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Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1899-01-03
Sioux City Live Stock.

SIOUX CRY, a., Dec. 80
HOGS-Market steady. Range OF
prices, 81. 3O@3 60.
CATTLE-Market steady and easier.
Sales ranged at S4.00@5 Is for beeves;
11.7oM375 for cows, bulls and mixed;
81. 40@450 for stockers and feeders; $3.50
GAO for calves and yearlings.
SHEEP-Market steady.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1899-01-03
Chicago Grain and ProvisionA.
CHlCA0u. Dec. 10

Chicago. Dec. 10
CLOSING PRICES.
WHEAT-December. 6s3to; May. 7l9fo,
July, 60No.
CORN-December. a7Ko; January. so,
May, ,1sc; July. $3.50.
OATS-Dscember . 261fo; January, 10,
May, $40; July, 26kc.
PORk-December.: T. IS: January, $40. ~
May. el057
POC.LTRY-Dres,se,. turkeys, 700 To- 10,
chickens, 7@7ls; uur ks. o(07o
BUTTER-CreamerieA l4000ko: dAi1-
ies, Hh@A1o
EGGS-Fresh, N~0ee
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1899-01-03
Eastbound Frolsht,

CHICAGO, Dec. 80.-The year 1898 has
broken all records in the amount Of dead
freight shipped from tho city Of Chi
cago to the East. The, total for thu
year, the last week Of December being
estimated, il 3, e79, 1856 tons.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1899-01-03
Part of the Third Nebraska Sails.

SAVANNAH, Ca, Dec. 31.-The trans
port OLDHAM sailed for Havana during
the afternoon with the First battalion
of the Third Nebraska regiment. Be.
sides the Nebraska soldiers the OLDHAM
carried q number of nurses and sur.
geons for the Havana occupation.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1899-01-03
Monument to LincOln's Mother.

Dies MONIES. Ia, Dec. 31.-A monu-
nlent to the mother of Abraham Lin:
coin is to be erected by the old soldiers
of the Second Iowa brigade, three regi-
mepts from Illinois,, the Fourteenth,
Fifteenth and Sixteenth, and two from
Indiana, the Twenly-sixth and Fifty
third,
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1899-01-03
King Humbert Pardons Rioters

King HumbeFt Pard0ns Rioters.
ROME, Dec. 31.-King Humbert has
signed decree amnestying or reducing
the punishments of the rioters who took
part in the disturbances last spring.
Over 200 persons who were sentenced by
courtmartial and about 1000 who were
condemned by civil courts have been
liberated.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1899-01-03
Indictments for Jury Bribipg.

CHICAGO, Tee. 3l.-Indictments for
jury bribing were found against James
Lynch and H. Powell by the grand
jury. The jury bribing is alleged to
have been done in the interests of a
street railway company, defendant in
the case in question.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1899-01-03
FINEST TRAIN ON WHEELS

That IA what Mr.. Pullman says Of
the .Burlington's new train between
Minneapolis, st. Paul and Chicago.
Finished throughout in royal
fashion. compartment and standard
Sleeper, bllftet library car. chair rars
and dining car. It 10 without IN
eudal In this cou2try or abroad No
extra tare0.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1899-01-03
LATE MARKET REPORT.
Duluth Grain.

Duluth Grain.
DULUTH, Dec. 30.
WHEAT-Cash, No. hard, 60No; No.
Northern, 6714c; No. 8 Northern. $3.50;
No. g. coo. To Arrive-No. hard,
1890; No. Northern, 67Nc; December.
67Nc; May, 69Hc.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1899-01-03
Sailors for Dewey's Fleet.

New YORK. Dec. 3l.-Ninety men
were taken from the receiving ship Ver-
mont at the hayward by steamer to
Norfolk, Va, from which place they
will go overland to San Francisco.
where they will embark for Manila as
yeintorcements for Admiral Dewey.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1899-01-03
Minneapolis Grain.

MlNNEAFOAlS, DeC ",
WHEAT-December closed at SO;
May, 6SMc; July, $50. On Track-No.
! hard, &C; No. Northern, Csc; No. .
Northern, sc.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1899-01-03
Exports Reached a Billion and
aQuarter and Imports but
Half That Amount.
OUR PRODUCTS IN DEMAND
Shipments of BreadStuffs and
Other Necessaries Never
Before Equalled.
Output Of Pig Iron Also the
Largest Yet Produced in
Any Single Year.

