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Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1884-05-30
I FARM and HOUSEHOLD.
Farming Paragraphs.

Mrs A. Bradish, Fredonia, n T.,
reports an asparagus bed cat least
seventy years DID," and still yielding
:sbunianuy. " l..
"A doctor who has Investigated cases
of poisoning by canned provisions, re-
ports that they were due to "muriate OF
zine and muriate Of tin" and that use
OF this dangerous amalgam must be
abandoned"
It is said that the number Of horses
in the United States is now over II Co.,
900. Two thirds of these are draft or
general purpose horses and one-third
are used for pleasure driving.
If garden seeds, when planted in the
spring, are firmly pressed when under
the earth by the ball of the foot they
will almost invariably grow, drought or
no drought, and, what is just as i'm
portant, they viii spring up earlier and
grow faster than any of their kind which
have not received the same treatment
Ii troubled with cut-worms, don't
neglect to roll a piece OF paper (any
kind will answer) about the stems Of
the tomato and cabbage plants when
setting them in the open ground. No
string is required to hold the paper.
Merely secure the lower part by press
ing soil unon it about the stem. This
is SO quickly done that it is well worth
while, overiNhen planting in fields, if
the clt-WOr,l ubOrmiS
In setting cabbage plants, it is better
to pull or cut off all Of the large leaves,
leaving all of the central ones. The
outer leaves arc Of no service to the
young plant, for the reason that the
roots cannot supply them with moisture,
SO that they wilt and die. In an expert
nent, made several years ago, we Sc
cured better stand from plants SO
treated than from those which were set
with them leaves entire, as they were
taken from the seed bed.
The National Stockman thinks there
are few if any industries that are more
promising at the present time than
breeding and raising horses, There is
no danger Whatever Of all over-supply
and prices have held frmer for the past
five years on horses than on any other
class of live, stock. that is for anything
like first class animals The horse Of
any merit, if placed upont the market
now, need not wait long for {; buyer at
a good round price. Nothing need stand
in the way OF any farmer making his
horse stock yield him a good income
each wear if tho matter is properly
handled. One advantage in having an
income from source like this is that
the time when horses sell the best and
when they naturally come into the mar
ket is in The spring Of the year, just
the thine when farmers need the money
the worst, and when they generally
have but little Of the products Of the
farm to sell A few young horses can
be ready for tho market each spring
with but livtio cost.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1884-05-30
Economy in thu Family.

y man must ask his wife's PERMISSION,
if he wishes to become rich He must
have his wifa's aid. if he is to practise
those economics in the family which
may lay the foundation of his subse-
uuent wealth. The New York Christian
Advocate makes the following sugges-
ton to young men with families to sup
port:
| A hundred dollars a year saved in
rent is worth the trouble, and may be-
come the foundation OF comfort at time
when it is needed.
He who saves one hundred dollars on
his rent il simply being paid that much
| for the little inconvenience he may have
| to endure.
| Solid and plain furniture, with the
| ornaments such us Il wlfe's taste can
make with q very little expense, should
he obtained in distinction from lumber
ing up the house with expensive articles.
Every article of furniture that is not
necessary in room diminishes it's size
and the air capacity, and collects dust
and makes work.
! Economy can be practised upon the
table, by the cooperation of husband
| and wife, sc, as to make difference of
one half in the expenses.
Daintles, preserves, fruits in advance
Of the season, too much meat, excess
and prof,lsion of all kinds, take money.
| Being in the habit, some years since,
of visiting young family whose table
| always had everything that was needed
and nothing more, but with freshness
and sufficient variety, and knowing that
! the young man had q very small income,
asked him what his table ex penses per
| annum amounted to.
Said he, "Guess." I put them atsev-
en- hundred dollars, which I thought
was very low for the city in which he
lived, and the way in which he ap-
peared to live,
His reply was, 'Last year my ex-
penses were four hundred and eight
dollars for the table"
'tHow do you do it," saidI.
| He replied, "My wife and I apply
| the same thought and study to our pur-
Clll1SGS lOl WIG tuDlC' CldV u OuSAi0SS uttu
applies to the purchase Of the goods
that he deals in, and expects to make
living FROM
This illustration is drawn from the
life of q man whose income was perhaps
one thousand eight hundred dollars per
year, and who lived in quite expen
sive part of a large city. &c..
The same principle can be applied
whether the income be more or less.
What was said upon the subject of
clothes under the former head can be
applied to the whole household. -
Presents and extras need to be mar
rowly watched. .Superfuous gifts to
children, expenditures for candy, and
for trips that do not give pleasure in
proportion to their cost, are leaks which
keep many well-meaning families poor.
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town of Styria, in 1847. Her first sue
cess in opera was won OF Gratz in
Suppe's "Flotte Burschen," when she
was Is, IF. r II =3.. y /.
Getting a Fur1ough.

