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Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-06-11
American Tires In England.

American single-tube tires are do
ing no better in Europe in 1897 than
European ingle-tubers have done In
previous years. In England the rid
ers will more than ever insist upon
double-tube tires, judging by che fol-
lowing from The Cyclist. the great
English cycling authority:
"The single-tube tyres fitted to
American machines imported this
season are now beginning to fail; in
deed, q lot Of them have already
done so. Novices should take the
utmost care in buying any Ut the
secondhand American machines at
present 80 extensively advertised for
sale, to observe that the tyres, II OF
the slngle-tube description, are ip
thoroughly good order. The i'm
portance of this was brought home
to US by hearing Of friend who; had
been victimized by what he consid-
cred was a bargain in q secondhand
Yankee mount. The tyres were alb
solutely porous and done for, falling
to hold air for more than a few
hours when ridden. Even II as good
as new when bought, it will not be
long before the single-tubers go hope
lessly wrong, at least such Is our
experience. D
In line with the above statements,
q dealer in Ell Paso, Texas, gives his
method of handling siDgle-tube tires
"After eight years experience In
seven different states, find the only
sure way to repair leaky single-tubt
tires is to cut them open, punch lace
holes, put inside plenty OF soapstone
shake It out, then draw in a Morgan
& Wright inner tube, lace up, cement
to rim and pump up" Practically
m aking them into dOuble-tube tires
Grand Eorko n II hQa q cnrfpN
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-06-11
n. E. A. Excursion to Milwaukee.

Teachers and their friends who
contemplate attending the N. E. A.
meeting at Milwaukee next July will
do we'll to see that their tickets read
via the Wisconsin Central Lines from
st. Paul and Minneapolis. Elegant
day coaches and the finest sleeping
and dining cars, combined with tho
best train service. make the ride a
pleasant one. Your nearest ticket
agent can give you full information
and sell YOU tickets.
JAS. &. POND, G. p. A.,
Milwaukee, Wis.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-06-11

Grand Forks, N. D., has a curfew
as9
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-06-11

"A class of twelve graduated from
the Sank Cennre high school on MOD
day.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-06-11
LOGS AND LUMBER E J, E
News Items About Log Drives
and the Lumber st ].
Business. /.

Forty.one million feet OF logs have
been RATED from saltwater this
season. .s - PIP n rA.asa 's& 55-sE.ss V
Stevens & Gray's new saw mill at
Duluth ia now running MIS- hit and
day. saving 500, 900 feet In "A hours.
Al the drives on the small streams
in this part Of the state are now out
except Muncy's drive on Platte river.
The new dam that is to he built ut
tine outlet of Lake Minnetonka re-
quircs zoo. 900 feet Of lumber and 5000
lineal feet Of piling. ..~'r
May was the first month in 1897 to-
show an increase Of lumber ship
ments at Minneapolis over the month
of a year before. The shipments last
month were 26.3S5, 900 feet, and much
the largest of any month If the year.
The upper Mississippi log drives
are making good progress. and only
two small ones remain above the
Pokegema dam at Grand Rapids.
The drives were generally so much
smaller this year than usual that.
rapid progress was made.
In an item In this column from the
Minneapolis Lumberman the state
ment IL made that possibly no logs
of last years cut will be turned over
the Brainerd dam this season. as
there are old logs enough In the river
to supply the mills. That indicates.
what an immense supply OF logs the
lum bermen have been carrying for
the past year or two.
THE MAIN MISSISSIPPI ABOVE MINNIE
APOLIs.
Minneapolis Lumberman: The
Boom company is being kept busy
on the river above Minneapolis. and
has several crews at different points.
The new logs of the cut OF the past
winter are held above Brainerd dam,
and the old logs are about all over
the dam. The jam ia all cleared up
and the rear is now being cleared up.
As soon as it is over the dam the
new logs will he allowed to come
down, but they may not be brought
over the dam. There are enough
logs below these to stock the mills
this season. The crew ia still at
work at .Olmstead bar above Little
Falls taking advantage OF the high
water to get the logs free. The drive
that was started from Little Falls
was Drought down as far as Sank
The drive Of old logs ls all
out OF iPlatte river, and nothing re-
mains on that stream now but the
cut of the past winter. >..' ::
Minneapolis Lumberman: The
work of gathering up the logs that
went over the falls at the time the
Ice went out and rolling them to the
river from the low lands and woods,
where they were left by the receding
waters, is progressing as rapidly as
the difficulties Of the situation will
allow. In many places between st.
Paul and Hastings the logs are fully
a quarter Of mile from the river.
and this fact makes the work slow.
The logs that went below Hastings,
and that are above Red Wing, have
been sold to the Charles Betcher
company, of thelatter place.
The committee that has the: matter
In charge has had many inquiries
rom down river parties and has
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-06-11
An Improved Version.

