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Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1885-09-11

Dakota Murderer Sentenced to Death.
At Grand Forks, Dakota, George Miller,
the murderer OF Mrs. Smell and son, was
sentenced to death by Judge Neon
nell. When asked by the court if he
had anything to say why he should
not be sentenced, the prisoner made no
reply, but his counsel made a short adj
dress, saying Miller would give his life to re-
call the wrong which had been done. The
court then pronounced the sentence, which
was very lengthy, reviewing the crime and
confessions made by the prisoner, and the
defense made by the attorney. 1t ended
as follows: :sI{E s%.E&
It is considered and adjudged by thecourt
thas you, George Miller, as punishment for
the crime of murder of which you have been
convicted, be removed from this place and
detained in close custody in the common
jail OF this' county; that at such time as the
judge Of this court may by his warrant APP
point, not less than thirty days nor more,
than sixty days from this date, you be
thence taken to the place OF execution, and
there be hanged by the neck until you are
dead; and may God have mercy on your
soul. It'll .I4s5 81 $ts*sss = 4
During the entire delivery Of the sentence
Miller showed no emotion, and was as
stolid as if the sentence were meant for
some other. He once wiped his eyes, but
shed no tears. The death warrant has
been issued, and commands that the execu-
ton be performed on Oct. 80, to be strictly
private. 2s. ,ssaE zs 81 I .Ef 5ss.s
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1885-09-11

The state railroad and warehouse COM
missioners lower the grade OF No. ] hard
rs per cent at the solicitation OF Duluth
grain dealers.
At St. Paul Dr. H. s. Walrath and John
Barger are arrested, the one charged with
abortion and the other with seduction.
Frederick Herman of Buffalo, Wright
county, is under bonds on q charge OF out
raging Mrs. Margaret Uhl. He broke open
trunk with an AK and riled it OF notes,
mortgages and other documents aggregat-
ing in value upwards OF 81, 900, after which
he took to the woods. Mrs. Uhl was found
some time afterward in an unconscious
condition. 1
The Albert Lea Standard says there is a.
sharp demand for good teachers in Free
born county. 81 =.
Mankato has shipped 200 car loads OF
stone for the insane asylum building at
Norfolk, Neb. a + Es$.
James Norton Of Waseca county raised
5000 bushels OF grain this year. II.
The new freshman class of the State Uni
versity, numbers 1879. s5s s5 = .s5
II The Milwaukee & st. Paul has issued a
circular to agents that, taking effect Sept.
/, shipments of green apples or cider in
straight or mixed car loads, minimum lao
barrels OF apples or 20, 900 pounds Of cider,
viii be billed from Chicago, Milwaukee and
common points TO all sta lions on the COM
! panys lines in Minnesota and Dakota Tex
| cept st. Paul, Minneapolis and minnesota
transter) at fifth class tariff rates. 5 s
Oliver Gibbs, Jr., urges the business men
/ Of st. Paul to contribute IS, GOO and be res
presented at the new New Orleans cxposi-
| tion. @ IA ssS$3s
on the iarm OF q. il st.
1 Charles. Wilona county, wheat yielded
| l7K, barley 80, and oats SO bushels per
acre.
| The Hastings Banner says Miss Raymer
has retained w W. Erwin 81 Sc. Paul, and
| viii begin proceedin q ainst q. ". Hansen
4 sfor breach 81 promise.
illiam Anllerrnson 81 Crook ION Attteupts
81. suicide ID . lNbfiinnipss hotel; emitting
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1885-09-11

