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Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1895-06-07

The simplest remedy is air obtained
by leaving all doors and windows open
ing on fresh air open until the paint
has hardened. If this is too slow, burn
q few handfuls Of juniper berries on
charcoal fire in the middle of the room,
in the same way and with the same pre-
cautions as in disinfecting with burn
ing sulphur. The windows, chimney
and door must be stopped as closely as
possible, and if the room be opened aft
or four and twenty hours the smell Of
paint will have disappeared, and moth
ing that has been, left in the room will
have been injured by the fumes. Hay
sprinkled with little chloride of lime
and left for one hour in the room is also
an efficacious remedy, and if some open
vessels containing water be stored in
the room, after time the water will be
covered with q film and the smell di-
minished
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1895-06-07
How to Clean Fruit.

Day by day it is proved that bacteria
make the larger proportion of the air we
breathe, the water we drink. Caution,
however, is another matter, and belongs
to all who own common sense, and it is
specially required in dealing with mod
ern dirt, which is in many cases synony-
nous with bacteria at their worst. The
human animal is unluckily an extreme
~ dirty one, and the fruit which has
passed through the hands Of the great
unwashed may better never be eaten
without cleansing. Street dust itself
holds foul forms Of dirt, and when to
this is added the handling of scores of
people, it is plain that these surfaces
unwashed are not for any rational hui
man stomach. Even Strawberries cannot
be exempt, but they must never soak.
Only let water run on them, wire
basket being the best method Of securing
it's immediate passing off. Grapes require
the same treatment, but in either case
only enough should be done at once for
a.meal.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1895-06-07

CH1LDREN's SPRING GOWNS AND HATS.
ivory ribbon, which ended under double
Topped bow and ends, which; fastened on
the breast. The sleeves were double pulled
with white lace cuffs. With this she wore
q white straw hat faced with lace and or
namented with five mottled velvet pansies,
q white plume and two loops of ivory rib
bon. l. ',.r.' r.
For q girl of 10 or IS there was a Quaker
drab figured taffeta, made with a plain
skirt, just reaching to the top Of her boots.
It was slashed on the left side, and the
slash filed In with nile green surah. The
crushed belt was made of the same, and
there was ashirred yoke Of the surah edged
with two ruffles cut on the straight. On
these and between the shirrs on the yoke
were set narrow velvet ribbons of myrtle
green. The sleeves were plain gigot. The
hat was of sunburned straw, trimmed with
velvet myosotis and leaves, with two white
ostrich tips on the top. =
Another simple little frock was made Of
indigo figured all wool delaine. The back
and front were laid in box plaits from the
square yoke to the bottom, and the sides
were slightly followed under the arm to
At. The sleeves were plain lego mutton.
The yoke and standing collar were of the
came material as the rest OF the dress, and
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1895-06-07
Forage Crops.

DR.. Goessman of the Massachusetts,
station advises growing mixed crops,
say summer vetch and oats, as they pro-
duce larger yields than when grown sim
ely Sow together 40 to IS pounds sum-
mer vetch to four bushels oats, and seed
early in June. The fodder is highly nu-
tritious, and may be cut green and fed
for two or three weeks, or cured for hay.
Sown at various times, it will grow
through the season.
Vetch and oats, or vetch and barley
will both cut 81 to tons Of dry hay
per acre. The latter makes an excellent
fodder, containing 16 to II per cent pro-
tein, in digestive value corresponds with
clover, does not need grain, and can be
used as either green feed, ensilage or
dried hay. Barley is not as good as OATS
Winter vetch ought to come up in April
Rye sown the previous fall should make
a good early feed. Serradella produces
10 to IS tons of green feed per acre. If
green feed for the season is wanted, be-
gin with vetch and oats, then green SOFA
beans, and later serradella.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1895-06-07
Meeker Missed Fire.

