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| petticoats- NO, by CAD! bachelor
was born, and bachelor I'll die
Women are man-traps. every one Of
'em. You don't catch me with chaf.
None but downright ass, Of course,
would ever allow himself to be caught
with any hing 50 unsubstantial in the
way of bait; yet, though Joe had in
him more of the lion than of the 'hee-
haw," with chaff he was actually
caught at last.
1t came about In this way.
had ''done" Detroit with . special
line of goods. and dead tired with a
| week of hard work had betaken myself
and my sample cases to the depot in
time to catch the night express for the
great pork emporium of the west,
when, just as stepped upon the plat
form, whom should l run against but
Joe Bates.
'Sleeper?" queried Joe, after hearty
handshalze, for it was q long time since
we had met
"Yes," said I, "but lots have a smoke
first. Say, old chap" as a tremendous
ly fine girl tripped past and hurried
into the parlor-car, ''theres pretty
party for your
Joe deliberately looked the other
way.
"Man-traps. all of 'em," he said with
q snort. Don't catch me with chaffr'
laughed, and linking my arm in hts
carried him off to tho smoker, where
we spent an hour or two right pleas
antly over the soothing fragrant" ="
while the train sped on through the
darkness and Michigan.
''Time to turn in" said Joe at last,
yawning and looking at his watch. So
we threaded our way through the rock
ing vestibule train to the sleeper.
Joe's berth, as it happened, adjoined
my own. This was the purest ac-
cident in the world, but, like many
another accident, it had a most inn
portant bearing on after eve nts, as you
will soon see.
1t was now well on TO midnight, and
the curtains of nearly all tho berths in
the luxurious car were closely drawn.
A varied chorus of snores, subdued by
the rush and rattle of the train, told
part wrapt in slumber. Our prepara-
tions for following their example were
quickly made, and in we turned.
Joe's head, however, had scarcely
touched his pillow, when he pulled
back the curtain and called tho porter
This functionary, a man Of color. hur-
ried up at the summons, and Joe, ex-
planning that he had left his pipe in
the smoker, dispatched him to find 1t.
He was gone some little time, half an
hour, perhaps, and all the while Joe
kept cursing his luck and the nigger
alternately, and working himself into
such state of fidgets over his loss,
that it was a simple inpossibility for
anyone near him to get asleep. At last
the porter returned, but without the
pipe. 1t was nowhere to be seen, he
declared.
"Stuff!' said Joe. in anything but an
amiable mood. Its there right
enough left it in the third seat on the
right-hand side facing the engine, tell
you. Here, Cuffy, tho step-ladder"
and with that he tumbled out, and
with many muttered grumblings went
in person to search for his precious
pipe. the nigger at his heels.
THE herrid man." exclaimed petu.
liant voice as he disappeared through
tho door of the car. 81 hope he'll stay
there, I'm sure!''
Joe had evidently awakened some
one. l peeped out of my berth, but
not a soul was to be seen. The petu.
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JOE BOILED HEAVILY TO THE FLOOR.
liant volce. which had seemed TO me te
proceed from the opposite side Of the
car. had died away, and nothing wa:
to be heard in all the car save the rust
of the train and the stertorors breath
ing OF the sleepers,
What possessed me I don't know. m.
less it was the sight Of the ladder stand
ing there within easy reach of my hand.
but all at once 1 wa. seized with On ir.
resistible impulse to turn Joe's absence
to account in tho way Of a practical
joke. Whether the occupier of the next
berth was man, woman. or child
knew no more than the engine driver
did. Fact is, didn't stop to consider
possible consequences at all. but on the
spur Of the moment thrust my hand out
through the curtains and noiselessly
pushed the portable step ladder from
Joe's berth on to the next
Presently back came Joe, sucking
lovingly at his pipe. which it seems he
aud the nige er had managed to find be.
tween them.
"All right. Cuffy." 1 heard him say.
heres quarter for your tropble;"
and then, without a misgiving. he
mounted the ladder. For the denoue-
ment was as little prepared as he
Nuttering something about dashed
narrow berths." he gave the mattress
Or wnar ne supposed to be the mattress.
vigorous punch. when suddenly a
womans shrill scream rang through
the car followed by others in rapid sue
ceSsion. Then came short, sharp
scufte, more shrieks, and with as2vage
growl Joe rolled heavily TO the floor.
pursued las I could see through a con-
venient chink in my curtainsl by a
fusillade of pillows and other articles
OF bedding.
In moment the car was a perfect
Bedlam. Curtains ratified on their RODS,
MIC ht-ca nnAd haads hnbha.i ONT angry
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hack with his new acquaintance in it
ever saved ne from convulsions. His
face was q study. and no mistake.
Met friend?" said 1. when at last
he walked up the platform and began
in dazed sort of way to look for his
luggage. Your cousin. perhaps?"
yes" said Joo Cousin on my
mothers side" But as he uttered the
Pie saw him slip lady's card into his
waistcoat pocket.
We parted at the station entrance,
and as 1 watched him enter his hack I
little guessed the deplorable fate that
was SO soon to overtake him.
Though l was far from suspecting it
then. in the short, sharp encounter
with the occupant of the berth he had
mistaken for his own. poor Joe had sus-
tanned internal injuries of SO serious a
nature that he never recovered from
them. Three months later he-mar-
rtcd.
The news that he had been "caught"
at last ran like wildfire over the road.
Somehow. too (just how is not for me
to say. the story of his Introduction to
the future Mrs Joe leaked out, and
gave rise to no end of good-natured
raillery at his expense
So happy was ne in his new relation
that one day ventured to tell him that
he had me to thank for it, and when,
in response to his incredulous stare, 1
confessed to having tampered with the
ladder, he nearly wrung. not my neck,
as deserved, but my hand of.
But by far the funniest part Of the
story is vet to come. Any name is pos
sible in cosmopolitan America, and
though you will hardly credit what I
am going to tell you, that OF the charm
ing girl who trapped Joa for her hus-
baad was actually CA41!
The Wichita daily eagle., 1894-01-04

