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Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1896-11-06
old man took him seriously and declared
that he had long had that possibility in

old man took him seriously and declared
that he had long had that possibility in
mind.
About half.past II, the moon having
dropped behind tho Ration range, Colonel
Taggart entered the stage and tried to imi-
tate his clerk by going to sleep; but al.
though an old Traveller in the western
wilds he could not do so. 1t was five
miles to the next station-the longest
stretch without change on the line-when
Tom Adams, as was his custom, halted his
painting horses on the crest of q spur, over
which the road wound. He fastened the
lines to the brake and was in the act of
dismounting to make sure that the har-
ness was all right for the descent just be-
yond when he was startled by the click
Ing Of rifle, and from behind a neighbor-
Ing rock stern voice commanded:
HALT and throw up your hands!'
Tom Adams, with the quickness Of
lightning, threw up his hands, but one Of
them held q revolver.
"Who are your" demanded the driver
"There are four of u.s. and We'll shoot
the first man that shows fight. You have
two men inside9'
ayes, but they have no money"
"Order them out"
GAS you seem to be bossing this job,
order them out YOURSELF" said Tom
Adams, and he tried to make out the
mans confederates.
The man advanced, still covering the
driver with his rifle, and called out:
"Come Colonel Taggart, we know you!
Jump out with your friend and turn over
your money. We've no time to spare. "
Colonel Taggart had drawn his pistol
and was in the act Of opening the stage
door when flash near by blinded him,
and he heard the crack Of q pistol.
"Hal got your cried Tom Adams as
tho robber, who had exposed himself for
the fraction Of second, reeled and fell
dead at his feet.
The man had no confederates.
Tom Adams unscrewed stage lamp
and held 1t down to the masked face Of a
slender, graceful figure.
He tore away the mask. Then the lamp
dropped from his hand, and reeling back
he cried out In q voice of piercing agony:
ooh, Godl 1t Is Xiii My. KitP' 81.
With q dead son and an insane father
inside, the stage remained halted till morn
ing. when Colonel Taggart and his clerk
drove It to the next station. @E~5 y
Tom Adams died few months after
this, and his friends even his heartbroken
wife, felt thankful that his reason never
returned. ALFRED r. CALHOUN.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1896-11-06

new designs and fancies all tho time. The
very handsomest OF the canvas weavcs have
the mesh large enough to show the bright
silk lining to the skirt through it. This
produces such variety of softened glints
and CLEANS of color that one keeps looking
at it for new surprises The most of the
canavs weaves have fine little hairs stand
ing out from the cord or the very popular
little knots which resemble the "nigger
heads of five seasons ago. Basket weaves
of coarse canvas are among the favorites.
There are also canvas mixtures where sew
eral threads are interwove4, like heather
mixtures, and they are firm and strong,
though very unobtrusive. They will make
excellent runabout dresses. There are
more varieties of the canvas cloths than
can define They owe their popularity to
their oddity more than anything else. Of
the frise and tufted goods I have spoken
at length before, but will mention one
new stuff called lezard, or lizard skin.
This Is wrought in colors and design to rep
resent those swift little CRITTERS. - They are
not nearly so ugly as one might think. As
to the serges, twills, coverts, oheviots and
Cloths they are all popular, as they were
before. They are like bread and the poor,
"slways with U.S." The walking suits are
as severely plain as ever, with the excep-
ton of the blazer suits. The full vests to
these are in the most brilliant of the iri-
descent silks of this season, and consider
them especially belligerent. And yet I
don't think would have them changed
noticed an innovation of the most pro-
nounced type yesterday. This was tea
jacket made of the most extraordinary.
blue and green ohangeable taffeta. The
whole outfit took ones breath away for q
moment The jacket hung open in front
and was half tight in the back. There was
an immense pair Of revers folded In three
deep plaits. These were made Of rich
white faille, edged all the way with white
Spanish Lace, hand run. The sleeves were
bishop, with deep cuffs Of faille edged with
lace. There was vest front of the taffeta
shirred closely under narrow frills of white
lace at the neck and waist line. This tea
jacket was worn over a skirt of rich bro
oade in reseda green, pink and white with
no hint Of blue in 1t. There was double
ruffle Of lace at the bottom of the skirt.
The outfit excited much comment. There
was full tea gown which was more to my
taste and, indeed, that of many others.
This was of soft old rose surah with design
of small black rings. 1t was laid in deep
double folds from top to bottom. In front
there was q double cascade of handsome
cream lace and single ones on each side
There was q double cascade of lace down
the back. The short pulled sleeves ended
with lace frill, and there were lace
panaches set out on the sleeves at the
throat. MATE LERoY.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1896-11-06

