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Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1884-05-16
] Hard-vF ooa Floors.

i. G
& The Decorator and Furnisher ! makes
a very sensible protest against the use
Of very hard drying yarnish for hard
wood floors. Such fine hard finish
Unjust and will scratch up with the nails all
in boots, every mark being permanent
at least II stays until the floor is
again yarnished 1, which those who have
had experience know to be quite q job.
Therefore the finish must be something
that is soft without being sticky, SO
that whatever marks occur on the sur
face can easily be removed with q brush
or cloth -something in fact, that
will work like the .old-fashioned
beeswax, u without j. the excess
sive work necessary to apply and polish
it, and yet be free from the sickness
attending the use Of that article" There
is wax finish which is said to answer
these conditions. With a new floor
: the first thing to do after thefoors are
smoothed and sandpspered is to fill the
grain of the wood thoroughly with some
good patent filler, and the grain of the
wood is brought out much better by
using a dark filler, which fills in the soft
porous parts of the wood, and when it
is wiped off, the close, hard portions
make very pretty shading; and con-
trast with the darker portions" The
lighter woods, oak, ash and yellow pine
keep their good looks longer, under
proper varnish, than the darker floors.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1884-05-16


When sho rosss Of summer we're budding and
blooming
And The yellow wheat bent meath its burden
OF geld RIA @s4ass,s Sc
sfhs Prodis;al Son came, vorld-weary and tat
II tered, 8 III fss "a a 81 5s5 sS
70 the home whore his Footsteps had echoed
Hi OF old. IS ss4 81 5'sss
And they cluiig to his garments with tears and
8 S$ caresRea 555{ ss5 sSfEs 49,.
Till the cup Of his Welcome ran over with Joy,
4 And the flowers Of love and forgiveness were
Is woven 55Sl3s54 a5I ~
N blassomins crown for the Prodigal Boy.
When the icicles hung from The caves and the
branches, al s# 8 81; v
And the winter winds Inoaned round the
dwellings, of men, 81 @ 155} 81 h ssss#
F0rsaken and homeless, the Prodgal Daughter
Grept back TO tho home Of her girlhood again
But they turned her away in the storm and the
sf5 darkness 81 fg f$ 3 8
To the icy-cold winds with their chill, pierre
ing breath. 45 L s55 tS ~ s5 :
And the pitiless curses that followed her foot
steps ..Tf +. B 5% E 6. IA ss # 4: b ). Bill,
We're fierce as the tempest and cruel as death I!
Chicago Current
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1884-05-16
a Woman Equal to the Occasion.

I have just heard, says London cor
respondent of the New York Tribune,
an amusing story of man, who, fresh
from India, where he had been for some
years, was not skilled in the great sub
ject, who's who?" Being invited to
the dinner table of a gentleman who is
somewhat rough and ready in manner,
our friend, who is heir to title, accept
ed, not without some condescension, fam
cying that his Amphitryon occupied a
position on the social ladder many de-
grees inferior TO his own. The even
ing came, and with it the dinner, which
was excellent Our friend, however, on
whom certain niceties of French cookery
were thrown away, and whom all the
titles of England would never make q
gentleman, kept asking for plats that
were not present, and finally demanded
a brandy and-soda. His hostess was
quite equal to the occasion. Remember
ing the sacred laws Of hospitality, she
desired her servants, by small assent
ing mods, to bring him all shat he asked
for, which they did. He had his b.
anl-s. before The ladies left the room.
Nothing ofparticular mo ment happened
in the drawing room until the guests
were leaving, when the lady Of the
house shook hands with her trouble
some guest, and said very quitely,
though equally distinctly Good night.
Mr.. - thank you for having given
us the pleasure Of your company fol
the frst-and last time. ~ The last
three words rang through the room
clearly as the tones Of silver bell, and
the story liz ringing through London
still. The gentleman had unwittingly
displayed his hotel manners at one Of
the most disting uished dinner-tables
in . country where dinner giving may
be said to be the national form Of hos-
pitality. .s 81 & -ts
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1884-05-16
Raising Turkeys.

