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Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1898-05-31
THERE'S A DARK SIDE
AN OFFSET TO AMERICAS BIG TRADE
BALANCE.

England's Merchant Marine Earns $780,.
oOO, 900 Annually - United States Psys
0S.0OO.O 900 Every Year to Swell the
Profits Of Foreign shipowners.
It has been shown that Great Brit
aims adverse trade balance for 1897
amounts to about $500, 600, 900. that
being the enormous sum which repre-.
sents the excess Of imports over exporta
the amount Of goods bought over and
above the amount Of goods sold. It 10
an immense sum Of money to pay out
in q single year en- the wrong side Of
the trade ledger. and as this huge dis
pregnancy has annually reached some
thing near the same figure for several
years past and seems likely to grow no
less for several years to come the United
Kingdom would seem to be rushing
headlong toward inevitable bankruptcy.
No nation on earth could stand drain
Of $500, 600, 900 q year for any consider
able term Of years. and if that were the
only side Of the picture that Is visible
the view would be indeed dismal one
But Great Britain is not so badly of
as all this would seem to denote. She
has certain means of recouping herself
that are possessed by no other country
to anything like the same extent They
are not possessed at all BY the United
States, more's the pity, and will not be
until this nation arouses itself to full
recognition of its neglect and its neces.
sity.
Great Britain has merchant marine
whose earnings every year amount to az
much as her adverse trade balance as
between imports and exports. Her ships
earn annually about $500, 900, 0QO in
carrying her own commerce aud that OF
other nations. But for this fact bank
ruptcy would long ago have over
whelmed the British empire.
How is it with the United States?
Our favorable trade balance for 1893
promises to be close to 600, 600, 600,
measured by the difference between the
merchandise we sell to and the iner-
chandise we buy Of foreign countries.
There il, however, q dark side to the
picture. a black lining to this golden
cloud. It is found in the fact that We
have no ships Of our own with which to
transport our foreign commerce, and
that in consequence we pay each year
to foreign shipowners about $500, O00,.
900. the larger portion Of it to England,
for carrying of our exports and bring
ing back our imports.
Therefore the sum Of $500, 900, 900
paid to foreigners to do the hauling that
ought to be done In American ships
must be deducted from our trade bal
ance.
Great Britain's merchant marine is
her financial salvation, her rescue from
certain beggary.
Americas lack of q merchant marine
is our calamity to the extent Of $780,
DOC, 900 q year paid to foreign freight
carriers, to say nothing Of the addition
al hundreds of millions lost In the shape
Of the larger foreign trade which tina
United States would gain and hold il
che had the ships to carry it in.
To make ours the richest country on
earth, the financial center Of the uni
verse, an American merchant marine 10
the ono thing needful How long. shall
1t be before the country wakes up and
bestirs itself?
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1898-05-31
MOTHERS FRIEND

MY wife suffered more in ten min.
utes with either Of her other two chill
dren than she did altogether with her
last, having previously used four bot
ties of 'M0there Friend IL 10 q
blessing TO any one expecting TO De.
come ! MOTHER" says customer.
HENDERSON DALE, Carmi, Illinois.
OF Druggists at $780, or sent by express on reoep@
Of price. Write for book containing testimonials
and valuable Information for all Mothers, froot
The BEadhsld Rexulstor c., Atlantis, Ga.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1898-05-31
Trial and Sentence Of lola.

