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tending to make this the great university
city of the world. In addition to what has
been set forth in previous annual reports
your committee invite particular attention
to an important material fact which can
not be too frequently stated: A university
in Washington with an endowment of ten
millions is equivalent to one costing forty
two millions in the smaller towns and cities
for the reason that we have here an exist
ing nucleus of libraries. museums, observa-
tories, scientific institutions etc. WIFI. IN
have already cost thirty-two millions, ana
which under act Of Congress are accessible
to the students of the various individual
universities. This single fact is a sufficient
guarantee that the development here OF
great Institutions of learning will b. very
rapid. Your committee respectfully recon-
mend the creation of a separate COMMITTEES
to take charge Of the movement for the es-
adjustment of a District library, which is
so greatly needed, and which has SO fire.
Quently been advocated by the local press"
Some Insurance Hints.
Capt. r. w. Tyler. chairman OF the COM
mittee on insurance. said that there had
been no regular committee meetings during
the year, but that he had io:tel down a
few thoughts that might be Interesting.
He thereupon read a dissertation upon the
rates Of insurance and noted with special
reference to the District that though the
bill prepared by him a couple of years ago
pfOSiuiuS lOT q pciuldutut DOdf1 10 eQuallZe
risks in the city had failed, the present
regulations were practically Sufficient TO
give the District the best rates that could
be offered He told of the bad moral
hazards" Of companies that do business on
a narrow margin. and said that thanks TO
the vigilant work of the inspector paid by
the various companies of the District there
are few such here. Many merchants are
careless. and this gives rise to fires in their
packing rooms. He described how fires are
sometimes started by friction on an inprop-
erly oiled journal. and this gave occasion
to his definition Of Q bad hazard" as ore
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as could be seen there Is no danger that the
poor Of Washington will suffer very greatly
this winter.
Improving the River Flats.
The report of the committee on rivers and
barbors, read by Mr.. Randall Hagner was
very long and very Interesting. 1t review
ed the progress Of the work on the flats.
and quoted from the figures Of the reports
Of Mai Davis, the engineer officer in charge
Of the work. Special emphasis was laid on
the matter Of the improvement of the flats
that have been filled, and the report con-
tinued: 1.-The improvements have now reach
ed q stage where it becomes important to
give strict attention to the maintaining and
preserving of the new reservation. The rich
soil of which the greater part OF the re-
claimed area is composed induces rapid and
prolific growth Of willows and other trees
and underbrush, which. in summer. render
access to the various parts of the work
very difficult; and 1t is suggested that 1t
would be advisable that as the fats have
now assumed the condition of an unimproved
park such park should now be improved by
the underground being cleared away. and
grass sowed and roads opened, SO that its
health and beauty may be improved. The
expense Of such work would be COMPARE
lively trifiing when taking into considera-
ton the benefits derived therefrom. We
suggest that this park should be placed on
the same basis as all parks in the city 1t
should be understood that the completion
of the park is now being done in its center,
but without interfering with the outer part,
as the water is carried into bikes for this
purpose, as to form a mound or turtle
back. as ii is called, in the center. This
large area Of GIL acres and the tidal reser-
voir Of lis acres have been made without
the additional expenditure of a single dollar
to the United States or to the District, and
that the value of this land. estimated at
even the low rate Of twenty-five cents a
foot, would be $6,OO0.0OO."
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1894-07-06
THE STAMP OF STYLE.

