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Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1885-06-26
The Be,iOain Style of Warfare.

This great heather and fun blown
prophet was once poor boy, without
a dollar in his pocket. Years ago,
when little Mehd used to snare suck
ers along the White Nile, no one
thought thai to-day he would be the
champion heavy weight prophet of
the known world 1t shows what can
be done by q brave, courageous little
boy, even in q foreign land. . a.
In appearance he is Il brunette. of
about the style Of the successful
meerschaum pipe. He does not dress
as we do, but wears y white turban
that looks some like an Etruscan hens
nest. On Chilly days he adds other
articles Of app lrei ITO. this turban,
though during the summer months
that is sufficient Tor evening dress In
the morning he pas on his turban,
buckles "a six-shooter around Il his
waist, and he is dressed. 1t doesn't
take Mehdi long to make. his toilet.
Years ago he decided that he would
retire to q lonely island in the Nile and
put Himself in training for a prophet,
so he crawled into q cave and soon
the people began to hear, of Ell Mehdi,
and ne had all the prophecy ing he
could do, and had to hire an a,naneun--
sis or assistant prophet to help hum
out. During the holidays, when trade
was brisk, the mehdi had to sit up and
prophesy till 10 or II o'clock at night.
y His real name is Mohammed Ach-
med and he was the son OF q petty
sheik, whose name I.haye forgotten.
This man was Il very inferior person
and very ordinary sheik, am told
iustsuch asheik as YOU could go in
and find on the 10-cent counters Of the
Soudan anywhere. ' &s.$#ai X
BY and by Mohammed Achmed got
call to rise up William Reilly. and
gather the clans of the Soudan togeth-
er. He went to them and told them
in confidence thatthe was tho only
genuine. all-wool prophet on the Nile,
and if they wanted some fun to get
their double-barrel shotgUns and join
the gang. They did so. N one of them
ever did anything athome to obtain q
livelihood, SO they could be on the.
|war-path all summer, and their bust.
ness wouldn't suffer at all. III ID
They then proceeded to murder the
kings English, who had come there to
conquer and acquire their sand pile,
The Arabian style Of warfare is Pc.
cnliar. Itccnsists largel j in drinking
aikali water on their part and in res
4uiring their enemies to do the same
for ninety days. So it becomes simply
q question Of who has the irmest and
most durable Bessemer steel bowels.
No one but Bedonin would have
thought Of such d style Of warfare H
rs not, therefore, q question OF courage
sor everla lasting justice, it isa question
aof who can drink Concentrated I've all,
summer and take his stomach home
with him III the fall s#sf
Ill ID lie, fhe Ar 40 charge il peculiar
I'LL the Elk trem The Arab does not
stand up3 ia limo of bat le fur an hour
while the comma ling officer gallons
slt,s and down the line on d
]horse. and the enemy pours q calling
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1885-06-26

fire into his ranks. He sails up toward
the enemy, waves his Oriental night
Shirt the Egyptian night air, shoots
some one, and goes away. When the
battle-ground is examined on the fol-
lowing day, it's discovered that eight
hundred brave and handsome English
soldiers are killed and one old moth
eaten Arab has stepped on his Gothic
shirt tail and sprained his ankle.
4 Ell Mehdi is not bad looking man
at all, and the report that he has lost
his teeth, so that when he gives his
orders he has to. gum Arabic, is not
true. Bill Nye, IN Burlington Hank
sp2fp Et# d ,as5$ ~ - = 3ss& 49, n
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1885-06-26
nIusic-L0ying COWBOYS.

