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Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1886-06-11

Farmers buy the: Mccormick
Machines knowing they give perfect
satisfaction.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1886-06-11
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Editor Of the transcripts .. .>..g =

I1edoux, j nne Z, 1856.
Editor Of the: Transcript, ~. =
/ would like space IN your paper for q
few words. In your issue OF May 2S
Jemima says: aWill the kickers never
he SATISFIED? When our school board
hired teachers Of experience for sos and
upwards TO $33 they were furious and
said third grade would do just as we'll
for our school, and would be from IS 10
$40 month chepe,." Now, most
everybody will ask, Who IS the kicker.
will say right here that Jemima is
doing the kicking herself, and no one
else. She is at present sending her little
girl to another school, where she has half
mile further 10 walk than she would
have to her own school. Wouldn't it
look better, Jemima, if you sent your
child to her own school, or kept your
tongue bribled about kicking?
Secondly she says: 'Sa with view of
pleasing the above named people the
board secured third grade teacher for
$40, and now they turn and cry for a
higher grade.' l think everybody in the
district knows that there is no one crying
for higher grade except JENNA. She
has always been crying for higher grade
lhann third ever since she came to the
district, just because she happens TO have
second grade herself, Our present
teacher, Miss Mary E. Green, is doing
well and all speak we'll Of her teaching.
Any one who will 60 and visit her school
and then will say to my face that she
don't keep as good order in school as
Jemima or any one else did, then I will
ray NO more. Yours truly,
w. Fl. THOMPSON,
ODe of the school board.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1886-06-11
Peanut Democracy.

Soon after the famous meeting Of the
Democratic state committee in the
spring Of 1885, in which the comm ittee
appointed Pat Kelly and Mike D oran
to. look after all federal appointments
in Minnesota, a cry went up from.
leading Democrats in all parts Of the
state protesting that their Democracy
was such that they would need no en-
sdorsement from Kelly & DSran to
obtain party rewards from the admin
istration, and claiming that it was an
insult to the Democrats of the state
that the appointed leaders should have
apparent authority from the state Or
CARNATIONS to pass upon the qualifca-
tons of all applicants for federal
Offices. The whole plan Of placing
the government Offices of great state
practically in the hands of two private
citizens was so antagonistic to the
principle of our government that
strong opposition 70 the scheme nat
uralls sprung up in the Dem ocratic
party, but the "bosses" were endorsed
by Cleveland, they have the offices in
their commands, and haye no difficult
ty in finding numerous supporters all
over the state. Hon. Daniel Buck of
Mankato wrote letter to the st. Paul
Globe, the Democratic organ, CRITICS.
the action Of the state committee, and
the letter was refused publication, and
did not appear publicly until printed
in the Pioneer Press Oh May %, 1886.
The letter inquiries as to the qualitica-
tons necessary to pass successful ex
animation before Kelly & Dosan, and
Hon. F. X. Lafond of this place, who
has had some interesting experience
in endeavoring to succeed before that
political firm, wrote letter to the
Pioneer Press last week giving infor-
nation on the question. Below are
published both the letters.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1886-06-11

Hereafter services will b" ',"hI II, the
Episcopal church in this village every
Sunday morning Mt 1880 o'c'n'I<, am!
every alternate Sunday at 7:i1 in The
evening.
LEWIS CAss BI%ru,
Rector
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1886-06-11

We have just received positively the
largest and finest assortment. Of Wall
Paper eyer on sale in Little Falls. Pri.
ces to suit the times. $@$.E
TURTLE 81 CHURCHILL. =
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1886-06-11
WANTED.

To Exchange a new top buggy for i
horse. Inquire Of s. F. Staples.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1886-06-11
FOR SALE.

One pair oAen; young, sound, cheap
l.. "A. TANNER.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1886-06-11

Il Window and door frames for sole
= 9. 4asaly's wagon shop. = -. s.. -.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1886-06-11
Republican County Convention

hepuDllcan County Convention
+ Notice is hereby gwen thatsa Repubh-|
can comfy convention will be held at
Little Falls on the aslh dayIof june:
1855, at 2 O'Clock p. m, in the court
house for the purpose Of choosing fodrtt
delegates to- represent Morrison county
in the Republican, Congressio District:
convention which is to be held At
Brainerd, MIMI, on the Both slay IF
June, 1885. st.. 81 u e. 7 &= ri
The different towns il the county are
entitled to send delegates as follows:
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1886-06-11

Gravel & G0ulet
Bros flour is now
for sale at their feed
store at these re.
duced prices:
xxx, 1925
Fancy, $3.50
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1886-06-11
We yyiL.L. Gelebrato.

