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Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-04-09
CONTRACT is AWARDED
"A. -. Harrison Was the Lowest
Bidder for the School Build
ing Contract.
ALL THE BIDS WERE VERY CLOSE.
The Building Will be Put up
Cheaper Than Expected by
Z. the Board.

I'll. ln,nul ~ p.iIcntiOn met ut 8
O'cltrk Tuesday morning ~ receive
bi,isiur the work u erecting the new
nigh school building, ncc.r,iing -
the plans and Speciticat i''nA fur.
ni-hr,i by otto Sc,,leusenrr. There
were n large number III bids, there
being niur bidders, ana ruclI having
IN several bids, one f.T the different
finishes and also for different ma
tprinls to bp used. A. u. Harrison.
the local contractor, was the lowest
bidder his bid being about $I.OOO less
than the next ,OweSt. figured On \
basis Oi IN oak finish and htune
foundations: The contract was
therefore awarded to- Harrison for
the sun, Of $lG. 1870, aud the hUnrl is
grea tIy pleased at tn outcome OF
the bidding. for the contract IL not
OnI! secured 10y u responsible local
contractor. but the hid il about
50. ODU less ihnn the board expected.
IL fact the board was greatly sur
pristd that the bids ri ell the CON
tractors were SO low, and a. they
were very clost. together for such Il
large structure it Is evident that all Oi
them wer" figuring down close,
Harrison having the advantage by
being more familiar With the cost ri
local material AID labor. The bids
ranged between $3.50 and 81, 900
higher for oak than pine finish.
Below we give Il list OF HE con
tractors who were bidding on ,'he
wO:k. The figures given arc bids for
an all oak finish. such as the cOntrac;
a wurAed to- Harrison calls for: -
Ang. Wullen,ine. st. Paul * 1888
Donlin & Cullen. West Superior 1856
T.. T.. Scales, West Superior 1889
q. W. Brown. Minneapolis l7.29S
Felix Como, City IS. 1G6
Wa1t~rworth & Fee. Duluth 1881
G. W. Elliott. Minneapolis 17.l23
A. u. Harrison. City 5000
Evans & Grandv, Dulntn 1872
Speaking .uf the bids after the
award was made, several OF the con-
tractors from outside the city said
that they had never, figured more
In their experience. and were
that the city Of Little Falls
will get a building that will be we'll
worth every cent OF the contract
price. Tie members III the board
Ar. III the same OpiniOn, and are
highly pleased with the result. -
The. board Of educA ton will meet
IN regular monthly session Wednes-
lay afternoon, at which time 1T Is
probable that the contract for the
lea ting plant for thenew high school
building will be awarded.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-04-09
Monster Cycle Meet.

Preparations are being made in San
Francisco to hold three weeks Of indoor
racing at the Mechanics pavilion, to COM
mence March 20 and to end April 10.
There will be races for amateurs and the
professionals. The first week will be de-
voted to short distance racing, the second
week to middle and long distance, and the
last week will be devoted to a six day race,
In which all the long distance men in the
country will be asked to appear. -
A fine eight lap track will be built, and
everything will be done to make the affair
the greatest cycling event that has ever
taken place in the United States. All the
crack riders in tho country will BIO there,
including Bald, Cooper, Ki,nble, Eaton,
Starbuck, Sanger, Loughead, Stevens,
Ingraham, Kiser and the prince of foreign
riders, James Michael, who is on his way
to the coast to train for the national cir
cult. -.' s-' 'u ' =.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-04-09

The people Of this country are quite
as gotl judges Of what concerns the
public interest as any two men in Wash.
ingtou. whoever they may be.
A Plenty Needed.
Perry Patettic--Uv course I'd take q
bath If took u notion.
Wayworn Watson-That' about what it
would take, guess.
whats about what it would take9"
IAN ocean. "-Cincinnati Enquirer.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-04-09
SPOKEN LANGUAGE

