River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1880-12-09
IN A NUT SHE'LL.


Holy water was used in churches as
early as 100.
Sara Bernhard has her life insured
for $4,000.
Many humorous holiday cards are
| shown this season.
Gen. Miles. the Indian-fghter. has
arrived in Washington.
The military reserve of the United
States reaches 100000 able bodied
men.
In the market "short ribs" are often
quite appropriately set down as tick
hsh."
Abbey, the New York manager, is a
kind of duplex Haverly in the theatre
cal world
The Middlesex Club (Bostonl has
elected General Grant an honorary
member.
1t is denied that President Hayes and
wife will go to Europe next Spring, as
reported.
Senator Blaine had long private in
terview with President-elect Garfield
recently.
The Persians regard the Kurds' army
as their cheese" Pretty likely, too,
from the way it runs.
As matter of fact, woman will 81
alongside of a man in car, though
seat lie vacant next to woman.
At matinee mt the Bijou theatre,
New York, Thanksgiving day, the per
Torrance began at noon.
A New York Weekly paper suggests
that General Grant be prevailed upon
to take charge of the Worlds Fair.
Bills ofexchange were invented by the
Jews as means of removing their
property from nations where they were
prosecuted.
NJ de Lesseps, of canal fame, re-
Gently had bad fall from his horse in
the hunting field, but escaped with
slight bruises.
Charles Merriam, publisher of Web
steers Dictionary, has built an $4,000
library for his native town of West
Brokfield, Mass.
Judge Rogers, the private secretary of
President Hayes, will practice law in
Washington after the 9th of next
March.
President-elect Garfield is now look
ing exceedingly well, and says that the
excitement of the campaign benefited
instead of injuring him.
General Trevino, whose wife is
daughter of General Ord, of the United
States army, is to be secretary of war
in the new Mexican cabinet.
An eccentric but pious man has
built house on posts forty feet high at
Plympton, Oregon, in order that he
may live nearer heaven.
The first bank in the United States
was the bank Of North America, chart
cred by congress, at the instance of
Robert Morris, in 1880.
Professor Fowler, of New. York, some
times examines and gives charts for the
heads of fifty people per day. He is
the champion sculler.
Professor C. II. Hitchcock, of Dart
mouth College, has been elected Pro-
visionary Professor of Geology and
Zoology in Williams college.
Nine. Elterka Cerster, the prima
donna, sold flowers at Catholic fair in
New York city the other evening. She
was kept busy for two hours.
A sportsman at Daholonega, Ga,
failing in his attempt to shoot wild
turkey, threw down his gun and over
took the bird after a chase Of 200
yards.
The estate of the late Mary Shields,
of Philadelphia, is valued at $4,000,
of which 1875, 900 will go by her will to
various Pennsylvania charitable insti
buttons.
NJ Renan, the author of the life of
Christ" is an enthusiastic admirer of
Garabaldi.
New York city has $4,000 more wo-
men than men. In Suffolk county,
Mass, which includes Boston, there are
10000 more women than men.
The very latest revelation in connec-
ton with General Grant is the New
York Herald'S story that he is fond of
pork and beans.
The New York Graphic hints that if
Mr.. DAILY allows his Nautch girls to per-
form in their native costume, Anthony
Comstock will be after him.
Mr.. r. H. Gladstone, a son of the
English premier, called at the executive
mansion at Washington recently, and
paid his respects to President Hayes.
Judge Robert J. Breckenridge, of
Louisville, KY, has been appointed
supreme treasurer of the Knights of
Honor to fill the vacancy caused by
the death of r. A Osmer.
Some of the Choctaw girls in "the
nation" as Indian Indian territory is
called, are highly educated, very beau
tiful, and nearly as fair in complexion
as their sisters in the states.
A brilliant reception was given to the
Scandinavian poet, BjornsUerne Bjorn-
son, and Miss Selma Borg, at Mrs. New
halls Boston, last week. Among the
guests was DR.. Oliver Wendell Holmes.
Yung Wing, of Hartford, Conn, the
Chinese diplomat, has purchased a
piece of property on the corner of Pros
pect avenue and Fern street for about
$4,000.
The Mother Hubbard" is new En-
glsh cloak, much shirred about the
neck, back and front, and with elbow
sleeves, also shirred, the skirt long,
plain and close.
Mrs. Schurbhardt, who was appoint
ed master in chancery for Union coun
ty, ILL.,, has been turned out upon a de-
cision that woman cannot legally
hold the office.
John K Kelso, the oldest native
born citizen of Baltimore, died on the
Goth of November. He was born ON
the 31st of March, 1871, and had spent
his life in his native city.
James +. Brown, the wel-known
iron manufacturer, who died ut Kit
tanning, Pa, recently, had wonder
fully varied business career, and leaves
an estate of several millions.
General George B. Crittenden, Oldest
son of the late John j. Crittenden, died
in Danville, KY, recently. He was
graduate of West Point, and served in
the regular and confederate armies.
General Roberts, the hero of the At
ghanistan war, is an honored visitor of
Queen Victoria at Windsor. He has
accepted invitations to eleven banquets
to be given in his honor, one in Dublin
on the 10th of December.
A correspondent of the Newburyport
Herald says that Notwithstanding the
loss es she has sustained, Maggie Mitch
ell is probably worth more than $780,