Indepe denoe Day Is 70 be celebra-
ted in good style ID Little Fails this
year, with the Citizens Silver eornet
Band in charge Of The affair Il will
include picnic on Maple Island,
'ssuthof town, music, a speech by an
orator from 81. Paul or Minneapolis,
and other attrnctions, Tie details
have not been arranged but will be as
soon as possible. As announced last
week q grand dance will % given in
the evening. The celebration viii
take place on Monday, July s, this
year. ;r-& KIT
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1886-06-11

}. H. RHODES,
Chairman Of co. Committee.
g| DR.. G. &. Griffin, the dentist who
has been stopping at Royalton for some
time past, has come up to make short
stay With US. lie has rooms at the
Lafond house, and is prepared 10 perform
all dental operations.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1886-06-11

The, Millions use the Acorn Stoves
and Ranges, for sale at
= *.z..sz@ &'%s H. F. ScHLEUsENER's.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1886-06-11

cY Spring once more al Richard
Bros, as their popular store, full o.!
elegant spring goods, will attest.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1886-06-11

The III est line ~ Jerseys ever
brought ~ Till town can be seen at
Riclard Bros they run al the way
irslt ~ y $40
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1886-06-11

y. WHEAT \ : No. 4 hard, 20 cents, E. /
OATS, 80 cents, 1... !.
FILouuR, straight, 3a,16 fancy 1870,
PorAToEs, a5 cents. III /
BUTrER. IAN @ls cents.
Eaes, 10 cents
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1886-06-11

AS the prospects for business On
infants cloaks are very good this spring
We have put in a few. :; : w. M,
Dr-,~.,>,~ p-Dc
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1886-06-11

Phoenix Straw Burning Engines and
New Model Threshers, Red Wing Wagons
and Buggies, Rock Island Brush ssBrakers
and Stubble Plows, Thomas 8 Sons Horse
Hay Rakes, and other first class machines.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1886-02-12
Facts About Persia.

s. G. w. Benjamin, late minister
from this country to Persia gave
some interesting facts at the dinner of
the Williams Alumni in New York: Gin
Persia church and state are PRACTICAL
~ one. The koran is the law OF the
land and of the family. It goes into
family matters in the minutest way.
If it was published in New York ten
thousand Anthony Comstocks would
arise to suppress it. It leaves moth
ing to be supplied by the Imagination
and calls g spade a spade in every
case. There is great religious tolera-
ton IN Persia, however, and a man
may believe in any God or no God
or may announce himself as
God, as long as he acknowledges
that Mahomet. is his prophet and
sobeys the secular laws of the koran.
The people are quick-witted and given
to poetry and philosophic speculation
more than to the exact sciences. The
executive ability of the rulers is devel-
oped to high degree and Justice is
dispensed impartially, with occasional
exceptions OF despotic cruelty and
bribery. There are IS, 900 tireworship-
ers in Persia, and the sacred flame has
burned uninterruptedly for 1900
years. There is one good point about
the freworshipers. Fire with them is
sacred, and therefore they object to
smoking. No greater insult can be Of
fered to Parsee gentleman than to
smoke in his presence" Then Mr..
Benjamin walked over to corner and
lit q cigar.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1886-02-12
TornadOes.