Mr.. Samuel F. Holbrook, late of the.
United States Navy, gives 2 racy ex-i
ample Tin his book Of recollectons) Of
the proper way to geta favor from an
official dignitary in buttons and eaaul-
cites. The directions may apply to
visits at other headquarters than mil
itary and naval. At least it is sure
rule that courtesy, if not allied TO insin.
certify, smooths ones way, and opens
doors otherwise impenetrable.
A midshipman just home from long
cruise applied to the commander Of the
Navy Yard for leave Of absence to visit
his friends, who resided in Charleston,
s. @. The old gentleman grutdy an
swered, "No, sir, your services are re-
quired in the yard. f..
AS the midshipman was passing down
to his ship, venting his disappointment
audibly, in rather unmeasured terms,
he met Mr.. P, the first lieutenant
of the yard, to whom he told his trou-
BILE.
."Ah," said Mr.. P. "you don't know
how to approach the commodore. I'll
teach you how to do it, and if you fol-
low my directions, you will surely &C.
complish your purpose. Just wait q
day or two-say till day after tomorrow
inorning -and then watch when he en-"
tiers his Office, and in few minutes go
in, make very low bow, say, Good
morning, commodore how is your health
this morning? You look charmingly; L
have never seen you look better in my
life. Does your lady enjoy her usual
health?' And then pop the question
about your leave"
The young man followed out the sug~.
gestion. On the morning appointed he
watched the old gentleman as he entered
his Office, md in q few minutes knocked
on the door and was admitted. He
made a very handsome bow, and in the
most polite manner commenced.
"Good-morning commodore; how is
your health this morning, sir? think I
never saw you look so we'll in your life"
Exceedingly well, thank you SIR
"And your lady; does she enjoy her
usual health ?"
Excellent, excelIent;I am obliged to
you: SIR
"Commodore, I should feel extremely
grateful for a few days leave to visit my:
friends"
Certainly, sir; how much tinlc do
you wish? %
about three weeks, sir"
"Oh, take six, sir, with my best wish
es. Will you dine with me to-day, sir,
at three o'clock q
"Thank you, sir. I shall be happy
to do myself the honor"
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1884-05-30
Avoid Useless Apologies.

1--WE were poor enough in those days, !"
said an eminent publicist, once, in talk
ing to friend about his early married
life, with its hard struggles, its plain
living and high thinking. "We were
poor enough, and we lived a good deal
on baked beans with no pork.
"Some folks didn't like beans with no
pork to season them; but mother"
(mother meant his wife) never made
any apologies. When company came,
she put on an extra plate, and said din
ner was ready. Just as cheerfully as if
there had been ten courses.
If they liked Us we'll enough TO come
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1884-05-30
The Test of Friendship.

