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Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-10-29
ORDER TO EXAMINE ACCOUNTS, &c.
STATE OF MINNESOTA,0

COUNTY or MORRISON. 90
In Probate Court, Special Term. Oct. 8. 1897
In the matter of the estate of Frank
Pcschc1, deceased.
On reading and filing the petition of
John Sclnllolke, executor of the estate of
Frank pcscIcl, deceased, representing
among other things. that he has fully adj
n,inistcrcd said estate, and praying that
a time and place he fixed for examining,
settling and allowing the final account of
his administration, and for the assign
tlent of the residue of said estate to the
parties entitled thereto by law.
1t is ordered, that said account be OK
nmined. and petition heard by this court,
on Saturday, the 9Th day of November, a:
d. 1897, at 10 O'clock A. NJ, at the office of
the judge of probate in Little Falls in said
county.
And it is further ordered, that notice
thereof be given to all persons interested
by publishing a copy Of this order once in
each week for three successive weeks
prior to said day of hearing, in the Little
Falls Transcript weekly newspaper,
printed and published at Little Falls In
said county.
tOber A. u. 1897.
- BY the Court,
EwN N. RICHARDSON,
Judge of Probate.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-10-29

in the discovery of vulcanized rubber,
which is now employed for SO many pur-
poses, but which he first made use Of in
tho manufacture of plates for mounting
New-York tribune., 1897-01-30
LICORICE.

The word licorice inevitably conjures up VI
sions Of unctuous black sticks Of gutta- -percha-
like consistency that filled certain f1y-specked
candy jar In the window Of the village store and
the smeared, ecstatic faces Of certain children
that now bespectacled an1 bearded: or pos
sbly II recalls to mind the nasty-tasting troches
and cough drops that with simultaneous prompt
itude and conspicuity exploited on the show
cases Of every pharmacy in the land with the first
cold breath Of winter. One would naturally sup
pose that these visible everyday evidences wete
indications of the chief to which licorice is
put, and II is with surprise therefore. that IT is
learned that less than per cent OF the 35 600
20 10000 tons of licorics root that annually
imported into Greater New-York Is used In the
manufacture Of confections and medicinal prep
arations. Fully % per cent of all the licorice
root Is made into paste for use In the manufact-
ure Of plug tobacco. Lcorice root comes from
the countries bordering the Mediterranean very
largely from Turkey in Europe and Asia Minor.
Practically all Of the importations into the
United States enter through the port Of New
York and are handled and distributed through
the importing and manufacturing houses Of this
city comparatively small portion Of the i'm
portatons of root are manufactured into paste
within the city limits, but some of the largest
manufacturers Of the country in the imme-
diate vicinity and transact all of their business
except the actual Mechanical processes through
their New-York offices.
New-York tribune., 1897-01-30
SPICES.

Variety IS said to be the spice Of life, but
35. 600 900 pounds imported to Greater
New-York during the twelve months ending
June 80. 1895 Pepper leads the list with more
than 20OO00O0 pounds. which seems to be as
much beyond the necessities even Of Greater
New-York was that historic barrel Of pepper
for which prayer was offered and withdrawn in
the old story that every one knows. Cassia and
pimento next in the order Of quantity import
ed. with 1921 ,6SS pounds and 4.2S471 pounds
respectively. followed by H,464274 pounds Of
cloves and 1850 l1S pounds of nutmegs and
mace mustard and Glove stems in consdera bly,
lesser quantities There eight large import
ing houses in Greater New-York giving special
attention to spices. and score Of wholesale deal
ers and jobbers. Inasmuch as few spices are
sold in their natural state, much Of the excel
lence of the finished product depends upon the
skill and carefulness of the grinding and purify
ton. II is only natural that it should become the
pivotal point for the production Of articles SO
generally used in the homes and hotels and res
taurants all over the United States. Greater
NcwYorlk Is fortunate in the possession Of a
dozen spice mills that devoted excu-
sively to the preparation and distribution Of
spices for household use. There also u num-
ber OF firms engaged in the manC facture of the
latest improved spice and coffee machinery.
This. by reason of its excellence and special
adapta bility has a large sale not only in this
country but wherever spices and coffee are
grown and prepared for the worlds markets.
New-York tribune., 1897-01-30
THE CREMATION SOCIETY.

