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Horrors Of the Commune.

Mr.. Washburne remained in Paris
during the entire Commune, and
was the only representative of
foreign power who remained there.
He was charged with the protection
of no less than fourteen different
nationalities. The scenes which
passed during the Commune were
described at considerable length.
The first act of the insurrectionists
was to sieze Clement, Thomas and
Leconte, who were brought to
mock court-martial, condemned to
death, and Immediately shot. There
were $4,000 of the National Guard
in Paris at that time, and they threw
off the government authority, and
entered into the insurrection. The
regular government having left Par
is for Versailles, the insurrectionary
government saw at their feet one of
the largest, richest, most beautiful
and attractive cities in the world,
with its wealth, splendor, refine
ment, intelligence, and with all the
departments of the government fall
en- into their hands. They trampled
under foot all law and authority, and
held the city for ten weeks simply
by force and terror. It was a fight
on the part of great majority of
the Communists for power and
plunder, and to force themselves
from the restraint of law. The
reign of the Commune was the abso-
lutte force of desperate and wicked
men unlimited, unchecked, unre-
strained by any human power.
The great leader of the Commune,
Raoul Regault, was described as one
of the most desperate and bloody
men who ever existed. Bloody,
energetic and desperate, he was con-
sumed by the mUst deadly hatred to
society and the most intense thirst
for blood. Mr.. Washburne then
gave an account of the assassination
by Regault of Chandery, distin-
guished Republican, and of Bon
jean, the Chief Justice of France.
and afterward Of the venerable ,e Arch
bishop of Paris. It was through
Raoul Regault that Mr.. Washburne
was enabled to get access to tho
Archbishop during his time OF i'm
prisonment at the prison of Mazas.
There he visited the Archbishop
frequently, and INTERVIEWED, but
| without success, to have him releas-
ed. He then described the several
interviews he had with him, the con-
dition Of the prison and the work
of the assassination of that great
prelate who was SO beloved by all
Paris. The condition of Paris
during the Commune was further
described: Fortune, business, pub
lie and private credit, industry. Ia
Dor, and financial enterprise were
all buried in. one common grave
There was everywhere devastation.
desolation and ruin. ALL the gold
and silver found in the churches and
all the plate belonging to the gov
ernment found in the different mon
asteries was seized by the Commune
and converted into coin. The Cath
olic clergy were hunted down and
the priests were openly playcarded
as thieves. No less than twenty
three priests we're shot by order of
Raoul Regault the day before the
entry Of the government troops into
Paris.-- Wash6urme's Lecture on the
Siege of Paris.
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A devoted wife will always
speak plainly though kindly to her
husband. Here is . case in point:
when idle," said . married man,
81 ewant to go where there is NO
snow to shovel" His wife said that
she presumed that he would.
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TWILL furnish teams tor funerals 10
Masonic Cemetery for 80 each.
dec2Otf. w. H Bow.
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Bur for your wife a "Singer." for
Christmas. q reduced prices. d12 dwtf
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Cuba.

The following is the brief in
augural address of the venerable
Major General Francisco Javlcr
Cespedes, late Vice President of
the Republic of Cuba, upon as
suming the functions of it's Chief
Magistracy:
CoMPATRIoTs: - The worthy
President of the Republic, Citi-
zen Tomas Estrada Palma, has
fallen into the hands of the en-
envy, and through this sad oc-
currence, according to our laws
1 am called upon to occupy the
vacant post. The loss we just
sustained should not discourage
us even IN the slightest degree,
but should bind US together in
serried ranks as true Republic
ans. It should also stimulate
our patriotism, SO that we may
work together with renewed en-
ergo to bring about our political
and social regeneration. The
spilling Of so much generous
Cuban blood demauds this. JUS
tice and the manacled slaves of
our island also demand this of
US. The death or absence of the
chief head of a Republican gov
ernment can only now serve the
enemy for the pretext of a false
victory. 1t does not affect the
question of peace or war or the
march Of events. 1 rely on your
Republicanism, 1 rely on your
bravery in combating the ene-
my, which in the past has gained
You the admiration Of the world.
[ rely on the cooperation Of my
Cabinet upon assuming the reins
of government, knowing that
they will make full allowances
for my advanced age,
Countrymen, with yourselves,
l am for the liberty and indie
pendence OF our country now
and forever.
FRANCISCO J. CEsdEDEs.
rNha Dra,;Jov< so n bro+hor ~
the late President Cespedes, who
was the first Chief Magistrate o1
the Cuban Republic.
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The President is a brother of
the late President Cespedes, who
was the first Chief Magistrate of
the Cuban Republic.

