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Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1898-12-16

Blue Jackets Land 1t Samoa
AP1A, Samoa, Nov. 26, via San Fran
cisco, Dec. 15.-Considerable excite
ment was created Nov. 10 by the land.
ing Of q party of blue jackets from the
British and German warships. While
no serious trouble is anticipated at pres
ent the representatives Of the powers
thought wise to make q demonstration
owing to the number Of natives who
have congregated at Aulinuu 80 as to
show that the powers had determined to
protect the white residents.
, 1898-08-26
eeloDa.
Sailors, Queer Drill.

On American warships in connection
with big gun exercise ram drill" is
practiced, says the New York Tribune.
Al a signal every man drops where he
stands into a posture In which his body
is extended at nearly full length, but
does not touch the deck, being support
ed upon the tips Of the fingers and the
TIPS Of the toes. 1t is put into practical
use when the ship Is about to ram or
be rammed by another vessel.
If the men did not put themselves
into q position Of this sort, which les
sens the shock as much as possible,
they would be thrown down and would
DE far more likely to be injured.
Another point of value In the ram
drill lies in the fact, as the executive
officer observed, that 1t is one more
thing done according to orders, and
with a purpose. AS such 1t strength
eihs the general morale.
IA promiscuous tumbling, on the other
band, such as would ensue IL the men
xried to stand still during the collision.
would certainly not have this effect.
rhe ram drill is practiced on only a few
chips of the navy.
, 1898-08-26
300 Reward. 500,

- The readers of this paper will be pleased to
learn that there is at least one dreaded disease
that science has been able to cure in al its
stages, and that is { atarrh. Halls Catarrh
Cure is the only positive cure known to the
medical fraternity. Catarrh being a constitu-
tional disease, requires a constitutional treat
ment. Halls Catarrh Cure Is taken INTERNALLY
faces of tne system. thereby destroying the
foundation of the disease, and giving the pa
tient strength by building up the constructor
proprietors have so much ia tn in its curative
powers that they offer One Hundred Dollars
for any case that it fails to cure. send for list
of testimonials. Address
f. j. CHENEY & Co., Toledo, o.
Sold by Druggists, zoe.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
, 1898-08-26
TI9RijNNE1lY

The British army rifle has eighty-tw,
component parts, in the production o.
which 952 machines are employed, al
well as various processes which do no
require machinery.
A man who was recently put off .
Rochester street car for carrying
though not smoking, a lighted cigar
sued the company for damages. Bu
the judge promptly threw the case on
of court.
The climate of the City of Mexico II
at Its best in midsummer. May Is thu
hottest month. With June the regular
daily afternoon thunder showers begin
and continue until September OF Octo
Der, clearing and cooling the air ant
washing the streets and sewers.
A salute in the British navy between
two ships of equal rank is made by
firing an equal number of guns. If tn,
vessels are of unequal rank, the supe
rior fires the fewer rounds. A roya
salute consists of % In firing twenty
n great guns, % in the officers lower
ing their sword points and 80 in dip
ping the colors.
The women of Coffeyville, Kan, re
Gently made up a package of useful
articles for each member of the local
company of volunteers, and sent the
whole to the camp at San Francisco. A
copy of the New Testament went with
each package, and one of the recipients
objected to the gift. He said he wanted
the Old Testament, because there wal
SO much more war in it.
The primary schools of Germany are
now regularly visited by a medical OH
Ger of health, whose duty 1t is to exam
Inc the new pupils and give each hii
health certificate. He Is also expected
to see that the school is well aired, well
lighted and properly warmed In winter
Every five days he gives a medical les.
son to each class. The medical profess
sion has hailed the Innovation with de-
light.
At S~chkenditz, in Prussian Saxony
the burgomaster recently gave orders
that on Sunday people should dress IN
q manner BETTING the day, and when a
mechanic appeared in the streets In his
everyday working dress he was arrest
ed and condemned to a fine of 8 marks,
or M days Imprisonment. The decis
ion was set aside on appeal, but the
court admonished the culprit that he
was an insensate dolt, and that tho
grace Of the Lord was not in him.
Madrid abounds In slums, which are
even. greater eyesores than those OF
Whitechapel. There are l~abyrtnths OF
narrow old streets, bordered by the
most uninviting novels, and from the
squalor Of these abodes spring the com.
ponents Of the ~ferocious mobs which
are the bane of the city. Even the best
Astiaasaf OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
appearance: the palaces of the grandees
are dreadfully dilapidated, and mag
nihcent buildings are few and far be
tween.
, 1898-08-26
Kent an Engagement Book.

