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Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-08-27

When people marry these days, it is
we'll to take into consideration the pos
sibility of future divorce. In 1890
lady was so much In love with Millard
Polhemus that she not only married
him, but made him q present Of $40, 900
besides. In 1896 she was no longer SO
much in love with him; no, not by half.
The painful truth is that her love had
grown SO cold she got divorce from
him. They are strangers now. After
getting the divorce she also tried to get
her $40, back, but in vain. The
court decided that it had been a free
gift and she no longer had any claim
ON it,
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-08-27
CURRENT FASHIONS.
ExCLUGIvE DESIGNS IN SUMNER
GOWNS AND SUMNER MILLINERY.

IS i Z i. ,
Gray the Loading Colo--White Toilets In
Fayor--wool Skirts aud Lace Waists.
BoufYart Effects In Gowns Of Light Ma
terials--Boas and Millinery. T..
The brilliant reds, scarlets and pur-
ples with which the season began are
decidedly on the wane, and gray is the
oolor of the moment White toilets
are in vogue, white grenadines and can
vas having the preference perhaps A
favorite combination Of colors ~ navy
blue and grass green. w. Il; ss,s... te,.y 4
A recent idea is that Of wearing .
gray skirt Of some wool material with q
fancy waist Of lace aud chiffon.
Tailor made skirts are becoming mar
rover and narrower, in contrast to the
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-08-27
TO found a NEGRO CITY.
Scheme Of q Colored Man to Restore
n s Deserted Town. -"

T. Deserted Town. .. II"
One OF the most novel negro coloniza
tion schemes yet sprung has originated IN
Atlanta. The person at the head OF 1t ~
Moses Bentley. Bentley has his plans
we'll under way, and hts scheme ls unique
In the fact that no will found o city er
clusively for the negro. Hc lie to have thu
entire government conducted by the peopl,
Of his own race-a negro mayor and Negro
councilmen, negro policemen, and. In fact,
as there are to he no white people living
within the city limits, every oll3ceholder
will be negro. Then the laws are to be
the work of negro mental labor.
The scheme of Bentley Is doubly inter.
esting, as he contemplates resurrecting aD
old deserted village" re-establishing the
city which once t1ourished nearly 100 years
ago and which has literally been wiped of
the face Of the map This was Sunbury,
the city which was located on the Sun.
bury river at its mouth, In Liberty county
on the sea coast. In the year 1900 Sun.
bury was south Georgia 'boom town: "
and 1t quickly sprung into Popularity, all
the wealthy planters Of that section going
there and building beautiful homes. In
1920 Sunbury had some 10000 or IL, 900
Inhabitants and was considered a model
city. Ships came into Its harbor, and 1t
was regarded as commercial center of no
mean proportions, but suddenly Sunbury
began to decline. 1t was sickly on &C.
count of malaria, and the people fled from
the city as If a plague had stricken the
place. In few years the place was al
most deserted, and now only three or four
huts mark the spot where once 1t flour
ished.
Bentley is to build his model negro city
on the site of old Sunbury. He has ascer-
tanned that while the white people cannot
stand the malaria Of that district the M.
asma has no i'll effects upon negroes. The
land il rich and can be bought cheap. 1t
can be made Il shipping point for the prod
ucts of the country for many miles around
Bentley has recorded all these points. -
EYES," he said, II have my plans we'll
under way. have written TO the parties
owning the land where old Sunbury was
cuce located, and I expect to hear from
them in a few days This is no wild cat
schcEle. mean business, md already
see the money in sight for the preliminary
work. have had this in my mind for
several years. wish to show the world
what the negro of the south can do toward
self government. l want to say right here
that we will have no worthless negroes in
our new city. They have got to be indus
trious and Of good character. l expect to
have city of 5000 people in two years
from now.'
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-08-27
Electricity In the Air.

