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Weekly graphic. [volume] (Kirksville, Adair Co., Missouri) 1880-1949, 1883-06-01

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Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1883-08-24
Value OfGrasses.

Prof. j. B. KilIsbrew, who has made
grasses aCstudy, claims that the SAC
knoWfedged superiority Of English cat
tie, sheep and other domestic animals,
over those of France, or any other
country, for that matter. is due more to
the superiority in the quality and
quantity Of the meadows and pastures
than to anything else" The statement
that the amount of grass grown will civ e
the measure Of the degree of advance
n1ent to which agriculture has reached,
holds good, however, only Of the culti-
waited grasses. GAS low and humble as
grass appears, it comprises about one
sixth Of all the vegetation Of the world -
says the professor, land nourishes more
animals than all ether food combined.
and furnishes all the elements for ami
NAL growth" ..s ~
Timothy, in this report, is placed at
the head ofan grasses in its nutritive
qualities, but it cannot be pastured in
sarFtv nor must it be cut below the first
joint with scythe or machine Red top
is given the second PLACE in importance
among the cultivated grasses, it being
the most permanent grass grown, yet
orchard grass is diHused more extern
siyely than any other grasses, growing
all over Europe, the northwestern part
OF Africa and In Asia Minor. It grows
everywhere between IS and AZ degrees
north latitude. s 5...@zs5s II - =,
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1883-08-24
Life OF Weed Seeds

A writer in one of the eastern agricul.
tural contemporaries thinks there is r1
use of trying to exterminate weeds, as
the soil is full of the seeds, "down to
bed rock" where they were deposited
ages ago, and remain dormant until
turned up Ivy the pillow or other nipple
ments used in cultivating the soil. This
is certainly good excuse for lazy man
but the theory advanced will not bear
the test Of science or practice Weed
seeds will not live for ever, or any con-
siderable number Of years in the soil,
and if they were deposited iu the earth
during the glacial period, or during any
other ancient period they would
spring up on the newly turned soil on
the. western prairies, Or even upon
land recently cleared OF timber; but the
pestiferous weeds never appear upon
new lands until introduced with grain,
grass or the drQppings Of stock. Tne
old adage Of zone years seeding makes
nine years wedding" is a very true one
and it is a pity that more of our farm
ers and gardeners do not heed it, instead
OF seeking some excuse for allowing
weeds to grow and mature their Seed
New York Sun.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1883-08-24
and regular. In such 4 case one IS able ia
( keep .un.a Tllz,Iln & comment on the Vis-

and reg lar. En- such a case one Is able ia
keep una running com ME ut on the vis-
ion passing be fore his ewes. rs, ssZ..
The death of q hsaI thy perssn is al
Wayga very dliifffarent thing from 6
death ola diseased person. In cases OF
accident; where persons know that they
nlssst die IN q very short time, unless
the shock q; !. has e been very 4 great, they
preserve their customary trans of
though they direct their affairs with
comparative npogure. & !.
s Have you ever 4 known persons to die
in a conical mood '' b
There are historic cases. Douglass
JerroIa*is reported to have said: E Why
torture a dying creature doctor?' and
everybody remembers the dying Joke
of Robert Burns----'Don't let the awk-
! ward squad fire over me-" s +
at must be remem bered, however,
that what are called the last words Of
great men may have been uttered con.
siderable time before death-eithe1
hours or days. Some allowance must
be made for the impossibility of procur-
ing testimony. When the late DR.
Beard died, after having become widely
known as an intelligent and educated
skeptic. his sister proclaimed that he
had recanted on his death bed, and had
indicated his hope Of heaven by point.
ing upward, and saying, Higher, high.
err But the attendant, who was beside
DR.. Beard, said the words Higher, high.
err had no reference to future state OF
existence but were simply an indication
! that the Doctor wished to be raised on
his pillow.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1883-08-24

