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Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1899-08-01
Harvest Help Scarce.

Harvest help is needed in South
Dakota, and the big farmers of
North Dakota are already worrying
about the help they will need next
month. There are few idle men in
the Northwest now, and the har-
vest wages on the big western
prairies will have to be unusually
high to attract men from their
present jobs. Fridays Pioneer Press
says:
'"The scarcity of farm labor in the
great wheat fields of the Northwest
made itself fully manifest yesterday
when the railroad offices began re-
ceiving appeals by wire and by mail
asking for aid in behalf OF the
farmers, whose crops are threatened
because they cannot find labor to
harvest the grain. In Chicago
Wednesday the situation was grave
~ discussed by railroad men who
were there attending a meeting of
the Western passenger association.
In St. Paul the outlook is considered
serious. There are a few men who
are idle, but they will not work.
They have been offered it. The en-
ployment agencies are advertising all
over the country, but they can find
no men for the fields or to work on
the railroads or in the mines. The
wages offered runs from 50 per day
to $3.50 per day and board. The de-
mand for labor is greater than the
supply. and even at the high rate
those who are getting less in other
occupations will not leave per-
manet position for three or four
wooks' work
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1899-08-01
A $4,000 Bicycle Given Away
Daily,


The publishers of THE NEW YORK STAR
the handsomely illustrated Sunday news
paper, are giving a HIGH GRADE BICY-
Gle each day for the largest list of words
made by using the letters contained in
THE NEW YORK STAR"
no more times in any one word than it is
found in The New York Star. Webster's
Dictionary to be considered as authority.
Two GOOD WATCHES first class time
keepers) will be given daily for second
and third best lists. and many other valu-
able rewards, including Dinner Sets, Tea
Sets. China. Sterling Silverware, etc., in
order of merit. This educational contest
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subscription with full particulars and list
of over 300 valuable rewards. Contest
opens and awards commence Monday,
June 26th, and closes Monday, August
21st, 1899. Your list can reach us any day
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day, and your name will be printed in the
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Only one list can be entered by the same
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Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1899-08-01

According to late reports, the great
Chinese wall is to come down. For
centuries it has been something moro
than harrier--it has been O reproacl1.
It has passed into a proverb and u
symbol Of barbaric exclusivepess
among civilized nations. Now it is to
come down. How much Of Job this
implies can be roughly imagined If one
will fancy a wall Of masonry about
Is feet high, starting, say ut Portland,
Me-, and running westward through
the northern part Of New England and
New York, slzirting the upper part Of
Ohio, Indiana and Illinois and then ex-
tending down the Mississippi to New
Orleans and winding by the edge of
the gulf to end ut Charleston. The job
Of getting rid Of such an obstruction
Is enough to make the ordinary con-
tracing engineers eyes stick out with
prospective fairness. And in getting
rid of memorial Instructions China
naturally turns to the United States.
A Chicago engineer, Mr.. Frank Lewis,
Is going to China in the employ Of a
Chinese syndicate to MAKE preliminary
estimates for this job.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1899-08-01

Kansas City wants owl street cars,
Democratic harmony and cheap cabs
Kansas City Star.
1t took q Cleveland woman but two
minutes to get divorce. That comes
pretty close to the Chicago record
Cleveland Leader.
A can of liquid air has been sent to
Chicago from New York. What Chicago
wants is several cans Of liquid river
St. Paul Herald.
The people of Cleveland ought to be
happy. They have settled their street
railroad strike and lost their baseball
team.-Chicago Hmes-Herald.
A textbook has been cast out Of the
Boston public schools because it contains
a picture Of Cupid with no clothes on
but his wings. A Boston Cupid must
wear dress suit II he expects to be re-
ceived in the best society.-1ndianapois
Journal.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1899-08-01
BEGINNING OF BOOKS.
Early Work OF Gutenberg, Faust
SchoefIer and CaxtOn.