! The state department recently circu-
lated report from Consul Meeker, Brad
ford, England, to the effect that Ameri-.
can wooden goods were being sold in the
Bradford market. Our worthy consul
went off at half cock. After firing off
his first report he proceeded to investi-
gate the subject, learning that one soil
tary case of samples Of American cloth
had been furnished only to one Bradford
house to try and have their fabric placed
in the Indian and South African mar
kets Consul Meeker's anxiety to find a
foreign market for American goods, now
that our wall Of protection has been
smashed. down, evidently got the better
iof his discretion. The state department
ought not to have circulated such story
without proper investigation at this end
at least Inquiries should have been
made from our manufacturers and ex-
.DOrterS, 4@ - =,
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IN THE APIARY.
A New York Beekeeper Advises ehingls
5 !. s2S ts% Roofs For Bsehivos. "

A Now York Beekeeper Advises 6hingls
%S Roofs For Bsehivss.
do not know but may be the first
one who has made such q roof as ! will
describe, and as it is q good one I want
the beekeepers to have it should they 90
desire. I saw a similar shaped roof COW
cred with inch boards, but it was too
heavy to be handy, 80 I made 80 shin
gle roofs in the fall Of 1898. I have
tested them since, and ! think they are
the best roofs now in use-a fine shelter
when the rain pours, and q fine shade
when the sun shines hot, light to ham
die and pack up snug when not in use.
I showed my roof to one beekeeper, and
he made 200 like it soon after. Others
may want to know how to make it also,
SO will give the directions for making
it, as we'll as + can, and hope many will
enjoy using my shingle roof on beehives.
Thus writes a New York correspond
emit Of The American Bee Journal, who
also gives the following directions
Take piece of timber az feet long by
2 inches square, which is for the ridge
of the roof, upon which nail shingles as
follows: Use IS inch cedar shingles, and
threepenny wire nails will do. Nail one
course of shingles upon the ridgepiece,
laying the butts Of the shingles even
with the side toward you, then lay an
other course on the same side, but re-
verse the shingles, laying the thin end
toward you, letting it project over the
butt Of the under course / inches,
break joints good and nail we'll into the
ridgepiece. It is well to draw pencil
mark to lay the butts Of the second
course Of shingles by.
Now take a piece Of lath 21a feet
long, place it under the single parallel
with the ridgepiece one inch toward you
from the butt Of the last course laid.
Now nail through into the lath, driving
the nails snug into the bench on which
you work, then with chisel pry the
roof up, turn it over, clinch the nails,
saw off the tips of the shingles at each
end, thus completing one side of the
roof.
AS you stand facing the bench take
hold Of the roof at the ridgepiece, lift it
from the bench with the single side
toward you, the cave hanging down.
Lay the ridgepiece on the edge of the
bench with the single down by the side
Of it. Now lay on another course Of
shingles with the butts toward you
even, covering the ends Of the two
courses which were sawed off, then lay
another course with the tip Of single
toward you as before, finish with lath
under the cave, saw off the tips at each
end, and the roof is nearly complete.
Put on top two weather strips-use lath
nail them we'll, thus finishing the
roof.
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WALKING AND HOME DRESSES.

WALKING AND HOME DRESSES.
added by bit of cardinal velvet edged
with white lace and drawn up to q shape
less bunch, just under the turned up brim.
have wondered why some enterprising
person has not ere this presented some
thing called Trilby, and there is now a fab
rio on the market Of that magic name.
1t is jacquard weave of mohair in small
figures. It is pretty and will be useful as
a travelling or other fatigue gown, but 1t is
scarcely worthy Of the name. BY the way,
found in an old French book the other
day description Of horse and that
horses name was Trilby.
The spangles are more and more often
seen, and on some garments they are sewed
to ridiculous extent. In one or two in
stances they are sewed SO as to cover the
entire waist, overlapping like fish scales.
One was done in green and looked like the
preconceived idea of q wicked dragon.
Among the novelties for summer dresses
there are some corded white and colored
ducks. Some of the white duck dresses
are embroidered with big black arrow
heads or other more curious than beautiful
designs, and others are deliberately braid
ed with narrow black soutache in the style
Of 30 years ago. These suits are made with
entirely covered with the braiding. There
close but heavy sailcloth. It is of cotton
and comes in stripes, checks, seeded pat
terms and a few jacquard figures. Some Of
it, however, looks very like wooden tweeds
and cheviots. 1t will make excellent
mountain gowns. For this purpose there
are some very pretty wooden homespuns in
soft and pleasing tints, mostly dark,
though there are mixtures where bluet,
mauve and green 1ningle with the darker
threads Homespuns are soft and pleasant
to the touch and they are loosely and
roughly woven on hand looms, which may
be the reason why they are SO costly. A
few Of them have little rough knots and
ourled rings above the surface. They
make stylish tailor gowns.
notice this week in one swell establish
ment several waists of rich black moire
Heretofore all the fancy waists have been
of light color. These MORE waists have
edgings and other trimmings of round jet
spangles and in some few cases they were
embroidered irregularly with very small
pattern in color. One had tiny clover
leaves In emerald green silk. Another
small pattern was Of single arbutus bios
SONS. The effect Of these raised figures
upon the MORE was very fine and rich.
Black satin slippers are now made to
match the gown. If the waist is embroid-
cred, they are too If lace trims it, small
piece is appliqued on the toe. Spangles are
also set upon the front Of the slippers when
they are used upon the waist. The stock
ings must match in color. 49, -.
:. r''E - MATE LEROY.
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Failed.