3talk his plans over to them, and to draw
out their opinions and suggestions. IT
viii not 81 only teach Is plan the % well but
It will give them an interest in the. work.
They will feel like partners in tie bust
ness and all will work Tor the same end.
a mans wife and chi rem should always
be his first counsel lors, as they are not
likely to counsel against their , own inter
ests. OF course he should take all out
side Information he can get, that he can
approve of. 1f his family nnd erstand the
condition Of the business they will be
more sure to live within the income /: an
opposite course mi CHIT be q isastrous The
boys and girls u such farmers: would be
content to stay at home instead Of rush
| ing OH to cities to get employment that
would interest them. Farmers children
above 10 years old should have some
stock Of their own, to furnish their own
clothes as far as the value OF it would 20.
They should manage or plan for them
selves, getting good advice with regard
TO their. plans. They would then soon
feel On interest Ia the work. Our four
oldest girls have each COW, and when
they go out to milk they feel they have
| an interest in the product. Boys should
have sheep or something of their own,
not given to them and then on the slight
est provocation taken from them. Give
them chance and they will soon keen
themselves, while helping YOU; The
! whole family must move along together
| to insure success. r. - ~ r3. ~ &sE
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1883-08-24
HOUSE AND RM..


The methods for success on the farm
have changed lin the advance Of agri-
cultural science and economy. the adj
5yantages of certain locations may have
changed, and, the true economies Of
business have changed but the oppor-
tunities for success have neither faded
nor changed. Ri. s=$ ..sss s&
The public roads in Prussia are lined
each side with q row Of fruit or other
useful trees, which are cared for by the
government, and private companies that
build high roads are similarly obliged
to line them. The crop from these trees
is annually rented out and the revenue
obtained helps to keep the roads in re-
pair. ~ A.
By arecent act Of the Maine legislature,
poultry cannot be exposed for sale, ex-
cepting live chickens and young geese
or ducks, unless the entire head, en-
trails, feathers; and contents of the
crop are removed. Tt is found that the
law does not interfere with the profits
of the seller, and consumers receive
their poultry in much sounder condi-
ton than by the present custom Of SELL
ing it with only the feathers removed.
Sewers, cesspools, cisterns, and old
wells should never be ente4 ed until it
has been certainly ascertained that they
are not charged with gases and vapors
deadly to human life. To insure the
safety to any one compelled to descend
into such places it is necessary to lower.
by means Of q string or wire, tin pan
Or other (fat vesseD containing small
quantity of ordinary gunpowder, and
then ignite that by dropping live Goals
on it. After the explosion It is well to
lower lighted candle to the bottom. If
it continues to burn. it can be taken as
sure test that all danger is removed, and
the descent can safely be made.
This principle OF careful selection oi
seed should not stop in the vegetable
garden but may with profit be extended
to the grain field and forest. In every
grain field variations in growth and pro-
ductiveness occur, and the farmer who
has eyes educated to such things will be
sure to find them. Taking grain for seed
from a bin in which the entire crop has
been stored may answer very we'll. but it
is not the way to make progress or inn
prove a variety. The best and cleanest
| plot, whether it be large or small, should
! he taken for seed, and kept separate
from the main crop. This rule applies to
all kinds OF grain, and if every farmer
would practice 1t We would hear less of
deterioration or the running ont of varie-
| ties
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1883-08-24
Wise's Axle Grease never gums.
.RAY-FEVER.

I have been a Hav-Fevcr suf-
ferer three years; have often
heard Ely's Cream Balm spoken
OF in the highest terms; did not
take much stock in it because
of the many quack medicines.
A friend persuaded me to try
the Balm, and with the most
wonderful SUCCESS. r. S. GEER,
Syracuse. N. Y. .,g..y~-,
. CREAM BALM will, when ap-
Piled by the finger into the nos
trils, be absorbed, effectually
cleansing the nasal passages of
catarrhal virus, causing healthy
secretions. It allays intlalnnna-
ton. protects the membranal
Innings of the head from colds !;
completely heals the sores and
restores the sense OF taste and
smell. Beneficial results are
realized by a few applications.
4 MG,r0Ngb treatment soill cure.
in tie head. Agreeable to use.
0 cents a package, by mail or at
Owego, n. Y.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1883-08-24
Precautions Against the Gho

