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Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1885-09-18
sWanderingse of a-LOver.

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Somehow, I am never weary OF watch
ing the girl am going to marry. It
is so odd to think that she and are
to pass the greater part of our lives
together. I watched her for an
hour at >Coney Island as she sport
ed, unconscious, on the beach,
and when she came back to my side
and closed her eyes in q reverie, | Won
dered if she would wake me i'll the
morning with q sweet kiss, or whether
she would pull the pillow from under
my head with Il jerk and make me feel
l. had fallen down precipice nineteen
thousand feet high. Will she be ready
to open the door and receive me kind
ly when | come home late, or will she
call me hard names and threaten to
20 home to her mother? So -
As take her soft palm in mine and
kiss the tips OF her pink fingers, l won.
der if they will ever give me q box that
will make my ears Jingle. She has q
pretty little mouth and pearly teeth;
and will she ever put them to a bad
use by reading me curtain lectures.
Will those mild, blue eyes ever flash in
anger at me, and will that wealth OF
auburn hair. so neatly coiled, ever
hang in frouzy disorder down her back2
She has cunning little feet. She says
they get cold very easily. Horror!
Will she ever put them. on me when
they are cold? ill she. waste all nay
hard-earned savings iii jim-cacks? Will
oh. rive ma oo11 dinner? Will ahn
pick All the change from my pockets?
Will she neglect the house and gossip
with the NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Topics.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1885-09-18
Concerning Collars,

Pittsburg Dispatch.-The paper
collar is a thing Of the past. A few
old fashioned and impecunious young
men still cling to pasteboard neckwear,
but most people who wear collars now
use linen. The paper collar had it's
points, howeves. 1t was Away ready
for use, and q man wasn't so depend
ent on his washerw oman as he is now.
1t was so cheap that it could be thrown
away whenever it WAS slightly soiled.5
Why, when paper goods We're hestyle,
a man could buy pair OF paper col
lars and cuffs and a "dickey' Of the
same material, and be fixed up good
enough for ball or wedding. They
were liable to cover up any amount of
unceanliness, however. The paper
collar WAS invented by Walter Hunt
about forty years ago, and was first
made as smooth and glossy as bristol
board. Then they were finally merged
into the present style Of linen. The
celluloid collars and cuffs have never
caught on very well. They are worn
considerably by itinerant book agents,
peddlers and that sort Of people, but
have never become popular. You can
always tell 8 man who wears them by
the strong smell of campbor,
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1885-09-18
Slow Eating.

The idea OF rest and and
elaboration in eating no longer oc-
cupies the thought OF the American
boy, much less of the business men.
Yet the power OF ones life depends as
much upon this as upon any one con-
duct of life. The relation of the chew
ing and the juices Of the mouth to the
after digestion, all along the digestive
track, and to that assimilation which
is to give force aud vigor to work, is
such that we cannot afford to forget
the essential relationship. The failure
OF this part of the apparatus to doit
part does not involve immediate loss
Of power or bed ridden sickness, but it
is a. more frequent limitation upon
forceful life than any one disability. A
thorough digestion not only leaves the
mind clear and the nervous system
placid, but SO provides the physical
and mental machinery with its pro-
polling power as TO make thought as
natural as if it were q physical func-
ton. It is not difficult to see in the
work, as well as in thewritings Of some
men, the traces OF a bad physical con-
dition. Emerson overstated the case
when he stated that the sick man is
on the road to raseality; but, never
theless, did Indicate what's true, that
q man in achronic state of embarrass-
ed digestion is out ofgear with himself
and the rest Of mankind. We believe
that the foundation Of many an III i.
capacity IS laid in this want Of quiet,
deliberate eating. The Independent.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1885-09-18
Ire atment of Bowel Complaints.

