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Little Falls weekly transcript., 1894-10-12
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n RESIDENCE BURNED.
Hector Maritime House De-
stroyed and the Family
8@# Have q Narrow Es.
# cape. ~ 49,

About3 O'Clock Friday morning the
Hire department was called to a fire
On the West side. 1t proved t" be
the residence of Hector Martin,
southwest Of the Lincoln school
building. 1t was fully half a. mile
from hy,lrant and the department
was unable to do anything.
Mr.. Martin is I'm invalid. and Mrs.
Martin had built Il fire to keep the
house warm. She then fell asleep
and woke up to::::tind the building in
flames. She managed Eto get Mr..
Martin out but in doing SD was
badly burned about the face and
hands.
The loss is about $1,000 with $3.50
insurance in the Northwestern Ma
tional, represented by the First Ma
tiOnal bank.
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Explaining 1t.

In a certain town in Nevada there was
ut one time justice of the peace, who had
been born in the Emerald Isle, and whose
blunders ocoasioned many smile to the
better educated members Of the commu-
nifty.
A subpoena had been issued from his
court to another Irishman to attend as
witness in case where James Smith was
the plaintiff and Isaac Williams ct al
were the defendants.
Michael Fennessey, the desired witness,
appeared in court before the trial COM
menced, and during an informal prelim-
mary conversation he asked bluntly,
"Judge, who in tho wurld is 'et alp
That's fwhat Oi'm wantin t'be towld."
''Well, we'll, Moichael," exclaimed his
honor in utter amazenent, "Oi must say
Dim bit surprised that an Amirican
citizen an a man av orthinary intilligince
should not know the manin of ct al! But
for the binift av tho witness an any other
gintlemin prisint that moight be ignorant
as we'll as Moichael Fennessy, OF will ex-
plain. It is dirivated from two Latin
wurrds contracted, an names in its lith-
eral an Amirican sense, at all, at all!' -
Green Bag.
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Needs Watching.

A fellow 11amed Bell from Sauk
Rapids, has been in the city the past
few days and is liable to stay around
until the police run him out or run
him in. The other day lie showed
up at Hotel Buckman, and upon rep
resenting that he was at work for &.
3. Buchanan, borrowed 50 and got a
square meal from Landlord Mecus-
ker. He also stated that he would
return the 81 as soon us the train
came in. Not seeing anything OF the
money Mr.. Mecusker spoke to him
about it. and then the fellow tried
to borrow it from Mr.. Buckman.
This exhibition of gall almost took
G. BIS breath away, but he re-
covered it in time to give the fellow
a roasting.
He is a hard-looking citizen and
will bear watching.
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tiz up and few, and the wager was mine,

tiz up and flew, and tho wager was m1nes
with two inches to spare. h,
I turns to console the stranger In my
blandest manner and feelin perfectly will
in to let him hev another try without cost
when he outs with his gun, holds me up
fur the stakes and rides away In cloud
Of dust. jogs along on his trail, feelin
tho ongratefulness Of human natur, and
overlook him in the town of Happy Day.
was, alas, too latel The enterprisin pop
ulace Of that town felt like hangin sum
body that day, and as my pilgrim friend
had busted the only faro bank in town
and tharby threatened the community
with flnanshul panic they took him out
and removed him and divided up his
wealth and war livin lives Of varchew and
happiness when my gigantic aggregashuil
paraded into town in sarch Of jestice and
revenge. And thus be varchew, integrity
and strict attenshun to bizness, combined
with q sassyparilly warranted to arouse
the enthoosiasm of the vital parts If taken
accordin to direokshuns, encouraged and
rewarded in this benighted land Of ours.
AUSTIN KEENE.
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Catholic Fair.

The fair held by the ladies OF the
German English Catholic church,
closed Thursday evening. Supper was
served ut 6 O'Clock and at O'Clock a
musical and literary program was
rendered. The voting contests re-
sulting as follows:
Most popular candidate for sheriff,
Thomas Bailey, a sofa.
4. Popular young lady, Miss Katie
Blake, gold ring with opal and en-
erald setting.
Popular married lady, Mrs. Peter
Medved, rocking chair.
Popular little girl, Agnes Moeglein.
doll.
A chair was voted to the hOmeliest
man in the city. There was Il hot
contest between John Denis. John
Kerich and Caspar Schmidt, hut the
former fin ally won.
The fair was we'll attended and a
handsome sum realized.
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A Delightful Evening.

