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Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1899-11-21
MIND READING.
A ParlOr Trick That Is SurprisinS
and MystifyinG.

One member Of the company may be
gently prompted to beg that Mr.. and
Mrs. So-and-so give a test Of mind read
ing. When the question is settled, all the
company take seats, and an easy chair is
provided for the mind reader, who is sup
posed to be in semitrance.
Then slips Of paper and a good, soft
pencil that will make a dark mark are
handed around. Each person present is
to write down the name Of some person,
a famous hero or author, musician or art
ist or some person, man or woman, whose
name is a household word. As fast as
these are written they are tossed into a
hat held by some one who is appointed to
collect the slips. The hat with the slips
is then handed to the mind readers as
sistant, who at once puts it behind them
on table or chair, so that the mind read
er could not by any possibility see it. The
mind reader now sits back and grows
dreamy, and the assistant makes a few
passes over his forehead. Then she takes
one slip from the hat and holds it against
the top Of his head lightly, and he begins
by saying:
"All is vague. All, now l see! There
IS a piano. What lovely music fills the
room! What melody! All, yes, it is Pa
derewski."
Then the assistant hands the slip of
paper to the mind reader, and he holds
it in his hands, while the assistant puts
another slip to his head and he goes
through the same mummery. The mind
reader never makes Il mistake and al
ways says something so opposite that ev-
cry one knows who is meant before the
slip is given him from which he reads the
word n clever man can do wonders and
have every one (who does not know the
trick) marvelng ut it. All watch the as
sist ant to be sure she does not tell him.
The trick is here. The first slip that is
put on his head is not the first one an
swercd A pretended answer is given to
q question that is not asked, and that
leaves the mind reader free to begin on
the real question when he gets the first
slip with it's name. So, if his first an
swer was Padcrewski. he receives the
slip with perhaps George Washington.
and so on through all the lot. If one has
never seen that done and it is we'll done
it proves a source Of deep interest.-Bos'
ton Herald.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1899-11-21

cause any marked escape or gus pal
loon must be shot through and through,
which, owing to the toughness of its
fiber and it's network of ropes, is a most
difficult thing to accomplish, and even
when the feat is executed it does not
mean the collapse of the balloon for
probably hours afterward.
The British experts claim that they
will send up balloons which will hover
over the Beers in their concealed fortifi-
cations and drop down upon them such
a rain of death dealing explosives that
CONSERVATION and panic will ensue
among the superstitious descendants Of
the Dutch, who will not be able to COM
prehend this novel and awful method Of
warfare. and that the battle will be Won
without serious loss Of British soldiers.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1899-11-21
He Also Got n Shave.

1t was the fifth anniversary of thci,
wedding day, and they were going to eel
citrate it by attending the opera. After
finishing his after dinner cigar the hus-
band called his wife in an adjoining ROOM,
Are you ready. my dcar?'
'In n minute, love-" she replied. "l've
only to put my bonnet and gloves on"
ooh, very WE'LL" he replied. THAT will
Just give me time to run down to the bar
Der shop and get my hair cut. "-Chicago
Times Herald.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1899-11-21

Doctor-l >t" " =, { ;.;..!.,'' is. Yea
do not get sleep c.ioi IL. Take this pc
Srrimiun t" a iru. :.
Mr.. I;Iinkr%~- Hank YOU. | presume,
that's whats the r.a,ttr.
Doctor lnrXt day)-All. good morning.
You are looking much better today. Slept
last night. didn't you?
Mr.. Blinkcrs-Slcpt like top. feel
first rate.
noctor-lIow many doses Of that OPT
ate did you take?
Mr.. BlnkrrS Tin surprisc)-I didn't
take any. I gave it to the baby!-New
York Weekly.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1899-11-21
BALLOON WARFARE.
What the British May Do In the War
With the Beers.

The balloon detachment Of the British
army is designed especially for the
slaughter Of the Beers by the dropping CT
aerial explosives into their lurking places,
while :he sharpshooters who crouch be-
hind crags and pick off the British SOL
diers will be made acquainted with the
terrible effect OF dynamite shells.
It will be contrnded that the Beers are
no purlor marksmen; that they will hit
the balloon as soon as it is above the tree
tops. OF course they will nit it, and hit
it many times, but it is quite strange that
in this age Of widely distributed knowl-
edge people can be found who do not
realize that hitting a balloon does not
mean bringing it down. In fact, bal
loon may be pierced by so large missile
rs sArapnel shot and yet soar for hours
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1899-11-21
An Echo From the Shore.

