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

The correspondent of the Boston
Journal telegraphs that paper: The
following is believed to be an accurate
statement of the facts as to. the pro-
posed new extradition treaty between
the United States and Great Britain.
The first step towards making new
treaty between the two countries is
for each country to formulate a pro-
ject containing their views and desires
upon the subjects to be included in
the treaty. This step has been taken
in this matter of extradition, and the
project OF the British government is
already in the hands of Secretary
Bayard. 1t is understood that the
surrender of dynamiters and criminals
wanted Tor various other indictable Of
lenses not included in the present ex-
tradition treaty, forms part OF the
British project. This matter has been
Tor some time under consideration.
When the dynamiters attempted to de-
stroy the houses of parliament and
other buildings in London, and threat
ening the capitol of the United States,
there was talk OF such q treaty, which
would facilitate the extinguishment OF
Their organization and bring it's men,
bers to Justice. That is believed to
have been the incipient cause OF the
present negotiations.
The project Of the United States
government has been prepared by
Secretary OF State Bayard, but with
characteristic caution he has concIud-
led to take no decisive step until he is
assured OF the concurrence OF the SEN
ate, and OF it's favorable consider.
alton of the plans. He has sent his pro-
ject to the senate committee on foreign
affairs. By this means Secretary
Bayara desires to obtain the views
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1886-08-06
Gold Dust.

The value Of gold dust was not known
to the earlier miners in California
Marshall, and those who were with
him at the saw mill race, had never
seen gold in it's virgin state before the
discovery. The first gold sold at Colo.
ma, it is said, only brought So an ounce,
but it afterwards rose to SIG, at which
figure it remained for some years.
Sellers and buyers did not for long
time recognize any difference in the val
ue of different dust. "What are you
paying for dust, to-day?" was the
question very often asked by the
miners OF the dust buyers. Thus, in
those times no more difference was re-
cognized in the quality Indifferent gold
dust than is to-day recognized in the
quality of the different sand or saw
dust. Buyers mixed their dust to.
gether when they sent it to the mint,
and paid an average price for it all.
This was q very good thing for the
miner who had poor dust, and very
unfair to those who had dust of the
best quality. Afterward it was found
that the dust as it was taken from the
earth varied greatly in value. Some
OF it, according to the mint returns,
was worth even as low as SO
an ounce; and some was worth
$50 and more. This is on account
of the fact that a greater or
less amount of baser metals, silver,
copper: ETC., is always found in alloy
with gold to it's natural state. Gold
dust also differs as muchin appeais
ance as it does in quality. Some of it
is yellow and bright, and some is dull
in color-dark green and black. The
bright yellow dust is not always the
best in quality, as might ordinarily be
supposed. Some Of the purest gold
ever mined has been almost black in
color. There is also no uniformity in
the form OF the particles Of gold dust.
Some is fine and flour like, some is
coarse and smoothly worn, and some
is rough and scraggly San Francisco
Post. @% - e. =
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365 Days in the Year.

A morning contemporary condoles
with the writer, compositors and
pressmen on daily papers that issue
every day in the year. The matter
would have no especial Importance if
it did not tend to mislead the public.
1t is not possible that any newspaper
writer does not know that while the
paper makes it's regular daily issue
some OF it's working force take their
rest. All do not rest on one day, but
all have their day of rest in the week.
In all Offices which print seven
days in the week provision is
made for the regular "d:ay Off of the
entire force. If there is any exception
1t is in the case of writer's who furnish
certain amount of matter during the
week and choose their own time for
writing it. Every compositor has a
substitute, who is only too clad to
have the holder OF the position take q
rest. The foreman Of the pressroom,
while most important member of the
force, can always arrange for his day
off, though the press may do
its regular work. The impression
that reporters and other regular
writer's for the press are overworked
is only true in exceptional cases
There are men who habitualiy over
work themselves. Such may be found
in all professions and occupations,
but especially in those in which the
fascination of mind work adds it's in
centive to the ordinary ambition to
do as much as possible. But there
are quite as many lawyers, physicians,
scientists, bookworms, etc, who over
work as press writer's. Any compe-
tent man will write in two or three
hours his average for the day. The
rest Of his time in the service of the
office is devoted to preparation.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1886-08-06
ROSecranS q FataliSt.