Cremation in America dates from the erec'ioh
OF the lie Moyne Crematory. at Washington
PENN in the year 1876. and the first body incin'
Grated was that Of Baron Won Palm During the
first nine years Of the history Of that institution
although 1t was the only crematory In America
there were only thirty-eight incinerations LII
the year 1885 the United States Cremation Com'
pany erected a crematory and coumbarium NJ
Fresh Pond. Long Island. and since that t'In''
out Of the 4641 cremations In the United STATES
$50 have taken place in that beautfui ah'
well-ordered institution These figures show tha'
without doing violence to the revered tradiuons
and pious sentiments OF the race. cremation VI
the dead ia slowly gaining respectful considers
ton. especially by the dwellers in large ci'ieS'
where the greatest good TO the greatest numoe''
particularly in matters or sanitation Is rece"
ing the best thoughts Of students in ethics anu
social science
In these days OF rapid municipal growth
when the suburban cemetery Of to-day. Win i's
green mounds and marble mausoeums. ma1 DC
shut in and surrounded with crowded aIart'
ment houses Ave years hence hygienic. econ'me
and humanitarian considerations are all on the
side of cremation AK the most decent ana ra
tional disposition OF the dead. and the beafitui
and impressive service. as rendered at the 'resn
Pond Crematory leaves nothing TO DE psireu
from an aesthetic and reverential point oI'ie"'
The columbarium affords every facinty pr re-
lgous Masonic or other appropriate cere.
monials. or secures. when II Is desired. themost
consderate privacy. Ii also provides ] tne
inches Of Its walls a repository for the 'uria'
urns containing ashes OF the dead for thos, wno
desire to avail themselves OF Its privileged
New-York tribune., 1897-01-30
RTSCTTT B4KEPS.

The word biscuit. philological'y considered.
means twice baked. but single ordeal OF the
modern oven Is quite sufficient to produce any
degree of stoniness that may be desired. even
in water crackers. and yet the same oven is sus-
ceptible of regulation to any degree OF gentle
heat. and will turn out soda waters as light as
thistledown. There is a wide range in quality
between those delicate soda biscuits that break
If YOU look hard at them. and the great disks or
pjlot bread that would serve well for ship :
arrnor and will keep sweet and wholesome
through year-long voyages in tropic seas; but
that long reach from one 10 the other is NOT an
unoccupied expanse. there being hewilderlns
array of something like three hundred different
sorts Of biscuits made by the great bakeries or
this great city.
One Of the leading manufacturers estmate tes
the quantity OF -four that Is made into hlscuts
annually in Greater NewYork at 100000 bar
rels and the product of the industry is shipped
not only all over the Eastern and Southern states
OF this country but it goes IN very large quaint :
ties to the West Indies and South America and
even to far away Africa
There are thirty or more bakeries In Greater
New-York making nothing but crackers and
pilot bread and they employ a very large work.
ing capital and give employment TO many hun
dreds Of men. One large combination OF bakeries
has capital Of SO, 600, 600. and baking capac-
ity Of I 900 barrels Of -four day, and employs as
many as 200 people in various capacities in
different establishments. Another single factory
bakes 60. 600 barrels Of -four annually and almost
entirely for the export trade
1t Is understood Of course. that this article
refers only to those who manufacture biscuits
exclusively in large quantities, and does not in
clude the bakers OF bread large or small. who are
numbered by hundreds. and who consume many
hundreds Of thousands Of barrels Of -four
nually
New-York tribune., 1897-01-30
TOBACCO.

