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Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1884-06-20
Four Noted English Speakers.

Robert Laird Collier in the Boston
Herald says When Lord Randolph
Churchill, the Marquis of Salisbury
and Sir William Harcourt are on the
stump you may be quite sure that some
thing is being said that is worth hearing.
And they have all been on-the stump
with vengeance the past week. If only
Mr.. Chamberlain had mounted the ros-
trum and uttered his crisp and snap
ping sentences, we would then have
heard the crack of the whip all around.
These four politicians all have what
Matthew Arnold is pleased to call "tak-
ingness." The press and public are al
ways on the lookout for what they have
to say. It is not that there words are
always words Of wisdom, but that their
words are never lacking in wit. There
is something spectacular in their
political orations. They are some
thing more than word-painters.
There is something leptangible IN
their speeches even than pic
lures. A certain effect Of rhetorical
groussing of ideas and phrases that is
like fragrance something spicy and
HuIlSGllF--Ou0O W. sOCSC' ADC3
characterizes the speeches Of all these
political orators It is kind Of speak
ing that T never heard in America. It
is less spontaneous in fact, and more. so
in form, than American stump oratory.
All these speakers use the English Of
the academy-that is, of the most re-
fined society. They are careful for the
most part, Of certain amenities of dis
cussion. But, all the same, their SEN
fences have teeth. Their words take
hold They are srlre to hit hard. In
short, they are talking, something is
going on. When one Of these four
champion stump orators has delivered
himself Of speech, the columns of the
papers are full of meat. and meat with
- to boot. Look out for deluge
Of letters contradicting certain state
,nents made. Perhaps the editors of
the Journals will have bushels Of letters
5deprecating the new fashion in political
discussion, and despairingly longing
for the return Of the good old style Of
slow and sure, dry and dull political
discussion. y. r.
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welding all the same Mrs. Gage, l,a
! said, with his eyes fxed steadfastIY on
the feeting second hand Of the watch !;
hut Fred Temp Teton is here IS fine
1 q young fellow as ever breathea! No
one shall say my daughter was left to
wear the willow. . If Peckley don = make
his appearance Id short order he'll find
himself too late; that's all I've got to
tell You Y 8t;5s
He was as good as his word I! Five
minutes later the guests were all cleo
trifed by the entrance Of the wedding
cortege. But, instead of Philo Peckley,
the bridegroom was Mr.. Frederick Tenn
p1eton.
Scarcely had the lovely and blushing
bride begun to receive the hearty con-
gratulations Of her friends than there
was a hustle in the hall and stout,
short, elderly man rushed in, his hair
powdered with dust, and cobwebs hang
ing about him. 1t was Philo Peckley.
I've come to be married" he SAID.
Where is my bride T. &. .5s.. }s.s
You are too late sirp reared Papa
Gage, furiously. e n .sa
1 ALLOW me to introduce my Wlfe, slf
Mrs. Templeton," said Fred, with a
mischievous twinkle in his eyes. i
hope you were not Inconvenience by
the ghosts. In love and war, you know,
Mr.. Peck1ey, all stratagems are fair"
Philo Peckley stood aghast. He had
been ontwitted, outreached, outgener.
aled. Without word more he turned
and quilted the house, never to enter it
more $fsts tlFs 1,F E5:tf3
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How to Overcome the Moths.

This is one of the greatest vexations
which careful housekeepers have to con-
tend with, and their depredations are
not to be remedied after they have once
made inroads. Houses heated by fur
naces are especially predisposed to have
moths, but every housekeeper must be
on the watch for them, for, from the
time the windows begin to be left open,
the trouble begins. Heavy carpets
sometimes do not require taking up
every year, unless in constant use
Take ont the tacks from these, fold the
carpets back, wash, the floor in strong
suds,. with tablespoonful Of borax dis
solved in them. Dash with insect pow
der, or lay tobacco leaves along the
edge and retack. All moths can be
kept away, and the eggs destroyed by
this means. Ingram or other carpets,
after shaking, are ightened BY sprink-
Ling q pound Of salt over the surface
and sweeping carefully and thoroughly.
It is also an excellent plan to wipe of
the carpet with borax water, using 9
thick flannel cloth wrung tightly tax
ing care not TO wet il, but only to damp
en-. Open the windows and dry the car
pet before replacing the furniture.
| Other woolens, including blankets
and wearing apparel, must be beaten
and brushed, and folded smoothly BE
careful TO clean every grease spot with
ammonia and water, not too strong, and
lark ,,yr,nI an 8S cloth Tia r,ianaa ~
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Removing Warts.

