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Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1894-06-22
THE MAN oF.THRuMs.
. James NI. Barrie Is a Writer With Style
- ~: of His Own.


James M. Barrie Is q Writer With style
~, - of His Own.
"a man with astyle Of his own is
the way Louise Chandler Moulton char
acterized James Matthew Barrie, the
young novelist whose pictures Of Scotch
life and character have given him world
wide fame. The characterization is true
enough, but it is not to his original lit
erary style that Mr.. Barrie owes his won
derful popularity. It is to the graphic,
quantity humorous and fondly feminis-
cent descriptions and masterly delinea-
tions of character contained in ''Auld
LIGHT Idyls," "A Window In Thrums''
and '"rhe Little Minister which have
preserved in forms Of genius the beauti-
full idealization Of the life Of commu-
nifty almost extinct and dying hard.
No man should know the people of
the Aud LIGHT kirk better than J. M.
Barrie, for he was born among them in
that town Of Kerriemuir, in Forfar-
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1894-06-22

won the Newmarket stakes Racing Oh
the other side differs greatly from racing
in America. When Derby Candidate is
tipped and backed to win, he is not left
at the post by the starter or pulled by his
Jockey or pocketed by other jockeys and
prevented from winning, as is the custom
in this country when horse is favorite
for some big race like the Brooklyn Hand
leap. Consequently it seems very prob
able that Lord Rosebery will see his am
bition to own Derby winner gratifed
Ladas is years old and son of Hamp-
ton and illuminate. Last year as 2-year
old he was unbeaten, winning in his usual
easy style the Woodcote stakes at EPSON,
the Coventry at Ascot, the Champagne at
Doncaster and the Middle Park plate az
Newmarket He excels the other entries
in the Derby, and if form is to be relied
upon he will add the ribbon event to his
list.
His most formidable opponents in the
Derby are Matchbox and Athlone, but in
the Two Thousand Guineas he defeated
the former by length and a half and the
latter by six lengths. Lord Rosebery is a
very enthusiastic turfman, and his cup Of
happiness will be full to the brim if Lac as
romps home a winner in June.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1894-06-22
THE WHEELING WORLD.

Hare and hounds with bicycles is popu-
lar in Belgium.
Belle Isle course at Detroit is to be re-
measured for the annual road race June IT,
Athletic clubs all show a tendency to
dodge class B riders.
Champion William Hyslop of Canada
has been training in the south. He is in
fine condition for racing.
Crooks, the Buffalo racer, is said to be
riding in great form in France.
A. "A. Zimmerman, in his first trial on
the Buffalo track in Paris, rode five miles
in Il minutes 2 seconds and 10 miles in
% minutes Is seconds.
The Boston Bicycle club has the distinc-
ton of being the oldest bicy cling club in
America
The opponents of the L. A. w. are max
ing great capital out Of the withdrawal OF
the Syracuse A. c.. and the Century Cy
cling club Of. Syracuse from the L. A. W.
The clubs withdrew on the ground of econ
Omy.
Harry Dickson of Pueblo is considered
to be one of the fastest men in the west.
He is a railroad blacksmith He first rode
in 1891 and that year won the road race
of the Rovers' Wheel club against field
Of Is starters.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1894-06-22
Common Forms of NIonomania.

The latest form of madness is reported
from the Asylum of Sainte-Anne, in Paris.
The patient so affected is regarded as en-
tirely sane in all respects but two. One,
an uncomfortable impulse to bark like a
dog and to otherwise initiate tall the
modulationss Of the canine voice. the
other, a passion for the number ''three -
The barking mania, we take it, is not
quite exceptional, for it is not unusual for
epieptics and idiots to mimic dog barks,
and the passion for number three is by no
means uncommon among the sane. DR..
Oliver Wendell Holmes observed how fire.
=quently men think in triads. The fact is
that few men have not some popularity Of
mental habit known only to themselves,
and the tendency 10 nominate everything
Of the kind q mOnomania or madness is
absurd. II will have this effect By and by
that madness will not be regarded as SO
crave an aff1iction SIS ia days gone by.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1894-06-22

