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Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1879-07-03
Taking Desperate Chances for a
..... Chew of Tobacco.

"Grubby'@ was middle-aged, easy
going sort of a fellow, who felt sort OF
martial pride in pointing to the address
in his letters which read as follows
"Godfrey Hardy, Company K, Thirty-first
Ncw-Jersey Vol. infantry, Third brigade,
First division, First army corps, Army of
the Potomac" 1t was on hot day in
the month of June, 186S-the day before
the commencement Of the northward
movement which eliminated at. Gettys-
burg-that "Grubby: and many others
of his regiment were sent to do picket
duty at point on the Rappahannock,
some two miles. from fredericksburg
About ten o'clock A. M. he was duly posted
close to the edge of the abrupt bank of
the stream On the opposite shore, and
perhaps one hundred feet distant, were
the enemy's pickets, pacing to and fro.
There was no picket-shooting b%ing done
at that time, and although the pickets
were only separated by the narrow river.
they paced their "beats'' in full view of
each other without fear. -:
"After ''Grubby'' had held his position
some twenty minutes, he approached the
sentinel on his; right and asked for chew
Of tobacco, but. the party accosted never
used the ''weed," and was unable to sup
ply his wants. The sentinel on his left
was next interviewed with the same ill.
success. The case now: began to look
desperate; an hour and a half yet before
the relief would come, and no tobacco
He slung his gun over his shoulder and
walked to and fro in mechanical sort; OF
way, the very. image of despair. But
presently he halted, faced quickly to the
opposite shore, and called out. in a sub
dued tone to the Confederate sentry, "Say
you Teller over there, have you any toback.
er2' eyes," came the quick response
"Will you gimme chaw if I'll come
over?" eyes, said Johnny. In twink.
ling "Grubby" inverted his gun, thrust
the bayonct in the ground, peeled off his
clothes, and was in the water pulling fol
the other side. He got his tobacco, and
returned to his post just in time to es.
cape detection by an officer who rode
along just then to inspect the picket line
The writer of this was on picket duty
at the same time andplace, and can youch
for the correctness. Of this story.-Council
Grooe (Kan.) Republican.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1879-07-03
Disagreeable People:

r7 There are certain disagreeable people
in this world who seem to take "a special
delight in annoying others by reminding
them of things they would willingly for
get. They are human Thorns, forever
torturing their fellow men forsthe sake of
torture. Has a man met with misfortune
in his business, they are forever recalling
the fact Has man IN times that are
gone wandered into devious paths, they
are forever reminding him Of it, often by
congratulatingr him, that that is, past.
Hasa man blundered, they are forever
telling him what 'smight have BEEN -
When the Thorn is of the masculine gen
der, there IS one way Of getting re-
lief, He can be knocked down and
taught manners. When. the Thorntis of
the feminine gender, the case, u.s. different
and not so easily disposed Of. But Cau-
seur hears Of one such scourge id petit
coats who got her deserts the other even
sing. It was atsaslittle party, where some
score of people were gathered together,
The Thorn sat near a young man who, in
days gone BY, had, been guilty Of follies
that cost him dearly. He had put them
all behind him But The Thorn took oc-
casion to recall them, in subdued and
confidential tone. The victin,3 who had
b ed subjected to the same torture before,
spoke up, 50 that all could hear: Mad
am, ;, he said, sefor five years I have been
trying to forget all that. You have been
trying to remember it. n You have suc-
ceeded. i congratulate you.'' The Thorn
subsidized. -Transcr,Dt. - q. 80
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1879-07-03
January and May.