"It's q wonder to me what women won t
do next, = said the man with the straw
oolored vest. "My wife belongs to one of
those mutual admiration gossip societies
I have forgotten what the name of it is
and not long ago they made fool rule
that they would hereafter take up one an
other in alphabetical order as subjects for
all that mild little scandal that women
like to indulge in. The Idea was, you see,
that each should have her full share of the
roasting" :~-.-...
"How did it work?' asked the fat man.
"Didn'twork at all. For instance, when
the day came for the discussion Of the
members whose name began with j, Wen
say, every woman whose name began with
that letter was sure to be present. "-Indi-
annapolis journal.
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Potato SCab.

The Rhode Island experiment station
has found that whenever ashes or air
slaked lime was used on potatoes the
amount Of scab has been greatly in
creased. This has held true even when
the seed was treated with corrosive sub
Innate. The conclusion reached at the
station is that the scab disease is check
ed by the natural sourness Of the soil,
and that lime. by correcting this sour
ness, makes it easier for the disease to
spread. Stable manure is alkaline, and
this, too, makes better breeding place
for the disease. This is the best explana-
ton we have yet had: However useful
lime or wood ashes may be on other
crops, we would not use either directly
on potatoes. :
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Wait TN tho whistle Blows.

/ When President Cleveland was inau..
,gurated two years ago, Duffy Bros. silk
manufacturers OF, this village, muzzled
their factory whistle, and it has not been
blown since, the working people going
ITO and from their work without its me.
1odious sound. The whistle will be again
blown in 1897 with the Inauguration of
. Republican president and good old
times. Fort Plain IN. Y. Free Press
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1895-06-07
THE WEIGHT OF IT.

months have passed and billion Of rep
resentative money has disappeared.
In their 1898 souvenir they show that
the rs railway receiverships rendered
necessary that year involved an indebt-
edness amounting to 81 2l2,217, 033 and
the total liabilities Of banks suspended
was $40, 998, SOB. The business shrink
age in textile trades was almost $40,-
900, 900 and in other industries over
500, 900, 900.
Adding the record Of the trade fail
ures they found that tho disaster brought
upon the country by the free trade party
during 1898 was '''equal to about 20 per
cent Of the annual production average
for the country during the past decade i"
Our artist has explained the extent Of
the disaster for the two full years from
March, 1898, to March, 1894. Accord
ing to the record of the bank clearings
the shrinkage in business was 1885,
900, 900, during the first six months
only that this new tariff has been in
force, below the amount Of business
done during the first six months when
the Mckinley tariff was in operation.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1895-06-07
How to Prepare salted Almonds.

