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Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1885-08-28
The Strength of Gibraltar.

French and Spanish troops, 10000
in number. for four long years, from
June 1879, till February, 1888, be-
leagured the fortress of Gibraltar, then
held by Gen. Eliot, with garrison of
1000 men. The enemy erected bat
teries right across the sandy isthmus,
while in the bay they had forty-seyen
ships of the line and ten "battering
Ships" besides countless lesser craft.
One night tho rock narrowly escaped
being taken by surprise. A goatherd
having undertaken to guide tho Span
iards by path then unknown to the
English, 500 troops followed him one
dark night, and crept silently to a hol-
low called the Silletta, or little chair,
and thence to the signal station. where
they slew the guard. There they
awaited re- enforcements from below;
these, however, were delayed, and the
garrison meanwhile were aroused, and,
sallying forth, drove back the invaders.
The Silleta was immediately filled
up and the path utterly destroyed and
made inaccessible, and the siege wore
on through weary months. At last a
furious general attack was met by an
incessant fire of red-hot balls on the
enemy's fleet Give thousand were
thrown in one day., till at length the
battering ships took fire, as, owing to
the thickness Of their timbers, the red
hot balls sank deep INTO the wood and
could not be dislodged. The scene
that ensued in the darkness OF that
terrible night must have been awful
indeed; and so fearful were the groans
and shrieks Of the wounded and dying
that brave Euglishmen forbore to let
their foes perish in the flames, and
ventured to their rescue, the marine
brigade being foremost in this work of
mercy, which added fresh laurels to
their victory. 1t was said that in this
engagement the Spaniards lost three
thousand men, while the garrison had
only sixteen killed, anu the damage
done to the fortress was repaired in a
few hours. A few days later formid-
able English fleet came to the relief OF
the town, the siege was raised, and
Britain once more left in undisputed
possession Of the stronghold, which, in
the days of Queen Anne, she had &C.
luiACA do q ooAt VI AuCh pCubS, "A!ic
fighting on behalf OF the Archduke
Charles, in whose name it had been
seized by Sir George Rookie, July "a,
1904, who surprised it when garrisoned
by only eighty men. OF course, our
holding Gibraltar is an arrangement
about as pleasant for Spain as it would
be to En- gland to see a French garrison
in full possession of Dover castle and
terrifying impregnable galleries in
Shakspeare's cliff, beneath the protec.
ton OF which all manner of smugglers
might find safety. whereas any rash
revenue cutter ventqrring within range
ably sunk. No wonder that Spair
would fain reclaim this heaven buil
bulwark of her shores. --BelgraUia.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1885-08-28
JiIn's Sentence and the Talking
a to He got from the Judge,

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| From the st. Louis Globe Democrat.
| The story printed recently OF the
opinion dehveredby the United States
Territo rial Judgein Wyoming, wherein
he told the convict, who was sentenced
to be- hanged on the third Friday III
June, that he might take comfort from
the fact that the wisest of modern
philosophers doubted whether life was
worth living under any circumstances,
is countered by a convenient parallel
which occurred in Southeast Missouri
last February. Thestory would never
have been known but that an at.
torney of St. Louis, William r.
Walker, was present at the time when
q case of his own was disposed OF in
the following language:
."The decree of the Supreme Court
affirming the Judgment of the Court
of Common Pleas is set aside
The sapient Missouri Judge who thus
set aside the Judgment Of the Supreme
Court of the State, on the same day
delivered the following exhorta ton OF
highway robbery:
"Jim, stand up! The jury that tried
you found you guilty of highway rob-
berry, and assessed your punishment
at Is years in the penitentiary. You
had fair trial. The two young law
yers I assigned to you as counsel did
everything for you that could be done.
Now, I don't say you're; guilty. I
wouldn't say that. But the circum-
stances are suspicious. Somebody
was robbed on the highway Of $40
three twenty-dollar bills and q ten
dollar bill. It was proved you changed
two twenty-dollar bills shortly after,
nnd your wife changed another, and
you didn't show how you cameby these
bills. Now,if I had been accused of this
offense unjustly,I would have said:
'Why,I got this money from SO and So
and then call that person as d witness.
Butyou didn't do that, and your case
looks bad. However, if you are limo
cent, think what satisfaction it will DC
to you as you enter the penitentiary to
feel in your breast that you are an IN
nocent man! And now, let me glHeyou
q piece OF advice You have only got
a sentence of Ii years Had you been
a white man the jury would have given
you " much larger sentence. But we
white people have compassion on you
colored people. We remember your
want Of education and make allow
ances for YOU. My advice is, behave
yourself while you are in the peniten~
tiary. II you do you will have to
serve only IL years and 3 months.
Think OF that. II you do behave the
Warden will at the end Of that time re-
port to the Governor, nnd he Will par
don you. Mind you, the Governor has
no discretion when the Warden makes
his fay orable report. He's got to do
it, and I don't suppose the Governor
would shirk his duty. Sit down, Jim"
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1885-08-28
Queer Visitors Who Take Grover
by the Hand Every Day.
lgton Special to the Dispatch

