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Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1884-11-21
Climate of California.

San Francisco Letter. Il wish to re-
cord what old California residents tell
me about the climate, or climates, for
the state has dozen. There is great
deal of consumption here, attributable
to various causes, particularly in San
Francisco and the cities. The climate
of S. F. except in winter-Ja nuary and
February--is severe on persons who are
not fairly robust-raw and cold in the
morning, delightful from ten until one,
windy and disagreeable after that. The
Californian who suffers from phthisic,
betakes himself to the mountains for a
cure instead of going to the mild coast
resorts, like Santa Barbara or San
Diego; and the Santa Cruz Mountains
are mentioned as afording very desir
able and curative climate. But if one
requires mild and agreeable climate,
] know of nothing more desirable than
Monterey, Santa Cruz, and the resorts
farther south on the coast, as far as Los
Angeles. They are undoubtedly far
better than Nice, Cannes or Mentone,
in the south OF France, which are SO
much patronized by invalids, and these
can be reached by Americans without
an ocean voyage, and it is always . com.
fort to be under ones own flag.
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A Mighty Ducal Hunter.

London World.
I see it stated in weekly journal
that the Duke Of Westminster "rents
10000 acres Of shooting in Scotland at
the present time" As matter of fact
the Duke rents about 100000 acres,
for, in addition to Reay Forest 10000
acres) he also leases the adjoining shoot
ings of Errihol, Corrykinloch and Glen
dhu, which includes some of the best
grouse moors in Sutherlandshire. The
Duke Of Westminster's sporting rental"
is over co, 500 year, as in addition to
his shootings he pays the Duke of Suth-
erland e2O0 q year for the fishing on the
Laxford, the little river which flows out
Of Loch Stack (the best angling loch in
the county, and one of the most beauti~
full in the Highlands), and which reach
es the sea near Scourie, where thare is
some of the grandest cliff scenery in
Great Britain. The deer in Reay For
est are unsurpassed for size and quality,
as, during the last thirty years, the
greatest pains have been taken to i'm
prove the breed, and stays have been
imported from Savernake and from the
Great Park at Windsor, There are six
beats in the forest, which yielded 100
stays last year, and SO III 1882. The
whole Of this vast area consists of land
which is quite incapable of cultivation.
This seasons sport has been up to the
average.
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apt illustration tie inter failure 81 Miss

apt illustration tie inter failure 81 Miss
Jennie Chamb erlain as social star in
New York. She came from Cleveland,
where her family is popular, and, though
she is a girl of singular beauty and
great charm Of manner, she was coldly
received here. All Europe has raved
about her beauty for three years, and
she is the most popular girl in the Prince
of Wales set in London, but she is sell
dom spoken Of by New Workers. Yet
she is more beautiful than the girl who
may with justice be called the belle Of
New York. Comparisons have FREE
quently been made between Miss Cham
berlain and Miss Marion Iangdon, and
nearly always, as far as beauty is con
cerned, il favor of the Cleveland girl.
Miss Langdon, by the way, bids fair to
be the pioneer American professional
beauty, She is q tall girl, with q SUI
perb figure, q classical face Of the dark
type and reserved and even naughty
manners. She is the daughter of Mrs.
Philip Schuyler. one of the old fami-
lies, and has a fortune in her own right
estimated at clean million. An ex-
traord1nary combination Of wealth,
beauty and social position. New York
ers worship her-they will have none OF
Miss Chamberlain.
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Six Millions of Figures and No
Error

Astronomical and mathematical tables
require great care in printing, and very
few are issued which can be relied upon
as absolutely correct. Charles Bah
bage superintendent the production of
set Of trigonometrical tables in 1927:
which perhaps stand unrivalled in this
respect, They were prepared for the
Ordnance Survey of England and Ire
land, and q limited number of copies
printed-,it is said only thirty. They
consist OF tables of logarithms and log.
sines, tangents, cosines, and cotangents,
to every second. Roughly speaking,
they contain about six millions OF
figures. The proof-sheets were revised
by several sets of readers, and were
carefully examined and compared with
other tables no less than seven times.
From Mr.. Babbage's preface, we learn
that after the final stereotyping, seven
errors were found in the logarithms and
one in the differences. These being
corrected, the stereotyped sheets were
hung up in the hall at Cambridge Uni
versity, and reward offered to any one
who could find an inaccuracy. Since
their first issue in 1927, no error has
been discovered, and it may reasonably
be concluded that they are absolutely
correct. Chambers's Journal.
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The Long Drouth In Georgia.
From the Columbus (Ga.) Enquirer.