"Any new features in Uncle Toms
Cabin this year,"
eyes; Eliza gets away from the
bloodhounds in an airship. "-Chicago
Record .. ~
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-06-11
LITTLE FALLS --
BUSINESS COLLEGE,
and Shorthand Institute.
Endorsed by State Superintendent Of
Schools, Bankers, Merchants and
others.
DAY AND NIGHT SESSIONS.

COURSE OF STUDIES: Commercial,
Shorthand and Typewriting, PEN
manship, and all Common school
branches. Individual instruction..
Satisfaction guaranteed. "a
Special.rates offered during the spring
and summer months. ... IT,. Ri lgiE +
Call at Business College, or address
W. II. DINNEY, Pr1l.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-06-11

Policeman Anderson. ofSuperior,
snid to be the largest man In the
United States. has started on the
r.,ad to be exhibited as q curiosity.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-06-11

"A Duluth man is the last to in
vent a rotary steam engine. 1t
weighs 60 pounds and develops five
horse power.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-06-11

The Park Rapids pOstOffice was
robbed Of $500 Wednesday.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-01-25
ELEcrING U. S. SENATORS.

The Chicago Times Herald is among
the powerful papers that have joined in
the movement in favor of the election
of United States senators by a vote of
the people. The Times-Herald says:
The New York Herald prints a well
reasoned article by Henry St. George
Tucker, member of congress from Nir-
ginia, on the subject of electing sena-
tors of the United States. 1t is a
question of constantly growing import
ance, and for nearly twenty years has
occupied the attention of many thought
full men. Amendments to the constitu-
ton have been introduced in congress
rnany times-one is pending there at
this mOment-naking the senators
elective by the people instead of by the
legislature, but hitherto they have not
secured the requisite twO-thirds vote.
And unless a great popular demonstra-
ton is made such an amendment will
| never get the necessary tWo-thirds vote
in congress. AS Mr.. Tucker points out
! in his article, it is easier for unscrupu-
| lolIs senatorial aspirants to manipulate
! a legislature than it is the people.
Hitherto the people generally have
/ not manifested any very great concern
| in bringing about this change. This is
| due to their natural conservatism in
making alterations in the constitution
and also to the pretty widespread feel
| ing of doubt as to whether conventions
| would be less subject TO unscrupulous
control than legislatures. 1t might be
! jumping out of the frying pan into the
! fire, and so a great many well mean
/ ing persons think it the part of wisdom
! to leave well enough alone" But Mr.
| Tucker points out a consideration that
| has never been emphasized in the way
| it should be, and that is the total lack
! of responsibility to the people felt by
! the senate and not infrequently ex-
! pressed. It is in fact a totally ire
| sponsibGe body, and is practically out
of reach for any purposes of political
! discipline. A senator elected by one
legislature fees under sort of obl-
| CATION to the next one, and may or
may not respond to its requests or de-
sires, as may seem best for his own
| personal interests He treats the peo-
pie in the same way, anu it is only
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-01-25
TO THE RESCUE.

