davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1885-07-24
What Produces Old AGE,

The Medical and Surgical Reporter
Of April II contains q curious article on
the Suspension Of Old Age" the lead
ing idea of which is s'that the real
change which produces old age is more
nor less than slow but steady accumu-
lation of calcerous matter throughout
the system and it is owing to these de-
posts that the structure of every organ
is altered, elasticity thus giving way to
senile rigidity. Blockage of various
organs thus commenced, and sooner or
later vital part becomes involved, and
death of necessity follows" To delay
this process the writer advises the
avoidance of food containing this calcer-
GUS matter. among which bread is prom
inent. Moderation in eating is en- joined;
and among the articles recommended
are fruit, fish, poultry, flesh of young
mutton and beef, because, as before
stated, Of their being less heterogeneous,
All we'll and spring water contains con-
siderable of the earthly salts, and
should therefore be avoided, and els
tern water used in its stead, because
water is the most universal solvent
known. Therefore, if taken into the
system clear of foreign matter, it is to
that extent the better prepared to dis
solve and take mp. those earthly salts and
convey them out Of the system. The
saddition Of fifteen Or twenty drops Of
dilute phosph oric acid to the glass of
water and drank three times q day.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1885-07-24
From Washington,

William j. Bryant has been appointed in
spcctor OF hulls at Seattle, Wash.
The secretary Of the treasury has APP
pointed y. L. Perkins chief OF a division in
the sixth auditors office.
Commissioner Black has notified the
Utica IN. " board ofpension commission
ers that their services are dispensed with.
The Watertown, Oak, register OF public
lands is directed to allow presumption set
tiers three months to place their claims on
record.
Alexander Davezac was recently appoint
ed consul at Nantes. He is merchant OF
Covington, KY, where he has lived for
twenty years.
In accordance with the finding Of a court
martial in New York, the president dismiss
ed from the service Ensign Jeffreys OF the
navy for appropriating $500 which did not
belong to him.
Four watchmen OF the navy yard, COM
prising all except the three who were sta
toned at the gate, were recently discharged
by order OF the navy department. In the
future their duty will be performed by ma
rines stationed at the yard.
The president has appointed W. II. Des-
mond United States marshal for the North
ern district OF Iowa. Mr.. Desmond was
born in Massachusetts, but has lived in
Iowa since boyhood. He has held the office
OF sheriff OF Clinton county for many
years.
Postmasters commissioned J. II. Kulll,
Earlin, Iowa; Martha Markst;1d, Meroa,
Iowa; D. r. Phelps, Sanhorn, Iowa; A..
Grimm. Cassville, Wis; e. T. Hurd Elmer
G. W. Shafer, Omro, Wis; J. Gardner,
Spencer, Wis.
The following postmasters have been COM
missioned: j. G. Martin, Fairchild. Wis;
+. NJ. Bronham, Beeton, Wis; James Sex
ton, Neshkaro, Wis; j. F.. Underwood,
Oandata, Wis; d. NJ. Morgane, Plain. Wis;
+. L. Rexford, Shiocton, Wis; w. W.
Toner, Van Dyne, Wis.
New York state has five representatives
in the state department, ten important
places in the treasury, including the secre-
tary; the secretary OF the navy and second
deputy commissioner OF pensions are from
New York, and large number Of minor
positions are Tiled by New Workers.
Miss Cleveland left Washington for New
York city, and is not expected to return
until the heated term is over. She will
spend the summer in the neighborhood OF
New York. The president will leave Wash
ington about Aug. I for q visit to the Adj
irondack mountains, where he will remain
about a month or six weeks to obtain much
needed rest and recrea ton. He will be &C.
companied by few personal friends.
The president has made the following
special civil rule: appointments to the
$50 places in the pension Office provided to
be filled by the act of March 3, 1855, except
SO far ;s they may be filled by promotions
or transfers, must he separately apportioned
by the appointing power in as near conior-
nifty to the second section of the act OF
Jan. &c. 1888, as the need OF filling them
promptly and the residence and the quail
tications OF the applicants will permit"
The section above referred to provides that
appointments shall be apportioned among
the states and territ cries and the District
OF Columbia upon the basis of population
as ascertained at the last preceding census.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1885-07-24
The last national census shows that

