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Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1884-11-28

II want to show you kind of shot
gun that has limited use," continued
the clerk, and he led the way to the
back of the store where about half a
dozen double barreled shot-guns were
standing in rack. They had all been
cut off short, the barrels being only
about two feet in length, but otherwise
they were perfect. "These guns are
prime favorites with sheriffs, deputy
sheriffs, United States marshals and
officers Of the law generally, and when
they get the drop on you with one of
them it's case Of throw up your hands,
no matter how much sand you have got.
They are very handy, and you can stow
them away under the seat of a buggy
with ease. Wells-Fargo's messengers
all carry them, and at e short range
they beat rifles and six shooters all to
hades. It was armed with one of them
that Horn, who was deputy sheriff at
Lordsburg took in Curly Bill. Bill
was riding out of the corral and Horn
had stationed himself just by the door
post. At Bill rode out he covered him
and called to him to throw up his hands
Bill only glanced ct the weapon and up
went his hands. Had it been six
shooter Bill would have taken chances.
A darn fool went and rode through the
dining-roon1 in tho railroad hotel at
Deming, tiourishing his pistol, aud
frightened the lady passengers bound
west nearly into fits. Dan Tucker
found the fellow on the street, covered
HIM with her and called hands up.
The blasted idiot made motion for his
six-shooter and Dan filled him chuck
full OF buckshot. He failed to get
there, Eli, and now peacefully sleeps
beneath the daisies.
II notice that you have fewer acct
dents from hre-arm in the west than we
have in the east, which, considering
chat every man carries gun seems ex~
traordinary."
"It is not. The men who are al.
ways handling firearms are the most
careful with them. I'd like to see you
point a pistol or shotgun at a cowboy
and he'd make you drop it so quick
'twould make your head swim. There
used to be a good many accidents,
though, q few years ago, when the boys
were in the habit of carrying the full
six loads in their guns, and trusting tc
the safety catch to avoid any danger
Sure as the gun dropped on the ground
off she went. A number got shot this
way. Now nearly every fellow carries
one chamber empty with the hammer
resting on it. when, of course, no jar
can discharge it.
"Some Of the cowboys" said the
dealer, in conclusion, "are regular dudes
about pistols. Nothing will do them
but gold and silver-mounted and ivory
handled weapons. Rich Mexicans are
more given to this style OF thing than
even Americans The truth is that
nickel-plated and silver plated revol-
vers are not the best on the plains.
The reflection of the sun on the white
metal surface of the barrel is fatal to &C.
curate shooting. st. Louis Globe
Democrat.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1884-11-28
Report of the Commissioner of Agricul.
ture.

The commissioner of agriculture in his an
nual report pays compliment to Prof Dodge
statistician of the department. for diligence
and ability. His work and valuable monthly
reports, he says, attracted great attention not
only IN this country but in Europe. The re-
port of Prof. Dodge shows that between 1850
and 1880 the value of meats increased from
$500, 0O0, 900 to $S0O, 600 600; corn from $500,
6SO,S78 to 1854 STE, 304; wheat, from 1874, 635,
545 to 1886, 9OS 1853; hay, from $152, 671 ,16S
to $409, sos, 1883; dairy products from
$152,3 1856, 900 to $685., 500, 900; cotton from
ss11, 51e625 to $27 $3.50, 121, and other products
in proportion-more than doubling the ag-
gregatt value, and increasing it from $1,000,
OO0, 900 to So, Cox, O00, GOO in round numbers
With good prices current the production of
agriculture OF the United States can be little
short of $4,000, 100000, and the values are
those Of home markets and not Eastern COM
mercial cities or ports of expectation. The
commissioner says: ,,,.
The wheat area is SO much beyond the re-
quirements Of consumption in this and other
countries as to depress the price to q point I'M
precedented in recent years, favoring at GER
tail points the use of wheat feeding or pork
production. The cause of this superabundance
is two-fold: first the extension of settlement in
the northwestern prairies and dry plains of
the Pacific coast; second, the extraordinary
period of comparative failure of European
wheat for several consecutive years. The
progress of settlement must be less rapid
hereafter, and already lean years in Europe
have been followed by comparative plenty.
These facts, products, and prices point to
sharp necessity Of adapting production to con-
sumption, to supply food products now i'm
ported, to give remunerative employment to
agricultural labor, and food in variety and
cheapness to consumers -:
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1884-11-28
German Peasant Women.