Mr. r. b. Dunn contributes to The
North American Review suggestive
paper on atmospheric electricity. He
reminds his readers that the atmosphere
is at all times charged with this suotle
influence, that we draw it in with every
breath and that it invigorates us and
eives ne life. When the electrical pres
sure Of the atmosphere is ut the weak
eat. az at certain hours Of the day, then
we feel often weak and depressed and
we know not why. >...s..
The same effect ia produced when the
air is saturated with humidity. In thas
case the electricity from our bodies
passes of into the humid atmosphere,
moisture being q perfect conductor, and
again we are left without our due
amount Of this life giving current
That is why in hot, muggy, showerJ
seasons we are often almost miserable
enough to commit suicide.
The most interesting part OF the pa
per. however, deals with the future pos
sibilities of that electricity Wn1cn tne
atmosphere holds in inexhaustible guam"
titles Mr.. Dunn emphatically believes
the time is near when this limitless
store Of power, health and light can be
tapped, drawn upon at will and stored
for the use OF man. He says:
Several experimenters are already employed
in devising plan for gathering and storing
atmospheric electricity, and :! am confident
from the progress already attained IN this line
that it will not be many years before atmos
pheric electricity can be properly stored and
utilized, taking the place Of all Lighting, heat
ing and motor power employed at the present
day.
The possibilities and uses to which this pow
or may be applied ara innulnerable. expect
to see it used in every house in as simple
manner as gas or water, SO that 1t shall be
within the reach Of the poor as well an the
wealthy.
The earth and atmosphere were given to US
for useful purposes. The earth has responded
to many OF our wants, and now, as science
progresses and we are becoming more enlight-
ened, the possibilities Of atmospheric qualities
and quantities are open for experiment.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-08-27
When He Was q Boy.


When was boy, my father had no
we'll or cistern in barn or barnyard.
The COWS usually drank in winter from
a trough at the house we'll, but many q
time have carried water to the barn
in buckets because I thought it unfit for
the COWS to be out in storm or snow or
on ice. I early learned that if I took q
teakettle Of boiling water to the barn
and added little of its contents to the
cold water the cows drank more freely
and gave more milk in consequence. I
learned, too, that when there was a
COW fresh in milk during the winter
there was a profit in adding few
shorts or little meal to the warm wa
ter, making sort Of Cruel for her.
learned the value of a shed on the
south side of the barnyard to turn the
COWS into little while during the day,
and learned that If they began to
shiver by the time the stable was
cleaned out they would be better off in
the barn than even in the shed.
learned to card and brush the cows
every day as regularly and carefully as
I did the horses. in American
Cultivator.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-08-27
THE PRESIDENT A GUEST.
Columbia Post Of Chicago gives Notable
Banquet.

Columbia Post of Chicago gives Notable
F., Banquet.
I BUFFALO, N. Y, Aug. 25.-From the
moment the special train Of President
Mckinley arrived in the city until he
retired at night he was the recipient OF
numberless demonstrations. The final
event of the day was the banquet given
by Columbia post Of Chicago. Presi-
dent Mckinley was the guest of honor,
while 500 other notables, both civil and
military were in attendance. At the
guests table sat Commander McCon.
nell of Columbia post, toastmaster OF
the occasion, President Mckinley, Com
mander.in. Chief Clarkson, Archbishop
Ireland, General Russell A. Alger, Gov
ernor Black, Governor Pngree OF Mich.
igan and others. Toasts were responded
to by President Mckinley, Commander
n.Ohief Clarkson, Secretary Alger and
Archbishop Ireland. .at
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-08-27
Senator Tillman's Rustic Attire.

640HCOx xl111Q6nB xbuSt1O <ACN1T0s
Senator Ben Tillman, fresh from the
dispensary whisky fight in South Carolina,
il one Of the busiest men in the senate. He
takes part in almost every debate, no mat
ter what the subject may be, and furnishes
more entertainment than any other man
In the senate by his oaustic comments up
on the established institutions Of the gov
eminent and the old time parties. "a"
The senator's official make up does not
differ from that he assumes while In the
farming districts Of the state he repre-
sants. He wears an old alpaca coat that
probably cost $3.50, . pair Of trousers that
display no indication Of ever having been
pressed and . pair OF oowhide shoes that
are never polished. ,'' t.+' as iE.zS .
The only tribute be pays to the ethics Of
fashionable dress CONSISTS Of q white silk
0hirt. He never wears vest A long,
solling. stand up collar that was fashion
able in New, York 10 or IL years ago and
Q white "choker" tie such a. circuit min
Listers In the south wear complete his At
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Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-08-27

A curious bill has been introduced
into the British house Of commons. 1ts
object 10 to provide safety guards for
al cutting machines used on farms,
notably the 20 called ohaf cutter, which
has taken of limb for many a stupid
OF careless British farm laborer. A
federal law compelling the use Of safety
guards ON agricultural cutting machines
in America would seem very odd.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-08-27
Conventions Of Auxiliary Bod
les and Various Reunions n
the Features.
Banquet to the President At
tended by Many Distin-
.& guished Men. ...4
Number of Veterans at the En-
campment Larger Than ~
4 Ever Before.

