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Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1899-11-17
Future Of the Indians.

The MohOnk Indian conference. which
has just been in session. takes very
hopeful and encouraging view Of the fu.
ture Of the red man. 1t is clearly shown
that the Indian is making decided prog
ress in civilization. The Mohonk con-
ference is permanent institution,
which meets each year on the banks Of
lake in New York state bearing that
name and is composed Of persons who
have given much earnest study and
thought to the Indian quesr:cn. At the
late session there were present repre-
sentatives Of the Indian bureau Of the
department Of the interior. Indian mis-.
sionaries. teachers in Indian schools,
experienced men of affairs. students OF
humanity and philanthropists. This
conference, as well as its predecessors,
strongly urged the discrimination Of
the reservation system among the In
dams The reservation. they say, means
isolation. and isolation is at war with
civilization and Christianity. In its
resolutions the conference declared in
favor Of the following propositions:
First.-The defense Of the rights Of allotted In.
dians especially by the registration Of family and
individual names and the protection OF the right
Of inheritance.
second.-The continued breaking up Of reserva'
lions by allotment Of land in severaty, yet not in
anticipation Of the abllity Of the Indians to sup
port themselves.
Third.-The prohibition Of the taking Of Indian,
from their reservations for the purpose OF perpet-
uating, by public exhibition, the conditions Of
barbsrism.
To the end that Indians may become
self supporting and self respecting citi-
zens, the conference favored the grad
ual cutting off Of annuities and govern.
ment rations and the adoption Of plan
which, while relieving actual distress
among the nations wards. will encour-
age among them self help and self reli-
ance.
The members Of the conference ex-
pressed themselves as much encouraged
over the progress in education among
the Indians The schools on and off the
reservations are, according to reports,
doing excellent work. while Indian men
and women are being instructed in lace
making, pottery and other industries
for which they have shown an aptitude.
Altogether the reports Of the Mohonk
conference are encouraging to those
who believe that the remnant still ex-
tant Of the sturdy race Of aboriginal
Americans can yet be made not only
"good Indians" but good citizens
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1899-11-17
Difficult to secure u Jury.

NEW YORK, Nov. l6-The trial OF
Roland B. Molineux, charged with the
death of Mrs. Katherine j. Adams,
was continued before Recorder Golf in
the court Of general sessions. Efforts
were directed toward securing jury.
but Notwithstanding the fact that al
talismen were examined not one jury.
man was chosen.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1899-11-17

Another pleasing side light is thrown
upon the character CT Admiral Dewey
by an incident which occurred at Han
over, N. H., the other day. As the train
approached the town the admiral said
to the people in his car: ''Let's have
no speeches; let's have good time.
There have been speeches enough"
And when he saw that the clamoring
collegians could not be refused he
mournfully but manfully rose with II
said wouldn't make a speech. and
can't make speech. but I'll do it. -
Then he went out on the platform and
said: II am glad 70 see you. You are
here simply because you wish to ex-
press your patriotism. Keep it up. It
is the spirit which should possess every
American. l thank you for this very
kind reception" Retiring while the
thunders Of applause were still filing
the air, he turned to Governor Rollins
of New Hampshire and explained the
situation as he understood it: 1T isn't
myself; it is simply patriotism that
has stirred the people. They have CEN
tered their patriotism upon me. and if
I can do anything to keep alive that
neutrality-suspicious. am only too
glad to do what can" Coming from
some men the utter sincerity of this
might be open to doubt. but no one
will suspect Dewey Of saying more or
less than he means and believes or of
saying anything merely for effect.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1899-11-17
$WanvflIe Items.

