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Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1884-11-21
Blondes Out Of Fashion.

New York Correspondence Chicago Tribune
It occurred to me- the other night
while at the theater that the blonde
has had her day. Advices have not ar
rived from Paris, as they usually do at
this season concerning this subject, but
from casual inspection of the women
whom have seen at the Union Square,
Days and Wallack's Theater since
Monday am quite convinced that the
dark haired girl is to be the go this
winter. Every one must remember
what ridiculous blonde craze set in
four years ago. No one knows exactly
where it originated, but men were
startled by seeing lifelong friends
whose hair had always been dark turn
slowly or rapidly, as the case might
have been, to pronounced and artificial
blondes. It began to seem about q
year ago that no natural blondes
were left on Manhattan Island Nearly
every woman had yellowish, aw-like,
canary colored hair, coupled in the ma
lOClty VI iuSLAuctS W1tIl daEh eye DIOWb
and eyes a c1.riously inharmonious com
plexion. The fashion spread with ex-
traordinary rapidity. The papers
teemed with the advertisements Of
quacks who agreed to turn hair to q
golden hue for IS cents a bottle, and
the news columns of the same papers
occasionally had sensational stories of
girls who had become demented from
the excessive use of these dyes. It was
said at one time that if man assembled
to q reasonable altitude in balloon
and gazed down through the skylights
of New York houses he would see
thousands of women lying on their
backs with their hair spread over a
board bleaching slowly by means Of soda
and the sun. In this state of affairs a
genuine blonde, or a straight up-and-:
down hot tempered, freckle-faced and
red headed girl became q veritable
queen among the throng Of artificial
beauties. Now, apparently, every one
has grown weary Of it all, with the re-
suit Of a decidedly gratifying and much
more picturesqe nature.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1884-11-21
Row They Vote IN Germany !.

a striking feature Of the German nar1-
nicipal system i its entire ind pend ence
Of national politics No issue but those
arising ont Of municipal questions are
allowed to influence the city elections.
Every male inhabitant twenty four.
years Of age has right. to yote on mu-
nicipaI questions provided that he has.
his own household and not dependent
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1884-11-21

Deacon Marvin's Courtship.

AT this distance of time we are keenly
alive to- the oddities that are not sell
dom found mingled with the piety Of
the Puritan settlers, OF New Englan d,
and which was exhibited in many phases
Of their social life. The old story Of
the blunt minister's matrimonial errand
on horseback condensed into the crisp
.brevity Of Betty, it is the Lords will
that you marry me" and Betty's answer,
aThe Lords will be DONE" has appar-
emily passed through many: versions,
and the following may be the original
in all it's quaint and almost grotesque
details. Tho Hartford Courant at least
vouehes for it as accurate biography,
and an actual occurrance Of the old
times, in Lyme, ct.
In the former days Of the good old
town there was an eccentric Deacon
Marvin living in single life, who became
Impressed with the feeling that he
ought to marry Miss Betsey Lee;
spruce young maiden whose home was
Oh the outskirts Of the town, and who
was a devoted member Of the same
church with himself.
Accordingly, mounting his horse on
Monday morning, clad in the. garments
Of the preceding day. he leisurely pro-
ceeded towards the home Of Betsev.
meditating. as he went, On the joys OF
natrimony; and arriving there. Knocked
at the door, when the young Lady re-
sponded in person to the call.
Though just emerging from the,wash
room in homespun blue ki4tle with
arms bare to the shoulders, she showed
no embarrassment at the sight of the
young deacon, and only an additional
touch of color mounted TO her face.
The first salntations being over, the
visitor still sitting on his horse, proceed
ed without further delay to state hjs
business as follows:
s'Nliss Betsey Lee,
The Lord reveals tome
That you my wife should Be.
Tho bare arms were then slowly
lifted up, the eyes turned in the same
direction, the open palms displayed,
and the response deliberately given,
deacon Marvin, the Lords will be
done"
1t was the custom Of those good old
days, and legal requirement., that the
banns of intended marriage should be
published in the church or some other
public place at least three weeks before
the contamination of the nuptials. In
the meantime it appears that che parents
of both the agreeing parties made objec-
lions to the match between the Deacon
and Betsey, but unsuccessfuliy, and.
the banns were nailed upon the
church door at the end Of three weeks
written in the deacon's own hand, he
being the town clerk:
NOTICE.
Reynolds Marvin and Betsey Lee
Do both intend to marry:
And though our dads opposed be,
We can no longer tarry.
Many years they lived together Zap"
PLY, and served we'll their generation.
True to his former characteristics, just
before the ending Of life, the deacon
wrote his own epitaph to be inscribed
on his grave stone, and it may now be
read by visitors in the ancient Genie.
terry in Lyme:
Close behind this stone
There lies alone
Captain Reynolds Marvin,
Expecting his wife
When ends her life,
And we both are freed from sarvi1l
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1884-11-21