to do and when to do it. This is the re-
suit of being drilled three times a week
for seven months in the year and in all
kinds of weather.
The keeper aims the gun and pulls
the lanyard. The iron she'll is hurled
seaward far over the wreck, and the
shot line which is attached to it whistles
after, to fall across the deck of the
wrecked vessel. There is little delay,
and then the men on shore hear a shout
from the wreck. The line has been
found and is being pulled out The
whip is tied to the end of the shot
line, and soon that trails out through
the breakers. Then the big hawser fol-
lows, and when this is fastened to the
wreck as well as ashore bridge has
been established across which the men
who a few moments before were staring
death in the face can pass with safety.
The breeches buoy is soon whirling back
and forth, bearing at each return a wet,
half frozen, but grateful sailor.
At the station the cook, who has re-
manned behind, has prepared big pots of
steaming coffee and perhaps kettle of
hot chowder. He has warm blankets
and dry clothes, too, and he welcomes
the shipwrecxed men in hearty fashion,
while they in turn thank their stars
that Uncle Sam has been so thoughtful
of poor Jack.
They occupy a rather obscure posi-
ton, these heroic public servants of the
nation who endure hardship and risk
their lives for the modest compensation
of 500 a month. They receive pay only
seven months in the year, too, for con-
gress has never been generous enough to
keep the crews employed all the year
round. But in spite Of this small salary
our life savers are picked men. Most of
them have been fishermen and are ex-
pert in the use of small boats
Occasionally we read of the crew of
wrecked vessel being rescued by the men
at life saving station numbered SO and
SO, and sometimes their perilous task is
described in detail, but as a rule their
heroic work is unrecorded save in the
dry official details, which tell us that
last year, out of almost 5000 persons
whose lives were endangered in 437
wrecks on our coasts, only Is were lost.
SEwELL FORD.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-01-25

90 her fate. Sticking the torch in the
sand, the patrol starts for the station on
the run. Time is precious now, for with
the sea that is running the crew will not
be able to live long on the wreck. Ten
minutes later the patrol bursts open the
door of the messroom and shouts in
husky, tragic voice:
"Ship ashorer'
Then comes a transformation scene
IN the station. It is much like that
which happens in a irehous6bv hen an
alarm comes in. only here it has more
dramatic setting. A moment before and
the life savers were sleeping comfortably
in their warm hunks. Now they tumble
hastily out and get into their oilskins
with the rapidity which only comes
from long practice.
The keeper, who acts as captain of
the crew, is the first out. A glance at
the surf, which is almost mountain
high, assures him that to try and launch
the lifeboat, self Fighting and self bail
ing though it be, would be task worse
than useless, SO he puts his hands to
his mouth and roars:
Bring out the gun, boysl Rush her
along nowr'
By the gun the keeper means the Lyle
cannon, with which every station on the
coast is equipped. 1t is part of the
breeches buoy apparatus and has prob
ably been instrumental in saving more
lives than any other life saving machin-
cry ever invented. The crew of six men
throw open the doors of the house in
which the gun and carriage are kept
and run it out over the sands at as lively
q pace as ever they did on practice days.
Once the wreck is reached more
torches are lighted, that the unfortunate
sailors may know help is at hand. The
cannon is unlimbered, the sand anchor
planted, the shot line box placed in po-
sitiOn and the gun is loaded. Although
it is pitch dark, except for the uncertain
flare of the torches, although the life
savers are dashed with snow and sleet
and smother, each man does his work
quickly and well. He knows just whas
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-01-25


