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The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-01-30

Complaint is made in Paris that rich foreigners are conspicuous by the1r ao- sence this year from the Rue de la Paix, the street with the richest bait for opulent customers. The trouble seems to be that these rich travellers pass through the capital to the Riviera and other winter resorts without tarry- Ing to squander their cash as before.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-01-30

There are some new women who are all right. For instance. a woman ln Dahlonega, Georgia, whose huspano died a-year ago, leaving her with nine children to support, is running her farm at profit, and is putting money in the hank. She thinks that many other farmers could do the same if they work ed intelligently and spent less money for liquor and tobacco.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-02-19
80 Rms


cess to individual fields. but, according
TO an Ohio Farmer correspondent. with
out taking any note whatever OF eco
nomical working. The idea of applying
the plain, self demonstrating laws OF
arithmetic and geometry to the blowing
and cultivating Of fields is regent one.
The correspondent in question gives dia-
grams and discusses the losses resulting
from failure to recognize plain geolnet-
rical facts in the laying out and cultiva-
ton Of fields He writes my =
Toillustrate, give two diagrams. In
Fig. /, A, B, G, D represent field 90
rods square, in which the trampled d.
agonals are shown as we'll as burrows
The same letters in Fig. 2 show field
twice as long and one-half as wide,
drawn to the same scale of 80 rods to
the inch. drew it to this proportion
instead Of $50 rods long in order to
save space, and thinking, perhaps, the
matter might be easier comprehended.
In this case the turns in blowing saved
would be but one-half, or 600, and tho
proportion Of trampled ground would be
more than if the field was one.third mar
rover. In Fig. z the letters D, O. E, +
show how there would be q saving in
using the disk harrow, which is gener'
ally worked in narrow lands to save the
annoyance and oramping attending the
abrupt turning Of the team as in drill
Ing. OF course need not tell the intel
ligent reader that BY doubling the length
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-02-19
Eli to Increase the Limit
Meets With Opposition \
In the House.
Debated for Several Hours
ID, and Then Sent Back to
COMMITTEES.
Labor Bureau investigators
Object to Attorney Err
wins Plan.

ST. PAUL. Feb. Is. Ion general OF.
ders the house took up Representative
Snyder's bill to increase the university
tax levy from .l5 to .23 Of mill. AT
the end of a debate lasting an hour and
half the bill was recommitted to the
committee on appropriations. From
that committee q report is expected
within two days. When the bill came
up Mr.. Snyder moved to report favor
a,ly, jacobson wanted to postpone in
definitely and Staples wanted to send
the bill to the appropriations commit.
tee. The Staples motion prevailed
after long debate. .9.~. u
Messrs. jacobson and Donnelly made
the fight on the bill. Their point was
that the system of standing appropria-
tons was pernicious and not be encour-
aged. :. It gave institutions money to
spend without submitting them to
proper inspection !; it bred extravaganza
and wasteful management. They said
distinctly that they were not hostile to
the university, and Mr.. Jacobson vol
unteered to vote for any reasonable ap-
preparation. Their arguments were
answered BY Representative Snyder at
length. e .--5r
After disposing Of routine work the
house adjourned for the day.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-02-19
LEGISLATIVE NOTES.

Senator Stebbins has introduced bill
FOR the establishment Of the Office Of state
fire marshal. -
"A bill BY Senator Stockton provides for
q uniform cut Of IS per cent from the COM
pensation Of county officers. 4
The senate committee on finance has de-
saded in favor Of the seed grain loans, and
. substitute measure was recommended
for passage. This bill appropriates So 600
for the purpose. l@s. e. 49,. Il
Senator Wyman has introduced q bill
abolishing the office of coroner and deputy
coroner. It gives to the governor the APP
pointment of medical examiner In
each county, who shall hold the position
for period Of five years, and perform all
the duties now devolving upon coronera
and their deputies. 4
The senate committee on reapportion-
.nent has agreed to the proposition ad.
yanced by the house committee for the
appointment Of subcommittee Of five
nom the house and three from the
senate, one to be from each congress.
sional district, who shall draft q, bill to be
submitted to the full committee. 81
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-02-19

! DIVIDING FARMS.

