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Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-10-08
In Northwest india.

The boom of the guns of the British
army gathered to celebrate the splendid
Victorian jubilee had not died away
when British soldiers were summoned
to face real war in northwest In
dia. The fierce hill tribes across the
boundary suddenly swarmed down upon
the Khyber and Kohat passes, between
Afghanistan and India, overpowered
tho native troops guarding the forts
there and took possession Of the routes
leading from her majesty's possessions
to those Of the ameer. The disturbance
gradually became much more serious
than was at first apparent, though Of
course England will ultimately con-
quer. The passes from India to Afghan
istan were guarded by native soldiers
enlisted in the British army. Many of
these we're suspected of being more in
sympathy with the attackers than with
the defenders, hence the easy capture
by the natives of the forts at Khy Der
and Kohat. It will be different when
real British soldiers are upon the
ground. The passes are in southern
spurs of the Hindu. Kush range, which
is part Of the great mountain system
passing east and west through Asia
In the political status Of the fierce
hill tribesmen who caused the outbreak
is to be found the origin Of the trouble.
The Afridis and other tribes that start
ed the war belong by blood to the Pa
than race, which includes the Afghans,
but politically they belong neither to
Great Britain nor to Afghanistan.. They
are ON tho northeast Of Afghanistan and
the northwest Of India Great Britain
has never been willing either to conquer
them herself or to let the ameer Of
Afghanistan do It For 40 years, there
fore, they have remained source Of
irritation and danger on the British
northwest frontier.
In 1850 the average annual earnings
Of each person, counting men, women
and children, who worked for wages in
this country was $247. The rate grad.
ually increased till in 1890 it had risen
10 S446 for each person. This fac,
would be- very cheerful II it could b
taken alone, unconnected with two 9th.
or facts which weaken its force One
fact Is that the necessities Of life have
increased in variety and quantity faster
than the average wage has done The
other is that the great army Of the un-
employed is greater proportionally than
It was in 1850
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-10-08
MACADAM AND TELFORD.
systems Of tho Two Eminent Roadbuild'
ers Briefly Explained.

eystems Of tho Two Eminent Roadbu1ld-
ers Briefly Explained.
It was the custom of Macadam, after
the engineering work was completed
and the subgrade established. to spread
on layer Of stone to depth Of ten
inches and to roll this surface with a
heavy roller drawn by horses, writes q.
L. Wbipple in Popular Science Monthly.
These stones were broken by hand with
small hammers, frequently q whole
family working together, and were
broken small enough to pass through a
8 inch ring, or were not to have max
imum weight of over six ounces. A
family Of five people could break several
tons per day. Side bitches were exca-
waited where necessary, 10 that at no
season of the year could water penetrate
10 the substructure Of the road.
In 1915 Macadam began the construc-
ton and maintenance Of 1870 miles Of
turnpike in Bristol district, England.
A modification Of this system was
adopted by Thomas Telford about this
time, which substituted layer, or
foundation, Of irregular broken stone,
set up on edge ON the subgrade. Nine
inches was the maximum dimension OF
these Fragments. The rough surface
thus made was smoothed down BY going
over it and breaking of the tops OF the
blocks with small hammers and packing
the pieces thus obtained between the
large blocks. This surface was then
rolled as before. Telford built the cele'
brated Holyhead road. extending from
Holy head through north Wales to
Shrewsbury-a road that served as q
model at the board of inquiry appointed
by parliament in 1898. Each system,
had it's partisans, and today the best
features Of both methods have been
adopted under different conditions, de.
pendent upon the character OF the
ground over which the road passes.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-10-08

There are horrible possibilities In .
discovery which DR.. Giering. . young
scientific man, ID said to have made Dr..
Gtering claims that he discovered acci.
dentally the existence Of . complete K
ray skeleton under every photograph.
Take, for instance, the picture Of pro.
fessional beauty. Submit It for given
length Of time, say half an hour or IN
hour, to the influence Of the Z zayA
There will develop underneath tho pho
tograph the perfect skeleton q the
young LADY. Any metallic ..'feosm par
1eotees' q other mysterious hidden sub
stances VIII peer ont meroilessly through
the almy veil d the photograph. Arti-
doial teeth bot let us pause The spec
taole II too frightful to contemplate
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-10-08

