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Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1900-06-12

"But this is too radical" protested
King John, looking ut the document the
barons wanted him to sign. ut subverts
my whole kingdom, gentlemen. can
countenance no such change as that"
eve will change your countenance il
you don't"' stcrnly answered the barons.
"That puts new face on the matter"
rejoined King John, anxing his signature
with an effort at sprightliness.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1900-06-12
How to Serve Fish ON Toast.

How to Serve Fish ON Toast.
Separate the meat from the bones Of
any left over fish. Break into q bowl
one or two eggs, according to amount
of fish; add salt, pepper and one tea
spoonful Of plain -four; mix thorough
~. Pour into frying pan in which is
little hot butter; stir until very hot,
spread on toast and serve. A few
drops Of lemon juice sprinkled on the
mixture improves it for some tastes.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1900-06-12
ShalrA into Your Shoes

Aliens Foot.Ease, q powder. It cufes
painful, smarting, nervous feet and In.
growing nails; and inetantly taxes the
greatest comfort discovery of the az
Aliens Foot-Ease makes tight or new
shoes feel easy; It is certain cure tor
feet. Try it today. Sold by all druggists
and shoe stores. BY mail for 2c. n.
stamps. Trial package free. Address
Al en- s. Olmsted, lie Roy, N. Y.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1900-06-12
The Proper Frame Of Mind.

Rebellious Boarder Mrs. Scrimps,
don't you think it is about time we were
having strawberries?
Mrs. Scrimps-Mr. Dubbs, IL you have
read about the terrible famine in India
you ought to be deeply grateful even for
prunes.-Chicago Record. 49,.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1900-06-12
In Advance. Too. Perha,..

IN AQV30Ccs T0O' Tex38ODs
"Theyll soon have a steamer on the
Atlantic that will cross from New York
to Queenstown in four days."
III that sort Of improvement keeps on,
the stewards and the walters will have
TO demand their tips in a lump."-Cleve-
land Plain Dealer.
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B' a,'xI,|0l''IlMI
49, ), ra= 70.
BOn6

Mr.. r. M. Pratt, Cave, 8. G.. writes:
"For twenty years I vas sorely
ssie e G nv 9i saerinx palt 81
hetimebeing unable towork Of sleep.
Several doctors treated me, and ltried
all the so-called blood remedies, but
nothing seemed to do me any good.
During the summer Of 1883 I was per-
suaded to try 8. esS., and after taking
several bottles was entirely cured, and
have had NO return of these painful
pests up to the present TINA"
and any information or advice Y
whatever for this service. Send
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1900-06-12

The closing song OF congress
was that "Our flag was still there. u
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1900-06-12

The Filipipos will quit when
Bryan is defeated. The date is fixed.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1900-06-12
President Kruger says that
the fighting has just commenced.

It is claimed that Gen. Butler
has had the nerve to demand
the surrender of the Beers at
Laing's Mex. We do not believe
that the Beers will submit to
any such game from that officer.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1900-06-12

May was a record breaker for
Lake Superior shipments. Last
month there were shipped into
and out of the lake 1902, 900
tons of freight. That indicates
some business, and some people
busy doing it.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1900-06-12

w. A. Clark has boughtEanother
newspaper-the last being at Great
Falls, Mont.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1900-06-12

Minneapolis will Danish cannon
crackers the coming Fourth.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1900-06-12

Congress closed with songs
and rejoicing Thursday. All
the members feel good natured
when their work is done.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1900-06-12