The leaf tobacco merchants Of New York have
a little world Of their own down on the East
Side bounded by Pearl. Pine and Front SITS. and
Burling slip. closely adjoining the tea and
coffee district. Although its confines narrow
and the architecture Of its building is plain TO
the verge OF mesnness. and there is a notice
able absence Of the fever and delirium Of trade
that characterize Wall-st and Broadway yet
there Is the look of substantial prosperity even
In the closed iron shutters Of the loft windows
and the faded signs over the doorways and evil
dences are not wanting that a large and i'm
portant business is being carried on in that
little world in a very quiet way
These impressions are confirmed by a glance
at the volume Of business in leaf tobacco at the
port Of Greater New-York during the year 1895
which. 1t must be remembered, is far below the
rising in Cuba and the prohibition of exports
from the two most important districts Of that
island since the middle of last May. There have
been 97.026 bales Of Havana leaf received.
against 232.912 bales in the year 1895: 10 $50
bales OF Sumatra, and 70.4S1 hogshead 1863
packages and 2O.so7 cases of domestic leaf
The exports during the same period have been
4S725 bales. 1896 hogsheads and 70.O79 cases
of leaf tobacco. This business has been d-
vded among the forty brokers and about three
hundred merchants OF the city and represents
In the aggregate very large amount OF money.
Not since the year 1890. when the big advance
In the import duty on Sumatra leaf brought un-
expected wealth to the fortunate holders Of
stocks Of that particular grade. have circum-
stances seemingly disastrous conspired to such
fcrtutous ends for certain ones In the leaf to-
New-York tribune., 1897-01-30

essential oils hardly falls within the same cate
CORY. being in the abstract undeniably pr"salc
and without sentme ntal associations, yet Who
could check over an invoice of lavender pomade
without some recollection Of a certain vase OF
spikenard-very costy-that Is mentioned III
Holy Writ; fll order for altar OF roses
without visions IF Araby the Blest?
The story OF the origin of the process o: distil-
ling the essential oil from flowers and aromatic
leaves leads one by pleasant pathways back
through the Vale OF Cashmere, where the Arabs
made altar of roses in the seventeenth century
back through the eighth century. when Marcus
Graecus used oil Of turpentine in making Greek
fire: and still backward to Formosa and Borneo
and the preparation Of canphor in the sixth
century: and IN by successive steps even I,
the beginning OF the Christian era when II is
known that mentho Tas in use by the Japanese
Although far back the fifteenth century
books were written giving directions for the dis
tillation of nearly three hundred vegetable oils.
II Is only within comparatively recent years that
the business has oecn done on a large scale ana
upon scientific and chemical principles. The oil
OF turpentine. obtained from resinous pines and
frs, Is made in very large quantities and finds
general use In the arts and industries Of the
world This is made largely in this country. as
are also the oils of peppermint and spearmint.
OF the oils imported into Greater New York IN
the year 1890 there we're 100, III pounds Of cit
ronella. 2O2. 40 pounds OF lemon. 5000 pounds
OF lavender. 33.5IO ounces OF rose. and varying
quantities OF many other kinds In the prepa-
ration OF essential oils. particularly for use in
making perfumery. purely scientific methods are
constantly finding greater appreciation. and
Natures gifts are gradually being superseded as
synthetic chemistry asserts itself. Special lab
oratories fitted with all the necessary al parats
are devoted to this branch Of chemical research,
and giant stills used for. fractonating tur-
pentine and camphor and other OF the more
abundant oils. thus isolating and making COM
mercially accessible their rarest constituents
Essential oils are handled generally by tho
wholesale drug dealers but there are houses in
Greater New York making of them speciality
not only as manufacturers on a large scale In
this country. but as the direct representatives
Of great European establishments that arc locat-
New-York tribune., 1897-01-30
CHOCOLATE AND COCO4.

4 little sermon on the tariff might be
preached with cocoa as text. Everything that
enters into the manufacture Of fine chocolates
is taxed to a greater or less degree except the
raw material and the labor. Sugar. favorng
extracts. tinfo. ornamental wrappers. fancy
boxes. silk ribbons all pay import duties Of from
35 to 60 per cent Even the machinery used in
the different processes must be brought from
France under a heavy import tax. But the for
egn chocolates may be brought into The country
under the existing tariff upon payment Of a
duty Of 2 cents per pound. or approximately
New-York tribune., 1897-01-30

bacco trade as during the year just closed. The
edict Of Captain General Weyler OF the Spanish
Army in Cuba, on May 16 prohibited, after ten
days from that date. the expectation OF leaf to-
bacco from the provinces Of Havana and Pnar
del Rio. This Immediately precipitated an ad
vance in value upon all Of that leaf then In
store In New-York and that which was put
passage during the ten days OF grace allowed to
holders there wherein to hll their contracts. II
extended also TO the Remedios leaf Of the ad-
joining province OF Santa Clara. which not
covered by the prohbtOry edict. but which has
so far participated In the advance as 10 make
some quite handsome fortunes for holders Of
large stocks in New-York So although the
New-York tribune., 1897-01-30
ESSENTIAL OILS.