German physicians are claimed 10 ba
the most skillful in the world. They
study Is years at school, 5 years in an
ordinary college, 6 years in a medi-
cal college, and. wind mp with 2 years il
o hospital. /. .. S.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1884-11-21

The IS States Of the Union contain
2, 299 counties Texas leads off with
15I and Georgia follows with LIT
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1884-11-21

Her hours OF loneliness were hidden
from them. but she learned in an un-
usual degree to throw every energy in
to the days work OF study, and create,
as it were, fresh enthusiasm for the
| present hour. Her loving sacrifice was
rewarded. Each child made her his
peculiar confdant. She became the
Inspiration of his life. IL. asSs7ss 49,
English history opened wide field
to. tllis family. One afternoon she
brought in Shakespeare to prove some
historical question. It was a rainy day
and the boys were all at home. Jerry
began to read " Hamlet" aloud Improved
a treasure that brought them into q
new world of delight. Sometimes they
took different characters for represen-
tation, and the evening ended in frolic.
for good natured mirth was never re-
pressed.
First of all a preparation had been
made for the Sabbath. There was a
church in this town, bnt at distance
Of several miles, and during many days
the roads were not passabls. She had
leaned upon Infinite strength, gather
ing wisdom through all their expert
ences. The secret of many q promise
had been revealed to her understand
ing and above every thing she desired
that the Scriptures might become pre-
,cious to her children. She took up
Bible characters, bringing to bare the
same vivid interest, the same power Of
making them realities. 4
These lessons were varied by little
be read aloud the next. OF this Nate
took hold with special zest. None OF
this family could sing, but she thought
Of q substitute. They learned the
Psalms, much Of Isaish, and many
The Press., 1884-02-07


 A RUSSIAN ACTRESS. Veg ener, the "queen of soubrettes" and darling of Berlin and the Fatherland," :" is dead. Her most famous role was that of the young hussar in "Our Youngest Lieu tenant" and with it characteristic little story is connected. When she first went to Berlin, her theater was crowded every night by the young men of the Royal Illus sars, then duartered there, to see her ip this play. And of course many of them sought her acquaintance, but in vain. She would not allow one of them even to be introduced to her. But after few weeks she suddenly accepted the attentions of one-the youngest and vainest coxcomb of them all. For fortnight she permitted him to be almost constantly by her side, and with each day he grew more vain of his own charms, which had, as he fondly fancied, achieved for him signal triumph where so many of his comrades had failed But he was in fools paradise. One day she bade him go to the theater that even. ing, to see her in a new role which she had been studying ever since she had the extreme felicity of making his acquaint- ance. He went; he saw; he collapsed For in the pitiless glare of the footlights he saw-himsef His pet attitudes, his grimaces, intonations, manners, style, con- celted airs, were caricatured with torturing fidelity, while his one time envious rivals screamed with unhallowed glee at his dis comfture, and Ernestine Wegener's bright eyes gleamed with the maddest mischief that ever had illumined the Berlin stage.
The Press., 1884-02-07
AND FLORIDA.
Better than Breezes and BlDssOms-
 Under Q New Flag

