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Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1884-03-14
Sunlight and Human Health.
From the London Observe,

From the London Observer
For some considerable time past the
Astronomer Royal and his assistants
have been weekly reporting the signif-
cant fact that the recorded sunshine
during the seven days has been, upon
an average, nil. Prima facie it is only
photographers who need be affected by
this intelligence. What can it possibly
matter to the world at large if there is
not sunshine enough about to discolor
piece of sensitivized paper? AS
matter of fact, however, the discolor-
alton of sensitivized paper is but one OF
the many processes due to the chemical
energy of the sunlight. And a pro-
longed absence of sunlight is very Sc
rious matter. Its effects upon the
health are direct and perceptible. We
got no ozone, and we become dull and
istless, as If we had been sitting up all
night. When thus out of tone and be-
low par, we are consequently deficient
in that vital energy which would other
NAoC Cll<tD1c uo W oudAG Oll I'LL OlllludIY
ailment. Nor is this all. Absence Of
sunlight for any considerable period is
almost invariably followed by epidemic
outbreaks. When the sun is active,
filth Of all kinds putriies as it collects.
When there is no sunshine the filth col
lects, accumulates in masses, and fer
ments. These fermented Accommodations
are a source of positive danger as soon
as the sun resumes its activity. De-
composition under a bright sun is COM
paratively harmless. Slow decomposi-
ton in the dark is especially hostile to
health. We need no chemist to tell us
all this; but, at the same time, it is as
well to bear the chemistry of common
life in mind. When the astronomer
Royal reports total absence of sun
shine we ought to be especially careful,
and, it may be added, children suffer
more from the absence Of the suns rays
than do adults, Adults have only to
keep alive; children have to keep alive
and to grow, which entails double
amount Of chemical work. Now, if
there be no sunshine, we can best sup
plement its absence by exercise. And
yet, strange enough, the absence of sun
shine is regarded by most mothers as a
sufficient ground for keeping children
within doors. 1T is, on the contrary,
the very reason, why they should be sent
out and kept out as much as possible.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1884-03-14
Too Much for 6irls' Brains,

From the Popular Science Monthly.
Think of an nndeveloped brain get
ting up book knowledge on ten different
subjects all the same day, and this going
On day after day for sey eral years! It
is altogether contrary to the principles
Of a sound psychology to imagine that
any sort of mental process, worthy of
the name Of brain thinking, can take
place in that brain while this is going
on. The natural tendency of good
brain at that age to be inquisitive and
receptive is gluttedt to more than safety.
The natural process Of building up q
fabric of mental completeness by having
each new fact and Observation-Disclosures at
in different ways and having it suggest
other facts and ideas, and then settle
down as a part of the reg ular furniture
of the mind, cannot possibly go on
where new facts are shoveled in BY the
hundred day by day. Thee Of this
is bad on boys, but is worse on girls,
because it is more alien to their mental
constitution. %a Il 5>.5.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1884-03-14
Worth q Licking.

Editors Drawer in Harper's for March.
Some years ago, in Georgia, that
band of Christians knows as Ascension
lists were having a grand revival. One
day, when the meeting was in full force,
storm came up, and q young gentle
man who was out hunting with his ser
want took refuge in the church door.
Being curious to see the service, the two
hunters crept up into the gallery, and
there hid in place where they could
observe without being observed. d
Come, Lord, come, our robes are
ready. Come, Lord, come" cried the
preacher, while all present gave q loud
amen. u 81 #S$ b ls *
sMarsa Gabe = whispered CuAty,
lifting his hunting horn to his No outh,
"let me Glib dem jist one foot. ]" = L $l.
"Put that horn down or I'll break
your head, replied the master, ii q
whisper. # b N
The horn dropped by Cufy,s side,
and again the minister cried 6 Come
Lord, come; We are ell ready for thy
coming. Come, Lord come. !
DO, Marsa Gabe do jistt lernm egib
'em jjist one little tool, !" pleaded Cufy,
wetting his lips and raising the horn. &
IF you don't drop that horn, Cuffy
I'll whip you within an inch Of yon1
life, whispered the exasperated master.
Blow, Gabriel, blow we are ready
| for his coming Blow, Gabriel, blow
pleaded the minister.
Cuffy could no longer resist the
ltamptation, and sent . wild peal, ring.
ing from end to end Of the church; bn,
long before Is last echo died away his
master and l1imsel / we're the only occu.
pantssof the building sf:.s:
IIs reafly for de licking, Afarss
Gabe, & and CuHy, showing eyerY tooth
IN his head for 5 clare to gracious it.
woaf two ickimgs % seed way common
farm cattle kin git ober do ground uiid
l.skeared 'Scensionists behind 'em.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1884-03-14
Useful Home Information.


