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Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1885-06-19
Showing Him the SIGHTS.

The passion of the true Californian
is to show the stranger around and
make the most OF San Francisco.
Sometimes it does not matter how
poorly grounded the enthusiast may
be in the geography of the city or the
personality Of its prominent men. If
live son of the climate, he will never
give in. Yesterday gentleman, who
hailed from south market street. wan
dered with new arrival over Mob hill,
and was giving his friend from the
ould dart cords of fine, free, nontaxa-
bic information.
why, in some parts It's foiner
city than Waterford remarked the
new arrival, admiringly. ''And who
lives there, Dinis?''
Dinis did hot know. bnt he was
equal to the occasion. "What house
do you mean, Mickey?" he asked,
sparring for time.
"That big house over there" said
the new arrival, indicating the Cotton
mansion.
"Oh, Dave MacClure lives THERE
said Dinis promptly. |'He's a great
politician and very rich.''
''Faith, then, rich he must be to
live in such a great house." said the
stranger unctuously. can whose
place is that, Dinis?'' pointing to the
Hopkins house.
That's Coroner O'Donnell's" said
Dinis confidently. zen that place there
that brown-stCne house, is building
for Judge Toohy, en- that Qeveling his
finger at Mr.. Crocker's house) is Tom
Scanlan's lot"
ZEN who's Tom Scanlan?'
"Won of our countromen. Micky.
He runs the water 'front.'
The stranger was silent for some
moments. doubtless contemplating the
greatness of the owners of these lordly
palaces.
"En how does this compare with
IaW atherford. Micky?' asked his friend,
evidently disappointed at the absence
OF any expression of wonder.
Fairly, only fairly, Dinnis," said
the new arrival calmly. The honor OF
Waterford was safe in his hands. As
the pair passed down California street,
Dinis, driven to desperation at the
nil admirari condition of his friend,
was telling him that there was tele-
scope in the Telegraph hill observato-
ry through witch people could tell the
color of the whiskers of the man in
the moon.
"Arra, what good would that dc
'um, Dinis9'' said the incorrigible.
''What good would that do 'um, il
they could MT spake to hin?9' This
was too much for the cicerone. He
lapsed into gloomy silence and lei
Micky have it all his own way, dis.
coursing of the ''power of the quality
in Waterford. -Sun Francisco ANu.
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covered wheels, 1 became conscious

covered wheels, 1 became conscious
that there were some girls in the next
room taking an unseen survey of my
self and my doings. The door be-
tween us was wide open, and could
hear them tittering as they looked
through the crack behind the door.
could hear too the click of sewing
machine and the rustic of cloth in that
forbidden domain, but I concentrated
my mind upon my work, and soon
began to wonder if ever l could put
the thing together again.
tried it; it was a vain endeavor.
changed it half-dozen times but still
it was no 90. What was to be donee
I called my futile brain to my aid, and
was about to inform my employer that
I had left some very important tools
where had last piled my trade, and
propose to 60 back for them before fin
ishing my work, and thus escape,
when | heard from the next room a
different sound from that of the sew
ing machine.
It was that of an improvised tele-
graph. The tapping OF some nard sub
OC&IuCC upOu CAC NAASAOV pCLAO S+AN w
my experienced ear it said:
clock under your chair. You
have dropped one of the wheels"
Iglanced quickly around. There lay
the wheel. Instead of picking it up, [
tapped with my jack-knife upon the
table:
''Who on earth are you?'
IAN old FRIEND" came back
promptly.
Bismarck" / shouted, bounding
into the other room overturulng table
and clock in my haste.
There she was, the precious darling,
prettier than ever.
caught her in my arms never heed
ing the astonished lockers. on, and
Rugged her and kissed her with all the
pent up fondness Of five years, and she
returned the kisses.
She will not own it now, but she did,
I would ia Ike my oath to. it, but then
I've heard that women forget all about
their young days when they are once
settled in life.
Bismarck informed me that her par
ents had died OF cholera almost
as soon us tuey udu lduueu III dl Is,
and that she had returned to
America and had sewed for her living
ever since.
put that clock together before I
started for town, and what was more
astonishing, the thing actually run for
months afterwards
That quarter carried me to my uncle S
where became gentleman OF consid.
cradle Importance, and after a short
time Bismarck and myself were mar
ried.
No, my uncle did not die and leave
us all his property, but for all that we
arc the happiest couple in St. Louis,
for with my darling Bismarck, money
does not make the man. Sara s.
lose, IN Chicago Ledger.
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Minor Topics.

