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Johnnie's life would be as deep and as

JOhnnie's life would be as deep and as
clear as the river. So Johnnie grew up
with a poetic awe for the river and the
rails. He learned all about his fathers
business, and Mr.. Duckworth took just
pride in his sons knowledge. I doubt
if many boys know as much about cars
and engines and their tricks and mans
aners'' as Johnnie knew. Is -
After poor Mr.. Duckworth had died
of sunstroke while repairing some
sleepers a few miles up the track at the
little village station, Johnnie, although
.overwhe lmed with grief, told his moth
er with pride that as soon as he was
old enough he wanted her to make him
some jumpers, and then he would take
his fathers place in the section gan 6
and would support her. Mrs. Duck
worth smiled through her tears, and
was brave and patient for her boys
sake. Ill
The months passed slowly by, and
two years had gone since Mr.. Duck
worth's death, when my story begins.
Through these years Johnnie had
trudged regularly to the little school
house, which was a long ways off, and
was standing5fnely in his lessons; and
his mother spent her time missing him
and expecting him, and sewing: to sup
port. him. Her neighbors used to ask
why she didn't come off the plain and
live among them, "more coy like
where the trees grew, but both she and
Johnnie felt it duty to stay where
they could. watch the long sweep. of
railway track John1lie's interest in
everything concerning the trains con-
tinued and grew, and the boys in the
neighborhood used to laugh and call
them his big pets
Johnnie was serious boy, and his
fathers death made him more SOL He
did not seem to care to play with other
boys very much. His mother used to
urge him to do SO, saying that he was
getting too old-fashioned, yet dreading
all the time that he, would follow her
advice, for he was very companionable.
Johnnie was hioned; but boy
would have been very old-fashioned
indeed not to want to celebrate the
Fourth of July royalty. For this special
Fourth that I am going: to tell you
about, Mrs. Duckworth had promised
her son dozen packages of little fire
crackers and five packages of great big
ones; but Johnnie, although he did not
say anything, was not satisfied. What
he wanted was colored light, and he
wanted it fervently and persistently.
The year before one of the rich farmers
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.Johnnie's ina ination worked SO hard
that the seemed tG think his friend would

