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Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-06-18
WHY They Grow Cotton.

why lucy "EV" NVVVVAAs
People at the north are at loss to
understand why the southern planter SO
often grows cotton alone year after year
without raising enough fruit, vegetables
and pax for his own use. He persists In
it, too, no matter how low the price OF
cotton goes.
The answer is that he does it to get
money. In many parts Of the cotton
growing states antebellum economic.
conditions still prevail A negro who
has $40 acres and q mule" can raise
enough by working six months in the
year to keep him the rest Of the time in
comparative idlenesa In the rich cot
ton growing districts Of Texas an acre
Of ground will produce nearly or quite
bale of cotton, worth from 4 cents
pound up. In ordinary seasons the man
with 40 acres and mule will be able
to clear $500 to 5000 from his crop.
That is more than the average northern
aericulturist makes at his diversified
farming.
The cotton is easily raised, requiring
about three months work in the spring
and as much more when the crop is
picked. This leaves him much leisure
time, which the man might employ
raising pork, fruit and vegetables for
his own use in abundance, with some
to spare. But these do not bring any
money to speak Of, while the cotton
means cash and not too much hard
work. The cotton farmer frequently
prefers, therefore, to 60 in debt and mort
gage his crop to the country merchant
for food supplies which he could better
raise himself. He undoubtedly would
do it if it were not SO easy to live the
other way.
Probably few Of Us would work
steadily if we were not obliged to. It
is not surprising, therefore, to find that
in Texas the cotton acreage this year is
8 per cent larger than it ever was be"
fore.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-06-18

At tho age OF thirty 'seven.J
on Spanish fort. "A young German Of
the garrison, Lieutenant Halzinger,
leaped the parapets, picked up the flag
and nailed 1t to the stump Of the staff.
That fort, tho st. .Jago, was finally
silenoed by the fire Of the naval battery
and abandoned. ~ ,. r.
Scott frequently visited the trenches
to see how the batteries were doing. At
such times he boldly looked over the
zramparts, and, seeing that. the soldiers
did the same. Is Il. 4
. Down, down. menl Don't expose
yourselves, . commanded the veteran.
But general. you are exposed, " was
the reply. ri, 81.
''Oh," said he. smiling, generals
nowadays can be made out Of anybody.
but men cannot be had so easily"
Il L was the deeds Of the navy after all
that gave spirit to the siege. The day
after the great norther swept the harbor
Captain Tattnall bombarded the town
with his mosquito feet" It was an
engagement worthy Of the future COM
mander Of the ram Merrimao. His feet
comprised the steamers Spitfife and Viz
en- and five gunboats under sail. One
schooner was left at anchorage for a
blind, and tho others we're taken in tow
10 the steames which sailed down the
schennel q mseenss q going g go. AZ
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-06-18

of all natural features to defend them
selves against invasion. Vera Cruz was
q walled town, and the harbor was
guarded by the strong castle of Sar
Juan de Ulloa, which stood on an island
half o mile from shore. All the de.
fenses were in charge Of skillful artil
lerists imported from Germany. Sa,
Juan de Ulloa was four sided. bas
toned work. armed with 1873 guns and
manned by over 1000 soldiers.
Before attempting to land at Veza
Cruz the Americans diverted tho at
sention of the enemy by blockading its
ports down the coast. That done, feet
of warships and transports carrying
$4,000 land troops appeared in the har-
Dor. In order to put the soldiers ashore
as quickly as possible, 65 long boats
had been provided. Two war steamers
and FIVE gunboats stood we'll inshore to
cover the landing. At signal the boats
put off from the ships, and as soon as
they touched the beach the soldiers
leaped out and lined themselves along
the hills, each regiment by itself rally
ing around its own flag.
In order to try the Mexican fire, the
steamer Spitf1re ran into the harbor and
opened Oh the town. Every Mexican
gun that bore on the harbor answered
the shots, and in that way the exact 10
cation of the enemy's batteries was dis
covered
Soon after the army landed terrific
hor nd
threatened to destroy the American
navy and transport feet The gunboat
Hunter was sunk, but her crew escaped.
The very next day Scott made a formal
demand for the surrender of the town.
This was holly rejected, and the Mexi-
cans fired several shots in defiance.
Then the American batteries opened,
and spirited artillery duel took place.
The navy armament with Scott was un-
der command Of Captain Matthew Cal
braith Perry, brother Of the hero of
Lake Erie, and it might be supposed
that he was not man to forego any of
the dangers or glory of the fight. 1t be-
came evident that the battle would be
narrowed down to long range artillery
combat.
Scott had said at the beginning:
"Vera Cruz must be taken with a loss
not exceeding 100 men. For every one
over that number I shall regard myself
the murderer. The old hero had been
urged to carry the place by storm, but
he said that would result in horrible
slaughter Of all sexes and ages and other
consequences too revolving to think of.
In order to strengthen his batteries
Scott asked for some heavy shell guns
from the feet Perry replied, Certain
ly, but must fight them!" Scott plead
ed for the guns, but Perry said firmly,
'Wherever the guns go, my officers and
men 60" Perry had his way about it,
and that led to the establishment of the
famous naval battery. To this battery
the guns in the castle of San Juan de
Ulloa paid special attention throughout
the siege. One day q good shot by Lieu.
tenant Baldwin carried away flagstaff
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-06-18