= II was q valuable suggestion made by
Assistant Secretary Roosevelt that the
young men Of our naval militia should
be detailed for turn at actual sea serv-
Ice and cruising upon some OF our
regular warshipa Mr.. Roosevelt men
toned. the Bennington and Machias or
cruisers like the Detroit. Heretofore
most attention has been given to the
land forces Of our citizen soldiery. They
have been encouraged at home and from
headquarters much more than the naval
boys have. tits the turn Of our naval
militia to be drilled and disciplined
and to have appropriations made to in
Grease. their efficiency. That they are
even now In trim 70 receive high praise
from Assistant Secretary Of the Navy
Roosevelt IN . credit to them. The SEQ.
setary during the summer visited the
MAXINE soldiery Of New York, Michi-
gan, Illinois and Ohio Altogether
thereaare $3.50 members Of the naval
militia, and they belong to organizations
IN Is states bordering on the sea and
the great lakes. In an emergency these
young men could even now be utilized
ID man-of- wars men, Mr.. Roosevelt Is
Of opinion. For such service a. operat-
ing signal stations and other duties
along our coasts they could be utilized
Everywhere, releasing regular men Of
the navy for fighting. But the fine
young fellows Of the naval militia
should have chance to go in detach-
ments and see something Of the world
on long cruises
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-10-08
GOOD RoADs A NECESSITY.
Private Raterprise Cannot ButId Ths1As
and tho State Should Take Hold. 3as

Pravsss Retorprise Cannot Build Thens
a and tho state Should Take Hold.
Once this country seemed to be ap.
preaching an era Of roadbnildin9.
Fragments of the splendid design Of
that great statesman Henry Clay, the
national road, still endure, and the Inn
petus Of the national government AFFECT
ed at least one commonwealth-the
Estate road" of Indiana did much. very
much, to develop its resources.
1t may be said that the railway sys-
tenn has rendered the construction q
national and state roads needless. Let
this be granted, though it is open to
debate, yet it still Is true that good
roads are needed if farm produce is to
be hauled easily and cheaply at all sea-
SONS Of the year to the railways, says
the Chicago Inter Ocean. There is not
q pound of freight hauled upon the
railways of this country that is not first
hauled to the railways, and thousands
Of tons Of dead weight that never are
loaded on cars are hauled over the roads
and streets of the country. Great as is
the yearly freightage on all the ships,
canalboats and railways of the country,
it is far less than the freightage that
passes along the country roads. Self
evident as this proposition is. it is over
looked by the farmers We hear fire.
quent grumblings concerning American
railway freight rates-though they are
the lowest in the world-but does the
somplainer ever think that it has cost
him more to haul 40 bushels OF corn or
wheat over ten miles Of bad roads than
to ship it 100 miles over a railway
Reconstruction Of our country roads
is becoming q necessity. More money
is lost in one year by bad roads than
ia levied upon all the tariff dutiable ar
tioles imported, or than is collected
from all the internal taxes levied BY
the general eoVezpuent Three hundred
millions is the estimated loss by bad
roads. Neither tariff duties nor internal
revenue ever have produced such sum.
Private enterprise cannot build roads.
Good roads are the result of wise ex-
penditure Of public funds. And hence
good road laws are needed. r. ......
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-10-08

The Basel congress of Hebrews inter
ested in the return Of the Jews to Pales-
tine ended it, labors by passing the
most practical measure possible for the
accomplishment Of its alma The menu
bers appointed committee to raise
$50, 600. 600.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-10-08

The first gold nugget found BY James
". Marshall, Jan. 10, l848, in Oalifor-
mia was exhibited at the Worlds fair in
1898. Marshall was doubtful whether
II was gold, but . woman to whom he
showed II, Mra Jenny Winner, settled
the question. She took 1t and plunged
il into a kettle Of lye, leaving It there
overnight Next morning it was found
10 be bright and shiny and not at all
eaten By the powerful alkah. That ives
how gold was discovered In California
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-10-08
wsds Tire Orainaooes.

