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Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-03-19

Requirements necessary to insure the
greatest safety. aud enable logs to
be handled and controlled at'thts
place. There are. az we are Informed
and believe. upwards ~ one hundred
and twenty.six jam piers. heavily
loaded with stone and In good con-
(litiOn, and about nine miles Of heavy
bOoms in addition to the natural
protection Of cGrving banks, numer-
GUS islands, and the lake of slackened
water, formed by the great dam ON
its solid ledge, which Is as tmpreg-
nable to floods or jams OF logs or Tee
IA are the islands and river banks. OF
sO!iu rock between which the dams
securely rest. All of which. we be-
lieve combine to make this place the
safest and best on the mississippi
river for the handling Of logs and
their manufacture into lumber. and
under existing conditions we Il" not
deem it desirable for this committee
to urge any legislation on the sub
ject of logs being turned into the
Mississippi river further than now
exists for the protection OF the mill
ing or any other interest IN the VI
entity Of our city.
N. RICHARDSON.
&. B. BUCHANAN.
Members III committee.
After the reading Of the report 10y
the clerk. the following resolution
was adopted:
Resolved, that the report he &c.
copied and thecomm,tteed discharged;
and that
Whereas all OF the members OF the
council but two have by personal
examine ton verified the above re-
pert, cit
Resolved, that this council fully APP
proves the findings of the committee.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-03-19
NEW STEAM LAUNDRY.
A First-ClasS Plant Now In
Operation in this
City.

A new enterprise mas been recently
added TO this city. 1t is the Enter
prise Steam Laundry located In the
Flynn block. under the management
of Chas. lie Blond, who not only has
u first Glass plant with all modern
improvements, but has had long
years of experience, which combine
to insure his success. There IL con-
siderabIy more machinery toasteam
laundry than one not acquainted
with the work would suppose. ana
we will describe the different pro-
cesses by which a garment Is cleansed,
starhed. ironeti, etc.
On a bundle being received IN the
office, the different pieces arc all
marked similarly with n peculiar
ink which does not wash out.
From the Office, which IL partittoned
off the rear rooms. the main room Ia
reached. The first thing seen here Is
a II horsepower boiler. which sup
plies power for the engine and steam
and hot water Tor the other ma
chinery. From the engine, run pipes
to Il large reservoir of hot water,
above the large cylindrical power
washer. The washer IL connected
with the hot water tank, and re-
ceives from different pipes hot and
cold water anJ steam. Seventy-five
shirts can he washed at ono time.
From the washer the shirt energies,
looking rather pale; and goes to the
wringer. queer looking machine.
1t consists Ot Il large Perforated ket-'
tie, revolving at the speed Of 1000 a
minute. The rapltlity of the revo'u-
ton throws the clothes against the
perforated sides, forcing the water
out. From the wringer, then to the
steam dryer room, wnere 800 shirts
cun be dried every As minutes. The
dryer resembles Il large wardrobe.
The drying racks are suspended on
rollers. and are run In and out OF the
dryer like drawers in bureau.
From the dryer the shirt goes to the
power starcher, an odd looking ma
chine. The shirt is placed between
two sets OF rollers and starch
thoroughly rubbed into the fabric
from both sides. The operation
takes but moment. From the
starcher the shirt goes again to the
dryer. then IL dampeneu, then go~s
to the presser. which works like a
copying press. After a squeeze
which would make the fortune Ut n
grizzly, the shirt tra wells to the iron
err. which resembles planer. only
there are rollers instead OF knives.
Then the shirt, glossy, with
swelling bosom, and full of pride. IL
passed Oh to tho folding table. and
f",m there to the sOrter. who throws
it into compartment with theron-
paniOns 1T left in the office. Thus,
renovated and refreshed. tie shirt
energies from it's journey, having
been washed. steamed, churned,
dried, stnrchrd, 'lampened, pressed,
jrOned and folded.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-03-19
POWERS WILL GEORGE.
The Blockade Will be Enforced
If Greece Does Not Change
Her Attitude.