1t is said that the Sanskrit language
contains 16 vowels and "a consonants.
In 1901 it was estimated that the Eng
llsh language was spoken by 20, $40, 900
people. In 1890 the number had increased
to Ill, 100000. ~ Z
The most learned philologists declare
that the origin of language is an insolubls
mystery, and language itself is an uncon-
ltrollable problem. I.
ne The human voice is produced by the as
distance of eight pairs of muscles, and Is
other pairs contribute in various ways to
the production of sound in the vocal organ.
Cardinal Mczzofanti spoke ia languages
and dialects, SO of them with such ease
and fluency that he was sometimes mis-
taken for native Of the lands where they
were used. -.
The German language hasa greater pow
ar of combination of words than any other
European tongue. By the liberal use of
the hyphen almost any combination may
he formed. ','j
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-04-09

Tie exGtt ,iuth il ,ega;G tcztl:e strip
rilpci ,,t:: :i';.LuE,uitling item Ercn
ri, AlHc1 e. :, ves:C las Lcun ted l.y che
Cf tic l;,..>H L,lsclf. Ei:ss I.CA;;..Z.a III
Eay.cs, ~. .tEt-Ct Iii: ma Sic, With
Ter 1:.ct...t, 80 -;;ll... &. Ky, v::s l;;..5-
:shcG FIX tUia itI &c ltcscL t.. c;:,l
lie ;:sce, ti.i.cd. iLoy were twice SKIP
pc:. ic he slim and se:. eLed ly 4 ...Ip,a..-
i'll woman, tx st;CHd time. on lcard an
Z ::can slip, IN prasc:-ce & III in
SIT. ..Ig Sranlsh Iollceman. When Mics
81 ;,r1ts rictes,eG ;:.;ul.s: tic indignity,
rtniirt-rg TIE. rc!lcc inspector that she
US Icy: r:::::>.c- Tic american haE,, the
Inspector laughed Ic1isciyciy ard re-
pl.ed, "I-c:e si:cIc is 10 american flag
!. at is "c1;h L Iii ,Gc1e ic Us than tie
.:...surgcu! l.g.' Is
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-04-09

Greece waits Crete. The powers say
Crete must rot belong to Greece, but
must have autonomy under their super.
vision. Crete says she does not want
autonomy and won't have it, hut she
Gees want to be annexed to Greece.
Turkey says Crete shall not have .autol<;
omy under any circun1st ances That is
the aspect in tic Eurcpcancave Of mar
mCny. 81 a.fs
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-04-09

It Ecv t,::-cpircs that President &c
!cya Ct Nicaragua is anxious for the
United States to take mp the Nicaragua
canal aid construct it at cnce. We are
also te.G dat Nicaragua will be glad to
have TIC United States hold complete
Control CT the canal after it is finished.
Let Tie Few congress ard administration
take Nicaragua while she is in the hui
NOR and promptly Put that great canal
through. We arc losing millions while
we wait. .'5 .>#z n.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-04-09
r'heeEt'Iaer.,