/ mluOE 1Op1CSs
Fertilizers will give quicker results
than manure, but the effects of ma
nure are, as. q. rule, more lasting and
durable.
It Is too often the case that the gar
den is neglected on the farm. The
luxuries of the garden should be en-
joyed by the. farmer, and the fruits
should also be- given their proper place
on the farm.
Sheep like a. little clean straw scat
tered on the shed every day. Stir up
the solid bedding, and then spread
evenly half all inch or so of fresh
straw on top. The sheep will lie
down, and you will see how much. they
enjoy it.
The winter pork packing season in
Chicago closed on February %; and
since it's commencement, on Novem-
Der l, the packers have slaughtered
tered and sailed 2,421, 900 hogs,
against 2,0l1,384 for the correspond
ing period year ago.
Don't feed your chickens only corn.
Remember that you can help them to
lay eggs by feeding them ground bone,
ground eggshells. etc. See that they
have constant supply of fresh water.
Feed only when they seem TO- be hum
cry.
There is no animal that has been so
greatly improved in price and breed
ing as the western mustang. Fifteen
years ago one could buy unbroken
nags in California for So or 81 apiece.
To-day a good native saddle-horse on
that western slope is worth 800.
DR.. Voelker found that the average
weight of clover-roots on an acre to be
about three tons, and that this fur
nished about 100 pounds of available
nitrogen, and for that reason the clio.
yer sod, when turned under, makes an
excellent fertilizer for wheat.
A potato to be in the best condition
for seed should be kept where the tenn
perature does not fall below 40 deg.
nor rise above so deg, and also where
no light will come to it. The air
should not be too dry or moist, and
when cut for seed the pieces should be
allowed to dry slightly before planting.
Minnesota has adopted a law pro-
hibiting the manufacture or sale OF
adulterated dairy products, and the
governor has appointed Rev. w. c.
Rice, dairy commissioner, whose duty
it will be to see that the law is en-
forced. He will find plenty of work to
do in St. Paul and Minneapolis, and
especially in the latter city, where tons
of adultcrated butter are sold annually
as genuine creamery or dairy.
Fruit trees require careful attention
when recently set out. The first two
or three years are important ones in
the life of a tree. 1t can then be
sparingly pruned at any time of the
wear. The knife should then be ap.
piled whenever. required, in order tc
avoid cutting away large branches
when the tree becomes more fully de.
veloped and matured.
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Ruskin on Labor and intellect.

1t is no less fatal error to despise
labor, when regulated by intellect,
than to value it for it's own sake. We
are always in these days trying to sep
arate the two; we want one man to
be always working, and we call one a
gentleman and the other an operative;
whereas the workman ought often to
be thinking and the thinker often to be
working, and both should be gentle
men in the best sense. As it is, we
make both ungentle, the one envying,
the other despising his brother, and
the mass of society is made up of NOR
bid thinkers and miserable workers.
Now, it is only by labor that thought
can be made happy: and the profess
sional should be liberal, and there
should be less pride felt in popularity
of employment and more inexcellence
of achievement.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1885-06-19
SUNSET.

And now on my last cruise I 60,
And in q lonely quest;
Yet the wind wakes; the strong tides flow,
Forever to the west.
Good by! All wild and strange the sea,
And pleasant Is the shore:
But though the coast be dear to me,
shall return no more. ,ss
Yet many a golden isle may rise,
And many guiding star,
Or happy shores Of paradise, e.s'.
Where our beloved are. ....- y
The eastern sky looks bleak and cold,
But day is nearly done:
Ny boat rocks III a track of gold
follow the setting sun.
Good by forever, love! and yet
What MAJ the darkness hide!
t,n sea or land, If we two me',
should be satisfied
III. Kendall, IN the Magazine of ART.
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Faith in Ones Mission.

"What has impressed US most, :"
said NJ. Renan to NJ. de Lesseps, lis
your faith in your mission. The great
est art consists in knowing how to do
great things with small means" The
words are golden. They arc worthy
to be enshrined in the immortal utter
ances Of the times. Faith, and that
power Of personal conviction that in
forms and inspires it, supplements all
visible means with the infinite power
Of the seal of achievement upon motive
and deed. Boston Transcript.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1885-06-19

Mr.. Bonner puts the probable limit Of trot.
ing speed at 2:05. He thinks Maud s. may
ttot between 2 ;M and 2;QS,
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1885-06-19
The Planchette.

