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Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1894-08-24
Champion Roberts and Uncle Sam.

When John Roberts, the English bill
Hard champion, came to America last
year to play return matches at English
billiards with Frank Ives, who defeated
him in London, he was compelled to pay
1926 duty on the superb English table that
he sent here ahead of him. The table had
to be imported because there was no stand
ard English table in America. The table
was part of Roberts professional imple-
ments but it was taxed all the same
though Roberts said he would not sell it
here. The English champion has just re-
ceived back the amount of the duty from
the treasury department, and the table is
again on the other side of the water. From
financial standpoint Roberts American
visit was disastrous, but socially and pro-
fessionally it was such success that he
says he is coming over here again.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1894-08-24
Yankee Sprinters Beat the World.

Despite the recent defeat of Yale in the
running events at the Oxford Yale games,
American sprinters are the fastest in the
world. The conclusion is apparently
drawn because Oxford outran Yale that
we cannot compete with the English in
this branch of sport, whereas as matter
of fact we have beaten the English records
continually in running for many years.
The fastest 100 yards ever run in the world
was made by John Owen, Jr., of Detroit
in As seconds, and we have beaten the
English records in hurdling in tho one
mile run, the 40 yard run and tied in the
half mile. On two occasions Luther Cary
Of New York was timed in less than 10
seconds for the 100 yard dash, but the
trials were not accepted as records. Tho
performances Of English and American
athletes for half a dozen years past indi-
cate that a representative Yankee team
could easily defeat representative Eng
lish team on neutral ground, where eli
mate would affect one team as much as
the other
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1894-08-24
CARROLL D, WRIGHT.

JOHN D. HERMAN. N. E. WORTHINGTON.
ing his term of office he was appointed
chief of the state bureau Of labor statis-
tics, a position he held Is years. When
the national labor bureau was organized
in 1884, Mr.. Wright's wide fame as a
statistician led to his appointment as
chief Of the Office
John D. Herman, the second commits
sioner, is a New York man. He was
born in Utica 30 years ago and is the
eldest son Of Francis Herman, United
States senator from New York from
1875 to 1881. He received a college
education and studied law with his dis
tinguished father. He has large and
lucrative practice and was appointed
railroad commissioner Of New York
state when Cleveland Was governor. He
was chairman Of the 'alitisnapper'' con-
vention which sent Cleveland delega-
ton to the Chicago convention in 1892.
The third commissioner, Judge Mich
olas E. Worthington, was born in West
Virginia 55 years ago, but has. been
resident Of Illinois since 1859. In 1856
he was graduated from Allegheny COL
lege, Meadville, Pa. He was then ad-
mitted to the bar and went west to grow
up with the country. In 1882 he was
elected to congress and two years later
was reelected. In 1886 he lost a third
term, owing to the lack of 80 votes. He
is a warm friend of Hon. Adlai e.
Stevenson and nominated him for vice
president. Two years ago he was elect
ed Judge Of the circuit court at Peoria.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1894-08-24
The Great FOur-year-Old DancOurt.

Dancourt, the speedy young trotter who
recently took into camp The Horseman's
big stake aggregating over $40, 900 for
4-year-olds at the Detroit blue ribbon
meeting, was bred at Kalamazoo farm and
is still owned there. His sire, Ambassa-
dor, was colt trotter and finally made a
record of 2:21H. Dancourt's dam, Low
land Girl, was campaigner and retired
with record of s:19% The advocates of
pacing blood in the trotter can find solid
argument in Dancourt's victory, for Low
land Girl is pacing bred, says The Horse
man. She was got by Legal Tender, Jr.,
out of Fanny, by Blue Bull, and thus she
combines the pacing families of Legal
Tender, Davy Crockett and Blue Bull.
Dancourt's most formidable opponent
was the mare Nemoline, by Jersey Wilkes.
Both trotters are black, and both are d.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1894-08-24
THE STRIKE INVESTIGATORS
Three Lawyers, Carroll D. Wright, John I
Herman and n. e. Worthingion