They sat together on the shore, she as
romantic as the moonlit scenery about
them. he practical in every fiber. How
do you account for that peculiar sound p
she inquired. There, it is repeated.
Sea news they call them"
Catfish, suppose" -Detroit Free
Press
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1899-11-21

AGENTS WANTED-FOR "TI1E LIFE
and Achievements of Admiral Dewey
tI,,, worlds greatest naval hero. BY Nurut
Il;ilstead, the lifelong friend and adtnirer
OF The nations Idol. Biggest and best book !;
over 500 pages, Sx10inChcs; nearly 100 pages
halftone illustra tons; map in cOlOrs. On
lv S1.tO. Enormous demand, Big Com
missions. Outfit free. Chance of a life
time. Write quick. The Dominic n co,u
any Caxton Bldg. Chicago.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1899-11-21
Sure twas q Dream.

The rich, talented, handsome stranger
prostrates himself at the feet of the beau.
tiful cashier in the laundry.
"Bc mine" he implores.
Gam l dreaming?" the young girl asks
herself anxiously.
She has not long to remain in doubt.
For she presently spurns the rich, talent
ed. handsome stranger and marries the
bowlcgged boiler maker to whom she had
plightcd her troth.
This Of course makes it a cinch that
she is dreaming.-Detroit Journal.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1899-11-21
Snyinr the Cost Of Travel.

New Workers who might otherwise
have to patroniZo the famous mud baths
in Eurnpr can now take them very COM
fnrtAh'y ut homo. All they need is to
FIJI their hathtubs with water ~ and al
low it to settle a little while. The result
in- deposit Of mud will be all they can
a*l; fur.-Ncw York Herald.
The wnAlcr is not that people are
afraid to tell the truth, but that they are
not afraid to tell lic.-Atchison Globe.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1899-11-21
RRnefiOn.

''Comc in. blank. blank you" roarcd
Mr.. SpotcaSh in response to the third rap
at his office door. GLOW many moro
times do you need to be told?'
Tho door opened and Captain Mary
Smith Of the Salvation Army came in.
elem" coughed Mr.. Spotcash. 'Er-
yes, III take a War Cry. Here's 81.
Never mind the change. Trib-
une.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1899-11-21
Hard on the Leg.

ITS more painful to get we'll Of a
broken leg than to have it broken, isn't
it?'
kept mine painfully stretched for FIVE or
six weeks and then pulled it for a hun
dred dollars. "-Chicago Tribune.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1899-11-21
Marriage Makes - Difference.

\
Jack-Thcrr WAS 4 time when that girl
was always in my thoughts.
Dick-And now?
Jack-Now she is always in my pock'
etbook. Life.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1899-11-21

Tho Japanese chrysanthcmum occurg
in 800 shades OF color.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1899-11-21

The carrier pigeon was in use by the
state department OF the Ottoman en-
pire as early as the fourteenth century.
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1899-08-11
Articles Of Incorporation.

The following articles of incorporation
were yesterday filed at the Office of the
Secretary of State:
Big Panoche Oil Company, San Fran
cisco. To mine for, buy and sell oil,
etc. Directors-B. F. Hand, P. S..
Brugere, A. s. Guthrie G. B. CLANCY,
r. +. Morton San Francisco. Capital
100000.
Berry Oil and Development Company,
San Francisco. To mine for, buy and
sell oil. Directors-J. Heenan, P. B..
Donahoo, j. f. Farnum, A. Fuhrmann,
c. A. Fuller, W. ]. Berry, w. H. Berry,
San Francisco. Capital, $4,000.
Universal Advertising Company, San
Francisco. To do general advertising.
Directors-E. S. Grigsby, J. H. Harri-
son, K. E. Mott, w. w. Sanderson, H.
w. Thomas, San Francisco. Capital,
$1,000.
Green Mound Cemetery. Boonville; to
bury the dead, etc. Directors-George
Lambert, G. T. Glow. w. Prother,
Boonville. Capital stock not given.
Bellevue Consolidated Gold Mining
Company, Auburn; to carry on gen.
eral mining business. Directors-T. E.
Brye, P. S. I4ozano, A. L. Smith, E. L.
Hawk, S. Bartlett. Auburn. Capital
500. 0OO
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1899-08-11
BASEBALL AT OAK PARK.
Gilt Edges and San Franchises Will
Play To-Morrow and Sunday.