Burlington, Ia. has an ordinance 70
quiring al wagons carrying an aggre-
gate of 5000 and under 5000 pounds
10 be fitted ont with tires not less than
three incheswide andabove6, 900 pounds
20 be fitted out with tires Of width OF
not less than FIVE inchea Dubuque. la,
has an ordinance that is sweeping and
requires all heavy wagons to have three
innh tires. ,syE, '.'.- r. .. 80 -
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-10-08
Farm Lands |. !
NOW IS THE T|MET0 SECURE
!. BARGAINS!

During the next thirty
days, st. Paul and Duluth
Railroad lands in Morrison
county will be sold at the
following greatly reduced
prices: 49, r
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-10-08
Farewell to enc rrs.k.

"You don't 40 anything like Tie
siamese twins or tho double headed
girl these days. mournfully remarked
IN old dime museum manager lately.
''The freaks are dying ont :"
Well, the long suffering public 10 re-
joiced to hear it. IL shows that civilisa-
tion. has advanced STEP II there has
ever been anything more frightful, more
downright criminal, than the public ex.
shibition Of monsters and freaks Of ma
Sture before gaping promiscuous audi,
ences Il has not been discovered thus
far. Such nightmares as the boy with q
second head protruding from bis mid
die, the Skeleton dude" and the three
legged calf, when seen by little children
Or imprcssionable women. make stamp
on their minds that is never eradicated.
To think intently of a monstrosity or
freak makes permanent picture of that
monstrosity upon the brain cells. Who,
wants such q horror firmly painted
there? Nobody in his right senses.
When q freak monster is born either
In the animal or human kingdom, the
best thing for mankind would be to put
it. gently aud painlessly to death. OF
course that cannot be done where hu'
man physical monster comes into. the
world, bat even in that case the creature
should be kept out Of sight Of the pub
lie so far as possible and kindly and
tenderly cared for.
What should be exhibited to the pub
lie are the beautiful and perfect crea-
tions of nature. A dime museum exbib.
iting specimens of radiant beauty and
physical perfection would undoubtedly
pay we'll. T..
The ancient heather Greeks under
stood better than Christian Americans
the necessity Of objects of beauty for the
humsn eye to rest on and the human
mind to dwell on. People grow to be
like that which they look upon and
think of. The ancient Greeks were the
most beautiful race and the most perfect
race physically the world has seen.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-10-08

The Democrats Of New Jersey
are said to be puzzled over the
question Of whether to send Gro
yer Cleveland to the United States
senate or place him on the supreme
court bench of that state. -
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-10-08

Democratic papers are not now
% plainly demo nstrsting that the
9oy er nme1it will have to issue
sbondsunder the Dingiey tariff bill.
Republican administrations do not
issue bonds in times of peace. =
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-10-08

II Senator Wollcott expresses his
.conyiction that England will take
some action to3increase the use OF
silver as money iii India and Eng
land. ~ 3ssg& Il r. IL,
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-10-08

Il, The opening article of Nc
sClurs's Magazine for October de.
'sscrlbes the rounding up of . great
Wild elephant herd IN Siam, and
the choosing out and bringing un.
der control Of such members Of
4le herd as are required for the
royal elephant stables. It is q
ssl,ectacle the Like Of which is to be
seen nowhere else in the world,
ss1ljt it attracts great crowds. OF
speople from all parts of the king.
dom. The article is very interest
singly illustrated from photographs
taken BY the author. IS
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-10-08

4. Prot. swenson IF Albert Lea,
has been. appointed minister, to
Denmark. This was anaap point:
ment,that Senator Nelson was very
alnxious to have made, thd it i re- re
garded as adeseryy1llp,g one. it,. q &
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-10-08

