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Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1885-01-30
A. Satisfied Oregonia11.
.
From the Portland Oregonian.


Hon. A. J. Dufur and wife, who have
just returned from visit to their old
home in Orange county, w., after an
absence of thirty years, report having
had avery pleasant trip. They travel
cd extensively in Wisconsin and South.
err Illinois, but saw no place which
suited them IS we'll as Oregon. Mr..
Dufur gives rathereas Encouraging @ac-
count Of the agricultural prospects Of
Vermont. He says that he thought he
was getting to be quite, an old. man till
he went back there and saw men Of
from so to 80 years toddling around
and running farms: The land is
worn out and the young men are
all "geing West: "~~s~tThe old farm
ers there would not allow Mr.. Dufur to
give their boys any favorable account
of the West, saying that they were all
going off, and the land was passing into
the hands Of their hired help of foreign
birth Some one said Of Vermont q
long time ago, that ut vas good place
tosemigrate from, Rand Mr.: Dufur APP
pears to have thought so thirty years
ago, and now thinksso more than ever
The, farm that hea sold for $3,4O0 has
since been sold for $1,000, and would
not bring that AMOUNT now. In one
night p s tsf Wisconsin ,l' Mr., Dufu1
says he heard more thunder and saw
more lightning than during has twenty
five 1"ars residence in Oregon.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1885-01-30
Wooden Railway Ties.

Wooden ties for railways are h"cou1-
ing more expensive every year, ana the
time is coming when possibly some sub
stitute will have to be devised for them.
The chief engineer of the Reading *ail-
road is about to tsx, some experiments
With steel ties. fnev would be the
same III size and shape as the present
wooden tics. except that they would be
hollow: and they would practically last
until they rustod away, while the best
oak ties last only about eight years.
Some Of tho advantages claimed for the
steel tics are that the expense of main-
tanning the track would be largely re-
ducod, the road bed would be irmer ard
smoother, and trains could run at much
higher speed over them. The wear and
tear on track and rolling stock would
also BE lessened, because the track IS
smoother. For these reasons trains
could run faster without increasing the
expense proportionately.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1885-01-30
A BOGUS GHOST. :"
The Tricks Of Medium Exposed.


Boston Advertiser. ~ p
There is no end to the folly Of the
credulous. Those who have watched
the spread of the materializing spirit
seances in this city during the last year
have had proof. enough of; this. Last
night Mrs. Bliss, of SO East Newton
street, began, as usual, by explaining
that this seances was her religion, and
then followed the usual 'jugglerv. A
figure in white appeared, and then "Iit-
tie Billy" in dark nautical costume,
and then another figure in white Was
very demonstratively afectionate to
some of the sitters. After time ono of
the audience grew impatient and threw
h his 81 arms about the figure as she danced
up to him, crying, "stay, oh, stay ="
The spirit ~ struggled violently in a
very feshy way, and half dozen of the
persons who wore managing the per-
for1nance threw themselves Upon him
and dragged him back. The spirit CO
ran back into the cabinet, followed
closely by some of the observers.
Matches were lighted and blown out by
the confederates. The gas was stopped
up, but still more matches were lighted
and another burner found. One Of the
gentlemen was collared and dragged
out, put he slipped
back into the cabinet. The medium
was then on the floor with stalwart
friend standing over her. Her shoes
were in the corner and her stockingea
feet were visible! Her arms and mack
were entirely bare, but the muslin robe
which she had worn as ghost was
wrapped round her waist and tucked
under her. Her dark dress she had
caught up and pinned round her shout
ders. The cap and little blue skirt
front which she had worn as Chilly"
where lying by her, half hidden, but
these and the shoes werespicked up and
preserved by the investigating party.
Meantime there was regular tussle
outside, ending in tho turning of the
little party out into the hall and locking
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1885-01-30
ABOUT EGGS.
How 1t IS That They Cost SO Cents b Doz~
eu-Germfsn Lin, ed Eggs.