HOW 20 Prepare S8lCe0 A1mOnOSs
Pistachio nuts, peanuts and almonds
are the nuts chiefly sailed. The process
is so simple that any housewife can
easily perform it. First, the nuts are
"bleached" by dipping them quickly in
to boiling hot water. This serves to re-
move any PARTICLES Of chaff or dirt and
to soften up the exterior Of the nut. Aft
er being partially dried they are then
placed in bath of hot sailed olive oil or
butter and allowed to remain minute
or two. The olive oil is better than but
ter, but it is more expensive. On being
dipped out the nuts are placed in an
oven and baked or else crisped in roast
ing pan. The process originated in Paris
about 10 years ago. Probably the best
sailed nuts arc Jordan almonds from
Spain. They cost about 80 cents pound
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1895-06-07
NEW YORK FASHIONS.
MATE LEROY DESCRIBES AN Exou'-
a., SITE TEA GOWN. !

Your Types of Children's Spring Gowns
s. and Hats-Costumes For Newly Emanci-
pated Girls-A New ''Trilby" Fabric.
Duck Dresses For Summer.
Copyright 1895. by American Press Associa'
ton.
It is not possible to devise more grace
fal or exquisite tea gown than one shown
me today. Taken from it's wrappings In
rustling tissue paper and put upon the
very pretty young woman who is it's proud
possessor, it appeared lovelier than when
spread out for mo to admire its delicate
and perfect finish inside and out. It was
lined with. old rose faille and had four
ruffles at the bottom inside, two about six
and eight inches deep and the other two
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1895-06-07

three inches deep and shirred on to the 9th
ers. All the inside seams were bound with
narrow reseda green ribbon, SO that no
raw edge was visible.
The gown itself was cut princess style
and had demitrain. The gown was Of
striped peau de sole old rose pink and
raseda green. Around the waist was
velvet belt ending at the sides with shirred
plating, If one may give such name to
the peculiar arrangement of the velvet
ends. Down the front was q piece Of old
rose velvet set over panel of silk muslin
of delicate reseda green. The neck was
cut square, and all around it was twist
ed putting of silk muslin about two inches
wide, with pulled rosettes at, each corner
Extending around the neck and down each
side of the front nearly to the bottom was
five inch band Of rich Irish point lace,
ending at the bottom in front in short
frill of the silk muslin. There was band
of reseda satin ribbon under the lace to
throw up it's creamy mesh. The sleeves
were Of the peau de sole with falls Of silk
muslin, the dividing line being of the vel
vet with q tiny rosette on the upper side
The owner said:
II had my choice between this color and
one where pale blue and pink was the COM;
bination, but have friend who is to re-
ceive with me, and she looks horrid in blue,
60 I took this. We will wear them tomor-a
row, and, = she added as she turned around
before the glass; II have no reason to re-
greet my choice. am afraid she will re-,
greet hers. though" :,
This was such very proper frame of
mind, SO satisfied and content with what
the gods provide, that could not find 1t
TO- ~
or old a woman may be, she does like to
have pretty and becoming things, but it is
strange that SO few realize what is becom-;
ing or suitable to their complexion, STYLE
or age. When a woman does reach q full
understanding Of all these things, she is
always we'll dressed, even If her gown is no
moro than a calico one. It Is apity that
there are no schools to teach these essen
tials. had thought few years since that
women haG learned few lessons at least
on the subject Of color, but one look down
any one Of our streets or public places will
soon show that they have forgotten them,
if they ever did know, for brilliant primary
colors run riot now, like bed of mixed
verbenas. Well, the sight Is not a dull or
dispiriting one - ...s
The little ones are not sharing in all this
riot and tumult of primaries" They are
not afflicted with purple, gold and green,
with red and enamel colors and with the
scintillant mass Of spangles their elders
bear up so bravely under.
-Four little ones may stand as types and
models for the majority of children's Co.'S
TUNES for out Of doors. Even indoors their
colors are almost as restricted. One little
girl Of had greenish tan cashmere coat
laid in plaits an inch deep all around, the
plaits starting at the yoke and reaching to
the bottom. There was wide white lace
collar at the neck and crushed belt Of
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1895-06-07
our Firea Won't Burn.

| No matter what kind of currency
we have, it will not rekindle furnaces
and employ idle men so long as we go
abroad for our products which can be
made at home because Of the cheaper
labor prevailing there. Governor Viii
ihan Mckinley.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1895-06-07
A Japanese Educator.