.Johnnie's imagine tion worked so hard
that he seemed tG think his friend would
return standing, like the Goddess of
Liberty, on the freight. car, holding
aloft a whole sunset and sunrise Of
light. Silly Johnnie was so carried
away by his fancy that he received a
real shock when, IN the day before the
Fourth, Jim tossed him only a small
package as the train slowly passed his
house, calling out gayly: "Open your
mouth and catch your light"
Johnnie ran ind oors in a state of great
excitement and showed his treasure to
his mother, who ejoiced with him in his
happiness.
That night, just after he had blown
out his candle, Johnnie was looking out
of his window trying to decide whether
the morrow would be fine or not. There
was something in the air he did not
like, and he saw that a storm was COM
ing. The moon was shining, but there
was. a certain stiffness in the warm
wind. The littleriver was running more
swiftly than usual.
& However, Johnnie could not feel that
the Fourth would be unpleasant, and
he began: to think what. he should do
with his red light, and the splendid idea
came to him to build a small raft and
set the light on it, and then send it
floating down the river. In fancy he
could see it going discourse, shining
brightly and lighting up the trees on
the opposite bank. And how surprised
the little fish would be to find the river
turning red! He wished he could see
the fishes with their mouths wide open
staring at his light--7-the little fish who
didn't know any hing. bout the Fourth.
Johnnie did not need to be SO patroniz-
ing in his feeling toward the fishes, for
he himself did not know much more
about the Fourth than that people
always shot off frecrackers on that
day. He was glad he had not gotten a
green light, for it wouldn't make much
contrast with the night, which is dark
green. Then, as the water looks green
anyway to the fishes Gt must, for it
looks so to people on land), why, they
wouldn't be much surprised to see the
river simply lightening-they would
think it was morning. But think Of the
exquisite shock to each. fshy heart to
be awakened by burst of rubiness
overhead! Johnnie's head was sinlin 6
lower and lower on the window sill and
his thoughts were getting very fam
tastic, as you see. Rousing himself, he
slipped into his little bed and then put
his hand up under the cool pillow to
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Recollect 18th what delight
list to stay up bout all night
Helpin' 'em fire anvils, or
Maxim other sounds O. war.
list to wish the earth was drilled
Out inside and powder-fllled,
And that could somehow just =:
Touch 'er off and hear 'er bust! -
Was no cannon-crackers then;
Kind O. wish they had BEEN Z
Then they would o. sounded sweet,
Now they lift me off my feet.
I've begun to think at noise ~
Was created just for boys,
And the Fourth don't seem to me
Nice as what it ust to be-, 49,, ~ :
Just as patriotic, still AN- 4 l.
Somehow I don't catch the thrill
O. the loud to-doin's like
When. 1 was a little tyke.
Wasn't nothin' then but
Had a the pie, 's''''s'''' ~ - '''
But that finger, as you see, ~ 1&5
Got bloWed off eventually. ~ "-'-
Nixon Waterman, in L. A. W. Bulle
tin
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smart birds were enjoying those worms
of delicious joy-the first boom OF the
new cannon (Which I hope will not eX-
plode in your faces before the day is
over), and the rattle-te-bang of the first
bunch of firecrackers, thrown mali
ciously under your poor uncle's win
dow. Well, you see, your uncle is 60
ing to return good for evil Il hope you
will think it is goodD, and is going to
tell you a story-ten you how it hap
pened that Mr.. Duckworth, Jr., was
once on a time up and stirring in
lively manner about three o'clock am.
But first of all I must tell you who
Johnnie was and where he lived. John
MES home was a wee little house, as
neat as pin and as yellow as a butter
cup, that stood all alone on small fiat
plain, a sort of clearing by the rail-
road, which was as hot as pepper in.
summer and as cold as Greenland in
winter. From the windows on one side
of this little house, built by our hero's
father, could be seen the railroad tracks
glistening at a short distance; and from
the windows On the other side could be
seen a narrow river that glistened far
more charmingly. So Johnnie's mother
had always thought, and invariably
took her sewing to the window in the
:parlor, from which, when she raised
her eyes from the enormous rents made
by her son in his clothing, she could
watch for a moment the peaceful, flow
ing water. Father Duckw orth, how
ever, always drew his chair to the OBJ
posite side Of the room in his rare hours
of leisure, and every now and then;<
dropping his paper into his lap, he.
would gaze#out over his round glasses
lovingly at the straight dashes of steel.
His face would simply beam with de-
light when the house began to CULVER
gently, then to shake more and more
violently and then to dance as a thull-
dering train1whizzed by When@a slow
freight tangled over the tracks, he
would lean out of the window and adj
dress funny remarks to the men on
board, for Mr.. Ducl1worth knew all the
Glands" All his life he had worked re-
pairing those rails, and he loved them
next to his wife and ] ohnnie Mr.. Nc
Kinley could not be prouder to be pres
ident than John Duckworth was to be-
long to the 'ssectionkgang company
of men employed to keepsth tracks in
order. He used to say TO his son: IF
your life is as straight and fawless and
bright as them rails you'll reach the
place I want you to get to all right. I'll
be there to meet you and your good
mother" Johnnie did not half under
stand this wise saying, yet he always
looked politely solemn; but Mrs. Duck
worth ever broughS to earth this one
flight Of her husbands fancy by beg
ging him not to make her so sad; and
!. then she always adj partly, it would
seem, as if to show her own ability for
speaking fancifully that she hoped
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Juvenile weaknesses.

Every thing sayoring Of military life
finds favor in the juvenile mind, and
confectioners have aYailed themselves
Of this knowledge to their pecuniary ads
vantage.
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ETTIN' near t h e
Fourth agin;
Sakes alive! h o W
time does spin!
Don't seem like it's
sixty year
Since I first begun
to hear .
All the loud, tri-
umphant noise
AT we made when
we was boys
When we ust to
wish at powder
Was lots cheaper
and lots louder.
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Old Gotrocks (savagely) whats that!
You mean to tell me that you really love my
daughter for herself alone?" Young Hard
up TREMENDOUSLY 10y Yes, sir; but I think I
could learn to Hove you, t-too, sir - in
t-t-time, sir."-V anity Fair.
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They say everything is of use OF what
use is the mosquito? And of what use is the
mosquito bar when the mosquito wants to
get at you ?-Atchison Globe.
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After breakfast on the Fourth john
ME and his mother went to see what
was left of the red light. A little
charred board was all that remained.
Johnnie took this home as a memento,
and then went about setting off his
frecrackers like any other small boy,
almost citing the big thing he and
his red light had done. James Pen
nington, in N. Y. Examiner.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1898-04-29
Saves your time, brings new cus- toners. retains old ones and generally lubricates the wheels of business. Over 2,2oo Tele-- phones in Arkansas.
Use the Long Distance Telephone to All Points in Arkansas, ,...
NEWS IN BRIEF.