No surer crop can be raised, so far as
the sale is concerned, than that of Tur-
keys II farmer has reasonable luck
that is, if he has as good luck as gen.
orally comes of intelligent care-he can
make 1000 pounds of Turkey meat for
500 easily, and sell the same for 5000.
This allows high estimate for grain !;
for flock Of 100: $65 would cover the
grain fed. # they are killed before
Thanksgiving they ought to average
twelve pounds each which makes /, 200
in all. They will market at 20 cents
per pound three years out Of five. Civ
ing a net of $40. Allowing $40 for
loss or lower prices there is still COM
Portable margin of $l35 to pay for the
trouble. In raising them afford every
facility for the sitting of the turkeys
as early as possible. Early, turkeys are
twice as likely to live as late ones.
When the young comes off, put them in
little board pens in "a warm
place for a week or more, feeding them
six Or = eight times a day with coarse
meal and chopped hard-boi1cd eggs
mixed with water, or, what is better,
sour milk. AS soon as they are strong
enough, give them a pasture range at
first, then turn them into a meadow,
but by all means feed them at noon,
and to this end drive them up to the
house. This will get them accustomed
to coming up for their dinner, and so
they will not go far from home See
that they arc always fully fed and Safe
ly housed at night, SO that foxes and
skunks viii not and cannot destroy them.
Make it a matter Of thought to see that
your turkeys are safe ell summer Be-
gin to fatten in September and kill for
Thanksgiving, and You will be able to
put a few dollars in some near savings
bank which you may honestly call pay
for yonr care and work and profit on
the grain feed. This business is not
likely to be oyerdone, and therein lies
the profit. I'D !. ESs rs. 55
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1884-05-16
ARH I'M. EHOLD.
Taruainx Noto1.

M. N. j. Shepherd ii satisfied that
d man could raise a good pig each year
on what it costs to keep . useless dog.
Remember that Is bushels 81 corn
grown on an acre Is cheaper than 100
bushels OH two acers. 3. 81
Do not work the boys TO hard. They
have been going to school and must get
hard ened By degrees.
~ An Indiana Farmer correspondent
E" cured the worst case of self milking
cow BY inserting in her nose ring Of
two and q half or three inch diameter. !"
Plant and SOW what you can raise the
best on your farm and let the neighbors
say and do what they please. Do not
I be afraid to make a new departure on
your own judgment. Better trust your
own then your neighbors.
Rhubarb. This plant, being among
the first to furnish material for pies and
sauce, should be among the first in the
spring toreceive our atten ton. IF well
prepared last autumn as it should have
been, by liberal cover Of manure,
there will be but little to do this spring
but to fork in the manure and remove
the old stalks. N. Him ~
No tree is equal to the Russian Null:
berry for q wind-break, yet it makes a
very rapid and, ct the same time, low,
busby growth, that makes complete
barrier against the wind. The Gray
Willow also grows fast on low. rich,
moist land, and IS a good wind break.
An Indiana Farmer correspondent
leaves weeds far in the rear' by soak
ing Asparagus Seed in tepid water
twenty-four hours, then putting it in a
bag Of thin muslin, burying in moist
earth, and when sprouted planting in
the bed prepared for it.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1884-05-16
Methods of Watermelon Culture.

Methods of Watermelon Culture.
Either Of the following methods seem
to promise good supply Of melons fo1
bme consumption:
A correspondent Of the Rural New
Yorker describes the following method
by which an extraordinary crop of water
melons was raised: Holes were dug ten
feet apart each way, eighteen inches
holes were filled with well rotted man
IRE, which was thoroughly incorporated
with the soil. A low, fiat hill was then
made and seed planted. When the
vines were large enough to run the
whole surface was covered to the depth
of foot or fifteen inches with wheat
straw. The straw WAS placed close up
around the vines. No cultivation what
ever was given afterward; no weeds or
grass grew. The vines spread over the
straw, and the melons matrred clean
and nice. The yield was abundant
and the experiment an entire success.
The editor Of the journal of Agricrll-
ture says:
We have plan practiced in our own
garden, but only for the purpose Of pro-
ducing some very fine specimens for our
own use. A barrel, old and lealzy, was
set on the ground, bank thrown up
around it to within foot of the top and
extending out say eight feet from it. In
this bank, two feet from the barrel, was
placed a sufficient number of seeds.
The barrel was flied with we'll rotted
manure, not so old of course rs to have
lost its strength. About every second
day q few buckets of water, OF as much
as the barrel would hold, were thrown
in on the manure, from which it would
seep out through the cracks into the
bank, and any person can imagine the
effect. We had crop Of magnificent
melons. Lest the watering might be-
neglected the barrel should pc placed
close to pond or other water supply.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1884-05-16
Concerning Tact,
From the Boston Courier.

