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Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1889-08-08

they shelled their knives an shOotin'
irons as fast as they could lay them Cd
the floor
Now SEE !. 'sware everyone Of
yez that yen never try this game ON
Dave Akers no more, nor lay for him,
nor modest him, nor set others agin
him.
81 swore every one OF 'em seperate,
an then they gathered up their knives
and shooters an' skinned out, an ye
kin bet thar want no more trouble
bout sellin' ammunition to the Injuus
arter that.
stranger, smoke another cigar, an
then we'll turn in"
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1889-08-08
The Pecan.

The attention of the south has been
directed TO the cultivation OF the,
pecan. to which the soil is peculiarly
adopted. A twenty-acre grove, II is
estimated, will cost $500 at the end OF
twelve years and will then easily
yield $500 in twenty years more
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1889-01-25
Heard Their Death Santapro

ALEXANDRIA, Mimi; Jan. 22.-Sheriff
de Frate gave notice to the prisoners,
Martin Moe and John Lee, convicted of
the murder of Charles Cbelin last sum.
mer, that he had received a warrant
from the governor setting the date of
their execution for Friday, Feb. 15. Both
men were yisibly affected.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1889-01-25
The whitechapel FIend In ,Jamac,a

New YORK, Jan. PA special to the
Sun says that in Spanish Town, near
Kingston, Jamaica, three murders Of
low women have been recently comitted-
In each case the victims had been mutil.
ated IS the were the Whitechapel women
and one of them had card pi. med to
her bearing the inscription of Jack the
Ripper" The murderer has eluded the
police so far. A reign of terror exists
among the fallen women,
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1889-01-25
Dl Murska's sad Death,

VIENNA. Jan. ls.-Ilma di Murska the
once famous vocalist, is dead. The close
of her life was marked by illness, poverty
and distress. Di Murska's daughter has
committed suicide from grief.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1889-01-25
-5Her Sentence Com muted.

COLUMBUS, Ohio, Jan. 22.-Governor
Foraker this afternoon com,nuted the
sentence Of Mrs: Mary Garrett, who was
to have been hanged Jan. "a, to life i'm
prieOnment. -
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1889-01-25
j. L
/ ! sBlrAlLI..: /
ieF snsIsllff essSil q samoa
Isils yvhslss KnoMs !:
Asos,ss sse I1iand, !;
He Thinks There Is q Plot Between
England and Germany to Do Up .
the United States.
Germany TO Take Possession Of Samoa
and England to Have Control !;
Of Hawaii. !

WASHINGTON, Jan. 70 The senate
committee on foreign relations viii hold
meeting in the morning, when it is ex-
'pected the Samoan qaess;oaWiill be taken
up and disel ssed at length, with view
Of making q report to the senate. Mr.
Sew&ll, in his testimony. criticises Sc
verely the conduct of the state depart
ment on the Samoan question. The re-
suit of the meeting will probably be the
reporting to the}senate of a resolution
condemnatory to the attitude and nom
action Of the state department. From
conversations with mepbers of the COM
mittee and others, the United Press is
able to give full. synopsis of the testi-
mony of Consul General Sewall. Mr.
Sewall was before the subcommittee of
the foreign relations committee four
times. In his examination Mr.. Sewall
testified at length to the situation of the
islands. their commercial value. etc.
then quoting from the report made by
Mir. Bates. of Delaware, commissioner of
the the United States to the Samoan
islands, he told of the status before he
went out as consul general in June, 1887.
OF the character Of the natives he said
they were q peaceable. law abiding peo-
pie, and all Christians, and he bore testi-
mony to the excellent work of the mis-.
sionaries on the islands. He said. fur
ther, that the natives of the. islands were
very favorably impressed with the atti-
tude of the United States toward their
country when the existing treaty was
negotiated, and he expressed re-
gret that the treaty should ever
have. been negotiated, since, as he said,
the attitude of the United States toward
them had not been maintained and they
had been made to suffer for it. Mr..
Sewall quoted extensively from cores
pondence between him and the state de-
partment from the time of his arrival,
showing that the British consul had been
acting with the Germans for three years,
and he expressed the opinion freely that
there was an arrangement between the
two governments by which Great Britain
was to keep her hands off in this tight.
His understanding, he said, had always
been that the German government,
under this arrangement, was to take
possession of Samoa, the British govern
ment of the Tonga islands, and that
eventually Great Britain was to come
into possession of Hawaii. He said he
believed that if these operations were
not checked they would soon extend to
Hawaii. which is to be the northern rest
ing place Of the cable between Eancou-
yer and New Zealand.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1889-01-25
To FOlnent u Revolution,

