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Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1899-02-07
COLONEL SEXTON'S DEATE
Grand Army Commander 4
Victim Of Grip. IN ~. =" +.
4, ~ - --. ---- /, Eta@..
Has BEEN A1r1Ha SOME TINE
Rsmains Of the Netsd veteran Taken -
Chicago Whore the Funeral ssrv.
z 5.A & Y hes wiz He Held. r' ~ :

WASHINGTON, Feb. 6.-Colonel James
A. Sexton. commander-in.chief of the
Grand Army Of the Republic and :
member Of the war investigation COM
mission, died at $40 9. N. at Garfield
hospital from complic locations arising
from an attack q the grip. His system
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1899-02-07
CASUALTIES on BOTH
SIDES VERY HEAVY
Two Hundred Of Uncle Sans
Boys Killed and Wounded
In the Charge.
Loss Of Life on the Other Side
Said to Run UP into the
Thousands.

MANILA, Fob. e.-The Filipinos at
tackled the American line from Calico
can 10 santaa Mesa 1t eAS Saturday
evening. There was . heavy fusilade
on both sides and the artillery was
used. ,.ss. i, 4.
The United States cruiser Charleston
and the gunbost Concord bombarded
the enemy.
Tho Americans, after magnificent
charges, captured several IF the enemy's
positions. IA. Z. n.y.. q
ThesAmericans lost 90 killed and les
wounded. The Filipinos lost heavily.
OF the Americans killed in the battle
eight belonged to the First Nebraska
and five to the First Idaho. =. -.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1899-02-07
Rrex.r seile For New Yeri.

LIVERPOOL, Feb. 8. Associate Justice
David J. Brewer Of the United States
supreme court, is q passenger on board
the Cunard line steamer Etruria, which
has sailed from this port tor New York.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1899-02-07

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from, ri:dinx .jt4e!tah waste matter,
d. witt. l4itlI.. Early Risers will re.
move the tr.ll,lp and cure alex heat.
ache, hill1uaD ~. Inactive liver
and clear the complexion. Small,
sugar a,,s t.4tl. aiun't grape or cAuse
mans [. ID Brown
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1899-02-07

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Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1899-02-07
STRONG STATEMENTS.
Three Women Relieved Of Female
Troubles by Mrs. P1nkham.

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ZOE 1't'l' 49,: 4. yeets -, suno WIN
v ~ Ilseo =, Pogel.I y ~ ~.
across the small Of my back, that all
gone feeling, was respondent, fretful
and discouraged; the least exertion
i tired me. tried several doctors but
received little benefit. At last I de-
cided to give your Lydia =. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound . trial. The ef-
feet Of the first bottle was magical
Those symptoms Of weakness that I
was amicted with, vanished like vapor
before The sun. I cannot speak too
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1899-02-07

i1HE EXCELLENCE OF SYRUP OF FIGS
! L due not only to. the originality and
admplicity Of the combination, but also
- the care and skill with which t. q
manufactured BY scientific processes
known to the CALIFORNIA FIo SYRUr
CO only, sndwe wish to impress upon
III the Importance Of purchasing tho
Eue and original remedy. Az the
genuine Syrup Of Figs il lactured
II the CALIFORNIA sFIa SYRUP Co
;sn1y. = knowledge Of that fact will
a11ist one in avoiding tho worthless
nitations manufactured BY other par
l ties The high standing Of the CALI-
ig0RNIA FIe SYRUP Co. with the medi.
81 profession, and the satisfaction
wbich the genuine Syrup Of Figs HIS
Gwen 20 millions Of families, malsss
Me name Of the Company . guaranty
~ the excellence Of It's remedy. It 8
III ia advance Of all other laxatives,
- = acts on the kidneys, liver and
N0We1S without Irritating or weaken.
B ~ them, and II does not grippe nor,
Aueeate. r. order to get its beneficial
y eects, please remember the name az
L. Cemrany
CALIFORNIA FIG SYRUP co.
Is (. sAN ~ ANcIp -. CAL
] aspIevILLr, q New YoRK..N,x I.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1899-05-04
A Dress of Soider's Web.

One of the promised wonders of the
Paris exposition of 1000 is to be dress
made of spiders web. The idea Is by
mo- means novel, for Reaumur and
other men of science long ago thought
that the delicate threads spun by the
common or garden spider might be
utilized for industrial purposes, and
so far back as in 1909 some small
articles-such as socks and mittens-
of this material were submitted to the
Academy DIES Sciences. But there was
an unsurmountable difficulty in domes-
ticating the varieties of the insect
found or in collecting their product in
a wild state. Father Cambone, how
ever, a Catholic missionary in NADIA
gascar, has discovered big spider,
known to the Hovas as halabe, which
can be induced, under the influence Of
chloroform, to yield some 1000 yards
of thread per month, and this thread
is so strong as to bear weight Of over
half a pound, and so elastic as to
stretch more than twelve per cent of
its length. In the school Of military
ballooning cords made from the new
material have been used with much
success for the netting of balloons,
combining, as they do, the maximum
of strength and elasticity with the
minimum Of weight.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1899-05-04
DestructibiIity of Human Bones.