January and May were linked together
in waiting room of the Providence s.
Stonington railroad at Richmond one day
last week. They arrived by the eastward
bound train and walked briskly across
the platform: A clergyman was waiting
for them, and carriage had been en-
gagged to take them to his residence where
the ceremony was to be performed. The
bridegroom hastily inquired when the
next ~estward-bound train was due, and
on being told that only five minutes would
elapse before that event, he CALCULATED:
~ am in a hurry We must return by
the next train! It's going to rain! We
must be married." They entered the
humble Iwaiting-room. The hands OF
the clock moved. The station agent
suggested that the time was "only two
minutes, now Just then the westward
bound train rounded the curve, approach
ing the station. The bridegroom's agita-
ton was evinccd by heads of perspira-
ton ON an ample forehead fringed with
few tufts of gray hair all that remained
from the SHOWS of seventy winters. Lit
tie May, with the innocence of girlhood
in her eyes, as in futter. The clergy
man alone was cool and seif-possessed.
"Join :bands! he cried, as the locomotive
shricked. ssYou take. this man to be your
husband?" he demanded sternly, as the
engineer gave the beil-rope vigorous
jerk. Yes whispered nervous May,
as the train ratified by, with the brakes
grinding and the engine sputtering
"You take this woman to be your
wife?'' asked the clergyman with his
hand On the bridegroom's arm. eyes,"
quoth January, fumbllng his railway pass
and taking the spectac1es from his nose,
just as heavy trunk was dumped on the
platform and the locomotive again found
its voice. ssThen I pronounce you man
and wife, exclaimed the good man, and
the conductors Gail aboard came in like
an amen. The bride was bundled into
the car. there wasa transfer of silver half
dollars from bridegroom to. clergyman,
the hackhian murmured sGol darn it, I've
lost a job, land January was nearly car
ried off his legs on the platform. In a
moment the train boy cried, "Lozcnges
here" Their wedding journey had be-
gun.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1879-07-03
just H ow and Why Nero Fiddled

Nero tiddled while Rome was burning.
And when we go behind the returns. We
discover that Nero was what the lamenfed
Artemus Ward would call q :tassepacious
.cuss." He had been go frequently dis
urbed and threatened with death by the
neighbors, whilst playing ssBaby Nine
and aWh oa, Emma, z ct home, that liz, de-
termined to have ! nice quiet time With
his fiddle at least once, without Interrupt
ton. SpWhile Rome burned, Nero took
: seat on . stump on the outskirts 81 the
city and ratified off ST anigans BalI,,:
You'll Never Miss the Well till the Wa
ter Runs Dry here was the Light
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1879-07-03
Disaster on Lake NJ inne topka.

A telegram from Excelsior, Mimi, OF
june ~, says that on that day, at 1870
Am. the little steamer, Mary -Queeu,y ar.
rived at her pier On ~Rockwell's Island ati
the upper part of Lake Min1etonka, IL
miles from Excelsior,
She made but a brief stay, and was
backing out into the lake. about fifteen
minutes afterwards, when her boiler ,ex-
ploded with terrible effect, and the little
craft was Literally blown to atoms, disap.
pearing from the face OF the lake in an
instant. A crash in the midst of a small
grove indicated the direction the boiler,
or tlmt2whiich remained Of it, had. taken.
AS soon as the crncussiop had subsidized
the shrieks Of the wounded and imper-
illed passengers were heard, and mass
OF struggling humanity was seen amid
the debris of the wreck in the water,
The scene was terrible to contemplate,
and sent a chill Of horror among the few
persons who were near enough to behold
it. Fortunately the water was shallow,
and several of those uninjured by the ex-
plosion made their way to the shore, and
9 few Of those slightly bruised managed
to obtain a foothOld and crawl upon the
bank. 3~'' Hi::t:
The following are the names of the per
sons on the boat:sD. M. Hawthorn, wife
and child 8 years DID, of Minneapolis;
Wright Hawthorn, wife and two children,
~ and ID years old, of Minneapolis. Mrs
Coudrey had just, stepped off the boat on
the pier, and Capt. Rockwell had given
the order to clear away, when without a
moments warning, the boiler exploded.
Captain Rockwell was thrown ten feet in
the air and landed on the boat again.
The engineer, N. F. Haines, was thrown
down by the force of the explosion and
buried beneath the debris. Isaac Dean
was struck by piece Of the flying boiler
and injured internally. Mrs, Beaky, an
old lady, So years old, nlother-in-law Of
D. D. Walker, Mrs. Robert Fluff and sis
ter, and BERTHE Walker were thrown in the
water by the explosion and were picked
up by Mr.. Hawthorn and party who were
fishing in the vicinity. Latest accounts
Indicate that the injured may possibly
recover except Engineer Haines.
The wounded were conveyed to the
house on the island, and Drs. Perkins and
Small did all in their power to relieve
the sufferers. The following are the names
Of those WHO are supposed to be fatally
injured.
Isaac Dean was injured internally and
badly bruised. Mrs. ,Beaky, she being
very old, her nervous system received
severe shock, from which she Will i'm
doubtedly die. Capt. Rockwell was
struck on the left side! with pieceof the
boiler and badly bruised land injured in
ternally, and has been unconscious ever
since the accident. .S-;... ~.
R. T. Haines. engineer, was buried be-
meath the debris OF the boat and boiler,
and terribly scalded about the head and
chest.
The other persons escaped any serious
injury, but were all badly frightened at
their narrow escape. When the boiler
exploded pieces of iron were blown $50
feet in the air, and one piece cut down a
tree seven feet in diameter. =.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1879-07-03

