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Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1894-06-01

ticular degenerated most lamentablY, Far
from cutting it herself, the bride seldom
even sees it, and it is brought from the con-
fectioner's in the form of small slabs already
packed in white and silver boxes tied with
white ribbon and so delivered to the we'd
ding guest after the bridal couple have de.
parted.
The custom of dressing the bridesmaids
in white is also falling into disuse, and with
some show OF reason, for it is entirely suit
able that white should be left for the brides
toilet solely. Delicate pinks, blues and yell
lows not only set off by contrast her snowy
apparel, but lend superficial cheerfulness
to the bridal procession, which it is we'll to
encourage in the modern wedding, usually
almost as melancholy an occasion as a fu-
neral.
TO be married in travelling costume is
convenient and oHhand method, but as the
white regalia is one of the few poetic sur
vivals in an age of hard facts, and a woman
can array herself in it but once in her life,
it seems rather pity when she does not
wear it on the one occasion. A sketch is
given of the brides gown at a recent Paris
wedding. It is of ivory white satin mer-
veilleux and has a bell skirt with piped
seams and a round train. The bottom of
the skirt is trimmed with a f1ounce of gui-
pure festooned with piquets of orange bios
SONS. The round bodice is slightly draped
in front and has wide guipure collar,
while the large sleeves consist of puff
reaching to the elbow, where it is finished
by a founce of lace. A tulle veil is worn,
secured by an orange spray.
:. =. JUDO CHo11Er.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1894-06-01
The Old Time Road.

Formerly the only intelligent concep-
ton Of q road anywhere on the Atlantic
tier Of states was two sand ruts. varying
indepth from 5 to 8 inches, carried on t,,
infnity or as far as the exigencjes Of the
travelling public demanded. The inter-
vening space between the two ruts was
filed in with sand. Surcease from the
torture Of these roads was sought BY oc-
casional turnouts TO the right Of left, but
soon new ruts were formed, and the last
condition Of the. unfo rtnnate ANIMALS
compelled to travel them became worse
than the first.
Toward the interior Of the state, where
gravel beds are found, decided improve
ments were made on the sand ruts. A
degree Of hardness was impaired BY the
gravel, which, for most practical pur-
poses. was encouraging i not satisfy
Great centers of population soon de-
manded sounder and more solid road
beds to resist the general tendency rs
int, which IS every where apparent where
heavily laaen teams are numerous.
PIiladelp hia Record
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1894-06-01

vet, the two inevitable mercury wings in
steel or gold and an aigret of one or the
other metal Birds bodies and wings are
very little seen, and as they are easily de-.
faced and always in bad taste it is to be
hoped that they. have permanently retired
from popular favor. Ostrich tips are much
used, and with jet and velvet are the pre-
ferred trimming. t
i Some fine lace straWs have been brought
out in black and colors. but black lace hats
are most fashionable at present and a num-
Der Of them are shown. The lace used is
mainly of the fine, light quality or is ietted
or spangled-the plain, heavy guipure SO
much employed of late is losing its prestige.
MORE piece silk is utilized as a trimming
on many of the spring hats, cut on the bias
for bows or gathered to form soft crown,
and the effect is rather good. The low.
crown of one lace trimmed hat was quite
covered by a broad silk bowset fiat upon it.
Beside the spangled mercury wings before
alluded to, some pretty ornaments are
shown composed of balls larger than q fl
bert, also made of overlapping spanples.
These are placed on stems and mixed with
metal aigTets, or are twisted III with the
trimming and are pleasing novelty.
"a sketch is given Of a hat the brim Of
which is composed Of black lace embroid-
cred with jet and black spangles. The soft
crown IS Of black MORE, gathered together
in the middle Of the top by Jet ornament
The trimming is simple, consisting OF d
large rosetse Of carmine velvet, from which
spring two upright black ostrich tips
slUDIC CHQLLET.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1894-06-01
A Big Place.