ECONOMY In Applying Geometrical 1sws
In Laying Out Fields.
The former orthodox way Of dividing
farms is as follows: The end lies to the
road, with buildings close to the high
way. and is divided into two nearly
equal portions by lane running back
to the wood lot pasture and water, at
the back of the farm. On either side tho
lane are nearly square fields Of about 2b
or 80 rods upon a side. Il gives easy 40
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-02-19
Senate Orders Its Committed
to lnves gate an Alleged
Large Deficiency.
Limiting Expenditures to the
Amount Appropriated the
Objectin View.
Feig's Freedom Of Markets Bill
Passes the House by AZ
# Vote Of II to z.

Sr. PAUL, Feb 1.-THE first matter
before the senate was resolution
offered by Senator Wymant setting
forth that on July !, 1897, there will be
deficiency of $4,000 in the printing
fund, aud instructing the committee
OH printing to investigate the deficiency
with q view to limiting expenses to
conform to the amount appropriated.
Senator Morgan offered an amend.
ment instructlng the committee to In.
quire also by what authority the public
printer has incurred such extraordinary
expenses. The amended resolution
carried unanimously. The calendar
was then taken up and the following
bills passed: 3.
S. F. 2O4-To establish state weighing
and inspection Of grain at Winona and Fer
gus Falls.
IS. F. 155, Ringdahl-In relation to plats
of additions or subdivisions thereof to any
town, village or city now on file in any
register of deeds office, to legalize the
same as if properly made, etc.
S. +. lG8, POttgieser-EmpOw the
various municipal courts to issue writs of
execution upon their judgments and de-
examinations, and regulating the issuance
OF the same, etc. 4. s5
Measures Acted On.
In committee Of the whole the senate
recommended the following bills for
passage: ...
S. F. III, Dunn-To compel prisoners in
county and village jails to perform labor
rpon the public streets, highways, public
buildings and grounds 4sS
S. F. 14S, KnatvOld-TO amend sec. 452,
chap. G. Of the statutes Of 1894, relating to
Illuminating oils. .
S. F. 223-To require all railroad COM
panies to whom lands have been granted
by the state or territory of Minnesota or
the United States to file . list of said
lands with the state auditor. s
S. f. 1910 amend sec. So, chap. II,
statutes of 1879, as amended by Gee. S,
chap. 2, general laws of 1885, relating to
assessment and collection of taxes.
S. F. zoo, Stebbins-A bill for an act to
empower towns. cities, villages and Dor
oughs in this state to cause bodies to be
disinterred from abandoned, unused and
neglected public cemeteries and reburied
in proper and convenient cemeteries, etc.
S. +. 216, Wyman-A bill for an act to
release the receiver in insolvency Of the
Bank OF New England from payment AZ
interest on the deposit Of state funds IN
said bank. Referred to judiciary COM
mittee. - 5$ss-o E
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-02-19

lust wanted to drown himself but didn't
want to be shot full Of holes. I'm sorry
thu, Justice fined him $25. Poor fellow,
he, Is getting fooled all around. 1919.
'IDo we have much trouble keeping peo
ple. out of the lakes Well, not now. The
WATERS too coldafor most of them. When
the skating begins again, though, We'll be
busy enough. Then they'll be popping
through the ice fast enough. Some people
must like to falr in the water. Last win
ter: remember; was over by the south
lake. The skating had been good, but the
ics. then was soft and rotten Three Or
four girls came along, grown up girls they
ware. and started to walk out en- the Ice.
told them thsy had better not go out.
but they didn't, stop for that, SOL ordered
them off. \
AThen one OF the girls began to jolly
me. Il wouldn 'tsput her off the ice, would
II she was asking me and laughing at me
an the time. utold her had rather put
her of the Ice than drag her out OF the
pond. but she said she was too dainty to,
break the Ice. They all stood there guying.
me for q moment, and then started ovsr
the bridge. Just to see what they would
Do. walked under the bridge; and q min
ute later saw this dainty girl walking
cut on the pond. She got cut about 20
feet, and the ice broke. In she went and
began to faint. didn't know what TODD
for second. I knew the ice wouldn't hold
me, 80 ran over and pulled plank of
the fence. lshoved this out. on the Ice and
orawled ont on it on my stomach. The
young lady was having pretty cold time
in the wa3er and was glad enough to come
out, so threw her on my shoulders and
crawled hack to shore. She wasn't nearly
a. funny when she came. out as she was
before she went in. She didn't want to
Jolly me any more. took her over to the
engine room there, and her friends brought
her some dry clothes. Then they took her
home. hope she didn't have pneumonia
and die. 5&l1> "a.
"About Christmas time, down by the
lake where Kraus was going to commit
suictle," continued Kreuger, "a little boy
was monkeying around on the lake after I
had told him to come of. watched him
for minute, and the first thing knew
he had put his foot In q hole to wash of
his skates, he said, and In he went had
to fish him out and got all wet doing 1t.
We dried him out and rubbed him down
over at the engine house, too, and sent him
home. He ought to have been walloped.
A little more, and he would have drowned
himself. Lots Of them do, of course. We
can't stop them all, but we try to make
Il hard work for those we catch trying to
Jump into the lake. 80. D.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-02-19
'N0'M0RES1RUCKJUdE
Rbet5 80 i $ats AafTEg. n II Fr4 #5 Il
Senate ELL Accepted by tho
House as a Substitute
for Their Own.
Rules Then Suspended and
the Bill Passed Without
Opposition.
Senate Attendance Small ant
y Little Business Was
Transacted. AZ.