MILAN, Jan. 1.-THE anarchists at.
tending the peace congress recently he.
here decided to foment . general revolld
tion in Europe in the event of war i,,.
yolyinga any of the continental powers. y
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1889-01-25
TIM YnlnnkaoH Sola

NEW YORK, jan B.--The Herald saws:
Gen. Paine has sold the Volunteer to a
member of the Seawanllaka Corinthian
Yacht club. ~ IS -s17-7,|
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1889-01-25

EnElanl Warns Germanv.

LONDON, Jan. 22.-It is reported that
Lord Salisbury. on account of certain
high-handed proceedingsof the Germans
in East Africa, has warned Prince Bis
marck not to permit interference with
the sultan of Zanzibar.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1889-01-25
SEVERE EARTHQUAKE.

Three Hundred Houses Destroyed in she
sarabst Valley.
SMYRNA, Jan. 22.-Three hundred
houses have been destroyed in the Sara
bat valley by an earthquake.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1889-01-25

LONDON. Jan. ga British cruiser
from the Australian squadron has been
sent to Samoa to protect British inter-
ests. She will arrive at the end of this
week.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1889-01-25
PosToFF1CE DIRECTORY.

fosToFFlcE DIRECTORY.
Halls CLOSE = - < ...,z
sT'nS SsiiSS Nc Sot!h..TrsIn No l. daily. 500 m: No
aoins south--No. 2, daily i:so q m. Ho / d.,,,
f1ea. N. "~"S e4cept sunday.
Buckmsn stage via Grsr.,,,,,. -. p,.k -
Saturdsy, lis m. 1""ss"ss ano 'Na
nun stage, Fridays, On. m. stta
Iedunr em rfS3I,s, Wns,,, tuesday and Friday, pm.
H' nss wednesday and Saturday, ; d.
N. ''s open every Sunday from ,a = TO p
JolINWsTzEL, p. II.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1889-01-25
A FINAL ATTACK ON EGYPT

Thirty-Fivc Thousand Followers Of the
3Iahtli Have Left Khartouln for that
Purpose. -~'-H-~ -''~
SUAKIh1. Jan. 23.-A messenger who
has just arrived from tho interior states
that $4,000 followers OF the mahdi left
khartoum for Dougola in December with
the purpose of making final attack
upon Egypt.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1889-01-25
No Understanding With the United

BERLIN, Jan. 23.-The statement that
Germany has arrived at an understand
ing with the United States with regard
to Samoa is wholly without foundation.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1889-01-25
VILLAGE OFFICERS.
COUNTY OFFICERS.

uFAS urRAHk ELLENBECKER, Auditor.
HENRf GOULET, Register of Dead,
:: STOLL, Treasurer. " Deo'''
81 Ep nTMNEKHARGsoN: TMK =. Judge Of Probate.
EHSNK q \, " LYON, County ATTORNEY.
a. =. eLrDE: County SURVEYOR.
mtNsv :; = svilEk, 1 Court Commissioner.
l.. Z SrAP s. Clerk of Distr,c. r,,,.
), IT, SEAL Superintendent Of Schools.
eounty tnmnisslonsrs-J. sTUMPv r>.,,
"n' q ,MnEGS MMnKCGS KOBE. PETER MEDyED. a
d. LAWRENCE, DENNIS sHEEDY. : - = - =
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1889-01-25

= T. FULLER, Jlistlcs OF thsiP Peace and Court
Marottes Block. Oak Street, Little Fails. Minn "
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1889-01-25
LEGAL, :.
OFFICIAL.

r YHAN sI6Eok. Rer,ster Of Dred, uo,,,u,n
1ICounty, MINI. Will furnish Abstracts ~ TIL,
psys Taxes. Has Lands for sale. once at tn.
Court House, Little Falls. MInn.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1889-01-25
MEDICAL.

r. y: A. FORTIER. NJ. D. G. N. Graduate O,
~ Victoria College Montreal Canada, Phy
Slcian and Surgeon. Will attend to calls tlay or
n,Ynt: Aspecialty made Of Surgery and also of
osstetrtce ONCE at reaitlence,r corner of Firyt
and Elm Streets Little Falls. Minn,
~ {. BUCHANAN. NJ. D., Physician and sur.
geon once next door 10 postoffice pfssi
red light At night. Little Falls. Mimi -
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1889-01-25
BUSINESS CARDS,
CHURCHES.