Early Work OF Gutenberg, Faust,
SchoefRer and Caxton.
When and where the first attempts in
the art Of printing were made cannot
be with certainty ascertained, because
the earliest work printed by Gutenberg
bore neither date nor name. The reason
for this was obvious. The earliest
printed books were made to resemble
writing and sold as such. This much is
certain-that movable wooden types
were first employed by him about the
year 1888.
In 1443 he returned to Mayence and
formed a great friendship with johann
mes Fust. or Faust, who agreed to loan
him 800 guilders at per cent for five
years; but four years passed before the
wealthy goldsmith would advance the
money, because Gutenberg would not
admit him into the secret of his business.
In 1449 the first money was advanced
and printing Office set up.
1t was necessary to have assistance in
the printing Office, and one Peter
Schoeffer was engaged, ''he being
mechanical" Peter kept his eyes open
and soon found that wooden types were
too slow to make, and he discovered the
art Of cutting the letters in a matrix so
that the letters might be cast singly.
Instead of telling Gutenberg, his en-
ployer, he went to the money lender and
persuaded him to advance more money,
so that Schoeffer might work at his in
vention apart from Gutenberg. So
pleased was Faust that he gave Peter
his daughter Christian in marriage.
William Caxton, secretary to the
Duchess OF Burgundy, had seen the xylo-
graphic printing Of lawrence Coster In
Harlem and the printing Of movable
blocks as invented by Gutenberg. He
saw the great opportunities printing
would afford, and, with the aid Of Colard
Mansion, set up printing press at
Bruges In 1471. The first book he print
ed was the "Recueil," or summary '"of
the Histosyes Of Troye," compiled by z
friend Of bis, Raoul lie Fevre. priest and
chaplain to the Duke Of Burgundy. 1t
was printed and published at Bruges
and was soon followed by the printing Of
q Latin Grafton delivered there by DR..
Russell. bishop Of Lincoln. at the cere-
mony Of proclaiming the Duke and
Duchess Of Burgundy. Another work
from the pen Of Raoul lie Fevre was
translated into English and printed by
Caxton, entitled 1.-The Game and Play
Of Chess" a treatise Of moral and politi-
cal Offices and duties and the graduation
Of social ranks founded on the places
and moves respectively assigned to dit.
ferent pieces on the chessboard.
The first book printed in England was
1.-THE Dictes and Sayings of Philoso-
pheres," collection Of anecdotes, wise
and witty sayings Of ancient philoso-
piers. It is stated in q notice at the end
Of the volume to have been finished ION
the xviii day Of the moneth of Novembre,
and the seventeenth yere of the reign Of
Kyng Edwd the w." The title bears
the words, "Emprynted be me, William
Caxton, Westministere, the yere Of our
Lord, m,occc, lxxvii."
The first book to be printed with a IT,
tie rage was issued in 1899 by Wynken
de Verde, the successor Of Cation
John De Morgan in Donahue's.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1899-08-01
UTE GHOST DANCE.

pletion, the people are summoned by cri.
ers especially selected for the duty, which
must be performed in certain manner.
Amid dead silence the leaders walk
out from the vast gathering and, facing
inward, join hands so as to form small
circle. Then, without stirring a muscle,
they sing the opening song in q low,
grooming undertone.
Following this they raise their voices
and repeat the same song, this time
slowly circling around to the left, always
moving that foot first, following 1t with
the right In a peculiar kind of shuttle.
The movement to the left is following
the course of the sun. Gradually, as the
song proceeds, the circle becomes enlarg-
ed. A noteworthy feature is the fact that
each time the leader returns to his origf-
nal position the chant is started afresh.
first in an undertone. which becomes in
crescent with the more rapid movement
Of the dancers.
No drum, rattle or musical instrument
Of any kind is employed, and in this the
ghost dance differs from all other Indian
dances. As the dance proceeds the ex.
element becomes more intense. The par
Elephants move as fast as they can, their
hands thrown from side to side, their
bodies swaying, and the weak and frail
are jerked again and again into position
after they have almost fallen. This is
continued until human nature can stand
no more, and one after the other they
break from the ring to stagger away and
swoon from the terrible exhaustion. Not
the slightest notice is taken Of these until
but few, very few, remain in the circle,
and when it has become too small to go
on these, supposedly the flower of the
tribe, 60 into frances, natural or produc-
ed by the hypnotic influence Of the
medicine man. Upon recovery they again
resume the dance, after relating the won
derful fights Of their astral bodies into
the realms Of the unknown.
After the effects Of the dance wear
away the braves, purified in body and
soul, believe themselves, as did the cru
saders Of the olden times, divinely COM
missioned to sweep their enemies before
them.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1899-08-01
A Sixteenth Century Kneipp.