 Arkansas milltlamen are expecting orders at Little Rock.
 The Witt Hotel at Conway, Ark, was burned.
 Gen. Miles has abandoned his pros posed Southern trip.
 Spain has sent fleet to the Medi- teranean.
 The government is after mules in many Southern States.
 The First Tennessee Regiment, In camp at Nashville, has but 800 men. A number Of Mississippi National Guardsmen conferred with the Gov ernor.
 National Guard troops will be giy- en the first call, Outsiders must wait.
 Gen. Fitzhugh Lee has been sum- moned to Washington from Rich- mond.
 Two light batteries of artillery have been ordered from Chiekamau- ga Park to Tampa.
 It is believed that the campaign proper in Cuba will not be in full swing before fall.
 Gen. Miles conferred with represen-. tatives or the Cuban civil and militia ry authorities.
 Eight United States prisoners es- capped from the Madison county, Ala, jail.
 Fire at Decatur, Ala. destroyed the plant of the J D. Jervis Compa- ny, lumber dealers. LOSS. $25, 1000. No insurance.
 Miss Helen Gould has writ ten to President Mckinley offering gift of $100,0 900 for national purposes She offers to double the amount if neces-- sary.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1898-04-29

The members of the Booker T. Washington society engaged in an 0ratorical contest at St. JDhn's A. NJ. E. Church last night which was quite an event in colored literary cir cles. It was in the nature of pre- liminary contest and there were eight contestants. Will H. Hall and w. M. Rumbaugh being selected by the judges as the speakers for the. final contest to be held May 12.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1898-04-29
BACK TO lTALY.

Tony Monestra, an Italian who has been living at this place fer the. past five years, left this morning on visit to his old home in Italy. He is one of the Italians who has pros pered in America and is going back to tell his people of the adyap tages- of this country.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1898-04-29
STARVATION AT SANTIAGO.
The Surrounding Country Being Devastated
 By Spanish Troops.

pps-scRae
 KINGSTON, JAMIcA, April g, (7I5 a. m )-The German Remu arrived Port Antonio with 1 refugee passengers from Santiago de Cuba They report the Spanish troops retiring country gasons to the towns and burning devas hng the villages The small garrson have abandoned positions and the troops being Havana. All the pro- being conhscated by the army and the pulace in the face The insurgents becoming boder and pressing around the The Spanads coopd up Santiago Twill starve within week
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1898-04-29
ASKS F0R S35,OOO,OOO.
Is the Amount Secretary A1ger Wants for the
 War Department.

Rae League Telegram
 WASHINGTON April 2o (2s5 D. m) )--secretary Ager has decided to ask for deficiency appropriation carry department through until July Congress will be S35,oooooo
 The Senate has agreed the report Naval bill.
 Some of the Naval officers believe the sailing port the Spanish squadron to the South all bluff They believe the pedo boats will go Q Spain.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1898-04-29
To Checkmate the Spanish Fleet.

WASHINGTON, April g, [I243 p ml--lhe war board IS discussing plans checkmate the opanlsh ee Some of the heavier Sampson squadron be brought further nor h nroe the coast The Louis Harvard and Yale will be started immediately on scouting expedition
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1898-04-29
Deserves His Fate.

NEW YORK April ao (235 p. m) "A Key West special to Journal says sailor the Puritan who is Spanad by brt caught tamperng with the lock powder magazines He said to have been martaed and sentenced to be shot
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1898-04-29
The Indiana Ordered to the Bahamas.

CHICAGO, ILL, April 2o, (I2:52 p. m -A special from Key the Indiana has been ordered the Bahamas what has delayed coal schooner days overdue is feared that they have with Spanish capture.
 It asserted positive information that Cardenas will be attacked week and 5000 troops landed
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1898-04-29
Arrived at I ampa.

TAMPA April 2oBatteries and K first artillery arrived this morning Oliver Florida and Mascoe ordered keep up ready for Cuba with troops as soon ordered by Gen rumored they will start Saturday,
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1898-04-29
The Panther Arrives.

KEY WEST April go [2:4o D. The transport Panther, with z5o board conveyed by the Montgomery arrived this morning.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1898-04-29
scripps-McRae League Telegram.


