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Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1885-12-18
The Wrong Customer Again DIV.
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He wqs the greenest old man you
ever saw. He looked around the pas
senger coach in q way to prove that
he had never entered one before, and
he sat down SO softly, and seemed to
be so afraid of damaging something,
that ell the passengers smiled.
By and by a young man went over
and sat down beside him. This young
man might have been directed by filial
affection, and he might not. (which
way, uncle?" he softly asked.
"Me? Oh, I'm goin' to see my darter
in Connecticut" i.
"Ever travel much" - ~
"This is the first time I was ever on
the keers. I've driv offseventeen miles
with the oxen to see my other darter,
but oxen haint no comparison to these
keers." Ia :.
II should say not. It takes a lotoj
money togo to Connecticut and back
"Dretful lot, but l jist sold the fartn.
you know"
Il presume you could change a. hun.
| dreddollar bill for me?'
ooh, jist as we'll AS not
Il may want you to by and by.
This is good weather, eh?'
Extraordinary weather fur fall.
| James has been worried about his
corn. but guess it s all ssfe.'
Nthing further WAS said for some
time, the old man looking out Of the
window and the young man reading
paper. The train made a few stops,
and the car was so warm that after q
while the old man began to yawn
and nod. He fought it off for ten min
utes, but at last his head fell back,
and his gentle SHORES mingled with the
roar OF the wheels.
A slim white hand, with tapering
fingers, rested on his leg; then it was
elevated to his breast. Its touch was
that of a feather Its movement was
that OF serpent creeping forward to
strike. The fingers touched an old
fashioned wallet. The young man
continued to read, and the old man
slept on. Inch by inch the wallet was
lifted from it's snug resting place, and
the hand was almost ready to remove
it entirely. when something happened.
With sudden movement of his right
hand the old man pinned hcinterlop-
er fast, and his. voice was heard call
ing:
'You blamed skunk! But knowed
all the time what you were after
v here's the conductors
There was Il rush OF passengers, and
they found helpless, confused pick
pocket and an indignant, but yet elat.
ed old man.
"Consara his picktur', but he took
nae fur an ole haystack from q back
medder! Work roots on me will We!
Sot {; trap furhe and fell into it yer
self, eh?'
Even 6; professional pickpocket
hadn't cheek enough to urge a single
excuse. The fellow hadn't one blessed
word to say, and was walked off to
the baggage car to be kicked to the
| platform at the next station.
eye see," said the old man, as he
turned to the inquiring passengers,
II hadn't orter done it. When man
has bin constable, Sheriff, or drover
all his days, travellin' all over and
meetin' with all sorts OF folks, he
hadn't orter play off greenhorn and
break a young mans heart like this,
but felt sort O reckless this mornin'.
| must put a curb on my speerits; I'm
gettin' too old to De playin' Jokes on
contidln' young men, -~{'
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1885-12-18
Miscellaneous News Notes.