Chika Sakurati, q japanese woman, has
been busily engaged in organizing and re-
organizing the methods CT educating girls
in her country. She founded the first
Christian girls school at Tokyo and now
directs the Eiris' school at Osaka
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1895-06-07
How to Care For Mating.

Mating should never be washed with
anything but salt and water-a pint Of
salt to half a pailful of soft water mod
erately warm. Dry quickly with soft
cloth. Twice during the season will
probably be enough for bedroom, but
a room much used will require it some
what Oftener,
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1895-06-07
Fertilizer For Corn and Potatoes.

The Massachusetts experiment station
recommends 500 pounds dissolved bone
black, 900 pounds nitrate Of soda and
$50 pounds muriate of potash per acre
for corn. For potatoes, 500 pounds dis
solved bone black, 900 pounds nitrate Of
soda and 25o pounds high grade sulphate
Of potash. a.. .s< .,3
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! HOW 10 BUILD HEADLINES.


Interesting. Although Of Lit4le Use 70 the
General Public.
Headlines are the life Of q paper.
They either make or mar the news.
Good headline builders are the joy of
every reporter He knows they will
brighten his story. . '@1.' "
To be able to build q clever headline
embodies the essence Of good editing.
Judgment Of news depends upon an
EDITORS genius in seeing it's striking
points These points are the illuminat-
ing stars upon which, as Emerson might
say, are hitched the happiest kind of
headlines, ss.& ~
TO begin analytically, headlines at
tract the reader by what they do tell
or they excite the readers curiosity by
what they do not divulge. In either case
the circulation Of the paper is extended,
and that pleases the publisher: 81
Primarily a headline should be good
natured. Z Often, it is true, the news
item prompts bitter line. But in the
cold type this discordant sentiment
looks bad and destroys the newspapers
harmonious whole
Alliterative headlines are now con-
sidered antique. Occasionally, however,
they show we'll
Headline builders should never make
light of death.
Biblical quotations are attractive, and
upon certain kinds of news are singu-
larly appropriate
1nterrogatory heads are elusive, but
they are convenient, especially when the
editor wishes to evade an answer or to
avoid libel
Heads with rhyming lines are difficult
to build, yet they occasionally crop out
and always meet favorable reception.
A few papers forbid the use of figures
in headlines, yet have seen such a
unique arrangement Of numerals in a
head that the reader would be compelled
to pause and peruse.
It has grown fashionable to hyphenate
the names Of happy pairs united in mat
rimony, but there are better ways Of
heading wedding.
heads even extending across whole
page are now in vogue. They are well
coined by the wise editor because he can
say world Of thought in the wide, gen.
erous lines. But these heads are only
for "big" news, and only men who have
been tried and found worthy in smaller
things are asked to build them.
Preserve continuity Of thought
Be truthful
Be direct
Be original
And remember that, after all, good
headliners, like poets, are born - not
made.
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|. THE PEOPLES LOSS.
SRELATioNo ORA POLITICAL ERUPTION
35iSs 70 BUSINESS. & j.5 = Z

How tho Shadow 81 General Liqsidasion
Tell Over the Doorstep Of National Pros
perity- Losses That Amounted 70 Three
+; Times tho Cost Of the Civil War. =.
Various estimates have been made Of
the cost to the country Of the Fifty third
congress and of the present free trade
administration. It is difficult to arrive
at a true estimate of the loss that the
people have suffered through their folly
in November, 1892. This period Of our
history has been concisely described by
Messrs Clapp & Co., the New York
bankers, in their weekly circulars On
Nov. II, 1892, they said:
1.-THE recent election shows the people
want to speculate. -
-Four months later, on March II, 1898,
shortly after the inauguration Of Presi-
dent Cleveland, they said:
1.-THE shadow of general liquidation
falls over the doorstep of national pros
perity."
Three months later, on June 30.
Clapp's circular said:
1.-THE credit panic appears to have
crossed the continent, and scarcely four
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1895-06-07
How to Make Tough Meat Tender.

Cut the steaks the day before they are
required into slices about inches thick.
Rub the surfaces with little baking
soda Next morning wash off the soda,
cut the meat into the shape and thick
ness desired and cook it to taste. The
same process may be used for poultry or
mutton. =
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Of potash.