by the great monopulieS that afterward got
control, but the culm was too excessive
for tho man whose life hHd been so active
and full of stirring excitement
To the last Tom Adams loved his wife
with all the strength and loyalty OF his
simple nature, and he loved her all the
moro when after two years of married life
she brought him son.
This son was named Exit, in honor of
the fathers friend. The boy grew up
strong as his father and handsome rs his
mother Had his surroundings been civil
lied, the compliments paid to his grace
and beauty might have spoiled him. But
what matters 1t. He was spoiled in some
way, as we shall sec.
Tom Adams could read, to quote him
self, "simple words in big print, :" but bc-
yond that he knew nothing and cared less
about "eddycation. Mrs. Adams was
quite rs illiterate as her husband-indeed
she could not read at all. But with a wom-
ans quick perception she saw that the
Americans crowding into the land differed
not SO much in looks as in their ability to
read and write, and SO her mother love
prompted her to give her son the best edu-
cation the territory afforded, which was
not much.
There was q school at Santa Fe and an
other at Taos, both conducted BY Catholic
missionaries just because Kit Carson S
home was then in Taos land he could keep
an eye on the boy" it was decided to send
him to school there.
Young Kit, as he was called, was a
man by the time he was 16. He was very
bright and handsome, but he did not take
kindly to the discipline and textbooks of
the good fathers. This panied the mother,
but 1t had an opposite effect on the father,
who delighted in the knowledge that his
con could shoot with the BEST ride like a
centaur and down the Oldest hands IN a
square game of draw poker.
Young Kit came home In his seventeenth
year, and his father, who had again taken
to stagedriving, turned over to the boy the
ranch, with few score cattle and about
5000 sheep.
Men have become millionaires on much
smaller start, but young Kit had as little
Idea Of money as had his father.
Instead Of attending his focks, young
Kit practiced on the fiddle by day, and he
went by night to all the fandangoes with
in reach. But his greatest delight was to
60 to Fort Union and play poker with the
enlisted men, many of whom had more
skill and less honor than himself And
this no doubt was at the bottom Of the
tragedy.
It was long drive from Fort Union to
Trinidad, but Tom Adams used to make
the round trip In 70 hours, with relays ev-
cry ten miles. His only rest was at either
end Of the route Joe Hobart drove down
when Tom Adams came up.
Tho up coaches often carried consider
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1896-11-06

I c X r T T 8
Charge has been
the theme for a
host Of southern
writer's, generally
articipants,
whose aim has
been to explain or
set forth some
particular inci-
dents of the great
fight. A common
error in popular
descriptions is the
assumption that
Pickett's own d.
visio,a& Virgin
ians marched to
battle that fiav as
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1896-11-06
FASHIONS OF new YORK.
The Seasons Silks Are Magnifi-
cent In Texture and Coloring.
BLUE AND GREEN COMBINATION.

It Has Achieved Surprising Popularity
velvets In High Favor-The Baby Waist
For Young Ladies-A Wooden Novelty
Other New Designs.
copyright, 1896, by American Press Associa.
toni
The silks now on exhibition for hand.
some fall and winter gowns are magnif.
Gently rich both In texture and coloring.
There are brocades almost as heavy as up.
holstery silk and the designs upon them
are so large as to suggest the brocatelles
But 1t is only a suggestion, for the brocades
have different plan of weave and design.
These superb brocades are unusually wide,
some of them being quite Sc inches. This
Is rendered necessary by the way skirts are
shaped now. The ground Is usually in
some light and delicate tint with the great
punches of flowers or garlands thrown oyer
in careless profusion. Old rose, ashes of
roses, pearl gray and sage green are all
among the most beautiful of the ground
work. Black is also shown, Of the same
quality of silk, which is called faille prin.
cess, and this is bestrewn with punches of
violets with long stems and leaves. These
punches are thrown up in satin weave over
the faille and are almost as perfect as ma
ture. There are designs of other flowers,
mostly small, with their natural foliage.
How rich this silk is no one can imagine
without seeing 1t. One pattern had the
round faille weave, and over that were
thrown the lines that gave the watered ef-
feet. Still above them was the floral pat
tern OF wreaths in all sorts of shaded
greens, with silver acorns and berries
among them. One of heavy faille had a
pattern of scarlet silk looking like the red
edges of burning coal, with here and there
a highly FURNISHED copper thread showing
like living fire. This would make a regal
gown for q brunette for some grand fuDc-
ton. Many Of the brocades are done in sill
YER or gold upon a ground of this faille
princess. 1t should be called faille empress.
In many of these superb brocades one finds
simply the shades of the same color. Pale
lilac on dark heliotrope makes one beauti-
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1896-11-06
How Gypsies Protect Their Gold.