Crushed strawberry red is the favorite
color in wash silks used for the blouse
waist.
Plaid silks are usurping the place which
moire has held SO long and have become
very popular for dressy gowns.
White dresses are effectiv oily trimmed
with yellow lace and insertions and are
particularly pretty made over yellow silk
A shoe which bids fair to become popu-
lar for outdoor dressy functions is a Louis
QuinZe with (; cut steel buckle 1t is made
in different kinds of leather.
Parasols to match the tiny checked silks
SO much in fashion now are the proper
thing, and give an opportunity to possess
simple pa1asol which is not extensively
duplicated
Openwork embroidery is fast gaining
favor and is now done on colorcd cham
bray as we'll as white and ecru NULL 1t is
used extensively on one gown, sometimes
forming the entire front of the skirt
Among the delicate colored organdies so
pretty for summer gowns there arc bright
poppy reds and dark navy blue. The red
gowns are very striking trimmed with
black lace, and the blue is pretty adorned
with white
A very Important accessory of dress for
the chic young woman as well as those
who are not SO young is the waistcoat,
without which a summer outfit is sadly in
complete. This fancy has grown and null
tiplied into a craze. -New York Sun.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1894-07-06
TURF PHIL osopAY.

. The rules need less changing than en-,
forcing.
No man knows the limit Of the tendency
to revert to ancestral types. IT. =.
It is the purse proud meetings that
draw the horses that draw the people to
the grand stand.
The nations richest in horses are the
Argentine Republic and Uruguay
quantity, not quality.
f.. The loss sustained by bad roads in Illi-
nois has been moderately figured at
SIG, 0o0,0 annually.
The polo pony should simply be a thor
oughbred in miniature, while the weight
carrier ought to be dwarf hackney.
A we'll posted devotee of St: Anthony
says, II think there should be a law for.
bidding some men frt,m shooting horses.''
He who thinks 4-year- old is too young
to work on account of shedding all occa-
sional tooth cannot have |'shed his own
colt teeth.''
If it is true that Harriet Clay was faint
hearted, her daughter Harrietta cannot be
said to have inherited such characteristic.
How DO our ''pupM teachers explain this?
A rule should be made by all associa-
tions that no rider or driver in q race
should look backward. No horse that is
in the lead is expected to get out of the
| way for another.
1t might be suggested to arrange set
of mirrors in front of the driver to see that
he might have the advantage of Hooking
backward without the necessity of taking
his attention off what is in front of him.
The unqualified assertion that speed bs
gets speed is untrue. It is not the demon
strated speed acquired by cultivation that
is transmitted, but an inherited capacity
that admits the development of speed
through training. -Horselnan.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1894-07-06
Bathing Apron For Mothers.

Wherever there is an infant there
ought to be bathing apron The best
one for the purpose is double flannel
one, with a piece Of rubber cloth be-
tween. Take two yards Of soft flannel,
scantily gather one end of flannel on q
band and sew four buttons on the band.
Extend the ends Of band sufficiently to
button around the waist; also gather
the other end Of flannel scantily and
face. Work four buttonholes in the fac
ing to correspond with buttons in the
band. Work buttonholes in one end Of
rubber cloth, button this to the band,
then fold up the lower half Of the fan
mel and button this to the band also.
When necessary to launder, the rubber
cloth can easily be removed. Flannel is
preferable to any other goods for such
aprons, as it readily absorbs moisture
and is not cold and clammy to the touch
when wet, as is cotton goods
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1894-07-06
A ROYAL FLUSH.

The sultan of Turkey will soon make q
tour of Europe. His better half, to the
number of several hundred, will accompa-
ny him.
Prince Roland Bonaparte has for some
years devoted much time and attention to
the physical geography of mountains. He
is now in Switzerland
The emperor of Anam, Bun Law, is a
youth Of II, with precocious tendency to
get married and a faculty for getting into
awkward escapades in consequence.
Queen Victoria must have a good pho
tographer. There is not much perceptible
difference in her pictures in the last IS
years, and Queen Victoria is not young
lady-not by any means.
Two Of the Austrian archduchesses are
noted for their lovely hands-the Arch
duchess Elizabeth, mother of Queen Chris
tina of Spain, and Archduchess Maria
Theresa sister-in-law of Emperor Francis
Joseph.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1894-07-06
A CHAPTER ON BAGS.
THEIR USES ARE VARIOUS AND THEIR
. NUMBER LEGION.