LONDON, March IA correspond
ent of the Associated Press learns
from Il reliable source thut the
powers are nearly agreed to present
u fresh note to Greece, notifying Der
of their intention to carry out CO.
ercive measures II she still continues
obdurate, and to enforce the block
ade. 1t is understood that France
is the only power reluctant to par
ticipate in the blockade, which will
be begun without her II che still de-
clines to give her consent.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-03-19

Representative Dare writes as fol-
lows concerning dairying to his pa
per, the Elk River Star News:
lam glad to see that the Elk River
farmers have taken hold OF the
creamery business and hope they will
make a success with 1t. / have made
several hasty trips through southern
Minnesota this winter, and the cow
down there is the gold mine OF the
farmers. One cannot buy good
milch cow down there at any price
because the farmers will not part
with them. Comparatively speaking.
there is no such thing as hard times
in these dairy regions. and as there
is no natural advantage in the coun-
try itself over Sherburns county for
keeping cows, can see no reason
why our farmers cannot become as
prosperous through dairy farming
an are those in southern Minnesota.
l look forward to great results for
our section through this industry.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-03-19
SPAIN IS VERY WEARY,
Said to Have Instructed
Weyler to End the War
at Once.
SELL THE ISLAND If NECESSARY.
Weyler Now Trying to Find
Gomez to Make Peace
Arrangements.

Chicago, March l2.-Crttenden
Marriott, the Recorders correspond
ent at Havana, declares that Weyler
has received positive orders from
Madrid to end the Cuban war at
once, even l'y going to the extent Ot
selling the islands to the insurgents
II need he. ten. Weyler, therefore,
set out for villa Clara to find Gomez.
and to undertake negotiations.
Weyler. himself, has SAID that the
war will end within three weeks.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-03-19
Tobacco Trust Wins.

TRENTON, N. j., March 12.-Chan'
cellOr Reed has dismissed the suit Oi
the attorney general against the to-
bacco trust, holding that II there IL
any irregularity it is In the charter,
which should he attacked by quo
warranto proceedings in the law
courts.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-03-19
Bad Situation in Crete.

CANEA, CRETE, Mar. 12.-Mussul-
man refugees here are destitute and
on the verge of starvation. The
island is full Of robbers who are
pillaging the towns in this vicinity.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-03-19
Reported FayOrably.

1T. PAUL. March 12-The bill au-
thorizing tho location Of the fourth
insane hospital at Hastings was
iavorably reported In the senate this
morning,
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-03-19
FATAL COLLISION.
Snow Pillow and Passenger
Train Collide, Killing Road
master Fitzgerald.

LAMoCRE, N. D.. March FIN
collision eight miles west OF this
place betw a rotary snow plow
and passenger train Roadmaster
Fitzgerald was killed and, three
others injured, but not seriously.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-03-19

The South Dakota legislature
failed to make any appropriation for
support of tbestate militia and many
Of the companies will disband.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-03-19
Noted Lecturer Dead.

LONDON, Mar. 12.-ProfessOr Henry
Drummond, a celebrated author and
lecturer Ia dead.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-03-19

The Mississippi at Memphis 10
higher than ever recorded since tho
establishment ofthe weather bureau.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-03-19

The last city treasurer-elect OF
Minneapolis, ". G. Nye, has not yet
secured bonds and the city council
may have to try again.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-03-19

People OF New Paynesville are
raising $1,000 for u bonus for -four
mill at that place.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-03-19
From Saturdays Daily.
CIGAR IA Glory BURNED.
C. A, Southland & Co. Lose Their
Stock and Fixtures by
Fire Last Night.