FRENCH Catholic. CHURCH OF ST, SAL.
L vADOR. Cor. Fourth and Chestnut. Mas
every saoDath at 1880 q. NJ. and Feapers At $50
Pastor.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1889-01-25

q hRMAN CATHOLIC, CHURCH OF THE
~ HOLY FAMILY, Fourth St., sonth of Ma.
PIE. Mess every sunday at 10. 80 q. M. and Vcs
2ers al Z:5op p m Sunday school after Vespers
StV Ramsey.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1889-09-12

first kew he could find and run chances.
Being so tired he disliked the idea o.
walking upstairs, so he woke Ed. uT
once more and asked if the elevator was
running. and Ed replied sleepliy
@Dumfino." 1t suddenly occurred te
the stranger that he might wander aD
over the house, climb four or five pain
of stairs, and at last, il he found the
room, get bounced just as he got lntt
into bed, so he tried once again, thu
time telling Ed. he would give HIM .
dollar if he would get up and show HIM
a room. Ed. at this bait struggled tc
his feet, and with no attempt to sup
press the gaps and yawns, led the way
upstairs, responding to the strangers
questions all the time with his dunn
fino." The room was reached, the gas
lighted, and the man began to remove
his garments. ED fused about for a
minute or two, and seeing that the dol
lar was not forthcoming and now being
pretty well awake, said: Say, where
is that dollar?" The guest had just
laid his vest under his pillow when he
turned and, with some horrible contor-
tions, initiating Eds stretch and yawn
to perfection, said in the same munble:
"Dumfino. - Chicago Herald.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1889-09-12
He Read the Bible.

Johnny's mother was rather proud OF
her skill in the haircutting line, and
was very fond of showing it, much to
Johnny's disgust. Being 8 years old he
was disposed TO patronize the barber.
The other day when his mother was
making preparations which usually pre-
cedes the terrible ordeal which he knew
was to make him the laughing stock OF
his playmates, he remarked:
Mamma, I'm not going to have ny
hair cut to-day"
what do you mean, Johnnie?"
81 cannot allow it, ma. I'm really
afraid. It's dangerous.
"What on earth arc YOU afraid of,
child?"
"Why, mamma" said the precocious
youngster backing into a corner, I'm
surprised at you. Didn't you ever hear
what happened to Samson because he
let woman cut his hair?"
His mother was so thoroughly as
tonished that he made his escape to the
street before she could say another word.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1889-09-12

rustics stared amazed at the suddenness
and daring of the feat. A dozen
weapons were raised, but none were
fired. Tom Rose leaned down with O
slow motion which, while deliberate,
had no loss of time, took gun from the
farmer nearest him, and carefully bent
his eye along the barrel Just as the out
law placed his hands upon the farther
garden fence. As the agile body lifted
in graceful bound to clear that last OBJ
struction, the rifle commanded "Halti"
Over the heads of the rural enforcers
of the law the bullet sped, singing
across the beds of bloom, and carried to
to the horse-thief Tom Roses receipt in
full for his bleeding ankle, that tattered
hat brim.
The horse-thief dropped without a
cry into a fragrant couch OF mint.
When they reached him his lawless
course was run. He had been swept
unshriven into the presence of a recti-
tude outraged, and closed with his
wasted life the last chapter in a States
unpublished lawlessness.
Tom Rose went home with his neigh
bors, saw the man he had beaten down
with rope securely locked in prison,
and then went back to the uneventful
life of farmer. But the spirit of that
wild night ride, that unhalting chase
after beast that had turned at bay and
bitten him-the spirit of pursuit and
capture-would rise beside him when
the days were long and beckon TO other
and swifter races. But across the
tempting would always come the vision
of human being dropping with a
death wound into a fragrant rest by the
side of garden; the recollection that
somewhere a soul was waiting for a
a body which his hand had covered
with sod.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1889-09-12
One Too Much for the Night Clerk.

