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Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1899-03-03
The Mad Poets Retort.

Many stories are told Of Mcdonald
Clarke, known so. years ago in New
York as the "Mad Poet" which show
that he had vein of great shrewdness,
such as is often possessed by people
who are counted insane. = = =
One day he was seated at table in a
New York hotel quietly eating his sim
pie dinner when two young men took
their seats at the same table. They were
not gentlemen in the best sense of the
word, and it occurred to them that they
might have some sport with the poor
poet. Consequently one of them said in
an unnecessarily clear tone:
II have seen almost everything and
everybody in New York except hicDon-
aid Clarke. have great admiration
for his poems, and would give great
deal to see the man.
When he paused, the mad poet leaned
forward and said with evident gratifica-
ton;
"Sir, 1 am Mcdonald Clarke, whom
you say you wish to see.
The young man stared at him with
much rudeness for moment, and then,
drawing a quarter from his pocket, be
laid it on tine poets plate, saying,
":That's for the signt!'
Clarke looked at the coin for an in
slant, and then, placing it in his pocket,
he: took out a "York shilling,' 10 4
CENTS This he handed to the young
man, saying graveIy,, "Children half
price: ''-Youth' s Com panion
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1899-03-03
The Leopard and the Pan.

One day worthy Kulu housewife
came out from her cooking and, stand
ing on the ledge of rock at her door,
emptied pan of boiling water into the
rank herbage growing below. 1t fell,
splash, on the back of a sleeping leo
pard, who jumped perpendicularly into
the air as high as the roof of the hut.
What might have happened next? Who
can say? But the astoniehed woman
dropped the pan with clang upon the
rock, and the leopard took one leap
down hill. The pan followed, and the
leopard's downward leaps became Ion
ger and swifter as the pan bounded aft
or it from rock to rock.
When last seen the leopard had just
achieved a leap of about $50 feet to the
very bottom of the ravine, thousands of
feet below, and the pan had whirled
about 500 feet over it on to the opposite
side. The leopard would have eaten the
old woman with pleasure. but a pan
which first scalded half the hide off
him and then bounded changing in his
wake from the top of the Himalayas to
the plains below was something which
he could not face. Good Words.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1899-03-03
Sterne'S DestitutiOu.

Laurence Sterne, the writer, was the
victim of the intensest poverty. A little
time before his death, being in state
of restitution, he went one evening to
borrow IS from his friend Garrick.
Upon arriving, he heard music and
knew that party was going on. He
heard the merry laughter, and, gently
replacing the uplifted knocker, retraced
his steps.
We never feel our miseries SO keenly
as when contrasted with the joys of
others, and it is only then that we re-
alize Wordsworth s PICTURE:
And homeless near a thousand homes I stood
And near thousand tables pinned for food.
Another story of this writer does not
evoke so much sympathy. It was known
that Sterne used his wife very i'll, and
in talking with Garrick one day in fine
sentimental style of conjugal love and
fidelity be said, "The husband who be-
haves unkindly to his wife deserves to
have his house burn down over his
head. "
''If yon think 500 said Garrick
quietly, II hope yours is we'll insured. )"
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1899-03-03
Dangers OF Laughter,

1t is surprising to learn from the
highest medical authority in England
that laughter may be injurious.
Laughter in itself, says the British
Medical Journal, cannot very we'll kill,
but it may do harm. Hysterical girls
and boys with kindred nervous affec-
tions are often given to immoderate
laughter, which tends to increase nerv-
Gus exhaustion.
DR.. Feilchenfeld relates an instruc
tive case in which a little girl suffered
from very definite cardiac symptoms
after immoderate laughter The patient
was IL years old and had previously
been free from any sign of heart dis
ease. After laughing on and off for
nearly an hour with some com panions
she suddenly felt stabbing pains in the
chest and was seized with fits of cough
ing, followed by cardiac dyspnma, very
we'll marked. Feilchenfeld believes that
the cardiac disease directly resulted
from immOderate laughing.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1899-03-03
MONDAY, FEB. ~.

