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Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1880-07-30

the following important statement: The ex-
cess Of exports over imports for the twelve
months ending juno 3Oth, is u ,079 083 Sd,
During the syear Just tossd both the value OF
imports OF merchandise into, and the value Of
merchandise from the United States, were
larger than during any preceding year in the
history OF the country. The value of exports
of merchandise forthe year ending June s0th
1880. excesded the yalueof exports, of mer:
chandlse during the, aprcce ding year: about
81 $50 COO 600, or IS per- cent, and the value
Of imports during the year ended June 80, IL.
80, exceeds the value Of such imports during
the preceding year ABOUT $222 100000 or 50
per cent. The increase in ratio OF import
merchandise exceeded the increase in ratio Of
exports, nearly ST. 100000. The rattle Of
imports and exports Of merchandise curing
the fiscal year just closed, exceeded the
ratios Of such imports and experts during the
proceeding year about $S4z, 600 O00, AN Increase
of 80 per cent. The rapid growth Of the for.
etgn commerce OF the country Is strongly ex.
hibited BY the fact that the value Of exports
and imports Of merchandise during the fiscal
year just closed amounted to $150, 379, 948. So
being about 81 per ceut. greater than the
value ofimports and exports Of 1870, and near
" ll9 per cent. greater than the value Of iru.
ports and exports Of. 1860. = Tie exports ol
coin and bullion during the year ending June
s0th 1850, were over $7S, 600 less than during
the proceeding. fiscal year, and the imports d
coin and bullion during the year ending June
s0th, 1880, exceeded the imports during the
proceeding fiscal year, about ss2, 100000. Dur
ing the year just closed, for The first time since
1851, the imports OF coin and bullion exceeded
the exports Of the same. ..' -'sh =! 5Ir
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Webster's Financial Weakness,

Persons who knew Webster intimately
in his early life were won't to speak OF
him, to put it delicately. as entirely de-
void of business methods and business
ideas. Charles Sumner mentioned, more
than once, an experience he had with
the godlike Daniel, whose successor he
was 1850 in the national Senate. 1t
was while Sumner was practicing law in
Boston, years before he had acquired
any general reputation. he and Web
ster had defended the Commonwealth in
suit, and had been allowed 81 900 each
for services. One day Webster stepped
into Summers Office and said, I'm
going over to the State House, Sumner,
to get my 81 600, and I'll get yours, too,
if you like Sumner, it seems, had
some knowledge Of his associates pecm-
-iarities, and declined the proposal with
thanks and, when it was urged, de-
clared emphatically that he preferred to
ct his money remain where it was. can
right, Them replied Webster, and de-
parted. :. But when he went to the State
House he drew Summers fee as well as
his own, the clerk having no doubt that
he had been authorized to do so and
the eminent barrister, 1T is understood,
died indebted to his younger colleague
for that amount!
Webster's fame was that he never took
any notice Of his debts, and that he was
totally reckless of money. All he wanted
was supplied by his Boston admirers,
and it slipped through his fingers like
quicksilver. He appeared to be so fully
aware OF his idiosyncrasy as to jest
about it.
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Almost q Defeat.

A gentleman who came over the Cum.
ber1and Valley railroad, a few years ago,
on q train that had q special car with
Grant, the then President, on board,
tells an anecdote. There was no smok-
mg-car attached, and the gentleman
stood on platform desperately smoking
a cigar he had bought at way station.
He noticed the President occasionally
looking that way, and finally railroad
official came out and said the General
had run out Of cigars he had been
envying the man on the platform for
some time, and had at last begged him
to go out and see if he had any more CT
gars. Now, the gentleman was only too
happy-frst, to accommodate the Presi-
dent Of the United States, and, second,
to get rid of one Of the worst cigars be
ever smoked. With this warning he sent
in bis remaining weed. The General ac-
knowledged the courtesy by removing
his hat, and bit the end off Of the cigar,
lighted it and looked happy. He had
taken but one or two pufs, however,
when he began to look queer. The
man on the platform watched him with
renewed interest. He saw him remove
the cigar and gaze thoughtfullv at one
end, then the other. Then he put it
back and took another pull. Then he
removed it again, turned it in his hand
and looked it carefully over again.
Then he smelled it. Then he coug hed
gently and looked at the man on the
platform, who was gazing innocently
across the fields. Then he looked out
of the car window, as if to see where he
might throw it without injuring any
body. He changed his mind, though,
sighed, took a desperate grip on the
stogy with his teeth, and, when last
seen by the giver, was still pulling
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1880-07-30
The Power Of q Cyclone.