Ia dangerously Ill at the New ! OrK nOGel, n.
e, from The effects OF q severe cold and the
At Chicago, George Campbell, lessee Of the
Chester park, who had the gate money in
custody, decided to make no further trou-
bic for himself by holding the money but to
pay over Sullivan's share and let Cafrey
he could. He, therefore, paid John L.
Sullivan So, 6S4.6O as his per cent. of the
gate money. "@ 4. q s 3.Ss IN
A bill was filed in Chicago toset aside the
! will OF the late Clarissa Peck and for an ac-
counting OF the estate. 4 The complainant
| is George e. Peck, and the defendents are
Henry and Albert Keep, the executors UNI
der the will, and thirty three legatees.
J The management of the American ex-
position having conferred upon Mai Charles
| s. Hill, OF the state department., the APP
| pOlntment of commissioner OF consular and
diplomatic exhibits, in appreciation OF his
! technical work in behalf Of that depart
1nent 8 industrial exhibit last year, he has
| resigned his department position to give his
whole time to the interests OF the Southern
industries. Il, IF: ;. s$s
The Londo press is unanimous in stat
! ing that Miss Mary And erson,s Rosalind,
| which was presentedat tford -On-Ayon,
| is the best performance of an the charac-
sterB which she has yet assumed. The Tel
egraph saya that IS reveals Miss Anderson
| in q new phase. Instead Of .coldness there
Is warmth. For classic repose is substi-
| tuted yiyacitv bordering on srcstl essness.
many parts with only one style, appealing
more to the eye than rs the heart. Rosa
lind tends itself To her manner. She looked
i more charming than ever In the role
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1885-12-02
A Colorado CNAsblt.

The history of Al. Packer is well
known to Colorado people, says the
Denver Tribune. In the winter of
1878, he and Ave companions started
oseflend from Salt Lake to the San
juan country In Colorado. That
country was thea almost unknown,
and the party got lost in the mount.
aims, going several days without food
Ono day, In his desperation, Packer
killed his half starved companions,
aad then, for sixty days, thereafter
subsisteu on their flesh. PaSkct dried
SOME Of the iiieat and carrying it with
him. finally reached the Los Pihos
Iudian Agency of the Uncomphagrs
Valley. There, he related that he anti
his cotfipaniohs beEame separated and
,Eat they had probably reached some
Other Settlement. Packer bcfan to
spend money lavishly, and one day,
while drunk, revealed enough to Gre.
ate the suspicion that all was not
right between him and Mis- companions.
Gen. Chaflts Adams, %hn Was Indian
Agent, riAds an investigation and
found the muiilated reniains of five
mon, where Packer had loft them
after dentiding them II theif flesh
Packer was placed uadcr arrest, and
admitted having killed his compsnidns
bdt stated That he was compelled to do
81 in sclfdstrnse. He WAS confined
in rickcty log Jail at Saguache, aad
one day. not many weeks uft-r his
arrest, he escaped and made his way
out of the country. 1t WAS nine years
before he was heard of again, and
that was when he WAS arrested IN Wy
uMins, where he WAS engaged on 4
fshch. No cfininxl ever created so
much interest in Coloratio. Thefs
was no difficulty in Obtaining proof to
convict him, and Judge Cieary sentsn-
ced him to dcath. Within five days
Of his executinn the Surrstne Court
declared the law Under which he Was
CONVICTED, TO be unconstitutional
Almost thfss years have passed and
the courts hase just reached bis CASE
again. His long Confinement has BRO.
ken down HI. health, and instead OF =
ficrce-looking man.eater, he Is in real.
i,y 4 fit subject for the grave. He
will now be tried under the law of
fHAnslaughtsr, and il convicted, can
be Sentenced to a term of ton years In
the pehitentigry.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1885-12-02
A Adventure Under Ssonewail
Jackaon.

