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Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1896-08-14
Seeing by Telegraph.

To the many discoveries Of this amaz-
ing nineteenth century there bids fair
to be added that Of method whereby
we may see around the world by cleo
tricity. Apparently it would not be i'm
possible. Science has proved that sound,
light, heat and electricity are produced
successfully by waves or vibrations that
gradually increase in rapidity. What it
is that vibrates scientists are not yet
agreed on, but they are sure that the
theory of vibrations is correct.
The telephone is an instrument which
enables us to talk at long distance. A
wire is electrically charged. Thus
charged it transmits the vibrations of
sound produced by the voice of the man
who talks at one end of the wire and
reproduces them at the other end of the
wire where the listener is stationed.
With perfected apparatus it will be pos
sible to talk around the world.
The next question is this: If electric
ity can send sound vibrations over a
wire from Chicago to San Francisco,
why can it not also send light vibra-
tions? The proper answer is that it can
and will. One of the men who make
this answer is DR.. Frank NJ. Close of
Oakland, Gal. He has invented ma
chine which he believes will enable All
operator to telegraph mans face as
effectually as the sound of the voice is
now telegraphed.
A Swedish scientist has invented a
similar apparatus. Undoubtedly one
or the other of these, or some other one
that is better still, will be perfected be-
fore the end of the century. Then when
we in Kalamazoo or Oshkosh converse
by telephone with our friend in Lon
don, we shall be able not only to talk
to him, but also to see him at the same
time
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1896-08-14
THE BROKEN TREE.

THE BROKEN TREE.
tached to the root portion by a part no
heavier than barrel hoop, and the tree
lay fat on the ground.
I set about Immediately seeing if any
thing could be done to save the tree.
First. 7 dug away the soil down to a
point where the roots began to branch
Then drove a strong, square stake, six
feet in length Ga, see cut -, down close
! to the stump, on the side from the pros
trate tree The stake entered the ground
about foot and half and stood quite
firm The tree was now carefully
brought into position, pains having been
taken to have the rough parts Of the
break fit snugly together, and it was
tied to the stake.
Next, I got four pieces Of strong,
heavy lath, each foot and a half long,
with which to shingle the break. Be-
fore putting the lath into the position
shown at b, I coated the tree with
grating wax over the broken part so
that no ruptured tissues were exposed to
the air. The lath wcro set around the
trunk, dividing their length half and
| half above and below the line or the
break (c). They were firmly drawn
against the tree and bedded into the
wax by the use Of four pieces Of strong
wire, as shown in the engraving enc
wire being below the surface line. After
staying the tree to tho stake at several
points by wire, pruning the branches
back about one-third and filling up the
depression at the root, the surgery was
called done.
My young beech grew as beautifully
that season as if nothing had happened
thereto. From this felt sanguine that
the bark at the break at once united, a
belief that was confirmed when, in o.
tober, I undid the laths and carefully
examined tho parts. The union was
complete Two of the laths were re-
placed, and seeing that the tree was Sc.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1896-08-14
SHEEN AND CLEAN.

Very unique is the necklace composed of
q rope of pearls and rope Of diamonds
Very beautiful are the belt buckles OF
gold set with turquoises. Miniatures set
In a gold framework afford popular buc-
kles.
A novelty in diamond hair ornaments
has q semicircle of stones, on which rests
q gracefully modelled bird, set on flexible
mount.
The bicycle lends itself to jewellers as q
model, in witness whereof is the wheel
chatelaine, Stimulating in precious metals
the bicycle wheel
The jewels worn both abroad and at
home are growing apaoe in gorgeousness,
especially the finger rings, corsage orna'
1nents and decorations for the hair. jew.
elers' Circular.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1896-08-14
Public Spraying.

1uOAAC 0RG0yAABs
Rural New Yorker tells Of q man in
western New York who has complete
outfit Of boiler, engine, steam pump,
tank and hose mounted on his farm
wagon. A 12-year-old boy has run this
outfit successfully in neighboring or
chards-driving the wagon and keeping
up steam. The charge is S. day-the
owner Of the orchard providing the
spraying mixture and men to hold the
nozzles. With this outfit it is possible
to spray 1900 gallons Of poisoned water
in day, and the first cost Of the entire
outfit was but $3.50. This man could
not begin to accommodate those who
wanted to hire his spraying outfit In
80 days of outside work, he will pay
the entire first cost of the apparatus,
while the pump, boiler and tank are,
doubtless, good for 1000 days. work
without repair. Here is an inkling of
what is coming. A man with the needed
capital and the proper mechanical skill
has a chance to make some money as a
public sprayer.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1896-08-14
Cause of FREQ Silver Craze.