Only 76 house members answered
the roll call at the evening session.
One new bill was introduced, the four
bills on the calendar laid over and at 9
O'clock the house adjourned until morn
ing.
Speaker Dare laid before the house a.
concurrent resolution from the legisla-
ture of North Dakota. It recites the
fact that complaints have been numer-
GUS as to the Minnesota grading of grain
at Minneapolis and Duluth, and that
the North Dakota legislature is firmly
of the belief that the passage of the
McCollom bill establishing boards Of
appeal at the two points named will do
away with much of the trouble. The
passage of the bill is therefore urged,
and Governor Lind is asked to remem-
Der the interests of North Dakota Do
ducers i'll appointing the boards if the
bill becomes a law. The bill has already
passed the house.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1899-03-03
conduct OF mankind?

OF course there are some letters which
are not very prolific in the names of
great men, but we think most of our
readers will be surprised to see how
many of the most illustrious names in
history are included and how few are
excluded.
. In some cases the compiler seems to
have selected names quite as much with
view to pretending in the list
men Of many countries, as because the
name given was that of the greatest
man of his time. The list follows:
Aristotle, Baco, Confucius, Darwin,
Ezra Franklin, Goethe, Homer, Isaiah,
Justinian, Kant, Luther, Mohammed,
Newton, Ossian, Plato, Quintillian
Rousseau, Shakespeare, Tasso, INLAND
Virgil, Washington, Xavier. Young
Zoroaster. London Globe.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1899-03-03
STATE LEGISLATURE
TUESDAY, FEB. p. .

Much of the time of the corning SEES
sion of the house was spent in debating
81. F. 1879. by Mr.. Dunn, chairman Of
the Judiciary committee. a bill which
proposes the extinction of the dover
right on an execution sale. Saturday
the bill was defeated, but Mr.. Dunn
succeeded in having the vote reconsid-
cred and the bill again assigned place
on the calendar. When it came up for
discussion Mr.. Foss attacked it in an
extremely bitter manner. declaring that
it robbed the widows and orphans If
tn" state, and that its object was retro
active in defiance of all constitutional
provisions
Interest in the sugar bounty veto WIS
so intense that no attention was paid to
the usual business, and when the time
came for the presentation Of bills, not a
bill came up. The bill was passed over
the veto by /; vote OF a. to IT,
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1899-03-03
His MOngoose Experience.

Although sold tickets in red cir
Gus wagon for years. continued the
dime museum man, 81 was badly fooled
once in al animal deal I mean by this
that fooled myself. got a letter from
q collector, who wanted to know if |
would buy nOngoCse. wrote back to
have it shipped at once and it was to
ta IN the 2nuseurl ready for exhibition
one M0ndav morning, I had a rather
h"zy idea It what tie beast looked like
bat was sure that it WAS something
big, with sus!is. and I told our artist to
60 ahead Oh that idea and spread him
self
"EIe dia. The picture he evolved
would catch any ones eye at any range.
He took whole frame of canvas and
painted for background a tropical is
land, with the mongoose chewing up
sailors Oh the shore
1.-The picture was finished Sunday,
and | couldn't help but rub my hands
when | looked at it. The moment it
was hung out people aecked around it,
and the early morning attendance Mon
day was remarkable. The doors were
opened before I got down, and as I went
up stairs could hear subdued grov}.
That's the mongoose,' I said to
myself. The idiots haven't fed it.
1T wasn't the mongoose. 1t was the
crowd growing like Roman mob be-
hind the scenes. They had been lurel
by the picture, and when they got to
the cage labeled 'Mongoose' they could
not see the beast at ALL It had buried
itself in the straw. ''-Chicago Tribune
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1899-03-03
Chinese Back Scratches.

No Chinese home is without a back
scratcher, while many there be in other
wise happy American households who
do not know its joys. Therefore are
they compelled to hitch around on
chairs to dislodge the itch.
The oriental does better. He shoves
down his back an instrument which has
q carved bone or ivory hand with sharp
claws This is mounted on flexible
handle of cane or bone, and with a few
pushes the annoyance ceases. Hong
kong Correspondence.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1899-03-03
THURSDAY, JAN. 20.