In a Chicago book store a new clerk
8 employed to whom everything is a
PURGE Of wonder, he being recently
ansplanted from a prairie home. How
ever, he is learning, but some Of the
lessons he receives are applied n an
Unusual way. For instance: A young
woman recently entered the store and
asked for an engagement book"
do they have engagement books In
Ghicago?" asked Mr.. Innocent, agape
with surprise.
81 do" answered the young woman
4'because I have so many engagements
that I could not possibly remember
them all"
The young man leaned across the
counter and asked in a sad and sub
&ued voice:
"Do you think 1t Is rightf Excuse
Inc, miss, I am new to the ways of Chi
Gago, but isn't 1t wicked to tri1e witt
affairs Of the heart? Isn't an engage
ment as solemn as a marriageT
When the clerk had finished his ora
rEion the customer explained al we'll al
she could for laughing the difference
between the kind Of engagement bool
he meant and the one she wanted, an(
a load was lifted from the mind of tn,
conscientious youth who was unused t.
the ways Of Chicago.-Chicago Times
Herald.
, 1898-08-26
Jack Tar and the Actor.

A famous Irish actor of the last cen.
fury, named John Moody, early In life,
before he went on the stage, had been
to Jamaica, and worked his passage
nome as q sailor before the mast. One
night, some time after he had been en-
gagged at Drury Lane, when he was act
ng Stephano in 1.-THE Tempest" a sail
Or In the front row of the pit got up,
and, standing upon the seat, halloed out
What cheer, Jack Moody; what cheer.
messmate?' This unexpected address
rather astonished the audience. Moody,
however, stepped forward, and, recog-
nizing the a called out, TON HUI
lett, keep your jawking tacks aboard;
don't disturb the crew and passengers.
When the show is over make sail for
he stage door, and we'll finish the
evening over a jug of punch; but till
hen, Tom, keep your locker shut"
Moody, 1t is related, was as good as his
yord.-Cornhill Magazine.
, 1898-08-26
SAWED OFF HIS OWN Leg.
Wonderful Nerve of a Pioneer Gold
Prospector.

Wonderful Nerve of a Pioneer Gold
Prospector.
Few old miners have not heard of the
Pegleg mine, located in the vicinity of
Death Valley, which has been @ legend
in mining circles for nearly fifty years.
Numerous expeditions have been or
ganized for the re~discovery of this IA.
nous lost mine. The originator of the
story of a marvelously rich mine locat.
edinthe terra incognito of which Death
Valley is the central point was Pegleg
Smith, a famous pioneer long before
the discovery of gold In California. In
his earlier career his operations were
confined mainly to the overland trail
OIL which be vas employed as a freight
er and guide.
The circumstances which gave rise to
the sobriquet by which he was univer-
sally known was a most thrilling cpl
sode. While hauling a load of freight
between the widely separated posts of
that early day he was jolted from his
wagon, and falling under its wheels
had his leg SO badly crushed that it WAS
evident that his only hope of life lay
in amputation. But he was alone on the
trail In the heart of the mountains, and
the nearest surgeon was at the military
post of Fort Laramie, hundreds of
miles away. He was a nan of iron
nerve, however, and did not hesitate an
instant after he had learned the extent
of his injuries.
With bis jackknlfe and saw he per.
formed the amputation himself, ban.
daged the stump as best he could, and
in his crippled condition built himself
a shelter and subsisted on the provi-
sions In his wagon until he was found
, 1898-08-26
Kate-Belle and Charley seem to be

