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Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1900-01-19
And Yet n WOnnan:

i "How did your correspondence end
with Miss Jimp?' 49,.
Il wrote to her, and she couldn't
think of anything to>say in reply
Chicago Record ...
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1900-01-19
A Generous Dreamer.

"A Generous Dreamer.
Limpy Leggett-Ah! Can it be? 1t
is:
Mrs. Vera Plane--What is the matter.
my poor man: Are you ill:
Limpy-It is the lovely vision saw
in my dream! The angel face Of my
benefactress shines dcwn upon me. You
gave me food with those snowy hands
in that precious dream, you know!
Mrs. Plane-Well, I'm very sorry. but
all have in the house is Il cold potato.
Limpy-A cold potato! Heavens! Well.
madam, will be generous with you. The
vision of my dream can stand. Bring
on your cold potato.-ClcvcIand Plain
Dealer.
Effect of Reputation.
"What were all you people laughing at
just now?" he whispered to the lady who
sat next to him. -"
Dear mel" she exclaimed. Didn't you
hear what that gentleman who is seated
next to the hostess said?"
eyes," he replied.
'Well." she answered. that is Mr..
Phunneycus. the celebrated wit and ra-
conteur."
"Pshaw! wish had known it. I've
been dying for good iaugh."-Chicagc
Times-Herald.
The Sweetest One.
He de sweetes' i'l' teller dat lie country ever
seen,
Wild voice full er music ez = tinklin tam.
BOURNE.
En- de purties' er eyes.
LAX de blue er summer Skies
En- he settin up en- singin, en- he lookin mighty
He de sweetes' lip TELLER in de country roun'
erbout,
En- you orter see de dimples des a-runnin in en-
out!
Fer ever night en- day
He a-laughin life away
'Twell de winter wear de blossoms er de April en-
de May
He de sweetes' i'r teller. en- dey say he gwine
ter be
De image his daddy. ez he ridin on his knee, ,
But his nanny say. she know
Ez she set watch him grow,
He 'blcese ter look lax she look. kaze she lovin
er him 50! "
- Atlanta Constitution
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1900-01-19
Shy. but 5EarneEt.

/: If, when i would breathe II love you
y .et In "a most impassioned tone, 81 $:.
Swear that heavens eyes above you
AREN'T 4 patch upon your own;
i my tongue SHOULD slip and falter,
e,the beart beneath, pray; .=s
i Let me lead YOU to- the altar S. I,
In my foolish. awkward way.
Il q: :s.5. Punch. &
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1900-01-19
A Tale Of a German Gent.

A Tale of a German Gent. :
Ills conica1 tale of a German gent,
Who only spoke English in spots;
He wished to present, as compliment.
H.. H. To lady "forgetmenots."
The fable goes on that this German gent. IT..
TIT Who only spoke English in bits, : -.
Still can't understand why she laughed as he
a. . =: bent s. ~ 4 ~
And And presented =''forgetmenits = Judy
owTenants WIN sheer at This:
A man does not know what trouble is
until he owns a house and tries to make
g few. dollars year by renting it:
Atchison, Globe. .z.. 3
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1900-01-19
House for. Sale Or Rent

I have bought the Clyde
House,. ON First Street North.
paid off the Building Associ-
alton, whereby monthly pay
naents of principal and inter
est had to be made---and, will
repair it for a good tenant, or
sell it cheap as it stands: IS.
II. LANDAHL. !:
=. / X. -aES
e. % "a
Wanted -25 cords OF hard wood.
= 7. J GROSS.
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PHILIPPINE INSANITY.
The United states Government Inves-
 tigating Mysterious Disease,