In reply to the trade circular
issued by the Department OF
State in August last, the United
States consul at Barmen reports
that, aftera careful consideration
of the business in general in that
quarter, he is convinced that al
most every article Of American
growth and manufacture which
can profitably be introduced
at present into Germany has al
ready found it's way there. He
suggests that the existing trade
in manufactured articles might
be increased if American manu-
facturers would take into consld-
Grafton the fact that the Ger
mans are slow and reluctant to
adapt themselves to any innova-
ton in their tastes or habits, and
that a greater effort should,
therefore, be made to meet their
requirements. The trade in
canned fruits, which is already
large, would be even more -four
lshing if greater regard was
paid to German ideas. The fin
est specimens of our splendidly
prepared peaches and pears are
sometimes unstable because too
little sugar is used in their prep
aration. The Germans are ex-
ceedingly fond of preserves and
consume large quantities of
them, but they must be sweet.
Cranberries, if properly pre-
pared, might be successfully in
troduced into Germany. Large
quantities of American sole
leather are imported, more, how
ever, by reason Of its cheapness
than its excellence. More atten-
tention to its quality would rem
der its position in the German
market better.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1878-08-08
Done Brown.

It seems incredible that a man born
and raised in Annisquam, Mass, should
have been done so concededly brown as
the particular Caleb described to the
Drawer, as follows, by a lady: t.
A well-to-do resident Of the village,
Capt. W., wished to employ Caleb to
saw some wood, three cords and a half
in all, and promised to pay him fifty
cents day. Caleb owned no saw, but
as the Captain had good one, it was
agreed that Caleb should hire it, and
pay for the use Of it at the rate of nine
pence cord. At early dawn the next
morning--it was in July-Caleb was at
work. Those were the days of wide fire.
places, and each log needed to be sawed
but once. Before night he had finished
the job, and weAt to Capt. VS. house
to settle.
"Let's see," said the Captain; {" YOU
were to have fifty cents day; we'll call
1t DAY, though it isn't shutdown yet.
That's fifty cents for you. And you were
to pay me ninepence cord for the use
of the saw: there's forty three sad three
quarter ceuts due me-. I say, Caleb. you
don't seem to have much coming
Caleb looked dubious. He scratched
his head thoughtfully, but presently a
light seemed to break in upon his mind
Show unfortnit," said he, IS that you
did not have half cord more, for then
zoe could a come out just square! "--Eds.
tors Drasoer, IN Ha,pcr's Magazine fo7
Juyy.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1878-08-08
How Dog Leared the Difference Be-
tween Bee and a Fly.

A grocer on Carr street YESTERDAY
placed on his sidewalk in front of his
store sugar hogshead which he had just
emptied. The adnearing sweets attracted
myriads Of flies and few honey-bees,
which seemed to think they had found a
bonanza. A vagabond- looking dog was
lying down in the shade of the sugar
hogshead and was posted much. by the
flies, which found the dogs nose
a good place to roost after they had filled
themselves with sugar. After the dog
had wearied himselftout by his Intellectual
snaps at the flies, he buried his nose be-
tween his paws and took the ANNOYANCE
philosopbically. At length bee came
hummihg around him, and being bigger
game, the dog concluded to go for it, and
watching his opportunity mapped at it
and caught it In his mouth. Then he
made sudden spring to his feet as if he
had just thought of something he had to
do in hurry, and the hair all over him
raised on end as If he had been electri-
fled. Then ne pranced around for mo-
ment shaking his head trantically as if he
were worrying a rat. A little black co.
ject dropped out of his mouth which he
looked at inquirinsly for brief instant,
and then started off in haste to see man
around the corner, bowling dismally as he
went. The man was not there, and the
dog came back and once more
made an inspection of the little
black object that lay on the side
walk, and poked it timidly with his paw.
He perh Fps wanted to be- able to recognize
one of those little things if he should
ever encounter one of them again. After
satisfying his curiosity, he went and lay
down again, with a sort of grin and bear
it-you-old-fool look, Igiving vent to his
feelings occasinly by subdued cannie
Oh. st. Lou is Republican.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1878-08-08
What Is A "Tecm2"