Play To-Morrow and Sunday.
The San Francisco braves OF the
diamond will meet the Sacramento PEG
pie at the Oak Park grounds to-mor-
row and Sunday afternoon, and the
patrons of the game expect to see a
battle royal. Sacramento has forged
ahead until it now ties Santa Cruz for
second place. and the latter team has
ceased to be a factor in the race for
pennant honors.
. And the local people, while they ap-
preciate the stuff the San Francisco
team is composed of, believe they will
win. They have struck their gait and
nothing seems big enough to stop them
Tip O'Neill, Josh" Riley, Swindells.
Fitzpatrick and Iberg, all good men
and great on the coaching line, are still
in the San Francisco lineup, and they
are fighters to the bitter end.
Doyle will do the pitching for the
ciate Sunday afternoon. For the WIS.,
itors, Iberg will pitch tomorrow and
Fitzpatrick Sunday.
Harvey, the silent blond who hiber-
mates in the horned toad country, is so
far ahead Of any other player in the
pipe cinch on the rest of the gang. He
hits everything that comes along
something extraordinary in pitcher.
The line-ups of the two teams will be
as usual
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1899-08-11
THE INFAMOUS BOYCOTT.
How It Is Being Applied in Cleve-
land.

The husband of the washwoman at
the home Of President Henry Everett
was discharged from his position in
cooper shop at the corner of Bessemer
avenue and Francisco street. for no
other reason than that his wife worked
a day or two a week at the home of
the Big Consolidated Company's Presi-
dent.
A day or two ago a young woman
who is nurse in Lakeside Hospital
boarded a car to visit her aunt, who
lives out Broadway When she alighted
from a Big Consolidated car at the
corner Of the street on which her aunt
lives man stepped up to her and in
rough manner said: You better not
ride on them cars again If you know
what's good for you. You better take
this advice and let them cars alone
Something may happen to you II you
don't stay off them cars" The young
woman spiritedly replied that it was
none of the fellows business whether
she rode on the cars or not, and Snc
proceeded on her way to her aunt s
home. The next day she received
telephone message from her aunt tell
ing her that when she came out to see
her again not to ride on Big Con-
solidated car, as since her niece'S call
she had not been able to buy anything
in the neighborhood. All the store
keepers in the vicinity had been notl-
fed not to sell the aunt any goods, for
the reason her niece had ridden on
Big Consolidated car.
One of the young ladies in the office,
who lives east of the city, has been
compelled to drive back and forth in a
buggy, as there are no buses operating
in the vicinity of her residence.
Recorder Siegrist yesterday denied
that he had issued any orders forbid
ding his employees to ride on the cars,
but he admitted that he was aware
that none of them are patronizing the
Big Consolidated Road, and that it was
his wish that they should not do so.
II cannot compel my employees to
keep off the Big Consolidated cars,
said Siegrist, land have issued no or
ders to that effect, but as far as l.
know none Of them are riding on the
cars at present. A number Of the girls
in the Office have bicycles and 10 not
ride on the cars. anyway. l have not
been riding on the cars since the strike
began. I go back and forth in buggy,
and l suppose that my employees have
followed my example and are keeping
off the cars. cleveland Plain Dealer,
August 3d.
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1899-08-11
Wonderful Dog.

