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Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1895-05-31
CONDITION OF TRHDE.
Trade Good, Labor Largely
Employed and Crops Grow
ing Finely.

The past week has been quite
sa satisfactory one to the business men
of Little Falls, and the amount OF
sales have been tairly large in all
lines. While the present condition Is
better than a year ago. there ls
well founded belief that times Will
continue to improve. The local in
situations that employ labor are all
running up to the limit, this being
the first week that both saw mills
have run full time night and day.
This increase in employment TOR la
borers will have it's effect on trade. as
more money than ever before Will be
paid out steadily for labor.
The demand for farm products is
good, and more shipments are being
made to the city markets from Little
Falls than usual.
The rise in the price Of wheat is the
most notable event in trade THIS
week, and though the price is the
highest on the crop, the receipts
were not heavy. and what slight IN
crease there was is thought 10 be
dne IA much to the need Of money to
nav taxes az to realize on wheat.
There is evidently very little OF this
grain lett in the hands OF the farmers
in Morrison county.
The increase in wheat prices mas
forced an advance in -four. The In
terstate mill was shut down Tor d
day or two for repairs, ana the
-four output was therefore decreased.
Lumber shipments have been quite
liberal lately, averaging Is cars Il
day for the week, and aggregatlnS
over 400 cars for May.
Below we give latest quotations
on staple products:
wheat-No hard, Tic; No. Northern zoe:
No q Is; No. 3, CSC.
Oats-32.
Corr--4Om45c. .oo
Flour patent process. per Dbl. s4.oo'
Straight grade, per Dbl "a 6o
Bakers per Dbl $3.50
Ground feed, s24 to SIS per ton
Bran-$l3
ShUrts-$l5
Bu,ter-loc oD l"}2c
Eggs-9c
Fat cattle-2(D212c
CoWS-2G.
Veal dressed-4G1412c.
Hogs live--lc
Fresh pork-5c
Mutton dressed &C.
Cut meats. 5 to l2I2c.
>Chickens. e to &C.
Lard, to l0c
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1895-05-31

Since the beginning Of this year there
have been distressful want and suffer
ing in certain parts Of three states-Ne-
braska, Kansas and lastly Colorado
With all the surplus wheat and cotton
of last year, this condition must not be
allowed to continue Generous hands
are already bringing relief. 1t is to be
noted, however, that the restitution has
been in every case in the wretched so
called rain belt which covers certain
section of the Onion. The starving
farmers ought never to have settled
there. The soil is good with irrigation.
Without irrigation it is worthless. This,
undoubtedly, many of the landsharks
who sold the ground to the deceived ag-
riculturists knew beforehand. They will
fully and deliberately sent people who
trusted them into the arid region to
starve, caring not jot whether these
lived or died. just so that they them
selves pocketed the blood money. Where
will they go when they die?
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1895-05-31
HI Cuncsd with the Q1','>.

An American gentleman OF tho ;:'ft
type loft US when Richard VGux Of ;'hil.
adelphia departed this iite.> Whatever
wild eyed anarchists say to the contrary.
high breAding, educational advantages
and refining influences in early life dc
count, ana count for much. Parents owe
it to their children as an apology for
bringing them into the world to SUR
round them with all the advantages O.
this kind that lie in their power.
Richard Vaux enjoyed whatever mon-
ey and high social station could give
him all his life. In youth he was strik'
ingly handsome. He was also what men
would call lucky. Honors came to
him of themselves. When only 20 years
old, he was chosen secretary Of legation
to the American embassy in London.
The appointment was surprise to him,
and he did not want it. He accepted. it,
however, and made most brilliant and
popular official Queen Victoria was
then in the bloom of her bright, sweet
youth, idolized by her people. enjoying
keenly the social pleasures she has
eschewed for SO many years. At court
ball the brilliant, handsome and high
bred young American secretary Of lega-
ton danced with Victoria herself, and
he was the only American who ever had
this honor.
Richard Vaux's life was most busy
one. In politics, in business or in phi
lanthropy he never wearied. AS one OF
the trustees of Girard college he trans
formed the instruction there from useless
pedagogical learning to course which
embraced the training of poor boys in
useful trades, thus anticipating the
change in education now taking place
all over the country. When he was
mayor of Philadelphia, he used often to
go out to fires at night, to see for him
self whether the service was prompt and
efficient He was in his seventy-ninth
year at the time of his death, but still
actively in the swim of things, as all old
people should be if they would keep
mind and body young. The last public
duty of his life was discharged when, a
few days before his death, he conducted
a legislative committee through the
Eastern Pennsylvania penitentiary: He
was president of the board Of inspect
ors for the prison. Richard Vaux wa
lineal descendant of William Penn
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1895-05-31
TELEGRAPHlC BREVI1lES.