- p LIZ NI11Ul&5ISAs
Now, as always when the # question
arises as to the measures to Be taken
against an antici pated epidemic, the
newspapers are dwelling on the matte
sof the filthy cond ition Of the streets, and
i'm this country and Great Britain the
most prominent pic of inquiry In con-
nection with the possible access 81 chol-
era is as to what sanitary con ition yari-
Gus places would be found to be ID should
the disease visit them. 1T SIS. all yerv
well to attend to cleanliness. not only
when an epidemic threatens, but at all
conslde ration into the fore ground as
being of the slightest avail under such
circumstances as an impending invasion
Of cholera. Cholera undoubtedly. runs
riot in filth, but, unfortunately, itshoWs
/ the same luxuriance In the cleanest of
towns. The road to safety lies not il
giving the disease a chilling reception on
its arrival. but in not allowing it to ar
rive. r. .r W. .ss: I b. +.
The. deplorable feature in the tenden-
eYs alluded to is the fact that it leads to
neglect of the only measures that are of
any real use. It even leads to deprecia-
ton OF the value OF quarantine measures.
Public opinion, the. utmost support OF
which is always needed in matters OF
sanitation, is thus lulled into indiffer-
ence to the necessary restrictions on
commerce, and fails TO oppose the OBJ
structiveness of trade. As the Nation
lately remarked, quarantine may never
yet have stopped the march OF cholera.
There is good reason to think, however,
that it has. At all events, an extension
of the quarantine idea is all we can de-
pend upon to keep the disease at bay.
1t is. therefore, exceedingly satisfactory
and reassuring TO learn that our govern
ment, at the suggestion Of the surgeon
general of the Marine hospital service,
has teIegraphed 1nstructlons to our con.
suls at British ports to take measures fo1
the sanitary inspection of vessels bound
for this country. Over and over again
have epidemics stolen march on those
who were busy in pooh-pooh1ng the
possibility of their arrival. While. then,
as has before been stated in this journal
there is no present occasion for alarm
there is every occasion for vigilance
New York Medical Journal.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1883-08-24
Pretty Aprons.

Fancy aprons are now in vogue for
morning and even evening home wear.
They are made Of cambria, plain and
figured muslin, and even OF null or in
silk, and are trimmed with embroider-
les, laces and ribbons. One style is
made with fine plaits of cambria meet
ing in the center, bordered at the side
with handsome open work embroidery.
The bib is Of the embroidery, and is
pointed below the waist, where it meets
the perpendicular plaits. A more
elaborate apron is made, alternating
stripes of muslin with lace Insertion, full
lace frills all around, d pocket surrounded
by lace and clusters of loops Of satin rib.
bon. A dressy appearance is given by
ornamenting the front of the apron be-
low the bib with several frills of lace.
Charming little aprons are made of silk
or satin and trimmed with Spanish or
french lace in white or black-some-
times both, and loops Of ribbon or sprays
If flowers.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1883-08-24
Decorative Notes

Painting on brass is newer than on
silk or satin. Plaques, trays, candle
sticks Of FURNISHED brass are now sold
TOR decorating They are more durable
than many things which have been used
tor art work, and are growing in favor.
Banner screens are more used than
wall banners. They are hung from q
brass rod which is fastened to the man
telplece. Flowers are prettier than land
scapes tor such purposes, though some
times marine views look well painted
on satin. Animals heads are often used
tor decorative purposes. and are very
effective when we'll executed.
A clock stand may be made by cover
ing round, square, or other shaped
block of wood with plush or velvet A
small braid over thu edges, and mono
gram or medallion painted or embro;-
dered on the front, is all the ornament
necessary.
A portiere Of dotted Swiss muslin.
having Tiny spang'es sewed between
each dot on both sides of the muslin.
and the portiere edged with mario "
gold lace, is beautiful IN effect
Delicate Lambrequins for your guest
chamber may be made at odd moments
of the, popular and pretty darned net;
trim the edges with lace, and line with
a colored silesia which is pretty and in
harmony with it's environments.
Really handsome mats are made of
felt with borders Of daisies and of golden
rod, or of peoples and green leaves.
worked with crewels. If you purchase
the pattern so much used by which YOU
can stamp YOUR pattern yourself, the ex-
pense is trifling A very pretty mat is
OF blue felt with scroll like border.
worked with yellow. Scarlet and can.
airy color, olive and old gold are all very
tastefully used together.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1883-08-24
Thoughts on housekeeping,