From the Columbus (Ga Enquirer.
The present fall is likely to pass into
the weather record as phenomenal for
it's high temperature and lack Of rain.
There is hardly anything dryer than
this weather, unless it is the alleged
campaign Of Mr.. Peter St. John. The
so-called equinoctial tempest has been
omitted altogether, and there have been
no such things as storms or rain sim
liar to those we have been accustomed
during September and October. It
has now been more than sixty days
since this section has been visited by
anything like good rain. Here in the
city the effects of the drouth would be
more seriously felt were it not for the
water works, upon which the dry wealth
er has apparently made no impression.
In some parts of the city there is a. COM
plant that the water in the wells has
sunk until it is hard to get enough for
domestic purposes. In the. country
streams are running dry, underground
in the forest is dying out, and day by
day the condition grows worse, only
for the gathering Of the crops. And yet
there is not the slightest indication of
such rainfall as needed.
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The Field Family.

Cyrus W. Field has returned from a
tour or rather say a trip--across the con-
tinent with his family of twelve. includ-
ing q brother and children and grand
children, writes New York correspond
ent to the Kansas City Journal. What
remarkable quartet those Field broth.
ers make-David Dudley, the lawyer
Stephen, the Judge Cyrus, the invent
or and Spectator, and Henry, the edit,
or. They are almost totally unlike in
tastes and tendencies, having hardly
anything in common except an unusual
affection for each other and four long
noses, like the all conquering nose OF
Julius Caesar, and the noses which Ma
poleon demanded on his marshals. Al
ter the big dinner in Washington last
spring in honor of David Dudley's 18th
birthday, Cyrus exclaimed: well,
must have you next February in New
York, when you will be eighty!"
Count yourself engaged to me, Dudley,
for your 90th!" cried the Reverend
Henry. "And when you round the CEN
tury." put in Chief Justice Stephen,
well have spread for you in Califor.
nia" 1t might, indeed, happen.
Judge Field looks less than his age;
Lawyer Field doe sn't look day over
70; Editor Field has been kept young
by racing over the planet, and Million
aire Field, tall, thin, with light, brown
hair and beard, blue gray eyes and the
sangl1ine face Of a typical Yankee, seems
to-day in the very prime OF life. Cy-
rus lives at Irvingron, and David Dud-
ley and Henry have summer mansions
OIL a far viewing eminence at Stock
bridge, up among the Berkshire hills,
one of the prettiest spots in this land.
The distinguished lawyers great pets
are his three grandsons, children OF
Lord and Lady Musgrave, and it is fun
to see them harness the old gentleman
up with Irvine and drive him around the
lawn like young British tyrants as they
are. Lord Musgrave has been COVER
nor Of Newfoundland, British Columbia,
Jamaica and South Australia, and he
now represents his government al
Queensland.
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I'm the Style Of Queen Anne.