The late Father Kneipp had predeces-
sor in his cold water cure over three cen.
turtles ago In the person of Father
George Bernard Penot, a Dominican
friar Of Toulouse, born near Nice about
1921. In his book de Aquae Naturalis,
VIRTUE" published in 1547, Friar Penot
wrote: I'm the morning, when the dew of
heaven gives new freshness to the earth,
thou shalt walk for two hours .barefooted
and bare legged upon the grass, for the
dew is the daughter Of God. It bringl
with 1t certain mysterious virtue,
which diffuseth itself in various forces
throughout the microcosm and driveth
away malign influences. Fear not that
the chill shall do thee evil, for all cold ID
the source Of all heat, and water IL the
vehicle of health and the paragon OF
life" Surely this is Kneippism in nut
shell, yet Friar Penot died unknown and
unappreciated.JTable
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1899-08-01
EQUAL TO THE EMERGENCY.
Unexpected Part Played by a Barrel
In m Drnma

In a Drama.
Many of the old time actors will re-
member r. G. White, who, with his wife,
Emma Leland, used to star in the prov
inces when they were not able to get
what they wanted in the cities. Well,
the old gentleman was a versatile genius,
and there was nothing about the house
except soubrette parts that he could take.
Among other things he knew how to
put up curtain, and that was more
than good many stage managers In the
country towns knew.
We will call the place Bridgeport, for
that was not the name of the town. The
Emma Leland company was there for a
week, and it looked like q prosperous
tween the first and second acts of Hid
:. den Hand" something went wrong with
the curtain, which stuck fast three feet
from the floor. Moreover, it would not
come down again, and all the company
was In trouble, while the people out in
front were getting more than the worth
of their money without seeing the show.
Mr.. White was in his neither garments,
having changed from a we'll dressed New
York villain to the rough and ready
countryman from old Virginia, who has
come to the great city on quest for his
granddaughter and adventures. But he
climbed up on a stool out there behind
the curtain and did all that any honest
and plain speaking man could have done
in the way of making the machinery
work.
And the whole curtain came tumbling
down, roller and all, leaving the most
versatile man stranded high and dry on
the top Of the stool. The scene was the
Bowery, and part Of the stage setting
was an empty barrel. The old gentle
man dropped gracefully into that barrel
and rolled as gracefully off the stage.
And then the patient and excellent au-
dience waited, laughing occasionally, but
not saucily, till the carpenters and sail
ors In the house had repaired the damage
to the scene.-Chicago Post.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1899-08-01

Minneapolis Lumberman: From
time to time to time throughout the
saving season thus far the mill
owners OF the city have been raising
the wages OF the men under their
employ, though the spring wages
were considerably above those OF a
year ago. The past week has seen
some advances among mill laborers
wages, such as had not been adj
vanced before this season. This is
harvest time and laborers are few
throughout the northwest owing to
the demand from all Industries and
from railroads now engaged in eX'
tensive construction. An advance
in wages is now considered a wise
move to keep the crews contented.
The wages in the mills are now
averaging higher than ever before.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1899-08-01
SAVAGE GHOST DANCE.
How the Utes Work Up Their
Murderous Spirit.
MEDICINE MEN AND GHOST DANCES.