The causes Of the free silver craze are
thought by the Baltimore Sun to be
"the same which caused the greenback
heresy to find advocates in so many
states Of the Union 20 years ago-the
feeling of unrest and desire for a
change, no matter what, produced by
hard times, bad business and lack OF
employment-the desire, conscious or
unconscious, Of debtors to scale their
debts by paying them in deprecated
currency-the vague idea that more
money in circulation means more
money in each individual 8 pocket, with
out reference to his means or opportunity
to earn OF acquire it,
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1896-08-14
I'm to Date Farmers.

Every great manufacturing plant has
now its chemist. Every mining COM
pany has it's expert who is expected to
know whether it will pay to work this
or that lead and what the cost will be.
Every railroad company has it's mechan-
ical engineers, its corps of inventors and
superintendent of construction.
Only the farmers of this and other
countries have supposed they could
slump along haphazard, anyhow and
every how, and work just as their an
cestors did 100 years ago.
The consequence is that the agricul-
turists Of this country and Of Europe
have been left. They are down in the
mouth; they are abandoning their
farms. The reason is not far to find.
They have not improved on the old slow
and laborious methods and peasant lg-
norance of century ago.
If agriculturists will wake up from
their Rip Van Wrinkle sleep they will
find mechanical and chemical invention
will do as much for them as for any
body else. The government has taken
their case in hand. The bulletins peri
odically issued from the United States
department. Of agriculture many of
them contain knowledge priceless to the
farmer, knowledge that is distributed
free. The agricultural. colleges now give
him really practical information how to
improve his condition. Let him avail
himself Of such sources of improvement.
Let him know that in these days it is
no more necessary for the manufacture
er of breadstuffs, meat and dairy prod
ucts to be drudge and serf than it is
for the manufacturer of soap or silks or
railroad cars.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1896-08-14
Government Stamp and Value.

"Supposc. snys "Coin's Financial
School, "that 'ongrcss should pass IL
law tomorrow authorizing tho purchase
Of 100000 cavalry horses Of certain
sizes and qualities. Horses would ad'
vance III value"
This is ono of "Coin" Harvey's argu-
ments TO show how free coinage would
raise the price Of silver. 1t does not fit
the case, because under free coinage the
government would not purchase silver,
but would simply stamp it and make it
legal tender Is it likely that the gov
ernmont stamp is going to greatly in
crease the value Of silver? Will some Of
"Coin's" pupils toll how much tho
stamp ~. S. added to tho value Of this
army mule?
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1896-08-14

"All the great savings bank states,
with the exception Of California, voted
for the gold plank at St. Louis" says
the Boston Transcript 1T is safe ia
say that the vote for the. gold plank
stood for fully seven-eighths Of the total
deposits, and perhaps more" These de-
posits, amounting to more than 81, 700, =
0Oo, 900, are the rainy day savings, as
The Transcript says, Of the ''toiling
millions" about whom the silverites are
so greatly concerned. The Transcript
adds: Reckoning their dependents,
these depositors stand for a very consid-
cradle proportion of the entire popula-
ton Of the United States. If free coin
age triumphs, these deposits will virtu-
ally be cut in halves"
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1896-08-14
Dendrolene and Raupenleim.

Against cankerworms and the vaporer
moth dendrolene is believed to be pref
cradle to raupenleim, as it does not be-
come so stiff. 1t is recommended that
applications be made by means Of a
paddle or trowel, the substance then to
be distributed by means of stiff brush.
Thoroughness Of application is insisted
upon, and the materials are believed to
be very useful for the purposes claimed.
The dendrolene is somewhat the cheaper
Of the two.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1896-08-14

It is a sorrowful comment on our
nineteenth century civilization that a
very large per cent Of city public school
children have never looked on sheep,
pig or a calf and would not know one
if they saw it. Many have never even
seen cow. To enlighten this deplor-
able ignorance it has been proposed that
teachers give the children easy and "a
miliar lessons on the appearance and
habits of common domestic animals.
This would be an excellent plan where
the teachers themselves knew anything
of the subject, but in the largest cities
many Of them are almost as ignorant as
the pupils themselves. The most inter-
esting way to impart the instruction
would be to bring real live lamb or
pig into the schoolhouse at the time Of
the lesson and exhibit it to the young
ones. These would be the jolliest object
lessons Of the year to benighted city
children. It would not be difficult to
pass the little animals from one school
to another and keep them going. 1t is
true that with the great number of
heavy lessons now in the schools it
would be difficult to find time for ia
miliar talks on animals, birds, insects,
etc. Still, when we remember how little
of the heavy school instruction sticks to
the child, it does not seem as though
skipping some Of it now and then could
do much harm.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1896-08-14
Best That Silver Can Expect.