Perhaps no concert troupe ever play
ed with the same vehemence as did
recently that one belonging to Theo-
dore Thomas. While travelling through
New Mexico, he and his com pany were
On a special train, and rs they pulled
out of Coolidge, their car Was boarded
by gang of cowboys, who with
drawn reVolyers demanded music or
blood.
For a moment all was connection.
Mr. Thomas mustache twitchcd nerv-
ously as he murmured under his
breath, ''iIein Got in ilimsnel.' He
was soon brought to his senses, how
ever, by big cowboy who leveled a
shooter at his head and told him If be
didn't grind out some music pretty
sudden he would make him think
that a gattling gun had opened on
him.
Those who have seen Mr.. Thomas
lead orchestra and noticed how spry
he was about getting there, can inn
agine how the words of the cowboy
acted upon him. He looked from the
mild eye of the cowboy into the cold,
black, cherries depths of his shooter,
and then, without stopping to argue
the point, grasped coupling-pin in
his right hand and mounted the wood
box. In the meantime the other COW.
boys got the musicians coralled up in
one corner, and scared them nearly to
death. Theodore announced that the
entertainment would open with the
old and universal favorite, *'Home,
Sweet Home but they had hardly
got started when the cowboy, who
was looking after Mr.. Thomas gave
wal whoop that caused the hair Of the
bull fiddler to turn as white as the
fleece of that proverbial piece of NUT
ton that once upon time accompanied
Mary to school. %'%
Theodore ceased pounding the ali
with his coupling pin, and asked the
cowboy what was eating him. The
cowboy politely Informed the great
leader that they didn't want any Sum
day-school music, but something soul
stirring, something quick and devillsh.
as it were. Theodore seemed te
grasp his meaning, and asked him
what tune he preferred. This was left
to the gang to decide. and they came
to the conclusion that the <.Arkansaw
| 4 SbfCiCl Hcutu 5uoo sS0'sAV sAO
bill. Never before WAS that piece Of
| music rendered with such 'sget-there<
ness Each musician had his head
| covered with a pop, and each one ex-
pected that the next moment would be
his last. When the piece was finished
| the cowboys lowered there weapons.
! and the sigh that went up from thosa
! musicians made the windows rattle.
| The head cowboy then asked to be
presented to Nine. Materna, and after
! The introduction was over, she was in.
/ formed that if she did not wish her
! hustle filled with bullets, she had bet.
4 ter mount a seat and warble a few well
4 selected WARDS. Once more the trem-
bling musicians were compelled to
saw for 81! that was out, and those
4 wild untamed children OF the plains
]. enioyed q treat, the like Of Whie h they
never bad before hen the lady had
finished they left the train and b y
i way Of pIanse fred a salute with
their revolver Rsess;''s tssa,s. FS s$
syenr heart Is IN tile right lace sou can b
4 AZ dude. hair i,l mild le aass
y wear sharp oln1ed shoes. 40. pendsspl
the location Of the hear .S
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1885-06-26
.PENUILLINGs FROM LIFE.