Virtue is said to be it's own reward and in the
same sense there are some branches OF business
that would seem to have like inherent compen-
sating qualities No genuine bibliomaniac would
consider a profit essential to a transaction III
rare books and no art lover can quibblc over
the price OF an old print without a sense Of deg
radiation Although the business Of handling
New-York tribune., 1897-01-30

gland protects its chocolate manufactures py
twice that rate Of duty. and other European
countries fix the rate at five to seven times as
much The item Of labor constitutes from ~ 70
40 per cent of the total cost of chocolate anu
the small protection afforded by the present
tariff is not sufficient to offset the d1erence pe
tween the wages paid to workmen in TINS coun-
try and the cheap labor of Europe. but In spl,e
of these manifest disadvantages. the nanu1act-
urers Of America produce about SJ,uuu'oo'
worth Of cocoa and chocolate annually. of when
about one-ffth is made in Greater New. lork.
Nearly all of the material, amounting IN
1895 to 100000 pounds, IS imported from
South and Central America, and is received at
the port Of New-York There are some FAMOUS
chocolate manufacturers in New-fork. ana III
spite of the tariff advantages granted TO Eu,
ropean goods, they are able 10 secure ana hn,a .t
the best trade Of the country by reason OF 'he
uniformly superior quality Of their product
There are branch houses OF all the grea,t
European manufacturers in Greater NeW-aoanh LOT
doing a combined business Of about Sl,VJo'-
600 annually. There are altogether twenty
Ave manufacturers and agencies o, foreign
houses doing business exclusiSely in cocoa ana
chocolate in Greater New-York.
New-York tribune., 1897-01-30

has been somewhat less than the average Of
previous years. there are much serenity and con-
tentment TO be observed down in the little leaf
tobacco world on Water and Pearl SITS.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1897-08-05
setm = Barren
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BLACK ROT OF GRAPE.

The black rot of the grape is es-
pecially abundant during moist
warm season, and upon varieties like
the Rogers Hybrids which contain the
blood of the European grape, Wits
yinifera. 1t attacks fruit, leaves and
canes, but Is most common and most
destructive on the fruit. II first APP
pears on the nearly full grown berries
as purplish-brown spots; this color
finally extending to the other parts OF
the berries. The berries gradually
shrivel and become considerably
ridged. 1t is controlled by spraying
with Bordeaux and the ammoniacal
copper carbonate solution, using the
former till the fruit Is full size and
later using the latter. In many sea-
sons all the treatment necessary may
be the early spraying with the Bor-
deaux mixture. Farmers Review.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1897-08-05
PHlLOPENA.

Her hand lay cozlly In mine
That lovely even tide;
marked her eyes upon me shine
With glowing pride:
! stroked her tresses, glowing fair
BY gaslight's mellow sheen:
In soft delight we wagered there
A fillipeen.
The dainty forfeit was to be,
II | should lose ali, we'll,
A very trifling ching, you see,
And yet I'll tell;
So roguishly she linted this.
Then glanced meath dropping lids
The forfeit was loving kiss
And pair of kids.
She won, Of course; paid the debt
We've welded been quite long;
The step I've not regretted yet;
Our life's one song.
My homes paradise so fair,
And now, with dropping lids.
She gazes, while Il fondle there
A pair Of kids
New York World
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1897-08-05
SAVED BY A GHOST
But for Her Fancy She Might Have
Welded the Patsy Faced Youth.