The sentence of lola to years i'm.
prisopment and fine Of 5000 is un-
doubtedly the contamination Of q polit-
icai crime for which the French nation
must suffer bitterly in time to come.
The real facts in the case are impossible
to obtain outside when they are DELHI
erately suppressed at home, but the uni
versal Judgment ia that Emile lola 10 a
martyr and victim who will be hon
ored in another time as much as he is
execrated in the present one. .s..r,
As nearly as it can be got at the truth
appears to be AZ follows: Undoubtedly
French officers were selling secrets to
the German government. Probably both
Esterhazy and Dreyfus were engaged I'm
the reasonable transaction. II, how.
ever, either ono was innocent, that one
was Dreyfus and not Esterhazy. lola
maintains in the most intense and SOL
emn manner that Dreyfus Is innocent
and that he could prove it If permitted.
The French court that tried him, how
ever, would not permit it. The trial
was caricature Of justice from begin
ming to end. It is certainly known,
however, that Dreyfus was convicted
and sentenced on the strength Of q secret
document which the court that tried him
did not dare to make known to tho
French people. The reason they did not
dare to make itpublio was that the Ger
man emperor demanded it should be
handed over 20 him or he would make
war on France. The French government
knew that France was not equal to q
conflict with Germany. SO the authori.
ties surrendered the document In &C.
cordance with Williams demand. They
at the same time did not dare to let the
French people know they surrendered
It, or there would have been . revolu-
ton at home. The document was called
q bordereau, in English memorandum.
Dreyfus was therefore condemned
from the evidence of the secret docu-
ment, and 1t was humbly given to the
German government. lola obtained In.
formation of this and Of other flcts
which be declares prove Esterhazy's
guilt and Dreyfus' innocence. He made
this information public in q letter to
the French newspaper Aurore. To cover
up the explosion which was sure to fol-
low the French government had lola
arrested for insulting the authorities. 1t
likewise caused its especial newspapers
to raise the cry Of down with the
Jews!' Dreyfus being Jew. *.
Whether Dreyfus was guilty or not it
is certain he was illegally condemned,
because through fear Of Germany the
French government did not dare to
make public the evidence against him.
The trial was secret inquisition. There
is one point which remains dark Evil
dence was certainly suppressed on the
alleged trial of Esterhazy, the trial
which resulted in hts acquittal.T Now,
why should the French government IN
sist on protecting Esterhazy when ev-
erything indicates him to DO at least as
much of traitor as Dreyfus? What for
eign power demanded the acquittal OF
Esterhazy?
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1898-05-31

A curious railway danger or fog signal
has been invented in Chiswiok, England,
which has been adopted by the Southwest.
ern railway, It consists Of q large wheel
placed at tho side of the track near sta
zion and containing around Its circum'
ference 50 barrels, each holding two car
tridges. A lever placed along the rail Is de-
pressed by the passing train and it In turn
pulls back and then releases hammer
which explodes two cartridges. After tho
train has passed tho hammer automat'oal.
" returns into position to fire the next
barrel. It Is connected by electricity with
tho signals, and the man in the box con
eet or disoonneot 1t by pressing button.
The disoonnection ls worked by q magnet
which draws down tho hammer and pre-
vents firing. It Is expected that the con"
trivanco will shortly do away with tho
clumsy decorators now in use.-New YORK
Times.
Athletics and Physical Culture.
College athletics and physical culture
are not the SAME. The college oarsman,
football or baseball player develops tre-
mendous strength and agility In certain
muscles. He may be phenomenal phys
ioally in his particular line. After his
career in the team or crew is ended,
however, he usually stops short of all
his training exercises and sinks to the
level Of common men as to the body. He
lives no longer, neither is any stronger
or healthier for being the stroke oar in
0 crew, the pitcher in baseball nine or
the champion wrestler in college ath'
letio games.
The reason is that his development Is
not steady and harmonious. He trains
for spasmodic expenditures Of muscular
strength and skill. The acrobat in cir
GUS who swings from rope with his
hands attains huge bullying muscles In
the upper part Of his back and his shout
ders, unsightly from the point of har-
mony and beauty. Other muscles Of his
body are frequently weak and small.
The true physical culture is q set of
exercises, few and simple in number,
which bring into play every muscle Of
the body in turn. They are exercises
which can be practioed in few min
utes each day by the fat. overfed bust.
ness nun, the delicate woman or the boy
and girl at school. There are such sys
TENS of exercises They do more good to
the person from 50 to 100 years old than
they do to the agile boy. They keep the
grown man or woman graceful, strong
and in health. Nature gave everybody
timber, graceful muscles to begin. 1t is
our part to exercise them daily. If we
did, they would never stiffen or grow
weak and flabby. The steady will to ex>
ercise regularly is what is wanting.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1898-05-31
CURRENCY REVISION.
DEMOCRATS WILL OPPOSE ANY RE-
FORM MEASURE.

