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Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1886-01-29
Remedy for Poison Ivy.

DR.. S. A. Brown, U. S. n, says in the
Medical Record, that he has found a
specific to the troublesome eruption
produced by the poison oak or poi
son ivy so common in our woods and
along old fences. This specific he finds
in bromine, which he has used with
unvarying success in at least forty
cases. He uses the drug Dissolved in
olive oil, cosmoline, or glycerine, in
the strength of from 10 to 20 drops of
bromine to the ounce of oil, and rubs
the mixture gently on the affected
parts three or four times a day. The
bromine is SO volatile that the solu-
ton should be renewed every twenty
four hours. The eruption never ex-
tends after the first thorough applica-
ton, and it promptly disappears with
in twenty-four hours # the application
lis persisted in.
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A New Theory.

l.. D. Bulls, Cascadia, Upper Yel-
lowstone, has a theory regarding the
causes of sickness and death among
his and other horse herds in that To-
cality which seems well worth consid-
GRAFTON. He is something of a farrier
and has lived and bred horses in that
locality a long while. His theory is
this: That the smut which forms on
the ,gramma, rye and other heading
grasses is q poison that causes the
sickness. In support of his theory he
says he has noticed that horses are
not affected with this sickness until
after the range grasses have formed
heads and begin to smut and after
the high winds in the fall have
arisen and the smut is blown away the
herds begin to get in better condition
and such as have been sick recover.
lie thinks the poison affects the spine,
muscles and blood of the animal caus-
ing the stiffness Of the limbs, difficulty
OF breathing, weakness and other
symptoms that mark the affection.
Mr.. Bulls prescribed as remedy
which he had used with success: One
pint OF linseed oil, two ounces oflaud-
anum and one tablespoonful of spir-
it's OF nitre-the prescri ption to be in
creased or diminished proportionately
in accordance with the size OF the an
imal.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1886-01-29
Milling Products Used as Feed.

There is some uncertainty of terms
in speaking of the different milling
products used as feed, especially since
the roller process has introduced it's
products that are more or less differ
ent from the old ones. The familiar
term "bran" is still retained, and al-
though as turned out by the new pro-
cess it is less inviting in appearance
than by the old method, still, as was
recently shown in the Tribune, it is q
better article of fodder. Storer re-
CARDS the bran of the Old process as
the same thing as ''shorts.' "Mid-
d]ings" as the name implies, holds q
middle place between the two extremes
Of the fine -four on one hand and the
coarse bran ON the other. By the roll
Ter process it appears that this is work
ed into -four to alarger extent than
formerly; theresidueleft after this more
complete separation of the flour is
said to be called mo. one feed"
.tMillstuff' in Boston, and "millfeed"
in Chicago, says Professor Storer, mean
the same thing, a mixture OF shorts
and middlings, including everything
not flour that has been separated from
the wheat" Shipstutf he mentions as
being probably aSouthcrn term, and
since as to appearance it is plainly a
mixture of middlings and bran, it is
doubtless the same as millfeed. ~,
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1886-01-29
A Gigantic Bank Safe.
From the London Globe

A gigantic strong room, the largest
ever constructed, measuring fifty feet
in length, and weighing close upon 100
tons, has just been erected for the
National Bank OF Scotland by Messrs.
Chubb. The entire structure is of
hard steel. The plates were specially
rolled, and after the boring had been
completed, were again tempered to
render them unassailable by tools of
any kind. The safe consists Of three
rooms, each entered by separate
door and grille, measuring seven feet
by three feet four inches, and the
doors weigh a ton each, notwithstand-
ing which they turn on their two pins
with the greatest ease. The locks, of
which no less than forty-e EIGHT are con-
tanned in the structure, are all of the
latest pattern, having bolts all round,
which shoot at angles OF forty live de-
Tees, forming powerful dovetail in
to the frames. The bolts in each door
weigh two hundredweight, but by care
tul balancing they are shot with the
greatest ease. In each partition divid-
ing the rooms is q man-hole, also
guarded by locks and bolts, for allow
ing access to the rooms in the event Of
the door key being mislaid The
doors are seven inches thick, and the
plates are all treble, thus giving a
practically adamantine strength. The
capacity of the safeis sufficient tocon:
tain 1,25O tons weight OF gold bullion,
equal in value to clio, GOO, 900 ster-
ling The safe will be taken to pieces
previous to being shipped on board
= steamer for Scotland, and will be
removed in 600 sections. Each Of
these sections contains no less than
| 900 rivet holes, the bolt being in
zach case broken of and filed down
close, when it has been driven home.
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5treat him according TO his nature,
make him your friend, and he will do
better and safer service
Fattening Fork