A man is beginning to have sense
when he realizes that he has something
to be thankful for.
This said an Atchison man, show
ing a friend a Christmas present sent
him by his girl lis cigar ash pan"
When mans politeness comesas hard
as pulling a tooth, you should look out:
he is getting ready to speak his mind.
When men get drunk, they always
sing, My Bonnie Lies over the Ocean,
The Old Oaken Bucket" and The
Swanee River"
There is one nice thing about the
young people; they go home from
dance. and go to bed, while old people
hunt up something to eat.
An Atchison man who lives at a
boarding house is liable to lose his job;
he is always late to work because the
woman boarders ask him to poke their
sleeves in their coats.
An Atchison man thought this morn
ing that the buckwheat cakes for break
fast tasted as if they had been flirting
with the mackerel His wife fired back
that after cooking the mackerel the
night before, she had thoroughly wash
ed the pan. and that her husband
needn't insinuate that she was a poor
dish washer. Both got angry, but they
OlQD 4ney agreed TO SUBMIT
it to King Oscar for arbitration, and a
mutual friend today mailed him an ac-
count of the trouble His reply will be
anxiously awaited.
If you want people to think that you
are intelligent, let them know early and
often that you admire them
Women fall into a change of fashion
with their sleeves quicker than with
any other portion of their attire.
= =
wish to do during the day, we always
low al night that we forgot it.
1t is something for man to be proud
of if he reaches his grave without max
ing the discovery that his mother once
had his picture taken with nothing on
One of the most painful moments in
a wOman's life is when she sees a wo-
man distributing party invitations in
her neighborhood, and does not come
in.
Methodism has had a shock that is
making the good church people trem-
Bile. lions Herald, a Methodist publ
cation, believes that Evangelists Moody
and Jones, by their revival in Boston,
are doing general and permanent
harm." The chilly Episcopalians will
also be shocked. TO learn that Bishop
Lawrence, of the Episcopal church. says
that a Methodist revival accOmplishes
much good
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-01-25
Topeka Camera Club Exhibition.

The third annual exhibition of the
Topeka Camera Club opens tomorrow
afternoon in the club rooms in the
Crawford building, corner Fifth and
Jackson streets, and continues after
noon and evening, for the balance of the
week. The work of this club is too
we'll known to need any comment. The
exhibitions given by the club in the
past have been thoroughly enjoyed by
all who have seen them, and this one
will be no exception, for it will siIrpass
anything of the kind ever held in this
city. An attractive catalogue will be
given to all who attend. There are
over two hundred pictures. all being
the work of the members of the club
No one who likes to see Ine pictures
should miss this exhibition. The ad-
mission is II cents
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-01-25
Dreamed oysters on Hair she'll

Pour in a saucepan a cupful of hot
water, another of milk and one OF
cream; add a little salt Set into
double boiler until it boils, then stir in
two tablespoonfuls of arrow root OF
corn starch wet with milk. By this
time the shell should be washed and
buttered and a fine oyster laid within
each; clam shells are better. Arrange
them closely in a large baking pan. StiI
the cream very briskly and fill up each
shell with a spoon, taking care not tic
spill any in the pan. Bake five or six
minutes in a hot oven after the shells
become warm. Serve Immediately.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-01-25
THAT BRIDGE AT LEcoMProN.

A bill has been introduced in the leg
islature providing for the building of
a bridge across the Kansas river at or
near the line separating Shawnee and
Douglas counties. The bill contemplates
an expenditure of $4,000 by each of
these counties for the purpose named.
This bill should be watched.
The promoters of the scheme allege
that the erection of this bridge would
insure competition between the Santa
Fe and the Union Pacific railroads.
which does not now exist in that To-
cality, and would be the means of saw
ing a large sum to the people living
thereabout If this contention be cor
rect, it would seem to be not only fair,
but proper, that those persons who are
to be directly benefited in this way,
should themselves erect the bridge and
pay for it out of the money thus saved.
No good reason is apparent why the
whole people of both counties should be
called upon to share the expense. Taxes
are already sufficiently high to warrant
the avoidance of any new levies which
would not be followed by a benefit to
all who would be compelled to pay
them.
There has been entirely too much of
this special legislation in the past, to
the exclusion many times, of matters of
general concern. If there is an actual
necessity for special legislation of this
character it would be better to enact a
law covering all such cases and thus
put an end to the matter, permitting
communities to arrange such things ac-
cording to their own needs. 1t is not
desirable that the time of the legisla-
ture should be taken up with the con-
sideration of special acts or that the
people of the entire state should be
called upon to pay the expense attend
ing it.
What do the people of Sedgwick coun-
ty, for instance, care about a bridge
across the Kansas river at Lecompton?
They have a right to insist that the
time of their representatives be other
wise employed than in a discussion of
such a matter, and that the taxes they
pay for the expenses of the legislature
shall be applied in furthering affair
of more general import.
Bills, similar in character to this
bridge bill, bob up frequently and fur
nish an opportunity for a great deal of
quently obtained by those members
who are directly interested, giving their
votes in aid of weak or bad measures
in return for support of their pet bill.
The reform legislature has an oppor-
tunity to inaugurate another reform by
sitting down on special legislation and
fixing it SO that it will not crop out
again
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-01-25