Frantic Exertion Continued Until
the Participants Faint From Ex.
haustion-Fancied Flights to Un-
known Realms.
A recent telegram in the st. Louis
Post-Dispatch contained the information
that several bands Of Utes have gathered
together on the White River reservation
of the Vintah tribe and are now going
through the various forms and rituals
prescribed by the medicine men for the
Precipitation of the "Great Spirit" pre-
yious to going on the warpath.
When the proper number of warriors
have assembled, the chief harangues
them and, fred by the spirit Of the occa-
sion, frequently rises to great fights Of
oratory, producing great effect upon his
apparently impressive hearers. Then there
are certain rites to be gone through with,
for, as in Freemasonry, not all are eligi-
BILE to take part in the great event.
Those who are fortunate enough to pos
sess sufficient buckskin, now q rare arti-
Gle, have made for themselves a "ghost
Shirt" which il worn in the dance Is sup
posed to ever after confer invulnerability
upon its wearer. Then, after the ground
has been consecrated, the dance is almost
ready to begin. The priests ordain seven
men and women as leaders by placing in
their hair a holy feather Of either the
crow, sacred bird, as Is the snake Of the
dance, or the eagle. sacred in all Indian
religion. The bodies of the dancers are
painted, not as commonly supposed, In a
nondescript manner, but with great at
tention to exactness and detail, each de.
sign being conceived in trance vision BY
the medicine men. whose artistic descrip-
lions are thus pushed to the uttermost.
The colors are red, yellow, green and
blue, these being supposed 10 be condu.
Give to the spiritual as well as the phys.
ical welfare.
The dance begins either In the middle
Of the afternoon or Immediately after
shutdown. When finally all IL ready and
the thousand details have reached com.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1899-08-01
A New Rector.

Bishop Morrison, Of Duluth, has
assigned Rev. w. Walton, Of Moore
head to be rector of the Episcopal
parish in this city.
Mr. Walton will take charge of the
church on September I. He has been
at Moorhead for the past four years
and comes highly recommended as a
clergyman. Rev. Walton will move
his family to this city and occupy
the Episcopal'parsonage, which is at
present undergoing repairs.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1899-08-01
'-~-~- -
THE NEW MONARCH.

Oh, what care for her sweet smiles
Who charmed me long ago2
I've grown beyond her and her wiles,
And you may tell her SO.
The is my dearest sisters child;
My fond heart used to throb
Whene'er she looked at me and smiled
And called me "Unky Bob"
Yet let her hunt some other out
To buy her sweets and furs;
Her sway DER me Is put to rout,
But through no fault Of hers.
A little boy has come to town.
The sweetest, brightest tad
And at his basket, kneeling down,
Am l, his doting dad!
Chicago News.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1899-08-01
And She Probably Would.

A good story is going the rounds at the
expense of we'll known newspaper
woman. She is married and blessed with
two golden haired little daughters, who
promise to possess all their mothers in
telligence.
Recently Marion, the younger Chat il
not her name, but it will do for the story.
went to the etudy and said:
"Oh mamma, Sissie and I have such q
lovely secret about our dolls. I would like
to tell you, only
Mamma looked up from her work and
Inquired:
'Only what, dearie?'
"Only I'm afraid you would write 1t
an"
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1899-08-01
NERVOUS
WOMEN

Do you feel ike screaming Jest
before and during the monthly sick
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you get the b1ues and wish some
times you were dead?
If your answer Is "Xes" to any
of these questions, you should lose
no time In taking
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Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1899-08-01
The Doctors Plea.

The Law Times tells some good sto-
ries narrated by O'Connell, the great
Irish barrister. A physician who was a
witness asked the judge to order him his
expenses.
ION what plea ?" the Judge asked.
ION the plea of my having suffered
personal loss and inconvenience" was
the reply. II have been kept away from
my patients these five days, and if I am
kept away much longer how do know
hut they'll not get well?"
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1899-08-01
Thieves stole a pet deer from the
state fish hatchery in st. Paul;
Bucklen s Arnica SAlye,

The best salve in the world for
cuts. bruises, sores, ulcers, salt
rheum, fever sores. letters, chaEped
hands, chjlblains, cOrns. and all skin
eruptiOns. and positively cures piles,
or no pay required 1t is guaranteed
To give perfect satisfaction or money
refunded. Price - cents per tOx.
For sale by L. y. Brown.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1899-08-01
Knew What He Wanted.