ST.. PAUL, Feb. 1B.-After q thru
days holiday the members Of the nous
got back to business again yesterday
afternoon, and, although there was
some doubt us to whether or not there
was quorum when the reading clerk
had counted noses, it was found that
business could be transacted. Not un.
til $3.50, however, did Speaker Jones
bring down his gavel. Almost the first
thing to come up before the members
WIS the motion af Mr.. Dahl Of Henne.
pin to substitute the senate measure Is
F. ~ for the house bill III. F. ~, each
providing for the repeal of the struck
jury law.
Mr.. Laybourn of Duluth naturally
preferred to have his measure passed,
and mentioned that the matter had cut
quite figure in the recent campaign.
He finally withdrew his objection and
the senate bill was passed under sus.
pension Of the rules.
Mr.. Littleton's bill to authorize Ger.
tain corporations to renew their articles
Of incorporation was also passed.
Measures Acted Oh.
In committee of the whole the house
acted on the following bills:
H.F. ~, Lovejoy- Relating to savings
banks. Progress.
H. #. 15S, Dahl-Relating to the ap-
pointment of assignees or receivers. 10
pnss az amended.
II. +. 500, Committee on General Legis
Ltion- Relating to meetings Of count
commissioners. referred to judiciary
committee.
S. F. IA, Wing-Relating to fees for citi-
Eenship papers. To pass.
s. f. 4, Overwhelming to exemption OF
property from execution. TO pass. .:
s. F. n, Yale-Relating to cemetary as
sociations. To pass. ,..'
5. F. 50, consolidating to the pur-
chase Of lands for educational purposes.
TO pass -.....
s. F. 3d. and H. F. IS, Greer and Staples
TO provide for travelling libraries. Prog.
ross. &'.y
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-02-19
Tears - . Cure For Ills.

A physician who has jrst returned from
. visit to Persia says that the Persians still
believe that human tears are remedy for
certain chronic diseases At every funeral
tho bottling of mourners' tears Is one of
the obief features Of the ceremonies
Dramatic. XIV.
81 have half notion to adopt the ORA.
matte profession, said the ak.
"What could you 10 on the boardss''
asked the saw, with 9 smile that showed
all its teeth. Id, .a3 5.s Is :5s
..The split. g Cincinnati Enquirer.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-02-19
HALL KEEPS HIS SEAT
VIZ ~
The Sauk Rapids Populist
" " Still . Member Of the
Legislature.
Committee Favored Coates, but
the Vote Was 90 to II
Against 1t.
Thorpe's Teachers Certificate
e.s. Sill Killed In the Up
\. per House. y

ST.. PAUL, Feb. 12.-The house yes
terday. BY vote Of 20 to IA, refused tt
unseat Representative Hall despite tn
fact that the election committee ia
vored the seating OF the contestant
Coates. The report declared the issues
principally 70 be Of law, but the house
differed from the committee. The de-
cision Of the majority was really
grounded on the belief that Hall
though Popuhst, honestly had more
votes than Coates, ana that the latter
had sought refuge in the technioali'
ties and intricacies of the statutes be-
cause his case would not submit to ex.
animation. In view OF such condi.
tion of affairs, Hall was considered as
having an actual right to the seat, O
right it would be IAN outrage" to vio'
late. In addition, Coates was held to
have disregarded the corrupt practices
act. He had not come to the tribunal
with clean hands and the house could
not see that he had any justice in his
claim.
The committee report was defended
Judge Hicks and Representative Harris,
horn, while the opposition included
many leading members among them
Messrs. jacobson, Johns and Under
leak. ....
r Et.-s The Struck Jury Law.
The house devoted most Of the after
noon SESSION to discussion Of H. F. .,
MIR. Laybourn's bill to repeal the struck
jury law, aud finally recommended the
measure for passage, Mr.. Donnelly
took occasion to remark that the law
was the result of one of the most
inlquitous bits of legislation in the
state aud was in direct opposition to
the spirit and letter of the American
Jury system. Other members had the
same view of the question and it found
but little opposition. A. %~.
The only remaining bill considered
was Feig's measure II. F. 81, to pro.
vide tor the greater freedom of mar
kets tor food products and prevent re-.
.straint Of trade. After o very brief
consideration the biu was sent on its
: way with q favorable recommends
iilU. '-a.-sl - = ..g.-.3 = :.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-02-19
TEACHERS CERTIFICATES.

