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Southwestern
 Telegraph and Telephone Co.
WAS NOT TO BE FOOLED.
Aquaintod With Guilo. Hut Prompt to
 Grasp a Now Idea.

Aquatngau With SuA1os Bup Erompb Ao
 Grasp Now Idea.
 Now, jest you go right along; you needn't stop here" said farmer Hay fork, authoritatively. T don't want no ightnin' rods."
 T am not selling lightning rods" re- sponded the sleek-looking peddler. whose sudden appearance at the gate had aroused the ire of farmer Hay- fork.
 T don't keer what yer sellin'," re- won't take it. and that's all there Is about it. know the tricks of you city sharpers. I read the papers, do. You can't catch me on any double -back-ac- tion pumps. or any self-worklng ehurns, or patent Egyptian corn fresh from the pyramids--not much; and | don't want to take any mowers on trial, either, and sign receipt fer 1t and have it come back as a 90-day note fer S10.000. No. sirree. And you can't buy my farm, either, and then have me buy it back at a big advance, because ADN'AS SCAACNtSAo obO OA JCoAp ~SAA&NNi OAeS and offers me twice what you gave fer it. Nixyl I'm no chicken. Now clear out.
 T only want"
 70, yes; you only want to get my name to anything at all, so you can make note of 1t. I'm up to all such tricks. read the papers. do"
 'I only want to show you our new patent reversible hens nests"
 What on airth Is them?"
 "It's an ordinary hens nest. only it reyerses itself every time a hen lays an egg and drops the egg into basket be- low"
 What good is that?"
 Cant you see? The hen turns around to look at the egg, but 1t ain't there and she concludes she didn't lay any, and sits right down and lays an- other one, and so on. Only $50"
 By gum! Gimme a dozen.''
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MT. Will Allison. the handsome night clerk al Hotel Trulock, enjoy ed quail hunt Monday Will says he would have returned with 50 or 100 quail had he not forgotten his summation. which he did not dis cover he had left at home until he reached his destination.
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ar. Adolph Bluthenthal. .nf the firm
 Nastor < Bluthenthal. Monday 4ived the sad intelligence of the th Of his uncle, Mr. Fred Rein sn, which occurred at Wilmington, C., Monday. The deceased was of the largest wholesale mer- ants IT, the Carolinas and leaves a ge family and number of rela- es to mourn his loss. He was 60 prs Of age. The bereaved relatives se our heartfelt sympathy in their rrow.
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INTERESTING TO WOMEN.

Pine Bluff. Ark, Dee. 2S. lS9s.--Llz- zie Monk, of this place says her mother look Hoods Sarsaparllla through the critical period of her life and she believes 1t saved her life. It is the best medicine money can buy.
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IceIan,i's Bottle Post.

The bottle post" is an old institu- tion on the south coast of Iceland Let ters are put into corked bottles which are waited by the winds to the opposite coast. They also contain a cigar or other trifle to induce the finder to de- liver the letters as addressed.
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fom Mr. Chas Ringler, who re- Fly came up from Camden. we
 I that Mir Ed Blackwood, who injured while braking at that r recently, is resting very easy at gtel there, where he is being cared
 hymembers or the Camden lodge =@f ?. and the Brotherhood of :" ay l'rainmen "f this city He notteleft cripple as at nrst re- led,
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BUTTERFLY FETE
House Thursday Night. Re Ved Seat Sale Opens Tomorrow nnfng

elgthing is Tn readiness for the
 Talked about Butterfly Fete, 7" when the curtain goes Up on the hnQ scene a brilliant spectacle greet the audience.
 le Butterfly Fete is not a suc- lon of drills and tableaux, as
 seem to think, but it is a gor- Is Spectacular production, guar e by the management to be rior to any spectacular perform
 by professionals ever seen n
 Bluff.
 se piekaninny dance alone is shthe price of admission, as it ntlnitely the finest bit of min sy ever seen here.
 me of the specialties are Angie los exquisite skirt dance, Miss leirner as queen of the May, MT. Win in negro sketch, Idalia Ehs Butterfly dance, the Sailors by Irma Grace and Cora7 Buck, while the most gorgeous lore of all will be the opening 'en led by Pine Bluffs Mayor, Bell, and Mrs. Dilley.
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IS ALUM DANGEROUS :?
Whitens the Bakers Bread but
 Plays Havoc with the Stomach of