Pretty Affairs Especially Adapted to the
Extravaganti Purposes of the Day-Party
Bags, Shopping Bags, Opera Bags and
Bags For Fancy Needlework.
Any one who has ever kept house.
first with bags and then without, must
appreciate their undoubted worth.
Among those who have never known
them the bag enthusiasts certainly have
missionary work to do: Ragbags, piece.
bags, stringbags, buster bags, party bags,
fanbags, opera bags, shoebags, ringbags
and stocking bags-what more of text
can any one desire to preach from than
that? On this present occasion attention
is called to three handsome varieties Of
bags recently illustrated in The House.
wife and suitable for any Of the pretty
extravaganza purposes of the day, none
of them being made on the disks, which,
by the way, are emphatically not proper
for bags to be carried on the arm
The large bag of brocade with it's soft
silk lining is a party bag made to carry
slippers, fan, handkerchief, bang comb
and such unconsidered trifes. Done in
black silk or satin, either plain or self
figured, this bag, Is inches in depth, is
just right for a shopping bag or to carry
for any similar everyday purpose.
The second is Of rich brocade and lace
and is distinctly an opera bag to contain
glasses, handkerchief, salts bottle and
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1894-07-06

dom, but he discovered good site for it
to be. He made Fourth Of July possible
300 years later, and then freedom became
possible.
Last year we celebrated the Fourth at
my estate in Buncombe county. In the
morning parade, speaking at the grove
In the afternoon, CREASED North Carolina
pig, razor back. had man help me on
the fireworks, but in the parade had no
assistance. E.-.z &
Wehad a piece on. the melodeon called
~Peewee Bird Waltz" by young lady.
She came over to our house and re-
NAMED. She is there yet waiting for a
remittance. She is not we'll. She has
air cells in her lungs. She had her afec-
tions blighted eight times by man here.
She has brought suit for eight blghts at
$500 per blight. But as soon as it was
discovered that there was an enormous
amount of climate here invalids began
to flock to our shore and live on the sal
eratus bread of New England.
Thus there became a great epoch.
Everywhere one could throw a cat by
the tail he would hit an epoch. Then
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1894-07-06
THE SELF ACTING GU1LLOT1NE.

THE SELF ACTING GU1LLOTINE.
bolted. In order to give the ak sufficient
weight to carry it through his neck, Moon
had placed bars of inch iron feet long
along the sides Of the Ak.
The lower end of the shaft was fastened
to the floor with a hinge. On the side Of a
window frame was placed little shelf
large enough to hold an old fashioned can
dlestick. A small eyehook was fastened
to the window Frame through which. a
stout cord was run and fastened to a SINH
lar eyehook in the ak shaft. This cord was
double or endless and ran on either side
of the candle in the stick an inch or two
from the top Of the candle, so that when
it was burned through the ak would sure
~ fall, the shaft having been fixed at an
angle of 45 degrees
TO the east of the shaft, but in direct
line, was a soapbox, with one side re1nov-
ed for the purpose Of admitting his head
Moon was DESTROYS that his features should
not be 1narred by the ak in it's fall and
had arranged the box at such an exact spot
that the ak should not miss his neck while
preserving his face from disfgurement
Beneath his neck, at the point where the
ak would strike, he had screwed billet of
WOOD which exactly fitted the hollow at
the back Of his head, thus insuring a clean
cut of the ak.
When all was ready, Moon lighted the
candle, lay down and strapped his feet and
body to the floor by means Of leather strips
and eyehooks He had provided himself
with a vial Of chloroform and some COT
ton batting. He saturated the batting with
the anesthetic and awaited the end The
candle soon burned down to the cord, re-
leasing the ak, and Moons head was cut
from the body with remarkable precision.
Not scratch was made upon the chin.
Whether he was unconscious when the ak
fell is, of course, matter of conjecture.
The blood, which saturated the floor, was
the only ''muss" made by the self exc
cution. When found, Moon had been dead
several hours. The guillotine is now in the
museum of Perdue university.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1894-07-06
ARTY BAG. OPERA BAG.