Some persons develop q positive
genius for looking on the dark side.
An exchange gives this example:
There was a very rich farmer who
would never own that he had anythin z
to be thankful for in the way of profits
The parson once said to him during a
fine harvest season:
Come, Mr.. Jsnes you can have Moth
ing to complain about this year. at all
events"
II can't say that" said the farmer.
"Still You can't say what is aniss.'
He thought a bit and then replied
very grudgiDgly: Well, you see, there
will be 10 spoilt hay for the young
calves " Youth's Companion.
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voices roared for the porter. Were we
off the track? Had we run into anoth-
or train? Was that the shouting OF
the Chicago hackmen? Or was there .
lunatic aboard?
Coming, sah!'' cried the grinning
son of Ham to the boboing nightcapa
In general. adding by way of explana-
ton of the unearthly row. as he as
sisted Joe into his berth with praise
worthy promptitude: ''Au right sahi
Only a gentleman tum'le outah bed,
sah!'
Reassured by the porter's words, the
nightcaps one by one disappeared; the
lady's shrieks sank into hysterical sobs,
and the sobs into quiet; jos, who
seemed fortunately to have suffered no
sort Of damage in the encounter with
his fair but pugnacious neighbor. be
gan to saore; and l, stufnng the end of
the pillow in my mouth to stiAe the
laughter with which / was nearly ex-
ploding, presently dropped off to sleep
with many self-congratulations that
the shifting OF the ladder had led to
nothing more serious than a general
maledlct1on upon the colored porter.
1u thus congratulating myself. how.
ever. was "a little too previous for
when stepped upon the platform OF
the Chicago depot next morning whom
should see but Joe, standing cap in
hand before the very lady to whom
had called his attention in Detroit the
evening before. As he was evidently
in very deep water promptly went
to his assistance, but was glad to sheer
off again when heard him stammering
out an apology for his unseemlv inva-
sion of the lady's berth. So deep and
genuine was the poor fellows distress
at what had occurred that she not
only generously forgave him, but al
lowed him to attend to her luggage
and see her safely into hack.
The sight of old Joe turned lady's
man was so irresistibly droll that moth
ing but the timely departure:of: the
The Wichita daily eagle., 1894-01-04
Wanted the Best.

Salesman-Stove polish? Certainly.
What kind do you want, little girl?
Juvenile Customer (nonplussed for a
moment)-I've heard mamma say ell.
bow-grease was the only thing that
would put good shine on a stove.
Got any?-Chicago Tribune.
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Mr.. Thinkhard-Have you noticed
with what unanimity the husbands
fathers and brothers of America have
protested against the threatened revi'
val of the hoop-skirt?
Mrs. Thinkhard (calmly)-NitE
hoop-skirts in fashion. it would be i'm.
possible for husbands. fathers and
brothers to get out between the acts
n Y Weekly
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Long Enough.