Twenty-three hundred years ago Plato
promulgated the theory that the uni-
verse, sun. earth, stars and all things
were suspended in q I,::ss Of something
that he. q. d the ether. It was thinner
than TIC tl..lnest gas, vet it could pene-
trate all Substances. Itehbed and flowed
through all things; all things were full
of it il, lie ard enveloped III it outside.
A,t.ein physical science sprung up
and liliculed this idca as that of an
an.j&tle Cid pagan witt. speculative
n ind, Ter centuries the ether Of Plato
was si:l.led end Leld in the background.
Now, Lcvcser, in the latter part Of the
nineteenth sItury, in the most enlight-5
ened geleration Eistery has known SO
far as achievements in physical science
go, the wiscst end most learned men are
gradually coming around to Plato's view
ard ,ettp,irg the theory Of the all FER
vaG:rg otl,r. III ruth, there is no other
way :rTssent]y ct accounting for the
ma1vcls Il nGIcrn discovery. ..s&
An ill1 stration used by one scientist
10 this: II you drop q stone into pond,
tho waves caused ~ the disturbance of
the N.:er VII Side over the pond and
cause 10 lcb Up crd down a cork upon
another Fart Ct the pond distant from
the place into which the stone was drop
FED. Call tie Itrd the universal ether.
ard you will see how movement in
che place throws waves to another spot.
Tie illustration Will serve to show
low it is possible to telegraph without
wires, if possible it he. Electricians
have. ve1Led fer years Gil that problem
4 PAPER by H. j. W. Dam in McClure's
Magazine le;Gs to the conclusion that
way &c &C ills las actually been discov-
eyed ty M:rconi, a young, half English,
half Italian, electrical experimental in
England. The British postoff' c depart
ment is taking active interest in Mar.
coIi's discovery, in the expectation Of
utilizing it. Marconi in bis first expert.
ments was able to telegraph with the
proper receiver through solid hill
distance of tl.rce-quarters Of mile. #
the thing will work for that distance,
it will work for greater ones, eventually
across oceans and continents. e.,
The value Of the invention at sea will
be incalculsble InNthe denscst fcg mes
sages may lie sent from the shore to
lighthouse, from a lighthouse to q ship
at sea- 1t can also lie utilized in mill
tary operations to o degree unlimited.
The electric waves upon the ether ripple
Qp t. in all directions
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-04-09

The POLICY Of the United States senate
and state department toward the peorlo
Of this country 10 frequently that of
grown people who keep secrets from
Childrcn-things which they do not con.
slider ,.ocd for the young cEes to know.
Eut the people Of the Unitcd States ne
not children. They are as c!ligent III
the cabinet or senate and tie scmetimes
mere patriotic than they Tie course 81
the state department in withhold
from the senate rcriicns Il correspond.
ence relating to Crta X ctEer affairs
and Of the senate, in lis trrr, holding
secret sessions and keeping flcn Tie
people knowledge Ct It's deliberations
savers quite too nue., ct the methods Of
Turkey CT Russia and IS to be condemn
cd. Tie American people have i right
to E..ow all :Lcy.t tie correspondence
between Lie ard tx state department.
The American recr.c created tic state
department. and TIC slLatc too. Thcreie
nclhlrg ctrIet.>d with state alTaira
which il is ret ton right 10 10 intern
ed Ct, and tEat fully ;.Ld E1czcpt ". II
the growing ro.!cy OF suILrc.sing in
fo-r.a;ien ls Lot checked. the pecric
m:y leonard f7cr crgrc:s,aen . lawre-
4u.il-g tat la-.*+-2;>.t, l:s. lcrrcsECnd-
crc~ eEc.-l Ie L-.:t.e &c, lld that
quickly. 554 f@8 Z @
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-04-09
STRANGE. MALADY.

The Queer Anaiction of a Young Coloretl
Since last May Hermie Jones, colored
girl about II years Of age, has been afiiict-
cd with strange malady which baff1ed the
skill of her attending physician. The suf-
ferer, who lived at Williamsport, was AL
vised to go to Baltimore for treatment. Her
appetite at first began to fail, and then
she lost weight. She finally became SO
weak that she could scarcely walk. &
The girl went to q woman doctor, who,
after questioning the girl, gave her q
strong clnetic, and in about 10 minutes
she began to vomt. TO her surprise, @ live
snake, fully II inaEos in length, passed
from her mouth. For u day or so the girl
felt relieved, but then her appetite failed
again. The doctrcss again administered an
GmetiC, and two moro snakes came up A
third emetic was necessary to bring out
what appears to be the last OF the reptiles
Now she is gaining strength.
5 A remarkable part Of the story is that
John Wesley Fisher, an ex-Union soldier,
who lived in tho same house at Williams
port, had a similar experience. Phi
phia Press. ~.
"a A Study In Origins. ID
The nine tailors who had been making
man, on finding themselves overtaken
by Time, shivered apprehensively y
Ri It happened, however, that just as his
glittcring scythe was outstretched ., NOV
them down Time was taken with stitch
in his side, and, before he recovered, the
tailors had escaped to q neighboring drug
store, where they secured dose Of Brown.
Sequard elixir of life. 54s
Verify" declared the eldest, as they
quaffed the foaming beaker, s'verily, .
stitch In time saves nine.
The which became a proverb in the
tailor's family. New York Press.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-04-09
Not q Good Name.

