River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1888-11-22
MISCELLANEOUS.


A change is coming over the face
Of California. Where the old mines
used 10 be now forests are springing
up. The wind and the birds have done
the planting.
Unmarried lady-"lt must be a
great thing when husband and wife
are Of one mind" Married lady-''That
depends on whose mind it is. - Texas
Sgttags.
At Buffalo ''half on sale it was
proven that cashmere worth sixty-nine
cents per ward was sold for ninety
three cents by placing it on the par
gain" counter. Things are not always
shat they seem.
High water and consequent Hoods
are often a boon TO Southern towns
The Augusta ChrOntcle of Georgia says
that the years after the freshets have
always been the most healthy and that
that city is to-day one OF the cleanest
in the world.
in Delaware little theft is severely
punished. A mau who stole door
mat was sentenced 20 pay for the mat
to receive ten lashes at the public
hitcbing post and then was seoi 10 Jail
for thirty days
\ $50 bill came into the hands Of q
b1sSer with these words written in a
bold. legible hand on its face; This
is the last OF 100000" The sentence
epitomizes the story OF spendthrlft. a
eraapi1Iafor Or "a Gshattrhaa
The most original suicide comes
from Yadkin County. n. g, where one
Rufe Revis hro'le into his neighbours
still room and putting one end OF
syphOn in a barrel OF whisky and the
other in his mouth. got SO entirely iuli
that he had not space for breath.
What sort Of labor is best paid in
this cOuntry?" asked a visiting En-
glishman Of an American. Field la
Dor. was the prompt reply. You sur
prise met "It's fact. You ought Ia
see the salaries paid to our baseball
players. ~ Stts5urgh Chronicle.
Scientists rank the habits Of bees
the most reliable Of all weather prog
nosticatiOns They become restless
and irritable before a storm, AID ia
eight or nine instances within thSce
years their indications have proven
correct when the barometer has failed.
"A man OF Brazil, Ind. who died
suddenly the other day. had most
curious mania for stealing women's
shoes. a few years ago he was ar
rested. and forty or fifty pairs or shoes
and slippers were recovered. After
his death over sixty pairs Of Vomens
shoes were found in the hut where he
lived alone.
An amiable young female peda-
gogue residing in the Mohawk Valley
prides herself on the close relations Of
trust and confidence which exist be-
tween her and the many little ones in
the primary department. One day a
little fellow made his way to the teach
er's desk and. with many bushes and
much embarrassment, finally managed
10 say: You don't care. do you. Miss
--, il my pants don't match my coat?"
"A Michigan farmer. after losing
three shoats. moorc3 "a large boar TO
the hog-pen 20 grapple with the bear
that was feasting on his stock. The
boar possessed long tusks. and bounced
upon bruin the moment he appeared.
The bear attempted 10 hug his enemy,
but the pOrker was too cute. and. after
a hard fight. ripped the intruder open
with his tusk5. The farmer then came
up with n lantern and Drained the
depredaior with an axe
The following paragraph appeared
the other day IN tae Sharp County
ARK Record. we want within the
next sixty days. delivered Al our sane
tum, east end Of Main street. or at our
wifs's residence. south side Of town.
within legal hours. 81. O00 good and
lawful money Of United States eighty
one gallons % irsi-class sorghum 100
bushels Of prime wheat. twenty bar
rels.Of corn IN shucls Quo stalks needed.
] 500 new subscribers. orders for fifty
more new business cards and advertise
ments for orr columns which would
show that business men appreciate the
home paper.
Probably the first prohibition petit
ton issued IN this country has been dr.
covered in the State archives Of North
Carolina. On May 20. i756 King Hag-
Ter. Of the Catawhas thus petitioned
Chief Justice Henley: Il desire a
stop may he put To the selling ~ strong
liquors by the white people 10 my peo-
pie, especially near the Indians. II the
white people make strong drink lot
them sell il 10 one another. Or drink il
IN their own families. This viii avoid
a great deal OF mischief 9hich other
wise will happen from my people get
ting drunk aud quarreljng with the
white people The Chief Justice. ~
appears from an Endorsement, prom
.sed 70 bring the matter - the Govern
or's notice.