so on. The third is distinctly fancy
workbag, made to leave about ones own
house with the particular bit of frivol-
ity in it which occupies odd minutes, OF
to contain that, with silks and scissors
and thimble, when one goes visiting.
A helpful detail is also given Of the rib
bon work decoration, which adorns the
otherwise plain silk bag
For single gifts bag is incompara-
BILE if the wants of the recipient are
studied.> A little channels bag to hold
her rings, or a beautiful fanbag just
large enough to hold and protect party
fan, is a delight to a young lady just
indulging in any Of these treasures for
the first time, while, as for boys and
girls, the very name is suggestive of mar
BILE bags, shoebags, schoolbags and the
like. Does a friend intend to marry-a
complete set Of household and toilet bags
would never cease to remind her pleas
antly Of the giver, especially if the CIV
er is thoughtful enough to eschew any
particular style of decoration and to
choose beautiful materials, which are
not stamped with any distinct epoch of
color or design.
For handkerchiefs and stockings and
such things the prettiest foundation is
a circle upon which the bag itself is
gathered. A really beautiful stocking
bag was made in this way: Two disks
of light cardboard, about 4 inches in
diameter, were each covered witt bit
Of white flannel. Cover these always by
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1894-07-06
WAVES OF WATER.

Niagara falls are travelling backward at
the average rate Of nine feet a year:
Henry's lake, in Idaho, has a floating
island, the trees Of which serve as sails
Near Chestertown, Nd, there is small
lake called Still pond, which has never
been known to be rufHed, even by the most
violent storms. 1t never freezes
If all the oceans of the globe should be
suddenly taken from their beds, leaving
them perfectly dry, it would take all the
rivers of the world IS, 900 years to fill them
again. .>..-.
The only instance on record Of lake be-
ing pumped dry in order to get at the iron
ore in it's bed was Lake Angelina, near
1shpeming, Mich. 1t was 20 feet deep and
covered 100 acres.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1894-07-06
CURIOUS CULLINGS.

Mary Hamilton, an English female
fraud Of the eighteenth century, married
IA of her own sex.
In Morocco the face Of bride is painted
white and red, and her hands and feet are
dyed yellow with henna.
.'Boston baked beans, Philadelphia
style, . are to be had in Brooklyn cheap
lunchroo1n, which bears the name Of the
New York restaurant.
Indians declare that prior to attacking
some large animal the alligator always
swallows a heavy stone to increase it's
weight in dragging its victim under the
water.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1894-07-06
INTERESTING FACTS.
Canada has no gold coins.

Canada has no gold coins
Needles are legal tender, currency in
Africa.
The longest wagon mad is in India
1900 miles.
Rain falls in the Anues about once in
seven years.
False teeth made OF ivory have been
found in the Roman catacombs.
Horseshoes have been found in tombs
that date back to the sixth century.
Over 5000 varieties of postal cards have
been issued in the world within IS years.
The German parliament house was built
with the money demanded from France
after the war of 1871.
In 1916 Scotch farmer sued the Gus
toms authorities for a penny and won his
case. The costs amounted to $500
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1894-07-06
A FANCY wORKDAG.

cutting a disk an inch wider than
the cardboard. Run stout gathering
snugly over the cardboard, tying thu
string close to the edge and draw it
thread. Cut the silk and draw it owe,
the cardboard in the same way. Punch
holes thickly in the cardboard, and, aft
er the two disks are sewed over and
over, stitch, placing between them as
much sachet powder as will go without
making the bottom rounding or lu1npy.
The cardboard will protect the scent,
while the pirholes will let it out lit
tie at time
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1894-07-06
FIREWORKS IN BUNCOMBE COUNTY.