inst before ~ O'Clock lastAight
fire was discovered in the front
rooms in the second story OF Il
Narcotics building on Broadway
These rooms were occupied by 6. A
Southland Il Co.'S cignr factory, and
the entire stock, together with the
working tools and fixtures were
destroyed.
r. Murrott's saloon IL located un'
derneath, and his son, who was III
charge ut that time heard a great
noise and upon investigating found
the rooms to he in a mass OF flames
The alarm was Immediately turned
in, and notwithstanding the fact
that snow drifts were piled up sever
al feet deep in the streets, the fire.
men were soon ut work Oextinguis|l
the fire. Az there was u strong
north wind blowing at the time
there was u good chance for a seri'
GUS conflagra ton, as there are sew.
ernl frame buildings located south oi
It. There was a large number ct
empty cigar boxes in the factory
and these made an exceedingly
warm fire. The f1remen soon had
the ga tisia ction Of seeing that their
efforts were effective as the fire was
under control. r. Marrott's saloon
underneath suffered considerable
damage from fire, and the front end
of the building was badly damaged.
The stock and fixtures Of Sout hard
& Co.'s cigar factory will be total
loss. They carried an insurance OF
$50. Mr.. Marriott carried only 81 ,NO
on the building.
The fire is supposed to have origin
ated from tho stove in the cigar fac
tory. The proprietors closed the
place at 6 O'Clock in the evening" and
left q fire in the stove, and 1t is PROB
able that fire from the stove ignited
the empty cigar boxes, which are Of
infiummable material.
STABLES World: X. H. Holden
brother OF l.. Nj. Holden of this place
il to start a free silver paper AT
Verndalc during tbecoming summer
and the Sun gives him royal goo1
sendoff ond n hearty welcome ir
advance, but for all that it looks g
little dubious to an outsider. AS
place of residence Verndale is a very
desirable location, but as u field fo'
two papers-tbat is altogether
another question:.
The Opelousas courier., 1897-09-11
Ia Tea HurtfuI?

Physicians tell us that tea is in.
furious to the nervous system. At
the time of its introduction into
Europe much opposition was provoked
and much written in hostility to its
use. Henry Savile writes in 1878 to
his uncle, MI. Secretary Coventry, in
sharp reproof of certain friends who
call for tea after dinner, instead Of
the bottle. He calls it 20 base Indian
practice, which I must ever admire
your Christian family for not admit
ting" Another writer, at about the
same date, calls it "a filthy CUSTOM"
and adds, ''Men seem to lose their
stature and loneliness, and women
their beauty"
DIR. Samuel. johnson drew his own
portrait of "a hardened and shameless
tea drinker, who for twenty years
diluted his meals with the infusion of
this fascinating plant, whose kettle
had scarcely time to cool; who with
tea amused the evening, with tea
solaced the midnight, and with tea
welcomed the morning" So the great
doctor could have feared no i'll effects.
Experience proves that the moderate
$ of tea sustains the body under
severe muscular strain without caus.
ing subsequent exhaustion; and ii
forms an agreeable means of imbibing
the quantity Of water necessary to
human neutrality-suspicious..
The Opelousas courier., 1897-09-11

Says the Cincinnati Times-Star:
The development Of the ragged school
in London is a vivid illustration of
what o few determined souls, backed
up by o man of wealth like Lord
Shaftesbury, r capable of accom-
plishing. From the small beginnings
in one schoolroom fifty years ago the
work Of lifting up the lowly has gone
On in the greatest city in the world
until now there are 1872 separate build
ings in London, where 253 afternoon
and evening schools are held, with an
average attendance numbering more
than 80, 1000. In these schools there
are 1887 teachers. An idea of the n
thusiasm and self-sacriice prompting
these teachers may be gathered from
the fact that out of the 1887 but sew
enty-nine receive a salary. Ninety
seven school libraries have been es-
tablished, seventy penny banks, in
which there are 81, 900 depositors and
more than 1900 pounds sterling on
deposit. Physical culture has become
an important feature Of the work. A
hundred and nineteen mems aid lads
clubs have been established, with
$500 members, and what are known as
the recreation classes number 222
members.
The Opelousas courier., 1897-09-11
The Puzzle Lock Bracelet.

A novel piece of jewelry is the
puzzle-lock bracelet, the chain of
which is secured by a lock formed of
three revolving pieces engraved with
figures or letters. Only by arranging
these in some particular combination
forming o private code can the lock be
opened, and as the figures may make
an immense number of combinations,
the "open sesame is well nigh inn
possible Of attainment except by the
owner. The idea of this device is that
the bracelet a be taken off and used
to chain q bicycle to the ratings while
the rider is in a house or store, as a
fastening to a travelling bag, and for
many other purposes of the sort. Most
people would be apt to suffer qualms
of anxiety in leaving it as a lock to a
bicycle, but for the makers assurance
that the bracelets, which are made in
a variety of designs, are SO strong as
to render the length of time required
for filing them through a risk which
the bicycle thief would not venture to
incur, while it is impossible to break
the lock or to open it in any other way
than by the mysterious code.-Phila.
dalphis Record,
The Opelousas courier., 1897-09-11
WORDS or WISDOM.