Weare surprised at the totalloss OF
life and property, during 1884, by tor
.nadoes, as summs11zed in Popular
Science News: s.2lI &. 4 ..t l.: ~. +. y
The. storms OF Feb. 10 and March
IL /, extending over most ofthessouth-
ern States, and ending with terrific.
gales along the Atlantic coast, were
sthesmost disastrous sof the year. The
storm Of Feb. 10 killed 500 people,
wounded $500 more, leftss1 o 600 to
Is, 900 homeless, and caused q money
loss Of from So. OoO, 600 to 81, oOo,-
900. People were warmed OF the tor
nadoes Of March / Lin time to seek
their cellars, SO the loss was much less,
1--we killed, so. wounded, $3.50, 600
worth Of property destroyed. March
525 there we're Z killed 298 wounded,
and the money loss was $3.50, 600;
April So killed 81 q wounded, and
.$7SO GOO Of property destroyed;
April 14, &c killed, 33B wounde and
the money loss So so, 900; April o.
killed wounded i l15, money
loss 1915, 600; April % killed q,
wounded 30, money loss $3.50, 600
Statistics are given Tor only three
storms IN May, and two each IN July,
August, and Sept TENDER, and none for
June; yet these partial returns for.
four months show 81 killed, 252
wounded, and money loss Of 81
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1886-02-12


ES man era
Washington corre erE,sonldant, have
laa,one1 ~ IN NM.
y ~. sclsty p
2ers stlla " ones g of the rlnysNlIli
|Ieceiy6 Nednesd Ays III j january, Or
ssMrx Rnn;k ~ l,a 81 ~, 3; u 4. 4.
|Tuesaa INT TllsrtlI ans q RI 4 nnaa6
aInd ~. heua ~ nnSra
rs in ralat inn 81, snrne NJ n,s,sf
49, ~ 49,.
vice tha1 thar 30.
matchless and peerless IS tho mana.,
meeant 81 the hnndretIa At i;ntriip,stszI
which abound avve,rvvvlhera a. the Cant
TAI ana xhich haye,s for their snh;aect
the advertisements al ona officer a. I'M:
humiliation 7of another Strange rs
saw, some Sc the most powerful lady
schemersS are the wives az retired Off
GERS sc the army and navy. II one 7of
these elderly danes hannens e have
an eligible daughter the g Young officer
on duty here must be yery sure Il 81 the
Ground before Ia 'atternn;fs either "a
win : Vim or avoid her IL his conduct i
not satisfactorv he vii suddenly find
himself ordered away with . 'celer-
ity that viii almost take his
breath awav. r. NAV he that he will
not be5 allie "a rnderstand how
IS was ACCOMPLISHED and the means
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1886-02-12
A Sad Case of HydrOphObia.

The death of the little son of J. S.
Apologize of Mfddlesex county, New
Jersey, from hyrophobia was sad
one. He was bitten December 18. His
father said recently to New York
World reporter:
We had forgotten all about the dog,
when on Thursday my boy began
sneezing violently and complained to
his mamma of feeling g. pain in his
forehead. He would not drink water
when offered him, and howled like a
whipped dog when l tried to get him
to take the medicine which the doctor
left. . 49, u.&~ r. p ts
"On Friday he grew worse, sneezing
and rubbing his little head. On that
night he was wild, crying and kicking
as if trying to get away from some
thing that had frightened him. grew
sick and faint with watching, and
when Winfield Sodon, a neighbor, call
ed, I asked him to sit beside Josie's
bed while gained some rest. Sodon
tells me that while he sat there my boy
began talking of his sister Katie, and
cried: -1 ~ - : i.
"'Oh, Katie, Pm going mad, just
like the dog .-,'<
"Then he drew up his feet, SO Win
says; and kicked and barked like a
young puppy dog. When his uncle,
Adam N. Applegate, came to see him
that night he barked again, and an
hour afterward told his mother that
he had thought of dogs SO much oflate
that he barked so as to scare his I'M
Gle. for they were always romping to-
gether.
"On Saturday night, after what we
thought a change for the better dur
ing the day, he grew very wild, star
ing with distended eyes out Of the win
dow and repeatedly crying: $3.50, :. r
"There's dogs out there"
Gle lived in great agony through
the night, and none OF us slept wink.
In the morning he was exhausted, and
lay staring up at the ceiling. We
could see that the seal of. death was
upon his lips and knew that his pain
would soon be over. II At 400 o clock
p. m. he died as if he had fallen
asleep" ard AApplegate brushed the
tears away from his eyes as he con-
cluded the recital. ~ 80
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1886-02-12

