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

The Olympia Wyoming Courier of
recent date says there are now not less
than $4,000 Cinnamon in British Column
bia. and the number is increasing fully
100 per month by the arrival of ship
loads in Victoria.
Our consul to Brazil has telegraphed
the department of state that DR.. Friez
and other eminent physicians report
that after the various microscopic and
other tests of the blood of yellow f4ver
patients they have fully established the
theory that he yellow fever germ exists
in the blood. They claim to have found
various evidences in every subject oper
ated on.
The Trenton, N. j., editor who spoke
slightingly of factory girls and their mo-
rails raised hornets nest. and the buzz
zing of fifteen hundred factory girls,
coupled with threats at an elaborate dis
play of boycotting methods was so fear
full that he had to come and say that he
wrote the offensive article in hurry,
and didn't mean it.
A trial of the S1-ton guns at Dover, a
short time a ago, resulted successfully.
The ground trembled perceptlbly from
the effects of the explosion, windows
and doors ratified, aad several thick
panes of glass in the lighthouse were
shattered, Four rounds were fired, the
nroiectiles being all OF the same weight
i 700 pounds-but the charges of pow
der varing from 225 pounds to $50
pounds, the latter being full charge.
The proiectles struck the water at dis
tances varying from 1900 yards to four
miles. according to the elevation, and
the recoil varied from four to seven feet.
The carriages and aiming apparatus
worked admirably.
NJ. de Lesseps breaches that the chill
dren of the rich are over-dressed, over
fed and underexercised. He was
brought up in many respectes like a
Young savage-iust as he is rearing his
little folk-and he thinks that had it rot
been for his fathers appreciation
of the unadorned beauty OF
finely clad and pampered babyhood, he
m de Lessepsl would not have pre-
served his vitality 80 far into old age as
he had done. The basis of strong co n
stitution were laid in free and natural
childhood. At the age of five he was
no more afraid to ride a mettlesome
horse than an Arab of the desert. Be-
fore his boys and girls were old enough
To play marbles and dress dolls he gave
them ponies and took them out to ride
in the environs of Paris.
The corner stone of the Garfield mon
ument in San Francisco is to be laid in Au-
gust %, and it is expected that the cere-
monies will h,e very impressive. The
governors of all the Pacl nc
coast states and terrific
ties, King Kalakana of the Sandwich
| Islands and his staff, the entire militia
of California and Nevada, and delega-
| tions from all the coast ports OF the
| grand army of the republic will be pres
| ent. and the direction of details Will be
| given to the Knights Templar. The
| monument will stand In Conservatory
valley of Golden Gate park.
In I.apland the sun never goes down
during May, June and July, but, in win
ter, for two months, he never rises a
all. His place, however, is somewhat
supplied by the wonderful northern
4 lights. which flash and flicker in the
| gray SKIES They look like fires OF
! /! .ousand shapes and colors. Now hike
clowns, and now like domes; now like
flashing nets, and now like streamers oil
| silk: now like banners, and now ike
arches-these welcome guests make
rsght beautiful.