This 10 In Line with Their Usual Thilnblo.
rig Politios-Treasury Should BE Defend
cd Against speculators-Mr. Cages Plan
Will Maintain tho Gold Reserve.
For some months before the meeting
of congress certain class Of Democratic
editors and orators continuously and
noisily declared that the administration
was bound to present a plan for the re-
form Of the currency, not only because
such reform was demanded by the bust
ness interests, but as well because the
Republican party had publicly pledged
itself to such reform if successful in the
campaign of 1896. The demand for cur.
rency revision is undoubtedly expressive
Of the business sentiment Of the coun-
try, but the Republican party has never
pledged itself to reform the currency at
any time It only declared that our va.
rious currency should be kept at parity.
That was simply to say that the cur
rency should be kept at the rating it
has borne since January, 1879. The re-
sumption Of specie payments at that
time brought all Of our currency to par
ity with gold. The resumption act was
fought through and enacted against the
practically unanimous opposition Of the
Democrats in congress. It was proposed
and enacted into a law by the Republic
ans and approved by q Republican pres
ident. The party stood pledged to main
tain the parity Of the currency from the
moment it enacted that law. They re-
iterated that pledge and purpose at St.
Louis.
But in view of the general demand Of
business men the president in his mes
sage recommended such revision Of the
resumption act aud its after amendment
as should defend the treasury reserve OF
gold against depletion by speculative re"
demption or the presentation Of green
backs for gold by spectators. He asked
for such relief of the treasury as would
protect the gold reserve by rendering it
self replenishing without resort to the
sale of bonds. This was met with the
criticism that it did not go far enough,
and it was imputed to the president that
he lacked the courage Of his convictions.
The sufficient reply to this ungenerous
criticism would have been that the par
ty of the critics had publicly declared
~ - .o.,leio,> - tho o,1vroy,Ox, 1aVuo
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1898-05-31

ton OF pride which was involved. But
here is a woman who viewed the mat.
ter in q different light and once more
demonstrated that sex is not an element
Of success, but that pluck allied to abil-
ity will win every time. And, after all,
Mrs. Wheatcroft is but one among the
hundreds Of courageous women In this
big, heartless city who, finding them
selves suddenly thrown upon their own
resources, have succeeded in pluoking
prosperity from the very brink Of dis
aster. 81.
''Playins tho Ponies"
Any person who has ever been foolish
enough to try it is fully aware Of the
fact that "playing the ponies" is a pref
;ty hard game to make any money out
Of. Aaron Kosoffky, tailor, recently
appeared at a police court as complain
ant against Charles Cubiok, whom be
accused of defrauding him out Of $1,000
by accepting bets on horse races that
had already been run. On the first bet
he made he won $22. On the second bet
he won SO. but after that, he said,
CuAiok began to cheat him.
II discovered tho trick" Koso6ky
continued, "when I followed one OF
Cubiok's runners in to telephone. over
which he learned that q certain race had
been finished. He reported the result ia
Cubick, and after that Cubiok allowed
me to make q bet on horse that had
been distanoed in that race"
.JQsEPH RuAaI1L
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1898-05-31
He-Woman is a delusioni


ebe-And man il always huggin9 some
dclusion or otherAJudy.
Speaking of illustricus ancestry, IL
may be recalled that the last two de.
pendants Of christopher Columbus are
nid to b. now inmates Of q poorhouse
In Cadiz, spaiu. While they are about
Il those Americans who are eagerly
tracing their descent from Alfred the
Great or Charlemagne or Tom Knox's
mother ought to hunt through the poor.
houses and penitentis<ies Of this ooun.
Try to- find out how many of their kin
are intarcerated within the walls
thereof. ... :,
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1898-05-31
THE RAGE CT THE HOUR.
Hypnotism and Its Powerful Eject IL
Everyday Life.