- q ! q &. q
rou q ,,s ' = q 8 Il u.
l Nh Sc / . q % tosI
meet a d 81 Y
4 o,,unde soldier s. /. y great syar Ind
long - II, and 81 Z rds osrowns
army it VAS clearly q, demo nnstrated
during Tho C('r'iinnea 81 war, he cam
spaien iin Italy, ia 1885, brought this
mora home to tho heart of Europe:
and III will eyer dound to tho honor
otstthe city of Geneva that Within her
walls The first iional conferenco
Was held in 18 63s3, nth a.fYiaW to the
mitigat ion OF some of the horrors OF
war On that occasion the insti tuition
5ofsnational aid societies was estab lish-
ed, and . few Swiss gent le,nen were
formed into an International commit
Tee for the purpose OF acting, on the
neutral territory Of Switzerland, as
link between the aid societies az all
countries In the following yeara Dip
slomatic conference was held in the
same place, which was attended by
the representatives of several states,
and the treaty known as The Geneva
convention .of#the ed Of August.
1864, was then drawn up by the
representatives of sixteen govern
ments. Within four months it was
signed by eight European states-the
English government attached it's sig
nature inF'ebruary, lS65-and at the
present time it has been accepted by
o1r VII cfo tae., 81. Ia
matte conference was held at Geneva
in 1868, and there have also been
three other conferences of delegates
from the red cross societies-one in
Paris in 1857, one in Berlin in April,
1869 and the last at Geneva in Sep.
TENDER, 1884. ~ =
The treaty was designed to remove
soldiers when sick or wounded from
the category of combatants, and to
afford them relief and protection with
out regard to nationality; this pro-
lection is also extended to all persons
officially attached to hospitals or
ambulances, and to all houses so long
as they contain invalid soldiers. In
hab1tants of q country occupied by a
belligerent army, and who may be
engaged in the care of the sick or
wounded, enjoy the same privileges.
Provision is also made for the return
OF invalid soldiers to their respective
homes. The distinctive mark of hos
pitfalls and ambulances is a white flag
with a red cross upon 1.-THE colors
of Geneva reversed-and individuals
wear a white armlet with red cross.
Every red-cross flag must be accom-
panied in time of war by the national
flag of those using it,.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1886-02-12
Washington Colored Aristocracy.

! "There is an artist ocracy among the
colored people Of Washington as well
as among the white, and It is quite as
exclusive" writes q correspondent to
the ST.? Louis Globe Demo craft .s,iThe
caste is very strictly marked, and it is
as. difficult for a camel to 60 through
the eye of q needle as for q member Of
the class denoted as trash to gain
admission to the circle of the quality
negroes. The focus or pole around
which the high-toned colored society
revolves is the Fifteenth Presbyterian
church, which stands in an aristocratic
sectiono the city ,McP hvrson square
beside the residence of Associate
Justice Blatchford OF the supreme
court and within a stones throw of
the palace Senator Palmer Of Michigan
has just completed. Fred Douglas
does not worship here, but lives
in q suburban village called Union
town, and belongs to the Baptist de
nomination. Since he married q white
woman he has not been received as
cordially as before in the aristocra
circles Of his race, who thought he
mighthave found a spouse OF his own
color in better taste. Mrs. O Hara is
one of the lovliest ladies in Washing
ton, and were it not for the slight
trace ofsnegro blood niher veins she
would be q leader in white society.
Like Mrs. Bruce who is also beautiful,
she is q highly educated and accom-
plished :wom man, speaks French, plays
b Beet hoyen. l1,aintaS rlau,les. and Ia m
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1886-02-12
British Authors and the Aristoc-
s Facy.

"Englishmen and women OF letters
are not members of the aristocracy,"
writes Adam Badeau in the last ofhis
papers on "Aristocracy in England 1
They belong emphatically to the mid
die class; and if some of them arenow
and then. admitted to the house Of
the great it is not as equals, but to
amuse and interest thenobility. They
are always at the tail Of the process
sion to dinner, where the most liberal
peer will think them in their place, an
opinion in which they themselves are
certain to agree. It is rarely, indeed,
that they get so far as this, and only
a very few of them ever see
the intimate life of the aristoc-
racy. But, being people OF sentiment
and imagination, and in intellectual
qualities often far superior to the up
per class, they make up their minds
what the manners of a great aristoc-
racy should be, and describe them
accordingly Even when in their own
persons they have penetrated behind
the veil, they ale either so awe-struck
az the privilege, or 80 prepossessed by
their partialities that their vision Is
blurred, and they see and tell what
they think exists, not what is actually
before their eyes. it IS the glamour
that genius has thrown around the
aristocracy that gives it the blilliancy
and fascination that have dazzled the
world. The pictures Of Do Gramont,
Horace Walpole and Lord Harvey,
aristocrats themselves, are very dif-l
ferent from the fattered portraits by
most Of the writer's OF other days; and
Charles Greyille's earlier volumes are.
proof that the glowing descriptions Of
more recent times are conceived ID an
absolute ignorance Of the reality = 3.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1886-02-12
Charmed by Pretty Frida.

