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J.B.COOPER
Cooper Building, Corner Main and Commerce StS

Carpets, Carpets. Carpets Carpets.
Carpets and bright. cheaper than
Cocoa and Chinese Mattnqs
Floor OicOths, all widths, good.
Rugs. Mats. OttOmans. Stair Rods &c
Curtain Poles, Comices Rings Chains.
Window Shades. Shadin2S. Fixtures.
FeltS CretOnnes, Fringes. Plush, &c.
Carpets matched and made if desired
Window Shades made and hung per order
The Cheapest Good Gngam Steel Ribbed Umbrella Sold
anywhere.
Ladies' ricOt Dress Cloths, low.
n les andG Gents
Table Linens and Towels Speciality.
IIamburgs all Widths low
Porcelain Gold Plain Decorated and Chamber
the largest pretest cheapest stock Plain
and Fancy Glassware offered
Garden and Field and Flower Seeds.
Large and Small Ropes, Traces, PlOw Lines, &c.
Vegetables Season..
Books Music Books Poets Bibles ymnal Blank Books full
line of all kinds School and General Stationery
Pocket Table Cutlery Combs Brushes Scissors RazOr PURSES Wal
lets, Mirrors, &c.
Celebrated Cham
pion Lamps for Dwellings o Stores Also ParlOr Extension
Lamps large variety of Lamps and Fixtures of
HeNO
Burning OIL Orleans MOlasses Que Shirts, &c, &c.
All Stock other Goods best qualities
popular prices.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1886-09-10
Scientific Earthquake speculat1ons.

London Cable: special cause for in
terests on this sid Of the water in The
earthquake disturbances ON the North
American continent has been given
by the lecture of Prof. Dawtpn,
and it's speedy illustration by events
which were virtually coincidcnt. The sri"n-
fists address before the British :lhsu, III
ton has occlsion"l a great deal OF com
ment in connection with the Char!cs-
ton earthquake. 1t Was delivered be-
fore any news arrived in England
OF the shocks experienced along
the Atlantic coast Of the United States,
and his rcnnrks ere considered To have
been almost prophetic when he said that
it was possible there would soon We,
or might even now ne in progress, :. new
settlement OF tho bed OF The Atlantic
ocean. especially on its western side,
and that there would POSSIBLY he
at the same time renewed volcanic a..
ton on the eastern margin cI the ocean.
Both these things have apparently taken
place, and this fact is much talk ID (i az n
vcriiication OF the computations, OF scrn
tiic investig ntion.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1886-09-10
A Hfgh-Tonod Colored Wedding.

Charleston{S. CO. News: The biggest COL
ored wedding ever witnessed in Louisiana
was that celebrated at Soulouque plan
tation in lberville Parish. Few white we'd
dings compare whit. There was Especial
train from this city for the invited guests, u
string band imported especially for the
occasion and refreshments by the first res
taurateur in New Orleans. BY day the
mansion OF the brides father was a mass
of natural flowers; by night the
grounds we're lighted with lanterns
and Japanese fire. All the cream OF
colored society graced the occasio n
and not few white persons OF standing
were among the guests. AS for the dresses,
few ball rooms have seen anything finer or
tastier. The contracting parties were
Miss Aladie Allan, daughter Of q member
of the Louisiana Legislature and PROT.
Palmerston Landry. OF Mansfield col
lese, another legislator. The brides
father, originally slave and a
coachman, bore in those days the
name OF Soulouque. He has not altogeth-
er forgotten that time, for his sugar plan
tation, one of the handsomest and pretti-
est in Louisiana, still recalls the old slave
days in it's name--Soulouque-w whereas he
is to-day the Hon. Theoplrile Allain.
Every prominent negro politician in the
United States was invited to this event,
and nearly al sent presents or coneratula-
tory kilograms.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1886-09-10
4 lessonto American statesmen WI

