River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1895-07-25

Innovations and changes are so
common that the average person
gives little or no attention when
something new is paraded before the
public. Now comes the introduction
Of new pronoun into the English
language which appears to meet a
real demand. There is no pronoun
for the third person, singular, COM
mon gender in our language. When
we wish TO refer TO either male OF
female We are compelled TO use two
pronouns, one for the masculine and
the other for the feminine gender.
Thus ii we Use some sentence like the
following: Every person in the
audience will pleas raise has or her
right hand.r or if we ignore one class
altogether'9e say: "Every person in
the audience will please raise has right
! hand"
Now, certain author of Psychology,
Prof. Williams of Lynchburg, o., has
attempted TO enrich the English
language by the invention of the
| somewhat harsh sounding word
"thon," combination of 'the one"
With this word the sentence above
becomes, EVERY person in the
audience will please raise H,Ons right
hand" and so on for all analogous
constructions.
1 fvNl. hap sa 81 10 In; in,
the towns of Trimbelle and Oak
Grove, and considerable complaint is
made of the refusal on the part of the
| Town Board of the former to estab-
lish stricter quarantine regulations
1t is also Claimed that the parochial
schools lave been open to children
| from families where deaths have oc-
CURED from the disease, that mem
bers from such families have attended
| church and exposed others, and that no
| restrictions have been thrown around
| the funeral of those dying from it.
The situation is serious and seems to
call for examination and intervention
by the State Board of Health. Our
informant tells us that for years
diphtheria has fingered in the town of
Trimbelle and has never been en-
tirely eradicateG. 1t may take heroic
measures to stamp out the dread
scourge, but public officials should not
shirk disagreeable duties in matter
so serious.
1t is rumored that Youells & Chap
man are contemplating putting in
81 500 soda fountain in the near
future.
Insect powder and sticky and poison
ouf fly paper will rid your house of
troublesome insects. The best is at
Taggart's.
For SALE.-One share River Falls
Starch Factory and one Potato Digger,
at bargain. EUNICE FOSTER.
This is the second week of the
Columbian Catholic Summer School
at Madison. OF all the Summer
Schoolsin the Northwest, this is prov
ing TO be one of the most noted of the
season. Some of the most dis
tinguished scholars and prelates of
the Catholic church are connected
with the school. The citizens of
Madison and students are enjoying a
continuous literary treat. Lectures
on variety of subjects have been
delivered by such men as DIR. Mausice
Eagan of Notre Dame University,
Rev. p Charles de Smedt of Paris.
France, Prof. A. +. Zahm of the
Catholic University, Washington,
Archbishop Ireland, st. Paul, DIR.
Nugent, Des Moines, Iowa Bishop
Watterson, Rev. j. j.. Conway and
Others equally distinguished in the
church.
Archbishop Feehan of Chicago with
"A party of forty priests arrived in
Madison Tuesday to visit the school.
1t is gratifying to note the broad
liberal views and depth of culture ex-
hibited by these distinguished repre-
sentatives of the modern Catholic
church.
Carroll Bros. have secondhand
Separator for sale cheap.
The beauty of being able to say
No" so decisiyely that misunder-
standing is impossible is never more
apparent than when man asks you
to loan him a quarter.
Mrs. C.-"Do you believe that cures
can be effected by the laying on of
hands?'
Mrs. A.-"Certainly. / cured my
boy of smoking in that way"
Mr.. McSwat getting ready for
Lobelia, what's the matter
with this necktie of mine? i can't
find any way TO fasten the blamed
thing on" Mrs. McSwat-"O, o, o.!
Put that down, Billiger! That's my
new hatr'-Chicago Tribune.
STRAYED.-From the pasture of A.
w. Kaler, two heifers-one black
with white strip on belly, the other red
and white, cut on hind leg by barbed
wire. Mr.. Kaler will reward any one
for information leading to the recov-
cry of these animals.
Read This Aloud Quickly.
AS was going down the street /
saw two bootblacks. One was black
bootblack and the other a white boot
black, and both had black boots, as
well as backing and backing brushes.
The black bootblack asked the white
bootblack to black his, the black boot
blacks black boots with backing.
The white bootblack consented to
black the black boots of the black
bOotblack with backing, but when
he, the white bootblack, had BACKED
one black boot of the bootblaek with
backing. he, the white bootblack,
refused tn black his the black hoat-