Philadelphia has raised about $l4, 900
for permanent geological garden.
Judge Smith of Huron, Oak, is out in a
reply to the charges fled against him.
The Western Nail association has ad-
vanced prices OF steel nails to $3.50.
The recent United States supreme court
decision, it is said uusettlcs titles to half
the property in Fargo.
r. The Ohio Falls Car company at Jeffer-
sonville, Ind, after n long suspension, will
resume operations Jan l.
A party OF Ohio farmers are travelling
over Georgia, examining the country and
buying land with a view to settling in the
state. ~~- 20 Vi
c. E. McVean t. Co., clothie,s and mems
furnishing goods, OF New Orleans, have as.
signed. Their assets are $14 900, and thei,
liabilities, $4,000. i
J. L. Eaton & Co., at Des Moines, dealers
in millinery, dress goods and notions, were
closed by the sheriff. Chattel mortgages
were fled to the amount Of $4,000.
The experiment. lately tried of sending
oil OF Arctic whales from Oakland, CAL, di.
rectly to New Bedford, Mass, proved sue
cessful that another train has been started
carrying 800 barrels.
The official figures OF the New York state
elections are: Hill, sol 1865; Davenport,
49O,331: Bascom, 3O,867; 6. O. Jones,
2,lso; blank end scattering, ! ,4as;stotal,
1,02e, 239. Hills plurality, l1,134.
I BY, the death OF Mrs. Nancy Green, OF
San Francisco, the city Of Belfast Ne, re-
5ceives the sac, 900 for q pubic library . be.
queathed in 1S49 by her brother, Nathan
Wilson, an officer in the navy and native
OF that city.
t1.,,f foS - urEas. - -
che city, now nearly $500 feet deep, has
begun q STEADY flow and now runs solid
stream, OF ahont 100000 gallons daily.
The supply is inexhaustible, and the city
will have many other wells dug and get
thereirom its water.
At Dubuque, in the United States court,
in the case OF Morris, administrator OF the
estate of Mr.. and Mrs. Wilmer, VS.. the
Milwaukee q St. Paul, after e We days
trial, the Jury returned verdict for de.
fendant. Morris sued for $50, 900 for dam
ages foEathe loss OF three lives.
The Hderation oftLabor Unions of the
United States and Canada att Washington
took up Tor consideration the resolution
l providing that the eight-hour rule shall
take effect from May / next. The eight
hour resolution was passed, with an
amendment that while it shall go in effect
on May !, such organizations as were not
capable OF doing SO at the time lend their
assistance to those who would undertake
TO carry out the esolution. If *5
The widow OF Walter L. Newberry died
in Paris. According to information receiv-
ed in Chicago by provisions of the will 81
her late husband, Sc, SOC, 900 81 his large
estate is to be devoted to the erection Of q
Tree public library in this city. Heirs 81
the Newberry estate 81 Paris, living in
lletroit, place the amount at 81 Q, 600, 600,
oi which one-hsn goes to the Chicago public
library. and hall ID divided between -four
children and their heirs. y
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1885-12-18
Personal Gossip.

LuGian Scott, 5of Leavenworth, is the
richest man in Kansas. He is worth over
$4,000, 0o0.s@ - - @s@ y 81 -
1t is predicted in New York that Deacon
$. v White, Of Brooklyn, will be Jay Gould 8
successor in Wall street.
Congressman McCreery Of kentucky, is a
relative OF the eccentric ex Senator McCree-
~ and somewhat resembles him.
John L,,rgdon Sibley, the venerable libra
rian OF Harvard university, died at his res
idencs in Cambridge, Mass, aged eighty
one. 'H < ..
Col. Emil Frey minister, to che United
States from Switzerland, was rendered Il
reception recently ahy HIS country men in
Cleveland, O.5$ + $@s =.
Chief Justice Charles P. DAILY, who has
been connected with the court Of comm on
pleas, New York city, for sforty.two years,
sat for tho last time upon the bench OF
that court lew days ago.
w. W. Gilman, one of New York's oldest
merchants, died at Hiiman's Station, Sui
hvan county, N. Y. He was ono OF the
pioneer settlers OF Milwaukee, and owned
considerable property in Wisconsin.
Chauncey NJ. Depew said that the last or
der given by Mr. Vanderbilt was given on
the morning OF the day he died. He had
contributed to an Institution Of charity
outside the city. On Tuesday he had re-
aceiyed "a litter relating 10 this charity. He
asked his secretary when the last remit
tance had been made to this institution,
and ON being informed, ordered and sent a
check for the usual amount sg 3 4 =. b
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1885-12-18
General News ) Condensed.
Removal Of Louis Risrs BODY to WInnl-
Sast 81 a S4{&Sk5 4 {v,AsE 5sf v7k5 al 49, u

Removal Of Louis Riers body to Winnl-
\. a.3 per. IS
Winnipeg Special:-Riel's remains were
brought to Winnipeg from Regina in q
private carin charge OF two Cath Ole priests
{ Great difficulty was experienced with Gov.
De~dney in procuring the body. It was
not known here that the body was
coming and there was no one at the
station to meet it, consequently no
onstration. 81 separate engine was
hitched to the car at tho station here and
it was run across the river to st. Bonface,
where RieIs brother, Alexander and q
number OF half-breeds were in waiting with
sleighs to receive the body. They placed it
on one sleigh and drove it to his mother $
home ut st. Vital, where all. the family
and relatives were in waiting to re-
~rceve it. The grief Of the other and wife
knew no bounds when the body was
carried in. The box was opened, disclosing
the face, somewhat blackened and slightly
distigured. The body was washed and
dressed before being exposed. The old
home was heavily draped in black. The
body will be brought to st. Boniface ca the
dral and grand requiem mass celebrated
The body will be then inferred by the side
OF his father in the St. Boniiace Catholic
cemetery.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1885-12-18
French Novels.
Vernon Lee in Contemporary Review.

