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Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1896-07-17
{" 1t ar, ma'an. ,

I" It ar, ma'am.'
'Zeb Whitep' l.
That's it, 49,. -
"'Live down yam by the branch and
call yo'se tho Postum Hunter of Tonnes
seer .,"H
THE same @
".Glad to meet yo, Mistah White. Ar
that same thing on yo'r legs patent ma
sheen fur diggin roots9'
Not actly, ma'am. It's mo- what
they calls bar trap
"Waal," said Zeb, I'VE talked that way
to each other fur about ten minits
Neither of us wanted to be the fust to give
In, yo' know, but bimeby the pain was so
great that had to crawflsh. 1t took her
half an hour to get me loose, and then she
had to carry me home on her back. That
ended my huntin fur about three months,
but as soon us could drag around went
out and knocked over the bar which had
played with me"
"But Mrs White came out ahead" 1
laughed.
"Waal, hain't gwine fur to deny that
she didn't" replied Zeb. "That's the
wust thing bout these yere family riots
the ole woman allus Gums out a leetle
ahead, jest huff to brag on. 1t was nigh
two months befo' she said word to mo
on the subjick. Then as was sorter feelin
SISSY one day she turns on me with:
Say, be yo' shat yere Zeb White as
was wearin a bar trap fur breeches over
thar in the woods one day?'
"And hadn't nuthin to say-nuthin
tall" NJ. QUAD
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1896-07-17
The Fork Versus the Knife.

"Pardon me, Cousin Jay, but you should
not cat with your knife" said Mrs. Cittily,
addressing her rural relative. "It is not
according to the rules of etiquette, you
know"
"Hoh! What's the sense Of eterket, any
how?'' airily answered the visitor from the
wilds of Wayback county, pausing in the
midst of IN interesting exhibition of anna
teur sword swallowing. II amt no dude!'
II know you are not Cousin Jay, but
there is u sensible reason for that rule.
You are very liable to cut your mouth
with the knife. That Is one reason why
you should always use fork in conveying
food to your mouth.
"Hoh That amt no reason at all! A
Teller that amt got sense enough to keep
from cuttin his mouth with q knife would
be just as likely to jab it with fork. -
New York Sunday World.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1896-07-17

Let us give satan his due. The great
est newspaper liars on earth are to he
found in New York city. Here is an H.
lustration: just before the Republican
convention Senator Elect Foraker of
Ohio was in New York. A number of
reporters for the city press called to in
terview him. He would not see any Of
them, as the seal on Republican lips in
regard to the gold question had not yet
been broken. Positively Mr.. Foraker
would not and did not see reporter.
Here is the result as told by Foraker
himself: EVERY paper had an inter-
view. In some Twas for gold, in others
for silver, in others I was fighting the
war over again, in others was ina
fury about Cuba. I did not see any
newspaper man or make any remark to
anybody as the basis of any of these
purported interviews. Talk of journal
istic enterprise!
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1896-07-17

The Gibraltarlike pride and insolence
as we'll as hopeless bigotry and igno-
rance Of the Spaniards crop out visibly in
the speech made by Comas in the cortes
asking for the abrogation of the treaty
Of 1877 between Spain and the United
States. That treaty, Comas said, put
Spanish subjects on Spanish territory
on footing Of inferiority with foreign
ers such as the Americans, "who had no
history and no antecedents. Dear, dear!
Spain is hopeless. Nothing short of be-
ing torn all to pieces and made over
again will infuse any modern sense into
the decaying old Spanish nation. The
sooner the disintegrating process is over
the better for her and all other coun-
tries. Spain must lose Cuba and get
sound thrashing before she comes to her
senses
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1896-07-17
THINKS BRYAN is STRONG
Ex-Governor Boies Says He Will Make q
Good Run In the Northwest.