BUFFALO, N. Y, Aug. 25.-From
dawn until darkness and from twilight
until midnight the great gathering of
the Grand Army of TIE Republic waxed
greater and grander. The weather has
been oil that could be wished for. The
Grand Army has turned out more men
than ever before attended national
encampment and this is true also Of the
ex.Prisonors of War association, and
the Naval Veterans and the womans'
auxiliary bodies. Just as the songs OF
victory ticated up from the triumphal
hosts Of Sherman as they marched to
the sea, SO from the old soldiers gath.
cred in Buffalo wells up a mighty ming
ling of thankfulness, OF happiness and
OF joy. From early morning until late
Ut night Mann street held d continuous
procession of posts. Scores OF them
brought bands, and few indeed had no
brought bands, and those without music
OF some kind were few, indeed.
The Features Of the Day.
The features Of the day were the ar
rival Of President Mckinley, accom-.
panied by Secretary Alger aac Gov.
ernor Black OF New York; the banquet
to the president in the evening and the
parade of the Naval Veterans and ex-
Prisoners of War in the morning.
During the day there were more than
30 corps, brigade, regimental and COM
pany reunions. The Naval Veterans,
ex-Prisoners of War, Ladies of the G.
A. r., and the Association of Nurses
held their conventions, and there were
many receptions given by and to the
ladies Of the auxiliary associations. A
trip Oh the lake participated in by
about 1000 ladies WAS one Of the pleas
antest Of the many entertainments.
IN the evening there were q number of
campfres for the men and receptions
and musical entertainments for the
ladies.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-08-27

If Mr.. Louis H. Davies, Canadian
minister of marine and fisheries, is not
q deliberate falsifier. then he is the
most stupid and ignorant man in polit-
ical Office on this continent. Speaking
Of the efforts of the Americans to stop
the destruction Of the beautiful and
profitable seal herd Of Alaska, Mr.. d.
vies Of Canada said in an interview,
''The herd lie no more theirs than ours.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-08-27
That Butter Shipment.

Speaking of Secretary Wilson's sam
pie butter shipment to Great Britain.
Major Alvord says: ..
The report from the agent abroad
upon the first lot shows that different
sort Of package from tubs must be used,
and future shipments will be either in
square wooden boxes, holding Sc pounds,
or in splint boxes, holding 2 pounds
each, packed four In = oaea The Sc
pound boxes areof halt inch spruce Of
poplar, 10 inches inside measurement.
For each box there are two strips Of
parchment paper. - inches wide and 4
feet long, Tor lining, giving one thick
ness at The sides and two at the top
and bottom. The splint boxes are sim.
ilarly parchment lined and have the
cover held fast By clamps Of tin. g.
The English butter maFkstt Major
Alvoed says, Requires tho packages to
be- Of the sliquot parts Of liz pounds,
tho butter to hsye but little color. b.
but slightly salted and be Of arm sex'
tu3a " .Nsr-i4e- ,tf tES frtii -,
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-08-27

Medals of honor have been awafded to
Joseph e. Brandle and Joseph Taylor for
distinguished services during the war Of
the rebellion At Lenoir, Tenn, Nov. 16,
1858, Brandle, then private In the Sew
enteenth Michigan volunteers and color
bearer Of his regiment, after having bean
twice wounded and losing the sight Of one
eye, still held to the colors until ordered
20 the rear by the regimental commander.
Taylor, while acting 40 orderly to gen.
sFal officer on the field at Weldon railroad,
Virginia, Aug. 10, 1854, encountered o
pioket Of three Of the enemy and compelled
their surrender. He was alone at the time.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-08-27

mauve and many other tones, form mast
piquant bats for pretty faces. Many Of
them have double brims. with dowefa
peeping between the two, and III have
outstanding plumes. The large sailor
ahapa. with fat brim and q wreath Of
roses or some other full blown flower
and IN outstanding aigret Of another COL
ored bloom IN contrast 10 the most
generally becoming shape Of the season,
but tho distinguishing mark Of new
hats 30 the double brim, which fosters
additional trimmings.
ALICE VARNUG.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-08-27
A PARTISAN TOILET.