H. Koernig made a business trip
to Minneapolis last week.
George McIver and Gilbert Vincent
araived home this week from
Wheaton, where they have been
harvesting and threshing.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hollenbeck were
Little Falls visitors on Saturday.
Joseph B aisden, of St, Paul is here
this week visiting his sister, Mrs. J,
N. Cox. .
Dec Barber and William Fowler
left last week for Bermidji, where
they will work in the pineries this
winter.
Jacob Biteman, Of Pleasant Hill.
Ohio, who has been here for some
time visiting his brother, Isaac Bite
man, returned home last week.
Mrs. John Pennie returned home
on Wednesday after a weeks visit
with relatives at Willard.
The village council has purchased
I, new fire bell, and Il bell tower has
been built just west OF the town
hall.
James German Of Little Falls is
here with a drove of'horses for sale.
A daily freight train has been run
ming on this line for tho past week,
bringing in a lot OF empty cars each
day, which is Il great accommodate
ton to the wood scalers.
Thursday, Nov. 8, was Gilbert
Hollenbeck twentieth birthday and
about fifteen couples OF his young
friends called in the evening and gave
him a pleasant surprise. The even
ing was spent in games. Refresh
ments were served and all report a
splendid time.
The collecting agent for the Deer
ing Machine company is here this
week.
Miss Rice, OF Willard, who has been
visiting here for some time, returned
home last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. BuelOw visited
with relatives at North Culdrum the
first OF the week.
Mr.. Horn, OF Chatfield, MIMI, is
here this week writing insurance
policies.
Will Cox made a trip to Grey
Eagle on Wednesday.
L. Cyrus of Eden Valley has re-
m wed to this village and occupies
70 ms in the Thos. Adams house.
TIL, new flour mill at this place
will ION be ready to begin grinding
grain.
Mrs. r )dgers is having a run OF
typhO I'll fever. DR.. COrrigan is at
to lulng her.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1899-11-17

"The truth is that the whole
nation is expansionist. There
is no anti-expansion section;
there's no anti-expansion party.
If the Democracy is put in the
attitude of such party it will
be by the folly of leaders who
cherish the notion that when
one party takes q position on
any question the other must
forthwith take the opposite, even
if the former is right and the
latter wrong, unpopular and
certain to bring defeat.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1899-11-17
Tho Automobile In Postal Service.

One Of the toasts on the programme
Of the banquet rendered to Postmaster
General Smith at Chicago recently was
The Automobile, which was respond
ed to by DR.. Samuel G. Dorr. postmas-
ter of Buffalo. who discussed the horse
less vehicle with reference to it's utility
in the postal business of the country.
DR.. Dorr expressed the opinion that the
automobile would become an important
factor in the postal department, facili-
eating tho work CT both the collection
and delivery Of mail matter
The particular department in which
there appears to be the greatest oppor-
tunity for the automobile is in rural
deliveries. branch Of the service to
which the postal authorities are now
giving especial attention. Its employ
ment for that purpose would do more
to promote the improvement of country
highways than almost any other agency.
Thus there would be accomplished a
double good-facilitatlng the delivery
Of the mails in the rural and suburban
sections and the improvement Of the
highways
In the collection of mail in the cities
the automobile could also be pro6tab bly,
utilized. It is fact that the collection
Of mail from the letter boxes in most
cities has not reached that systematic
celebrity which seems to have been at
tanned in other departments. The let
ters are usually collected in carts At
tached to animals that are not thor
oughly imbued with the idea Of dis
patch that has made the United States
postal service the most perfect in the
world 1t is apparent that the work Of
. dozen or 30 of these carts could be
done in about half the time by an auto
mobile constructed with especial refer
ence to the expeditions performance Of
the work
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1899-11-17
YAQUIS ACTIVE AGAIN..
Several ENGAGEMENTS With Mexican
Troops Have Been Fought.

Troops Have Been Fought.
CHICAGO, Nov. 16.-.A special to The
Record from Ortiz, Mexico, says the
Yaqui Indians have become ve1y ag.
gressive within the last few days. The
main body Of the rebels has still lis
rendezvous in the mountains north Of
Saraiuhuia, but rowing bands of braves
are becoming holder in their opera
tions The troops commanded by Gen
eral Torres have had mum Der of DIES.
perate engagements with these Indians
and number have been killed and
wounded on both sides. Several ranch
men who have been aiding the rebel
ious tribes have been arrested.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1899-11-17
Henderson Selects AsSis Ia ntS.

