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Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1899-03-14

any bed, and would be cheap
at one dollar.
At 90 cents
A beautiful MarseilIes pat
tern white spread so x SO
inches would be cheapat $l.25.
At $2.25
A beautiful crochet Mafseilles
quilt raised pattern, must
be seen to be appreciated. :.
At $2.75 !.
A very handsome Marseilles
size 50 x 80 inches. It looks
like a SIS quilt.
The. Gage Down Corsets and
Waists.
The corset store demands
our attention this morning
considering the many big cases
of corsets just in. 1t is not
only in Little Falls that the
g. D. corset is coming to the
front, it is all over America.
1t is properly cut and low
priced. It is we'll shaped and
fits the form better than any
corset we know of at q much
higher price. We sell a full
line of these corsets and here
il. a full line of prices: .
45c SOC 75c 81 and SIPS
Things you need and their
Prices, VII
SO tin tea pots......:1O
so coffee pots at....:. ...1Oc
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1899-03-14

A 5 cent tablet for.~.........3 Sc
A 3 cent tablet for..........2
A goods sponge..~: = :... Sc
10 marbles for. r......................:. ...1c
A nice nickel tipped lead
pencil for ....1c
6 slate pencils ............. ....1c
8 useful articles, apan cake
turner, a basting spoon and
a three pronged. kitchen
fork all for. ....1Oc
A good carpenters hammer
fOr................. ................... 1Oc
A good iron meat FOUNDER
for. &c
A good wire potato: masher
worth 1Oc for. .-.,..; ..; ........7c
An Sc bottle Of ink for.... SC
A bottle of mucilege........ sc
A nice bottle Of mending
glue, sticks wood, leather,
stone or !crockery: ...10c
A good tape line..........3
2 spools of thread. d.....,.....5 Sc
A box 1000 tooth .picks..~.5c
3 bars toilet SOAP. ...1Oc
25 envelopes ~~~ Sc
6 sheets Of writing paper..1c
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1899-03-14

recovered 1rom MS lnalsposltlon and re-
sumed command at the San Pedro
Macati bridge. The enemy are very
active north Of the river, though not.
doing any firing just now. :.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1899-03-14

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Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1899-03-14
COMBINE OF SHlPBUlDERo
Captain McDougaIl Confirms
,@& Recent Rumors.
.sH LARGE COMPANIES IN IT
4.
Capital stock Of the Combination VIII
.~. Bs in the Neighborhood Of .
:.
EUtoeu n1HllOuus

DULUTH, March 13.-Captain Nc
Dougall of the American Steel Barge
company confirms the report that plans
are now making for, ombining six Of
the large shipbuilding concerns of the
Great Lakes. The plant of the Ameri-
can Steel Barge company has just been
appraised by expert shipyard men.
With this company will be combined
the Globe Iron works and the Cleveland
Shipbuilding company Of Cleveland,
the Chicago shipbuilding company Of
South Chicago, the Milwaukee Dry
Dock company Of Milwaukee, and the
Detroit Dry Dock company.
The report that the Federal Steel
company was to be connected with the
organization is denied. The capital
stock of the organization has not been
stated, but will be in the neighborhood
Of $l5, ,0oO, 900.
.lllNkETlNC ALL RIGHT.
The Van Buren press., 1899-09-23
DEWEY TABLET IN BURNT WOOD
Admiral the Citizens of New York;

The fact should not be overlooked
that the management of the National
Export exposition is providing in an
ample way for the amusement and en-
tertainment of visitors, and it is eX-
pected that its achievements in that di-
rection will meet with the highest IA
vor.
The musical feature will be especial
ly unique. The national airs of all
countries will be rendered by native
bands of those countries. Marvellous,
classical and inspiring music will mark
the eXposition-a musical event of the
highest importance, exceptional in this
particular, as well as in its other fea-
lures.
Other sources of entertainment and
public instruction will be found in eX-
hibitions of wireless telegraphy and in
a series of novel and highly interest
ing experiments and scientific feats.
The exposition will prove one of great
originality in all respects, and the
amusement loving public will find it
has been catered to in ways wholly un-
expected with attractions that will de-
light and fascinate.
The Van Buren press., 1899-09-23

