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Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1884-08-15
Around the World On Bicycle.
From the Boston Herald

Thomas Stevens, the young English
man who is on his way to Europe trav-
cling across this country Oh bicycle,
arrived at Chicago. July 4th, bronzed
and weather worn. He left San Fran
cisco April %, and therefore had been
fortytwo days on the: road. In CONVEX
sation Mr.. Stevens, said that the jour-
ney over the mountains and through
the deep sands of the Nevada desert
had been long and tedious. He stopped
at Ogden, Che yenne and Omaha. The
roads i'll Illinois were found to be- in
very good condition. He averaged SO
miles. day, and the result of his tour
will be embodied in book to be pub
lished in England. At times the rider
was in quandary TO obtain food, but
he was never more than twenty-four
hours withonEit, He is now on his
way to New York via Toledo, Cleveland
and Erie, thence along the New York
Central and Hudson River Railway
roads. After two weeks rest he
will take the steamer for Liverpool and
bicycle thsough England, France, Ger
many, Austria and Turkey to the
bonndarr Of the European continent.
Mr. Stevens will stop there. and will,
If possible, tour through Asia in 1885.
His only additional luggage is 8 water
proof coat, and additions to his ward
robe are made on the road as required,
He wears an army helmet, aud finds j,
preferable to one Of felt IN the sun. He
rides 9 ffty-inch bicycle.
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Farming Paragraphs.

No fewer than 100 societies exist in
Scotland, whose object is to promote
and maintain the purity Of the Clydes-
dale horse.
Cows are better off in cool stable
than in the pasture during the midday
heat.
Now that the harvest is nearly all done
by machinery, it is pretty hard ON the
horses; see to it that they have the best
Of care and generous feeding.
In Arkansas some strawberry grow
ers, anticipating large yield and low
prices, sold their entire crops on the
vines to dealers at five cents quart, and
are realizing from 500 to $3.50 per acre
for their fruit.
A good wash for sore eyes in animals,
is made Of sulphate Of zinc, 40 gr. fluid
extract of opium. 3 dr.; fluid extract Of
belladonna, Or. water, qt.; mix and
paint the eyes with a camel's-hair pencil
at night.
If q hen persists in untimely sitting,
don't try to brerk it up by the cruel yet
Intellectual method of half drowning the
poor bird, but instead take headless
cask, 1nvert it over her, allowing 1t to
rest on three bricks, and bore hole in
the top for ventilation. Water and
scanty food should be provided just out
side the rim. A week Of this treatment
will usually convert biddy into more
sensible hen.
Foot-rot in COWS is one of the most
common diseases, and is in many respects
precisely the same as the foot-rot in
sheep. And yet it is more easily pre-
vented. It is caused by the constant
saturation Of the feet with wet sloppy
mud or manure This soon infames
the skin between the claws and around
the heels Of the hoof, and softens the
horn and causes it to rot. By neglect
the inflammation spreads to the centre
Of the foot and the horn is loosened
from the tissues, and drops off. The
wretched beast then crawls around up
on the stumps of the bones, and it's suf-
ferings are equal to those of man COM
PEELED to walk upon the ends of the legs,
if the feet are cut off. The only excuse
is that the owner is helpless because he
knows not what to do.
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and the most prosperous business, by
the reverse Of trade, are suddenly swept
into oblivion. We see these tales every
day in our daily papers. But they are
apparenn y ats distance, and do not
attract any special attention, and make
little or no impression on our minds.
E But how is it at home? The agricul.
tural editor moved to the city of Des
Moines not quite six years ago. Des-
Molnes IS a growing, prosperous city.
In the past six years there has been no
depression or stagnation in its business.
It's banks are sound and money plenty,
It's mechanics have a plenty OF work at
good wages. And yet of the drygoods
houses doing business in the city Of six
years ago all, except one or two have
had to succumb and make assignments.
The grocery trade has been little bet
ter, yet it has had it's examples of the
yicissitudes Of trade. And nearly all
branches Of business in that time have
had taste Of reverse. And yet OF all
the thousands Of careful farmers of
Polk county, though it has been for the
the past three years the worst season
for crops, it is a very rare thing for one
Of them to assign or be sold out.
The hard toiling farmer knows but
little of the troubles, anxieties and vi
cissitudes of commercial life. And
the uncertainty of the future with the
latter class is probably the reason why
there is so much extravaganza and vain
show in the families of commercial men.
They have large fashionable families,
dress richly, and parade in their fine
carriages on the very brink of ruin.
With them it is now or never, and they
flourish while they can, and too many
farmers and farmers families sigh for
the same thing.-Des MONIES Register.
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FARM, FIELD and FIRESIDlE.
Home MISCELLANY.