Washington Special to the Dispatch.
There is a queer crowd at the Exccll~
tive Mansion every day to shake hands
with the President. He gives his pub
lie audience in the East room daily at
l O'Clock, and there gather men, wom-
en- and children, mostly strangers and
non-residents, to take him by the hand.
One fellow came cooked and PINNED
with q set speech He was near the
end Of the line, and as he got to the
President he raised his voice grand
loquently and said
II am honored, sir, to be allowed to
take this hand. Now is the winter Of
our discomfort made glorious summer
by the son of New York. am" and
here the usher fired him past his mark
to the Presidents great relief.
A little girl comes next and says:
"Mr. President, I want to give you a
good shake, one for myself and one for
my little brother Willie" and the
childish eyes sparkled
''Tell your little brother Willie, "
said the President, smiling as he grasp
ed the tender hand, "that ! would like
to have him come and give me good
shake for HIMSELF
The crowd passed on, and q brace Of
pretty girls took their turn. The
President is very human, and if he
held on to the maidenly hands a lit
tie longer and pressed them a little
more tenderly, it was but natural.
Farmers and mechanics and matrons
and dudes and people Of every degree
take their turn and pass out. For
each the President has q word or a
smile or both, replying with happy
only q moment, but to most OF the
visitors it is a moment Of a lifetime
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1885-08-28

tator's'' fanciful ''London$ Academy
for Teaching the Use Of the Fam III
the reign of ..Great Anna" when
gentlemen as we'll as ladies used fans
to keep their painted faces from the
sun in summer, and in winter from
the fire.
HAPPY Eve may have used fan in
paradise, and Deborah have famed
herself while composing the grapdest
of odes to victory. Moses must have
known-Ahe was educated at an Egyp-
tian universlty--that the subjects of
the Pharaohs looked On the fan as the
emblem of happiness and:heavenly re-
pose. The Athenians and the Etrur-
ians were famed habitually, and Prof.
Schliemann may yet discover along
with the hairpins of Helen of Troy
the handle of her fan. Caesars wife,
who ought to have been, but unfortu-
nate1y was not, above suspicion,
doubtless employed slave to apply
the same kind Of tlabellnm to keep off
the flies as was afterward used in the
Romish church to fan the incense up
on the altar. The Etruscan vases and
the walls of Pompeii suggest and at
test such lighter facts-slight en-
brolderies on the robe of the historic
muse. Authors in comparatively mod
ern times TEEN with notices of the
fan, in prose or verse, from Brantome
to Gay. Not many persons, at this
end Of the third quarter OF the nine
teenth century, trouble to read Mr..
John GAYS ''poem in three books
entitled 1.-The FAM with it's Greek
motto from Homer. Mr.. Gay, author
OF the famous ''Beggars' Opera" and
only less notorious ''Trivia,' invokes
''that graceful toy whose waving play
with gentle gales relieves the sultry
day." and calls on his ''wand ring
muse" to stay and "say how this in
strument Of love began, and in i'm
mortal strains display the fam" For
five hundred and tifty-three weary
lines Mr.. Gay, in rather less than
more ''iInmortal strains" apostro-
phises his beloved fan, the idea of
which he ascribes to Venus herself and
the first manufacture to her son Eros.
The poet, however, was both practice
ally and historically correct when he
wrote, ''Gay Franco shall make the
fan her artists care. And with the
costly trinket arm the fair That,
indeed, is exactly what dull England.
as well rs gay France proposes to
do, if only the ladies Of the haut ton
will occupy the happy example of the
the queen, and encourage native tall
ent in the production Of what has been
called "the screen of modesty,' and
likewise, be it said, 1.-THE symbol Of
liyhtness and Inconsistency"
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1885-08-28
For Impecunious Young Men.