How 1t Is That Tl,sy Cost SO Cents q Doz~
eu-Gsrnaan LINED Eggs.
"It vas too pad hat to sharge you
fecfty cent. shoost make two cent on
dot tozen Of aigS said an uE-towo gro
Ger who WAS selling eggs yesterday.
"IIe bold the truth. He paid IS certs
o dozen, wholesale, if he bought his
eggs the first Of the week, " said ". $.
Dixie. a commission merchant, when
asked if eggs Lad been selling at that
price. "The warm weather early il the
season started the hens, and eggs came
in so freely that the market was very
weak. A good many got frightened
and sold out. Then the weather came
around cold again, and stopped the sup
DIV. The stock in hand here was not
large, OF course those who had held
their stocks made some money. in fact
eggs were so scarce the first Of the week
that [ DO not know how We would have
lived if we had not received a supply by
couple 80 of German steam
ers. The warm weather of
to-day has reduced, the price
to ~ cents wholesale, but it will I've
cold to- morrow, and we will not sell
any, lower for some time. LINED eggs
bring about IS cents
How many eggs were brought in 10y
the German steamers?'
"Abont 1,400 cases Of say $4,000
Dozen"
fare they in1ed?"
eyes, but the German process is bet
ter than the American. Here q bushel
of lime is Stacked with eight Or ninepa'lss
Of water: the water is drawn OF, and
the eggs ere packed in it. The
! lime water. closes the pores IN the
she'll and excludes the air. The %eggs
will then keep two or three years. But
the white of the egg gets watery, and,
besides that, the liners do not pickle
the eggs until they are afraid
that they will spoil. Ont of t.
600 barrels Of lined eggs received
here only 200 will be gilt lodged, The
German process leaves the white in
such natural condition that the i'm
ported eggs arc frequently sold here as
fresh ones by retailers. The only thing,
to prevent it is the fact that these pre-
served eggs cannot be boiled. They
crack open every time, of course: In
every other respect they are as gocsi as
nine tenths Of the fresh eggs Sold"
"How mnch duty do you pay on
theln?" =
| @Tl1e American hen is wholly unpro
tected from the pauper labor of the
Germans. There is g movement Oh
foot, though, to get D duty on eggs
which will, perhaps, enable us to charge
several cents more dozen under ex.
IRENE circumstances.
March options on eggs sold in The
exchange yesterday at 1871 cents dozen
IN. Y. Sun.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1885-01-30

Justin S. Morrill, Of Vermont is the
Oldest United States senator. He will
be IS years of age next April He has
had as long continuous service in Con-
gress RS either Clay on Benton and long
er than any one at present in public
life. EEe has been in Congress since
1855. He was u member of the house
from that period until 1867. He has
been in the senate ever since He has
been recently reelected for another
senatorial term If he should live TO
the enc of that term he would be 81
years old, This would give him rec
ord of IS yours in Congress. This is a
longer record of continuous service than
any one has yet made in Our history.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1885-01-30

Missouri is sometimes set down ns O
backward State, yet its permanent
school fund amounts to over ten millions
of dollars, and in all other respects the
State is in highly prosperous condi-
ton. The State last year expended
from the interest Of this fund and taxa
ton IS, 1888 900 for school purposes, and
has school property valued at nearly
nine millions of dollars.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1885-01-30
a Satire on Eu1og1es.

"Gem'len, in one rcspek Bruddor
Slawson Was far to medium man. If
he borryed half a dollor to go to de
circus he'd pay IL back outer money dat
his wife Armed at lie washbol.rDe poo
neber turned away from his doah empty
handed. He riticl de SORROWS Of 8 big
tramp and let his. wife go bar'futted an
his chin hungry. He was kind hearted,
but allus behind on his pew rent. He
was philanthropic, but he had to dodge
his butcher He was kind faddar, but
he has got two of the wust boys in de
State Of Ohio He was 8 lovin husband,
but he was content to sit aro7ln'de gro
Gerry an let his wife support de family.
While we may say dat we am sory death
has come to sever ties an bring changes,
we have no occashun to remark dat the
world will be any de wuss ff,"-De-
:, troit Freeg Press. %SS
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1885-01-30
Evarts seuatox from New York.