Um0eH a N6w EA8Ko
 Even the balmy air and orange groves of Florida fail to keep its people full of happiness and comfort Art must help nature everywhere-in the tropics as among the pines of the North. ."And, chief among the blessings which adapted to all zones writes Dr. J. G. Wallace, of Fort Dade, Fla, Sis PARKER's TONIC. It seems to have the world for a field, and most of the current diseases yield to it's action. have used 1t in the of delicate and dyspeptic young lady, with the most gratifying results. It seemed to accomplish with ease what the usual pre- scrptions and treatment for that miserable malady failed wholly to bring about. glad also to state that the Tonic has greatly relieved personally of troublesome atomic condition of the stomach of long standing It is the ideal purifier and invigorant."
 Messrs. H1scox Co. call especial attention to the fact that after April 16 1885, the name and style of this preparation will hereafter be simply Parker's Tonic. The word "Ginger is dropped, for the reason that unprincipled dealers constantly deceiving their patrons by substituting inferior preparations under the name of Ginger; and ginger is unim- portant favoring ingredient in our Tonic, we are that friends will agree with us as to the pro- priety of the change There will be change, how evsr in the preparation itself, and all bottles remain ing in the hands of dealers wrapped under the of PARKER's GINGER ToNIc contain the genuine medicine if the signature of HIscox Co. is at the bottom of the outside wrapper.
The Press., 1884-02-07
[New York Cor. Inter ocean.l THE TRICK OF VENURlLOQUISEI.

A feature of this particular program was Davies, the ventriloquist. Into what sort of atrophy must mans talent for enter taining have sunk when for ten years he repeats daily the same joke. rather than turn over page in a comic almanac for change. If you have ever heard Da- vies you will recall his voice of little Mary Joker from the trunk, with herrequest of promised half dollar before she sings, and the Irish figures remark that her cute ness shows her to be more than years old. Audiences stopped laughing at that many years ago, somewhere about 1876, but Davies has kept right on with it. He is considerable of a comedian, and might he highly entertaining.
 Of course his ventriloquism is sham. the voice to distance, The old stories of Wyman, the Wizard, in which he fig ured as exploiting such ability in the midst of 8 crowd, were necessarily fiction. What passes for ventriloquism consists simply of mimicry and facial immobility. The person must be spacs away from his audience or he is powerless. Whenever he wishes to make them believe that his voice sounds at at a distance, he merely lowers it, and indicates the direction for their imagination to take. He can fool them sideways, upward, downward or backward, but he never undertakes to produce the effect of a speaker in the rear. To listener close by, no ventriloquist can be in the least deceptive. Nor is there any truth in the theory that he talks with the top of his gullet, or aught else than the organs intended by nature to be used. By holding his lips as fixed as possible, and avoiding such words as cannot be pro- nounced without palpably moving them, he assists the delusion.
 But I have never seen one so adept that he could do without screening mustache Davies not only keeps his upper lip well hidden with hair, but shades his chin and jaws by his mustache's exaggeration. In my judgement there is no surer success in amusements than for the clever and versa tile comedium who will make himself ex- pert at ventriloquism, sleight-of- hand, and piano playing. He ought also, to be something of comic kicker, and capable of origi.ating or buying excellent humor- ous gabble. Thus equipped, he could, single, beat half of the comedy companies in drawing and pleasing fashionable audi AncaS
The Press., 1884-02-07
What is PoTAsKA? Ask your druRglst.

How THE KANUcK GIRLS DRESS. must tell you how these girls dress" said New York woman to her husband. ''First. they start with flannel from head to foot-and such fannell Why, its an eighth of an inch thick. Then they go on like other women, except that they put on more skirts, and usually quilted one that's as warm as wood fire. Then they put on dress, and over that channels jacket that fits like shoe in the mud. Then they put ribbed woolen stockings over their stockings and arctics over their shoes. They don't care any more about the looks of their feet than the St. Louis women do. Then they put on knit wrist lets, then gloves, then fur or cloth dol man, then fur cap, and finally a coil of worsted comforters. When they are dress ed, if they are hurled at speed of mile minute from toboggan they are unhurt. If they fall through the ice they are not wet. If the therInometer drops to 15 o below they read of it next day and wish they had known it at the:time. ."-Montreal Letter in New York Sun.
The Press., 1884-02-07
BETTING ON H

