River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1874-02-24
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now circulating IN Massachusetts, for
" We, the undersigned,
citizens of Massachusetts, and con-
sumers of tobacco, protest against any
advance in the rate of tax on what we
consider one of tue necessaries of life
and great help to the temperance re-
form now going on in this State.
HERE is another OF those occurrences
that help TO preserve oneB faith in hu.
man nature in these days Of stealing
and corruption 4 Boston broker re-
ceived $50, 600 last Monday, the balance
on a debt due him from Boston mer.
chant, who failed in 1854, and with
which he compromised.
THERE is very little intrinsic value in
works OF art Bierstadt's Domes of
the Yosemite" which originally sold
for $50. 900, was struck off at auction
some years ago for $1,000, and was
again sold 10 Fairbanks, the scale
maker. at less figure. He presented
it to his native town, Fairbury, vt.
On the whole the cockney blunder-
ers must give way to those Of Berlin.
Here is the solemn editorial comment
OF the editor of the Burger Heitung on
the announcement that the Virginlus
is not an American ship. 1t is to be
hoped now that, instead of meddling
so much with foreign affairs, the gov
eminent at Washington will direct its
attention to internal matters, as late
dispatches assert that discussions are
being fermented in the Episcopal
church in New York.
A COUNTRY fellow entered one of the
New York banks, and walking up to
the counter, exclaimed Here ! am.
| want YOU to take a good look at me.
Without word further, he strobe out.
The next day the same customer re-
uttered the same words, and
again disappeared. The third day, at
about the same time, he walked 10,
and, advancing to the teller's desk,
threw down a draft payable three days
after sighL " Now" said he, you've
seen me three times, | want the money
for it.
A MUSIC HALL, erected at a cost OF
$50, 900, has been opened at Sheffield,
England. The building is the largest
in the town, and has been erected by
limited company TO supply high-class
entertainments. Ii is IN the
Italian style of architecture, and has
two halls, the larger of which Will ac
about 5000 persons. The
speciality of the hall is magnificent
organ, built by NJ. Cavallle Coll, the
celebrated organ-builder at PARIS, at a
cost of 1000
BETWEEN Russia and BOkhar
treaty has been drawn up, in the Rus
sian and Turkoman languages. There
are eighteen articles, the chief pro-
visions OF which are, that the frontiers
remain unchanged, except that Russia
cedes the territory she has recently
on the right bank of the Anon
Daria that the government Of Bokhara
shall be responsible for the security of
harbors constructed 10y Russian mer-
chants on the Anon Daria and app
proved by the Russian government
and that the Ameer of Bokhara abol-
ishes the slave trade throughout his
dominions.
DoRcAs ACLEs, of Turner, Me-, a
tailoress by trade, saved enough money
to buy few acres and to build small
house thereon. Then she married Laz-
arus Lucas. Lazarus died, leaving no
child and no will. Then there was a
lively resurrection among the relatives
of Lazarus. His brothers claimed the
house. When the wrathful Dorcas
found that she had legal right only
TO the use of one-third of the home
she had paid for with her own scanty
savings, she burned up the whole
thing. The revenge was sweet, but
the consequent two years imprson-
ment was the reverse. Woman's wrongs
are sometimes real.
RoosrERs are the puRilists among
birds, aud having no suitable shoulders
to strike from, they strike from the
heel. When "a rooster gets whipped,
the hens all march oph with the other
rooster, if he amt half SO big or hand
sum. II is pluck that wins hen.
BOOSTERS AZ class wont do any house
hold work you kant get q rooster to
pay any attenshun 10 n young one.
They spend most of their time ia crow
ing and stTutting about, aud wunce IN
u while they find worm, which they
make such great fuss over, calling
their wives up from distance, appa-
rently to treat them, but rs the hens git
thare this elegant cuss bends over and
gobbles up the worm. Jist like a man
for all the world Josh Fittings.
A GERMAN PHILOSOPHER OF the pes
mmist school, which holds that every
thing in tbs world is bad, was dining
with his wife on stcwcd hare. On this
occasion the philosophical gentleman
appeared in the character of IN OPP
timist, because not 10 have done SO
would have been to abstain from con
tradictng his wife, herself pes
scmist. The hare" the lady in
question had observed in the middle Of
the dinner, " has no hare's character
- The hare is tine hare, the husband
replied, and possesses the character
of its species. All I can admit is that
it is wanting in individuality. That
the hare, effectively speaking, = q
hare / already knew returned the
philosophers wife. What ! meant
was, that to me, subiectively con'id
ering it, it is as tasteless as mutton