Suggestions for Keeping Preserves.
Put them away in small jars Or glasses.
IF the latter are used, store them in a
dark place. Cut out piece of stout
paper the size of each jar. Slip these
over the fruit as soon as it has grown
cold. Having reserved a little syrup
for the purpose, pour layer of it on
top Of the paper, and the fruit will not
rise to the top, mould and spoil.
Unless you have hired help whom you
can trust implicitly it is good idea to
use earthern dishes for milk IN place of
tin; they are kept clean with much less
trouble. The scientists of the present
day. and hour claim that the germs of
disease hide. in the crevices of milk
pan. and that nothing but conscientious
application or absolutely boiling water
will remove the danger.
All squares Of silk for ornimenting
pincushions and toilet bottles are now
placed on diamond wise. e.. One pretty
example in dark blue satin has a top
triangle yelled by lace, on which rests
bow of olu-gold and blue satin loops.
On the opposite halt is painted a bou-
quet of primroses. Round the edge is
sewed o box plating Of soft lace, which
also surrounds the satin doilies, where
the perfume bottles rest inclosed in a
blue satin cover painted with primroses,
! and secured rourd the neck by an old
gold ribbon. Loops of ribbon also
adorn the lower angle Of the dolly. -.
A LITTLE POWDERED CHARCOAL will
cleanse and sweeten bottles if it is we'll
shaken about in them.
FRENCH CusTARDs.-To make about
seven custards, boil one pint of milk
with four desert spoonfuls of sugar.
Beat the yelks and whites of two eggs
we'll together, and pour the milk, when
slightly cool, Oh to the eggs, and beat
we'll together. Fill seven china custard
cups; stand them in shallow tin OF
water, or frying pan, half full, and let
them cook until they become solid, talk
ing care to let no water get on the top.
When set, take the tin off the fire and
put the cups in the oven for the Gus
tard to slightly brown. Vanilla or any
favoring can be used; add this the last
thing.
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We loved each other, my love and I; N
And the wind sighed low through the tasseled
S3Sl corn, A 5&&t$ 81 ia IN H. .s$*<4 y
4 The bobolink sang in the dewy morn,
And the brook ran merrily by.
r.. We loved each other, my love and I;
And the quail pipcd low mid tne yellow corn,
We heard in the distance the huntsman's horn,
And the leaves were brown and dry. .#.
We looked to the future, my love and !,
The future 80 crowded with hopes and fears
That turns our smiles SO often to tears,
AS the days pass YEARLY by. @
He spoke Of the time when we two should dwell
Together beneath fair Southern skies,
Where the rose in it's fragrance never dies,
And love hears no parting knell
The corn was garnered long years ago,
The bobohnk's song is heard no more;
Only a shadow falls through the door
Where he used to come and go.
The sea is wide and it lies between
My love and I, my love and T.;
Where tho flowers bloomed dead leaves now lie,
And tho grass DER his grave is green.
Rebecca Ruter Springer
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Cholera Treatment in India.
DR.. Fairbanks, of Ahmednugger, in Missionary


"In the few cases where the patients
died, they either did not take the medi-
cine till the disease had nearly done it's
work. or, as found on inquiry, the
medicine was not taken according to
the directions [ have noticed that
camphor is an ingredient in most Of the
medicines that have proved useful in
the treatment Of cholera, and regard
it as specific for stopping the vomit-
ing and purging Of serum, that accom-
pany this disease. I think that cam
phor stops the separation of serum from
the blood. But its action needs to be
modified by the administration of some
alkaline substance, which will make the
kidneys act powerfully, and remove the
serum and other watery substances
which have accumulated in the stomach
and intestines.
IF these substances are allowed to
remain they cause bloating and conse~
quent death l have found nitre most
active and efficient as corrective for
the bad effects of camphor. This year
I used pills containing grain each OF
camphor and nitre, giving one at once
each time the patient had vomited, and
continuing thus till the vomiting ceased.
Then l gave six or eight grains of nitre
dissolved III little water. If this did
not cause urine to- flow within an hour,
L would give another similar dose of
nitre. Unless urine flows, there is little
to expect recovery. In one case, when
the nitre did not take effect and the
patient was much bloated I gave an
emetic, and so removed the fluids from
the stomach, and the patient recov-
ered."
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Farmers Should Battle Often.