Ex-Governor Boies Says He Will Make a
Good Run In the Northwest.
WATERLOO, a., July 13.-When the
news of Bryan's nomination reached
Waterloo, Governor Boies did not seem
in the least surprised. A reporter being
in his Office at the time, asked him:
"What do you think of the nomina-
ton Of Bryant"
Il think it the very strongest that
could have been made for the doubtful
states in the Northwest.
"What states do you include as the
list of doubtful states of the North
west?"
"Kansas, Nebraska, both the Dakotas,
Minnesota, Iowa, Illinois, and Michi-
gan, with probably Wisconsin added. :"
"Do you think that Mr.. Bryan will
carry Iowa?"
II believe that he will make the race
in Iowa close one, and probably carry
the state.''
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1896-07-17

entirely, and the swelling would commence.
This was always occasioned by some strain
like sudden stop. The knee gradually
recovered, but always was weaker than the
other. g@
About fifteen years ago the swelling recon.
menced, this time without any wrench at
all, and before long realized that this was
rheumatism settling in the weakest part Of
the body. The trouble came SO often that !
was obliged to carry an opiate in my pocket
everywhere ! went l had generally .
packet in my waistcoat pocket, but in going
to conference at Buffalo forgot it, and as
the car was damp and cold, before got to
Buffalo my knee was swollen to twice its
had seen the good effects that Pink Pills
were having in such Eases, and / tried them
myself with the result that have never
had twinge or swelling since. This was
effected by taking seven or eight boxes.
I need not say that am thankful for my
recovered independence, but / will add that
my knee is far stronger than it has been for
thirty-tive years. ...3
took one pill at my meals three times .
day.
1 gladly give you this statement;
Yours, s. K. CALTHROP.
Since writing this letter Dr.. Calthrop has
not had any visits from his old enemy and
|
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was then. To the reporter he said:
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81 recommend the pills highly to all who
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DR.. Williams Pink Pills for Pale People
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the use Of this wonderful medicine, and
it can be given to children with perfect
safety.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1896-07-17
"".HEE HE HIT ME AGAIN.

Tered over Panther hill one day2 Waal, I
was talzin That path. Thar was plenty Of
bars around ycre then, and only three
days befo' the fuss Id set a big trap on
that path ortrr hcv recollected bout it
as l went along nut that fuss with tho ole
woman driv it clean outer my head. Yes,
sah walked plumb invo that trap befo' l
knowed it, and what was wuss l was
kotched with both legs jest below tho
knees. was carryin my rifle long down
beside mo, and it was kotched too. If 1t
hadn't bin, the teeth would hev gone right
to tho bone.
"But you had your arms free and could
get yourself out" said.
"I'd like to hev 70 try it once" he
grimly replied. 1.-The heit Of that trap was
all man could lift, and l had to use u
lever to spring tho jaws open when sot 1t.
I had the chain fast to a tree and had clear
ed the ground around it, and thar wasn't
SO much as stick to help myself with.
Deed, sab, but l jest fell right over and
howled with the pain of it. 'Peared
Like my legs was bein sawed of with a
dull saw, and never cum higher to faint
in away. AFTER about ten minits my legs
go numb, and tho pain wasn't SO bad, but
I sweat till hadn't a dry thread on NE.
That spot is two miles from any house,
and how was gwine to git outer that
scrape couldn't toll. hooted and whoop-
ed till l could boot no mo-, but nobody
cum-that is, no human bein cum. What
did show up was bar. Reckon he'd bin
sleepin in thickct ni~t ut hand and my
yeliin had disturbed him. Anyway he was
thar. and my rifle was kotched in SIGH a
way that couldn't use it. The blamed
varmint knowed l was in a fix and took
advantage Of it. Hc jest walked right up
to me and s1nclt Tic up and down Then
he hauled off and hit ire a whack with his
& paw which relied HE ty~ico over. Then he
hit me 'rnin and rolled nc back. /
+ couldn' t do nuthin but take it, and reck-
on it was half an hour befo' ne got tired Of
the fun and walked off. Thar was his
chance to kill and eat u man, and q man as
I had killed over 30 of his kind, but he
didn't take advantage Of it. "
And what happened after the bear left
\ your"
~ Waal, that was about noon. rolled
around and got the chain free and then
tried to open the trap, but couldn't fetch
1T About O'Clock in the AFTERNOON, when
/ I'd made up my mind that I was goner
I and was lyin on my back and weepin like
I q baby, my ole woman hove in sight. She'd
.S got sorry and gone back to the cabin, but
to tlis day she can't tell why she follered
me into the woods. Reckon the finger Of
Providence p'inted that way: She'd got
over bein mad, and she was powerful
shocked to find me in that bar trap, but
J yo' know how wimen ar. They don't want
I to pear to give up too quick. She seed
Z me good ways off, but she didn't hurry.
When she cum along up, she gives sud-
den start of surprise and then seq to me,
sez she: ..@.r
1 s;sf e Mebbe I'm mistooken, but hahn t yo'r
name Mistah Whitep'
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1896-07-17
A Bicycle BAll8d.