It will doubtless open the eyes OF
some young society people who have
recently tried housekeeping after the
most approved modern plan, to learn
that this can easily be done for S55;
and that, too, with only small part
: Of the total cost in pocket, if tho time
payment privilege should be taken ad.
vantage of. On this basis $75 will
clutho, pay wedding expenses, barring
tour, and will start u youn man in
good style, and marriage dwindle
from a mountain to mole hill. Hay
ing secured two pleasant rooms in a
respectable neighborhood, the first
thing the pair will want is the furui-
ture. If they keep their eyes i'll one
direction they can get it, and out of
furniture shop, at little cost. They
can purchase a substantial imitation
walnut bed for so, mattress for the
same price, and a spring for 81: six
chairs will cost So, washstand So, a
dining table 49,. so, bureau 81, kitchen
table 81. 10, two pillows $1.2O, making
a total of $24.20. OF course this pre-
sumes that they are beginning at this
time of the year, when no prepara-
tions for cold weather will be needed,
and also that the lady has been indus
trious enough to provide herself with
linen and covering. The next impor-
tant consideration is the kitchen. A
gasolene stove can be obtained for SIS,
or cook stove as low as 81. At this
time of the year the young woman
will take the gasolene stove as far the
more comfortable and convenient Of
the two. This, with the necessary
utensils, will cost about SO. China will
. be the next thing to be got. BY due
attention to details, set Of china
large enough for family of two or
three, can be obtained for S., and a
set of glasses for rs cents. A toilet
set will cost 1926 These are all good
ware, not Clipped or broken, but new
and sound. A haIf-dozen each Of tea
and tablespoons, silver-plated, will
cost $l.50. and set of knives and
forks with carvers, will cost $l.75
Very cheap carpets can be bought, but
as neat and comfortable substitute
as can be found will be tasteful ingram
rug. and the young man can spend a
leisure hour painting the floor
around it. This rug, large enough
for u moderate-sized room, can be
had for So.
This will complete the list Of abso-
solutely necessary things, and it will
sum I'D as follows:
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1885-08-28

In the number Of hands employed
in manufacturing establishments,
amount Of wages paid and total value
OF products, New York stands |, Phil
adelphia 2, and Chicago 3. The re-
n1ainder of the twenty great manufact-.
uring cities, according to the 1880
census, are in the order named: Brook.
lyn, Boston, St. Louis, Cincinnati,
Baltimore, Pittsburg, San Francisco,
Newark, Jersey City, Cleveland, But:
falo, Providence, Milyau kee, Louisville,
Detroit, New Orleans and Washing.
ton. ,s sz.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1885-08-28

that both rooms have closets large
enough for clothing and houscA old ar
tlcles and Supplies. II such is not the
case, commodious wardrobe can be
supplied for $3.50. and a kitchen safe
can be added for ST. so. THIS will add
a total of SO, making the total cost
1854. TO most young people this will
be going to housekeeping on a very
narrow margin, probably too narrow
tor the majority, but it can be done,
ard there can doubtless be an i'm
mense amount of solid comfort and
happiness in the little house st.
LOUIS Post Dispatch.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1885-08-28