"Gimme a dimes with o. dried beef
an sum crackers" said Uncle Josh to tho
young lady in charge Of the ribbon coun-
ter In down town store.
"You have evidently made a mistake
In the place." she smilingly replied.
''This Is dry goods store"
"Waal, now, I reckon I know'd that,
b'gosh," said the old man: IAN eff dried
beef an crackers hain't dry goods, then
I'd like to know what in tarnation you'd
call 'emT'-Chicago News.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1899-08-01

For the hide Of a full grown giraffe,
greatly sought after In Africa for whip
and sandal making, the native hunters
get from SIS to $25.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1899-08-01

-Plows made in Minneapolis have
been shipped to South Africa for use
on Cecil Rhodes farm.
The age-herald., 1899-08-15
SUNDAY MEETING
 OF TRADES COUNCIL
Endorsed Warrior Canal and Condemned Chattanooga Street Railway Omcials
 for DIscharging Union Men.

An interesting meeting of the Birming- ternoon and considerable important busi- ness transacted. The meeting was called to order by President J. H. F. Moselcy with Secretary Wallenkaupt at his post. After the transaction of routine business delegates from the typographical barbers members of the council.
 The committee on Labor Day celebration reported progress and that Smiths park had been selected as the place for holding the exercises, which was concurred in.
 The committee also reported the receipt of a letter from Chairman Joseph Richard son of the Southeastern Passenger associa- ton granting rate of one fare for the round trip from all points within radius of one hundred miles of Birmingham for Labor Day.
 A communication from Congressman Un- derwood concerning the proposed sale of public lands in Alabama was read. Reso- lutions endorsing the Warrior canal were adopted, as were also resolutions endorsing city directory for 1900 to be issued by the Leslie Publishing company.
 Resolutions condemning the officials of the Chattanooga Street Railway company for diseharging their employees who joined the union of street railway employees was also adopted.
 President Moseley announced the follow ing committees:
 Organization-W. s. Hammett, |. of the Machinists; W. F. Sly. of the carpenters; w. E. Bates, of the carpenters.
 gislation-W. H. Stanley, of the plas- terers; G. H. Baldauf. of the blacksmiths and J. F. Flynn, of the bricklayers.
 After disposing of several routine mat ters the council then adjourned
The age-herald., 1899-08-15
TROUBLE OVER LABOR DAY
Knights of Labor Not Invited to Par
 ticipate in Celebration

It seems that there is some discussion among the 1aboring people in the district in regard to the celebration of Labor Day. The Knights of Labor, one of the largest labor organizations in the district, have not been invited to take part in the exercises
 J. A. 'Keefe, one of the leaders of the Knights, said yesterday that while his organization was not psi't of the Trades Council, that the two bodies would natur- ally be in sympathy with each other on most points, especially when it comes to having a labor celebration Still the Trades Council had not made the slightest mention of the celebration to the Knights.
 MT. O'Keefe said that his side wished it distinctly understood that they were not having anything whatever to do with the "leg pulling process through which the Trades Council and the Commercial club were taking the merchants, and they did not approve of it. It was all right, he said fer the merchants to assist in certain mat ters. but labor day ceebra ton should be paid for by the laborers themselves,
The age-herald., 1899-08-15
LUMBERMEN INTERESTED
Donate Several Carloads of Lumber to
 Boys Industrial School

Mrs. Robert D. Johnston, president of the board os directors of the Boys Indus- trial school, site for which was recently selected near Bessemer. has just returned from trip trough South Alabama, where she went in the interest of the school.
 She has visited personally the proprietors of a number of the lumber mills in that section of the state endeavoring to get them interested in the movement. She was very successful in her trip and secured the donation of several cars of lumber. which will be of the greatest assistance in the erection of the buildings which are to make up the home.