If little keroseneis mixed with stove
polish, it will assist greatly in improv-
ing the look of rusty stoves. .-t
A fastidious convalescent may be de-
luded into taking more nourishment
than he knows of, or is willing to take,
by having a yelk Of an egg stirred into
his morning cup Of coffee. Beat the
egg very light. 49,. a.
II baby is hoarse at night, take a
small piece of oil silk, rub little lard
or animal oil of any kind over it and
fasten it next his skin, over the chest.
It may be pinned with small safety pins
to his wrapper. -. 49, =
Sponges which are to be used in the
bath room may be softened by boiling
for a few minutes in three waters. After
each time Of boiling rinse il in cold wa
ter, and put on the stove again in q pan
Of cold water. + sst. -:
To purify the air of the cellar, and to
destroy parasitical growth, q German
authority says: Put some roll prim-
stone into pan, set fire toit, close the
doors and windows as tight as possible
for two or three hours; repeat this in
expensive operation every three months.
A pretty cover for the table in yorr
bedroom is made BIZ using one of the
large lace tides or pillow covers that
may be bought for 9 very small sum
It will be improved by lining. It costs
ess than a nice towel and will keep
clean longer, as the dust may be shaken
from it. d ;:.7
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1884-03-14
An ESS-Eeepieg Test.

At the Birmingham Poultry Show,
England, prizes were offered for the
best preserved eggs that had been kept
two months The eggs we're tested BY
breaking one OF each set competing Cor
the prize into clean saucer, also by
boiling one Of each lot. ID.
The eggs that had been preserved in
lime water, it wan found on breaking
them, presented cloudy whites Eggs
preserved by rubbing over with bees wax
and oil showed thin WaterF whites.
Eggs that stood best the test Of boil
ing and which gained the frst prize had
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1884-03-14
after the form of 81 the NJ cody church in
Chicago H acc mmod dates 3 800 poo.
IL. with accomm oiIatiOns for75O more

after the torn Of the Moody church IN
Chicago. It acc 1nmod dates 800 peo-
le, with accomm odations for 100 more
in adjoining chapel, which can be mi
II I'D with the main audi ence-room BY the
throwing open OF doors, The seats are
arranged IN semi circular form on 9
gradually slipping floor, like those in q
stheater, and olding chairs are substitn-
ted Tor pews Attached to the church
is q parsonage. "a Il the seats are free,
land membership in the church RESTS on
broad and catholic basis.
The old house ia which General
Grant was born, at Point Pleasant, o.,
came very near being carried away by
the floods during the recent overflow.
Clermont County, in which P ONT Pleas.
ant is situated, Is almost surrounded
by the Ohio and the Little Miami Rivers.
and when the overflow occurred aceres
Of land were submerged, The waters
rose to within a short distance Of Cen
eral Grants old home, and for time
Threatened to carry it awy, but, fortu-
nately subsided before any damage was
done. ...
Some idea Of the magnitude of the
business Of raising sweet-scented flowers
for their perfume alone may be gather
ed from the fact that Europe and Brit,
ish India consume about $50, 900 gallons
of handkerchief perfumes yearly; that
the English revenue from eau de CO.
logne is SAC, 900 annually, aud that the
total revenue of other perfumes is esh-
mated at 5000, 900 annually There is
one great perfume distillery at Cannes
IN France which uses yearly 100000
pounds of rare flower leaves, $4,000
pounds of jasmine blossoms, 10000 of
tuberose blossoms, and an immense
quantity Of other material
Miss Anthony says; IT have been
roundly abused and ridiculed for allow
ing female clerk Of mine to send a let
ter in which woman suffrage was spelt
ssufferage,' and was not corrected.
There is q little secret history about
that letter that will be amusing to those
who cannot spell suffrage The fact is
that my clerk made correct copy of
the letter, which I approved, and which
was then sent to male clerk, college
graduate, to make a large number of
copies. Every copy which this gentle
man prepared read 'sutferage,' and
what is still more startling, number
of members of congress in replying to
the letter, adopted the same unique Or
biography"
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1884-03-14
Inconsistencies Fatal Disease
Among Soldiers in the Civil War.