A letter from Germany to the Bos-
ton Advertiser speaks of the not alto
gether happy lot of the peasant wom~
en-. "The native American family"
says the writer, However poor and low
~, could not live as the working people
live here, huddled with their beasts and
fowls, indecent according to our ideas
in their habits. And the women! We
sometimes talk of the drudgery Of the
wives of American farmers. Fancy her
driving wagons, cutting the hay,
spreading the dressing on the land,
planting and digging the potatoes,
barefooted and bareheaded, CARRYING on
her head or her back the farming tools
and the sweepings of the road, har-
messed to a cart with dog! Fancy
that, and that is but q part of the
wife Of the European farmer, who must
also tend her babies, cook her food, and
bear<sons to be compelled to do military
service when most she needs them to
rest her weary hands. No wonder she
cannot tidv her house, clean her chill
dren, make her own person womanly or
smart. She merely exists to labor, and
to labor till age has bent her double;
yet in every little farming village in
Germany, in all its filth and bad odors,
grows on each window ledgesa box Of
blossoming flowers, carefully tended.
It seems 70 be the one outlet Of that
feminine love Of grace and beauty which
every woman has" } b.. ...,
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1884-11-28
Some Of the Southern States. are en-


Some of the Southern States are en-
deavoring to get thrifty Northern farm
srs into their = respective localities.
Many Of this sort have gone to FLORIDA,
and Georgia feels the need of them.
The needrof the state, says the Savan-
nah News,iis intelligent white farmers
whelknow how to make the soil prod
and who wiz aim to build up the com-
munities in which they live. There is
abundance Of good land without tillage,
and abundance of cheap labor without
skill er thrift. Capt. Fort, large
Landowner in Houston county has TAX
en- q practical way Of inducing settlers to
come there. He,aent to Massaehu
and offered to give Is limited number Of
families thirty acres Of land each if
Shey would form aEttle colony In his
neighborhood. a cotamittee was sent
Iowa to look as the country, and as 8
result ten families from the Old Bag
arrived II Savannah last week to
take possession Of the new hornesteads
already partially prepared for them BY
advance memberssn Of the colony.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1884-11-28

As to danger from probable foreign
wars, General Sheridan thinks there is
little occasion for alarm except as our
ocean commerce and seaboard cities
might be threatened, Since it would re-
quire more than million and half of
men to make q campaign upon land
against us. To transport from beyond
the ocean that number of soldiers, with
all their munitions of war, their caval-
ry, artillery and infantry, even if not
molested by us whilst in tranait, would
demand large part Of the shipping Of
of all Europe. He earnestly Invites
mmodiate attention to the perfectly de-
fenceless condition of our .seaboard
cities and their harbors against foreign
naval attacks. "~t@
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1884-11-28

for the Development OF the DAIRY products and
dairy stock OF this section, favors the enact
ment Of such a law in this state, at the next
session of our legislature, as has been enacted
by the legislature of the state Of New
York for the suppression Of fraud in dairy pro-
ducts. "a copy of the New York law was an
nexed to this resoluton.)
Resolved, That the officers Of the associa-
\ ton, together with S. N. 'Frisbee i. G. Potter
and F. D. Holmes, be committee to press
this matter upon the attention of our legisla-
tors and also to prepare memorial which
shall embody these sentiments, which memorial
shall be circulated for signatures among the
creamery men, dairy men. stock men and
dealers in diary products throughout tbs
state, and be presented to the legislature
Al the business meeting the following
officers were elected for the ensuing year:
President-C. E. Marvin, Rochester,.
Vice Presidential P, McKiastry, Winnebago
City. ..r.,. ~
Secretary and Treasurer-W C. Rice, Zum-
brota.
Executive Committee--O. G. Gregg, E. G.
Potter J. A. Sinclair, F. D. Holmes.
The place of holding the next annual meeting
was left for the executive board to determine
The proceedings are to be published in full
and can be obtained of the Secretary hereafter
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1884-11-28
THE PITn OF THE NEWS
Washang'to., News.