Farmers, as much as any class of men
in the world, and more so than most,
need frequent baths. Their work causes
them to perspire greatly and they are
constantly in contact with dirt Reli-
able medical authority asserts that the
statistics which now place the life of
the farmer below the average might be
raised considerably if this class paid
more attention to cleanliness. One
farmer, John NJ. Stahl, appreciating the
Importance of bathing, thus writes to
the New England Farmer:
1.-The body should he cleansed every
twenty-four hours, and it is best to do
this when the days work is done, for
then the body's Liability to receive dirt
from external source is small, and the
functions of the glands can be properly
performed during the night, insuring
healthful slumber. II
But how many of us do cleanse the
body each night? I am afraid the
truth would be that full as many cleanse
the body only once week, as those that
cleanse it once day. Not one farm
house in fifty, take the country over,
has bathroom; and T doubt if even
one farmers family in twelve has even
q bath tub. This is a sad com mentary on
our way Of living, and explains the pre-
valence of fesers in the country where
they should be almost unknown. q
I know only too well how tired the
ploughman is at the close Of the day,
and the fatigue is yet greater if the day
has been spent IN the harvest field. It
seems great task to drag the wearied
body even twenty feet TO bed. The
thought Of gong to the trouble and ex-
Epense Of time Of bathing may appear
almost absurd. But my word for it you
will be largely the gamer by 80 doing.
10 batke will not require more than
ten minutes. and you VIII have added
two hours 10 your SAUNDERS. You have
short tened the time oraleep by ten min
utes, but yon have made slrmber 81
much sounder and sWeeter that yot
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Dolly was dancing, and she was engaged
seven or eight deep already; but the
lover patiently bided his time, secure ID
the strength Of his position.
At last he held her in his arm anG
glided gently over the smooth floor,
first in the silence of satisfaction. but
with growing desire to hear her voice
again. *E.= p. #s@.3
dolly, my darling!" he softly whis-
pered in her ear. 5ls a=. Il s5 #
She drew herself slightly away, and
looked at him in a way he did not under.
stand, ...tG. @#s-.:5
<.My sweet love--my Dolly, no one
can hear me-. Do not be afraid. You
know you have given yourself to me-
Sir Algernon, yon forget yourself
Strangely" said Lady Dolly, drawing
up her head in her most stately way.
Sadly dismayed at such rebuff, Sir
Algernon drew his offended partner in.
to small room which opened from the
one in which they were dancing.
"My dearest-my own Dolly-you
cannot forget what took place between
us in the boudoir to-day. We were in.
terrupted, I know, but not before you
had said"
II said nothing which could warrant
such language as you have just en-
ployed. I am much surprised and dis
pleased" said Dolly, in her haughtiest
tone.
"But Dolly, dear, Dolly
Call me Lady Dolly, if you please.
"But, indeed, you did pr omise-
II have promised you nothing, and
you know it,"
Butch, Dolly, you must listen
you"
The door burst open once again-in-
terruptions that day seemed inevitable
Freda and Charley appeared, flushed
and laughing.
"sn Algeron-Dolly," began the
saucy girl, "''don't quarrel and be angry
with one another. It's all my fault.
! pretended to be Dolly this afternoon il
the dusk, Sir Algernon, to pay you out
for saying no one could mistake us. He
proposed to me, Dolly, and I was sc
frightened I had to accept him, because
thought that is what you would have
done in my place. I'm awfully sorry,
and indeed I'd no idea he would dc
| anything more than say a few pretty
things. I never was so frightened in
all my life as when ! found out what I'd
let myself in for. Please don't quarrel
because it was all my fault! I think
that's all. Come, Charley, we shall
loose our waltz if We stay any longer"
Brother and sister vanished as quickly
as they had appeared.
ooh, Charley" said Freda, with a
long gasp, I'm glad I've got it off my
mind. I do hope I haven't done any
harm. I didn't mean to make mischief y
"Never you fear" said Charley reas-
suringly; they'll make it up fast
enough now they're left alone together.
The irrepressible Freda enjoyed her
dances very much after that.
"It's all right Said Charley, coming up
and whispering to her, some three
quarters of an hour later. II peeped
in through the keyhole and they're still
there, sitting together on the sofa; and
he's got his arm round her waist, and
she's put her head on his shoulder!"
"Oh, I am glad!" cried Freda, gladly;
and then bursting into a merry laugh
she added, Sooner she than I, Charley,
all the same!"
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The Feats of Lion Tanners.

