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Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1880-02-06
Rich Men in New York,

It is said, and doubtless truly, that in
1880, a little more than fifty years ago,
only one citizen of New York, John
Jacob Astor, was worth more than
81 100000. Nothing can better illustrate
the growth of wealth here than this
fact, which now seems surprising
enough. Millionaires are very plenty
in these days, so very plenty that they
are hardly taken into account. Every
few days somebody dies leaving an es-
tate valued at over 81, 100000; and yet
the mass of our old inhabitants may not
even have heard lis name. It has been
asserted that there are at present in the
metropolis fully 500 men whose prop
erty is estimated at s., 100000 and up
ward. HALF century has made Won
derfu1 changes here in other things than
private fortunes. Then the city had
little more than 100000 people; now
including adjacent towns and the popu-
laton properly ours within radius of
fifty miles of Union square, it includes
not far from z, 900, 900. Then Chambers
street was far uptown, the City Hall
Park was the principal park, we had no
hotels, newspapers, libraries, theaters
worthy of the name, we had no ocean
crossing steamers, no modern improve
ments. few foreign fashions, no regularly
recurring defalcations, little official or
legislative corruption, no stupendous
municipal debt, no reckless ambitions,
no booming Wall street, not many
Injuries, but an amazing amount Of pub
lie and private honesty. What revolu-
tons fifty years have produced! When
we look back through the light Of his
tory, it seems as If 1880 must have been
all of Eve centuries ago Ne,u York
pnDers ~ IN
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1880-02-06
Different Modes.

AL over the world it is the fashion to
make wedding gifts-a good old fashion
which has descended from feudal times.
In q start in married life certain
necessaries in the way of furniture,
crockery, and SO on, were always &C.
ceptable. Rich people and feudal lords
would not object, on the bridal Of their
daughters, to receive presents from
their vassals. In different countries we're
different modes The penny weddings
in Scotland are peculiar. Invited guests
make: contributions in money. One
shilling is the general tribute, and half
q crown is princely offering. Out of
the sum thus collected the not-very-
costly expenses of the feast were paid,
and the surplus went toward buying
the furniture. In the weddings of the
poorer classes in ireland this levying
. contributions on GUESTS never takes
place. There is q collection, however,
j.. to raise Q sum for literally compensat-
ing the clerical gentleman who iahas
tied the knott and in the house of q
rich farmer this sweAs up to a good
round sum. in Wales, among the small
farmers and traders. the custom pre-
wallis to this day of f"bidding," not
single guests, but whole families, to q
wedding. That such an. event is to
come of, with the where and when, is
duly advertised in the local newspaper,
with request that all persons who, in
time past, have been similarly obliged
in that manner, will attend. bringing
presents for the bride and groom. Be
side this, written invitations are sent, so
that the. invited guest can scarcely
.evade his obligations. 35.ls..--- -Z.-- =
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Wise Words.

Whoever conquers Incidence can con-
qner most things.
Love is lowiness; on the wedding
ring sparkles no jewel-Richter.
Be graceful If you can, but if Won
can't be graceful, be true.-Dy. Arnoit-
Gge.
Men show their character in nothing
more clearly than by what they think
laughable.-Goethe.
It is extraordinary how long a man
may look among the crowd without
discovering the face of q friend
Dickens.
Truth is the most powerful thing in
the world, since fiction can only please
us by it's resemblances to it.-Shaftes-
bury.
@The music at marriage procession, -
says Heine, Railways reminds me Of SOL
diers entering upon battle"
If, of all those whom you help, the
majority abuse your generosity, is not
the gratitude of the few really bene-
flied sufficient reward and stimulus to
continue the good work ?-Golder
Bale.
Teaching men morals is as though
had a clock that would not go, and
turned round one of the cog-wheels.
But faith takes the key and winds up
the handspring, and the whole thing
runs on eadily.-Spa1rgeo7a.
Nature has placed mankind under the
government of two sovereign masters
pain and pleasure. It is for them alone
to point out what we ought to do, as
we'll as determine what we shall do. On
the one hand the standard of right and
wrong; on the other the chain of causes
and effects are fastened to their throne.
-Be71thGDl.
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Stealing Messages.