Paris has been watching wonderful
trained dog, which is said to put all
other animals of his kind in the shade
He does not calculate in the usual way
by stopping at the figures indicated,
but barks out the indicated number.
His other accomplishments are equally
remarkable He tells the time by a
watt h, telle 1n.m' ers thought OF by per-
sons in the audience and can do many
other similar feats commonly thought
difficult enough for a human being. His
trainer claims that thought transmits
sion between him and his dog is the
only explanation Of the wonder, which
has aroused greater interest in Paris
than trained animals usually do.
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pect to make myself as agreeable as thS
Captain, but
1.-THE Captain! the Captain!" cried
Sibyl, little irritably. I'm sick of the
sound of his name. I never want to see
him again! What nice new cutter
this is, and how coy the wolf robes
are!''
..Sibyl," whispered Max, as he
touched up the horse and felt her nest
ling close to him, is it for always"
Yes, always" she answered.
Jerusalem" said Farmer Wester-
brook.
1t was just 10 o'clock at night, and
the old gentleman had come out, as he
always did the last thing before retir-
ing to rest, to see that Job had not set
the barn on fire, and that the dumb
members of his family were all safe
and comfortable. II do believe that
old Mike Westerbrook's ghost come to
life again, poundin' like all possessed
on the barn chamber f1oor!'
Its NEE. It's meet" bawled
the Captain, forgetting all the nicer ols-
,tlnctions of grammar in his delight at
the prospects OF TeledSe, uuAdStCh eAAS
trap-door; let me out!"
ct was all the doing of that villain
Job" gasped the Infatuated Captain, his
teeth chattering with mingled rage and
cold 81 won't stand this sort of thing.
I'll leave the place tomorrow.
LAS you please said the farmer, In
whom the prospect of losing his guest
was not altogether unpleasant I'm
dreadful sorry this should have hap
pened, though-and I'll talk seriously
to job"
$50 will L." CRASHED the Captain "Iil
break every bone in his body"
But Job had taken particular care to
go over to his grandmother's to spend
the night, and the only person the Cap
tain saw was old Mrs. Westerbrook sit
ting by the kitchen fire.
The Captain went home the next day
according to program, and Mrs Max
Crossley has never seen him since. And
when the affair came off, Job got a
piece of wedding cake big enough to
give him the dyspepsia for a week.
New York News.
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1899-08-11
Captain sigsbee's Speech.

In an address at Fall River quite re-
Gently, Captain Sigsbee of the Tex
as told the following story illustrative
Of the fact that naval men made no
pretence at being orators:
"It is a very difficult situation for
me-" said Captain Sigsbee. "to be re-
quired to make speech, and I am in
the situation of the old sailor who was
very fond Of tea, and was devoted to
the people who served it. But this old
sailor had no society manners, and had
never attended an afternoon tea. lie
was afraid of the ladies, but in some
way he was forced to an afternoon tea.
He went almost in despair, and when
he got back to his ship his mates said !:
Brown, did you go to the tea?'
81 did,
How did you feel there?'
II felt like a sperm whale doing
crochet work." daughter and ap-
plause).
Nevertheless. Captain Sigsbee makes
a very able address.-Boston Globe.
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1899-08-11
School Library Stolen.

1t was discovered a couple of days
ago that the Grand Island School Dis
trict schoolhouse had been broken into
and seventy-four valuable books stolen
from the library which is one of the
finest school libraries in the county.
There is no clew to the burglar, and it
is thought that the books were prob
ably taken to San Francisco to be sold
to secondhand book dealers
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1899-08-11
Real Estate Transfers.

The following real estate transactions
have been recorded since our last re-
port:
August T. Hackbarth ct ux to Henry
Martin, $3.50, northwest quarter OF
southwest quarter of northwest quar-
ter of section 6, township Z north.
range east.
Germania Building and Loan Asso-
citation to Margaret Johnston, $133,
south half of west half of lot 8, P and
Q, Twenty ninth and Thirtieth streets
Abraham Winans to Campbell W.
Wallace, 81, 600. two and one-half acres
on street road, east Of city.
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1899-08-11

Arrivals at the Golden Eagle Hotel
yesterday: F. B. Yearley, Baltimore;
w. G. Hopkins, Oakland; W. S. Cole.
Keswick; c. w. Eckerman, T. w. Bar
ry, Lincoln; I. M. Bedell, Woodland;
Dan McCarty, Sacramento; C. P Bal
ley, E. G. Height, c. H.. Pierce, George
B. Smith, T. P. Tupman, A Rix. E. A.
Barnes, T. V. Daley, George Borchard,
A. G. Glenn, San Francisco.
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1899-08-11
The New Bow.

