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Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1884-02-29

An Oil City youne man thought be
would create a sensation in church last
Sunday, and at the sumo time make
his calling and election sure with q
daughter Of one Of the deacons. When
her old man came around with the plate
he dropped ina whole handful Of pennies,
but the plate had q velvet lining, and
when the coppers fell in it and made,
no more noise than dollar
note would have made, and that
young man figured up what 10
could have purchased with the money,
BE was about the maddest man IN the
church. He looked dazed, IS though
sud denly recovering consciousness, and
not knowing where he was. ~ n. ],
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1884-02-29
Young War Heroes.

At the first battle of Bull Run John
Meigs, son of General Meigs, and q
West Point cadet, seeing no generals
about, assumed and for some time di-
rected the movement Of the troops, she
officers supposing he was an aid-de-
camp, and that the orders came from
the generals. Seeing the enemy mass
ing in the wood to take Green's Battery,
Meigs ordered Colonel Mathewson to
move quickly with his regiment to the
support of the battery. The movement
was promptly executed by the First
California, and then two other regi-
ments were brought up, I think the
Thirty-frst and Thirty New
York. Later in the day the youthful
General, seeing the field was lost, said
to Colonel Mathewson; ''You had
better fall back toward Centreville. !"
"And by whose authority do you
give me SUCH an order as that" inquired
the colonel.
p t.Well, sir" said young Meigs, sthe
truth is for the last two hours r have
been unable to find any generals, and
have been commanding myself"
I saw Meigs on the battle field and
he was woudded through the knee, but
remained on duty, although in irritable
pain and faint from the loss of blood.
He was afterward killed by rebels in
the Shenandoah Valley.
4 In the first Iowa there was little
mite Of a drummer boy named Edward
or, as he was more commonly called,
Eddie Lee. At Wilson's Greek he had
both feet shot eff by cannon ball. A
wounded rebel, who was shot through
the bowels and lay near Eddie, had
taken off his suspenders, and max
ing of them ligatures, tied up Eddie'a
stamps to stop the flow of blood. In the
night tho rebel died and Eddie lay on the
field all night beside him. In the morn,
ing, IS soon as it was light, the First
Iowa we're surprised to hear Eddie's
drum beating the reveille down in ra-
vine. One of the men, following the
sound of the drum, went to him and
found the little fellow seated on the
ground, vigorously beating away, his
drum fastened to bush by his side. ~.
".Good morning, corporal" he said;
I sob, get me some water, / am SO thirsty. !"
The corporal got the water, and while
he was giving the boy a drink, the enemy
came up and captured them both A
rebel horseman took Eddie up tenderly
before him and carried him to the rebel
camp, where his stumps were amputated
Il and the wounds carefully dressed, but
e he died ina few hours after the operation
was performed. Eddie Lees father had
sfseen killed by rebels, and he was the
,son Of q poor East Tennessee woman
He went into the army to try and carr
4 living Cor his mother. James s. Bris.
! bin in Philadelphia Press. N
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1884-02-29

George Macdonald, beginning, :'Alas,
how easily things go wrong!" was
moodily acknowledged by John Bent,
as probably intended for his consola-
Gon. FIX = 81 s. -
The great fellow painted tiny things
with great pains. s'Perfect Nelson
iers," his friends said. "A great saving
Of paint and France" his non-admirers
claimed. r. 3.. " p. y r.
He was at that moment thinking a
picture. which was to be not over SIX
inchesssquare. A lady standing before
a red curtain, playing on a guitar and
singing an open letter at her feet, sup
posed to be the love-1etter whose words
she was singing out in her Joy. s
The Song and the dreams were soon
over. The party broke up after light
supper, rather too many crackers to the
amount Of champagne to produce much
hilarity. .sEz
The striking of clock in a neighbor-
ing steeple warned the bridegroom that
he must hurry to the Old Square Thea
tire to make sketch Of the closing tab
1eau in q popular play for one Of the Il
Illustrated papers. III. IS
.Heimicher, 2 he said, as he hurried
of, don't shut up yet. Let Emma
stay here till I return. !"
Yes, said the host. ....=s.s1
So Emma stayed, but all the others
went "a except John Bent. He still sat
O. he had done nil the evening astride q
chair, nth his chin on the back OF it, STAR
| ing modify at The candle yellow fame,
which now 1ared up and Wavered, as
Iif going out. The host went 70 sleep,
Is he certainly had ! right TO do u his
own room. S.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1884-02-29
t.-
Tenderfcot in California.