Much attention has been called to the number of men in the army serving Iii the Philippines who have gone in sane The government has sent a special commission out there to inves- tigate the matter, and there has been talk of mysterious disease called the "Soudanese Fever" It is believed by some that this disease is peculiar to East Indian and African tropics; that it was this which caused Dr. Peters to get into trouble for killing Africans aud made tn French officers in ne in terior of Africa recently slay other of f1cers sent to their relief Everybody has heard of the Malay who runs amuck and, frenzied, kills right anc left until he himself is killed. The word "amuck" is a corruption of the JaVanese word "amoak," to kill. There seems to be no doubt that the Malay occasionally goes crazy through an oyerindulgence in opium or hasheesE and, springing from his shack runs paked through the streets of the yil- lage, killing all whOm he may meet. When in a Malay village the cry sAmuek" is raised, 1t is like the cry of Mad dog!9 in an American village, and the populace turns out with long bamboo spears ard kills the man as soon as they can. But the "Soudanese feyer," if it exists. is another thing apparently 1t may be that the disease which has afflicted white men in the Philippines and in equatorial Africa is only a variation of apoplexy brought on by indulgence in heating and stimu, lating foods. The London Lancet re- gently had something about the aIIeg- ed disease. People who had been af~ fieted with it and had recovered said that they had a sudden sensation of 3 desire to kill, and that they "saH red. ," 4 sudden afIlux of blood to the head and the bursting of a blood vessel would produce insanity or coma. In northern elimes it more usually re- suits in coma; in the tropics it seems to result in insanity. All the soldiers of our army ih the Philippines who have been sent back as insane have been violent.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-11-14
ToBoGoANfNG IN CANADA.
4 Winter sport That Is Greatly En-
 jeyed by All Classes.

4 Winter Sport That Is Greatly En-
 joyed by All Classes.
 TobogganiDg is one of the staple amusements in Canada. Sportsnen are not content with the naturally formed "ehutes" down the side of 3 hill but construct artificial slides These are generally wooden ereetions with the planes fixed at an angle of 45 de- grees. and with a sheer drop of about 100 feet. Water is poured over the wooded declivity, which iE the frosty air is soon transformed into ice, with a surface as slippery as glass. When the bottom of the chute is reached the track extends over fields in as straight 8 direction as possible, though in some cases net particularly level, but the momentum gained by the toboggan in flying down the chute is sufficient to carry t over any slight uprisings in the ground. The Canadian toboggan is a light, strong article, about five or six feet in length, and about 20 inches in width, composed of a number of nar- row wooden strips secured longitudl- hally together. curling upward at the front. 4 handrail sometimes extends along each side of the toboggan to en- able the passengers to hold on, but the general rule is for one passenger to clasp the person seated next in front, the whole row of travellers being thus linked together for their rapid flight, In some cases there are five or six ocs cupants in one toboggan. and with such combined weight the sIedGe flies down the chute as if impelled from 8 cannon. Both men and women enter into the sport with great gusto. for the fun is fast and furious. When there is only one traveller to the toboggap he lies prone upon it, and in this manner, on account of the small amount of re- sistance that is offered by the atmos- phere, the maximum of speed is gained. The ehutes are properly controlled in order to avoid accidents. One tobog. gan Is not permitted to leave the sum. init of the chute until the preceding one has cleared the bottom of the slide Occasionally. by some mischance in cured through faulty manipulation of the toboggan, spill occurs on the enute,and if following toboggan were to dash into the overturned vessel the result would be relatively quite as dis, sstrous and terrible as a collision be- tween express trains.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-11-14
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A raie of a Turkey.

From the swea City Qowa) Herald: Along In the night a large turkey climbed from the ridge of the roof on Ole Peterson's house to the top of the chimney and sat down, so as to get the benefit of the heat from the fire below. Early in the morning Mrs. Peterson and two children sleeping in the room where the hard coal stove was located were discovered to be Seathly sick and the room was full of gas. The turkey was soon discov. ared and driven off, but it took quite while for the sick to recover.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-11-14
Cotton Belt Be Iletin