Human bones are not so non-destruct-
ible as many persons suppose. The
fact that they are occasionally discov-
cred hundreds of years old proves
nothing. 1t Is the nature OF their sur
roundings that has rendered them so
long imperishable. AS showing the
readiness with which they disappear in
salt water the draining of the Haar-
lem Lake by the Dutch Government
has conveyed some important informa-
tion 1t will be recalled by persons ac-
quainted with the history of the Meth
erlands that many shipwrecks and ma
val fights have taken place on HARLEM
Lake and there many thousands found
watery grave. The canals and trench
es dug to considerable depth through
the rescued land must have had an ag-
gregate length of thousands of miles,
and yet not single human bone was
exhumed from first to last. Some
weapons and a few coins and one or
two wrecked vessels alone rewarded
the antiquaries, who watched the OPP
erations with the hope of rich har-
vest. Here, as in cavern deposits and
river gravels generally, works of art
alone furnished evidence Of the exist
ence of man, even though no part of
the deposit could be more than three
hundred years old, as the lake was
formed by an inundation toward the
end of the sixteenth century.-New
York Times.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1899-05-04
One Way 70 be Charitable.

One Of the oldest ways of being char
liable at someone else's expense was
related by well-known restaurant
keeper one day recently. He said:
"Just at the noon rush hour we'll
dressed man entered my establishment,
accompanied by three children Of va
rious ages, CARRIED I'm garments which
looked as though they were construct
ed from his own cast-off clothes. He
told the waiter the children were very
hungry, and ordered all sorts of dain-
ties, which they fairly gobbled up,
while he sat and looked at them and
ate nothing. AS final treat, he called
for ice cream, and when 1t came, sent
the waiter back for cake. Then, telling
the children he was going to. buy n
cigar. he left the room-and the build
ing. The waiter, wondering at his long
absence, after a while asked the child
rem, "where is your papaT
"'Oh, he isn't our papar said one of
the boys. meekly. He's just man
wot see us lookin' In the. window and
vishin' for the good things. and he
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1899-05-04
Aims In Westminster Abbey.

One of the events of the London
week was the quaint and ancient cere-
mony Of the distribution of the royal
maundy at Westminster Abbey on
Thursday. The custom was instituted
by Edward III. i'm 1868, and has sur
yived up to the present time. 1t con-
sists in giving aims, food and clothing
on the Thursday before Goou Friday
to as many aged people as the reign
ing monarch is years Old. This year it
Is eighty. The Bishop of Ely officiat-
ed. A picturesque procession was
formed In the nave and passed into the
choir. The beadle of the Abbey, bear
ing the mace, led the procession. Then
came four children of the Chapel
Royal dressed in white, the children
Of the Royal Almonry In scarlet and
gold, the choir singers, the clergymen
In black gowns, the canons, and, final
ly, the Yeomen Of the Guard in media
eval costume, bearing halberds, one of
them carrying dish upon which were
the aims. An anthem was sung. and
then the Lord High Almoner distribut-
ed the aims in white purses with red
and white streamers, containing sew
eral pounds, and purses containing as
many pennies as the Queen Is years of
age.-New York Tribune.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1899-05-04

taste. The popular name for this sub
stance, however, cane sugar, indicates
the plant containing II In sufficient
abundance to first attract the attention
of mankind. This plant probably
originated In Asia, whence 1t has
spread gradually to all tropical regions,
its easy propagation from eyes on the
cane itself assisting materially In its
dissemination. The cultivation of this
plant for its sweet qualities stretches
far back into the past, sweet canes"
being mentioned In the Hebrew Scrip
lures, and its use In China probably
antedated even this mention; yet the
extraction of sugar from its Juice, and
especially the use Of the substance as
a separate article of food, Is a matter
of comparatively recent date.
For centuries 1t was used In Europe
only as CONNECTION or as a medicine,
and IL was not until the beginning of
the seventeenth century, hundred or
more years after 1t was first cultivated
in the Eastern Hemisphere, that 1t be-
gan to be an article Of commerce and
was imported to any extent into Eu-
rope. Once begun, however, its mod
ern development down to the present
day, when 1t constitutes one Of the
worlds greatest industries, the product
of which reaches the consumer for the
greater part as chemically pure arti-
Gle, Is little short of marvellous; in
truth, its history cannot be surpassed
in interest by that Of any line Of hui
man endeavor.-North American Re
view.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1899-05-04
Absend.M indedness Cured.