I. Burn piece of linen OF cotton on
any piece of steel and rub the moisture
left on the metal by the burning on the
wart three or four successive times. q.
Rub the wart with strong solution of
potash till it disappears. 3. Wet gum
ammoniac and rub it on the wart at
night just before going to bed. 4.
Cover a few sprigs Of arbor vitae with
hot water; when the tea is quite strong,
pour off and battle the warts with this,
or cursh the juice of the leaf directly on
the wart three or four times till it disap-
pears Take five cents worth muriate
Of ammonia, wet crystal in water and
apply several times during the day 5.
Cover the warts with baking soda, wet
with water and tie them up. a few up
plications will remove them.--N. Y.
Tribune.
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Butter1ni1k as g. Drink.

In Warm summer weather many per-
sons feel an irresistible craving for
something sour, and often crafty this
desire by a free indulgence in pickles or
vegetables made acid with vinegar.
This demand for acids indicates def
cheney in the acid secretions of the sto.
mach, and the demand for an artificial
supply is a natural one, but vinegar is
not the best substitute. Tactic acid is
one of the chief agents that give acidity
to the gastric juice OF the stomach in
health. This is the acid Of sour milk.
and, therefore, one of the best summer
diet drinks that we can use is buttermilk.
It satisfies the craving for acids by civ
ing to the stomach natural supply and
at the same time furnishing in it's
cheesy matter good supply OF whole
some nutrition. A man will endure
fatigue in hot weather better ON butter
milk than on any diet drink he can use.
Orange County Farmer. q ,5
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"A Preacher Finan cial Experience.

The Rev. Dr.. Good Twin, Of Quincy,
Ill, says the Philadel pllia Times, .shas
gone home greatly disgusted with the
prevalent methods Of the banking
business. He was a delegate to tbs
Methodist Epis copa1 Conference, and
left home with draft on the Marine
Bank Of New York, because he thought
it more convenient than currency. Be-
fore his pocket money was exhausted
the Marine Bank had suspended. He
returned tic draft to Quincy Tor better
funds, and received check on the
A9etro1 Titan Bank, Of New York, but
on the day Of its arrival the Metropoli-.
tan had closed us doors. Not discour-
aged up TO that point DR.. Goodwin
again ca this cheek ia the Quincy
Bank, but by the time il reached his
home the Quincy concern had collapsed
and the minister found himself psnni-
less a. q strange city The facts were
laid before y gent leman, and money
enough 10 take him home was al,
Iyanced. =
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The % his ons
derful enough, but liz contriyed to-

