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Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-05-07
Work BY Artificial Light.

Many persona experience great fatigue
In working and reading by artificial II hit.
Some attention has been given to this sub.
jeot, especially in view Of reading and
study, and the type, paper and illumina.
ton most favorable to comfort and health.
White light 10 recommended for all artid-
cial illumination. One should never read
at lower degree Of light than ordinary
daylight. Very low intensities cause eye
strain and weakness, which may result in
exceedingly severe and even dangerous
mental and physical conditions It II now
IN established fact that epilepsy 10 some
times caused BY ego strain. There ars also
many other maladies that arc primarily
caused and greatly aggravated BY bad
light while using the eyea Some authoEi-
ties recommend white paper. Others, not
ably experienced Journalists, insist that
straw oolored paper and black ink are less
taxing to the eyea than white paper
New York Ledger.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-05-07
HEY, RUBE!" THEORY
The Oninous Slogan Of the Old
Time Circus Men.
ALWAYS A PRELUDE TO BATTLE.

and Were Ever Ready For Trouble.
Times Have Changed Now. and the Cir
Gus Comes a.d Goes I. Peaos.
Tho circus fight 10 not what it used to
be. Canvasmen have forgotten the tradi-
tons of their younger days, and 1t 10 no
uncommon thing for the whole circus to
20 into town, show two or three times
and then gather up oil the 'slnah boys and
some Of the large girls and go on to the
next town without having once heLrd the
cry Of "Hey Rube!" and without having
seen or heard of single fight.
This is not the way It used to be. Time
was when the circus had to 60 about the
country prepared to break heads as we'll az
hearts, and while the dandies Of tho oom-
pany were making havoc with the dignity
young women who seemed to think bare
back riding was tho way to perfect happi-
ness, the other men-the ones whose talent
lay In big muscle and hard fists were
usually busy leaving their print ON the
noses of all the DULLES in the town. Older
men Of today will remember some Of the
fights back in the days before tho war,
when it really looked az IL the spirit Of
the country had developed to such a point
that a little blood letting was necessary,
just as old Zach Chandler had said But
one docs not need to go back. to anteDellum
eras. Circus fights, continued cleas down
to the end Of the last decade, though IN
the past ten years one seems to notice a
marked falling of In the number of fatal
tiles. ,,
Showmen themselves used to keep q rec
ox1A ~ ho hard fnmno and ~ khovv rn1,16
get through one of them without . row
they felt like congratulating themselves.
And they also kept list of the good fight
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-05-07
LAFAYETTE.

His Courtssy to an American Woman on
His Visit to Philadelphia.
The visit of Lafayette to America az the
nations guest Is graphically recalled in
The Ladies' Home Journal by Jean Fraley
Ha!'~well, who writes Of "When Lafayette
Rod Into Philadelphia" The welcome
give Lafayette In Philadelphia 10 said to
have Exceeded in its warmth and enshusi-
asm that extended to the distinguished
visit In any other city. In connection
with his riding into PHILADELPHIA the GEN.
trail figure Of rcsplendent pageant, an in
teresting incident 10 thus recalled: ia
fayette's barouohe was passing on Elev-
enth street the house where dwelt the
widow Of Robert Morris, Anancier Of tho
Revolution, sister Of the revered Bishop
White. Mrs. Morris was at her window,
and recognizing her after many years La
fayette rose up in his carriage and bowed
to her. The rare courtesy was instantly
discerned by the thousands congregated at
this point, and it seemed AZ If the people
would 60 mad with enthusiasm.
1.-THE recognition of Mrs. Morris seemed
to set them afame. Even Lafayette ap-
peared surprised that the simple act should
evoke such q wave Of frantic huzzas.
Shout after shout rent the air. Women
We'd with men in their efforts to show to
Lafayette that his graceful act touched
them. So great was the furore that the
hero had to rise again and again In his
carriage, and 1t WAS several minutes be-
fore the wonderful enthusiasm had abated.
But II the applause subsidized at the special
point where 1t had been waited into a
fame, 1t was rekindled again and again
and carried along the entire route Of tho
march. By simple act he had aroused
the people, and the fruits of it remained
with him all through his visit in the
Quaker City,"
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-05-07
FROM THIR1Y-FlRsr STREET TO RUSH STREET
BRIDGE.