At one time Barney Barnato
vas regarded Is one Of the richest
I, ne in the world. Since hisssui.
side his estate il found ID he
sbrth less than a goo, 900 English
pounds. i -, 49, ~. !. ~ + III +
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-10-08

The new Spanish ministry is
/, supposed ~ favor = .compr omise
with the Cuban insurgents t lha'
Wiz llow y ract ically home governs
n.ent 1or ~ I i land; similar to
that enjoyed w Canada, :'aa3. i
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-10-08

Senator. Foraker will devote the
rest Of the month.tothe Republic
,an cause in Ohio. The party y y
!. apparently united and fairly Ger GER
tain Of victory s.,., 81, :.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-10-08

Henry George received five
nominations for mayor Of New
y ork Tuesday evening, =
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-10-08

s.8 Smith Co., the Chicago meat
iirm, Has leased the packing plant
II The S,uth ST. Paul stock yards,
and will conduct : large business " ! 81
there. sh, Il s;s. sg5 1. 1t
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-10-08

The Minneapolis banks have re.
fused to pay interest on city de-.
posits, so the city authorities have
sent half million in money to
Chicago, where they get no in
terest, aud placed as much more
in safety deposit vaults. The
money is withdrawn from. local
circulation, aud the banks are
calling attention to the city's
policy. It is a game Of freeze.out,
and when the banks need money
they will probably pay reasonable
interest again. VII p
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-10-08

The last report about big enter.s
prises at the head4of the. lakes is
.th at Carnegie and Rockefeller will
join Including q great steel and
iron plant az Duluth. The needed
power will be brought from the
water power improvements OH the
sSt. Louis River. - -
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-10-08
Teleara,ms from Eprpps a., !;
.nouncs that the Pope II Il sssi q ns II
81 4as@ NJ ':tEyS vi sst ssa ,sts N a3Si

D Large imports Of gold .rs s Z. a
#expeected from, Europe, and English
authorities claim the Bank ~ o 81
France will supply most q the
3cain. f{ #a II, \
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-10-08

St. Paul contains 9,377 foreign
''yoters" who must take out out
second papers soon jim order to
take part in the city election next
spring. The political committees
are organizing to see that the
voters become qualified. -.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-10-08
ROADS OF GERMANY.
BEAUTIFUL HIGHWAYS KEPT IN CON-
q SLANT REPAIR. .a -.
Ditches Reosivs Careful Attention 10 Fro.
vide For cood Drasnage-Methodo Of su-
pervision - Regulations - 70 AIsints-

vide For GOod Drainage-Mothod Of Su.
pervision Regulations - 70 Maints.
nsnoe, Horseshoes and vehiclss. s,..
Que main reason for the good condi.
ton Of she German roads Is the keeping
Of them in constant repaira Nowhere
else is it SO true that ~ stitch in
time saves nine" writes correspond.
ent Of the New York Post. The regu-
lutions as to that are a. minute and
comprehensive as they are rigidly en-
forced. In some provinces Of Prussia,
as in Silesia and in the other eastern
provinces, the ''schulze," or village
mayor, is strictly held responsible for
the good condition Of all the reads
within his district except the state or
provincial ones, which ara under the
direct supervision Of royal officials. The
bitches alongside the road. eff6oting
efficient drainage, are especially looked
after and must always be kept free Of
all hindrances and rubbish.
T. For the constant aud Immediate re-
pair Of holes formed in the road and
other damages or deficiencies neat pyra.
mid shaped heaps of stone Of assorted
,ize. gravel. siftings, olinkers, etc.,
placed in regular rotation, are always
TO be found along the roadbeds. and q
number of laborers are always busy
with such mending. drawing for their
material on these supplies. These never
,easiDg labors are. strictly supervised
by smaller corps of ''wegewaerter''
and "chaussee autaeher," raen in uni
form and under official oath. These
subalterns are again directed. and con-
trolled by the higher officials, the in
spectors, directors and "ohaussee bau-
raethe. or councillors Of road construo-
ton, many of whom wear royal deco
rations on their breasts But even the
mere laborers are usually hired by the
year, and their pay and the duration Of
their services are made strictly depend
ent on their behavior.
Again. one main reason why the
building Of roads in Germany ia carried
out honestly is the virtual absence Of
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-10-12
Trouble About $ and Il.