Brain power makes our civilization
The iron horse which crosses the cont
nent, the floating fleets which traverse
the sea, the sending Of magic words
which, in less than time almost, encir-
Gle the globe, the powerful machinery
Of our manufactures, the swift reaper,
the delicate astronomical and philoso-
phical instruments are. all the result of
superior intelligence. The work OF
great minds has not only accomplished
wonderful things in the material world,
but it shows great results in the forma-
ton and upbuilding of governm ents.
and in the mental and moral training Of
nations. Men of powerful. intellect
have been instrumental in making our
government what it is, and to-day multi.
tudes are led and taught by the brain
workers of the land. This God given
power is not always used to the best pur-
pose, but its influence is none the less
evident. :. <<,.-,%: -
As the most powerful minds accom-
plish great results, SO the work of
superior mind shows even in the humble
things of life. The mental capacity and
power Of a person affects to greater or
less degree his whole life both physical
" and morally. In the case Of children,
andin the small details and humdrum
duties Of busy housewife is this mental
superiority; Of one individual over an,
other often seen. Brain work many
times lessons physical labor and reduces
great tasks to small ones Any woman
Of ordinary capacity will not have to
look far to see how much time.and labor
may often be saved by planning, arrang-
ing, and systematlzing the duties which
she has to perform. LET vorr head
save your heels'' is a very honely ex-
preston, but it is advice which means a
great deal, aud if it were needed there
would be a vast amount of labor and
trouble saved in many a household. No
matter what the occupation is, unless
the mind is applied to the task it viii
in most cases, prove a failure. .@.*
| There needs to be more intelligent
study and understanding of this work of
housekeeping. It must be taken as a
whole, and in detail, and each depart
ment made to yield the best results with
the least labor. When women learn to
economic their time, their steps. and
work by careful thought, the drudgery
Of the household will be greatly lessened.
How many trips are taken up and down
stairs empty handed how many careless
things are done which result in hours of
hard work. Anyone who has had ex-
peraence with raw servants can easily
appreciate the difference between the
work Of capable woman and that of
one with no mind to plan or execute.
There is still greater difference be-
tween an intelligent, careful house keep
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1883-08-24
Retention If Juices i'm Cooking
Meats

Existing thus in LIQUID state in our
ordinary flesh meats, it is liable to be
wasted IN the course Of cookery, especi-
ally if the cook has only received the
customary technical education and re-
mains in archaeological ignorance. To it,
'ustrate this let us suppose that 8 leg of
mutton, q slice Of cod, or a piece of sal.
mon, is to be cooked in water, "ooiled,"'
s the cook says. Keeping in mind the
fact that in it's liquid state alum is diHusi-
bic in water, the reader may now stanu
as scientific umpire in answering the
question whether the fish or the flesh
should be put in hot water at once, or
in cold water, and be gradually heated.
The "big-endians" and the ''little-endi-
ans" of Iiliput were not more definitely
divided than are certain cooking author
tiles on this question in reference to
fish. refer to the two which are prac-
tically consulted in my own household
that by Mrs. Beeton, some sheet
tablets hanging in the kitchen. Mrs.
Beaton says pour cold water on the fish,
the tablets say immerse in hot water. Con-
timing our attention at present to the albu-
men, what must happen if the fish or
flesh is put in cold water. which is
gradually heated? OBVIOUSLY a loss of
albumen by emulation and diffusion
through the water, especially in the
case of sliced fish or Of meat exposing
much surface Of fibres cut across. 1t is
also evident that such loss of albumen
will be shown by it's coagulation when
the water is sufficiently heated. Prac-
tical readers will at once recognize in the
scum which rises to the surface of the
boiling water, and In the milkiness that
is more or less diffused throughout it.,
the evidence of such loss Of aIbumen.
This loss indicates the desirability of
plunging the fish or flesh at once into
hot water enough to Immediately coag-
ulate the superficial albumen, and there.
by plug the pores through which the in
ner albuminous juice otherwise exudes.
But this is not all. There are other
juices besides albumen, and these are
the most important CT the havoring con-
stituents, and, with the other constitu-
ents, of animal food, have great nutri-
tive value; so much so that animal food
is quite tasteless and almost worthless
without them.'-W. Matieu Williams, in
Popular Science Monthly.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1883-08-24
Family Help In Farming.