COMMODORE TATTNALL.
Naval hero Of the Mexican war, afterward IL
the Confederate service.
could not grant further truce, except
upon the application Of the Mexican
governor and commander in chief Of
Vera Cruz. ..s. ........,4,., ....,...
The day following this correspondence
the American batteries again bombarded
the city all day, inflicting awful slaugb-
ter upon the town. That night another
terrible norther swept over the region.
so terrible that soldiers were temporarily
blinded by the clouds Of sand driven
into their faces. Then the commander
in chief asked for terms. The place
capitulated-that is, the garrison deli>-
cred it up to the enemy, but marched
out with the honors Of war. They
grounded arms outside Of their works
Scott's prisoners numbered 5000. -Four
hundred guns were taken, many Of
them of ancient pattern. These are now
preserved in Washington as souvenirs of
the war with the Spaniarda
Owing to revolution in the interior
Of Mexico the Santa Anna government
could do nothing for the defense Of the
town of Vera Cruz, and had left it to
its own resources. The garrison consist
ed Of regular soldiers and volunteers.
about equally divided. With this small
force Vera Cruz, 1.-THE invincible, re-
solved to go down fighting rather than
"stain with eternal oensure her title to
heroism." In the defense 600 Mexican
soldiers shed their blood, and 400 Of the
number lost their lives. Mexican &C.
counts Of the siege stated that between
400 and 500 noncombatants persisted in
the beleaguered town. The same &C.
counts cay also that the victors showed
every consideration to the vanquished.
General Worth was appointed COM
mandant and governor Of the captured
post, and his division went into bivouao
on plain one mile from the city linn
it's. The American soldiery and camp
followers were ruled by martial law,
but the Mexican laws az between Mex
leans were enforced and justice admin
istered by regular Mexican tribunals.
After resting month on the coast Scott
put his army in motion for wonderful
march Of conquest through the valley
Of Mexico.
Captain Tattnall was not stranger
to Vera CruA He had been there more
than ten years before. and, in fact, had
conquered 1t entirely alone. After the
capture Of Santa Anna In Texas the old
dictator was sent home in Captain TAFT
nails vessel Upon his landing at Vera
Crus be was met BY q mob thirsting
for his blood, for he was very unpop-
ular throughout, Mexico, and the people
intended to shoot him. Having been ap-
prised Of this, Tattnall went ashore
with him and walked arm In arm up
the main street. After the lesson that
they had been taught the Mexicans did
not dare fire upon Uncle Sans repre-
sentative. The brave sailor went with
Santa Anna to his quarters and staid
with him until strong bodyguard Of
his paztisans came to the rescue. &
GEORGE l. KuMRR
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-06-18

their sponsors in congress. The Walker
pull lost its potency when the admiral
went on the retired list. He made an
effort recently to obtain the appointment
as assistant secretary of the navy and he
failed. The charm ia broken. The Walk
er pull no longer works.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-06-18
Especial Correspondence