} visitors usually appea'
itself from the lnanyin
-. Carbunc1es, which
eating great holes in ii!
people % blessings, and
the mistaken idea that
Natures plan Of thinnirt
unless relieved the emit
troubles, which are Ionl.
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Every time one of the British noun
tain batteries goes into action in the
South African war attention is direct
ed to a humble warrior from the
United States, the mule, that is doing
far more important work than he gets
credit for, and without which the
English would find it exceedingly dlf.
fcult to make the contemplated
changes on the map.
The Marquis of Lansdowne, Secre'
tary of State for War, says that the
Government has bought 15, 900 mules,
to carry troops and supplies from the
coast to, the scene Of war. OF these
5000 or 5000 were bought in the
United States and several thousand Of
them are already in active service.
The rest are already on the way. from
New Orleans and Chall eston. The
remainder came from Italy and from
Spain, and thus we see the Spanish
and American mule laboring side 10y
side against;a common foe.
On general principles we may sup
pose that it was the Spanish yariety
of mule which was directly responsi'
ble for the great calamity at Nichol-
sons Mex, causing the capture Of loo
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SsSzsSts3ss%s:$sss%s1ss%S
DIR MILES BIG SHARE
IN THE TRANSVAAL WAR.
Their Importance in the Makeup OF British
Mountain Battery.