Matters of Minor Importance In Con-
densed Form.
Speaker Crisp, in card just pub
lished, advocates free and unlimited
coinage Of silver.
Mrs. James Straughn and daughter
of Alto, Ind, were thrown from q car
riage and fatally hurt.
An earthquake shock was felt in
Brattleboro, VT, Tuesday. Dwellings
were rocked and foundations injured.
+ The st. Louis Business Mems league
has wired invitations to w. 81. Harvey
and Hon. Roswell g. Horr to hold
their debate in st. Louis.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1895-05-31

One of the most welcome of recent in
ventions is the aluminium bathtub.
With this beautiful new article of fur
niture in the house, taking bath will
be more of a pleasure than ever. In fact,
such tub would almost tempt tramp
to wash himself. It is light in weight
and is cast all in one piece. It does not
rust, and it furnishes scarcely at all 1t
can be cleansed so easily that it can be
kept always bright and shining with the
least possible trouble. It is to be hoped
this desirable addition "a to domestic con-
venience and health will not cost SO
much as to be out of reach of the people.
Speed the day of the aluminium bath
tubl Speed the day Of bathtubs Of all
kinds
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1895-05-31

What's this we hear about increasing
of wages-voluntary, toby many
large manufacturers? Now what will
the walking delegate do? Increase and
multiply or look for another job?
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1895-05-31
Elected Bishop of Kansas.

TOPEKA, Kan, May 20. The Rt.
Rev. Frank R. Millspaugh, dean Of
Grace cathedral in this city, has been
elected bishop Of the Episcopal diocese
OF Kansas, to succeed the late Bishop
Thomas.
the Armenian Outrages.
When the cable flashed the news Of
the horrible butchery Of Armenians by
the Kurds to this country, newspaper
readers stood aghast. The details were SO
revolving, the methods SO appalling, that
comparatively little credence was given
the story, which was by almost common
consent attributed to some newspaper
correspondent with high pressure inn
agination. One statement was that vic
TINS bodies were piled in pits, kero-
sene oil poured over them and the whole
set on fire. The flames failing to do their
work thoroughly a river was turned
from it's course, and thus the evidence Of
the most horrible massacre in modern
history was in part obliterated.
Now, however, the committee ap-
pointed by the European powers has
found that all this and much more real
ly occurred, and these bold aggressive
gentlemen have actually screwed their
courage up sufficiently to recommend to
the ''sublime porte' that the Armenians
should have Christian rulers, but that
the sultan should have the right to put
the quietus on any movement inaugu-
rated by these prospective dummies.
. Isn't it about time for all this non
sense to be stopped? If war is ever
justifable, it is so in the interest Of hu~
manity The crime of these Armenians
is that they are Christians and not Mo-
hammedans. The Bulgarian atrocities
pale into insignifcance beside the Ar
menian horrors, and yet for the former
Russia gave the "unspeakable Turk a
lesson he is just beginning to forget.
Before his memory entirely fails him
he should be forcibly reminded of his
little interview with the bear
There is altogether too much hum
buggery about international courtesy
and the comfy Of nations The law
of humanity should stand above the
law of international courtesy. It is
even asserted that it does, but in the
face of the Armenian massacre and the
events succeeding it it will be diff
cult to convince a fair minded person
that the lives of Christians will be any
more secure in Armenia than heretofore
The nations which are really civilized
and not semibarbarians, like the Turks,
should notify the sultan that another
massacre will mean the extinction OF
Turkey as country and its division in
to principalities under an international
protectorate.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1895-05-31
An Idle Maid With HandA

A boarding school inspector, who was
examining children in Hampshire the
other day, gave few questions to be an
swered in writing by them. Among them
was the following:
Q.-What is craven image2
A.-(Written by child)-An Idle maid
With hands.-English Paper.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1895-05-31
Old Onacers REFLECTED.