In discussing the two cyclones which
visited the Bay of Bengal in October,
1876, Mr.. Elliott, meteorological re-
porter to the Government Of Bengal, in
cidentally gives some idea OF, the cyclon-
can forces which are developed by such
storms. The average "daily evapora,
ton" registered by the Bengal instru-
ments in October is "two inches" The
amount Of heat absorbed by the con-
version of this amount of water daily
over so large an area as the Bay Of Ben
gal is enormous. /" Roughly estimated, ,
says Mr.. Elliott, - =" it is equal to the con-
tlnuous working power of SOC, 900 steam
engines of LOCO horse power" A simple
calculation will show that it sufices to
raise aloft over As, 600 cubic feet of water
every ctwenty-four hours from every
square mile Of the bosom Of the bay,
and transport it to the clouds which
ovefhang It. + When we extend the cal
culation from a single square mile to the
area Of the whole Indian gull, the mind
is lost In, the effort to. conceive theforce
which, id day. time, can lift sc, OOO, 600
tons! Yet it would be easy to show that
such figures, fabulous as they seem, do
dot adequately represent the cyolonic
forces Of single storm.-London Times.
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.1ZFiehtinx Editor,s Work.

~ AsWestern editor, whose style OF writ
ing, Was calculated to rouse people to
deeds Of gore, being himself not much
on the muscle, found it necessary to
keep a fighting editor, and he had
speakiine tube connected with the heel
er's room to call him when danger re-
quired. One day gentleman, whom
the editor had referred to as cross-eyed
dromedary, came in to request eorrec-
ton, and as the fighting editor was out ne
didn't respond to the signal OF distress,
and while the editor and the visitor
we're on the floor under the desk the
former agreed to correct the mistake
and the irate man left. Pretty soon
gentleman from the rural districts came
in to give the editor big squash and
get notice, and about Il at time the
! fighting editor returned and boyin his
room told him his boss wanted help.
The man of war was quick to respond, and
dashing into the chiefs room, and
seeing the latter in a somewhat dam
aged condition, the result of his previous
visit, he thought the countryman was
the cause Of it and clutched him, and after
staying ND some furniture ran the victim
across the street to where an empty
hearse was standing in front of an un-
dertakers; shop. Into the vehicle he
jammed the farmer and slammed the
door. The commohon he had created
scared the horses and they started off on
a dead run. People soon noticed the
! runaway and ran after it and were
| shocked at beholding the hearse col
Tide with a post and become a complete
wreck; and their horror at seeing hu-
man body preeipitated to the sidewalk
was only equaled by their amazement
at seeing it spring nimbly to its feet and
take off across the country yelling MUIR
der. They thought it was an attempt
to bury man alive, and part Of them
went to get the undertaken to lynch him.
while the rest pursued the farmer, who
was found hidden in a swamp. And,
after he was brought in, it took over
three hours to get matters explained,
and then the farmer went before a
Justice Of the Peace and made affda-
Wit that he hoped to be struck by
lightning if he ever entered newspa-
per Office again.
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AtaF French HOTEL.

A waiter entering the room of one of
the guestsin the morning to take him
/ his boots asked him If lie slept well
during the night. "ySlept well Sleep
was impossible A mouse in the room
kept up frightful, racket all night
longi,,f 81 'sBoots !" swore. Up and down
that it was, the first moues that had ever
been heard on the premises, and was
profuse in his attempts to account for
It. ooh, never mind said the guest.
I can neser sleepsthe' first night IN a
strange bed, anyway, and the mouse
amused me while I lay awake" a
while afterward the stranger called for
ms bill, and in it read: &c Bedroom. 8
s1rsnce. Eight francs for that d1rty
little hole /! That's outrageously steep
Steep l.! exclaimed the host: g has
the gentleman forgotten the ittle
mouse that amused him so much durino
the night '.sr S.: -
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The Art of Not Hearing.


