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Little Falls transcript., 1883-12-21

The Little ralls graded school closed
today for the holidays. Il has not yet
been decided whether to have two weeks
vacation # :. Il. .s.3* VI. :. ..s= + s
. Ii A considerable amount Of quiet work
lis being done preparatory to the election
Of village officers to be held, on New
Years day. 81. 81. ==@3s. .z.@.s35 n
Is Lee g. Co. are making improvements
at their Swan River -four mill, and will
soon be able to manufacture the "patent
process -four. T.. --. #..%. = s. '.*=
Samuel Mills is running tagging
camp on Little Elk for N. P. Clark this
winter, and has already banked large
number Of logs. 49,.
N P. Clark makes Little Falls the
distributing rofnA from which he fur.
nishes supplies for about twenty of his
numbering camps.
The prospect is now apparently good
for the construction OF the Mississippi
river bridge at this place, and without
issuing county bonds.
Rev. o. O, Rundell will not hold
services TT the Congre gational church on
next Sunday, and lac contemplates visit
ing Reyalton on that day.
s. Guerin killed fwe'eight months old
pigs the first Of the week which weighed
together 404 That is rather heavy
weight for pigs OF that age.
The lateness of the south passenger
train on Weanesda y prevented Rev. Tas-
sci from visiting Roya1son and holding
services as usual this week.
Ed Staples is again able to attend to
business at Kinney's jewelry store. He
had hard pull of sickness, and we are
pleased to see him on deck again,
j. B Seule and r L. Scovell, agents
for A. J. Sawyer, returned from Morris
on Saturday. and report the wheat bust
ness as rather dull along the branch line
The German citizens of Culdrum are
talking of bull ing Lutheran church |
:" ''"' '"""' "A'" p''"n p'pe'
""' w. .1' o''l'le,' a'>' ''o'' any ''so oeo
Misses E]]en and Mary Lafond, Rsv |
O. O. RundeI and W. M. Fuller went
to Sauk Centre on Friday last to attend !
'''S "0os''ns ~ ooots7 A"'on'' "no Nel-
''s 'n"o1S S"e'.
Remember that J. Z. McReyno1ds
will give grand ball and supper at |
Little Falls transcript., 1883-12-21

Come and buy buffalo cont %
Richard Bros, and keep n
Little Falls transcript., 1883-12-21

Groceries received daily at
FOIsY BROs'
Little Falls transcript., 1883-12-21

{ a A fresh invoice Of drugs ,at Closes
drug store.
Little Falls transcript., 1883-12-21

], Ph. Best's Milwaukee export keg
beer at IS -. f-.- S..
s=.I= h. 4. 81. sPRANDDLs
Little Falls transcript., 1883-12-21
Christmas Z oYs.

Bran and shorts at RtcHARD EROS. !
Little Falls transcript., 1883-12-21

SAenb Waus w au- Gun at
ss 5sSS} SRR
Little Falls transcript., 1883-12-21

Miss Maude Pendergast is in town
visiting her sister, Mrs. George Lafond.
Little Falls transcript., 1883-12-21

Fine watches, diamonds, Jewelry and
also watch repairing at K1NHEY's, 81.
Little Falls transcript., 1883-12-21

For first. class hoblsIeds sgos to -ass*s:.
..4s.>,, .4s.>5 >s@...:... n: J..W, sBERa's.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1883-07-12
Plantation Pleasants;ea $