.7od sreed his eoming-::ero Gied ana rue.
Tha fae he bore into that fatefut isai-
Us five-anl-forty stars now blaze h-oie
bright.
Turn out the guard! Ana roar ye can
nols, roar ,..z..
Till the earth trembles from Atiahle
shore
To where the western sun, in gorS GUS
state. o..
Greets the Pacific through the Golden Gate.
His praises shout! Ye heavens be Ho'
mute, -,
But add your thunders to the grand salute!
Turn out the guard Turn out, ye peo-
pie ALI ,.....
To greet the knight who sailed at duty's
call;
His coming conjures memiries OF the paat-
The hlare of guns, the braying bugle blast.
Again we hear the trumpet's shrilly bow,
The while the charging cruisers crush the
foe.
Turn out the guard, Lord Nelson is out
donei
The guerdon fairly won from Albion's son
With Preble. Perry, Lawrence, HUI, Paul
Who proved the eountry's might In clarion
tones
With Farragut. Dahlgren, Foote enroll his
name
Upon the tablets of eternal famei
DAVID JAMES EVANS.
The Van Buren press., 1899-09-23
WOMEN AND LOVE.

Kindness il women, not their oesr
teous looks, shall win my love.-ShaAr
speare.
a fair test and measure of civilizauOD
is the influence of good women.-Lmer
son.
Women are a new race, recreated slD''
the world received Christianity
Beecher.
The brain women never interes' "
like the heart women; white IO'''
please less than red.-Ilolmes.
Most of their faults women owe los~
whilst we are indebted to them !"
most of. our better qualities.-Char"
Lemesle. ,,.
He who cannot feel friendship is sDl'
incapable of love. Let woman oe"'',
of the man who owns that he lo'e'''
one but herself.-Talleyrand.
Let the words of a virgin, thougDsn :.
a good cause, and to as good purpose -, y
neither violent, many, nor hrs''
last; it is less shame for virgin W. \,
lost in a blushing silence than ~
found in bold eloquence.-Quaii'.Ir, ~,
Women have more good sense 'Dr ~,
men. They have fewer pretensi9Ass,, Ace
less implicated in theories, ana JgSt ,'ats
of objects more from their liniu''b ,be
'and Involuntary impressions on and
mind, and, therefore, more trui!
naturally.-Hazlitt. u;b
The modest virgin, the pruuep' ,,ors '
or the careful matron are nuon Nil
seryiceable in life than petticoa''I-; -;roco
osophers, clustering heroines % hand
queens. She who makes her huIs Inns
and her children happy, who IT, ne
the one from vice and trains w ,bar.
other to virtue, is a much CREATE nee
ncter than ladies decribed II i,I',,;Id.f
whose whole occupation Is 70 a,,iya
mankind with shafts from then
or their eyes.-Goldsmith.
The Van Buren press., 1899-09-23

squadron could get up. 1t attacked in the
most gallant manner, stopping at one time
directly under the battery at Sangey Point
and pouring in a terrific fire.
The Olympia, Raleigh and Boston fol-
lowed in as fast as they possibly could,
opening on the batteries as their guns could
be brought to bear, driving the Spanish
troops out of the Notifications and sileneing
everything in that vicinity. During the sec.
ond part of the engagement the batteries at
Manila remained quiet. As soon as the bat
teries on Sangey Point were sileneed signal
was made for the vessels to go in as close as
possible and destroy all the Spanish men-of
war that could be found.
"The Petrel, by its light draft, was en-
abled to get mile or so closer in than any of
the other vessels. The Raleigh, having a
clear field, fired a dozen six-inch shells into
the Ulloa, sinking it at its moorings, and
then firing into the arsenal and the town of
Cavite wherever a Spanish flag could be
seen. Shortly after one p. m. the Petrel sig
nailed: The enemy surrenders.'
"At this time troops from the batteries on
Sangley Point could be seen getting out of
the batteries and running up the beach as
fast as possible. While our squadron was
sweeping down to the westward the first or
second time a small steam vessel was seen to
come out from behind Sangley Point and at
tempt to pass at full speed ahead of the
squadron, apparently heading for our re-
serves.
"The Olympia Immediately opened on it
with its secondary battery and the Raleigh,
which had been ordered to leave the main
line of battle and attack anything which
might attempt the destruction of the reserve
squadron, sheered out of line and opened
with its secondary battery. In few min
utes the small vessel turned toward the land,
ran ON the beach, and was deserted by its
crew, sinking just as it struck the shoal
water.
while the destruction of the smaller yes
sells was going on by boats crew sent in
from the Petrel, the Olympia got under way
and steamed over for Manila, starting with
no vessels to aid it. The Raleigh, Boston
and Baltimore followed as soon as they
could get their engines going, leaving the
Concord, which had just joined the feet after
the destruction of the Isla de Mindanao and
the Petrel to carry out the destruction of
the remaining vessels.
"The Olympia succeeded in reaching Ma
ma anu dHShollhB III lloHb VI tue clty Dt-
fore any of the other vessels of the squad
ron could catch up to it.
Zone of the bravest things and prettiest
sights that one could well imagine was the
reserve squadron, by order of the admiral,
running in and anchoring inshore of the
Olympia. Communication was established
with the shore by landing some of our peo-
Pile on board a neutral vesse, where our
acting consul, Mr.. Walker, the British con
The Van Buren press., 1899-09-23
BROAD IN ITS SCOPE.
Coming National Export Exposition
at PhiladeIphia-Plen of Fea-
lures to Furnish Amusement.