Early feeding is especially prof table
in the fattenng Of pigs Pork always
brings q better price early in the sea-
son than later. Besides the flesh and
fat are made in October and Noyem-
Der at a cost Of no more than half the
feed required two months later. There
is no need to wait for the corn to ripen.
Every farmer should have stock OF
old grain on hand to finish of the pigs.
But the present year j have found
soft, unripe corn, just past the milk,
to be better for fattening than dry,
hard corn. I have been IN the habit
for many years Of feeding sweet corn
stalks with the soft ears upon them to
cows and have found this food to be
best OF all for making milk plentiful
and rich. It is reasonable to suppose
that what will make butter will make
fat, and have found it true. Green
corn ears, with the stalks, when given
to horses have made them sleek and
fat, and some pigs fed in this way
have fattened up more rapidly than
ever before. The soft, juicy corn is SO
easily digestible that more of it can be
eaten and disposed of to advantage
than OF dry, hard corn.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1886-01-29

cleaners have peculiar methods ia
renovating these delicate fabrics, and
many of them they will not reveal,
as they are secrets Of the trade.
tThe treatment Of fine laces, 8 said
q cleaner, lis an expensive and trou-
blesome process, "a thick blanket Of
soft rags is sewed around q BOTTLE
and on this the lace is PINNED. 1t
is quite impossible to rub lace,
as It would tear it to pieces.
The bottle is then placed in:
bath Of soapy warm water. After
soaking for twenty minutes, it is
boiled for some time and then allowed
to cool. It is dipped in several baths
of clear water, until all the soap seems
to be removed. The lace is then re-
moved from the bottle, and, after
part Of the water is driven out by gem
tie pressure, it is hung up to dry. Al
ter q time it is laid on q soft cloth to
dry still more. When slightly damp
it is placed on hair cushion covered
with flannel, and is fastened there
with lace pins. This is a work Of skill
and patience. Apin is passed through
each loop and a twist is given. before
the pin IS fastened. Sometimes the
loop is drawn straight and sometimes
not, the operator seeking to follow
the original design of the lace. When
quite dry the lace is sponged with a
weak solution of gum arabic, and
when dry again, it is almost as good
as new. .s.>'.5
'The method of cleansing velvet is a
secret. It can be greatly freshened by
steaming it over boiling water, care
being taken to expose the wrong side
| Of the velvet to the steam; but this is
useful only where the damage is not
| very great. can tell you only that
the process is dry one, and chalk is
used in it. Velvet that has been wet
| is hard to treat, but we have been able
! to do wonders with it. -
cit is a very common. thing for
actresses to bring elaborate silk and
| satin costumes to be renewed, and we
also have many fine ball dresses. We
do not take them apart, but cleanse
them as they are. They are first
dipped in a bath OF naphtha, and this
removes ink, champagne, and many
other stains. Then they 60 into q
bath Of pure benzine, which takes out
all the grease. They are softly rub
bed in these baths, and any spots re-
manning are treated with oxalic acid.
They are rinsed out in warm water
and dried over steam coils. To iron
them would harden the silk and make
itshiny, SO it is run over steam rolls,
or ironed between hannels.'* We have
ironers whose bushes it is to iron
dresses, and when they have finished
a dress it looks new. Mildew is re-
moved by oxalic acid"
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His Ear Pierced With a Fish,
hook.