Hon. and Mrs. j ames g. Flynn en-
tertained the young people OF the
city at their pleasant nome on
Fourth street, Friday evening. The
guests were invited to meet the lead
ing artists OF the day. and some o1
them wondered all the week who
the artists were. They discovered
last evening, however. that they
were the artists. Upon entering the
room a card on which was the title
Of a song was given to each guest,
and they were required to illustrate
81 on paper. or else whistle the tune.
Their conception of the proper illus
tration was something marvellous.
For instance, D. ID. Olds was asked
to oillustra tt "Those Golden Slippers"
He stepped to the easel AMI drew the
picture of two ten dollar gold pieces,
remarking. ON the side. that he had
always found them slippers. T..
F. Shaw also displayed considerable
talent as an artist in illustrating
"We Wont Go Home Till Morning"
There were about thirty eight Others
who performed their parts in an ex-
cellent manner, and the host ana
hostess have collection OF sketches
which will he worth a fortune sew
eral THOUSAND years hence. The time
slipped by quickly and it seemed only
a few Minutes until refreshments
were served. After this different
games wereindulged in. 1t was a most
delightful party and greatly enjoyed
by all who attended.
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Not a Candidate.

The following is clipped from the
Long Prairie Leader, the Democratic
organ of Todd county:
"The Leader is sorry to state that
NJ. F. Garfield. of this place, who
was nominated last week at the
Democratic legislative convention as
Il representative from this county,
has decided not to make the run and
notified the committee that he could
not accept. His reason for not ac-
cepted is ON account Of not being in
a position to leave his business to
make the canvass.
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Clear as Mud,

Billy Pistor was trying to explain to a
friend the process of manufacturing arti.
fetal ice.
'Don't you understand the philosophy
of it?" queried Billy.
''No, don't I never saw it DONE"
.''Well, you see,' continued Billy, ''they
have kind of tank
eyes"
''And they fill that tank about two.
thirds full of water.
''Yes. What them"
"Why, then they freeze it. .'-Cincinnati
ENQUIRER.
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..THRESHING STRKw."
The Imperial County Gang Re-
GARD ThmseIveS aa Above
Any Obligation to the
Taxpayers.

The action OF the county o1ncers
regarding the deplorable CONDITION
in which they have got the county
finances Ca deficiency of over $23,OoO
in the revenue fund) is about ON a
par with Postmaster Medved's con-
duct regarding the post office re-
moyal. When hundreds Ofcitizens OF
this city gathered at the opera house
and made public protest against MS
removal Of the post office from
the business part Of the city, Med
we'd arose in the meeting and in
formed the people that they were
"threshing straw" He had the
power to move the postoftice and
he had moved it, he said, and the
people were acting like children to
make a fuss about it. He plainly
regarded. 4 he postoffice as one OF his
private interests, and he emphatical-
" resented anv public interference.
The public must take what he pre-
pares for it, and not make itself
ridiculous by protest. He was right
about that, and he and his hackers
had influence enough to protect him in
his conduct. Baldwin ignored any
petition ar protest, and Medved
was allowed to use the postoftice to
suit his personal convenience.
The county gang, led as 1t liz by
Medved and his relatives and
employees, display the same
arrogant disposition in county
matters. The county is theirs,
and. what If the debt is IN
creased year after year? The Of
ficers are all models of ability. and
are lauded to the skies by the party
organs, in the face of the record they
have made. No reason can be given
to the taxpayers for expending $780,
600 more a year for county revenue
purposes than tie receipts OF that
fund, and no attempt is made to
show why it was necessary. They
feel under no obligations to account
to the public for their management
of the county, and they haughtily
demand reelection in the name OF
Democracy. When Democracy
means for Morrison county such dis
astrous results, then any reasonable
voter must conclude that the party
is asking too much. No matter
what good qualities any party may
have, if it's success is SO costly to a
community as the rule OF the present
county gang has been, it should be
defeated. If Democracy in Morrison
county means misrule and extrava-
gance, then the interests OF the vo-
ters and taxpayers are clearly not
with Democratic success.
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RAISED.