In several instances portions of Presi-
dent Llncoln's messages were published,
and the matter was attempted to be in
vestigated by the Judiciary Committee
Of the House. When it was found that
the inquiry would be likely to lead to
good deal of scandal connected with
the ladies of the White House, it came
to very abrupt termination by the
President going to the Capitol himself
and directing that the investigation
should be suspended.
Ihe-next instance was il the time of
ANDY" johnson, when, through the
oblivious condition of his son Dick,
copy of the message was handed to
correspondent to read over and see what
he thought of it. The correspondent
took advantage of the opportunity and
had astenographic copy made, returned
the manuscript and pronounced it an
excellent message. The next morning
the President was considerably aston
| ished when he found the document in
print.
President Grants military methods
were too much for the ingenuity of
Washington correspondents, and in no
instance did the text of his messages
appear before their submission to Con
gress, except what he gave to one or two
of his confidential friends or a CORE
spondent. It was the custom of the
General, when he had completed his
message, to take his private Secretaries
-Pruden, SniAin and Lucky-into one
OF the most remote apartments of the:
Executive Mansion, and there set them
to work to make six manifold copies for
the use of the press, which, when fin
lshed, were taken by the President,
placed in an envelope, and held until
the committee of Congress reported
the two houses organized. He then
submitted the manuscript copies for
the use Of the two houses, and, upon
the return of Private Secretaries
Gems. Porter or Babcock, he author
lied the disposing of the six manifold
copies.
While Mr.. Boutwell, was Secretary of
the Treasury, on one occasion his all
nual report was made public in advance
of its transmission to Con- ress. Upon
investigation it was shown conclusively
that the copy was given out by his pri-
yate secretary. He was Immediately
dismissed and placed on the black list,
and subsequently died in this city in
absolute poverty, as the punishment of
his breach of faith to his superior. The
present administration seems to have
been very unfortunate with respect to
the premature publication of the Pres
ident's messages, each message having
been made public in advance of its
transmission to Congress.
Although, as rule, all the Important
features of tie messages are antici-
pated, the eagerness to secure the text
always makes the document good
marketable commodity. :. As high as
1900 was offered for President Grants
messages. The last message, however,
was sold for $780,: while Secretary
Sherman's report brought $3.50, the
proceeds being divided between, three
parties, the purloiner and two middle
men who effected the sale. - Phila-
de1dph3n Telegraph. 49, ,,s.r,~
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USEFUL INFORMATION.

70 DRAIN land in Level places sink o
well down to the first porous stratum.
The water from the upper soil will flow
readily into the well, especially if drain
pipes or tiles be laid in it's direction p
AN astronomical day commences at
noon, and is counted from the first to
the twenty-fourth, hour. "A civil day
commences at midnight, and is counted
from the first to the twelfth hour. A
nautical day is counted as a civil day,
but commences, like an astronomical
day, from noon. .'-..'t~1 :"%% y. IL:
IT is quite commonly supposed that
before the time of Columbus the true
form of the earth was not known. This
is. an erroneous notion. Aristotle, q
Greek philosopher of the fourth cent
ury before our era, gave many of the
now.accepted reasons for believing the
earth to be sphere. >,S1.9 IL ,
ELEVATED situations are most suit
able for the growth of coffee; the trees
are raised from slips, which are allowed
four or five years to grow before they
are cropped; they attain the height Of
ten feet, and bear from thirty to fifty
years. It is chiefly cultivated in Arabia,
the southern states Of North America,
South America, Java and Ceylon.
CARAT is a weight used by gold
smiths and jewelers.. Originally the
laura bean was used for this purpose;
hence the name. a carat is weight
of four grains, when used in weighing
diamonds, and when used in reference
to the fineness of gold, pure gold is
supposed to weig twenty-four carats of
twelve grains each. Coin is usually
twenty carats fine, while gold used for
ornaments and jewelry varies from
eighteen carats down as low as twelve
and even ten carats. The alloy is
usually silver.
The first railroad in the United States
was short road built from the granite
quarries of Quincy, Mass, to the Nepon-
set river, for the purpose of conveying
the blocks Of granite that were used in
building the Bunker Hill monument, at
Boston. It was a small affair, with
wooden rails. It was constructed about
1927, and was single-track road three
miles long. The ties were of granite,
seven and half feet long, placed eight
feet apart, and the gauge was five feet.
The rails were of pine covered with oak,
on which were placed wrought-iron
plates.
To RID we'll of foul dir, build fur
mace of stone, brick or sod, to hold a
bushel or two, ten feet from the mouth
OF the shaft. Let there be a closed
channel, Or arched-way connecting with
the furnace, to within foot or SO of
the shaft or well. Attach to the end of
the channel, near the shaft, q hose
three or four inchesin diameter, toreach
within five or six feet of the bottom of
the shaft. Build fire in the furnace
of dry wood, and you can have ell the
fresh air at the bottom you please. If
you please, you can add slush or kero-
sene to the fire until the well-digger
will say: :"Hold on; I do not want so
much wind down here" AS the shaft
deepens, add new sections to the hose.
Ii you have to make hose, light cotton
duck will be sufficient.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1880-02-06
Mrs. Oakey's Advice