I have bete-noire It is-shut the
| door, whisper softly-it is the funny
man from the East. He is all ours.
He is as distinctly local as the seal
rocks, the Sharon suit, Or any of the
rest Of our permanent Institutions. He
may not be funny man at home, but
with us he is Every, very funny" He
thinks that because we live in the wild
West we know nothing Of literature,
have never read any papers or periodi-
calls, never heard of Joe Miller, or been
to a minstrel show. Plying our mex
perience, he proceeds to make it pleas
ant for us. With the utmost compla-
cency and slightly patronizing air,
he tells us droll stories of Indo-
Germanic origin, Jokes of the palezoie
period. His drolleries are worn so
| smooth by the friction of ages, that
there is not even the hint of an excres-
| cence on which to hang the ghost of q
smile. We are silent--with a pale, col
orlcss politeness that is almost CHASTITY.
He takes our silence for mute admira-
ton, and proceeds. ~ $50
Immunity from danger makes him
! bold. Presently he himself becomes
the hero of adventures that antidate
| CONTIGUOUS petrifed lies that, too dry
to molder, have n,ummified eternity.
We are still silent. He is delighted
| with his success. Regretting that he
had posed as lion earlier in the day, he
| confdes to us that he was also the hero
of the first batch Of stories. With the
generous hospitality for which we are
famous, we refrain from doing him bod
lilly injufx There is no doubt In She
world but that this blooming blunder-
OF returns to his eastern home fully con-
viaced that he has nightly entertained
| u.s., Es' ssSE$ 4 4
! Most trustfully I pray that this may
meet his eye. It is almost sure to,
there are 80 many Of him. Most pray.
erful1y# I trust that, seeing, he may
comprehend, and, comprehending, be-
ware. / believe that the politeness OF
the entire State has been stretched to
its uttermost limit in this matter. Woe
betide the next Eastern man who springs
an antediluvian, desiccated joke on
story upon us and poses as the hero.
Whether he be o strolling player from
! Nowhere, Mass, or president orSoma-
thing from Washington, p. C., his fate
shall be the same. I feel that am
distinguishing myself as q prophet when
/ say that the very next Eastern hunlor-
ist endeavoring TO trade on our igno-
rance and innocence will be informed
that, unless he feels he is wanted over
the border line, he must consent to I'LL
la permanent place in the public Gems
etry Francisco Argonaut.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1884-02-29
sENAToRIALv oTING.