A Colorado ranchman was paying his
first visit to New York, and the next
morning after his arrival his host took
him down to the Battery on the elevated
and then proposed that they walk along
back up Broadway. @
!. They kept walking along, showed and
hustled. and crowded, the westener talk
ing when he could and his friend watch
ing him closely for impressions. After
about q mile of it the westerner became.
tired Of it. but kept plodding along.
After about an hour he took his friend
by the arm and stopped him.
= say, Bill, !" he said, trying to find
the vanishing point Of the streets per-
spective, with a weary look, 81 say, is
It town all the way to the Rocky NOUN
tains? Detroit Free Press.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1894-06-01

out. Cover the back wings with pale
yellow Grape paper, FASTING it around
the edges on the wrong side and draw
ing it into shape by small stitches at the
body part Of the foundation, so that the
crinkles will all run lengthwise of the
wings. Cover the front wings, folding
the edge which laps over the back
wings so they will look distinct from
them. Paste around the edges on the
wrong side and gather the paper into
the body with stitches.
Roll piece Of cotton for the head and
the upper part of the body and cover
with the. Grape paper, tying it in tightly
at the head with gold thread and at
taching fine gold wire to the head for
the feelers.
Border the edge Of the wings with gold
paint, and place large blue water color
and gold spots on the wings as indicated,
and shade the wings from the body with
sepia.
Tack thermometer, such as comes for
fancy work, over the body, and line the
whole with plain tissue paper, either
placing dress ring at the back to hing
it by or attaching ribbon under each
wing for that purpose.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1894-06-01
Fashion Echoes.

~
After the tea gown the blouse is the
most picturesque garment worn by Wom-
en-. IS. #ss
It is said that a red parasol destroys
IN a great measure the actinic power Of
the sun, and must therefore keep the
skin from freckles -.
Taste seems to be against draperies.
Some Of the newest gowns, however, are
set in broad box plaits at the side.
The new blazer is short, falling only
about 10 inches below the waist II the
back and pointing longer in the front.
TO wear with blazer suits are shirt
waists Of cotton cheviot, plain or IN
stripes, made precisely as they were last.
year. but more often finished BY . very
stylish standing collar which is to Be
broken over slightly below the throat.
The turned over collars are still shown
Tor those who Prefer. them
Fine wool crepons have come to stay
and WI continue to rival all other thin
fabrics for spring and summer gowns
The French manufa cturers show ade-I
cided preference for light woven stufffs
md indeed for very thin fabrics
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1894-06-01
GRADING AND DRAINING.
Important Factors In Roadmaling THAT
Are Often Overlooked.


1nportant Factors In Roadmaking That
& Are Often Overlooked.
n building . road care should Be.
taken that the cross section has a lateral
grade sufficient to readily shed the wa
ter and yet permit !: vehicle to comfort
ably pass over any portion Of the road
way. About one half inch to the foot IS
all the lateral fall necessary to procure
good results as to drainage without in
terfering with traffic. TO properly round
or shape the cross section the following
rule may be used with good results:
Divide the half roadway into, say,
three equal parts, then starting from the
center fall Q. 03 Of a foot for one-third
of the distance, O.04 per foot on the
middle third, O.O5 on the side section.
In extremely broad roadWays it. is. adj.
visable to increase the number Of sec
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1894-06-01
Where the Farmer Loses.

. Nearly every where on the American
continent good roads are absent, and the
farmer pays dearly for their nonexiist-
ence he loses in the unnecessary time
he spends in reaching the market, time
which he might put in with profit On his
farm, IN being often unable to reach the
market at the critical time when prices
are best, in wear and tear Of horses and
wagons, IL the comp aratively small loads
which he can haul and IN the social de-
privatlon which is a result Of the lack Of
easy travel The mere comparison Of our
country districts with those Of European
countries is enough to convince one Of
the need for good. roads and the extent
so which they pa, for their first cost and
their maintenance xchange.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1894-06-01

