Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1884-10-10
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Compressed Matters.
a very witty newspaper paragraph
ist recent1y received = letter requesting
him to state what were the principal
causes Of his wit The answer was
promptly returned. It was this 8 Nine
hours Of sleep every night, three square
meals every day and q good salary
One Of the most remarkable tele-
graphic feats on record, it is said, was
the recent delivery Of d message from
Melbourne, Australia, to london IN
twenty three minutes. It went by land
and sea over Is, sos miles of wire. q.
It is curious, says an exchange, how
few people know the benefit of fruit at
breakfast time. a. saucer Of berries,
an orange or banana, pear or apple, at
8 in the morning, will make the sky
look brighter and fill the world with
sunshine even on cloudy days; and yet
many people never think Of eating fruit
| in the morning. .s= 5
Fort Sumter is now a very insight
cant place compared to what it once
was. Tt has been RACED to one story,
and looks quite dilapidated.Y It has on
it few guns, not more than half
dozen, and the foundation of the
traverses of the best guns are rotten
and unfit for even ten minutes of SER
vice. The government pays about 5000
per month to man and his assistants
to keep the lights On this fort and to
watch it. The channel between the fort
and Morris Island has almost filled ur
and at low water the sand is visible al
most across. .g 52.5 II
The capital of Idaho is Boise City.
There is no capitol building as yet, the
legislature sitting in Q hall hired for
the purpose, The governors executive
Office is in brick dwelling only one
story high. The new governor, Bunn,
arrived on the day of circus. The
proprietor proposed to suspend the
morning performance and hold the in;
auguration ceremonies in the tent,
His offer was accepted, and the circus
people joined in the procession. A
platform was erected on the right side
Of the ring, and on it sat eight ministers
and a bishop. The tunblers, bare
back riders and acrobats waited until
the close of the ceremonies, when the
tent was cleared, the people bought
tickets, and the second show began. :
Statistics of the French savings banks
Tor the last year show the following:
The total number of deposits increased
from "a ,321 ,o27 in 1882 to "a. 535, 431.
The amount Of the deposits last year
was only e25, 12s, 800, as against Co.,
750, 212 III 1882; but the. latter was an
exceptional year, as the very liberal
measure relating to savings banks,
which was passed in 1881, came into
force. The amount Of Withdrawals al
SO showed falling off Of more than
seven and a half millions sterling, and
at the close of last year the total value
of the deposits was g72, 643, 541, or s2,
SOC, 900 more than at the close of 1882.
One-seventh of.our time is given us
for vacation for rest, for feast unto the
Lord, for the enjoyment Of our best
faculties for cessation from toll and care,
The merchant who on this day reckons
up. his gains, misses the Sabbath, the
laborer who on this day still ]abors
misses his The greater the difference
we make in this day and the six days Of
labor the more profit do We get from
both. He who rests on the Sabbath
can work the better for it on the six
days. He who works diligently on the
six days cannot fail to need and to enjoy
the rest of the Sabbath.
At Sherman, the highest elevation Of
the Rockies on the Union Pacific Rail
road, is the monument to Oak Ames. It
is q solid pile Of granite rocks, and only
cost $75, 900. What is the peculiarity
Of that monument 2" was asked Of Gov
ernor Hoyt, Of Wyoming. First it is
very ugly" he said. Second, it cost q
good deal of money. Third, it COM
memorates q stipend ons piece Of rascal
ity in Congress-" That covered the
case. ID I