FROM THlR1Y-FlRsT STREET TO RUSH STREET
BRIDGE.
He says, What time ia it?' told him
didn't know. Then he says. Don't you
remember me?' told him that his face
was familiar, but l couldn't place him.
He laughed very pleasantly, and then he
began mixing drinks. He'd balance one
glass on his head and curl his tail around
another glass containing the drink. He'd
give his tail a flip and send tho liquor up
into the air and it would all come down
In the glass on his head without spilling a
drop. Then r., ch::-ge glasses ""d re.
peat the perform ice.
II compliment d ht on his De- rity,
or rather his ca, atty and then told
All right, ~ e put Il end Of hsr II In
and polka dot alligator orawled up on
the footboard and sat down alongside the
monk. must say the alligator worried
me a little. He was black, with white
spots, and he had electric lights In bis
eyes. saw something like 1t once before
at variety theater. One eye would 60 out
and the other would keep on shining, and
then they'd change about. Then both
would go out for q minute. Sometimes
they d simply wink.
"The alligator looked at me and then
he said to the monkey, What time did he
say 1t was9 The monkey told him didn't
know, and then both Of them laughed.
BY George, that alligator had the most
disagreeable laugh ever heard In oil my
life.
1.-THE monkey jumped down on the bed
spread and walked up and sat on the pill
low right beside my head. Ho began
smoothing back my hair, using first one
paw and then the other. One was as hot
as fire and the other as cold as ice. In the
meantime Mr.. Alligator sat on the foot
board and gnve me the laugh. All at once
he yelled, Get his eyer The next thing
knew that monkey had his hind legs
twined around my neck and was trying to
take one of my eyes out. 1t occurred to
me that he was presuming too much on
short acquaintance, and I made a fight,
but he was too good for me. He got the
eye, all right. Yes, and as soon as he got
1t he made jump clear out into the mid
die of the floor. Then, what do you think?
Why, he and the alligator moved the dress
er out from the wall and began to play
ant ny over with my eye. Wasn't that
nerve for your 1t was the first game of
ant ny over I'd seen since was boy.
"When the alligator got excited, he
stood right up and balanced himself on
the tip of his tail, and the electric lights
In his eyes changed colors. One moment
they'd be blue, then green, then red, and
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-05-07
Fatal RorHetfulnoes.

There 10 no known antidote for tho bite
II the tiger snake Of Australia. Persons
bitten die almost instantly, and tho gov
eminent has standing offer Of %, 600 for
any one who will discover remedy. Some
few years ago . man named Underwood
actually discovered an elioaoious antidote.
To prove its value he allowed himself to
b bitten repeatedly by snakes In full pos
session Of the power to kill. He offered his
discovery to the government for 90, 900,
but this amount they thought exorbitant.
Ono day he gave an exhibition before some
government officials; but, being much I'M.
der the influence Of liquor, he did not
recolleot what he had done with his anti
dote, and he died shortly after tho snake
bite, his secret pertaining with him.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-05-07
PRESENTlMENTS.
A Scientists View Of "Apparently Tele-
pathic Phenomena"

A scientist's View Of "Apparently Tele-
pathio Phenomena"
"Nine times In the course of my own
life have had what is called 'presenti-
ment, says Professor William r. Rev.
bold. Eight times wrote it down at
once before learning whether It was true
or false, and the ninth time spoke Of It.
Three Of these were false; ono was partly
true and partly false; one was not verified,
but probably false All these related to
subjects much in my thoughts and were
probably suggested by circumstances.
Four were true, Of which one might have
been suggested BY circumstances. The
other three were not only true and not ap-
parently suggested by circumstances, but
were among the most agitating expert
enoes Of my life One drove me, In spite
Of the resistance Of my reason, to take q
journey which seemed the act Of q lunatio
and proved the wisest thing could do.
Another impelled me to write q letter to
person $50 miles away, to whom had
written q few hours before, but who hap
pened to DO in great trouble at the mo-
ment I felt the impulse. The third gave
me absolute assurance that the very thing
was about to happen which I believed to
b Of all things most = possible. I do not
Of course, quote thu. .ew experiences as
proving the existence of telepathy, but
merely AZ illustrating what I mean by
apparently telepathic phenomena
"The vast majority Of apparently SUPER
normal phenomena are susceptible Of a
telepathio explanation, but in few cases
one Ia driven to other conceptions. Some
times knowledge is shown Of events not
known to any one, and at other times q
percipient will seem to See things at q
distance or to become aware Of events re-
mote in time" So
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-05-07
some SAMPLE DREAMS
How Chicago Men Amus q. Them
selves While Asleep. ~
WILD AND WEIRD ADVENTURES