years. This is the testimony of various
business men of Chicago who have recently
taken extended trips through the entire
winter.wheat region. The crop Of winter
wheat 10 now about 10 per cent. Of the en-
tire crop Of wheat raised in thess UniteAa
states. Seventy per cent. Ct last year!
crop WAS 500, 0,O60 bushes ot terwheat;
and, II tho yield OF winter wheat isl26 POI
cent below last yssr, it would shoF asde--
fiotency of 5000, 600 bushels from III
Same number Of acres OF winter wheat q
last year. This deficiency may be pattl
made up by the increase of 1921 36 acres,
which will produce, Say, Is, 000, 600 buahels
thus leaving the net deficiency 50, 00O, 0W
bushels, But even this is upon the pre-
sumption that the total crop Of spring wheat
will be as great as last year #
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1879-07-03

the close shippers showed more disposition to
sell. Maize declined three pence, in conse-
quence of heavy staples from Atlantic ports
Sales 81 English wheat last week were 49,4s8
quarters, at Ais Sd per quarter, against $50 ,O40
quarters, at 46s Cd, at the same period last
year. Exports into the United Kingdom for
the week ending June ID, were 6S7,S35 hun.
dred weight Of wheat and 19S,66S hundred
weight -four E3 M
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1879-07-03
AL1rTLE HELP WORTH A GREAT:DEAI
ga; OF PITY.

have seena Bind man walking =
Along the busy street.,
/ have heard the people talking
--.~ AS. they watched his shambling feet;
I have marked their words Of pity
: AS they saw him passsalong
Through the ovefcrowded cit1
a.. Mid the ever busy throng; -
And Eve seen the bright eyed schoolbey-
: Leave:his brothers at their play
To help the sightless stranger
Across the busy way. s~~es> t~--e~e..s~'
All! the pity was not worthless, s : ;
n ough it lent no helping hand, 49, 50,
But that little help outvalued
All the pity in the land
have seen the little orphan,
Left without q mothers care;
,Ihaye heard the words Of sorrow
That the neighbors had to spare;
1 have known them say: 1.-The goorhouse
Is just meant for such as she;;"
!: And! Though very sorry for herr : s-sg,
NV. well, she has no claim on me" ~.
: And I've seen the toiling widow, @'e'5 '7sS7
With children half score,
Take the little lonely orphan
-, =, To her hospitablc door.
There were fifty folks who pitied,, =.
There was only one to aid,
But the one excelled the fifty
AS the sun excels the shade
have heard the schQolboy signing
=. Der his lessons home from school;
have seen him yainly trying
To master some new rule;
L have marked the words of pity
That his brothers lips supplied,
And I've seen the dewy teardrop
That yet remained undrled.
Then I've seen his mother gently
Take his hln0C1er covered slate
And with loving. effort help him
Make his crooked answers straight.
That pity though brothers,
i Was forgotten in day; -.
But the loving help of mothers - !
Will never pass away. - :
Ihave seen little two year-old
Stand crying by brook;
And I've marked country. mai den
Deep buried in asbook; - !:
= Ihave known her rise UP quickly
Lay the treasured work aside,
Lift the little fellow gently
Der; the water clear and wide;
And I've seen the merry sunshine
Light up his face at last, - -:2~
Which, if she had only pitied.
Would have still been overcast.
Oh! let pity lead to action,
! For the world is full of need;
There are many eyes that water,
There are many hearts that bleed.
There are wounds that all want binding
There are feet that go astray
There are tears all hot and binding
: : That our hands can wipe away;
FOR the blind man on the causeway
The orphan with his fears,
The schoolboY in his troubles,
: And the baby in it's tears,
Are all like thousand others
Whom to help; if we but try,
We shall scatter seeds of kindness
= For the reaping by and BY"
Let us ever act as brothers.,
Meier with pity be content,
Always doing good to others
Both in action and intent.
Though the pity. may beuseful,
IT'S but little if tits all,
And the smallest piece Of needed help.
Is better than it all.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1879-07-03