Alessonto American statesmen who
would rely on harbor defences alone
to protect our seaboard cities from 8
hostile tieet, IS found in the result o..
the English naval maneuvres at Mil
ford Haven. The evolutions were in.
tended to settle the question whether
permanent forts, protecting en- enor
nous boom" and mine fields with
electric lights ON shore, to discover
the whereabouts OF the enemy, would
suffice to keep him out Of harbor
ami th4y have proved pretty conclu
sively that these measures are wholly
inadequate. Admiral Sir William Hew.
lit, wsaois an extremely able stratesis.
and q dashing commander, by the aid
OF smoke RATS rendered tae searchins
electric light on shore of little use
The torpedo boats blew up the boom,
destroyed the mines by means ofcoun.
termines, and then one OF the iron
clads went through the "boom" with
out the slightest hindrance. If lehad
been real enemy he could have torc
ed his way up to Milford Haven and
to the doekyard in spite of everythin,
that had been devised to keep him
out.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1886-09-10

The United States letter sheet en-.
veiopes have made their appearance.
They will prove very useful to travel
ers or business men who write many
brief notes,as they are arranged in ex-
tended sheets on pad, and after one
has been written upon it needs only
to be folded twice and gummed, las
ordinary envelopes are gummed) when
it presents the appearance OF an en-
velope. On the outside is q stamp
bearing the portrait OF Gen, Grant,
and at IT'S right a return" notice and
the words United States Letter Sheet
Envelope" with the American shield.
The color OF the printing is light green.
Perforated lines make opening very
easy. The price is about 2 l-3 cents
for each sheet, including the two-cent
stamp.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1886-09-10
The Mines Of the Black Hills.

The mines OF the Hills are attracting
worldwide attention at present, for while
representatives OF New York manufacture
ers are investigating the Southern Hills
district, party OF English capital
lists are similarly engaged in the
extensive Bear Gulch or Niger
Hill district, west Of DeAdwood. A large
amount of work has been performed in the
latter, with excellent results. Large reduc-
ton works are among the possibilit ties OF a
very eariuture. Thirty miles further west,
and the oil fields OF Gro ok county appear, an
expansive area alive with prospectors and
Others, industriously at work. A dozen or
more incorporated companies are repre-
scented but only t~o--Black Hills and Stand
ard-as yet point to any great accomplish
nent. The Standard is down 800 feet, and
produces three barrels a day. The Black
Hills attained equal depth, when losing it's
drill, operations necessarily ceased for II
time. The oil is pronounced the finest lub-
ricant produced in America, selling readily
on the dump at six bits-75 cents-a gul-
Ion. The Great Northwestern has two
machines to be delivered on or before Sept.
Is, and will strike for China Immediately
thereafter.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1886-09-10
Paternalism in France brought re-

Paternalism in France brought re-
salts in which Americans may read q
profitable lesson. Responding to the
demand for the extension OF State
control to the utmost limit Of practi'
cability and in order to provide for q
swarm Of officials, the Government
bought up railways, telegraphs, lac.
tories and mines, and proceeded to
operate them. The people fancied
this system would be q vast improve
ment on individual ownership. Griev'
ously have they been disappointed
all except the innumerable function.
aries, who draw salaries and are quite
content. Industrial statistics demon.
strate that the cost OF production un'
der State supervision is sixty per cent.
greater than where factories, mines,
etc, are under Individual manage
menc. Russia is suffering greatly IRON
the Same evils that affict France.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1886-09-10
Injured by a Railroad Collision.

At Norwood, Mimi. q Minneapolis Z; St.
Louis freight train ran into a Mil. aIlee
& st. Paul sleeper. The following are
among the injured:
+. 5. Dodge and i. T. Scott Rcdfield I,a.
badly cut about the head and body bruised,
Louis krirnmer and L. Clark, Kcdfld. Geo
r. Jones, Madison, badly bruised; j. p.
Granasee Howard, OAK; s. r., Johnson
Minneapolis, cut in head; J r. McChegney
and Phil Skil1pan, mayor u Aberdeen.
badly bruised; Y. A. Brarlt and vile oil
Roscoe, OAK, G. +. Prior, nephew OF E. H.
Prior, hurt in head lev. r. +. ParshaN of
Totnah, Wis, fractured ribs and other
bruises; Col. Charles Richardson, OF Gov.
Piercc's staff. en- route to the Abertle:D
encampment, was in the sleeper and suffer-
cd slight injuries.
The wounded were cared for by phvs!.
clans OF Norwood. Granite Falls and Bird
Island, who were passengers.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1886-09-10
Dakota School Stat,

