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Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1896-12-11
Total Vote in South Dakota.

PIERRE, s. D., Dec. THE total
count on state officials shows the fol.
lowing: For governor-Lee, Pop,
Also; Ringsrud, Rep, 40,S6S. The
Populists secdred the governor, attor.
ney general and railroad commission.
ers by majorities of a little over $780,
while the Republicans get the balance
of the offices by from a. to 400.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1896-12-11
.HARPER'S MAGAZINE
IN 1897.

FICTION: The Martain, the new novel by De
Maurier. the eagerly expected successor to
'Trilby," began in October number 1896. with
illustrations from the authors drawings. A new
novel by Frank r. Observation-Disclosures q
Twentieth Century Renaissance-Full OF hnmor-
GUS situations and Enthusiastically Illustrated.
Pair Of Patient Lovers, by william Dean
Howes. Other striking novelties by American
authors. Short stories by Mark Twain, Thomas
Nelson Page. Richard Harding Davis, Owen
Wister, John Kendrick Bangs. Ruth McEaery
Stuart, Octave Thauet, Mary +. Wilkins and
other popular writer's.
SCIENCE: Story Of the Progress OF Science
during the Nineteenth Century, series Of
papers by DR.. Henry Smith Williams, supple
mented by contributions on special subjects by
expert scientists. Articles on the relations Of
psy GEOLOGICAL manifestations to physiology by
DR.. Andrew Wilson.
AMERICAN FEATURES: The Mexico Of To-
day, series by Charles F. Lummis. splendidly H.
result of a recent visit to Mexico,
for HARPER'S MAGAZINE. Mexico
Ia pre-eminently a silver-producting country,
and its monetary operations rest entirely on q
silver basis. Owing to the keen discussion Of
certain economic problems in connection with
issues Of urgent Importance in American politics,
these papers will command general attention.
American Historical Papers by Woodrow Wilson
] ohn Bach Manchester and James Barnes. The
true story Of Sheridsn's Ride, by Gen. G. A.
Forsyth. Continuation Of HOwell's Personal
"Reminiscences of eminent literary Americans.
AFRICA AND THE EAST: White Mans
Africa. a fully Illustrated series Of papers by
Poultney Bigelow, the result Of personal OBJ
serv atoms during recent trip to Africa, cover
ing the whole field Of European exploitation of
that country Illustrated articles by Stephen
BonsaI on the tran sformations going on in
Eastern Siberia, recently visited by the author.
Hungarian Sketches, written and drawn by F.
Hopkinson Smith. The full story OF the recent
Coronation of the Car, by Richard Harding
Davis, illustrated by r. Cation Woodville. who
was commissioned by Queen Victoria to paint a
picture OF the ceremony.
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Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1896-12-11
$50 81 900 ( 5000 INVOLVED.

Combination Of All Wood Working Ma
... q cfinery Manufacturers.
CINCINNATI, Dec. - At q secret
meeting here all the wood working
machinery manufacturers Of the Unit
ed States were consolidated, but no
terms can be learned. About $40, 600.
600 is involved. It is understood that
all the leading manufacturers in this
line have already consented to 60 into
the consolidation, and that the deal,
while many details are yet to be or.
ranged, is a 20.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1896-12-11
HARPER'S WEEKLY,
IN 1897,