How do you explain his successP
He's not q man of ability, is hep
mo; not by q long shot, but ---n
But whatp''
~ tell you he can just more than
smirk and look nobby. H
sid you hear the Thursday evening
discourse. Miss Johnson" Z.
Eyes, sir. IN
The theme--Was 1t before or after
the fallp"' y S S: n
II ooh, it was before the fall, profess
sor, for hadn't been to the rink at all
then e
"Spell .furze, =. said tho STRIPPING
school teacher to the barefooted boy
with whole in the knee OF his pants.
~ "F-u-r-z-e, furze,' said the boy, rub
bing the flies from one leg with the
( other foot. n
4 "What does it meanP'
"Ptease, sir, it's what grows Oh your
face S r.
s'Misler says he was sighted at your
house the other night, Brigsley."
.'S!lghtedp" ~......
eyes. He says the company didn't
show him any attention, and he feels
bad about it. .
+ Tie does, ehp. Well, he's too much
Of a fool to know when he is used
right. He got blamed nigh as much
attention as the dog does in Goozeler's
family, and they haln't got child to
their name. What more could the
Teller ask9..' ~ 'E =
Sometimes whole volume can be
squeezed into a sentence. A man with
q fine poultry yard, near the roadside.
was accosted, as he stood admiring his
favortes, by a solemn figure on horse
back, who pulled rein at the fence, and
remarked.
mice birds, my friend; nice birds;
and you've got fine lot of them, too.
eyes, rather" returned the poultry
man. ''Are you fond Of chickens,
sirp" 49,
''Ive preached the gospel forty
years, my dear sir--forty years in
May"
You say that you was forcibly
eiecteGp'
mo, sir; don't say nothingof the
kind
Didn't I understand you to say
that he removed you with violepcep'
II don't know what you under
stood, but didn't say that
II inferred from what you told me
that he used force to compel your
exit"
Il don't see how you got that into
your head, for didn't say nothing of
the kind. 49,. $685.. y
"You didn't 60 out of your own &C.
cordp"
"Not by a tarnal sight"
'Then how did you gee out?''
'Why, gosh it all, he kicked me-
out" H. i.
well, want to know if he didn't
use violence"
"No, I'll be shrunk it no did. He
used his foot"
'How's this, Dooseleyp" said man
to a photogra pher who had lodgings in
his gallery. You're looking as though
you hadn't a friend on earth. What's
Che matter? No bad luck, hope.'
''That's just what it is. don't be-
lieve any man ever had such bad luck
as 40. Nothing goes rlght
'Explaln YOURSELF
"Well, to begin with. married 8
woman who could discount the old
Nick himself in keeping things red
hot, but last summer she began to get
feeble IN her breathing works, and L
picked up a little hope. The doctor
said she had consumption and couldn't
live six months in that gallery. She
must have change OF climate and
fresh air, or I'd find Grape on my hat
before knew it. Well, sir, from that
minute l began sleeping her next to
the chemicals, and LII be logged ii she
didn't get fat on it. There's no use in
"a man trying to brighten up when
things go against nun that way
Chicago Selyer. T2
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1885-06-26

The hand somest woman III Chicago vears.
blue stockings and she Is not reluctant IN
showing them line III the back yard.
ystaas
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1885-11-06
Origin of the winchester Rihe'
New Haven Palladium

New Haven Palladium.
A pistol Of decidedly clumsy appear
ance. and with fully AZ much brass as
steel in it's composition, was left Tor
few minutes at Klock' drug store, with
several other articles, by gentleman
who had some errands to do before
taking horse-carfrom the corner, ana
who asked permission 70 Temporarily
relieve himself OF the load. During his
absence several visitors IN the store
handled the weapon, which, although
il was not loaded, did no damage. The
necuhar make was the subject Tor con
lecture for some time, until the pistol
was shown to leading military man,
who Immediately recognized II as one OF
theTvler Henry patent. "This pistol,
said he. works on the same principle
as the Winchester magazine gun. vi
course many Improvements have been
made since this pistol was manufactur-
ed but the principal features are the
same. Thousands upon thousands OF
dollars have been madeirom thelnVen-
ton. but the inventor received niue
benefit fromit. The late Q. r. Wlnches-
terhegan the shirt business many years
ago on a very small scale, cutting out
the garments, which his wife and other
women put together. The business
gradually increased until Winchester
& Davies built Tor shirt manufacturing
the large factory on Court street Inc
firm prospered, and when Tyler Henry
produced his magazine pistol, he went
10 Mr.. Winchester, as n leading capi
talist and manufacturer, and propos
posed to sell him the patent for } .,
600. Mr.. Winchester offered him 500
600. but the offer was refused. Henr.
afterward offered TO sell for $40, OO'
and Winchester offered him S2o,oOo
No sale was made then; nor later whel
the invention was offered for $50, oo'
to the capitalist, who then reduced HI
figures TO $4,000. Finally, Winches
ter bought the patent, paying Henry
think, only 81, 800. The first gun
were made on the moael known a
, 1866. Other models have been mad
/ since but all conform very nearly I
the original Henry model.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1885-11-06
Indcstructibility of Gold.