The senate devoted something more
than an hour to two labor bills
that Of Senator Dauyherty provid-
ing that all employees must be paid at
least once in two weeks. and the 8-hou1
bill of Senator NcGowan The Nc
Gowan bill was placed on the calendar
and the DauYherty bill was killed.
Two new sugar bounty bills were in
trouUced. one for the manufacture of
sugar. and the other to give bounty to
growers Of beets upon their sale at any
licensed factory in the state. The
amount 70 be paid annually in bounties
is limited to So, 600 in each case.
When the report of the finance COM
mittee recommending the passage of
the Horton bill, allowing the capitol
commission to issue certificates of in
debtedncss, came in. Senator Knatvold
was still in opposition to the measure.
The amendment providing for the re-
trement of 100000 of the certificates
annually did not satisfy him. The bill
was sent to the general orders.
Tie bill allowing probate Judges,
where no clerk hire is allowed 81 500
per year >;tl"ry was passed when it
came from the committee.
Owing to the small attendance the
house laid aside the calendar. which
contained nine bills and confined its
work t" the disposition Of general or
derS. Bills We're passed.:
Amending an act regulating the pcac-
tice Of pharmacy and the licensing OF
persons to carry Oh the same.
Throwing open the Soldiers home to
hon"rably discharged INDECENT sollicr:
and sailors of the late war with Spain.
Consolidating township election dis
tricts with less than 400 voters into one
district.
The Roberts bill admitting soldiers
who served in the recent war to the
Soldiers home WAS returned without
recommendation by the Soldiers home
committee and will now be acted upon
by the committee of the whole. At the
afternoon session the following bills
were passed:
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1899-03-03
LEGAL ADVERTISING.
MORTG AGE FORECIOSIRT SALE,

ni:; ':% =; $ss j:
due at the date of this notice upon a GER
tain H!ortgaoe duly .xecutct: and deliv-
cred by William J. Sullivan, and Elizabeth
6. Miller and Company, nlortgagee. bear
ing date the 18th day Of May, 1893, and with
d power of sale therein contained, duly re-
Deeds, in and for the County of Morrison
and Stats Of Ninnesota. On the 18TH day of
May 1881, at o'clock A. NJ in Book N of
Which said mort gage. together with the
debt secured therchy. was duly assigned
by said John G; Mil'er and a1 COMPANY. mort
1898, and recorded in the office Of said
at 4 H. nth 1T Book aaE Ct V6 "9 Of
mort Cages on page ITO. and action or
proceeding having been instituted. at law
Now, Therefore, Notice is Hereby Given,
That by Ei'tuc of the power of sale con
tanned i'll said Mortgage, and pursuant to
the statute il, such case made and pro-
vided, the laid mortgage will be forec1osed
by sale of the premises described in and
n1llni,ercd one ~ and two !2l i'll BLOCK six
tec,, n') III the Village Of Swanvi1le, in
MORRISON County and State Of Minnesota,
with tAe hcrcdi,ar'cntS and appurten-
ances; vIlicl, sale will be mace by the
Sheriff Of said .'.urrieun County. at the
front door, thc Court House. iii he City
OF Little Falls il: laid Cnui!ty and State,
on the hth day Of April. 81. at 10 O'Clock
A: NJ. Of that day, at public VeTdue, to the
lghest bidder Tor cash, to pay said debt IT
Of -Four Hundred >inety-tour and A1O0
Dollars, and interest, ana one taxes, if
any, on said premises, and Twent five
Dollars, Attorneys fees, as stipulated i'll
and by said mort gage in case Of foreclos-
ure, and the disbursements allowed by
law; subject to redemption 1t any time
within one year f. ON the day of sale, as
| provided by law.
ELIZABETH I. SULLIVAN.
ASST gnee Of NurtSagee.
! F. w. LYON.
Attorney for said Assignee.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1899-03-03
FRIDAY, FEB. "a.

Five hundred members Of the state
G. \. R. tncampment, and hundred
msn!hers Of the ladies' auxiliarits were
til" guests Of the house and senate dur
ing the morning session. Several
Speeches We're made by Grand Army
men and Legislators.
Vt The afternoon session of the house
the tuii"W'n- bills were passed:
Authorizing the governor 10 name a
day 20 h.. ;:n,-vn rs Arbor and Bird dav.
J.; ting to foreclosure ~ mort aces
by ;.,..:i> -. VI.
E-~,"':i'Sj.,,':t Il board Of appeals for
tl.> ...Hurit,i. ot grain :,lrl prescribing.
its 'inli,~.
l'clatil.:5 to and providing for chang
ing "t boundary lines between adjoin-
ing counties.
Relating L. taxa ton of timber and
mineral lands and making delinquent
taxes I; lien on the products.
Relating TO days Of registration at
general elections in cities between 1000
and IL 900 inhabitants
Providing for the collection of proper
tionate taxes Oh buildings which have
been moved from lands
Authorizing officers. directors and
stockholders Of corporations to admins
ter oaths and take Acknowledgements
wherein such corporation is interested.
To prevent frauds in the branding
and sale Of process and renovated but
ter.
S. F. o24. relating to tax levy for
school purposes and providing for levy
of Re mills in cities Of over O,O0O was
also passed under suspension of the
rules.
The senate, after a hard fight, passed
the Miller measure providing that
the records Of the railroad and ware
house commission in evidence, taken on
complaint. shall be the records of the
court, if appeal is taken to the court.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1899-03-03
Notice.

