davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
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renounced after once accepting it,
 Recently an American lady visited the two Mormon colonies above mentioned ard spent several days among the Mormon women. h writing to the El Paso Times upon her return to the States of her visit to the Mormons and impressions gained while there, this American lady said:
 When strangers visit these colo nies the inhabitants seem to try and gee who can give the warmest well come and the most cordial greeting. They are simple and unaffected in their manners and invariably take pleasure in showing and explaining the methods and details of the sys- tem of their government. No matter what questions yod put to them they respond with ready courtesy, never attributing a mean motive to the question: for being frank amongst themselves they are naturally un- suspicious of those that invade their domain. However, they are perfect ly satisfied that they have found the right thing in Mormonism, and it would be very difficult matter to convince atollower of it that he was in the wrong track. hey live to themselves in perfect harnony and are absorbed in promoting the inter- est of their colony to the best of their ability and to the exclusion of everything else. While none of them possess great wealth, they all have sufficient and possess the happy fac ulty of enjoying what they have to the fullest extent without fretting life away in vain wiEhes for what that can not get. Their colonies contain every thing seemingly neces- sary for their happiness, hence they do not have to 20 bey ord tbe diyid- ing line for diversion. They have their clubs and societies for the ad- vancement and improvement of the younger set coming on. in which they can and do have the opportu mites of receiving liberal education and are permitted to form Ideas and opinions of their own as those su- preme in power do not believe In CO., ercion either in state or temporal matters. Their schools are we'll reg ulated and up to date Tn every re- spect and we'll attended by the stur diest set of children one could well wish to see.
 "Almost everything relative to Mormonism has been discussed, ex- cept the women, who, by the way, are certainly the most important factor in the question, and as far as can be judged, are model wives and heIpmates. They are, without a doubt, living examples of unselfsh- ness, and should be regarded with the highest admiration by hundreds of women who are jealous of their own shadow, to say nothing of an other wife. Still, they are perfectly happy, and seem to be thoroughly congenial to one another.
 "There are those who condemn Norm mohism without the slightest knowledge of the fundamental prin- ciples upon which their creed is bas- ed. Yet when they visit their colo nies where thrift, tranquility and harmony seem to prevail without an exception, they leave thoroughly convinced that there must be some thing in it after all"
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A passenger who came to this city this morning from England informs us that one of the heaviest rains known in years occurred in the vi- cinity of England last night. Adam aging wind accompanied it. It is feared that the rain will greatly damage crops.
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My informant said: "One can not help feeling that the creed professed .by the Mormons must indeed be a host within itself, for no matter where you cast your eyes in their colonies you see nothing but the most perfect evidence of happiness, thrift and tranquility. The entire absence of that spirit to excel your neighbor in acquiring the goo q Things of this world is absolutely Fefreshing; all they ask or desire is to Share alike in every particular, and Ito make this an actual fact instead .of mere theory. All the affairs of the colony are conducted on the snost perfect cooperative plan Imaginable.
 "MormOnism must have It's ad- sgantages in despite of any adverse criticism or objection the great ma RRFlty may bring to bear on the spDleet, and while one may not feel sRclined to become a convert to their HMeed for lifetime. he can't help ad- |u' ttng that the state of tranquility 8a which the disciples of the Mormon
 saureh live is very near Utopian and
 snost enough to throw the people
 Re' h the rustling world into de-
 Ppalr and cause many to speculate
 the the possibility of acquiring
 Aelr wonderful philosophy without
 saaetiy adopting their creed. How
 ssf' u has in many cases been
 eopted by those that started out
 simply investigate and evidently
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MANY VISITING TEACHERS WHO TAKE AN INTEREST
 IN THE WORK.
VERY INSTRUCTIVE WORK
The Proceedings of the Third and Fourth Days Sessions.-
 Prominent Visitors.