when Moses Went Out" and other airs
popular in his .day-and not single
brick bat was heaved at him. He knew
that all his neigbors, and their sis, and
COIL !l and their --nts were down, in the
city listening to the fremen swearing al
each other, and shouting Though Ithei1s
ftdiculous horns, ''rurn-i on the water
Phunix Hoo sci Sas mi @
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1879-07-03
WHEAT.

The Prospects Of tho Crop Of I679-.A Prob
!. able Yield Of $4,000 Bushels, Shosrtng
Reduction Of 45, 900, 900 From. Last
Fear. + ). 4 + 80. "a
b ~ 81 lohic.so Timss.l szsassss,. -.
Before proceeding TO make any approxi-
mate estimate of the crop Of wheat for 1879,
y would y best to gee what has been the, &.
perienoe 81 the past,as shownsin the follow
ing'statistics of the area of wheat planted
and the total crop raised each year since
1870, as given in the reports of the depart
ment of agriculture:
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1879-07-03

Although fashion IS no longer exclu-
sive, it. still has its preference. After
adopting dark red such as caroubier and
garnet for the last six months, it is at
present devoted to all the shades Of blue
which are not pure. but partake Of gray
OF green, such as gendarme and peacock
blue. ~ 49, IS So
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1879-07-03

ant, the pheasant into turkey, the turkey
into little pig; you roast the latter for
five hours; then you cast away every out
ward envelo1pli 10 the dogs, you
keehonly-' 1.-THE oliver "You glutr
ton, the anshovy!' / J
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1879-07-03

The recipe forethe following dainty IS
said to have been. inherited from Alexan-
der, Dumas the, elder. The dainty IS
called Anch0is Monte Cristo. 8 itsY on take
q Spanish olive, and you put "a rolled
anchovy in the place Of the kernel; then
you put the olive into an rtolan, the orto-
Ian into quail, the quail into pheas-.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1879-07-03

(Signed) RUTHERoFRD B. HAYEs.
Executive Manson, June so, 1879 So.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1879-07-03

All figures in regard to the area of wheat
planted each year in the United States are
open to very free criticism. The only off,,
cial estimates those of Che department. of
agriculture at Washington-seem. to be
based upon nothing but unofficial guesses,
and are SO tardy in their appearance that
they seem to be only desperate dashes to
strike an average of the popular opinion.
Even the census Of 1870, while it furnished
the estimate of the total crop Of wheat, gave
nothing in regard to the area upon which
the crop of 287, 745,0O0 bushels of wheat for
that year was raised : - ~, 49,. =
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1879-07-03
MARsHAL's FEES.