toilets of lighter materials which are
gaining in width and bouffant effects,
due to multiplicity of ruff1es, tucks
and fonnces. Mousseline, pique and
gowns of all kinds of linen, thick and
thin, trimmed with clusters of tucks
and insertions of guipure and lace, are
carrying away the honors. 1t is almost
a necessity Of muslin that the skirt
should be trimmed, and q favorite form
is deep gathered founce from the knee.
not put on straight, but waved, with
trimmings of lace insertion above the
hem and above the founce, the same
treatment appearing on the full bodice.
In no previous season have gowns been
SO varied. The bolero ia quite as much
in fashion an it has ever been. 9
A charming gown. which embodies
most happily the very latest modes in
Paris, is carried out in heliotrope glace
silk, with skirt of quite new shape,
trimmed round the hem with three
straight fiat hounces Of glace silk,
bound with narrow line Of black vel
vet and edged with border of cream
guipure. The lowest founce of the
three falls over q pinked out rucbe OF he'
liotrope glace silk. The front of the
skirt is quantity arranged with ladder
of black velvet bows, similar bows be-
ing also used to trim one side Of the
bodice. Here again you find the fiat
founces Of glace silk bordered with
black velvet and cream guipure, and
covering the lower part Of the bodice,
both back and front. The small square
yoke and the long sleeves are Of white
silk, beautitied with o very fine black
lace applique and finished with full
frills of satin edged white chiffon. With
this gown is worn picturesque hat OF
black orinoline with a wide brim and o
soft crown, formed of jetted sequin net.
The wheel sleeve-one Of the novel
ties of the year-literally enciroles the
arm from the shoulder like wheel. It
is composed Of the material of the dress
and Of soft lisse. Baby bodices Of crepe
de chine or Of chiffon are introduced on
satins and silks, both for day and even
ing wear. Many of the gowns are hori-
zontally tucked all over the skirt and
bodice alike.
It is the fashion to wear boas. Some
are of lace and so1ne are Of feathers.
Feather boas are expected to match in
color the tone of the headgear.
In millinery as in dresses brilliant
oolors are making way for less startling
effects, gray taking the lead.
The Tam O'Shanter shapes, made In
soft, pliable straw Of light blue, light
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-08-27

,s.t CHAMPION GUERNSEY cow; ser,
Friesian. No other dairy breed has the
rich, yellow skin of the Guernsey. This
warm, soft, mellow skin is believed to
have some connection with the highly
colored butter produced from Guernsey
milk. The peculiar claim Of the Guern-
sey breeders is that on given amount
of feed their breed will yield more but
ter than any other.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-08-27
1hs s.n.ll sspazasse.

Instead Of sending the milk to tho
creamery, why would It not Be- entirely
practical for the small dairyman who
cannot afford to invest In hand sepa-
rasor to take his milk to neighbor
who has . machine instead OF to the
creamery five or nix miles awayl There
ID nothing to the argument that the
hand separator IL death to the small
daiEyman. It may not be % Eve do it
IN Denmark" but there are lots Of
things that We do in this country that
they don't do in Denmark.-Creameey
Journal s55s
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-08-27
silver maker Another Record.

NEW YORK, Aug. %. Silver broke
Ill records again, falling to 2SXd in
London, which is "a below the pre-
vious low point, and to 5lH cents In
New York, which is u cent below the
previous low record. Mexican dollars
sold at S9H cents
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-08-27
No Action BY tho Capitol commission

81. PAUL, Aug. 25.-The state capitol
5commission intended to meet at
O'Clock, but owing to the absence from
the city Of Commissioner Ed Weaver
and several other members, the commits.
non deferred its meeting until Monday.
/ Aug. 80.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-08-27

A grim looking monster enough Il
that locomotive engine lately built to
run 100 miles an hoar. Philadelphia 10
called 4 slow town By New York, but
II this engine Il suooesaful New York
will be glad to take Philadelphia - .!
pacemaker. The 100 mile IN hour en-
CINE stands l6 feet above the ground
and 10 Of the kind called friction geared.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-08-27
, =, Men walked out.

