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Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1886-08-06

and 81 the Il vent Oh
q g8 found myself painting for.
breath, while Ileansd with my elbows
ON my hands and gazedS Will startii INC
Eeyeballs into the ass before me. i
will not weary You With D detailed de-
scrlptlon OF VIVA ts must { seem to you
the verieet nonsense. Suffice to say
that at the end III " nat seemed TO me
an hour I saw the negro ietgo his hold
a fall back with his head hanging
over the edge Of the well. What q re-
lief it was. What d sense Of fiendish
10Y Inexperienced when / saw the sue
ceseful wrestler, myself, pick up one
skull after the other and hurl them at
the prostrate form, and now recov-
cred my breath when L saw the figure
go up the stairway, through the hall
way, thence to the street and in thedi-
rection OF home That was the most GU
rlous sensation OF all. Iknew was
home looking into the mirror. There
could bano mistake about it. I was
fully conscious Of my surroundings.
There was the bed, the washstand,
and the pitcher. There were my coas
and vest on the back of chair. I
looked behind the bureau to satisfy
myself that nobody was playing q
trick on me. satisfied myself that I
was alone in the room and that no one
was near me. Then I returned to the
mirror, and saw; as see you now, my
other self walking up 9Th street to
Race out race to 18th, and down
18th to where, if l told you, you
would say a fool lived. Then the vi
sion faded slowly out. | put on my
clothes and went out into the street,"
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1886-08-06
a Vermont Bridegroom

From the Boston Evening Record
The story about the Vecmonter WI
proposed to add half g. dollar to The
amount which the claw allowed" the
parson for marrying him, has brought
to the Historian bran-new story OF
another transaction weddlng fee in Yer
mont. 1t is from glen village away
backfrom the Connecticut, in the hills,
where money is scarce and the ways are
primitive, and the people frequently
prefer to pay for their purchases in
kind. One day young couple came to
the parson at the village to be married.
They hadn't cent Of money, and
it had been arranged that the
bridegroom should bring specified
quantity of beeswax. with which to
pay the minister. The parson was
thrifty-they have to be thrifty up
that way-and took good care, before
he per ormed the marriage ceremony,
to weigh out the beeswax and see
whether there was enough to pay his
Fee There wasn't.
"Why haven't you brought all the
beeswax you agreed to?" asked the
minister
"All had, parson."
"And you haven't got any more?"
"Not another ounce"
"Have you got any money at all?"
"Not mite, parson."
There was period OF uncomforta-
bic silence, during which the young
farmer began to grow very much
alarmed. He was afraid the parson
wouldn't marry him unless he produc-
ed his uttermost ounce OF beeswax,
and the prospect struck terror to his
soul. The parson was inclined to let:
him "stew"
Look a. here, parson?" said the
countryman finally, ri tell ye what
we do; you take the beeswax and mar
ry us as fur as it goes!"
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The Real Meaning OF Govern
nlGDt.

During the second Napoleonic dyn-
asty the American Minister sent the
names OF several distinguished coun-
try,nen whom he desired to be pre-
sented to the Emperor at the Tuil-
cries. An ''imperiap' clerk called to
ask "the quality Of the persons. He
was informed by the Minister that all
OF them would be admitted to a Pres
idential levee. The messenger vanish
ed, and no reply was ever received.
The only requisite for audience with
the President of this nation is that
the visitors shall be men and women.
At the recent public reception, a society
queen tells me, q lady whose grand.
father was aworthy drayman Though
she now affects the blue blood of a
5Castilian erandee) was in high dud-
$geon all the next day because she had
observed her chambermaid in the line
ssoms distance in front Of where she
stood. This was very shocking, but
in the course Of time this maid s grand.
daughter may turn up her nose at the.
descend Of my lady, and thus.
square the account Of blood. There's
food for comfort ii this. Nothing that
one can see in Washington 50 we'll
teaches the real meaning OF q Govern
ment BY and for the people as q pub
lie reception at the White House.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1886-08-06
For Tired Young Men of Thirty.
From the Baltimore Herald.