There are some indications that the
mysterious little planchette board, like
roller skating, is coming into fashion
again. No adequate explanation of it
has ever been received, though many
have been offered The construction
is as you see, a plain, heart-shaped
cedar board fixed upon two metal legs.
to which are adjusted wheels that
move easily and lightly in all direo-
tions. At the point of the heart hole
is made, and sort of round case is
fixed to hold an ordinary pencil firmly.
That is all there is of it.
Put pencil at the poinr, as you see,
put two hands upon the board, as you
also see. After keeping the hands
lightly and quietly in their places a few
minutes, planchette will often begin
te write. 1t usually scrib bles out yes
and no, and senseless gable of one
sort or another, to which no import
ance must be attached. 1t is claimed
positively, however, that the board
has written Intelligent answers to
questions, which those holding their
hands upon it could not possibly be
aware of. 1t may be. But, before
believing this is true, ask some ques-
tons and see for yourself. 1t is one
of those cases in which the word of no
second person must be taken. Above
all, do not have any superssitions
about the thing, taking for granted
that the writing is done by spirits.
Planchette is merely a puzzle, to be
investigated as any other scientific SUBJ
ject would be-, on the same sort of
evidence, and weighed by the same
Judgment. Don't admit the element
of humbug aud witchcraft and non
sense and superstition into your soul.
Thus you will not be likely to lose
your head, even when amusing your
self with plauchette. 1t is a fascinat-
ing study in psychological science. MOTH
ing more. 1t may be that there are pow
ers and forces in the human org aniZa-
ton that have hitherto been undevelop-
It may be that we are on the verge of
some marvellous discoveries in mental
science. So much it is safe to admit.
The board writes best IN the position
shown, with two hands, a right and
left, upon it. What does the writing
nobody knows. The best authorities
have concluded that it is done uncon-
sciously by the person whose hands
are upon the board. A nervous fluid
is supposed to pass from the hands
and form a current that moves the
board. The explanation at best is
lame one. But this much is certain:
Planchette writing as an entertain.
| ment can do no harm as long as the
experimenter does not let 60 his COM
mon sense and put superstitious
faith in its revelations. Utica Observer.
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Cattle Statistics.

Ohio has 100000 head of cattle,
making 24.8 head to the square mile.
Iowa has $50 to the mile, Illinois rs,
New York Is, and Texas 1919. For
the United States at large this is 8
head for each GAO acres. Germany
has 80 per square mile, Great Britain
81. In the United States there are
three head of cattle for each four in
habitants, while in Europe there is
only one animal for each six persons.
This tells the story better than whole
volume why Europe imports so much
of our meats and why in the future she
will continue to do so. In this coun-
try the increase of live stock, notably
on the plains, is much faster than the
increase Of population, while il Eu-
rope during the last twenty years the
reverse is found to be true. Viewed
in this light, it will be long time be.
for the market will be overstocked
with W ell. matured beef.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1885-06-19

will gather upon ill-kept cows. This,
should be done. before the cows are
MIXED, both morning and evening.
The morning cleaning should be.a
thorough one;:.a simple brushing, to-
remove dust and; loose hairs. will be
sufficient for the evening. It will help
very much, for both horses and COWS
to have the stables so foored that the
animals can be kept from fouling
themselves.-Men
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1885-06-19

For the defenses in New York harbor ST,
SOC, 200 are wanted.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1885-06-19

out of the little depot window and saw
q thriving looking farmhouse a half
mile away.
My resolve was taken. started on
brisk walk for that farm house.
l piled the brass knocker and was
answered by q pleasant looking farm
"Any clocks you would like to have
repaired to-day?'
''Wal, now, I dun. know; there's that
old clock father LETT me. 1--WE allus
thought I'd like to have that put to
rights. "
VERY we'll, I would be pleased to
straighten it up for you.
''What do you charger
zone dollar, sir. -
.sThat's MORN it's worth. I'll give
you quarter an your dinner?''
"All right, sir. I'll do IT,
Fortunately he did not wait for me
to finish my work before dinner, he
| took me at once to the kitchen.
Iwonder what the old fellow thought
of my appetite, I saw him watching
me with an astonished look
Don't you wish You had given me
a dollar instead OF my dinner?' slipped
out of my mouth before I thought.
Il swan l do replied he with a GUT
faw. s'But. if you can tinker as well
as you can eat, won't find no fault. >
After dinner he conducted me to a
pleasant sitting room and placed an
old fashioned clock upon the table for
me to manipulate.
He then left me. I looked at that
clock with defiance and tackled it with
q vim. It came to pieces readily
enough. All I could do was to rub it
a little and put it together again, but /
would do that much any way.
As I was busy securing up the dust
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LITTLE BITS OF NEWS.