Frida friedman s pretty face and
engaging manners, says the New York
Journal, won her many admirers dur
ing her voyage across the Atlantic as a
=steerage passenger on the steamship
Belgenland, from Antwerp. Her large
blue eyes, rosy cheeks, and her ex.
quisitely nodded form, combined with
9 mass OF golden hair, made her the
belle OF the steerage. # r.sss sS*
b She took the attentions pleasantly
and .chatted gayly with all who came
in her way. She made many friends,
ard among her ardent admirers was
Rudolph Strauss, one of the Belgsn-
land s engineers. Every moment he
could snatch from his work he spent
at the fair Frid Ia side. S,5,s. .=s Il
She liked his huge black Whiskers and
dark eyes, and listened to his de-
scriptions Of America with wrapt at
tention hen she arrived at Castle
Garden, Strauss came boldly forward
ane demanded Frida's baggage. 81
II am her uncle, Z sabine to Super
intendent jackson, and want to see
that she is well taken care off,
Mr. ] ackson, having his suspicious
aroused, refused to let her 60.
q am her sweet heartt,,n, lie pleaded,
changing the claim. .sI's vs. Sssss IS
Will you marry her?n asked Nj.
jackson. NJ {; n /. f.#. .iss
May be, after I'VE known her long
Ter, !" said the engineer. Il MS.
Wellj you'd better get right out o1
here, advised the superinte lent.
h Strauss didn't wait for a second ia.
Evitation, but hurried away. A few
minutes later another individual who
claimed to be a phil nthropist arrived
and asked for the fair Frida. Hesaid
he had come on the Belgen1and, and,
fearing she might not be treated well.
would take her to Passaic, N. ]. !, until
she got a place. His name, he said, was
Henry Frank. s%I5s sz
He likewise was advised to depart,
and did SO. Scarcely had he gone
when two tail youths entered the gar
den, and in a pompous manner de.
manded to see Ffida. Il They said they
were her cousins. Mi. Jackson didn't
think 50. and they concluded they
would call again. ,..s5
.1I' Il have to put her under lock and
key, said be, langhingl s.for evi.
IDENTIFY some ono Is bound to get hel
She will be taken care Of by the EN-;
igration commission until she se
cures empl oyment.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1886-02-12
Good Effects from Sanitary Meas
y. -5g--fs ,5,..g III, ~ ura9. ,'3s r 80 ,a / b

90. . - j 4= z.
The following is from the Lendon
Times: "An important supplement
to the annual report of the registrar
general has just been issued, showing
the extent to which zymotic diseases
have prevailed in the last ten years.
It is asserted that since the enforce
ment Of the vaccination acts there
has been q gradual and notable de-
Cline in the mortality from smallpox.
The decline in the mortality from
scarlet fever was very considerable,
the annual deaths per / GOO, 900 hav.=
ing fallen from 972 to TIC. The de-
cline under the heading Of measles has
been much less considerable, being
only from 44O to 378. The deaths
from fever, including typhus, enterlc
fever and lid fined forms Of continued
fever, fell from an annual average of
1856 per ], 600, 600 to 484, a decline Of.
no less than forty Eve per cent. This
is held to be the most satisfactory Of
all the declines showed in the table
not only because it is the greatest in
amount, but because enteric fever is,
ofali diseases, put ting asint the effect
sof vaccination upon smallpox, the
ono which Is most directly and lar5ely
affected by sanitary measures. There
lore the decline III mortality under
this heading 81 The beat test available5
OF the efficacy ofsanitary administra-.
ton, careful sewerage better water
supply and other sanitary improve.