Annual Con 'ereneo M D chnr h. south. Hor SD iugs. Ark. Nov 2I 1ag0. kste ore fare for Inc round nip. Dates cf sal :. SGy, 49 to - iHe Iusjxe. Return iinIt. NaE 21 t9p6,
 Arkansas sta1e Baptist Convention Lee4or= sdl LitIle Rock. Nov, T 10 sB. tse8 fatet 0uefare fof the round tTfP. Dates of Sale. Nov. 20. T and 2. Return limit N6F 2f
 San Antonio International sair San An tonte. Texas. Qet 25to Nov .. iSed fez the above eeasian the following. round trip rates and arra ugements are authorized.
 Rafe-s0ne fare plus two collars for the IouHd trip.
 nates of Sale et. HIS and IT. t90a
 Return Iimif=-Tiekets to be Bmited fer re- turn leaving Sdn Ant0Hi8 f9 and inelud= ing Nov. q, 1l00, and for continuous passage in each direction.
 Meetinb Grand Laage F. Ss x N. of hrRan- sas. Little zeI. Nov. 1a to g. 49e0 Rate, One fare for the round trip. Dates of sa C.. Nov + to l9 inclusive. ketaln limit, Nov. 24. 1ao0
 Arkansas Baptist State Gcn4entioa. Hore. Ark. Nov. 15 to l9 960. Bate one fare Tor the round trip. Dates If sale Nov. II, l., Is and k, Ret Iii limit. Nev. 20, lG00.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-11-14
No insult Intended.

Philadelphia Record; While his meal ga& being served on Saturday night to a West Walnut street exquisite, whom the excessive expenditures of Christ mas week had reduced to cheap res taurant, lie showed displeasnre with the manner in which things Wero served. The constant rattle of dishes on the hard tables and the believing of the walters as they announced their orders to the cooks at the end of Che room made him nervous. When the busy waiter deposited his order before him the young man began fusillade of geproach on the substantial but homely giands. 'J)o you call that a veal cut let?" he demanded of the waiter. "Why, such a outlet as that is an in. suit to every self=respecting calf in Bucks county" The waiter hung hia aead for a moment, but on recovering himself, said. in a tone of quiet apol- ogy: T really didn't intend to insult lou. sir"
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-11-14
Iron Mountain R ates

Fort Smith, Nov 13 10 a0. Ark Conference M GhuFeb--RaturH to points on this llne at one-third fare on the q rtifedte plan, Linn. il of certificate NaV 9.
 l N X Nili sell tickets to Chicago rom NOV. b 10 T inclusive on one fare, 419.18 and terminal fine will honor our certificates to return at F Limit of certificates Nov x
 Hot Springs. Nov 2l ta 26 inelasive. One fare fo, the Toand tfip. selling Nov lg to 22 iHcsasive. with final return limit, Nov. 27s
 Grand Lodge Masons, Little Rock One fare fer the round trip. Dates ef safe, Nov. 1T to 1st; fnai return limit, Nov T
 Arkansas Baptist State Convention leelor- edl, Little Rock. One fare for fhe round trip. haIes of sale. Nov 20 to 22 inclusive: {: final return limit. Nov 25.
 Arkansas Baptist State ConxsHtion Hope: One fare t4 54 for the round trip. Dates of sale Nov. II, b IS and l6i final return limit. Nov 20.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-11-14
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Wnen5They. .RMes

The kaiser rises at o'clock, swal. lows q cup of coffee and then begins work The Emperor Francis Joseph is about at o'clock. and breakfasts on coffee and buttered toast. The king ot Italy, the king of Sweden, the king of the Belgians, the king of Denmark. the sultan and the prince 2 Bvlgaria rise at the same hour as e.7..=,y mortals. The record for indolenea E ha.a by ex, King Milan.. He retire. sszat peep of day, rises at midday and takes 3 long time over hIs breakf
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-11-14
FLoooINa BY e4scr@tcrrY.

France Has Substitute for the 8ritish
 Cat O Nine Tails.
 Some of the French newspapers have been telling about the new method of whipping men which had just been introduced experimentally into some of the penitentiaries and colonies of France. The instrument bears the pleasing name of the electric cat, and fElectrfcian expresses the scientific opinion that it is great improvement Gpen the Russian knout and the cat 0 nine tails, which, it says, still unfor. tunately figures in many penal colo nies and in the penitentiaries of so- called civiIize3 states. The method of this new whipping machine is very simple and business-like. The eulprit who has been sentenced to undergo the lash is tied to post in the usual man. ner. Behind him is wheel driven by an electric motor, which goes round with velocity that is unpleasant for the victim. The velocity may be regu- lated, however, according to the seYeF- ity of the trouncing to be adminis- tered. Attached to one of the spokes is whip which swings around the circle and the eulprit is placed at such an angle with reference to the instru- ment of dagellation that every time it comes around it nips him squarely on the back. It is claimed for the new invention that it dispenses justice im- partially and equally. It has no ani- nus against the prisoner, it's blows ar, given with equal intensity, and it bet ter fulflls the idea of even~handed justice than manual fogging, which ia likely to distribute penalties very un. evenly. Philadelphia Times.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-11-14
AMUSED D1SRAEl.f
And Then Became His Secretary ana
 Close Friend for Life.