Once upon time very lovely lady,
who lives in l street-or at least !
think it's / street-advertised for q
butler. Divers and sundry persons ap-
piled for the place, and among them
one man pleased her very much in
deed. He had been butler, he said, for
General Such-a-One, and Mrs. Gen
eral Such-a-One, he was quite sure,
would recommend him. Accordingly,
madame sat down to write q note to
Mrs. General Such-a-One, asking about
him. Now, madame as all her ac-
quaintances know, is the most absent
minded woman the shadow of the
mountain ever fell ON. She wrote the
note, but in 1t there was no mention Of
Higgins, the butler. Instead the note
read:
Dear Madame-Will you kindly tell
me what the habits and characteristics
Of General Such-a-One are, and how
long he has lived with your
Mrs. Generals reply drove all the
cobwebs from the absent-minded wo-
mans brain.
Madame" it ran, "as to General
Such-a-One's habits and Characters
tics, they are matters of which public
record will inform you. AS to how
long he has lived with me, 1t is none of
your business"
And the last four words were en-
phatically underlined.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1899-05-04
Made King by A Wiz.

M. Poutet, hairdresser and wigmak-
er of the Coincide Franchise and other
theatres of Paris, has been sporting a
narrow violet ribbon for the last few
days. He has been decorated by the
Academy. NJ. Poutet has made wigs
for all the leading actors who have
played in comedy for the last thirty
years.
Zone day." NJ. V. de Cotteus says,
'Poutet had to find a suitable wig for
super who was called upon at a mo-
ment's notice to take an actors place
in drama. He was to play the part of
king. but he had nothing to do except
to lead procession across the stage.
''The scene represented church on
the right and an inn on the left The
procession was to enter the church, but
the. super was stricken with one of
those spasms of genius which some
times Eliminates great actors and
great kings. Or was ii Poutet's
wig that had turned his head? Who
can tell? The fact remains that in
stead of leading the cortege into the
he boldly entered the cabaret,
followed by his noble lords and armed
retainers.
THE director behind the scenes was
wild with rage. What have you done,
vlllainT he cried.
Why do you ask that replied the
super, with a majestic bearing. i am
a king and do what pleases me-
"He had entered into the wig Of the
character he was portraying."
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1899-05-04
The Douglas Spruce Of Oregon.

When growing In open situations the
Douglas spruce develops a large
spreading crown, which gives the tree
a broad, conical aspect. Such trees are
comparatively short and grow rapidly
In diameter. In dense stands, on the
other hand, the trees are very tall, shed
their lower branches early, and form
long clear boles with narrow compact
crowns. The Douglas spruce carries it's
diameter well up into it's crown, and
in case of very old trees the stem then
tapers within few feet abruptly to a
point, this portion being usually bent
In the direction of the prevailing wind.
The largest tree measured by the
writer was 10 feet in diameter and had
an estimated height Of nearly 800 feet.
One observer states that he measured
a tree In Washington $50 feet high and
Is feet in diameter. The oldest tree,
whose age was determined during the
present study, was about 400 years old,
but specimens have been found with
700 ANNUAL rings on the stump.
The bark of the young trees Is light
gray or white, and Is smooth, thin and
covered with resin blisters. When
twenty to thirty years old the bark be-
comes longitudinally cracked. In later
life the color varies from dark brown,
almost black, to a whitish gray; and
often on old trees II Is reddish, or light
brown tinged with yellow. At about
fifty years Of age the bark Is six-tenths
to nine-tenths Of an inch thick, and on
old trees three to six inches or even
more.-The Forester.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1899-05-04
Rich Bsronet Who Died In an Old Garrett

Sir Henry Delves Broughton has just
died, in England, ninety-one years old.
He was one of the most eccentric
members of the baronetage. For years
he never crossed the threshold Of the
house in which he elected to live the
life of recluse. He passed his time
almost exclusively in the room In
which eventually he was found dead.
The cause of his death was senile de-
cay. There was no one with HIM when
he died.
One of the things which seemed to
afford him especial delight was to pa
per the walls of his garnet over and
over again with pictures cut from the
various illustrated papers. A dressing
gown was his chief article Of attire.
His meals were placed outside his
room Mt stated intervals. He had
strong aversion to medical men, and
any business had to be transacted with
the barOnet on one side and his interro-
gator on the other side Of the partly
opened door.
The rent roll Of this eccentric baronet
amounted to S15OOO0 year, and he
has left personality to the amount Of
$3.50. OOO.-New York Press.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1899-05-04

Lamps In Kentucky Cost S. and the Oil
81 Gallon.