At tho caucus of the republican members Of
ated William Maxwell Evarts as tho choice Of
the great Majority Of the Republican members
of tho legislaturc---a man who would do honor
to the state and one who would heal up di7is-
ions in the party. The nomination OF
Evarts was seconded by Senators Arkell,
Barker aud Dansing, and Assenah]ymen Huh
bell and Livingston. Gen. Barnum named Levi
T. Norton and the nomiua tion was seconded by
AssembIy1nan Williams. Gen. Hustled named
Chsuncey NJ. Depew. Lansing transferred
Judge RussePs support to Evarts, and spoke IN
favor Of the latter Arkell and Hubbell also
spoke in favor of Evarts. The ballot resulted
as follows: Eyarts, 81, Morton, - Depew, 3
On motion of Gen. BarnCm seconded by
Gen. Hustled, the nomination Of Evarts was
made unanimous, and the caucus adjourned.
The nomination gives great satisfaction In all
quarters.
Feb e. 1878. He was the son OF jeremiah
Evarts treasurer and corr responding, secretary
Of the American board Of commissioners for
foreign missions. He graduated at Yale col
lege in s!7, studied in the Harvard law school
under Judge Story and Prot, Greenieaf, ard was
admitted to the bar IN New York in l4l. III
ls!o he was appointed deputy United States
district attorney in New York city; which po-
siton he held four years In the impeachment
trial of President Andrew Johnson in tho
spring of 1868, Mr.. Evarts was principal coun~
sci for the defendant From Jlly Is, 1868,
to tho close OF Johnsons administration he
was attorney general of the United States.
In 1872 he was counsel for the United States
before The tribunal Of arbisra ton on the Ala
I bama claims at Geneva. He was the senior
counsel retained by Henry Ward Beecher ia
!, the action brought by Theodore Tilton, the
trial of which lasted six months The most
!, important case in which Mr.. Evarts has since
appeare an advocate was that Of the Repub-
lican party before the electoral commission in
the early part Of 1877. Mr.. Evarts IS also
widely known as al orator. President Hayes
promptly appointed him secretary Of state,
|, which office he retained until the close Of tho
administration. Since then he Las held no
public Office.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1885-01-30

From recent cable dispatches the limit
Of taxation has been reached in Russia.
The ordinary and extraordinary expen.
diture for 1883 reached the sum Of $780,
900, 900, which is OH enormous sum
when the wealth of tho population is
taken into consideration This SUM is
mainly LAID out for military purposes.
The peasants are unable to pay the
personal and land taxes, the customs
duties axe Welding less, though most
of the duties have been increased, and
general discomfort reigns throughout
the empire The national debt at the
close of the year aggregates s., u, 5o0,-
900 and what is worse, it is increasing
rather than decreasing
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1885-01-30
s..7 An Exciting Scene in Court.
From the Macon, Ga, Telegraph and Messen-

A singularly dramatic incident &C.
CURED Friday near midnight in the SUI
perior court room at Waynesboro, dur;
ingsthe trial Of the Rogers brothers for
theSkilling of the Symses-father and
son. he=killing occurred at McBean's
station in October last. Eminent coun-
sci had been engaged by the prosecution
and defense, for both parties were
prominent and wealthy. The evidence
closed and tho speaking began Friday
morning, continuing all during tae day.
When the court assembled after tea the
seats and the uis]es within the bar were
crowded With ladies', while without q
dense throng Of men filled up the audi
forum. It was before this assembly
that MIR. Twiggs began his argument
at s O'clock. Twiggs is: an eloquent
speaker, practiced in ind noted for bis
oratorlcal graces. In the course
Of his three hours adj
dress he ut one time referred in the
most feeling manner to the courage and
| devotion OF woman. Tho hour. the oc-
casion, the audience and the dim light,
from which the rapt faces were bent
upon him, all combined to form g. sur
rounding we'll calculated to inspire the
orator to his greatest effort. He closed
his address upon the women as follows
"At thu battle Of Gettysburg Gen.
| Pickett was ordered to begin the charge
| which was to make him fam Gus. AS he
| went into the terrible battle, his young
bride on horseback followed him.
! When the hail Of death was beating
down men on all sides, and the plung-
ing shot and shell mingled their fierce
screams with the means and cries Of the
nlangled. Picket suddenly found linn.
self in the presence Of his wife. In an
agony Of fear for her safety, he cried
out to her rs she sat cool and collected
as 81 veteran, 60 back! Go back
For Gods sake go back to the rear !:
No. replied the devoted woman, III
the hour of danger wifo's place is at
her husband side.''
At this moment through the court.
room there rang one wild thrilling cry,
which nearly lifted the excited throDe
! to its feet. It was tho old rebel yell,
heard upon hundred battle fields and
never to be forgotten. A deep silence
followed. All eyes were turned toward
the outer circle Then Judge Roney';
cold voice YVES heard bidding the slAer
if to arrest the offender. A man wa!
seen lodging through the crowd I'D,
| the Judge continued: 1.-THE man who il
leaving is probably tho one wanted"
mo, judge" exclaimed voice SLOW
ly, II am the man." The speaker stool
| in the aisle with folded arms, ouietl,
!, contemplating the bench.
| II shall have to fine YOU 80, tleu
for disturbing the court"
Every we'll, your honor, will pay the
money" said the man without moving
"but / meant no disrespect, I was 6
confederate soldier at Gettysburg ano
just could not help from holle1lng-"
The ladies present spranjE TO ule'1
| feet, and in an instant the money
was made up and paid to the clerk
| The involuntary veil Of the old solder
was an irresistible tribute to woman
hood. Had the fine been ten times as
! large he would not havo suffered.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1885-01-30
Cocaine Chloride, the new anaesthetic,

