River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1879-09-11
Miscellaneous Paragraphs.

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Miscellaneous Paragraphs.
An English Snowman version OF the
story of King Darius, Daniel and the lions
was as follows: "'At him. says the king
won't says the lions, AT him again,
sass the king. 'BIowed if we will, say.
the lions-which wos sell for the great
King Darius, and very wcxatlous.
1 was after the opera, and they were
in u rendezvous for material refreshments
| The usual talk about the singing and the
| artists submding he as souvenir Of the
evening, offered her his bottoBhole
I bouquet She, accepting, SAID, "HoN
| l0yelv. lie added, "What fragrance too =
And then she, shifting the savory odor Of
the incoming oysters, echoed, Yes, what
fragrant stew - Then he became involved
in thought.
European infantry soldiers, are uni
formed as follows: French, blue coats
and red pants; German, blue with red
facings and a double row OF buttons on
the coat; Austrian, gray coat and blue
pants; Russian, pants and coat dark
brown, with a double row of buttons ON
the coat; Turkish, an Oriental cap, with
tassel and tez, and blue coat and pants.
The uniform of the United States infant
~ consists af a French fatigue cap, darA
blue coat and light blue pants.
4 merchant, sitting in his office in South
street. New York, recently received an
answer to his despatch sent to Shanghai
only SIX hours previously. Shanghai Is
thiftvsix thousand miles distant from
New York and the message mot making
an allowance for delivery at the two cit
les must have travelled at the rate of one
hundred miles minute, or a mile and
two thirds per second. The charge to
Shau2haI il 50 80 per word to Yokohama,
So 05, but the cipher Is so wei. systemic
lied bv mercantile houses that a single
word serves for dozen when transcribed.
4 good story-the better because 1t IS
truc-is told at the expense of a benevo
lent lady who was examining the work
OF the ass ciated charities in this city
One of the applicants for relief seen by
her was coiored woman, who told
doleiul story OF suffering, which SO work
ed upon the mind of the lady that,
against the advice of an experienced
friend, she gave her 50 TO relieve her
present distress. Her disgust may be
inagined when she learned that her ward
bought u four button pair Of kid gloves
and seat for ''Pinalorc" with the mon
ey.
An eminent preacher was called on to
preach. while two other preachers sat on
the pulpit sofa Having loud voice he
made the most Of it, to the great annoy
ance of his two brethren. After church
was out both OF them took him to task
for his vociferation, and insisted that
palmer anl less noisy style of o:atory
would do more good. "uow much do
YOU get for preaching?" he asked Of his
critics. Ohe replied that he got 81 200
wear, the other 81 600. well, was the
answer, ii get $4,000, which is more
than both sour salaries put together. |
guess I'll keep ON 'hollering y
4 lady dropped her handkerchief on
Winter Street the other day Ladlse-
manns quick eye caught the hutter Of
the dainty thing as 1t fell to the walk.
Quick as thought, he had pounced upon
ii, and with dotted hat and his sweetest
smile, he approached the unknown fair
one with: MADAME, your hand" He
pot no further. 1t was only Mrs. L..
disguised in another suit. SEEING the
cambria as a cat would a mouse, she gave
Iadlsmann "A look OF eloquent scern and
contempt. remarking; Don stand there
2rinnin@ like sick monkey, John Ladisc-
mann, and you'd better put on your hat
before you get cold. People at your
time of life, and bald at that, should be
careful how they expose themselves
Strange that some women can not bear
to have their husbands gallant to the sex
No gentleman" SAYS the professor
ever gives military salute to lady"
Well, hardly; we should say he wouldn't
The military salute varies from simple,
ora ciui wave Of the hand, to three ru1ics
Of the drum, S color, trumpcts sounding
the flourish, arms presented, and so on
up to the President, who is entitled 10 a
salute of tsenty-one guns, and the
s'hlghest h4nors-ali standards and ColOrs
droopir :, officers and troops saluting
drums beating and trumpets sounding.
Now, if the gentlemen of America got in
the habit of raising such racket as
that every time they met lady, it would
he rather more startling than chronic
Fourth of July. Professor flaming is
correct. This sort of thing wants to be
discouraged.
About two o'clock ON the morning OF
Sept ., at St Paul, a man named John
Hines met with sudden and terrible
deasn IN tie yard of the ST. Paul, Mime
apcjls & Manitoba railroad 1t appears
Hines, with others, had been engaged du-
ring the day by John Cobb for work on
e extension line IF road beyond
Fergus Fails When the tram came 10
pun out, Hines with another man took
up a position on q Hat car, on which was
one Of the brakemen ofthe train Hines
was standing near the brake at the front
end of the car. Just how it happened
cannot be known, but as the train slacAed
up Hines fell forward between the cars
and, as appears, struck with his head
partly across the rail, over which the car
wheel passed. shaving off the wbole scalp
and spreading his brains out over the
ground.