The last national census shows that
Vermont is the greatest colonizine
State of the Union---that is to say, q
larger ratio Of people born within it's
limits live outside them than is the
case with any other State. In 1880
there were found in the United States
428, 6SS white natives Of Vermont, but
only Isl ,112 OF them had RENAMED
in the State of their birth, nearly AZ
per cent. residing elsewhere. The Gen.
.sus Of 1860 showed almost identically
the same ratio, q trifle above AZ per
cent. Of native Vermonters in that year
being found in other States. The
neighboring commonwealth OF New
Hampshire ranks next to Vermont as
q colonizer, having sent away nearly
IS per cent. Of her people, Connecti-
cnt comes third among the Eastern
States in this list, with almost 26 per
cent. Of her natives elsewhere III the
country; then Maine, Rhode Island
md New York, withabont 25per cent,
md Massa chusetts with no Per cent.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1885-07-24
BicaTnfst BaEsed at Brainerd.

Sheriff Mertz Of Brainerd, Mimi, bagged
an alleged biga1nist, George Weecott, alias
George West, who last fall ran away with a
Dakota school girl, Jessie Mann, from q
Lake City, Mimi. school. Wescott has O.
wife and three children near Milbank, Oak,
where Miss Mann father lives. Miss Mann
was attractiye and pretty, and q favorite
OF Weseott, and in two weeks from the
time Miss Jessie was sent to the Minnesota.
school Wescott was missing. A few days
later the school authorities notified Mr..
Mann hrs daugh ter was missing, fronwhich
tiine-'whic1 was in September last--noth-
ing whatever has been learned OF either her
or Wescott until q few days ago, when Mr..
Mann heard, through a relative Of Wescott.
that he was living at Brainerd They were
arrested at. Atkins. Papers found in their
rooms indicate that they are married. and.
Az Wescott has q wife in Dakota, he win be.
held to answer the charge 81 bigamy.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1885-07-24

1t is noted as one OF the pest
evidences that the American people
now live better than their fathers did
is found in the steady and rapid growth
Of the trade in tropical fruits. 1t is
not many years since the great
majority Of peopiescarcely knew what
q banana was, and considered oranges
and lemons as luxuries to be afforded
only in sickness Or OH great occasions.
Now, not only these, but other trop-
ical fruits, are bought and eaten
almost as generally end freely as
apples, and the. consumption ot
melons, peaches, pears, plrms and
berries is on the same universal and
extensive scale. - -.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1885-07-24
A Shocking Tragedy In Iowa.

y Eldora special-A bloody and mysteri-
GUS tragedy was enacted in Buckeye town
ship, this county, four miles south OF Alden,
recently, whereby young and beautiful
pirl was butchered while sleeping in her bed,
and her slayer met death by his own hand.
The latter was George j ohnson, a married
man twenty seven years OF age, and the
victim was his sister-in-law, aged nineteen.
Johnson with his wife and children, lived
Oh a rented farm, and to all appearances
was happy and commended. With them liv-
Il Miss Grace Rand, sister OF Mrs. Johnson,
a cultured and accomplished young lady.
The two ladies retired Tor the night
IN the second story OF the house. Half an
aour later Johnson, occupying a bed room
lown stairs with q young man in his
employ, proceeded to the chamber where
his wife and her sister were sleeping, and
Gaming over the bed he kissed her, babe her
rood night, and immediately hurried down
stairs. The actions of her sister after the
departure Of her husband, caused Mrs.
Johnson to turn her attention toward her,
md she was Mortified to discover that the
:irls throat hadbeen cut from ear to ear.
IN the agonies OF death she rolled from
The bed and lay upon the floor, with
aer night clothes drenched in blood. The
aired man FASTENED to Alden for medi-
cal assistance. When the party entered the
house they found the body OF Miss Rand
lying on the floor beside the bed. Search
was then made for johnson, and he was
found near the door, sitting on the embank-
n1ent OF the house. with his knees drawn up
to his chin, and arms across his breast. He
was alive, but across his throat was a cash
which, however, failed to sever the jugultlr
vein. Doubtless at the moment johnson
was kissing his wife he drew the razor across
the throat OF her sleeping sister. Johnson
died without making q statement. 1t is
known that he held his sister-in-law in great
esteem, and violently opposed herma1riage
with young man OF her choice which was
TO take place before long. Some think that
he was infatuated with the young lady and
killed her in an insane fit OF jealousy.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1885-07-24
Personal News Notes.