FIREWORKS IN BUNCOMBE COUNTY.
followed the hiatus. Times were dull in
the old world, and the pilgrim fathers
where are they?-said: "Give us
place where God will make them to pros
per that do paint their houses with
white paint, and the blinds thereof shall
be painted with green paint, and he that
believeth other than did they that had
the odor of the bilge water of the May
flower upon their garments shall be cast
out into the utternost plumb darkness,
and him what take and turn in and paint
every house Of his'n every other color nor
with green blinds upon the same, behold
Of such a man, look we'll upon him, for
verify he shall of a very surety be plumb
damned and that without recompense.''
Now, these be the words of the histo-
rian in the language of King James, who
also translated the Bible unto himself so
that he could understand it with less eff
fort.
And what more right hath King James
to translate the Bible into the King
James times than Grover Cleveland hath
to translate the good book into the Ian
guage Of our times? And so, too, could
it not be like the tariff translated in one
way at the Paducah and in another dia-
lect at Skowhegan?
Some day I will "s'posin" how the
Prodigal should be translated, say, in
Bangor, Minneapolis and Texas. We
will suppose that the president desiresto
know the wishes of those three sections
regarding the straight 1900 A. D. edition
Of the Bible throughout the republic of
the United States.
How do you think they would read?
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1894-07-06

er, who, when he saw the elderly woman,
tapped her on the shoulder, said he knew
her and demanded Mrs. Wherty's pocket
book. : /, @&
The old woman protested that she knew
nothing of the purse, but Policeman Dust,
whom the usher summoned, found it
where the old woman had sat. The usher
explained that he recognized the suspected
woman as Mary Fitzgerald, notorious
pickpocket, who had been arrested many
times and whose picture has long adorned
the rogues' gallery The policeman took
Mary to the Oak street station, and later
she was arraigned in the Tombs police
court and held in default Of S, 200 bail.
How are you, Miss # itzgerald?'' ex-
claimed one of the keepers, who recognized
her. : So you are with us again2''
. Yes, I'm with you again, but it's more
Of your business If I've been here $50
times before, Z snapped Mary.
The elderly woman had given her age
Rs So years, and it was truth, although
She is SO we'll preserved that she does not
look more than sc. While her hair IS sill
yer white her face is plump and rosy, her
frame vigorous and her eyes keen and rest
less She does not have to wear spectacles.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1894-07-06
No Doubt.

When the train made it's first stop
after leaving home, Mr.. Simpkins, who
had been in brown study for several
minutes, raised his eyes, which had
troubled look in them, and remarked,
my dear, are you sure we haven't for
gotten anything?'' ..= H. 49,
"Of course we haven't responded
the good lady cheerfully. IT would
have thought of it the minute the train
had started. Detroit News Tribune.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1894-07-06
PICKED POCKETS IN CHURCH.

The Occupation of a Grandnother1y Old
Lady of EigiAty-five.
When Jane Wherty attended early mass
at st. James Catholic church in New York
city on recent Sunday. venerable and
rather attractive woman, attired in neat
black dress and bonnet. followed her into
the pew and sat down beside her Mrs
Wherty noticed the elderly woman partic-
ularly because the latter seemed very de-
vout. The old woman seemed inclined to
be friendly. She smiled at Mrs Wherty.
and they shared the same hymnbooks.
The white haired old woman pressed close
~ against Mrs. Wherty several times dur
ing the services, but Mrs. Wherty thought
nothing of this until afterward, when, as
she was leaving the church, she missed
her pocketbook. Then she called an ush-
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1894-07-06
a SELF ACTING GuiLLOTINE.
How an Ingenious Drummer Cut or His
. so, Own Head. EZ$#

How an Ingenious Drummer Cut OF His
! E Own Head.
The recent unsuccessful attempt Of a
Chicago man to commit suicide by means
Of clumsily constructed guillotine re-
minds ST. Louis Republic correspondent
of the self decapitation of James Moon, a
travelling man. in hotel at Lafayette, Ind.
When the man came to the hotel, his
trunk was overheavy. In it he carried
the instrument of death, which he had
constructed for that purpose. The shaft
supporting the ak was made in three Sec
tions to fit snugly in the trunk. These
were taken out and bolted strongly to-
gether, making the piece perhaps 2 feet
long. At the upper end Of this shaft
what is known as broadax was firmly