From the Baltimore Herald.
The young man Of thirty who COM
plains that he feels tired, has had his
day, can't keep up with the process
sion and the like, should call to mind
the work OF such men as Gladstone.
Oliver Wendell Holmes, Bisrnark and
a. score of others are doing, though
they have all passed the three-score
and ten years allotted to the span of
human life. All these men have
been hard and lifelong workers.
A locomotive will be more damaged
by g. years laying upon side track
than by twenty years of hard steam
ing and hauling. Not one toiler in a
thousand dies OF overwork, but
thousands have died and thousands
are dying OF the diseases induced by
slcth and the vices of which. idleness
is the appointed guardian. Gladstone
at 70 could fell tree for the pleasure
of the thing, and would DEFY the blows
of the enervated youth OF modern cit-
les. George Cruikshank, the artist.
walked ten miles 9 day when yerg.,e
on the 8Oth year. Titan did some OF
his best work when he was 20. The
natural stimulus and support Of the
muscles and the nerves is work. For
want OF it the system trusts, like n
machine that is retired from service
Young men are very wise ii their own
ronceit, but they can still take & les.
son from the old, especial when these.
old men bear the honored names 81
Gladstone and Holmes. 81
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Glimpse of Four Murderers.

4 New York Letter: s'Gi Gracious, but
there's . quartet exclaimed my com
panion in a Broadway walk. / look
ed at the four persons who had excit.
ed his interest. They stood on q
Madison Square corner, and wero
above the average in good looks, while
their clothes were fashionable without
being foppish, and they had a distinct
gentlenlanliness OF manner. =.
"Four murderers," said my friend.
He was wrong in his harsh character.
ization. He ought to have been sat
fed with the declaration that each OF
them had killed man. The fact that
they were there alive was proof that
the law had not deemed them desery-
ing OF the gallows. They had gone
throught the ordeals Of trials, and were
entitled to the full benefits OF what.
ever justification the iuries had found
In their behalf. Two were profession.
al sporting men-Jeremiah Dunn, OF
Chicago, the slayer OF jimmy Elliott,
and John Scannell, of this city, who
slew John Donnelly-and they were
out on the truitless errand Of getting
license for the Sullivan:
Mitchell sparring match. Police
superintendent Murray had positively
assured them that the match could
not be fought without a show license
and the Mayor had emphatically de-
clined to issue one. They stopped by
chance in front OF the hotel kept by
Ned Stokes, the killer of Jim Fisk
and on Stokes emerging, they asked
for his advice as to whether a gleam
OF hope was left to the enterprise. Hi
was telling that he saw none. when
along came General Daniel E. Sickles
the martial avenger before whose bull
let Key fell, and they accosted him for
q legal opinion. Sickles made a brie1
reply mot calculated to lift their spirits
and passed on. But the sight OF the
quartet was curious. Dunn had es
capped punishment through a. plea Of
selt-defense, and Scannell through
emotional insanity. After one con
viction and capital sentence, Stokes
had once stood in the shadow of the
cross-tree, bnt Oh second trial had
been sent to prison; and Sickles had
been justified by twelve men for re-
taliating upon his wife's lover. Each
believes himself innocent OF any crime
and l am not reviving their cases to
condemn them, but merely to describe a
strange broadway gathering.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1886-08-06
First Use of Breech Leaders.