Washington Letter in Philadelphia Record.
edo you know that many soldiers
died Of inconsistencies during the late
WARP" said an ex-federal colonel. eyes,
sir; they called it nostalgia that's the
medical term for inconsistencies. Men
died apparently without cause-not
from fright; homesickness was the
cause in nine cases out of ten. re-
member that at one time was in charge
of a depot at Louisville, KY, where 49,
600 convalescents were r. waiting for
strength to go to the front. I noticed
that many Of them grew worse instead
of better. It puzzled the surgeons. It
was not due to q relapse; it was not the
old disease at all. It did not seem to
be a new disease. I looked into it a
little and then told the surgeon that it
was, nothing but nostalgia. I had q
chance to prove that I was right. One
Of these sick we'll men came to me next
day. Colonel" he said, II want leave
of absence for a day or two. I
want to go home and see my folks. I
am pining away for sight of my old
home. I believe I shall die if don't
CO. On inqniring I found that his
home was right across in Indiana, and
that he had an idea that he could see
the smoke rising from it's chimney. He
had not been home for several years,
and he was fretting away in sight Of
that smoke. / was not supposed to let
any Of my conyalescents go anywhere
except to the front, but I determined TO
try an experiment with this sallow,,
peaked faced young man. n Veil, sir,
i said, how long will you be gomez
This is Friday he replied = will be
back on Monday. No. I said; you
can stay until Friday Of next week.
All right, he said, looking better al
ready On the next Friday he returned
new man. Tn all right again col
onel, he half shouted when he saw me;
I'm ready TO 90 to the front at once. /
went home, saw my mother and father
and my sisters and brothers, had some
good home food and some good home
sleep, and: fought oil my battles over
again down at the village store. That
was all that wanted tt was the fact.
He had been cured Of nostalgia, :
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1884-03-14
Things in General

{: The battle Of Waterloo was fought
June IS, 1855 (Which fell on a Sunday,
between the French troops, under Ma.
poleon Bonaparte, and the combined
forces Of England, Germany and the
Netherlands, commanded by the Duke
of Wellington. It resulted in the abso-
lutte overthrow of Napoleon, and the
Bourbon kings were restored to the
French throne. The battlefield is sit
mated in Belgium, about two miles from
the village of Waterloo, and twelve
miles south of Brussels. ~
An American woman said that her
husband would sit on . barbed wire
fence all the afternoon and never finch
or move q muscle to see a base ball
match or an agricult ural ahoss trot J"
but that when he went with her to
church he couldn't sit still in soft
cushioned pew. fifteen minutes without
wriggling and squirting all over the
seat 81 s,58 ..z IS. III s
An Atlanta Constitution correspond
ent says The other night while talk
/ ing to United States Senator Brown I
noticed q piece Of rabbit fur protruding
above his collar. I asked him il he wore
rabbits foot about his neck. No, he
replied, but { do wear q rabbit skin on
my chest, a lady recommended it as
the best possible protection against
cold. got q fine rabbit skin, cnt off
the feet, and, tying the two legs togeth-
az. nth a 7,ihloon r find fhS,5 seir;rH c1,~,,4
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1884-03-14

