River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1883-11-29
Passing Events.

Passing Events.
The matrimonial chances of an Amer
lean young lady have been partially de-
termined by an old maid in Philadel-
phia. She kept the record of 1000 of
her acquaintance who were led to the
altar. She finds that the chances pc
tween the ages of II and 40 are as fol-
lows: 81 at IA and Is, l04 at l6 and II,
DIS at s and 10, $50 at 20 and p, 100 at
D and %, - at "A and p, 80 at 70 and
q. is at 2S and 20, Is at 80 and 81, ii at
81 and So. s at 81 and 50, at SO and 81,
and at IS and 80. Y VIII therefore De
seen that from Is to 20 is the tiood-tlde
al matrimony, and that it is at those ages
that the most chances are taken IN the
great lottery.
The opposition press at Honolulu
staAes that thu bankruptcy of the govern
,kentSNas prevented recently by the
Kindness ofColonel Spreckles IN paying
mis- taxes inadyance.
) A New York fire insurance president
Mas Just Iosta country seat valued at 49,
ono. and he hadn't a cent of insurance
he was probably looking around Tor &
It4lahleccmpany.
n lSAA Was ACNEAANAN NAtAASAAN ~ ANNAaN-tNAe
England, which had two pairs Of eyes.
It was a small specimen Of the spotted
raw or skate. One pair of eyes were on
the upper side and the other on the
lower Side of the fish, so that it could
see both above and beloG.
Trinity College has just come into pos
session Of map of America in 1922. 1t
is supposed to have been made from
Columbus ideas, and was published in
Madrid, The gulf of Mexico and Cuba
are rightly located. but their details are,
of course, very poor.
DR.. L. de Plasse, in an article transla-
ted for La CoHsiue, highly commends
the oyster, eaten raw, rs a wholesome
aud digestible article of food. But "all
the preparations OF oysters, he SAYS,
''are indigestible. Oyster soup, baked
oysters, roast oysters, pan-roast oysters,
etc, all these preparations are suited
olly to torment AMI disturb the stomach
and to develop dyspepsia and gastritis.
The roast and pan roast oysters are very
| indigestible, for the liquid is not pre-
served, and all the albumen has been
coagulated by heat
Mr.. William Gulick, Lousianian by
| birth, told the New York Tribune that
she most remarkable feature of south
arn development he has noticed in his
recent southern trips is tie leading part
taken by Hebrews in trade and indus
| trial matters. Wherever you observe
unusual activity and prosperity in any
! southern community he said, you
will find an influential Jewish element"
| He added "A most remarkable Illus
tration is to be found in Augusta, Ga,
where Mr.. Solomon Cohen IS the
knowing power" This indicates n re-
markable breakup in caste prediudlces
in the south for at one time the He
brew, the ''poor white, anitsthe freed
men we're alike ostraci2ed, not merely
in society but in trade, at the south.
Gen. Carnahan, adjutant general Of
| Indiana, has addressed a letter to the
secretary of wal proposing that a ma
| tional encampment, TO consist OF some
Of the best companies, battallons, regi-
| ments. batteries and troops of the ma
tional guard from every state, be held
in Washington next May.
There is Il lively contest now going on
lbetween the citizens of the little town
| of Mary Ann, Ark. A number OF the
residents have applied to have the town
. ttluCOE DuINltu anu AatAt'A 4AAti A''''''f
| while the old settlers object and say, III
tn cir paper, that 'if the dudes don't
feel satisfied with May Ann they can
get up and git"
4 correspondent of the Boston Post
sends tho following extract from the
viii of Lewis Morris, the father of Gouv-
erneur Morris, statesman and diploma
list, from which itappe8rs that this gen
tleman had not high opinion Of Con-
necticut morals. The will proved in
1860, saws: at is my wish that my son,
GouYenenrr, shall have the best educa~
ton that can be furnished him in Eng
land or America; bat my express Will and
direction are, that under no circnm-
stances shall he be sent TO the colony OF
Connecticut for that purpose, lest In his
youth be should imbibe that low craft
and cunning SO incideHttO the people
that country, and which are so interwo-
! ven intl cir constitution that they cannot
conceal from the world, though many OF
| them, uuder the sanctited grace of re-
! hgiou have attempted TO impose them
| selves upon the world as honest men,