Among the interesting addresses
made at the Gettysburg reunion was
one by Gen. Berdan, the commander OF
the famous Union sharpshooters who
did such effective service at the battle.
Gen. Berdan revealed the fact that
breech-loading rifles were first used in
war On that occasion and by his men,
to whom he made this statement:
You are as we'll known among mill
tary men in Europe as you are in this
country, and you are regarded as the
men who taught the world the super
iority of breech-loaders over muzzle-
leaders. Some of you may not be
aware of the fact that the sharp
shooters was the first command
that fired at any enemy be-
cause Prussia had the breech-loader
called the needls-gun, but it had never
been tested in action. It was left for
our corps, therefore, to prove the inn
portance OF this arm OF the service
But what a struggle we mad to get
breech-loaders~ even for this small
command OF picked riAemen My
application was opposed by every de-
partment and by the commanding
generals. They stated officially that
breech-loaders would spoil. my COM
mand, that the men would fire too
rapidly, thatthey would. even shoot
each other by accident, that there was
nothing like the Springfield musket
for soldiers, and some even went so
far as to advocate the old system OF
ball and buck; but after constant ef-
forts for almost a year I succeeded in
getting an order from President Lin.
coin direct, not only to arm my COM
mand as l chose, but to appoint my
Iown officers. The startling results
|you produced with these breech-load-
|ers caused the world to adopt them
within ten years. .''s3t 4
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A Detectives Successful Decoy.
A clerk named Stevenson, occupv.

a clerk named Stevenson, occupy
ing a responsible position in Buffalo,
was bonded in the Guarantee Com.
pany OF North America for s., 900
He was short in his accounts, and
skipped to Canada. The company
resolved to bring him back, and the
plan adopted, was as novel as it was
ingenious. Grove, q bright young
sons acquaintance, and was with
him nearly month before an oppor-
tunity presented itself where the de-
faulter could be enticed to venture
near the line. Exactly in the centre
OF the Detroit River is an island which
. the boundary line divides Grove
arranged q fishing expedition with his
associate and the two men were to
row out in the river, fishing during
the trip. Before starting, however,
Grove found the boat they were going
to use, and boring a small anger hole
in the bottom fitted in tight wooden
plug. Full OF gee and Canadian rum
Stevenson procured the fishing tackle,
and little dreaming that he was Ieav-
ing his retreat Tor the last time rode
out on the ripping river. when near
ing the island Grove made a ruse OF
searching something in the bottom OF
the boat and pulled out the plug.
OF course the men must either
drown or 60 to the island, as the
boat was rapidly filling with water.
They pulled toward the little patch OF
ground and reached it just as the boat
sank. Stevenson clambered out and
unconsciously walked over the boun-
dairy line to the American side, when
Grove covered him with six-shooter
and signa!ed an officer who had been
stationed within mailing distance on
the American shore. When Stevenson
saw how cleverly he had been trapped
he resigned himself and quietly return
ed to Buffalo, where he was tried for
| embezzlement and sentenced to the
ne,litentiarv for a. r,,mher IF vaara
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the surface of the looking-glass with
my handkerchief, but the illusion was
not. dispelled. I perceived the mis-
shapen dwarf force his way into the
entry and creep stealthily along until
he reached the head of the spiral stair
way. His eyes we're blazing and his
every movement seemed to remind me
Of what i had read OF the evil one
You cannot imagine the strangefe feeling
Of horror and apprehension that took
possession OF me as I watched this
black iendpeer over the railing as he
drew from his breast pocket long,
keen knife. -.
This knife he whetted on the sole
Of his boot and then, with diaboli-
cal grin, be began. to noiselessly de-
scend the stairway. No words in the
English language could describe my
anguish at that moment. / saw my
other self, all unconscious Of danger,
walking about that dismal place, and
I saw the murderer getting nearer and
nearer, his lace glowing more dev1lish
every step he took. My heart seemed
to stand still and I became, as itwere,
[as helpless spectAto TOR Of what promised
Ito Be my own execution. The negro
had then reached the foot
Of the stairs, and, cronching
low. he waited until the vic,
tim was within 3 loot OF him and
|sprAng forward The knife was aim
Led at tie throat, but it missed and
struck the side Of the head. This Isaw
plainly in tho mir the same
6ment Ifelt u sharp pain under the
ear.S Al soon Is the blow was struck
q saw my ther self turn and grappls
with che dwarf who dropped his knife.
The two figures ~ yed Backward and
xard, sometiuass right at the very
Isslge of the weH some times scraping
THE alls of the apartmen and again
rolling over And over on the floor.
IS isl avery thrOs that WAS made,
Telegram-herald., 1886-05-27
THE FURIOUS FLAMES
A Milli0r-DOl'ar Fire IL Chi
cago Yesterday
EXCITING SCtN.S At A HOTEL
Large Publishing. Books ncing ano
Lithogfaphing IS ablishments
Burned Out Several Fire
M n Hurt