Gold may be said 10 be everlasting,
indestructible The pure acids have
no effect upon it. Air and water are
alike prohibited from working its de-
struction; while 70 baser metals they
are decay, to gold they are innocuous.
Bury it through long ages, and when
the rude tool of the eXcavator again
brings it to light, while everything
around it, and originally associated
with it. has returned to dust from
which it sprang; whileth delcateform
which it adorned has become n powder
so impalpable as TO be inappreciable;
while the strong bone OF the mighty
warrior crumbles a. YOU gaze upon 1t;
while his trusty sword lies "A mass OF
shale rust, the delicate tracery IN gold
which adorned il, or he tincly-wrought
tiara which encircled the lofty brow oil
the fair damsel is there IN It's pristine
beauty, perfect rs when II lett the work
mans hands and became the Joy oil
her fleetingmoments Ges. days years,
centuries have rolled 10y, mighty EN-
pires have risen and fallen; dynastles
that dreamed their power was TO De
everlasting have passed away; armies
have marched, conquered and become
nerveless with decrepit old age; cities
teeming with population and com
merce have hetome the dwelling place
of the owl and the bat. the very pyra
mids themselves raised in the pride o
power. and destined to lac forever
have crumbled and are crumbling, an'
vet that thin hlament OF COL has stoo'
unchanged through all these might,
changes: it has withstood triumphant
1.-THE destroying hand OF time; II IS to
iay what il was three thousand year
ago. Surely it isanoble metal, worth
OF all admiration.-Sir Henry Nlvlar
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1885-11-06
At Lake George.

While stopping in front OF an Indian
wiewam TO look at some articles that
might serve as souvenirs OF the Adj
rondacks, girl OF 10 years oil age
stepped out with the papoose OF the
house in her arms. How old IS the
babyY" asked young lady, as she
upazed into the infants eyes, which
were so black that they looked like a
couple of licorice drops. The girl turn
ed and screeched at her mother: Cor
inka kinka choligog" And the moth,
or replied: "Hari kari mushawah.
Then the girl said: -Four months:
Then the old brave got up and LAID
down his pipe, and said to his daugih'
ter: "You don't want to be too fresh,
standing out there too much, oryou i
give the snap dead away. You must
Tecollect we're Crow Indians now.
There are some people down the road
who buy newspapers at our stand IT
Forty-seventh street, and you must
not be recognized; so you d better star
your face up little more, keep In th'
shade and let the mulatto attend &c
the Indian part. Now come and hno
me the ink; I want to write down tt
New York and order some Indian or
naments, as the stock Is getting low.
Puck.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1885-11-06
Arctic Exploration.

There will be u general acquescence
tn the opinion OF Lieutenant Danen-
hover in respect to the practicability
of further Arctic explorations when
he says: ~.
after having served with one Arctic
expedition, and having devoted seven
years TO the study OF the subject, as
well rs 10 the watchful observation OF
the numerous efforts and the compare
tive insignificant result attending sac
rifice of human life and treasure, UNI
hesitatingly record myself as opposed
to further explorations OF the central
polar basin with present resources.
The gradual extension of observatory
stations i'm the interests OF meteoro-
logical, magnetism and other scien-
tifc bi anches should be made, but
national support should not be given
to another polar expedition.
Lieutenant Greedy and other ex
plorers take an opposite view OF the
matter, and the question Is one whicf
will probably be much discussed, but
the result OF the recent expeditions
point strongly to the conclusion thai
the game is not worth the candle"
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1885-11-06
Cause for Rejoicing.

,,Iliarkah!e discovery made last winter, Is a.
4ta.ting wi.e spread lntertst As IL Involves
ID uo-t iupoi tant question THAT OF pubic
nra.tu. 1 is ucing discussed ~ eminent phya
cans aud pubic men. IL Is sLown conc u
-IV,l, tht III oat and lunt troubles can &c
cared " !thout iesortlng 10 the use oil nlorph :,
ot ,piLm-espcciaAy dangerous n the case o.
,hI rem as arresiing development, aud POI
Aeu.uu ta, systrm. The G. vernon OF Mary
land ana all tuc Gals ot tlat s, ate tndo Sc
H. remedy, he state chemist oil delaware
,Intouuces 10 tie purest ami most elective,
ana Aospual. anu charitable institutions ~
~ laDe.p la ANA other cities use II Witn re-
Ikab.e results he remedy which IS ohl'
twenty-five cen. bottle, Is Rcd star Cough
cure. IL is Dley vegetable. IL contains u'
poison or narcOtI,-, aud is II positive cure.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1885-11-06

