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Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1885-02-13
a Test Of Pure Water.

DR.. Baker, of the Michigan State
Board of Health, suggests the following
simple tests for drinking water: Color
Fill bottle made of colorless glass;
look through the water at some black
object; the water should appear perfect
~ coiorless; a muddy or tnrbid appear
ance indicates the presence Of soluble
organic matter, or of solid matter in
suspension. Odor- Empty out soma
of the water, cork up the bottle and
place it for few hours in warm place;
shake it; remove the cork, and, il the
odor is in the least repnlsive, the water
should be rejected. BY heating the
water to boiling an otlor is evolved that
otherwise does not appear. Taste
/ Water fresh from well is usually taste
less, even though It may contain a large
amount OF putreseible organic matter.
Water for domestic use should be per-
fectly tasteless, even after it has been
warmed Heisch's test for sewage cons
tamination- FIJI % clean pint bottle
three fourths full of water, dissolve q
Iteaspoonful Of loaf or granulated sugar,
cork the bottle and place it in q warm
place for two days. IF the water be-s
come cloudy Or muddy it is unfit for do.
Imestic use. II it remains perfectly
Iclear, il j. probably safe to use. t 5s.3s
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1885-02-13

to speed away, but aware Of he unsee.
ing eye, settles himself conf rtably in
his bed Of dry grass and stares ont al
her; couple Of deer, ia wny and sleek,
lying in the shelter Of the hollow, lift
their heads and drop them again as
she goes by. The few horsemen she
meets pass her without the customary
salutation, awed into silence by the re-
moteness Of her gaze; yet turn to look
afterward. remembering the joyous
smile upon her lips.
And night falls and those awful phan-
toms are somewhere yelling their faces! !
The next day is well worn when she
crosses the low fiat and ascends the
hill at the foot Of which nestles the
town. It is still cold, but the clouds
have broken and q sudden Hood OF light
bathes the valley, and turns the win
dows to coppery gold. a bird some.
where in the distance, as the laded old
horse breaks into 9 stun bling trot,
throws out upon the frosty ar success
sion Of Joyous notes that are caught up
and answered by another still III further on.
She pushes back her bonnet ana draws vs.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1885-02-13
Mem ento of Kossuth.

Ex-Mayor Cowan, of Lewiston, Me-,
has memento of Kossuth. It is a
Hungarian bond, bought in Lowell,
Mas, in May, 1852, when Kossuth was
in America: The bonds were large
~ sold as q medium of benefaction to
Hungary. The bond is engraved on
parchment. It is headed Hungarian
Fund" and promises that Zone year
after date OF Establishment of the Hun
garian Government the holder of the
bond shall be entitled to 81, payable ct
the national treasury or at either Of the
agencies in London and New York, or
exchanged in sums of $50 or over for
certificates bearing four per cent. in.
terest, payable in equal installments,
four years after the establishment Of
the government. The bonds are signed
by T.. KOssuth.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1885-02-13
IL x1IAB,s CONSIDERATIONS.
From tho New York Sun.

rom the New York Sun.
When January e cold is hero,
And all the days are chill and drear;
When air and earth are thick with snow,
Leaden above, md white below;
Then let us, as we face the blast,
I. Give thanks for blessings IN the past,
And lovingly remember ' .s 4.
Dear days Of sweet September.
When February sleet and hail
Cause men to shiver and to quail;
When on the ice and through the snow,
d Slipping and stumbling mortals 90;
Then, as we grumble and complain,
3 Let us, to sOothe the biting pain
OF days 30 dull and sober,
Remember bright October.
When March is February's heir,
And snow and slush are everywhere:
When fiorce winds hustle us about,
Putting our hopes OF spring torout;
Then letu sweeten every day
With thoughts of blessings passed away,
And thank fully remember
That golden, fair November.
When April, foster child Of March, 81
Sullen instead OF gay ana arch,
And giving frowns in place of smiles,
On agony fresh sorrow piles,
q Prolonging winters gloomy reign;
Then let us, ~ We bear the pain,
Look backward, and remember.
Bright days Of mild December.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1885-02-13