Hot Concentrations are very useful in
many diseases and at this season Of
the year are especially so in the treat
ment of bowel complaints. I have
many times nearly blistered my hands
in wringing clothes from hot water for
this purpose, but few years ago I
learned an easier and better way to
prepare them. Fold a piece OF flannel
of sufficient size into from four to
eight thicknesses. Dip it into very
hot water, taking care to saturate it
completely. With O. stick lift it from
the water and lay it into a strong
towel, then wiring it by twisting the
ends of the towel. Have piece ofdry
flannel twice the size of the fomenta-
ton and lay it over the bowels or part
to be fomented Lay the hot flannel,
which should be wrung so it will not
drip, over the dry flannel and fold over
it the extra part of the dry flannel, so
as to retain the heat as long as posi-
bic. By this means the heat reaches
the skin gradually and a much higher
temperature can be borne with less
discomfort than when the fermentation
is placed next to the body.-Holne
Companion.
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Methods of Hanging.

Popular Science Monthly,-The
mode OF carrying out the sentence o.
the law, ''be hanged by the neck until
you are Dead" has usually been left
to the discretion of the hangman, the
law taking no cognizance as to what
is to. be the proximate cause OF death.
Calcraft invariably adopted the SHORT
dlQp Of about two feet and o. half; and
IN may Judge from some specimens Of
his ropes, which are still to be seem at
Kirkdale, death must have been pro-
duced by slow process of asphyxia.
Marwood adopted what is generally
known as the long drop, Of which he
was supposed by many to be the
originator. though it was used#:long
before his time, both in Paris and in
ireland.
To Prof Haughton we are indebt-
ed for SCIENTIFIC exposition of the
rationale OF the long drop and
of the mode in which death
takes place. DR.. sHaughton also gives
an elaborate explanation of the Ameri-
can method, which is a scientific modi-
fication of the old naval method of
running the culprit up to the yard
arm.
Having now briefly referred to the
different modes Of hanging which have
been adopted in executing criminals,
we will be better able to Judge which
is the best and most practical method
when we have considered the various
causes ofdeath.. Prof. Tidysays that
Tin hanging ln as IN drowning, death til
does notsalways: take place in exactly
the same way. Thus, it may result
from-(ly asphyxia; ~ cerebral by:
peremia; (3)' a combination OF
asphyxia with apoplexy; ~ syncope;
81. injury to the spinal cord
and pncumogastrics (neuro- paralytic
death)"
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MHKING-TIME.

The even shadowings fall around, G.s 81
Cool vapors rise from the fragrant ground
As the cows come home with their bells
a-chime; y 9 ,$ <5.#
The bullfrogs crnak from the messy pond,
And the owl trills soft not far hey ond, g
At milking time. 2tt1sH - E..
Loomingup through the twilight clear
The COWS are coming from far and near.
Lowing. and blinking their kind large eyes.
The heller lightly springs through the gate,
But the old cow steps with nien sedate,
Stately and wise. <-f'
Then Hester comes, the pride Of the farm,
With bright milk pail on each plumpar
And q cherry neck-ribbon brought from
- town. II, a.. j I ~
She sits on the low stool round and neat,
And splashing and foaming, pure and sweet,
The milk comes down. 80
Robert leans Ger the barnyard gate,
And what with their chatter the hour grows
late s '~ ( : '.nt = vi
AS Hesteris laughing and blushing red.
The old cow lows in Il warning mud.
"Thc night comes on; you must hasten child;
It's time for bed.
The shadows lengthen, the lovers talk. VI,
And the milk comes slowly; white as chalk.
As the stars far up in the heavens climb;
Aud there in the fragrant evening dew,
THERE'S many a promise, and sweet kiss too,
At miLkiDg.tilne! - 3.
Philadelphia Record
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1885-09-18
Sac What Tom Reads.
Mrs. II. Annette Poole, in Good House
keeping.