It ia now proposed to heat horse cars by
electricity.
Turkey is the only state in Europe thai
is not Christian.
In finishing Cologne Cathedral s5,OOO,'
600 has been spent.
There is only one street in Strongstown'
Indiana county, Pa.
Freight trains in England. ! rgn a at y tMsntflXa;
amount to S., 1000 per year.
An eye with a tear in it is a new orna-
ment to the Egyptian" bangle.
bridesmaids let out by the day" is the
legend on a Partisan signboard.
An apple tree at Java, N. Y, produced
fifty bushels of good fruit this year.
An engineer running a train near Reno
killed forty sheep out Of a flock OF 700.
The Maravian female seminary at Beth
lehem, Pa, has been founded 1876 years.
ITO jarrette" meaning ito abduct," has
made its appearance in English journals.
The omnibus drivers OF Melbourne struck
and made the whole city walk for a week.
Several young ladies of the Harvard An
mex ride to their Rotations on tricycles.
In London properland is very dear, hav-
ing recently been sold at the rate OF $780,
OOO,O 600 an acre.
Forest culture in Dakota has led to the
appearance OF birds that were never before
seen there.
The Gillian miners are said to be the
strongest men in the world. They live
principally on lentils.
Sixty million people speak the German
language, 10000 the French and 100000
600 the English.
A plate has been invented on which a pie
can be baked without burning while the
cook reads the latest novel.
The first Michigan sawmill was built fifty
years ago, and the cut since then has aver
aged 1890, 900 900 feet a year.
Jean Ingelow, in one Of her charming
stories, tells us that the owls call is but
two notes OF music tied together with a
moan.
1.-The Indian Uprising in the United
States' was the Edinburgh Courant's head
ing over the account of Caceres' outbreak.
A young wife at Greenburg, Ind, sues for
divorce because her husband sealed her lips
with court plaster to make her quit talking.
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-...a.rd;nos may be. II he has tnese 1nrse
Nul Ss.f,,i fecnlties OF the human ihihu nc
v.stt - 4 ereat success in any. u!Pcs nc
VII ~ holS II II not stopped IN ms 'ri"in'
$3.50 ...srch nv the hand OF death.
assne1Sber. brothers, that pronciency ~
ar nrhfesfoui IL not all That We s:o.I
str;ye fo attHin. God has also gwen o.
iectnal faculties, which IL 10 our ucJy ~; Nv
c,,itivate: q mind to store Win us :e
cuN~,a+;on' II education OF this kind were
,,n;versal among werkingmen D coulu
aaver he enslaved. It is upon the wah1 . /.
;nformation. or ignorance, ! you Piease' -
4no many workers that unscrupuious capl.
1890 too often break down resistance W
tho;r h;ddinQs. It is the worst enemy W.
have to fight against. Let u.s. the., sa a.
neatly aui untiringly work Tor orsanlzaCio
and make the meetings OF Q u dlvlslons' 40
they should be, schools 1or !ns'r sehI.st
And let US not forget that Goos no
. I'LL ia a workingman, and should in word'
W. and habit be q gentleman. when we
antor the organization let us cave Dehihu
1n.+ 10 not consistent with that character
WA ever remember the path OF our duty ID
o. ernohle labor by ennobling the labores.
n,,r;no the sessions l will submit Tor your
consideration such Recommendations az III
80 ;odoment will tend to further the lnter'
ests oil the members.
And now as we sum up the WORK u .no
mast e and rejoice collectively over the
UNPARALLELED success and good fortune OF our
brotherhood, and individually over me s
many blessings which Providence IN MS
| GOODNESS has showered npon US, we are re-
minded that to some, and to US as an or.
eanization it has brought its "wei2h! o.
woe' and called us from scenes OF mlrtn
and eladness to weep over the graves OF one
hundred and ffty-three OF our brothers
| fftv-fve of whom were killed in the d's-
! charge OF their ~perilous duties. AS there IL
| lie 80 must there be death; we weep ior q
| time, vet we know that we too must die.
"When you and , ar desd, and gone.
This busy world will stii jog on,
And laugh and sing and be as hesrty
AZ II We still were of the party"
And well it is that this can be. In con-
| clusion,I wish to return thanks to the var''
ous railroad and express companies 1or
tcourtesies received, also to my ass"clats IN
office for his ever ready and cheerful as
sistance and cooperation, and to you, nv
brothers, I extend the warmest thanks Tor
kindness which will ever be heartily appre--
ciated, and at the close Of the convention l
trust you will have pleasant, safe. agree
able journeys home, and that'you Will hnd
your families have all been under the care
oil a Divine Providence that has charge OF
the interests Of all lives and the fortunes OF
individuals and of nations.
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Proposals for Medical Attendance for
Poor of Jefferson County.