Discoursing upon the fact that at the
close of the year 1854 wheat was selling
lower in the mark cts of the world than
ever before in the history of modern
commerce., the Philadelphia Inquirer
says: Wheat has been a standard OF
value, q measure Of price ever since the
human race has progressed far enough
to barter one commodity for another.
When wheat goes down, all other
staples 60 down with it, except when
there are influences at work in special
cases counteracting the general ten
dency. AS will be seen by comparisons
Of prices all the leading articles Of
agriculture mining and manufacture
ing production have declined coinci-
IDENTIFY with the decline in breadstuffs;
some more and some less, of course,
but all to an entent more equivalent to
the average range Of profit. According
to the census of 1880 we had at that
period product Of 1853, ATS, 800 bushels
Of wheat. The average range for
No. 2 red winter, at Chicago, about the
close of that year was not far from one
dollar per bushel. At this rate the
product was worth $459 ,479 300. The
crop Of this year is not yet fully de-
termined, but III recent calculations It
has been estimated at5400 ,OO, 900 bush-
els. The Chicago quotation for. No. 2
red was about 70 cents At 20 cents
this years product is worth $37S, OOO,,-
900. That is to say, 50. 000, 900 bushels
more grain is valued at nearly $8l 300, s
900 less money. Similar comparisons
can be made with all the agricultural
staples, with corn, oats, rye, cotton,
tobacco and hay. Also with iron and
with most manufactured goods. Now.
that wheat is worth seventy cents, mon
81 goes begging at three per cent. or
lower The financial philosophers are
out ID their calculations on this poiut,
and indeed. have failed altogether to
compass the causes Of tho pesont phen-
omenal depreciation OF values. VI.
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NERVOUS q TORs 8
Nan Who Always shake aud TrerntI1 10
3ors Making 3 Great speech. 81 5a.s


1ors Making = Great spseoh. s
Great orators are almost invariably
nervous with appreh ension when about
to make an imp rtant speech. Luther,
g TO his last years. trem bled when he on
tered the pulpit the same is true Of
Robert Hall. Mr. Cough confesses
that he is always in q tremor when com
ing before an audience. Many Of the
leaders Of the House Of Comm ns have
given similar testimony. Canning said
he could always tell ia advance when he
was about to make one Of his best
!. speeches By q chill running through him,
caused BY 8 fear Of failure. Lord
Derby, father Of the present Earl,
when young man, was one of the
4 bit speakers in Parliament. He was
KIN as the Prince Rupert Of de-
bate, and seemed so self possessed as
to be incapable Of embarrassment. But
ne said: 'tWhen am going to speak,
my throat and lips are as dry as those.
of man who is going to be hanged"
He also told the late Sir A. Allison that
she never rose to speak, even in an
afternoon dinner assembly without ex-
periencing certain degree OF nervous
tremor, which did not go off till he
warmed to the subject" H.
It: is recorded of Cicero that he
shuddered visibly over his whole
body when he first began to speak"
In tho '''Life Of Lord Lyndhurst," by
Sir Theodore Martin, we are told
that : he did not prepare his
speeches. Though like all great ora
tors, he never rose to speak without ner-
vous emotion, this is no way interfered
with his power Of thinking as he spoke,
and calling into play the tittest Ian
guage to express what he thought. The
intensity with which his intellect worked
became contagious. he got his hear
ers minds within his grasp, he made
them think with him, sec things with
the same clearness he himself saw them,
and so led them insenslblv up to his
own conclusions" T,erney. whom
Lord Macaulay calls one of the most
fluent debaters ever known, said
he never rose in Parliament with
out feeling his knees knock to-
gether. tt is one OF the compensa-
tons of nature that the nervous tenn
permanent which occasions the trembling
is also one of the causes of oratorical
success. In fact, it may almost be said
that no one can be great orator, or a
really effective speaker, who does not
experience the feeling.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1885-02-13
a Lord Chancellor's Reception