pounds and of various descriptions,
viz, ring shell, shrapnel, star and
case shot. The charge is one pound
and ten ounces of pox;der.
Batteries are compc .ed OF British
gunners and are commanded by Ma
jor of the Royal Artillery. They are
divided into three sections, called
right, centre and left, each commanded
By "a subaltern, and containing two
divisions commanded by sergeant.
A sub division is gun with all its at
tendant men, mules and equipment.
A medical officer OF the Imperial
Medical ServiceFis attached to each
battery.
The gunner establishing enta consists
of one sergeant major, one Quarter
master sergeant, six gun sergeants,
six corporals and eighty eight gun
ners, with;,two trumpeters. In the
driver establishment there are three
driver se.geants, si1,driyer corporals,
lone hnndred and thirty eight drivers
with twelve extra men enlisted for
service { one farrier and one shoeing
smith. There are FIVE ponies for Of
icers and trumpeters and one hundred
and thirty y-eight gun mulss-that' ls,
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about s1,5oo,oOO. The latest mule
quotation is $100.s beast. The mar
ket is firm and no difficulty whatever
hos been found by the Government in
getting all the mule help they want.
In buying the American mules the
British officers have been careful, as
far as possible, to set those that have
been trained. This word TRAINED"
suggests possible mule curriculum,
but it means merely those who have
been in harness and done bit OF
knocking about already.
These new mules are to be used
only for transportation purposes
that is, for hauling the long Cape
wagons ten or twelve mules to each
and none OF them is destined to
carry packs, the former function OF
the mule in war. None of the new
recruits will be pressed into service
as members of mounted batteries,
either. for there are two mule COM
panies that have been accustomed for
years to act as fesh-and-blood gun
carriages at the Cape. These last ami
muls served their apprenticeship at
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"Flower of gold"
"Flower of gold?" repeated Stanley,
completely mystifed. 1T is an in.
teresting phrase, but what does 1t
mean?"
Van Tassel put his hand to his head
in a dazed manner, and then leaned
back in his chair and drew a long
breath of disappointment. 1t was,
indeed, sigh of heartbreaking disap.
pointment.
"Alas!'' he said, bitterly, "I cannot
tell you what it means; and yet it is
all here-here!' and he clasped his
trembling hands about bis brow,
"but so confused and lost I cannot
find it,"
"You know and cannot tell mel" ex,
claimed Stanley, his tone quiet with
concentrated and impotent rage. He
saw that the man was perfectly sin.
cere, although he could not under
stand his condition of mental wreck;
he felt brutal disposition to shake
the remaining life out Of the helpless
specimen of humanity before HIM
and then in a moment he was Gained
by new thought that had not till
then entered his mind. Perhaps it
was fortunate that the professor could
go no further; it would only be giving
another the secret that belonged to
himself exclusively; and it was with
almost ludicrous amiability that he
continued: "Never mind, old fellow;
don't bother your poor old head about
it! Perhaps I will work it out some
day, my self; and, if not, there is al.
ways thu wonderful Senorita Dolores
Mendoza. Now, if she is the extra
ordinary clairvoyant you suppose her
to be, she could read off this Internal
puzzle like print
eyes; if I could get nay impressions
into form T could do it myself" said
Van Tassel, fixing his gaze on the
parchment with an expression of long
ing eagerness and utter hopeless
ness, that even touched the callous
heart of Clarence Stanley. ''It is
all there. I feel it! I know it. But
cannot tell what it is! but
and he seemed for a moment
to rouse into the brightness and
energy that had once characterized
him-"you must gain control of the
senorita. Your will is stronger than
that of most men-you can surely
control a woman--remember, you
must control her, she must never con.
troll you!' -
IT guess that is all right" said
Stanley, quietly. and there was
dangerous look Of evil, concentrated'
power in his face as he spoke. "And
now give me little further instruc-
ton about these mesmeric passes.
Van Tassel explained minutely;
and Stanley, absorbed in the idea of
using the knowledge he was now ac-
quiring on the susceptible tempera,
ment of Dolores Mendoza, stood be-
fore the professor, his entire will ap.
parently concentrated in his magnetic
gaze, and slowly performed the long,
slow, downward passes exactly as he
had been directed to do, till, on
sudden, Van Tassel's head fell
backward against his chair, and Stan.
ley saw that his eyes were closed as if
in death, his face colorless aud his
breathing so faint as to be almost i'm.
perceptible.
The professor lay in a profound
mesmeric trance.
TO BE CONTINUED.
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|stwenty-three for each subdivision
five to carry the gun and five to re,
.lieve them; one pioneer in right sub.
divisions and one artifcer's mule in
the left section; six ammunition mules
with one relief; one wheel and axle
mule, and the remaining four spare,
or barebacks, as they are called. They
are generally young mules and are to
replace the sick or killed, and they
have no harness of their own. The
first line consists of the pioneers, first
gun line and first and second ammuni-
ton mules; the remainder are the re-
lief line. r.
Besides these, there are seventy
two baggage mules always with the
battery (made up to one hundred and
thirty eight for service), with an es.
tablishment of three minor officers
aud twenty-six muleteers, and, in ad-
dition to all, the usual followers of q
corps, with carpenters, smiths and
saldlers thrown in.
: The pioneer mule generally leads
the, battery over difficult ground, ac-
companied by any spare gunners
there may be, who clear any obstacles
which would impede the progress of
the battery. His load is about 800
pounds. The wheel follows him,
carrying also the elevating gear be-
tween the wheels on top of the saddle.
The load is about 2S0 pounds. Then
the axle, with a case shot box and
small store box; the load is about 3l3
pounds. Following him the three top
loads, carriage, breech and chase, each
load being about 900 pounds. Being
top loads they necessitate tight girth-.
ing. Behind them come the first and
second ammunition mules, carrying
sixteen rounds each, and an average
load of $40 pounds. These loads
are given in round numbers, and in
clude every strap.
The mules to carry these loads are
necessarily fine animals, and cost
about $3.50 each. They are of various
breeds, country bred chiefly, but
italian, Persian, Afghan and Cape
mules are found in nearly every bat
terry. They should be about thirteen
hands high, or little over, and their
girth must always be good; this is far
more important than height for bat
terry mule. Tue big mules are often
not so useful, and always cause more
work for the gunners to load, espec-
tally on hillside.
The mule has many advantages
over the horse in the present cam
paign in South Africa especially, be-
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A Family DIsa greelnent.

In a home out in the country, not
far from town, we are informed, there
may be seen guile pile of sewing
lying on the floor, nearly in the mid
die of the room, that has been lying
there undisturbed for more than six
months. At that time the head of the
house wanted chaif, and, seeing but
one handy, he dumped to the floor the
sewing which lay upon it. His wife
asked him to pick it up. He said he
wouldn't do it. She told him as he
threw it there it could remain until
he got ready to pick it up. She
would never touch it. And there it
remains memorial to an incoInpati-
bility of disposition. New York Com
mercial Advertiser.
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Senator Beveridge Said.