/; Middle Of the-Road Men Walked Out
u JEFFERSON, La, Aug. 25.-The county
convention of Democrats, Populists and
Silver Republicans Endorsed the Chi.
cago platform and nominated . full
ticket. The Middle.of- the-Road Popu.
lists walked out Of the convention and
are for war. S
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-08-27
DAIRY ~ 4 pRF RY||
GUERNSEYS.

Tho Little Jersey Cannot Have It All Fer.
Own Way. - .E&#
The Guernseys are not falling of any
IN favor. On the contrary, they are
steadfastly gaining. Some who used to
40 in powerfully for Jerseys have cooled
OF in their affection and changed their
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-08-27

Somebody alks who 10 the author Of
The quotation, 1.-THE more I know Of
men the better like dogA" II was
Ouids, the novelist, who said that
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-08-27

After all, Abdul Hamid d Turkey,
hows enough 70 come in when i rains
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-05-24
BRIEFLY ToLDa

The Flynn government Conservative
of Quebec, which was defeated in the re-
cent general elections, formally handed
in it's resignation to Sir Adolphe Chap
leau, lieutenant governor this after
noon.
E. H. Cochrans, an old and respected
citizen of Rocklsnd died Sunday aged 81
years. He was born in Monmouth. Mr.
Cochrane was for over forty years in the
insurance business there.
Gabriel Vicholm of Gardner, Mass, a
milk man, while returning home Sunday
morning had his wagon struck by pas.
senger train on Union street. The wagon
was torn to fragments, the horse killed
and Vicholm wounded about the head.
Representatives Shannon of New Yorke
Shafofth of Colorado, Bedine of Mis-
souri,, Handy of Delaware and Pearson OF
North Caiolina, will probably represent
the American House of Representatives
IN the chess match with the English
House of Commons.
Late Sunday afternoon the farm build
ings of Charles d. Todd located about
four miles from New Boston, N. H., were
destroyed by fire.. Loss $500; partially
insured.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-05-24
CHASED BY SPANISH GUNBOAT.
British Steamer Ethelred Given Rather
Warm Reception.

Philadelphia, May 23.-After being
twice chased by Spanish gunboats and
passing through perfect storm of shot,
| which splashed in the water across the
vessels bows, the British fruit steamer
Ethelred passed through the exciting Or
deal unscrathed and arrived at this port
tonight after five days run from Port
Antonio, Jamaica.
When the Ethelred left here May 70, it
was the intention of Captain John D.
Hart to accompany her, but he was ar
rested as he was about to step on the gang
plank to go aboard. AS it was his in
valid daughter was passenger 1t is sup
posed that agents of the Spanish govern
ment in this city had notified the Spanish
authorities at Havana that Hart would
be on the vessel, hence the effort to hold
up the Ethelred in Cuban waters.
Spanish Cabinet Crisis.
Madrid, May 23.-The position of the
cabinet is the theme of most anxious
discussion on all sides. Some of the gov
ernment organs think the ministry should
meet the Cortez tomorrow endeavor to
secure the adoption of such bills as are
pressing ana then suspend the session as
soon as possible.
Others think a change of policy expedi-
ent and, in fact, inevitable. All admit
the difficulty of appointing colorless
ministry to carry on the business of the
country.
Madrid, May 23.-(9 p. n.y. The Cabinet
sat in council this evening until eight
o o'clock, and it was decided to appear be-
fore the Cortez tomorrow and give expla-
nations of the Tetuan- Comas incident of
Friday last, even if the Liberals should
absent themselves. A special committee
of the Chamber of Deputies will be in
structed to consider the budget bill with
out delay.
Duke Can't Stay in Cabinet.
London, May 24.-The Madrid CORE
spondent of the Times says: "Seldom in
the history of the Cortes has an event
created such sensation as the Tetuan-
Comas incident. 1t is difficult to conceive
how staid and experienced statesman
like the Duke of Tetuan could have so
completely lost himself his self-control
on so slight a provocation.
cit is believed that Senor Sagasta is
willing to do all he consistently can to
minimize the difficulties of the stu alton,
but it seems impossible that the Duke of
Tetaun should retain his portfolio