River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1893-12-21
MISCELLANEOUS.

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The atrocious crime of being a
young man.-Earl of Chatham.
Kansas is fifth in cattle and corn,
ninth in hogs, horses and coal.
Fisher and Fisherman came from
the name of business occupation,
while Fish, Fisk anC a few more have
the same origin.
-Sycophant was once an Athenian
government official who inspected the
baggage of travellers to prevent the
expectation of figs. - A.
Don't they have yell of their
own at this school?' Eyes, but the
college colors are so loud you can't
often hear it."-Inter Ocean
Something With Him.-Young Flip
will you have something with me?'
Steady-"Yes, thanks; I'll have talk
with sou on your dissipated habits."-
Detroit Free Press
Photographer - Look pleasant,
please" Sitter-"rll be blamed If l
do! I'm hoorwalker in a dry goods
store, and this is the first day Off I've
had for six months. Boston Tran
script
Principal (congratulating his book
keeper on his twenty-five years jubi-
lee)-'At the same time / ask you to
accept a small present, viz, 500 marks
in gold less the usual discount of IL
per cent. for cash payments, amount
ing to ~ marks. "-Lustige Batter.
-Alligator's tail is one of the queer
delicacies much priced by southern
Creole gourmands; but not the tail of
any alligator is desirable. 1t must be
of the proper size and condition. When
IL IS properly cooked it is most tooth
some. 1t tastes something like turtle.
"A St Louis physician wisely de-
clares that only healthy people should
marry. IF l had my way" he adds,
blondes should never marry each
other. A blonde should secure bru-
nette for partner. If this were done,
we should become more beautiful as a
race, and stronger. and longer lived"
The sheriff was once a shire-reeve,
or county steward, having the care of
the finances. income and order of a
community. In England, the sheriffs
are appointed by the sovereign; in the
United States they are elected by the
people. In the former country the
office is both judicial and ministerial
in the latter it is almost wholly minis
terial.
-Naturalists say that the largest
serpent of which accurate measure
ments have been taken in modern times
was an anaconda which DIR. Gardner
| found dead and suspended in the forks
of tree in Mexico. 1t was dragged
I INT f..rN
and careful measurement with tape
| line proved that it was thirty-seven
feet in length.
The musical instrument called the
| jewsharp, once very popular among the
negroes of the south and mentioned by
a doubtful chronicler as one of the two
/ instruments that Connecticut Puritans
might lawfully play on Sunday, was
really not named in honor of the Jews
1t was once called the jeustrump, or
| toy trumpet, and the name jewsharp is
popular misrepresentation
Some New York shops maintain at
times curiously primitive messenger
service in the suburbs. A messenger is
dispatched by rail to some central
/ suburban station and starting thence
he delivers on foot small packages of
/ goods to customers mile or more from
| the railway station. 1t is an expensive
and laborous system, maintained to
encourage trade from rapidly growing
/ suburbs.
"A new wayfarer's lodge, opened in
/ New York. contains beds for 200, I'M
| limited bathrooms and an impressive
wood yard. An applicant must saw
pne-siXteenth of a cord of wood for a
luncheon, one-eighth of cord for dim
ner and lodging. and as soon as the
wood is ready he is obliged to take a
/ bath before he can reach his reward
All clothing is put into the fumigating
rooms at night. The building is so
4 con structcd that the rooms can be dali y
/ flooded with tine hose.
One of the most wonderful time
/ keepers known to the horologist was
made in London about one hundred
years ago and sent by the president of
/ the East India Company as gift to
/ the emperor of China. The case was
made in the form of chariot, in which
/ was seated the figure of woman.
/ This figure was OF pure ivory and gold
/ and sat with her right hand resting
/ upon tiny clock fastened to the side
/ of the vehicle. This beautiful orna-
/ ment was made almost entirely of gold
| and was deliberately decorated with
/ precious stones.
Not all the immigrants who come
to New York ere the lumpish people
I that some try to make them out. On
/ the bridge especially, they display an
\ amount of curiosity that would credit
a Yankee, and the view delights them.
\ ANY day one will see a company of
/ Italians, just landed, the women SPLEEN
| did in brass jewelry and printed hand
/ kerchiefs, standing at the bridge en-
4 trance watching the operation of APP
I plying the grip TO the cable, and all
/ chattering like magpies The stolid
Russian jew seems to delight more in
the landscape than in engineering, and
/ often walks over to Brooklyn with his
whole family on a tour of sightseeing.
The Washington state commandery
/ of the military order of the Loyal Lee
/ gion passed a resolution, for the pur-
/ pose of stimulating patriotism among
1 the members of that organization, that
I in future, and for all time, whenever
the music of The Star Spangled Ban
ner' shall be played. every member of
Washington Commandery present shall
Immediately rise to his feet and un-
cover his head. and remain standing
until the music of its inspiring strains
shall have ceased. The officers of the
Washington body think the patriotism
% the whole order needs stimulating,
snd they will send a request to all com
n.anderies throughout the country for
the passage of similar resolution.
Lately the employees at the Phila-
delphia geological garden have been
amused by the antics of some queer
little animals which are not on public
exhibition. The newcomers are white
and black Japanese Waiting mice
seven in number. When let out of
their cages they wink at each other
and step gracefully forward with a
movement which some of the beholders
declare is bow. Head Keeper Manley
whistles Annie Rooney" and the mice
skip away in pairs with queer whirl-
ing motion. When he strikes up The
Bowery'' they revolve so fast that moth
ing can be seen but little gray balls
''Ta-ra-ra- boom-de-aye" causes them to
Swing corners and dance all hands
around" Once the owner ventured to
play the Dead March" while they
were dancing. With a whisk of their