The rapid ois his svo1l-
aerful enough, but how le con triyed to
Keep His alliance would have puzzled
the best acro Of our 81 mn sls-
Isociat tons. u 81
The next peri orTnIer had an at
dant who held tin OK by leather
strap and SWING Il slowly two ]. and and
mo like the pend ,llum of q large clock.
III the center Of the box was = hole, but
certainly not more than two inches III
diameter The jugler stepped back to
.a distance Of about twenty yards, and
began to throw little copper balls at the
/ tin box. The first ball was caught l,y
the attendant, who therenpon raised the
box couple Of inches, hut continued
to swing it to and fro. The second,
third and all following balls went
straight through the narrow aperture
without ever touching the rim of the
hole. He threw forty Of them, and then
retired, amidst the prolonged applause
Of the whole audience, for this time
everybody could appreciate the miracu-
lous cleverness Of the trick. 4
But the champion of the band came
last. His whole outfit consisted of a
straight wooden pole, about ten feet
long, and hardly three inches in dame
ter. It was cut off square at each end,
and did not seem to be very heavy
This pole the juggler placed upright on
the level surface of a wooded board,
tried the board with his feet to see that
it did not shake and then proceeded to
climb the pole. =...,.
He clamered up and down some ten
or twelve times in quick succession.
He then assembled to the very top,
seized it with his hands, let go his
feet, and went spinning around in a cir
Gle, till it made one giddy to look at
him. :,....<
. BY sudden contraction Of his body
he then joined his feet at the top of the
pole, let go his hands, and slowly
raised himself till he stood. bold up
right like statue on a pillar. All this
while the pillar had no other support
but fiat wooden board, and was bal
anced entirely by the management Of
the statue.
One OF the spectators, an expert
American g,vmnast, got permission 10 go
on the stage, and examine that pole.
He looked at the floor below, and then
examined the board itself. It was moth
ing but a flat piece Of pine wood.
"Well, how do you explain it?" I
asked him when lie came back.
II can't believe in witchcraft," he ut
tered, $50 1 don't know at all what to
say aboutit."
Alter the performance was over, the
jugglers distributed little cards, showing
the portraits of their champions, and
their principal exploits. Like all Japan
csc pictures, the drawings were made
by hand, but resembled each other as
closely as prints from the same steel
plate. They cost only two cents apiece,
and were worth keeping, for both the
subject and the workmanship illustrat-
ed the wonderful influence OF exercise.
DR.. Felix l.. Oswald, in Youths Com
DaniOn,
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lsbeautifm and useful tree, n upon the
ground that IL il blooms early ia the sea-
lson, and bees yiisitsitt ID swarms. It in-
sures rapid breeding III the hive and
strong olonies ready to gather honey
when ~ llitte clover comes In season. It
also makes an excellent hedge where
Usage orange has been extensively tried
and perimented with for hedge and
failed. 835.
The Germantown Telegraph thus in ].
forms It's readers how to grow onions,
without labor: !" Prepare a bed, say six
teen feet square, Of proper fertility,
cultivate deep, and rake it smooth and
fine. Now, lay on board about one
foot wide at one side Of your bed, stand
on the board and place your sets close
to the edge, say four inches apart The
entire length Of the board Now, lay
down another board one and half inch
es from the other, place your sets as
before, and proceed thus until the bed
is completed. leave on the boards un-
til the onions have matured. Thus you
will have nice bed of onions without
labor, save the preparing of the bed
and placing Of the sets. :" ~
In building cistern, the wall should
he coated with the cement on the out
side and inside both, as 1T goes up; and
the bricks should be soaked with water
before they are laid. The cement ad-
heres with great tenacity when this is
done, but is apt to scale off if laid upon
dry brick. AS the wall is laid the space
behind it should be filed with earth
and firmly rammed, taking care not to
displace the brick If this is not done
the pressure OF the water inside may
easily burst an unsupported wall out
wardly. Such cases have been known
to me. BY thus using precautions al
ways taken by professional men, the
cost of the brickwork. is reduced just
one-half and the cistern is actually
stronger. ..
Shellbark hickory represents among
forest trees the highest standard for
fuel. Calling hickory 100, other trees
will compare with for real value for fuel
as follows: Shellbark hickory, 100;
pignut hickory, So; white ash, 81; white
oak, SO; dogwood, 49,. fern oak, 73;
white hszel, 72; apple tree, 70; red
oak, 81; white beech, s.; black
birch, G3; yellow oak, 50; hard
maple, SO; white elm, IS; red cedar. 50 ;
wild cherry, So; yellow pine, 81; chest
nut, 50; yellow poplar, A; butternut
and white birch, 43, and white pine, 30.
A number of these woods which show a
very low value for fuel are highly es-
teemed for fine cabinet work and in
terror wood work.
DR.. Vessler, German chemist, gives
recipe for an insecticide which is said
to be excellent. It consists of soft soap,
four parts; tobacco extract, six parts
amylic alcohol, five parts; methylic al
cohol, twenty parts, and water to make
one thousand parts. The extract of to-
bacco is m AIDE by boiling together equal
parts Of roll tobacco and water for half
an hour, adding sufficient for loss by
evaporation. Then the soft soap is
gently and gradually dissolved in the
water by heat, and the other ingredients
added. The mixture should be stirred
before using, and applied with a syn
inge.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1884-06-20
a Wealthy American Lady Infatu-
ated With a Dissolute French
Prince. #1 -. . 'I-