Town and city lots, exclusive OF
structures, s per cent; lands. exclu-
sive of structures, 33h per cent. hogs,
50 Der cent; wagon and carriages, 30
Der cent; watches and clocks, Is per
cent: pianos, % per cent; household
and office furniture, 70 per cent; ag-
ricu}tural tools and implements, %
per cent; dry goods and mer-
chandise, Is per cent; shares of bank
stock, 50 per cent; dogs, 100 per cent.
Item IT,. which is manufacturers
materials and manufactured articles
is raised 400 per cent. This raise ap-
plies to Little Falls, only.
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Crime and Its Puuishmeu>.

"Died," wrote the editor Of the Spike
town Blizzard as a sudden inspiration
came over him, lin our sanctum, between
the hours Of z a. m. and p. m. last
Tuesday, of sticky fly paper, 1927 flies,
Their death has caused q gluo 'em over thu
whole community"
The next day 13 Of the most reputable
citizens of Spiketown went to The Blizzard
Office and ordered their papers stopped
Chicago Record.
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An Exciting Prospect.

II suppose you are looking forward to
school with great deal of interest" said
Robbie's uncle
"Yes," was the reply. 1T is going to
be great deal more interesting than it
was last year."
"What makes you think so?"
1.-THE first thing the new teacher did
when the term was out was to join gym
nasium. .''-Detroit Free Press.
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She Would Do.

II have got new COOK" said Mr.. Sub
bulbs, "but she acknowledges that she only
knows how to cook ham and eggs and
make cup Of coffee"
"Oh, that doesn't matter" answered
the wife. 'She will be gone before it Is
time to cook dinner anyway.-Indian.
apolis Journal.
Little Falls weekly transcript., 1894-10-12
Instinct.

II wonder" said Mrs. Wollup, sitting
in the stern sheets, ''why that boy will
persist in climbing away out there on the
bowsprit. Why doesn't he come here and
sit beside mei"
"That is just 1t, - replied Mr.. W., wink.
ing at the man at the wheel. HE wanta
to gel" away as far as possible from the
spanker. "-Boston Transcript.
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Lightning Strikes In the Right Place.
"What have you got in folding beds?"
asked the customer, addressing the furni'
ture salesman.
"Got one of our clerks in one, and they
are just trying to get him out. New
York Press.
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Not TOylike.

Wheelman (sententiously)- )-The bicycle
is no longer toy.
Ordinary Citizen (earnestly)-No stree,
it isn't. I've been run into by one my
self.-New York Weekly.
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And They Went.

First Mosquito-Joyful news, old man.
Second Mosquito-What's that?
First Mosquito-Twins have been born
in the next house-New York World.
Little Falls weekly transcript., 1894-10-12
Anxious to Know.

Tommy-Pa, what's ma crying for?
Father-She can't find her teeth.
lis that the reason the baby cries 81
much?"-Life.
Little Falls weekly transcript., 1894-10-12
In Chicago.

"Will you be my wife?' he asked over
the wire Of the angelic voiced telephone
girl.
''What number, please?'' was her chill
ing reply.-New York World.
Little Falls weekly transcript., 1894-10-12
Not q Pleasant Prospect.

Wife-I don't believe in women voting
at least I should never want to be q
leader in politics.
Husband-And why, my dear?
Wife-Ughl I should so hate to 60 to
the penitentiary. Eagle.
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pOard of EQualiZ alton.

Auditor Ellenbecker has received
the official report of the state board
of equalization. The changes In val
uation in Morrison county are as
follows:
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Mrs. Smith Cooking at fat)eBut I
don't see any closets.
Mr.. Smith-Why, my dear, every rooms
a closet Brooklyn Life.
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What Was Refused.

Mabel (as he comes back unsuccessful)
And has papa refused you?
George (sadly)-No, he has refused you.
Truth.
Little Falls weekly transcript., 1894-10-12
REDUCED.

Horses. one year old. 40 per cent;
two years old. and three years old
and over, 80 per cent. Sheep, 33H per
cent.
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Union (1OsDel Meetings.