a Lord Chancellor's Reception
A New England governor had a way
of making unexpected visits to institu-
tons under the control of the state;
and some amusing encounters, in tbs
way of remarks about himself, etc,
have been the consequence. OF his
incognito; but we believe it has never
subjected him to the inconvenient joke
of being mistaken for patient at an in
sane asylum.
When Sir Edward was Lord Chan
cellors of Ireland, he paid visit to
lunatic asylum near Dublin, somewi ct
by surprise, as he wished to ascerta n
it's real condition. The only notifra-
ton of his coming (Which arrived q
very short time before he did was sent
by some wag of his witty nation wlo
evidently had mind to get some fun
out of 1t. 1t happened that the super
intendent was absent when this notice
reached the establishment, and the sub
ordinate official received it in good faith,
and acted upon it accordingly. What
the notice was may be guessed from what
follows.
On Sir Edwards arrival, he found
himself rather uncerenoniously treated
and after waiting in the parlor for the
return of the proprietor until his pa
thence was exhausted, he signifed his
intention to go through the establish
ment without more delay; whereupon
the attendant struck him aghast by
coolly informing him that be could not
be allowed to do it by any means.
Cant be allowed to do it! What do
you mea1l, fel1ow!" asked the indignant
chancellor.
II mean just what say, thin You
can't go, so you may as well be
quiet.
"What do you mean, sir, by this in
science? Open the door, sir, and
show me to my carriage. shall re-
port your conduct, sir, and if your mas
ter does not punish you, 1 shall take
steps to make him and you respect my
authority"
"Oh! be asy now with your authority.
Keep quiet, I tell you. Dlvil foot
you'll Stir out of this till the docthur
comes back, and puts you where you
want to be sadly"
"What-what is the meaning of all
this? Don't you know who I am, fell
low. or are you mad?"
Faith, there's one of us mad. sure
enough; an 1 know you very well, if
that's all that's troubling you"
"You can't know me, or you wouldn't
dare to behave thus to me-. l am Lord
Chancellor of Ireland"
Lord Chancellor? Well, sure you're
welcome home to us,-we have three
or four Lord Chancellors here already.
And the story goes that Sir Edward
Sugden had to submit to the con-
trainte par corps,
Patience, perforce, with wilful choler
meeting"
until the return of the proprietor and
manager of the asylum, an hour or two
later; when with some difficulty he es-
tabllshed his identity and sanity, and
was once more free man.-John O'Con-
nells Recollections.
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A Fashionable Wedding.

Here is an item with few figures in
it which may be of interest,to our girl
readers. The cost of . fashionable
wedding is given in detail in one of the
so-called New York society journals
"for the benefit of such young ladies as
may desire to be married in good form
this winter" This society journal says
that the cost given is not that which
would make the display that would be-
expected from leader Of fashion; "only
q pretty, genteel affair, proper to any
middle-class family!"
In this list, the trousseau, including
furs, ball-dresses, and other equally
necessary articles, is set down at two
thousand five hundred dollars; re-
freshments for five hundred people will
cost at least another thousand dollars /;
the use of the church, car
riages, policemen and detectives to
watch The presents, two hundred
dollars more; cigars and cham
pagne, three hudred; floral decorations,
from one hundred to thousand dol
lars. After the bridesmaids dresses
and other items are added, the father of
the bride may congratulate himself If
FIVE thousand dollars can be made to
cover the cost of this, "only a pretty,
genteel, affair, proper to any middle
class family!"
The expenses of the bridegroom, in
GLIDING pins for the ushers, farewell
bachelor dinner, boquet for. the bride
at one hundred dollars, and wedding
journey, mount easily up to two thous-
and dollars.
This estimate is not for the million
aire, who wishes to rid himself of his
superfuous cash, but for the "middle-
class" man of moderate income, whose
daughter, in all probability, carries no
dover into her new home, or rather
her new rooms in a stylish, gossiping
boarding house, or her suite of apart
ments in French Stat"
A recent traveller in Brittany gives an
account of the wedding of farmers
daughter which he saw. It took place
on q summer morning in the church.
The children of the village scattered
flowers in the way of the pretty bride,
as she walked with her husband at the
head of the procession to her fathers
house, where her friends and neighbors
partook of simple, plentiful meal.
Then, in procession again, they es-
corted her to her new home, which with
shining windows and open door waited
for her, and left her there. "A Breton
g1rl," he adds, would feel disgraced il
she had not saved or earned plenty of
plenishing and substantial dover,
which with her love should bring COM
fort and ease unto her husbands house.
"Look upon this picture and on that u
girls, and say honestly, in which is there
the most promise of happiness?-
Youths Companion.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1885-02-13