"Gen. Rosecrans was the most fear
less, as we'll as the most peculiar, man
in the powder business that ever met.
Some years ago he was experimenting
with nitro-glycerine and chloride OF
potash. He was also trying to make
q new kind of percussion cap. Every
afternoon he would go out to the old
stone quarry and make expert
ments with dynamite there, the mayor
having granted him permission to do
so. He had taken quite fancy to
me, and he'd come around and take
me out there with him. I never saw
man experiment with explosives as
carelessly as he did. and as did not
care to be blown to pieces myself, l
kept warning him OF the risks he kept
mourning. His only reply was," When
mans time comes it comes He
appeared to be fatalist, and would
not believe that a person could be
killed before it was allotted for him to
die. One day he had some nitro
glycerine in pan and was doing some
thing with it. l knew that it would
explode in the hot sun and said, Gen
erallook out. That going to explode.
He did not seem to care, and warned
him again, but he kept on with his ex-
periments, repeating that phrase of his
about mans time coming only when
it was appointed. He needed some
tool that was lying short distance
off and went over to get it. He was
about twenty or thirty feet away when
the nitro-glycerine exploded. It did
not phase him in the least. He re-
marked without any emotion, We'll,
that was a pretty close CALL and re-
sumed his experiments. 1t was won
der to me how he ever escaped death
out there" San Francisco Call.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1886-08-06
Rivalry Between the East and
West.
Car . in Cleveland Leader,

Car in Cleveland Leader.
"This question of the rivalry Of the
East and West," continued this
gentleman, grows more important
every year. The Atlantic seacoast,
with New York as it's head center. be-
comes more and more antagonistic to
the interests of the West, and it is
only a question Of time when there
will be great party of the East op-
posed to one of the West and South.
The elements for such parties are
forming, and it seems to me when they
crystalline that the reign of New York
will be for the time over, and
that the great West will rule.
The West has now the major
part of the voting population Of
Che United States, and it is in the in
fancy of it's growth, while the east is
far advanced"
to the moving of the national capital
to the west or center of the country?"
''No! Washington City Will continue
to be the capital OF the United States
as long as the Union lasts. The rail-
road and the telegraph have made all
parts of the country near to each 9th
or, and there is not n reason for g.
central capital as in the, past. If you
will look over the world you will find
that the great capitals are seldom in
the center of the populations over
which they govern. London is in g.
| corner of Great Britain, Paris is in
the north of France. Pekin ia
| in the east of China, Berlin Is in
the north OF the German Empire, and
St. Petersburg is away of on one side
of Russia. Then there is too much
| money invested in Washington, both
by politicians, and the people, to even
allow OF a change OF tao Capital. Tha
Senators and Representatives, now
own private property in Washington
running high into the millions, and
there will always he large individual
interests owned by the men who cons
trol such movements. The Govern
ment buildings of Washingtan ara
worth at least $500, 900, 600, an; the
1 parks are worth many millioas more,
Then there are the historical associ-
Iations of nearly q hundred years oil
1our Government. No, I don't think
the Capital can ever be moved, and
i don't think it should be. = s
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Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1886-08-06
Congressman Aliens War Story.
From the Conversational RecnrI i &}