shire, which he has localized as
''Thrums,' on May 9, 1860. He gradu-
ated at Edinburgh university in 1882.
He had done some literary work at col
lege and naturally gravitated to jour-
nalisn. He went to Nottingham and
took q place Oh the staff of The Jour-
nal, where he performed hack work for
three years and then went to London.
During the last month Of his stay in
Nottingham he sent articles to London
newspapers. The first to be accepted
was one on the making of penny dread
fuls, which Mr.. Stead printed in the
Pail Mall Gazette. He sent his first
Aud LIGHT sketch to Mr.. Greenwood Of
the st. James Gazette, who published
it in November, 1884. To Mr.. Green
wood Barrie dedicated "Auld LIGHT
Idyls.' -
Barrie established himself in London
early in 1885. He contributed to The
Gazette and to The Anti -Jacobin dur
ing its short life. Some of his articles
had been reprinted in my Lady Nico-
tine. - "Better Dead" was published in
the winter of 1887. "When Mans
Single' was published in the September
of 1888, and in the following May "A
Window In Thrums'' appeared. "A
Window In Thrums" gave Barrie a
place in literature.
The world "discovered" new liter
airy light and did not hesitate to do him
homage. Since then Barrie has pub
lished a number Of books, each one of
which has been very successful and very
profitable. In person Mr.. Barrie is slight
and though of delicate physique is not
delicate, tut is great lover Of games
and out Of door sports. He is very mod
est and dislikes, to be ionized by the
literary pharisees of London.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1894-06-22

L.
citation; end his nest record fo2 the Ia If
mile is minute 80 As secont S. There
are seveaal men in America who CO: d
give him q good argument in this ever t.
T. B. Turner, the great Princeton runne:,
won the championship of the United
States in 1892 in minute IS 3-5 seconds,
and in 1890 H. L. Dadmun negotiated
the SO yards in 1 minute SO is seconds.
The late Walter G. Dohm had covered the
distance in 1 minute 54% seconds. The
worlds record is l second better than
Dohm's time and was made by F. Hewitt,
New Zealand athlete, away back in 1871
McCrae is also fast runner at other
distances. His best record for quarter of
mile is SO is seconds, and he would
hardly be in it with E. W. Allen, the pres
ent American champion, who won the
event last year at Chicago in SO rs Sec
onds McCrae has done three-quarters of
a mile in minutes % is seconds and a
mile in minutes 26 seconds from the 60
yards mark.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1894-06-22
FEAR IN BATTLE.
Two Veterans of the Civil War Tell How It
- - Seizes on Great Men. 2.

Two Veterans of the Civil War Tell How Il
10 Seizes on Great Men. .
"Do brave men ever take fright in bat
tle?'' I'LL.
The question was asked by a man in a
group of which every member save himself
was veteran of the civil war. They cast
significant looks at one another and one
of them said: >es@:~. ..... Pre-. ..~
EVERY man learns when he goes into
battle for the first time that he is coward
Most men find it out before their first fight.
Quite often the man who feels most fear
before the fighting begins proves to be an
exceedingly good man under fire. Some
times those who seem to have no fear liz
them beforehand are found to be sadly lack
ing when bullets begin to buzz like bees
about them, and shells shrek and burst,
and cannons thunder, and the air is filled
with smoke. l was a captain at the begin
ming of the war, and I came out major,
so suppose was not counted a craven,
but am free to confess. that never went
into tigh1without being scared half to
death.
my men were the rawest of raw recruits
when they were called upon to stand up
and shoot and be shot at and I was just rs
raw as they. We had been drilled less than
week. I was fresh from my law Office and
they from farms and shops and stores The
first shell that passed screaming over head
on the day of the first fight threw the men
into a frightful state of panic. was as bad
as the others-for just an instant. Then
it occurred to me that as the shell that had
caused what promised to be a rout struck
some 500 yards to the rear of our line and
others were falling in the same locality it
would be far more dangerous to turn back
than to advance, as ordered, and got my
nerve again.
fortunately the lieutenants of my COM
pany kept their heads quite as we'll or bet
ter than did mine, and acting all together
we steadied the men and saved the colnpa-
ny the disgrace of exhibiting cowardice
and perhaps breaking up the entire line of
battle. I have no doubt that my reasonil. =
on the subject was all done in a second or
two, for if it had not been so it would have
been too late when I regained common
sense to prevent the men from inglOriOus
flight, but it seemed to me then that de-
voted full half hour to thinking it all
out"
II spent the last two years of the war in
a southern prison." said another member
! of the group, "because I got frightened. l
was almost scared out of my boots the first
time l was in battle and was only kept
from running by timely and really kind
| slap on the cheek with the fiat of my cap
| tain's sword-I was private-but [ was
| not very badly ratified in the next three or
four fights I went into. In my last fight
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1894-06-22
The Athletic Congress In Paris.