Not Good Name.
Mr.. Blair-Did that Titled foreigner
leave his children much?
Miss Fair-No, not even good name.
Mr.. D.-You don't sly SO?
Miss F.-Ycs, it YVES Bjorklanizono2'
vitz.-Up to D.t.. ~ &c..
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-04-09

A coed example Of what man is
capable CT in his CID days is exhibited
by PoVe Leo XIII, who has just turned
the first corner Of his eighty eighth year..
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-04-09
A Plenty Needed.
The Stage Heroine

The Stage Heroine.
The lover Rugged her on the stage.
! = TO her it was not funny.
He earned his salary, while she found
She was lard pressed for money.
=. -, New York Sunday World.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-04-09
How Consumption May Bc Propagated.


!. Forty years ago the inhabitants Of
Mentone and neighborhood were a
healthy, happy race Of splendid physique,
to whom consumption was absolutely
unknown. Then Mentone became the
Mecca Of the consumptive. The peasants
left their farms and their healthy lives
to wait on the wealthy invalids. Farm
ers' wives and daughters became wash
erwomen, constantly handling clothing
impregnated with the germs Of con-
sumption. Thousands Of consumptives
died there, impregnating the soil and
the water with the germs Of their dis
ease. As the result, the earth, air and
water of Mentone are infested with the
tubercle bacillus ana the once healthy
peasantry is consulnptive almost to y
man and woman. No more complete
or startling proof Of the truth of the
once derided germ theory Of disease
could well be imagined than this
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-04-09

BRYAN. called on President Nc
Kfnley Tuesday.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-04-09
Theodore Roosevelt has been
named ~ the president g assist.
mt secretary 81 the navy. 58
@ Pingree's candidate for mayor
sOf Detroit was beaten at the cleo.
ton Monday BY about 800 ma
#jOrity.
The congress Of Venezuela has
ratified the arbitration treaty
with Great Britain, negotiated by
this country.

'.For ways that are dark and
tricks that are vain the suspend
Cd Minneapolis and St. Paul
banks ''are peculiar according to
the disclosures revealed by the evi.
dence before the joint house and
senate committee Of investigation,
which was made public Tuesday.
The Mimi, arolis library board
has decided that hereafter the
New York Journal and New York
Void shall not BE- furnis he'd in
the reading rooms. These papers
are too much like the Police
G. z IT,, ard are rot considered
suitable p,p.rs FIR the rooms ct
such al institution.
Presiden! K uegcr of the Trans
vaal republic, demands of Great
Britain all Indemnity Of "a, 400, 900
for damages by the outrageous
Jameson laid in December, 1895.
That country objects to. such a
large amount, and threatens to
ann, x the two Beer republics.
Harper's Round Table Of April 6
will contain the first 1nstallment
Of n W serial sto.y y, "A Back
woods Boy Afoat," by John R.
Spears; al article of African
t avcI, SAC: oss the Plains to
Kavaliis, y by A. J. Montenay
Jephson short stories by 4. w.
Cotton and A. G. Holmes, and all
instal,ment Of Kirk Munroe's
serial, H"The Pninted DESERT
There will be, in addition, other
stories AID articles, and the usual
departments Of lntcrschoIastic
Sport, Photography, Bicycling,
Stamps, etc. ...3
At a meeting of the best class Of
citizens in Minneapolis in Febru-
airy last in the interest of
municipal reform, . letter was
drafted and sent to the mayor, re-
questing enforcement Of the laws
Of the city, regardless ola person.
al idea Of a policy, and pledg-
ing the support Of the public in
such enforc tment. The mayor
has not taken any notice what.
ever of the Letter and another
meeting was held Sunday after
noon. to consider matters again.
Leading clergymen aud layman ad:
dressed tho meeting and vigorous
language was employed j : denounc.
ing the attitude of the present
administration in regard to the
enforcement of law. The meet
ing represented an element that is
determined to see better munlci.
pal government in that city, and
although the mayor ignores their
req uests, atpresent, that determin-
alton will, we believe, be sup
ported by such a public sentiment
that the end will be publication
Of city affairs.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-06-05

