River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1883-08-16
General Mention.

In 1872 bright cloud was observed
at midnight to cover a mountain in the
island of Java; it emitted globes of fire
so luminous that the night became as
clear as day. Its effects were l-stonish-
ing. Everything was destroyed for sew
en- leagues round. Houses were de-
molished, plantations were buried IN
the earth, and 8,040 people lost their
lives, besides | 800 head of cattle.
Choate, Webster, Prentiss, Writ
polished their sentences till they almost
glistened like marble. Not a word
could be exchanged without doing vio-
lence to the meaning. They studied
the matter of their subjects well and
then gave part ar attention to the
form of expression.
piece of lime which a boy carried in
his pocket was the cause of his death
from blood poisoning. 1t is the first
instance on record of boys pants peck.
ct going back on him. To think that
brass wire, rusty old knife blades, de.
cayed fruit, cobbler's wax, fish hooks,
putty, mice, hedgehogs, can be carried
with impunity, yet there's all this fuss
about little bit of lime that looked as
innocent as piece of chalk.
At a recent wedding the Princess OF
Wales wore dress of white satin, fit
ting her exquisite figure like a glove
The skirt had three founces, each
edged with cofee-colored lace. Over
the bodice was a short Zouave jacket of
coffee-colored lace. Her bonnet was
white straw trimmed with the same
material. Al one side was a bunch of
pink carnations, and fastening the
strings a bunch of dark red flowers.
She carried white parasol with a gold
handle. The three princesses were
dressed in plain white frocks.
In Garden City, l.. l., they have a
new and very happy way of drawing the
social line. The rents are all fixed by
the Stewart managers, so each person
knows what rent his neighbors pay, and
they divide into as many circles as there
are different rates. Thus the 81 900
house men won't associate with the
$500 house men, and the 81 800 house
men won't associate with the 81 600
house men and 50 on. One man there
pays 81, 800 annual rent and, of course,
he won't associate with anybody.
a cruel magazine editor returned the
manuscript of poem to lady in New
Orleans. She says: II do not really be-
lieve they ever unfolded lit to look at
because, while rewriting it, IAN evelash
fell upon the paper, and, instead of
brushing il off, L concluded to leave it
there Just to see whether they would
read the piece. Well, sure enough!
when opened the paper, there was my
eyelash all undisturbed! Now you know
if these three half sheet had been fin
gered the little ~eyelash would never
have come back"
European statisticians are gradually
reducing their estimates of the popula-
ton Of China. 1t used to be put at over
400 10000 Benin and Wagner reduce
their estimate fer China and Corea from
434, 500, GOO to 379, 800, 900. Peterson re-
duces his estimate by rs, 100000, making
the present total 800, 900, 900. DR.. Hap
per, missionary, believes this can safely
be reduced another 50,000,000 Mr.. Hip
psey, Acting Commissioner OfCustOms,
thinks 250,000, 900 more correct than
$50 900, 600. The losses by the Tapping
and Mohammedan rebellions, and by
the famine and pestilence which swept
the provinces of Chill, Shantung, Sansi,
CnenSl anu IlOuus are NdIlOuoly CbbAuit-
ted at from 81 900 900 to 81 100000.
Many cases of typhoid fever, scarla-
tina and diptheria have been traced by
British medical men to contaminated
milk, and the source of disease was Sc
marked that five years ago the Privy
Council issued an order imposing upon
county justices the duty of inspecting
and regulating the sanitary arrange
ments of diaries, milk shops and cow
houses. The order not having been
properly attended to, and recent out
breaks Of fever having demonstrated
the necessity of more stringent action
an act has just been passed by parlia
ment which provides for the registra
ton by the local authority Of all persons
carrying on the trade of cow-keepers
dairymen or milk sellers; for securing
the cleanliness of milk shops and milk
vessels; for advising precaution against
infection or contamination; for inspec-
ton of the cattle in diaries and COW
sheds: and for authorizing the local au-
thority to make the necessary regula-
tons. This is very sensible legislation
and might be copied in this country
with good results