River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1901-05-23

innovation which win affect CORE
spondence. 1t is proposed to make it
compulsory to use envelopes Of a spe-
cial size The variety of sizes causes
loss of time to the German postal au-
thorities in the stamping of post
marks, and they intend to put an end
10 it.
Charles L. Feller, of Providence, has
lately acquired possession Of a copper
coin of the kind used as passports by
runaway slaves coming North long be-
fore the war The coin has "Liberty''
in laurel wreath on its face and on
the reverse the kneeling figure of a
slave woman and the inscription. Am
! not "a woman and a sister?"
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Gen. Horatio Herbert Kitchener is
descended from an old Irish family
and was born in Ireland Cen. Fred
crick S Roberts is descended from an
old Irish family at Waterford. The
general was born in India Gen. Geo.
$. White was born in Ireland Of Irish
parentagc Gen. Garnet W0lseIev is
of Irish descent and was born in Dub
lin
At five years of age boys are mainly
taller than girls. but the girls appear
to equal them at the seventh year,
and continue thus mp to and including
the ninth year, after which the bows
rise again above the girls for two
years. At about y years the Girls
suddenly become taller than the boys,
continuing until the fifteenth year,
when the boys finally regain their
superiority in stature.
4 bloodhound man has beef dis
covered by a German doctor; this is
nm individual whose sense Of smell is
so keen that he can recognize his
friends at u distance of several feet.
and when he is blindfolded. O.e
scientific fact resulting from this
highly developed sense is that all the
members Of family have 8 chatac-
teristic odor, and that each family
has its distinctive odor
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Miss Helen NJ Gould gave $4,000
in January last 10 build Young
Mems Christian association head
quarters ut TT. Monroe Another
headquarters for this association. for
IT.. Hancock, ~ Y, has been provided
by $4,000 gift from Thomas $.
Gla lding Miss Gould's gift was made
on condition that her name be kept
secret, but her name came out when
active work was begun.
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Numbers of experiments have been
made to test the speed and destination
OF corled bottles thrown into the
sea in various parts Of the world. The
most remarkable example was that
i'm which bottle travelled 5000 miles
in about two years aud a half rough.
~. at the rate of six and a half miles
a day. 1t Travelled from 60 degrees
south latitude and Go degrees west
longitude 10 Western Australia.
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a cup of hot coffee is an mfailing
barometer. it you allow lump OF SUI
gar to drop to the bottom Of the cup
and watch the air bubbles arise with
ont disturbing the coffee If the bulb
hles collect in the middle the weather
Will be fnc If they adhere 10 the cup.
forming a ring. it win either rain
or snow; and il the bubbles separate
without assuming any fixed position.
cinngeable weather. may he expected.
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A noiseless alarm clock would prove
Il boon to n host of sufferers from
unreasonable din. The suggestion is
made that a silent alarm can be given
by focusing an electric lamp upon the
head OF the person to be awakened.
and arranging a switch so that the
current to light the lamp would be
turned on by the clock at the desired
time. 1t is claimed that the flash
of light would invariably arouse the
sleeper
In the famous cellars Of the Hotel
de Willie at Bremen there are dozen
cases Of holy wine which have been
preserved for $50 years, Ii the cost
of maintaining the cellar. payment
OF rent interest upon the original
value of the wine and other incidental
charges are considered a bottle Of
his choice Wine has cost s. .0au.
each gIassful S3,l.0oo, and single
drop co'll not be sold without loss
under 500
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Australia has vast quantities Of