For almost . year Miss Ida Wallace,
daughter Of Prof. Wallace, one Of the
leading citizens Of Column bus, III. and
a professoro Of the schools at that place,
has been teaching school short dis
tance in the country. Not coming to her
supper Tuesday nigh asearch was made
for her and she was found in the school
house almost dead with grief and pain,
having given birth to child which TO
conceal her shame she had thrown into
the stove. Is portion Of the body was
found which had escaped the flames.
She was taken home, and now lies ii .
very critical condition. Her family and
friends COMPRISE the veal hiest, and
most cultured citizens Nothing certain
IS known Of the identity 81 her betrayer.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1884-03-14

Congressman Strait has introduced Is
I'm which ID effect, provides that where
u contest is pending ID 8 land cas1, tho
party sncceetiing IN proving that he ID
entitled % the land may make his final
proofs without any more notice. He
also mtro duced 4 bill for the relief of
William s. Grsw, E Parlilnan, and
. ames N. Sehaunb burg &.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1884-03-14
new Variety Of Celery.

Celery growers will hail as "a great
boon," a new variety of celery which
blanches itself naturally and without
any killing up. tt is q sportlof the
common kink which comes always true
from the seed. This may be an instance
of the evolution of new variety Of q
plant, from education or training, SO to
speak. For celery growers have been
.laboriously earthing up their celery for
years for the purpose of blanching it
and fitting it for market And here
comes q new kind of its own accord
which grow winter than the artifcially
blanched It has been the very appro-
pirate name of the "White Plume, Z"
from its Wilderness and from the feath-
cry character of its primate handsomely
cut leaves. It is exceedingly ornamen-
tai on the table, and so much SO that it
has been used for making bouquets.
The flavor is much finer than the COM
mon celery, and it is remarkably crisp
and tender. It's tenderness prevents
its long keeping, but it is now in good
condition excepting some OF the outer
stalks.--Marion Sc, Cotton Plant. .
TO Keep g. Eorse From Jumping.
Not long since I saw a method Of re-
straining horses from jumping, and was
assured by those who We're using it that
it proved effcacious. It consists of a
surcingle about the body of the horse,
together with two short straps that pass
through the surcingle and around each
foreleg, being buckled so that when the
horse stands upright the strap will fall
about half-wap to the knees. This ar
rangement, which allows the horse to
walk quite freely, prevents it's running
as we'll as jumping. A similar plan is to
connect the forelegs of horse by straps
secured just above the knees, but those
who have tried both plans prefer the
one herewith illustrated. Some horses
are difficult to catch when at pasture,
and this device will prove valuable in
such cases.-Corr American Agricul-
tnrist.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1884-03-14

been .siimply packed il common salt.
These had lost little If any by seVapora-
tiion, had GOOD, consists nt alb1,men and
were pleasant to the taste The exhibit
which took tie sec ond prize was served
as follows: Melt one part 81 white wax
to two parts Of spernaceti, boil and mix mix
thorough or, two parts cleritied suet
to one Of wax and two Of spermaceti.
Take new laid eggs, rub with antiseptic
salt or fine rice starch ~ rap each egg
in fine tissue paper, putting the broad
end downward; screw the paper tightly
at the top, leaving an inch TO hold il BY.
Dip each egg rapidly into the fat heated
to 100 degrees. Withdraw and leave to
cool. Pack broad end downward in dry,
white sand or saw dust. The judges
were inclined to believe that had the
trial been for q longer period than two
months, this latter method would, per-
haps, have proven the better Of the two.
The eggs were excellent, and on strip
ping OF the waxed paper the shells
presented the clean, fresh appearance
Of newly laid eggs. iS5 E$
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1884-03-14

