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Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1885-10-23
Freddie and His Girl.
Special Dispatch to the Globe Dem &c,

Special Dispatch to the Globe Democrat.
Troy, N. Y, August 3d.. G..
Wooster, OF Waterbury, Conn, arriy.
ed at White Creek, Warren county on
the l O'Clock train in search of Fred
Brownson, 16 years old, and Grace
Hart, a Miss Of Is years, who eloped
from their homes at Waterbury at
/ o'clock Friday morning. At North
Creek Mr.. Wooster learned that o cou-
pie answering the description of the
runaways had arrived there Saturday
on the afternoon train, and had gone
on foot to Blue Mountain Lake for
which place Mr.. Wooster at one start
ed. Atthe forks Of a road near the
lakeMr. Wooster met the young couple.
They had been to North River to pur-
chase provisions, which they were car
rying to their camp near the lake and
III the woods half a mile from the
road. Here they had erected 81 rude
5shanty Of brush, which afforded but
little protection from the rain. They
cooked their own provisions and
stated that they greatly enjoyed
camping out. The couple were
much startled at the appearance
OF MIR. Wooster and a stormy scene
followed. At first the girl declared
that she would never 20 back to. Wa
terbury but on being assured that Me-.
~ ooster was in possession Of tho nee.
egsary papers for her arrest shec chang.
ed her mind and consented to return.
MIR. WoOrster stated that thu parents
OF the YoIlnp c0urle are. hi1hlu 1sctxs,
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1885-10-23
FARM D HO USEHOI I'D.
1 HousohOld H1infa.


Oil 81 layande g Win drive away I, ilies.
Grained wood should be- washed
With cold tea Isl
b # paper has been laid under the car
pet 81 dust may be easily removed
with it.
Mortar and paint may Be removed
from on wind oW glass with hot, sharp
vinegar. E..5 81 81
Copperas mixed with the /, whitewash
put upon the cellar walls will kesep,
vermin away 81! 3,$
3. Ceilings that have been smoked by q
Kerosene lamp should be washed of
with soda-Water =5 &.
Drain pipes and all places that are
sour or impure may be cleahsed with
lilne-Water or carbolic acid. I'LL @2ss# 4.
Strong brine may be used to adyan-
tagge in washing bedsteads. Hotalum
water IS also good for this purpose.
The warmth of floors is greatly III
creased by having carpet lining oflay-
sers OF paper I'm Ger the carpet. 81 Y : IS
Cayenne Per blown into the
cracks where ants congregate will
drive them away. The same remedy
! is also good for mice, :S&< 81.
tight frames, when new, are cover
ed with a coat Of white varnish, all
specks can then be washed off with
water without harm
# a bedstead creaks at each move
ment Of the sleeper, remove the Stats
and wrap. the end Of each in old news
paper. This will prove a complete
silencer. SsS@'E 273@t 80
Hthe wall above the stove has been
smoked by the stove, cover the black
patches with g,lm-shellac, and they
will not strike through either paint
or Observation-Disclosures Press. !
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1885-10-23
Cheerfulness,

Good and healthy girls are almost
always cheerful. No novelist would
consider his youthful heroinecomplete
if a "ringinglaugh" were omitted from
the list OF her charms, and in real life
the girls who do not laugh now and
then are seldom trusted or liked by
their companions. A belle who fails
to understand the tests of her adj
mirers, and smiles in amiable bewilder-
ment while other people are laughing, is
soon left with no consolation save to
wonder what anybody could see in her
rival, the happy possessor OF merry
eyes and a cheerful mind. The gift of
gayety is, indeed, Of great value; but it
must be gayety which originates in a
kind and CHEEKY heart, but not that
which is born of mere excitement of
gratified vanity Troy Press.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1885-10-23
-. - o. e, [l--,,s.s
kilDatrick,S Fun.