From Iinsleys Magazine.
Let me offer few reflections on the
mania for Queen Anne houses that il
now rife, and which I ventura to pro-
nouuce q failure, and which, with more
certainty, will be decreed failure a
generation hence. The thing is all
wrong, and IN wrong principles. The
Queen Anne architects INDUCED in nc
such ridiculous fantastic freaks as we
see now exhibited, and simply because
such was entirely opposed to the nature
and character of brick. Brick is sim
pie, honest, plain material, with a good
color and hard, smooth surface-that is
all Whatever style can display these
qualities best is the Queen Anne
style and no other. The result of the
modern caprices will be seen 10 or 20
years hence, when certain decay will
have disintegrated Or destroyed the
whole, or whep the owners heart will
have sickened of the frequent repairs
and RESERVATIONS. The old Queen Anne
houses produced effect by the beautiful
color and surface, the bricks being laid
almost touching, with the thinnest wash
Of mortar between. The result is that
no rain or damp ever gets between.
The modern system Of building
is opposed to this thick layer of
mortar being interposed, with the GER
tain result that all the elaborate gables,
&C., soon begin to separate Bricks
put together in elaborate forms have NC
strength, no more than stones LAID on
earth but displayed in surface it becomes
as firm aud smooth as billiard table.
Even mouldiugs should be raised in the
faintest degree, and the less they are, the
richer the effect. There is an old house
out at Clapton, q seminary for young
ladies'" that for design, sim plicity and
pure brickwork, mixed with stone and
design of outline, puts to sh anne all the
brick phantasmata that are cover
ing the city. Looking at the preten-
tious masses that cover the new settle
ment of Cadogan-square OF line the
mbankment, one does not feel at all
drawn back 10 the days Of Queen Anne.
There is coarse, raw treatment in their
embroidery to which the brick lends it.
self but reluctantly. The material is
too rude for such fine work. There is
another fad in house adornment, which,
it may be said, has run it's course,
This was the daubing over houses civ.
err red," green, blue, SC. These efforts
looked daring enough at first, but pres
emily, as the dirt accumulated, they
turned all kinds of horrid tints, and the
house looked dirtier and shabbier than
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1884-11-21
President Arthur's Approaching
$'.~* Marriage.

It is now positively stated that the
marriage of President Arthur with Miss
Title Frelinghuysen, the eldest daugh-
ter Of the Secretary of State, will take
place in Washington during the month
of January next. Miss Title is the eld-
est child Of Secretary Frelinghnysen,
and is about 80 years old. She is a
tall and slender blonde, with clear cut
features and q shapely, low forehead,
brown hair, grey eyes and somewhat
pallid face, and, although not what is
called handsome woman, has a state
" and commanding presence. She is
of very polished manners, exceedingly
yivacious, an excellent conversation
alist, and has rendered herself very
popular in all circles at Washington,
especially among the members and at
5taches Of the foreign legations, hav-@
ing, among her other gifts, an excellent
knowledge of most of the modern Lam
gnages. President Arthur is 81 years
old, and has been a widower for the
last five years His first wife was Miss
Ellen Herndon, the daughter Of Lieu
tenant Herndon, of the United States
navy, who was lost ut sea while in COM
mand Of the passenger steamer Central
America. The President has two chill
dren. Allan, aged q, and Nellie, aged
Is. 7.s=
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1884-11-21

on father or mother; that he has not
received aims from the public funds
within twelve years; that he has paid all
municipal dues; that he occupies house
or pursues il trade with two employees;
that he pays an income tax or class tax.
Under one or another of these tive con.
ditions all Industrious persons in the
city are included. That all votes should
count equally are regarded as un-b bust.
ness like. The arrangement adopted to
meet this point of view is this Voters
are divided into three classes, each Of
which electsone third Of the city coun-
Gil. To the first class are assigned SO
many Of the largest tax payers as pay
one third of the taxes assessed ); to the
second SO many as in the aggregate pay
the second third of the taxes: to the
third class belong all not included in
the first and second. Each Of the two
classes elect forty two members Of the
council, it's influence upon questions of
finance being kept in strict equality
with its tax payments. The city coun-
Gil of Berlin has long been conspicuous
for the educational and financial stand
ing of its members. Election to it is
accounted an honor to which the ablest
menin the city aspire.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1884-11-21
Care and Feeding Of Stock in Winter.