is dressed for the weather, though. On
his head is a rubber fisherman's hat,
with ear laps tied under his chin. Below
this comes a yellow oilskin coat and
then high rubber wading boots. He is
member of a United States life saving
service crew, and he is doing his turn
as beach patrol.
1t is lonely and most uncomfortable
walk, and the inexperienced landsman
would say that it was a useless one.
There is nothing to be seen, either land
ward or seaward. In the latter direction
the waves crests smear the blackness
with dingy white ridges, but that is all.
Away to tho south shines the brilliant
eye of Barnegat light, but not another
thing is to be distinguished.
Still the patrol stops now and then
and tries to pierce the darkness which
obscures the sea. For weeks he and his
companions have tramped over the same
ground and have not been called upon to
act. He knows that all up and down
our 10, 900 miles of seacoast, not only
on the Atlantic seaboard, but along the
gulf of Mexico, the Pacific coast and the
shores of the Great lakes, the weary
watch is kept, just as he is keeping 1t
there, and this is a somewhat cheering
reflection in his loneliness.
Suddenly there comes to his ears
sound that was not made by the boom
ing of the waves or the shrieking of the
wind. He stops and listens. There it is
again. 1t is the creaking of ropes in
blocks and the slat of canvas. Straining
his eyes, he peers out into the gloom
and mist and catches a glimpse of some
thing that makes him forget his weari-
ness and the cold. There, scarcely half
a mile out, he makes out the red and
green side lights of a ship A vessel is
being driven on the treacherous shore.
Now he acts quickly. Unslinging a
rubber covered package from his back,
he takes out a torch, which is known as
a Coston light. Lighting it, he holds it
high above his head The red glare is
cast far out On the waters. Undoubtedly
the men on the endangered vessel can
see it. But have they seen it in time? If
they have, perhaps they can wear of
and get out to sea again, where there is
safety.
But, no! Tie vessel drives on, helpless.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-01-25
NEVADA MAY GET FIGHT.
Special Legislation Asked for the Cor
bett-Fitzsimmons MilL

Reno, New, Jan. EXPEDITIONS are
being circulated among the business
men in various parts of the state pray
ing the state legislature now in ses-
sion to license prize fighting and boxing
contests, removing the barrier against
contests.
Dan Stuart, the fight promoter is
said to have been in Carson for several
days looking over the situation. The
present outlook for bringing off the
Corbett- Fitzsimmons fight in this state
is promising. Two or three desirable
sites not off the line of railroad are be-
ing talked about
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-01-25

The head of one of the large millinery
houses in Paris explained the other day
to an inquirer how fashions were orig
mated. His private Office is a quaint
little place hung with bookshelves.
which contain bound volumes of every
fashion plate ever printed IN Paris.
Endless old plates and engravings are
included. He took down a book OF
Louis XVI. plates with the remark:
There are five artists at the head of
our 60 workmen, who sit at a table with
these Louis XVI. plates before them.
They do not copy; they are simply in
spired with ideas from looking at these.
Then the finished result is put in the
showroom to try it on the public"