senate Debates the Thorpe l8ill and
Finally HI Il II.
The senate spent an hour discussing
8. F. 1872, Q substitute for s. F. 1877.
6nd ended by killing it. The bill pro-
IiCles for an amendment to sec. 86,
chap. 81, general laws OF 1878, relating
TO examination OF teachers by county
auperintendents. It provided that all
teachers should have certificates from q
high school, q normal school or . uni
1ersity, or should have final markings
in certain studies from normal school,
and its passage would work great
Hardship upon many Of the teachers of
the state who have not been 80 fortu.
mate a. to get diplomas from these in.
utitutlons. When it became apparent
that the bill would be defeated Senator
Thorpe, its author, pleaded for recon-
lnitment, but the senate would have
none Of it and the bill was killed by
fully q two.thirds vote. ....
seven Msasurss Passed. - -
The senate passed the following
Si.ls: T. ..3--..
$. +. 50, Young-To repeal chap. 81 Oh
the laws Of 1SS5. g.%G-.t, 49,
S. r. l67, Young To amend sec. 8, chap.
q, general statutes 1878, being sec. 4962
general statutes 1894.
S. f.. 10, smith-To amend sec. $780,
/ general statutes 1891, being sec. IS, chap
Is, general statutes 1878 relating to &C.
lions and rights in real property.
rs ST. 81, Young-Io amend geo. 9, chap
q general statutes 1o7S, etc., relating t.
Sburts Of justices Of the peace.
S. +. 1874, Stevens-To amend eco. 60
dup. IFS, general laws for the year 1895
yelating to title insurance companies.
S. +. l35, Hodge-To amend rec. 70
ahap. 80, general statutes 1873, etc., relat
1ng to public schools. g
S. f. 2O5-TO establish state weighing
and inspection of grain at Little Falls
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-02-19
A,n.,t,.d the Mulet Law.

DIES MONIES, Ia. Feb. l8.-The sem
ate. without amendment, has passed
the Brant house bill, bringing special
charter cities under the mulct law.
The bill now goes to governor. An at
! Aampt to amend so as to legalize sales
60 salooikeepers who obeyed the law in
auch cities. failed. The wholesale
dealers may therefore have trouble
collecting bills.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-02-19
DoINGs OF THE SENATE
Attendance Small and Little Busina
Was Transacted. -.... -,

Attendance Small and Little Business
&c.,. Was Transacted. ss.. H., .
Senator Wyman Of Hennepin called
the senate to order in the absence VI
President Gibbs. There was quorum
present, bat not much more. and it wa:
decided 10 defer action on the calendar.
Senator Keller, by unanimous con-
sent, was permitted to Withdraw s. F.
s34. It was to provide for the enforce.
ment and collection OF taxes delinquent
prior to 1896. In committee Ut the
whole H. #. SO, lessenlng the minimum
punishment for grand larceny III the
first degree, was recommended to pass.
Progress was reported on the. following
measures: "f
5. F. 147, Observation-Disclosures coun.
ties to build, construct ana keep in re.'>lli
bridges. t..
S. F. AZ, Mill@-To regulates common
carriers and creating railroad and Mare.
house commission OF the state at Allilne'
sofa, and relating to the e.eut5on OF rail
road and warehouse commissioners.
s. +. 81, Theden-Relative to the assign
ment, sale and pledge OF exempt property
by married men, or for debts arising In
whole or in part from the sale OF intoxi
eating liquors, and declaring such trans
fer void. "&@ -" T., -, ..5
s. +. IA, Dunn-TO compel prisoners IL
county and village jails to perform labor
upon the public streets, highways, public
buildings and grounds, and regulating
the manner of performing such labor
s. f. las, Knatvold-To amend Sec 452
chap. 6 of the statutes Of 1881, relating K
illuminating oils.
S. f. 228, Hodge-TO require all railroat
companies in this state to whom lands /,
this state have been granted by the at
q territory of Minnesota or the Unite
States Of America, to file List OF s.it
lands with the state auditor Of this state
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-02-19
LEGISLATIVE NOTES.