and six children, who were left with
no visible means of support. The
mourning family in this room sur
rounded the dying bed, and thence the
corpse was borne downtown for the
purpose of holding the funeral serv.
ices. The latter began at the house OF
Hamilton's brother-in-law (for the
family lived out of town., and were
concluded in Trinity church with all
the impressive Accompaniment of such
an occasion.
Burr's country seat (Richmond hill)
was a little nearer the city than Bay
ards, and both were reached by the
same road, which is now Greenwich
street. AS soon az the duel was over
Burr returned to Richmond hill, little
imaging that the wounded and dying
antagonist was so near. From the
piazza of Richmond hill he could be.
hold the procession which conveyed
Hamilron's corpse downtown, and he
could also on the following day hear
the tolling of the bells and the minute
guns which accompanied the funeral.
To some minds this would have been
painful and even crushing. Burr
however. found it q good time to think
over his love matters, and his first let:
ter ito his daughter after the due
written sixteen days afterward) is
devoted to the scheme of getting
second wife. At this very time the
coroner Was holding an inquest or
Hamilton, and one of Burr's friends
was in Jail for refusing to testify.
Burr remained q few days longer al
1 Richmond hill, and then lett it, never
To return. He went south to visi
his daughter, and thus began those
wanderings which we're kept up for Sc
many years.
Grand Rapids morning telegram., 1885-05-01

Philadelphla Times Another such
poem aud the million feet Of mob made
Wild bY bad verse Wiu kick Lord Ienny-
son from his place as the grandest living
poet
Cedar Rapids Gazette. Walt H. Butler,
0f Vest Union. has been gwen a mail
route agency between that place and
Dubuque. Thank heaven tie will now
be able "a wear al entire PAIR Of pants al
once. a thing he could not 10 before.
Philadelphia Tunes. England did not
need a navy carrying two or three thou
sand guns 10 shoot Arabs IN the desert or
% protect her poets Ia their w-hedged
titles, bat II Mr. rennysOn and Owen
Meredith had waited ull England really
needed a ship or two they might have
spared the world the trouble Of reading
their impractical and impertinent verses.
Poets viii dream
Jackson Citizen: Cleveland Is rapidly
slipping b.tween two stools. When be
makes an appointment II offends the
mugwumps, when he refrains from
making one IL ofends the hungry Demo-
Gratis who want Offices. In this way he Is
stirring up the interior IF numerous walls
of wrath that will yet be poured lavishly
upon his thick head. The time Is not
quite ripe for insufrectIon, but the harvest
IS approaching and the cleaners are
ready
Lansing Republican: Ii was the foul
mOuthed Pllsbury who called President
Lincoln "a cross between an Andalusian
iackass and a sand-hill crane" The ap-
pOlntment Of these men Is a direct insult
10 every Union soldier. When vile copper
heads and machine politicians Of the
worst sort are honored by appointment to
responsible positions - IT not about time
for the opposition 10 cease prating about
a reform ADMINISTRATOR
Grand Rapids morning telegram., 1885-05-01

tazs, All that ~ llofs n -ls klld %guld
zet Ia But ths Jlaae ior 1Iauls-sslng caLaas
zhsu PiilsD1Ty ~as snyEn "a, Fillsbary
sho sad u Lincoln laring the ~ar ms
aams ~iIl shine and stink hke rotten
alaekeFel7 Tbls disclosed to- ialnls
tlas c1arsefsF of tie erosd the muzrVanlps
we're Ia. and ne Nee York Times and
Post. ths Springfield ksI,,lbiicaa sad the
Boston Heg0ld 4frerfissr and ffaals-
Crypt sent Ia q sturdy and mournful ap-
peal h. the tioor-manazer. o. have the
Ilsreputable rowdies e.ected, bat Il ~ss
II 10 slss, for be- knew vel enough that
these t..Iio@s AMI their friends were ia
tho majority. aud - the gentlemen must
bear T. AL thls had happened before the
banquet shleh M. Curts alleged T. be a
= pleasant congregation anal we repeat
that ducng all has attempts al pleasantly
NJ Curtis must have been Conscious Of
the presence ~ g pain.
Grand Rapids morning telegram., 1885-05-01
DIAM 0NOS.
How a Nes York Importrr Lost and Re-
covered Two Packages Of Gems.
n. I. Iimesl