q Ell it's assin ter bleve dat its wrong
ter pay stout young swells two dollars
day ter sponge 'roun' and beg money
fur de church from men dat perspires
ten hours a dayfu fifty conts, an has
families ter support, 'specfully OK ter
be 'memberedz in yer ,prars, -.f-s.. 1a'
amt posed ter desc young doctors
'sperimentin' wifi dead folks, but dun
no but IL moilt be Visible to stop etn fun
prolec' In wifi de Ilveune FAD = tAt
80 Who amt hit a big snake on de head
! 10 now an' kill a little oneps slsa
,., No 'lociped, .peddlora needn't ply at
dis cabin. When ! straddle saddle IL
ain { wif de sppectation ob maxim INV
Ole zlcgs do de icanterin'. M ebber
take a foolanotion to ride ,nn'ewalk at
de same time, yer,l see me harness up
bean pole an play circus wifi dc
chilun. .,-.----...
When hear o nfgger wifi SCUM teef
say he like mush cause he dom have
ter chaw 1t, / feel dat Is man enough
ter tote all de rails. dat he'll split In one
day. ge6s Ssts s=-
Po' 'managerdat bankrupt In dis coun-
try eff he know how ter tan dog skins
an make gloves "ss''';r 2. 51-
Yer can't Judge de farm BY de fiel' dat
lays next ter dc big road
IF yer frien' can't stan prosperity
wise him to go skurity fur somebody.
When a. Jew offers ye' forty dollar
coat fur four dollars and half, ye'd
better step 'roun' de corner an az de
doctor what it cos q man ter git cured
of dc smallpox TO yer jump at dat bar
gain. ,...... .-.
Nebber too bad a night fur party or
q prar ,meetin'. .5,.5..... g..
Eff ye' kin press 1t on de African min
dat ehery, bottle foun' lyin' roun' amt
boun' ter hab whisky in it, yen see less
in de.papers bout. eullud gentlmans a
suicidin' demselyes. Texas iSitttngs.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1883-07-12
Talarranh or TAlanhons.

Despite the fast that recent expert
,ments have demonstrated the possibility
of telophoning over long circuits. 1t L.
TO DO doubted II the instrument will be
used otherwise than locally. II IL too
sensitive t0 Induction, TO atmospheric
electricity. and to grounds for circuits ex-
ceeding few Milss In length. The sx-
psriments have been tried under the
best not under the worst conditions, and
through y eomplsts metallic circuit =
In ether words, q double line. 1t is
hardly possible for the telegraph busi-
mess Of two large cities to be conducted
by telephone by the senders of messages
themselves, for five hundred wires
might not suffice to prevent 3 block in
busy hours. and merchants could not
and would not wait
To operate telephones rs the telo-
graph Is now ased would be equally Ina
practible. Evca wers tho iassramcHts
as little liable TO disorder as the Morse.
the greater danger ef errors would
weigh against thoH. There u No sys-
tenn of signals - clear Is the present
Morse code ~ interpreted by the sound
cr" Each letter Of word is given,
and ordinarily good operators selden
orr In the record. BY telephone Il is the
sound OF a word, and net fts voweis and
consonants. which the operator receives.
and mistake con easily happen even
under the bcst conditions. IL IL 70 be
doubted. too. If the rap!dity Of trans
mission by telephone. whsre the message
had to be written down at tthc receiving
station, would oven approximate that q
the Morse system. Proper names, seieR-
tific terms, and phrases In foreign
language, etc, would have to bc care
fully spelled out, and even then would
fall wide of accuracy. y
By the Morse system good operators
will receive at tho rate Of forty-kve
words minute, whichis almest the HIM
It OF rapid penmanship. and will often
take 1000 word message without onee
interrupting the sender. Tho lines. too.
win work ia the heaviest weather. and
arc only intcrfered with by serious cleo
trical storms. or by actual accident 70
the wires. Again, by the quadruplex
system, four messages can 60 q once
over one wire, while the long distance
telephone requires two wires fox ons
message All In all. there seems to be
but little prospect Of the present series
Of experiments resulAng In . practical
good. however gratifying from acsen-
ahc standpoint-N. 7. SuR.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1883-07-12
Tslegrsphing the Big End Of tbs Dioasn-