NEW YORK, Dec. 31.-R. q. Dun q
Co.'s Weekly Review of Trade says:
The year 1898 has surpassed all other
years in financial and industrial results.
The center of financial power crossed
the ocean. After paying debts of sew
eral hundred millions abroad and con-
Quoting war to an honorable end the
country is lending SO many millions to
Europe that, for the first time, banks
abroad look to New York to dictate the
rate Of exchange. Exports have been
about 81 ,25O, 600, 900 and the excess over
imports about $Gl7 100000. against
e357 100000 in 1897, and in only two
previous years has the balance risen to
$500. O0O,O 900. In no past calendar year
have net imports of gold reached $780,
100000. but this year they have been
about $780, 1000. November passed
all previous months in value Of produce
exports over imports. but December has
gone much beyond November.
Heavy Demand for Necessaries.
Power in the worlds markets comes
with demand for breadstuffs and other
necessaries never before equalled. Ex-
ports of cotton have been over 1900, 600
bales, about 1896. 100000 pounds, and
in no previous year as much as 1000, 900
bales. or $500, 900, 900 pounds. Exports
of breudstutfs have been in value $685.
vlS.293 in eleven months, and have
never been as large in any other year.
Exports of wheat for the year, lacking
. day or two, have been 21S.504 1855
bushels, -four included. slightly ex-
ceeded only by 225, 665.812 bushels in
1893, and of corn 200. 979, O79 bushels, only
approached by ls9.127.570 in 1897.
The heaviest exports of both grains and
-four in any previous year were $780,
600 smaller in 1897. The average price for
wheat, 90 cents, is. the highest since
1881.
Greatest Output Of Pig Iron.
The triumph in finance has been
largely due to industrial progress. The
output of pig iron has been about H.
645, 1910 tons, the greatest yet reached in
any year by 2.0U0.000 tons, and greater
than Great Britain ever reached by
9,SO0,0OO tons. Exports Of iron manu-
features in 10 months were about $751;
Ga $3.50 in value. against imports of $13,-
4y7.Sl7 The prices shown for the year
in the table comparisons have been un-
usually steady.
Textile industries have been retarded
by high prices Of wool and abnormally
low prices Of cotton both lettering pur-
chases. In three months cotton reached
6.3l cents. the lowest price for 80 years,
the greatest yield ever known being fol-
lowed by receipts since September Of
85; 900 bales larger than last year. Ex-
ports have increased, but not as greatly.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1899-01-03
EDITORIAL COMMENT
The PIONEER LIMITED.

"Nothing richer has ever been pro-
duced by any railroad. st. Paul
Pioneer Press.
"It's q world beater.''-St. Paul
Globe.
1.-The best thing the. railroad
world eau produce. st. Paul
Dispatch.
Appointment and discriminating
people marvel at the creation of
elegance and comfort wrought by
modern car builders. ''-Minneapolis
Tribune.
"The PIONEER LIMITED stands to-
day perfect in construction. gor-
geOus in finish and in acme Of luxury
and comfort" -Minneapolis j ournal.
1.-THE closest inspection bewilders
and take the breath away, for the
magnificence and beauty Of it all IL
simply tremendous. ''-Minneapolis
Times.
The PIONEER LIMITED leaves Min
neapolis at 7:3O and st. Paul at $40
every evening In the year for Mil.
waukee and Chicago. via Chicago,
Milwaukee-& 1t. FAul Railway. mo
ext ira charge on this train.)
For tickets, herths or Information,
apply to any ticket agent, or adj
dress, J. T. CONLEY,
Asst Gent P8ss. Agt.
st. Paul, Mimi.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1899-01-03

One Effect Of the Serious Illness Of So
nor Sagasta.
MADRID, Dec. 31.-El Liberal pub
fishes an interview with q minister
whose name is not known, which repre-
sents him as saying that the advent Of
the Conservatives to power is only de-
layed by Senior Sagasta's illness.
"All the minister's said the person in
question, "had already offered their
designations, but the premier's sudden
illness STAYED off the crisis"
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1899-02-25