Edward NJ. Madden prominent New
York Republican, died at Middletown, aged
67 years. =
Mayor Grace OF New York astonished the
Mexican editors by addressing them in
pure Spanish. 1t was only Il few weeks
since he spoke in French to the officers of
the French frigate.
Col. f. H. Leavitt Of Char]mort, Mass,
died in Waterloo, Iowa, aged nearly eighty
years. He reached there Il short time ago
on u visit to his two SONS, and was taken
sick on his arrival. j. ..-.-.
Moncure D. Conway has decided, since
his return from Europe to make his home
in Brooklyn. During his twenty years res
idence abroad, Mr.. Conway has only made
three visits to his native land.
Father Jardine OF st. Mary's Episcopal
church, Kansas City,, refuses TO- resign his
rectorship, as requested by the Episco-
pahan clergy Of the city. He repeats his
denial OF the published charges and pro-
poses to stand ecclesiastical trial. Public
sentiment seems to be strongly against
him.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1885-07-24
Investigation of Patrician immortality.

The London Pail Mall Gazette announ-
ces that the archbishop OF Canterbury, the
bishop OF London, Cardinal Manning and
Hon. Samuel Morcly have consented to act
as q committee OF inquiry into the charges
Of aristocratic iniquity made by the Ga
zette in it revelations during thepast week.
The committee, which is looked upon as
one Of the most extraordinary, in the high
character OF it's members, ever organized,
viii soon begin its work Of investigation.
The Gazette viii place in confidence be-.
lore the committee every detail OF
evidence gathered by the paper s proportional
commission, on which It relics to prove the
existence oil the wickedness unveiled by it.
Every reporter. engaged in the Gazette's in
5yestigations willappear under oath before
the committee, and each viii produce all
the memoranda, etc, gathered by him dur
ing the several weeks of inquiry, also the
names Of persons implicated. The commit
tee will treat tally the inform alton
placed before it. It willmake a general re-
port as to the truth Of the Gazette's reye-
5lations. 3s5s 3.sss#
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1885-07-24
Murderers Caught Eighteen Years After

Samuel Aliff and J ohm Huffman haveiust
been arrested for the murder OF an aged
man named Stiner, in Ringgold county, Iowa,
in 1867. A dispatch from that point says:
An indictment was secured against them for
murder, but they could not be found, and
the matter was about forgotten. Three
months since Sheriff Beard. unlocking over
old papers in the clerks office, came across
the papers in the case, and commenced
working it up. He found that Aliff and his
nephew, accessory to the murder, were liv-
ing in Clark county, HANS, not having even
taken theprecaution Of living under assunl-
ed names. He got acquisitions from the
governors Of Iowa and Kansas, went to
Kansas and effected their capture, bringing
them back and lodging them in the county
jail. Aliff is past fifty years OF age. He is
talkative and very restless though he tries
to appear unconcerped. Huffman, who
claims he did not do the shooting, but was
present, is tfirty-five years OF age. The
case is 81 clear one, and conviction and pun
ishnent after nearly twenty years is consid-
cred certain.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1885-07-24
Lake Minnetonk. Give. Up it. Dead