A Adventure Under ssonewail
jackson.
"speaking OF General Stone~all
Jackson's peculiaritIes," said All ex-
Confederate" why, sir, whole Book
might be written about 'em. One
tine--i never shall forget tive
We're on a forced march ia Virginia
was rs Hangry asa wolf, and l had
begun ID grow tired of the Con.
federacy. Fighting for principle
WAS all we'll enough, you kAo&-but
| am drilling from my story. Well,
We wsfe narchihg Along. | was q
lieutenant and / had Not been very
Tong With that division OF the army
and but fe& Of the officers We're known
ro Ne. Well, the rain ~as pouring
ao%n. One Of my Wagons got stuck
fast il the mud. On, bat l was mad,
and I couldn't help sweating. Pretty
soon Nm old fellow came riding along.
"SAS' said I, 'yon needn't sit there
looking at that wagon. Git down and
help the men haul It cut
"He got down without a word OF
protest, put his shoulder to the wheel
and taggsd away. didn't pay any
particular attention to him, aside from
teeins that he was doing bis duty.
After awhile, when the wagon whs
rolled out, felt sofry that 1 had
spoken 30 harshly to the old fellow.
Well to make long story short, III
bet you the drinks that you cxn'l guess
who that ola fellow was"
an take you;,' said ono Of me
company. "Hs was Stoncwxll
'Jackson."
No, siry he wss 'old Ben Bailey. a
noted chicken psddler. Here Bring
Us the drih xs"
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1885-12-02

ure and luxury; will have Il plinble'
nature, and will show versatility CT
character and tastes, will have longing
for what be haa not, and will be very
susceptible to excitement and xliment.
I've plearure.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1885-12-02

TAs abots trains are rAs daily And naks
clsss esnnsctien At Mound Heass with
trains Of the Virginia and Truckes HailrdAd
for ViIeiLia City and Reno, And with he
Central Pacific at Reno. via the Virginia And
TrRckss, for all points Ras. aad West.
Stage Connections.
A. hawthorne With the United States Stage
Company's coaches fer Aurora, 2s miles
Hodi., 81 Hiies; Lundy and Bridgeport, ana
ttAyei for C9reysille, u miles.
At Enhing, ix niles from Mound House,
with ailmsr, salisbsry d lCs,s trf.Wsskty
stages LEAVING hondsxk Wednesday, ssd
Fridays for DoAhsyviR. 0raatsvills And
Belmont. 49,.
Al Candelaria with the stages for CSlan-
bus, 3 miles; Silver Peak, Aontssuma, Aida
Valley, Colo Mountain, etc.
At Keelcr, with stages for Csrro Gsrdo, 8
miles; Darwin, n miles. and PanAniar
H. n. SEkIEGTON, Gea. SuPt
r. J. EA&s, AssihtAnt Superipter cent.
D. A. D. Hysk,
General =, eight And Passenger Agent.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1885-12-02

In China the school boys hou-s are
from $50 A. \. to 9 p. H., and the
schools keep open FOR eleven months
in tho year. When very bad boys die
they ought to go TO Chins.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1885-12-02

SEALED PR R0P0SALSl
IN THE NATTER OF ADvERrIsIN0
4 for bids for repairing the Driass over
Walker River. on ius CArssa and Aursra read,
near s~estwAtH.
Ia pursuance Of An order Of the hoard Of
County Con hisssnefs OF ksnsralda Ceapty,
btats VI Nevtds, r.aGs On tas Id cxy III
March, A. u. Ices, that the bridge ever
Walker kiVSr, sA tas Carson Aad Aarara read
nsAr SusstwAtO shAli es rspsirsd.
sEALED PROPOSALS.
VIII Be received BY said board Of County
Com ~ issisnerso Of Ks m eraldA County, Nevada,
AZ tHs Once Of ths County CLERK, a. Aaw-
thorns, IN saia county, apo
NHrtA 70. 1855, at 10 O'eIsek A. n
or said day, for Pstting the said bridge In
geod repair. bAlu repairs 70 ineIuds the pat
ling ia OF two new Syrxrnins scans Of coed
pine timper, l2xis IAuhes yquafs, AND n feet
IN length, = hcwJtck braces or rsftsrs Of SAN .
nstsrlxl, l2xI& iuchss square, same tsnxtR -
those now IN vhs Urlags; xiso the repsiriAx Of
= strlhgsr, 10 make ~ strong ana sais. Al ts
~ wen ooltse, Aad prAcsd, ARt Anlsksa in .
sThS atisf, dafaUis AAd werkm aniIks Asn-
asr. Also the xoor Of she bridge " ss PM in
good repair, aaa TO have, whss AAishsd,
raise or Gro ~ning OF ave iashes in tns center.
FAs contractor " furnisn sii nsw sA1tsris! ana
10 aoerin Mskiay 'ssid repairs.
anaIn sIds- ..a
Ceahiy Cisrk,r Aa~theras, Nevada, sss u
be sssigasrsa iren othsr coananlcAlisas.
tRts: ''fropoas.s tor Kspairiak bridgs."
by order vIThs BoArd Of Csunty Csnnis-
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1885-12-02