The subjects for the day were discussed as per program:
 l. Primary Reading"-By the conductor and P Matthews, whose skiIful handling of the subject showed that they had the subject we'll in hand.
 ?. 'Recitations"- L. T. Means which elicited lively discussion by the Institute, as all the teachers are besirous of becoming better in- formed on this all important sub iect.
 3. Decimal Fractions'-By Mrs. I. J. Young, whose method of teach ing this difficult subject clearly demonstrated her proficiency in the same to the satisfaction of the Institute.
 4. Digestive organs"-By Dr. M. MeBeth His discussion showed that he had given the subject critical and scientific study, con- vincing the teachers of the import ance of having this subject well in hand.
 5. "The Gontinentsa-By Miss Rebecca Hall, whose scholarly treat ment of the same evinced the fact that she is a wide-awake teacher in the school room.
 The program for the day having been gone through with, Prof. W. J. McEuin, representing the Ar kansas School Journal, was intro duced to the Normal. In a brief speech, he laid his claims before the Normal, and secured a number of subscriptions to the Journal. He congratulated the Normal on its good attendance, the enrolment being one hundred and three:
 Fourth Days Session.
 ''The Revolutionary War"-By u. Mckay. Discussion by Normal.
 "School Discipline"-By Perry Matthews. This was followed by lively discussion by the Institute.
 "Composition"-By Mrs. A. T. Strickland. The above named lady has made English special study and is generally known among the teachers of Arkansas as an authority on good English.
 "Percent tage"-Prof. Wm. Town send. He. in very dignified man. ner, treated the subject exhaustive ly bringing out many fine points on the same
 Prominent among the visiting teachers to the Jefferson County Normal are Prof J. H Harrison, of WiImar; Prof. w. E. Cloman, Of Dermott; Rev. R. B. Pagan, of War ren; Rev. B. J. Brown, of New Lew isvile; Prof. P. s. Bailey, of Hope; and Miss s. E. Murphey, of Texar- Kana.
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The Excelsior Laundry Go. has put in a large exhaust ian for drawing the hot air out of the laundry. This is one of the many improvements put in that large plant lately. It is largest fan of it's kind in the South, being four feet and six inches in diameter. Frank lin & List are hustlers and up-to- date and deserve the patronage of the entire community.
 Mr D. H. Duncan returned TO Kearney Thursday, after transaclins business here.
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has proven all they desired or ex- peeted, as there are few instances on record where Mormonism has beer. renounced after once accepting It.
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COOPER ATlVE MORMON COLO
 MES IN OLD MEXICO.
HAPPY AND PROSPEROUS,
Independent of the Outside World "A Woman's Opinion of
 the Women.

onocia1 Correspondence of the Graphic:
 Oracle. Ariz., June 4.-The Roberts ease from Utah has created a public interest in Mormonism, and a num- her of the magazines have had most interesting articles discussing the life. manners, customs and religion oi the Mormons. Recently while in RI Paso l met an American gentle man from near Casas Grandes, Mexico. who told me most interest ing story about two co-operative colonies of mormons located about fifteen miles from Casas Grandes. These MOrmons received a grant from the Mexican Government and left the United States after the pas sage of the Edmunds law. Colonia Iuarez is the name of the older colony, and Dublan, a few miles distant, is the name of the other one. These two colonies live abso- lutely independent of the outside world They produce everything
 they have o1 need. Among their industries, in addition to agriculture and cattle raising, is a canning fac tory, where great quantities of the Jrult which grows almost wild is canned, furniture factory and a saw mill. Their streets and lanes are broad and spacious, and their homes have plenty of room about them to move around in.
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The above is acceptedlas general ly true, but up to the present writ ing it has not been confirmed.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1899-10-27
In answer to a suggestion that

In answer to a suggestion that
congress would have very inn
portant and serious legislation
to consider in regard to Porto
Rico, Cuba and the Philippines,
Senator Davis said:
I think everybody will be sur
prised to find how satisfactory
the American people, through
congress-, will dispose of all
questions that arise concerning
these islands. I have no doubt
that when congress gets down
to the question of necessary
legislation partisanship will
disappear and patriotism
and common sense will easily
dictate the best course to be
pursued. I do not anticipate
any great contest over legisla-
ton affecting these islands.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1899-10-27
HEAVY FREIGHT TRAIN.
Train Load of Sixty Cars With Ten
Thousand Sheep Arrives At
St. Paul.