An international athletic congress is 20
be held in Paris between June IS and 20
under the management Of the French Soci-
cites For Athletics. Baron Pierre de Cou-
bertin is commissioner general, Professor
Sloane OF Princeton is the American COM
missioner and Theodore Stanton is the
American member of the Paris executive
committee. The Prince Of Wales, the king
of Greece and several other royal person
ages have already consented to act as pa
irons of the undertaking, and President
Cleveland. has been invited to become a
patron. In the course of the congress fetes
will be given in the Bots de Boulogne,
where one of the principal attractions viii
be the baseball game played. by members
Of the Paris-American Art association.
The American ambassador, Mr. Eustis,
will be invited to preside on the occasion.
With the exception of bicyclists, few Amer
lean athletes will be in. Paris to attend the
congress. With Zimmerman, Banker,
Wheeler, Martin, Waller, Crooks, Ashinger
and others all in Part. '.ooWeS1s3 cycling
should at least be well 1efss1seE1e1
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1894-06-22

ment. He resigned his commission as
colonel in 1887 to accept the office Of
adjutant general, to which he was ap-
pointed by Governor Beaver. General
Hastings was in command of the relief
corps at Johnstown after the great floods
Of 1882, and his services there are we'll
remembered. He was an unsuccessful
candidate for the gubernatorial nom1na-
tion before the Republican state conven-
ton of 1890, which chose George w.
= Delamater.
Walter Lyon, candidate for lieuten-
ant governor on the ticket with General
Hastings, is an Allegheny lawyer and
was born in that county Al years ago.
He was admitted to the bar in 1877 and
has been in active practice ever since.
He has always been interested in poll
tics and has been a delegate to Republic.
ian state conventions ever since 1851 He
was temporary chairman of the conyen-
tions of 1887 and 1889 and permanent
chairman Of the 1890 convention. IN
. 1889 Mr.. Lyon was appointed United
I States attorney for the western district
of Pennsy lvania and resigned the Of
flee in 1893 to take q seat il the state
senate.
y
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1894-06-22
HASTINGS AND LYON.
They Head the Republican State Ticket OF
PennsVlvania.

1ney dead the Hepubl1can STATE I1ckeC OF
Pennsylvania.
General Daniel Hartman Hastings,
who has been nominated by the Repub-
icans for governor of Pennsylvania, is
one of the best known men in the COM
monwealth, having long been promi-
nent in politics and in the state militia.
He was born in Clinton county Feb. 26,
1S49. He was educated in the public
schools and began teaching school at an
early age. When only IS, he was elect
ed principal Of the Bellefonte high
school and held that position for eight
years, varying his duties a part of the
time by acting as assistant editor of the
Be1lefonte Republican. At the same
time he studied law and was admitted
to the bar in 1875. General Hastings
enlisted in the national guard in 1877.
He received rapid promotion and in 1884,
was elected colonel Of the Fifth regi-
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1894-06-22


was all broke up by a little circumstance,
which, if something similar were to happen
to me now, would probably literally scare
me out of my wits.
I'VE got the order to change in double
quick time across field some few acres in
extent. A Confederate battery away to the
left was sending grape and canister across
the field. At the far side was rail fence,
and beyond that few rods the enemy's in
fantry lay intrenched behind slight and
hastily thrown up earthworks. Well, we
started across the open space in great
shape. 1 was not bit scared-not T.
when we got away. though l remember
that I did not expect to reach the fence
alive.
You all know how I felt,'' he continued,
ignoring the noncombatant member of the
group, land how firmly little details fas-
tened themselves in my memory. Iremem-
Der distinctly that when about half way
across the field laughed aloud at the ridic-
ulous figure cut by man in the rank just
ahead of me who was thrown high into the
air in the midst of cloud of dust and dirt
by a cannon ball that struck the ground
in front of him. In time we reached
the fence. I was unhurt and had run so
ASSoo
the top rail. Just as I was vaulting over
shell from rifled cannon struck the fence
at the far end and completely demoralized
it, The thing must have burst just under
me. At any rate, was thrown higher in
air than had been the man laughed at, and
l came down to the ground in a perfect
shower of splintered rails.
Most of my clothes were gone. and so
were my gun and the rest of my equipment,
but wasn't hurt save that one finger had
left me with my apparel and other things.
But I was scared, l was awfully scared,
and ran faster than ever did before CT
ever have since. I yelled, too, and that was
how was taken prisoner, for in my fright
didn't see that was running beyond our
most advanced ranks and directly toward
the enemy, and never stopped till had
passed their line of battle and had gone far
to their rear. How L escaped being killed
by the shower of bullets through which /
sprinted do not know and cannot now I'M
derstand, but if had not got frightened on
that day it is not likely that would ever
have seen the inside of q southern prison."
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1894-06-22

odes, has arrived
in San Francisco
se'ek'in g new
worlds to conquer.
He came at the re-
quest, of the ;lth-
letic managers Of
t h e Midwinter
fair. and it is, ex-
pected will show
a fast pair of heels
to the best men on
the coast before he
>returns to Kanga-
roo Land.
McCrae repre-
sents the New
SouthWales Anna
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1894-06-22
Premier Roscbery's Derby Candidate.