On our way to Fredericksburg, in
1862, writes q soldier in the Missouri
Republican, wehad encamped for day
and latein the afternoon our. attention
was attracted by the music OF a band in
grove only q half a mile away, which
kept playing one lively air for so long
a time that some few OF us proposed
to 60 over and see what the fun was
about. At this time Fitzpatrick was
lieutenant-colonel of the Harris fight
cavalry" afterward called by preiu-
diced infantry "Kilpatr1ck's thieves. !"
When we reached the grove O. :verv
funny sight greeted us. The band was
still playing, but nearly exhausted.
fitzpatrick, elevated by standing on g.
barrel head, was shouting directions
to at least SO darkey men, women
and children, old and young who
were dancing a breakdown in true Vir-
ginia style, the sweat pouring off from
them. The band leader: appealed to
Fitzpatrick in behalf Of his wlndbroken
band, but in vain. "Kil" shouted
back, ''Piay till you wear the darkies
out" then yelled to the darkies, 'Keep
it up, boys and girls; you will beat
that band sure !" 81 So, .......s..s %
Aye, there stood the man who was
afterWard celebrated in history as Gen.
Killpatrick, the raider, prompting the
most amusing dance ever witnessed.
No modern minstrel troupe has ever
equaled it. His officers were lust as
he was, and one of them passed
around the hat, to which the specta-
tors responded literally; then, Just as
the band blew a last and dismal blast,
Fitzpatrick threw the contents 81 the
hat among the contra bands. Such a
scene! down on all tours, scrabbling,
pushing, shouting and screaming, until
the last silver piece had been secured.
Fitzpatrick came down from the bar
rel, and in his ever genial manner
shook hands with us, saying: ssGen-
tlemen Of the 9th, I am glad ossee
you. You will excuse this little party,
for it is not often that we have such
nm, and at the same time give active
employment to the contrabands." /
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1885-10-23
Very Hardy Fruits. !

The Russian apples and other fruits
hav have now been tested in part over the
cold north from the Atlantic to the
east slopes Of the Rocky Mountains.
The Home Farm, published at
Augusta, Maine, says: .-5*}.*y5 s,.. L Il
The following varieties came out all
right this season, having endured,
during the winter, a cold ofthirty-five,
thirty eight, forty, and once forty two
degrees below zero, and on the seventh
Of June were making a strong gro with:
O. apples, they are Charlottenthaler,
Duchess Of Oldenburg,T Golden White,
Grand Sultan, Green crimean, St.
Peter, Switzer, .Tetofsky, and Yellow
Transparent, which all ripen in the
summer and fall; and Antonouka,
Arabka, Bogdanoff, Longfeld, Red
and Yellow Annis, Titouka and i win
ter Aport, which. ripen later. The
varieties such as Red Astrachan,
Alexander, Mcintosh, Fed Pewaukee,
Ben Davis, Fameuse, Mann, etc, which
have been often styled "Iron-clad,
are stated to be not anything like
iron-clad. TO the above named Rus
SIAN apples the writer adds Wealthy
and Scott's Winter as perfectly hardy
in the coolest parts of New England,
likewise Walbridge and Wolf River.
OF pears, he says Clapp's Favorite
and Flemish Beauty, and some others,
not named, which have for the past
seven years seemed to be unharned,
are this season dead or dying; but OF
his dozen or more sorts from Eastern
Europe, not one was injured. He
names only two Of these, the Besse:
mianka and Sapieganlsa.
OF cherries, the following have win
tered we'll, viz: Double Matte, Griotte
du Nord. Lieb, Large Montmorency,
and Osthelm.
OF plums, the writer says: '1ast VIM
ter Was a scorcher for Moores Arctic.
all my trees are badly hurt" and adds
that Of all Of the older sorts only the
Blue add Yellow Orleans, cooking va
rieties from the Island OF Orleans, be-
low Quebec, came through unharm-
ed. Two Russian trees received by
him from Prof. Budd, without name,
are quite uninjured.
The writer concluded by saying,
chat in the experience of the this test
winter of 1S84-5, the value OF the tree
fruits of Northeastern Europe and es-
pecially Russia, looms up grandly as
the only salvation for the fruit grow
ers IN the cold north in America"
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1885-10-23
Diet In, Later Life.