The Elkton, S. D., Record speaking
of the work of Evangelist Hunt in
that city says: So great has been
the interest in the union gospel meet
ings under the direction OF Evangel-
ist Hunt-the Lawyer Evangelist, OF
Minneapolis-that the executive com
mittee found it necessary to secure
the opera house in order to comfort
ably seat the people who flocked to
hear the plain gospel truths as they
fall from Mr.. Hunts lips.
Mr.. Hunt is to hold a. series OF
meetings in this city commencing
Nov. Is and closing Dec.5. -
Little Falls weekly transcript., 1894-10-12

Will A. Smith, the runner, was de-
feated again at Royalton on Satur-
day night by ten of the boys OF that
village. He ran ten miles against
ten OF them and was beaten about
half mile. The place they ran III
was much smaller than the Little
Falls opera house, being thirty-two
laps to the mile. They had a $4
house. Smiths next, race will prob
, ably he at ST. Cloud for $3.50 n side.
The Evening dispatch. [volume] (Provo, City, Utah) 1891-1895, 1894-12-20
ARCHITECTURAL COMPETITION.
Medals to Be Awarded at the Tenth Ex-
hibition of the League


hibition of the League.
The tenth annual exhibition of the
Architectural league will open in the
galleries of the Fine Arts society build
ing in West Fifty seventh street, New
York city, on Feb. Is next, and all
works submitted must be delivered not
later than Feb s. The annual dinner
of the Architectural league will be held
in the galleries on the evening of Feb.
Is. The exhibition will consist, as usual,
of architectural drawings, drawings of
decorative works, cartoons for stained
glass, models, carvings ia stone, wood
and bronze, examples Of designs in mo-
sale, glass, fabrics and furniture and
sketches and paintings of architectural
and decorative subjects. The jury and
hanging committee will consist of the
officers of the league, together with the
members of the subcommittee on archi-
lecture and decoration and the chairman
of the catalogue committee.
The subject for the eighth annual
competition for the gold and silver med
ais given by the league is '"The Main
Stairway of National Library" The
competition is open to all residents of
the United States under the age of %
years The frss and second prize draw.
ings are to become the property of the
league. Thomas Hastings, Will Fl. Low
and George L. Helms constitute the COM
IRittee on competitions.
The Evening dispatch. [volume] (Provo, City, Utah) 1891-1895, 1894-12-20
THE ST. LOUIS REPUBLIC FREE.
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will be thrown out, the maneuYeIing
done and the plans of campaign ar
ranged for the great contest in SO.
The remaining short session of the
Democratic Congress, to be followed
shortly by Republican Congress with
a democrat in the Presidential chair
will be productive of events of inealcu-
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In fact, more political history will be
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The Evening dispatch. [volume] (Provo, City, Utah) 1891-1895, 1894-12-20
Red Tape.

1t is wd. GO be cautious, but there
are times when even caution may be
carried to excess. The widow of Ger
man officer went to the pension Office
for the purpose of drawing the pension
due her.
She presented the usual certificate Of
the mayor of the village in which she
lived, to the effect that she was still
alive.
'"This certificate is not right" said
the official in charge severely.
"What is the matter with it," in.
CURED the poor widow.
1T bears the date Of Dec. 81" was
the stern reply, land your pension was
due on Dec. 15."
"What kind of a certificate do yen
wish?" inquired the disappointed appli
cant.
eve must have certificate stating
that you were alive on the 18th of De
cember, I" said the official, with great
firmness. "Of what possible use is this
one that says you were alive on the 21st
of December-six days later? Youth
Companion.
The Evening dispatch. [volume] (Provo, City, Utah) 1891-1895, 1894-12-20
Britain SLOWLY washing AWAY.