CEDAR RAPIDS, Ia, May 29.-The an
nual meeting of the sto ckholders of the
Burlington, Cedar Rapids and North
ern,was held here during the day, 3D.
lib out Of st, 900 shares Of stock being
voted. President G. J. Ives and the
old officers were reelected.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1895-05-31

These are the days when the city man
hies himself to farmhouse where ''ev-
cry luxury the market affords" is fur
nished, along with the lodging, for s. a
week. And then the aforementioned city
man abuses everybody in sight and calls
the farmer fraud because the fare is
not equal to that of the Newport or Long
Branch caravansaries, where the rate is
IS day.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1895-05-31
Refuge For the Rich.

Let us pause to drop tear for the
multimillionaires.
In recent symposium of answers to
the question, docs wealth bring happl-
ness?" the consensus of opinion was III
the negative, and some of the million
aires presented a really doleful viev OF
riches.
Andrew Carnegie says they can only
bring happiness in tho sense that they
give greater opportunity for making
others happy. This is quite a sensible
way to view the matter, and it is a pity
that our rich men lose this opportunity
Of using their wealth in the most ra-
tional and self satisfying way. Power
that will enable a man to feed the hun
cry and clothe the naked ought to make
him happy indeed. John D. Rockefeller,
the great Standard Oil magnate, who is
worth hundred millions or so, goes on
to explain that the word wealth is a rel
alive term and closes by affirming that
it is more likely to bring unhappiness
than happiness. George M. Pullman,
the great sleeping car Cresus, is quite
positive that wealth does not bring hap
piness. He intimates about as plainly
as words can be, made to express the
idea that he was happier when he was
poor than he is now. Perhaps this should
not be wondered at, considering his ex-
perience of about year ago. Russell
Sage takes considerable space to show
the vanity of wealth, its vexations and
perplexities. His chief grievances are
that he is obliged to live constantly in
the public eye, and that he is the victim
of d good many begging and threatening
letter writers. John W. Mackay thinks
there is not much fun in being rich, but
that good deal can be got out Of the
toll, privation and hardship one en-
dures in winning riches. Russell A.
Alger is somewhat doubtful, but he
thinks, on the whole, that the poor are
as happy as the rich. He does not say
they are happier: Hon. Levi P. Morton,
ex-vice president and now governor. is
of the opinion that neither wealth nor
poverty has much to do with happi-
ness anyway. Austin Corbin is sure
that wealth is great care and says ii
he only had time he could enumerate q
good many reasons why it does not bring
happiness. lie mentions one, and that
is the annoyance Of threatening letters
from socialists and cranks.
This question of happiness and wealth
has been treated before by men who pos
sess many millions, and the general con-
clusion was much the same as expressed
here. But has it never occurred to those
unfortunate millionaires that they can
give away their money and be just as
happy as poor people? And then it is q
little singular that they do not think Of
the good they might do by taking this
course. It is passing strange likewise, il
the views of these millionaires are cor
rect, that the greatest and most amiable
privilege which the rich enjoy over the
poor is that which they exercise the least
the power of making them happy.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1895-05-31
ON THE DIAMOND
Western League,

western League
At Toledo, ii; St. Paul, 4.
At Detroit, 9; Kansas City, 10.
At Grand Rapids, 10; Milwaukee, 8
At Indianapolis, 10; Minneapolis, 8
National League.
At Baltimore, IL; Louisville, 5.
At Philadelphia, s; Cincinnati, 2.
At New York, g.; Cleveland, z.
At Washington, 4; Pittsburg- IA.
At Brooklyn, Is; Chicago, 2.
1t Boston, II; st. Louis, II.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1895-05-31

One railroad company after another
reads the signs Of the times and is pre-
pairing to change its motive power from
steam to electricity. Very soon the New
York Central road will have on its Nj
agara branch only trolley trains. The
pleasure of visit to the Falls will then
be increased.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1895-05-31
Tavlor's Rontlsmen Win

Sioux FALLS, May 29.-Judge Edger-
ton Of the United States court has
granted a motion transferring the case
of the state against the bondsmen of
defaulting ex-Treasurer Taylor from
the State to the United States court on
the ground If local prejudice. The
date of trial is not yet fixed.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1895-05-31
A Union Of Republics.