Lion tanners are usually killed dozen
times or more by rumor during their
careers, and yet, after all, they die in
their beds in about the same proportion
as other men For instance, Manches-
ter Jack was reported by the news
papers as having comet to his end III va
rious ways, once after the following un-
enviable fashion: He was said to have
been exhibiting the feat which Van
Amburgh organized, of putting his head
into the lions mouth, and to have been
reused to sense of his rashness by
hearing the animal growl and feeling
it's jaw closing upon his neck.
"Does he whisk his tail, Bul?" he is
said to have asked the keeper while in
this horrible situation.
eyes, replied Bill.
tfThen I am dead man," groaned
Jack.
A moment afterward the swapping Of
the lions jaws fulfilled his prophecy.
But this thrilling story is contradicted
by the fact that Manchester Jack left
the menagerie with whole skin, and
for number of years afterward kept
an inn at Taunton, where he died in
1865. With reference to this feat Of
putting the head in the mouth Of the
lion or tiger, it must be SAID that, fool
hardy as it seems, we have been unable;
to find single authentic instance in
which the beast has improved the OBJ
portunity to remove such foolish head
from its shoulders. It is possible such
instances may have occurred, but in
comparison to the many hum
dred times the feat has been performed
they seem to show that it is not really
more perilous than many simpler per-
formances. It is an utterly objectless
feat, only introduced because of the
fascination which terrible peril has to
most audiences. When Van Amburgh
was in England certain gentleman
went to see him for q hundred or more
consecutive nights, following him from
place to place solely, he said, because
he was convinced that the performers
head would one day be bitten off, and
he did not want to miss the sight. In
the daring and triumphs of Van AM
burgh this country has taken special
interest, since he was generally known
as an American, and it was here that he
won his first laurels. He was native
Of Holland, however, but coming to
this country as a young man, always
regarded himself as an American citi-
zen. He was very handsome man,
tall and well formed, and when, some
years after his appearance in England
with his trained lions and tigers, Sir
Edwin Landseer painted him in the
midst of his tanned beasts, the picture
attracted a great deal Of attention, and
made Van Amburgh's show the fashion
with the very highest circles, even
royalty itself. The Duke Of Yelling
ton was an ardent admirer Of his per-
formances, and cultivated his acquaint-
ance with interest. ,s.s.=
Were You ever afraid ?" once asked
the Duke, when the lion king was a
guest at his house.
THE first time I am afraid, your
Grace, !" replied the lion tanner, Tor
that I fancy my pupils are no longer
afraid Of me, I shall retire from the
wild beast hne. Chicago Inter Ocean.
ls8 Mrs. Ferdinand Ward owns the
Champion House at east Haddam, fne
+ Connecticut summer resort, SO tina,
I vnunO ~ ard will NOT hfa homa1esua whaf
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1884-08-15
A Good sunnaer Beverage.