Jung OooAAAssAA @AIASAA Nv a. 0VOAys
From the Congressional Record. ~
Mr.. Allen, OF Mississippi, thought he
should apologize for discussing pen
sion matters, as he had been a con-
federate private. It was said that
confederates ought to have thought
of this matter OF pensions twenty FIVE
years ago. He acknowledged that at
the beginning of the war he had not
given the matter that due considera-
ton to which it had probably been
entitled. Laughter He had been
quite young boy then; but along
about the third year of tho war he be.
gan to think seriously of it, and 50
much had ne been impressed with the
fact that the course he was pursuing
would bankrupt the United States in
pensioning the widows of the soldiers
he was killing that finally. gun in
hand he retreated across five or
six states, with the enemy in
his front, rather than slay a
whole army. Laughter. The con-
test had finally come to the point
| where he saw that he would have to
Stay whole army or give up, and he
laid down hisgunlike q man and went
home. He wanted to call attention
to little incident which had occurred
when he was on his way home. He
had gone into the war at the age of
fourteen and had remained four years,
! and he was pretty we'll tired OF fighting.
There was another boy with him as
he was going home who had not been
in the war so long, and who wanted
| him to go across a river in Alabama
and fight with Kirby Smith. He had
had about enough fighting and did not
wish to go, and they were arguing
about the matter, when they saw an
old gentleman across O. field waiting
for them at fence. When they reach
ed him he was very much interested
to know about the surrender, and
"about our institution" II told
him." continued Mr.. Allen, that 'our
institution was gone. [Laughter.] He
asked ME bat l was going to do. told
him Twas going home. Hesaid:, Young
man, you are right. You 60 home and
go to blowing. My experience is that
when you fight and get beaten you
ought to 60 to something else.' Then
he began to philosopher, and said:
Boys, this has been a mighty bad
war. We have lost q good many OF
our best men. We have great many
one-legsed and one-armed soldiers in
our midst who can scarcely earn a
living and great many widows and
orphans: Society has been terribly
demoralized, and our homes have
been desolated and devastated. Boys,
this has been a terrible war; but we
can stand all this. The only thing
terrible is that some fools who have
not made much reputation out of the
war will be wanted to throw this
thing up to us for the next 25 years.
Loud laughter I make no applica-
ton Of this incident, but it does look
like words of prophetic wisdom"
Laughter
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r. go -
and advice Of the senators as to
tho indictable crimes which may
be included in the treaty to
the advantage of the United States.
His project also provides for the ex-
tradition OF dynamiters, and it is un-
derstood as well to include the surren-
der OF persons wanted for en1bezzle-
ment, fraud, breach OF trust, and 9TH
er crimes of that category, so that
Canada is. in danger OF losing it's pres
tige as the asylum for bank presidents,
clerks and secretaries wanted in this
country for their misdeeds. AS to
what crimes may be included in the
extraditable list, when the treaty is
eventually signed, of course no one
can at present tell, but it will be a
very effective document the public may
rest assured.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1886-08-06
The Cowboys Hate Mormons.
tiles City Cor. Philadelphia Record.

Miles City Cor. Philadelphia Record.
The climate of Montana is not par
ticularly healthy for Mormons, prin-
cipally, I believe, because the soil con-
tains so many wideawake bachelor
cowboys, who are badly in need of
wives themselves. The royal cow
punchers Of Montana hate a Mormon
male as they do a. snake. Being I'M
able to get single helpmeet them
selves, although being better able to
support a dozen where q Nor
mon cannot support one, it rifles
them to have some long haired,
rascally elder come along with
four, FIVE and possibly six wives, and
settle down with the utmost gall and
cheek on government claim. There
are about $4,000 more bachelors in
Montana than there are women alto.
gether. Nearly all of these 25, 600
have splendid ranches, farms or claims
Of some kind, and need only a vile to
complete their cup Of happiness. I
It is no exaggerated pictureI am
drawing for the vast territory of Mon
tana contains innumerable bachelo,
hcmes, and these bachelors would
make the best Of husbands If giver
half . chance. The little town 0
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1886-08-06