Fifteen gypsies travelling together were
halted at Laredo, Tex, on their way from
Mexico and. turned back because they had
. lot of bedding which was 20 filthy that
the quarantine inspectors pronounced II
infected. They sought out an interpreter,
who explained to the inspector that the
stuff was not used rs bedding, but inwrap.
ped the wealth of the band, which was 90
hidden to throw robbers of the scent. His
story proved true, and the wanderers were
allowed to pass They said they were 60
Ing all over the world. .. =. T., .
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1896-11-06
Intox,c.nts and Railroads.

Michigan has passed q law fixing . heavy
penalty upon railroad companies for the
employment Of persons addicod to the use
Of tntoxicants.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1896-11-06

T8UOCeSSOF 20 06n6raI HISO WOuuUeU u
Gettysburg.l
the Iron brigade in the outskirts Of Nc
Pherson's woods. The division was rear
guard for Lees army on the retreat from
Gettysburg to the Potomac, and while COW
ering the crossing Of the troops to Vir-
ginia was f1ercely attacked by Clusters
cavalry. Thus 1t began the great battle
and fought the last encounter of the cam
paign. General Pettigrew, temporary COM
mander in the charge at Gettysburg, was
shot dead by one of Clusters troopers.
saa= GEORGE L. KILMER.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1896-11-06
IN PICKETT'S CHARGE
HETA'S DIVISION SHOULDER TO
SHOULDER WITH THE WRGINIANS.

4 Tennesseean's Story OF the Terrible
March Against Fate,-A Tennessee Bri.
sade Carried Its Standards Across the
Bloody Barrier on Cemetery Ridge.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-02-19
RATHER REMARKABLE.
Deputy Sheriff Frith's Remembrance of
Criminal Face After Eleven Years.

Yesterday Marshal Trickey received a
letter from the Boston police, enclosing
q photograph of ono Leonard Sullivan
alias. Edward Kelley. taken at the present
tim esswhen the man is 90 years of age
The letter from Boston said that
this man had been arrested for having
burglars tools in his possession. They
had Investigated and found that either
this man or one having the same name,
had been arrested in Portland in 1885 for
picking pockets and was sentenced to
three years at Thomaston. The pr oto-
graph was sent down SO that the officers
who had arrested Sullivan at the time
might identify the man arrested in Bos-
ton as the man whom he arrested here
II years ago. Deputy Sheriff Firth was
the officer who made the arrest.
Marshal Trickey went to him and
showed him the photograph and asked
if he had ever seen that man before.
Without a moments hesitation, Mr..
Firth said that he had. He thought
moment and then said that that man
was sent to Thomaston for three years
for picking pockets. He thought a NOM
emit longer and then pronounced his
name, LIE onard Sullivan.
This was II years after the time that
he had made the arrest, and certainly
shows "a remarkable memory, especially
as tho II years have changed the man
from youth of IS years to hardened
looking criminal Of 90 years.
A photograph Of the man was taken at
the time he was arrested here shows
great difference. but the face in both
photographs is clean shaven and OF course
there is the same expression.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-02-19
new ADVERTISEMENTS TO-DAY.
THE GREAT TOBACCO WAR.
From the New York Herald.

From the NeW York Herald.
The head of one of the largest st. Louis man
ufactories of plug tobacco said to-day: About
two yeare ago we put on the market a brand
of plug tobacco. and when we figured it out,
we found we had lost just seven cents pound.
Battle AK Plug Tobacco. / am told, sells for
one cent per pound less that our brand, which
would make the loss on if nine cents per pound.
Battle Ax,'' however. is superior to the one
we put out, and must cost more to manufacture.
bacco were sold, on which believe there must
have been a loss of at least ten cents pound,
so on this item alone there seems to have been
a loss of 100000.
From the above statement of large plug to-
baeeo manufacturer, who evidently knows
what he is talking about, it would seem to us
that the only one who is .benefiting by the To-
baceo War is the man who chews Battle AK
for he is certainly getting the full worth of his
money every time he buys it. 1t
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-02-19
Judelsohn Entitled to Damages.