+ 1ow the system Of Reciprocity works.
d simon Cameron's Principles.
Washingt ton Letter to Augusta Chronicle. q
Years ago when Senator Matt Ransom,
who IS one Of the brightest OF men was
novice in the upper house Of congress,
the veteran Simon Cameron of Pennsyl-
yania took fancy to him, and, as is the
custom Of the elder brethren, persuaded
4 him to vote on his Pennsylvania line.
Once, in open senate, Mr.. Cameron
handsomely complimented the North
Carolinian and promised to reciprocal q
his kindness. Now, the Camerons
never forget favor and always repay
obligations. This was notably Illus
trated when ason Of Simon paid the po-
litical debt os his father to Gen. M. G.
Butler. It happened that Senator Ran
som had bill of some kind up and
that one vote might defeat it: He rec
5olleeted the promise Simon Cameron
had made and looked around
the N chamber to remind him
OF it. He was not in his seat and could
not be found in the cloak rooms. Ran
som ran down to the old gentleman's
committee room and pushed it in. The
pennsylvania senator was there sur
rounded by crowd of constituents, all
Of whom were making merry with I'M
limited champagne. The old politician
did not relish the sudden invasion OF
his castle and his face was thunder
cloud. Affecting not to notice this,
Ransom gasped out: "Senator Gamer
on, you promised to vote with me when
l asked you to do so. The time has
come. 1 am in tight squeeze and you
must come to the chamber and help me
out. " The old gentleman rose in high
dudgeon, but went forth to perform his
promise. He then returned to the
friends he had rather unceremoniously
left. About ten minutes afterwards,
who shonld pop in again but Matt Ran
som. Walking mp to the astounded
Cameron he said: Senator, T have
come to ask you another favor" The
Pennsylvania glowered at his North
Carolina colleague end said with some
asperity. "The deuce you
have! I don't know that I
shall grant it: sir" Ransom
replied, smiling: II think you will
when you hear me. These gentlemen
shall be judges and jury" Turning to
the assembled company he continued
'Gentlemen, for two years past Senator
Cameron has voted me at least one hun
dred times in tho interest of Pennsyl-
vania. I have got only one vote from
him for North Carolina and he is mad
about it. I ask you, gentlemen, if he
has any right to be displeased with me ?"
The men thus appealed to Numbered
out that North Carolina was acquitted
OF all blame and that Pennsylvania must
be reconciled. Then turning to the old
senator, who began to understand and
enjoy the situation. Gen. Ransom add
ed: '"rhe favor I ask OF you is an in
PRODUCTION to your friends and permits.
sion to participate in your festivities!'
Old Simon beamed like one of the re-
cent sunsets, and taking Ransom by the
hand affectionately, presented him to
his guests as ''my distinguished rebel
friend, etc" General hilarity prevailed,
another basket of champagne WAS Or
dered and the North Carolina senator
became the lion of the hour.
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A ROMANCE OF REAL LIFE.
Thrilling Incidents in the Courtship OF
Two English lovers. =.

Thrilling Incidents IN the CourtSh1p OF
Two English lovers. =
New York World ... -
Mayor Edison united in marriage a
young couple at the City Hall last Fri
day afternoon whose romantic courtship,
thus happily concluded, was diversified
by number of thrilling incidents sell
dom occurring in real life. @*
The bride, Miss Maggie Whallie, now
Mrs. Charles Hollingsworth, beauti-
full blonde, lived in little town Of Skip
ton, in Yorkshire, England Her father
was wealthy man, and proprietor Of
the Maitland House, the largest hotel
in that place. Three years ago young
Hollingsworth, who is at present only
twenty two years Of age, arrived in the
town as secretary Of the passenger agent
of the Midland Railroad. He boarded
with . private family named Rose, and
it was not long before the daughter of
the house, Miss Fannie Rose, q dark
complexioned, vivacious young girl Of
eighteen, fell in love with the handsome,
dark-featured young boarder. ss4@ 81.
He did not return her passion, but
loved Miss Maggie Whallie, who had
been introduced to him BY Miss Fannie
herself. The young folks soon came to
an understanding and Charles gave his
betrotked e1O0, all the money he had
Fearful lest Mr.. w halle would object
to q comparatively poor sutton for his
daughters hand they kept their love q
secret, but il did not escape Miss Fannie's
Jealous eyes. .5.
. She began TO hate her girl friend,
and with her mother conspired TO sepa-
rate the young lovers. The two persons
spread runors derogatory to Mr.. Hob
|linesworth's good name and saw to it
that these SANDERS reached Miss Whal-
/ lies ears. The high.spirited young girl
believed the reports and at Charles
next visit proudly broke her engage
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1884-02-29
The Archaeological society at Athens

The Archaeological society at Athens
has decided to make researches at the
bottom Of the sea in the Bay of Salamis,
where the famous naval battle between
the Greeks and Persians was fought.
The water is not very deep in the bay.
As the present state of technical science
enables the society to adopt efficient
means Of investigation. and as the ASSOC
citation possesses the necessary financial
strength, it is hoped that the enterprise
will succeed. Since the Greeks lost
about 30 and the Persians nearly 200
galleys, which have since been lying
undisturbed at the bottom Of the sea, it
IS thought that it might be possible to
bring up some complete specimens, or
at least portions Of them, which may az.
ford more accurate knowledge Of the
naval architecture Of the old He1lenes
and the Persians then can be gathered
from their writings. s
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1884-02-29

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Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1884-02-29
Personalities.