Ginger ale is a beverage at once
healthful and refreshing in warm wealth.
err. To make it thinly peel two lemons,
and put the rinds into an earthen pan
with juice, which must have been prev
iously strained; one and one-quarter
pounds of loaf sugar, one ounce Of
bruised ginger and a quarter ounce Of
of cream of tarter. Over this pour
five quarts of boiling water. Let it
stand, and when lukewarln add a
tablespoonful Of brewers yeast which
must be quite fresh. Stir this quickly
together short time, and then leave it
until next day to ferment. Skim off
the yeast, and, having carefully poured
the liquid from the sediment, it may
then be bottled for use. Take care
that the corks are good; just before
using put them into boiling water, and,
having placed them in the bottles, let
them be firmly secured with wire.
This quantity will make rather more
than dozen bottles, and will be ready
in two days. Another way: Two
ounces Of whole ginger bruised; two
pounds of loaf sugar, the thinly pared
rind and, strained juice Of four lemons
over this pour two gallons of boiling
water. When it has remained until
lukewarm spread toast with yeast and
put in it. Let it stand all night then
bottle it off. This quantity will make
about four dozen bottles.-American
Queen.
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Our American Girls.

Youths Companion. American girls
are apt to hear, with good deal of ir.
ritation, and criticism on their habits
and manners from foreigners, but they
will probably listen with patience tc
the impressions of one Of their own
countrymen on this subject, on his re-
turn home after prolonged absence Of
years in Europe. He is a man we'll
known in the scientific world
"When I come back, !" he said lately,
II felt like stranger. People and
things had receded into an unfamiliar
distance. I believe that 7 judged of
them wholly without predjuice, as I
would have done OF things and people
in Norway Or Turkey.
my first thought when I saw the
young girls of Boston and New York
was, that nowhere in any country had 7
found so much distinction in the faces
Of women. Nor is this delicacy and re-
fnement confined to the gentler classes.
*'The daughters Of many al American
mechanic have aristocratic features,
which would better become the prin-
cess Of the Houses of Hapsburg and
Guelph thaa do their own. Their
claims of long descent have often re-
suited in Europe in heavy. sodden, SEN
sual traits, the results of high living
and inactivity; while the daughter of
our workingman frequently has the fine,
sensitive features which are sup
posed to indicate generations of gentle
blood and thorough breeding.
"The American girl is more keen
witted and better informed than her
English sister; her sympat>'es are finer.
She has taste in dress and q tact of
manner wholly wanting to the other.
Her gown or her words are never Of
fensive. Sheis brilliant, virtues, friend
ly,-but not womanly. Men like to
protect woman, and the chief aim of
American girls seems to be to show
that they need no protection. Hence,
the dullest, homeliest European wom-
an has a charm which the American
women lack"
The President of o. Quaker college
where co-education is the rule, was
wont to point his mixed classes Of boys
and girls to a couple of trees growing
in the midst of the campus "That elm
is tall as the oak" he would say. 1T is
as green, as deep-rooted and as useful.
but it is not all oak, and it does not try
to be-"
The old Quaker had the keyword
of the secret There has been, since
the war such struggle among many of
our women to force their way into the
careers, the education and the civil rights
hitherto mouopelized by men, and show
that they are intellectually their equals,
that they forget that they really are
not men, but have graces and rights
exclusively their OWE. H.. : .. j.. r
A young girl enters ballroom, a
street car or church with the air 81
can take care Of myself Hence she is
left to take care of herself, which usually
is, secretly, the last thing she desires.
ksr.,%o i,,<r :
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rne certainty IN Fa,r1a1ng.

/ Gould farmers sons fully realize the
financial disasters which are constantly
.overtaking commercial men there would
be less signing for a chance from the
farm to- the counting room. It is true
there comes to the farmer no grand and
sudden fortunes. At the same time il
hs wisely and prudently manages his
business no sudden disasters run their
prospects. Merchants and nannfaetur-
ers may make money for q time faster
than the farmer, But they are subject
to The fluctuations Of trad ~ prosperous
and hard times, foods and depressions.
We are frequently told Of the uneer-
tainty Of trade ID the largest cities Of
the world where the largest fortunes
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have gained dozen times the time ex-2
pended. By bathing each night for "a
week, you will no more think Of retiring
without first cleansing the body Of
sWeat,and dirt than you would of gong
to bed with your boots on !. And re-
member that while you have gained SO
much in rest and comfort, you will nj.
timately gain more il health. s. a
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IS Mrs. Ferdinand Ward owns The
Champion House at east Haddam, 3 fne
Connecticut summer resort, SO that
young Ward will not be homeless when
/ he regains his freedom. s.5S