Cocaine chloride, the new anaesthetic
which produces unconsciousness only
in the locality OF the body to which it
is applied, is coming into active use.
The swelling Oh Genera Grants tongue,
which 1t is feared may be cancerous,
has been greatly reduced by the use Of
this new remedy. A physician of Vi
emma, DR.. Fleisehl, declares that it will
cure rapidly and painlessly the effects
OF bad habits ia The excessive use OF
morphine and alcohol The "patient"
is deprived Of the drug or the liquor,
and the terrible nervous prostration
which has always followed the ahan
donnlent OF these stimulants is pre-
vented by hypoderuaie injections of CO.
caine chloride. A cure is effected in
ten days. The, drug, however is very
expensive, %. ;3a t3s5 Hh.tS%&"& $"'2S ny
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1885-01-30

Women ought to be satisfied with tho
record recently made by their sex in
Georgia. A few weeks ago the Legis-
lature in that State authorized the em7
ploymemt Of women in clerical work.
After . fair trial Of the system, ex-
perLs say that the work has been done
fifty per cent better than when it was
done by men, and Governor Mcdaniel
declares that he has never examined an
equal number of bills SO free from err
rOrs and detects
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1885-01-30

An article in Bradstreet's from the
pen of D. L. s. Johnston, OF St. Paul,
shows thai five times during the past
twenty seven years the pre-, OF wheat at
St. Paul was lower than present quota
fions; that December 81, 1878, it was
only 8 cents bushel higher; that in
three of the years above mentioned it
ranged from SOC. to GOc., q bushel and
that the fourth y ear it rose only to 6S
cents bushel.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1885-01-30

Mr.. D. i. B. Johnston of st. Paul,
who has devoted, his W time for ten
years in placing farm mortgages in the
northwest, refutes in Bradstreet's jour
nal, some statements of Mr.. Frank
Wilkesen IN regard to farming and
farm mortgages In this section, partio.-
ularly in Dakota, where Wilkeson says
lit is Only question of 4 little time
when they (farmers) will become inn
poverishe& under the; burden of these
mortgages" After stating that Wilke-.
sou must know that Minnesota also
extends noz1h to the British line, and
is, therefore. within the same lines Of
latitude and must OF necessity t'be sub
ject to like climatic conditions. Mr.,
Johnston makes this remarkable state
ment: At preSes1t we have nearly Ave
thousand of these mortgages on. our
books. The average Of all the loans we
have made in Mipnesota and Iowa is
less than So an acre Of those we have
placea:in Dakota, the sverage'is but 1T
tie over 50 an acre, Nowmark orr ex-
perience9ih this business, We carried
our loans through thesdepression FOL
lowing 1874, and the loss Of crops in the
northwest occasioned by gzasshoppers,
IN 1876 ~ and '7s, and up to this time
have never lost one dollar. But this u.s.
not AL. Oury interest, Is whoIs, has
not been paid 50 promptly in ten years
o. it hss beep paid this winter"
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1885-01-30