Since it is apparent that the United
States is rapidly becoming the main
factor in the commerce of the world,
and doors are opening in every diree-
ton and in all quarters of the globe to
receive its products, it is of prime I'M
portanee to its merchants and manutae-
turers that they lose no chance to ae-
quire that higher commercial education
which will impart a clear and accurate
knowledge of the demands of foreign
markets, the impediments in the way
of American goods and the competition
to be met with their introduction into
those markets.
The National Export exposition at
Philadelphia will afford an object les
son the like of which has never been
known in this country.
The $4,000 appropriated by congress
for the purchase in foreign countries
of samples of merchandise 'of the char
acter in favor and demand therein.
together with necessary business data
concerning said samples, to be dis
played at said exposition for the in-
struction and benefit of American man
ufacturers and thereby laying the foun-
dation of great system of national
commercial education" was a unique
expression of legislative wisdom.
The Van Buren press., 1899-09-23

astonishment, as well as Of intense gfatitiea.
ton. that we learned the squadron had ex-
pended only about one-third OF its ammuni-
lion and had not lost a single man or re-
eeived injuries worth speaking Of. 1t was SO
incredible that the commanding officers
stared at each other in astonishment
about ten o'clock it was seen that all the
Spanish gunboats had run behind the arsenal
Of Cavite for protection; that the Reina
Crstina was aground and in flames; that
the Don Antonio Ulloa's and the Castilla's
Stern moorings had been cut; that they were
swinging to the wind, and that the Castillo
was on fire beyond control.
"A little after II o'clock a strange sail was
seen coming up the bay, the Baltimore being
sent to communicate with it. 1t proved
to be an English vessel.
"Signal was made to go in and destroy
the batteries The Baltimore, from its posi-
ton being nearest in, was ordered to lead.
The Concord was directed to go in and burn
the transport steamer Isla de Mindanao.
The Baltimore, being some distance from the
main squadron. was able to get into action
some time before the other vessels OF the
The Van Buren press., 1899-09-23

position from which its fire could certainly
be effective.
"As the Olympia turned to run parallel to
the Spaniards at distance of about 5000
yards (nearly two miles from the enemy
the Baltimore, following in its wake, opened
with its forward eightinch guns, and the
ships following opened as they reached the
same point and could bring their guns to
bear.
THE Raleigh was about 80 minutes under
fire before it could fire in return. Each of
the vessels of our squadron opened with all
guns, following the example of the Olympia,
as they came into position to do so.
eve swept by the Spanish feet, heading
to the westward, until we passed them
and exchanged fire with the batteries on
Sangley Point, turning in succession, with
our heads to the northward, to avoid run
ming on the shoal in front OF the latter bat
teries.
"We then steamed across the front OF the
Spanish fleet, heading eastward, turned with
our heads to the southwark, and repeated
the first maneuver OF going TO the westward,
passing five times in front of the Spaniards,
three times heading to the west and twice to
the east, at each turn gradually edging near.
er to the Spanish vessels. On the last run
the Raleigh fired with its guns elevated to
400 yards, at which distance all of the sec
ondary battery was also brought into play.
During the second run to the westward
two explosions took place in the water about
800 yards to the northward of the Spanish
feet These explosions were supposed by all
hands, from the general appearance OF them,
to be powerful mines.
During the second run to the westward
the Spanish flagship, Reina Cristina, got
under way and steamed about the anchor
9ge evidently to avoid punishment. The
various Spanish gunboats or smaller vessels
followed its example. The Reina had been
under way but a short time when steam was
observed issuing from its main escape pipes,
showing that it was badly injured.
"Soon after it apparently lost control of
itself, and one Of the gunbosts was seen to
shove its bow around and point it to the
westward, showing that its steering gear
must have been injured also.
1T continued to maneuver, being turned
by gunboat for about half an hour, when
It became stationary, and it was afterward
found it had touched bottom and stuck
1t and the various gunboats being under
way and maneuyering without any order
often punched themselves in a wav most
satisfactory to the Americans, as with the
proper distance all our guns could fairly
hail projectiles aboard them without miss
ing a shot. Several Of the Spanish gunboats
had lighters heaped with stone lashed on one
side, with the idea Of protecting the sides of
the vessels from our projectiles.
Keeping up a terrible and well-directed
fire our squadron swept five times IN front
OF the Spaniards, and then, under signal
from the flagship, withdrew from action.
going 10 breakfast as we got out from under
lire OF the feet and the batteries Of Sangley
Point and Manila city. A conference was
Immediately held on board the flagship.
where reports Of expenditures Of ammuni-
tion and casualties were verbally made to
Admiral Dewey.
III was with a feeling of the greatest
The Van Buren press., 1899-09-23
OUR PROVERBS GERMANIZED