How a Ne~ York Importer Lost and R~-
covered Two Packages of Gems.
y. /. Times
\ diamond importer OF New York city
has recently received from South africa
two stones waich no claims are tho largest
diamonds ia the world They weigh in
the rough 213 Ia AMI IA Ia carats re-
spectively. The first il somewhat faulty
and will losa half is wei ght in the cutting.
but c ) expected q turn out l35 carats.
It's value can only be dete rnined after is
has bsen cut. The second IS relied upon
20 { Tn out at least ninety carats. Mr..
Dsssau, the owner. Is the importer %
the "Clevelani Gem which W w,ighs t2 IA
carats. He tells strange story of the
loss and recovery Of two packages of dia-
mOuds about two months ago. They were
IA charge 4 Mr. kennedy, his agent, and
weighed ia all about 1000 carats, and
were worth about =, 90 Mr. kennedy
was taking them T. the New Orleans Ex-
position. When be reached New Orleans
he found that his diamonds were missing
Pinkerton's detectives were sent out TO
hunt hem up but their Efforts were un-
availin-. About ten days ago Mr.. Ken
uedy says he bal = dream IN which no
hought ne had lost the gems in the car
and they were swept out by the por sr.
The next morning he hunted up the porter
and gave him ten dollar % sh him the
dirt heap where hs usually dumped tho
contents 81 his dust pans After a pro-
lon eel search in the dir the diamonds
were found intact Nr Dessau triumph
auffV shows The stained ra~ka~es and
saws that Mr. Kennedy would not tell u
Grand Rapids morning telegram., 1885-05-01
THE CAUSE

Through which Collars, Cuffs, Shirts, etc,
become yellow and get that grayish, or
dark steel colored look, after having been
laundried but few times,
is partly due to not having been
properly washed and rinsed, BUT MOST
IY to the extsnsive and continued use OF
acid, cheap adulterated soaps, etc. Our
mode of laundering is different from that
OF most all others, and is done in such a
manner that the goods remain as clear
and white as when new, neither is there
any more wear to them than when done
in the ordinary way at home. Our work
is always uniform and satisfaction guar
anteed every time. We also promptly
call for and deliver goods free Of charge.
Telephone 365.
Grand Rapids morning telegram., 1885-05-01
4 Foun tain a. a Kennel.
rWaanfn a-tnn Post

Workmen empl1ye' IN he While House
grounds yosterlay j scovered a pair
curious occupants of fountain on tho
north 'front.' Of the mansion. IL became
uecessarv 20 remove the brush which q
placed in the excava ion every winter,
anil in doing SD yellow aai white dog
we're discovered snugly aid away in a
warm spot. Inquiry showed that the yell
bow io- - an oil tenant OF the foun-
cain bed. in which ths water does not run,
and hs had ben r. qrently Observed oy
The employees of The White House He
-.uid not allow any liberty % te taken
with him aad w I'd oily C. me out after
dars r, te fel by the engineer Of the man
Grand Rapids morning telegram., 1885-05-01
A SKELETON IN The CLOSET