IN 1897.
With the end OF 1896 HARPERS WEEKLY
will have lived forty years. In that time it has
particlpa t. d with all the zeel and power at its
command in all the great political events OF the
most interesting and important period in the
history OF the country. and it has spread before
it's readers the accomplishments OF science, arts,
and letters for the instruction of the human
mind and the ameltoration OF human conditions
and OF manners.
What the WEEKLY has been in ita spirit and
purpose a. these have been ma infested prin-
cpaly in It's editorial pages, 1t will continue to.
be.
1t ia Impossible to announce with precision all
that the WEEKLY will contain during the. year
1897. 1t were as easy to announce what is about
to happen In the WORLD. what triumphs for
GOOD GOVERNMENT ore to be won. what ADJ.
vANCEs OF the PEOPLE are to be made. what is to
be the outcome Of the continuous struggle be-
tween the spirits OF WAR end PEACE, what is to
happen In the FA R EAST, what is to be the STATE
OF EUROPE twelve months hence. what NEW MAR,
Wells OF SCIENCE are to be revealed. or what are
to be the ACHIEVEMENTS OF ARTS AND LETTERS,
for the WEEKLY ia to b. pictorial record Of
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CARTOONS will continue to be q feature,
SERIAL STORIES A New England story by
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tale Of Greek uprising against the Turks by
Mr.. E. ,. Benson, the author of 'Dode." will
follow. Asequel to 1.-The House-Roat on the.
Styx," Mr.. John Kendrick Bangs, Illus trated
by Mr.. Peter Newell.
More SHORT STORIES will appear in the
WEEKLY than It has been possible to publish
during 1885.
DEPARTMENTS: Mr.. W. b. Howell's "Iife
and Letters have been among The most charm
ing features OF periodical literature: Mr.. s. s..
Martin and others will contribute observations
on what ia going on in "This Busy Worid;"
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The WEEKLY will continue to present to it's
reakers the worlds news MOST INTERESTING TO
AMERICANS, to make important advances in both
the literary and artistic features. and to retain
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nARPER'S MAGAZINE.

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The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1896-08-01
Warming Up a Little.

As the date approaches for the State
convention in Milwaukee, the numer-
Gus factions are putting forth every
effort to explain satisfactorily the pO-
siton of their fayorite candidate. Num-
erous articles and circulars haye been
printed and circulated, purporting to
come from the faction in whose behalf
they appear, while in fact they are
charged, aud in some cases. no doubt,
correctly, to the opposing forces One
thing is certain, at the present time K.
NJ. LaFOllette, Of Madison, and Major
Scotield, of OcOnto, are in the lead.
While it is true that Mr.. ScOtield is the
choice Of Mr. Sawyer, who has been
called the father of Republicanism in
Wisconsin, and has ever been willing
and anxious for the success ofthe party,
vet let us be broad minded enough to
give to the younger man, Il. NJ. LaFol-
lctte and his faithful friends the credit
of having worked just as faithfully and
honestly since entering politics as either
Mr.. SAWYER or many others who might
be mentioned.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1896-08-01
Education Will Bring Success.

The only way to win in the present
campaign is to educate the people on
the leading questions of the platforms.
The tariff Issue and protection is the
real important issue, this the people
understand now. They have learned
by sad experience that the state Of at
fairs promised them four years ago
could not come. 1hey then Jumped at
conclusions and voted for the change.
Now, if in no other way, they have by
experience learned that protection to
our own people and industries is what
everyone wants. Let us vote upon that
issue now as We understand it, and be
satisfied with our financial basis as it Is,
if we cannot settle IT satisfactorily in our
minds. Have we not had experiments
enough for while? StagnatiOn of bust
ness may easily be expected III view OF
grand transformation act in our ma
TONS financial customs and conditions.
Do we want that? Let us take at least
four years more to consider the silver
question. 1t may be right, bat let lis
risk nothing more at present. Give the
people work, ard their former wages,
and they will be satisfied with gold,
silver or paper. The Chicago Inter
Ocean has been and Is doing much in
the way of furnishing information to
the people upon the money question.
IN the issue Of the 18th that paper pub
lished in full the coinage acts of the
United States, covering period of l0l
wears, and including eleven acts. Send
for copy and study the facts.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1896-08-01
Who Will Explain?

The thrill of sentiment that rushed
through the sensiblities OF every
thoughtful person present at the great
sale of the \. p railroad? Was il not
the realization and impression bearing
upon us, as we heard over and over
again the words millions. millions,
hundreds Of thousands the import
auce and necessity OF such gigantic cor
poratious and organized capital. max
ing it possible for property thus encum-
bered to he redeemed and re-establish-
ed upon broader and grander basis
.han ever before? The confidence with
which Mr.. Winter bid in each parcel
lin behalf of the Northern Pacific Rail
road convinced everyone that the
sale was not merely matter of form
but showed that the present stockhold-
ers, directors and officers were deter
mined not TO give up the road 10 others,
ard We are glad that the y F. has not
changed hands, though it is now
practically out of the hands of the re-
cciyer, and with Mr.. Winter ut lis head
it will continually increase in imgor-
lance and value
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1896-08-01
IN 1850.

