River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1883-12-13
MISCELLANY.

Some San Francisco fishermen recent
w caught singular marine monster,
which they call an elephant fish, in
their net, after a struggle of several
hours, during which the creature drag
ged the smack q long distance. ltmeas-
| ures nine feet eight inches III length,
four feet wide, and seven feet in CIR
conference, and has a mouth eighteen
inches wide. 1t appears to belong to
the shark species, and part of a human
body was found in its NAV.
The value of the willow crop of
Wyoming county, n. Y, is estimated at
Sl2,0O0. The heaviest crops are found
in the towns of Perry, GAINESVILLE and
Warsaw, and the willows are shipped to
Syracuse, Buffalo and New York to Ger
man basket-nakers, where they COM
mand FIR N 81 to $24 per ton. Before
1859 the willows had to be stripped OF
their bark where they were raised,
which was accomplished by standing
the punches in stream of water.
Since 1859 the buyers take them bark
and all, and strip the stalk by steam
power, which makes it more profitable
for the producers.
Among the Oriental rugs on exhibit
ton at the 30 ston Fair there are two
which are so fine that photographs have
been made of them for exhibition, and
they are some of the finest ever seen in
this country. One of them is Fl feet, 10
inches by feet in size. One scarcely
recognizes the fact that such specimens
as these find ready sale among connols-
seurs at 8 900 each. Another good rug,
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dark, rich colors, is the Senoh. In many
| respects it resembles the Afghanistan.
These rugs arc valued at about $500.
There Is not one factory in the world
that makes Mecca rugs. They are made
entirely by families, and 1t is only pos
slbe TO get three or four at time.
Some views on cholera, based on q
successful prac tical experience with he
disease in Madrid and the philippines.
have been expressed to the Paris Acad-
cmy of Sciences by Mons. Ramon de
Luna. He believes that the cause OF
cholera is always to be found in the at
mosphere; that it eXerts its action exclu-
siyely through the respiratory orga ms;
hat its incubation is most likely to take
pl ce during passive condition of the
individual, particularly during sleep;
that the microbe or ferment acts chiefly
on the blood corpusctes, !preventing prop
en- oxidation, and so leading to gradual
sulocation; that the only safe remedy is
the inhalation Of nitrous acid mixed with
| air; and that the best means Of preven-
| ton is the nitrous fumigation of rooms,
utensils, etc, twice day.
The Dashaway Society, noted tenn
perance organization of San Francisco.
had peculiar origin. One night in the
early history of the city party of men
we're winding up spree in saloon,
| when one of the members dashed the
| liquor from the glass, and said 81 dash
it away foreverw From kis incident
| the society was formed.
The New Orleans Times Democrat
claims that, according to the census re-
port, although the southern states possess
| only one-eighteenth of the wealth ofthe
country, they contribute one-sixth of all
| the money expended for school purposes
contributing to their schools three
| times as literally as the north or west.
| while they furnish one-fourth of all the
| scholars in the public schools. In the
| south. 100, there is no distinction in the
| pay of male and female teachers-both
are paid alike. The census also shows
| that children are much more numerous
in the south tiean in the north and west,
| in proportion to the population, the
birth rate being decidedly higher, and
the number of children to the family
| greater.
One of the best stories of the season
canes from Wrightsville, S. c.. and is
thus told by the Recorder: "a lady
while engaged in the pursuit of her DO
mestic duties, encountered mouse in
the flour barrel. Now most ladies', under
such circumstances, would have uttered
| a genuine shrek and then sought safety
| in the garrett; but this one possessed
more than the ordinary degree of genu-
| inc courage. She summoned the man
| servant and told him to get the gun, call
| the dog and stationed herself at a con-
1 vonient distance, then she clambered
| upstairs and commenced to punch the
| flour barrel with pole. Presently the
mouse made its appearance and started
across the floor The dog started at
once in pursuit. The man fired and the
dog dropped dead. The lady fainted,
| fell down the,stairs, and the man, think
Jug she was Killed, and fearing that he
woul be arrested for murder, disap-
| peared, and has not been seen since.
The mouse escaped"
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