Be slow in choosing a friend; slower
IN changing.
A person too old to learn is also too
old to teach.
There is always hope for the man
who can be taught by n mistake what
a fool he has been.
There is only n real failure IN lie
possible; and that is not to be true to
the best one knows.
The reason why so few marriages are
happy, is because young ladies spend
their time in making nets, not in max
ing cages.
Want of prudence is too frequently
the want of virtue; nor is there ON
earth a more powerful advocate for
vice than poverty.
Hope is the handspring of human &C
ton; faith seals our lease OF immortal
ity; and charity and love give the pass
port to the souls true and lasting hap
piness.
The worst penalty of evil-doing is to
grow into likeness with the bad; for
each mans soul changes, according to
the nature of his deeds, for better or
for worse.
Patient, hopeful waiting is hard
work when it is the only work possible
to us in an emergency. But patient
waiting is in It's time the highest duty
of a faithful soul.
Nothing equals travel as q means OF
destroying local prejudice and com
municating knowledge Of the world. In
no other way can a man at once learn
much and enjoy much.
Constant discipline in %unnoticed
ways and the spirits silent unselfsh-
ness, becoming the hidden habit OF the
life, give to it it's true sanity beauty;
and this is the result of care and lowly
love in little things.
Politeness is q kind of anasthetio
which envelopes the asperities OF our
character so THAT other people will not
be wounded by them. We should
neye be without it, ven when we con-
tend with the rude.
We should so live and labor in our
time that what comes to us as seed may
go to the next generation as blossom,
and that what came to us as blossom
may go to them as fruit. This is what
we mean by progress.
Many ideas grow better when trans
~ - ---I1-. ~s~~1 l1o,, ~ 4Lo
one where they sprang up. That which
was a weed in one intelligence becomes
a flower in another, and a flower again
dwindles to a mere weed by the same
change.
The Opelousas courier., 1897-09-11
A Bullet in His Heart.

SIT is generally thought that a man
cannot live very long after getting a
bullet in his heart" said a South
Carolinian to q Star reporter, "but
there is an instance on record in my
State of a man carrying a bullet in his
heart five weeks before death. The
matter is fully authenticated, the post
norton examination having been
made by DR.. Curran B. Earle, a
nephew Of the late United States
Senator Earle. The rounded mar
was named Tom Ferguson and he was
shot by~easolored man nameA Dock
CLANCY at aeenville, s. G.. Fergu-
son lived FIVE and 9 the post
norton examfSsttiQn arSfhirty-two-
caliber bullet was round firmly i'm
bedded in the exterior wall of the
heart. The cause of Ferguson's death
was the ,inundation of the pericardial
cavity, which impeded the action Of
the heart, which in plain English
means that the cavity surrounding the
heart was punctured and flooded to
such an extent that the heart was pre-
vented from beating. This carrying
a bullet in the heart is a remarkable
case, but the physicians were not able
to say, without tedious research,
whether it has a like in the medical
records Or not. A patient, it is said,
may live several days with a wounded
heart, and a metaphorical wound,
however severe, may not shorten his
life at all, but the cases, if any, where
one carried a bullet in this sensitive
organ SO long are few and far be-
tween. Washington Star.
The Opelousas courier., 1897-09-11

Statisticians have been calculating
the annual income Of Great Britain,
which must have trebled or quadru-
pied within Ee present reign. It is
now supposed to amount to 1000 mil
lidRs Of dollars annually. The actual
earning es Ycfioned at $500 million
dollars a year. 6The actual expendi-
tufsalv the PEBBLE is'considered to be
less tpan the total income, 50 that
probably $3.50, 900, 900 may be put by
and saved annually. Thus by degrees
the accumulation becomes so enormous
that the cum total is hard to grasp. It
is reckohed, however, at something
between AS, 900 and 80, 900 million
dollars! Such computations are based
on figures supplied by French statis-
tioians,
The Opelousas courier., 1897-09-11