Oh. the sailor sings Of the sounding sea
And the shrek Of the surging gale;
The soldier sings Of his gallantry
And Of wars where he did not quail;
The cobbler sings as he fits the last
With tap. tap. tap. tap, tap.
But the hiking chap, as he's fitting past,
Oh, he sings as he swings his cap:
I'm hiking chap. hiking chap. with swift
and silent steed.
I'm never behind. Oh, where will you find such
ease combined with speed2
Ny bell ring. with ding. ding, ding, so harm
may never hap.
With q whir and fash along dash, a jubilant
hiking chap.
Oh, the robin chirps in the cherry tree
And blinks in q wondering way;
The chipmunk, scurrying hastily,
Stops short In dire dismay;
The cattle stare at the weirdssme sight
Surprised, their ears they flap
While the zephyr cfoons to the blossoms
bright ...
The song of the hiking chap:
I'm hiking chap, hiking chap. with swift
and silent steed.
I'm never behind. Oh, where will you find such
ease combined with speed2
My bell I ring, with a ding, ding, ding, SO harm
may never hap.
With whir and fash along dash. a iubilant
hiking chap.
Oh. it's hey for the nut brown maid one
meets
At the cool of the summer day!
Oh, it's hey for the smile with which she
T. greets -... --
Your nod as you pass her wayi
Oh, it's hey for the gold of the sunset sky
And the oricket's CHEEKY strain,
For the katydid's eccentric cry,
And the wheelman's blithe refrain:
I'm . hiking chap, hiking chap, with q swift
and silent steed.
I'm never behind. Oh. where will you find such
ease combined with speeds
Ny bell ring, with . ding, ding, ding, 20 harm
may never hap. .-5,.
With q whir and lash along dash, . jubilant
hiking chap.
IT. L. sappington In Truth.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1896-07-17
FEB WHITES DEFEAT.
HOW HIS WIFE CURED HIN OF TIE
POSTUM HABIT.

She Was Aided by Bear Trap, Big "B'ar'
and Her Own Woman's Wit and Came
Z Out lust Far Enough Ahead For Dragging
Purposes.
One evening when zeb White, the pos
sum hunter Of Tennessee, and were out
on the mountain watching bears den he
told NE this s.3ry:
lone mawnin riZ outer bed feelin pow
erful NON and low down. l reckon SIGH
times cum to @, cry cody now and then. 1t
might hcv worked off with me arter awhile
but fur the old woman. Feared like she
wasn't fnelin very Ecurt either and when
we got SGT down to breakfast she sez to
mo, SCI sac
"'Ncb White I'm wantin snuff and
shoes Il: Il Ecw E;,lkcr dress, and you'd
better TIN I'D git EN- or thar'll be a
row! III: ',w:le to stand this fussin
around TO "a"
"'WhO's t-f,,srin?' SCI l.
"'No' be! Yo' huin't done hard day
work in two Vars. It's jest huntin arter
possu:.s till we s almost in the porehouse!
"'H..in't l seilin possum pelts fur 81
cents l::cce?'
"'Oi co'sc, but you's chawin up the
money in ter.,a& icr jest the same or spend
in it iUr con juice down at the Corners.
Things has got to change around yere or
don't stay.
"'Yo' huin't tied to this cabin by no
rope, sez l.
'MeDbe yo' dare mo to gov SCI she.
Il hain't coaxin yo' to stay again yo'r
feelin 3.
Then III CO.
Il didn't think she'd do it," said the old
man after quiet laugh. "But she riz up
from the table with her cheeks as red as
fire and put on her sunbunnit and started
off up the road. l was sorry, but it wasn't
fur me to call her back. 1 had to let on
that I didn't kecr, yo' know, and when I
had finished my meal I started fur the
woods was arter possums agin. Things
didn't go right tall. Instead Of bein glad
and ready to go with me my ole dawg
snenked off and hid hissclf. Then found
was out of powder and lead and when
went out to feed tho mewl l diskivered
that he had got out and wandered away.
When did make start felt that mean
that l WIS minded to sOt the cabin afire to
spite somebody. | went through the woods
cussin ard I:ic.:in. and jest made up my
mind that the ole woman might stay away
all the rest ct her life tcfo' I'd make it up
with Eer. 70 'l4ieni;cr the path we fol-
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1896-07-17
Would Make no Difference.