From the Boston Courier.
The noble creature man yet lacks one
or two points Of being perfect, and
among these may be counted rather
general absence of tact. To most wo-
men tact is Unborn; to very few men is it
even possible to acquire it.
The femme mind, it is true, delights
overmuch, as general thing, in crook
ed speech. An evasion is delight,
and white lie o fearful joy Man, on
the contrary-1nan an natural-is pain
fully blunt and honest It might al
most be said, indeed, that the very best
men cannot possess TACT 1t is an inn
possibility to their natures. The habit
OF thought before speech cannot be ac-
quired. A hearty, genial college pro-
lessor, most well-intentioned and tact
less of men, was requested by his wife to
entertain a lady visitor until the hostess
herself had finished her toilet. De
scending to thereception room, our pro-
lessor, beamed upon the guest with q
smile whose kindly warmth must have:
gone far to overcome the effects OF The
wild storm which ragged outside. "a
terrible day, professor, !" began the lady.
with. a pleasant smile. Indeed 1t is
madame" the honest gentleman re-
Joined; "a wild day. I was Just saving
to my wife that those who had homes
to-day better stay in them" "A sud-
den rigidity settled upon the
sccountenance of the lady, and the pro-
lessor could not understand WHY she
listened so coldly to his description of
. new variety of fern which he had re-
Gently discovered. s5z sf n. 1854 s.
Rather worse than the professor was
mild old pastor with a small and
peppery WIFE So small she was that
il she wished to touch his toe az tia
dining table, in coniugal warning, she
was Obliged to slip far down In her
chair, almost Disappearing from view.
At the same instant a CORRESPONDENCE
rise might be observed in the pastor
He also betrayed himself by hurried
$A Eh, my dear What?" Upon being ad-
monished that this would not do ha
promised to mend. cry soon 8
brother elergy dined with him. and.
absorbed In discussion Of the lost tribes.
he unconsciously served to his pnesf
nearly the hole OF q dish s.
rare and early peas Al this
5uncture the wife sank almost from view
below the tables horizon. The minis
ter was Like. q reverened he-bos
and and began s Eth ?ni Then recol lectine s. !.
SstructIons he nbsided and remarked
handy think they Vii % ,ri,1uund'
dear Y Either of these, ,1ae, W;as t.,,,.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1884-05-16
Vitality OF Seeds.

The farmer or gardner should run no
risk in seeds in preparing for crop.
Reliable seed stores never sell at ran
dom, nor will they sell seeds after they
have lost their vitality by age. Such
stores frequently have large surplus Of
seeds left over, some Of which are just as
good at two, three, or even ten years
Of age as when fresh. But there are ma
jority Of seeds though they may make a
limited and feeble growth, have not the
strength and vigor to produce strong
shoots or crops, So we say, don't buy
old seeds. And large portion of those
placed at stores and groceries to be
sold on commission are of the lots saved
over from last year, or
from some seed raiser
who sells with out testing his seeds after
the winter is passed. Prof. BeaI, of the
Michigan Agricultural College, tried the
seeds sold at country stores on commits
sion, obtaining lots from various places.
He found that from twenty two to forty
FIVE per cent. of the seeds grew will the
best of planting and careful attention so
that thereafter the college bought no
more garden seeds which are sold on
commission. Lately we have heard
men claiming that they had seed corn
three years old just as good as it was
two years ago. It is true seed corn two
years old will grow if it had extra care,
but notas certainly nor near as vigorous
as the first spring after it is gathered.
And we would discourage the planting
of two years old seed, if any good seed
could be had for three or four dollars
per bushel.-Des Moines Register.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1884-05-16
How to Be A Good Wife.

Marriage with a worthy man is. wo-
mans privilege, and her best and highest
development, mental and physical. can
be attained in this state. Men and wo-
men were made for each other, and a
very old, but nevertheless a true tru-
ism, is, that a happy marriage is the
very garden Of Eden. An unhappy
marriage is the reverse, and the greatest
of all calamaties that can befau pure,
affectionate, and noble woman. Faith
in God, and q strong resolve to do
every duty, can alone keep such one
from absolute despair. Miss "Braddon"
says, "a good women who does not love
her husband 81 makes the best
wife, IF this is true, it is
because she is controlled by duty,
instead of the changing caprices of effec-
tion. Trouble in the flesh" will come to
every married couple. Why not ex-
poet il? The mo Wratched married
people I have ever known, were always
quite willing, and even eager,t to see their
children settled for life id marriage,
knowing that they would find shelter
| md protection thereby, if not id the af-
lection Of least by the. Law, which COM
Ipels the husband to support the wife
support perhaps meagre enough and
ndgingly bestowed Look around on
all Yonr friends, married or single, and
/ ask yourselves the question, which il
the preferable 1ot? liz Won are strong
Nenongh to fight alone the battle Of life
s
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1884-05-16