DUBUQUE, Ia. Nov. l6.-Congressman
Henderson, next speaker of the house,
announces the appointment of Jules G.
Richards Of Waterloo, Ia, as private
secretary, to succeed Amos L. Allen,
who was Speaker Reeds secretary, and
who has just been elected to congress.
Also that Asher G. Kinds will continue
as clerk at the speakers table, and that
Leroy Medley, for some years congress-
man Henderson's private secretary, will
be the speakers clerk.
The corporation Of Manchester fur
nishes an example Of the advantage for
leasing instead Of giving away fran
chises for street railways. For term
Of years that city has been receiving
from the street car lines about $175, 900
year as rental for the use of the
streets These leases are now about to
expire. and the street car company
which holds the leases has offered to
more than double the rent it has been
paying, but the city has declined the
offer, as it proposes to own and operate
the lines itself, assuming that if there
Is money in it for private corporation
there is money in it for the municipal
lily. At all events, the experience Of
Manchester proves the advantage of the
method which secures to cities the ben,
efts Of the "unearned increment.
National Grange Convention.
SPRINGFIELD, o.. Nov. l6.-The SD
annual session of the National Grange
convened in this city with Maste,
Aaron Jones of South Bend, Ind, in the
chair. Twenty-six states are repre-.
scented, the delegates from which, to.
gether with those remaining from ths
state Grange meeting and other visitors.
place the total attendance at $500 In
the city. The grange began business
At once. ~
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1899-11-17
The Finest Linn tied Train,

From St. Paul and Minneapolis to
Chicago is the Burlington electric
lighted ane steam heated1 Every
comfort that other trains have and
some that 10 others have, Remem-
Der this when buying railroad
tickets.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1899-11-17
beauty Us Blood Deep.

Clean blood means clean skin. No
beauty without it. Cascarets, Candy Cathar.
tic clean your blood and keep it clean, by
stirring up the lazy liver and driving all i'm.
purities from the body; Begin, to-day tc
and that sicky bilious complexion by taking
ascarets,-beauty for ten cents. All drug.
gists. satisfaction guaranteed Zoe. Csc. SOC
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1899-11-17
DEMOCRACY AND EXPANSION.

"AtAS III eIiA 10 Ie]iAAiAS ~ ~
sition against retaining the
Philippines. and he is echoed
by such as Lind and Towne, and
many other fusion leaders, it
becomes more apparent daily
that expansion has very strong
support in the Democratic party
And the Democratic sentiment
for expansion is strongest in
states where it counts-jn states
that gave Bryan electoral votes
in 1896. The leading Southern
senators are for expansion, and
the free silver leaders of the
West are for expansion. The
New York Journal, with prob
ably the largest circulation of
any paper in the country, was
practically the only great news
paper of the East that sup
ported Bryan in 1896. But the
Journal is one of the most earn
est supporters of expansion.
In it's issue OF Sunday, Nov. IL,
it publishes a half-page edito.
rial, ''The Nationfor Expansion, "
and the following extracts are
we'll worth reading:
''The result of the late elec-
tions will be gravely misunder-
stood if it is taken to mean that
only a majority of the American
people are in favor of the policy
Of national progress. A map
showing the division of the
county between Democratic and
Republican states would dis
play a vast preponderance of
Republican shading, but it must
not be supposed that this would
be the full measure of the diff
ference between expansionist
and anti -expansionist sentiment.
"All the Democratic States
except Nebraska, Colorado,
Utah, Nevada, Idaho and Mon
tana are in the South. But the
South is not Democratic because
it is against expansion. Quite
a country. It is Democratic
from tradition and habit, and
because the Democracy is. the
party of Southern home rule.
If the simple question of expan-
sion were submitted to vote the
Atkinsonian policy would not
carry a single Southern state.
"And why should it? All the
interests of the South are on
the other side. The South is
destined to be the chief export
ing section of the United States.
1t comes very near being SO
now. It needs the widest pos
sible extension of American
commerce. When Nicaragua
canal is open it will be brought
into close touch with the lands
beyondthe Pacific. For the South
to try to shut the nation into it's
shell would be an act of folly of
which only communities much
less Intelligent than those of
that section would be capable.
"Of course NOBODY will pre-
tend that Colorado, Utah,
Nevada, Idaho and Montana are
antieXpansion States. On the
contrary, they are SO enthus-
iastically eXpansionist that
even their devotion to free silver
is hardly able to keep them
from drifting to the gold standard
Republican party on that issue.
"Thereremains only Nebraska
and the Fusion victory there is
recognized on all hands, not as
a verdict on national policies,
but as a brilliant personal tri-
umph for Mr.. Bryan, whose
neighbors display their conf
dence in him by doing what no
other man could have induced
them to do.
"The truth is that the whole
nation is expansionist. There
is no anti-expansion section;
there's no anti-eXDanSiOn party,
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1899-11-17
Don't Tobacco Spit ard Smoke Your Life Away.