Maiden, . few miles north of nereG
contains not q single unmarrisd5
lady The small village only
ten miles west Of us is simply q
community OF bachelors. These thous-
and Of y Dung men, middle-aged men.
and old men, all have comfortable
bank accounts, and would marry on
the slightest proyocation, SO tos peak:
Each one is calculated to make some.
woman happy, and would give the
damsels who cared to risk her future
with him all the ready cash she could
possibly spend IN this world. No won
der our bachelors hate the Mormon
males who have more than their share
of female blessings. E...
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could mean, a strong and vivid concep-
ton of what these two might be to
each other, and the possibilities OF
their life.
1t was the supreme emotion OF her
existence, as sudden shifting of her
horizon as though Death had taken
her hearts beloved.
She saw her life with Tom as it had
really been, and his as it might be
with this other woman. That his
character precluded the nobility OF
the lille she conceived for him did not
enter her consciousness. She simply
realized, with the intensity of life
time compassionate a single moment,
that for her everything was at an end.
She had loosened the rope, and now
lay quietly back among the cushions
They could not see her. It would be
an hour and half before they return
ed. After that one tremendous mo.
ment came the reaction. She did not
seem to think at all, except to say,
over and again:
cit is better So"
The boat rocked gently on the still
water, twisted and turned, and almost
imperceptibly the distance widened be
tween her and the shore. The tide was
running out very rapidly. and the boat
went softly and easily along with it
Just then Tom and Esther disappear
ed on the other. side of the hill, and
she drifted round the point and set he,
face toward the sea, alone Strange
" enough no craft Of any kind passed
her. She was utterly alone. She fixed
her eyes on the Golden Gate. She saw
the ocean beyond, and the red sur
going down into the water. The Col
den Gatel It was the Gate of Death
Of Everlasting Sleep!-San Francisco
Argonaut. >s
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1886-08-27


n Editor:-I read the article in las, week
ISpEPENDESr about the Rock Point oyste
house with a great deal Of distrust. Las
year oystermen were promised great things
and with hundred Of tongers suffered wher
the house stopped. To satisfy myself I de.
termined to make visit to Rock Point. and
while | had perfect confidence in your able
correspondent, Thought be had been i'm
posed upon as oystermen were last season.
| repeat ! went more as an enemy than a
friend. | return with all fears disspelled and
happy in the knowledge, that at last the ovs-
ter house will be run on business principles
and with ample capital to fly the flag from
the first to the last day of the season. What
looked like shanties last year BY the aid of
carpe nters, bricklayers and painters have
been converted into Gommodious buildings.
and everything looks like thriving village,
instead Of struggling fishing town. On
entering the store found the clerks busy
unpacking goods, and one the firm told me
that they were going to test the question
whether 1t was necessary for the citizens Of
Charles county to visit Baltimore or Wash
ington TO purchase goods, that thew had
purchased the largest stock of goods from the
manufacturer for cash, even placed in a
S'ofe IN TINS county, and they proposed to
give the people of the county the benefit of
the lowest prices, that they should sell goods
OF the same quality and as low as could be
purchased in either of the cities. ONLY asking
their friends and patrons to treat them as
they do the houses hey deal with when away
from home, viz; paying their cash. and re-
celvlng goods at prices thar defy connection.
Among other things ! learned with pleas
lre that the old friend Of every oyster longer, /
Ar. + 6. Kellogg, bad charge Of the oyster
house, which will be glad news IL hundreds
VINO IKE myself have sold him oysters. For
we are a Il sure while he is at the head that
The highest prices for the best stuck will be
PAID. "hen one takes into consideration that
! very large amount of money is spent while
ne house is running to oystermen and when
stopped buyers, run the price down to ten
ents bushel. 1t is easy to see WHY tongers
eJoiee at this future prosperity and ioiu with
ne . IN saving good luck and prosperity to the
lock Point Packing House.
An (lySrp, T..,
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Examination "A competitive cxamiua-
ton for a free scholarship TO the st Mary 5
Female Seminary, was held by the County
Commissioners on Tucsiay-the school exam
liner conducted the examinations There were
great many applicants, and the entire day
was consumed in making the examination. -
Printed slips with the questions upon them
were furnished each applicant and the answers
were required in writing Miss
Martin, little daughter Of Mr. Nike Martin,
received the appointment, she having pissed
the best examination. The appointment seems
to have given unusual satisfaction The little
girl is very bright, and her parents being
poor and unable to give her a 6ni, he'd educa-
ton, the law Is well executed in giving her
an opportunity of an education aud furnish
Ing her means of self support in after life.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1886-08-27