lions in tho half roadway and to COM
mence with lighter fall per foot, run
ming, say, 0.02, 0.03, O.04, o.05. On
narrower xoadways, IS feet Or less in
width, one intermediate point alone is
necessary, the fall being made O.04 and
O.05 per foot from the center. -
The form of cross section g not al
ways optional--the longitudinal grade
controls it very materially. The section
should be so proportioned that water
will not have a tendency to follow the
the side cutters as rapidly as possible.
=, It will be seen from the above that
establishing a proper section of a road
is not as simple matter as it might at
first appear, and that the section bears
most important relation to the life Of
the road and it's future condition.
The water having been promptly re-
moved from the surface of the road by
means of a suitable cross section, it be-
comes necessary to provide for it's flow
along the sides. The shape and size. of
each side channel are controlled by the
amount of water to be provided for, the
distance it has to be carried before be-
ing discharged into a stream, the nature
Of the soil, etc: It is frequently found
that the water must be carried long dis
tances before being discharged. This in
wolves the construction of wide and deep
channels suitably paved or riprapped OF
all steep grades.
When in connection with this the soil
is apt to retain water, it is advisable to
place the bottom Of the bitches below the
bottom of the roadway and in this way:
secure constant drainage. Care should be
taken to provide outlets for the water
from under the road to the bitches. These
provisions are essential at the junction
of two descending grades. Shallow gut
tiers are advisable only in localities
where the water can be disposed of at
frequent intervals and where accumula-
ton Of large volumes is not possible
Good Roads
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1894-06-01
A Japanese Room.

Huge Japanese umbrellas are service
able for many things, but one seen re-
Gently is SO peculiarly striking as to de-
serve especial comment. AS described in
The Decorator and Furnisher, it hangs
from hook in the ceiling of a small
room in all artists home and forms the
entire ceiling Beneath it is the tea ta-
BILE and all it's paraphernalia, together
with bamboo settee and five chairs, all
set upon Japanese rug. The tea service
is Of fine Japanese ware, and the tea it.
self comes from Japan. The entire room
is complete, and one feels on entering
that it is a veritable bit of the land Of
chrysanthemums. 49,,
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1894-06-01
Sad Prophecy Fulfilled.

James G.. BlaiLe once used these men,
orable words: Il love my country and
my countrymen. 1 am an American, and
l rejoice every day of my life that am.
l enjoy the general prosperity of m,
country and know that the workingmen
Of this land are the best paid, the best
fed and the best clothed of any laborers
on the face of the earth. Many of them
have homes of their own. They are sur
rounded by all the comforts and many
of the luxuries of life.
Il shudder, however, at the though.
that the time must come when all this
will be changed, when the general pros
perity Of the country will be destroyed,
when the great body of workingmen in
this land who are now so prosperous will
hear their wives and children cry for
bread; that the day must come when the
great factories and manufactures of this
land will shut down, and where there is
now life and activity there will be the
silence of the tomb. And the reason
why this must be is this: The great south
ern wing of the Democratic party are de-
termined to establish the doctrine Of free
trade in this land. They will be assisted
oy their northern 1e, allies. The fight is
now on. lhere IS a great body Of vi
sionary put educated men who are en-
pioyed day Dy day IN writing free trade
essays and arguments in favor Of that.
doctrine, winch = h q their way into every
newspaper IN this land:
;ihe great body OF our people have
never ever experienced themselves the suffer
lngs winch llti always result when the pro-
teetlve principles are laid aside. Poison:
i ed and excited BY the wild statements Of
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1894-06-01
Signs of the Times.

Hon. John Walker of Howard county,
Mo-, ventilates a plan which has the
merit of originality and probable feast
bility also. Mr.. Walker says:
Il will give ST. per acre on every acre
Of land own toward the building 81 a
gravel road from Rocheport to Jack
mans mill. My farm consists of $50
acres-hence will take stock in said
road to the amount of $3.50. will also
give the same amount for gravel road
from Rocheport to Ashland church or
from the church to Fayette.
IF we could get the farmers once in
terested in such an enterprise, it would
be but a few years until we would have
the best roads in the west. The build
ing of these roads can be accomplished
with less cost in the long run than the
present system of road working is now
costing the farmer. It must also be re-
membered that each individual who pays
in as much as 800 becomes stakeholder
in the road. In fact, stock can be issued
at 800 a share, and will venture the
assertion that this money will return a
larger dividend than in any other way
invested"
II This has the right ring. It hits the
nail squarely on the head and shows that
Mr.. Walker knows what he is talking
about. Next to railroads, substantial
and lasting public highways are worth
more to q country, including both the
farmers and the toWnsmen, than any
other single investment that could be
made. The press and citizens Of Mis-
souri, and Kansas should take this ques-
ton up and not cease agitating it untl
the principal towns Of every county with
in the two states are joined by lasting
macadam or gravel roads. Kansas City
Times. St,
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1894-06-01
PERFECT POEMS OF BONNETS,