A man, little top-heavy, rushed In
to aSixth avenue telegraph office, seized
telegraph blank and n stub pom with
ball Of dried ink on tho end, and by
propping himself against the counter.
managed to write the following:
''Kats, went be heme Sill mnrnins.
HARRY"
..What'n that eosta'' said the man.
handing the message through the port
hole to the aaaaipufator of electricity.
''Let me sees Seven words fifteen
cents. Anything not exceeding ten
will cost you fifteen cents to any ad-
dress ia the city" answered the opera
tor. ~"
..I'm bound 10 have the worth of my
neHey cat of you corporations, then."
said the. raaR, braeing himself against
the counter as hc traced GA blSnk this
clear message:
"Iaesmprehensibiiity, manufacturers,
eIanseehdentalism, GoAstantiH0ple, eOnca-
Pennsylvania, imperturbabiifty, phllopro-
geaitiveAeSS."
There string that on your wire and
send her at . $40 gait. said the man,
with look Of vengeance in his eye.
The operator counted the words, but
volunteered the information that there
was no sense la the message.
II know there's no sense In It. but
Kate'il understand 1t all the same; she'n II
know Tn on drunk anyway whep I
send message At this hour. whether
It's sense or not- made 'em long on
purpose to break the back Of your darn
ed machine. Shovel 'em In and start
tho crank. I'm In for good time
Never mind the expense; here's your
Afteea eeats." And the man ran oIt
and hailed . passing cab. .-Neto YorE
| World. rer l.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1883-07-12
When 30 Lock q, Bu,slsa


''Now. do yea know the best time %
do q Job IMP"
Tho reporter acknowledged tha. be
didn't
well. III tell yea,a' said the pro-
fessor. Between aad e'eleck in
the morning. particularly II the night
Is black. People sleep sousdest la Che
hour just before daylight. Yea eaH 20
through big house easy Ia an heur
and scoop everything, from the jewelry
In the secret safe above the mantel 30
the six-shooter and gold saper (wateh)
under the boss's pillow. And this brings
as to our first lesson, which will show
you how to get into hease. There are
three ordinary ways Of doing this: by
the doors, By the lever windows and BY
the windows on the upper floors. II
tho aPPef windows are 10 be worked,
all you have TO do is TO climb the porch,
push up your wiadow and crawl In.
Never try TO do anything withoat part
nor. Leave your shoes with him ON the
lookout below. You will want light,
and you may use either matches, o can
dle-end or 3 bull's-eye lantern. Tho
bit of candle Is the best to Hss. It's
light will not wake q sleeper. Thea
prosecute your work al Judgment die
tates, being sure to search the open
places first and the drawers next. ST
Louis Post -DtspAtck.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1883-07-12


Ma MatAesskise HTes On YtstA ~.
ea.ae. Last week Ms. Erudita, 0 Hax-
vard student paid her q vistA She told
him 10 stay . nsoath. He eOasented.
She telozrApAed % Vasssx College fsx
her dang ghese Grace b seass Asaea Ina.
modiassly. Misc Grace eanss. Afss. b.
wanted Mr.. Eradiss 70 bseenss her soa-
in-law. Mr.. ErHdibe was hasASsl,. bat
thought he eoald. Mrs.. B., knowing
the worth OF svideaes .sAsuld .hs ever
back cut, and o breach Of prsiaise On.
sue, told the maid 70 keep q sharp ere
ON Mr.. Erudite and Grace. The maid
did.
Billing and cooling noted by Maid.
Mrs. B. to maid: What does Mr..
Erudite say to Miss Grace when they
meet in the mOrningg'
Maid to Mrs. B.: He says, ,ma'am,
have more tea think the poor young
gentleman isn't right in his head, MAJ
am. He says have more tea so often
to Miss Grace. Here's o card, ma Fam,
that he put under her door Yesterday
morning, but he spells so odd. He has
no a in his tea"
0lVO IliC bIAdb CdTA. OcdE U18, WuHL
does Ii meaRa 'Aaso te, GQae te' Surely,
that's Greek Happy thought. I'll ask
Prof Buchsmsller what it means when
he comes to give Grace her Latin les
sON.
Mr.. Buchsmeller is q graduate Of
Heidelberg. Is dead in love with Mrs.
Blatherskits. Never told her 30. Never
told her husband so.
~.
Mr.. Buchsmellsr rings Mrs. B. takes
him into the back parlor and hands him
the card with o,So te ON 1t.
".
Mr.. Buchsmsller throws his arms
around the neck Of Mrs. Blatherskits
and gives her s92 kisses. He exelairns:
my cup of happiness 10 filed. My
love, my darling. Let US leave this very
day-ily on the wiRgs of love and leave
your pig and husband"
Mr.. Blatherskite comes home early.
Meets Mr.. Erudite In the dining-room.
Both walk up to the parlor. Both wit
ness the tableaa. lra. Biatberskite
faints. Tfss
The gentleman from Heidelberg Jumps
through tho window hipas bat. sans
speetaeles.
Wiz. tA5
Mrs Blatherskito IL served with
summons aud complaint in divorce pro-
oeedinga
HX.
Mr.. Eradiss goes back b Harvard .
bachelor. ll
Aheo te, sa
ASglSes. ] love thea Z.
--EcsD York World. !.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1883-07-12
Whittier Burns His Letters