In s~witzerla95 a new federal code,
which is to fifty the laws for the
whole Of theVountry, is now being
prepared. Taking advantage of this
fact, great numbers IF the women of
Switzerland are-@33ing themselves
to secure the 18rrectlon f many Of the
evils at present resulting from the SO,
eial laws Of the country, which are
very hard Or women. The movement
is really amounting to the dimensions
Of q popular uprising. The Swiss
women are evidently just beginning to
feel their own powers.
The Opelousas courier., 1897-09-11

Says William Drysdale in the Inde-
pendent: The Porto Ricans, or, as
they call themselves, Porto Ricanians,
who contribute money to the Cuban
cause, have to do it with the secrecy
of the grave. To be caught at such
reasonable work would mean utter
ruin. II the Cubans have one reason
to detest Spain, the ito Ricans have
twenty; and they hatx her with q
hatred too bittgs.. uHsrance. They
are ground dowAa Tobbed, insnlted, inn
prisoned, dragged about with thumb
cords, by their hated masters; and
nothing but their utter helplessness
has prevented their joining in the
Cuban revolution. The condition of
the natives Of that island is almost be-
yond description, and they are ripe for
any ferocious retaliation in their power.
The Cuban's haired Of Spain is q gem
tie june zephyr compared with the
tremendous cyclone Of hatred that the
Porto kican has for the mother coun-
try. And no Nserican who spends d
month or that BEG iful but persecuted
island viii neeyy to ask why. There
r some Porto Ricans Of great wealth,
nr1 u 49,. g
The Opelousas courier., 1897-09-11

A fast steamship service is to be
established between Canada and Great
Britain. Canada is to pay q yearly
subsidy of $4,000 for ten years and
the British Government is to pay
$3.50, 900 yearly. The vessels + to
have q guaranteed speed of 500 knots
in twenty-four hours and four Of the
ships are to be ready in 1898.
The Opelousas courier., 1897-09-11

The value of a newspaper as an
advertising medium consists in
its circulation.
When you can secure the com.
bined circulation of two papers
for the price Of one, it is money
saved!
"T'he st. Landry Democrat {"
was consolidated on the Sd of
March, 1894, with The Opelou-
Bas Courier" The advertising
rates have not been increased
while the price Of subscription
has been reduced to 80 O year.
TIE Err being by odds
the best paperin the empire Par.
l.a OF St. Landry IL therefore the
eAesDast
The Opelousas courier., 1897-09-11

In descriptions of noxious insect
and weed pests, the words, Intro
duced FROM" are usually about the
first that meet the eye; for it is a fact
that a very large per cent. of u worst
pests have been introduced from
abroad, and, worse yet, if possible,
im~portations of this character continue.
The Opelousas courier., 1897-09-11

The United States hare 1900 fruit
and vegetable canneries.
The Opelousas courier., 1897-09-11

There was a large increase last year
in the farm produce imported into
Berlin. The increase in butter alone
is estimated at over five million dol
lars, and of cheese at 81, $50. 900.
The Opelousas courier., 1897-09-11

A medical journal inveighs against
rocking, warning its adherents that
the soothing feeling which it superin-
duces is really a mild congestion OF
the brain. This, it is cited, is as APP
plieable to the woman's rocking-chair
as to the baby's 4Ss5lea
The Opelousas courier., 1897-09-11

OF The
IMMACULATE Z: CONCEPTION,

OpTLDESAS, III.
Under the Direction Of tho Sisters Marianltes
of Holy Cross.
Offers to young ladies every facility
for acquiring a thorough christian ed
ucation. Constant attention is paid to
home and social culture. Lessons are
given in music, painting and other
useful arts. The sisters also have
charge of the boys school. The course
of instruction is two-fold-Preparatory
and Commercial. French is taught in
the two courses. For particulars, adj
dress SISTER SUPERlOR.
The Opelousas courier., 1897-09-11
n TO LOAN.

OFFICE OF 81. LANDRY H~oMEsTEAD ANDY
LOAN AssocIAT (
OPELoUsAs, Sept. 1stA. 1898.
The undersigned is authorized by che
Board of Directors Of the st. Landry
Homestead and Loan Association 10
ofer to its members loans at eight per
osn~un. For particulars apply to
e. D EsTILETTE,
President St. Landry q. & l.. Assn.