Black Is Much In Evidence In the New
Spring Headwear.
Hats are of medium size this season, and
bonnets are small. The combination of
black with rich carmine shades claims as
prominent place in spring millinery as it
has held all winter. Black is much in evil
dence in all the new headgear, almost every
thing displayed consisting in part at least
of some black material. Black lace is par
ticularly popular, and much jet and many
spangles are used. There are some pretty
little bonnets in which the crown is a sort
of skeleton arrangement of steel or gold
and black beads, while the tiny brim con-
sists of a frill Of plated lace, and the trim
ming is made up of some bits of black vel
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1894-06-01
a Word About Veal.

Veal, to be just right, should be of
pinkish white flesh, with clear, white
fat. If there are no receptacles for the
dressing, which is the life Of roast veal,
the skin may be successfully separated
from the flesh here and there, making
pockets for the dressing, but if you use
the only proper pieces for roasting there
Will be no trouble about finding places
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1894-06-01
Where They Co

Ihe latest addition to Americana
abroad is the smart saying of New.
York OF girl to an Eng ishman who took
her INTO dinner. 81 sometimes wonder
what becomes Of all the peaches in your
country &C be said. oh, we eat what
we can, aud can what we can't" an.
gWered the ready tongued maid. New
York SIM. s.
HAS First Elephant.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1894-06-01
THERE IS MONEY rs GOOD ROADS.

B I'm n anced = arm arm alues.
Many persons are ccustomed, when
approached With project for road I'M
sprovement, 70 put the matter of as they
would luxury until better times. :
While they ackn owledge that better pub
llc highways Would be q very nice thing
ct Certain seasons OF the year, It never
seems to nave daWned upon them that
% improve the roads would be an in-
Vestment Just ike raising higher grade
stock OF using .s1g improved and labor say
ing machinery hi winch would soon pay
Tor Itself Use Y nfor ''ll this class OF
people mas y been IN the majority both in
town ana country, Where so11d roads are
most l'' needed, ana their want OF progress
mas seriously clogged many an enter
PRISE or value 70 the community.
y mas long Deen known IN general
way mat no better outlay OF a few. hun
dred collars could De made by the farm,
er or country merchant than IN building
rock or gravel roads, but attempts to re-
auce the pract1caI value to dollars and
Genus nave seldom been made. "A gen
tleman IN northern Indiana recently IN
dertook 70 hnd out what the farmers
themselves thought OF the matter. In
answer to his inquiries letters were re-
ce1ved from farmers III 40 counties of the
state, some OF which were provided with
turnplkes ana some not. Some OF then:
TOOK very pess1mlstlc view OF the roal!
improvement, and some were undulr
eiate dover the possession OF splendi"
highways. The average was taken OF,
the various propositions, however, just
as the replies came IN, and the result il
extremely interesting.
Inc farmers estimated that by reason
OF the roads already improved their lands
had increased In value an average Of
o'4o an acre, one enthusiast placing it
at l0O per cent. Ii all roads were I'M
proved the increase was estimated at 50
an acre. SO rhe increase OF value alone
on each section OF land would amount to
So,I6o, or enough to macadamize four
miles, which is twice as much road as a
section contains. That is one phase of
the question. che annual loss due to
poor roads was placed at 76 is cents an
acre, winch Is man1festly too low. Ac-
cept1ng 1t as correct, however, the loss
from poor roads in five years would
amount to $$SS,4 32 for each section, Or
enough to build two miles OF good road
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1894-06-01
FOR GIRL OF TWELVE.