the door. Before they left, the nnedi-
am had succeeded in getting her dress
partly on, but was afraid to rise to show
her paraphernalia. 'Altogether, says
one who was present, 1T WAS complete
s1ncse Of plain humbug." Doubtless
some person will deny it. There is no
end to fools. But half dozen or more
gentlemen saw the whole thing, and
there can be no doubt about it.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1885-01-30
New York wholesale merchants re-
port collections good, stocks low
throughout the country, and the demand
for commodities increasing.

Last year was not particularly
bright one for business in New York
but according to the figures Of the tax
commissioners there was an increase OF
nearly $50 900, 600 in the value of real
estate. Not bad showing, Is it, for q
year that played so much mischief in
Wall street, and among spectators in
Srcnera1
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1885-01-30

u Deputy United States h NJ James W.
Halfway of Helena received 4aessage Sunday
from X. Beidler Of Benton, stating that William
Jones was killed by Indians on the 9th, about
fifteen miles above the mouth Of Arrow creek
It was not known by what tribe. Arrow creek
is about thirty miles from Benton, toward the
Nukselshell
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1885-01-30
CHEAP Passage to Europe.

., New York Special The war among the con-
hnental companies was waged with new xigor,
and assumed more threatening aspect than
ever. The Hamburg American packet compa-
ny, which is the one against which the war is
waged by the ether companies, in order to
compel it 70 enter the ombination, has sent.out
circular thus Offering second cabin accommo-
dations to those purchasing Bteerage tickets
for $40, The steerage is to be used
for fr g!ht g The carr Hamburg ~ line
company, has reduced its storage rate to 49,
and when the 81 commission to agents is de-
Quoted, the company only receives IS for the
transportation and maintenance Of an adult for
at least eighteen days. The Red Star (Ant-
werp) line has ISSUED a circular saying that it's
Antwerp to New York, had been reduced to So
with 81 commission = Although the North
German Lloyd has reduced its'rates to $40,
with "a commissions, no effort is being made
to secure passengers as freight pays much
better. i T. q
Il - - - 4. <t.s+ ! Ks
= Mr.. Mirckle, editor Of the London Times,
has married Aice,ss daughter, Of James, PAyn.
Joseph Anderson, Marys brother, is one of
the popular young men ~ London society this
N - 9 = !
+ Gov. Psttson Of Pennsylvania Will enter the
Episcopal ministry at the close Of his guber-
material term ,,r, f.. Il ..t-l'
The nomination of ex-Nayal Cadet Wright to
q second lieutenaney in the infantry is opposed
on the ground of illegality. So
- The New Orleans cotton exchange will han
Maj Burke 100000 with which to get the ex-
position out of its financial hole,
& Mrs" Clark Hopkins a.ya her ne. house in
Great Darlington, Mass, is to cost but 81 Ooo,-
eN not IS Go' oeos as5pubalifshhssdd %EgsFyE3
Posamastera Commissioned-John e. Russell
Royalton,a Nina; H F,'Fountaih, sMing.psville.l
Mont; William iCreasez,, Downsvins, Wis
British troops hsda hard fight with the forces
Of the Mahdi, winning avictory and loosing
several officers, among wh1ane was Col Burn
aby, Of Ride to Khiva"fama
Capt T. D. Marcum, editor Of the Kentucky
Democrat Of Cauettsbnrg, Ky, was assaulted
by an unknown person and left for dead in the
street His injuries are not fatal
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1885-01-30
AN INDUSTRIOUS VICTIM.

Among those who fell was Col. Burnaby,
who made the famous ''ride to Khiya." Be-
sides COL BurnaLy the following were killed
Maj. Carmichael, Fifth lsncers; Maj Ather-
goons; Capt Barley and Lieut. Law, Fourth
dragons; Lieut. Wolfe, Scots Greys. and
lsieutepants pigott and De Lisle, navy brigade
Lord St Vincent and Lord Airhe wounded.