Pioneer Press: The Northern Pa
cific yesterday brought to st. Paul
from Seattle one OF the longest and
heaviest trains that has arrived in
recent times. This train was COM
posed of sixty loaded cars, and OF
this number forty-seven were loaded
with sheep, the balance OF the cars
being filled with general merchandise.
The scarcity of motive power is fore
ing the road to run as heavy trains
AZ. their engines can haul. The num-
Der OF sheep contained in these forty
seven cars exceed ten thousand, all
OF which were taken out OF the cars
here to be fattened. The Northern
Pacific is now hauling between 800
and 400 cars of grain to Duluth and
Minne apolis every day in the week.
and with all this traffic there is still
a cry for more cars.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1899-10-27

Authorized by the state to treat all
Ghrgnie' kerv 8as and Special diseases Of
ds
Bronchial Catarrh, Unconstitutional Catarrh
Dyspepsia. Sick Headache. Stomach and
sciatica, Bright's disease, Diabetes. Kid.
ney, Liver; Bladder, Prostate and Female
diseases, Dizziness, Nervousness. Inii.
oSsfS Sdfen and ali
disease in adults. Many cases of deaf.
ness. Ringing in the Ears, Loss of Eye.
sight; Cataract; Cross Eyes, etc, that have
Feet,C l'eof the Spine, Disease Of
the sass Bf nra Ewi;; Epilegsy Heart 3s
S SsS oR T soEes' fai@ in Bones
Glands &, Endorsements and II long
tand: tdiseases properly treated: Young
all who suffer from lost man
hood, Tvous debility, .spermatorrhoea
se1nii.a losses, sextual decay. falling
n,ent: lack Of energy, impoverished blood
blood and skin diseases. syphilis. erup
kidney and bladder troubles. weak back
burning urine; passing urine too often
searehi%s tirestment. prompt relief and
bI: Rea's system g ef . curing &, cancers. ~;
and vericocele and enlarged glands with
the subcutaneous injection method, abb
solutely without pain and without the
loss of drop of blood. is one of his own
discoveries, and is the most really scien-
titfc and certainly sure cure of the nine
teeuth century. There are no experiments
in Dr. Rea's practice, able as he is to tell
anyone their disease, he is not likely to
doctor his patients for the wrong ailment.
No incura bic cases taken. Consultation
free to those Interested.
DIR. REA q CO.,
Minneapolis, MINI. Louisville, Ky
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1899-10-27

During the winter OF 1897 Mr..
James Reed. one of the leading. citi-
zens and merchants of Clay, Clay Co.
W. Va, struck his leg against cake
OF Ice in such manner az to bruse
it seriously. 1t became very much
swollen and panied him so badly
that he could not walk without
clutches. He was treated by physi-
clans, also used several kinds OF lini-
ment and two and a half gallons of
Wh1skey In bathing it, but nothing
gave any relief until he began using
Chamberlain's Pain Balm. This
brought almost complete cure in u
weeks time and he believes that had
he not used this remedy his leg
would have had to be amputated
Pain Balm is unequaled for spranes,
bruises and rheumatism. For sale by
Wetzels Pharmacy.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1899-10-27
Try Grain-O! Try Grain-O!

Askyour grocer today to show you pack
takes the place OF coffee. The children MAY
drink it without injury as we'll as the
adult. All who try it. like it. GRAIN. o has
Lut is made from, pure grains. and the
most DELEGATE stomach receives it with.
out distress. 4 the price of coffee. l5c
and Is cts per package. Sold by all
grOcers,
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1899-10-27

A poem by Rudyard Kipling
on the Transvaal crisis, entitled
1.-The King" will be a feature OF
the November number of Nc.
Clure's Magazine. In order to
get the poem in time for that
number, the editors had it
cabled from England.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1899-10-27

Andrew Carnegie has offered
Duluth $4,000 with which to
build a public library building,
if the city will provide a suit
able site.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1899-10-27

Government officers report
that there are about 1900 peo-
pie in the Cape Nome gold
country, along the Alaskan
coast north of st. Michaels, and
that there are supplies enough
there for the winter.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1899-10-27
From Tuesday 9 daily: %'%@'
MORE PESKY OvERCOAT THIEVES.
A Farmers Coat Stolen But the Thieves
Are Captured. and tho Cost
Recovered.