The court of the queens bench was re-
Gently called upon to give legal detini
ton OF the word "team.' A tenant of an
English duke had agreed as q part of his
rent payment, to furnish at sundry times
lone days team work with two horses
and one proper person."
On one occasion the dukes manager
desired the farmer to send cart to fetch
Goals from railway station to the ducal
mansion. The farmer offered to furnish
two horses and man, but insisted that
the duke shout supply the cart. ''There
can't be team without a cart or wag
on" said the manager. "Oh, yes, there
can!' replied the farmer; ''the horses are
the team"
Both parties were honest, and both
were obstinate, and so the law was asked
to decide which defination OF a team ("
was correct, the dukes or the farmers,
A jury said the dukes, but the farmer
asked the court of queens bench if the
jury were not quite as incorrect as was
the duke.
The court heard learned lawyers argue.
and also discussed among themselves,
What is team? Poetry and lexicoGs
were appealed to. One judge quoted
these lines to show that the team is sepa-
rate from the cart:
"Giles Jelt was sleeping, in his cart he Law,
Some waggish pilf'rers stole his team away
Giles wakes and cries, DDS bodkins, what is
Why, how now; am Giles or notf
Il he, I've lost six CEILINGS to my smart;
II not DDS bodkins, I've found a cartl'"
Another Judge quoted a line from
Wordsworth:
my jolly team will work alone for me-"
Horses, said the learned judge, might
be ':jolly,' but cart cannot. Whereup-
on the counsel for the duke gave the
Judge "a Rowland" for his SOLVER by
citing Gray's lines:
loft did the harvest to their sickle Weld,
Their furrow oft the stubborn glebe hath
broke;
How jocund did they drive their team afeld,
How how'd the wood beneath their sturdy
stroke!"
But the farmers lawyer "capped' that
quotation with several citations from the
poets. From Spencer:
Thee ploughman all unmeeting found,
AS he his toilseme team that way did guide,
And brought thee up ploughman's state to
bide."
From Shakespeare:
ave fairies that do run,
BY the triple Hecale's team,
From tt e presence of the sun,
Following darkness like dream"
From Dryden:
Amy number, and passing in line,
Like long team of snowy swans on high,
Which clap their wings and cleave the liquid
sky"
The Judges decided two TO one that the
farmers definition of "team" was correct;
and then, as if to add another to the many
illustrations of the "glorious uncertainty
Of the law said they would hear the case
over again.
The case shows the Importance Of put
ting down in written agreement just what
is agreed upon, and of eschewing oil am
bisuous words.
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hostess hurried away to welcome the new
corners. "Will wonders never ceases
Grace Ieller@ates Mrs.@ Rsndall's soriee
But l suppose it's all on account of Mary
Elton's uncle, the judge: Here comes MI.
Parker ;zaz and i Cynthia-dear me.
what q curious mixture our American
society is; how they will be shocked at
meeting Grace Teller" .~'"'
Involuntary she advanced a step or
two to witness the meeting. Mr.. Parker
looked quite as much astonished as she
had expected, but somehow it was not
just the kind Of astonishment that was on
the programme.
Miss Grace. you here? Why, when
did you come from Factoryville2"
you are acquainted with Miss Teller9'
asked Mrs. Randall, with some surprise.
"Quite we'll; in fact I have had the
management of her property for some
years. Miss Teller is the young lady who
owns the extensive calico factories, FROM
which our village takes its name."
Dear me!' calculated Mrs. Seymour
turning pale AMI sinking down on, d.
van near her. "Why, they say the heiress
VA IA0 OAN SCutlcIudu WHO OWucu the
Fact ryville property is the richest girl
in the country" j..
-, "Grace," said Frank gravely and al
most ste1nly, "what does this mean2"
The blue eyes filled with tears as she
chung closer to his arm.
II can't help owning the calico factor
les, Frank. Don't you love me just as
we'll as if I didnt2'
my little deceiver. But why didn't
you tell me2''
"Why should tell you, Frank2 1t was
so nice to leave the heiress behind and be
plain Grace Teller for awhile. And when
| saw how opposed your mother was to
orr engagement, spark of woman's will
tulness rose up within me, and l resolved
l would MAINTAIN my incognita, come
what might. Mrs. Seymour" she added,
turning archly round and holding out
her hand to the discounted old lady,
''didn'tI tell you that owed my daily
bread to the factory2"
And Poor Mrs. Seymour, for once in
her life, was at a loss for an answer.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1878-08-08
Clear tho Way