Kate-Belle and Charley seem to be
rather sweet on one another. Maud
Sweet Why, they were out playing
golf all the afternoon. Kate-But that
doesn't signify. Maud-It does IN their
ease. They forgot to take the clubs
with them when they went out--Bos-
ton Transcript
A visitor TO the British Museum re-
ports that he saw a countryman stand.
ing before the bust Of a woman in a col.
lection of statuary. The woman was
represented In the act Of coiling her
hair, and, as the visitor came up the
countryman was saying to himself!
mo, sir, that amt true to nature. She
She amt got her mouth full of hair
pins."-Tid-B Bits.
, 1898-08-26
One WAY of Looking at 1t.

ut has been openly asserted" ex'
claimed one citizen, that that politt'
Elan accepts money for his influence"
WELL" replied Senator Sorghum,
"he Isn't to blame for that. If people
choose to advertise his business for
nothing he can't help it."-Washingtor
sfor
, 1898-08-26

Clean blood means a clean skin. No
beauty without it Cascarets, Candy Cathar-
tic clean vour blood and keep it clean by
stirring up the lazy liver and driving all
Impurities from the body. Regin to-day to
Danish. pimples, boils, blotches. black
headf and that sickly bilious compile xion
by taking Carearets-beauty for ten cents.
All druggists, satisfaction guarantee J.,
10c, 35c, soc.
, 1898-08-26

II eli troubleshave gone. My monthly
sickness used to be SO painful, but have
MOI had the slightest pain since taking
your medicine. l cannot praise your
vegetable Compound too much. My
husyknd and friends see such a change
IN rhe. Hook SO much better and have
SOME color in my face
Mrs. Pinkham invites women who are
III 70 write to her at Lynn, Mass, for
ADVICE. which is freely offered.
, 1898-08-26
AoulNALpo.s DARING DEED.
Rebel Leader Collects a Prinoe1y Re.
ward for His Own Head.

Rebel Leader Collects a Prinoeiy Re-
ward for His Own Head.
Nearly two years ago Aguinaldo and
. compatriot named Alexandra, also a
lieutenant Of native troops, organized
\ revolt In the native corps at the Phil
lpptnes. Aguinaldo's regiment n
morning, while on parade, shot all the
Spanish officers, except a few neuten-
ants, and took to the savannas-great
trackless prairie, swampy, wita occa-
sional high bits of land, called
''mattes." Here Aguinaldo made his
headquarters. At one time be must
have had 1900 or 5000 men under arms
of some sort hidden in these Businesses,
raiding the rich settlements whenever
they felt Hike It. The political governor
general of the Philippines. Senior Don
Bastno Augustin y Davila, offered a re.
ward Of $4,000 for the head of Agui.
naldo Within a week he received a
note from the insurgent chief, saying:
II need the sum you offer very much,
and win deliver the head myself"
Ten days later the southeast typhoon
vas raging. The hurricane-for 1t was
cne-was tearing things to bits, and it
was raining as 1t can only rain In the
Orient, a sheet Of black water flooding
the earth. The two sentinels at the
governor generals gate made the usual
reverent sign as a priest passed In, who
asked If his excellency was In and un-
engaged. They answered yes to both
questions. Don Basillo did not turn
his head as some one entered. It was
his secretary, he supposed, come to help
prepare an eloquent statement upon
the condition of the colonies. 1t was
not the secretary, but the priest, who
said, "Peace be with you, my SON."
The cleric locked the door, and, drop
Ding his cloak, said:
"Do you know meT
Don Basillo did not know him. It
was Aguinaldo, also a twenty-inch bolo,
a native knife, sharp as a razor, car
ried by every Malay In time of trou-
bic. They can Top off an arm with n
blow, as though 1t were a carrot.
Fl have brought the head of Agui-
naldo," the chief said, touching the
edge of his jewel-hilted bolo to ascer-
tain its condition, "and l claim the re-
WTardl Hasten, else l shall have to ex-
p4dite matters myself"
Don Basillo was trapped. He had to
open the desk and count out the sum
In Spanish gold. Aguinaldo punctil-
tQ;sly wrote a receipt coolly counted
I've money and walked backward to-
yard the door. He suddenly opened 1t
and dashed out, just ahead of a pistol
bullet that cut his locks on the temples.
Captain General Polavieja offered him
and Alexandra a free pardon and $780,
oR0 each to quit the colony. They ac-
tied it and got the money, only to
IN that they were both to be as
6lnated the mex night at q fiesta.
two men who had undertaken the
were found dead, stabbed to the
In their own beds. On the kriss
ID was a bit of paper with a line
beware of the Malay's ven-
Plavieja resigned and returned to
In, being succeeded by Gen. Au-
III formerly captain general of Bar
, 1898-08-26
AFATAL SPOT.
Place Where Mary Queen Of scots
Lost Her Crown.