Henry Ward Beecher preached q re-
markable sermon last Sunday His
text was Galatians, vi. 10:
Brethren, if man be overtaken in d
fault, ye which are spiritual restore such
an one in the spirit Of meekness, con-
sidering thyself lest thou also be tempt
ed. Bear ye one anoth er's burdens,
and so fulfil the law of Christ.
In the course Of the sermon he said
] think Gen. Grant one of the most
magnanimous men that we have ever
had in public life, and was very much
struck with an instance of it. When
Conkling precipitated himself from the
senate it was very much against Gen.
Grants Judgment. and that was known,
and he attempted in every way to be
friendly to Mr.. Conkhng ard shield
him to such an extent that everybody
thought he Was on his side, and O man
expostulated with him, and said:
Gen. Grant, how is it? You do not
believe that he did right?"
"No, sir !; I don't"
GLOW is it, then, you are on his side
now?"
His reply is worthy to be written in
letters of gold
"When il the time to show mans self friend
~ except when his friend has made a mistaken"
That is not the time to leave man,
when he has made mistake. Applause. !
That is one of those moral principals
that addresses itself to the universal
conscience. Stand by him in his adver-
sity, if you don't stand by him ct any
other time. A large sense, think, Of
the fallibleness of human nature is in
dispensable to charity She is a beauti-
full creature, and she has been daintily
brought up. He is also genius, and
when they meet she sees saint and he
sees an angel. Laughter. After they
ARE united, she has pride and he has a
pride. She has seltishness and he has
a selfishness. They begin to discover
each others faults. That very soon leads
to words, and words lead to the repeti
ton Of words, and the music stops.
daughter. Now, tits best when folks are
counting that they should find out faults
beforehand, because these troubles
would not be so likely to befall When
you marry rs sinners, you are much
more likely to Two as saints, than when
you marry as saints and find out You are
sinners. Friendship ought to be found
ed on the doctrine Of total deprayity.
Then every excellence is just SO much
more than you supposed and is clear
gain. Friendship that is good for
anything must take the friend and all
his faults too. True friendship says,
IT love them to that degree that I would
rather have them with all their faults
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1884-05-30
CIVILIZED VANDALs.
How the Fernaudina English Armies Loo
ed tho Pekin Summer PalacoE>

HOW c0o 1o1oa0a1n6 EN- g11Sn Armies AsOOG'
ed the Pekin Summer Palace
From the London Tablet.
Present at the taking of Pekin by the
allied French and English forces, on
the 18th of October, 1860, Gordon gives
a graphic account of the destruction OF
the Summer Palace, the fabulous glo-
ries of which every traveller in the fall
east has SO many times heard of. The
city itself had surrendered and been
spared, but it was resolved that the
great palace should be RACED as warn
ing to all time."
ave went out" writes Gordon to a
friend, "and after pillaging it, burned
the whole place destroying in yandal-
like manner most valuable property,
which could not be replaced for four
millions. We got upward of e4s apiece
prize-money before we Went out here
and although ] have not as much as
many, I have done we'll. Imagine
D--giving 16s.. for string Of
pearls which he sold the next
day for $500 The people are civil, but
I think the grandees hate us, as they
must after what we did to the palace,
You con scarcely imagine the beauty
and magnifcence Of the places we burnt
It made ones heart sore to burn them
in fact, these palaces were SO large, and
we We're so pressed for time, that We
could not plumber them carefully.
Quantities of gold ornaments were
burned, considered as brass. It was
wretchedly demoraliZing work for an
army. Everybody was wild for plum
der. You would scarcely conceive the
magnifcence of this residence, or the
tremendous devastation the French have
committed. The throne and room We're
lined with ebony, carved in marvellous
way. There were huge mirrors Of all
shapes and kinds, clocks, watches, mu'
steal boxes with puppets on them, mag
nifcent china of every description, heaps
and heaps Of silk Of all colQrs, elnbroid.
cry, and as much splender and civilian
ton as you would see,at Windsor carved
ivory screens, coral screens, large
amounts OF treasure, etc. The French
have smashed everything in the most
wanton way. It was scene of utte1
destruction which passes my descrip'
ton"
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1884-05-30
The Temperature OF rEilk Rooms.

