River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1901-08-22
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popuious city.
The feminine surplus in Massachu-
setts is 70,398.
Europe will have to borrow heay-
lily from the American granary.
The amount of money in this coun-
try last year was $3O66 per capita.
The carat is used in estimating the
weight of gems is a grain of Indian
wheat.
Only about 100000 people in this
country buy novels as they run from
the press.
Algeria has four zones in which pc
troleum occurs. One of them is l25
miles long
Stokers in big steamships work in
an average temperature of from 100
to $50 degrees.
1t is estimated that the cost of the
sampson-Sehley court of inquiry will
be about $25, 900.
Only 9 per cent of the soldiers ac-
tually engaged in war are killed on
the field of battle
The graduating lists of the Amer
lean colleges this year show an in
crease of % per cent.
Austrian shoemakers talk of VIC
lence if American retail shoe stores
are opened in that country.
Eleven thousand people are en-
gagged in making lamp chilnneys
throughout the United States.
Owing the the scarcity of grain
cars in the west the Kansas farmers
are experiencing difficulty in moving
their wheat
Exports OF horses and mules in
Missouri last year brought n return
of $9,00o,o00 and great deal of mon
ey came from foreign countries.
According to the London Telegraph
the first Doctors degree ever bestow-
ed upon woman in Bohemia was OBJ
tanned by Fraulein Dr. Cabot, at the
Prague University.
The world-famed Prince Edward Of
York diamond, one of the most pre-
cious stones ever found in the South
African diamond fields, win be
brought to America.
The famous eagles which used to
haunt the lakes of Killarney, making
their home in the Eagles Nest Noun
tains, have been exterminated with
in the last three years.
The statue of Frances f. Willard to
be presented by the state of Illinois
to the national capitol ut Washing
ton viii be modelled by Helen i.
Near, of Oshkosh, Wis.
King Edward VII has accepted
Scott Mantague, NJ. p. number of
American bronze turkeys taken TO
England in a wild state. They will
be housed at Sandringham.
The fortune of Krupp, the Ger
man ironmaster, is estimated at $780,
100000. His yearly income is $4,000
600 and his various foundries and
steel works employ $4,000 men.
The Russian emperor does not be-
lieve in the eight-hour day, so far as
lie Is concerned. He works many
more hours and seldom retires be-
fore / or o'clock in the morning.
1t is stated, on the authority of
Chinese tea merchant, that the glaze
on the paper coverings of tea chests
is due TO preparation composed
principally of the refuse of sharks
fms, tails and skins.
Rev. John Sturgeon, the father of
the famous Charles Sturgeon, now
dead, recently celebrated his ninety
first birthday by laying the founda-
ton stone of the South Norwood
Baptist Church, in England.
The most marvellous instance on
record of man supposed to be dead
who was brought back to life is the
recent case of John Schaefer, of
brooklyn, who was resuscitated aft
er being under water 40 minutes.
The British admiralty have just or
dered 81 sets of wireless telegraphv
gear, to be made according to their
own specifications and system. The
circle, which is perfectly round and
drawn with a compass, exhibits this
popularity as soon as the square is
drawn inside of it.
Ohe or the freaks of nature hns
recently been discovered close 10 the
immense tunnel that is nearing com
pletion on the line of the Southern
Pacific running along the boundary
line of Los Angeles and Ventura
counties. Some worltmen EMPLOYED
ny the company discovered an inn
mense rock that is a perfect image
of mans head.
Curious markings are left upon The
victims of lightning. Often trees
and shrubs to the minutest twig are
outlined in purple upon the BODY.
Formerly it was believed that this
was due to some natural photograph
&c process. 1t is now known TO be
the vivid outlining OF veins under.
meath the skin due to the instanta.
neous molecular charge in the blood.
The effect is indcscribably weird.
The latest feat Of the gian,
Deutschland in maintaining speed
of nearly IS knots. or rs statute
miles, an hour for "a hours, is en-
pected 10 set steamship designers
and builders to thinking as to steam.