Ais veil dot ends veil, but some ding
iss bedGer as veil.
When a yoomans schmiles look oudt
but when she cries look more oudt.
A WOOL may make money, budt id takes
a wise man to shpendt id so dot de vOOI
don'd git some.
A friendt do efferypody iss a friend'
to nopody, budt When he dies he iss aP'
do haf pig vuneral.
When a man looks wise und he amt
wise, iber his face is buildted dot way
he has cramps in his shtimmick.
Peaudty iss budt shkin deep, but u
you don'd expecd do eadt it dot is ehOO''
SO deeb enough as you yandtit.
All are nod dthieves dot dogs park aa'
budt it iss choost as veil do geep an e'
on der man What a dog don't like.
Der man vot saidt dot a woman isS
oldt as she looks vas nod righdt in %
headt. A woman iss more as ten yea'
oldter.
"Age is a madder off veeling, nod'o Oh
years." says de boet. Eef some peoPl,
veel so bad as dey looks dey moos' n'N
lifted a goodt vhile--Answers.
The Van Buren press., 1899-09-23

Admiral Sampson, on behalf of the govern
ment, by the governor of New York, the
mayor of the city, and other dignitaries
1nere will be a great naval parade up the
Hudson river, banquets and receptions, and
on September 20 there will be a great land
parade, and governors by the score, from the
east and the west, and the north and the
SOUTH surrounded by gaudily dressed
staffs, will vie with each other to tell Dewey
what the people of the land think of him.
And they will tell HIM pleasant things
They will tell him that he is the central fig
ure OF the Spanish-American war; that his
was the only victory not tainted by charac-
ter-destroying jealousy; that his diplomacy
was as triumphant as his fighting. They will
tell him that in spite Of sensational news
paper correspondents, who would make
monkey OF the hon, the people have an abid-
ing faith in his common sense and his judg
ment of men and affairs. And all this hom-
age will not turn his head, for Dewey is
true American who believes in the people
and who knows that charlatanism and often
sive jingoism are not American and that yell
low journalism does not represent anything
that is ennobling or commendable in our ma
tional life.
Preparations have been made for the en-
The Van Buren press., 1899-09-23
PRICES TO CATCH THE EYE.
The Italian Fruit Seller shows Much
Shrewdness in Marking
His stock.

The Italian fruit seller shows his
shrewdness as a business man in a small
way by the prices which he puts on his
wares. The fruit is arranged in tempt
ing groups on his push cart, and each
group is usually marked with ticket,
so that the pedestrian may know the
prices without asking. Over a pile of
plums may be seen the tiny sign:
Eight for nine cents" Now, says the
New York Tribune, the average custom
er does not buy eight plums, and when
he asks for one it is two cents. or two
for three cents, and, as the vender sells
more lots of one than anything else. the
eight for nine cents becomes a myth,
and his stock averages nearly two cents
apiece. Peaches that are marked 10 for
2j cents if sold in dozen lots would be
fairly cheap, but one peach from the
same pile always costs three cents. and
as two for five" is the popular sale in
that class the lot which is advertised at
25 cents usually brings more than 30.
In the orange season eight for 25
cents is a favorite price placed on the
fruit, which is really sold for four cents
apiece.
y bronzed italian who has a regular
route over which he sells fruit at all
times of the year was asked: "Vbv
don't you make prices for one or two.
and not for eight and dozen?"
"Eighte for nine macke We look-den
ye pave two fo' one, and he winke,l the
other eve in way that showed that hi,
reputation for shrewdness was we'll de.
served.
The Van Buren press., 1899-09-23

