River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1897-12-30

mas never been wound up by human
hands. 1t is kept going by the wind.
A NEW TESTAMENT jammed in a
switch made train on the London IL
Northwestern railroad jump the rails
recently.
IT is said that cold weather increases
the consumption of bread, 20 per cent.
more being eaten in frosty than in mild
weather.
II is estimated that there are incan-
descent lamps aggregating over 4Oo,-
600, 600 candle power in use in all parts
of the world.
Ii is told of two men of Brewer,
Maine, that one of them ate a bushel
of peaches ami the other ten pounds of
grapes at one sitting.
TIm pearl fishing season in CeylOn
only lasts - days, and during that
time ] I, 900, coo oysters are brought to
the surface by the divers.
SIXTY years ago the first electric car
was run, hat tha FIRST commercial line
was not built until lsSl, when a line
near Berlin was opened
WHEN cotton thread was first made
$40 yards of il weighed one pound.
Hence it is No. l. Abound containing
twice that number of yards is No. 2,
and so on.
A CoLoRLEss ink for writing upon
postal cards, etc, is made by mixing
together water and sulphuric acid, the
writing becoming permanently visible
when heated
II Chinese children do not obey their
parents, and the latter whip them to
death, the law has no punishment for
them, rs obedience TO parents is the
cardinal virtue.
An expert declares that he knows of
at least COO counterfeits of the old mas
ter, which are now hanging in private
galleries in the United States, al pur-
chased at high prices.
Mrs HUMPHREY WARD received $40
900 for Robert Elsmere, $50 900 each
for david Grieve" and "AIarcella,
So 600 for sir George Tressady" and
$500 Tor Bessie Costrell."
II two tuning forks of the same pitch
sounding, the other silent. in a few
seconds the silent one viii be giving
out distinctly audible note.
Mn MooDY Is believed 10 have beat
IN all others, as more than $1,000, 900
has been paid in royalties for the Cos
pei hymns and tunes issued by him in
con junction with Mr.. Sankey.
ABOUT 4, 600, 600 false teeth are manu-
featured annually in the United States,
while one ton of gold ana three tons Of
silver and platinum, to the value of
Sl0O, 0OO, 600, are used in stopping teeth.
GREEN rests the eye, the resting the
eye often means to rest the nerves,
aud the refreshment of the eye is as
necessary TO com Portable life rs the re-
newal of the other bodily forces by
food
THE largest congregation in America
is that of St Stanislaus kOstlla, in Chi
cago, which has so, 600 communicates.
The number of attendants at the sew
cral sunday services frequently eX-
ceeds 1000
RACINE, Wis. has passed an ordi-
nance requiring all lighting, telephone
and other companies using poles in the
streets 70 paint them a distinctive
color, the color being decided by the
city authorities.
The Brazil nut contains from - to "a
seeds, which all terminate at ono time.
The most vigorous one gets first
through small hole at the top to the
open air and thereupon il strangles
and feeds upon the rest.
A Pies tail is said to unerringly in
dicatc the condition of the animal. If
it hangs loose it shows that the pig is
not well, and that the food should be
changed. If il be coilcd tightly the
pig is healthy and happy.
A SINGLE pair of herringS If allowed
to multiply undisturbed for 20 years
would at the end of that time not only
supply the world with food. but would
become inconveniently numerous.
MN DIAz, wife of the Mexican presi-
dent. ros founded a home where girls
can always find employment. nursery
where children IF working women are
cared for and a Magdalen home for
/ repentant sinners.
! PooR old bismarck is tormcnted by
the toothaehe, yet when he consulted
his doctor the latter told him that a
man at his age out to be delighted to
: have the toothachc still. 1t makes one
feel young again.
SUNDAY concerts in London, where
+ only sacred or classical music is per-
mitted, are growing in popularity.
/ The aggregate attendance sometimes
reaches 90, 600 At most of them the
/ price Of reserved seats begins at or
I l. cents. and the best prices are 50
cents.
a. conan DoYLEs detective stories
+ have been recommended TO the police
/ by prison society OF England. Mr..
DOYLE said recently that after the pub
LEGATION of his stories he was almost
deluged with letters telling family
mysteries and asking his aid in solv-
/ ing them.
OVER 100. 900 horses were last year
\ imported into Belgium for food for the
+ poorer classes, 1000 being killed in
I Antwerp alone for the 20 shops where
this meat is sold exclusively. Large
quantities are also sold in Paris, both
open and in disguised form at cheap
restaurants.
THE hill near Jerusalem where the
cruciGxion Of Jesus occurred is formed
of limestone The shores Of the Dead
( sea are lined with pumice stone, show
cred out of some volcano that de
stroved Sodom and Gomorrah, which
/ cities finally sank beneath the waters
/ of the Dead sea
Ready for Him.