One perpetual source of annoyance to
the Central and South American repub-
lies is, next to their own internal quar-
reling, the incessant attempts OF Flu"
sopean nations to aggrandize themselves
at the expense of the weak Latin Ameri-
can countries. These attempts have been
carried so far and have been continued
so long that they are apparently at. last
driving the republics to defend them.
selves. An important alliance of friend
ship has been concluded between Brazil
and Argentina. These two great and
progressive nations are taking steps to
form nothing less than defensive ur
ion of all the Latin American republics
It is the most important and encout~
aging news that has come from South
America in many day. The news dis
patches tell US that Venezuela has the
sympathy and moral support of all the
neighboring republics in her spirited at
titude toward Great Britain, and that
they will support her by force Of arms
if necessary.
Such q union is all that is needed for
the future security and advancement OF
the brave South and Central American
republics. Standing together, they could
bid defiance to the united armies and ma
vies of all Europe. The United States
and Mexico should do all in their power
to foster such an alliance and then should
join it themselves. The allied republics
Of North and South America could die
would be the greatest chapter in history.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1895-05-31
Knitting Factory Destroyed.

TOLEDO, O., May 29.-Roth &
Friedman's knitting factory was totally
destroyed by fire during the evening.
The factory is large 4-story building,
and within 20 minutes after the fire
was discovered the walls fell in. Four
hundred and fifty people are thrown
out Of employment
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1895-05-31


No matter what stage IL
has reached, DIR. Pierce,s
Golden Medical Dis
covery will subdue it.
Mrs. MARY MOTT, of
Rduep Rock, Peasants Co.,
~, Va, writes: Before
using your Or. Pierce's
Golden Medical Discovery,
everything I ate would
ferment In my stomach,
and my tongue was 20
terribly coated, I thought
nothing would remove It.
Since taking the Golden
Medical Discovery I can
ct Ct Z :. food meal and en-
w - TE- -F--..
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1895-05-31

There will be one advantage anyhow
when Baron Saurma- Jeltsch is succeed
ed by Bar on Won Thielmann as German
ambassador at Washington. The Amer
lean people will be able to pronounce
the new mans name
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1895-05-31

New York city has made a great dis
oovery. It has found that street car
mail service is good thing. st. Louis
found that out several years ago.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1895-05-31
Refused tho REQ uisltiou,

ST. PAuL, May 29.-Governor Clough
has refused to sign the warrant of Rev.
L. S. Darling, wanted at Miller, s. D..
for rape. The papers are said to be de-
fective, in that there is no corrobora-
tive evidence and that II months
elapsed in which the arrest might have
been made in South Dakota.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1895-05-31
WHAT Ais YOU?

y Do you feel dull, languid, low-spirited,
.hullness or bloating after eating, tongue
coated, bitter or bad taste In mouth, irregu-
!. lar appetite, frequent headaches, "foating
.specks" before eyes, nervous prostration
sand drowsiness after meals9
II You have any considerable number Of
these symptoms, you are suffering from
Torpid Liver, associated with Dyspepsia, or
indigestion. The more complicated your
4 diaeaae the greater the number of svmptoms.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1895-05-31
Only Fourteen Saved.

Outy EOurCe0n S8VeUs
SAN FRANCISCO, May $50. R. s.
Schwerin, superintendent of the Pa
citc Mail company, has received word
that the steamer Colima has been
wrecked. Fourteen of those on board
were saved. She carried about 70, in.
GLIDING the crew. It is not known how
the wreck occurred.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1895-05-31

nnot unconstitutional we should like
10 continue to breathe.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1895-05-31