The art Of not hearing should be
taught in every well-regulated family.
1t is fully as important to domestic hap.
P4less as 9 cultivated ear, for. which SO
much money and time are expended.
There are SO many things which it is
painful to hear-very many which, j
heard, will disturb the temper, corrupt
simplicity and modesty, detract from
contentment and hnppiness-that every
one: should be- educated to take in OF
shut. out sounds, according to their
pleasure. =. II !, 49,. -. &c..
:. If q man falls into violent passion
and calls us all manner of names, at the
first word We should shut our ears and
hear no more. IF in our quiet voyage
of life we find ourselves caught in one
of these domestic whirlwinds Of scold-
ing, we should shut our ears as q sailor
would unfun his sails, and, making all
tight, scud before the gale. If q hot
and restless man begins to inaame our
feelings. we should consider what mis-.
chief these fiery sparks may do in our
magazine below, where our temper is
Kept, and instantly close the door ~.
II, as has been remarked, all the petty
things said Of one by needless or ILL
natured idlers were to be brought home
to hin, he would become mere walk
ing pin cushion, stuck full of sharp re.
marks. II we would be happy, when
among good men we should open our
ears, when among bad men shut them.
II is not worth while to hear what our
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1880-07-30
Aiming in Archery.

The first principle of aiming is to be
sure to have the arrow, in drawing, d.
rectly under the right eye md lying
directly in the line of vision of that eye
as it looks at the point Of aim. To do
this perfectly, observe the following d.
rechons:
l. Take position and mock the arrow
as heretofore described.
2. Raise the bow with the left hand.
drawing back the string with the right
hand as the bow is lifted.
8. When the left hand has reached
the due elevation for the shot, take aim
with the right eye (without closing the
left cye) over the point of the arrow.
4. The aim being thus taken, finish
the draw by bringing the right hand to
q point just below the chin, and there
loose.
If the above rules are strictly followed
and the arrow, from the fixing of the
aim to the point Of loosing, has been all
the time kept under the right eye, the
shot will be in the direct line of vision
Of that eye.
"A following this practice Of aiming,
the upper limb Of the bow must be
slanted to the right sufficiently to carry
the bow-string entirely out of the verti-
cal plane Of vision Of the right eye,
otherwise two troubles will arise. In the
first place the string will be between
the eye and the arrow; and, secondly,
the string will touch the chin before the
draw is finished to the loosing-point.
When the bow is slanted to the
right the arrow can lie directly under
the eye, while the string is drawn to the
loosing-point under the chin, and when
let go the arrow will fly directly away
before the eye in perfect line.
Before beginner in archery can sue
cessfully practice aiming on correct
principles, he must fully understand the
laws Of vision connected Herewith. By
fixing the eye steadily upon some distant
point, it will be discovered that this par
ticrlar point is seen by direct vision,
and all others by indirect vision. Now,
in aiming, the direct vision Is fixed upon
the point of aim, and the pile Of the ar
row is made to cover this point but the
gold of the target and the entire length
Of the arrow are seen by indirect vision,
except when the gold, as in point blank
shooting, is also the point of aim.
The first thing then to master, is, per-
feet control Of the vision Of the right
eye. To do this, some archers are COM
PEELED to close the left eye, a very Flap
pearing thing indeed, which should, be
BY all means avoided. To test your Wis
ion take an arrow BY the feathered end,
and hold it in the right hand pointing it,
at some distant object, keeping both
eyes open. When the point Of the ar
row seems to cover the object, close the
left eye. IF then the object is still
covered, you are aiming with your right
eye. II A little practice in this way will
perfect your vision SO that you can aim
with your right eye and at the same time
keep the left one open.-1ka,vice
/ IHODapsOns book. f...l IA. -
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1880-07-30
A MAIDEN'S TEST.
By UNCLE Lutte.

One day, with pride, asked man,
Come my garden see.
came he looked; then turned away,
While these words spoke he:
"'TWere better hulls o. corn to grow
In those flowers place."
A pleased expectancy, I know,
Died then on my face.
I half admired the man before,
But his words cut deep
I babe him all his sordid wealth
For another keep.
To-day he courts the kitchen stove
Grand man, wise and good!
And smokes and dozes, while his wife
Carries in the wood.
Young maiden, when lover comes
Providing round your bowers,
Go hide you in the garden then
'Mong your blooming dovers.
Your heart doth wish to self betray,
Laugh siren call;
, But note his face while searching you-
Rarest flower Of all.
If ponlpously he strides along,
Mid the beauties there;
II halts he not to fragrance drink
From some blossom fair;
If scorn clouds on his countenance
Plainly lower In view,
That all that "useless rubbish" grown
Needs so much of you;
Skip quickly then behind the hedge,
Speed the garden walks,
And haste you to safe retreat,
Where no monster stalks.
But If his face, and eyes, and voice,
OF their worth depose,
Then part the fragrant, screening shrubs,
And bid him pluck the rose.
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Mosquitoes.