Teachers examinations for Nor
rison county will be held as follows:
At the Columbia school building,
East side, Little Falls, Tuesday,
March 7;at the school building, Roy
alton, Saturday, March It'll; at the
Sch t: louise, Motley, Friday, March
l7lh. Applicants should provide
themselves themselves with lead pen
ellis. Work to begin at 8 o'clock a.
N. }. Fl: SEAL, County ;oupt.,,
Morrison County, MINI:
Little Fall, Mimi, Feb. 20, 1899.
SPOT.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1899-03-03
Defending His Profession.

"Now,' said the attorney for the de-
Tense, "let us take up the bill present.
ed by the plaintiff in this case for al
legged services rendered to my client.
say alleged services, gentlemen of the
jury, because these figures show every
indication Of having been doctored."
would it not be better to say law.
yered?' asked an indignant physician
who was serving as one of the Jurors.
Chicago Tribune
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1899-03-03
Of cutting gloves that most of the prin
cipal cutters are known to the trade by
name and by fame.
Ere Obeyed Orders.


Ere Oheyed Orders.
Years ago, when Clcmenceau was the
mayor Of .}larsre and at the same time
a deputy, lac opened dispensary in the
quarter, where advice was given free,
for Clcmeu"cau is specialist in skin
diseases. One day be Noticed that he
had just one hour il which to get his
luncheon and 60 down to the cham Der,
where he had to intcrl ellate the gov
eminent. IIe called his assistant and
said, "HOw many more patients are
there waiting?'
"Six, - replied the man.
One after tl.e other had his case dag
nosed, and Clemencc:iu, after another
glance at his watch, said, "Tell the
other two to undress at once, as I have
only tw 0 more minutes to wait.' One
entered, and Clemenceau wrote out a
prescription in the twinkling of an eye
The last man came mas naked as the
day when he was born. Clemenceau
eyed him for minute and then said
"You are suffering from no skin dis
ease What have you come here to
worry me for?''
The man looked at him aghast for a
minute and replied: "Skin disease? I
never said l had skin disease. Your
man came in and told me to undress,
n. le Depute, aud did 80. All want
ed to ask You was to use your influence
to get my sister place in the post
offices in Algeria.
Clemenceau smiled, took his name
and did use his influence. To-day.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1899-03-03
For Bed and Board.

1t is said that when John Jacob Aston
was once congratulated for his wealth
he replied by pointing to the bonds and
maps of property, at the same time in
curing, would you like to manage
these matters for your bed and board?''
The man demurred. ..3l. -.
4 Sir, continued the rich man, sit
is all that can get. =.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1899-03-03
Unhappy Hindoo Women

The Hindoo holy books forbid a WON.
an to see dancing, hear. music, wear
Jewels, blacken her eyebrows, eat dainty
food, sit at window or view herself in
q mirror during the absence of her hus-
band and allow him to divorce her. if
she has no sons, Injuries his property,
scolds him, quarrels with another WON
an or presumes to. eat before be has fin
ished his meal. ss.< :*. f.. - p
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1899-03-03
Pretty, Girls. These:

1.-THE Houtzdale Penn. Journal says |:
'''The a. 81 of the Houtzdale girls
are slender and delicately tinted, their
"a are like ks and they are without
Sc - in this or any other s. Their frowns
are like TT. and their 12345O excite III!
Ct pleasure and "a desire to No. them
Read this s. closely and do not 7 its.
sverac;ty n Ii 3t5s
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1899-03-03

4, The deserts Of Arabia are specially
remarkable for their pillars Of sand.
which are raised by whiriwinds and
have very close resemblance in, their
appearancet to waterspouts. { y. 7I1 ..s51=
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1899-03-03
An Antenuptial Understandings.