"You look like very young man, !.
said some one to Senator Beveridge,
If Indiana, in the Senate corridor a
:ew days ago.
"Yes,l' said Bcveridge, with the air
If cne who has made patient investi-
CATION, Il am five years younger than
was Alexander Hamilton when he was
appointed Secretary of the Treasury,
and I am four years younger than
Thomas Jefferson when he wrote the
Declaration of Independence. To be
sure, Henry Clay, when he was elected
Speaker, was---'' :
At this point the Senator's voice had.
:aded away and he had disappeared
around corner Of the lobby. wash
inpton Post
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Parcel Trick Revived.

The old trick OF calling for pack
age just delivered has made itsannual
appearance in the residence districts
OF New York City. Awell-known firm
has been informed that after one Of
its wagons had delivered a parcel at
the house of patron Yesterday, man
came hurriedly up to the door and
asked the maid to hand him baoksthe
package, as q mistake had been made,
The man was very persistent, and said
that the parcel Intended for her mis-
tress had been delivered elsewhere,
and would be promptly called for
when this one was returned. The
maid, however, replied that she would
not give up the package without an
order. The man promised to bring
an order, but of course was not heard
from again.
With the hundreds of delivery
wagons running sll over the city, it is
difficult to trap these swindlers. The
best way to avoid trouble is to caution
servants not to deliver any articles or
packages on verbal orders.-New York
Mail and Express.
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British troops and the death oftsey-
eral gallant officers. The thing never
would have happened if the mules had
not stampeded and run away with the
ammunition. In private letter an
infantry officer wrote from Ladysmith
some days previous to this disaster
that lot OF unbroken mules had just
been received, and he predicted that
they would stampede the first time
they got into sc.ion.
Up to date the British War Office
has bought and paid for mules worth
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my hotel life," said an old clerk,
"was that in which q man registered
his name without writing his town
after it, as is the custom. When. I
called his attention to it he said:s."I
hadn't forgot it, but I feel a little sbit
timid about it. The last time I
was away from home I registered
the name Of my town and thasS}erk
asked me what State, twas in. ot
mad in a minute and wouldnf st iN
the house. y 7 went to another sh0nss
and registered from Brooklyn and &he
next day I appeared in the paper
from New York. I showed it to- the
clerk and he said he changed ny
place of residence on the bookssh4
cause nobody ever registered from! ron!
Bpoklyn. ' sys.sssa Il
fear of having the incident reRs 3ed
in our place provided he rented to
write the name. He said 81
think about it and asked to |5|
his room, 80 I saw no more 05 8
til late in the night. He tha A
me if I had an atlas. He at4diS u
minutely for few minutes easufedl
distances with two hands Ike q far.
mer, and then he called me gand
pointed out the name Of ]
asked bin if that was hiss =
"'It is the name all r58 re-.
Piled, but I don't knew the
itown4is still there. 1t BOOM
in,est town 3 y1lals ses ll I
M 81 III new q Chics l4nl
'wto coHfd beat, that. New FORK
Sun. ''tst ..r. =
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4. ------ y -ss-.s-'- --..I :. ~
Inr aa1ufaI Postal Schedules.

IS 81 iii 81 pointed out that at the preaenF
cine q tue United States and Territories!
and Colonies OF America are afflicted
with Ave separate and different postal
schedules. These are ~ the domes-Ii
bic American system, whichis familiar
to- most OF us; ,(2) the Porto Rican;
system, which is the sameas our own
for letters, bnt with q higher rate for
fourth-cIass matter; tS}the Hawaiiar
system, with Hawaiian rates within
The ISLANDS and foreign rates with the
United States; (4l the Cuban system,
with modification of the old Spanish
system in the interior and foreign
rates between the island and the
United States; (5) the Philippine sys.
;em, within the islands as the Span-
sh left it, but with domestic letter,i
newspaper and parcel rates between
he archipelago and the United statesA
The Manufacturer.
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Caused Them to Hastily Retreat.