Chicago Post: The teacher in the
primary grade had drawn the picture
of man on the blackboard and stood
beside it with ruler in her hand.
"This is rough sketch of 4 man az
we know him, children" she said, but
he WAS not always thus. You will be
surprised to learn that our ancestors
aimed to stand upright and that an
erect carriage was sought, even as late
as fifty or sixty years ago.
There was murmur of aston ishmcnt
from the children that rather angered
the teacher.
Il assure YOU it is absolutely true"
She said. These beautiful curves in
the backs of the high-bred people and
the extremely long meek and arms were
practically unknown sixty wears ago.
We have made wonderful progress
since then"
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1896-08-01
To The Republican Electors OF
Wisconsin.

ny direction Of the Stat" Central Committee
L convention OF the Republican electors OF
The state of Wisconsin viii be held IN the
CITY of Milwaukee. on Wednesday. the Nun
day of August lSgj. at l. o'clock noon, Tor
for the purpose of nominating Republican
state Ticket to he voted for 1T the general
election in November next. aud to transact
such other business a may properly coihc
before the convention.
The Republican electors Of Wisconsin, and
All voters. without regard to past tliliationN.
who believe in Republican principles and
who propose To support the Republican,
ticket at the coming general election, are
cordially invited 10 unite under this call IN
sending delegates TO said State Convention.
In accordance with resolution recommends
cd by the State Convention and formerly
adopted by the state Central committee. IN
,lrctfng delegates Of the state Convention.
in counties having more than one assembly
district. except Milwaukee county. the unit
basis shall bc the assembly district. ana Ia
such counties delegates shall bc elected by
assembly district conventions, and the
names of the delegates so elected shall be
certified 10 the state Central Committee by
the chairman and secretary thereof; IN all
county. conventions.
Under the present basis of representation
the several assembly districts in the state
are entitled to one delegate for every two
hundred and fifty .15g) Republican votes. or
major part thereof. east at the last preced-
ing presidential election. thus giving 6No
delegates to the convention.
The representation. based upon assembly
i,tricts under present state apportionmcnt.
gives Douglas county II delegates. from
the first and ) from the second assembly
districts.
Special attention j. hereby called to the
fact that all conventions To elect delegates
10 the state convention must he called on n
notice of not less than four weeks; all town
or word caucuscS as primaries To the state
convention on u notice of not less than ten
days; and that notice of the meeting Of such
convention shall be given in the usual
manner.
As the State Central Committee acts rs the
Committee on Credentials. 1t Is required that
credentials OF delegates elected, duly certt-
fled to by Chairman and Secretary Of coun-
~ or assembly district conventions. be for
warded to the Secretary at Republican
State Central Committee headquarters in
Milwaukee. Immediately upon their election;
in every case giving their names in full and
post office address.
EDWIN y. COE,
Chairman
JOHN VI. EWING,
Secretary.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1896-08-01
Florence Nishtinsale's First Patient

There is beautiful incident related
of Florence Nightingale when she was
a child. 1t shows that God had already
planted within her the germ which
was to develop 50 beautifully in after
DAYS.
Her FIRST wounded patient was a
Scotch shepherd dog. Some boys had
hurt and apparently broken its leg by
cidcd to hang it, to put it out of its mis-
cry.
The little girl went fearlessly up to
where he lay, saying in soft carcssing
tone: " Poor Cap. poor Cap" 1t was
enough. lie looked up with his speak
/ ing brown eyes, now bloodshot and
! full of pain, into her face, and did not
resent it when kneeling down beside
him, She stroked with hcrlittle ungoyed
hand the large intelligent head
/ To the vicar, he was rather less amen
able, hut 10y dint of coaxing ne at last
7 allowed him TO touch and examine the
! wounded leg, Florence persuasiyely
/ telling him il WAS all right" Indeed.
she was on the floor beside him, with
! his head on her lap, keeping up con-
4 tnuoUs murmur, much as a mother does
over sick child. Well" said the
vicar, rising from his examination, as
far as | can tell, there are no bones
broken; the leg is BADLY bruised. 1t
ought to be fomentcd to take the in
tfammation and swelling down" How
doyou iomento' asked Florence. "With
. hot cloths dipped in boiling water, y
answered the vicar. Then that's quite
easy. I'll stay and do it, Now, Jimmy.
get sticks and make the kettle boil"
There was no hesitation IN the child's
manner; she was told what ought to be
done. and she set about doing it as a
simple matter of course. But they
will be expecting you at home" said
the vicar. " Not if You tell them I'm
here answered Florence: land my
sister and one of the maids CAL come
and take me home in time for lea, and
.
some old flannel and cloths, there does
not seem to be much here. But You
will wait and sho7r me how to fomcnt,
won't you?" "Wen, yes" said The
vicar, carried away by the guick energy
of tie little girl. And soon the fire was
1t and Tie water boiling. An old smock
frock Of the shepherds had been dis.
covered n a corner, which Florence
had deliberately torn IN pieces, and the
Wears remark. . what will Roger say
she answered: "We'H get him another. -
And so Florence Nightingale made hel
F.. first compress and spent all that bright
spring day in nursing her first patient
the shepherds dog,-From Every.
where.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1896-08-01
THE RECENT ECLIPSE.
Moon Passed Through Hollow
Cone of Blush Light