Fraulein Helene Odilon. copying the
modern fashion of "reminiscences of Sow
ercign | Have Met. has been discoursing
in the Vienna press on the behavior OF
royalties M the play Foremost in the list
comes the emperor Of Austria who goes to
thc thcater as often a. he can. and is al
ways ON the side OF the author and the
actor our own gracious sovereign often
displays the same kind spirit and is gcncr-
ally lavish OF her praises at the beginning
rf piece. Toward the end. however, her
majesty i said like the great Homer. oc
'a>ionally - rod
The Prince nf Wales the ear and the
'zarna atr also sympathetic listeners, the
former being rather dcmonSt rativc, while
th" ii;pcrial couple are more reserved.
The kaiser. all rho world knows. is a
kcenly critical spectator. and not above
iuSfrUgiin,' the whole company. from
playwright To- scene Shif;cr. in their du-
ties Among The careless auditors may hc
r. h"ued the ting nf hou:ania. who has
lcen kapvn - uilttiCr Thank God,
when the curtain falls. and King Alcxan
do %; ~'r, ia. y ho ''icNcr looks at The
stage unless II pretty actress attracts him
Tor a moment. - London Chronicle.
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Speaking II ;s9;ncr,auliS. the anecdote
which Lord Eldnn relates of the emi-
ncnt English lawyer. John Dunning.
afterward Lord Ashhurton will bear
repeating II had says Lord Eldon.
VERY early after was called To the
bar Il hrie. n junior to Mr. Dunning.
He began the argument and appeared
10 M" To bc reasoning very powerfully
against our client Waiting till I was
quite convinced that he had mistaken
for what party hc was retained. | then
toach"d his ;rm. and. upon his turning
his head toward mo. ] whispered to
him that he must have misunderstood
by whom he was employed. as he was
reasoning against our client
He gave me n very rough and rude
reprimand for not having sooner set
him right and then proceeded II state
that what l.c had addressed to the court
was all that could be stated against his
client and that be had pnt the ease as
unfavnrahly IA il wer" possible in order
that the court might So" how Very salts
factarilv the case against him could be
answered. ami. accordingly. very pow
eriully answered what he had before
stated.
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now To SET THE PLANTS.

largest size. but they are produced
abundantly and very carly They are
nearly clear white in early growth and
remain so in favorable weather until
three or four inches high This sort
commands an extra price. not only
on fancy market. but from Gamers.
who find that when put mp under spe-
cial brand il sells 50 readily at higher
price as TO warrant them in paving the
grower an extra price for growing it.
We prefer 10 use only well grown p
ycar-old stock
Soil The soil on which asparagus
plants are transplanted must be made
very rich. From 100 to 200 loads Of
rich stable manure 10 the acre-well
plowed in n-rIakes a good start for a
good crop Select good sandy loan
sloping to the south if possible The
ground should be plcwcd as deep as pos
sihle and furrowed off from 4 10 feet
apart Ground thus fitted enables the
roots to take hold at once. which is Of
great importance. as the more strength
and size gained on the roots each wear
places you that much ahead and en-
ables you To secure good profit from
your bed the second season after plant
ing
How to Plant We usually set the
plants in early spring as soon as the
ground can he worked. IS inches apart
in the burrows which have previously
been prepared. with the rows four feet
apart. 1t will require 5000 plants To
properly plant an acre As illustrated in
this column. there is right way
and wrong way 10 plant. II re
quires little more time 10 set the roots
in proper shape hut it pays The roots
should be spread apart. not punched.
The crown should be covered with four
inches Of earth BY shallow planting
crops come earlier than if planted deep
er. After planting has been done the
ground should be properly leveled and
good cultivation given throughout the
season. The bed should he well cleaned
every autumn and salted at the rate of
one barrel of salt per acre. as this stim-
ulatcs the roots and rctards the weeds
A good dressing of manure should also
be given every fall a we'll planted and
tended field in full bearing should pre-
scnt the general appearance given in the
second cut
Bleaching The young shoots can he
bleached and made extremely tender by
covering with straw or leaves. and
would suggest that planters give this
mode Of bleaching at least trial. as
il is n worthy method.
How Ia Cut u So sharp knife and
cut even with ground Late cutting is
not advised n the roots will become
exhausted if the shoots are not allowed
TO develop. Remember the leaves are
the lungs of th,' plant
Bunehing. The sprouts should be of
good size when cut Arrange in punches
eight inches across butt end After they
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1899-02-25