His name is Parr he says that he
Is given bread-and- for tea;
He says his father killed a bear;
He says his mother cuts his hair
He wears geloshes when it's wet;
I've. heard his people call him Pet!
He has no proper sense of shame
He told the chaps his Christian name
He cannot wicket-keep at all,
He's frightened of a cricket ball;
He reads indoors for hours and hours;
He knows the names of beastly flowers
He says. his French Just like Mosso
"a beastly stuck-up thing to do):
He won't keep Cave-shirks his turn,
And says he came to school to learn!
He won't play football-says it hurts;
He wouldn't fight with Paley terts;
He couldn't whistle If he tried.
And when we laughed at him he cried.
Now Wigsby minor says that Parr
Is only like all new boys are,
l know, when l first came to school,
l wasn't such jolly fool!
The Sketch
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1899-08-11
AUCTIONS.

AUCTION SALE OF FURNITURE and
carpets on the premises, 1871 n street,
m. sharp. Bell, the auctioneer, Will sell
in part as follows: Parlor suit, oak rock
ers and tables, lace curtains and portiers,
solid oak and walnut bedroom suits, mat
tresses, pillows, oak extension table,
high back chairs. refrigerator, fine Brus
sells and ingram carpets, range, crockery,
cash. BELL, Auctioneer and Manager
for Pacific Auction Co. 1901 K street.
ar1n-2ts
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1899-08-11
COMPANY e.
Much Interest Being Taken In the
Choice of Sergeant.

A well attended meeting of Company
e, Second Regiment, was held last
evening and the members showed en-
thusiasm in their work. Much inter
est is being manifested in the coming
competitive drill for the position of
Sergeant, which will take place on
Thursday, August 18th. Colonel J. w.
Guthrie and ex-Captain Shoemaker will
act as inspecting officers.
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1899-08-11
Quite Simple.

Tulliver-Uncle Pullet knows on
which side his bread is buttered
Floss-Any fool can manage that.
Tulliver-TIow?
Floss-By dropping it on the carpet.
Me-Up.
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1899-08-11
Pears

What is wanted of soap
for the skin is to wash it
clean and not hurt it.
Pure soap does that. This
is why we want pure soap;
and when we say pure,
we mean without alkali.
Pears is pure; no free
alkali. There are a thou
sand virtues of soap; this
one is enough. You can
trust a soap that has no
biting alkali in it.
All sorts of stores sell it, especially
druggists; all sorts of people use it
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1899-08-11
No Clew Yet.

Various theories are af1oat as to the
murder of Frank Lands at Lincoln on
Tuesday night, but no definite clues to
the mystery have yet been obtained.
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1899-08-11
Horse Found.

Special Officer Carroll found a big
black horse on o street, between
Twelfth and Thirteenth, last night and
placed him in a downtown stable.
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1899-08-11
COUNTY EDUCATORS.
,veral Certificates Granted by the

Board.
At the special meeting of the County
Board of Education yesterday all thu
members were present.
Miss A. Marie Edgington was granted
grammar grade certificate on her San
Francisco County certificate. Miss lisa,
bella Grace Dunno was granted a
grammar grade certificate on her San
Francisco normal class diploma. Thorn
as N. Heffron was granted a special
certificate to teach stenography and
typewriting in the night school.
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1899-08-11
Date Taken

st. Francis Young Ladies' Institut e,
No. rs, will give it's first annual ball
Thursday evening, October Goth, at
Turner Hall.
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1899-08-11
FOR SALE CHEAP.

The nearly new modern Furniture,
Carpets, ETC., of a 5.room cottage,
all ready to move into. Rent OF
house, $40. For particulars, etc.,
see w. n. SHERBURN.
323 X Street.
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1899-08-11

MRS. WINSLOW'S SOOTHING SYRUP
has been used for over fifty years by mill
ions of mothers for their children while
teething with perfect success. 1t soothes
cures wind collie, regulates the bowels and
is the best remedy for diArrhea. whether
arising from teething or other causes. For
world. Be sure and ask for, Mrs. Wins
lows Soothing Syrup Twsnty- five cents
9 bottle. 1WE
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1899-08-11
SPECIAL NOTICES.

hardware. bicycles. carts. buggies, car
riages, phaetons. Balm farm and header
wagons. Send for catalogue.
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1899-08-11

and Fever is a bottle of Groves Tasteless
Chill Tonic 1t is simply iron and Quinine
in a tasteless form. No cure-no pay.
Price, SOC.
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1899-08-11

A ton of sea water is supposed to
contain about fourteen grains Of gold.