There is a field for silver in our cur
rcncy SYSTEM just as there is for paper.
but it is one which is subordinate to
gold. The United States cannot afford,
either as matter of honor or self inter-
est, to abannon tho present single stand
ard,-New Iora ADVERTISER.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1896-08-14
whv Gold Ia Exported.

A single white metal standard paper
says that gold is going out every week,
and that but for silver the country soon
would be destitute Of coin. If it were
not for silver, gold would stay at homo.
Chicago Chronicle.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1896-08-14
Broom Corn Millet.

Professor Crozier Of the Michigan sta
ton, after careful study Of the subject,
especially recommends broom corn mil
let for poor soils. It is inferior to many
other crops on good soil, but seems es-
pecially suited to poor soils. It stands
drought well.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1896-08-14
Coin Hsrvey's ''Scienti1lc" Money.

Coin Hsrvey's 'Scientifc" Money.
"Out Of the wisdom of man came the
use of two metals for use as money,
these metals to be coined into money at
a ratio in weight Of 16 to /, or in the
ratio provided from time to time. The
option was given by law for the people
to use money made from either metal,
neither redeemable in the other, but
each Of itself money. The option was
with the debtor, the person getting the
money in motion. The debtor thus con-
trolled the demand, and as demand
gives value, the supply being limited,
this option to the debtor shifted the de-
mand from gold to silver or silver to
gold as each increased or decreased in
quantity. The debtor used the one most
accessible; so if silver became cheaper
the demand was shifted to it, and this
brought it back to a parity with gold,
and vice versa
How ridiculous! The idea that we can
have scientific or just system Of money
which gives debtors the option of pay
ing in two or more metals at fixed ratios!
The chief work of money is to facilitate
exchanges. Who prefers to make con-
tracts in uncertain terms? What mer-
chant would care, to give farmers credit
and to give them the option Of paying
in wheat at 60 cents, corn at 40 cents,
oats at 20 cents or potatoes at 10 cents
Der bushel? And who but the farmers
themselves would pay for the risks and
uncertainties if merchant were COM
PEELED by law to give credit only in this
way?
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1896-08-14

cure against the stake (a), and banking
up around the tree to point above the
wound, I concluded that it was ii
shape for the winter.
Three years more have passed, and
now the repair beyond question is per
feet. All stays, except the stake, arc
away, and the tree is q magnificent
specimen.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1896-08-14
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REPAIRING BROKEN TREES.
Elias A. Long Tells In American Garden
ing of Successful Plan.

The year after planting my blood
leaved beech, as blowing was going on
beside the tree, the team got beyond the
drivers control and running into my
favorite broke it squarely off about three
inches above the ground. Its condition,
when I was notified, was exactly that
shown in the first cut-namely, it was
squarely broken off and the top was at
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1896-08-14
rAKri PRODUCTS.