| Lake MinnetonkA Gives Up its Dead
The search for the bodies OF the in-tated
steamer Minnie Cook was resumed Monday
morning where it had been abandoned the
night before, with more willing hands and
diversified methods at command.
| Daylight had no sooner dawned than the
region where the boatw supposed to have
gone down was covered with row boats
from the tillers OF which were hunggrappling
hooks, common fish lines with extra large
hooks and allmanner of devices with which
1T was hoped to secure a hold on the bodies
About q hundred yards to the north OF
Spirit island hook took firm hold in the
clothing OF what proved to be the remains
OF Mary Rand. The body ofex.Mayor Rand
was recovered in the same way, not far re-
moved from where the badly OF Mary Rand
was found. Both parties were lying face
downward, and Mr.. Rand when found was
without his coat, the graphing hook Itch
ing In the back OF his vest. His watch;
like that Of Mrs. Rand, whose body
was recovered on the previous evening indi-
Gated that the boat had sunk at about
haH-past four o'clock. In the afternoon
the body OF Frank Rand was recovered. A
little alter 6 o'clock Mat Dennee and W. H.
Deyo found the body of Mr. Coykendall a
! short distance west OF where the wreck lay.
The deceased was dressed in q white flannel
boating suit and had put over him an over
coat. The clothing bore evidence that the
body had been partially buried in the mud.
Half an hour later William Wambolt and
GeorgeE. Watson caught on their graphing
hook the body of Robert Hussay, thefriend
OF Frank Rand who accompanied the pleas
ure party. Both these bodies were found
in close proximity, and their discovery
stimulated the search for the remaining
! victims, Mrs. Coykendall and Harvey Rand.
After successive trailings over the course,
William Deane and William Deyo brought
| to the surface all that was mortal of these
| last mentioned victims.
1t was q little after 1880 o'clock when the
deep gave up the last Of it's dead, and the
remains were carried in the light boats to
| the improrised morgue, there to be prepared
for the burial baskets. The day sunk away
as the task was completed, and it was no
sooner completed than the water, all day
dotted with the various fotilla OF the lake,
was deserted. The bodies were all taken to
Minneapolis for burial.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1885-07-24
Hard times may explain the dullness

Hard times may explain the dullness
in the social world. 1t is said that
pleasure travel has been lighter this
summer than at any other timein more
than twenty years. The watering
places are not thronged with fashion
able people and hotel reporters, as a
rule, declare that money-losing Instead
OF money-making, is the rule. Aside
from obvious reasons for this state OF
things, the question arises whether
summer pleasure-seeking has not been
overdone, and whether both rich and
poor are not mbibing more sensible
notions OF recreation and pleasure.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1885-07-24
FOREIGN Gossip.


There wasn't any real, God reason for the
Afghan scare. IL.
1t is expected that the increased excise
duties in Canada will produce 81 $50, 900
additional revenue.
Emperor William OF Germany has given
the sultan four splendid horses. Thesul-
tan's master OF horse is Il German.
Had Ellen Terry remained Mrs. George
Frederick Watts, she would now be Lady
Watts, calling her husband "SiT George
The Mansion house committee Investigate
ing the Pail Mall Gazette sensations is en-
barrasscd with the richness OF the evidence.
A telegram from Berlin states that in re-
Spouse to a meeting OF employing builders
in that city, 1000 masons who had struck
have resumed work.
A French paper announces, in a guarded
manner. the counter petitions in the divorce
suit OF Sarah Bernhardt against NJ. Damala
are likely to be presented in a London
court.
Several persons have been arrested at
Saragossa, Spain, on suspicion of being con-
nected with a conspiracy to bring about d
rising in favor OF the establishment OF a re-
public.
In the Dominion house OF commOns vote
OF thanks to the officers and men engaged
in suppressing the Northwestern rebellion
and a vote $40, 900 so Gen. Middleton were
unanimously adopted,
Robert Casey, % well known stage driver
in Northern Montana, was shot and killed
on the 10th inst. at Medicine Hat by Ben
Hale. Haleis supposed to have fled across
the border into Montana.
The prince OF Waleskeeps at SandrinGham
q book in which the arrivals anddepartures
of guests, their usual habits, special re-
quirenents, ETC., are entered with the
scrupulous exactitude Of merchant sledger.
Count de Lesseps not content with the
Panama canal scheme, is again proposing
to the French government the old under
taking OF constructing a canal across
France from Havre to the Mediterra mean.
The King OF Bavaria has written to Miss
Mary Anderson's manager asking for the
terms upon which Miss Anderson will con-
sent to play ''Pygmalion and Galatea" in
his theater for a short season for his sole
benefit, himself to be the only spectator.
1t is reported that the British govern
ment intends to grant an inquiry into the
Maamtrasna murders. 1t will be remena-
bered that Patrick Joyce and Patrick
Casey made a deposition asserting the in
nocence OF Miles Joyce, who was hanged
for alleged connection with the crime.
Henry NJ. Stanley in London received 81
deputation of citizens who favor emigr:l-
ton as a relief for the congested districts OF
England. Mr.. Stanley said he warmly APP
proved OF their scheme OF emigration to the
Congo country, and an appeal would be
made to the government for assistance to
defray the expenses OF the poorer classes to
seek homes in the Congo.
At a conference OF sugar 1efners in Lon
don recently resolution was unanimously
adopted petitioning the prime minister to
make IL tour OF the country and bring be-
fore the people the alleged injustice Of the
American government in paying 81 bounty
through it's tariff laws to American export
ers OF refined sugars. The retiners claim
that this bounty is running the sugar in
dustry OF Great Britain.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1885-07-24