BETTING ON HORSES Betting men are divided between the systems of betting on favorite horses or bettting on famous jock eys. For instance, it is said that the small body of men who picked out Woods as the best jockey in England, and bet heavily on every horse he mounted, has made as much money as the followers of the Dwyer sta bles here. Fred Archer, of England, had by no means so strong a backing last year as he had the year before. He won more races than any other jockey on the turf, small account. In this country there is very little betting on jockeys, people pre- fer to take the horse. But the chances are that when a jockey comes up who shows the ability of Archer or Woods, in Ameri- ca, the system will be changed and the money will follow the man and not the horse. EoQle.
The Press., 1884-02-07
THE BABY IN THE PLAY-sis 4 WEEK.

The first act of Bartley Campbells new drama, Separation, brought out recently at the Union Square Theater, New York, required a baby. From collection of in- fants brought to the theater by their ad- miring mothers, ill response to an adver- tisement in the papers, the management selected little Oracle Schneider, IT months old. She is pretty little pink and white mite, with thick faxen hair, and is won- derfully good d-natured. She went through a rehearsal with the rest of the company without the slightest demur, and never once made a mistake. All the ladies of the company were delighted with her, and even the dignifed actors condescended to converse in baby language with the new conner. She appears only in the first act as the child of Mir. and Mrs. Minton Blake, in their elegant villa on the Hudson. Her character is an important one, however, because it is owing to Mrs. Blake's neglect of her child that the 'tseparation" comes about. Between the first and last act an interval elapses that transforms the baby into young lady, and as Miss Oracle caa- not grow fast enough to supply the de- mand, her part is taken in the latter act by Fife Ellsler.
 Mr. Campbell says that "there is an old stage superstition that play with baby ill it is always successful. The baby is necessary to the action of the piece, and only appears in one act. so its mother caa take it away by haf-past every night. We pay $15 week for it, and that's quite an item for . poor mother; see? Whea older children are used in plays they are not easy to get, if they have to speak lin' s intelhgently. Some very funny things have happened with children in plays, but the worst occurred to star, I think it was Ada Gray, who was going to play East Lynne in Richmond. On her arrival fer rehearsal on the morning of the perform ance the child who was to play 'Wili was not forthcoming. The stage manager assured the star that he had a child who had often played the part before, and tha it would be sall right at night. . But the child was ill and couldn't come. The man. ager put his smallest ballet girl in the bed, but as she couldn't memorize the lines, he got under the bed with the prompt book The star was staggered when she saw tn, length of the child, lying beneath the clothes, but she struggled brayely on. When the prompter's voice, disguised, but still harsh and coarse, came out, star and audience alike Uttered but the lady made an effort, and threw herself in simulated agony upon the bed. The property mar had forgotten to take off the castors, and away it rolled, leaving the stage manager and his prompt book fully revealed. That WAS the end of East Lynne for that night"
The Press., 1884-02-07
Pratt's Astral Oil.

In circular issued sNh 1889, 
 thirty thousand PRATIs ASTRAL OII. was tho first pa esruction of oil
  ducion. accident has Insurance Company paid n for by it. in a PRATT'S ASTRAL be obtained present price2 insist fhrnis you with  PRATTsS
 Pratt Manufacturing Company, 4{*e# Broadway, York, Propret andMa
The Press., 1884-02-07

Edward w. Fell, of Cleveland, after ex- perimenting for two years, claims to have succeeded few days ago in perfecting an invention for taking absolutely permanent pictures upon any substance whatever hav- ing smooth surface instantly by the ac- tion of electricity upon sensitive coating, and at an expense not exceeding one cent per picture. A reporter, who called upon the inventor, was shown some photographs on pieces of wood, which were not only perfect in outline and finish, but possess ed peculiar softness not obtainable by any other process.
The Press., 1884-02-07