The Law Of the Road. Many drivers Of
he'vilr loaded vehicles seem to thlnss1.,> ~
hghuy loaded ones should turn dHGSd give
tlteni all Il . travelled part Of the nav Asjs
well expressed by Barton W, Paw. :, Nj.
little handbook, "Tnc Road and ~. Road
side, mo doubt li.hty-iondea' velicl,
ctn often turn out with ess convenience than
a heavily loaded one, aud gcnerafy ever
thoughtful and considerable driver o4 Ii III
vehicle is willing to- aud docs, give the h.tv
vehicle more han hat the road on ever
l,roltr occasion; blt tic driver OF the hcav,
vehicle ought to understand thai it Is dom
out of courtesy TO himself md consideration
for his horses, anl not because it IS require,
by any ruls Of law The statue law of tn
road in most states makes no distinction be
tween the lightly and the heavy loaded vchi
cles Both alike are required to pass to IN,
right Of the Travelled part of the road II
case Of accident the court woull unduubtedI,
take into consideration the size and load o.
cach vehicle MS bearing upon The question o
the conduct OF the driver under the circum.
stances, and their responsibility would be set
tied in accordance with the law Of the road.
modified and possibly reversed by the situa.
ton of the parties, and. the circumstances
surrounding them at the tine
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1886-08-27

Lemons for Malaria.-This remedy for
malaria 1t is said was discovered by ply
slcian in the miasmatic old city of the Caesars
and Pontifs, where malaria is included with
every lodging without any extra charge in
the bill 1t consists simply of lemons cut up
peel and all, and boiled, the juice being taken
cold on an empty stomach. The pharmacist
claimed that it has cured cases so stubborn
that quuine had no more effect on them than
sugar or salt. The method of preparation is
so simple that any one can make an expert
ment who chooses. The lemon must be cut
up in small pieces rind and pulp, a good
sized lemon being allowed pint Of water -
When the water bois down to a half pint the
medicine is done. II must then he strained
through cloth and put to cool. 1t is sour
enough to give marble bust wry face. The
dose is from a teaSpoonful to a tablespoonful,
according to the staying powers of the pa
tents stomach, taken ar hour before meals.
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Girls Of marri"gea6lc age do not like 10 tel
how old they are; but you can find out hy
following the suhjoned instructions, the
Young lady doing the figuring Tell her &c
put down the number OF the month in which
she was born; then TO multiply it 10y two; Their
to add ;; then TO multiply it by so; then /,
add her age, then TO subtract 80; then to ada
rs. then tell her 10 tell You the amoun' she
has left. The two figures to the r.ht viii
denote her nGo and the remainder tie month
of her birth. For example, the amount is 1922
she is % years old aud was born on the Ell. Of
lAugustl. Try il,
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1886-08-27
August Eclipse of the sun.-A to

August Eclipse of the Sun.-A total
eclipse Of the sun occurs August 10th, which
viii be visible as very partial eclipse in the
southern part Of New England and the Attain
tic States. The path Of totality commences
at the lsthmus of Panama crosses the south
ern part of South America and some Of the
adjacent islands, crosses the Atlantic Ocean
in southeasterly direction, strikes the coast
of Africa near Benguela, and ends in Madagas-
ear. The conditions for observing 1T are more
favorable than they were in the total ecipses
OF 1883 and 1885, when the lines of totality
passed almost eAtierely over the Southern
Pacific Ocean. DOUBTLESS astronomers will be
on h&ad at many points to observe the eclipse
The limit of the eclipse is Que degree north OF
Boston.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1886-08-27

New Invention A Boston man has bit
upon an ingenious device to enable the nhab.
itants Of Maine and Rhode Island to e,ade the
prohibition laws lie manufactures a glass
egg, IS near 4. possible in appearance like a
regular hen egg hIls it with whiskey sherry,
or any other liquor desired, stops the opening
With wooden plug, and covers the cork with
white chalk In this condition the spIrtuous
or iermenied eggs ARE sent in large quantities
into the prohibition section When man
wants a nip he simply knocks in the plug
aud drinks the contents Of the she'll.