ouoises and specimens of minerals to be
found far away in the hills. These they
offer to the traveller for a consideration,
and If he should happen to be on his home
ward Journey he had better stock up with
some Of the pottery, for it Is quaint and
curious. These Indians all have pretty
much the came cast of countenance and
expression and are either grimly stolid or
idiotically smiling, but they are mot 80
Slow" after oil.
Iran against one of these Pueblo In
dams, not long ago, in one of my excur-
sions after game It was at q lonely sta
ton called Wallace, where the only other
human being In sight besides myself and
the station agent was the Indian afore-
mentioned.
I took my gun and went out after the
prairie dogs, which were as plentiful as
woodchucks In clover field, but a great
deal more wary. They lodged into their
holes 60 promptly that at last got tired
Of stalking them and looked about for
other game. A big, shaggy animal like q
wolf loped across my field Of vision, and I
asked the Indian, who was following me,
II 1t was q "sure enough. wolf, or merely
q dog strayed away from its owners
ranch. He assured me that 1t was wolf
and urged me to shoot 1t, and thereby earn
tho gratitude Of himself and other In
dams, who had suffered from ito depreda-
lions. So pulled my gun and filed the
brute full Of lead. He keeled over and,
with bis legs In the air, howled bis death
song then and there. When I came to
examine him, was Obliged to confess that
he looked more like dog than q wolf,
and this opinion was confirmed by no less
Q parsonage than that same Indian. who
soon after came up leading one OF his red
brothers, who, he said, was the owner OF
the dog, and demanded payment
lthen saw that had been bunkoed; but,
the train coming along just then, I broke
away from the unregenerate "Lo" and
bolted for car, looking through the win
dow Of which I saw my late friend shak.
Ing his fist and gestioulating like mad.
man. I have no doubt he was mad after
having slipped up on q dead sure thing"
The Puebloa are peaoeable, and they are
more than half civilized, living In vast
communal dwellings Of adobe, where they
have resided eome of them from time I'm
memorial. This is q much abused word,
immemorial, but use it advisedly, as ex-
pressing time to which the memory Of
living man goeth not back, for the Indians
have no tradition that is authentioof their
beginnings here, and the white men know
only that they were found here when the
irst Spaniards arrived In 1850 q 1854
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-06-18
Practical Difference.
q veteran actor said:

The veteran actor said:
"Oh, yes, indeed, you certainly are
quite mistaken in thinking there 10 no
practical difference between the roman
tic drama and the realistic Yes. Now,
10 illustrate, have been hero in both.
and In both have gathered the heroine
TO my bosom. In the romantic drama
oelluloid bosom went; In the realistic
drama nothing but linen would 60 for
Z minute. Detroit journal
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-06-18

OOTT carried
the war into tlhs
heart Of Mexico
il 1847 by strik-
ing for the CAPT.
tai city. He took
the route fol.
lowed by the
great Spanish
conqueror Cor
tea. The contest
for the right OF
way began at the
very outset, fo1
the Mexicans had
taken ADVANTAGE
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-06-18
IN CORTES' TRACK.
CAPTURE or VERA CRUZ. eY the
AMERICAN ARMY IN 1e47.

General SCOTS First bold Stroke ON Mex
lean soil-Tho Fortified Posts Taken
Afso- Short sicge--Gallsnt Deeds o.
the Nxvy Fifty Yeurs Ago. a.4, ,,t
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The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1897-01-07
Elections and installations.

AT the regular meeting of the Ecking-
ton and oIdiers Home and Belt Railway
Companies Empl Dyes Beneficial AsS0-
ciation the following Officers were elect
ed: Alex. Mcdonald, president tsecond
term; b. b. Smith, vice president. X. NJ
Leonard, financial secretary Fourth term;
II. H. Diguey, recording secretary third
term; j. T Edwards, treasurer third
term: G. c Collins, chaplain; f. Spittles,
guard tsecond term; II. W. Lyons, Alex.
Mcdonald and II. u. Dinney, board of gov
einors.
After the regular routine of business at
Columbia Lodge, No. =, 7. r. C., was
transacted, last night, Deputy Supreme
President Waldo q. Perry installed the
following officers for the ensuing term:
Past president, w. r Bradley: president,
II n jenkins; vice president, Henry Stan
ley Wetmore; secretary, Guy W. Wines;
financial secretary, q. F. Spencer; treas
urer. +. b. Dalrympie: prclate, a b. Kcl;-
rer; marshal, w. T RoSenbaum; guard,
]. c. Peacock: sentry, II. o. Moore; tTus-
tees, 6. NJ Hustled, NJ Whipple and F. n
Charles.
The following officers OF Union Lodge,
No. %, X. Of P, were installed last night
by Deputy Grand Chancellor X. u. Crup-
per: G.. c, George W Blacksten; V c.,
Frank Z. Mann: prelate, George W. Black
steu; NJ. of E, J 7. Clark; NJ. OF F., Charles
T. ROderiCk K OF X. and S, Harry B.
Brown; NJ. at A, Walter ; Clifford; /.
e., Darby H. Coon: 0 q, W II. Osborn;
NJ. OF w. Walter Goodwin; delegate to re-
lief bureau, John c. Vest, trustees. John
c. YOst, DR. NJ A Gusts and 4. II Nc
Chan; representatives To the grand lodge,
j. c. Yost, J Ohm T Clark, {. T, Roderick,
w. II Osborn and David $ Goumpf.
The regular meeting of Master House
Painters and Decorators Association was
held last night and the following were
elected officers for the ensuing year: q,
F. w. Strictly, president; William NJ Nc
Clelland, vice president; Fl MarqUard. treas
urer; c. Macnichol, ir., secretary. The cleo
ton of delegates TO the national congen-
ton, TO be held in Chicago in February,
was postponed for two weeks. After the
business was transacted the association,
by invitation of ]. w. Carr, adjourned TO
his residence, where they were enter
tanned.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1897-01-07
WH0W|LL SUCCEED G00DE?
Head of National Museum LIKELY
to Be Named on Jan. ~.
REGENTS ANNUAL MEETING
Appointment Carries With 1t. by
Custom, the Succession to smith
sOnian Secretaryship-Da David Starr
Jordan said TO Have Declined.
Chemist Talked OF.