Three Lawyers, Carroll d. Wright, John d.
Herman and n. e. Worthington.
Three lawyers will investigate the re-
cent strike in Chicago and report to
President Cleveland Under the act Of
congress approved June 13, 1883, which
authorizes the commissioner of labor to
investigate the causes Of and facts re-
lating to all controversies between en-
ployers and employed which may hap
pen to interfere with the welfare Of the
people of the different states Commits
sioner Of Labor Carroll D. Wright, ex-
officio chairman of the commission, was
born in Dunbarton, N. H., 81 years ago
and was studying law When the war be-
gan. He enlisted in the Fourteenth New
Hampshire regiment and in 1864 be-
came it's colonel
He was admitted to the bar in 1865,
removed to Massachusetts, and was
elected to the state senate.in 1871. Dur.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1894-08-24

her. Bimeby Gums upon a mortar seated
beside the trail and wipin tears Of sorrow
from his eyes.
s5trangery" SEE I as I halts afore him.
whyfore this we're grief Pr
I've bin driv!'' he walls as he locks I'm
with fearful eyes. ~ =
From whence to which?''
From my claim to this yere.''
"In other words, sum REPTILE has trimmed
yer claim and told ye to git?'' ~
THAT'S jest the way of it, stranger, :"
SEE he as be weeps sum more and turns
his feelin's wrong side out fur me to gaze
at. "A reptile Gums along last night and
takes a fancy to- my claim, which ar the
richest and purtlest on Dog Creek, dog
gone 'er, and he pulls his gun and gins me
three minits to leave"
land We didn't bury him?"
"No."
"Got UP and walked?''
Eyes,
And he's thar yit, 1njoyin of yer
blankets and fodder and pattin hisself on
the back fur his peartness?'
ouooe Ao di Stranger, q yo ODSarVe
these tears and other evidences of nv
grief?"
II do. Ye must be powerful weak in
the region of the craw"
''That's jest what ails me. I've bin So
tarnal homesick and discouraged and lone
some that my sand has run out, and !
dasn't yell shoot at kyote.''
"Would ye like to git that aforesaid
sand back in yer crawl" sez as sits
down beside him.
would l? Ye holler! Stranger; if ye
kin tell me how to do it, I'll luv ye to the
last hour of my lifel''
And would ye go back and Jump the
jumper who jumped yer claim?"
"Whoop! I would! I'd hev the reptile
killed and buried before noon! Don't hold
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1894-08-24
DANCOURT,

rectly descended from developed speed.
Nenoline's grandsire, George Wilkes was
a campaigner, and her own sire was sub
jected to training as colt, and SO was his
dam. Nemoline's dam, Nemesis, 1898,
was by Nutwootl, 2:18A. .u@
The big stake was opened in 1890 and
was guaranteed to be worth $12,5 500, but
had such patronage that it closed worth
$40, 1856, Of which Dancourt received St, 600
and The Horseman cup, valued at 81, 900.
Dancourt is owned by s. A. Browne s. Co.
Of Kalamazoo. He took the first, fourth
and fifth heats, the second and third go
ing to Nemoline. The fastest heat was
trotted by Nemoline In 2:151. Dancourt's
best mile was done In 2:16, u and he took
the last two heats In 2:17.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1894-08-24


tears and causes WAS BOOTIFUL'
the heart to cease it's palpytatin. If il
don't gin yer vitalparts an enthoosiasti.
commoshun, then We war born fur wolf. .
In one mint his tears had ceased to fall
and his right ear was twitchin. In two
minits he Was griffin his teeth and twitch
in both ears and workin his toes. Wher
he had begun to jump up and crack his
heels together and yell, I puts gun in his
paw and sez:
STRANGER, yer vital part ar now in a
condishun fur fghtin. Go and find the
reptile who driv ye from whence TO with
er!''
''Whoop! Whoop-ee! Waugh! Whoopv'
he yells as off he goes, and in 10 minits he
war outer sight.
logged along and took it easy, am
bimeby Gums to his claim. He was sit
tin on soapbox in front of his dugout
and the smile o.. his face was bootiful tc
see. He handed mo back my gun and
pinted to'ards the Colorado line An OBJ
jick was movin over the face of the airtf
and draggin one leg behind him as if he
had lost his boundin enthoosiasm. I UNI
derstood. We embraced and said adew, and
went home feel1n that virchew ar he1
OWN reward. AUSTIN KEENE.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1894-08-24
Greatly Shocked.