A good story is told of Ed. Kennedy,
the night clerk of the Leland. 1t was
some time after he was installed in his
present position before he could entirely
throw off the provincial habits he had
acquired while clerking in a hotel in
Burlington, Iowa, where he could sleep
the greater portion of the night and sell
dom be disturbed. The first night he
was on watch at the Leland gentle
man came in very late and wanted a
room. Ed. was fast asleep, and it was
with some difficulty the man could
arouse him at all. When he had par
tally succeeded he asked if he could
get a room, and Ed. with stretch and
terrible yawn, mumbled out Dunn
fino," and sank back in his chair. The
stranger was tired aud he wanted to go
to bed. so he shook Ed. once again and
asked him where the night porter was,
to which Ed. again replied with yawn
that discounted the last one, 'sDumfino.
The would-be guest became desperate,
and he resolved to help himself. He
put his name on the register and went
to the key rack, resolved to take the
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1889-09-12
An Editor Who Knows How II is Him
self.

Speaking of editors, the case Of the
editor who wants to contribute an arti-
Gle to some other periodical than his
own-a magazine, for instances a
curious one. For the time being he
puts himself in the place of contribu-
tor, and feels the pangs of timid au-
thor. The Listener once knew a news
paper editor who was inspired to write
an article OF light and entertaining
character, suitable for a magazine. He
wrote it in his odd moments, and then
set to specializing as TO whether it had
any particular value 1t seemed to him
that it had, but the reflection that he
might be prejudiced in its favor
troubled him. He had had precisely
the same feeling when somebody had
brought him an article that he wanted
TO Judge favorably. How was he TO get
his own impartial judgment ON his own
article? He thought about it some
time, and finally decided that the only
way to get the necessary conditions was
10 send himself the article through the
mail, to receive il with other contribu-
tons, and to treat il all the way through
as if it were somebody else's.
The plan worked to a charm. The
editor wrote little note to himself to
accompany the article, inclosed stamps
for reply or a return Of the manu-
script, and mailed the whole at the
postofiice. Toward the close Of the
day, when the editor was near the end
of lot Of wearisome communications,
and had got himself into the declining
mood that comes with fatigue, his arti-
Gle arrived. After he had allowed it to
lie around awhile, he broke the seal
and read il Then he took little slip,
wrote on it reflectiyely, inclosed it with
the manuscript in a big envelope,
stuck on the stamp. sealed the envelope
and put it into the compartment
marked "postofiice" in the tin box that
hung by the side Of his desk. Next
morning he received the parcel back,
and read with breathless interest this
note, which accompanied the manu-
script:
Unavailable. Too discursiye and
trivial in its tone. Should have been
elaborated with more care. Many pas
sages not needed in the presentation of
the idea Contains promise, however;
author is advised TO try again.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1889-09-12
LITTLE NAMES PRAYER
BY FRANCIS 5. SMITH.


[The incident on which this poem is based
was an actual occurrencel
-Tell me a story, dear papa little prattler
Il want, SO much, 10 hear just one before 60
to bed.
And maInma'd like to hear one too-she'd listen
with delight.
For that would keep you home. She cries when
you go out at night
And then he kissed his sad young wife, who sat
in silence near,
And then he took his hat to 60 from babe and
AS was his wont, night after night TO Join IN
wild carouse.
Once in the street he hurried ON. of nothing TAX
ing note,
Till he remembered. suddenly, that he had
changed his coat,
Leaving his pocket-book behind. "This viii not
do" quoth he,
mo man who is without cent, can well keep
upa spree"
So he turned upon his heel at once, and home
ward hastened no.
Arriving there he turned the latch and entered
silently.
Then like thief he stole up stairs his wallet to
regain ,
heart and BRAIN
There in the irelight's soft glow he saw his
Mamie sweet
Kneeling with dimpled hands upraised at her
sad mothers feet.
And he heard her angel voice lisp forth the
simple evening prayer
That he had uttered, when child, beside MS
mothers chair
snow / lay me down TO sleep,
pray thee Lord, my soul TO keep;
III should die before wake.
Ipray thee Lord, my soul TO takel'
Nov say God bless papa, Mamie the sad
faced mother said
her sunny head,
and send him sober home" the mother whis-
pered in her ear,
Though this remark the eager-listening father
did not hear.
But Mamie heard II plainly, 30 raising her fair
head
and send him sober home, dear Lord, she in
loud voice said
The listener could bear no more. He gave
sudden start,
And rushing in he caught the little angel to his
heart.
.why. here is papa now, mammal" she cried.
with childish glee,
Il really believe he has come back to stay with
you and mel'
And then she added archly, I'm a startled under
II 5iieue God ans,ces just as quick as any teIe-
phone
-Nao York Weekly
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1889-09-12
A Strong Writer.