A New Yorker who recently visited
Mr.. Whittier al Danvers says In letteg
to friend: ''Mr. Whittier nsaAKy
leaves Boston for AmesbuFy about tho
1st Of April and then retires TO Danvers
for the summer. His country homo h
about mile from tho railroad station.
found the poet In q small room retired
from the'main part of the house and sur
rounded by his books and papers. His
tall form is slightly bowed with age. bat
ho retains al his old time courtesy 10
strangers. He alluded to his CORES
pondence, which was 80 large as to
make irksome drafts upon his time and
patience. Since Longfellow and EN-
erson died said he, DIR. Holmcs and l
have received much of their fugitive
correspondence, which, added to our
own, sometimes proves aserious burden.
isrcceive letters daily from Portland,
Me-, to Portland. Ore, from misses In
their teens, to boys in college. They
send me their verses with a request that
| attend to the publication and remit
them the proceeds from time to time.
ElIe most, however, under various dis
gliiSes., entreat my autograph, = request
/ would grant more willingly If l knew
them. As to my health. cannot COM
plain; | have mover been able to do pro-
tracted work, owing to severe neuralgia
pains in my head, from which I have
suffered since | was boy. Unfortu-
nately, ! have promised considerable
work to the publishers. and this prom
ise, unperforme,l, weighs like an incu-
bus upon my spirits. In discussing the
recently published correspondence of
Mrs. Carlyle and of Carlyle and Emer-
son, MIR. Whittier said: Carlyle seems
to have had none of the milk of human
kindness in his veins. His letters show
a side Of his character which none of his
intimate friends suspected. 1t would
have been better for. his reputation If
they had never been published Intact
SO strongly have they affected myself
that / have set to work and destroyed
the major part of my correspondence,
covering a period of over fifty years,
lest itsshould be published after my
death and bring suffering to any. 1
wish all the letters that / have written
could he troatad in the safna uanney ~
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1883-07-12
A Song of the Out of Season.

In valleys fragrant with tho breath of May
The heifers scamper and the caiflets stray,
And lOud-lunged frogs grunt evening rOunde-
lay.
From slender sprays the tuneful thrush is
heard.
The dappled meads with flowers are diapered,
The soul of youth to summer suits Is stirred,
The birds sing blith6r, skies wear fairer hues,
But man, alas. no moro sips oyster stews.
Tho bills OF heaven. the nights of morning
hark,
Tranced by the carol of the heaven-voiced lark !;
The peeer woos the nursemaid In tho park,
The air is full of sunmer-singing notes,
The Harlem CLEANS with lightning passing
boats.
And Shantyville benoans her glut of goats,
And sweet az young love is the Zephyr's flaw,
But, Well-a-day, where is the oyster rawf
JOY fills the fibres of the budding tree,
Wrapping its limbs with vernal drapery,
nd infant Summer rides on Springtidc's knee.
The heart of youth for cobblers inly yearnS,
When as the gracious season beats and burns,
The lawny Tuscan at his organ turns;
The faint winds sigh, a breath from Dream
lands coast,
But mortal tooth dovours not oyster roast.
From bud and bough the bluebirds leap and
call,
The elm puts on its lcafy coronal,
The New YOrk's beat the Bostons at base ball.
with love and longing earth and sky are great,
The sun smiles gayly from his shining state
f0ung lovers swing the beauty burlencd gate,
And breath soft whispers meath ewes gentle
srar;
But oysters shun mild May. the month without
on R,
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1883-07-12
The Late Bishop Peck Victim Of Col
lege Boys Prank. ol5t szEs