 SAN FRANCISCO, April 2o, (235 p m.)An explosion of powder carried by pack San Vincent State of Snaoa Mexico killed E and Go mules No further particulars
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1898-04-29
THE STRATEGY BOARD. comments the Seizure of One of the Canary Islands and an Attack on
 Spain.


 NEW YORK April 2o+-A special from Washington to the Journal says the Strategy Board has recommended that it evident Spain intend the Atlantic the U S. fleet the Canary Islands base for supplies and then attack Spain at home.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1898-04-29
Movements of Spanish Vessels.

MADRID April 2o-The battleship Pelayo sailed from Ca dig yesterday The cruiser Numanca arrived Barcelona from arsees The cruisers Cardinal Csneros and Lepanto will be ready in few weeks
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1898-09-02
FAMINE IN RUSSIA.
Failure Of the Harvest Causes Great oul
farlnR IN Many Provinces. TO-

Failure Of the Harvest Causes Great 0uI.
f~riog n Many Provinces.
ST. PETERSBURG, Aug. SO.-Owing to
the failure Of the harvest in several
districts Of the government of Kasan,
and provinoes Of Samara, Saratof, Sim.
b;rk, Viatka and Perma, where the
crops are almost worthless, aud even
the landed gentry are beginning TO- ask
the government for relief. the govern.
mont Is adopting measures to relieve
the sufferers. The distress, however,
is becoming more acute every day. Tho
peasants are denuding their cottages Of
thatches In order to feed their stock.
In spite Of al that can b done. cattle
and horses are dying in great uumbers.
The government officials are very slow
in getting tho relief measures into Of.
feet. and tho only relief thus far has
been the granting OF permission to the
peasants to gather faggots in the woods
for fuel. and to COLLECT dried leaves for
fodder. The peasants are exhausted
from lack of food. aud unless the prom.
ised supplies are speedily sent the sui.
fering will be terrible.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1898-09-02
NOTICE OF MORTGAGE FORECLOS
URE SALE. -

A mortgage. with power of sale wal.
made by Peter Arendt of the county of
Morrison. Minnesota. AZ mort gngor, to
Pauline RhOda bearing date the 4tli day of
August A. ID. 1898, and duly recorded In
the office of the register of deeds in and
for the county of Morrison, Minnesota, on
the 7til day of August A. ID. 1853, at .
o'clock a. M. and duly recorded In book
IN" of mortgages on page 469. No action
or proceedings Mt law has been instituted
to recover the debt secured bv said mort
gage or any part thereof Said mortgage
Contained q power Of sale and will be fore
closed hereunder by sale of the mort:
gagged premises situate in the county of
Morrison, Minnesota, and described az
follows. to-wit: The north half of the
l?9, range 81, said sale will be made by the
auction to he highest bidder for cast! ut the
city of Little Falls, minnesota, on the oath
day of September, A. d. 1898, Mt 10 o'clock
in the forenoon of said day to satisfy the
amount which shall then be due on sale
mortgage, with interest and expenses OF
sale, together with the sum of $500 at
torney's fees, and there Is now claimed to
be due, and IL due, on said mortgage the
sun, Of $2.2l Is, together with $500 stip,-
lated in said mort gn re to be the attorneys
fees in cnse Of foreclosure of said mort
gage. Defaults exists In said mortgage.
Dated ut Little Falls, Minnesota, this
5th day of August, A. D 1898
PAULINE RHODA,
,Mortgagec.
JOHN II. RHODES,
Attorney for Mortgages.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1898-09-02
GERMANY IS WILLING.

semi. Onetslty Stated tho Csar's Invita-
! - tisn Will he Accepted.
BERLIN, Aug. 81. The official Nord
Deutsche Allegemeine Zeitung, be-
lieved to be inspired by Prince Hohen-
lobe. tho imperial chancellor, declares
the willingness Of Emperor William
and Germany to accept the invitation
to attend the conference as proposed by
the Russian emperor.
LONDON, Aug. 81. John Morley, Lib
eral member OF parliament; Sir John
Lubbock, the distinguished scientist and
Liberal Unionist; M. de Foil, London
university, and many other persons
prominent in the political and scien-
tific world have expressed their ap-
prevail Of the cars plan.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1898-09-02
MORTGAGES RIGHTEOUSNESS esALE.S