Look here, Philip, We have
sbeens g couple of CON founded iackass-
ses.n Having thus sufficiently startl-
ed him into wond ering whether
was e1actl sane Or not, Z
proceed to point out wherin our jack
assedness lay must have acquitted
myself to his entire satisf action, fer my
concluding words brought forth the
exclamation 3
s food Heavens II Tom, what . fool /
have been. s#ssi5s55
. opinion precisely answered,
holding upa warning finger to two app
preaching figures just crossing tho
threshold as he continued with:
" What tyrant he must believe me
my darling my misjudgea wife. "
At this point my finger ceased to
have any opposing force for one Ct the
figures. Whereupon two white arms
played sad havoc with my friends
moment before immaculate necktie,
as q fearful voice murmured:
@Oh, Philip! never thought You any
thing but the dearest and best Of hus-
bands, and I felt sure you would one
day forgive my brother for being an act
or-for my sake"
"And for his too, I hope," answered
my friend, cordially holding out his
hand to young Claude, as he added.
II have INDUCED foolish prejud ice,
but I trust my eyes have been perma-
nently opened"
Tableau Husband and wife in lover.
like position. Brother smiling approx
al. Friend, alias myself, in the back
ground chewing the bitter cud of re-
Election, in palmer language, question.
ing the wisdom Of single blessedness.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1885-02-13

camp IN the edge Of the thicket where
she and the child slept at night under
the dark sky with its solemn star But
it was SO late that ] could see only q
lonely pallor and sunken eyes that
seemed not to see. s
One morning. at last I saw her
climb into q rickety open buggy, drawn
by the meagre gray horse that had
been staked near her camp. I saw
her settle the child IN her lap, grasp
the reins and drive slowly up the long
hill that leads out Of town. At the top
of it she paused and stood up in the
buggy looking back. Her slender form
was sharply defined against the early
morning sky for moment T can see
it yet! Then she sank back in her seat
and presently she had passed out Of
sight. 555 81 .:s
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ILL.,,

An, but over yonder, more than fifty
miles away, that Sunday morning, a
slender little womanh ad cimed into an
old rickety, open buggy. I have told
you that never saw her face, but L
make no doubt that at that moment
her face beneath the faded sun
bonnet was beautiful; a lovely light as
Of first youth and first love, play ed
over the lonely palor of her checks; her
sunken eyes shone and bonny smile
parted her lips as she leaned forward
and gathered up the reins and started
the bony, slow-moving horse on the
long and wearisome journey. For "the
boys" bond had been signed. To-nor-
row they would be set free for time
at least respite meant everything.
No need now to look beyond
the overwhelming gladness of the one
thought that tomorrow they--he-
would be free, and she would be there
to receive them once more into light
and air and life! r. h
Fifty miles, why, that is nothing!
Across long and lonely reaches of
rough" where the old horse ploughs
his way painfully through the heavy
sand. stumbling every now and then
upon the shin oak roots that twisted
their loose, ugly knots over the road !;
through bits of brown, dreary prairie,
where the uncertain wheels creak over
great clods of black earth, Jumped BY
the cold into solid masses as hard as q
rock; down the ravines deep washed
out, where shadows Lilo heavily and
where wild things, with eyes that shine,
creep stealthily from creyice to crevice;
over soggy, bottom lands, strewn with
wrecks Of over loaded freighters, where
the crows cav in the big cotton woods
and discuss angrily the pale passer-b by.
Fifty miles, why, that IS nothing.
It is cold and the wind stings her
face like 50 many needles; her bare
hands are blue and stiff and her feet
are numb. But do you think she feels
on her forehead the frozen air which
presently melts into . binding rain, as
she sits far forward on the seat and
urges the old horse along. ..#
Amule-rabbit, with long. pointed ears
and glittering cont Of fur. gathers him-
self up at the side OF the road prepared
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1885-02-13