"There is one question I want to ask
you, dearest, said the beautiful girl as
she toyed with the diamond ring on
her third finger. "When we are mar.
zied, will you expect me to bake nv
own bread?''
"You can do as you like about it,
darling, he replied. "but certainly
ahall insist upon your not baking
mine. ''-Chicago News.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1899-03-03
Scotland's Strange Rird.

From the small island Of ST. Kilda.
of Scotland, 10000 young gannets and
an immense number Of eggs are annual
~ collected, and although this bird lars
only one egg per annum and is four
years in obtaining its maturity its num-
bers do not diminish. Obviously such
BIRDS must reach great age, or they
would long ago have been exterminatei.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1899-03-03
Is Your Name Here?

A contributor has been amusing him
SELF by tryingto answer the questions or
series Of Questions, What man in sthe
history of the wosla whose name began
WITH and after that@eyery otberslet-z=
ter ct the aIpl,ahet mos. --::Sz srtcl tie
greatest influence p pom the t,ought aud
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1899-03-03
Hundreds of New Ore Cara.

DULUTH, March 1.-The Duluth and
Iron Range road has bids from car
builders for 400 ore cars of the largest
size, and the other ore roads here are in
tending to get as many more, either by
building or purchase. % : z@ 5 s3sa: add.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1899-03-03
A Newcastle iEnpiandl

-. A Newcastle England man wrote
this to the editor on q postal card
What no, Mr.. Editor, Whatspric this?
s the mouth is the windowo of the in
tellect. tootbache must be a sort az
window pain 8
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1899-03-03

i i Is eaid that g difioult i the art
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1899-05-15

Proposal of amendment to the Consti
tuition.
l. Reapportionment of State Senators.
2 Forty-eight hours notice to be given
voter before erasure of name from
check list
g. Representative from two leading par
ties to assist voter in marking bal
lot.
l. Special voting place for Presidential
election established at State House.
8. Extra assistance in State Library pro-
vided for.
6. State geologist to investigate mineral
resources and make biennial report.
z. State tax of fifteen cents provided for.
s. s1.25OOOO appropriated for support of
government to December l. 1902.
g. Inspector of Finance to print 1900 re-
TO- Terms Auditor of Accounts and
estate Auditor" harmonized.
II. Auditor allowed $500 for clerk and ex-
penses away from home.
Il. Taxation of mining and quarry rights.
Ii. Law forbidding non-residents to de-
duct for debts owing in inventory
repealed.
Il Trustee process in collection of taxes.
is. Fee on increase of capital stock of
corporations.
1s. Superintendent of Education may is
sue circulars of educational infor-
nation.
II. Appointment and pay of town super
intendentS.
Is. Maintenance of Normal schools.
19. Division Of public moneys.
90 Teachers to give notice to clerk of
school board of date and grade of
certificates
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1899-05-15

46. Payment for maintenance of insane at
Brattleboro Retreat.
At. Conditional discharge of insane.
4S. Commitments to Vermont State Hospi-
tai for Insane.
49,. Opening of lands taken for highways.
so. Use of shoes, brakes and chains on
highways.
81 Law requiring fagman ahead of steam
vehicle on highway repealed.
81. Savings bank officers not to be Of
ficers in national banks
50. Bank loans to individuals limited in
amount.
81. Banks may deposit on call in certain
institutions.
55. Real estate holdings of banks regu-
lated.
56. Payment of interest by savings banks
regulated.
81. Salary of Insurance Commissioners.
IS. Relating to foreign fidelity and surety
companies.
SO. F'raternal beneficiary associations may
60. F'raternal beneficiary associations not
to be admitted to State unless
charging Fraternal Congress mini
mum rates.
81. Domestic mutual fire companies may
accumulate reserve
g. Insurance )of buildings on mortgaged
lands Of charitable institutions
6S. Time when reports of insurance COM
panies must be filed with commits
sioners
"a. False swearing in proof of fire loss
made perjury.
65. Maintenance Of telegraph. telephone
and electric light lines on highways.
&c. Use Of coupons in selling milk reGu-
lated.