Prices Have Fallen Because of Increased
Production In All Parts of the World.
@. Is it truo that tho price of wheat
and many other farm products has fallen
heavily? A. 1t is
@. How arc such declines, in wheat,
for instance, to be explained? A. By
the enormously rapid increase in grain
growing area throughout the world.
@. Has this increase been especially
rapid since 1879? A. The increase in
grain growing area in this period, espe-
cially in North America, South America
and Asia, has never been approached in
any equal period in the history Of tho
world.
@. How do we judge of actual com.
petition in tho sale of wheat? A. By
the supplies thrown annually OH the
world great distributing markets.
Q. What market in particular? A.
England, whore most Of the buying
nations go to purchase their grain.
O. What are the figures? A. AS re.
Gently as 1880 Great Britain imported,
for consumption and re-export, 55,261,-
924 hundredweight Of wheat-a large
increase over the preceding annual aver
age. In 1896 it imported 81, 740,955
hundredweight
@. What has made possible this re-
markable increase in wheat production?
A. The exceedingly rapid development
of transportation facilities in newly cul-
tivated grain countries; among them
India, Russia and the Argentine Re-
public.
@. Has there been IN increase in the
United States itself? A. An enormous
increase.
@. How large? A. In 1875 there
were 20, 381 ,512 acres of wheat cult
waited in this country; in 1891 there
were 80, DIG, 1877, nn increase Of 80 per
cent. The yield III 1875 was 292, 1885,
900 bushels, a heavy increase over pre-
ceding years. In 1901 tho yield was
Oil, 100000 Even !"~t year, with
greatly reduced acreage and u partial
crop failure, the yield was ACT, 100, 600
bushels.
Q. Has the yield Of other crops in
creased corrcspondingly? A. 1t has.
Q. Give instances A. The cultivated
area Of corn III the United States IL
1871 was 34,031, 1877 acres; in 1891 it
was 70, 9O4, $40; increase, 1874 per cent.
Tho yield Of corn last year was more
than double that of any year prior to
1875. Both tho acreage and the average
annual yield Of oats havo doubled since
1871. Our cotton crop in 1894 was so
per cent greater than i'll any year prior
to 1887.
@. Was decline in grain and cotton
prices under such conditions inevitable?
A. As inevitable RS II decline in tho
price Of clothing or furniture or books
or steel rails or pins when competition
in their n:unufucturo has extended enor
mously.
@. Would FREQ coinage help tho pro-
duccrs Of grain TO u largo profit under
such conditions? A. Not in tho least.
y. Why not? A. Because if tho nom-
inal price Of grain were to rise through
imitation Of tho currency tho price of
cvcrytlin. clsc would rise also. and tho
farmer would be relatively no better Off
than no was before. York Even
ing Post
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-06-15
ALLEGHENY IN LINE.
Allegheny city Joins Other Pennsyl-
vania Towns AMI Has Nothing But
Praise for tho LI!lIc Connucror.

Pittsburgh Post: There are many
citizens OF Allegheny who speak Just as
enthusiastically ng does the following
resident OF our city. our representative
has investigated the numerous cases.
aud there appears to he not the slightest
shadow Of doubt that the work OF tho
little conqucror Is all the people claim
1t to be, This report comes from 1871
West End avenue, where resides Mrs.
q. W. Mcpherson:
Mrs. Mcpherson Is wonderfully
pleasant woman of middle age, and Il
At present a picture OF health. 81
haven't always been so, though" she
said. during Il conversation the other
day. Il was very sick, miserable
woman until Doan's pills brought me
back TO health aud happiness. was
troubled with wcalsncss In my back.
and blackjack" for years. About q year
ago It got 80 bad that | found the dis
ease going all over me. and attacking
other vital organs. For instance. my
stomach became 20 dlsordcrcd that !
thought | had dyspepsia. and my head
ached so constantly that ! grew to
think some terrible disease that would
ultimately attack my brain had fastcn-
ed its grip on me-. The pain in my back
grew worse. and was sharp and piercing.
couldn't sleep at night. could
scarcely do thing in the line Of house
work; in fact. was utterly miserable
and discouraged. tried physicians and
every medicine could hear Of, but they
did the no good.
Late last fall | saw Doln's Kidney
Pills advertised. and at once got box
NJ the store OF i. IL. EGgcrs, ON Ohio
street, Allegheny. Within one week !
began to feel better and now. after
having taken llt!c over two boxes, /
can say cmphatically that | am we'll
never felt better In my life than ] do
now. have recommended DOnn's
Pills to at least half n dozen women
who suffer just as I did, and ] know
that they will find In them health and
strength"
You can got D0an's Kidney pills at
your druggists. at 20 cents box. nr
they will b. sent postpaid on receipt Of
price by Foster Milburn Co, sole
Agents, Buffalo y. Y.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-06-15