The president has appointed E s Foster
postmaster at Audubon, Iowa. 70
Gen. Terry called Oh President Arthur Thurs
day. Gen. Terry will spend next week in New
York, while waiting for the Swain case to be
Dispatches received at the state department
from Paris announce that the French govern
ment is in earnest in Its proposed Legislation
against breadstuffs and hog products imported
from the United States
BY direction of the president, in accordance
with the decisions of the United States court
Of claims that they were not legally restored to
the army after having been separated there
from, the following have been dropped: Ma
ior Benjamin P. Runkle, Fi1st Lieut. John Il.
McBlair and First Lieut. Charles ?. Miller
The postotfice department. reports quite
general tendency among postmasters to keep
back their receipts, as has heretofore been the
case on changes of administration. The hint
ls sent out that they should not arouse preill-
dice on the part Of a Democratic postmas ter
general
The Garfield statue committee, consisting of
Secretary Lincoln, Senator Thurman and Gen.
Barnett of Cleveland, have decided upon site
for the statue to be erected by the Army of the
Cumberland. The place fixed upon is the Cir
Gle at the point whore Maryland avenue reaches
the capitol grounds, westward from the build
ing ~
Friends Of Gov Cleveland have secured for
his use for the week preceding the 4th Of March
next, at the Arlington hotel, a suite Of rooms
consisting of PAL lor and three bed rooms, To-
Gated on the second floor: overlooking Yer
montavenne and the statute of Gen. McPher-
son. The rooms selected have been occupied
at various times by number Of distinguished
men from abroad, among the number Selng
the prince CT Wales, the Grand DuE:5 Alexis OF
Russia, King Kalakaua Of Hawaii, the Emperor
Don Pedro Of Brazil and Gen. Grant upon re-
turning from hts trip around the world. Being
IN All annex Of the hotel, ths rooms combine
the privacy of a private house with the con-
Yenlenoe of q hotel
Admiral Porter submits what he thinks the
government ought to do in the next two years:
First-Complete unfinished monitors and
arm them with heavy rided guns, making
them rams as far as the models will permit
second-Appropriate money for all the yes
sells that were proposed to congress last win
ter
Third-Build, as commencement, four of
the heaviest monitors Of great endurance and
speed, each to carry four six-inch rifles in tur-
rets.
Fourth--Build Twenty torpedo boats of not
less than 100 tons each, with speed OF twenty
knots.
Fifth-One cruising ironclad of not less than
1000 tons.
slxth--Have all our ships Of over 1850 tons
supplied with torpedo boats, fitted with noise
less condensing engines, SO they cannot be
heard when approaching the enemy.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1884-11-28
The Vermont forestry c,

The Vermont forestry commission
appointed by the Legislature OF 1882,
of which ex-Gov. Proctor is chairman,
have reported that the annual dim
milton Of forests in that State is grow
ing less owing to increased consump~
ton of coal. In regard to the removal
of the forests upon the springs streams
and ponds, it is that the water supply
is year by year failing and that the
SIN aller streams which had never until
recently been known to fail, often be-
came dry in dry seasons. This question
seems to be the one which has engaged
the attention of the people more than
any other in connection with forestry,
and is generally admittedto bethe great
est evil result of the devastation of the
forests.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1884-11-28
The Criminal Calendar.

At Red Cloud, Neb., Joseph Cook, murderer,
who was cut down when half lynched, has be-
come curlously insane
dispatch from Winnipeg says that G. A. G.
Smith, the colored pugilist, knocked McKeown
out in the second round.
Miss Lorisa G. Lorrick, g. teacher in the En-
porla, Kans., pnblic schools, committed sui
eide by an overdose of morphine, caused by
mental depression.
Polly MeQuade of Boston and George Nor
ris Of Birmingham, England, fought to finish
with hard gloves in New York Thursday
McQuade won, after fierce and sanguinary
fight knocking Morris senseless.
Louis and Edward Guild, French men, aged
thirty two and thirty six, respectively, arrived
at New York, and went to an emigrant board
ing house on Greenwich street, where they en-
gagged rooms. Wednesday afternoon Louis
shot his brother in the head, inficting NOR
tai wound, and then killed himself. ,
The Omaha white lead works are informed
that F. 3. Reid, q discharged employee Of their
company, has been travelling among its GUS
toners in Minnesota and Wisconsin claiming
to represent that concern and obtaining con-
siderable advances of money on the strength
VI ulS CidLuS- Iuo COuphuJ MIN as
a swindler and warn the public against him.
A convict named Fanteux escaped from the
St Vincent De Paul penitentiary Montreal, af-
ter plucky conflict with guards, one of whom
he shot Through the leg. He was traced and
located in house of ill-fame. Detectives
Gladue and Lapeinte proceeded to arrest HIM
The latter officer had inst entered the room,
when Fanteux drew q revolver and shot him
in cheek A second shot, aimed at Gladue,
missed him, whereupon Gladue shot Fanteux
through the heart,
In a.sequestered portion OF Marshall county,
Ala, triple tragedy was enacted recently.
John Howard, Q young man, armed himself
with a double barreled shotgun and proceeded
to the home of . neighbor named Henry Peak,
to settle an old feud When Howard entered
the house, nnannounced, Peak seized a rifle
and shot him through the abdomen. He man
aged to stand up and fired at Peak, killing him
instantly. Peak 8 wife attacked her husbands
slayer with q billet Of wood, and Howard fired
the remaining barrel at the woman, killing her
Instantly. The double murderer lived two
hours. Il A hid Al
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1884-11-28