4 It is during the latter third OF his
career that the softer and lighterfo foods,
such as we'll cooked cereals. some light
mixed animal. and vegetable soups,
and also fish, for which teeth are bare
" necessary, are particularly valuable
and appropriate. And the rnanswith
imperfect teeth who conforms to
natures demand Of mild, non-stimu-
lating dietary in adv anced years will
mostly be blessed with a better di-
gestion and sounder health than the
man who, thanks to his artificial
machinery, can eat and does eat as
much flesh in q uantity and variety as
he did il the days Of his youth. Far
be it from me to under value the truly
artistic achievement S Of q clever and
experienced dental surgeon, or the
comfort he affords. By all means let
aushave recourse to his aid when. our
natural teeth fail, for the purpose 81
vocal ar.icula alton, 10 say nothing Of
their relation to personal appearance
ons such grounds the artlficinl substi-
ztutes rank among the necassaries OF
lifein civilized % ln1unity Only let.
it 30 unde tlstt TIN chic md 90
teeth so far . nbos ticat On - con.
cerned has ia advancing age been to .
great extent accompl ished, and that
sstheyare now mainly useful Tor thep ur-
pose itlst named But I cannot help
adding that there areson egroundsf for
! tho beailf that those who have throu9h-
out LIE from their EARLIEST years con.
81 II u 80 81
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1885-10-23
The Cast IRON an.

X u - swat Z ~
s. 81. "a, ,s.<, !. 80. ..1s1
81 Is'r liek 81 aly'
thing more ir1po tant, causes consi der-
able comment; saws q y ittsbnrpr Dis
pa II ,,f,rres M 81 ~ n q
known q the ssast; iron Man was, !
sworn in A III orer d tha q Gen,no;cal
survey, and ASSIGNED "a run the ejevaaL.
tor. Collins VAS formerly m. Enolish
prize fighter. and far sevaral vaara nast
has kept q SORT az nriva,, d, uvm ma, asfnn,
the principal feature of wRich Was 4
scientific for;ng school III IA s. = =, ;ver
q great many lessons ii the manl r art
tn = =, e i ~ 8.
Senator John a !. I.nnan' il one e.l e hose
I who o formed (,nilins' ar;st 4, ratio
classes When II ,nnay Voc e. = :, = i,s.9
health he heoan lin, 3, - sa =; &c
lessons Is bor;nr of rn1I;ns and y +h 4,
course 81 time became veru :, nrnf;c,enss
with tha GLOVES s. /. s. = ~
Collins s. q brawnv Eno,;ahn,a IN
weighing about; 100 nnn,n,6s Eli o,,scIa
and activity, and is termed, the cast
IRON man fron, h;aSS h;l;+1, - taIo
punishment. Il is related howl o ,o
gradually improved under HIS t11tor,s
instructions, until the Illinois States
man one afternoon .skunck "a nnt,, the
cast iron man. in three ronnds 1,n,1ch
| to the latter'g astonishnent I'll#- 4 Z.
! One law. while Grant was Pres;1 don, ant
| q party ofyoung Hoods went ~ saa
Collins, under The escort 81 Col, Fred
| Grant, After takino t,,rn a. +ha
rings. dumbbells And horizontal IN bars srsI
! one Of the party Mwel] made vnnno
Englishmen. gtrnck tha fancy of thee
cast iron man. who ind,1cei him tn
put on the gloves. - =
1T won't hurt you.' said Collins;
'sdon't be afraid. ~ !. T.: !
The young Englishman smiled and
took his guard. In a. few passes he
showed that he was not wholly ignor-
ant of the rules of the ring, and had
some knowledge of the art. This fired
Collins. who saw an opportunity to
show of his skill before col Grant
Now, Collins is verv clever at the dodoa
game, and it takes a GOOD man to hit
him. even without nutt;no IN his
hands. " ''
| "Don't he afraid ~ said be tn thu
Young Enalishman: "h;t it, me- ,s lno ,t
me down. 1and he dodged several i've.
w masses in tho most sc;o,,+;f;, e+,,lo
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1885-10-23
A FrOntiersman Of Fame:
VIII. cling Intelligencer.