The annual meeting OF the regents OF the
Smithsonian Institution viii occur on Jan
uary 81. and at that time a successor to the
late DIR. George Brown Goode. as assistant
secretary, will probably be appointed. The
nomination will be made by Secretary Lang
ley, ana the final action VIII be by vote OF
the regents. Very little has become public
To indicate who viii be named for the place.
The regents are Chief Justice Fuller,
Vice President Stevenson, Senators Nor
nil, Cuilom and Gray, and Representatives
Wheeler, Hit and Robert Adams, jr., Hon.
j. 3. Henderson, Of Washington: Pres-
dent James b. Angel, OF Michigan Uni
versity; ExPTeSident Andrew u. White, OF
Cornell President William Preston Johnson,
OF Tulane University. New Orleans; Hon.
Gar1inerG. Hubbard, Washington, and ost-
master General Wilson.
They will gather at the Smithsonian
buiIding-in the secretary's room is the
usual place-and hear the report OF the
secretary, discuss the interests under their
supervision. and pass upon such matters as
require their action. Among these will be-
the appointment Of Or. Goodies successor
The assistant Secretar yshipiS an important
office, carrying with it the management
OF the National Museum. 1t is made more
50 by the fact That it is the stepping-stOne
to the position of secretary, which is the
highest place in the domain Of learning in
this country.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1897-01-07

water the surface two thousand feet beio"
you, and stretching off for five or SAX
miles, surrounded on very side with PIC
turesque and rugged cliffs, bearing on It's
bosom a perfect little island with little
extinct volcanic crater at its suinmit-inl-
agine all this in a clear, sparkling atInos-
phere, and you have bird 's-cye view OF
Crater Lake.
Needless TO say, TO any one familiar with
geology, that the entire lake occupies the
huge crater of an extinct volcano, so large
that Vesuvius might be piled into 1T with
out filling it up, and the encrcling walls,
without a break in their twenty miles,
retain the water, added TO by rain and
snow and springs, and kept at level by
evaporation and leakage through the sides.
Such an immense reservoir probably ex-
lists nowhere else, and the beauty Of the
scenery when fully known, Will make 1T
one of the wonders of the world.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1897-01-07
DISTRICT EPwoRTH LEAGUE.
Resignation Of President Tasker on
Account Of Business engagements.

