River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1889-01-10
THINGS Ir GENERAL

A cooKySs school in Pittsburgh makes
speciality Of educating men cooks.
AN ex-cavalryman has sued the Govern
ment for 1928 for aiding in the capture of
JET Davis.
FoRTY-rHREE per cent Of the entire popu
laiion Of Alabama who are ten years ole and
over can not read.
THE inferior physique Of large portion
Of the British army is attracting attention
in Great Britain.
NEARLY 20.0O0 Norwegians migrated from
their country last year, and the emigration
this year is reported to be considerably
greater.
IRIS strange, but true, that there are al
most as many real Indians in New York
State as in Minnesota. In al there are just
about 5000 red men in the Empire State.
THE largest electric plant in the world
will soon be put in operat on. London is 70
be Illuminated by electricity, and . contract
for the immense undertaking has already
been made.
THE liquor law is being so vigorously en-
forced in Manchester, N. h, that dealers
are compelled TO carry their stock in their
pockets, where il is safe, as the law does
not admit the searching Of a person.
The Senate of South Carolina has passed
a bill making it misdemeanor punishable
by dismissal for any member OF the
Legislature 70 accept a free pass from any
railroad. This is to prevent undue railroad
influence.
A LADY Of Topeka, Kan, deserves immor-
tality for her simple fidelity TO facts in the
face Of an DER sentimental world. On the
simple granite shaft she has erected above
her husbands grave is chiseled the truth
full legend: ''Died Of Delirium Tremens."
one ostrich egg contains sufficient
nourishment for two or three hearty men.
Il is equal in weight and nutrition to about
dozen hens eggs, and very often ones are
found weighing four pounds. The flavor
differs very little from that of a hens egg.
UxpER the new law which provides that
executions for murder in New York shall
be by electricity, it is made a misdemeanor
to report or publish the executions. The
statute s held TO be unconstitutional be-
cause it abridges the liberty of the press,
which Is guaranteed under the organic law.
A ST. LOUIS suicide wrote: II am sixty
two years old. In eight years / would have
been seventy, an old, dilapidated, tottering
fossil Ihave played the world out and il
don't owe me a cent I've had more fun
than a mule in a corn-field and I've got
enough. Therefore l will cheat the course
of nature aud jump the time to come"
THE process OF whitening sugar was dis
covered in a curious way. A hen that had
gone through clay puddle went with her
muddy feet into a sugar house. She left
tracks on a pile Of sugar. II was noticed
that wherever her tracks were the sugar
was whitened. Experiments were insti
| tuted, and the result was that wet clay
came TO be used in refining sugar.
A sADDLE-CoLoRED negro claiming TO be 6
| lawyer from New York arrived at Powder
/ Springs, Ga, short time ago, and, on The
/ strength of Harrison's election, told tht
/ negroes that he was sent out to buy up al
/ he lands he could and sell them to negroe!
IN twenty years time at six per cent Hi,
| charge for inspecting farm was from tel
| 10 twelve dollars, which every one tina
wanted TO buy had to pay in advance, an'
be was TO meet them in Marietta and maxi
them deeds to the farms. He picked up
ew hundred dollars and left.