The lodges resorted to by travelling
fakirs are many and ingenious. One OF
the cleveresJ is recorded by London pa
per and challenges admiration for it's in.
genuity, though the we'll known aversion
OF elephants to mice might perhaps be
taken as explaining the mystery of the
animals behavior.
The proprietor of travelling circus an.
nounced that on a certain night trained
elephant would play the ''Russian Hymn
on piano with it's trunk. When the even.
ing came, the circus was crowded to the
roof with an expectant public.
After some of the usual performances
had been gone through, four men brought
in an upright piano, which they placed in
the center of the arena. Then the elephant
was led in. He walked slowly three times
around the ring and then, amid the keen
est excitement, advanced to the piano.
With slight movement Of his trunk
he opened the keyboard, but scarcely had
he done SO when a sudden change came
over his appearance. His eyes dilated with
fear and rage, he lifted his trunk in the
air, and then, with a scream of terror,
he rushed out of the arena.
The proprietor of the circus and the ele-
plants keeper held a short and hurried
consultation, and then they, too, left the
ring.
After few moments the circus propri-
etOr entered again and announced with
regret that the performance could not
take place. The fact was, he said, that
the elephant had recognized in the key
board of the instrument a portion of the
tusks Of his long lost mother, who had
fallen prey to the ivory hunters of Afri-
ca.-Youth's Companion.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1894-08-24

dress a few philippics to the spectators or
to the opposing players. 1t was such an
uncontrolled desire to hurl invectives at
the 'audience" that got fuckers cheek
in trouble in Philadelphia, and had not
the plate on Toms face been of better ma.
terial than the Carnegie variety he would
have been disabled.
There are ball players who seem to be
wholly unable to control their tongues
while at play, but who off the field are
the most agreeable and reasonable of men.
They say McGraw is such man.. The
same is true of Duffy. >Anson probably
never insulted a man willfully in his life
While in civilian dress, but in later life
the old man has joined the select band
whose mission on the diamond is to tell
the umpire he is thief, thug and an
object for carriOn crows to hover over.
Comiskey is another who is regular Mr..
Hyde to the umpire while he is in uniform
and gentle Dr. Jekyll between games.
The baseball loving public regrets to see
such promising player as McGraw en-
danger his future by disposition that is
so uncomfortable. He is one of the great
young players in the League. There is
no doubt about it either. Among the
rather mediocre lot of third basemen of
the IL clubs McGraw stands near the top,
Mac IS not large man physically, and
yet ne can bat with the best of them In
the game against the Washingtons on july
20 he made i've safe hits.
AS the season advances into the last half
the struggle for pennant honors in the
National league grows more interesting.
The Bostons, with the aid of the New
Iorks, finally succeeded in getting the
lead and will be a hard club to beat out.
That which predicted early in the season
seems to be coming. then said that the
Baltlmores would probably fare pretty
much as S-year-old-a Henry of Navarro
would fare in mile and a quarter hand
lcap-that is, cut climbing pace to the
pack stretch and then fall out beaten,
The New Yorks last May pulled the
C1evelands out of the lead, and Tebeau's
men never got back to the front again.
IL remained for the New Yorks to pull the
bat1mores down also by, beating them
three straight at the Polo grounds. {.
: And be wise enough to keep your eyes
On those New York Giants. From this
distance it looks as If they will be fighting
it out in the stretch with the Bostons
Their strength is in their pitching depart
ment. In that comparison they are to
every one of the other II clubs what the
horse Banquet is to II selling platers.
German has just rounded into form after
q long spell of weakness, the result Of ms
larial fever last spring. From this time
out he will take his turn with Rusie and
Meekin, and In the trio the club has near
" the best three pitchers in the country.
Last year German led the League pitchers,
and Rusie ranked second. So far this year
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1894-08-24

out false hopes to
me, stranger! I'm
a lone man, and q
grievin man, and
fur, fur fre1n ole
Missoury!''
"Take one dose
of my Cherokee
sassyparilly, seq
I as I fetches out
a bottle and hands
it over. 1T acts
directly Oh the
craw. It works up
sand. 1t dries the
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1894-08-24
TEMPER TllIER: YOUNG.
Uncle Nick Curbs the Eloquence
of Johnny McGraw.
BASEBALL JEKYLLS AND HYDES.