The estate Of Logic Elphinstone, in
Aberdeenshire, Scotland, which in
cludes thirty eight farms, was put up
for sale recently in small lots. the up
set price being 9250, 900, with the view
to establishing upon it a peasant pro-
prietary but only 100 acres were sold,
and they realized &c, 100.
Henry Ward Beecher preached on
<'The Moneyed Princes" He said of
one who had been down in the street,
sindiscriminatelya bull or bear:'' II
think of him as friend to humanity !;
but approach his web, and q huge
black spider comes forth. He is de-
vourer OF men; a man whose soul sits
down on the dunghill of filth. Gods
angels hold their noses when they look
down on him" ~ ,-~
| Senator Vance of North Carolina, de-
MES the statement that son of his has
been appointed a clerk at Washington.
The only son Of his in any wise connec-
ted with @'Uncie Sam" is young Zeb,
who, having graduated at Annapolis,
found himself, together with the rest of
his class, 1egislated out Of the naval
service. The president thereupon ten
dered him a lieutenancy in the army,
and he passed his examination and is
now on duty at the west. ..& :
Senator Zebulon B. Vance, Of North
Carolina, is famous story teller. His
brother, General Robert }. Vance,
who is member Of the lower house of
congress, is also a noted story teller,
and is popular among men Of both par
ties in his state, especially among the
farmers. He was q farmer for some
years after the war. He is q pious man
which cannot be said Of his more wide
~ known brother, and was once q Sum
! day school superintendent and class
leader in a Methodist church. .. }:
Three lads at Biggs, Cal, aged from
eleven to fourteen years, after reading
dime novels started out on piratica1
cruise. They stole a hand car and ran
up the road to the nearest station-house,
which they stoned, breaking the win
dows and frightening the people within.
When the passenger train came along it
was a volley of rocks, One struck a
man on the head, another badly cut a
lady, and several of the car windows
were broken, -.r .@E J.
For 26 years, Robert Joyce, of Chi
scago, who is now 80 years old, drank in
cessantly, his giant frame and iron mus
cles enabling him to Withstand numer-
Gus quantities of intoxicants. He esti-
mates that be drank on an average
/ about 80 drinks Of whiskey per day,
which, according to his estimate of the
potion swallowed each time, must have
l amounted to about 1000 barrels. For
many years Mr. joyce has been sober,
/ and even abstemious, his dissipation
/ having occurred at the other end Of his
/ long life. He says he drank The best
whiskey he could find, but thinks his
preservation is due rather to, his excel
lent constitution than the quality Of the
1 Installation absorbed By it. He was new
er drunk 10 his Knowledge, he says, but
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1884-02-29

Il The most remarkable, it not thes1 ar
gest, collection Of photographs in the
United States IS owned by Dete Give
Henry Weyl, Of Philadelphia Il, cons
tains loo pictures Of .cooh j. !" and
with them are newspaper cippi ngs de-
3scribing them and their exploit /, reports
of trials and other memoranda
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1884-02-29
4 ia the olden times Wendell Phillips

In the olden times Wendell Phillips
was in great demand as q lecturer.
Among his stereotyped replies to COM
miitsttses was & viii come and lecture
on literary subject for 500 . night
and my expenses on Slavery Tor moth
ing apd pay my own expenses. Z
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1884-09-18
It May Wake Lovers of Personal Lib
er;y to Their Danger.