VIII. cling lntelligencer.
James B. Hall, noted Texas detec-
tive, passed through Wheeling recently
en- route for Greene County, Pa, his
old home, where he has not been for
t wenty years. Mr. Hall has had TWEEN
ty years experience with the roughs
and COW boys of the border, and has
established a reputation as nervy,
fearless man, who never shrank from
the performance of his duty, no mat
ter the odds or the dangers that con-
fronted him. In certain Of the border
towns he has acquired the obriquet OF
''Red Hail." the mere mention OF thu
title creating a deadly hatred and
wholesome fear in the minds and
hearts Of every rustler and horse thiei
who breads arrest. He has been a de
tective for sixteen years, and in that
time was never known to shirks his
duty.
Previous to his following his present
line of business he was a member OF
one of the famous bands Of rangers
which SO long have defended the Ive1I
and property Of the cattlemen Of ths
Texas ranges from incursions by In
dams and Mexican rustlers. Mr.. Hall
while serving in this command early
established a reputation for his daring
riding and deadly Workmanship. He
served during the civil war in McMul-
LENS rangers, a body of Federal troop.
ers that aided materially, by their
gallant action, i'll restoring the stars
and stripes to their historic soil. Mr..
Hall has arrested oreevil-d ers than
any other man in. the State of Texas.
He has had numberless hand-to-hand
encounters, and bears the scars on
his body OF dozen desperateeonf
with border desperadoes, in each 81
which he was successful in downing
his man. =45 "a =. s s4.S 4. f}
b. An instance of his nerve is shown in
the following incident: Three noted
desperadoes, who were wanted on sew
eral charges, rode into Fort Worth,
where Hall happened to be at the
time. A friend of the outlaws Pava
them notice of the detectives preselee
Fearing to encounter their edoubted
foe, the desperadoes started at once
for the Territory reinfo creed by several
companions, all heavily armed Hall
discovered their flight just after they
had left, and by hard riding, succeeded
in oyerhauling them within q few miles
of the State line This ordinary
man drew his 'sgun, !, and, faclng The
crowd Of desperate men, partl By
threats and partly by persuasion sllc-S
sceeding in arr@ting the prisoners, ind
no frigh tened their comp nions by
threats sf,f having them arrested On
the charge &c carrying oncealed Neap
sons that they even surrendered the
very Winchester rifles they carried
across their should ers.
# MI. Hall also carries q scar on
left Sid of His neck, mad by
gyrom therevolve Of. Ben Nice nllou
the noted Texas desperate 81,
killed several years ago in q
with 4 comp arion aE y theater
Antonio.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1885-10-23