Among living creaturex, can We find
ono that go beiies its appearance as the
mosquito? What an innocent little
thing it looks likel Blood lirsty? I'm
possible! Seas it alghts before you,
2 thistlesdown Is bulk compared With
il; the foating ghost. 81 the dandeion
is coarse beside the slender outlinesiof
this airy gossamer.' None OF the ga1ze-
winged on beetle backed atomies that
frolic in the sunshine appear less capa-
BILE Of inAicting pain. As the nimble
mosquito sings and dances airily~ over
your head, he seems innocent compared
to yonder black spider. And yet at
your slightest movement the spider
scuttles Of, only anxious to get out of
the way, while the little singer, so
graceful in the airy curves Of its fight,
retreats circle higher. only to renew
his attack at your first unguarded mo-
ment. His movements are as light as If
earthly. elements had formed none of his
component parts. or as if he might live
on mist or dew, or as if his ethereal
frame found its support in the moisture
inherent in the air - 80.
What mistakel There is nothing
more bloodthirsty, and more persistently
intent upon satisfying; his craving for
blood, than this innocent cooking hypo-
critic. The house-fy, alighting on your
face and tickling you with his six
rough, spongy feet-had he q like power
to infict pain, to what annoyance would
YOU be subject! IF to the domestic ami
mails was given, in proportion to their
strength and size, the power and will of
the mosquito to infict torment, what
| world this would be; the lion and
tiger would be comparatively harmless.
Surely these innumerable and ubiqui-
tous little pests were given to teach us
some lesson. We find their prototype
in the tormenting and harassing
nothings that worry our everyday life ;
the sharp sting given under cover of
apparently smooth words, the buzzing
Of malicious tongues; the hints, the
innuendes that seem such triaes and
yet do SO much to poison our happiness
these are the mosquitoes that sting
the heart. You who find cause for
complaint that God should give life to
such tormenting things in the animal
world, is your conscience clear that you
have not acted the same part in higher
sphere? Have your words and acta
been always so full of love and tender.
ness that you have never willingly
inflicted pain upon those around you
IF you are careless of hurting the feel
ings Of others, look at yonder insect de.
voting its ephemeral existence to its
own comfort at the expense Of yours,
and say if you are not initiating the
mosquito with your greater powers,
and carrying the annoyance of the
lower into the higher life.-Christia,1
Iatelligencer.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1880-07-30
4 Desperado's Work.

AT Leadville, COL, special Of Satur-
day afternoon, July u, says miner named
Baker entered Manvllle's hardware store to
collect some mining assessments. he demand.
ed Of clerk . revolver. out Of the show case
and being refused he pulled revolver out Of
bis pocket, threatening every one in the store
Policeman John Corbel attempted TO arrest
him and Baker told him to stand back. Cor.
bel rushed At Baker, and Baker ared wound
him mortallJ, and then rushed up the street
several policemen following. Policeman Stew
art closed with Baker, who fred fatally
wounding Stewart and slightly womding N:
other: policeman. Baker was then overpow.
cred and tailed. r" -. ,4t i. .
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The Lost Well.