Another Veto Message From President Hayes
The following is the text of the veto
message received from the President June
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1879-07-03
CONGRESS: SUMMARY

SENATE, June a. The resolution fix
ing day of adjournment was recommittel
Senator Beck. submitted a concurrent rcsolu
ton for joint committee to report at The
next session change in the mode of collect
Senator Beck will speak on it tomorrow
Senator Ingalls, offered an amendment to the
judicial bill just vetoed Invested Of the politi
cal and judiciary clause. Senator Wallace NOV
ed to amend the amendment by precluding the
appointment of deputy marshals Wallaces
amendment was agreed to- by party vote
Senator Davis Of West Va, moved TO- adjourn
Agreed to ~ to "a, party vote. ~'' =.
HOUSE, June 24.LA resolution for
final adjournment June Is, was defeated. Yeas
81, nays 1O3. The political assessment bill Yves
taken up, the morning. hour was con-
benefit Of the widow and children Of the late
Gen Shields, an increase Of pension Of Caro-
line s. Webrier passed. The bill relative to
vessels not impelled wholly by sail consumed
the remainder of the session, and without be.
ing disposed of the House; adjourned. VI
Senate, June Is. Senator Beck's CON
current resolution, touching collecting of
the revenue, was referred to the finance com
mittee Senator West offered a resolution in
favor of the complete reconciliation oil silver,
which was ordered printed. A joint Fesolu-
(that- the nations Of the American continent
by the free and Independent conditions which
they, have assumed and maintained arc hence
forth not to be considered as subject for
future occupation Of any European pqxer,)
was referred to the committee on foreign at
fairs. After speech of some length BIZ Sen
ator Window, reviewing the. record o. the
Republican and Democratic parties fo the
last twenty years, Which called out remarks
from several Senators, the Senate adjourned.
HOUSE, June 25:-A resolution inStruct-
ing the committee on rules to sit duriig the
vacation led to considerable discussiin. A
resolution calling for information in req ard to
massacres by Mexicans and Indians in Texas,
WAS adopted. The Senate bill exemptine from
license and other fees vessels not; propelled
wholly by sail, as internal motive powell was
eh up and led to Sng fSa pdng
journed, and joint Democratic caucus was
announced to take place tat g. o'clock. The an
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1879-04-19

His loving mother had her mind
made up for two or three days that the
boy needed some castor oil, but she
knew that she must approach him
gently. She placed the bottle where he
could not see it, and when he turned
| up his nose, said:
"It's just like honey, my darling"
He seemed to doubt her word, and
she continued:
"If you'll take some, III let you go to
| the circus"
"How much?" he cautiously inquired.
"Oh, only a spoonful, Just a spoon
full" she replied, as she uncorked the
bottle.
"And you'll give me some sugars be-
| sidesp" he asked.
"Of course l villa big lump"
He waited until she began pouring
| from the bottle, and then asked:
"And you'll give me ten cents tooP''
Eyes, of course"
"And you'll buy me a shoo-fly kitep'
he went on, seeing his advantage.
81 guess So"
"No kite-no ile," he said, as he
stepped back.
"well, I'll buy you a kite" she re-
! piled, filling the spoon up.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1879-04-19

And a velocipede+"
I'm think of it."
"You can't think no castor oil down
mel" he exclaimed, looking around for
his hat.
"Here-I will, or I'll tease father to,
and 1 know he will. Come, now, swal-
low it down."
"And you'll buy me a goat2"
"Yes."
Sand two hundred marbles?"
"Yes. Now take it right down."
And a coach dog?"
II can't promise thatl"
"An right-no dog, nc ile!"
well, Ill ask your father"
"And you'll buy me a ponyP
"Oh, l couldn't do that. Now be a
good boy and swallow it down."
"oh, I'll swallow that stuff, I willln
be said, as he clapped on his hat. "You
may fool some other boy with a circus
ticket and a lump of brown sugar, but
it'll take a hundred dollar pony to trot
that castor lie down my throatln
And he went out to see If the neigh
boris cat had been caught in the dead
fall he set for her.-Ei Perkins in
N. Y. Sun.
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Dept; Cheyenne, Fyo.
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r. O., Omahs, Neb. ard Pine Bluffs,
". T. Range, Horse Creek, Wyo.,
aad Pumpkin Creek, Neb.
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