River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1898-06-23
CURRENT TOPICS.


CAPTAIN in the navy ranks with n
colonel in the army.
DoCToRs say that pure alcohol is the
best diSinfectant for the hands,
WHEN Columbus discovered Cuba in
1902, he named the island Juana.
MANILA is the diminutive of mano
(hand) ard therefore means little
hand"
EGGs are quoted al ten cents each in
Havana, but the price of good eggs is
not even limited at
MATANZAs, the scene of Adm. Samp-
sons first bombardulent means THE
place of butchering,"
OF the shoes imported into british
colonies more than 45 per cent. are OF
American manufacture
THE Thirty-ffth Ward, of Philadel-
phia claims 10 be the banner aspara-
gus-growing district of the world.
II is said that it has been decided TO
have the entire country of the South
African republic surveyed geolog-
ically.
THE Chinese government levies reg
ular tax on beggars, and give them in
return the privilege OF begging in GER
tain districts.
IT is estimated that 40 per cent. of
the prisoners of Austria die of con-
sumption caused by the dark cell mode
of punishment
LONDON has n resident population of
nearly !, 900 professional orchestral in
strumcntalists OF this total nearly
200 are violinists
BY experiments on rabbits Prof.
Fischi has demonstrated that getting
chilled has most important effect in
predisposjug to disease.
THE longest fence in the world is a
wire netting fence in Australia, 1886
miles long, its object being to keep the
rabbits from the cultivated fields.
TIE new oxygen treatment for
wounds is regarded by the medical
profession rs of the greatest value and
as distinct advance in surgery.
In the famous frozen mines in va
lsutsll, in Russia the frost has finally
been passed through at a depth of 700
feet below the surface Of the earth.
THE London Lancet tells of an Eng
lish woman who had become the
mother of 10 children in 20 years of
married life. She never had twins.
In India there is a species of butter
fly in which the male has the left wing
yellow and the right one red. Tho
colors OF the female are exactly oppo-
site
CHINA has drawn the largest check
on the Bank of England Of which the
bank has any record in settlement Of
the japanese indemnity. 1t was for
Eli ,0OS, S57 los 3D.
A SHEFFIELD (Eng) firm has just
turned out an ingot of steel 80 tons in
weight 1t is the yield of four fur
naces, and will be used in the making
OF heavy guns.
BETWEEN Madagascar and the coast
of India there are about 900 islands,
only 600 of which are inhabited, but
most of which arc capable of support
ing population.
THE swiftest elevator in the world
is at the Oneida mine, in Amador
county, Cal The ascent of 1900 feet
was lately made in 20 seconds. This
was at the speed of mile in 20 sec
onds
TIE most northern lighthouse in
Great Britain. the northwest tower on
the coast of Shetland, is built on a rock
200 feet high, the summit of which
barely affords room for the necessary
buildings.
AND now it appears that the torpedo
boat, the TemerariO, which so many
feared would destroy the Oregon, is
disabled and has made arrangements
to remain in a neutral port until the
close of the war,
TIE creature most tenacious of life
is the common sea polyp. One may be
cut in two, and two creatures are the
result. If one be Slit lengthwise into
half a dozen sections, half dozen an
mails are the result.
WEARING braids down the back is
not permitted at Berlin university.
Two women students, who wore their
hair in that fashion, have been cXclud-
ed from the lectures on the ground
that it made them look like school
girls.
LIEUT.. CHAs YOU'VE the only col
ored officer in abe UnitedoStates army,
and the only one Of the men of his
race who ever passed through West
Point. has been chosen major of
colorcd battalion of Ohio VOLUNTEER in
fantry.
THE largest library in the world is
the National library of Paris, which
contains 40 miles OF shelves, hold
ing 1,400. 600 books. There are
also l75. 600 manuscripts, 500, 600 maps
aud charts and $50, 600 coins and
medals.
THE value of bicycles and parts of
bicycles exported from the United
States in March, 1898, was SOS, 729.
The increase for the 12 months ending
with that month, as compared with
the year ending with March, 1897, was
$3.50, 1878.
The Lnttcr-Dny Mystery.
Tho carly sea scrueut Is ciltraukr1 This sea.