Many Players Who Are the Pink of Pro-
priety In Citizens Clothes Allow Their
Tempers to Fairly Run Away With Them
When They Are In Uniform.
President Young Of the National league
recently wrote letter to John McGraN
the great little third baseman of the Bal
timore baseball team. It was not letter
of congratulation, but in it's pages Uncle
Nick served McGraw with warming The
young mans uncomfortable temper on
the field has marred what otherwise is a
most promising career His intense desire
to win made almost a mailman of him
while engaged in a game, and in moments
OF great excitement the young star, it is
claimed, uses language toward the umpire
which is calculated to make that official
hair curl. Fines and warnings from the
umpire failed to check the young man
noble rage, and then an appeal was made
to the League executive. AS a result our
Uncle Nick took his pen in hand and
dropped McGraw those few lines to let
him know he, Nicholas Ephesus Young,
was enjoying good health, ETC.; also to in
form Johnny that unless he sawed wood
more with his hands and bat and address,
W ACoo OEEIODI4uuuU w Ou0 u0 WOulQ
be suspended from the profession and de-
prived of the pleasure Of signing receipt
for salary twice a month. They do say
that as letter writer in this instance Mr..
Young eclipsed the outstanding fame of
the renowned Quackenbos. The effect
upon McGraw was more pronounced than
dose Of chloroform applied to man with
deljrium tremens. The change was so
great that a rumor went abroad which
credited Johnny with having got religion.
President Young should extend the field
of his correspondence, however, and adj
dress few billets doux to other young ball
players who need his fatherly advice. He
might send a bunch to Boston, care of the
South End grounds. Tommy fuckers
should be written in red ink and contain q
postscript. But Hughey Duffy, Johnny
Mccarthy and that other German terror,
Herman Long, are almost equally de-
serving. I am authoritatively told that
the above mentioned quartet, when they
get off in their stride, can shrivel the soul
Of an umpire in one inning till it looks
like dried calamus root. At times they
reach beyond the hired umpire and ad.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1894-08-24

though the team had no good man to fill
bis place The quicker the National league
emulates Mr.. Kerr's nerve and makes
drunkenness among players an unforgiva-
BILE ofense the sooner more clubs win play
to profit. =. :.
The continued success and bright out
look for all the baseball leagues east and
west testifies to the great revival Of the
national sport. Since the mismanaged
Southern league disbanded every other
minor league club has gone right on to-
ward rounding up a brilliant season. The
Western league particularly has done well,
and it's teams have played great ball. The
recent showing in which 81 of that leagues
players have batting averages of 800 per
cent and over is, to say the least, surpris-
ing and must be gratifying to the patrons
of the game in the western circuit.
Among the latest bulletins comes the
sad news that Arson admits his colts have
no chance to win the championship this
year. He expresses a willingness under
ccmpulsion to land in second or third DO
sitlon. Here is proof positive that Adrian
is getting old. 1t is the first time in 20
years that he has given up the fight before
the last man was out in the last game.
But the announcement of his surrende,
was made just before his team made to-
tai of 43 bases, with their bats in seven
innings against the Pittsburgs. That lit
tie tonic may have famed hope into q
flame again. Still it is some encourage
ment to hear that Uncle Anse has his eye
on place. It is probable that it is all
he'll get on a place, but expectation is tho
sauce of life.
If the report is true that Pitcher Frank
K1llen's arm was broken by batted ball
in the game on July IS, then the career
OF once promising star is ended. Killen's
prospects, however, were on the wane be-
fore the accident. All left handed pitch
ers are having rough sailing this summer
The release of Charley Camel by the
Bostons sends another honorable veteran
temporarily to the rear and wipes out the
last one of the old guard-Clarkson, Ben
nett and Ganzel-who so often helped the
club to win championships Camel, on
account of his temperate habits and we'll
preserved powers, will probably be taken
up quickly by some other club. 1t is al
most misfortune to see such man drop
out OF the ranks. O. p. CAYLOR.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1894-08-24

MAJOR W. h. UPHAM- Second wiscon-
sin infantry: In his first skirmish at
Bull Run Upham was shot through the
left shoulder and lung and was left for
dead on the field. Confederates who
were burying the sla1n saw that he was
still a2ive and sent him to Libby prison,
where he was confined eight months,
and where he gained important infor-
nation, which was afterward personally
communicated to President Lincoln.
Upham had long been 'mourned as
dead, and when he returned home had
the pleasure of reading his own obituary
notices in the papers. President Lin
coin appointed him as cadet at West
Point, where he was graduated in 1866
and appointed second lieutenant in the
Fifth artillery at Fortress Monroe. Dur
ing his service there he was guard officer
over Jefferson Davis. In 1869 he resigned
to devote himself to the lumber business.
The following year he located in Marsh
field, Wis.,, when the place was only
name, and in few years made it a
thriving lumber town.
In 1887, when fire annihilated the
entire town and the citizens were in
despair, Upham procured the flag he
had fought, bled and officially died un-
der, planted it among the still hot en-
bers of his factory and announced that
he proposed to rebuild on much larger
scale. His example inspired his fellow
townsmen, and Marshfield rose out of
its ashes larger and more prosperous
than ever. Mr.. Upham is president of
the First National bank of Marshfeld,
founder Of the local G. A. r. post, a
prominent member of the Loyal legion
and was state commander of the G.. A. r.
in 1891.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1894-08-24