The sixteenth annual report Of the teri.
tornl superintendent OF instruction, How
A. S. Jones; shows:
Total expenditures, 81 .Sl4212.l0. ~
this amount 1904, G53.e4 was for rch,p'
houses and sites; $500, Osl 80 for ,"4rE.
ers' wagee; totu! common school cxI"i,~' y,
1914, fJ5.32. Expended for Tn,"rh.
ity at Nermillion, S3t, 400; uni.rc.i'v,
Grand Forks, $4a, 100; agricultural
college. Brookncs $40, 100; npr..nl
school, Madison. S23, 500; norma, 30. ,ni,
Spearfish, $1,000: deaf mute institute,
Sioux Falls, $4,000; school ii min"..
Rapid City, $1z,75O. The population II
school age Jan ], 1886, wns 7,3'H,; "a
rolled in public schools 60, Os5; vulrc ~
permanent school property, 81, 147, a5,,.
Twenty-Five states are led by DakoFa il
expenditures for the public schools Tlir-
teen have Il less number OF public srhyuia
than dakota. The population TO- .Acb
school house il III.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1886-09-10
A Big Spouter in tho Park.

Visitors to the park on the 9th and
2sth ult, who happened to bein the vicinity
Of Firehole basin witnessed a rare spectacle.
The Excelsior geyser. situated in He'll
Half Acre. undoubtedly the most power
full geyser in the world, and which has been
in a state OF quiesence for over four years,
suddenly broke out about three o'clock
Friday afternoon and continued to
play for over twenty-four hours.
The witnesses pronounce 1t the grandes
and most awe-inspiring display ever beheld.
The spoutings were heard several miles dis.
tant, while the earth in the i'm
mediate vicinity was violently shaken
as if by an earthquake. The noise of the
escaping steam and the internal rumbling
was deafening An immense body OF wa ter,
accompanied by steam, was projected to an
altitude OF about three hundred ieet, and
the Firehole river, which is only few rods
distant, soon became a torrent of boiling
water. The display was kept up for while
with gradually decreasing force when the
Excelsior went back to it's normal state.
As it is an exceedingly cratic geyser, 1t
may remain inactive for years.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1886-09-10

Mr.. Lowell's advice to Americans
while he was Minister to England has
been repeated by the United States
Minister at theH ague, concerningAmer.
lean fortunes in Holland. There are no
remaining Dutch estates that now car
possibly be claimed by descendants Of
Dutch ancestry in this country, as
recent legislation makes all claims
nntenable that were not presented
and proved before the Commission o.
Liquidation in 1857. Mr.. Lo we'll sent
the information officially that there
were no sums OF money lying unclaim
ed in the Bank OF England, and no old
estates in England subject to claims
IN this country OF present.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1886-09-10

were Instantly blown out and forced up
ward as though propelled by the force OF q
bursting magazine OF giant powder. Bags
OF sand were then hastily constructed and
cast into the web, but these too, were
hurled into the air by the treinend Gus
force OF the spouting water.
The history OF the overflow is as follows:
On Monday. Aug. %. William Weir & Sons
began boring an artesian we'll at the inter-
section OF Beech and Washington streets in
Belle Plaine. This is On the fat about
The contract called for well with q three
inch casing, and flow was guaranteed
They bored a two-inch hole and theorized
that the flow OF water thro ugh it woul ID W rk
1T outso they could sink three-inch Ga sing
Thursday they struck water at depth OF
1S5 feet. At this time they had about sixty
feet of three-inch casing down, and the
water rose with strong force twelve feet
above the surface in solid three-inch
stream, plainly showing the strongest flow
yet struck. Friday morning the flow was
under control, but during the forenoon in
the attempt to force three-inch tnbe into
a two-inch-hole, it broke loose and wore
away sufficient space outside the tubing to
allow the water to boil out around the
tubing at the surface. At shutdown
Friday stream OF water loot
in diameter was pouring out. At
$50 the city authorities were appeal
ed to to take control and seek relief from
the impending danger. Already many lots
and houses were more or less flooded. At
p. IN. a gang OF men were set at work,
the mayor and council pers onally superin-
tending them until nearly morning. All eS.
pedients that could be put in practice
were tried, but the water could not be con-
trolled. Saturday morning Eugene Palmer
proposed that fifteen inch tube could be
driven down to the blue clay, believed to
be about fifty feet, and by thus combining
the force to Il common center the outside
flow could be stopped and then the one in
the tubing controlled. 1t is impossible at
this time to estimate the damage. The south
part ofthe towns more or less flooded and
cellars filed with water. To-day at least
two thousand people visited the place, and
40 relief has yet been found. The hole has
increased to the size OF a barrel, and the
water is bubbling up some four feet above
the surface, throwing out immense guam
titles Of sand At least five hundred car
loads have been emptied by the flow, and
gang OF men are kept constantly at work,
day and night, shoveling it away. chan
mel has been dug for an outlet to the Iowa
river, and this channel has double the VOL
ume OF the river at that point. There are
seven other wells at Belle PLANE, but they
have all ceased flowing since the outburst
OF the last one. The citizens have grave
approximations OF the outcome.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1886-09-10
Eight Munths' Track La wing.