The British board of photographers
have made report which is startling
in some of its details It appears that
after long series of observations it has
been ascertained that the little Thames
is carrying ID, 900, 900 cubic feet of
British soil into the sea annually. In
order to get an idea of what the above
figures really mean, let US imagine a
huge mass of stone 100 feet in width,
100 feet long and 100 feet high. Then
let us imagine that IA of these immense
cubes are yearly foated out to sea from
the British mainland. The Thames ba-
sin has, however, an area of 6, 100
square miles. The immense amount Of
solid matter alluded to above is taken
grain by grain from this large extent of
surface, so that it only wears away the
surface of the basin as whole at the
rate of one-eight hundredth part of an
inch each year. At the rate of wear and
tear mentioned in the opening para
graph of this article one would natural
ly suppose that within a few hundred
years the whole of the main British isle
would be deposited at the bottom of the
ocean, but owing to the vast area from
which that ID, 900, 900 cubic feet of SOL
id matter is gathered the basin of the
Thames has only been lowered one sim
gle inch since the Norman conquest.
Some of the readers of this will no
doubt be disappointed to find that the
rate of erosion is SO slow and will de-
clare that the head line conveys differ
ent impression. The island is, however,
Slowly washing away, for the stats
tician of the photographic board says
that it will take $500, 900 years more
20 reduce Britain to the level of the sea.
st Louis Republic.
The Evening dispatch. [volume] (Provo, City, Utah) 1891-1895, 1894-12-20
A Chance For Camerists.

Prizes are offered by The Revue
Suisse de Photographic, Geneva, for
the best photograph of falling drop OF
water. The drops are to be of distilled
water, issuing from tube, the internal
and external diameters of which are
measured, with no special conditions
as to the size of the picture, but with
preferences for something near the nat
uraI size. Three prizes of medals will
be given and three honorable mentions.
The Evening dispatch. [volume] (Provo, City, Utah) 1891-1895, 1894-12-20
A Male Model For Diana,

One of the funniest things that have
come to light for a long time is the
confession by male model that he
posed for ST. Gaudens' statue of Diana
now flourishing from the top of the
Madison Square Garden. The model is
young Englishman who possesses a re-
markedly symmetrical forIp, but among
all Olympus it is hard to reconcile a
man as representing Diana. San Fran
nisco Examiner.
The Evening dispatch. [volume] (Provo, City, Utah) 1891-1895, 1894-12-20
Knights of the Maceahees.

The State Commander writes us from
Lincon, Neb-, as follows; after try
ing other, medicines for what seemed to
be very obstinate cough in cur two
children, we tried DR.. Kings New Dis
coyery and at the end of two days the
cough entirely LETT them. We will not
be without it hereafter as our exper
fence proves that it cures where all
other remedies fail, "-Signed F. W,
Stevens. State Con, not give
this great medicine a trial. as it is
guaranteed and trial bottles are free
at Smoot Drug Co. Regular size SOC.
and $1.00.
The Evening dispatch. [volume] (Provo, City, Utah) 1891-1895, 1894-12-20

The grinning imps were packing sim
ners into the oven with thing like a
hay press. And the sinners groaned,
all but one good natured looking man
do you know, said the good natur-
ed man at last, this is rather nice. Re-
minds me of when 1 lived III dear old
Brooklyn and crossed the bridge at rush
hours. New York Recorder,
The Evening dispatch. [volume] (Provo, City, Utah) 1891-1895, 1894-12-20
THE OLD FooTPATH.

It wanders through the meadow:
It skirts the pasture ridge,
Then winds down to the river
And slips into the bridge.
know its every turning;
love it all the way,
The buttercups that fringe it.
The cocks of new mown hay.
Oh, what are all the pleasure
The brick paved city yields
To one dew jeweled morning
Across the country fieldsl
james Buckham in Detroit Free Press.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1894-11-22
VERMONT MATTERS.

The Central Vermont car sheds at St.
Adams were burned Friday morning.
Seven passenger coaches were destroyed.
Loss, 100000, well covered by insurance.
Salmon B. Hebard, aged so, died OF
heart failure at Chelsea, Saturday. He
had been clerk of the Orange county
court for many years.
Rutland will have private hospital
under the management of DR.. Edmund Nd
Pond and Miss ] R. Sheldon.
Orson Sargent, wealthy Norwich far
mer, was arrested last week by the
United States revenue officers on suspicion
that he had been making cider brandy
without government license. The Off
GERS found in Sargent's cellar about 100
barrels of cider and an arch that might
have been used for distilling, but no still
was found. However Sargent was ar
rested and brought to White River juno
ton, where he was arraigned before
United States Commissioner Gleason for
a hearing. Sargent waived examination
and was bound over for trial at the De-
cember session of the United States Circuit
court at Montpelier. Hefurnished bonds
and was released