s Geefrey q DcuoShu Iiberal member oi
psrlia nnsnt for Tralee, Ireland has been com.
for trial ithout bail 10 Killarney. f,r
dsnserosissy st;sb bling Is shop named
naekett, during sqaabbls 81 KILN
ney recently Ss
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1884-05-16

Bacon, of Cen Sf,erman.s staff,
nassA necn ordered to report To Gen. Terry for
ssslg nment to and wi prohsbIy be given
command of one q the Dakofa possa
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1884-05-16

8. MI Ksne s. PhilAd plia3 has given the
s snsss, perty
Daily Republican., 1884-02-15
Lecture on lhem,strv

The boys of the High school, No. /
were treated to an interesting lt c,ure O,
Elementary Chemistry yesterday after
noon by ames II. Morgan, Secretary q
the State Board of Pharmacy, and ,
competent druggist in this city. Mr.
Morgan illustrated his remarks by ;
number of experiments, which wer,
highly appreciated l,y the scholars, an,
will be Of considerable benefit TO Then
IN the study of this most important sub
ject.
The lecture occupied about an hour
during which the various gases ana
and their relation to other propertie,
were fully explained, together with The
effect Of "A mixture of various chemicg /.
with each other and an explanation ot
the numerous minerals and their uses
which vlvidly showed how medicine.
were compounded. The scholars wcr,
very attentive throughout the speakers
remarks and the lecture will no douh,
De attended with good results. Presi.
dent Baird, g.. Belts and NV, Reeve
OF the Board Of Education, and Superin.
tendent Harlan were present.
Daily Republican., 1884-02-15
AT
VIM, B, SHARP'S,
III Market St.,

On Tuesday, February
10Th, we will commence to
move into our new store at
Fourth and Market streets.
We ask a little patience from
our friends and customers if
during the time of tearing
down and putting up OF our
large stock, our service to
you may not be so prompt
or careful as usual. The
great rush of business which
we have passed through the
last month, has left us in
good shape to receive the
new and elegant stock
with which we shall open
our new store, and it is our
purpose to display a line of
DRY GOODS AND CAR
PETS in quantities, assort-
ment and low prices never
before shown in our city.
Daily Republican., 1884-02-15
A Georgia Cyclone.

ROME, Ga, February l4.-Reports
are coming in cf "a cyclone which
passed over the northwestern portion OF
the Srate yesterday Trees, fences and
bntldil es in the path Of the wind were
b.own down without number. Near
Rome CaptainGordon barn was blown
down and two mules killed. At James
boro the co.ored Methodist church was
carried away, and several houses uu.
rooted. In the country it is estimated
that not less than 800 small houses and
negro cahiEs were demolished, and
1,5OO people rendered hon eless.
Ten miles from Covington a coored
woman was picked up bodily by the
wind, and, after beng carried some
dlstaLce u rough the air, was landed in
small stream, from which she was
rescued live tut badly injured Two
negro children persisted beneath the
falling ruins Of cabin, in which they
were sleeping.
AT Livingston house, in which a
country dance was in progress, was
blown down Almost over the heads Of
its inmates, hut all escaped serious in
Juries except young farmer, named
Green, whose skull j. supposed to have
been fractured, and his death IS almost
certain. Following he cyclone came a
raIid rise in the small streams, which
flooded the low lands for uiles around
causing considerable loss of cattle by
drow ng. The fnai cial loss will pro-
baby aggregate 500 600.
Daily Republican., 1884-02-15
DEATHS,