From the Cultivation
Cream viii rise perfectly il the tenn
peraturo i; right. There is a differ
ence in the rising OF cream III shallow
pans and in deep pals at the same tenn
perature. When milk IS set in the
shallow pans at ID lower temperature
than IS degrees, the cream rises slow
ly and i,np"rfoct)y: if the temperature
is over g. degrees the milk viii sour be-
fore all the cream separates from it. 1t
is, therciore, II custom in many diaries
to set the mill pans in d shallow stream
Of running wEter in the summer time to
keep the temperature down to 80 de-
grees or q tile under. This is an ex-
cellent o1raDgcment, and no heating OF
any preliminary process is required. a
brick or atone milk house is better than
a wooden one, but only because the
dampness will encourages mold and de-
cay of the timber A hollow wall is
not necessary, as while the cool water
is flowing around the milk q warner ut
mOspharo in contact with the cream is
beneficial rather than otherwise.
But if deep cans are used co ;nches),
the circumstances are wholly different
For some PERSONS, not certainly known
rs yet, the cream rises SO slowly through
a deep mass of milk that this will sour
before The cream separates. and the
cream is then entangled in the milk and
lost. II the milk is set at about 45 de-
grees, all the cream can be raised per-
fectly in twelve hours. Az there are
no running streams and very few springs
so cool Us this, this system OF setting
cannot be used under the circumstances
above mentioned and only shallow pans
must be used The PENNSYLVANIA
dairies Of the best class often use red
earthenware pots, glazed inside, about
eight inches deep and ten inches in
diameter Oh the top, for setting the
milk in cool running water. This plan
is also common in the best diaries in
Normandy, France, which are noted for
fine butter. The milk is never heated,
excepting when very thick or "clouded'
cream is desired for special purposes; it
is wholly unnecessary i'll ordinary dali
ewing.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1884-05-30
Try Thorough Farming

T. B. Terry in the Cultivator.
l want to propose to you, brother
farmers, that you take one lot on Your
farm and begin now to do on it the very
best farming You possibly can Keep
an exact account with it, and Just see
what net profit it will pay you. Charge
for all seed and labor what it is worth,
or what it costs You, and charge for all
the manure put on, dividing the cost fair
1y between each crop in the rotation and
interest on the value of the land, and on
the cost Of all permanent Improvements
such as understanding, clearing off the
stones, etc. Take one of your best lots,
clear it Of all distractions, and under
drain every wet spot. # it all needs
draining, drain it all. Get the best
tools in the market for thoroughly work
ing and pulverizing the soil, snd then
use them without stint Manure your
land if il needs it, and do not forget
to pulverize the manure. Put
in the crops best suited
to your locality. Select q good rotation !:
the one best suited to your soil and
crops. Do everything just when it
ought to be done, Get the best Of seed.
and put the products Of your land into
5nicest possible shape for market. ii
syou do an this honestly and faithfully,
Z think you will be surprised, before you
get around once with your rotation, at
the profit Of such farming. You will
not 60 back to the old way after having
once tried this kind Of farming, nor will
you need to be urged to try it on an
other lot. \, u
am speaking OF improvement ii TIL
lage. but Of course with this you want
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other improvements, such as improved
breeds OF cattle, sheep and swine to
which to feed your products. 1t you
have not the capital to do all This, sell a
part OF your land and get it. IF You
have 200 Or 300 acres of land, and are
sJust about making living" from it,
sell half and make more money with
less worry from the other half. If you
have but little land, AMI are in debt for
that, why then you must start in small
way, but start all the same, and, if you
are faithful, it will be the surest way to
get out OF debt.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1884-05-30
Adelina Patti was born in Maari

4 Adelina Patti was born in Madrid,
Spain, April 9, 1843. She first ap-
peared on the stage at New York in
the Winter Of 1859 80, before she was
II. Christine Nilsson was born at
Hussaly, near Wexio, Sweden, August
2, 1843.t Her first appearance in opera
was made in October, 1864, at the
Theater Lyrique, Paris, in Verdi's Ira
Uata. " Marcella Sembrich was born III
Galisia in 1853. Her first appearance
ii opera was in 1877 at Milan In sc
Pritani. g Frau Ama1ia Materna was
Dor ST. George, small market
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The Warner weekly sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1885, 1884-09-26
The District Convention.