"No," said Willie Wibbles, II nevah told
but one girl would die fob her. You see,
I hadn t pwoposed to more than one or two
girls ut that time, and didn't quite know
what to say. l thought over what had
read as being pwopah fob such occasions
and told her that unless she marwied me ]
would blow my bwains OUT
y "Did she scream and beg you not tor
"No."
"Did she call for policeman"
"No. She just said that her mother was
going to have that room papered over any
how. "-Washington Star.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1896-07-17

far had they extended that their bullets passed
beyond and into the ranks Of, the other regi.
ments farther up the hill, and Captain Wood
ward. commanding the Eghty-third. on our
right. sent to ask II the Twentieth had been
turned. Colonel Chamberlain assured him
that he was holding his ground, but would
like q company, to extend his line. Captain
Woodward was unable to give this, but by
shortening his own line he was able to cover
the right Of the Twentieth and enable 1t to
take ground to the left.
Meanwhile the rest Of the brigade, in front Of
Little Round Top, was hard pushed to hold its
own. and the heavy roar Of musketry came to
the anxious ears Of our commander and told
only too plainly what would be the result If our
line gave way. Nee man In that devoted band
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1896-07-17
A Good Variety.

Mrs. Keetlick-It is quite the style at
wedding celebrations to have subdued or
gan music
Mr.. Keedick-That Is step in the right
direction. wonder If piano music cannot
be subdued In some way.-New York
Sunday World.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1896-07-17
Nihilists Arrested.

ST. PETERSBURG, July 13.-Over 30
nihilists have been arrested here during
the week and number Of secret print
ing presses have been seized. The ar
rests were made in connection with the
recent strike in the factories Of this vi
entity. .s-...i-~- $3.50.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1896-07-17

OUND TOP was
the gateway to
Gettysburg. There
were so many key
points on that
field Of varying
fortunes that the
mind may readily
be confused as to
the real iinpor-
lance Of any one Of
them. Late In the
afternoon Of July
Q there was a hot
race between Fed
eral and Confeder-
ate troops for the
first foothold upon
the twin crests of
Round Top. The
race ended In q
battle for the pos
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1896-07-17

MAY MEMORIAL CHURCH, SYRACUSE, NY.
These pills are manufactured by the DR..
Williams Medicine Company, Schenectady.
n. Y, and are sold only in boxes bearing
the firms trademark and wrapper at 50
cents a box or six boxes for $3.50, and are
never sold in bulk. They may be had of all
druggists or direct by mail from DR.. Viii.
lialns' Medicine Company. The price at
which these pills are sold makes a course of
treatment inexpensive as compared with
other remedies:--From the Evening Neus
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1896-07-17
Long Lilo I'm NORWAY

In Norway the average length Of life 10
greater than In any country on the globe.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1896-07-17
CRISIS 4 ON ROUND TOP OF
BATTLE BETWEEN THE TWENTIETH
MAINE AND Fifteenth ALABAMA.

Tho Maine Men Told to Hold the Ground
at Any Cost--Ortnumbered Two to One
In Their First Stand Up Fight-Des-
Derate Alsbamions. aeSJ54zst1,-
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1896-07-17
High Art.