Lake Ontario Corr. Philadelphia Times.
S'Wall, wall" remarked an ancient
and honorable oarsman, who, on the
retired list as it were, was triae over
critical OF the younger and rising men,
bers of the professions: s"This 'ere's O.
world OF improvement, sure enough.
When was a-pullin tell you I
helted the ash fur some big men in my
time-secretary Edmunds, President
Arthur-and what q fly he kin cast!
And there was Gen.-what's his names
he that fought the duel with COL
Names kinder slips on me these muggy
days, but he was caster too, and I've
seen him put an old-fashioned hackle
fly eighty-fve feet, with one hand tied
behind him.
"See this earring" he continued
pointing q equity finger at a gold hoop
that hung from his left ear. 1.-THE gem
eral bored that himself. One day we
was out and the two men got into g.
wrangle, they was always dom it,
about their castin', and at last they
got me to stand fifty foot off, Oh g.
p'int-down at Pitch Pine p'int-and
hold out a tin mug. The general he
bet that he could take the mug out of
my hand in three tries by putin the
fly through the middle.
II was gettin' paid well, and SO, as
l thought | couldn't lose more than
an eye or so stood up, and the first
cast the old man to ok me right through.
4 III r .
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What Fixed Mary Anderson's
Destiny.

The person who seems to have fixed
Mary Anderson's theatrical destiny is
one Henry Woude. He had been all
actor ofsome distinction on the Ameri-
can stage, which had been however,
abandoned for the pulpit. Mr.. Woude
happened to be one of her fathers pa
tients at Louisville, Kentucky, and
the conversation turning one day up
on Miss Mary's passion for a theatre
cal career, the old actor expressed a
wish to hear her read. He was enthu-
siastic in praise of the power and prom
Use displayed by the self-trained girl,
and declared to the astonished father
that in his daughter he possessed q
second Rachel. Mr.. Woude advised
an immediate training for q dramatic
career; but the parental repugnance
to the stage was not yet overcome,
and Miss Mary remained awhile longer
to pursue, as best she might, her dra-
matte studies in her own home, and
with no other teachers than the artis-
tic Instincts which had already guided
her so far on the path for eventual tri-
umph and success. In her fourteenth
year. Mary Anderson saw for the first
time a really great actor. Edwin
Booth came on a starring tour to Lou
isville, and she witnessed his Richard
ILL" one of the actors most power
full representations. That night was
a new revelation to her in dramatic art
and she returned home to lie awake
for hours, sleepless from excitement,
and bordering whether it were posi-
BILE that she could ever WELD the same
magic power: She commenced at once
the serious study of Orchard I'LL :"
The manner of Booth. was carefully
copied, and that great artist would
doubtless have been as much amused
as flattered to note the servility with
which his rendering Of the part was
adhered to. And now our, Mary has
achieved the success she dreamed OF
that night when she heard for the first
time Richard III. Miss Anderson is
the most popular as we'll as the most
beautiful actress since the days of AIDE
laide Nelson. For the last two years
she has been starring in Europe, and
met in many places perfect ovations.
Even in London, where far-famed
Langtry failed to make q hit,
our Mary was received with open
arms and begged to come again
and stay longer. Miss Anderson
reached New York October 8. She will
first fill her engagement in New York
and then will make zen months
tour among us. Il = g.
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The Dutch at Home.

There is q singular calm reigning in
the streets ofRotterdam, saysa writer
in the Cornhill Magazine. Thetaces Of
the passersby are stolid; there is no
chattering, no gesti plating, Tho pop
ulation is impertdrbably good. I
was constantly struck by this feature
OF the Dutch wherever went; they are
prepernaturally tranquil. At Rotter-
dam it may be argued, the people are
preoccupied with business and have
no time to be gay and noisy. But at
their holiday resorts they are equally
quiet. One Sunday afternoon Invent
down to Scheveningen, the famous sea-
side resort near The Hague, and I was
utterly astounded at the bearing of
the crowd of holiday seekers. could
hardly help thinking that the whole
thing must be q toy, and that the
people were playing at beinggood. The
hotels on the top OF the sand dunes,
the neat, ck-payed, winding foot
path that runs the whole length softhe
upper part of the beach; the villas, the
casino, the village, the church, with
its clock dial painted red and blue,
with the hours picked out in white; the
little canvas bathing machines, brill
liant with new paint;the little tents on
the beach, the fishing boats, all seemed
to accord with this idea, they were Sc
neat and proper. When we arrived all
the people were out on the beach; the
Sunday holiday makers, too, had ar
rived, and yet the tranquility, the
stiffness, the absence of the sounds OF
gayety, or, indeed, of any human
sounds, were SO marked that it made
one feel quite uneasy. You met groups
walking quietly; here and there were
groups sitting quietly and talking
quietly, and quiet smiles pervaded at
rare intervals their physiognomies. ]
presume these people were enjoying
themselves in their own quiet way.
But how unlike Latin crowd at the
seaside! At Scheveningen / saw no
more style, no more elegance, no more
coquetry than at Rotterdam. Very
few OF the Dutch women wore their
quaint native head-dress, and these
few. had surmounted it by horrible
Partisan bonnets. AS for their dress,
it was horrible. Their hips were ex.
travagantly bulked out with skirts,
and their general appearance were
painful to eyes heedful OF grace ofline.
Oncefor all may say that, generally
speaking, found the Dutch women
uncomely, the children unpleasing, and
the man ugly, coarse, and unsym-
pathethic. Dutch cleanliness is prov.
erbial, I know; but, nevertheless, the
Dutch are not a well-washed nation.
In all their towns / found but poor
washing appliances and sad absence
of lighthouses.
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~"
euro for Drunkenness,