The recent mortal exit of the late Rev.
Bishop Peck recalls an Incident that
made national mirth at his expense over
thirty years ago; o clever trick of the
undergraduate boys of Dickinson Col
lege. porpctratcd soon after his, acces-
sion to tho Presidency of that institu-
tion. The now distinguished Moncure
d. Conway, then Methodist preacher
in prospect, has the traditional credit of
being one of the deyisers of the scheme.
In the Spring of 1919 the. Baltimore
Methodist Conference held. its annual
session in Staunton, Va, the seat of one
of the three State lunatic asylums.-
While President Peck was on his way
TO the conference, the young rascals in
the college wrote a letter to the Super
intendont of the Staunton Asylum stat
ing that q lllnatie had escaped from
confinement In Pennsylvania, a very
large man, very bald-headed, with
great, round, staring blue eyes, whose
special form of mania was that he was.
u Methodist preacher and President of
Dickinson College. 1t was thought
that he had gone to Staunton to attend
the conference TO which he fancied he
belonged. He answered to the name
and title of '.Dr.. Peck The friends
of this unfortunate gentleman would be
exceedingly obliged to the Staunton
Superintendent if he would watch the
cars. and, If tho Individual described
made. his appearance, quietly take
charge of him and keep him under asy-
lum restraint till some friend could get
to him. All charges for his dctontion
would be promptly met. The Superin-
tendent was on hand at the time indi
Gated, singled out his man readily, and
courteously addressed him:s" Peck,
/ believer" ayes, sir" "Presidents s,oi
Dickinson College?'' "Yes. SIR "a
have carriage in waiting for you. H.
'"You are very kind" said the unsus.
pecting stranger, as he took his seat in
the vehicle, and was forthwith whiried
off to the lunatic limbo, where he would
have been incarcerated as n dangerous
maniac. if the preachers Of the confer.
encs had not interfered and assured the
incredulous keeper of the Old Dominion
.cranks that the Falstatfian doctor was
as sane as the average of humanity and
only the victim of ridiculous hoax. :
T1'OB Times --- ..-s -,y=
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1883-07-12
Amone Storm Olouds.

The writer was one of O half dozen
persons who took refuge one Sunday
evening in little observatory on Look
out Mountaiu Point during n fearful
storm. Entranced with the sceRery
cast of the mountain, and part of the
time shut off by the wooded summit from
glance at the west, y tideous storm
cloud had gathered unobserved by as.
and was rushingit frightful proportions
toward our place of refuge. 1t was roll
ling on with awful rapidity. We could
not retrace our footsteps and escape.
Our only hope for shelter was in the OBJ
servatory. We entered. Just think Of
it, Six persons seeking safety from a
storm in small 16x20 frame house
which stands right on the. verge OF q.
precipioe 200 feet high, Oh, Heayen!s
how shuddered and shrunk dewn With
horror when i glanced at the, coming
tornado through one window, then cross-a
ed the room to another and looked down,
down, through the tops of trees to the
foot of that mighty precipice and con-
templatei being oVcrturned' by the ra-
ging elements. "a -s.t ,safa
Thunder pealed terrific blast after
blast. until the hugh rocks beneath ns
seemed to culver ut the grating sound:
In another moment the cloud swept
over the mountain beyond and the val
ley beneath, then around the brow of
Lookout. below our refuge, like vast
unpent ocean. The forests bowed be-
fore it. The rrmbling, crashing, roar-
ing din sounded like an avalanche of
worlds. For awhile we were literally
above the storm, butth clouds at length
gushed around the observatory, filing
our room full Of dense vapors through
broken window, and death TO our en-.
sire party seemed inevitable. The wind
howfed aboslt us and lashed our frail res
fuge with brush, huge limbs, sticks and
other things which it hurled up. from
the west side of the mountain. Gale
after gale struck the building, and hard
er and harder each dushed, until the
creakinm timbers seemed TO portend our
carly plunging, house and all, twothou--
sand feet down through the mighty,
convulsed ocean of cloud and air. as
The fierce, raging storm gradually
ceased, and just at sunset, though the
rain still poured, we started down to
the city. For half mile along
the mountain top we drove through
clouds which seemed to us to be fairly
melting into sheets of water.-A Wonsdas
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1883-07-12