Vernon Lee in Contemporary Review
tell you frankly that can scarce.
ly think OF u dozen modern French
novels in which should not like to c,lt
out whole passages: sometimes whole
chapters, from Balzac to Daudet.
Let me explain myself, and recapitu-
late what; I consider the sins OF the
modern French novels. One of these
fortunately rare, but gaining gound
every day, can be dismissed at once;
mean the allusion to particular kinds
ofevii WHICH are so exceptional and alb
normal that any practical advantage
derivablc from knowledge of them
must inevitably be utterly outweighed
by the disadvantage of introducing
into the mind vague ard diseased sus-
picions. The other principal sins of
modern French novelists are, to my
mind, first, the presentation of re-
markable evil without any comment
on the part OF the author, or without
any presentation OF remarkable good
to counterbalance, by it's moral and
sesthetical stimulus, the enervating ef-
iects of familiarity with evil. The
sight OF evil is not merely necessary II
evil is to diminish; it is wholesome il
it awakens indignation; it is good for
| us to maintain our power of taking
exception, OF protesting, of hating; it
! is good for us, III moral matters to
have the instinct Of battle. But this
becomes impossible if evil represent
ell as the sole occupant of this earth.
In that case we no longer have any
one to fight for, and we run the risk
offorgetting how to fight for ourselves.
So much for the demoralizing effects OF
the pessimistic misrepresentation or,
at all events, the representation of an
unfairly specimen OF lie, 1t distinct
| ly diminishes our energies for good.
The other, and decidedly think even
worse, great sin of French novelists is
their habit OF describing the physical!
sides Of love, Or Of what people call
! love- whether it be socially legitimate
or socially ilIegitmate. Such descrip.
tions are absolutely unnecessary for
the psychological completeness OF
their work, since they drag the mind
| and the intellectual emotions int re-
gions below their cognizance, and cram
them with impressions they can never
| digest, which remain as a mere foul
nuisance; besides by stimulating in.
stincts which require not stimulation,
but repression. they entirely betray
the mission Of al intellectual work
which is, to develop the higher sides
of our nature, at the expense of the
lower. There is not O. single descrip.
ton OF this kind which might not
most advantageonsly be struck out,
and ] could have gone On my knees to
Flaubert to supplicate him to sup
press whole passages and pages OF
mime. Bovar J" which i Consider a
most and useful novel. 5.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1885-12-18
The. Des MoineS Valley Lands.

Senator Wilson, OF Iowa, has renewed his
proposition to settle the old and vexed
question Of title in the Des Moines valley.
These lands are along the Des Moines above
Racoon fork. Under grant in aid OF a
canal in 1S46, they were improperly certi-
fed by the department OF the interior to the
state OF Iowa. therefronl located lands
sold by the United States, the state re.
ceived indemnity lands for them, and the
Iowa legislature, in 1866, ratified the &C
ceptance. By this act the state was stop
ped from all claims to the grant in the Des
Moines valley. Settlers went on these
granted lands surprising they were part 81
the public domain, the state. treated them
as trespassers, and sued them.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1885-12-18

II A scrupulous village physician was
the hero of curious little scene in an
English court OF petty sessions the
otherday. appeared as awitness,
but declined to take an oath on the
ground tsthat it was a very serious
thing to kiss g. book that was handled
by all kinds OF people, After some,
argument the doctor offered, by way
.of. compromise, to. kiss the book if a
clean sheet Of paper were placed over
the cover. This the bench declined TO
accede to, nor would it allow the doc.
tor to make an afffrmat ion, and even.
tually he consented, under ptot test, Ia
run the risk OF eat ching disease. 4
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1885-12-18
What o Fall Was There,

Chicago, Special.--Hon. Henry O'Connor
appeared in the Arnlory court as prosecut-
ing witness against Fred Hart, for having,
" MS Sa Ss
swollen and discolored face the imprint
OF intelectualilty, his Intellectual at
tempts to appear the man he had
been, were pitiful to behold. Henry O. Con.
nor was for years attorney general OF Iowa.
He is sixty years OF age and has held many.
positions OF trust and honor. The man
Hart was discharged and the decree Of the
court was endorsed by the ex-attorney gen.
eral. Justice Mech gave the once eminent
he would follow it.. The escort OF an officer
was given him to his hotel. o..
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1885-12-18

. Miss Jennie Buckley, daughter of a
keeper Of the Concord prison, Massa-.
chusetts, having Italian desperately in
love with one Mead, g burglar convict,
whose eight years term expired a.
few days ago, has married him. a
Lynn despatch says the wedding took
place before a brilliant assembl age. 3 8
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1885-12-18
Criminals and Crimes.