 Plays Havoc with the Stomach of the Consumer.
 Alum is used by many bakers to whiten their bread, enabling them to use all inferior flour, and it is also employed as cheap substitute for cream of tartar in the manufacture of baking powder. It's use in bread and baking powder is very detrimen- tai to health; producing dysnepsia and obstinate constipation, and un- der certain conditions o' tho hnman system results in poisoning. What the conditions are so far us each in. dividnal is concerned can only be surmised:. some pecuiarity of the system producing a morbid change in the secI etiops of the stomach with which the alum combines and forms aa active poison; or, the secretiOns may be healthy but in abnormal proportions, and these lesser or greater proportions in combination with the salum constitute a poison just as two parts of mercury and two parts chlorine form calomel, which iI not poisonous, while one part of mercury and two parts of chlorine Yield corrosive sublimate, which is most deadly poison.
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'hFe was no business of impor- lee transacted in the police court morning. All the cops" are VII with Ia grippe except Walters ! hiei Craig, and the latter is sick 'peh to be In bed, but he still re-
 ihs at his post of duty.
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Hear Farland make the banjo talk at the Merrill Institute Saturday night. Admission 50c. 92
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h. FOWLER
 4 BROKER @ cott6n, Stocks. Gra4n 6 ProVisions
COTTON MARKET.

New York, N. r., January IT, Quiet anu steady; spots dull and 1.1G lower; sales 291O.
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ir ". D. Brady and family will arn to this city from Shreveport lay or Wednesday,, and will make spIace their future home. This K be good news to their many inds here,
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ReIntionshfp Denied.

There is such a difference in tha colored people in the north and in the south" said southern woman. I am often reminded of an incident which occurred down in Tennessee shortly after the war. The former slaves were just beginning to realize that they were free, and that the new order of things placed them legally on level with their old owners.
 T was visiting in Nashville. One day l was going about alone Not be- ing familiar with the city, had some difficulty in finding my way to the house wished to reach. Seeing an old colored nanny standing on the cor ner, went over to her.
 'She was type of her class--large and complacent. She wore an old cal- leo dress and had a urban on her head.
 'Auntie. said. can you tell mo the quickest way to get to B. street?'
 "she drew herself up and looked at me haughtily for full half-mindte be- fore she uttered q word.
 WOuutISu WudI could nave QOn6 to offend her. Presently she let me know, in very cutting tones.
 CT ain't yo' aunty.' she announced. I ain't yo' Anele. Pse yo' ekal.'"
 lRoNlcAL IFS.
 If you would win friends you must be friendly
 If woman has duck of bonnet she Is right in the swim.
 If you want to get chip off the old block ax the block for t.
 If clothes make the man some men must patronize mighty poor tailors.
 If marriage is a lottery love-letters should be excluded from the malls.
 If women are foolish it's because they were made to be the companions of men.
 If a man Is unable to make dis tinguished name for himself in any other way he uses hyphen.
 If other people never made mistakes we would have but little cause to pride ourselves on our abilities. 1 If each member of the congregation was to give the minister his candid opinion of the sermon he would prob l ably resign.
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Farland the phenom enal. is at the '. NJ. C. 4. Saturday night Adniia- sion.50c. g.
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ahe coal miners at Mount Vernon.
 struck because the company apIoyed new pit boss.
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h a collision on the Illinois Cen q railroad at Champaign, H.. agineer Thorpe and Fireman ogan were killed.
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be Butterfly Fete Thursdaynight Saturday matinee.
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'he work of clearing ground on two quares of ground between ferk of the two railroads in the stprn part of the city, where the Ffompress is to be erected. began =s nl0rniug.
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Jennings, who is in jail at prinsfeld, Mo. wrote Q letter for 'e St. Louis Republic. He denies sat he is Bill Ryan.
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A. Lilly, the young white man letole ela fem a Mrs. Nowlin's 44 t,.el ..,esss DlUa. saloon Sun night, was bound over by Jus
 NaEte Monday afternoon to it the action of the grand jury.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1899-09-08