To quit tobacco easily and forever be mag
etc. full Of life, nerve and vigor, take No-To.
lac, the wonder.worker, that makes weak men
strong. All druggists, 5oc or 81. Cure guaran.
teed. Booklet and sample free. Address
Sterling Remedy Co, Chicago or New York.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1899-04-26
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A Painful Mistake.

A conductor got up early the other
morning and got his own breakfast. He
is not used to this, as his wife, who was
sick on this occasion, is used to getting
breakfast ready. He is fond Of strong
coffee for his early meal, and, filling the
pot with water, heaped in four table
spoonfuls of what he took to be coffee.
After all was done, the coffeepot
steaming and hash well Drowned, he sat
by his own self to break his fast. The
coffee did not seem very hot, SO he drank
off half the cup in three or four swal-
lows. Then the roof started. He yelled
like a maniac. His trembling little wife
ran out to see her husband dancing
about on one foot and screeching like a
maniac
He ran to the water pipe and drank
off two quarts Of cold water and then
quieted down enough to ask: '.What in
thunder's the matter with the coffee2''
She smelled Of it and said: "Why,
dear, you mistook the ground cloves for
the coffee, that's all. Lewiston Jour
nal.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1899-04-26
kALAiAAzoo.


Have You heard the pretty legend, sad and
mournful and yet true,
OF the brave aHd dusky lover and the Indian
maid Mafzoop ss
How they lived andk loved and wandered on
the rivers shady shore,
Happiest OF Indian lovers in the days that are
no more?
All day long the maiden labored. weaving
baskets by the stream,
Thinking of her love, her Kahla, weaving him
81 into her dream;
Then he comes-she hears the rowing of his
light birch bark canoe.
"Kahlal' calls She Cries he. Coming COM
ing to my own Mahzoo!''
All, one night she waits in STENCIL Sad her
face-her love is dead!
Wounded in the chase, her warrior in fort
night to be wed
In the morn they find sweet Mahzoo lying
silent in the stream,
Gone unto her lover Kahla. nevermore to
watch and dream.
Still the echoes Ger the river may be heard
soft through the air
Echoes of the warrior Kahla and Of young
y Mahzoo the fair.
All the trees repeat the whisper, all the rip
Piles murmur, too,
In the stream that bears their name now
bears the name kalamazoo
Kalamazoo Telegraph.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1899-04-26
What He Opened On.

brothers and sisters, began the old
parson, II shall not choose any particu-
la text this morning, but shall preach
from where open the book, and, no
matter where, shall find the wrath
that is to come upon the wicked, who
will be cut off when they have shufled
off this mortal coil It is now open,
and''-
Here the parson was interrupted by a
deacon who had been asleep, and hear
ing the words open, cut and shuttle, for
got himself and cried out. ''It's yours;
what did you open on?''
The surprise Of the good man in the
pulpit was great, but the deacon col
lapsed when the reply came, cit is open
ed on Kings. ''-Atlanta Constitution.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1899-04-26
PATE DE FOIE GRAs.
The Fearful Cruelty That Makes This
Dainty Possibility.