There is an old saying to the effect
that when thieves quarrel honest
men get their dues. Such was the
case in another overcoat stealing az
fair that occurred Monday after
noon. Some time during the after
noon the fur overcOat of a man
named Angy Smith, from Platte
town, was stolen from his wagon In
the yard of the Little Falls house.
A diligent search was made by the
police, but the missing coat would
not turn up.
For several days there has been a
young man Of about 10 years OF age
lettering about town, having no
means, and evidently subsisting ON
''hand OUTS" for which he EXCHANGED
hard luck stories at the back doors
OF different private houses OF the city.
Chief Heroux ordered him out of
town on the penalty of being sent to
the work house. He went. but last
night reappeared in the limits, and
when that officer again met him he
claimed to have come in to have
justice done. claiming that three
tramps set upon him and beat him.
The officer accompanied him ia
search of his assailants and on the
way the officer accused him of steal
ing the OVercoat. He denied the
charge but said that one OF his
assailants was the man who took
the coat. He led the officer to the
railroad tracks and there lying upon
the coat were two men. They were
promptly oput under arrest, and
locked up, as was also the young
man who furnished the information,
against them. The men gave their
names as Dave Johnson and James
Coleman, and it is the former thathe
accused OF stealing the coat. On the
way to Jail there was a wordy war
fare between johnson and the
young man. The latter accused the
former OF stealing the coat and a
counter charge was made by John
son charging the young man with
robbing him o: some money and his
hat.
That was the condition OF affairs
when they were put in Jail last night,
but today they tell a different story.
There is a real or imaginary fourth
party In the affair, who, it seems,
cannot be found. The young man
is now of the opinion that it was he
who stole the coat, and johnson is
equally positive that it was this
fourth person who took his money
and hat. Chief Herouxs arrested a
fourth man, but as he had neither
money nor hat of the description
given he was allowed to go.
Coleman denies all knowledge OF
the affair. A charge of petty larceny
was preferred against johnson and
Coleman, and they will have their
trial this afternoon before Justice
Sheldon. The men were all in the
city lookup, and although in different
cells. they could communicate with
each other, and, no doubt, concocted
this story OF the fourth person. Just
what effect this change in the story
of the young man will have in the
case is not known. but the fact that
the coat was found in their posses
sion is strong evidence of guilt. In
any event the owner is lucky in re-
his coat, and If the culprits
cannot be convicted this city can, at
least. be rid OF their unwelcome
presence.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1899-10-27
OUR NEW PASSENGER DEPOT.
Work Was Commenced On 1t This
Morning-A Handsome and Conn
modious Structure.

the new passenger depot OF the
Northern Pacific Railway company
at this place. Geo. s. Decks, Of the
firm Of Geo. S. Decks & Co., of st.
Paul, came up from that place Mon
day to make arrangements for be-
ginning the work, and a crew of men
were pur to work getting the ground
ready for the foundation, under the
direction of the firms foreman,
Henry Soller. OF st. Paul. &.&3
Engineer Goodrich, with his crew
Of assistants. made the survey this
morning.. and it will occupy the
ground between the main line track
and First street west, and the south
end will be about 200 feet north Of
Broadway.
The building will be a very hand
some structure of Menominee red
pressed brick and Lake Superior red
sandstone, the stone foundation to
he about one foot above the walks
that will completely surround it.
The outside dimensions of the
building are 55x96h feet. and this
space has been so divided as to make
it both commodious and convenient.
The main entrance to the building
ts on the west side, and opens into
the main waiting room. at the ex-
IRENE north end of the building.
This room is 32x3S feet with a 80 foot
ceiling. In the southeast corner OF
this room is located the ticket and
telegraph office, a small room di
vided from the other rooms by glass
partitions. South of the main wait
ing room and ticket office and on
the east side of the building is located
the ladies waiting room, 14x20 feet,
and south of the main room and
west OF the ladies' waiting room tire
the toilet rooms. South of the
ladies' waiting room and toilet
rooms is the express office, 2Ox33
feet, extending across the building,
with an entrance on both sides. At
the extreme south end is located the
baggage room. 1t is OF the same
dimensions as the express office, and
also has two entrances, one each on
the west and east sides. !.
The platform on the track side OF
the depot will be 452 feet long by
about q feet in width. The street
sidewalk will extend down to Broad
way and about 40 feet north of the
main building. ; ~ =,
The freight Offices will be located
in the freight depot, which will he
located several hundred feet north Of
the passenger depot. We were un-
able to learn the dimensions of this
building. Not much attention will
be paid to the architecture OF this
structure, but it will be 80 arranged
as to afford the best facilities for
handling the immense amount of
freight that comes to this city, and
for doing THE large amount of trans
fer work for the Little Falls & Du-
kota branch, and for points between
here and Brainerd.
In speaking about the passenger
depot this morning Engineer Cool
rich stated that it would be one Of
the finest along the whole line of
that road, and was even more en-
pensive one than he expected to see.
A picture of the building. the
property of M. NJ. Williams, is now
on exhibition in the window OF c. H.
Browns drugstore.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1899-10-27