Sealed proposals will be received until II
M, OF December 10th, 1885, forthe medical
attendance upon the poor, sick and intirm
OF said County per capita for the ensuing
year. Said proposals to include the entire
cost of all medicines and supplies necessary.
for said attendance. The Board reserves
the right to reject any and all bids.
Said proposals to be directed to the Clerk
~ +hn Roor1 Of Cn,,nty, Enmmiesio"e- ~"a
marked Proposals for Medical Attend
ance." CHAs. E. STEVENS, County Clerk.
Boulder, Montana, November 2, 1885.
11-sw-td.
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THE DAUGHTER OF MENDOZA

oh, lend me. sweet nightingale,
Your music by tie fountains.
A, d lend to me your cadences,
+ o rover of The mountains,
That l may sing. my g'y brunette,
A diamond spark in coral set,
Gem for a princes %coronet,
Sweet daughter Of Mendoza.
How brilliant is the morning star,
q The evening star how tender;
Toe light Of both is in her eyes.
Their eoftness aid their .pier dor.
But for thel lash hat shades their light,
They were too dazzling for tire sight,
And when she shu's them al ia night,
Sweet daughter of Mendoza.
oh ever bright and beauteons QUE.
Bewi;dering and begniling,
The lutte is in thy silver 'o'e.
The rainb W In thy .mili 6.
And there is, too DER hill and ell.
The bounding If tn 20 Zig gazeiie.
The arrows flight and OCEANS swell.
Sweet daughter of Mendoza.
What though %perchanc. we meet no more?
What though too soon we sever?
Thy form vii, float like Emerald light
Before my vision ever.
For who ran see ind then forget
The glories of my gay brunette
Thou art too bright a star to set,
Fair daughter of Mendoza
-Mirabeau B Lamar.
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Notes Abou Styles Picked Up at Ran
dom in Butte's Stores.

Cloth boots, faced and foxed with kid,
are again worn.
Toilet sets of satsumware furnish the
washstands Of the luxuries.
Boots are again %fashionably laced at the
side as well as up the instep.
New styles of shoes show that buttons
and lacings will both be en- regle for fasten-
ing.
Jackets OF real and imitation Persisn
lamb come among other novelties in
wraps.
Kirk silver, which is largely known for it's
beauty OF design, is very fashionable for
weddings.
Capes and pelerines OF fur or iur-trimmed
remain in favor, but are no longer high.
.shouldered.
English cut crystal and the more brilliant
American glass are still the fashion for
table service.
Russian Samovars of brass and silver
make part of stylish furniture OF the mod.
ern tea table.
Handkerchief boxes scented with costly
and aromatic tea are a Chinese novelty in
PRODUCED here.
Any color OF stationery but white is
JIG OiOCo1HS paper Uluc 10 pdFCICu:
larry fashionable.
A flask in which chianti is imported from
Italy is now gilded and hung on the dress.
ing table for a cologne bottle.
Moccasins are made of soft sheepskin and
are embroidered in colors. They are worn
as chamber slippers and are very comfort
able.
Round walters OF Persian brass, en-
graved with black lines, are new here, and
for ~side-board ornaments they are very at
tractive.
The fashion which dictates that canes
shall be carried by young women has been
modified, and it has degenerated into the
dog whip.
It is SAID that undressed kid gloves, with
buttons innumerable, will be worn with the
ball costumes this season. Nothing could
be more appropriate.
A glove to handle f~reirons with is OF
buckskin embroidered on the back in gold
threads. It hangs with the bellows at ths
side OF the fireplace.