The Fearful Cruelty That Makes This
Dainty Possibility.
To the ordinary man and woman no
conception Of the torture to which the
poor, unfortunate goose is put could
possibly be formed. IT,.
The geese when about 9 months old
are taken from the pastures and placed
in an underground cellar, where broad,
slanting stone slabs stand in rows, and
are bound fast to the tables They are
literally crucifed.
Feet, wings and bodies are spread
out and bound by bands, so that only
the neck is left free. AS may be mag
ined, the animal struggles with all its
might against this stretching, till, after
days Of vain endeavor to free itself
from the bands and its position, its
powers of resistance are overcome, and
"a dull resignation, broken only by it's
low cries, takes possession Of it. Two
months must pass away before death
brings relief. T.. ~
The animals are meanwhile crammed
with dumplings made Of dough Of buck
wheat, chestnuts and stewed maize
Every two hours, six times a day, they
receive from three to five dumpling
pills, which in time become so sweet to
the tortured creatures that they stretch
their necks to be crammed. ... .
The most difficult task is to deter
mine the right moment for deat2
Those who die of their own accord are
lost to the liver factory, therefore a
kind Of study is needed to see when the
cup of agony is trimming full and the
liver is ripe for taking. The bodies of
such ripe ones are like pumpkins
where ordinarily fingers are buried in
flesh and fat nothing but skin and bone
are found. The ivers have absorbed all
the strength and juices.
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SD Il. { d Oll ! ].
This pomanss Curiosit = - Only T<s1ll-:
porarily suppressed.

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pOrari1y Suppressed.
He had been out pretty late, and he
knew it. Where he had been. who he
had been with and what he and the
other fellows had been doing are mat
tiers not aermane to the story. Suffice
to say that when he opened the door
with his latchkey and made as quiet
an entry as possible he felt in his
guilty heart that the wife Of his bosom
would ask him q whole lot Of things
which he did not care to detail just at
that time He was not mistaken. AS
soon as his wife heard him enter the
chamber she knew instinctively that he
was trying to sshold OUT on her and
she asked:
s'Where have you been r
Now, it wasn't part of his plan to
tell her where he had been. The idea
was furthest from his mind. SO he tenn
ported.
s.Now. see here, = said the husband,
.tif you will let me go to sleep and
don t ask me any questions now or at
any other time about where I have
been, will give you $50 in cash for
yourself .
This was a poser, and the dntifnl
wife naturally started to reach for the
$50. But feminine curiosity was lit
tie too strong, and she did not at once
acquiesce. The next morning, when she
arose. the first thing that caught her
eye was her husbands coat, with one
sleeve torn out by the roots and hang
ing by thread.
ssWhy. Will. what is this?'' she
asked.
'.That's loose sleeve, . said her hus-
band
..Well. how did it get loose2'' che
persisted.
See here he said suddenly, .sdo
you want to lose that $50? If you do,
just keep asking questions about that.
IF you want to get it, just let the mat
ter drop" .s5
Being wise woman, she let it drop,
but his friends are making bets that
she will first secure the $50 and then
find out some way how that sleeve got
loose. kansas City World
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1899-04-26
A Curious Postal System.

In certain parts Of Sweden, where
the most absolute confidence is reposed
in the honesty of the people, very in
formal postal system is in vogue. AS
the mail steamer reaches a landing place
man goes ashore with the letters,
which he places in an unlocked box on
the pier. Then the passerby who expects
a letter opens the Sox, turns over the
letters and selects his own. unquestion-
ed by any one.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1899-04-26
The Flag on the Wall.

The Troy Times tells of visitor at
a public school, who, being requested
to address the pupils. spoke Of the
necessity Of obeying their teacher and
growing up to be useful. loyal and
patriotic citizens.
To emphasize his remarks, he pointed
to a large national flag that almost Gov
cred one end of the room, and said,
..Now, boys, who can tell me what that
flag is there for ~
One little fellow, who nderstood the
condition Of the room better than the
speaker, replied:
Il know, sir. It's to hide the dirt. =.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1899-04-26
A New Kind of Coal,

In. a paper on the dialect of New
foundland DR.. Patterson says, eve
have heard of a good janitor Of church
who had his feelings hurt by being
obliged to use .antichrist' coal -
Household Words.