2uU 1nhin srSNsxss gIsss stsay. Send
|lss H., est ,frx \ package Of fIooes cf hrEs
Se tri.. t. WI svxrt yen IN ~ok lhat Wi. 81
b il yes IN Iktnsy faster than snytAing
3a.nt, Anerfca. An 'abouA tbe 33oo, 600 IN
eyvS. VIA each bsx. Agents wanted
ins OF either sex, Of al ages. iorall
sir ss, ot spare time snly, 10 wsrE for % d
ssl.,.i. henss. Psrtsaes for all wrksrs
MHc. Lsarsd. Don't ds.ay. Il. Hal
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1885-12-02

NOS money thsn 1t asytAiAg ~fss ~
Ects., an Agency fer the b n tSSFhx,
ii, useynAer1 .setssA KraAd1y. Esrt
Ai NM rec. Multi BssH cs.. Port
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1885-04-04
ssHeadsr and .srs,,. /.

4 correspondent HAVING ass.,
constitutes the ahead of a ~aas
New York you,nal Of Conn., I'm 'As
plies Y.
One of our contemporaries
days since. in answer 70 80, lev
question, asserted that the side n s'a.il''
the date is always the .heas" 'a'las
verse side. This is an error. siDe J, =, y
dating Of coins is compara,iss,. 'a'
modern invention. while the tos.is' :
coins to decide disputes or i -. =
moOted questions is very ancient -
the expression "heads or tailsah..1 a4a
In use longer than the custom j 'sa
scribing on the coin the year Of is.a.
There was also very old Pnop.s
expression equivalent to it. and .nos a.
IS "cross or pile" in allusion 4 :
English coinage which bore On ~
side cross. and on the other aov;,
which was on the pile or punch ma,
in making the coin. The Rom...
used to toss the coin and called s..
capita aut navim" heads or shin.
N allusion to coins bearing on a..
side the head of Janus, and on 4.
other the prov of a ship. Tho MAJ,
important device on coin, withon,
regard to the date, determines the IA.
bearing it to be the diverse or had
and the other is the reverse Or fail
e there is on one side of q coin a heal
of god or goddess, man or woman and
40 such figure OH the other, the sl,,a
bearing it is always cbversc, or head
no matter what is III tho reyer,a
IL on one side Is i kings heal, and On
The other the head Of his queen OF or
IN inferior person. the former is TIA
diverse and the latter the reverse II
The devices and inscriptions on the iva
sides are Of equal Importance, ueitho,
side is "hard" in tho technical sense
Such coins are very rare, but where
3ne IL used and there is any doubt a.
% which side is tho more important
and therefore is the diverse, the
parties to the toss should agree before.
nand upon the distinction so as to
avoid all possibility Of dispute. tits
common trick with those WHO are
anscrupulous in their methods of gain
% carry such a doubtful coin, and
always insist that the side which falls
falls uppermost gives the victory in
heir favor.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1885-04-04
Taking His Masters Place.

With the peasantry of Spain The
donkey is a petted favorite, almost an
inmate of the household. The women
and children of the family feed hin
from their hands, and talk caressinglv
to him. A peasant had for many
years carried milk into the market Of
Madrid to supply set of customers
Every morning he and his DONKEY
with panniers well loaded. trudged
their accustomed round. One morn
ing. when no was attacked by sudden
illness and had no one to send 18th
his milk, he decided to trust the don
key to 90 alone. The panniers were
accordingly filled with canistt-s q
milk. and the priest of the village
wrote Il request to customers p meas
ure their own milk and send back the
empty vessels. The donkey was In
structed, and set off with bis losa
The door bells in Spain have a rope
hanging outside the house, to whlcp
Is appended a wooden handle, or inc
hoof Of some animal. The dolAe'
stopped before the house of every Gus
toner, and, after waiting what %
deemed 4 sufficient time, he pulled tOs
rope with his mouth. When he nal
gone the entire round he trotted home
with the empty canisters lie con'lD.
ued to do this for several days any, ,si
never missed a customer. -Casss's'
Mngnztne.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1885-04-04
The Destruction Of the Homestead.