For the escape from the system of it's waste
and debris, which, If retained, would vitiate
the bodily fluids and overthrow health. That
important channel OF exit, the bowels, may be
kept permanently free from Instructions by
using the non-griping, gently acting and
agreeable cathartic, Hostetters's Stomach Bit
tiers, which not only liberates impurities, bnt
invigorates the lining of the intestinal canal
when weakened by constipation or the unwise
use OF violent purgatives. The stomach, liver
and urinary organs are likewise reinforced
and aroused to healthful action by this bene-
6cent tonic and corrective, and every organ,
h6er, muscle and nerve experiences share
OF lts invigorating influence. Unobjectionable
IN flavor, most genial and wholesome med
icinal stimulent, and owing its efficacy to
botanic sources exclusively, tits the remedy
best adapted TO household use on account Q
its safety, wide scope and speedy action.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1878-08-08
Horses Suffer by Bad Roads.

We are all grumbline about our roads
and our surveyors. The roads are miser-
able, and our system of making and re-
pairing them is miserable, too; but we
do not realize how much we are losing
by continuing to use them in their pres
ent condition. The annual expense for
the wear and tear of horses, carriages and
harness is enormous, but the loss from
carrying only half the load we might on
smooth, hard and level roads is very
much greater. Surprising horse can
pull on level road 1000 pounds, on
road rising one foot to the hundred, he
could pull but 900 pounds. If it rises
two feet in hundred, $40 pounds; two
and half feet, 720 pounds; four feet, $50
pounds; five feet, 400 pounds; and if the
rise were ten feet in hundred, he could
pull about $50 pounds, or only one quar-
ter the load he could draw on level
road. Ten, again, the condition of a
road, whether hard and smooth, or IN
even, has much to dc with the amount a
team can draw over it.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1878-08-08

A Radnorshire lady, who was married
in March, and came to reside in York.
shire, recently paid visit to her father,
who, before she was married, had kept
two or three sheep dogs, of which she was
very fond. Since then he had retired from
business, and disposed of all but one dog.
This one met the lady with demonstra.
tons Of great delight upon her arrival at
her fathers house, and that night the dog
went distance of seven miles to farm
house where one of the other dogs had
been sent (the latter was blind, but kept
as being as old favorite). In the morn
ing, when the lady went to the door, she
saw, not only the dog which had given
her such glad reception the day pre-
vlously, but also the old blind one, which
had evidently been brought by the other
dog to welcome her. When the second
night came the old blind one was taken
back to its home by the same dog, which
afterwards returned, having travelled a
distance of twenty eight miles to give
pleasure to the blind one.-Land and
Water.
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Mr.. Sarsaper's Refrigerator.