quite resolved itself In his mind when 6
striking the old horse. Quickly jumping
q convenient patch OF brush, the Indians
continually pouring arrows into tia
thicket. 81 n W,
From the terrible yells l knew that
the wood was full OF them, said Uncle
rife Of one OF my companions tempo
and when about to draw my ride to
shoot ] was confronted with the closest
call to death ever experienced Id my sad-
sventurous life. Within q feet II me lay
q savage buck of herculean Strength,
prone upon his back, with both test in
the position where his hands should be
on his death dealing bow. Both hands
Srasped the sinew. The arrow was i'd
justed. His intention was one mighty
effort 70 penetrate my body with that ar-
row. His failure to do 20 has always
been q mystery to me. He must have
fumbled the adjustment Of the arrow for
IN instant. In that Instant he was
stopped.'" z.&t @' aS:. VIZ. tA54
Some idea Of the powerful strength Of
inc GeOo8t0 Co0 " uEA~u IEOU1 gOe x&CG
that. his dying struggle snapped the bow
h twain. This identical bow hanxss In
Farley's cabin asa memento iof. victory.
& after dispatchine this foe," said Far
ley, the Eight was on In earnest. We
were al! well ambushed and had DUR
game In the open, some 90 bucks strong,
their squaws having retreated out Of the
range Of firing. Their stock Of arrows
was fast becoming exhausted We lost
no ammunition upon them. Every shot
counted, and We soon engaged them III
hard to hand encounter. D we could lot
reload. : ''
4 s.WS had already killed some % lot
their number from our cover when they
charged upon IL with huge Indian clubs
some three feet long. We made stub
born. defense by roughing It with our
gun barrels. The faithful old dog here
showed his valor by running around he
in q. circular manner, biting viciouslysat
any buck, that got inside of the circle.
He, charged upon them with the 6erce-
ness of 4 tiger until the few remaining
backs rstfeated. The killed numbered
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1899-09-08
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DAKOTA MEN, PAID.
Given the Money Due Them for Theil
. ,'f services in July. g. q ~

Given the Money Due Them for Their
'' services in July. s.s@ 1:E !.
81 SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 8.-The pay.
master visited the camp Of the North
Dakota regiment during the day and
paid the men for July. The men had
expected that they would be paid for
both July and August, but will have
to be content for the present with one
month. When the final muster out and
payment occurs each man will receive
four months. pay, travel pay and cloth
ing allowapces, which will bring the
aggregate ID tie neighborhood of $l75.
All officers M the regiment are work
ing like beavers on the rolls. Word
has gone out from headquarters that
everything must be in readiness for the
ordnance officer, who will receive all
arms and accoutrements on Friday and
Saturday. For this reason no leaves, of
absence are granted except for impera.
tive reasons. ? .',~'s# s's,tf S**t.3sf 49, n
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1899-09-08

q y: A: EoRr1ER, =. p, en-: eradu
Canada. Surgeon to st. GabrieIs Hospital
ONCE hours 9, to 10 a. M, and z to p. m
ONCE at residence.corner Of First street
nd First ave. N. IS = ,.-..,- ~ - -
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1899-09-08
MEN or MARK

Robert knight, the cotton king of
Providence, started life a. a pennilsss
farmland. ~ So. -
}, In his younger days Mr.. Lyman u.
Gage, secretary Of the treasury, was In
athlete and could lift 1000 pounds.
IL Rear Admiral Kautz Is almost as great
rarely seen without pipe in his mouth.
s CoIoael Albert "A. Pope says, Il never
spent what i didn't have, and, relative
", very little Of what did dhave." He
d rich now. &''3' K ~ &s%1
Simon Mays, ex-mayor Of St. Louis,
started George NJ. Pullman on his bust
ness career and got a position in q, bank
for Lyman J. Gage. .,-> o..
Congressman John NJ. Mitchell Of New
York city Is known as the "Adonis Of the
house." and Is generally said to be the
man In public life. *
\ Major Avian Bovay, who is quietly pass
ing the closing years of a long life In
Brooklyn, was one Of the men to chris
ten the Republican party ON March 20,
1854 ts,%G u =. sG<e, q. 81 +. > 5$hn
\. When Thomas A., Edison was a .nekS-:
boz % q train passing near the hand
SONS houses Of East Orange, N. j., be
said to 1 friend, II shall I've ii one 81
thoss places some day" And he does
now t}2 Gh5 i. ~,Jlt II i.*sl - * 81 ] 4 i ~
*55 John Girard Agar is credited with be-
Ing tn leading clubman of New York
city. He belongs to IA different clubs,
besides the Bar association and the.
American Geographical society, his dues
annually amounting to the sum Of $3.50.
John. Philip Sousa dislikes very much
to hear his music ''butchered." He re-
Gently stopped an organ grinder on
Broadway, New York, and took the crank
ard finished grinding out" one Of his
marches In the time that suited him best.
= Senator Hanna, although he used to
read Q great deal, has now little time for
books, his only reading being a few mag
axinss and vast number Of newspapers.
He cares little for out OF door sports, but
finds relaxation In whist and In travelling.
Harlow N: Higginbo tham, former pres
tdent Of the Worlds Columbian exposi-
ton, has greenhouses In which are sc, 600
carnations. It 10 the ambition Of this
wealthy Chicagoan to own every variety
Of It. He recently offered $1,000 for one
Senator Hawley Of Connecticut is said
tell the story that he once went to New
York from New Haven and as soon az
he got out OF the train got mixed in q
crowd taking the same train back. He
returned to the train and was recalled to
himself by the conductor.
Charles A. Chopin Of Niles, Mich,
bought some land near that place many
years ago, thinking that It contained
| copper. When he discovered that he
was mistaken he tried in vain for 20
years to sell It. Then he discovered that
it was rich in iron, making him one Of
the wealthiest men: in the state. 4
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1899-09-08
QUA 1ADMlRAL.