The Ldshtnins Dentist Tells How, II Rsins1
Goldpieces, the Book Agent Relates -
Encounter In caba, and the Lash 0t1ne
. Specimen Of ID. T.s., - He
"Gentlemen, had a great dream Last
night" said the lightning dentist to his
friends and associates ut the Alfalfa Eu-
ropean hotel, % reported by George Ado
In the Chicago Record. :
II was walking along State street, and
was tho only person on the street. It
must have been along toward Jackson
that saw man in dark clothes and wear
ing tall silk hat come out of . shoe store
and start south. was perhapF hundred
feet behind him, and naturally I watched
him and was interested In him, because
no and had the whole street to ourselves
saw him step into y doorway, lift q rub
Der mat and put something under 1t. Then
he hurried on without looking back. I
went to the doorway, lifted the mat, and I
saw, lust az plainly as l see you, Doc
Horne, q go goldpiece. picked 1t up and
put It in my pocket, and just as stepped
out to the street again saw this man in
OA6OA Aoy 0O1AVUNAn9 va - "sAA~~" 0SAss ~
was another $40 goldpiece. went up to
the window and picked it of, and he kept
on to the south without looking back.
Presently he walked out into the street,
laid one of the goldpieces on the pavement
and spread piece Of paper over it. Well,
went out and lifted the paper, picked up
the money and then followed him again.
We kept on that way rs faf as Congress-
street. He'd stop for moment now and
then to plant one Of the goldpieces, and
I'd c-~,c e. up and |"ke it. remen-
Der q II H. we or: sed on Congress
street w1 to Michigan venue he climbed
upon He T.: lied roa: structure and put
one ri ia, II pieces ca u iron piece that
Vontlr, had r. Imb up and ~ 1t
and then drop down and run to overtake
him.
"Well, sir, we kept that up along Mich.
igan avenue us far south as Thirty first
street. Once he put the money under the
little iron lid thnt covers tho thing you use
when you want to attach a garden hose
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-05-07

ers, and when the show season came along
these fellows with records bad much
surer chance Of employment than did the
men of whom the boss canvasman knew
nothing. Cohoes, N. Y, used to be CON-
sidered one Of the hardest towns In the
country for q circus. 1t was town that
paid pretty well II the show got through
at all, but 1t was given up to the sluggers
from the iron works on show days, and
the police had no more control over affairs
than If they had never been born. Old
town, Me-, was another bad one, provid-
ing the show came along In the spring or
fall, but II it was In the middle Of the sea-
SOD, when the men were either In the
woods or not yet come up from the lower
country, then the fights might not occur
at all. Paterson, N. j., was one Of the
hardest towns on the continent for circus
fights, and even Champaign, Ills, 10 down
on the showman's black book for q very
eombative name
Scranton, Pa, and indeed ,every coal
mining or iron working district was ex-
peoted to furnish a fight every time the
canvas was raised In it. And 1t might sur
prise some people to know that educational
oenters had q much worse name for this
species Of lawlessness than did any Of tho
rude districts Of the unlettered plains. It
took unnumbered thumpings for the men
at Yale to learn they could not successful.
~ lam the whole travelling outfit, but they
seem to have imbibed wisdom at last. Ann
Arbor, the seat Of the Michigan universi-
~, was one Of tho last to learn the same
salutary lesson, but tho advent Of the rail-
road show and the disbanding Of the COM
panies that were carried about the country
In wagons seemed to bring some degree Of
discretion even to these young men.
Down at jacksonville, Tex, In 1878,
Robinson's show undertook to exhibit and
they got into ono Of tho hardest fights ON
record. The battle lasted from In the
afternoon till midnight, and % men were
killed and more than 50 wounded. At
Somerset, Ky, In 1850, Barnum's show
nan across . very bad gang Of railroad
men, and In the fight which followed 20
persons wore killed, among them several
women. Forepaush's men got into row
with rougbs In Kentucky once, and before
1t ended they had followed him for three
days, stopping his show in that many
towns.
John O'Brien, who In 1873 ran the best
called the Irish brigade. They were . lot
general work Of osnvasmen, but whose du-
ties wero really to do al necessary fight
ing. They were trained In 1t from the
toughest parts Of tough cities, and they
loved row. They were never beaten, and
when they struck gang Of rowdies they
always wore shem ont very promptly. At
Quincy, Ills, in 1879 some Of the three
card monte men and thieves who always
20 with show If they can robbed boy,
and q negro policeman undertook to arrest
them. A Snowman came to the assistance
Of the sharpers, and . row followed, In
which the negro was killed. Tho local
militia company assisted the town officers,
and every man belonging to the circus was
arrested. In the trial which followed tho
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-05-07