Mrs. H. Annette Poole, in Good House
keeping
You will find it a very hard task to
keep the sight and sound of bad read
ing away from Tom. tits everywhere.
II he does not see it at home some OF
his school mates will have their pock
cts filled with it. Any quantity OF
stories bearing such fascinating titles
as s"The Mailman of the North Pole,
or the Boy Mazeppa OF the Attic Seas"
which is an actual title, can be pur
chased for five cents each, and in many
cases the buyers will dispose OF them,
after perusal, for two cents. Broad
sides containing wonderful pictures,
and the opening chapters of such tales
are weekly distributed by enterpris-
ing newsdealers. And l think these
stories are far worse than they used
to be. For even pirate stories
had in them the smack Of the
blue f ocean, and the fascination
of white sails and tropical islands
and all the thousand and one charms
that visions of the sea summon up
before the eyes Of an imaginative boy
And Indian tales bore the flavor of the
prairies and buffalo hunts, and Of q
wild, free, open air life But these sto
ries, which are thrust into Toms
hands and under his eyes at every cor
ner are mainly detective stories, and
the reader is led through the lowest
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1885-09-18

ued to fuss, 3 as they termed it, over
the stove, and pre- duced a great many
delightful things, which Mrs. Marsh re-
garded with awe, and which Burt and
his father grew enthusiastic over.
What do you think Of EN- now?'
the latter We're continually asking her
with sly laughs and winks. az
.a.Well, never was SO beatW was all
Mrs. Marsh could say. XII, 4
The week flew by very pleasantly,
and all too fast. Della and Cora cap
ped the climax by presenting Mrs.
Marsh with new calico dress-''t to re-
member them by they said-and
making it themselves, with speed and
skill which took her breath away, and
won any small part Of her heart which
might have been unconquered.
Bradley HARDWOOD called several
times day.
STRIKES me they wouldn't be so far
out of the way for farmers wives, after
all?' he remarked to Burt.
And Burt laughed, light-heartedly.
Their last day was the softest and
suunlest one of their brief week; and
I)LdNlcf uIOuShL HIS t"O-Scs1lcA OI1S,SJ
around for a last drive. -
ut has been perfectly: lovely, hasn't
it, Dell?" cried Cora, gaily, when they
stood in their room that night--they
were to start the next morning.
EYES," said Della, rather slowly.
"What is it," said Cora, regarding
her thoughtful face sharply.
"Well, was obliged to tell Mr.. Har-
wood about Sam" said Della, reluct-
antly; ''about our being engaged
"What a coincidence!" cried Cora,
with happy laugh. II was obliged
to tell Mr.. Marsh that-that I'll come
back in the fall and stay for good.
Do you know, Dell, 1don't understand
it. l thought at first that they rath-
ST disliked us or mistrusted us, OF
something didn' your"
I think" said Della, who had
watched the course OF affairs shrewdly
IL think we have overcome a riducu-
lous idea or two they had concerning
us, by a natural and easy process. y
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1885-09-18
An Unwilling Tourist.
A German paper tells an anecdo

A German paper tells an anecdote,
associated with the capture Of Varna,
in Turkey, which illustrates the des-
potic power OF the Russian Govern
ment, and the rough and ready style
in which Russian officials punish criti-.
cism. One Of the heroes of the anecs
dote was a Warsaw merchant, a Ger
man, who ventured in coffee-house
to doubt the correctness of the report
announcing that the Russians had
taken Varna: y
The following morning an official
handed him summons to appear be-.
fore the Grand Duke Constantine inn
mediately.
What offence have I committed?"
asked the frightened merchant.
''That you will soon learn was the
lacOnlc answer.
The merchant put on his best clothes,
and promptly appeared at the palace,
where he was received by the grand
duke himself with the harsh words:
$50 you do not believe that the en-
peror's troops have taken Varna!
What do you know of the affair that
you venture to express your doubt in
such @ Manner
"Your imperial highness, I know
nothing at ALL stammered the mer-
chant II only thought So
"You must learn to think correctly"
II did not mean it wrongly"
II quite believe that. Nevertheless,
that you may carefully consider your
words before you speak, | will give
you a little lesson: At this moment a.
courier leaves for Varna; you will &C
company him, and convince yourself
of the truth of the news
Prayers awaited nothing. The poor
merchant, without taking farewell Of
his family, was compelled, just as ne
stood, to ascend the courier's ''kibit-
ka," and proceed with him.
Night and day they travelled, until
at last Varna was reached. Now this
courier, who, during the whole journey,
had not spoken a single word. said
THAT is Varna. Be good enough to
inquire as to the authenticity Of our
proclamation
''There is no need for me to do
that" stammered the merchant; "the
uniform of the Russian troops is we'll
known to me-"
"Well, then, your presence here is no
longer necessary. In quarter OF an
hour another courier returns to War
saw. You Will join him, and On your
arrival there you will make your re-
port to the Grand Duke
The return journey was begun pune
tually at the time stated. Constan-
fine received the s'unwillinp tourist"
with hearty laugh, and sa,3,
Nov 60 again to the coffeehouse
where you SO openly expressed your
doubt about the capture OF Tarna,
and tell the guests there assembled
that you actually found the Russians
in possession"
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1885-09-18
Wanted i'm Wall Street.
rom the Wall Street News.