Rural New Yorker. A poor man on a
farm, to be successful, should enlist the
interest and corporation 81 his family.
The best way ] know Of to do tl,at, is to
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1883-08-24

An Important Discovery.
& Other towns outside Of Minnesota are fast
finding out chat DR.. HaDiday's Blood Puri-
I fer is sure cure for ali poisonous diseas es
of the blood, skin eruptions, &C. That Noyes
Bros. & Cutter and Mrrell, sah1gaard &
living, wholesale agents, ST. Paul, Mimi,
are selling three times as much as they ever
did before, is conclusive proof of its merits.
Sold by all druggists.
The Travers County Agricultural society
has been organized.
IRRITATION, infiamn alton, all Kidney and Urinary
Complaints, cured by *Buchu-Paiba." 81.
The Georgia house voted $1,000, 600 for a
new capitol
WooDBERRY, MD.-Rev. WI. johnson says;
II have used Browns Iron Bitters in my fam.
lily and they have proven splendidheaith in.
vigorator." =
recommend Wise's Axle Grease.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1883-08-24

Prince Bismarck, Pope Leo XIII. and
the KhediVe Of Egypt are all seriously
indisposed. "a
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1883-08-24

DATENT PROCURED OR NO PAY-send for cur
Il handbook Of instructions. Il II GELsToN s Co.
zoos street. Washington. D. q S
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1883-08-24

Ell and one who takers no pains to inform
herself about The best metho Of doing
the work in her house, and tie best.
WAYS OF planning and proYiid ing for
III
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1883-08-24
The Frazer Axle Grease is the best and,
intr;nsically, the cheapest.
q PERSONAL---VERY. ONLY.

Ladies & children's boots and shoes cannot
run over if Lyons Patent Heel St1ffeners used.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1883-08-24
Instantly Relieved.


Mrs. Ann Lacour of New Orleans, La,
Writes:-I have son who has been sick for
two years; he has been ATTENDED by our lead
ing physicians but all to no purpose This
morning he had his usual spell OF coughing
ana was SO greatly FRUSTRATED in consequence,
that death seemed imminent. We had ID the
house bottle of DR.. VIM. Halls Balsa1n
for the Lungs purchased by my husband
who noticed your advertisement yesterday.
We administered it according to directions
and he was instantly relieved.
The Minnesota wheelInan's meet opens
August 80, at Minneapolis.
noN'r die in the house slough on Rats" Clears
out rats mice, flies, reaches. bed.hugs. l5c.
Bakers Pain Panacea cures pain in Man
and Beast. For use externally and internally
The Frazer Axle Grease is the best and,
intrinsically, the cheapest.
For nearly 81 years have been a victim
of Catarrh. ! have, tried many remedies,
receiving little Or no relief. I bought one
bottle of Ely's Cream Balm and derived
more real benefit from that than all the
rest added together. You can recommend
it as being safe and valuable medicine.
&. L. Fuller, Dandy, N. Y.
Ladies & children's Boots and shoes cannot
run over if Lyons Patent Heel ,st1ffeners used.
PERSONAL---VERY. Only.
The voltaic Belt Co, Marshall, Mich, viii send
Dr.. Dyes Celebrated Electro Yoltaic Bolts and
Electric Appliances trial fer thirty days to men
young old)who are affetedwh nervous debility,
lost vitality and Kindred troubles guaranteeing
speedy and complete restoration of health and
manly vigor. Address as above. N. B.-No risk
is incurred, as thirty days trial Is allowed.
For Dyspepsia, indIsestion, Depression Of
Spirits and General Debility in their various forms
other rnternittent Fevsrs, the 'sEerro- Phosphor-
ated Elixir Of Calisaya, made by CasweIl, Hazard
l. Co.. New York, and sold by all Druggists, is the
best tonic; and fof patients recovering from Fever
or other sickness, II hasno equal
EHfca1c A 10 ne,1
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1883-08-24

noN'r die in the house. though Rats" Clears
out rats, mice, flies, reaches bed-hugs. l5c.
Bakers Pain Panacea cures pain in Man
and Beast. For use externally and internally.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1883-08-24

The Minnesota wheelmans meet opens
August 80, at MINNEAPOLIS.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1883-08-24
An IYnportanI Discovery.

No matter what your ailment is, Brown
Iron Bitters will surely benefit you. +
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1883-08-24

/ SKINNY MEN--WelIs' Health Remover restores
health and yigor, cures dyspepsia impotence. 81.