Ladas, the favorite for the EPSON, or
English Derby this year, is owned by5Lord
Rosebery, premier of Great Britain. The
Derby winner usually qualities for the
event by capturing the Two Thousand
Guineas stakes at Newmarket, and not
long ago Ladas successfully followed prec-
edent and took the Guineas into camp III
impressive style. Still more recently he
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1894-06-22

. Robert Buchanan IS play, LADY Gladys, -
the production OF which IN l3ewG--. and al
the Fifth Avenue theater in New York
was prevented by differences between
Manager H. C.sMiner and Minnie Selig-
man Cutting was brought out by the lat
ter at the Madison Square theater IN New
York last Monday.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1894-06-22
Another Cipher.

Miss Cayenne seems to favor the Ba-
CONAN theory said one amateur actor to
another. - ~<r@sf. r. -~~ -
t.Do you think so?'' .c.... .:s: d.
Yes. She told me that she herself had
observed q cipher in Shakespeare. =
Yes. She told me the same thing. I
asked her when she observed it, and she
said it was when played Hamlet. -
Washington Star
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1894-06-22
I AUSTRALIANS HALF Miller.

sszne of the Movements Of ClampioD
McCrae, Who Is Now In San Francisco.
K. F. McCrae, the amateur champion
half mile runner of Australia, who has
won all the honor in sight in the amin
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1894-06-22

Thsis addition just put the market by it's pro-
rieors Judge Fuller and ayor Richardson. 1t is beau
fully located in the southern part of the cynear the hosp
a The prices from 100 to $50 per lot This is the
first opportunity that persons of moderate have had
many years get city lots in good location below their
real value and that have perfect title Persons wanting lots
will call either of the proprietors who will at all times
be pleased to show them to either cash time customers
IA in D. which 3fx125.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1894-06-22
Dusty Dust.

Jimmy de Tough Made any dust late
lyP
Billy de Kid---Yep; I'm maxim piles Of
it every day beatin carpets. Brooklyn
Eagle. ss
The Press., 1894-03-29

See Hubbard Bros. advertisement of horses at Fiskdale, Mass.
The Press., 1894-03-29
SMITH 6 MURRAY,

The crowd in the store Saturday was only equalled by the same day in years when Easter happened in April.
 Thus comes strength. Great sell ing makes greater selling. Because many are coming and buying more will come and buy.
 This growing success proves the pub llc faith. You trust. You buy. Whye Each advertising word is true-and you know it.
 The Kid Glove Bargains are equally tempting after Easter as before. The values are simply matchless. Center store. Women's Spring Garments, nearly 200 styles. Among the prime favor ites are the stylish Foxhall, made from soft Black Woolens faced with Moire, $6.50. And the Covert Cloth Coats $7.50. Kinds that are marked $10 in some stores.
 A travelling salesman representing one of the leading Cloak Manufac- turers of New York was wondering how we could sell these Alsacian Capes for $5.
 It worried him to know how we could get them so we could sell them for such small price. Evidently they know what mastery of the market means.
 These Capes come in Blue, Black or Brown Broadcloth with Cream Lace. Second floor, take elevator.
The Press., 1894-03-29
ELLINGTON.
Miles H. Aborn has been appointed postmaster at Ellington, vice M. H. Ran dall, removed.

Miles H. Aborn has been appointed postmaster at Ellington, vice M. H. Ran- dall, removed.
 Crystal Lake Correspondence.)
 MT. and Mrs. Leon Leach have gone to Wethersf1eld, Mrs. L. to remain some little time visiting friends.
 Mir. Baker and Bert were at Edwin Bakers, in Vernon, Sunday.
 We were pleased to learn that Mrs. Lucian Kibbe of Somers, who has been quite i'll for some time, was able to call upon friends in this vicinity last week.
 Mrs. Erwin Avery, of Somers, and Mrs. Myron Avery, of West Stafford, at- tended church at Crystal Lake last Sum- day morning.
 Ira H. Lewis has bought another horse.
 For the present services will be dis continued in the Crystal Lake Methodist church. When they are resumed due mo- tice will be given in The Press.
 Preaching next Sunday at the Advent chapel, 1O.45 a. m., by Rev. 0. H. Ed wards, of South Lancaster, Mass, who is now holding meetings at the town hall in Holland
The Press., 1894-03-29
COVENTRY.