"a woman chooses for her. profession
the head of d household. Let hur not
enter on It lightly. Properly viewed, 1t
is the most elevated Of all professions.
She has in her hands the welfare and di-
recdon of q few or many people, but it is
q work which cannot be neglected. It
bis her duty to see that her home is clean,
airy ,schecrfnl, happy, and its various econ
omies attended to. ss3 i: .4sssas
A mistress should go through her
house every morning, praise where praise
is due, and quietly lind fault with any
caTelessness Or omission, thinking moth
ing beneath her notice, but with q gentle
authority which admits Of no question
Do not live with q fine house over
your head and subsist in the basement.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1880-02-06
IulMt nSity OF the Stars.

It is known that the stars are true
suns, that some of them are larger than
our own SUN, and that around these
enormous centers of heat and light re-
volve planets on which life certainly ex-
lists. Our sun is distant from us 49,
100000 leagues, but these stars are dis
tant at least 100000 times as far-a dis
lance that, in fact, is incommensurable
and unimaginable for us. Viewed with
the unaided eye, the stars and the
planets look alike; that is, appear to
have the same diameter. But, viewed
through the telescope, while the planets
are seen to possess clearly appreciate
diameters, the stars are still only mere
luminous points. The most powerful
of existing telescopes, that Of Mel
bourne, which magniies 5000 times,
gives us an image of one of our planets
possessing an apparent diameter OF sew
eral degrees. Jupiter, for instance,
which, seen with the naked eye, ap-
pears as a star of the first magnitude,
with diameter of forty-five degrees at
the most, will in the telescope have its
diameter multiplied 5000 times, and
will be seen as if it occupied in the heav-
ems an angle of 100 degrees. Mean
while, a star alongside of Jupiter, and
which to the eye is as bright as that plan
ct, will still be simple dimensionless
point. Nevertheless, that star is thou
sands of times more voluminous than
the planet. Divide the distance be-
tween us and that planet by 5000, and
you have for result a distance relatively
very small; but divide by 5000 tho
enormous number of leagues which
represents the distance of q star, and
there remain number of leagues too
great to permit of the stars being seen
by us in perceptible form. In con-
sidering Jupiter, or any of the planets,
We are filled with wonder at the Thought
that this little luminous point mi ht
hide not only all the visible stars, but a
number 5000 fold greater-for Of stars
visible to our eyes there are only about
5000. All the stars of these many con-
stellations, as the Great Bear, Casa-
opeia, Orion, Andromeda, all the stars
of the zodiac, even all the stars which
are visible only from the earth's south
EN- hemisphere, might be set ia one
plane, side by side, with no one over
tapping another, even without the
slightest contact between star and star,
and yet they would occupy so small q
space that, were it to be multiplied 5000
fold, that space would be entirely COW
cred by the disk of Jupiter, albeit that
disk to us seems to be an inappreeiable
point PROF. j. V1110t.
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Interesting Facts.