MORRlS-On February 18th. 1884, Danie
O., only child Of Dehaven and Katie l.
d orrs, Of fdiphteTIa
Funeral from the n sidence OF his parents,
No. l0l% Tstnall street, at 2 o'clock, Fehru
ary 18th. lnterment in Wilmington and
Brandywire Cemetery. I
HOBSON-On February l3.h 1894, Benia
min Hobson, at the residence OF Henry
kakepstraw. In the Slst ear Of hts age.
Funeral on SUNDAY, February l1th. M Get
at the house ut il o'clock n IN. lntermeni
at Union II III Ce;Dr' cry. teupett Square
FlTZPArRl, ~ In t,as r''r suddenly, IN
the 1T h ins rn.N ! Fitzpatrick, In
the 10th year Il ii
Relatives aud ti,lGs ui h iauIiy are re
spectiully invited 10 attend { uIeral from
his late residence, No. NJ Washing on e.. on
Saturday morn ng at o'clock. Mars at 81
Peters church at 920 lnterment ut new Co
thedral Cemetery.
MAX WELL ON the l4th inst, Jennie
daughter ofSamuel and Eliza Maxwell, In
the le.h year OF her age.
Relatives and friends are respectfully In.
vited TO attend the fuLersl from the reside encs
OF her par nts, on Sha llcross Avenue, near
Union street. on Sunday Afternoon, at 2
O'Clock. To proceed to Green Hill Cemetery.
Little Jennie was our darling,
Pride Of all our hearts at home.
But an angel came and whispered
Dearest Jennie do come home.
Fold the waIen hands together,
Close the son and dreamy eyes.
See how Ike broken lily
Pale and beautiful she lies
Daily Republican., 1884-02-15
WM. B. SHARP,
III MARK ct Street, previOus 70 re
mOyal - Fourth aad Market

A few items of interest
are remnants Of plain and
stripe Seersucker, Sc. from
I2t; about 2 dozen Honey
Comb Quilts, Csc. from ST.
IS; about 3 dozen Honey
Comb Marseilles Patterns,
sI.47 from 81; about a dozen
elegant " Toilets" s3.47
from S. A small lot rem
nants Table Damask from
25c. to soc. per yard abou,
? pieces all linen huckleback
crash, loc. from IS. A 10,
OF Turkey Red Doylies, &C.
each. A lot OF Calicoes, SC.
from otc. Alot OF Domette
aonels, blues and blacks,
sc. from 12ic. A lot Of
Cretones and Monte Cloths.
2oc. from IS. A lot of Cal
lcoes to &c. from S. About
s ps. Of large yelling, brown,
black and drab only, 15c.
from 81. All our Muslins
and >heetings still at the re-
duced prices. They will be
higher soon. Tapestry Brus-
sels 62l, IS and 9oc. All
wool lngrains, so and 7oc.
Daily Republican., 1884-02-15
Ch0Yge Dlsnlsoea.

This morning Samuel Denny WAS
charged before Judge Cummins with
cruelty 70 q horse. Walter 8. Hayes.
Esq, was present TO prosecute the oase
on behalf Of the Society for the Proven.
tion OF Cruelty TO Animals, and con.
duoted the examination Of the witness
es. The testimony shovel that yester.
day morning, while II was raining, Of
ticer Hennis passed through a stable
yard on Maryland avenue near Front
street, and saw horse belonging "
Denny lying IN the mud exposed to the
weather. He was unable TO find Den.
ney, aid upon his wife saying that he
knew 1t WAS there, swore out warrant
for his arrest.
Mon the part Of the defendant 1t was
shown that during Wednesday night
the horse was attacked with paralysis
of the hips, and that Denny secured
assistance in the morning to remove II
from the stall TO the yard where the off.
Ger seen him; that Mt the time when
the officer was searching for Denny, he
had Pone 10 get Nandsver TO come and
kill the animal and put it out of its
misery. Mr.. Hayes abandoned the
case, and the charge was dismissed by
Judge CnmmiHs
Daily Republican., 1884-02-15
Hard ON the Muskrats'

If William Miller, formerly Of
city but now OF Port Penn, colli'l,
he will certainly cause u der'll o' W.
rats in this State. During the GU
season he has been shipping IaTEey.
titits to this city, bat this weeA
eclipseh all his previous efforts A..
On Wednesday he sent iiO 10 Nv
cannery, ana yesterday moTh'lt
rived here him self with 800 nCre,NI
were purchased Immediately ~
Coroner Weldin ut Fifth aud fN'
streets. I'D
The demand seems TO be on '.1
crease, and there have been iuU'
them used in this city during 'po Y
ent winter than ever before "pO
only thing against their beco'l'D.
popular q dish as rabbits or 40"1
IL the name rat. I'M
They are very cleanly in then W.
and will not even cat root uIt. n
have washed and scraped II. ~" ~
animal or even a chicken Is tL'U'
the wafer near their hsunts, '%y
desert the place and seek other qu''