River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1901-03-14
C. r. MORSE, Publisher.
RIVER FALLS.

Al LII ALLo. NAo
Many Chinese temples have win
dows made from the white mother
OF pearl found in oyster shells. The
material is perfectly transparent and
looks like opal glass.
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Edward VII. though. in accordance
with the precedent ser by George ",
has relinquished his position as most
worshipful grand master of English
Free Masons, win retain position
more or less active by becoming the
protector Of English Free Masons.
The duke of Connaught, now past
grand warden, win succeed TO tbs
grand mastership.
Everybody is talking of the harness
worn by the eight cream-colored
horses that conveyed the king and
queen at the opening of parliament.
1T is really very beautiful, and was
made for one of the jubilee celebra-
how valuable it is all the metal on it
which looks brass being of gold, the
whole set of harness having cost no
less than e15,O00.
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EX-Gov. Lee, of South Dakota, has
notified the state authorities that he
has returned the Office chair recently
given him by the legislature in &c
cordancc with the custom. He says
that he is opposed 10 giving away
state property, and it is an easy step
from taking presents of small value,
ut the states expense to a gift of
large value, involving grave abuses
and gross corruption,
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Senator r. Il. Butler, of Washing
ton county Tenn, is the oldest mem
her Of the Tennessee Legislature in
point of service. He is now serving
his eleventh session in the senate. and
before that he had served six years in
the house. Besides this experience
in state legislation. Senator Butler
served ten years in the national house
of representatives.. He served in the
union army, and was lieutenant-
colonel of the Thirteenth cavalry
Should King Edward VII. visit Ire
land this year, as may happen. he will
he the first king, with his consort,
who ever visited the country since il
became part of the British kingdom.
During that time six kings of En-
gland have visited Ireland, but unac-
companied by their queens. Henry III.
paid the first visit in 1l72. and held a
court outside Dublin. The other king
~ visitors were Richard H., Henry ",
James H., William III. and George ".
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w. X. Nanderblt's million-dollar
yacht called at Sasannah. Ga. re-
Gently, being nearly out Of coal. 700
tons of which were waiting to be put
on board. Rain was falling heavily
that day and the Negro laborers
could not be induced to put the coal
into the hold. In vain did the cap
tain storm. All ship-owners looked
alike to the colored men, who refused
TO work until the sun shone out some
time next day.
Miss Olive Monalsen, daughter Of o
European resident OF Bombay. has
just been married to the young RAJ
lah OF Jhind, lord of native state in
India. The wedding took place ne
cording to the Sikh rites, the bride
being fully aware that the groom al
ready had at least two wives. The
marriage contract provides the lady
with definite and handsome income
and makes stipulations as to how
many other wives the potentate may
have.
Three million geese are brought
regularly to the October market in
Warsaw, Poland often coming from
remote provinces. many OF these
geese have Go travel over long dis
tanceS upon roads which would wear
out their feet if they were not "shod."
For this purpose they are driven
through tar poured upon the ground.
and then through sand After the
operation has been repeated several
times the feet of the geese become
covered with n hard crust.
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Systematic protection of the for
csts against fire is an issue before
the New Jersey legislature. The to-
tai forest area of New Jersey is more
than two million acres. which is be-
heved to be larger in proportion to
its size than that Of any other mid
die state. The proposed preventive
measure will follow the general
lines of a suggestion made by Clifford
finchot, an authority on forestry,
which involves a system of fire lines,
10 be patrolled daily by wardenS.
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DIR. John y. Murphy, the Chicago
surgeon, who was IN consultation
with Dir. A. j. Stone during the last
illness of the late Senator Cushman
Is. Davis, has filed in the probate