J Andrew d. White Of New York, ex-
minister to Russia, addressed the house
Monday. ,gZI.---- - =, IS
The joint legislative committee on tho
Fourth insane hospital fight visited Hast
ings Monday.
Representative Jacobson has introduced
. bill providing for q tonnage tax or coy
yer, iron and coal.
Senator French wants the libel law 81
1878, a. amended in 1854 repealed. ThesA
are the sections providing that retrAc.
tion shall be considered . mitigation o.
damages. IA +
r Representative Snyder has introduced !,
teachers' pension bill. 1t applies to per
sons too old to continue teaching, or afte1
they have spent rs years In the cause o.
education.
a tax on inheritances Of over $500 Is pro
nosed by Senator Sperry. Property undsl
10000 value, bequeathed from father h
ron, or other near relative 10 exempt, an
also that to religious corporations lit
The house Mountain Iron Investigating
committee has run against snag. Tn
|, Merits and ex-Auditor Braden, who weE,
counted on as star witnesses, arc in Maz
100 and California, respectively, and VII
| not appear before the committee.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-02-19
FREEDOM OF MARKETS.
The Teie Dsll Passe~ the House bya vot,
.~'..' Of ~ u. \. t[%

The Teie Dsll Passes the House by . Vote
Of ~ tel.
Two years ago the house passed the
Meilicke free markets bill but the
measure was pigeonheled in the Sen.
ate. It came up this session in bill
fathered by Representative Feig and
passed the house yesterday by vote Of
~ tot The measure is aimed at the
Minneapolis chamber Of commerce and
kindred institutions and its opponents
fought it on. the ground, Of unconstitu-
tionality. 1@
The morbid eentimentality'' bill of
Mr. Boss was passed On it's third read
ing by vote of 62 tote. The bill was
amended after its former defeat 80 as
to permit attorneys AZ we'll as the, near
est Of kin and minister's to send flowers
to murderer: The, following hills
were passed4:.
8. F. H., Wing Relating to fees,for cit
izenship papers. 49,.
S. F. 4, Overwhelming to exemption OF
property from execution. "a =,
s. Il. &c. nes-Rehting to lands for
educational purposes
II. f. 1885, Dahl-Relating to- the ap-
pointment Of assignees, or receivers.
H. f. 226. Parker-PrUvidin9 for pay
msnt Of expenses IN laying, out roads,
parkways end boulsxards by county com.
nnkssioners.
II. F. 1885, Permitting: cities to
contract with private parties for water
works, electric lighG and gas plants
H. F. $50. thu new chattel mort
-.o 1ox~ go AhA 'anacia1 order he.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-02-19
OF POWERS

senate Con.mittss Against Erwin's Elan
s5&@S II Of PrOcosl0 IRE. .>t
Il The senate committee appointed to
the conduct Of the state
labor bureau. has prepared it's report and
will. probably submit it ut the next ses-
Non. The COMMITTEES declines to- 20
inte,the investigation in such man
ner Is Mr.. Erwin, the attorney fon the
Federation OF Labor, evidently desires,
unless the committee receives express
instructions to that effect from the SEN
ate itself. They insist that Mr.. Erwin
confine himself to specific charges and
this the latter has refused to do. The
committee declares that Mr.. 'Erwan's
proposed methods of investigation
would be enormously expensive and, IN
all probability, end in, . farce it pur-
sued
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-02-19
NO SMOKING ALLOWED.

senator Yale's Notion Cnttsng or the
Privilege Adopted
The senate session was brief and un-
important. Senator Yale called up his
resolution prohibiting smoking in the
senate chamber and COMMITTEES rooms
aud made strong plea for its adop-
ton. He d1sclaimed all desire to cur
tail personal liberty. but said that the
senators owed it to themselves, on SAN
ita,y grounds. at least, to put stop to
q practice which has become great
nuisance. The resolution was adopted
almost unanimously. The following
bills were passed: ,... @.S.# s@-,
II. Il. 50, Fosness-Eo amend Sos. 67l5
of the general statutes Of 1894, relating to
punishment for the crime Of grand lar
ceny in the first degree: ~ ~. K =.
H .463, Greer-Fixing the terms OF
me district court in. the Third judicial
district. Of p