Special dlSpat IA 10 the Enquirer.
WASHINGTON, ID. c. Sept. 0, 1884.
THE RESULT IN MAINE.
If the Democrats had reason to pick
flaws and announcement from the re-
duced Republican maiorities in Yer
mont, the verdict of Maine yesterday
will present to the fairest minded a
set-off.
The Republicans in their best esti-
mates hardly dared claim majority of
over 10000. The result showing q ma
jority exceeding this estimate by more
than 5000 is gratifying exhibit to the
Republican campaign managers.
In proportion, however, to this large
majority may Mr.. Blaine's chances of
election be impaired. To carry the
State the Republican party had with
it, as allied forces, the temperance fa-
natics, the Greenbackers, and all dis
contented and may be dissolute forces
in politics.
Maine has adopted the prohibition
amendment. 1t is true Mr.. Blaine did
not vote for it, and he adroitly announ-
ces in public speech, evidently for eff
feet in Ohio, that he refrained giving
expression to Names temperance
plank. Still the very majority, decis-
i've as it Is, by which the Republicans
have carried Blaine's State may by
reason of the alliance with the temper
ance element, alarm the Germans in
Ohio and constrain this element to vote
the Democratic ticket.
Thus out of the very nettle, danger,
may be plucked the Democratic flower
of safety. 1t is evident that Mr.. Blaine
has reason to fear that Names decisive
majority may alarm the German voters
For no other reason, doubtless, in his
speech of congratulation at Augusta
last night he made the tariff and not
the temperance issue the predominating
feature of Names campaign. Mr..
Blaine knew too well that if the true
reasoning were applied to Names vote
yesterday it would show that the forces
which contributed to it would come
largely from those who resist the en-
couragement of personal liberty and alb
solute freedom. Hence he seeks to
bury up the temperance feature of the
victory by bringing to the front the tar
iff and the protection of American in
dustry.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1884-09-18
PROPER GAUGE FOR MAINE
Turned to Ohio-Springer Says
Illinois May Go Democratic.
Special Dispatch to the Enquirer.

Special Dispatch to the Enquirer.
New YORK. September 9.-The
Democrats at the National Head quar-
ters profess to be satisfied with the
Republican majority in Maine, saying
that they thought it would be 10000,
and it is going short Of that. They
made no especial effort In Maine, they
say, p"eferring to put their time, ener-
gies and money into Ohio, where they
will count. But for the active part
that Blaine took in the campaign, and
the fact that it was the State of the
Republican candidate, they say the
majority would have been very much
less. They also complain that the
comparison of the vote with those Of
1880 and 1882 is unfair to Democrats,
and that the proper comparison should
be with the vote Of 1875, when the
candidates were as they now are. Then
the Republicans carried Maine in the
September election by about the same
majority as they did this year. Yet,
in the November election following,
Tllden swept the country.
Things are warming up at the po
litical headquarters. All eyes are
turned on Ohio, and the Democrats
profess to be very sanguine This is
the way they talk about it: "The
news from Ohio and Indiana grows
more encouraging day by day, and if
predictions Of old and careful cam
paigners can be- relied on there is no
reason whatever to doubt that the
Buckeye State wi be redeemed next
month. The Sherman-Foster alliance
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1884-09-18

Four years ago times were much
better than now. Then the Republi-
can speakers said "let we'll enough
alone 1t would require blindness cf
regard to the present state of things
to repeat this supplicaJion, hardly con-
ceivable. There is nothing left then
but to prophesy concerning the terri
BILE event that will come to pass if the
war tariff is disturbed. We might
almost say, however, that any change
would be relief.
A party that has come to persuade
itself that it has vested right to ad-
minister all the affairs of the general
government ought to he invited to go
into retirement for a while.
The annual collections and disburse-
ments of the government amount to
nearly S7,000,0OO. Is it right that
one half the people of the land should
have exclusive management of such
large sums of money from generation
to generation ? Whence comes all the
immense treasure ? Is it from one
half the people Ale not all alike
taxed to raise this sum? Are the
same hands to turn over the account
books from generation to generation ?
Are the same interested eyes to do all
the scanning of these pages p?
Was there ever anything more sub
timely impuient than this chronic
assertion of Republicans that they are
Government DO we wonder that
they have resorted to fraud to keep
themselves in power Bee
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1884-09-18
THE NORTHWEST.
TO THE BREAD WINNERS OF
OHIO.

Leaves from the Record ofa Man who
has Always Been Ready todO Bat
tie for the Laboring Man!