The Railway Age issue contains a state
nent showing the amount Of track laid
in the several states and territories during
the first eight months OF the current wear,
There was laid by So roads in tbirty-six
states and territories, 3,475 miles track.
This is greatly in excess OF the track laid
during the corresponding time OF last year,
During the twelve months Of 1855 the to-
tai new mileage Of mainline track ONLY
footed up 3,121 miles. The greatest NUM-
Der OF miles OF track laid 30 far this year Is
500 in kansaa and the smallest 8 in Massar
chusetts. In Wisconsin there was laid
325 miles OF track, in Texas 300, in Neb-
raska 272. in Dakota 24O, and in Florida,
225. Mnnesota's new mileage is lit
miles. Washington Territory, iowa, iii
nois and California are the other states
and territories reporting above 100 miles
of new track.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1886-09-10

Ocean travel was never before SO
cheap az it is now. Many Of the
steamship offices in New York display
the sign, "Iwell Dollars to London"
which is the price for stcerage passage
under the cut rates. Some of the
lines are giving cabin rate Of $50,
which will probably be made still
lower by the competition for this class
OF passengers, as they yield the largest
profits. AS q result OF the reduced
rates, ocean travel is increasing in
volume every year.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1886-09-10
The Homo Club Denounced.

The story OF tie plot by the Home club
OF New York to assassinate Mr.. Powderly
causes much indignant comment among
the Knights OF Labor. One OF them said:
The Home club has brought much disgrace
in the order. I could tell OF numerous in
stances in which this has occurred. 1t is a
notorious fact that the recent investiga-
ton by committe OF the general assembly
has been whitewashin2 affair. The Home
club must rule or ruin. Any one who is
from the order, if possible. II a man applies
for membership and they imagine that he
will be an enemy to them he will be black
bal,ed. I fear that they will try to disrupt
the order il they cannot control the Rich
mond meeting. at that time win occur
the greatest struggle ever known in the Or
der. The Home elub viii stop at nothing,
not even murder, to effect their ends. Vic
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1886-09-10

composed OF men, women and children. arose in.
cessant calls aud cries and lamentations. while
eyer ne ne m95ley ohs dressed threns was
had b1otsa out 1t tns a s1s
square Immediately after the first shock, and
bad now wholly enveloped several buildings il
flames In three other quarters Of the town at
the same time large fires were observed under
full Roadway. and the awfulness Of the earth
Quake may be more fully appreciated, when it ia
SAID with these tremendous fires blazing up
all az once around them and threatening the city
with total destruction. the people whom you
met On the streets or saw congregated il
The ths open places places evidently did not give
square, while the horses stood az though sniff
ing the ground in anxious inquiry: The colore6
They we're singing hymns ond offering appeals
many many proud heart devoqtiy and sin.
level OF the lowest. There were nc distinction.
or place or power, pride Or caste in the assem.
blages that were gathered together in Charles.
ton on Tuesday night. It was a curious specta.
Gle to look back upon. It is a good one to re.
member for white and black alike, There were
instances of unseltsh devotion, Of kind and low.
ing regard between master and servant, mistre IS
and maid in the presence of
COMMON Ill,
and Of threatened ruin that showed az nothing
else could show how strong is the tie that bind.
our white people and our black people
togeCueI, aNC .til9 lesson, we may nope VIII
never be forgotten. Arrived at his home. the
writer found the same scenes of distraction enc
wreck which marked nearly every home In the
city All the houses in the neiehborhood had
suffered seriously, and streets, yards and gar
dens were filled with tho fallen chimneys anG
FRAGMENTS OF wallis while the walls that vert
left standing were rent asunder in many
cases from top to bottom. and were badly shat.
tered IN every instance Women and children
reused from sleep or interrupted in their even
ing pursuits by the sound OF the ruin beins
effected above and around them. rushed out
into the streets and huddled together awaiting
the END, whatever it might be: Invalids were
brought on mattresses and deposited on the
roadway: No thought was given to treasure.
left behind. Until long after midnight the
streets were filed with fu9tives ir
sight Of their homes. Through the Iona
hoHrs that followed few were the eyes
even Of childhood that were closed in
sleep: Charleston was full OF those whe
watched for the morning, aud never in any city
IN any land did the first gray shades that mark
the approach OF dawn appear so beautiful and sc
welcome TO eyes as they appeared to the thou
sanks Of people who hailed them this morning
from the mids of the countless wrecked homes
In our thrice scourged, but still patient, still
brave, still hopeful, still beautiful city by the
sea.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1886-09-10