Mr. F. A. Tasker announced last night to
the board of control OF the District Ep-
worth League that his busnesscng agements
had become too urgent to permit him longer
to continue III the presidency of the league.
He, therefore, rendered his resignation,
which was reluctantly and Tegretfully ac-
cepted.
Very few of the subordinate officers of
the league made reports. The organization
of a new chapterof the Epworth Society at
Alexandria was noted, as was the dissolU-
ton of one of the chapters in a suburban
locality.
Incidentally, upon calling for the reports
of the various vice presidents. the condi-
ton of Mr.. E. p Hamlin, one of the Off
GERS of the league, was noted. Mr.. Hamlin
was seriously burned during the Christmas
festivities at Hamline Church, and is still
confined to his house from the effects there
OF. Resolutions of sympathy and regret
were passed by the board.
Miss Jennie Watts was unanimously elect
ed superintendent of the Junior League of
the Epworth societies.
A special meeting was appointed for
Wednesday next to fill the vacancy occa-
stoned by Mr.. Tasker' resignation, and to
arrange for the installation OF the Officers
of the league who were elected at the late
annual convention.
Pending the special meeting for the nomi
nation and election of president the names
of several persons were suggested for the
place. Short addresses were made by Mr..
Terry, Mr. Gibson, Mr.. La Fetra and others,
placing several persons before the board as
suitable candidates.
Mr.. George C. Gibson, the late correspond
ing secretary, was placed in nomination by
Mr.. Terry, but declined to become u caDdi-
date. Mr.. Frank T. Israeli tfie present re-
cording secretary, was nominated, and, IN
spite of his appealsto be allowed to continue
at his present work, it seemed certain from
the general commentator with which his
name was received, that he will be Mr.. Tas-
ker's successor.
After a short speech of thanks for the
kindness with which he had always been
treated by the board and its individual
members, Mr. Tasker closed the services
with prayer.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1897-01-07
TAKE NAIL AT THE HOUSE
New Method of Collection to Be
Tried Here on Monday.
Boxes Which Will Sell stamps and
Take Letters for the Carrier Now
Ready for Customers. 4-

The proposed house-to-housea collection
and deposit of mail matter will go into OPP
GRAFTON Monday next.
For some time past plans for more gen
eraI free delivery of mail have been before
the Postofficc Department
When Hon. John Wanamaker was Post
muster General he recognized the necessity
OF a more adequate service, and appointed
commission OF postal experts.to formu-
late and execute plans for municipal free
delivery.
Postmaster General Wilson issued an
order on January %, 1896, in which, after
reviewing tile free delivery situation, he
directed that in all cities and towns having
free delivery, the postal system be ex-
tended 20 include house toulouse collection.
The service at the outset included twenty
five cities. IL has been the policy OF the
Postoffice Department to make an extern
sion wherever practicable.
In connection with the house-to-house cod
lection, carriers were authorized in De-
cember last to sell stamps and collect I'M
stamped letters when accompanied by an
amount of money sufficient 10 pay the post
age.
with the new letter box, to mail n
letter il is necessary to unlock the box,
deposit the letter and lock the box
Noti6e to the carrier that mail is there
for collection is given by carriers sig
mai that rises automatically when letter
or package is deposited and remains n
view until the contents are taken out by
the carrier
Mail is delivered by the carrier through
the delivery compartment of the same box
The sale OF postage stamps is effected
through this box by means Of an official
stamp-seliing envelope owned by the gov
eminent, one OF which will be given free
of cost To each purchaser Of letter-box
The stamp-selling envelope provides for
the sale OF stamps in the following de.
nominations and amounts: one cent
stamps, 20 one-cent stamps . two-cent
stamps, 90 two-cent stamps. five-cent
stamps.
The box owner simply places the correct
amount of money in the envelope, marks
cross opposite the lot of stamps he desires,
closes the envelope and deposits in the
collection compartment Of the box. The
carrier takes the envelope, and on his next
trip deposits a similar envelope contain
ing the stamps called for.
Unstamped and special delivery letters
will be collected and forwarded by placing
the amount required for postage in the en-
velope, together with order for stamps
Householders must purchase boxes 10
secure the advantages offered.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1897-01-07
INAUGURAL. BAZAAR.
Campbell Light Infantry Prepa ring
to Hold One.

Company C, Fourth Battalion. D. C. n g.,
known as Campbell Light Infantry, propose
to have an inaugural bazaar at odd
Fellows Hall, Seventh street north west.
commencing February % and closing March
6. The bazaar will be for the purpose OF
raising funds to assist in promoting the ef-
ficiency of the company preparatory to the
coming summer encampInent The organ
ization is nainedin honor of Major Edward
K. Campbell, who gallantly served, his coun-
try in the late war. The officers OF tie
company are: Capt f. S. Hodgson, Lieuts.
c. H. Danforth and G.. W. Byron, Sergts.
w. E. McNulty, w. C. Robbins. Carl Wal
decker, g. I. Thompson and Ed. Trunble
a meeting OF lady friends OF the command
was held Monday evening in the National
Guard Armory, and the enthusiasm mani
tested promises success to the undertake
ing. Several original features were ar
ranged, one being novel guessing contest.
An eight day clock, donated by Lieut. Hut
terly, OF the Engineer Corps, will be wound
ON February % and allowed to run down.
Purchasers of tickets for admission to the
fair will be entitled to guess when the clock