 A. $. PARKER, Local Editor and Business Man
 ager of Coventry Local Register.
 -sPoultry'' was the subject at the grange Monday evening. The speakers and divisions were as follows: De Witt Kingsbury, "Does the average farmer make poultry keeping pay?" Mrs. A. 5. Parker, essay, "The Pestiferous Hen;' M. P. Coleman, Feeding poultry" F. H. Peterson, s.The best breed of hens; ;' Frank Aldrich, "Are incubator matched chickens as hardy as those matched under hen?" H. F. Parker, reading, Bronze Turkeys after which followed general discussion. At the next meeting, April 9th, there is to be a debate. Question: "Does the woman of to-day work as hard as the woman of fifty years ago?" Affirm ative, De Witt Kingsbury, Mrs. A. s. Parker; negative, Mrs. L. J. Boynton, Frank Aldrieh.
 There was a profusion of beautiful flowers very prettily arranged at the Con- gregational church Sunday. Many of the ladies in the village sent potted plants and cut flowers. Mrs. Charles Coonbs con- tributed the greatest number, Mrs. Addi- son Kingsbury, Easter lilies and roses.
 MT. Amos Hammond spent 8 few days last week with friends here.
 Rev. and Mrs. B. F. Perkins went to Vermont last week to visit his father, and Mrs. Perkins has not returned.
 There was snowfall six inches deep April 7th, last year.
 -Lucian B. Parker won the honors at the competitive military drill at Storrs last Wednesday.
 Charles Coombs hasa new forty dol lar camera.
 Frank Levee is soon to leave town.
 Mrs. N. c. White is on the sick list.
 The Y. P. s. c. E. gave an entertain ment Tuesday evening.
The Press., 1894-03-29
BRIMFIELD. MASS.

At the speaking contest among the students of the Hitchcock Free High School on Friday evening, March 23d, the following program was carried out: Piano duet by Misses Florence Bliss and wini fred Sawyer
 'The Monk of Casal Maggiore,'
 1.-The Cancelled Debt," Mabel Augusta Parker "The Bridal of Malabide," E. Steela Allen nFair . Play for Women" Martin Crosby switzer "Toussaint LOverture," F. Lincoln Peirce "Lady Wentworth" Florence K. Chase "Thanatopsis,' Charles A. Edgerton Slaves of Martinique," Ida M. Brown 'sThe Ghost" Harry R. Converse Soprano solo by Miss Lydia Brown Hitchcock,
 with flute obltgato and piano accompaniment How He Saved st. Nicholas" Ida M. Greene 'The Vagabonds," Frank E. Bacon "The Black Horse and His Rider,
 Vocal duet by Miss Hitchcock and Mr. F. Lincoln Peirce.
 The judges for the evening were Supt Small of Palmer, Supt. Bordeaux of War ren, and Supt. Wood of Monson and Brim. field. The prizes were gifts of E. W. Nor. wood, M. D., of Spencer, H. H. Bowman of Springfield, Hon. w. w. McClench ot Chicopee, and R. V. Savin, M. D., oi Brimfield, and were presented as follows Ida M. Greene and Frank Edwin Bacon first prizes; Ida M. Brown and Cheney F. Newton, second prizes. The speakers without exception, delivered their selec tions in a most interesting and excellent manner
The Press., 1894-03-29
UNION. {CorreSpondence.)

Rock MEADOW. The Christian Cru. saders continue to remain here during this week. Their meetings have beer well attended, and with good results The work of the Crusaders is earnest faithful and persistent. Mrs. Laura Ballou, of Welden, Mass, visited friends here recently.......Miss Ella Hiscox, oi Rockville, is guest of her mother and sis ter, Mrs. Geo. Bradway.
The Press., 1894-03-29
Dress Silks.

The Black Silks are enriched by many choice selections just ina per- feet stock,
 Black Duchesse, More Antique, Surah, Black Taffeta, PlaCk GrOS Grain, Black Armure, Figured Crepes, Striped Crepes,
 Black Crepe de Chine. Saving conditions pervade the Silks. Many have $1 off the price, some are down 25c, all are cut to the lowest point attainable by the largest trading of this peculiar period.
 Court Square entrance.