Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1878-08-15

The Duke Of Montpensler was opposed
to the embalming of his daughter, the
late Queen of Spain, and she was not en-
balmed The King of Spain himself
closed bis wife's eyes and then took her
wedding ring, and for time would see
none but an old servant.
Few men can stand greatness without
being spelled, and Stanley, the African
explorer. seems to be rousing legion of
critics in England by his supercilious
end offensive bearing, and by his abuse
of the London press and everything En-
glish. If he would continue to be great,
he must go back to the wilds of Africa.
A very successful merchant in large
New England city says: II always ad-
vertise most when times are dull. In
busy seasons it is only necessary to keep
my name before the public; l am sure to
get my share of the spontaneous traffic.
But when business is light, then l full
inmate my broadsides of special bargains
and then is just the time when special
bargains are sought for"
Cr. Polak, physician to the Shah, gives
some particulars of that potentate's hab-
its. He ordinarily rises at sunrise and
performs his devotions, after which he
spends some time in his harem. Then
he receives his Ministers. Alter that he
takes walk and inspects his fish ponds
and aviaries, or goes out hunting, of
which pastime he is passonately fond.
He is ordinarily very simple IN his dress,
and wears little jewelry, but the dagger
he always carries is richly studded with
gems.
This Russians are preparing to leave
the vicinity of Constantinople, they are
not ready to go however, until the Turks
have evacuated Varna. If they did not
take Constantinople, they have forced the
Turks to give up all the fortresses on the
Danube. in Bulgaria, and on the Black
Sea that guard the approaches to it. In
Asia the key citadels ,of Kars, Ardahan,
ETC., have all passed into the hands of the
Russians, and this with the assent of
England, the Wanted champion of the
integrity of the Ottoman empire.
Quakers are Known to be unusually
long Lived folk. The average Of the 3O8
members of the Society of Friends who
died in Great Britain and Ireland last
year was over fifty three years, and the
average deaths to population was about
fifteen per thousand. The number of
deaths of children under one year was
only nineteen, and the highest number in
any decade of life was in that which in
cluded those whose ages were between
seventy and Ell hty. The next highest
NUMBER tifty-fve, died between eighty
and ninety.
The revision of the New Testament is
almost completed, and will probably be
presented to Convocation in England
next year. Already, it is nearly all print
ed, the two Universities having given
100000 for the privilege of printing it, of
which they pay e. 900 yearly. Bishop
Ellicott, the Chairman of the Revisers,
who has presided for six hours daily for
four days every three weeks, is said never
to have once lost his temper or: failed to
carry his colleagues with him. The re-
vision of the Old Testament will require
about three years longer.
The robbing of graves for the use Of
medical colleges is becoming one Of the
most crying SINS, as it is one Of the most
heinous crimes of modern times. The
developments of the past year, numerous
and many, have served to startle the pub.
lie. Many college professor, whose
outside character is fair and honorable, is
but whited sepuicher, whose shelves are
full OF dead mems bones, for he connives
at body snatching, by concealing it,while
in moral turpitude the medical student
who robs a grave is worthy of condign
punishment.
No event has so impressed the public
mind with the essential danger and
viciousness of socialism, as the attempt
OF the. assassin Modelling to take the life
of the Emperor William OF Germany. In
the light of this and other events it be
comes more and more obvious that the
Socialists ale waging acrusado against all
law and authority. There. isevidence to
show that Modelling was but the instru-
ment and tool of an extended conspiracy
against the peace. safety, welfare and
good orderof the community. Give the
wild, fantical, reckless Socialists sway
and all personal and property rights
would be destroyed; nothing would be
valued in the eyes of these families, and
chaos would come again.