The Paris correspondent Of the Phil
adelphia Record writes Of shocking
case of female infatuation, which is the
talk of the French capital, and is slight
ly whispered in New York. The name
OF. the lady if made known would be a
painful surprise to Americans.
The most notorious scandal now
talked about in society is that of a we'll
known and wealthy married woman,
who is travelling in Europe with a French
prince. The father of this lady was a
successful New York merchant, who
left all his enormous property to her
when he died She has in her own
right something like $350,OOo a year.
A perfect godsend to this dissolute
French Prince. The prince also is mar
ried, and has three interesting children.
At first there was IN attempt to hush
up the matter, but it soon became
a public scandal and could
not be hushed up. Two of this
lady's daughters whom she took with
her to Europe when she went off with
the Prince have returned to their faith
er, having discovered what was going
on, and both they and. the father live
on an allowance furnished by the moth
er, who is at present living in Italy
with her Prince The strange part of
this is the Prince seems to have no at
fractions. He is an old man and dissi-
pated, with certain defects in his per-
sonal appearance that make him any
thing but pleasing to look upon, and
then he is an inveterate gambler. A
friend of mine saw him lose 81 900 Of
this lady's money at a gaming table one
night. He has either had a run of luck
lately or the lady has increased his al
lowance, for he has bought a handsome
hotel in Paris, where he is living in
great style. The French papers have
had paragraph TO the effect that he
has recently made q lot Of money in
America out of petroleum and silver
mines, but the Americans in Paris know
better than that. The mine this Prince
has struck has yielded richer vein and
with less risk than attends ordinary
mining speculations.
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Parna Notes.

If you have supply of poultry drop
pings, this should be worked in where
peppers, onions or cabbages are planted,
as it is difficult to get the soil too rich
for these plants. Ashes are especially
valuable for onions and satisfy. *. =. 5
The time is at hand when you should
examine your henhouse and fortify it
against the army Of insects SO injurious
to your fowls. A. careful use Of kero-
sene oil will keep OFF lice. Coal tar is
also frequently used to good advantage
for the same purpose. Apply it with a
brush into every crack and crevice where
there is any chance for vermin and it
will keep them off. @..S. @..sGs
IA wholesome cellar is at the bottom
of healthy living. One reason is. that
the air and floating germs Of the cellar
find their way to eyery room in the
house. Many Of our most destructive
diseases are supposed to be caused by
minute germs floating in the air and
finding Judgment and q congenial home
ia the animal system, their development
causing disease. widowed cellars and
mouldy closets are nurseries of disease.
Even il their dry form the spores d
those low forms Of life often cause ser
ious sickness. The worst attack Of ca
tarrh I ever had was caused BY inhaline
the dust arising from oyerhauling 3 pile
Of mouldy rubbish.
For honey producing the honey locus1
ranks high in the estimation Of bee keep
ers. It blooms earlier than does the
linden, and produces more certainly !
not SO bountifu11 The American Be-
! Journal speaks strongly in praise Of thi'
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1884-06-20
Value OF old Documents.

A strict Mohammedan never destroys
scrap of paper on which there is writ
ing until he has ascertained whether the
name of God is on it. x1good business
man is equally cautious about destroy
ing any voucher or memorandum relat-
ing to his pecuniary affairs.
A great library, according to Mr..
Winsor, the great librarian of Harvard
College, should preserve every book and
pamphlet printed. The worthless
tract Of to day may prove Invaluable to the
historian writing in the year 1000. Two
hundred years after the execution of the
great Marquis Of Mon5rose, the account
books kept by his agent We're discovered.
From these the biographer of the Mar
quis drew much of the history of his he
ro's early life.
Old play-bills, letters, and college
charges for breakfasts furnished stud
ents, are not usually thought worth
preserving, Yet even these "trifles
light as air" once helped man to seat
in the House of LORDS.
In support of his claim to be acknol-
edged as peer Of England, it became
necessary to establish the exact date
when certain actress. playes at the
ROYAL Theatre of Edinburgh.
As more than sixty years had elapsed
since the event, the proof seemed dicfiult
Suddenly, one of the claimants lawyers
remembered that the Advocates Library
Of Edinburgh preserved the play-bil]s OF
the Theatre Royal. They were found
bound mp in chronological order, and, on
being searched, furnished evidence as to
the precise date,
It was also necessary to prove where
certain deceased clergyman had re-
sided, sixty years before, during period
bounded by two dates.
The minister had correspondent with
an intimate friend, who also was dead.
But in his sons library there was found
a bundle of old letters written by the
minister to the father. They bore the
postmark Of a village in the west Of Eng
land and the dates on which they we're
posted. It was known that the minis
ter, during the period, had taken his
masters degree at Oxford, and it was
supposed that he had resided there for
several months. Search being made
for the old bat telling-books of the col
lege, they were found in the cellar. In
them were discovered entries Of tea,
coffee, rolls and butter, chops and steaks
technically called tsbattels, 7 sup
piled to him from day to day, with the
exact date and charge againsi each
item. It ~. @s$..ss .saA$5, 81
f The evidence furnished by these old
play bills, old letters and old account
books helped the claimant;to obtain his
| peerage. B. III
Every lawyer in large practice knows
| that no novelist inyents any thing more
improbable than the facts Of life. He
also knows that . scrap Of writing, such
| as an old letter, or an ancient nemor-
andum, may become an important link
IN the chamo evidence. Youth's Com
panion. Il. s.55 .s
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Lines About Odd Things TO Eat
Gathered from the Caterers Papers.