Hypnotism and Its Powerful Effect IN
Everyday Life.
civilian" said tho old gentleman a.
be settled back in his easy chair after sup
per. ~ have heard bad reports Of you
The boy said nothing.
II have heard, =" went on the old gentle
man, "that you did not 60 to school for
two days, preferrlng to spend tho time
playing over in the vacant lot across the
way. Is that true?'
OF course the boy could tell lilo, but be
didn't. He admitted that 1t was all true.
II was with the Jones boys" he said,
"but it wasn't my fault. WAS hypno-
tized.'
Naturally that settled It, It would
never do to punish q boy for something
that was clearly not bis fault.
II have heard also" went on the old
gentleman, turning to his daughter, THAT
you ran away from your piano lesson TO-
day"
Smith girl, retorted the da1nsel 81 was
Just looking forward to that plano lesson
with delight when she came along on her
way down town to get some chocolate
oreame, and the first thing knew she had
hypnotized me into going with her. That
girls will power is something extraor-
binary"
The old gentleman passed on to the
next subject.
"Supper was late tonight" he said.
eyes" replied his vito. "The cook
says she was unavoidably delayed, owing
to being hypnotized by the policeman on
this beat"
The old gentleman's eyes wandered to
the folding doors.
II SOC that you have bought those cur
tains that told you couldn't affordP"
he remarked.
"True," answered his wife, ::but
couldn't help 1t. was bypnotized by the
clerk at the curtain counter. BY the way,
why didn't you come home to supper last
EVENING" You didn't get in until long
after midnight"
"Just as was putting on my coat to
start for home" no explained, ''some Of
the boys dropped in to sec me, and boforo
I knew what was up they had me hypno-
tized."
Thus satisfactory explanation was fur
nished for everything, and they settled
down for tho evening at leaco With each
other and with oonsciencos at rest.-Chi'
cago Post.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1898-05-31

sue number of Irish names among
those Americans who are engaged In
helpir. on the filibustering expeditions
to Cuba = noteworthy. Irish blood Is
ready for the fun of q scrilnmage
whether the cause is its own or that OF
another.
Naval Res-rves at Key West.
KEY WEST, Fla, May :S-One-half
Of the Chicago naval reserves, consist
ing of POI men, arrived here during tho
afternoon on tho steamer Mascotte
from Tampa. They lett Chicago ON
Tuesday and made tie journey without
incident.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1898-05-31
MOTHER! e: e: :: !: !: 4: !;

and about Wnlcn SuCn tenocA e"o
.holv recollections cluster as that
of mother she who watched
over our helpless infancy and guild
ed our first tottering step: yet
the life of every Expectant Moth.
er is beset with danger and all Ct
fort should be made to avoid 1t.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1898-05-31

have followed compliance Win tne1I
own prescriptions for currency reform!
They did not. On the contrary, one OF
the most urgent Of the demandants for
such reform met the proffer with, 1T
has doubtless interested and amused Mr..
Gage to present his currency plan to
congress, but as there Is not the remotest
chance Of the adoption of that plan it
seems hardly necessary to discuss 1t. F"
Now, why is it not necessary to dis.
cuss that or any other plan Of currency
reform2 Simply because the democrats
in congress are almost to man against
any reform Of the currency, as this and
all other Democratic critics are we'll
aware. We cannot get such q plan
through the senate because the Repub-
licans cannot control the vote Of that
body and because, with two exceptions,
every Democrat in that body Is not only
q free silver but a greenback fiat money
man. A lovely party that to oritioise
anything in the nature Of financed And
self respecting Democrats who do not at
all times and in all places severely critt-
else their own party lack not only the
courage Of their convictions, but some
thing yet more important.-Philadel
pbia North American.
This week it is in the Central Amer.
lean Republics Of Costa RIGA and Mica.
raRua where the trouble ia There Is q
chronic boundary line dispute reaching
back 365 years between them. Besides
that q Costa Rioan government employee
has been lately making faces at Nicara.
qua Nicaragua also claims that hes
feelings have been hurt because the
Costa Rican government permitted
Nioaraguan revolutionists to take refuge
within their borders. Zelaya is presi.
dant of Nicaragua, while 1glesias il
president of Costa RIGA; at least they
were go when last heard from, though
It would not do to bank on their being
DO at this moment. The unfortunate
part connected with the disputes Of
these two cent republics is that the
isthmian canal which the United States
IL kO1U8 " OuAAN AuAo AAAOu60 OoVAS
their heathenish countriea
The one man who gained most fame
from the Worlds fair, besides consid.
cradle fortune. was George w. Ferris,
inventor of the monster wheel that bears
his name. Throughout the country, at
every popular summer resort, one OF
these revolving machines carries its loads
Of passengers around and up to tre'
mendous height and down again. More
money is each summer amassed from
these Ferris wheels than perhaps even
from the merry go round itself. Ferris,
the inventor, ought to have been worth
ut least 100000. He was considered
very wealthy at one time, yet he died
without cent. His remains were ere:
mated at Pittsburg. The latest, saddest
story in connection with the man who
gave pleasure to millions Of people is
that the Pittsburg undertaken who had
charge of the cremation holds the ashes
of Ferris until the funeral expenses have
been paid. A popular subscription ought
% clear the debt and erect monument
20 Ferris besides.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1898-05-22