An extraordinary accident occurred
to a trolley car at Sing Sing, n. T.,
recently, which recalls Robert Louis
Stevenson's "Dynamiter," IN which g
man carrying a box Of dynamite is
jostled by O woman so as to cause the
explosive to fall, though it does not
explode. In the present instance
ton OF dynamite was on wagon when
twas struck by trolley car. A wheel
was taken off the wagon and the
vehicle was turned over. The driver
of the wagon fell back in a half faint,
and be knew it would be useless to
run, even if he had not been paralyZed
with fear. The motorman was also 60.
frightened for moment that he could
not back away from the wreck. One
of the passengers yelled, "Dyna-
mite" and they all beat precipitate
retreat, and there was little curiosity
evinced when o new wagon was OBJ
taiaed and the dynamite was trans
ferred.
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Sunday Papers q Failure.

The London Daily Mail announces
that Mr.. Alfred Harmsworth has
decided to abandon the Sunday issue
Of that paper ''as concession to those
who object to Sunday journalism, and
in consideration of the appeal CT his
employees, who objected to rest day
other than Sunday" The public will
also guess that another reason for the
discoutinuance of the Sunday edition
is that it was financial failure. The
demand for Sunday newspapers in
England is very limited.
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A Chinnlnan'S Oath.

At the Thames Police Court Chi
naman named All Hang went into the
witness box, when the oath was adj
ministered thus: \ lighted candle was,
placed before him, which he blew ont,
at the same time swearing that what
he was about to state was the truth,
and if it were not might his soul be
extinguished in the same, summary
manner. Cardiff Western Mail.
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cause ne las the reputation of being
able to hang on to prccipitous path
way by his ears where q horse could
not be made to venture with any
amovnt Of urging. Except in noun
tain climbing, he carries ordinarily
about about 100 pounds, although, if
well fed, he sometimes can take 300
pounds. He not only is much freer
from disease than the horse, but his
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abont what he eats or drinks. His
usual rations in South Africa are ten
pounds of grain or twenty pounds Of
oat hay,swith half an ounce of rock
salt; that, however, is when times
are good, and if he has to work along
on short rations he is rs cheerful and
contented about it as possible. Put
blinkefs on him, and have a white
mare to, lead the procession, and he
will go anywhere.
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More Precious Than Diamonds.

Among the rarest of precious stones
the green garnetis is probably the most
valuable. This gem is OF superb.
rich shade, far more brilliant than that
of the emerald. A green garnet easily
commands double the price Of 4 pure
diamond of equal size, because it is so
exceeding rare, while red garnets are
so common that their cost is trifing.
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American Cano es in Paris.

American canoeist arc preparing to
send a delegation to the Paris Exposi-
tion to give exhibitions of Indian games
and individual daring in their cranky
little craft. The Canadians will be
repr esented there by the crews of two
war canoes who will execute the won
derful mannuyres and indulge in the
tournament battles that make their
display in Ontario waters so attrac.
tive. The ease with which Americans
manipulate canoe will surprise Euro.
peanS
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A Horse Still Standing Where he Frose

Horse Still Standing Where He EroLe'
Out on the Laramie. plains, west OF
Laramie, Wyoming, there is grim
monument to the terrors of the past
rigorous winter. Between the two
Laramie rivers there stands q horse
which was frozen to death during one
of the very severe storms of the past
season. The animal was frozen while
standing, the snow having drifted in
about him and held the carcass erect.
The snow has since melted away and
the horse is still standing, his fou,
feet being extended in bracing posi-.
tion, .:@,.:
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N@Or-
BRtteH OF TIE GUN

the Government barracks at Newport
and have become used to the smell Of
powder, and are entirely blase about
having small cannons on their backs.
The composition of a mountain bat
kerry and the accoutrements of mule
on n march may prove Of interest.
There are six guns in mountain
battery called screw guns. They fire
projectile weighing about eight
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First Use of niagara Power,

The first use of Niagara power was
as long ago as 1925, when the French
erected sawmlll near the site Of The
present factory Of the P;ttsburs Re-
duction Company. Tt was used Cor
the purpose OF supplying sawed lums
ber for Fort Niagara.