The agriculture, manufactures and
trade, as we'll az the finances Of Rus
STA, are in q critical condition. The
leading newspaper Of St. Petersburg
says: 1.-THE economic struggles are far
more dangerous than the military
ones, the former carrying of millions
OF victims where the latter take only
Thousands; and as to cost, the former
surpass the latter tenfold, and even an
hundrediold. An economic crisis may
throw a whole country into poverty
Tor a long period OF time"
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1886-09-10

AS an illustration OF the increasing
thrift OF the colored people in the
south,it may be noted that in Charles
ton, S. c., there are 1,O57 negroes who
have accounts in savings banks, the
total amount on deposit being $685.
900. One pure b!ooded African has
oearly 81, 900 in bank besides owning
f. $40, 900 plantation mortgaged for
only $4,000.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1886-09-10
Gov. Pierce's Civil Service Order.

Gov. Pierce Of Dakota has issued an ex-
ecutive order to territorial officers, regents,
direct ors Of public institutions, ETC., direct
ing their attention to extracts from Presi-
dent Cevelands civil service order OF July
IA. After quoting the presidents order to
federal officials, Gov. Pierce says:
II this ia right for officials holding federal
positions, it is right for those who hold
places Of trust and elnolumert under ap-
pointnen from the executive authority OF
the territory. Such officers, therefore, are
requested to abstain from all otficious in.
termeddling with primary meetings or con-
ventions, and from assuming active con-
duct OF political campaigns. II all officials
will abstain from using the influence of their
patronage in party nominations, leaving
the people free and untra mmelled to act AS
their wisdom directs, the public service
will not suffer, but will be exalted.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1886-09-10
AWONDERFUL SPOCTER.
An Artesian Well at Belle P1aine, Iowa
Throws Up Immense Volumes of Water
Threatening to Destroy the Town.

Threatening to Destroy the Town.
Belle Plaine, Iowa, August 81. An
artesian we'll four inches in diameter burst
when the depth OF 1S5 feet had been
reached in boring. and instantly volume
of water was forced into the air to the
height OF several hundred feet. This
gradually increased in size and volume
until a stream OF water fully sixteen inches
in diameter was formed, and the up
ward force of the stream is equal to
the power OF powder or dynamite. The
water, in huge volumes, is spouting IN the
air, and the supply seems inexhaustible.
Two gigantic rivers have been formed by
this phenomenal water-burst, which are
running through the town at the rate OF
twelve miles an hour, and is carrying every
thing before them. Lives and property
are in danger. and the citizens are greatly
alarmed. Finding it impossible to divert
this damaging food, an attempt was made
to insert si1teen-inch boiler iron
tubes into the well, but these
we're instantly blown out and forced
high in the air. Finding this plan useless,
the terrified people then attempted to fill
up the huge aperture. Fiften car loads OF
stone were emptied into the ueIl, but these
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1886-09-10

The distinguished Southern eyangel.
lists Som Jones, and Sam Small have
been talking to immense audiences in
central and northern New York. The
general opinion was very favorable.
Rev. DR.. Cuyler and Rev. DR.. Deems,
we're present On several occasions and
warmly expressed their admiration of
the discourseg.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1886-09-10

In Bell county, KY, 400 indictments
have been returned by the grand Jury
against the outlaw class for giving and re-
ceiving brides in the last election.