The girl in the tailor made suit
gave a little shrek and dropped the
book she had picked up. I'm so
sorry" she said to the clerk, but |
can't take it. And it's only 80 cents,
tool"
whats the matter?" asked the
maiden with the sailor hat and fur
collarette.
It's about ghosts" said her friend,
and I'm nervous after my experience.
Ugh"
The girl in the conglomerate attire
abruptly dragged her friend past the
silk counter to a convenient seat.
Now" she commanded and waited.
II was sitting UP late writing" said
she of the ghostly fears. and everyone
else had gone to bed. 1t was awfully
lonesome the rain was pounding
against my window and the clock
licked horribly loudly. had been
reading Poe's ghastliest tales after
dinner and had headache, anyhow.
sat thinking after | had finished my
my thoughts millions of miles away.
As | turned perfect glare burst upon
me staring eyes and crimson flames
and dancing horrors. | didn't do a
thing but shrek madly and fall over
What was it?' breathlessly asked
the other.
The tailor made girl smiled. Just
at the reflection of the gas jet in mir
NOR that had a defect in it. | was at
an angle to get the full effect of the
distortion. My family will hardly
speak to me and the neighbors all
called next day to see If there was any
domestic difficulty they could dis
cover"
You weren't as lucky as Nell. She
went to party with the young Gran
willie and"
The pasty faced, straw-colored mus
tache man, with the paleblue eyes?'
The same. He adored her, unfor-
tunately for her, He had unlocked the
front door for her and started away
when she stepped in, saw weird
white light wavering on the wall, and
screamed for him to come back.
What is it?' he cried
Ghosts, she said.
My goodness, he said. and ran
away as fast as he could, leaving the
carriage to follow"
But how was she lucky?" asked tbs
tailor made gdl in PUZZLED tone.
Her friend looked At her indignantly
Why, he won't dare to propose t,
her now and she is SO self sacrifcins
she might have married him other,
WISE.
TIE tailor made girl looked sweet,
mystified. and then blank Lets Il
haye a soda" she laid mildly. ant
] they went Chicago Post
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1897-08-05
BOB WHITE.

Old friend, hear you whistle
Upon the zigzag rail;
Your CHEEKY voice of welcome
Rings on the autumn gale;
When scarlet leaves and golden
Dance in the amber light,
You tell me of your presence
With vim, Bob White.
A whole souled little fellow
In speckled coat of brown;
You heed not summers passing
Or skies that darkly frown;
oile other birds are quiet,
Your call comes to delight;
A I'D that is why | like you
Most of all, Bob White!
Philosopher in feathers!
I'd join your happy school;
The heart forever signing
BeIongeth to the fool!
Happy go-lucky fellow
Tho chilly breeZes blight,
There's always summer sunshine
In your heart, Bob White!
The world has SO much sorrow,
We need your lively call;
A soul to face all trouble
All! that's the best Of all!
The snow will soon be falling,
Nor hill nor vale in sight;
But | have learned your lesson
In my heart, Bob White!
Monroe Resented in the N.
Cljpper.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1897-08-05
Late Forage Crops.

Oats and peas rank next to corn az
q forage crop. This mixture Is yalu-
able either for pasture or for cutting
as a soiling crop, and II allowed to
mature may be cured for hay, making
a most valuable article. II planted In
succession of about two weeks, green
fodder can be had during the greater
part OF the growing season. At the
Cornell station, oats and peas sown
August ] last year were In good con-
dition for feeding until a severe freeze
Of the night OF December 2 cut them
down. The pease are first sowed on
plowed ground ut the rate OF one
bushel per acre, then the harrow ID
used and tho lana thoroughly fitted
for oats. This working covers the
pease deeply and well, after which the
oats are sown on broadcast or drilled,
using one to one and one-half bushel
per acre. In six or eight weeks from
the time of sowing, cutting may be-
gin, although the greatest feeding
value Is not reached until the grain Is
well In the milk stage. Orange Judd
Farmer.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1897-08-05

Stop Small Losses of Butter Fat
Did you ever stop to think what an
Insignificant thing one-tenth Of one
per cent, OF butter fat is? Why, 1t
weighs only little over one-fourth
Of one grain and occupies In the neck
of Il Babcock milk test bottle one one
hundredth only Of the graduated por-
ton. Surely this Is IA small mattey.
But like snowtlakes the aggregations
become a powerful factor.
II saved they will pay off the mort
sage. II lost fearful waste results,
One-tenth per cent, lost in Swimming
the milk OF COW giving 5000 pounds
annually Is n yearly loss OF nearly
seven pounds of butter. In herd OF
ten COWS 1t means n loss OF nearly
500 per annum, In 1000 pounds OF
milk daily for one year 1t means i0C
pounds OF butter, over 500 in value
What shall be said of those so-called
dairymen who deliberately shut their
eyes to truth and permit losses of fat
In skimming OF from five to seven
tenths and in butter milk OF pei
cent? What wonder that dairying
does not pay?-New England Home
stead.