A sky blue COW and a purple pig,
A sea green horse and a yellow gig
An indigo maid and saffron lad
Is art-high art-to the poster mad.
Family Call
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1896-07-17
Getting the Lay of tho Land.

Getting Che Lay OF tho Lnnd.
Satan-Well, how do you like our little
settlement
St. Louis Man (uneasily)-Vecy nice.
Ah-whero Is the cyclone cellar?-New
York Press.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1896-07-17

Armed Men Hold Up Cashier at tho
Point of RevO1vers.
CHICAGO, July 13.-Four men, armed
with revolvers entered the Office of the
New York Biscuit company (the cracker
trust) at noon, held up the cashier at
the point of revolvers and made away
with the cash box, containing $4,000.
They then made good their escape.
The Office is at Morgan and Randolph
streets, four blocks from q police
station. This is the latest of aremark-
able series of similar bold robberies
within the past week.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1896-07-17
LEGISLATORS Sentenced.

COLUMBUS, O., July 1S.-Ex-State
Senator George Iden of Newark and
John Quincy Abbott Of McConnells-
vile were sentenced to two years each
in the penitentiary. Iden solicited the
clerk of the house to change record to
show that bill had been passed, and
Abbott solicited money for influence to
pass a pharmacy bill.
BOLD CHICAGO ROBBERY.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1896-07-17
Nexer Had Noticed II Before.

Never Had Noticed It Before,
"Curious thing about those Cinnamon,
observed Rivers, looking at the two pass
ing Celestials. "Their as are as much
alike as two p's. - -. i, s.. -=
But thair 10 hsvs Q different slant, I"
ssaarkA RrookA-C Chicago Tribune
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-09-04
SEPTEMBER WORDS OF WARNING.
From Storms and Signs.

From Storms and Signs.
More heat to come.
Heavy gales will sweep along the sca
coast.
Prepare to meet winter without Il fall
Another meteor is headed toward the
earth.
Yellow lightning will make its appear
ance and cause vegetation and leaves 10
turn yellow. The cholera may appear.
A very annoying little microbe will at
tack the skin of all persons born under the
planet Mercury, and cause an Itching ir''i-
tation, almost unbcarablc.
October and November may be more
pleasant than September.
Potatoes that were planted i'm ''low ebb''
time will be- destroyed by the potato mi
crobe or dry rot
If you want your fruit to save. do not
pack it when the vital forces are at ''low
,bb''
Showers of strange looking bugs will
occur in some sections.
A sea Of vaporous matter is now floating
towards the sun. 1t will cause extreme
heat and be followed by Il cold wavet with
frost and snow.
The Atlantic sea coast will be in danger
Of "a miniature tidal wave.
Tornadoes and equatorial cyclones will
extend along the sea coasts.
Tornadoes and electrical storms will 10
much damage in all parts of the country
Watch for some beautiful and awe
inspiring sunset scenes. One of the most
brilliant scenes will occur ON or about the
10th inst, and others will follow as the
days so by.
Prices in the mercantile trade will .ld-
vance.
A regular gold" cyclone will sweep
across the Atlantic ana center in New
York city.
Strikes and riots will appear and dsap-
pear. Better times are near at hand and
nothing can stay their coming
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-09-04

getting into the most difficult position
on the base ball diamond and succeed
ing In playing the position with all the
skill and speed of an athlete trained tn
that particular line of work. the result
Is simply remarkable. Even as good II
player as Lange, who had once played
the position, failed to satisfy Anson,
who has displayed all the agility Of
youth.
Players on opposing teams who
thought that Anson behind the bat
would be a gain of one of two bases to
the runners were fooled when they at
tempted to steal from one base To an
other. The "old man" was quick of eye
and strong of arm, as many base run
ners found to their discontinue. The
work of Anson during the trip in the
east has Outshown all the other play
ers. and has caused many of the old
time players to rejoice at his rejuvena-
tion.
All hail Anson, and may his eye never
grow dim nor his arm lose its strength
or cunning for he Is today the youngest
old man that ever crossed the home
plate.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-09-04
English Capital for America u Invest
mpntS.

Important to Americans seeking Eng
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containing the names and addresses of
$50 successful promoters who have
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This list is first class in every re-
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