CHICAGO-CattIc. t0-day's receipts
were so small that prices were largely
nominal. During the present week
both native cattle and Texans have
been in good demand, ana prices have
sold n little higher 10: anything dcsir.
able. but heavy bcCvcS continued To sell
badly. Grassy and common cattle are
too numerous. Present prices rul" as
follows: Fancy bsrvPs 81 3jhI -; com
mon to choice steers 81 1914 30; stOCkerS
and feeders 81 SjT3 so; bulls. cows and
helfrrI s. GOH3 90. calves 81 OOHJ ~.
Hogs. prices wprC wcnkcr and in many
instances &c lower; common to prime
heavy hogs sold at s. SjH3 20; medium
and mixed weights 50 l0H3 %: light
at 50 lOd3 Is; present prices are phe-
nOmcnally low. Sheep. tO-dny's receipts
consisted lnrNcly OF Texans. prices were
steady at 81 T5fi4 90 FOR inferior 20 prime
native sheep: s. 50d3 30 for Texans:
81 OOT2 20 for lambs and s. 2ad6 - Tor
spring lambs Receipts, cattle 900 head;
hogs 1000 hcad' sheep 1000 head.
EAST LIBERTY-Cnt;le strong; eX-
ira 81 3Nd4 30. prime 81 25Gi 30; COM
mon 81 O0I3 30: bulls, stays and cows
81 6Od3 20. Hogs SLOW. prime light
Workers. and piGs 81 iOn3 80: best mo
dium 81 35d3 40: heavy 81 20: OuEhS
s. 0OI2 Is. Sheep barely steady; prime
81 5OI3 60: fair 81 OOH3 %: common
s. 4OT2 IL; culls 81 Un2 10: choice
yearllnGs 81 OOT4 %. spring lambs
81 OOH5 90; veal calves 81 @Hi 40.
CINCINNATI active at s. 7jT
2 IS. receipts loo head. shipments 'OG
head.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-06-15

CuICAGO-Thr violent fluctuations
NJ then nst week have nude outside
traders rather afraid ~ the lncnl wheat
market. and trade suffered In consn-
1u"nra. July closing about We lower
than yesterdays nnnl figures. Corn
ana oats each lost nc. Provisions arr
unchanged to shade higher
FIpur-Dull; winter patents 81 ~"
. So, pirnlghlg 81 2jW} 90; spring pat
rntH 81 OGH3 e.. strnights s. GjM2 30:
bakrrs' 81 l0n3 a.
Whont-Cagh No. spring tG',c, No.
2 gpriug size FOR gnmpln. No. red
cox HGlc. June j6lsHI Nmi6ar: july
5Ga. Ij7H nj7c. September 'ItH"aH
tiHC.
Corn-Cash No. ., 27ikU2Iltc; No. .
yellow g76sT2ITr. Jun" 2'Am2Ihm
274c. July 2IEI2IAd279ic; September
gsE, G2SNT2S5sc. an
0a.-Cash No. 2, lTlac; No. white
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-06-15
POLITICAL.
CaIl Tor TIecubIicnn District Meetings.

At n meeting Of the Republican ESccu-
tive Committee held on the "h Jay OF
June. 1896. tho following call was made:
The qualified Republican voters OF Mar
shall county will meet on Saturday, July
II, 1886 nj ! o'clock D. m, ~ the places
hereinafter designated. for the purpose OF
clccting delegates to tho conventions
FivcTicl"Gaics are to be elected IN each
mngIstrrlal district IN rail county to caCh
Of the following ConvenunnS' FOWL. 10
the state convention. called 20 meet NJ
Pnrkcrgburg July -. iS'G to the congrcs-
Elonal convention and TO tho judicial con,
VuntiUn for the First congressman anu
First judicial district Of Wet NlISimla,
respectively, neither. 81 WHICH coHNo"-
lions are Gs yet called:
UNION DISTRICT
McMcchcn School House. one delegate to
cit city BGIidinE, two delegates to each
'H WGitc@%n's. one delegate to each con:
sRGTrird. one delegate to each conven'
SAND HILL DISTRICT,
Precinct No. |. three, delegates to each
'O PfsginSt No. 2 two delegates to each
WEBSTER DISTRICT.
Pleasant Valley. three delegates to each
Calls, two delegates 10 each convention
WASHINGTON DISTRICT.
Court House. two delegates TO each con.
East End School House. two delegates
to each convention.
''"'''"' CLAY DISTRICT.
Dorscys. four delegates to each con-
Rosby's Rock, one delegate to each con-
'''''' FRANKLIN DISTRICT.
Graysvlllc, three delegates to each con-
FaiTvicw. two delegates to each conven-
"'''' MEADE DISTRICT
Rock Dale. two delegates to each con-
lynn lynn Camp, one delegate to each con-
HaT T two delegates to each conven.
'O" CAMERON DISTRICT.
Cameron, three delegates to each con-
TcrTSIrs, two delegates to each conycn-
'O LIBERTY DISTRICT.
Bolton one delegate TO each convention.
Township Hall, TWO delegates to each
convention.
Big Run. two delegates to each conven-
ton.
by ballot. and the delegate or delegates
to be selected at each place receiving the
highest number OF votes shall b" declared
the delegates to said conventions Tor
which they are selected, Said meetings
shall be held in accordance with the pro-
visions OF chapter 81 Acts of lSh.
FRANK KIMMINS. Secretary.
S s WILSON. Chairman.