River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1882-06-29

| Dodge (Gall Hamlltonl nave lett w ash
ington for their home in Maine, to be
absent during the summer.
The Rev. DIR. John Hall, pastor of
the Fifth Avenue Presbyterian Church,
| and acting chancellor of the university
of the city of New York, will sail for
Europe next Wednesday.
Horatio Seymour has been appoint
ed road commissioner in the town of
Deerfeld, N. Y. The office is the only
one the ex-governor cares to hold.
Ex-President Mark Hopkins, of Will
liams college, will deliver memorial
address on the life and character of the
late President Garfield iii the Congre-
gational church at Williamstown, Mass,
at II M, July 4.
Hanover college, Indiana, has con-
ferred the degree of LII. d. upon Miss
Maria Mitchell, professor of astronomy
at vassar college. She is the sister of
the late, General O. M. Mitchell, and
as woman and scholar deserves the
| honored title.
The bathing suits worn by the oys
Ralong the river front fits well and is
simple and expensive. 1t consists of
wad of cotton in each ear.
A conversation was overheard at
Margate between two children who
were playing on the sand together.
The small boy said to the little girl:
''Do you wish to be my wife ?" The
little girl after reflection, said, eyes"
The small boy: "Then pull off my
boots"
eyes," said the doctor. "I'm wretch
ed; absolutely miserable. What's the
matter? Why, predicted that Gal
lagher couldn't live anyway, and here
he's gone and got well. No, l haven't
any personal feeling that want Gal
to die, but there's my reputation ruin
ed.
A literary reviewer says: Edward
l.. Anderson has written book On
Horseback Some authors are very
eccentric. If the horse was trotting at
the time, his manuscript must look
like the inscriptions of the Egyptian
obelisk
Secretary of the Interior and Mrs.
Teller visited the Indian school at Car
Isle, Pa, yesterday, and were present
at the marriage of dusky educator
and his bronze-hued sweetheart. The
secretary addressed the students, and
pointed out to them the great advan-
tages of education.
The idiot who eats oranges and BAN
anas on the public street and throws
the skins on the sidewalk for folks to
slip down on, is not dead yet. That sort
of fellows out live their usefulnenss very
early in life, and yet, for some unknown
reason, Providence prolongs their exis-
tence long after everybody else wishes
them either dead or in Iophet.
General 90. Howard, now Superin-
tendent OF the United States Military
Academy at West Point, despite his
austere reputation, heartily eni
dancing, and improved his opportuni-
ties during the recent gayeties at West
Poift. Anofficer who was with him in
the Indian country says that he has
seen General Howard in an Indian vii
lage join in dance with the squaws
with all the zest of a young man.
Michael Davitt, the Irish agitator, ar
rived at New York and was immedia-
tely driven to the Everett House. The
steamer Germanic. upon which
he took passage, was detained
by fogs and icebergs, and the
committee of Reception failed
to meet him at the proper place. To
the members of the press he explained
the state of affairs in Ireland, and his
plans for two weeks lecturing tour in
America.
Mrs. Langtry is now negotiating with
Mr.. Abbey for dramatic tour in Amer
lea. 1t is expected that it will begin In
October next and continue for SIX
months. Mrs. Langtry's recent English
provincial tour proved almost unprece-
| dentedly prosperous, the receipts ex-
ceeding 1000 weekly in some cases.
The American repertoire will include
''She Stops to Conquer" ''The Une-
DUAL Match" and Rosalind in "As You
Like It,"
The health of Count Bismarck, the
famous Chancellor of Germany, is re-
ported still infrm. He suffers chiefly
| from rheumatism, and fort night age
his malady took turn for the worse.
the cause being his disobedience of his
| physicians orders strictly to obstain
| from mental labor. He has been advis-
ed to seek a change ofair, and according
| " decided to go soon to Kissengen
Commenting on this news, the Pull Nal
| Grsette says the Princes health, not to
say his life, is ''still far the most impor-
tant factor in European politics" his
age is now past 81, and ''his gigantic
| frame, injured by over work and care
less living, has become drag rather
| than a support to mis- restless mind.
A society drama was presented at the
| theatre at Salt Lake City recently, but
when in the third act the husband
began to and rave tear around because
his wife ran off with another man, the
audience, with one accord rose from
| their seats and exclaimed 'The idea
of making all that fuss about one
woman" and left the place in disgust
He had always told her that levity
was not becoming, especially IN a CIR
about to enter into the sacred duties 0!
wife. She promised to reform, ano
| the wedding came off at last. WheI
the officiating clergyman, in the course
vi tuS CSAcHlOhJ5 buhhOu w sAS So
and in very solemn manner, asked
him to repeat the words with all my
worldly goods I thee endow," the bride
ducked her head against the altar rail
ing and just snorted with merriment
The groom was deek-hand in Myrtle
Avenue thread and needle store.
For downright "blacksmithing" th'
| Albany Journal has a compositor WHIT
takes the cake. In setting telegraph
item this Intelligent" Representative
of the art preservaiive, made 1t reat
as follows s'R. w. Albert G. Goodale
representative of the grand lady OF an.
land, appointed by the Prince of Vale
was introduced and read with the usua
honors," Itshould read "R. w. Alfre'
| G. Goodale, representative of the Crane
Lodge of England, appointed by tn
Prince of Wales, was introduced ant
received with the usual honors."