a SKELETON IN The CLOSET.
That vas a very touching occasion last
Tuesday night when the Democratic
author If civil service reform. George Ii.
Pendletun. was wined and dined. and
toasteo At Delmonic0s. when George
William Muxwump presided. and the
band played the star SpangIsd Banner"
while ail drank the health of President
Cleveland. when lstter ~ regret from
Secretary Bavard was read. regrettIng
most og all apparently that reforms
must ls xradual ami that be couldn't
turu the rsscals ont faster This was all
very mce. Singularly enough, however,
there was 20 letter from Higgins. Of
Maryland. or from Pillsbury. Of Name.
Il it possible they we're not invited The
President 20 the meeting must have felt
a rsiu while be was tryiag to be funny.
and vas talking about the crowd being
one IF harmless theorists and political
lnstca' The heneiiCiares - mugwump
tre1cherv have already begun to show
ttIftiH Nfiht-Il.AN tt'I Hif~ t'AiNitftt
Who WISH t0 hold neutral territory bstwee
tbe hostile PARTIES. and dictate policies
snd practi,.es FOR both. 10 wasn't long
after ,iiection when the Journals that bad
been happy ovar the helr the mugwumps
gave them. began to suggest that a. the
Administrator wae hn be "a Democratic
one. e would he well % il the offices
With Democrats. amt sver since Iuaugur-
stion Dsy. Cleveland has been cuaSed
and threatened snd urged and entrestsd
- nuke the administration a Enod old
time Democrstae one. The clsims ~ the
fu,ier~udents q, a vo1-e m tbs 3irsction
~ affairs ware Thought 20 havebeen more
than card in tne appointment - plerzou
~ Pt,afulastssr ~ New York Ans f1rtb-
en- aif,,rts 81 Influence the Administrator
wpra regarded As sheer sfrontery. Yet
h,,u,3s danced toVetler III the greet
snrsgsfe without snv considerable
on the uart of the nuxwnmps until
nal ior unraasiurE came. That
Sc thrse Sisgrscefal appoint
England glimpse of
been sean when HiE-
7r. but e vss horei
INVITATION by MS
Grand Rapids morning telegram., 1885-05-01
Michigan Central
loAAAu AAnIn. nnl.lnk. J

It. .lari. hrIsn.
Detroit ~ - Gff au lacihC ~ . "a Hu
DAY Expr,et ~ sa pm lifl a.ti pm
Atlantic * sf.1I pu Naf fre.glf tlt uu
Way Freight f2l an 81 ilaiilr D. iU.E un
sSleegli.a carr atf.t..H.
Pacific hxpnes daily. ll.aoos trains dus
eXc-ri hundsye.
The Detroit fzprss.s losvluF 81 tsii e. Dl. fsSsoh
ing that ciig 81 d ~ "a. u..- New YORK i3Si - m
and Borton 1sN b. ufEf aHl.
Jhrouira flclfsir for aI poinlt nnt tiaeplng shi
bertfe nfy be- proCurel ai lulua Ilctei 0ihos
corner Monroe nuo Ottawa Htrests and 81 inlm
Depot
j.. J. CHULIL Gen Az. - Munrus--f
(sEo. " MI NsoN IirAef Agent fify
J b. HAWKINS Ticket ageuL Depof
Grand Rapids morning telegram., 1885-05-01
Detroit. Grand HaN sn a Milw aslkvs
GOING NhST.


y
Passenger taking fit t.1i q. m. ElTrsos make
close connections af tetss8 fur lalli-llf. and af
Detroit iol Sew York nrfiVila tilers ai li0sl e.
Tie foiiuNtl.E morning.
Might IReI.se has lsoi4l rleaplne az iSetfuii &
t5rana isap piis
Ihis + the onis iiIss running Atlantic EFprces
seaNiuF hore uf 1855 b. m. Ntnl rletllle AZ e.
Detroit making dlrccf ooll scuonf fuT Ell Iluluit
Iaat arriving ei New lbrs q. a. ihe se~spnd
morning.
parlor Cs.rs ou mail ffslr nott t'isi aud west
Tie frt.ln leafInf ai u Il. I alll make difrC
SUNDAY.
IAr0uah uokets secured at d. a.. 81 NJ. OHIO.
in Morton Houre block allr si tiie depot.
~. POTTER lltl I44es Agent
6EO. b hiENE j ulflc Manager llaei.so.
Grand Rapids morning telegram., 1885-05-01

Ton NAsr made esricafures FOR q De
troif audience the other night 0ut he vii
lever be able % caricatuFe the wrath Of
Those Who paid the $1,000 hs took away
with han. That . beyond the reach u
ex4xzsfaEon.