Today is Public School Day at
Beautiful Saltair. 1t 10 expected that
fully 1000 OF the Is, 900 children who
attend the public schools OF this city
will enliven the great resort with their
bright faces aud merry chatter. The
aight will be worth goinsa long Jour.
ney TO see, for no country ON earth has
brighter, prettier, metrier or healthier
children than Utah. They will II :
dulge in gymnastics, egg ana epoou
races, ring drills, knife and peanut
races, hoop drills, three legged races,
one hundred yard dashes, sack races,
potato races, aod skirt races. There
will be singing by chorus OF SOC
voices, literary exercises, anu fancy
dancing, Including an oid-time min.
ust.
A special train service has beeu ar
ranged for the Jay and patrons OF the
r,H"rt can leave the city at 10:l5 o. M,
l2:4j p. M, 2;l5 p. M. 4:l5 p. M, 5i45
y. IN, 1:l5 p. M, aua sos y. M, and
return 10 the city CARVING time) u,
1905 D. M, 300 r. IN. 400 .. M. 7:OO
p. M, $500 y. III. anu lU:i5 .. IN.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-06-05
The NEWS ia requelted to publisI
the following:


The NEWS ia requeited to publish
the following:
The Twenty-frst quorum OF Elders
will meeting In the Nineteenth ward
meeting house on Monday evening next
at O'clock.
The Tenth quorum of Seventy Will
hold their regular monthly meeting AZ
the Ninth ward meeting house on Mon
dav night, June 18th, at 1880 O'Clock. A
full attendance ~ desired.
The regular monthly meeting OF the
First quorum OF Elders viii DO held in
the Fourteenth ward assembly rooms,
west wing, Monday evening next AZ 1880
O'Clock. A full attendance " desired
Flrs. Unitarian socle:y, Unity hall,
2S-3O W. Third South street, Row. Adel-
bert l.. Hudson, minister. Service at
ii q. m. This viii DO the last Sunday
for the receiving Of now members during
the present church year, which closes III
June. Subject OF sermon, The Function
oi II Liberal Church. Musicale program:
Voluntary, Andante, Mendelssohn; Of
fertory, Spring song, Kjeruli; selection,
Hear us Lord, (Barnb,). Unity male
quatte; selection, Earth's Little While,
(Kremer) Unity male quartette. Mr..
Chrisiopherson has accepted position
in the quariette and Will sing with them
this morning. sunday school az 1880.
And all are cordially invited.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-06-05
Mr.. Poate Explains.
SALT LAKE CRY. Utah,
Juno 4, 1897.