One day she ascended the marble steps
OF an elegant mansion. and ringing the
bell, ask ed to see the mistress of the
house. For she had determined to beg
for assistance rather than see her aunt
| die.
The footman eyed her suspiciouslv
for moment, then. inviting her into
the hall. went In quest of the lady. 7.
A football on the marble floor made
| Evoiyn glance up, and she saw coming
towards hcr-could it be possible7-
Lawrence Lyell. s
| All the blood forsook her face as he
gazed upon her with incredulous won-
der; then he sprang forward and ex-
tended his hand -.
Miss Archer!'' he exclaimed, '.this is
indeed 4 surprise.
Before she could frame a reply tho
serFaut returned.
Mrs. Lycil says that she will SEQ
you" he announced briefly, 'Eyeiyn's
heart beat fast and furious, and then
sunk like d stone in her breast
Mrs Lyeli! Then of course he was
married; some heiress probably, for the
house was superb. Married and God
help her. she loved ban with all her
heart. IN that moment of suffering
EYoiyn Archer realised the meaning of
the word rGSribution. t
She stood unable to speak then. Mr..
Lyell led her into pretty rose-colored
boudoir, he held her hands fast in his,
and gazed tenderly into her face. "a
"Eyelyn!' he cried, ''what is wrong?
have just returned from the country,
where ] have msde my home / am
with my brother and his wife, this is
their house, and-oh, Evelyn. my dar-
lingr'
For she had burst into a flood of tears,
with her head upon his shoulder.
So it all came out right after all, CT
course Evelyn married Lawrence Lyen,
and they took Mrs. Harwood 10 their
elegant home; for Lawrence had inher=.
tied q large fortune, ana was moge
wealthy now than Evelyn herself had
ever been. -
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1883-07-12

A young lady in St, Louis became
dissatisfied with her beautiful natural
teeth because they were not. just accoy-
ding to the latest fancy in teeth. She
had a dentist take the upper ones out
and make her a set. Has sweetheart
was getting set also, and the dentist
gave him she natural ones he hsal taken
hom the jaws of his lady-love. They
both thought 1t was an awfully cute
thing. Swell people usually order their
teeth made with some defect or a gold
plug or two in them. Af%. aN
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1883-07-12

Sir Michael Bass. cf England, made
worldwide famous shreugh 'Bass' Ale,"
will doubtless be remembered longer
for hls charities than for his breweries
In addisiea 70 supporting liberally all
benevolent works Ia Derby, be has pre-
sented 10 the town y fine park public
baths, aad free library. At cost TO
AiaaseH Of $3.50, 600. To the town OF
Burton he has given two churches. with
parsonages, schools ard eadowments,
valued at mere thaA $S50, 900, and an
Institute and clab-hoase worth $500, 900.
10 Rangemore hs has given q chsrch
and auxiliary institutions costing
$65. 900, and many other places also
have received rich gifts from his bounty.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1883-07-12

A Boston milliner earns $4,000 q year
and her husband stays at home and
keeps house. That's the kind of a wife
to have, and by the way. that's the kind
of husband to have, when you want
such one, ---