"A couple of weeks ago Mr.. Sarsaper
told his wife one morning that he had
got about tired of buttering his bread
with spoon, and so that day he sent
home a refrigerator. It was a beauty.
and he felt proud of it. so much so that
he bad a good deal to say about it at
the store.
II suppose you have to put ice in it,
don't you said one of the clerks.
"Certainly," said Mr.. Sarsaper, shut
then it takes very little. It's an improve
ment on all the others ever made. Full
of little boxes and places for all sorts of
things. Keeps everything separator
meat, vegetables, milk and so on without
any mixing up. 1t makes hot weather so
much more comfortable, Bob, to pull up
to the table and find everything nice, cool
and crisp, instead of limp, sour and slushv
We wouldn't be without it again for
any money. 1wish you'd run in and look
at it, B b, the first time your going by.
It's curiosity, and know yoa'll get one
as soon as you see it. Don't bot her about
cercmony---run in any time" Bob said
he would.
About two o'clock one morning last
week Mr.. Sarsaper was awakened out OF
the slumber that always keeps com any
with an easy conscience, by his wife polk
ing him in the ribs, and ling on him to
hustle out and see what the matter was.
The door bell was iingling like all pos
sessed.
Mr.. Sarsaper crawled out Of bed, and
after banging his nose on the door-post
till tfc blood started, giving himself a
black eye against the corner Of the man.
tie, and falling down over pretty much
everything in the room, he finally made
his way to the front part of the house,
threw up window and peered out into
the wet and murky gloom.
"Who's tbere2" he demanded, looking
down at the top of an umbrella.
Me" came up in thick voice from
the under side of it.
"Who's me?''
ssBob."
"Oh, it's you, is it? What's the matter,
Bob? anybod y sick?'
"Oh, no. You see I've peen out to
Sedamsville with some of the boys to
help institute lodge, and just getting
back. happened to think about that
refrigerator of yours as I was going by,
and so I thought I'd stop in and see it,
without ceremony, as you said. Come
down and let me in. I'm in hurry to
set home, and can't stop minute"
Mr.. Sarsaper said something that
would bend the types double if we
should undertake to print it, and
slammed down the window.
He remarked to Bob the next day that
for downright freezing GOODNESS his re-
frigerator was bake oven compared to
the prank practiced on him.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1878-08-08
HOUSE AND FARM.
A Sermon to Girls on Cooking.

Cooking classes have been popular
among fashion able young ladies of late
years: but there is no cooking class which
quite equals in its opportunity for excel
lent information that which you may
find at home. Presenting that am
talking to a girl who has just left school,
l advise you to make use of your leisure
in taking lessons from your mother.
There is an absolutely splendid feeling
of independence in knowing how to make
perfectly light, sweet, substantial bread.
Then try your hand at biscuits, mullins,
corn bread, toast, and all the different
forms into which bread-stufs may he
blended. Toast seems n simple thing
enough, but is frequently so i'll made
that it does not deserve the name. Cruel,
a necessity of the sick-room, is often
hopeless mystery to women who have no
idea of how it is evolved from the raw
material. After you have mastered the
bread question, try meats and vegeta-
bles.
Any girl who can comprehend an equa-
ton, or formulate syllogism, can over
come the difficulties which beset h. when
learning to cook. Lucent syrups, golden
cakes, delicately-browned bread, culver.
ing jellies, melting creams, and the whole
set of meterial things gloritied, because
made for loves sake, and for the good of
ones dear ones are fit expressions for ny
woman. The charm of this accomplish
ments lies in the fact that it imparts to
its owner gratifying sense of power; it
bestows on her, too, the power of blessing
and resting those she loves best. Where
ever the cook goes she takes her welcome
along. One may tire Of the sweetest
singing, of the loveliest poetry, or of the
finest painting, and of the most witty
conversation, but Of cooking never Yet
l would be sorry to have you contented
to be only cook, only domestic ma
chine. That is not my meaning or inten-
ton. Be artist, poet, inventor, and
wel.-bred woman; be the most and best
that you can and add. as a matter of
course, ability to keep house we'll and to
do all that good housekeeping Includes
s. s. Times.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1878-08-08

teaeupful Of good liquid yeast to it,
and set 1t aside until we'll leavened.
Then stir into Indian meal until it is stiff
enough to roll out into cakes or make up
into small balls. Dry them on board
in the shade, turning them five or six
times IN the course of a day. 1t is better
1or them to be exposed as much as pos
slple to the air, or even wind. When you
use this yeast, take piece about an inch
square, or as much as will fill teaspoon
wien it is rubbed up to powder, and dis.
solve 1t in little warm milk or water
short while before you are ready for it.
TO this quantity put a quart of flour,
made up with half pint of milk or
water.
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4 Word To the Wise.

Love hailed little maid,
Romping through the meadow;
Needless in the sun she played.
Scornful of the shadow.
Come with me-" whispered he;
Listen, sweet, to love and reason"
Ny and by" she Knocked reply,
"Love's not IN season."
Years went-years come,
Light mixed with shadow;
Love met the maid again
Dreaming through the meadow.
Not 80 coy" urged the boy,
List in time to love and reason"
by and by" she unused reply,
Loves still in season."
Years WENT years came,
Light changed to shadow:
Love saw the maid again,
Waiting in the meadow.
"Plss no more, my dream is DER,
l can listen now to reason.
Keep thee coy" whispered the boy,
"Loee's quite out Of season."