juno 4, 1897.
To the Editor:
Concerning the small fracas mel
toned ON page one OF tcday's NEWS
allow me TO correct a few errors. The
boy you call J. J. Fac is my brother.
His name 10 George Edward Poalt.
Furthermore, he did not call Rlchsrd
Evans an old fool, neither did he
strike at him. The facta are these:
Richard Evans was sIsndering and
biackgunruiag my lathsf's name. My
brother resenteL this attack on his
iather by telling Mr.. Eva0s that h .
uiu not think tie was resp lnsible for
what ne SAT; wnereupon Mr.. Evans
struck my BROTHER several blows on
the head with his fiat, Diackiny Ore
eye. My brother George then told ME
o The matter. proceeded to Mir.
Evant'J sloIe, waited TIL the lady :meL-
toned mad lett the premises, anu the
informed him that he and wouiu
light 1t out concerning my brother. IL
was fair fistio encounter In which
Richard Evans tried nard to throw
mo out OF the store, but was badly
worsleJ. l have several marks which
ne Inflicted on my persDn. have
witnesses 10 everything that occurreu.
Ylurs sincerely,
5d FRANK WILLIAM PoATE.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-06-05

rui clual at these p.rl rehenrsals as
otherwise they forfeit their p'nces Ia
the chorus curing the Jubilee and
perhaps alter, as new members VIII
take their placer.
II LOOKS now ms II the thousands OF
Christian Enueavor excursionists who
90 through here early part OF July
Will not get to hear the great choir,
though 1t Is said they are looking for.
wBrd to this ns one Of the chief events
q the trip. The services OF the choir
wss offered for Sunday evening, but
The local committee do not zee their
way clear to sccept.
Singers desiring to be numbered
with ths jubilee chorus during that
eventlul time sbtuld Iemem Der that
none will be- accepted after next
Thursday night, and 1t would be al.
visable tor tlem to be present at the
part rehearsals announced above ior
coming week.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-06-05
Another nermans Fake.

Deputy Sheriff Bowman Cannon
went 10 Gibson, Illinois, early Wednes.
day morning, expecting to placs under
arrest and bring back the notorious
Francis Hermans, but 1t appears tina,
suer all tho man, as In every other
Instance up TO dale, turned cut to be
someone else other than the mnu
waited. The fact that Cannon lsil
Tor tie East and he objec OF his TRIP
wGa know ii to the News severel dayt
age. but at the request OF lhe sherin
the ilein was held uscR.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-06-05
ABOUT THE BOOK OF MORMON.
Some Comparisons concerning II and
the spaldng Maauscrpi.

The following Ia taken from the
Cleve aud, Ohio, Recorder of May
18th, in it, editorial core pondsnce:
was greatly surprised to SEQ In the
World OF Sunday long article on the
Mormone, In which the Il q d long
since explo led theory that Solomon
Spalding wrote the Book Of Mormon
Is again exploited. the the ry was
put forth by Il. II. Howe. VI Pains
Vile, many years ago, IN hook which
was called ''Mormoniim Unveiled"
The bovk wss lie from beginning TO
END, and 1t 10 now pretty certain that
Howe knew that 1t was lie when he
published Il. At any rate he had IN
his possession ut the time, Bpaldinf's
silly story In manuscripts, ana yet toll
n gauzy yarn about that mnu uscripI
having been lost In q printing lee
IN Pittsburg. Howe's book stoou ss
the history OF the subject Tor many
years. Blu, about d decade ago, Presi-
dent Fairchild, OF Oberlin College,
while In Hawaii, discovered among
the papers left 10 the daughter of
Howe, vino lives there, the original
document. Knowing its great historic
Importance, PiesiaeIt Fsirchilu
brought 1t nome with him. anu 1t ia
now In the library ut Obernn College.
TIE Mormons, In collaboration with
President Fsircbild, lhsve published
the "Msnuscript Found" There ID
not the least resemblance betw cen
that and the Book OF M5rmJn. There
is not a line or ex preston In the one
book that Ia even similar to the
other. All this ie well know &
to anyone VINO has exami 81
the subject anu who has enousn
information In regard TO the matter &c
make anything that he writes WORM a
moments attention. The World wa
eviuently imposed upon by come care
les penDy-a.liper.
OF course this discovery OF Solomon
bpaioing's stupid book does not OK
plain how the Book OF Mormon did
originate. Ii simply demonstrate
beyord question that 1t did not origt'
nate ia the way Howe and all VIII,