Sixth and Chestnut school will close June 3, to open again the second Monday in September. Pupils from years old will be received. pro vided they are not above the 4th grade. dlr
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1898-05-22

The poor and rich alike can now purchase the Perfect Baking Powder and enjoy good bread and health be- cause it's reasonable in price and as pure as chemistry can make it.
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Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1898-05-22

MT. Hoyler was seen today by a GRAPHIC reporter and asked if Mir. J. z Portis, at the Board of Trade, corner Main and second, was receiv- ing war bulletins He answered that Mir. Portis was receiving the Newspaper Special Report. 4-29 dtf
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1898-05-22

{ Mir. Strickland's Sunday school
 class will give an ice cream supper in the Bridges building next door to Mccain Grocery Co. on Friday even inE. May the -sth. from z to 10 o'clock. , 19si1t
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1898-05-22

Use Eureka Cream and remove wrinkles and rough complexion. leaving the skin smoothe and beau tiful as in youth, especially useful for young babies heads For sale by all leading druggists. 55 d1m
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1898-05-22

Mir. NJ. c, Potts. a popular travel ing man from Little Rock, was registered at the Arlington yester- day.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1898-05-22

Ladies. the baking powder named Perfect, IS free from adulterations, made by competent chemists and will not cause sallow skin or indi- gestion. 3-l1 I'm
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1898-05-22

]. c. Schloss. the popular umbrella drummer, returned from Little Rock last evening, where he had been call ing on his trade.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1898-05-22

Messrs. Tom Geugan, Prosecuting Attorney Of Ouachita county, and Garland Rump, of Camden. passed through our city yesterday, enroute to Camp Dodge in Little Rock.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1898-05-22

Mir. J T. Abraham, warden of the State Pennitentiary. passed through this city Saturday, enroute to Little Rock, from Sennett's farm, where he could not be managed at the pen
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1898-05-22

Misses Nell olIier, GraceYork, Allie Torian, Jo Smith, Hennie Blum and Jennie Altheimer retured from Little Rock last evening, where they 4t- tended the flag presentation to the Fencibles.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1898-05-22

The leading grocers delight to sell the genuine pure baking powder named "Ferfect ,. Use it always.
 3-11 q I'm.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1898-05-22

You can use any grade of flour and have good biscuits. light-bread and pastry if you use the Pure Baking Powder named 'Periect' d-tf.
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Two white nen, who are strang CTS ill this city. were arrested for be ing drunk and disorjerly by officer Rority last Friday evening. They spent the night in the calaboose. Officer Rority discovered Saturday morning that they attempted ta escape during the night; having re- moved some of the bricks from the wall.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1898-05-22

Mir. Will Collier came up from his home at Altheimer Saturday, and will in a few days leave for Virginia, where he will enter college.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1898-05-22

The Board nf Trade, corner Main and Second, began it's war news ser vice today. Bulletins will be possed daily as received. 4.29 dtf
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Miss Edith Wolf, who has, for the past pear, been conducting school at Linwood, arrived yesterday to spend the vacation with her family.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1898-05-22
Cuban March

Cuban March" dedicated to Gen. Fitzhugh Lee. inst out. For sale by the Pine Bluff Cigar and News Co.
 5 IT dtf
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1898-05-22

Miss .Cambern, of Washington, a noted singer, will sing in the choir at Trinity Episcopal church this morn ing.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1898-05-22

AATED:-Situation as house keeper by widow with one child. Good references. Address or call lll3rstate street.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1898-05-22

Fancy fish. dressed poultry, spring lamb, choice meats of all kinds at 2l0 west 2nd. k. F. HOLMES.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1898-05-22

The latest war news is to he seen at the Board of Trade, corner Main and Second. i 29 dtf
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1898-05-22

If you want chewing gum call at Mccain Grocery Co. and get l5 cents worth for cents. dtf
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1898-05-22

The BoArd of Trade, corner of m and Second. has arranged to ] xar news sent there daily by c ev1epaper Special Report. if
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1898-05-22

Ii you wish to remove wrinkles, rough skin and freckles. and secure youthful, smooth and beautiful com plexiun.. use only Pure Eureka Cream" Found at the leading drug stores of thecitv. 54dtf