While large evening party was danc- ing, in Union hall in Voluntown, a kero- sene lamp hanging by the doorway was jared down and crashed to splinters-the oil igniting and spreading. Gordon Cady, the prompter, with much presence of mind shouted to some man to take off his coat (''Not your best coat, but your poor est, ) and use it to smother the flames. Thomas c. Green, of Milltown, rushed to the spot, whipped off his coat, and suh- dued the fire, but spoilt his coat. That crowd didn't even thank him
The Press., 1884-02-07

Washington Letter: Galusha A. Grow is here. It will be remembered that he was at one time the speaker of the national house of representatives, His picture, as do those of all the persons who held that exalted position, hangs on the walls of the grand reception room of the house of rep resentatives Under the rules of the house, he is entitled to admission to the floor
 On the day of his arrival he visited the house and attempted to pass in on the floor. He was stopped by the guardian of the door, one of the new democratic ap- pointees, long. haired looking fellow from the cotton country in lower Alabama
 MT. Grow told the door-banger who he was :; but that individual said he must have some one to identify him. A well known newspaper correspondent who hap pened to be standing by, stepped up and told the door-man that he would identify Mir. Grow, and if he wanted further evi- dence he could step across the corridor and he would show him portrait of the ex- speaker. But the door-banger wouldn t be convinced, and MT. Grow was compell- ed to send for Charley O'Neil and have him pass him through. Such is fame.
The Press., 1884-02-07
Hoods SarsapariIIa

CT have been troubled with scrofula since childhood. Three years ago commenced taking Hoods Sarsaparilla, and in one years time was entirely cured" Mrs. M. H. Park ham, Dexter, Me.
 I am employed in the N D. postofice, in this city, as carrier. During our late wet spell I suffered from what the doctors call muscular rheumatism. was advised to try Hoods Sarsaparilla. did so, and am entirely cured" J. V. A. Proudfoot, Chicago, Ill.
The Press., 1884-02-07

Father, asked the young son of Dea. Squibbs, "what is the difference between a man that dyes wool on lambs and west ern editor ?"
 'sWell, now really, my son." beaming benignly on his offspring, "I'm not pre- pared to state. What is the difference ?'
 'Why, pa, one is lamb dyer and the other is a.
 "What what ? my son ?"
 Western editor," continued the youth, rolling his tongue around in his cheek.
The Press., 1884-02-07

During visit to the great needle manufactory at Kreuznach last year, says an exchange, ''the Emperor William, on examining bundle of superfne needles, expressed his amazement that eyes could be drilled in such minute objects There upon the foreman, asking for hair from the emperor's beard, instantly bored an eye in it, threaded it and handed it back to the astonished monarch"
The Press., 1884-02-07
LOCAL ToPIcs-PEss,D AND sclssoRED.
ROCKVILLE.

-S. T. Noble, who for many years has been local agent for Adams express con- pany, has left their employ to accept the position of accountant in the Hockanum mill office. MT. Noble has been agent for 15 years, and for two years previous he had charge of the business here, making him virtually an agent ever since the Adams office was established. He has con- fined himself closely to business, and for seven years was never absent for A hours. The company placed implicit confidence in him, and probably allowed him more powers in the adjustment of the little diff culties which are always happening, than they would allow others. In this way, while he worked for the interest of the company, he always stood as mediator between the company and the people. He leaves the company with all friendly feel ing existing. .-RockVitte Leader.
 Holland County Leader: News came last week that Rev. Erastus Benton of Stafford Springs had passed away. Fath- CT Benton's last charge was over the church in this village, and it will be remembered that before his pastorate closed here there occurred the greatest revival which Rock vile has ever witnessed For three long months the Methodist church was open nearly evening, and the house was crowd ed The interest spread to the other, churches, and throughout the village. So far as mans work goes, it was the crown ing effort of the aged pastors life. Fath- CT Benton was by no means great preach CT, as far as the world in general would judge, but he embodied in his sermons that thorough earnestness which would touch the heart of his hearers, even though his general manner of speaking was calculated to weary. His zeal not only made him eff. and deed, he was continually preaching sermons more effective than those of schol- ars who were intellectual giants beside him. Should there ever be written religious history of Rockville the name of Father Benton will stand out in prominent char acters.