Don't you think Rev Stills ser.
mons are awfully narrow"
Il suppose they are, but goodness,
he makes up for it l should think in
the length Chicago Inter Ocean.
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Impudence Unawed.

eff you do not settle this account.
said the tailor to Mr.. Slopay, Il an
afraid l shall have to commence .
suit"
''All right, Mr.. Shears" said the
young man in his fippant, trivial man
ner. Il hope you will be luckier thar
you were in commencing my last one. >
Chicago Record.
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An InfallibIc Medicine.

Elsie-Laura's health seems greatly
improved.
Ada-Yes; she has heard that he,
doctor is engaged.-Life
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Rcatin- the Gus IrrS,

Lightly-How do You manage TO
keep your gas bills so small?
Tightly have four daughters and
theresa beau in the parlor every
aiCht Life.
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CAUGHT WITH CHAFF.
BIZ J. r. HUTCHINSON.
[coryr,zht, 1898. by the Author.l

OE BALES was
as good a fellow
as ever booked
an order; yet
withal. he was
q misogyni s t
that is to say. a
hater of misses.
mo. by gad!"
he would retort,
W b e n good
naturedly ridi.
culed on tho
subject of his
pet aversion to
The Wichita daily eagle., 1894-01-04
A Year After.

Mr.. Benedict met Howard to-day
He was surprised to hear we are mar
ried. Says You told him once you
wouldn't t marry the best man living.
Mrs. Benedict-Well. the fact is,
did
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Nothing to Brag About.

'Papa, did you ever see king?"
Eyes. my SON"
20. did you honestly? A real king"
Yes"
''My, how did you feel when you saw
him? What did you do? Anything?'
Il didn't do anything, my son--the
other man had aces. ."-Boston Globe.
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When Baby was sick. we gave her Castoria-
When she was Child, sfe cried for Castoria.
When she became Miss, she clung 70 Castoria.
When size had Children, she gave them Csstc-ia
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Aware of It.

Maude-Our engagement Is secret
Lena-So everybody teIs me-
Brooklyn Life.
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Stations.

New words, or the old words with
modified meanings, have been intro
duced into our language by railways.
The word station, in the sense of
. place for travellers TO stop at, is
thought to be one of these. That con-
jecture is that when general term
was required by the early railway
makers TO indicate stopping place for
the trains, some one, calling TO mind
the stations with which Britain was
studded IN the Roman time, suggested
what was then a new use of an old
zord
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a TURN ABOUT.
The Men Were Ours, But the Cur Was a
Hero.


The Zoophilist of London repro
duces a good dog story from Roman
paper. "A ten-year-old little girl had
fallen into the Tiber that dav (Julv
2a) from the parapets of the Ponte
Margherita. The crowd who witnessed
the accident merely ran hither and
thither on the bridge and the banks
calling for some one to help the child
nobody daring to do SO. Two police
men spent the time in making inouir-
les as to whether 1t was ease of mur-
der or suicide The child. meanwhile,
was visibly drowning. when a dog-a
worlSman's S miserable dog, destined to
municipale Qost dogs Handicapped
barking into the Tiber under the ewes
OF all the screaming, but useless crowd.
The poor beast, accustomed to feed
upon street offal and to sleep in anv
shed il could find, swan out TO the lit
tie girl in peril, caught her dress and
drew her to the shore. When he saw
her in safety the dog jumped and bayed
for joy, licking the child's face and
hands. 1t appears they had been
friends. The child had known the dog
in manufactory at Pratt di CASTILLO,
and the poor animal was grateful to
her for some crumbs or caresses.
The crowd then tried to catch the dog
to see how an animal more brave than
30 many men was made. But II ran
through their midst and Disappeared
The Wichita daily eagle., 1894-01-04
Mr.. Benedict-Is that SO? How die

you come to change your mind?
Mrs. Benedict-Well, the fact is,
didn't 't.-Farm and Field.
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Drug
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MANHOOD RESTORED !::s.sxs 8 s.sn:;: !:

such Memory Brain
free Sold by all AZ fo S
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1894-10-12
WORK OF WRECkERS.