Lost Her Crown.
=
Three hundred and fifty years ago on
the 18th of May Mary Queen Of Scots
stood on a grassy knoll near the village
Of Oathcart watching with feverfsh
interest the movements Of three bodies
Of troops about a mile off in the fields
round Langside. Eleven days before
she escaped from the castle of Lochiev-
en- and now the day had dawned which
was to decide whether she would ever
rule Scotland again. What the fates
had decreed Is written at large in the
pages OF history and that story throws
g glamour of pathetic romance round
the spot on which Mary learned her
doom. For many years Court Knowe,"
, 1898-08-26
las eRplol

gold In the mountains of California,
Pegleg turned prospector and Travelled
through the mountains from Oregon
to Arizona until he became noted as the
most daring and most thoroughly post
ed prospector and guide.
, 1898-08-26
Before and After.

"Mydear," said Mrs. Wederly, what
is the difference between idealism and
realism?"
"Idealism," replied Wederly, fs
what we experienced during u en-
gagement."
YES" said she, land realismT"
ooh" he replied, that's what we
are up against now.
, 1898-08-26

OF all teachings, that which persents a
far-distant God is the nearestito ahsurdlty.
Either there is none, or He Is nearer to
evert one of us than our nearest CON
seriousness of self.
, 1898-08-26

Life is a train of moods, like a string of
beads, and as we pass through them they
provn to be many-colored lenses which
paint the world their own hue, and each
shows only what lies in its focus.
, 1898-08-26

ARCH ST.. PHILA, PA. Ease at once; no
operation or delay from business. Consultation
free. Endorsements of physicians, ladies and
citizens. Send tor circular Office
hours y A. NJ. tol p. NJ.
, 1898-08-26
Summer Hardships.

SDo you suffer much In the SUMMER"
Fl was getting along all right until
Wy nephew sent me a railroad pass that
7 can't get time to use."
, 1898-08-26
Burned Them.

Kitty-What did she do with those
adoring love epistles he wrote?
Jack-She simply made light of them,
up To Date.
, 1898-08-26

The first of the conditions on which de-
ponds our nearness to the Deity is sim
ceritg. We must have a hearty love for
the Truth in every person and subject and
in eIGry place.
, 1898-08-26

Memory tempers prosperity, mitigates
adversely and controls youth and delights
old age.
, 1898-08-26

One of the illusions is that the present
hour is not the critical, decisive hour
Write it on your heart that every day Is
the best day of the year.
, 1898-08-26

Some one has beautifully and thought.
fully said: "Tu cure was the voice of the
past; to prevent, the divine whisper of to
day.
, 1898-08-26

If thou knowest how to use money, it
will become thy handmade; if not it will
become thy master.
, 1898-08-26

ness after first days use Of DR.. Kline's Great
Nerve Rest0rer, 81 trial bottle and treatise free.
DIR. Il II. kLlNE4 Ltd. 9SI Arch St. Phila. Pa
, 1898-08-26

Nature has given us two ears, two eyes
and out one tongue, to the end that we
should hear and see more than we speak.
, 1898-08-26