The old 'gambrel-roofed house" ex-
lists no longer. / remember saying
something, in one Of a series Of papers
published long ago in this magazine,
about the experience Of dying out Of
house OF leaving it forever, as the
soul dies out OF the body Wemay die
out Of many houses, but the house it,
self can die but once; and so real is
the life Of house. so real to one who
has dwelt in It, more especially the life
Of the house which held him in dreamy
infancy. in restless bOyhood, In passion
ate yolth--so real, / say, is It's life
that it seems as If something like a
soul Of it must outlast its perishing
frame.
The slaughter Of the "Old gambreI-
,ofed house" was. am ready to adj
NIT, case Of justifabIe homicide.
Not the less was it to be deplored by
all who lows the memories Of the past.
with its destruction are obliterated
some Of the footprints Of the heroes
ana martyrs who took the first steps
in the long and bloody march, which
led Us through the wilderness to the
promised land Of independent national
ity Personally. have q right to
mourn for it = part Of my life gone
from me. d. Holmes ~ Tie Atl0nttc.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1885-04-04

Mr. Winks Goodness mel There ID
q young couple looking at that vacant
house next door. and they We got baby
looks awful cross, TOO.
Mrs. Winbs H0rrorsl What shall
We dos Can't we scare them OF some
wayg co tel them the roof leaks and
the walls are damp and tell them the
last tenant died Of smallpox
I'D uketo. dear. but il wouldn't do.
The landlord would sue Tor damages.
'0hl mercy but something must be
dons Ar. Winkz. before they decide 70
take s Oh q think of something
e rave Il Run down u the piuno
and sing Sweet VIoIsf CoIl.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1885-04-04
What Mahdl.

Mahdi, or Mahadi, as D'Herbelot
spells it, Is an ancient title in the Mos
lem world which at first signiHed
simply director Of the faithful Butin
the course Of MOslem history. and es-
pecially Moslem history in Africa, it
came to have another Specification re-
lated to an accepted prophecy Of Mo-
manned. It necessarily refers to the
African part Of Arabic history. BY
this secondary Significance Of the word
the Mahadi is q certain ancient leader
Come again. His appearance is the
second advent" Of . prophet who
lived in the old days. and who. ID all
the meantime, has been with the I'M
mortals. MOhammed. the twelfth
Imam, and the twelfth in descent from
Ali, is the real original. He is the
Mahadi who comes again every now
and then. he was hidden from the
world at an early age and c6mmuned
only with his disciples through his
lifetime, and finally did NOT die. but
went up. with the fixed intention Of
returning to revive the glories Of Mos
lem. AS IN the Christian theory and
even in the history Of several monar-
chies this legend Of = prince who il to
return has Afforded ) favorite nrekex
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1885-04-04

An Oriental traveller, who became
much interested in the ''monks Of Pal
estine, gives the following as charac-
reristic Of them, though he copies the
story from the account in the Italian
papers:
IL was about three months after che
time Of my leaving Jerusalem that
Plague set his spotted foot on the
Holy City. The monks did not shrink
from duty. but for its performance
they choose plan most sadly we'll
dtted for bringing upon them the very
death which they were striving to
ward of. They imagined themselves
almost safe 50 long as they remained
within their walls; but then it was
quite needful that the Catholic Chris
tians Of the place who had always
looked to the convent for the supply Of
their spiritual wants, should receive
the aid Of religion in the hour Of death.
a single monk therefore, was chosen.
either by lot Or BY some other fair ap-
peal to Destiny: being thus singled
out. he was to 20 forth into the plague
stricken city and to perform with ex-
aetness his prlestly duties; then he
was to return not TO the interior Of
the convent for fear 81 injecting bis
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1885-04-04
Forest fires.