The republican district legislative convention
assembled at Aberdeen on Wednesday for the
purpose of nominating four members Of the
territorial assembly and two members of the
council. After electing temporary chairman
and secretary and appointing committees on per-
manent organization and credentials the con-
vention took recess OF half an hour.
Upon reassembllng, the committee on organiza-
ton reported in favor of making the temporary
organization permanent and the committee on
credentials reported that there were no contested
delegations. On motion the selection of can
didates was then proceeded with and resulted as
follows
Council--Kennedy Of Brown county and
Smedly of Grant.
Assembly--Johnson Of Brown, DeWoody Of
Edmunds, Huntington Of Day and EldFedge
OF Grant.
II will thus be seen that, instead Of losing a
candidate altogether, as some claimed as the re-
suit Of the county convention, Brown county
has candidate for both council and assembly.
The Warner weekly sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1885, 1884-09-26

Pay your delinquent taxes.
Green apples at Humphrey Bros
See cali Of caucus and be sure to attend.
County Superintendent Jones paid us brief
call on Wednesday.
The first dance Of the season took PLACE at the
McCaughey school house Friday evening last.
A number of our young folks participated.
A. J. Allen has been chosen superintendent Of
the stock department at the county fair to be
held at Abevdeen next month. A better selec-
tion sQuld not have been made.
Rod McNillin received word on Saturday Of
the death of his sister, Mrs. McNulty, in Min.
nesota. He has the sympathy Of his numerous
friends in this his hour of bereavement.
A. III Dayton lost two stacks of wheat by
ire Saturday, which caught from the engine while
at w ork. A strong head wind blew the fire from
the fre-box into the stacks and it was with ex
erted efforts that the separator and remainder of
the setting was saved. Accidents will happen.
Miss Melissa o. Hallett, whose serious illness
we announced last week, died at 10 a. m. last
Monday. She had been in fair health until
about two weeks ago when that dread disease,
typhoid fever, came upon her and claimed her
as victim on the above day. The funeral was
held at the residence of II. a. Allen at 10 o'clock
Wednesday forenoon. Rev. John N. Culbertson
preached very eloquent and affecting sermon
after which the remains were deposited in Oak
N ~ q !
years of age and had been resident Of .tnis
vicinity about two years. large circle Of
friends and-relatives mourn her untlmeIy demise.
The Warner weekly sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1885, 1884-09-26

THE outrageous attack on the
family purity of Mr.. Blaine is fully
answered by the publication Of. let
ter from him to William Walter
Phelps, in which he tells plain,
straightforward story rejecting no
di8cradit upon him, 9 story bearing
upoh its face the evidence Of truth, in
the light of which all seeming incon-
Bi8tencies Dire made plain, and which
must silence all traducers at once and
forever.
The Warner weekly sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1885, 1884-09-26

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Nor the least remarkable feature Of
the remarkable condition Of the pro-
duce market is that corn is quoted at
eighty cents in Chicago, five cents high
or than wheat. The phenomena is
due to the slillful maniprllations of
Phi Armour, who is supposed to have
one Of the strongest corners known,
and who is still squeezing the market
n tho hope Of pushing the price up to
q dollar. Wheat at seventy-five cents
and corn at q dollar! The like was
never known before, and, perhaps.
may never be known again. A thous-
and cars Of corr from the interior of
the state are now en- route to Chicago
an the hope Of catching the boom
market, and, II prices continue for q
llme IN the same proportion as at
present. farmers III Illinois viii sell
thelr corn and feed wheat. In view
q this fact, wheat may soon take d
!, snarp advance and get up where il
belongs.
The Warner weekly sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1885, 1884-09-26


The nomination of Judge Clifford
Of Canton as the republican candidate
for delegate to congress is victory Of
which sonth Dakota may may justly feel
proud, doubly SO because of the high
b handed proceedings Of northern men
in former conventions. Personally,
Judge Clifford is above the slightest
suspicion Of reproach, bis character is
without blemish, and his capacity as q
statesman IS best Judged BY the fact
thaS the numerous factionsof the south
united for his nomination. Hlhe OUT
come of the bitter fight at Pierre is a
grand stride toward statehood.