Beva Lockwood, according 10 Washing
ton correspondent, has a wel!-talanced head
That explains her success as a blcycllst and her
failure u, politician.
Barnum Is To ave Jumbo stuffed, and so
continue 10 draw a crowd tn him. But this
will not Ice So effective as Barnun's old methol
II 'stullng' tIe crowd
Rev DR.. George c. Lorlmer, the Chicago
BAPTIST divine, Is spoken OF as the probable
sUCCe or Of Rev. Gausua Anderson as Prcsi-
Icnt 90 Chica1O University
about teyenty.iiye dTdes $ er.iiorms, and the
tyenmcat Il ar.sI Is astonlsheI al his mouera-
ion in never wearing more than one al a
time
The sparrow has not only.lost caste abroad
but be Is losing IL at lone. lie eouAtTy pa
pcrs o England are filed with discussion W
"A mers as 10 the best methods Tor Ills eAtei-
W4naton.
The sentence of a thief in the Northampton
Mass house OF correction eXpireL last Mon
,uy and he was re4eastd. On his. way out h'
entered a DIT soner's cell AM sto.e t"o nan
chains The theft was quickly discovered, th'
c,-couyct rearlcsted, and immediately rIcu
ana sentenced TO "a new term.
La Macon, Buenos Ayres paper, contained
AN ann uuCement, signed Dy elgnt physicians
hat connection by telephone VIII be inaie Oh
ID ,at.on ~ any patients requiring lnedca
. .ttru,uuce al uEut ! he lee lOr visit aite
ii H. M would seem somewhat large ia GU
altitude ,a-but Is not thought 10 be "a
uorbuant there.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1885-11-06
Gen. Toombs is entirely conyalesccnt.

Ten. ToomDS - cntlfeiy convalesccnt
Chief Justice Waite has sailed for home.
Mrs. Robert Goelet is worth 50, OOO, 900, made
In hardware.
Mrs. Martin Bates was left 10y her husband
81, $4,000, which he made in dry goods.
A Harvard student from New York carries
sl5,CO insurance on tie furniture Of his
rooms.
DR.. Edward Warren. the popular American
physician Ia Paris will write a book OF remi-
niscences.
II. q. Shaw lJosu buings) IA said % have
saved $4,000. AS the results OF his bad
orthography.
A single street car company in New Orleans
shot $lO,5OO worth OF mules few days % on
account OF CHAMBERS.
Professor Tyndalrs gifts Of money 10 various
America colleges VII. be handed over to the
institutions tAis month.
Senate. stanford is a leader in the move
meut Ia California 10 raise $40, coo for Grant
monument n Golden Gate Park.
Mark Twain Is said 10 have made $4,000 out
OF his "Iuckleberry Finn" But then Mark Is
never mentioned as losing anything, moi even
his hair
Historian Bancroft aud Congress sional Ii
brarian Spoilord are thick as schoomales, and
ride out together on horseback every pleasant
afternoon.
That is an ingenious sign which "A Bethe
hem tN. H. ConfectlOner keeps on the front
OF his shop. IL reads French candies made
in this building"
Father Hyacinthe declares that war can not
be d spensed with, and that those who adyo-
cate rs abolition are dangerous, almost crimi-
nal Utopans."
James Russell Lowell, Charles Dudley Warn
or, and others are said 10 be interested In the
new magZne the New Princeton Review, 10
he issued in January.
A shower Of fish fell NJ Palatka, Fla, recent
IT,. some OF the hsh have been Kept in water
Jars 10 show 10 tie incredulous, but the cloud
from which they fell has passt Il 10y.
A Denver Chinaman, who stumbled over a
nest OF hornets, was seen the next moment
uying down street, yelling, Joss !" Dam V
'Melcan hellee, free brds'
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1885-11-06
poodle dogs at the cate. and they are