Default having been made in the pay
i,,e,lt Of the sum Of three hundred and
Sc die. nnd il due, at the date 81 this
notice upon certain mortgage duly ex
ecuted nnd delivered by Charles Ander.
ron s,n and Mary Anderson. his wife, and
to Neils g: Frederiksen, mortgages, Bear.
ing date the End day, of July, 1883. and
qep owssd Ct t Hsle Ell
Of deeds in and for the county OF Morrison
and state Of Minnesota. on The 18th day Of
December, lsss, at so'clock g, n,;, in book
mortgage, together with the debt secured
Thereby. was duly assigned by said Neils
Z. Frederiksen. MORTGAGE. to o. l.. Roser-
18TH day of February, 1889, and recorded in
the Office Of said register of deeds, on the
i II dSs ayyH Of % at osl9s a.
and no action or proceeding having been
Instituted, ut law or otherwise, to recover
ths Deb, secured by said mortgage or any
Now therefore, notice ia hereby given,
TINT by virtue Of the p,'wcr III sale con-
TUNED In said mortgage. and pursuant to
yided, the snid mortgage will be foreclosed
by sale Of the prc,iIi .es described in and
comveyed by said mortgage, viz:
nne! the sontheast quarter Of the north
west quarter of section thirty.two, town.
ship one hundred aud twenty eight north.
OF range tmrty.oie west, III AAlu county
and state, with the hereditamhents and
BY the sheriff Of said Morrison county, at
the north front door Of the court house,
In the city of Little Falls IN said county
and stnte. on I he 10Th day "f September,
issS, ut 10 o'clock a. NJ, of that day, at pub
lie vendue, to the highest bidder for cash.
IT, pny said debt "f three hundred and
ninety.nire dollars, and interest, and the
taxes, II any. ON said premises, and
twenty-five dollars. attorneys fees. "a
stipulated in nsd by said mortgage in
case of foreclosure, and the disbursements
allowed bv law; subject to redemption at
any time wit hin one year from the day OF
sale, IA provided by law.
Dated July 18Th. A. u, 1898.
.. l. ROSENKRANS,
Assignee Of Mortgages.
LlNDBERGH. BLANCHARD Il t.lNDB"RGH.
Attorneys.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1898-09-02
is OVER POPULATED.

There Are Ten Th"usand Too Many Pso.
pie In the Dawson Distrlct.
SEATTLE, Wash, Aug. SO.-Major J.
M. Walsh, ex.commissioner Of the Yu.
kon district, who has arrived here
from dawson. en- route to Ottawa.
Canada. to make his official report. es-
Inmates this seasons gold output at
Sill 900, 900 while the cleanup for next
year will undoubtedly aggregate &c..
OO0, 900. He predicts that further de-.
velopments in the Yukon will 20 be.
yond the expectations Of every body.
Concerning the situation at Dawson,
Major Walsh said:
1.-The district in the vicinity Of Daw'
son is over.populated by about 10000
people and they must either move out
and prospects new territory or leave tho
DISTRICT" :,
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1898-09-02
JOHN H. RHODES,
Attorney for MOrtgagee.

SHERIFF'S SALE OF REAL ESTATE
UNDER JUDGMENT OF FORECl-OS.
URE.
STATE OF MINNESOTA, }
COUNTY or MORRISON. "
District Court, Seventh Judicial District.
Amanda NJ. Walker,
Ncils c. Frcdcriksen, Rudolph
Nunnennuchcr and Erick
Jacobson,
Notice is hereby given that under and
by virture of judgment and decree en-
tered in the above entitled action on the
nth day of August, 1893, II certified tran
script of which has been delivered to me,
l the undersigned sheriff of Morrison
county will sell at public auction, TO the
highest bidder for cash, on the Path day of
September, 1888, at 10 O'Clock in the fore
noon at the north front door of the court
house in the city Of Little Falls in said
county, in one parcel, the premises and
real estate described in said judgment
and decree, to'wit: The northeast quarter
of the northwest quarter and the north
west quarter of the northeast quarter of
section twenty-five, in township one hun
bred and twenty.eight, north of range
thirty-one, in the county of Morrison and
II. A. RIDER,
Sheriff of Morrison Co MINI.
LINDBERGH, BLANCHARD Il LINDBERGH
Plaintiffs Attorneys.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1898-09-02
LABOR ENDORSES IT.

Csar's Peace Note Approved BY tho Brit
ish Trades Union Congress.
BRISTOL, Aug. 31.-The trades union
congress, which is now in session here,
has unanimously passed resolution
expressing satisfaction at the czar's
peace note. and calling on the. British
government to give effect thereto, "as
militarism is the great foo Of liberty,
and is crushing burden to the toiling
millions" II