TOPEKA, Kan, May 20. The Rt
Rev. Frank R. Millspaugh, dean Of
Grace cathedral in this city, has been
elected bishop of the Episcopal diocese
OF Kansas, to succeed the late Bishop
Thomas.
Arizona republican., 1895-03-24

centuries. They make possible the
transfer of the abundance Of one region
to supplement the want OF another.
And yet, the modern road, crossing the
country in all directions, traversible by
carriages and carts, as well as beasts,
does not go back to the times of good
Queen Bess. Indeed, in her reign
thousands might starve, and did starve,
in one county, while abundance filled
the granaries Of the others.
''Think of men and women and chill
dren starving from mere lack of that
form of wealth which we call roads in
the days when Drake and the great cap
tains were securing the seas in search
of the Spanish galleons and Spanish
gold, and when the military might OF
England hurled back the Spanish
Armada and all the power of the great
est nation on the face of the globe In
the very heart of London, in the street
named after the king himself, the only
way one of the Edwards could get to
his parliament was to fill with great
punches of fagots the holes in the
street,
Arizona republican., 1895-03-24
SAVE Time And MONEY

By taking the cheapest and quickest route
from Solomonville to Sheldon station and
Clifton, or from Clifton to Solomonville. Only
nine hours making the trip either way. Green's
regular mail hack leaves Solomonville for Shell
don station every Monday, Wednesday and
by $3.50 p. m, making close connections with
the train from Lordsburg to Clifton. Return
ing from Sheldon to Solomonville on arrival of
train from Clifton every Tuesday, Thursday
and Saturday, arriving at solomonville by
O'Clock p. m. We shall spare no time or ex-
pense to make it to the interest of all who will
favor us with their patronage. Commercial
men and others who have to travel on odd days
can alway be accommodated by timely notice
Fare, SIS: round trip $50. We have corral at
Solomonville, where we give animals good
care and plenty to eat and drink Saddle
horses, teams and buggies to let Thanking
the public for their liberal patronage hereto
fore bestowed and asking continuance of the
same, we remain yours respectfully,
N. GREEN & SON.
SoLoMoNvILLE. Ariz.. March IA, 1894.
Arizona republican., 1895-03-24
ROADS OF ANTIQUITY.
Those Built by the Medieval Peruvians
Were the Most Magnificent.

were the MOSE AinEDlncenE.
Perhaps the earliest road on record
is that mentioned by Herodotus as
having been constructed by Cheops,
the Egyptian king, in order that stones
might be dragged along it for his pyr-
amid. In the opinion of the Greek
traveller the work of making the road
was as great as that of building the
pyramid, for it took ten years to con-
struct, and it was made of polished
stones with figures carved on them.
But, according to the London Standard,
this does not compare in magnitude
with the highways constructed by the
Peruvians, while medieval Europe was
still in a state of semi-barb arous disor-
ganization. The two principal roads
in Peru ran from Quito in the north to
Cuzco, the capital, the one along the
sandy and level strip of coast, the other
along the plateau of the Andes, re-
gion of unparalleled engineering diff
Guilty. The length of the second has
been estimated at from 1,500 to 1000
miles. 1t crossed sierras buried in
snow, bridged ravines with walls of
solid masonry, mounted and descended
precipices by staircases hewn in the
solid rock and ran in interminable gal
leries along the sides of intractable
mountains. Where rivers had to be
crossed bridges were made with ropes
of stout, plant osier twisted to the
thickness of a mans body and stretched
over the stream sometimes for dis
tance of 200 feet. These cables swung
side by side, and, fastened with planks
so as to form a footway, were drawn
through holes in enormous buttresses
of stone specially constructed on each
bank, and were secured firmly at each
end to heavy beams of timber. A rail
ing of similar OSier material gave the
passenger confidence as, he crossed the
oscillating bridge that sank danger
ously in the middle and mounted rap
idly at the sides. The great highway
was twenty feet wide, and was built
with flags Of freestone covered with
bituminous cement. 1t was measured
out by posts set up at every league;
caravansaries and magazines were sta
toned at convenient distances for the
Peruvian soldiers on their military ex-
petitions; and regular postal service
had been organized by which highly
trained runners, relieved every five
miles, could convey messages a dis
lance of 200 miles in the twenty-four
hours. The roads were kept in beauti-
full order, the inhabitants of a district
being responsible for that portion of
the highway which traversed their
land. At the same time it should be
remembered that there was no wheel
traffic to cut up the level surface of the
hard pavement. There is considerable
irony in the fact that it was not till
the spaniards forcibly introduced their
so-called civilization into Peru that
the famous roads began to fall into dis
repair.