In the Sahara desert only few wells
are found; they are looked upon with
reverence as the gift Of God. It is not,
as some suppose, vast fiat region, but
interspersed with mountains rocks Of
vast size are as common as sand. No
country is so difficult to traverse, for
there are no landmarks; the only trace
a caravan leaves is the bones of the
horses or camels that die by the way.
Those who travel the desert carry water
and food enough to last them from we'll
to well !; and, if they lose the route, they
all usually perish.
An old legend tells US that certain
tribe had found we'll among the noun
tains, and around it they lived in per-.
feet happiness. The summer months
they passed On the banks of the Nile. It
was SO cu1iously hidden that it was i'm
possible to find it except in this way
One Of the tribe stayed all summer
there, and on certain day watched for
the return of the others they having
arrived at certain white, camel-shaped
mountain, made fire, and the watcher
seeing this, built one on his mountain !;
thus were they guided to the oasis.
At one time the tribe returned and
built fire, but no response was elected
they waited, they sought for the path,
but all in vain, and they were obliged to
return to Egypt, losing from hunger
and thirst very large number Of the
tribe; the secret Of the approach to the
well had disappeared; it existed only in
tradition.
Nearly 100 years passed, and q young
man having escaped from the oppression
Of the chief, made his way into the
mountains. He travelled three days in
search Of q well, wandering among the
valleys finally he was obliged to as
cend mountain Of dazzling Wilderness.
He remembered the tradition-it was
shaped like a camel. Looking there, he
deserted in the far distance what looked
like the green tops Of some palm trees.
Toward these he pressed, almost over
come with heat, thirst and WEAKNESS.
It was beautiful spot; the palm trees
had grown luxuriantly and tall only an
aged man resided here, surrounded with
q species of antelope. He was the
watcher who had been left. He had
been unable to build the fire, having
fallen from the rocks. Nor could he
find the way out. Since then stones
have been set up to mark the way
Scholars Communion.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1880-07-30
. Clicked to Death.

:: An unusual homicide occurred liz the
snosthwsst part Of the city Of Cincinnati on
tho morning Of July Is on an ipninhabitsd
street On which workhonse prisoners have
besn ct work On quarry. Paul Smith, col:
orsd, from Jackson, Tennessee, who had Jppt
e besn discharged from the workhouse. went g
the quarry Is ut . drink from the spliAs
While he WAS there, John. King, IN Irish llas,
borer, Who lives near, came up and began to'
abuse him and quarrel followed, with stone
throwing, and finally they came together,
when Smith threw King; and selling bis
throat sctpally scaoksd him to death. Smith
Faye himself up to the first officer that he
mat sr. E*2%T.lEi ay,i ! :
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Earthauake Shocks,

Maddd dates to July 81, state EARTH
quake shocks In the island Of Simeon lasted
from the 18th to the Goth inst, the first and
last being the most severe. The, cathedral
and barracks at Mantila have fallen and the
troops are encamped outside tho city. Eleven
natives were killed and sixty-one injured. No
Europeans were hurt. The inhabitants Of
Mantila have fled to the fields The earth has
opeusd III several places, and jets Of boiling
water and showers Of ashes reelected. Some
public buildings, at Lazum and Robaeop have
bean demolished. An the volcanoes of suezon
are,in full activity. 4 ! ID ~ r.
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HanMue University.

| s--tea q $40
Hamhne University, located between
g. Paul and Minneapolis, has been placed on
strong and site financial basis: Anew build.
Ing has been erected for the purposes Of the
University and 1t was dedicated July 81 free
from debt An immense. number o. people
were present, and the exercisss were In the
highest degree interesting. Judga Brill, Of
St Paul, President Of thu Board Of Trustees,
introduced Bishop Cyrus D. Fosss Of the n.
+ Church, who delivered 81 earnest and els.
quent dedicatory address. At the conclusion
OF the BishopN Address, Prof D. G.: John,
the President OF the University, made 4
brief sddresA and then sasked for sub.
scripdons to the endowment fund. ARraid
total q 4i4S0o was secured. After the morn.
Ing exercise had been concluded, q dinner OF q
picnic character, was ssrveds and full one
thousand persons partook Of the bountifnl II.
past turnished. Altar the dinne., the spacious
chapel Twas again crowded to its utmost q.
paeiJ apd the exercises we're opened By mu-
nc from the Fort Smelling Band. Choir mu.
sic WAS also rendered. Prayer WAS also d.
fered by Rev. Jabex Brook, and abort ad-
dresses were delivered ~ Rev. d.. Van Anna,
Rev. w. O. Rice, Rev. ]. 7. Chafse and
Rev. 3 D. Huntley. President Of Law
|snes University q Appleton, Wisconsin.
The prsssnt building which was dedicA,sd
iatsfd6y ~ sosnmsnced In 1876 The cor
|asr stpne was laid the nsxt year, and tie
Sdildin9 Wes enclosed n 1876. r. has been
srseted md finished 20 far at an expense q
come 9450 600 The endowment fand ct pres