Mrs. Winslow's Soothing syrup for children
teethlng, softens the gums. reducing inhamma-
ton, alfays pain, cures wind collie, 25c' u bottle,
, 1898-08-26

Piso's Cure for Consumption has no equal
as a Cough medicine;-F. NJ BBorT, SS Sem
eca St, Buffalo, N. Y May 8. 1894
, 1898-08-26

Educate Your Bowels With Casearets.
Candy Cathartic, cure constipation forever
Toe, 25c. II G.. c. Q. fail, druggists refund money
, 1898-08-26

PXyertv is not dishonorable in itself,
hut Nnlv when it is the effect of idlenesS,
inte hp~eranee, prodigality and folly.
, 1898-08-26

pon' yobacco Spit and Sroke Your Life Away
Tok{Ast tobacco easily and forever, be mag.
netid2 II Of life, nerve and ,igor. take MOTTO
Bac, 7@ w~onder-worker, that q AXE weak men
stronH# All druggists, SOC or $s IRE guaran.
teed. Wbooklet and sample free. Ad lre5 Ster'
ling Mmedy Co., Chicago or New 70 K.
, 1898-08-26

A photograph usually fatters, but
gossip never does.
, 1898-08-26

TIN constant duty of every man to his
is to ascertain his own powers
and hecial gifts and to strengthen for the
hel &3hH others.
, 1898-08-26
No.To-Bac For Fifty Cents.

Guaranteed tobacco habit cure makes weak
men strong, blood pufe. SOC, 81. All druggists.
, 1898-08-26
To Cure a Cold in One Day.

Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. All
Druggists refund money if it fails to cure. 25o.
, 1898-08-26

come Inter fashion. Why they GOMEZ
down ere, takes our fresh air as were
celebrated for, and pumps 1t intel
blooming wheels and takes 1t away
With 'em~Phn Mays Summer Annual
, 1898-08-26

as the Enoll is called, vas msrLo5 ~,
CO. d.. 49, decayed
Inkerman, replaced 1t e1rS.
feld-gate stone, on which he c0
with his own hands a (own ~
tie. Later still, the Generals nephew
Earl Cathcart b11lt this memorial
which is OF red granite and repeats ma
Inscription Of its predecessor. II nav
be that Mary's life was a failure. bnt
she has her recompense now. Her &c.
still 1eauy stirs the hearts Of mon
nasdraws the sympathetic nu@
, 1898-08-26

To Cure Constipation Forever.
Take Cascarets Candy Cathartie, 1c or Csc
II c. L. C. fail to cure, druggists refund money.
, 1898-08-26

blavieja resigned and returned to
In, being succeeded by Gen. Au-
vi formerly captain general of Bar
, 1898-08-26

by some friendly Indians and
a surgeon. The 6peratioA1
cess, and in a few months
his old caYhg. When
ernor Gilgdn yI5Ned
, 1898-08-26

all the time,
andcould not
sleep well
nights. l al
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-04-16
Fired on Upon
The Hl0|l Seas
BY THE vIzcAYA.
Th6 Spanish FI66t
BOlnD1pd6d
Spanish Flotiila BID ckading
New y or1 Harbor.
Excitement Along Our
Whole Coast Intense.
The Country i'll

While such rumors as these are cur
rent in the land We continue to sell
Real Estate at the same ola stand. 135
Twenty fifth street. such reports
need not disturb anyone contemplate
ing the purchase OF property in our
city. With tie whole bottom OF
Hampton Roads mined with torpe-
does, the Flying Squadron, the NOR
tar batteries in the pines, and the lat
est Improved disappearing guns
mounted on the ramparts OF Fortress
Monroe, I'VE need fear no harm.
though a thousand (spanish) dogs
should bark"
Handsome residences and
desirable business property
for sale in al! sections Of
n ewRort News.
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SATURDAY. APRIL IS, 1898
T1Ei'I: POWERS.
. e. THAKDR, Editor and Manager