half an inch of the bottom of the hive
That made il so that whether the bot
tom We're fast or loose the bottom bars
of the frames had space under them.
and Were in no danger of being glued to
the floor For good and sufficient rea-
sons IA space is LETT above the frames of
about one-quarter of an inch. When.
then. one story was put over another. in
stead of space of one-quartcr of an
inch between the upper and lower sets
of frames. the space was three-quarters
of an inch. and the bees filled this space
with comb and honey. making sticky,
dauhy mess when the upper story was
taken off To avoid this the hive must
be shallow enough To let the frames
come clear tn the bottom. and the CON
struction of the floor board must secure
the necessary space under the frames.
Looking ut the picture. Won will see
that clcat three-cighths Of an inch
thick is nailed ON the two sides and on
the back end of the floor board Below
the iioor board Won see cross section of
the floor. showing Il lap in the two parts
of the board so that if the two parts
shrink apart the floor will be still bee
tight
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the narrow star
III" hirst into the room of the stranger
without preface or prelude and began
in high pitched. womanish voice,
"What in the world Then he
paused. for he found she was crying A
little middle aged woman. with a
wrinklcd fac" and funny eifn locks that
fen in Il cloud about it, She was stand
ing in the middle of tn" room with her
music stretched ont fatty on the table
and her violin and how in her hands
standing. the tears running thickly
dnwn her pale cheeks. without making
any attempt 10 wipe them away
The Poet felt even angricr than be-
fore Women Of that age had no right
To cry so openly hr Thought 1t went
against all his theories He was angry.
too that he had imagined her to be
young.
What an ahominablc row. he said
savagcly And what are you crying
about? But i, is cnough to make any
one cry He was not far from tears
himself with vcxation.
She looked up at him wistfully she
was but little thing without
any apparent surprise at his presence
or abrupt entrance. "Ah should not
have played again. She sobbed. latter
after had given il mp -
"Thon lad guessed aright"' cried
the Poet. yesterday il was renuncia-
tion and today resignation. But what
had you given upg What have yen re
nar,.nn1p t., nl 80
Il don't understand Won. she said
uncomprehcndingly She laid her violin
on the table hanging over il as "A moth
er does over her child
when you played Yesterday
'But | didn't play Yesterday. she
| cried. II wanted to oh 50 badly. The
storm cried to me the wind cried and
the sea cried. and heard them all l
took my violin i'll my hand hut could
tell no'hing of whit heard Oh. how
unhappy ! was. Then drew the how
backward and forward across the
strings. hut without touching them
and imagined it nll caught the sob
bing Of the sea gol on the end of my
bow. | sent ont the cry of the gulls' -
And the spray of the seal" cried the
Poet
And the eddy and gathering Of the
foam
And the mutter Of the waves
And thought of how might have
played had not something something
been wanting Oh | cried to God to
give me the power to play as-as my
soul could play but for this thing-this
me that cannot.
The cry for the unattainahle. = the
Poet whispered To himself. but she did
not hear or heed him.
Il made Il resolution. She dried her
tears briefly at the recollection of it,
God would not give me my desire. so
| gave mp my semhlancc Of it. for
wanted to keep my ideal Then. when
had quite made up my mind. how
could have played then, But it would
not come.
The triumph. said the Poet. He
smiled imperceptibly to himself.
But today it was all so ireary. Ii
was all over. and there was nothing
left. And after had thought how il
was all over and my last note played
Thought | would again say goodby to
my fiddle And fetched it out and
played goodby but without making a
sound And ! felt not bit sorry. but
only strange - eling here She put
her hand ON her heart. so played
real little bit To see if it would take it
away
He did not speak His dream had
come back to him. and his thoughts.
like white clouds floated far. far away.
Black and White.
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HORSES FEET.
Noted Veterinarian Explains the
Hood supply.