The tax rates Of several principal
cities in the last fiscal year, 1883, were
as follows: Boston and Providence
each $l4.50 per 81 900, New York $50
80, Philadelphia $3.50, Baltimore &c.
87a, Cincinnati $1,000 and Chicago 1884,
10. Boston's rate this year is ST..
While the Boston assessors levy on 49,
600 for every man, woman and child in
the city, the assessors valuation of Prov
idence is only 81, $50 per capita, of
New York 1000, Of Baltimore $500, of
Philadelphia and Cincinnati 800 each,
and Of Chicago $3.50.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1884-11-28
Great Mortality In Virginia and othe,
Places. -

Dispatches from Parkersbury, Lynchburg,
and Charleston, West Va, give accounts Of
serious mortality from the use of poisonous
water. A Lynchburg dispatch says The
counties complaining OF an unknown and fatal
disease, heretofore reported, are Lee, Dickin-
son and Scoll, in Virginia, and Harland, Lee
and adjoining counties in Kentucky Owing
to the isolated position, particulars are hard to
obtain Hundreds have died, and, allowing
for exaggeration, the mortality is large A
postal clerk named Wells, who Just arrived
from that section, after having had the disease.
gives q sad account of the epidemic He
attributes it to mineral poison IN the water.
and says a strong and disagreeable mineral
taste like copperas exists. At the time he left
q few springs were flowing freely, and the
people were compelled to drink this water Al
though the disease is unknown, the people call
it cholera; and, were it SO, it could not be more
7readed or disastrous. The symptoms describ-
ed Is being like the Asiatic cholera are followed
by terrible he1norrhages OF the bowels Per.
sons attacked die or recover in about a week,
is frequently fatal in twenty four hours, and
sometimes IN a few hours In most instances
it visits an entire family, and is SO contagious
that in sone cases parties die alone, their
friends being afraid to come near them Figures
Of the mortality are not known, but it is gen.
orally estimated over thres hundred have died
ia Virginia sf 81. s, s535
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1884-11-28
Personal GOSSIP

When the late Pope Plus heard O.
Father Hyacinthe's marriage he is sale
to have exclaimed: "The saints be
praised; the renegade, has taken his
punishment into his own hands. Truly
the ways Of Providence are inscrutable. q
What is said to be the largest stock
ranch in the world is located at the
head of the Red river in Texas, and is
owned by Charles Goodnight. It COM
prises 100000 acres and has. 256 miles
of fence, which encloses 900 head of
cattle. 49,
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1884-11-28
Failures Of Last Week.

There were 25l failures in the United States
reported to Bradstreet's during the last week,
and lis in the corresponding weeks of 1888,
1882 and 1881, respectively: About So per cent
were those Of small traders, whose capital was
rassed were Carr & Hobson Qimited) n.anufact-
urers of agricultural implements; William B.
Finch, blue stone; James Bouton, books; and
Meyers L. Cohen, cloak manufacturers New
York city, Carthage New York Company, WOOD
pup o J1sepn o MesR of cotton
N. H., Trust and Guarantee company; Hyatt,
Levings & Co., bankers, Washington, Ind. !; s.
J. Adams, bankers, Dallas, Tex.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1884-11-28

Again the tide Of specie has turned
in favor of this country. Every incom-
ing steamer is freighted with the pre-
cious metals sent here to pay for ship
ments of breadstuffs and for American
securities. It is estimated that So, OOO,-
600 in foreign gold has come to New
York since October first, and that 3d.
000, 900 more will arrive before the first
of February,
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1884-11-28