CncAeo. Mas - rle most disastrous
Tire which has visited Chicago lor q long
time broke out ihi. morning shofiIy aher
I.30 o'clock ll was in ile block al Tie
Northwestern corner TT Wabash avenue
and Congress street. aud rough esii-
mates place the loss al over slO0o oo0.
In a very short time after iAe biaze Was
first discovered tLe building was on fire
from top 90 bottom. it was filled With ma-
ierial ut ihe most Ilhammable description.
The occupants were Beltori, Clarke & CO..
publishers Van Antwerp. Bragg a 60
were IN the same building. as were Douo-
hue q Henueberry. bpokbinders. Speile a.
Co.. lithographers, and the Central lilho-
graphing Company. The building was
owned by John quincy Adams
Mr. Belf0rd. of Brliort. Clarke a Co..
places his loss al s75OUoU Many valuable
plates were destroyed. Tie loss on The
building and contents, as before men
toned. Will aggregate more than ol 600 600
Next door are 3il and 3l3. i've story
building owned by a o Slaughter and oc-
cupied by the furniture firm If H. Deimel
& Co This urm was burned ont "a short
time ago. and was Just moving back and
had only a small stock on hand. Their loss
will not exceed s. 600. Al The time Of the
previous ire Mr. Slaughter had a cOntro-
versy with the insurance company over the
loss The company finally decided 10 re-
pair the building, and had not YET turned u
over 10 Slaughter The loss Of s. 900 falls
on the company.
The most exciting part Of the Ere was the
panic which occurred among the guests ot
the Hotel Brunswick directly opposite the
burned block. The heat was 50 intense that
every pane of glass on the Wabash avenue
font of the hotel was broken and the sashes
and window frames scOrched. The guests
became alarmed and. not stopping 10 dress
themselves He'd from the hotel. The loss
by heat and water 10 the hotel folks will
aggregate 5000 fully insured The Star
Cutlery company and j J West statuary
dealer, under the hotel, suffered small
losses.
The fire was disastrous not only 10 prop
erty. but also 10 life and limb. Capt Joe
Kenyon, of truck No u. was seriously in
inred. In jumping from the truck on ar
irving al the fire he fell, and the wheels Of
the truck passed over him. Both Of his
legs were broken, and one of them was SO
mangled that il will have to be amputated
William Langden. of truck No /. was badly
cut IN the hands and right arm bv falling
glass John Breen and Fireman O'Neill
both of truck No. !, were also cut by falling
glass The truck. which was a new one.
was caught under falling wall and COM
pletely destroyed
Telegram-herald., 1886-05-27
KNIGHTS MEETING.
An Address Prepared Formulating fian
for Avoiding Controversies and
Obtaining Jasflcs.