The steamboat business ON the up
per Mississippi is at the lowest condi-
ton that has been experienced since
the advent of railroads, on account OF
the very low rates of freight. just at
this season there is some passenger
travel, but that has fallen offimmense-
ly, as compared with former years.
Steamboat property has very little
value, for no one wishes to engage in a
business that will not pay. 1t is said
that O. fine steamer that cost $780,
600 O. few years ago, was offered for
$25, 900 and not taken at that price
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1885-07-24

The Mexican editors are having a
triumphal junketing tour throughout
the Nothern States. Commercial bod
les and Americans generally are Civ
ing them opportunities OF seeing the
social side, at least, of Northern civil
cation, and probably with benefit to
Mexico in the future, and perhaps to
this country.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1885-07-24
Sir Richard Cartwri2 hit places Can:

Sir Richard Cartwrish hit places Cana
dian finances in rather an unfavora-
BILE light. He declares that there has
been All increase OF 100000, 900 in
the debt, for which there is nothing to
show but two railways, one OF which
has been given away, while nobody
cares for the other. Since 1867 the
population has increased but 80 per
cent, while the debt has advanced
200 per cent, expenditures $50 per
cent, and taxation $50 per cent.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1885-07-24
THE NEWS SUMMARIZED.
As to the Grasshoppers.

Prot Riley, of the chronological bureau
Of the agricultural departments says, regard
ing the locust scare: --1
'Unless there are facts OF which am not
informed" said Prof. Riley recently, 81
should say without hesitation that no Wis
itation OF grasshoppers will occur this year:
do not think it is necessaryto send special
agents to the Northwest, now that the
special reports from Colorado show that
there is nothing to lear. There have been
no credible reports that the migratory spe-
cies are anywhere to be seem"
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1885-07-24

went out over his fathers farm to work.
Not returning, search was made for him, and
his mangled remains were found lying in a
thicket with his neck broken and a terrible
wound on his neck and throat. II. -
Postoftice Inspector Metcalf caught Lars
L., Gunderson, late postmaster at Cumber-
land, Wis, in Winnipeg, and brought him
into the United States. Gunderson is a Nor
wegian, and disappeared last winter, leav-
ing several countrymen to make up u short
age OF IS 900 in his accounts.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1885-07-24
The Indian troubles in Kansas SUBJ
sided pretty quick after it became evil
dent that the government would not
submit to Indian nonsense.

The rage for buildings of great height
in New York city has been checked by
law passed last winter. Eighty feet
from the curb is now the limit OF the
height of'dwellings in thewidest streets
OF the city, and in streets not exceed
ing sixty feet i'll width thelimit isseyen-
ty feet. = s#.-
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1885-07-24

Now that o. single two-cent stamp
carries a letter weighing an ounce, and
as the average letter weighs only one
fourth OF an ounce, the extra post
age' nuisance may be said to be prac-
tically abolished. The next advance
in postal business will be penny post
age, or one cent an ounce. This viii
come soon.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1885-07-24

"a cyclone with terrific lightning,
thunder and rain,' which destroyed
bridges, houses, barns, churches and
caused the death of two girls, struck
Waterbury, VT, q few days ago. Such
storms are not unfrequent in the East
ern States but the press of that sec
ton does not make much of them,
while at the west they are always ex-
aggernted.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1885-07-24

The excess OF exports from the
United States over the imports to this
country for the last fiscal year amount
ed to $165,OOo, 900 in favor OF the
United States-which is highly encour-
aging in these dull times Theumount
would be much larger if extravaganza
could be checked, but that seems to be
impossible.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1885-07-24

dance performed by twelve young ladies
Of the age of 16 and II, all of whom the
Chacha introduced as his wives. Their
performance, however, was inferior to
that Witnessed the night before. The
three days festivities, all more or less
Of the same kind, were concluded by
Chacha presenting q bull to DR.. Zol-
Ter. a.-,.