dared face any danger openly In fact,
a reign Of terror prevailed. The assas-
;sinations became more frequent. Men
would leave their cabins, camps, or the
mountain cities for remote sections on
~ to be found, perhaps, q few days la
ter by more fortunate travellers dead, and
in their skulls the small hole through
which their lives went out.
Finally, q company Of 90 volunteers
was raised in Park County. Their lead
i.er was q man Of great bravery, and every
1aan II the party was ready to lay down
his life to solve the mystery The first
work this company did was to punish a
band Of notorious thieves that had been
engaged robbing miners cabins and
4 fumes, and who were well known. But
this did not stop the dread work Of mys-
terious murders. AT Red Rock Ridge
right here, BY the way, where ] write
this letter and all along hetrail, muir
,dered men we're found singly and in
pairs. And always the same wound, the
same sized bullet, The same FRAMED
hand. evidently had fred the fatal shot.
A few days later tho band of yolnn-
tteers, in securing the neigh borhe
found q trail in the lower part of the
ssouth Park that led toward Canon City.
It vas earl ii the sforeno Don when the
trail was struck They at once took
'ssit ind after having trav-
sseled some distance id the
mountains came about moon, npon two
horses feeding 1T'lis was to them o
sstrnnge discovery as this was not IS fess
/ gion where prosp setting was then cafgied
on t was the work OF q moment 10
CONCEAL themselves. Shortly after two
men appeared They had evidently
made their camp here Tor the day, Tor
4 lust beyond the horses fire, " Is
i burning md beyond doubt they were
-sart taking Of their meal. Willy as these
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1884-05-23
Not Much Help to Arthur.

4 Washington special TO the New York
Times says: Reports OF the so-called
disbursements meeting" In New York
TO endorse Mr.. Arthur for denomination
have been read with more or less interest
here to-day, and have caused some CON-
meut, but the affair does not seem to have
given that impetus TO the Presidents cause
which Mr.. Arthur's friends desired. The
Arthur men, OF course, are talking loudly
OF the meeting as confirming their
repeated assertion that their chief is
the favorite candidate Of the business
men OF his own city and State, and are
doing what they can to convince who
ever listens to them that the alleged senti-
ments OF New York merchants are those OF
businessmen everywhere. The Presi-
dents opponents do not appear to be at
oil cast down by the claims OF the Arthur
men, and assert with equal vehemence
that the Cooper Institute meeting will not
change a vote in the coming Convention.
So far as can be discovered tonight the
speeches Of those who took part in last
nights affair have had no particular effect
one way or the other.
Some OF the members OF the Union
League Club who are at the capital have
expressed much indignation at what they
regard as an impertinence at the Cooper
Institute meeting. 1t is understood that
the gentlemen who read the list OF vice.
presidents was carefully introduced as the
secretary Of the Union League Club. This
Is resented by the members here as an
unwarranled attempt to convey the i'm
rressiop that the Union League Club
was actively supporting the meeting,
and hence Is in favor OF Arthur for
another term. AS previous attempts to
commit the club to Mr.. Arthur met with
so little encouragement that they were
abandoned, say these members. 1t seems to
them that the prominence given to the fact
that Mr.. Milliken was the clubs secretary
was entirely uncalled for. "The Union
League Club" said one OF its members
tonight. "will express It's sentiments on
the presidential question after the nomina-
lion has been made. II the attempt to use
It for any man before the Convention meets
should succeed it would 20 long way to-
ward deposng the club from the position
1t now occupies
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1884-05-23
JOHN c. ENOS NERVE.
Drawing a Cheek for $4,000 on the Bank
He had Gutted.
New York Times.

new tOFk
It has become known that John c. Emo.
after he had confessed to his father that he
had lost In speculation $4,000, 900 or S4,-
00e0 Of the funds OF the Second National
Bapk, coolly drew a check on that bank
for sos, 600, and had it cashed down town.
1t is said that the venerable Amos r. Emo
was so indignant that he at first refused to
honor the check, and the bank for second
time hung OH the verge OF suspension.
After awhile, however, the old gentleman
was persuaded to pay half OF the amount
of the check, one OF the directors agreeing
to pay the other half.
Arson Phelps Stokes SAID last night: 81
have nothing to say with reference TO the
relations between father and son, but Il
check for $4,000 did come in on the day
after the bank was declared solvent, and
Mr.. Amos Emo paid half Of it. We are
making thorough investigation of others
outside the bank, hut we have no statement
TO make yet"
A gentleman quite familiar with the facts
said: "When John {. Emo drew that
check for sos 900 and got it cashed down
town, he knew very well that either his
father or the directors OF the bank would
pay il rather than close the doors OF the
institution, as they would have had to do
bad they allowed it to go to protest"