The Lumber World makes the aston
tshing assertion that the loss To this
country through forest fires Is now not
less than $500. 100000 a year, simply
through the destruction Of available
timber. without counting the addition
Il loss from the annihilation Of the
seeds scattered on the surface. and the
scorching Of the ground, which often
renders II sterile for generation. This
enormous sum, about equal to the
Interest on the public debts of all the
civilized nations Of the world, Is, ac-
oording to the report Of experts,
annually thrown away forever by the
people Of the United States, without
Che smallest return in the way Of COM
fort or satisfaction, button the contrary
ct the cost OF many lives each year,
simply through the carelessness of boys
and hunters, and OF those more inteIli-
gent persons who ought to know
enough to keeps sharp watch over these
destructive animals. Next to human
beings Of feeble intellect, railway
locomotives do most injury in forest
countries, and the Lumber World
inquiries seriously whether the owners
Of such locomotives should not be COM
PEELED, in the public interest. to furnish
them with spark arresters during the
dry season. The idea that railway
companies are responsible for the value
of timber destroyed by fires set from
their locomotives undoubtedly has
some effect In preventing legislative
interference with their management;
but it Is 50 difficult to fix the kindling
OF forest fire with certainty upon
locomotive sparks, to say nothing of
the obstacles in the way OF collecting
large debts from newly established
railway corporations, that the safer
way would be TO provide as far as pos
BILE against raising the question of
responsibility by compelling the use of
spark-arresters Against animated
incendiaries forest patrol might be
toIerably effective, butt would be still
more useful toprovide in some way for
the removal of underbrush from the
woodland. Trees by themselves are
not easily kindled, and the mischief is
usually done through the ignition of
dry leaves, ferns or bushes, which
burn long enough to char. and at last
TO kindle the branches of the trees
above them. -Amertcun Agchitect.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1885-04-04


Barrels. musical instruments. pipes.
car-wheels. napkins. and very many
other articles are now made Of paper.
Dr. B. j. Jefries holds that the three
primary colors are red. green and vio-
let; that blindness to violet Is rare, and
that color blindness is practically con-
fined to red Or green.
The number Of fossil plant species
now known IS estimated to benot less
than 5000. and may be considerably
greater. "A catalogue Of all which have
been described down to the present year
is being prepared at the National
museum.
The highly priced edelweiss. supp0s-
ed to grow only on the Swiss Alps, and
another Alpine flower called in Swift
erIand the mannertreu, have been found
in the Tacoma range, in Washington
territory. the former at an altitude Of
5000 feet above the sea level.
The discovery was recently an
nounced Of fossil air breathing ami
NAL Of an earlier age than any before
known--a scorpion from the upper
Silurian deposits Of Sweden. Al cock
roach's wing dating from still more
remote period the middle SiIurian
has since been found in France.
Flying fish do not fly IS the assertion
of DE-. X. Mobius. German zoologist.
The muscles of their pectoral fms are
too small to sustain the weight Of the
body in the air. The impulse to which
they owe their long shooting passage
through the air is delivered while they
are still in the water. by the powerful
masses Of muscle on both sides Of their
body.
Considering It's extent, America is
better supplied by the clouds than Eu-
rope and Africa. In the tropic5of the
Old World the annual rainfall is about
~ inches, while in tropical South
America it is 155 inches In the cas-
tern United States it is 40 to 50 inches;
but west OF the Tooth meridian to the
Sierra Nevada it is mostly IL TO is
inches. The annual average Of Great
Britain is IS inches; that Of France.
90 to 81 inches. but about the Alps it
is mostly IS to SO inches. Farther
from the coast, in Central Germany and
Russia, It is only Is to 90 inches. The
moistest climate known is in India at
Cherrapongee, where over small area
the yearly fall Of rain is more than 61O
inches. or about 81 feet.