coast until 1876, when he became light
house inspector, afterwards being the sec
retary of the lighthouse board. During
1882 S3 he commanded the Juniata on the
Atlantic station.
In September, 1884, Lieut.. Dewey was
made a captain, and placed in charge Of the
Dolphin, one of the four vessels which
formed the original white Squadron He
was placed in command of the Pensacola, of
the European squadron, in the following
year, remaining as its commander until 1888,
when he became the chief of the bureau of
equipment and recruiting, with the rank of
commodore.
The duties and rank of Capt. Dewey re-
mained unchanged then until 1893, when
he became a member of the lighthouse
board. He received his commission as com
modore February %, 1896, being about the
same time made president of the board of
inspection and survey, which position he
occupied until January, 1898, when he was
placed in command of the Asiatc squadron
On May 7, 1885, Commander Dewey was
promoted to be rear admiral and given the
thanks of congress. Still later he was made
full admiral by act of congress.
The Van Buren press., 1899-09-23

great Roman memorial arches, particularly
the arch of Titus. Its four great piers Will
have bas-relief decorations. and at tieir
bases are to be large allegorieal groups, Ier-
sonifying Patriotism, War, The Return and
Peace. The finals of the columns, on either
side of the alegorieal groups mentioned, are
to be portrait figures, from eight to twelve
feet high, of famous American admirals and
naval officers. The committee of the Soup
ture society wrote to Secretary OF Navy
Long to suggest the names Of eight heroes
who he thought would most fittingy rep
resent the navy. In reply he suggested Jchn
Paul Jones, representing the war Of the nv-
olution; Decatur Hull, Perry and Mac
Donough, representing the war Of 1872, and
Farragut, Porter and Gushing, representing
the civil war.
The spandrels over the main entrance, on
the north and south sides, are to have bas
relefs symbolizing the Atlantic and Pacific
oceans on one side and the North and Hast
The Van Buren press., 1899-09-23

rivers on the other, thus" to quote from
the committees report, ''to emphasize New
York's position as the most important com
mercial city of the country" The two key
stones of the arch are to be surmounted by
great American eagles, which will probably
be gilded.
Above the wings of the eagles shall, it is
suggested, be placed inscriptions, to be
chosen by the celebration committee, in rec
ognition of the services of Admiral Dewey
A novel feature of the design is quadriga
of sea horses, drawing a ship, surmounting
the apex of the arch At the prov of this
ship stands a figure, symbolizing Triumphal
Victory, with outstretched wings. This is
one of the most striking portions of the en-
tire structure.
The large surfaces above the minor arches
on the west and east sides of the edifice are
to be covered with designs in high relief, the
subjects of which have not yet been definite
ly chosen, but for which allegories of THE
Protection of Our Country and "The Ad-
vancement of Civilization" are suggested.
As for the large sculptured groups to be
placed at either END of the colonnade, four
in all, the committee suggests some such sub
jects as "The Army and "The Navy for
one end and "The West Indies" and ''The
East Indies" for the other
A suggestion has been made that arrange
ments should be projected with one of the
gas companies to have the columns of the
colonnade topped with fambeau lights and
similar lights affixed to the corners of the
cornice of the arch, while the arch itself
should be illuminated with electric lights.
The arch is to be built of the same ma
terial as that used in the gorgeous eecora-
ton of the Chicago exposition, which, as ex-
perienee has proved, is capable of withstand
ing the elements for at least year.
The Van Buren press., 1899-09-23

east was fired by the Spanards from El
Fraile rock, the projeetile passing over and
between the Raleigh and Petrel About
minute after a second shot was fired from
III Fraile in about the same direction.
"The Raleigh then, at l2:l5 a. m, at
distance of about 500 yards, fired the first
mot on the American side in the Philippine
campaign. III Fraile battery continued firing
as the squadron passed, the Concord and
Boston firing as they came by.
"IIai Ia al about six shots were fired AZ the
main body Of the feet, and answered by
about the same number As the McCullooh
came into line It also fired several shots from
its three-inch field guns, with which it had
been supplied by the Raleigh and the Balti-
more. Signal was then made for the reserve
squadron to come up on the port side OF the
main squadron, also asking if everything
was all right. The McCulloeh answered
%. X The flee, being by the batteries and
ever the mines a speed Of four knots was
signaled.
The Whole squadron passed up the bay
al this speed, steering to avoid the shoals on
the southern side Of the bay and expecting 10
Be about eight miles from Manila at day
light. II was a night OF the most strained
suspense. Signal lights were being shown
trOu al slrng the southern side Of the bay