Careful observation of the lunar
eclipse Tuesday night tended to show
that the test proposed to determine
whether the moon was partly illumin-
atcd during totality by the radiation of
absorbed sunlight was sufficient TO de-
tcrmine the extent and character of
such radiation.
Fifteen or twenty minutes after to-
tally the illumination Of the crescent
of the new moon. or the moons west
crn rim, with Il blush white light
seemed to indicate that this portion
long In the suns rays was throwing
off absorbed sunlight, and was. there
fore. much brighter than the rest OF
the moon. which had received less. and
was Of a family reddish hue. At that
time the northeastern quadrant was
comparatively dark. While the west
crn rim was undoubtedly brighter
than any other portion Of the moon
during totality, it could not well be
compared with the light which ap-
peared on the eastern rim toward the
close of the total phase.
II was apparent that the moon dur
ing tOtality passed through n hollow
cone of blush white light. During the
middle of the eclipse the moon bare
touched the ring Of blush light Al
was of n reddish color Possibly this
reddish appearance when the moon
was near the middle Of the hollow
cone of BLUSH light was from radia-
ton Of absorbed light but another ex-
PLANTATION Is that the light within the
ring had been redeemed by refractiOn
through the lower stratum of our at
mOSphere
4 well defined blush band. I'm adj
vance Of a field of red light. was a
feature OF the earth'S shadow as il adj
yanced upon the Illuminated portion Of
the moon. This band would indicate
some qualification of our atmosphere
if the color come from refractcd sun
light. II was in this liuish band that
the western rim Shonc brightly ut the
beginning of totalify. and later the
eastern limb. toward the close Of the
total phase.
1t would seem that total ecIiDSes of
the moon ought 70 he studied with tho
greatest care. for the purpose Of gain
ing further knowledge of the earth's
atmosphere. The phenomena of the
moons eclipse have not vet been sniff
GENTLY explained. and careful study
for series of years is needed 70 de-
termlne The nature of some of the an
peaf&HccS during tOtality-Sochoste
L'-l'.e,.,t nd CLrg1iCle
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1896-08-01
So Take the Times So.
LONDON SUICIDES