Two instances of various readings,
possibly from confusing and f, may be
worth giving.
In the Rev A. b. Grosart's edition
of Giles Fletcher poem, "Christ's Vic
tory and Triumph, the reading in
part 3, stanza Al, is, "And as he
fought to fly from his own
heart. " The editor remarks on this, Il
read fought, but 1 am not sure that
sought is not intended" In Griffin &,
Farran's ancient and Modern Libra
ry" the reading is sought.
In the Wesleyan Methodist Hymn
Book Hymn No. 1876, verse p the pres
ent reading stands:
In natures strength sought in vain
For what my God refused TO give.
could not then the mastery gain
Or lord of all my passion live
This reading appears to have been
adopted by John Wesley in 1880, but
what Charles Wesley wrote was quite
different:
In natures strength fought in vain
For what my God refused to give.
l could not then, etc
Notes and Queries
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THE WONDERS OF A WATCH
Few Persons Know How Great Its Mar
veIous Powers Are.

Boston jeweler who has a talent
for advertising as well as a genius for
mechanics has been reminding his pa
irons lately that watch is the small
est, most delicate machine that was
ever constructed Of the same number of
parts. About 10 different pieces of ma
terlal enter into its construction and
upward OF 2,4O0 separate operations are
comprised Ill its manufacture
Some of the facts connected with it's
performance are simply incredible,
when considered in total. A blacksmith
strikes several thousand blows on his
anvil III day and is right glad when
Sunday comes around, but the roller
jewel Of a watch makes every day and
day after day 432, 900 impacts against
the fork, or l57 $50, 900 blows in year
without stop or rest, or 3, 1853, 600, 900
III the short space of go years
These figures are beyond the grasp of
our feeble intellects, but the marvel
does not stop here. 1t has been estimat-
ed that the power that moves the watch
is equivalent to only four times the
force used i'll flea S jump; consequent.
ly 1T might be called four flea power.
One horsepower would suffice to run
270, 900, 900 watches.
Now the balance wheel of watch is
moved by this four flea power one and
forty three one-hundredths inches with
each vibration-3, 55SA miles continu.
ously in one year
If you would preserve the timekeep-
ing qualities of your watch, you should
take it to competent matchmaker once
every Is months. Youth S Companion.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-10-12
Love Sifted Down.

A certain learned judge in New York
(all judges are learned) handed down
this opinion the other day along with
some sage counsel to poor man who
had been contemplating the illegal act
known as felo de Sc, or self slaughter
Don't get so melancholy and love sick
about woman" said the judge, speak
ing as one having experience and author
ity. There are others. Love doesn t
amount to much when you sift it
down. {"
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-10-12
Worth Appreciated.

In his younger days the late Mr.. W..
III. Smith was usually present to see
the morning papers dispatched, and one
morning something at one of the offices
had gone wrong, so that there was great
risk OF that paper missing the trains
Mr.. Smith, recognizing the difficulty,
threw off his coat, worked away as hard
as any of his subordinates and had the
satisfaction Of seeing the vans leave
with just time to catch the trains.
He was afterward leaning over one of
the tables reading paper, still i'm his
shirt sleeves, when one of the men,
installing him for a mate, gave him a
resounding smack on his broad back,
exclaiming:
well, Jack, old man, we got that
lot away smartly." When "W. H."
raised himself, the man rushed away,
terrified by his blunder.
On coming on duty at night the man
received note addressed to him, which
he concluded contained the sack" but
to his surprise it was to inform him
that from the end of that week he
would be a foreman. "W. H." had
sense enough to see that man who was
so delighted at having accomplished a
difficult task for his employers was
made Of the right stuff. Pearson s
Weekly.
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