Gathered from the Caterers Papers.
Cabbage soaked in sherry wine is now
put forth under q French name as some
thing new, but it is merely gentaeI
fsauerkrant. =s}
English snipe is about the only game
IN season now and even Of that the SUD-
ply is not as good as is usually the case
at this season. =sss5 a 81
According to M. Grevy's chef the on
y sauce that is proper to serve with
boiled salmon Is anchovy aad he wants
people toremember BIZ
ss An enthusiastic epiicure SAYS the pre-.
paration Of n stuff fed olive is. IN its way,
one Of the riitlmphs Of civilization, q
magnificent example Of nan's victory
over nature Sea ravens, both pink and
yellow, and sea 10 bins were on exhibi-
ton on aturday mo nm ID Fulton Mar
ket. New York, tory to doing
duty at the Ichthy 0phagus Club dinner.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1884-06-20
Last week, when about TO break q

Last week, when about TO break up
for the holidays, Mr.. Spurgeon dis
missed his Young men with 2 caution.
Don't pet com ting That is not good
for students. Come back, as some one
pnts II, with your hearts and manners
.uncracked. Walk il the fields like
Isaac, BY all means, and med tate, but
don't Lift mp your eyes for Rebecca. She
will come soon enough 's
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1884-06-20

The Boston Traveller says Mrs. Wen.
dell Phillips is again seriously i'll, and
Her friends are consid erably concerned
at her cond ;tion.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1884-06-20

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Is ~ fl,at Il VII 'nnf ht, necessary
rs man am he s11rn al ex-
! cant for nsa mis- n good way for
tI,nse' wbn ~ 3 MI ,,ossess cedar boxes,
I and tl,a arfii las need hove no other care,
81 are,.u 3rs,,g,t Is traated as directed. and
IA 81, MT 1aft piine 81 the
nset IA lona hef1ya ,,tttiing a S, for
81 Z "a "a,
n, - httaua an Tor reuces ana outpuild1ngs !.
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4syraaf Il, ii, MI II to, The, proper consis-
tencT. The following Is the government f'
mnl.sNas an,l !. a,le 70, :
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fra -, au;cI linz; N, mt n Quickly one
p ina.a, o,,a covar tho barrel tightly to
Z l I, = III +ba stoan, while the limo is
- NJ, H. v;oIant ehuIl;t;n,, IS
s ~ .t;l i mal IL. ,o;r.9d tooatbar and
's 81 - a,,d Min . wa}er -
- eo .aar'a y IL, 49, 1il2a tT;n cream.
stra " +h,.o,,lrb s;aya ~ coarse cloth,
,gl az t1 a4as.oh - +broa ,,on,nds of
naAe q 49, re. - - 49, IS s+ron@ sy,,,e
$500 nou Ct CIV uaaa1-a p tha o1,,s e co1d
100. e 80, ,,1I - t1,a 1ottar 7,;xtrra add
NO. w.. ,,o >1 - of wh;t;ng AID this to
th 80 ~ -, ~ al als, s1,tY;cent hot
vote, y - d;lnta to tha 1,yor,er ,@ct,nsis-
tancv E. keen hot While annlving Il will
renn;ra ahont six n,1arts Of the mixture
for 100 snnare faat of surface and it
will last. ra,na,kah,v we'll. Tt goes
With ont .sav;ng frat + NAV he made any
color das;red ,Rrra1 Naw Yorker
~ -
. Feeding For Rich MILK.
I r. ,,oa ,,oo,, ota+oa h,- so,,,o s,,-oo1rad
~ n<'' 'een e'"'oo ~ '>'AAe ~
DAIRY experts that no amount or Vafla-
ton of food will increase the quality of
milk; that the quantity may be 1ncreas-
ed by feeding, but the fat or buttereln 1t
cannot be. This is at varlence with, l
believe, the experience OF every practl-
cal dairyman and every dairy expert
who has gained his knowledge by prac-
tlcal experience Professor Arnold re-