Stephen" said the Colonel, speak
ing to an old negro, who had come to
cut the grass in the yard, Il am told
that you intend to give your son a good
education"
Oats whut / does, sab. I knows
whut it is ter struggle erlong widout
rarnin', and is 'termined dat my son
shan't travel bar foot ober de same
flint rock road dat l did.
"A noble resolution, Stephen. There
is something beautiful in the unculti-
waited mind that has 4 reverence for
knowledge. Is your boy learning rap
idly?@
"Ez fast ez er boss ken trot, sab.
Wy, last week he writ err letter ter his
aunt dat libes mo- den twenty miles
frum we're, an after while he gwine
write ter his udder aunt dat ibes fifty
miles erway."
Why doesn't he write to her now ?"
"0h, he KANT write so fur yit. He
ken write twenty miles fust-rate, but l
tole him not ter try ter write fifty miles
till he got stronger wild his pen. But he
gwine to git dar, L tell you. Won't be
mon er year TO dat boy kin set down at
one eend o. de guberment an write sr
letter cl'ar ter de udder eend "-4r-
kdnsdlC TrdueIer.
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She hit from The Shoulder.

An Arab woman loaded down with
two or three bundles and baskets and q
year-old baby and accompanied BY
voungster loaded with bundles boarded
the z :15 train at Springfield this morn,
lug. Nothing daunted by the looks Oh
the other women occupants Of the car,
her first act was to treat the infant %
its meal. II
A tough-looking young man had ~,
lowed the family into the car and taAen
seat near the woman. He tined y
start a conversation with the boy, pu'
got little satisfaction, as the latter wa
not able to speak much English Inc
tough young mans ticket was to Chleo,
pee, but when that village was reaehe1
he made up his mind to go further anu
having managed to find out IRON ile
boy that this city was their destination
paid the conductor for a ride mere
When this city was reached the ian,i!
disembarked. The woman slung tle
infant up ON her shoulder, the emu
fastened its fingers in her hair and huns
on like q monkey. Then they startea
of, bundles and all, down Canal street.
The tough youth had kept his eye q
them, and when they left the depott, ioi,
lowed them at little distance until llie
party had reached the vicinity opposite
the lower mills. Here the WohiAI
stopped as If puzzled and looked aroqna
her, apparently for some one to put ne.
on the right track. This was an oppel'
tunity for the tough young man, ana ~ Is
approached her and began to tax
What he said could not be heard, q.
the woman evidently did not like It. i9l
as he approached closer and iamlhaIs
put his hand on her shoulder; sle
dropped the basket she had been holu.
ingin her left hand and gave nm ". ~
straight from the shoulder that sag
gered him. Only one, but tna' wa
enough.
That tough young man wended y.
way back to the depot someNllA.
abashed by the laughter Of those w. W..
witnessed the episode, and when IA "a,
seen he was buying ticket for Cilis'
Holuoke Democrat
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1889-09-12
Modern Waste of Health.

Our elaborate code of bylaws for the
suppression of holiday recreations can
still be circumvented by the resources
of opulence, and the well-known hope.
lessness of any other expedient has
stimulated race for wealth which does
not hesitate to attain its object at any
risk of social or sanitary consequences.
The number of infants which the super
stition of the Ammonities sacrificed to
Moloch is mere trife compared with
the multitude Of children now devoted
to far more cruel fate by being liter
ally drudged to death in crowded fac
tories to enable millionaire to save a
few dimes on his weekly payroll and
add few per cent to the exhorbitant
rate of his yearly profits.
In times OF general scarcity the
market has been drained of its scant
supplies by spectators trying to coin
gain from the distress of their fellow
men and risking, after all, to be foiled
by the decay of their boarded stores or
their destruction by fire or flood. Quack
nostrums, which not one intelligent man
in hundred would privately hesitate
W pIohOuuce Ahuulteiy WORSE tnah
worthless, are sold by shiploads and
carloads to disseminate disease and the
seeds of Me stimulant vice, and the
saints who contribute thousands to in
sure the theological soundness of the
Quaggalla Hottentots do not care
enough for the physical health of their
countrymen to whisper word against
the lawfulness of the infamous traffic. =
Popular Science Monthly.