poodle dogs at the gate, and they are
all in hurry to get doc, 'tos they are
all crying, bar BARI"
"She thought the "baa" ofthe sheep
was the cry of "bar! bari" which fret
full people make when they are anx-
lou TO get through.
Well, the rest is sad enough, and
can but make it short, for it is too
dreadful to dwell upon.
Little Nitts grew yearly taller and
handsomer Everybody said she would
make a splendid woman. even il one
eye was black and the other blue.
could never wean her from tending the
toll-bar.
young ladies'" have no business
tending toll-gates."
Tm not a younglady," she declared,
laughing until both eyes became the
same color, and that color the iolllest
blue. I'm your Little Mitts for life
and in death"
But darkness was nigh. One fearful
night Little Mitts sat up with me later
than was her wont. There had been
robberies in the neighborhood.
"Mittens, dear" she inquired, "aint
you afraid of robbers? You have no
help at hand but slender me, and it is
generally known that you have saved
money, and that il is in the house"
~ have not the least fear, Little
Mitts." said |, reassuringly, and then
she kissed Inc goodnight and chung to
me with a tenderness unusual even for
her, before she Went to her bedroom
out OF the dollhouse.
Later than midnight | let III two
powerful-built men-detectives, they
said they were, searching for soldiers.
They had Grape drops over their
faces, "to keep the sleet from their
eyes. one of them explained.
! turned to give the fire jog, at
which one of them thundered,-
Now, then, old man, pass over all
you ready CASH."
turned and looked at them. Each
was covering me with a revolver.
"Neverl" was my reply. 4 had
ra, her die than lose all | have, in my
old age and feebleness.
Click, click" went their pistols, as
they slowly pronounced
Cone
A gust down the chimney drove the
smoke into the room.
"rwo," There was light step.
Some one entered
"Three," Isaw fash, heard loud
report. an oath, and a wild cry, and
then there came swift roll of smoke.
The smoke of the chimney and guns
was lifted by gust OF wind from the
door. saw white figure falling. 1t
was little Nitts, shot through her bless
ed body. She had come TO save her
old, worthless foster-iathers life.
Then the fire tlarel, and the room
was still The ruilans must have fled,
for ] saw them no more.
Regardless of all else. carried her TO
the bed, and bent over her. No one
but God who knows the vast depths
there are i'm stricken human nature,
knew how felt.
kiss me, Mittens, dear, she gasped;
land have no heart of fear, for the
road am going to stretches out fairer
and brighter before me-and oh, the
golden gates are opening Kiss me
farewell. dear old father-and' the
golden gates had opened.
She was dead.
Ihavenever been able TO unravel the
mystery OF her abandonment in her
early childhood, but still try to keep
the promise | made her ITO Ice dood, .
hoping some day her little hands may
open the golden gates and let the old
gate keeper pass through into that
world she saw in her visiOn.-Iouth )
Companion.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1885-11-06
THE nIRD OF MY HEART.

A MAmES's soI.ii-rour.
Somebody to Lowell
II only knew
Where somebody lived
That would love me too,
Somebody whose heart
Was warm and strong;
Somebody to watch me
And help me along
The journey Of life,
And stand beside
My form at the altar,
And | a bride.
Somebody to lovcl
III could but dar
To think OF n lover.
My love TO share,
TO go with me
Adown the glade,
And through life's troubles
With me TO wade;
Somebody to share
TIC Dittef ana sweet,
Son.chody with smiles
My face TO greet.
Somebody 20 loyel
II on lifc's WAY
A lover beside my path
Would stray,
And drop in M ear
Tho tender word
or love, like the Whispering
ora birC;
New life, new beauties
Would come Ga me,
And TIA" bird Of my heart
Would Toe set free
FRANK MYRTLE.