Judge Yates oiPeoria, H., was indicted
by the grand jury for e,nbezzlement in the
Sherer case.
/ W. d. Morgan, who was arrested in Brit.
ish Columbia, who is supposed to have kill.
ed Fred Haining, has been returned to
Butte Mont, for trial.
The jewelry store OF f. N. Marks & Co.,
Chicago, was recently ENTERED, the vault
drilled, the safe broken open, and watches
and diamonds valued at $4,000 to $lO,-
900 carried off.
Martin Swayne, OF Belleville. Ill.,, was ar
rested at Parkersburg, w. Va, just as he
was starting on his wedding trip. on q war.
rant sworn out by Miss Trader, whom he
had seduceel.
A shooting match occurred near Three
Forks, in Jefferson county; Mon, between
two ranchmen named Van Ceye and Glib.
son, who are mortal enemies. Gibson was
n ortally wounded.
For some time past watches ha We myste
ioIsIy disappeared from the Howard Watcl,
company's store in New York. - Joseph
Delpine, alias Jackson, was finally ar,
rested, and confessed stealing, and sur
rendered pawn tickets for fifty three gold
watches. Among them was one belonging
to John 4. Mclean, The thief was a. re-
paircr in the store. He was held in Sc, 500
bail.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1885-12-18
Record of Casualties.

8 A fire at Youngstown, Ohio, destroyed
several business houses, causing aloss Of
S25, geo, which was partly covered BY In
surance. Nj 5s d. F9 t&5 u
The dead body OF Mrs. F. Rockstroh vas
found il the cistern at her residences at
Appleton, Wis, about an honr after
breakfast. 4. !. 81 9
The WOODEN mill OF Pomeroy 81 Sons,
I Pittsfeld, Mass. together with the stock,
machinery and other contents were burned
{ re entity. Loss, $50, 900. 5#5t II 5s.as5s5s
Tho buildings 81 the Southern Illinois
peniitentiary at Chester, were badly elamag-
4 osl md s0me az the inmates seriously in.
5jjnred bysa cyclone recently. 81
sS The proof submit ted 81 the Monros Lode
Mining "A i'm, rom redwood, OAK, pend.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1885-12-18
Awful Italian Vengeance.

The trial comm enced at Rome few days
ago Of a. butcher named TosEzi, and hiswife,
son and daughtar, who are charged with
the murder Of one Poggi, also q butcher.
The motives tor the crime were trade
trapped into Toszxis i cellar, where the muir.
der was committed. The body OF the vic.
tim was cut into pieces aud the remaine
were scattered iii a suburban wood. The
blood was boiled into black pudding which
were sold in Tozzi's shop. The SON made q
confession. He narrated the story ID court
with a cold blooded cynicism that pro.
I voketl q howl Of Jury, the audience yelling,
! Away with him TO the. scafoldlo In Re.
ply the murderer tauntingly screamed.
III Here ann tear me TO piscesl" Tho ter.
/. rible story has created intense excitement
throughout the cit
ST. Paul has collected $s6,013 licenses
az, fnye II, q vnsa,e
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1885-12-18

ingan application iorpatent and conflicting
with y prior places claim, has been approv-
ed by the acting secretary OF the interior;
it being held that the voluntary dismissal
by the placer ciaiment OF the suit institut-
ed in court, was an aband onment Of the
ground in conflict, and sufficient waiver
OF claim to the entire width applied for by
the lode claimant to authorize the issue OF
a patent accordingly. The decision is i'm
portant, as it establishes precedent in
such cases, S.ss8.&$: E-sss'zG 80 -
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1885-12-18

st. Paul has collected $s6,O13 licenses
30 far this year. sss#
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1885-08-07