There is no one thing that the far
mer is called upon to do that requires
more thought and Judgment than the
care and feeding Of stock during our
long and sometimes severe winters.
The first thing to see to is the barn, to
have it warm and comfortable. Boards
and nails are cheaper than hay or grain; ;
cattle kept warm require less feed to
keep them in a thriving condition. And
just here let me say that no one, if he
would get pay for his feed, should keep
stock that is not thriving. Any one
keeping young stock that is not growing
is losing what he feeds, for it takes but
little more, after giving them just
enough to keep them stationary, to get
a growth that will pay for all they eat.
Cattle should be fed regularly and as
nearly as possible at the same hours Of
day, so that they may know when. to ex~
pect their meals and have them when
they expect them. For the last few sea-
sons have practieed feeding my cat
tie as followes: at six o'clock A. NJ, 6
slight feed Of hay, followed by another
of the same kind when the first is about
eaten; then at about eight o'clock those
that are to have meal are given their
rations: then the watering commences,
after which a light feed Of corn fodder
is given. Then they are left till three
o'clock p. NJ, when I feed some of the
poorest feed I have which is straw or
swamp hay; after which they ale again
watered and then fed a light feed OF
good hay; followed again, as the last
feed, with corn fodder. I find by fol-
lowing this method of feeding little
at time with variety that the diff
ferent kinds Of feed are eaten mp clean
er and with better relish. Whatever
of sorts are left by the cattle, as there
often will be when. feeding the poorer
hay, I take out and throw to the sheep
in the yard, so that nothing is lost.
Nothing but sheep are fed out of doors
and they orly as above, as they have
their regular feed racks under cover.
New Hampshire Farmer.
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hymns, repeating them il concert;
learning to count upon this hour around
the fire as others do upon mmsic.
How many Of these times came to
her in after life--a vision Of the bright
faces OF ner boys as they clustered at
fectionately around her. ss 1.
Time rolled by A railroad passed
through; A village sprang up and the
land was ready tos sell. She could
keep enough for her own use and the.
boys could prepare for college. sThede.
and Nate went away to school The
old home was kept bright and pleasant:
friends, new settlers came in, and now
there was visiting and social life.
jerry stayed on the farm; Theodore
became an engineer; Nate minister:
Johnny went into business. Theodore
used to say: .. T.: 81.
Mother, as I travel about, all the
stones and flowers make me think Of
you. I catch sight of some rock and
stop to laugh over those blessed times
Nate said: Mother, when I am
reading Psalm in the pulpit there al
ways comes to me a picture Of those
evenings, with you in the rocking chain
by the freight, and I hear all you1
voices again"
Johnny wrote: Mother, T think
everything L have has come to me
through YOU"
When Jerry, who had remained
faithful as always, had listened to his
brothers, he put his arm around her.
saying tenderly: "There will never be
anyone like mother to me-, ~
She died at IS, very suddenly. Only
few hours before, she had exclaimed
as her children all came home together.
There never we're such good boys az
mine. You have repaid me a thousand.
fold. God grant you all happy homes"
4 They bore her form to the grave
themselves. They would not let any
other person touch it. In the evening
they gathered around the old hearth
stone in the sitting-room, and drew
their chairs together. No one spoke
until Nate said:
Boys, let us pray"
And then, all kneeling around her va
can't chair, he prayed that the mantle
of their mother might fall on them.
They could ASK nothing more than that.
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Reversed Things.

A newly married New York lady re-.
buked her husband in the following
terms .@ss.
Before we were married, George,
you used to call and see me every even.
ing. Now you go off to your club and
get drunk You have entirely = differ
ant mode Of life now from what You had
then. Il f5..I3
s ., Emiline, my mode Of life IS not
changed, only I have reversed things
Before I was married I used to call
around IN the evening to see You and.
then I went to the club-room and got.
tight, but now go to the club-room
first, and get tight, and then I come to
see you. g 5s5 ISL
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1884-11-21
& Model Ghost Story.