~ wender," he 2. nusingly, "why IL
d that girls wear boomers.
II know" yelled her small brother.
"Williel' she exclaimed, half threaten.
ingly and half pleadingly.
"Why?" asked the caller with evident
amusement.
"'Cause they won't admit they're old
enough to get into long pants," answered
Willie.-Chicago Post
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-05-07

"A well known humorist Is fond Of tell
Ing this story Of his small daughter.
At tho dinner table one day there was Q
party Of guests for whom he was doing his
tS-+ In the way Of entertainment A lady
u ed to the little girl:
I. Four father ID . very funny man, said
Tes," responded the child. "when We
-, company. Me Up
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-05-07

n. Wilson the .in-law Of llsa
0zevy, who - hissen pt practices ssed
~ Ietirems It Of hi 1Ather-in.laW and
eame near ; attine end to the ISL
0pnoy, now Slrsa&ans publish his I've
lations. They win cause more scandal then
evan tho Panama affair.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-05-07
"A Clever Thief.

ny throwing q piece Of telegraph wire
over the Nevessink copper trolley wire near
Reading, Pa, and grounding the former .
thief burned of and stole 800 pounds OF
copper wire.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-05-07

% on. sat there watching the game for
ten minutes or more, should judge, and
then looked around, and in the corner Of
the room was something that looked like
. prairie wolf keeping score. That's the
Last I remember. I think must have
rolled over in bed and started another Get
az wheols."
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-05-07

When Hume fell in love, his friends BE-
came aware of the fact by bis sporting .
1nae In his buttonhola
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-05-07

william G.. Ussery, NJ. D., Of St. Louis,
eays that the best food for those suffering
from typhoid fever 10 the banana.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-05-07
Dealing With Witches.

Dealing With Witches.
A farmer in Aroostook, Me-, consulted
. lawyer as to the best way Of dealing with
witches. The lawyer suggested lombard.
msnt with deoayed potasoeA
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1897-05-05
Fine stock.

Messrs. p. S. Lewis and son
have returned from the west bring
ing a bun of the renowned Cruik-
shank or Scottish Breedof Short
Horns, the greatest beef breed in
the world. The bull is a fine in
dividual. and was bought at stiff
figure. He was gotten of Q. L.
Gerlaugh. Greene County, Ohio.
They also invested in some Ok
ford Down sheep. the largest of all
the breeds. and the only one which
combines to perfection both the
wool and mutton qualities.
Messrs Lewis deserve the patron
age of our farmers who desire to
improve their stock.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1897-05-05

Miss Annie, went Monday to Hart
ford to visit relatives, and from
there she will go to Huntington
to visit few days. and win then
go to Columbus.
Capt. John Behan, of West
Columbia, tried and true FREQ
silver Democrat, and one of the
most popular men in the county,
was a caller at this Office this
morning and renewed his sub
scription to the Weekly, and also
ordered the Daily Register sent to
his address.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1897-05-05

A friend has asked us to print
the following: In chapter 43,
Code of 1891. the law says, Every
road shall be thirty feet wide, un-
less the County Court orders it to
be of different width"
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1897-05-05

The Westfeld (Ind.) News prints the
following in regard to an old resident OF
that place: Frank McAvoY, for many
years in the employ of the l. N. A. & @
Ry. here, says: 81 have used Cham
berlain's Collie, Cholera and Diarrhoea
Remedy for ten years or longer-am
never without it in my family. 1 con-
slider it the best remedy of the kind
manufactured. take pleasure in rec
ommending IT, !" 1t is a specific for all
bowel disorders. For sale by G. w. M
Hooff.
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TIlis woman is Boss.