a,5 Newey. It seems. is SO great d man that
even the kaiser does not care to quarrel
with him. philad elphia Ledger. tas.>,
n II When Admiral Dewey is quoted as
saying an indiscreet thing, the presump-
ton is always that he didn't say it.
New York Tribune. ,st.. AT, q x - Al
N Admiral Dewey has consented to place
himself in the hands Of the New York
entertaining committee. No drawer man
than Dewey ever lived.-Atlanta Jour
nal. 4. e<'}. y .&tS,5,t9%&; s:srS5s. ..r.
I It is pleasant to read in cablegram
that Admiral Dewey had a day to him
self. He will get more Of them when 9
gets up in the Green mountains Of Yer
mont. Cincinnati Commercial Tribune.
George Dewey is not vet 62 years
young. Here's hoping more than one
happy decade is in store for our admiral
after he passes through the ordeal Of en-
thusiastic welcome from his country
men.-Boston Journal. Ill., &...'
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1899-09-08

Urn. W. CHANCE, Physician and Sur
~ geon!% Office over Tanners store
Residence. Corner Broadway and Ei9h.
street East. : ,<t'I -
Telephone connection. awetxel's Drus
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1899-09-08
Naval Commanders Acquitted.

MADRID, Sept. 6.-The trial of Captain
Diaz Moreau, who commanded the
Spanish cruiser Cristobal Colon at the
battle Of Santiago de Cuba, and General
Parede, who was on board the Colon,
on charges arising from the destruction
Of the Spanish tieet off Santiago on
July 3 Of last year, has been concluded,
both accused officers being acquitted.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1899-09-08
MEDICAL.

IT,, n. ROBRRTs. Physician ana suf
H. GeoA. NJ. p. Philadelphia, Pa. i. p
throat and ear. .5 z 49, -
RAODEs BLolk. LITTIx FALLs, Muh
kesidence at Hotel Buckrnan. .#3st3.V.~
p. m. Telephone. S2]G' r.. &C -, 80.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1899-09-08

/ Spirit Message From Peaxy.
''Why 90 pensive? Are you thinking
OF friends at homer asked the arctic
explorer. '> ~ 49," j.. ~
J "Yes," replied his disconsoiate looking
companion. with .faraway look; II was
just wondering II they had started out
our relief expedition yet."-Ohio State
journal. - .r,-
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1899-09-08
SCA '|.'|'' His INDIANS,
How Jackson Farley Became q
Terror to Redskins.
THE STORY OF N FAMOUS RAID.

Stock stealing savages Dealt With
4 II SunsAary Style-Despernte Fight
In the Days Of Bows and Arrows
Between Indians and White Men.
Eccentric Jackson Farley, commonly
known AZ "Uucle Jack" and noted
throughout the counties Of northern Caii-
fornia a. an Indian fighter, government
scout and ranger, Il still living on his
ranch In Mendocino county. Eight more
years will bring his age to the century
mark. says the San Francisco Examiner.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-01-20
DIET AS a CAUSE OF SUICIDE.