 Lord Rowton, q very thin, pale man with the quietest manner imaginable. is not ones ideal of dashing Irish man, but at the same time he is a de- lightful talker, with a witty tongue, and has a charming manner, says a writer. His old nickname. was Monty Corry," and when a young fellow he was brim full of fun and frolie. As may be supposed, he was a much de- sired guest at country houses, where he invariably proved "the life of the party" It was under these circum- stances that he first attracted the at. tention of the late Lord Beaeonsfield. Disrae1i was never happy when one of house party in the country. His wife used to declare that, feeling bored and not "in touch" with the rest Of the party he used to sulk and eat too much instead of talkin at dinner. This made him inclined to be bilious, and she would be under the necessity of taking him home to Hughenden to re- cover. One evening" when hn one ot these low-spirited moods, he heard shouts and pea1s of delighted laughter proceeding from a room near that in which he was sitting, and on inyesti- gating found that this state of 1iyeli. ness-so unlike what he himself was feelings-was produced by the singing. dancing and infectious good spirits of the good-humored young Irishman. Monty Corry." Lord Beaconsfeld crept into the room and hung on the fringe of the circle of laughing guests. and very soon an unwilling smile was seen to creep around his mouth. tht said smile ending in a hearty burst e laughter, which effectually scattered the last shadow of the weight of de- pression which had been smothering him. Soon after this pleasant tntro- duetion he made Monty Corry" his secretary, and they worked well to- gether for the remainder of Disraeli's life.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-11-14
The Good News Spreads

sA~ o0O& AN~ " -
 and our busihs' grows larger, and the prices sa,s s.' CT, every day. People come ,,,a., Y, from all parts of the city. "ps 7, < ever they need anything ln ', line, they think of us. we x, x, furnished more cozy homes n tr we could possibly name .,,, have done 1t to the owner s'1 E faction, and we can do the Fl thing for you.
 BLUFF CITY
 FURNITURE eO.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-11-14
Manufactures in the Sonth

Today the south has S1, 1000, ,000, 900 in. rested in manufacturing with an an- aual output valued at s1,500 GOO 900. and paying s35o,O0o,ooO in wages It's cotton mills, with 5O0O,000 spindles. representing an investment of s125,- 100000. already consume yearly 1,4Oo,- 900 bales of cotton. It is producing about 2,50o,o00 tons of pigiron year, 40,000,00o tons of coal. from 10000, ,000 to 100000 bales of cotton, probably o0,000,000 feet of lumber and 75o,- 000,eo0 bushels of grain. and its rail- roads, steadily improving and increas- ing in length, have already 50,00Q mileage.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-11-14
TO THE Residents of Pine BIn AND VICINITY

The City Market will re.o,.. Monday, October I, to retail ' clusively a high grade of Nss' Morris & Company's Wes.' sl.' dressed fresh meats, fine sausas' canned meats, packing house 5,l a cacies, Lard, Breakfast Bs,si Dried Beer and Sugar (pr.' Hams, A. C. L. Haase & S.' Smoked, Salted and Picked FS also Fine Fancy Fresh Fish fa1 Lake, River and Ocean, KaIsn. zoo Celery, New York Coua, and Baltimore extra Select 0vs CTS, Dressed Poultry, Wild Duc5 Quail and Rabbits in sessu Pickles, Potatoes, Cabbage aI Cauliflower. And expect S courteous treatment, intelleel service, prompt delivery all charging reasonable prices, a merit a continuance of your v9 ed patronage.
 R. P. HOLMES, Prop,
 21o West 2d Ap
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-11-14
Skeletons or 4,ervlshes.