500 Westbound Limited Goes Through >
Trestle Near Rhinelander. :. t3
MILWAUKEE, Oct. GA special to
The Wisconsin from Rhinelander, Wis, j
says: Nothing but unaccountable good
luck prevented the worst passenger
wreck of the year on the 500 line.
The Boston Minneapolis Limited west
bound, which leaves here at lao, went
through a trestle between Heafford
Junction and Bradley. The stringers
and piles had been sawed after the east
bound Limited passed the place an hour
and forty minutes before. The rails
were left with no support, and the en-
CINE crashed through. They were go.
ing 50 miles al hour and instead
of dropping into the opening
the engine struck the solid
track beyond, and turned clean over,
down tie embankment. The engineer,
James Dutch Of Minneapolis, was
thrown 20 feet ahead. He sustained
broken leg, bad cuts on the head and
badly bruised body. He will recover.
Charles Cotterill, the fireman, was
pinned under the heavy engine, which
was terribly smashed. Up to noon
they were still working to release his
body. He was instantly killed. The
baggage car and sleeper left the track,
but none of the occupants were badly
hurt. The trestle is some 20 feet high.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1894-10-12
SEVERE STORM.
The Southern Coast OF the
United States Swept bv "a
a Tornado. NJ
MUCH APPREHENSION FELT.
Wind Over Sixty Miles an
Hour at Pensacola, Fla.
Wires Down.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla, Oct. 9.-The
cyclone reported raging in the guilt
near Galveston, Tex, has reached
Florida. It struck Pensacola during
the morning. At noon the wind at
Pensacola was reported to be blowing
at velocity of 81 miles an hour.
Shortly after o'clock the wires went
down between this place and Pensa'
cola, and it was impossible to learn
whether any damage had been done.
The storm seems to be travelling in q
northeasterly direction from Pensacola.
Tallahassee reported early in the night
there were indications Of heavy gale
and that much apprehension was felt.
Pensacola seems to have been in the
storms centre.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1894-10-12
EXCEEDS LAST YEAR.
Iron Ore Movement From the Head Of tho
w. Lakes Is Very Large.

Iron Ore Movement From the Head Of tho
Lakes Is Very Large.
DULUTH, Oct. 9.-Some very heavy
transactions in iron lands are being
made and the outlook is better on the
ranges than in long time. The move
iaent Of ore continues larger than was
expected. The ore shipments through
the 500 canal to Oct. were over 2,000,-
600 tons more than for the same period
last season, being 5.250,O00 tons. Be-
sides Escanaba's shipments have been
greater than ever. The ore movement
on the lakes amounts to $4,000 tons,
or within 100000 of what the lower
lake people said in the spring it would
be. From now on the movement vii!
be very large. Last months business
was double that Of September, 1893,
being l,O40,0OO tons.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1894-10-12
REGAINING NORMAL CONDITIONS
Considerable Progress Has Been Made in
Commercial Circles.

Considerable Progress Has Been Made in
Commercial Circles.
NEW YORK, Oct. 9.-The grand total
of assets of failing Individuals, firms
and corporations during the past nine
months amounts to $50, 7O7, OBJ, about
one-quarter of what they were in the
like portion Of last year, considerably
smaller than in the nine months of
1891 and in the nine months of 1892.
The ratio Of assets of assets to liabilities
is thus seen to have fallen off to 81 per
cent, as compared with 70 per cent last
year, which was an abnormal proper
ton. In years when there is no panic
or disturbance in business the ratio OF
assets to liabilities Of those failed has
ranged from 40 to 81 per cent, from
which it may be inferred considerable
progress has been made in the matter
of regaining normal conditions in COM
mercial and industrial circles.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1894-10-12
Claim Home Rule Is Dying.

DUBLIN, Oct. "a largely attended
Parnellite meeting was held in the
rotunda here. Mr.. John Redmond,
member Of the house Of commons for
Waterford, presided. He said that the
home rule cause was dying from
apathy. The majority Of the Irish par
liamentary party-the Parnellites-
would do their utmost to force dis
solution of parliament at the next ses'
sion. He predicted that new united
party would be created, with Parnellite
principles powerful enough to force
home rule to the front again.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1894-10-12
TO RETAL|ATE.
Government Officials Inter-
ested in Germany's Pro-
posed Action.
AFFECTS S20,O00,O00 IN TRADE
United States Supreme Court
Will Soon Catch Up With
Its Work.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 9.-The officials
of the state and agricultural depart
ments are much interested in the re-
ported purpose of Germany to retaliate
against the United States because OF
the special discriminating duty I'M
posed on sugar from export bounty pay
ing countries by discriminating against
our meat and breadstuffs.
1T will be very unfortunate" said
DR.. D. E. Salmon, chief Of the bureau
of animal industry, discussing the re-
port, las the German markets have
been opened to us after a good deal OF
trouble. But it has not been the for
eign duties as much as it has the alleged
diseased character Of American meats.
cattle and hogs, that has kept us out Of
their markets. Our inspection service
has resulted in establishing that Amer
Jean hogs are free from trichinosis and
our cattle have no trace of pleuro-
pneumonia. That being established,
this country is able to make large ship
ments, and I am inclined to think we
can hold our own and continue these
shipments if the retaliation does not
consist in charging our meat products
with being diseased"
In the aggregate a retaliatory policy
on the part of Germany would affect
about $40, 900, 900 of American trade in
meat products and breadstuffs.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1894-10-12
NATIVES IN ARMS.