I'm the power HE HAD GUN IN EACH
fullest, paartes HAND.
and most enthoosiastic critter Ia all Cher
okee as Il Il = he boots In reply, and he
pops away s me. lodges and drops and
gifts TO my dugout, but afor6 could nit
my shotgun the cantankerous critter be-
gins to feel homesiok and gallops Of. I
sees him Jump IN the saddle as I fired. but
the distance was 60 fur that his ole wom-
an probably picked out all the shot with
table fork.
Next day my hess strayed Old, and
went over to'rds Dog Greek to look fur
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1894-08-24
Water For Typhoid Patients

DR.. Hector Maillart of Geneva con-
cludes that typhoid fever patients should
in all cases drink at least five or six
quarts Of water daily. The duration Of
the fever is not affected, but uncomfort-
able and alarming symptoms are abat-
ed, and no unpleasant consequences
have been observed.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1894-08-24
A History Of Trades Unionism.

a recent contri button to labor litera-
ture is q work entitled .'The History Of
Trade Unionism'' by Mr.. and Mrs.. Sid
ney Webb Of London. Mr.. and Mrs
Webb have during recent years been II
oloee touch with the British labor move
ment, both being connected with the
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1894-08-24
HE WAS In A HURRY.
JUMPIN JOE MEETS A STRANGERW WHO
BURNED WITH AMBITION.

And He Is Promptly Followed by Fellow
on Spotted Horse Who Means Business
and Has No Time to Lsse-The Man With
q Smile. .>.-..E.
was sittin In front Of my dugout and
communin with natur when I heard gal
lopin down the trail, and I looked up to see
a Teller cumin over the ridge on Mexican
burro. He was a-cumin ,slappety slap
and 'peared to be in the biggest kind of q
hurry to git outer North America afore
shutdown.
Hello, what's up?" I yells as he gifts
within hootin distance
Its jest my ambishus way!' he replies
as he gifts brace with his feet and BRINGS
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1894-08-24
Right In vogue.

Cholly Chumpl Say. snipwell, dom
cher know, these twousers won't do at all.
Why, they 70 oil crinkly round the ankles.
Tailor-Don't you know what that Is,
sirf Those trousers are Of the patent au-
tomato cotton turning kind. At the
slightest suspicion Of moisture In the air
in London they turn themselves up.
New York Herald. 4 80 ! .s5.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1894-08-24

the burrO to halt.
whats yer
pertickl err am
bishun jest at this
timer" SEE las /
looks him over.
Fur to keep
about two miles
ahead of the other
'feller. - he sez as
a ripplin smile rip
pies over his sin
hardened counte-
nance.
"'Then I take it
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1894-08-24
No Drop There.

Elbows business2"
Dad, :" replied the merchant, who does
not advertise. THE bottom has dropped
out of every line Of goods In my store,
with one exception
whats THAR" - : ! 81. -.
The thermometers. y - Washington
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1894-08-24

AS she spoke her eyes wandered to the
great pier mirror opposite:
II like my complexion just as it isl
With sigh, he left her forever.-De-
trOit Tribune.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1894-08-24
LEFT FOR DEAD AT BULL Run.
Fought, Bled and Oficially Died, but Is
Running For Governor OF Wisconsin,
Major William 81. Upham, who was
recently nominated for governor of Wis

consin by the Re-
publicans, has
had a most ro-
mantle career.
He was born in
Racine, Wis,
May 8, 1841, and
when only 90
years of age en-
listed in tn g
Belle City rifles,
which organiza-
ton was muster
ed in as Com
~on- u ~ thu
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1894-08-24

gin ye them very
feelin's, stranger.
One dose of my
Cherokee sassy
PARTLY will make
ye willin to fur
give the kuss who
stole yer burro,
and II yen buy a
box Of my Magic
cement ye'l wish
he'd oum back and
steal yer hoss as
well. y