A gentleman on the street car
going to Gallipolis the other day.
happened to look out of one of the
windows, and this sight met his
gaze to his great establishment.
A man hitched to pillow by means
of a rope harness, and woman
hold of the lines and handles, driv-
ing as though he was horse, and
turning up the soil at lively rate.
This scene too, in a civilized COM
munity not fifty yards from the
street railway, and about two miles
from Gallipolis, and in a state that
gave us the President of the United
Statesl
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1897-05-05

CARPETS, MaUtingS, Wall Paper,
Window Blinds and
Baby Carriages.
We have the largest stock of
these goods ever brought to this
country.
A glance at our mammoth stock
will prove to you that we are the
largest and most reliable firm of
this kind in the country. Note a
few of our prices: Oak bedroom
suit 5000, mattresses $500 and
up, bed springs s1.2o, oak bed
steads $500 and up, safes 1925,
six oak chairs $3.50, breakfast
tables $3.50, high back rockers
Loo, oak stands 65c and up, large
oak dressers, bevel glass, 26x30 in,
$500, window blinds, 15c and up,
heavy ingram carpets 25c and up.
We certainly beat the record on
baby carriages. We can furnish
you with handsome baby car
rage from $500 up
We positively guarantee to save
you at least 20 per cent. on all
goods we handle.
Po1Nr PLEASANT FURNITURE AND
CARPET COMPANY,
o. b. HARPER, Manager.
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The air-ship promoters and oper-
ators make their headquarters, at
night, for repairs and consultation
in the colored school house. Lights
are seen there by the neighboring
citizens. One of the school rooms
is used as a coal house, and the
shutters are broken up for kind
ling and the property is ruthlessly
used. Much noise and boisterous-
ness abounds and general lack of
consideration for public property
exists. IF the proper functionary
were to look around he would see
considerable. The air-ship people
lately ordered one hundred bushels
of coal put into one of the school
rooms of the colored school house
for use during the heated term
now approaching. This will be
appreciated by those who rely on
others for their fuel.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1897-05-05

Mr.. John Hutchinson, the wide
awake bicycle dealer, has sold quite
a number of wheels, also a good
many secondhand wheels. He
has just received a new supply of
ladies' and and gents wheels.
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From Saturdays Daily.
Mrs. r. Coleman returns to her
home in Cheshire. o., this morn
ing after short visit to friends
and relatives here.
Mr.. w. ii. 81. Gardner has re-
TUNED from New York, where he
attended the unveiling of the
Grant Monument.
Mr.. P. S. Lewis and son Charles,
out West inspecting the fine
stock farms of that country, re-
turned last night.
Mr.. VIM. Cooper. of Grimm's
Landing, and member of the late
grand jury, called at this Office Fri
day and renewed his subscription
to the Weekly Register.
Mrs. II. T. Calhoun, of Leon
and Miss Flora Burdette, who have
been visiting in Gallia county for
the past few days. returned home
yesterday.
Mrs. T. w. Malone, of Washing
ton, visiting her parents at Mason,
was in town yesterday the guest
of friends and relatives. She will
return to Washington in about
two weeks.
From Mondays paily.
Miss Yirgie Hughes returned
yesterday from short visit to
friends at Gallipolis.
Capt. John L. Charles returned
Saturday from a business trip to
Chicago.
Little Lucinda Roush, left
Saturday for a few weeks visit to
her grand parents at New Haven,
Mr.. Oscar Greer who has been
here for few days visit, returned
this morning to Columbus.
Mr.. o. L. Kiger and wife. of
GaIlipolis, were here yesterday on
a visit to Mr.. Kiger's parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Robt. Kiger.
Miss Carrie Day who has been
visiting her grandparents Mr.. and
Mrs. G. w. Maupin, at Arbuckle,
will return home this morning.
Mr.. Frank Lalley, a pleasant
young gentleman from Charleston,
is in town on few days visit to
his many friends.
Mrs. F. r. Tomlinson and three
of her children leave today on the
noon train, for visit to Mrs. Tom
linson's parents at Indianapolis,
Ind.
Mrs. Sadie Rifle, of Hartford,
who has been visiting her father,
Mr.. Paul Schools, on Three-mile,
will return to her home Tuesday,
accompanied by her sister, Miss
Bessie.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1897-05-05

A good many farmers in the
county have planted their corn, but
the cold weather will be apt to rot
the most of it in the ground.