River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1884-03-06
Things in General.

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one of the seven wonders of the world,
was 425 feet long and 200 feet WIDE
The roof was supported by l27 columns
go feet high. which had been placed
there by as many kings. Ofthese, 80 were
carved in the most beautiful manner,
one of which was the work ofthe famous
Seopas The doors and panelings were
made of cypress wood and the roof of
cedar This celebrated building was
not totally completed till DO years after
its foundation, Ctesphon was its prin
cipal architect The riches that we're
in the temple We're immense. 1t was
burnt ON the night that Alexander the
Great was born, by Eratostratus; his
object in doing it was to transmit his
name to posterity 10y an action SO I'M
common; hut it rose from its ruins with
greater splendor and magnificence.
A romantic marriage took place re-
Gently at Antioch, Ohio. Ayoung ma
courted Young lady seven years They
We're engaged to be married and he had
asked her parents for her. He took a
motion not to get married but to go away
to college He told his brother, seven
Years older than himself that he would
give mp his girl to him. If he would tllr
nish him money enough to school him
two wears. He consented to this pro-
viding he wonld make it all right with
the girl. The girl agreed, if she could
not get him, rather than To miss getting
one of the family, she would take the
old bachelor The young man got his
money and started for college. He was
gone but a few weeks till his brother
and the girl were married
A Louisiana state convict, who had
escaped from his confinement and sue
ceeded III getting a good start of his
pursuers. became perplexed as to how
he would rid himself of his prison garb
He finally walked boldly into negroes
house and informed the owner that he
was circus performer disabled by rheu
matism, and offered to swap clothing
for any old suit of ordinary clothes.
The bargain was closed, and the crimi-
nal continued his flight in safety.
An Illinois person has discovered that
bread should be buttered on the under
instead of the upper side He is a rea-
soning Illinois person, and he has ar
rived at his grand discovery by pro
cess of reasoning. 1t is well ascer-
tanned physiological fact that the ability
to taste resides chiefly in the tongue,
and exists to very small extent III the
roof Of the mouth Butter is added to
bread because butter is pleasing to the
taste. When, however, we spread but
ter ON the top of bread, thereby bring
ing it into contact with the roof of the
mouth, we virtually waste it, for we do
not taste it until it accidentally comes
i'll contact with tho tongue Now, if
bread were buttered on the under side
the butter would be brought into imme
date contact with The tongue, and we
should thus get the whole benefit of it.
This train of reasoning is delightfully."-
clear and entirely convincing.
Bob Burdette loves babies, and from
the following it seems that babies take
kindly to him in the cars; And the
babies Little bundles Of feecy white
cloaks, blue cloaks, warm crimson
cloaks, indescribable bundles of shawls
and wraps and hoods and swans down,
shapeless and motionless until the car
starts; the door is shut with bang like
Mississippi shotgun, and the unwrap
ping process begins and baby crawls
out of his chrysalis. fluffy tuft of crinkled
hair, fat, dimpled fist; then plump
face, rosy with the kisses of Jack Frost;
a pair of big, round, wondering eyes,
and dancing head that goes swinging
around on that little crease that passes
for baby's neck, while the baby takes
in the whole ear and begins at once to
make friends with the ugliest and bash
fullest man he can sec, and buries the
poor fellow under mountains of confu
sion by calling him Papa.
The Earl of Aylesford, at one time
the greatest spendthrift in Europe and
the intimate friend of the Prince of
Wales, is living near Big Springs, Tex,
on a p, 900 acre farm. His brother, the
the Hon. Daniel Finch, is with him.
4 correspondent saws that some time ago
the Earl was divorced from his wife,
banished from society and limited to
$50. 900 year. so he buried himself in
Texas. They spend their time riding.
hunting and having fun with the COW
boys, with whom they are very popular.
The COWBOYS call the Earl the Judge
and his brother the KID.
The late Stephen Williams, Of Rox-
bury, left s20, 600 to the Hampton, Va,
Normal School, $50 900 to the Home
for Little Wanderers in Boston, s. 900
to the Home for Aged Men and 5000
to the Home for Aged Women, besides
other charitable requests.
1t costs the people Of Great Britain
Sl75. 600 a year to man the three royal
Yachts, though they are in service few
weeks in the year only. The plavthings
originally cost 81 900, 000
Ohio has coal in thirty Of thirty-eight
counties. aud put ont S. 220. 229 tons IN
1883 gam Of .000. 900 tons