Last summer Jacob Judelsohn engaged
Charles A. Libby, carpenter and house
mover to raise an old two-story wooden
building two feet This structure Is
situated on Deer street, and the upper
part of 1t is used by the Hebrews as a
synagogue. Mr.. Libby, the building
mover, charged Mr.. Judelsohn SAT for
raising the building two feet, but claims
that he did not agree to raise the build
ing without cracking the plastering
When the building had been raised
Judelshon claimed that the plastering
had been cracked and that $40 damage
had been done to the building by Mr..
Libby's carelessness IN raising the struc-
ture. On these grounds Mr.. judi esohn
refused to pay Libby. The latter brought
suit for his money yesterday morning
in tbs municipal court. d. A. Meaher
was his attorney and A. f. Moulton APP
peared for Judelsohn. The latter proved
by John H. Williams, plasterer, John
Carley, carpenter, and others, that the
plastering had been badly damaged in
raising the building. Leah, the daugh-
ter of Judelsohn, testified that Libby
had agreed with her father to move the
building without cracking the plaster
ing. Libby denied that any contract of
this kind had been made, but the cour t
decided that Judelsohn was entitled to
damages and need not pay Libby the SAT
asked for.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-02-19
Personal.

These were among the arrivals at the
Preble house yesterday, E. W. Fuller,
J. B. Drake, G. C. Greenleaf, Bath; j.
Collins, Gardiner; j. A. Jones, G. E.
Willard, Boston; A. E. Farnham. Fair
field; G. K. Evans Boston; John Green
leaf and wife Wiscassett, j. G. Lake,
Manchester, N. H.; d. v Wentworth
and wife. Kittsry; E. E. Proctor, Wake
field.
Miss Mime Plummer will be the orga-
mist at WiIliston church-not Congress
Square, as printed yesterday-and Mr..
kimball, now organist at Williston, will
go to Congress Square
Rev. L. Dewitt Talmage is at the Fall
| mouth hotel.
Judge Bonney and Mr.. Ruel Small have
returned from their trip to Washington.
The Pine street Free Baptist church,
Lewiston, has extended call to Rev.
E. W. Kicker of Lisbon Falls to the pas
torate of that church. He is to give his
decision in the matter this week.
Mrs. Reed. wife Of the Speaker, has
resumed her receptions at the Shoreham
in Washington, much to the satisfaction
of the calling throngs who like to have
chance to meet all the celebrities.
Mrs. Reed, being in mourning, has not
| received before this season. Miss Reed
| pleasantly assists her mother and theil
| callers are numerous.
| Mrs. Stevens spoke in Pittsf1eld last
evening in the Baptist church on prison
| reform and need of Maine reforlna-
tory for women. This morning at {
O'Clock she speaks ON parliamentary
usage before the students of the Central
Maine Institute at Pittsfield.
Mr.. George L. SWEET, the new post
master, took possession OF the post off oe
last evening.
State Deputy Grand Knight e. F.
O'Connor, Esq, and Mr.. Ryan of Man
chester N. H., likewise Grand knights
P. II. Kelliher of Lewiston and j. b.
Friel of Waterville, attended the ban
quet and assembly of the Knights o.
Columbus at Gilbert's hall Monday eve
ming.
Miss Susie Croswell of Boston, ii
spending few days in town.
Among the arrivals at the Falmouth
yesterday were: J. Hart, Worcester; G.
NJ. Clark. Chicago; J. J.. Thompson
Montreal; e. Parsons, e. Andrews, Ken
nebunk; G. Howe. Manchester; +. W
Gilmore, New Haven; Mr.. and Mrs. A
Il. H dimes, Brunswick; W. M. Nash
Chsrry1ield; A. S. Ranney, Concord. !
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-02-19
BRIEF JoTTlNGs.