Z NJ. sends DR.. D'Unger's pre-
scription and mode OF using it for re-
moving the appetite for alchool: 81
take" he says, SO pound Of the best
fresh quill red Peruvian bark and soak
it in q pint Of diluted alcohol. Then l
strain it and evaporatei it down to half
q pint, SO it is q pound to a half pint.
Any one can prepare it. I give the
patient teaspoonful every three
hours and occasionally moisten his
tongue between doses the first and sec
.ond day. It acts like quinine. The
patient can tell, if his head aches, that
he is getting too much. The third day
I reduce the dose to half q teaspo onfnl,
then to q quarter teaspoonfnl, then
down to fifteen drops, ten and FIVE
drops. The medicine is continued from
five to fifteen days, in extreme cases
thirty days. sSevenis about the aver
age. This IS pronounced an infallihe
cure by good authority. ...a
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Henry Bergh has beguna new cru

X
Henry Bergh has begun q new cru
SADIE. According to his belief many
horses are seriously injured and tor
tured BY the application Of redhot
shoes to their hoofs while they are lbe-
ing shod at the blacksmith SHOPS,
Robert Bonner, the horse fanca1r,
could not be induced to say that Is
thought the custom cruel though Is
believed q horse could be shod al well.
alta little longer Expense Of time, with,
cold iron. This plan, the best farriersI
il New York say, is impractical bic and
expensive. The additional time would
:necessitate very heavy charges for theI
work. According to tho sn1it hs, ii i =
rare thing To burn tho hoof 70 q
quick
Y p; Ho,.sll the noyo
yeax ssS
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{ Gail Hauilto il New ORR srr iibuns.
young woman b "a occasion III
trar.l q IN. III B. !. s.
q 81.
~ ASOs'I
1 brow 20 Aentuek hose ciyiliza tion
we knew, and admit Is sometimes TOO
blue with p,,nr,t,ri rs n.,,fact =.
s -, 81. 8.
poso - t1ao
tho borders OF IS entucky where she
was for Some hours to await the ar
rival az = steannl,nat The e AMI ,,cl,;anS
CO.., 49,, -. IL S
!, 8 - IVY ~ oA1oe' 80
peang more quiet and restful than any
other place open to her. Here she:
wrote several letters before aha
Il 49,. s@A q. 6. $500
es4 1e1si - S we, y sn<1e .noli
IN g room G. below were talking
somewhat roughly and profanelY, and
that the Kentuckian was becoming
:, ,;fas+,, ,,.a,. =, aaea,.., I. g s.
~. ulAoe'oy. IL o ep7 70
ms 1eeilngs, she presently went out Tor
2 walk; Returning at the appointed
nour, she learned that low water had
oeGa!ned !he steamer put the careful
a i39, ingenious henIuck1an gathered up
s'l ner packages ana conducted her
on Doara announcer steamer where sne
Woulo De com1orabie, assuring her
.tllao no Wou4u come ZOE Sher as
- Sym as ne. Doat shouio arrive.
Irue TO 9tnls WORD, at the as
signed moment ne appeared, resumed
ner wraps and straps, accompanied
ner 10 her steamer, engaged her state
room, SEM ner trunk on BOARD, ana
al wlehous q mint from her that she
WAnteo any sucn attenC1on, wlthout
knowing VINO she was or where she
was golng-all and solely because she
was woman ana alone.
Line polnt make with Gil VINO la
menu the absence OF social order and
q cultivated class IN the United States
Is tn1s: A c1Vihzatlon which provides
an easy path Tor rank and strength,
ana Dul1es Weakness lsnot so high as
a. oaroaclsm %nlch recognizes only the
rank OF weakness and protects g
woman: Ihe trenchman stands at
the head OF polite society, and sees
ho1hlns 10 be desired. The American
knows that IN the mlnutl@ OF life be
may have much to learn. l maintain
That 1t Is tar easier to teach the Amer
lean the use OF the napkin than to
teach the frenchman respect for wom-
anhood; and that, therefore, to-day
the American is nearer the kingdom OF
heaven whose portals are courtesy,
IMAM is the frenchman:
Much-all mdeed-depends upon
"ne0her the incidents related are
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Good Stories of the Present Day.

