to be "A monitor, little
body with mighty heart, thea all its
habits, even that said to be recently
observed, that IL never sleeps, become
sublime r. Emerson
THE most practical lover has been
discovered. In one of his letters TO
his sweetheart he wrote II wish, my
dear, that you would not write such
long letters to me. II you we're to
bring an action for breach OF promise
against me, the lawyers should have TO
copy the correspondence between us
and charge fourpence for every folio OF
sevcnty.two words. The shorter the
letters, the more we shall save from
the lawyers.
lr is strange that boys aud Young
men do not learn 10 cut garments or TO
make coat, and thus be able TO com
mand high salary for il is we'll
known TACT that good cutters can and
do readily get from 81, 800 to $4,000 a
year for their services. Allowing that
they will have TO spend six months, or
even a year, in learning the art, how
much better IL will be for them in the
end than 90 be drudging in the dirt on
clerking for a mere pittance. Men who
can cut clothing to tt well the human
form divine are very scarce, and getting