North Dakota farmers raised
100000 bushels of flax this
year, and it has been selling at
over 81 a bushel.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1899-10-27
JOHNSON GOT TEN DAYS.
And His Pals in the Ovcrcoat Stealing
Affair Are Ordered Out of
the City.

The trial of Dave johnson, the
man who was charged by another
tramp with stealing a fur overcoat
from farmers wagon in the Little
Falls House yard Monday afternoon
was held before Justice Sheldon
Tuesday afternoon.
He was found guilty of petty
laceny, and in default of the pay
ment OF the fine imposed was given a
county jail sentence of ten days, at
the conclusion of which it will prob
ably be limited to him that he is due
to appear in another locality.
His two companions, one giving
the name of James Coleman. and the
other the young man who informed
the police, were turned over to
Chief Heroux with instructions to
arrest them on a charge of vagrancy
if they were found in the city limits,
after being given a reasonable length
OF time to get out.
This condition was imposed just as
nights shadows were gathering,
not very good time to start on a
pilgrimage of this kind, so they were
given choice OF directions and es-
corted to the city limits, and the
city is very likely rid OF those two un-
welcome guests.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1899-10-27

Bryan will devote the rest of
the campaign to i'm pressing the
people of Nebraska with their
misery and destitution-
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1899-10-27

On the 10th of December, 1897, Rev.
s. A. Donahoe, pastor NJ. E. Church,
south, TT. Pleasant, w. Va, con-
tracted a severe cold which was at
tended from the beginning by violent
coughing. He says: "After resorting
to a number of so-called specifics,
usually kept in the house, to no pur-
pose, I purchased q bottle of Cham
herlain's Cough Remedy; which acted
like a charm l most cheerfully re-
commend it to the public" For sale
10y Wetzel's Pharmacy.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1899-10-27

To pay the expenses of in
creased employees in the grain
inspection department. the fee
for grading cars of grain has
been increased to Is cents.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1899-10-27

The aunties don't think much
of the. people of Porto Rico and
Hawaii. They are not in rebel
lion against the United Safes
government.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1899-10-27

President Kruger, of the
Transvaal is said to be greatly
dis couraged over the Boer de-.
feats and will accept peace on
almost any terms.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1899-10-27

The great railroads of the
West are short of coal, and the
supplies on the market are un-
usually small.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1899-10-27
Slight Trouble at the St. Cloud Dam.

Journal-Press: Manager Clark of
the Water Power company has dis
covered a hole in the east side abut-
1nent at the dam. The river is at a
high stage and has been higher; the
result being found in washing
which has provoked a hole in the en-
bankment, The manager cannot tell
what has happened until he clears
out the hole and finds what has been
done at it's bottom. 1t is not
thought to be at all serious. The
manager says mistake was made
in building the dam in that that the
abutments were not made OF ma
sorry instead of crib work.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1899-10-27

The Philippine commission will
soon hold meeting in Washington.