bOFtOn courier.
A very singular story which forms
one of the sensational topics, Of the day
is the best authenticated OF the many
stories of the supernatural that have
been lately told. Only q short time
ago well known artist, Mr.. A., was
invited to pay a visit to his distin.
guished friend Mr.. lizard. The house
was filed with guests: but large and
handsome room was pl seed at his dis
posal, apparently one of the best in tie
house. For three days he had de-
lightful visit delightful in all particu-
lars save enc; he had each night n hog
rible dream. He dreamed he was~--or
was really-snddenly awakened by
some person entering his room, and in
looking around saw the room brilliantly
lighted, while at the window stood O. lady
elegantly attired, in the act Of throwing
something out. This accomplished, she
turned her face toward the only specta.
tor, showing a count enence SO distorted
by evil passions that he was thrilled
with horror. Soon the light and the
figure with the dreadful face disap-
peared, leaving the artist suffering from
q frightful nightmare. On returningto
his city home he was so haunted by the
fearful eountenance which had for
three consecutive nights troubled MIN
that he made a sketch of it, and so real
that the evil expression seemed to- hor-
rify every day one who saw it. Not q
great while after the artist went to
make an evening visit on Mr.. Lizard;
that gentleman invited him to his pic
ture gallery, as he wished to show him
some remarkable old family portraits.
What was Mr.. AS surprise to recog-
nize among them. in the likeness of
stately, sweli-dressed Lady, the
one who had 80 troubled his slum-
bers on his previous visit, lack
ing. however, the revolving, wicked ex-
preston. Soon as he saw it he involun-
tarily exclaimed, "Why, + have seen
that lady!" a"Indeed! said Mr.. T., smil-
ing chat is hardly possible, as she
died more than a hundred years ago.
She was the second wife OF my great
grandfather, and reflected anything but
credit on the family. She was strongly
suspected Of having murdered her hus.s
bands son by a former marriage, in or.
der to make her own child heir to the
property. The unfortunate boy broke
his neck in q fall from q WINDOW, and
there was every reason to believe that
he was precipitated fro1a the window
by his stepmether." The artist then
told his host the circumstances Of his
thrice repeated experience, or dream:
and sent for his sketch, which, SO fal
as the features were concerned, was
identical with the portrait in Mr.
Lizards gallery. The sketch has since
been photogr but from the hide.
GUS expression is far from pleasant te
look upon. ii IS s:
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TIE rAElaEIs,s WIFE.

The farmer came in from the field one dty,
His langnitl step and his weary way, z $T I.
His benaed brow and sineWy hand,
All showing his work for inc good OF the land; ,
,r For he sows. 2S&&
sfE4 And he hoes 4 zs& 83 Z N
>&> And he rnows, za$ Il IS
~a All for the good OF the land
By the kitchen ire stood his patient wife,
Light OF hs home and Joy Of his life.
With face al aglow and busy hand, !.
Preparing the meal for her husband band;
@ @s For she must boil, 5SS5
IL. And she must broils t 4.
W a. And she must toll I'll
Il" All for the sake Of the home 5s
Sun shines bright when the farmer goes out,
Birds sing sweet songs, lambs frisk about,
The brook babbles softly In the glen,
While he works Dravsly for the good OF the men.
For he sows, =. : "e&s ~
And he hoes, III ID g. .. 3 s..4.,f
And he fnows, -,.-@ ;
All for the good of the land
How hriskly the wife steps within r.
The dishes to wash and the milk to skim.
The fire goes out and the flies buzz about
For dear ones at home her heart ia kept stout;
. There are pies to make,
There is bread to bake,
And steps to take,
AL for the sake Of the home.
When the day is DER and the evening has come,
Tie creatures are fed and the milking is done,
He takes his rest meath the old shade tree,
From the labor OF the land his thoughts are free;
Though he sows
And he hoes,
And he rnoYs. T.
He rests from the workaof the land.
But the faithful wife, from sun to sun,
Takes the burden up that's never done;
There is no rest there is no pay,
For the household good she must work away:
For to mend the frock,
And to knit the sock,
And the cradle to rock,
All for the good Of the home.
When autumn is here with chilling blast, ia
The farmer gathers his crop at last, r-,' d
His barns are full, his fields are bare,
For the good of the land he ne'er hath care,
While 1t blows,
And it SHOWS,
Till the winter goes,
He rests from the work Of the land.
But the willing wife, till lifes closing day,
Is Eho childrons and the husbands stay,
From Gay to day she has done her best,
Until death alone can give her rest.
For after the test
Comes the rest,
With the blest.
In the farmers heavenly home.
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Rival Beauties In the Metropolis.

Now York Letter 10 Chicago Tribune. 81,
The girls Of New York are dlvided in
to many grades. The social lines
which keep them apart are well defined
and rigid. The girl whose family IS
aristoeratic and we'll to do moves only
among the Knick bockers, and seldom
meets girls Of any other set than her own.
She IS never intimate with any bnt her
own people, md if she IS thrown in,
with the daughter Of one Of the sssud-
denly rich /" families Of western beauty
the acqu aintanee is never permitted to
become q friendship. { recall as an