the rain fell qUietl 81 and steadily The
young people went To the nv most
prosaically in q horse car, like ordi.
nary mortal no and enio yed IL not .
whit the less. Il u 'SSs
People viii think we are married. !
thought Dick, iiubila ntly, 90 With Annie
tucked under his arm he hailed & ear
Tor home when ] Julius Casar Had been
properly stabbed, ated and dniy
disposed ct il regular style.
How came you to write that note.
A1n ! q asked Richard, unc CONSCIOUSLY
using her Christian name.
ell, to be candid, to take q car
riagee all the way to Bro Is kll,y1.nll ana back.
or even right hare in tho city is terri.
DlyS expensive and 4 though lit was
possible you could not afford il. Not
that 4 thought you absolutely hadn't
the money, you know apol ogetical-
". 111,s ',VSs 81
"Oh, Of course not!' exclaimed our
hero, with gusto. s5 *5j u pa T ..= az, s.
Only, she continued, II like things
to be consistent. And, besides. il did
want to go SO badly. .s . .s s. zSE. & \
was that the only reason?" anx-
ious to keep her talking. "a . .2s
"Well'' and she smiled nlerriIv. nner-
haps | wanted to show that Twas fast
colors. ~ 3@5l<a. g%,Sj# +. .. IN =
Dick wanted to hug her. She was
adorable: Nothing but his inlpecuni-
oslty restrained him from popping the
question on the spot, But, il his lips
were silent, his eyes were unquenchable,
and sile--WeN, she was a, woman, and
consequently this species of commu-
nlcatlon was quite inteiligible to her.
When Richard finally let himself in
to his uncle's gloomy, old-fashioned
mouse, he was surprised to see light
N the old gentlema11's sitting-room.
Thinking he might be ill, he hastily
mounted the stairs and entered the
room. %.
His uncle was yawning over a book,
and on the table was q dusty bottle of
rare old wine that that was the pride
OF his life and only used on the rarest
occasions.
What on earth are you sitting up
for, uncle?'' r
"For YOU. What do you mean by
hour?" ''0
The expression on his face would
have been quite the proper thing, and
u thing to be expected in a. wife, but
In an uncle, it was so supremely alb
surd that Richard almost doubted
his uncle's sanity.
"Dlck,"' said the old man, solemnly,
this has been q devilish long evening,
but, | have stuck it out and determine
ed not to. go to bed till we drank the
BRIDES health.n
'What bride?" asked Richard, con-
vlnced now of his uncle's delirium.
"Why, yours" roared the old man.
Aren't you going to marry her? If
you don't [ shall.p.
r. But, financially; you know, "gasped
Dick, II am not"
Richard" said his uncle, pouring
out the wine in two beautiful, Venetian
glasses, II resign the business to you.
Tomorrow / shall retire. Iexpect to
stop at home to watch the young mad
am and keep her out of mischief
The wine was drunk in silence except
for the usual indistinct mumbling,
The old mans eyes softened; his
thoughts went back generation, while
to Dick the golden fluid conjured up
visions Of passionate bliss, in which q
pair OF blue eyes and a golden head fig
ured extensively. When Annie Fielding
came to be mistress Of the old house
she had two lovers instead of one.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1885-10-23
Opium and Childhood.

A few weeks ago a man in the State
of New York went FIVE miles in haste
for q doctor., 4. .s@s$. 49,.
Says the latter, t'On my arrival
found babe, eight months old, lying
in the arms Gifts almostfranticm moth
er; pale, comatose, bathed in perspira-
ton, with q sloW feeble pulse, and pupils
contracted to the size of a very small
pin-head. Izs,. s>:'2s n. g.: -. 49,.
Noise, rough handling, and dashing
cold water in its face utterly failed to
arouse the child. J.. $=,s ..==.
s Twas told it cried hard that morn
ing. hindering it's mother from doing
her work, and she gave it a dose Of
landanum about five s clock, and an
other about two hours later. It was
then one p. M. / asked how much she
gave, and she said she did not
know. Surely, said I, you know
whether it was four, six or ten
drops But, doctor, I did not drop
it. ~ Finally she told me the first dose
was half q teaspo onful, and the last
ell the spoon would hold. On my ex-
pressing surprise that it had not killed
The child outright, she said she had
often given il half q teaspoonful. |"
tt seemed that she had given it in
it's brief life about fourteen ounces Of
laudanum nearly q pint!
After hours Of labor, with noise,
shaking it, dashing it's face with cold
WAter, the doctor succeeded in keeping
the child aroused enough for the pot
son to be eliminated, and thus save
it's life. b. Isl. .sz
Perhaps there are many mot hers
but little wiser than the above. OPP
,1nn ought never to be given TO q child
except ct the doctors order. Even
when given Ia small doses It's reaction
will be unfavorable to sound. health.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1885-10-23

