Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1885-03-13
Things in General.

California is enjoying spring weather.
Acac:s in full bloom attracts the bees;
roses are beautiful; violets, mignonet,
and heliotrope are in early spring flow
er. About one-half of the rain expect
ed in the wet season has fallen, and the
farmers are contemplating speedy plant
ing.
The population of the western half
of Kansas has increased 80 rapidly
through emigration, that the strength
in the eastern half in tho Legislature
has been seriously Diminished. The lat
est appc~tionment of MEMBER caused
a considerable shifting in the represen-
tation Of the two neighborhoods.
The most extravagantly dressed
women of Paris are the actresses, many
of whom do not hesitate to expend from
5000 to $500 for single dress to be
worn in some society drama. To such
q pitch has this extravaganza been car
ried, that the Manager of the Coincide
Franchise has repealed the rule COM
polling the lady members of the COM
pany to furnish all their own dresses
for. pieces the scene of which is laid at
the present day. These are now sup
piled by the theatre, as well as the his
torical costumes.
The new statistics taken from advance
sheets of the congregational Year
Book" for 1885 are: Whole number Of
churches, 1902; with pastors, 937 mot
supplied, l,012; new churches, lit !;
whole number of ministers, $3.50; whole
number of church members, 4O1, $40 !;
net increase, 5 800; added on profession,
1923; adult baptism, $3.50; infant,
5,sO1; Sunday school members, 49,
357; increase, IL 1920; benevolent con-
tributions, AS reported by 5000 churches,
1888 ,924.22: home expenditures, as
reported by 5000 churches, 1884,
1851. s..4 ~
1t appears thai. after all there is no
danger in keeping growing plants in
bedrooms. At medical conference
recently held in France it. was de-
rnonstrated to the satisfaction Of all the
wise men present that plants, SO long
as they are plants only, are a positive
benefit to the air of the sleeping room
an account Of the amount of ozone
and vapor which they exhale. They
are also destructive to the microbes
. which promote consumption. Flowers,
either growing or cut, were condemned
as injurious to health. %& as e,
A variation Of the Enoch Arden sto-
~ has just cometo an end in Berlin: In
1883 a man married the elder Of two
sisters. After fourteen years. marriage
during which she had borne him several
children, she left him and them, and
went to America. In 1856 be procured
divorce, aud married the younger SIS
Ter. In 1859 the first wife returned,
and was received back into the family.
For twenty five years the three lived to-
gether. in perfect harmony, until last
December when the husband died.
What would the English, who do not al
low . man to marry his w1fe's sister
even after the first wife is dead, say to
this? 4 d. .s
One OF the cnriosities Of the New Or
leans Exposition is an air flower from
the City OF Mexico. It is two inches
long, and resembles 8 beetle with wings
and horns. The wings are Of light ysea
green color, dotted with spscks. The
horns aressnow white. and at the points
very short.. The body Of the flower IS
pale yellow and deep orange, and gives
slight hyacinth perfume.
Miss Mollie Garfield, daugh ter Of the
late President, has ente, ed Vassar Col
lege. Y
Canada millers are buy ing up = 600,
600 Of wheat s. the northwest to be
ground i Canals.