From the Wall Street News.
There is a man in Wisconsin whom
some of our railroad kings should get
hold of. The fact that he Is in state
prison won't be much OF an objection,
as railroad kings are supposed to have
governors and judges under their
thumbs. This man, in the space OF
three months, organized three canal
companies, and floated. out 800, 900
worth of stock at $7OO. He organized
two mineral companies, and got rid Of.
$17, 900 worth OF stock for $3.50. He
organized sanitariunl, and gave away
$27, 900 worth of stock for 1925. He
organized a water-power company,
paid individuals before a dam was.
built, and came out 81 12o ahead.
He was organizing railroad company
and WAS about to call in capital Of
$50, 600, when the law grabbed him
and shut him up. The man, if proper.
u coached, has q great future before.
him. Is 81 Il f5sl ]. Z.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1885-09-18
NeatneSs in Women.

A woman may be handsome Or re-
markably attractive in various ways,
but if she is not personally neat, she
cannot hope do win admiration. Fine
clothes will not conceal the slattern.
A young woman with her hair always
in disorder, and her clothes hanging
about her as ii suspended from a prop,
is always repulsive. Slattern is written
on her person from the crown OF her
head to the soles other feet, and if She
wins husband, he will turn out, III all
probability, either an idle fool or q
drunken ruffian. The bringing UP of
daughters to be able to work, talk and
act like honest, sensible young women,
is the special task of all mothers, and
in the Industrial ranks there is inn
posed, also, the prime obligation OF
learning to respect household work for
it's own sake, and the comfort and
happiness it will bring in the future.
Housework is q drudgery, but it must
be done by somebody, and had better
be we'll than ill done.--Home !Conpan-
ion.
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Pig Ailments.

In the first four or five weeks after
their birth, diarrhna carries off many
little pigs and greatly retards the
growth Of others that may survive it's
attacks. y Improper feeding OF the SOW,
if the pigs are sucking, and OF the pigs
themselves, if weaned,- is the promi'
nent cause, though often attacks are
brought on BY. breathing bad air,
drinking foulwater, and taking cold.
Ii the pigs are sucking, the SOW should,
for few days, be fed on something
less locsening; if the pigs are weaned,
the same general treatment should
prevail, and q, tablespoonful of pre-
paredchalk given once or&&twicesa day.
See that thepens or sleeping-quarters
are well ventilated and clean, and use
some chloride OF lime and carbolic
acid as deodorizers and disinfectants.
Constipation, though not fatal Or a
disease of itself, may, ifignored, lead to
serious results, and is Indicative OF fe-
yer. Green, and any kind ofsoft, east
ly-digested food is good, and bran
mashes prepared with hot sswater, or
better yet, haxseed tea, are very use
full. In obstinate cases an ounce of
EPSON salts may be used in an injec-
ton OF warm soap-suds.
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The Preacher Did Not Hear.
scottsyille (va.) Courier + ( 3 h..