A severe storm Of wind rain and hail,
the worst for years, passed south from the
centre Of Bernardton Saturday afternoon.
about half n mile wide, including the farms
Of H. A. and II. Slate, Rev. =. Barber, II. o.
Root and S. b. Hoyt, uprooting and wrench
ing off trees scattering fences and greatly in
aring growing crops.
The sons Of p. l.. Cushman are building
ish-pond near their fathers house.
% W. Grey has returned to Philadelphia
for a few weeks.
Alfred Park and family of Palmer are
visiting their father Reuben Park
A laundry has been started in the Hum Of
house.
Prof Underwood and bride arrived at
Cushman hall last Friday.
Rev. Mr.. Walker of Bridgewater will
preach in the Baptist church the last two
sundays Of this month.
The Methoiists held 300 able at Reuben
Park on Wednesday.
Everett Dickerson is spending vacation
at Johnstown, N. Y
The annual union picnic will be held
next Thursday at the northampton camp
ground. A special train will leave early in
the morning. Fare, adults 40 cents; under
H. half fare Sunday school scholars under
Is, free.
Il. H. Cutler aud family, who have bean
spending their vacation at p. l.. Oushmans q,
returned to Springfield Thursday.
The celebrated carriage painter from
New Haven, Conn. is in town.
"A number are attending the convention
meetin gs at Mortified.
Frank Wild left Monday for trip West
There is not decoration nor will any
memorial exercise be held in town in homo
Of Con. Grant
The fall term OF Powers Institute com.
m-nces Sept. Sd. O.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1885-08-07
Windhan. County Crops.

GBrattleboro Letter to Sunday Republican,
Here in windham county the quality of the
hay is good, while the quantity is greater by
one-fourth than last year, in spite of the ex-
treme heat of last month and the drouth
which, in some parts of the state, has been
severe, Last year the farmers in the West
river valley we're obliged to buy hundreds OF
tons of bsled hay with which to winter their
live stock, something never known before in
that section But this year, with an average
crop of rowen, they expect TO get through
the winter without depending on imported
hay, and some are even so confident of haV-
ing surplus that they are already selling
part of their crop, for which they receive
about SlS ton at their barns or $50 deliver
ed. Corn, oats and potatoes all look unusual
ly promising and unless these crops are des-
troyed by some sort of phenomenal storm be-
fore harvest time they will undoubtedly be
larger and better than for several years. Veg
etaLles Of all kinds also appear TO be better
than usual. Apples and other fruits are not
so plentiful al last year, AZ rule, but what
there are look we'll, and, in some localities,
there will be an abundance. The berry crop
has been one of the largest and most prohta-
BILE ever known in Vermont. The tobacco
crop is the smallest for years in this county,
the farmers deciding that 1t was more profit
able to raise corn and potatoes. This year the
acreage of these staple crops has been large
~ Increased over last year.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1885-08-07
An,er Lee,s snrranhnr.

'On the night OF the day that General Ice
surrenderedtO General Grant at AppomattoI, 4"
relates a Philadelphia Times writes, 81 met
Grant at City Point. 1t was after midnight,
and he had just reached City Point in the
train from Appomattox Court House He
was accompanied by the members Of his stan,
and when he emerged from the railroad car
he was still the cool, quiet, imperterbable
Grant. lie had on plain undress uniform,
muddy top-boots and fatigue cap He
hardly presented the appearance Of an ordin
airy army officer, and many members OF his
staff presented far more imposing appearances
than Grant did. was close by him when
he alighted from the train, and when he
reached the broad walk he called TO one OF
his aids aud said, 4 guess those men in
charge OF the freight car know enough to
take care of our horses, don't they I? Being
assured that the horses would be properly
attended to, General Grant slowly assembled
the steps mp the cliff that led to his log cabin
at City Point, and about ? A. NJ. he threw
himself on his couch and went to sleep"
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1885-08-07

the ordinary job work carried on in his ca
Enlistment.
Mr. G. F. Burnhams little girl is very
sick.
Last Tuesday evening about o'clock az
Mrs. W. w. Farr started to descend the stairs
at l.. d.. Fairs, where she had been visiting
during the day, the heel of her boot caught
ON the top stair, throwing her down 10 stairs
into the hall below. At first IL was thought
that hor injuries were serious. Drs. Webster
and Pratt we're soon summoned by telephone.
Upon examination IL was found that her
shoulder bone was not broken AZ at first fear.
3D. but that two or three ligaments Of her
left arm we're broken with many other slight
bruises upon her person. She il now doing
we'll aud is expected to be able to DO moved
hmm i'm few daYa. g