River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1874-12-04
PERSONAL MENTION.

Anthony has an eye on the bachelor
Governor of New York.
willie, I'm going to heaven" she
wrote, land you will never see me
again"-which was pretty heavy on
Willie.
Mr.. Sharon's daughter, who re.
ceived gift of 100000 on her wed.
ding day, is clipper.built and revenue
cutter.
Tit for tat is thus put by the
Graphic, with an illustration Sand
now tell me why you left your last
place :" 81 will tell you that, ma am,
when you have told me why you parted
with your last cook.
Delaware is peculiar at all times.
This year she has full Legislature
thirty men-with not a lawyer among
the number. There are farmers and
merchants, and philosophers, but not a
member of the legal profession.
1t is rumored that Rev. "Adiron.
dack" Murray has already secured
subscriptions amounting to sixty-seves
thousand dollars in sums not over fiv
hundred dollars each, to carry out hi
pet scheme for a new chur ch at Boston
Mrs. j. w. Gilbert, of Hartford,
is going to play correspondence game
of chess with Miss Rudge, Of England,
reputed to be the best lady player in
Europe.
Since the Honore. Grant wedding it
IS "the thing to have the baby of the
house present at the ceremony. re there
be no baby in the house, borrow one
from the neighbors and dress il gor.
geOusly.
An exchange tells us that Brook.
Ign has three thousand saloons an!
three clerical scandals. The reason the
saloons so greatly outnumber the cleri-
cal scandals is chiefly because you know
where tc lay your hands on the saloons
when you want to count them Cour-
ier-Journal.
Mr.. Henry A. Martin, of Plainfield,
New Jersey, is related by the Times
Of that city to have died recently, from
the effects Of excitement produced by
reading the fictitious account given III
the New York Herald of the escape of
the wild animals from Central Park.
Ex-senator Harlan has returned
to Mount Pleasant, Iowa, and will make
his home there hereafter. OF him it is
said "IIe is nearly seventy reads
without glasses; has quit drinking
brandy f; sleeps, eats, and smokes his
cigar like man with clear conscience
and plenty Of greenbacks.
A lady walking on Boston street,
the other day, suddenly met man
who was coming around a corner, in
such a manner that cigar in his mouth
struck her in the eye, leaving a mark
that she will carry all her life, aud she
would like to know if there is no law
by which she can obtain redress.
AS an instance of the yagaries Of
Partisan life, the following advertise.
ment from paper Of that city il
rather suggestive: "A young man OF
agreeable presence and DESTROYS of get.
ting married, would like To make the
acquaintance Of an aged and expe.
ricnced gentleman who could dissuade
him from taking the fatal step"
Tho Hen. Gerrt Smith has lust
given ten thousand dollars to Hamilton
College, at Clinton, New York, to be
used at the discretion Of the trustees o f
the insti tuition. Mr.. Smith gave the
college ten thousand dollars last Feb.
ruary for general purposes, and lately
ordered a portrait Of President BackuS
to be placed in Memorial Hall.
A bad child. Clergyman-"Baby
was rather troublesome in church last
Sunday, Mrs. Nollekins. Mrs. Nolle.
kins (much distressed -"Yes. he was.
indeed, sir. lie don't seem to like GO.
ing 20 church at all. and he never left
of crying the whole time. and il give
us a great deal Of trouble. sir. il do.
for We did hope to bring him UP for
minister, like yourself.
- 4 lady took her little four year
old down town on the horse cars. and
the man who loves children took the
little one on his knee. On the return
trip the seats were all taken. No zen. !
tleman moved. "Moder." said brivht
eyes, amt somebody wild Messing in
their laps going 10 take me M Z"
There was scramble for that preco.
eious one.--BostoA Journal.