The tomb of Edward T., who died in
1901, was opened Jan. 2, ITO, after 1853
years had elapsed. His body was al
most perfect. Canute, the Dane, who
crossed over to England in 1917, was
found 1919 by the workmen who re-
paired Winchester Cathedral, where his
body had reposed nearly $50 years, per-
feotly fresh. In 1869, three Roman
soldiers, fully equipped with warlike
implements, were dug out of peat in
ireland, where they had probably lain
1900 years. Their bodies were per-
fectly fresh and plump. In the reign
Of James II. of England, after the fall
of the church at Ashley, in Warwick
shire, there was taken up the corpse Of
Thomas Gray, Marquis of Dorset, who
was buried the 10th of October, 1880,
in the twenty-second year of Henry
VII; and, although it had lain there
seventy eight years, the eyes, hair,
flesh, nails, and joints remained as
though it had been but newly buried.
Robert Braybrook, who was consecrated
Bishop of London in 1881, and who
died in 1904, and was buried. in st..
PauPs, was taken out of his tomb after
the great fire in 1866, during the re-
pairs of the cathedral, and, although he
had lain there no less than 262 years,
the body was found to be firm as to
skin, hair, joints and nails. The Con-
vent de st. Domingo was partly demol-
ished in search of treasure supposed to
be concealed there, and the body of
Prince Rodriguez taken out, who had
been buried alive in 1865, exactly as
when placed $50 years before. His
daug hter, 81 years Of age, was lying at
her fathers feet, and as perfectly pre-
served as himself. The evidences of
torture on him were fearfully apparent.
Theposition of his hands showed that he
was suspended by the body and neck
until he died. Marks of the cord and
the burning iron we're deeply recorded
on various parts of the body. His hair
and beard were firm, his skin natural i'll
hue and texture, without the least trace
OF decomposition in any part.-Londo's
EGanai7aer.
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IdOlatrY Among the Jews.

Idolatry was considered; the most
heinous offense Of which q Jew could
be guilty. Among people protesting
! 9 monotheistic faith, hedged in by ma:
tons given to every form Of paganism,
prone to denominations of every kind, it
was thought necessary that any public
|, desecration of religion should be Sc
verely punished. Hence, in such cases
ignorance could not be pleaded in ex-
tenuation of the crime; nor was any
preliminary warning requisite in order
that judgment of death might be legally
pronounced. In ordinary affairs, as in
the more serious matters capitally pun
ishable, the Hebrew code did not permit
Of any sort of detective system A man
was not permitted to secrete himself in
order to watch his neighbour. A witness
who had acted in such manner would
not have been permitted to give evil
dence. When, however, a Jew was
believed to have publicly devoted him,
self to idolatry, and to have endeavored
to seduce his neighbors to the same
practices, any ruse was permitted for
the purpose of demonstrating his guilt,
If, for example, he declared to one per
son only that in such and such grove
an image was erected, and attempted to
persuade him to join in worship there,
the latter was permitted to hide friend
wherever convenient, and, calling the
idolater, might say to him, snow.
tell me more about that image you
worship. If the backsGder repeated his
solicitations, the testimony of the two
Witnesses was procured, which was
necessary for condemnation. But pre-
vious to laying the matter before San.
hedrim it was imperative upon both
Witnesses to reason with the idolator.
They we're, according to the Talmud, to
speak kindly with him. They should
address him and say, "How!. Would
you have us forsake our God who is in
heaven to follow deities who are made
of wood and stone?" If the erring
brother gave ear to their exhortation
and quilted his pagan practices, the
witnesses who knew of his backsliding
were not permitted to mention the fact
to any neighbors or friends. "He who
repents must never be reminded of his
former iniquities." But, if obstinately
bent on worshiping the image he had
found and set up for himself, the depo-
sitions as to the circumstances were laid
before the tribunal. These facts were,
however, only sufficient to found the
accusation upon. 10 convict, it was
necessary to prove that the offender was
really given to the pagan practices to
which he endeavored to persuade his
brother. Similarly, in the case of
simple idolator it was requisite to prove
more than mere alteration of an image
or prostration before it, or dressing and
tending it. It must be shown that he
acknowledged it verbally as his divinity,
and inundated sacrifices and offered in
cense in it's honor. This was essential
in order to constitute idolatry punish
able with death.-Pall Mall Gazette.
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a.That's So" SIS - '''-'
!. 5asWell, it amt any use to me. Dash
my luck. Wish it had been big enough,
and I'd ha' kept it. Suppose I can get
81 or IS on it anyhow" a~r4a s<3a ...--s
What viii you take for it?" =
g Well, seeing as how I just picked it
up, III let You have it for So. But
NUNS the word ..,,. ..-...e.g
Now, ii the party Of the second part
should happen to be from the country,
and unacquainted with the particular
brand Of ring that retails along with a
pair of sleeve-buttons, set Of shirt
studs and diamond pin, aall for Is
cents" he might pay the money and
get the ring. But, unfortunately for the
senterprising party Of the first part, the
man addressed tumbled to the game.
I'll give you 5 CENTS ..sg
The party of the second part disap-
peared up the first flight Of steps.
Chicago Tribis1ss. 5sss..ls@
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Tumbled to 1t.

