River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1883-09-06
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he rich men Of the country, and he has
made all his fortune in ten years and
from absolutely nothing. His Oregon
steamship stock is worth 100000 and
his interest in the Northern Pacific not
less than $40, 600, 900, very fair fortune
for newspaper reporter TO make in ten
years.
Lord Louth, who recently died, re-
sided for some time in the Clarendon
House, New York. He made his visit
remarkable by a contests in the bar-room
of the New York Hotel with Mr.. Tracy
of Buffalo. After thirty-hye cocktails
Mr.. Tracy gave up, and Lord Louth
drank thirty-sixth. The late General
Magruder acted as second to Mr.. Tracy,
and the late General Rowan to Lord
Louth. The event created much excite
ment at the tune, and great deal OF
money changed hands.
The editor of the only newspaper in
Red Bluff. California, is in Jail on a
charge of murder, but little thing like
that has no effect on him, and his cell
is now furnished with pens, scissors and
paste brush, aud he sits and works with
no fear of duns or other disturbing
visitors.
The Canadian authorities have acted
with some sense in notifying the man
who prop oses to make fool of himself,
in the Niagara rapids, that if he attempts
his exhibition there he viii be counted
lunatic and served accordingly
Mrs. Langtry was not received" into
our best society,"" but the silly snob
who followed her about the country and
aided to scandalize her while on her
starring tour now figures in Newport So
ciety gatherings on an equality with the
best There is still some work for Susan
b. Anthony to do if she intends that
men and women are TO receive justice
alike in this country.
The Annamite ruduc, just deceased,
was a curiosity among emperors. The
two chief institution of his palace were
his harem and his kitchen. Ife was an
old man, and only allowed his sacred
face to be seen by lnandarlns of high
rank His principal meal consisted of
never fewer than twenty courses, among
which was his fayolite delicacy of a
roast monkey. He frequently received
a fatted ape from his subjects AS pres
ent, and nothing was more acceptable.
Among other strange food served up at
his table we're the humps of camels, the
fms of sharks. varieties of snails, and
species of red worms The latter are
eaten alive. His manner of daily life
was said to be more luxurious than that
over his lord, the emperor of China.
The French Radical quotes the fol-
loving extract from Andre Berthet's
lay catechisin to prove this catechism
may be placed safely in the hands of
children: "What is God? don't know.
Who created the world? | don't know.
What becomes of us after earth? ! don't
know Has not religion taught us all
those thingsi Every religion teaches
them in different way, and each one
saws. "BelieVe me | am the truth"
One Of the saddest results of want of
sympathy between parent and child
was seen in the life of Mary Lamb, the
well beloved sister of ella" Mary was
a shy, sensitive, nervous child, afflicted
with hereditary tendency TO mad
ness; her mother was q handsome wo-
man, fond of pleasure, who never under
stood her daughter and even repulsed
advances of affection. Every one knows
the terrible sequel of the story, how the
mother by vain effort at imposition,
was killed by the daughter when mo-
mentary insane. AS Mary's biographer
SAYS, the mothers tenderness and sym
PATTY were of vital consequence"
The Beresford family seem to be pugna-
cious to an extraordinary degree even
for Engliahmen. The following de-
scription of them is given: Lord Beres-
ford is small in stature, careless, easy
going fellow, with good face and bright
ewes. lie is brother of the Marquis of
Waterford, and belongs to family of
fighters William, the son selected for
the army service, would sooner semitic
than eat. 1t is nothing to hear that one
of the Beresfords has broken bone.
Charles William de la Poer Beresford,
the naval commander, is a tavorite of the
Prince Of Wales, because he is zone of
the bows William Beresford Is said
to like nothing better than to prowi
about OF an evening with some other mil
itary officer, put their caps in their p0ck-
cts, turn up their collars, enter saloon,
and engage. unrecognized, in rough.
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