It is understood that Governor
Cleveland will resign his Office Of Gov
ernor of New York, Immediately after
he receives official notice of his election,
which will occur in December. Lieu.
tenant Governor David 3. Hill will then
be promoted to the Office of Governor
and will servo until January l, 1886.
He, too, is a bachelor, and like Cleve-
land has been the Mayor of the City in
which he resides-E1mira.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1884-11-28
Miseel1aueous nsws Notes,

Miscellaneous News Notes.
Gov. Brown Of Rhode Island has appointed
William s. Sheffield to succeed the late Senator
Anthony. ~, - al e. s%.saE - 55'S
The reduction Of wages of ingram carpet
weavers IN Philadelphia will effect probably
10000 persons. + " :
Michigan was an uncomfortably close state,
too. Blsine's plurality over the fusion elector-
al ticket is less than 5000 ..,-r E,
John Healy of Chicago, clerk of the superior
court elect, thinking himself beaten just after
the election, bet 81, 200 on his own defeat and
lost. r..s
David Eastman of Harlem, Ill, lost a 5000
farm by betting on Blaine, and long after cleo
ton day refused an offer of $500 to draw the
wager.
Julius Blank OF New York, convicted of IL
legally registering before the late election,
was sentenced to Sing Sing prison eighteen
months. Emil Godfrey, who aided him, got
two and half years
The supreme court of the United States de.
cided that it had no power to reverse the de-
cision Of s. Virginia court holding that insur.
ance companies were not liable for property
burned at Richmond at the tirne of its capture.
In recent number of the New York journal
of 1nebriety, DR.. Napier SHOWS that farinace-
Gus foods are preferable to all others in tSls
dried peas and lentils, IN his opinion, antago-
Pie in a marked degree the appetite for alco
There arrived at ST Paul depot recently in
charge Of George r. H. Moore, g special car
belonging to the United States fish commission
containing large plumber of small fish FOB
distribution throughout the Northwest and
1000 spawn for the Minnesota hatchery, near
St Paul.
In contest for purse in Helena Boyd Dick
inson, of the firm of Hagdman l. Co., and
Thomas Murphy of Blake i Myers were the
contestants. Fifteen sheep were dressed by
each man IN an hour. But Murphy was al
work on the sixteenth when time was called.
and about one minute ahead so was therefore
declared winner, and the money, about $500 in
all was turned over to him
The suspension of the banking house Of
Hyatt, Levings and Co. of Washington, Davies
county, Ind, announced recently has created
much alarm throughout that section, as the
establishment was considered in irst-class
condition and the stockholders gjlt-edged.
The institution was q private house, and a
large part of the business men Of Washington
deposited with it !. G. Billheimer, one of the
assignees, states that the liabilities will proba-
by reach 1922 COO, and assets about 100000
B. c. Winston & Co., dealers in hard wood
lumber. with main office in st. Paul, have
turned over their property to three trustees,
E. c. Long, Sardinia, N. Y, D. Tozier, Still
water, and W. A Culbertson, st. Peal The
firm consisted Of 3. G. Winston, St Paul, and
S. R. Stmson, Saltwater, AMI succeeded to the
business of Long & Winston in September,
1883: The liabilities are placed at $s0, 600 and
assets 100000
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1884-11-28

Congressman Tucker has been appointed
guardian OF the Garfield children.
Hon. Stephen 4. Arnott ex -magor Of Elmira,
n, Z, died On Wednesday leaving an estate
valHed at several millions 81
s EoaRg. black eyed, prettty Mrs. Livingstone,
the Cuban wife of q New York real ,estate deal
err leaves her husbands home in Plainfeld
and ID heard from no more.
The renowned physician and surgeon White
beaver CDR. Frank Powell has two younger
brothers practaeing medicine Both are quite
veil known IN Ia Crosse whore they reside
d. ". H Ruddoeh Of Philadeiphis, who
was married on Thursday died on Saturday.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1884-11-28

There are six new states, perhap
seven, to be carved out of the present
Territories before many years: Dakota,
Montana, New Mexico, Utah, Idaho
and Washington. The date of their
admission will depend more upon the
pleasure OF Congress. When these are
States, there will be forty-four States
liz the Union. If Dakota is divided,
there will be forty-tive.