Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1885-02-27
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Key West, which has 8 popular
hon Of Is, 900, Is one Of the most pecu-
liar cities il the world. The town il Is
said, has no chimneys. no show win
dows, no brick blocks, no fine buildings
no planning mills. no steam mills, no
machine shops, no farmers driving in
with loaded teams, no country roads,
no railroads, no rattle Of machinery, no
noise Of any kind except the beating Of
the waves against the coral bound
shores, and yet, for its size, does q very
large manufacturing and shipping busi-
ness. 45s# 81 ~ MI =s$ S
A spool Of silk twist found in the
mill pond at Florence village, North
ampton, g few weeks ago, is believed to
be relic Of the mill river flood 81 1874.
The wood Of the spool was SO decayed
as to be mere pulp, but the silk is
strong, elastic, and Of good color, and
has q tensile strength Of ten pounds.
The method Of dying the silk Is suppos-
ed to account FORTS durability, @ s.
There is likely to Be the greatest crowd
in Washington at the coming inaug-
uration ever assembled on like occas-
ion. The Chairman Of the Committee
of arrangements says: II have rented
sixteen halls, and will rent more if T
can get them" He has contracted for
8, 1000 cots and 2, 900 mattresses, and his
charges for lodging we'll be from 81, Is
to 50 per night, each lodger to furnish
his own hairbrush comY and toothbrush.
He already reports 700 cots engaged.
tits claimed that England and France
can make bstterssgrade Of fine papers
than this country on account of the
quality Of the water, which is here in
jured for. paper making BY frequent
changes in the temperature. Acting up
on this idea, experiments are about to
be made in Florida, where the tempera-
ture is more equable.. If successful, it
is said large mill, especially for the
manufacture of finer grades Of stock,
will be built there by Massachusetts
capitalists. 49, ..... "A. if<s I'll. 49,,
Professor Blackie has been taken to
task by the Scotch Sabbatarians for the
sin Of breaking the Sabbath by lect,,1
ing upon the "Love Songs Of Scotland" -.
In reply to these critics b. asks for any
text Of Scripture whicsn LAYS down a Flaw
Of monopoly il favor Of Geneva gowns;"
he refers his cencors to ST. Pauls teach
ing on tbe Sabbath; he wants to know
it IS more improper to discuss the Love
Songs Of Scotland" than the Song of
Solomon; and, finally, he thinks that
"good advice is no better for being Civ
en- with sour face, " and 'tno worse for
being seasoned with a SMILE"
Nine States Of the Onion have thus
far furnished ell the Presidents, and
from ten States have come all tho Vice
Presidents. The following table gives
the names of the States that have sup
piled the Presidents, and the number
OF years that each has had this honor !:
Virginia, 81 years; Massachusetts,, 8
years; Tennessee, 16 years New York,
104 years, Ohio, Al years; Louisiana,
1year; New Hampshire. 4 years; Penn
sylvania, 1 years; Illinois, IL years;
total-1789 to 1886 years.
Lady Widen her .Driftwood from
Scandinavia says that in Hamburg she
saw more pretty faces among the mid
die classes than she had ever come
across before. .'The serving maidens
Of Christiania are tall iand slender as
young pine trees, dark haired and ex-
ceedingly pretty, with splendid teeth
flashing through merry smiles. I'm
Chrlstiania," she observes, zone meets
representatives of all the northern ma
tions-Swedes, Danes Morse, and Ger
mans-all Of the one Teutonic race, yet
with strongly marked differences. The
characteristic of the Morse is strength,
Of the Swedes refinement and culture,
Of the Danes grace and gayety. s..
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