War Spirit Among the Kafars Spreading
Fast.
LoURENso, Marquee, Delagoa Bay,
Oct. "a Portuguese official has re-
turned here after visiting Chief Gun
gunhana. He passed through the dis
affected country in safety. Gungun-
hana's people are quiet, but the war
spirit is spreading fast. All the natives
in the Portuguese territory are in arms.
The women and children have been
sent north and the men are massing in
thousands on the banks of the Incomati
river. The nearest impi is within seven
miles of this place. All the shops in
the country districts have been looted
and arms and ammunition abandoned
by the Portuguese are now in the hands
of the natives.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1894-10-12
MASSACHUSETTS, DEMOCRATS.
Hon. Job T.. Russell Named For Governor
III. q, r by Acclamation.

Hon. Job q T.. Russell Named For Governor
.f. . 'Sh by Acclamation.
BosroN, Oct. 9.-The Democratic
state convention met in this city during
the day. Ex-Governor William =. Rus
sell, who was chosen permanent presl-
dent of the convention, addressed the
delegates at some length upon the
issues of the campaign.
After pledging allegiance to "the
time-honored principles of Jeffersonlan
Democracy the convention at1irmss
it's loyalty to the president and other
party leaders, who have so courage
ously battled for the people against the
errors and iniquities of the Republican
administration. The country is con-
graduated on the repeal of IAN odious
and tyrannical election law; on the re-
peal of measure of silver imitation,
which was the direct cause Of the finan-
cial panic; on the repeal of the Mckin-
Ny tariff; on the abolition of bounties;
c,l the firm and dignifed and conserva'
tive conduct of our foreign
affairs; at the timely and prompt
measures taken to repress attacks on
the government; on reform of abuse in
the pension Department.; in the reduc-
ton of many millions in the appropria.
lions of the government, and general
economy in the conduct Of the govern
ment."
Regret is expressed at the defeat OF
the Wilson bill and condemnation ex-
nressad for those senators who aided in
the defeat.
Hon. Joseph Fred Williams then
placed in nomination for the governor
ship Hon. John e. Russell. The NOM
ination for governor was made by &C.
clamation. Charles E. Stratton was
nominated for lieutenant governor.
The ticket was completed as follows:
For secretary of state. Charles De
Courcey; attorney general, Henry F.
Hurlbut; treasurer and receiver general,
James s. Grinnell; auditor, Alfred G.
Whitney of Boston.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1894-10-12
PUSHING THE SURVEY.
The Government Getting Much Data For
the Mississippi Canal.

The Government Getting Much Data For
the Mississippi Canal.
DULUTH, Oct. 9.-Major Clinton B..
Sears, the government engineer, has
sent out an exploring party under
charge of John Krey, a local engineer,
to get data for use of the surveying
parties on the canal routes, between
Lake Superior and the Mississippi
river. They will go -p the Brule on
the south shore of the lake, in Wiscon-
sin, spend little time around the head
waters of the St. Croix, which connect
with the Brule, and then return to
Lake Superior via the Aminicon river,
also in Wisconsin. but close to Superior.
Major Sears says he will not explore
the St. Croix, as the government has
already surveyed it thoroughly.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1894-10-12
THE LAW CONSTITUTIONAL.
Decision in the South Carolina Dispensary

Decision in the South Carolina Dispensary
Cases.
COLUMBIA, s. c.. Oct. 9.-The de-
cision of the supreme court in the dis
pensary cases was filed during the
evening. Justices Pope and Gary de-
clare the law constitutional, while
Chief Justice McIver dissents. The
effect of the decision will be that Gov
ernor Tillman will now begin an active
warfare against blind tigers" which
have been flourishing without much
molestation since the act was declared
unconstitutional. What the saloon men
will do is rroblematical. They have no
show of fighting the law in the courts,
but it is more than likely that some
kind of case will be gotten up which
will finally bring the question into the
supreme court of the United States.