II tl1e six great powers are 1.o,s
~ preserving peace -GTtween Uncle
and spain they are pursuing IN.
wrong course. No one can doubt ;h
Truth OF the old saying 10 the effect
THAT one can lead a horse to water
but can't make HIM drink" ,INl,. for
eign ambassadors may lead the Senate
nqs to consideration of their PROPOSE
einn, but when it cuncs TO making
Uncle Sans laWrnuk-rs accept the. die
turn formulated by the foreign unini,s-
tiers THAT viii be an entirely different
proposition. AS q matter of fact, this
interference will have a tendency 10
1rrLtate the Senators ana! Will proba'bly
ca use them to resent ull+. action of tbs.
ambassadors By pursuing a more Wig
Urous and warlHke policy than n they
had been left to lheins elves
1t lis ptrfect4y natural for the e,,.,...
powers to desire peace. An Unnecessary
war us the greatest evil WlliCh can Me
faN humanity. but inasmuoh as the
country has been absolutely fort.-l
TO assume its present aggressive altl-
tude. 1t seems that the foreigner are
aIakHng their repre-. entfrtiorl.s iii the
WRONG direction. rNhe Unie>l States
government has submitted to THE in
suits and indig mites Of nAle Spanards
nlntM patience has ceased TO be a viz
tue" 1t has already spent months uf
valuable time. a ibAtlI.Ssllip and $50 men
IL, diplomacy. The only thIgrs this: coun-
Try mas reason TO regret in the whole
nnatter is the Ellbt-cil'. policy which mas
dnade SUCH occu ITenc,s possible. Amer
acans are firmly convinced OF THE Justice
OF the stand taken BY this government
and VIII not 'be coerccd into the adoption
OF a different plan OF action. II g,h..
great powers are DESTROYS of peace Net
fhe1n exert what influence ;hey possess
On the Spanish government
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FOR COUNCILMAN.

Az the solicitation OF my friends, J
hereby announce myself candidate
for denomination to me c!ty council
FROM THE FOURTH WARD,
Subject to the Democratic primary.
Respectfully
GEO e. VIA.
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W The man who saves a t4lliId from ,e,e
savage ana brutal treatment or an un-
al''At'uraa father is a hero. Yet there are
I ma ny persons who find 1t difficult, TO
JUSTIFY the proposition tina; Uncle Sam
SNAIL rescue the Cuban; from the out
zageoals tyranny OF Spain
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-04-16

SELLING OFT PART OF HOUSE
hos! furniture. N--u No. +. cook steve.
IS 30 2%l Thirty seventh street
apl-In-2 u -
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-04-16

OF course F!tz Lee only did his duty.
But go few OF the men Who occupy
proan5nent positions IN The government
$ses.vice do this that it is by no means
surprising thar the Americans honor,
Ssae Oea Dominion's cilvalrous son.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-04-16

Not having been sufficiently urged
before this TO announce myself candi-
date Cor councilman in the Fifth ward
have decided not to wait on my friends
any longer and now take this method
OF doing so. subject to the Democratic
primary OF April 28th, 1898.
I'd. A. l.. POWELL.
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NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.

WA NroED--tlEF.l:Y OH. TO KNOW,
have the largest stock Of i,u.ey;rs
arr surveys in town. 23i and 2S,;
Twenty fifth Street. NV ana ,l,;
Irnone. " r.. p,ji-S,.,
II
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-04-16

AT The soldcl tation OF my friends and
upon information that Mr.. j. a. Will
lett w'i!i not be a candidate for re-eiec-
con- hereby announce myself can
d!dete for the Council from Fifth ward
subject 10 the Democratic primary
Z. w. ROBINSON
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From Highest to Lowest.


your attention the house which always
ia
We have furniture sa. The hlghesas
is
home
for house furnishings instead
than the news-these White Enameed
house
% bo M,ed
can we
Lash, The Accommodates,
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-04-16

sSs Mr. Hanna st-A hos a monopoly on
4 sheiing the 1T" for the anti -admanistra-
stson newspapers.