The First Free Baptist church ha s
elected LindIey M. Webb treasurer in
place of Rufus Deering deceased and
passed resolutions to Mr.. behring's
memory.
An interesting meeting of the Catholic
Literary and Debating Society will be
held at their hall on Congress street,
Thursday evening. All members are re-
qussted to be present. The Missionary
Union of the Second Parish church
viii hold its regular monthly meeting
in thu large yestry of the church this
afternoon at 8 o'clock. Subject, Africa"
A cordial invitation is extended to all
women interested in that country.
A meeting of the Ladies' Veteran Fire
mems League will be held at Veteran
Firemen's hall this evening at 7.3O. A
full attendance is requested.
Yesterday was very cold and bright,
but it softeneu up some in the afternoon.
A very enjoyable dancing party was
held in York & Weites' sail loft Mon
day evening, which was handsomely de-
corated for the occasion. About 40 couples
were present, the ladi es appearing in
costumes Of duck, while the gentlemen
were outing suits.
The chorus concert at the sacred can
tata David the Shepherd Boy" is to
be sung by a large children's chorus at
Congress street Methodist church, has
been postponed from this evening to
Wednesday evening, March 4th.
The Martha Washington Society will
meet Thursday with Mrs. Sylvanus
Bourne, 81 Sherman street.
The February term of the superior
court which was adjourned over until
yesterday on account of the extreme
length OF the January term, was opened
yesterday morning. The jury were i'm
pannelled and excused until Thursday
morning.
The free stereopticon lecture is to be
given at City Hall at 10 a. M. February
%, under the auspices of the Portland
Wonan's Council. The teachers and pu-
pills of the public schools have been es-
pecially invited to attend.
Brakeman FORMER, one of the two men
who were injured at Byron in the rail
road collision Saturday, is still in a
critical condition at the Maine General
hospital. Engineer Belmont is getting
along nicely.
Miss Alma Eden, formerly a teacher
near Cape Town, will give lecture
on Personal "reminiscences in South
Africa" in the Second Advent church
this evening.
There was runaway on Middle street
last evening and the horse ran into
David Hooper's window and smashed
it. Mr.. John P WEIGH executed some
very intricate and fancy steps in lodging
the horse.
The Young Woman's Chris tian Asso-
citation will hold several days session
at Lawrence during the next week and
tickets have been placed on sale at
number OF stations by the Boston &
Maine railroad, which are good going
February goth to 20, and returning not
later than February Gath. The rate from
Portland Is 50. so, and information may
be obtained at the station ticket Office
regarding trains etc
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-02-19
A Famous Case Settled,

In 1890 Marcia Rogers was in jured
while stepping on board one of the steam
ers of the Kennebec Steambot company
at Bath. She sued the company for $15,-
600 damages and in 1892 was given a YER
dict OF So, 800 The case was taken to the
Law court. The exceptions were sustain-
ed and the verdict was set aside. Yes
terday the case was ready for second
trial in the Superior court, but a settle
ment between the parties was finally
effected.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-02-19
THAT ASSAULT CASE.
Why N. b. Chase of Long Island Is to Ap-
pear before Judge Robinson This Morn
ing.

The story Of the assault case which is
to be tried before Judge Robinson this
morning in which Napoleon B. Chase
OF Long Island, is to appea' as the de-
fendant, is as follows: Mr.. Chose sold
the stumpags on wood lot to man
named Hugely. This man employed
Lewis Wambold to cut wood on the lot,
Chase found him at work and claims
that he was on the wrong lot He or
dered the man to leave and the man re-
fused. A fight resulted in which Wam-
bold received some severe bruises. Each
Claims that the other made the first at
tack.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-02-19
United States Civil Service Exa,

United States Civil Service Examination.
The United States Civil Service Com
mission has ordered that an examine
ton be held by it's local board in this
city on Tuesday, April Z, 1886, COM
mencing at 8 o'clock a. M, for the po-
sitions of. clerk, storekeepar, inspector,
boatman and watohman in the customs
service. Only citizens of the United
States can be examined. The age limi-
tations for this examination are as fol-
lows: clerk, not under 90, other posit-
ions not under 81. No application will
accepted for this examination unless
fled with the undersigned, in complete
form, on the proper blank, before the
hour Of closing business on March IS,
1895. Applications should be fled prompt
ly, therefore, in order that time may
remain, for correction if necessary.
The commission takes this opportunity
Of stating that the examinations are
open all reputable citizens of the Unit
ed States who may desire to enter the
service, without regard to race or to
thoir political or religious affiliations
All such citizens are invited to apply.
They shall be examined, graded, and
certified with entire impartiality, and
wholly without regard to any considera-
tion save their efficiency, as shown by
the grades they obtain in the examina-
ton.
For application blanks, full instruc-
tions, and information relatives to the
duties and salaries Of the different posit-
ions, apply to Charles W. Roberts, score
tary board Of examiners customs service
P. o. Address, Custom House. Portland.