CLEVELAND May 8- -s.nce ihe ARRIVAL Of
ihe delegates 10 the special convention q
the Knights of Labor a number of plans
in addition Go the fse causes of complaint
calling for adjustment. enlmcraisd ~ Mr
powderly Ia his call, have been considered.
one 81 these plans emsnaiinF from
member of the order from Allegheny Pa
who has prepared an address ga ihs matter.
IS 90 sgitsre ihe ,subjeci oi tho government
regulating the railroads Ihc address also
deals With Zoe suhieci oi ara arbitration board.
Am effort wlN hc made o. serlEr htarnc
for that gentleman. Mt Hammond. q PRONE
ineni knight o Labor. fhis evening gave 10
as lis opinion ilat tlt only suceess io ihe
labor problem Dies in ihe diNsion system
sailors. when they eo oar on o whaling or
fishing expedition, receive a certain Iierceni-
are of the proceeds Iuev know Uksu
their contracts are made that laey stand The
same chance as fhe owner 81 fhe vessel
does and should the expedition prove
a ia'uro they know what to ctpcci
and acceft the iuctl liable "a iihopi complaint
Ihis same system is J think practicable to
considerable eatcnf in factories and other
industrial institutions ] am in favor of
arbitration. bar J DO not ihinf thai Congress
viii be- able Go formulate plan o. success
fully arriiraie differences between the
employer and employees There are
50 many different branches of
industry that po msn or committee
Uf men appointed hV Congress would be-
able to deal intciieeu1y with al oi the--
Nr lIarmond also believes in The one man
rule thearv give him al ihs assistance he
NAV need bot ici the head Of tLe organ la.
ii0n have supreme power.
Telegram-herald., 1886-05-27
THE OHIO DEMOCRATS
Ex-G Gov. Hoadly Criucises the
Runaway Senators.
LOST TRE SlRPlTRi Or THE PlRTl
The State Central COMMITTEES Meets on
Account OF Gen. ~srJs Death
no Date Set for the
Convention.

touzfts. d Mss ia The Democratic
>.sss Centul Committee held. meeting
here tonight on aceagnt 81 Gen naF8in
Mafds unerSL Many uelohers of The
committee were absent iN-loF hosdis
aua nearif alb ihe democratic Senators aho
deserted daring ihe resent senatorial irsDtle
eere present Mr Ho4dis ia speech
said that when Tie Democratic senaiofs
were compelled 10 give up ihs Fourth Wari.
Precinct A of Cincinnati many prmocrAis
concludrd that she Hamllion county Deni-
ocraii. senators sere noi entitled 10 their
seats and frankly sas fhsl
Ui tlts opinion. said tAf
Ex-Governor he sali that if ihe Demo
Gratis had remained in the Senate aud fought
The battle. even if they bad hssn defeated
they would have gone dosa slih the SYM
paihY % De Democratic party. iie believed
abe seating oi tle four Republicans 10 have
been unconstitutional bai that Ii the >u-
preme court which is Republican. saws ID
was right there ls noihiuR la 30 bui suhait
Senator AeN denounced lierE 0f fhe
senate Naliandigham very strongly Hon.
~ A. Mliter of Cincinnati said the
grand iury Of Franklin county onshi
90 indici Lieut. -Oov. Kennedy and the
seventeen Republican senators Tor perjury
in Fi0laiine lhelr oaihs
x-GoQ Hoadly. Judge Mckenny Gen
Powell and senators o Aeii and i.aNrenoe
were appointed to prepsfe memorial on
the iiie aud services 81 the late Gen nurbiu
Ward. No tame was sei for the Slate oon-
venilon for 20 was generally aRrecd that Ia
should be held about the middle
oi August or hrsf of september.
Telegram-herald., 1886-05-27
oUR FOLKS.