| Two seconds afterward I was shaking
hands with the star, feeling as if a
bombshell had been suddenly lifted
from off my heart. The modus operan-
di that led to this lightning result had
its birth in two words used by Mrs.
Stanton in making the actor and myself
known to each other. Proudly leaning
| upon his arm, she had advanced toward
me, saying: .,- s-.5.a.-.
"My brother, Mr.. Harley" @
My face, T expect, betrayed me, for,
apparently taking in the situation,
Claude Devine said: A..
| ut is very, distasteful to me to be
Obliged to meet my sister in this CLAN
J destine fashion. but unfortunately Mr..
Stanton has prejudice against actors.
and Laura fearing that she might
lose his love If he became aware
| of her relationship to one, ex-
acted promise from me that would
| never make known my kinship with her
| until she had paved the way thereto.
| My stage name OF course effectually
prevented recognition in that quarter"
aOh, hut I am afraid it is as far off as
ever" here spoke Mrs. Stanton the
tears glistening in her pretty eyes.
| .sAs far off, not bit of it!'' man
aged to exclaim. 'tYou don't know
! what relief it will be to Phil
! ip to know the truth. I wouldn't
be afraid to wager that he'll be
willing to accept half the pro-
| fesslon as kinsmen in gratitude for the
revelation of tonight Just give me
fifteen minutes start and / promise you
q hearty welcome from your brother
law, Mr.. Claude" and before they
could stop me it they had SO wished I
was off.
Dashing into my friend'a suite Of
apartments, I saluted him with:
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W ~, lH.l-. ~
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1885-07-04

ROCHESTER,, June |, 1892. "Ten
Years ago was attacked with the most
Intense and deathly pains 10 my back and
-Kidneys
Extending to the end Of my toes and
to my brain
(Which made me deIirious
From agony III
at took three men 10 hold me on nv
bed AT times
1.-THE Doctors tried in vain to relieve me,
but to no purpose.
Morphine and other opiatea
''Had no effecti
after two months | was given up to
diellll
"When my wife
heard neighbor tell what Hop Bitters had
done for her, she at once got and gave me
some. The FIRST dose eased my brain and
seemed to go hunting through my system
for the pain.
The second dose eased me SO much that
slept two hours, something had not done
for two months. Before had used five bot
ties, was well and at work as hard as any
man could, Tor over three weeks; but work
cd too hard for my strength, and taking a
hard cold, | was taken with the most acute
and painful rheumatism all through my sys-
tenn that ever was known.
II called the doctors again, and after sev.
eral weeks they left me q cripple on c. utches
for life, as they said met friend and
told him my case, and e said Hop Bitters
had cured him and would cure me- pooh
ed at him, but be was so earnest | vas in
duced TO use them again.
In less than four weeks threw away nv
crutches and went to work lightly and kept
on using the bitters for five weeks, until
became as well as any man living, and have
been so for six years since.
1t has also cured my wife, who had been
sick for years; and has kept her and my chill
dren well and healthy with from two to three
bottles per year. There is no need to be
sick at al if these bitters are used.
j. J. BERK Ex-Supervisor.
THAT poor Invalid wife, Sister, Mother,
Cor daughter II
"Can be made the picture of eath
with few bottles Of Hop Bittsrs
Es- None genuine without bunch of
green Hops on the white label. Shun all
the vile, poisonous stuff with Chop or
"Hops" in their name
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1885-07-04
POSTMASTERS' WAGES.
WHAT is BEING PAID IN OHIO, iNDl-
ANA AND KENTUCKY.

WASHINGTON, June "a The annual state
ment Of the posbofice departments Of the ed
justmont Of OF salaries of the presidential
postnlasbers he's been completed This is the
first statement made since the two-csut post
age has been in operation, for the four quar-
ters OF the fiscal year. The last report COW
cred six months under the old three-cent law
and six urdar the two-cent law, and conse-
quently did not offer fair basis Of
calculation with reference to the results Of
the change
This year, however, is fair test Of the
decrease under the twc-cent law, and the
falling of is not 50 radical or extended as
was o year or two ag3 anticipated, There
are lS4 presidential offices relocated to the
fourth class out Of 1858 postoaioes. or the
latter number sevcpty -one are arst-class Of
fees, $50 second elias, / 1865 third class. New
presidential offices (4a third class are
twelve, and the total number Of presidential
offices to begin the new year is 2,23l The
aggregate salaries for these win be $3,672,-
GOO. Ohio the changes are given below.
The Offices where the salaries remain the
same are not given Il viii be seen at a
glance where the falling off is: