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Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-02-26
A JOKE ON BURNSIDE.
4 Southern WoMan's Quick Retort 60 the
~ .st Union General,

Union General,
In The Century, General Horace Porter,
In his Campaigning With Grant, I" de-
scribcs the visit of his chief to the home Of
Mrs. Tyler, whose husband was colo
mel in the Confederate army. General POr-
ter then tells the following anectlote: We
could see that she was entertaining views
which everywhere prevailed In the south.
The authorities naturally put the best face
upon matters, and the newspapers tried to
buoy up the people with false hopes 1t
was not surprising that the inhabitants Of
the remote parts Of the country We're In ig-
norance Of the true progress OF the war.
General Grant replied In quiet way,
"Gcneral Sherman Is certainly advancing
rapidly in that direction, and while l do
not wish to be the communication of news
which may be unpleasant to you have
every reason to believe that Rome Is by
this time in his possession" The older IT,
dy then assumed a bantering tone and be-
came somewhat excited ind defiant In her
manner, and the younger one Joined with
her in scouting the idea that Rome could
ever be taken. Just then courier rode up
with dispatches from Washington contain
ing u telegram from Sherman. General
Grant glanced over 1t and then read it to
the staff 1t announced that Sherman had
lust captured Rome. The ladies had caught
the purport of the communication, al
though it was not intended that they
should hear it. The wife burst into tears,
and the mother in law was much affected
by the news, which was, Of course, sad It'd
ings to both Of them.
The mother then began to talk with
great rapidity and with no little asperity,
saving: II came from Richmond not long
ago, where lived in a house on the james
river which ovcrlooks Belle isle, and ! had
the satisfaction of looking down every day
on the Yankee prisoners. saw thousands
and thousands of them, and before this
campaign Is over want to sec the whole
of tho Yankee army in southern prisons. !"
Just then Burnside rode into the yard,
lismountcd and joined our party on the
porch. He was u man of. great gallantry
and elegance of manner and was always
excessively rolite to the gcntlcr Sex. He
raised his hat, made profound bow to
tho ladies and us he looked ut his corps
filing by on tho road said to the elder one,
who was standing near him, II don't sup
pose, madam, that you ever Jaw so lpany
Yankee soldiers BEFORE" She replied in
stuntly, "Not at liberty, sir" This was
such good shot that every one was great
" amused, and General Grant joined heart
lily in tho laugh that followed at Burn
side g expense.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-02-26
Marie Kicks Again.

Mondays St. Paul Dispatch: Mrs.
Marie Kicks, better known through
out the Northwest as "the window
smasher," appeared at the capitol
this morning and made q friendly
call upon. Secretary Hart. of the
state board of corrections and chari-
ties.
Mrs. Kicks is astriking illustration
of the manner in " hich Minnesota fs
imposed upon ty other states, when
it comes to the unfortunate or
criminal classes. No one seems to
know to Il certainty to- which OF
these classes Mrs. Kicks belongs, but
she was released from the Rochester
insane asylum on Saturday and sent
over into Wisconsin, where she has
her home. The authorities there
promptly sent her back to Minneso-
tn, and expect the authorities here
to continue to care for her. Mime
sofa has done this sort OF thing 80
long that Mr.. Hart saws the Wfscon-
sin people have come to believe that
the woman belongs here, though she
has probably never spent three con-
tinuous months In the state outside
of one of the institutions. They
were counting without their host
when they sent her into Ramsey
county, however, for the board Of
control has taken the matter up,
and Mrs. Kicks will be promptly
fired back into Wisconsin.
The woman spends most OF her
time either in the prisons or insane
asylums. Secretary Hart says he
doubts if she is really insane. but
she has been an inmate OF each ut the
three asylums in Minnesota at least
twice. Hereafter an effort will be
made to keep her out OF the state.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-02-26
ELECTION CALLED.
Vote to Be Taken on the Ques-
ton of Issuing Bonds for a
New School Building.

The board Of education OF the In
dependent school district Of Little
Fails. held spec,ar meeting Tuesday
evening, al N, mbers beng present.
u In wus decided to call an election
IL vote upon the question Of issuing
$l3.OOO Of 5 per cent, not longer than
fifteen year bonds. for the purpose Ot
erec ting a new high school building
to replace the one recently destroyed
by fire. The election IL called for
March 20 and will be held bet ween
the hours Of 4 and Z ID. ~.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-02-26

Lumberman: The rumor ia again
revived On the west coast, that Mr..
Weyerbaeuser and his associates are
planning to enlarge their operations
in that region. A couple OF years
ago thew organized the Pacific En-
pi,e Lumber company at South
Bend. Wash. and 1t IL now reported
that they intend to build u larger
saw mill there, and that they ARE
also figuring on 100000 acres OF state
pine land in northern Idaho. The
authority for these reports Is not
given, SO they may be taken for
what it is considered that they are
worth.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-02-26

st. Cloud Times: "When we were
hOys together" was Thoroughly re-
hcursed the other evening at st.
Cloud, when John Wttzel, Of Little
Ful,s, william ROsenbergpr and John
NJ. Emmel. found themselves again
in each Others company. Mr.. Wetzel
ia now the cashier of Il bank ut Little
Falls, and it has been several years
since the trio have enjoyed each
Others company. Life IL very
earnest sort of thing with them
now, but it wasn't at all a good
many years ago when they were
school companions in st. Cloud. and
that il what they were talking about.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-02-26
\ MORE POLANDER ROWS.
Complaints Made IN the
Justice Court Charging
N \. .-,t II. Assault. ~

rwn complaints We're made bt-
fore Justice Sha " MOmdny. one ny
q citizen vi Two Rivers and the
Il her 10y Il man from culurum, each
!. com luint charging u man from
his respective town with assault,
aii,iin both cuses, the rows were
the results uf Il dance. tn
$. Martin eek was The Two Rivers
man, and he had Il WArren1 issued
! for the arrest III Iutwm. T. np>
pears that several days ago Iutw1l
gave Il dance at his home, ~ tilrtl
VI was not attended by eek, one Of his
1 nearest. neignbOrs. IutMin did not
like that and when Geek gavea dance
last Saturday u. ght Tutwiu and his
sou went to Czek's hOus. and at
! tempted to break up the dance in y, y
row. Tutwin struck at Geek. but i'll
stead of hitting the intended mark
his hand came i'll contact with Il
nail in the wall, and his hand was
II DduIS ldCeFAlcu. lut" WI" W
Brought in 1Or trial tomorrow.
Albert Kuenig, of CuldruM, caused
a warrant to to issued for the arrest
Of julius Diedrich, who he alleges
Z did him great bodily injury at a
dance i'll that town Saturday night.
K.pnig appeared before the justice
with the grea ter portion Of his face
hidden behind u roll vi muslin, and
the extent of his injuries were not
visible. Another man accompanied
him to invoke the aid Uf the law in
prosecuting Diedrich, and his lace
also was evidence that trouble had
occurred somewhere. Both nc
knuwledged that there was some
: beer included IN the refreshments
served at tile dance.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-02-26

For more than Il hundred years
the Shakers have been studying the
remedial properties Of plants. They
have made many discoveries, but
their greatest achievemenew was made
last year. 1t is a cordial that con-
tains already ligested food and IL a
digester of food. 1t is effective In
removing distress after eating. and
creates an appetite for more food SO
that eating becomes pleasure.
Pale, thin people become plump and
healthy under it's use. 1t arrests the
wasting of consumption.
There never has been such a step
forward in the cure Of indigestion az
this Shaker Cordial. Your druggist
will be glad to give you q little book
descriptive of the product.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-02-26
Van Praag, The Versatile.

Grand Rapids Magnet: Some peO-
Z pie are good ut one particular thing,
others are not good at anything. 50
that when you meet q person who Is
good ut everything it is safe to put
him down as genius. Such per-
son IL Alexander Van Praag, the
Junior grand warden of the Grand
Lodge of Odd Fellows.
~. This versa tile gentl. man came here
on Wednesday night upon an official
visit 60 the lodge Of Odd Fellows
anu Daughters of "R+bekah. After
supper Mr.. Van Praag entertained
+ those present with songs and reeita-
tiOns until 2 O'Clock in the morning.
So delighted were all that they did
not realize how rapidly time. hal
: down.
4 Last night Mr.. Van Praag gave u
public entertainment at the village
hall. This gentleman is u whole
show In himself. He ,s the personi.
ficatiun of versatility. lie takes tho
English, German and Negro parts
with equal ability and clev"rness.
Every song that he sang was hearth
" encOred. He was assisted by Nr.
+. r., Bueneman and Mr.. Clafton
played the accomplishments.
v Before the entertainment Mr.. Van
Praag gave an exhibition Of his skill
as u pedestrian at the skating rink.
He agreed to walk heel and toe an
eighth of q mile while Professor
Baskerville skated h quarter OF a
mile. As strange as it may appear.
he succeeded in mis- task. In u
straight dash walking against skat-
ing the professor got away from his
opponent, coming in winner by a
few feet.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-02-26
Scenes One and Two.

Here arc two scenes in q tragedy. Scene 1:
Host-Let me introduce you to Miss
Prancer for a waltz.
Captain-Don't mind twotting her out
4 bit-blige you, ole fell! Just see If she'll
dO-aw-
Scene H.: Host-Miss Prancer, allow
me to introduce Captain Crawler.
Miss Pranccr (who must have been lis
tening)-Vcry happy - 'blige you, but
WEAKLY won't do ut all. Twot him back
again. Thank you.-Boston Courier.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-02-26

The st. Cloud city directory for
1S97-9S has just been issued. 1t COD
tains Z, 1O1 names above the age Of
eighteen, mot including wives) indt-
eating, according to the publishers,
r. population 81 9,o03.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-02-26
THERE'S ONLY ONE
RAILROAD.

ii RAILROAD.
That operates it trains on the IA
nous block system between the
Twin Cities, Milwaukee and
Chicago:
That lights it's trains by electricity
throughout;
That uses the &C lebrate electric berth
reading lamp;
That runs four splendidly equipped
passenger trains every day from
st. Paul and Minneapolis
through tO Chicago via Mil
waukee;:
And that road is the
CHICAGO, MILWAUKEE 3
HI, ST. PAUL.
1t also operates stean-heated ves-
tibuled trains. carrying the
latest private colnpartmentcars.
library buffet smoking cars, and
palace drawing room sleepers.
Parlor cars, free reclining chair cars
and the very best dining car
service.
For lowest "a tes to any point in the
United States, Canada or Mexico
apply to ticket agents Oraddress
j. II. CONLEY,
Asst Gen'l Pass. Agt.,
58.-.o@ st. Paul, Mimi.
NoTE- Elegantly equipped trains
from st. Paul and Minneapolis
through to Peoria, st. Louis and
Kansas City daily. s...sss
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-02-26
Legal Advertising.

We. the Undersigned, hereby agree
IT, accept for publication In our re-
spective newspapers, no legal notices
or official printing to be done in
compliance with the laws of Mime
sofa for less than the full rates al
lowed bv law, and no reduction will
be given on notices furnished in plate.
TRANSCRIPT PUB. Co.. Transcript.
LITTLE FALLS Pre- Co., Herald.
CYRUS u. AUYER, Morrison County
Democrat.
A. w. SWANSON, Royalton Banner.
Feb. 20, 1897.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-02-26
MINNESOTA
State Normal Schools
WlNoNA, IANKATo, ST. CLOUD AND
N00RHEAD.

These schools are organized for the training
teachers for the public schools of the state.
ORGANlZATlON.-Each school comprises two
departments-the Normal Department and the
Training Department or Model School.
The Normal Department embraces:
(a) An Elementary Course of two years for
teachers of rural districts aud elementary
grades. .n.-..
~ An Advanced Course OF five yean for
teachers Of advanced grades.
(c) A Professional Course Of one year and two
years for graduates of high schools.
(d) A kindergarten Training Co urse at WI.
mona. st. Cloud and Mankato).
ADMISSION Graduates Of high schools and
colleges. and teachers holding county superin
tendents' frsta and second grade certificates are
admitted without examination. All Others are
required to pass an entrance examination.
EXPENsEs.-Tution is free to all who pledge
themselves to teach in M'nnesots. Text
are furnished at . rental Of 90 per year. Pre-
vision is made in each school for economics
living. The average cost OF furnished rooms
with board is about s. per week. The Ladies
Home at St. Cloud, the new Dormitcry
Moorhead, and the Ladies' Home at Winons
offer board, furnished room, heat and light
at from % to $3.50 per week.
D1PLOMAs.-By recent act Of the legislature
diploma becomes . state teschers' certificate
Of the first grade. .r...-
The next school year opens At all the schools
Sept. 4, 1896. -~. ~.
For free catalogues and circulan. giving
information, address the presidents 90 folls
IRWIN SHEPARD, Winona.
EDWARD Starring. Nankato. = So.
GEORGE 4. xLEEBkRGER, O.. Clov
LIVINGSTON 6 LORD. NeorhseA
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-02-26

-Aehland has adopted curfew
ordinance, and all persons under
sixteen years Of age are subject to
arrest II on the street after nine
O'Clock at night.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-02-26

The principal fortresses Of Austria Hun.
gary arc Cracow, Prze1nysl, Harrisburg,
Arad, Temesvar, Komorn, Peterwardein,
Budapest, Pola and Triest, the two last
naval harbOrs 40 we'll.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-02-26

The Stcarns county school super
intendent investigation is going Oh
at st. Cloud this week.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-02-26

Pinchcrs are made by machine which
In one operation cuts out the handle and
Jaw. The two parts are afterward Joined
BY hand. ~
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-02-26
Children CIV TO-
Pitchers Ca6torja.

DIR. G. H. Purkhurst, the New
York divine, is i'll us the result Of
OverWOrk.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-02-26

&C. F. Haney. ex-city clerk of Min
neap )lis has been indicted by the
grand jury for agreeing to accept a
bribc on u coal contract.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-02-26

Between Dublin and Warrington cit!
~ distance r. 8,076 miles.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-02-26

Give the babies Lax0l, which II
Castor OH made as palatable al
honey. .
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-09-16
FORTUNES FROM FRACTIONS.
Control Something Universally Need
ed and BE a Millionaire.

Control Something Universally Need
ed and BE u Millionaire.
There have been in recent years sew
eral instances of sudden wealth. South
Africa and Cripple Creek have produced
millionaires over night, and bicycle
and patent medicine promoter in Eng
land made $10,oOO,000 in as many weeks,
says Leslie's Weekly. There are sew
eral thousand people who are each
worth $1,000, 900 or more. and there are
several more thousand who are on the
road to become millionaires. Most of
these are persons who are getting their
riches on small fractions of cent The
street railway kings who are rising to
millions and tens of millions are fully
satisfied with part of one cent OF the
nickel they collect, because there are
so many of them.
The sugar kings have reduced the
price and improved the quality ofsugar,
but as long as they get their fraction
on each pound the Americans buy they
can make profit all the way from 20
to so per cent. The coal oil monopoly
has also reduced the price. and i'm
proved the product, but its little frac-
ton makes the greatestmoney-maling
enterprise in America. The man who
invented the patent beer stopper Is
getting a bigger income than the pres
ident of the United States. A cheap
headache remedy is allowing its pro-
prietor TO spend 800, 900 a year and sti1l
lay UP another 500, 900 for a rainy day,
The first thing is to get control of some
article of universal use, and the small
fraction will do the rest.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-09-16
ELEGANT BOOK COVERS.
Revival of n Dainty Art Popular Sew
eraI Centuries Ago.

AeNiNul OF n DAINTY Art Popular Sew
eral Centuries Ago.
In days of old, when books were lit
orally worth their weight in gold, the
cases of their precious treasures were
worthy the contents. deliberately
carved ivory, gold and silver plate,
studded with jewels, and equally beau
tiful, if not so costly, exquisite em-
broidery on velvet and satin, were all
used as covers.
In the time of Queen Elizabeth the
ornamentation of book covers was IA
vorite employment of the high-born
women of the day, and in the British
museum some beautiful specimens are
still preserved.
AS this dainty art has recently be-
come fashionable, description of sew
eral of these souvenirs of the great
ladies of old may be found suggest
i've.
An old book is bound in maroon veil
vet, with the royal arms of England,
the garter and the motto worked in
gold thread on a crimson ground. A
coronet or crown of gold is inwrought
with pearls. On the covers are roses
in red silk and gold, the edge finished
with a narrow border of FURNISHED
gold thread.
A book of prayers, said to be covered
by Queen Elizabeth herself when a girl
has the canvas wrought all over in tent
stitch, with rich crimson silk and silver
thread intermixed with the letters III
K" in blue.
Another royal book has Prince of
Wales feathers worked in gold thread
in the center; the three plumes are
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-09-16
CURIOUS CONTESTS.
whip-Cracking, BarreI-RoIling and
Race of Crfpples.


Race of Cripples.
Nogeant, the thrifty little town on
the River Marine, in France, seems des-
tined to become famous for the oldest
contests enacted in modern times, says
the New York Journal. Not long ago
the public place of the municipality
was the scene of race of cripples, and
few days later barrel-rolling con-
test was inaugurated, in which some of
the most prominent citizens particle
pated.
The other day the town was treated
to the unique spectacle of whipcrack-
ing contest, with about so contestants.
The whips were, in class A, the usual
drivers whips, and in class B the So
called perpignan, much resembling the
long whips used by the lumbermen in
northern Minnesota and Wisconsin on
their log sleighs.
AT least 30 different kinds of crack
ing sounds can be made by these whips
in the hands of an expert, and the
prizes were distributed to those who
produced the most of these sounds in
rapid succession. The judges laid con-
siderable emphasis in this odd con-
test on the kind of crackings which
would stir horse most without injur-
ing him. In conclusion, all the drivers
cracked their whips in chorus, which
had the effect of ear-deafening cam
nonade.
A driver by the name of Lermission
received the first prize. This man can
handle the whip in so mastery man
ner that he is able to crack the MAR
seillaise" and familiar French songs
out of it.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-09-16


is physically weak and incapable of bestow
ing healthy constitution upon her bah,
may darken its future with weakness and
disease.
A prospective mother ought to insure her
baby's welfare by every means that Nature
and science afford to keep her physical
powers up to the very highest point.
Every expectant mother ought to know
and avail herself of the strengthening and
reinforcing properties of DR.. Pierce's Fa-
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endurance to the delicate organs concerned
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to the child.
It is the only medicine of its kind devised
for weak and delicate women by an edu-
Gated, experienced physician.
For nearly 90 years DR.. Pierce has beef
chief consulting physician to the Invalids'
Hotel and Surgical Institute, of Buffalo,
ny His thousand-page illustrated book,
"The People Common Sense Medical Ad-
wiser" contains advice and suggestions
which every woman ought to read. A pa
per-bound copy will be sent absolutely free
on receipt of 81 one-cent stamps to pay cost
of mailing only. Address Dr., r. V. Pierce,
Buffalo, N Y. Cloth-bound fol- 81 stamps.
sure and permanent cure for constipa.
ton is DR.. Pierce's Pellets. One Pellet"
Is gentle laxative, two mild cathartic.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-09-16
FANCY BOOK COVER.

bound together with large pearls and
wreathed with leaves and flowers.
Around the edge of the cover there is a
broader wreath; corner sprigs in gold
thread are thickly interspersed with
spangles and gold leaves.
This antique work has been revived of
late, and some of the modern en-
broidered book covers are really beau
tiful. They can be made up at any
bookbinding establishment.
The design given is for a prayer-boolS,
and is a combination of white faille,
black velvet and gold. The cross of
black velvet has the edges covered in re-
lief with gold bullion, and is applied on
the white faille, over which the sides
and corners of the black velvet are laid,
the edges being all covered by the
heavy bullion embroidery. The wheat
and the passion flowers are in silver,
the rest of the design being in gold
N. Y. Tribune.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-09-16
BREATHING EXERCISE.
How to FIJI and Empty the Lungs on
Scientific Principles.

Scientific Principles.
It is claimed by certain reformers,
who, it would seem, never find things
to their liking, that not one woman in a
hundred breathes normally. The res
piration of the average woman varies
with every change of mental or physic-
al condition, and it is rare thing for
a woman TO use her lungs to the best
possible advantage withouts previous
knowledgeof physiology and an appre-
citation of the merits of physical culture.
Desirable as is q thorough exercise
in breathing, it is not quite safe to ex-
pertinent in the matter. A very little
instruction on the subject will enable
any woman to comprehend the precise
art of filling and emptying the lungs on
scientific principles. After this has
been acquired the chief thing is to
breathe in as much sunshine as possible
and to believe in the efficacy of oxygen
as remedy for nearly all the ills that
are fashionable.
The following are some excellent
rules for improving the respiration
and bringing it up to normal condi-
ton: Stand in an open window or re-
cline on a couch, with the waist and
chest unconfned; hold the chest walls
high and inhale in slow, long breaths,
exhale as slowly, three times only at
first. Gradually the number of times
may be increased and the time length
ened for the breathing exercises. Fiji
teen minutes twice day, at least
should be devoted to this exercise to ac-
complish the desired result.-Farmers'
Review.