= II Baird 81 Bic Rapids. s. in the city.
Horace D Peck, of Afcfan. isin the city.
Mt and Mrs Fred q. Berger arr az sweet
hotel
Major John A. EiWoli. of S. Louis is in
tbe city.
s D Aspinwal is confined 90 bic house
by illness
Ezra J Ware has returned fnom yisii 81
Aun Ara0r.
sheriff Bauman % Manisioe We in town
last evening
Hon Moses TseFari and wife arr visiting
friends in Iowa
Roland Lowe returned from a business
trip 90 Mendon yesterday.
Mrs p A. Stowe has returned from
visit with friends ~ 1sFsiuck
] X Lenderiuk arrived in tbis city from
tho Netherlands Yesterday morning
Wm A Luther. Of Wilson, Luther A
Wilson. uf Luther. Mich. 81 in fhe city.
Geo = Perry ~ Hawkins Perry has
gore on . Short rup through Oceans
county.
Nathan Church. of tie 1Ines vii soon 10
with us aeain Nn Nav ia be arrived in San
Francisco
O. g. Brown Iefi Yesterday iof Nesi Point.
to TrffaIe hImfe'lf0r hnai ezauinsiior fof
taf ca4et-hfp
BRED kfrffld 'ef Yesterday i0f nefroIi a.
/ take Charge of fhe advertising programme
vlth l,iet circus
Nisses Mary Miller. Lucy Green ard
+ 1ennie cole hare returned from the'f sieich-
ine f0ur srouna orfH
Gen ~ IafEe vii laaVe tafar laf kala-
maz7o. where BE- viil assume ihe outes ei
/ fy editor on The to-sffs
/ Mrs 81 D -htlaV vha hhs leeu attend
nE the wedding oI p SISTER in zee hnfk
( returned Yesterday morning
= a. sinau v retain hf position IN
f thf ia1at haFIne vffhdravu From fhf
u.e.urn he arospfed nr ibf Tine
NJ ard Nrs n H woodruff VII oeIe-
4 brafe fff Second enrrrerserf o' their ved-
f ding fiis evening ni u Godfrey block
Telegram-herald., 1886-05-27
THE FISHERMEN
TIE farliaud beard "a Trade Passes hss
otuusus ana Appeals 10
NoaETess-

paulssn Me.. May - -rhe Baard 81
Trade iAis mamins held a special meeting
tol iAe consideration oi lhe fishery tompli-
cation. President B.aleu introduced the
su,ssei aud urged calm and e4ref.l oonsii-
sralion. Secretary kel read 9 statement
ol tle troubles between lh.s country and
Great Britain regarding ihs fisheries ard
gle manner 1T settlement Tie treaty OF
isis sas read after which Hau. George
Walker spoke al length. The present cone
dilou oi things he said. calls iar lie great
rsi care ou oar par aud ee musi oe
careful CD 90 nothing CD violate ilr terms
ot ihe treaty ~ ISIS. lie offered tie ial-
lowing Eeso utlons- which. alter a short
debate uere adopted
NHtatAs Ihe lshns Interests lave been fe
earlc1 % ilc general felalleli loi ulif a.
one ni llV atlrI allanit and i. lI all Industries
ol lns ue--iil a .oulce of lood supply h.H s.s'
-s Invaluable lL lle selaoline 81 material fnlul
which o. draw tae s.ncns col is uaf5 ia case ui
War aud
MHEHFk~ Tlt complication af lat present
llicrlaiiauai lans renaDr almost llia'ssiIlt lcT
tlt class u4 people CusaEel il tlc lsleIies O.
understand illr cuLslIlcii0 uf lar tns govern
iuE the nsl.erle, del8ssl 90 those Administering
tlc saIat at tlr various custom districts thl rgu-
drflnE ii extremely hazardous % American fish
efmen to engage iu thr tl,iaeSs ln ans uear
proximity to British TERRITORY ihal % hAs come
tu i'e o. str-aii. damage % llls great industry uf
the culufrs. and prrsalal iosses have fallen 0u
thoee clurely hameless ui any iltfacliuu ul laws
Therefore
ktsaIrL That the meu1ltere pf con. ress from
ths state be hereby requested t0 ial lfes upon ile
executive ui iAt -oa rrllef iile great uetN ~ ilc
earliest action leos nag CD stopiaec oi existing
troules aul fnl release az Use vessels aGl prop
ciiy bow detained at Canadian Iorts. lN ordeI
iu maintain tile frleudIg iuieTculf>e i,intel
these t~o great nations % prevent the Ioslfliify
of any injury uf lhc>e Interests that N0ull he
lmpvrled ls resort reiallhioTy measures
Tie board then decided 10 request The
Maine Congressman f0 eudeaEor 90 obtain
legislation punIshing by lne or imprison-
meni any person who. by unlawful iu-
umidation shall obstruct The transfer by
railway Of passeuge.s or freight between
States OF 20 foreign countries