s3st ;sa gS st3;;4tS. III 8 ~ a89i
Dear Mr. Dayenport: In consequence
OF the rain, which do not wish to deprive
mesof the pleasure Of this evenings engage.
4 menti with You, 4 write this to tell You that
will spend the night with my aunt, Mrs.
! Bently ,satsN o.- lest fifty-third street, and
you may coll for me there IT will save
4 you q vet Journey to Brooklyn. and win
also be much nicer about getting home.
'Dont be offended If say my aunt's
q house is 80 very convenient to tho horse
cars that II you call for me with carriage
refuse to 60 at ALL This b not & whim,
4 but principle. hope you know M vel
III Very truly yours, ANNIE FIE1Dsso.
Jernsa leml i cxcl aimed the old cen
tlenian, as the note fluttered 10 the
floor. Dick! had been f,lrtively wa tch.
ing the effect Of his dear girl, i letter
upon his sllnc le, and when he
saw the thought lul, softened express
sion Of his untenance, fondly hoped
his relative, ia this moment 81 weak
ness, would put out q twenty dollar
4 blll, and say ! q III my boy: don't
q let her wet the soles Of her lainty feet B, Il
FBnt no such honeyed sweetlless fell
4 upon his ears not hing but Il soft, long
drawn whistle Issued from the old
BIZ hat az, Vol Jsp think 81 her ulhcle,'s
4 !, ed ne Dung man itll al s 4 iious
hy sss y must 'l bs unns.,,al Il nick
MOI Mo eEle SO 4 nth q light he
~
81 4 r ! r.! 4 : D M t.
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1885-03-04
The DELONG WATCHES.
Mrs belongs Version OF the singular
Coincisence-.

Cor New York Tribune
SIR: In io-day'S issue II TIE Triblle
there Is al editorial upon cOinci!ence- Ii Is
unnecessary for me e. say that the Story
Of the stoi rsE, Il Mr. belongs watches,
etc, As told by M 10 one two frien /, .nly
land not FOR Iublicstion) has grown with
each repetition A. it stands 1, i 4 VERY
gooi story. re.rst that must correct 1t
and ask VOC T. 1T NE in - dong Cp1n
leaving Tor the srctic Mr. DeLong handed
me his watch, sni said simply: The vici>
STUDIES mas meet ami survive viii prove
too much for it, and | war. II u>s Il upon
nv return Nine Was the remark, ugon
telling the story. that | WAS SURPRISED IL
such an exhibition OF confidence.
Toward the Gloss Of October. 1851 ! do not
keep n diary. one morning ] found the
watch stopped. apparently without caase,
for whom shook il gently il started again
ami KEEP; it, usual time. The day the news
from Siberia reached Us. Dee y, Mr. De-
Longs little clock stopped: II WAS sent 10 the
jewellers and Cleaned In january, ls>2
the main-~p-in. o: tho watch broke. from
some atmospsefic cause, | suppose
am uat superStitious. and attached no
Importance To thess occurrences, although
they happened during tie long ami
iHAa'n sH>i'rsi-- 'ceNe%'n ms iIr>l news
And the IN ling o; the remains When
was working upon Mr.. belongs jour-
nal naturally noticsI these two entries:
sep. Il. Saturday .lSsil-I lsnie>i a. p
m lon the Lena, Siberia M United Stats
ohronorneter stopp.i at abou; II ?, m. oul,
eight hours after winding Oct 5. Mon
day-For some cause mr. watch stopped a;
lo.&S last night, while one OF the MA On
watch had il. ! set it near a. could
come 20 the time by guessing, sni We mus.
run by that until l can do better Oct
b the date u tie las; eatry.
Mr. DeLonS made no comment upun the
Occurrences, and simply related the story
Is peculiar incident Of . wonderful VOYAGE
Yours srriv Fss. nsTa~