The Big City Has Great Numbers of
Them and the Dark River Is Near
by.
London has always been remarkable
for it's large number OF suicides. The
shadows of a great city" and the
other favorite possessions of the
thrilling melO-dramas naturally
abound in the largest city in the
world. July is always n bad month
for suicides In London. and the last
July was particularly bad. AS many
as ten have occurred in day. and
the average has been over twenty
week. The heat and love romanCcS
remain the principal excuses for self
destruction. and Colonel IngcrS0llS
views about ending ones life, when
! the chances to please others as well
as self are slight seem to have many
! followers. but only among the half
| frenZied and irresponsible people.
In the midst of these grim cOndi-
1 tons are laughable happenings grow
| ing ont of the efforts on the part of
| the police to prevent suicides. There
WAS one particularly odd arrest on
| Waterloo bridge one day last week.
| Like Brooklyn bridge. Waterloo
| bridge was built to encourage suicide.
| 1t is bad locality, and the "bohbieS"
| naturally look upon all strangers who
| linger thcreabOuts with considerable
| scrutiny. A man who goes near that
! bridge is at once rated a suspect, even
! if he be on rs peaceful an errand as
! making call on the Surrey side.
! That was the way with n Mr.. Spindler,
| who was found hatlCsS and cOatlcSS,
excited and calculating, in the middle
OF a curious crowd. The police rush
! ed him off to the lookup. and We're re
| joiced to think they had stemmcd the
! tide and prevented adding another
victim to the rolls of suicide Three
! telltale bottles of laudanum were
| found In his pocket. But when the re-
| joicings OF the police had quoted Mr..
| Spindler was given the floor. and he
testified In his own behalf that some
fo0tpad had stolen his hat. Hence the
| excitement and the crowd. AS TO the
bottles. he was chemist and they
| We're properties of his trade. but not
| isIhI'i.,HtInI. As one commentator re
marked. He left the court without
Il stain on his character and without
his hat 1t is not always agreeable
! 10 tack morals upon such stories. but
the lesson of Mr.. Spindler'S plight is
that every hatleSs man that stands
upon bridge in the suicide centre Of
the world does not of necessity con-
! template self Observation-Disclosures
! Journal.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1896-08-01
\ Novel Pleasure Boat.

Yachting has taken turn; at least it
has at length seemed to arouse a genu-
inc sort of feminine interest that, as was
to be expected. has no part with the
commonplace. The up-to-date society
girl brides herself on doing whatever is
a trifle out of the way, though she would
sorely grieye to he called eccentric. In
this instance she has adopted Yachting
as pastime because she has found she
can enjoy it in shallow waters and can
make It-pIcturcsGue. The direct impetus
in this sport has been given by Miss
Goelet, whose very rich and watcr-lOy
ing father gave her a small Chinese
Junk. She meant to use the quaint craft
merely as a sort of tea-roOm mOOred in
a very quiet little inlet at the end of the
lawn, and all decorated with flowers
but the Chinese butler in the family
volunteered to teach her how to manip-
ulate the odd sails and teller, and on
the strength of this knowledge she has
manned her junk with couple Of capa-
able Chinese sailors in native costume,
ana takes out Yachting parties, but never
into deep waters. Fired by this eX-
ample, perfect fleet Of quaint little
plcasurc-b boats has sprung up, imported
in all their native roughness and pic
turesqeness from abroad. Most of them,
SO far, are Mediterranean fishing boats
from the Italian coast, with latecn
sails; but it is no longer surprising to
come upon a dainty little sampan
moored at the foot of some lawn spread
ing down to the waters of Long Island
Sound with blown-faccd Jap on board
in the dainty blue-and-white costume
ola native sailor,-From Society Fads'
in Demorest's MAGAZINE for August.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1896-08-01

In a garden in Japan n dog was eat
ing a piece of meat in the presence of
several covetous cows. They evident
" said great deal TO one another on
the subject, and now and then some of
them tried To pull the meat away from
him. which he naturally resented. AT
last a big. strong crow succeeded in
tearing of piece, with which he re-
turned 10 the pine where the others
were conCregatcd. After much earn
est speech they all surrounded the dog
and the leading bird deXterOuSlY drop
ped the small piece of meat within
reach of his mouth. The dog imme-
diately snapped n it. unwisely letting
letting 60 the big piece. which was
seized by two crows and carried TO the
pine. With much fluttering and hill
arity they deyOured it.-St Louis
Post Dispatch.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1896-08-01
Effect OF Democracy.

Mr. Mckinley has been called by his
Republican friends the advance agent
of prosperity. The prosperity has not
shown itself yet, bht tine fault does not
lie i'll that quarter. The proceedings of
the Chicago convention were of Just the
sort 10 paralyze business, create dis
gust and staguation during the next
four months Everything in the ma
teriaI world Is favorable to good tfrncs,
but there can be no Improvement while
the thunder cloud Of Bryan and his pop
ulistIc anarchistir plat4orm remains on
the horizon. We now have party in
the field whose avoned purpose is 10
cause such suspension. Tins threat kills
for the time being every business N
terest in the country. People no haze
money will not invest it till they know
the result of the election. Every body
Viii live from hand TO mouth. and We
shall lie fortunate if nothing worse hap
pens than the continuance Of the pres
ent stagnaiion.-The Evening Post, \.
Y, Dem.