OCOtUofAlo " d'J NOuAA0A. y ,Iih' = 3
After the sermon the PASTOR called
on the good brother, whom we will call
Brother B., to lead in prayer. Now,
Brother B. is one Of the, best of men
and fervent in prayer; in Offering his
devotions he unfortunately. speaks in
quite a low tone; the pastor is afflict-
ed with "a partial deafness. Brother
B. commenced his prayer promptly
after the request to do SO, but to
the clergyman ear not q sound
broke the tillness Of the sum
mer's morn. Pausing a few moments,
and presuming Bro ther B. s difidenee
had gotten the best Of him, the min
lister called on Brother G. to pray.
At once Brother B. stopped, but Bro.
ther G. did not begin, and the ensuing
silence was OF the kind that can be felt.
The pastor was duInfo unded at this,
as he thonght, the second failure, hut
speedily found q way out 81 Che dill
Guilty by offering 1,rayq himself Not
mt lserviees we're Over did the minis
Ter learn off his mistake, but expla-
nations then speedily foil lowed audit
was Of course all right,
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1885-09-18
The Wheat Crop,

There is abundant evidence that in
nearly all parts OF the United States,
where winter wheat is raised, that
there will be a very short crop. At
best it cannot exceed 225, 100000
bushels, which is 125, 900, 600 less than
last year. This conclusion is come to
by careful reports from all OF the win
ter wheat regions. The season is now
to far advanced to change the acreage
of the spring wheat. In all corn grow
ing States it is greatly reduced in area.
But it is too soon to even predict the
yield. EARLY in the season for sowing
wheat, the low price and the large
amount said to be on hand, deter
mined farmers in all spring wheat re-
gions to SOW less, and In many local.
ties to SOW " none. But the
prospect for a war between Eng
land and Russia somewhat mod
flied resolutions y on this sub
ject But even this did not in
duce farmers to SOW an average guam
tity. OF coursei.. Minnesota and Da-
kota, where little else but wheat is
raised, the amount will not probably
be much, if any. reduced. But where
grass and corn are successful, and are
the ruling products, there will be FL
greatly reduced wheat crop. Goodcrop
staticians say, if the average yield per
acre be equal to average years, there
will be falling off offs, 600, 900 bush
els. This will make in winter and
spring wheat a deficiency of 100000
600 bushels. This would be a serious
matter, not to be made up by the
surplus now on hand. and the reduced
European demand. Wheat raising is an
operation which starves the land and
the owner, and the future for surplus
of that important cereal is doubtful in
the extreme.-Des Moines Register.
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Farm Notes.

n EeS
Wood ashes contain every element Of
food for plants except nitrogen, viz.
potash. lime, nagnesia, and phos-
phoric acid. They are, therefore, use
full for; any crop, but are especially
vail able for grass. From 40 to 100
bushels per acre may be used, and the
effect will be felt for many years.
There are very few or no steam
plows in use in Amtrica. The only
place where they can be used is on the
large wheat farms in the Northwest,
and there they have not been found.
profitable, because they are used only
for a few days, or weeks, and then lie
idle the rest OF the year, costing some:
expense to care for them. Meanwhile
just as many horses are required on
the farms to do the other work. It is
not probable that steam blowing will
ever De common in this country.
Good mutton is always in demand;
by improving our sheep tor meat, and
feeding better, Strengthening can be
made profitable even when wool is
low. Then when wool advances the
profit will be correspondingly in
creased. In England sheep are kept
principally for mutton, and although
good feeces are produced, yet the
sheep would return profit without the
wool. Our common sheep by crossing
with the best mutton sheep of Europe
may in few years be SO far improved
as TO become good mutton producers.
Even the Merinos when crossed with
Cotswolds produce grades which, when
we'll fed, make good mutton-nearly or
quite as good as any.
A good preservative for shingles on
roof is common pine tar laid on hot
SO as to soak into theshingles Orthe
shingles may be dipped in crude petro-
leum before they are laid, and left to
soak in tubs or barrels Coal tar is
not good material for preserving
wood, as, it, contains an acid which
causes the wood to decay; but if it is
mixed with lime to neutralize the acid,
and is then applied to the wood, it has
better effect.