FOR GIRL OF TWELVE:
with velvet. The bodice is crossed, and
has the new epaulets Of the same ma
terial as the dress, bordered with velvet
There is pointed velvet yoke, with col
Lar, the belt and deep cuffs to above the
elbow being also of velvet. Silk may be
substituted for the velvet. I.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1894-06-01
A Girls Dress.

A pretty dress for girl Of 10 is made
in plain material of any color desired
and trimmed with velvet It has bell
skirt, with crossway trimmings edged
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1894-06-01
A USEFUL ORNAMENT.
Plain but Minute directions For Making
- Dec6rafiua Emit arfIu Therm0meter.s

Decorative butterfly Thermometer.
This is a handsome ornament for any
room and one that it is not difficult tc
make il the reader will only follow these
directions here reproduced from The
Household Cut the body from card
board, with two sets Of wings Of any de-
sired size, the larger the palmer the
figures Of the thermometer will stand
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1894-06-01

Affections OF 9 t'amOus FANNY.
s. e was not until seven years ago that
the uniform good fortune that for SO
many decades nad fallen to the lot OF the
four famous brothers Of the Field family
began to fail Then Cyrus w, the man
who laid the cable, !" whose fortune was
so great that he was known as m1lti-
milionaire, lost his fortune and became
comparatively poor man, Jay Gould
and Russell Sage, according to current
rumor, benefting by the crash in Man
haitian which caused the failure
Still Cyrus w. Field was not cast
down. He had enough to live on, his
home was a happy one, his daughters
were well married, and his sons were
prosperous. In 1890, when his golden
wedding was celebrated. his three fa-
nous brothers David Dudley, the writ
er Of codes; Henry NJ, the editor of The
Evangelist, and Stephen J., United States
indpe-were all present. and though one
Of the quartet had lost his money life
seemed full Of comfort and happiness to
all four.
But in less than a year after CYRUS w.
Fields wife. Mary BRYANT Stone. sicken-
ed and died. Her funeral was hardly
over when the disastrous failure of the
firm of Field. Lindley. Wiechers & Co.,
whose leading partner was CYRUS WIS
eldest son, Edward NJ, was announced.
A few DAYS later Alice BRYANT Field. an
unmarried daughter, went crazy and had
to be secluded in an asylum. Mrs Dan
iel A. Lindley, another daughter. was
presently taken i'll. and in a few months
she died, All these .misfortunes would
have broken the spirit. Of an ordinary
man, and it was at one time rumored
that the mind of CYRUS w. Field had
given way from the strain. But it was
not so. He rallied and again looked
the world in the face. honefnl that his
were. in p sense. for in Jn7v 1892 ha
died.
~. 'oAo "o0 "oJouse'n ihoolA0' oilo Ills
.line since 'nen mas oeeh mostly passed
IN asylums ana Jalls. line VIE OF Cyrus
w., Jr., brother OF Edward M. Field, de-
sirous OF doing what she could to help
mend the family fortunes, braved the
speech of people and went into the mil
1i,,o,.x, +,oda T. o,;1oa ,,o+h;,~ n1oo.1,
eha dono+od no,+ 1oa1 90 -
49, ~ ~ ~ " 800, o,s' ~ 'n0
Dus4nesS' u soon 11ileo' <'lo sue lost d
SUN Oh money 1na1 was more TO her In
her days OF adversely than ten times as
much a few years before.
Then came unexpected but a. few DAYS
ago the death of David Dudlev Field.
and now c1r,,e w F;o1a t. ;aeo,;o,za
w ILL., On1v two If tho lannon's bro+l,o,.,
~ 1of+ o,a 1850. 49,
~ 4, 'y y, "1 son0 ol0
eAoiy - vno 1aniliy Will go, too' 1or
neither VIII leave sons or daughters who
can M maintain u it. -. s
p Is anything IN current annals sadder
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1894-06-01

5z This i good Areather for making good
roads The better the roads the mora
valuable tho ltii1nore Amer
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1894-06-01

After the tea gown the blouse is the
most picturesque garment worn by wom-