River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1883-08-23
MISCELLANY.

The wood pavement is to be gwen up
in London. 1t has not only failed to
realize the promised advantages, but
has led, according to Professor Tyn-
dalPs report, to serious affections of the
ewes and lungs. BY continual watering
the wood became saturated with the
nastiness of the London streets. and
then under the influence of the hot sun,
gave forth a species of dust which was
,ernicious. The old macadam system Is
to be restored.
1t is estimated that the salmon fisher
les of the Columbia river give EN-.
ployment to $4,000 people, about 4, 600
Of whom are Cinnamon. The capital in
vested is 81 100000 and the sales for
1881 and 1882 Melted Sc, 000,0 600. On an
average 100000 fishes are caught year
" and no fish is accepted which does
not weigh at least Is pounds. The sea-
son begins April l. and lasts until Aug.
|. The nets used have meshes with
knots - inches apart, making total
length of 12 inches to each mesh, so
the small fishes, which have no com
mercial value, escape. The salmon Of
commerce found in this river is called
the chinvok, word of Indian derlva-
ton.
Beer and song seem to 90 we'll to-
gether if we are to judge by the sale of
the beverage during the recent saenger-
fest at Buffalo. This musical festival
lasted one week, during which the con-
sumption of lager exceeded that for the
corresponding week of last year by p
1870 barrels This is equivalent to an ex-
cess of IS ,030 gallons, or / ,G5G $50 glasses
a.. 'b.sa
expenditure for beer was $52 S24 more
than usual. Besides this an immense
quantity of WINE, alcoholic liquors and
mineral waters was disposed of. 1t is
estimated that Buffalo prodted by the
festival to the extent of $500, 900.
Great excitement prevails among the
attorneys employed in a suit for $40, 900
now pending between the Parsons es-
tate and the Erie Dime Bank, at Erie,
Pa, owing to the discovery that a page
is missing from the Orphans Court re-
cords. A leaf corresponding to the one
torn away has been pasted i'll, and with
such skill that by glasses only could the
imposture be detected. The distracted
leaf has an important bearing on the
case, but to what extent the final issue
will be affected is now matter OF con-
lecture.
The baohab, or monkey bread tree,
grows to the height of forty feet, but its
girth is entirely out of proportion to its
height. some lrees being thirty feet in
diameter. An old baobab in Africa is
then more like a forest than single
tree. Their aye isincaluabe. Humboldt
considers then as 1.-THE oldest living or
ganic monuments OF our planet Some
trees are believed to be 5000 years old.
You can cut a goOd-siZed room into a
ba0bab. with comfortable accommoda-
tions for thirty men, and the tree lives on
and flourishes. 1t produces fruit about a
loot lon. which is edible AS an exam
pIe of slow growth in England, q baobab
in Kew, though more than eighty years
old, has only attained the height of four
and a half feet A kindred species to
the African baobab grows IN Australia.
They have been measured, being thirty
feet high, with a girth of eighty five
feet.
A correspondent writing from Leba-
non Springs, N. Y, says: "The glory OF
former days has departed. Other heal
ing waters and places of pleasure and
resort have opened and are opening
every wear in all parts of our country
and along our seashore, so that this
once famous place is almost forgotten,
and can never again command the num-
bers and popular influence ofthe former
DAYS. The great hotel, with its spacious
parlors. its piazzas commanding super b
views, and its comfortable and elegant
old-stvle rooms, and long upper and
lower azzas, stands now empty and
and uuoccupied. 1t has fallen under
financial embarrassment and been sold
to a gentleman in Philadelphia, who
has not opened it this season for Wis
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