Physician Thinks He Has Discovered the
Reason of Self-De obstruction.
DR.. Haig is of opinion that suicide
may be traced to error in diet, the error
being the ealing Of meat, the drinking
OF beer and OF tea, and the smoking OF
tobacco. His facts all fall comfortably
into their places in support of his hy-
pothesis. Are there not more suicides
among men than among women, and
do not men consume more meat, more
beer and more tobacco than the wom-
en-? Again, suicide is more common in
England than in Scotland, not appar-
emily because the Scotch are a more
canny race. but because the English
eat more meat and drink more beer,
while the Scotch eat less meat and
drink whisky instead of beer. After
maintaining that suicide was less com
mon among the Scotch, 1t was perhaps
hardly polite, when addressing e
Scotch audience, to go on to say that
suicide increased with civilization. But
the fact was explained on the ground
OF more injurious diet, that of civilized
mar being more productive of uric acid
and thus Of suicide than hat watch
prevails where civilization is less ad-
vanced. Uric acid is, in fact, at the
bottom Of all this, and, according to
Dr.. Haig, the incidence Of suicide al
lies with the daily, annual and life
fluctuations of uric acid in the blood,
being commonest when uric acid is
most abundant. We have no doubt
that errors of diet are responsible for
much, and, among other things, for a
certain number Of suicides, nay, we
would go further and admit that I'M
suitable diet, arrangement of the prop
err relation between nutrition and
waste, and the consequent loading of
the tissues and the blood with abnor-
NAL products of metabolism, have much
to do with that i'll temper and discon-
tent which lead men to lay their hands
violently, often upon their n%eighbors,
and sometimes on themselves. All this
may be taken for granted, but it Is at
present far from proved that the pee
cant material is in all cases the same,
and still further are we from being
agreed that uric acid is the origin of
the evil.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-01-20
Big Yields of Corn.

Some weeks 6 we mentioned the
fact hat at the Illinois State Fair there
were six entries Of corn for the award
for greate.. acre yield. The yields, as
reported, were as follows:
w. +. Schnapp, 1870 bushels Go
pounds.
Samuel d. Maddox, "a bushels 65
pounds.
Albert Brown, "a bushels 10 pounds.
John II. Powers, TIC bushels 40
pounds.
F. d. Nunes, 145 bushels % pounds.
c. w. McMurray, 1926 bushels l0
pounds.
This shows what it is possible to do
on land properly MANFRED and properly
cared for. The previous year there
were many other entries, but none that
came up to the high-water mark Of
this year. 1t is a pity that more en-
tries were not made. It would seem
that hundreds Of farmers might COM
pete in this class. 1t would be a good
thing for the agriculture of Illinois if
more money were devoted to this part
Of the fair.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-01-20
FACTS OF REAL INTEREST.

The largest w~rought-iron pillar is at
weighs II tons.
In the reign Of Queen Elizabeth the
ordinary expense OF the British navy
was only $4,000 a year.
Bamboo pens still retain their hold
in India where they have been In use
for more than 1000 years.
The house of Capet has the longest
unbrcken succession in the male line
from Hugh Capet, ling of France in
9S7, to Louis Philippe's abdication in
1S4S.
In times Of scarcity the South Afri-
can natives sometimes rob the ants
nests, and as many as five bushels of
grain have been taken from a single
nest.
Experiments now show that durisg
awaken the sleeper produces a percept-
ible rise in the temperature of the
brain.
Bacteria multiply rapidly. and they
do it in a curious way. A single one
breaks itself in two, then each half
grows until it becomes as large as the
original.
Few people are aware of the i'm
mense weight which a diver carries
with him under the water. The div
ing boots alone sometimes weigh 100
pounds each.
Frederick the Great composed the
"Marche Real" the national anthem OF
Spain, and Pedro I. of Brazil the
'Hymno Constitutional" tho national
air of Portugal.
A crusade against American chewing
gum has set in in London, the health
authorities Issuing a warning against
its use, and declaring that it is more
dangerous than the Ice cream sold
from the penny -carts.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-01-20

AS the late John W. Keely announced
positively no very long ago that he
had concluded his labors Of twenty-five
years; that he had finished experiment
Ing and that he had finally harnessed
the etheric forces, his death ought not
to mean that his so-called secret has
died with him. If Kelly is indeed the
marvel that his admirers claim and not
the self-deluded humbug, tho victim of
his W physical decisions, it should
not take long to establish his great
ness before all the world. Certainly
the whole world is interested in know
ing whether Keely actually harnessed
the %vibratory energy of the universe
or only thought he had.