River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1884-09-11
Miscellaneous Notes.

The Africans do not believe in long
MINDED essays, even in their diplomatic
treaties. The extradition treaty be-
tween the King of Ethiopia and the
Khedive of Egypt is as follows, aud en-
braces every criminal case; "His Ma
iesty the Negoosa Negust and his High
ness the Khedive engage to deliver
criminals who may have fed to escape
punishment from the dominions of the
one to the dominions of the other"
The announcement that the Chilean
Government has declared a war of ex-
termination against the monarch of yul-
tures-the candor-and offers SIS for
every candor killed, justifies sone re-
marks as to the possibility of the Chilean
Government realizing its purpose. The
,andor has, indeed, been declared "an
enemy to the republic" and candor-
hunting has become a highly lucrative
business: but when one takes into con-
sideration the astounding powers of the
bird and its wonderful habits, one finds
it hard to believe that the Government
can ever succeed in destroying the species
at any price.
In the German Empire, seventeen
years ago, there were 800 towns, with
populations of between 5000 and 90,
900, which were without railway accom-
modations. In the year 1880, the num-
Der Of such town was only 1872. OF
towns having populations of between
2, 600 and 5000, there arein the empire
1 ,975, of which only 468 had any rail-
way accommodation seventeen years
ago. BY 1880 the number of towns SO
provided had risen to 932.
Co-education at Cornell university is
summed up as follows in circular re-
Gently issued by that institution
young women bear the strain of men
tai work quite as well as young men,
and there is no more sickness among
them; moreover, a large percentage of
them complete the course and graduate,
and the average of scholarship among
them is higher than young men. This
fact does not necessarily imply mental
superiority; it results, doubtless, from
the greater regularity with which they
apply themselves to their tasks" This
is indicative that the average girl
Eastern correspondents speak of so fire.
quently has not been martriculated at
Cornell University.
Cyclonia is the name of an Indian
baby, and it is no misnomer. She was
born during the frightful cyclone in
Jamaica two years ago, which swept
away Villages and forests. The house
in which the mother lay was demol-
ished-all except the four walls and
ceiling of the room in which she was.
Destruction relgned all about her, and
death would have been inevitable in
any other part of the premises. But
the mother and her newborn babe
were saved. They named the little one
"Cyclonia, and she is strong and
healthy enough to raise one at slight
provocation.
There are in the State of New York
twenty loan, trust and mortgage com
paies- fifteen in New York, two in
Brooklyn, aud one each in Syracuse,
Rochester and Buffalo. On July 1.
| 1877, only eleven of these corporations
were in operation in the State, having
aggregate resources of only $64, 529,
l39. Their wonderful growth is shown
in the fact that at present they have to-
tai resources of $151, 572, 904.07, OF
which amount IS, $50, 420.30 is loaned
on bond and mortgage and $50, l6S, :
001.12 is invested in public stocks ;
ST., PIP, 926.55 is loaned on collaterals,
and $40, 043, 732 50 on personal securi-
ties; the investment IN real estate is
So, $40, PAT. "a.