Seeing so much in the newspapers
recently about the Standard Oil
trust" said an old citizen Of Owens
me that coal oil and coal oil lamps
were scarce article about thirty-five
years ago. l very distinctly remem-
Der the first coal oil lamps offered for
sale in Owensboro. About thirty-five
years ago q man came down the Ohio
river from Pittsburg on little boat
which he had loaded with coal oil and
try at the time, but l was in Owens
boro on the day the boat arrived here,
and bought one Of the lamps. ! paid
So for II, and the man filed 1t with oil
free. Such a lamp to-day retails Mt
about 40 cents. The man didn't have
any oil to sell, but only carried enough
to fill the lamps he sold. The lamps
sold well, and quite number of fami-
lies out in my neighborhood came to
Owensboro and bought them. OF
course, the lamps were not used regu-
larly, but were placed in the best
room, and were lighted only on Sun
day evenings, or upon other occasions
when company was present; the lamp
was not lighted for company unless it
happened to be preacher or some
other person whose presence called for
more formality than visit from some
Of the immediate neighbors.
I'm course Of time the oil burned out
Of the lamps which the people pur-
chased from the man on the little
boat. He was gone, and the mer-
chants of Owensboro were handling
neither lamps nor oil, and the nearest
point oil could be had was from the
Camel Coal Oil Company, then oper-
ating a plant at Cloverport. rode a
mule from Masonville to Cloverport to
buy a couple Of gallons of oil. / had
couple of gallon jugs, one in each
end of meal bag thrown across the
mules back. paid 81 gallon for
the oil. Coal oil was not refined in
those days as 1t Is now, and it con-
tanned all of those highly infiammable
properties which render 1t a danger
Gus explosive. There was a caution
label on every lamp, which warned
you not to move the lamp after it was
lighted, as 1t was dangerous to do so.
l know some people in Daviess Coun-
ty to-day who will not permit the
moving Of a lighted coal oil lamp In
their houses, never having outgrown
the fears instilled in them by the eau
ton labels on the first lamps sold to
the Daviess County people. There
are also few people in Daviess Coun-
ty who do not use coal oil lamps, but
cling to the old-time tallow candle, be-
cause they are afraid Of coal OIL"
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1899-05-04
rnIEP.rAkIN0 IN ZANZIBAR
A Negro Medlcise Mans Way Of Working
the Third Degree on Suspects


This story Of thief taking in zanzi
bar was told by a woman who was
one OF the guests at Lenten lunch
con:
"The English Consul" she said
twas robbed of a silver dinner service
and the police advised him to call In
a medicine man II he wanted to get II
back. So he sent for the medicine
man and invited his friends in to see
the fun.
'The day came and with II the med.
icine man, who was little, old, squat
repulsive-looking negro, so small as
barely to escape being dwarf. The
only things that the medicine man
brought with him were four little
sticks twelve or sixteen inches long
and as thick through as my little fin
ger. He asked Tor a small low table,
squatted down before 1t Turk fashion,
held two of the sticks, one In either
hand, and ordered the Consul to sit
opposite him and hold the other two
sticks, allowing the tips to rest gently
on the table. All the servants were In
the next room with the door closed.
The medicine man rolled his eyes cell
ingward and began muttering some
gibberish that we took to be an in
cantation.
Il soon noticed that the Consul look
ed distressed and uneasy, and, bending
over him, asked him the reason. He
said: why, l can hardly hold these
sticks; they tug as If some one had
to pull them away from me- He was
joked a bit about his vivid magma
ton. One Of the men offered to and
did relieve him, only to find out that
1t was no joke; the magic power of the
medicine mans incarnation made hold
ing the sticks n real physical effort.
Dill try holding them myself? Yes,
but l can tell you very little Of that
satisfied me. What do l think 1t is?
Oh, l don't know. Devil worship or
something else, but let me go back to
catching the thief
"One of the servants was admitted
and ordered to place his two hands on
the table. He did 1t, nothing hap
pened, the medicine man kept on his
incantations for q minute or more,
then said to the servant: You can go;
1T is not you One after another was
called, with no result. The perform
ance was beginning to grow monoto-
nous, when in came the coachman, a
man who had been in the Consurs EN-
ploy for years. Scarcely had he put
his hands on the table when the sticks
held by his master gave a mighty tug
and closed around one of his wrists,
while the two sticks in the medicine
mans hand snapped hold of his other
wrist. The coachman did not wait to
be accused, but blurted right out: 4
did not do it alone! There are others
in it, too Well, sure enough, there
were others in 1t, who at once con-
fessed. The dinner set was recov-
ered."