Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1883-08-17

and than splitting Il lIeut into bis napkin, I
may reasonably forego Tor Americans any
claim Of monopoly IN yulgarlty And my dis
gust faded into . smile when + saw him gaze,
With 8, 2 manifest annazement B, and disap.,.
of feeding herself 1 consisted II '1 q
using her fork only to pile an assortment Of
Wanda on her knife, and the blade to convey
these yariegated monthfuls out Of sight he
should have forgiven her that eocentriciH,
w which vas clearly and polite compared with
daughter who conveyed to me- favorable re-
gard Of his Englishism. She talks with an
acquired London accent ':Me cawt me oawt,
ct 3 O'clock" abe said to the
family ran ooschman, IN voice loud enough
Caught what, Aiss?" the man inquired. A
repetition Of the order did not make him under
stand 1t, and she had to say in plain American
pronunciation, though she lowered her voice
and stepped q; closer il doing 50, my cart,
It is interesting to look back Of the finery
which wealth has put on the backs Of the
women to see how the money has been OBJ
tained
DO you gee that lady in the white Ottoman silk2"
said friend.
..The one with the shapely fgure2" RESPONDED.
Yes, that's the one: but her shape always seems
to me like certain bottle Of stomach bitterg,
Why! Because her fathers fortune came from the
manufacture OF constituent Of cocktails. Over
yonder in dainty null is the wife Of face powder;
going down the hallway are the two daughters of a
soothing syrup: and the swell, who drove past
al aA'''' AS' ~ Jog car. ''nosn' was son OF
About the most amusing product of wealth
ut the Branch is the young man whose tastes
have run ahead Of the money allowance which
sensible father accords him. He could drive
SuffG auS-o I'D -.
sires extend to pair; one good room would
lodge him comfortably, but he likes to lounge
in two;, and so he goes, making himself
miserable when he might be happy. Why
does this bring him misery? Because he
could pay his bills it he didn't make
him at every turn. He came down to the sea-
shore with his hair cut yeryshort, and bleached
from iss natural red to light blonde. This
had been done for improvement, and so it was
rudey unjust for familiar acquaintance to
cry out to him: "It isn't any disguise, old
chap. They'll know you in minute"
AN 1NF1DEL's MONUMENT
predict that the infdels will soon have q
grievance, real or fancied, just as one chooses
to regard 1t, put one which even the eloquent
Inngersoll will think it worth while to talk
shout d. NJ. Bennett called hims elf q free
thinker, while others deemed him a crank He
did not stop with plain disbelief of Christian
ity, but rode Wild hobbies of socialism. even
to the dirty lengths Of free love. He edited a
paper called the Trutbseeker, was favorite
speaker at wild peoples meetings, and at
length became in their eyes martyr by serv-
ing a term in the penitentiary for publishing
an obscene book. On his liberation, he ap-
peared on the platform of Cooper Institute
hall III the dress OF q convict and was greeted
by 1000 followers with tremendous en-
thusiasm His journal, which had been conn.,
paratively unknown, now gained circulation by
means Of this incidental advertising, it's editor
came into demand Us q lecturer, and his as
saults upon religion seemed at last to have
struck remuneration, when sudden death shut
him off from that reward. Benefits followers
and learned from his widow that they have
given over 81 900. She says he is buried in
Greenwood cemetery, in a lot owned by her
brother. The ground, all graded and rallied, has
thus been provided. leaving only the monu-
ment itself TO be erected by subscriptions, and
she depends on these reaching q total Of
81, 400. She has made contract with
an old friend and warm supporter of Ben
netts and who therefore has conceded low
price for the work, 80 that about So, 900
granite pile is contemplated The design COM
prises a massive base surmounted by COL
umn, altogether reaching a height Of about
fifteen feet. Near the top Of the front face
will be bronze medallion portrait of Bennett
two feet in circumference, and under it rec
ord Of his name, birth and death. It is on the
ESluaAAlLiS tAIoo slueb, however, GlaC the
trouble which anticipate will be lettered
"Here will be engraved" Gays Mrs. Bennett. ssx.
! tracts from my husbands works-glowing truths
uttered by himself, an.. which are tho best monu-
ment he could have. They. will tell to coming
after the shaft shall have crumbled they will live in
the memories of those who learned them from its
face"
Such is the fond expectation Of the widow,
and it may possibly be realized, but think not
(TrAlnwnNH
selected to be inscr'h '! violently denuncia-
| tory of Christian: pld Greenwood is g
| Christian burial grouna, whose authorities will
| not permit the diversion Of sacred ground to
| such use. Then the infidels will make an
| uproar, see if they don't
A BARGAIN IN CHARITY.
Down in John street, close by the frs
Methodist church ever built in America, q
Christian firm of merchants are doing some
| thing benetioent that cannot give rise to any
controversy. In the cellar of their store they
| have coiled 200 feet of pipe in barrel and
put that in a hogshead, the space between the
two receptacles beng filled with sawdust,
while the coil is kept packed in ice, which
chills the water running through the pipe.
The latter is extended upstairs and through The
side of the house to the street, where the cool
! ing beverage is On t. y free to everybody. The
original Investment in this charity was less
| than Sl0O. and to keep it going about SIS a
| week is expended.
Ihat s downright bargain IN charity. said 1t!
originator, a. he stood watching the drinkers
How many Of them do you suppose are CRATE
ful?" asked.
Il don't know" he replied. "and don't much
care, tor we get good deal of satisfaction out OF
the sight, anyhow. But guess they have more
appreciation than you seem to think or else they
would break or carry off the tumbers. We put on
tin cup at f1st and fastened it to chain: but i
| looked SO mean. SO much like dog trough, that
we took it away and put up the shelf as you see it
with four glasses. Thus far this summer only two
4 five hrHRn n,>6
porter has theory that the beer saloon folks over
! yonder did the breaking maliciously."
Edison at the Key.
edison used to work the other end of cir
! cult with me" says q telegraph operator inter
viewed in the Vicksburg Herald, land knew
him when he was in Memphis some thirteen OF
| fourteen years ago. He always looked ratty
and never spent his money on clothes, but the
some new contrivance or other, and spent his
| money for material to work out his inven
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