Noted Veterinarian Explains the
Hood supply.
The ncted British veterinarian. DIR.
IL Leeney. writing in the London Live
Stock journal. says that the large meta
carpal artery which passes under the
annular hgament Of the knee of the
horse. passing down the leg at the side
of the fiexor tendons. At the fetlock il
is found between these tendons and the
suspensory ligament. A little above the
joint il divides into three. the central
portion passes between the divisions Of
the ligament and the cannon bone and
forms an arch giving off three small
branches. which take an upward direc-
tion and communicate with the small
metacarpal artery. Two smaller
branches from the arch supply the fet-
lock joint. The two lateral branches
from the metacarpal artery passing
downward receive the name of plantar
arteries. These follow by the side Of
those small floating bones known as ses-
samoids (and not noticed in speaking of
the intrinsic bones of the foot) and
keep somewhat in advance of the ten
dons until it passes under the lateral
cartilage.
In avoiding the cushion direction
somewhat forward is taken into
groove in the wing of the coffin bone,
by which il is conducted downward and
forward to the canal or foramen. as
such Orifices are anatomically termed,
ON to the concavity at the back of the
bone. under the coffin joint. Within
the bone il describes part Of circle,
meeting its fellow from the other side.
The arteries, nerves and veins are in
pairs. and il will be understood that
the foregoing description is intended as
representing one side only. There are
slight variations for instance. ON
the outside of the leg. The artery above
the fetlock is much nearer the surface
But these differences. although of i'm
portance 10 the surgeon performing the
operation of unnerving. do not call for
special description here. The regular
artery within the foot sends off many
branches. and "A specimen which has
been carefully injected with red com
position made for the purpose is well
worth inspection by all interested in
horses feet
Many of the older veterinary surgeons
possess such specimens, prepared 10y
themselves in days land nights when
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Mills endurance potato is said TO he
bhghtproof. and accordin; to good au-
thori;y seems To- pcaS,',S tn a remark
able degree qualities which enable it To
resist hi ghi
'on~iicr ynar market when selecting
varieties ~ toalaturs, SMue consumers
have very dcciied preferences in the
matter of cnlor Br lit reds may lead
in on" marE.t wlil- III another the
purpli,h tint viii hc pref 'rred
Til, hop crop of the world lust year.
~ estimated from reports from hop
growing crntcrs is said to have been
less than the average
Air slaked lime Is liherally applied To
prevent clubroot in turnips
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FLOOR BOARDS IN HIVES.
How TL~s May be- Loosc Usually. but
Fastened when Neccssnry.


Some hives have the floor boards or
bottoms fast. and some have them loose
There are times when one kind is better,
and times when the other is better. In
view of these facts. DIR C. C. Miller gives
the following information in The Ma
tional Stockman and Farmer
In the spring of the year il is often
desirable to clean the dead bees and filth
off the hive At such times. if the bottom
IL nailed on. there Is no way of max
ing a clean job Of il but 10 take all the
bees and combs ont Of the hive. a trou-
blesome job and sometimes resulting in
injury to colony. especially if the wealth
er be cold If the floor board be loose,
it is an easy thing To raise the hive and
p1t clean floor board in place of the
dirty one then after the dirty one is
cleaned il can be given tn another hive.
and so on. The practice of tiering mp
hives. having them two or more stories
high. Is becoming more and more com
mon all the time and there is no posi-
bility of doing this unless the floor
board be separate from the hive.
There are. however. times when il is
very desirable to have the foor boards
secured 10 the hive Those who haul
hives TO and from out-apiaries must have
the floor fast to the hive. SO there is no
danger of bees getting out. There may
be other times when it is necessary to
Of the time would rather have the
floor separate
II Is not very hard thing To have
hives so made that the floors shall he
loose most of the time. hut fastened Sc
curely 10 the hive when needed For
merly | fastened the floors To my hives
with screws when | wanted to haul
them, then took the screws ont when
they We're not needed But found out
"a better and less expensive way |
now faSten them on with Staples. which
can br bought for 10 cents pound or
less. The staples are what are some
times called tobacco stanles and some
times they 90 by ether n"mes They are
the same as double pointed tacks. only
on Il larger scale The staples use are
IS inch wide. and the two legs are
seven lei ghthS of an inch long OF course
a size little different from this would
answer. When staple is driven in. one
leg in the hive and one in the floor
board. il holds as firmly rs nail driven
in. perhaps more SO, 1t is driven in not
quite full depth. and then it is very
easily drawn out. For hauling. four
staples are used to fasten the floor to
the hive, hut for hive that is merely
to be carried into the cellar two will do
one abort the middle at each side.
The first hives | had were so con-
structed that the frames came within