Good Stories OF the Present. Day.
9 had TO do itt-yes, had Is do IT, 9
he explained in q Tennessee court room
Ito the jury { T was q matter Of self
defence. 9
Did this plaintiff here, whom YOU 81
shot twice, draw any weapon1',,
asked the LAWYER. ss.3 5s=
don't say as he al 2. J"
WAS he about to ~
Il g don't say as he was. Deed. ]
guess he didn't have no weepins with
him. = 3 & # $ -
But you plead self -defence.,'
'Sartin, / do. went M thar m
township last fall. We lived on 1
sassafras tea and lean bacon all win.
tor. This spring got in q few hills 8,
corn and taters, and / kinder got track
OF several bee trees, and kept my eyes
peeled fur coon tracks. Things begun
to look as if we had seen the Wust.
The old woman was reckonin' on q
new kaliker, and I was plannin' to Rit
my ole rifle fixed, when when
Here the prisoner seemed overcome
BY his emotions, and it was two or
three minutes before he could continue:
"Well, l might a-knowed that some
calamity would come along sooner or
later and kick the skillit up the chin.
bly,. was allus a poor critter-poor,
but strivin' to be white all the way
through" ~. W,
Proceed" said the lawyer after the
prisoner had wept some more.
II sot out thar on q log, kinder
hopin' that the corn and tatere
wouldn't grow fast 'nuff to keep me
from goin' fshin', and the old woman
she was smokin' jimweed in her pipe
and wonderin' if the children had
freed mother coon, when-when thin
ere teller what got shot swooped
down like one O. them sighclones. All
was changed in one minute. All
was" -. ss.u $1,000.
They let him have q few minutes to
crowd down his feelings, and be went
on:
"He didn't make no bones about it.
tall. He axes if my name was Dan'
Scott, and says it was. He axes If
owned the farm, and gin it to hin
straight. Then he pulls out a pape.
and says:
"Dan1, I'm cum fur
"'Fur what?'
"'The taxes -;
"What taxes?'
estate and county, Danl. Wecan'1
run this ERE best kentry ON airth an6
her Liberty and Union and a Fourth
Qf July every year without money
Them as owns land must pay taxes.
"'Never!' says I. "The tyrant don't
live as kin put his foot on the neck O.
Dan'l Scott!'
"tBut you must pay says he, OF
I'll have to sell you OUT
"Wall, gents, that was threats
That was drivin' me to the wall. Thu
ole woman begun cryin', the children
cum up and sniveled, and corn an6
taters and bee trees and coon tracks
and bright prospects all went to the
dogs. l couldn't-no, I couldn't"
Couldn't what, Mr.. Scott?"
"Call me Danl onless you want tc
hurt my feelins. I meant I COULDN'T
put up with no SIGH threats of assas
sinashun. The ole woman sneaked
me the double-bar'ld shotgun over the
brush fence, and | popped away, and
popped to kill. Yes, gents, I'm tellen
you the solemn truth, and ! want tc
ak ii there's a free-born American citi
zen and Tennessee patriot among you
who wouldn't they did that very
same?"
At last accounts hev jury was still
ont
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course is to strongly advise ISOLATION,
and TO give the reason for IL, and to-
let them take the resp possibility 81.
neglecting the suggestion i they choose
to do SO. Intelligent people usually
are grateful for the warning, even il it.
prove to have been unnecessary, and
although they sometimes chat the.
the physician as ssfussy 3 9,