There are games and games that the
Chicago sharper plays on the unwary
granger, and the latest of these isn't the
poorest kind of game in the world, if
he don't pick, up the wrong man.
Passing along the streets, any one
looking like country visitor may meet
with the following experience: A man
passes him at a pedestrians gait, gets
right in front of him, stoops suddenly,
and apparently picks up small pape,
box If You have passed him, he
doubles up alongside of you and man
ages to open the parcel just alongside
Of you; =,
"What is it?"" ,
@Just picked it up. Nice ring amt
it,"
Eyes, it u.s." -..
He then tries it on his little finger
it is too small; pulls it off and glances
inside.
"Halloal Can you read this for me
I'm short-sighted."
Somewhat poorly engraved within is
&c. A. to Alice" or some other snch in
scription. ..-
"Poor devill He's lost his girl's1ing-
q New York ring, too. See, here's tho
bill along with it" %}..
/ : TO tiffany 4 Co., Dr.. ~ -:
- 81 g.. rs. ....-.,. "a =. New York.
To one solid gold ring Received payment:
~ d. u.
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England's Famous Hangman.

When Calcraft, the English execu
toner, died, one of the papers did up
his obituary as follows: The late
Mr.. Calcraft during the past forty
six years, has hanged more people
than Leadville vigilance COM
mittee. He had monopoly of the
business in, England. Whenever an
Englishman. wanted to be. hanged OF
needed to be hanged, and not half of
them that needed hanging wanted it.,
Mr.. Calcraft was sent for, and worked
the candidate off with neatness and dis
patch. He was not an honest nor an
honorable man., because he made his
living by roping people in. While 9th
er people pre-empt land, he pre-hempt-
ed other people. He was q well-read
man, and his invariable salutation was,
. What's the noose2" He had q very
paradoxical manner OF speaking, and
when he was perfectly ready, if you
/ asked him If he was, he. would say,
am knott, which meant that he
was. He was urually thoroughly re-
liable in business affairs, and was man
it would do to tie to. The only trouble
was, be was apt to tie to you. But
sometimes men who depended on him
were apt to have him slip up on them.
he did not belong to the paragrapher's
ssociation, and he rarely laughed or
indulged IN. boisterous merriment, ane
yet he was the greatest choker in all
England. Though often necessarily
exposed, and frequently in the presence
- j. L z. 8 4 . M
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worthless Stun.

Not SO fast my friend; if you could see
the strong, healthy, blooming men, wo-
men and children that have been raised
from beds of sickness, suffering and al
most death, by the use of Hop Bitters,
you would say. GLORIOUS and inyalu.
able remedy. "-Pyess.
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If you find yourself getting bilious,
head heavy, mouth foul, eyes yellow, kid
neys disordered, symptoms Of piles tor
menting YOU, take at once few doses OF
Kidney Wort. 1t is natures great as
slstant. Use it as an advance guard
don't wait to get down sick,
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1880-02-06

Few people out Of your family know or
care how you i've Let your house, large
or small, be kept for tho benefit Of those
who live in it, Warmth and light are
better than fine furniture, and good beds
better than fine bedsteads.
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Daughters, Wives and Mothers.
De: MA. ,CHISIS UTERINE CATAOLIOON will
Rosittyeiy egre Female Weakness. such as Falling Of
Of the Womb, Incidental Hemorrhaxe or Flooding,
Panty! Suppressed and irregular Menstruation o.
pamphlet with treatment cures and certiacstes from
physicians and patients, to HOWARTH 4 BALLARD