River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1901-08-01
CURRENT TOPICS.


left Newton, kan, the other day, for
California.
Nightingale competitive concerts
are held every year during April in
various cities in Japan.
Hundreds of horses in New Yorl;
have been treated to shower baths
from fire hose during the past few
days.
The new Alpine railway from Bex
to Villars has been opened The line
opens a picturesque country in the
high Alps.
On level pavement pull of 90
pounds will draw ton, on macadam
it takes 40 pounds, and on rough
gravel 147 pounds.
France holds the record as a user
of gold. She has coined 1900 tons in
the last 40 years, against 1,4o0 tons
used by the English mint.
The Penobscot tribe Of Indians,
which numbered Pa in 1850, is now
about 400 strong. Maine appropri
Stes $4,000 for their benefit.
The Bavarian royal family owns B.
$4,000 acres, over one-ffth of the
kingdom. 1t is richer, comparatively,
than any crown in the world
The Hawaiian Islands are more
prosperous at present than at any
time in their history, and the demand
for laborers is far in excess OF the
supply.
The highest yiaduct in the world
has just been built across Il gorge
in the Shan Hills, in Upper Burma
1t used up 5000 TONS Of steel and cost
100000.
Competition of electric tramways
is alluded to in many of the halt
yearly reports of English railways as
affecting short distance passenger
movement
waterproof paper that has Just
been brought out is meeting with
great success. 1t is made up Of two
sheets of brown paper stuck together
with rubber solution.
\ new kind of sealing wax has becn
produced. 1t is contained in a glass
tube, and when required for use it is
sufficient to warm the cylinder in or
der to make the wax flow
Strutting about on Colorado
Springs ostrich farm is a big bird
that is valued at $1,000, 500 for him
self and $1,000 for his owners ola.
mond stud, which he swallowed.
Astronomers say there are only
eighteen stars of the first magnitude.
The light from these takes about
three years to reach the earth There
are fifty-fve of second magnitude
sheep, with green fleece, are a
novelty, but they are to be seen in
Germany near some copper works.
They live in the dust and fumes, and
drink water contaminated by copper.
\ stingIess bee has been discoy-
cred in Montserrat, in the West In.
dies. Ii gathers honey, the quality OF
which can be improved by modern
hives. 1t will be introduced into this
country.
Porto Rico contains 200 people TO
the square mile. Only two states Of
the union slrrpass it in density of
on-Massachusetts and Rho de
Island, the latter with a population
Of $40 TO the mile.
Ten trolley cars for carrying par,
GELS are now run by the Metropcli,
tan company over the streets of New
York. The trolley express service is
expected to revolutionize parcel col
lection and delivery.
y new idea in connection with
solder will doubtless be appropriated
by those who wish to make clean
joint readily. 1t is sold in sticks with
a core " rosin, so that YOU have the
whole thing complete in one article
Masculine wearers of shirt waists
have been barred from two Chicago
thcaters. the management of a third
is considering the same action, and
at none of the better class Of play
houses is a welcome hand extended to-
ward the opponents of this form of
dress fad.
The most remarkable book in the
world, so far as its appearance is
concerned, is neither written nor
printed. 1t is in the Imperial Ii.
brary of Paris. and the letters are
cut out of tissue paper with a pair
of scissors. \ sheet of blue tissue.
in which the letters are cut. is
placed between two pages of white.
and so the matter is read.
The richest nation in the world
proportionately is the Australian
commonwealth, says London Answers.
Last year the total value Of the pro-
ducts Of the colonies of that country
amounted TO about $534,6oo, 800. of
which agricultural industries amount
cd TO $l2l,1jo,ooo; pastoral industries,
Sl45,S0o 600; mineral products. Sg7.-
100000, and the other industries. $780,
100000
In Lcipsic the street cars are fur
nished with some weekly journal. aud
'eafiet giving particulars of theatre.
al and music hall performances. The
reading matter hangs ON a hook at
one end of the ear, and passengers
may take it to their seats tor perusal
One day the gardener at the Nor.
folk Crcoke rcctory. Norfolk, Eng,