River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1874-05-26
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All SOItS VI IdIhB ihpuSs
BALTIMORE wants her streets indexed.
A PRIVATE inhationist "a counter
feiter.
How can pithy" speeches be other
than dry?
WmKIE COLLINS is soon coming back
to America.
Tom TAYLOR receives SO, 900 annually
for editing Punch.
MAST has finished "caricaturing" for
the season.
GERALD MASSEY is at work on
book upon the origin of myths.
LONDON had 1852 periodicals printed
within its limits in February.
AN autograph hunter recently paid
800 for the signature of Oliver Gold
smith.
EDMOND ABoUT..says Victor Hugo is
the most learned of Frenchmen OF let
tiers.
IT is pleasant to note that Truth
(aged ninety) is still Sojourner at
Washington. -Lo,UeH Courier.
A BowDoIN College student, home on
n vacation, recently told his father that
among the studies of the next term, by
far the most important was that of
"Chronic Sections.
THERE has been an extraordinary
falling off in the emigration from Liver
pool this year. Forinstance, in March,
1873. the number of persons who sailed
from the Mersey "under the act" was
13.411. while in the corresponding
month of this year it was only COOS.
The little daughter of the generous
and unfortunate Matilda Heron, whom
she fancifully christened Bijou, made
her debut ON the Fifth-avenue stage,
the other night, as a child in the play
of "Alphonse," and proved that his
trionic genius is hereditary.
SoLrLooUY by an old topper" They
say whisky is a curse. And they say
brandy is a curse. And they say to-
bacco is another curse. Well, wish
all those curses would come home to
roost. and roost low at that, so as i
could pull 'em down whenever / wanted
EN-"
INCREASED attention is being given to
l rice culture in Louisiana. 1t is only q
s few years since that this staple has
+ made figure inthe productions OF this
e State but already it has attained such
! large proportions as to bid fair to ex
coed the sugar crop. This spring i
G will be planted on a scale exceeding al
! precedent.
The eight establishments in thu
United States engaged in making Bes
semer rails, produce annually 15O,0Ot
tons. This amount will soon be IN
creased 33 per cent The demand for
! steel rails is constantly increasing, and
production is correspondingly increas-
ing. :,
A DETROIT gentleman prides himself
on his fine fowls, and his neighbor 10
equally vain Of a fine coach dog. The
dog worries the life out Of the chick
ems. A few days ago the owner Of the
dog received the following note:--
, Friend - You keep dogs. keep
chickens. If my chickens worry your
dogs, shoot, 'em."
A TEuToNIc disciple Of Shakespeare
, is boring Germany TO death by his won
derful mastery over the Bard OF Avon.
This wonderful person has committed
TO memory all OF Shakespeare's plays,
: and, at one reading goes through q
| whole five.a comedy or tragedy with
| 9th once referring TO book or manu-
5 script.
! THE man who went into locomotive
in the Allegheny Locomotive Works fol
: the purpose Of repairing it, with cork
} less can of benzine, cannot b, reid re
! sponsible for the injuries SUE 40 b.
I another man who went in with !. lantern
2 feet first, and came out like shot, hea'
' first. The first man got out before tn
( accident happened, and was saved
h doctors bill.
G The lawyers Of Indianapolis are toi
@ turing their brains over an extraordini
! nv problem. Some years ago lady
h that city was married, and four month
thereafter separated from her husband
was divorced and remarked in a montl
ic and four months thereafter gave Dirt
es 10 n child by her first husband. Qul
IN recently the second husband procure
al divorce and the custody Of the CHI
he was awarded 10 him. Now comes u
he first husband and claims the chill
d, Who is entitled 10 its possession
Where is King solomon