In 1esdon just at present the fad. dists and the curio collectors are wing with one another for the possession of skeletons of deryishes that have been brought back from the bloody plains before Omdurman. Some 150 to 200 dervish skeletons are on the London market; and experts in bones declare that thel.' superiority over the average skeletons of commerce will cause no little stir in anatomical circles.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-11-14
You Ought to Make Up

your mind right now what you are going to have in your home this summer; then you ought to come right along this way, and look over this stock of ours. Are you going to enter tain your if ends in the same old chairs. at the same old table, and on the same old carpets2 Why not have things fresh and new9 Needn't buy all at once. Get a piece now and piece little lat CT If you buy here, the first piece will be as good as the last piece.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-11-14
SHELL-DCDGING.
Fine Art Practiced by the Soldiers Now
 in south Africa.

zinc Art Practiced by the Soldiers Now
 in south Africa.
 Frequent mention is made in the dis patches of war correspondents os "shell-aodging, and the average read- CT is at first at loss to understand the precise meaning of the words, un- til their constant repetition leads oz.a to believe that probably it is possible to see shells in their aerial flight, and consequently the soldiers are able to dodge them. \ sergeant major Of ar- tillery, who has seen some active sery- ice all over the world, gives us some information about the true art. In all his long experience he said he had only seen three or four shells actually in the air, and they came from the gun he himself fired. He explained that there are few guns with a somewhat slow muzzle velocity, and the men fir ing these can sometimes catch a glimpse of the shells in their flight; but it would be impossible for any man to see shot coming toward himself, Dodging shells is done by getting un- der cover immediately before gun is actually fred For instance" said the sergeant major, If were climbing a hill. at the top of which gan was di- eeeted against me, could tea e2aetly when shell was likely to cone ..5and ing along. Before the order ts s.vea to fire the men in charge 5f Jae p.ece stand clear. and that is the warning uote, so to speak. Keep your weather eye on the gun directed against you, md when the glnners stand cls IT you dodge the shot.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-11-14
 r.,,o ,b. Life RcoKets

.1n q coast where shoals and reefs
 .11o +bA yse of a life boat impraetlc- shla or where the breakers and surt mi an iusurmountable barrier between tba distressed clew on a wreck ana the brave men on shore, the life rocket IS resorted to; and, if the ship IS Wltnlu certain distance, the swift travelling line propelled through the air comes ike a messenger of hope and llIe 10 fboss poor souls who, but moment before seemed beyond the reach ot hu- man aid But, see! Suddenly q snow Vhife serpent shoots Up in the air. II eomes nearer and nearer; the anxious fq strained eyes can now see the line which travels with it. It has reached the wreck and has been seized by eager hands. Quickly it is pulled through a IaiI-block. and, as they haul on, stout rope soon follows in it's wake. NeAs comes a hawser, 5y means of which food and restoratiyes can be passed to inc sufferers. Lastly comes the life ouov. and one by one the crew is safe Iv landed. Sometimes kind af car la sent, in which several people can be 4.sere4 at 1ha same time.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-11-14
BLUFF CITY
 FURNITURE co.
Arkansas Midland RaiIIoad Lauos,

5o'ooo acres of good timbe, lands tor sale 2,ooo acres of cleared lands for sale. along the ,lne U 5, 0f the Arkansas Midlane Kallroad. Free sites for factories axlso For farms or timber lands. ad
 G; T. UPDEGRAFF,
 General Freight Agent,
 Helena, Arkansas
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VIII speak No English.

Since the visit of Sir Henry Loeh to Pretoria in 1893, the Transyaal presi- dent has positively refused to utter one word of English
The age-herald., 1900-06-24
COTTON CROP IS
 DAMAGED BY RAIN Heaviest Fall for June in Several
 Years. RAILROADS ARE NOT HURT In Many Sections of the State the Cot ton Planted Has Been Drowned Out, and Replanting Will
 Be Necessary
RAILROADS ARE NOT HURT

Old Probs has busted himself to an unu- sual extent this good month of June, 1900, and his record to date far exceeds the pre- cipitation in Birmingham in any former June
 Almost as much rain fell yesterday morn- ing between the hours of and o'clock as ordinarily falls during the entire month of June To be more accurate, the rainfall from o'clock yesterday morning to P o'clock, noon, measured All inches, while the average for the month of June the past seven years is but 4.S4 inches. The rainfall from the 1st to the 23d of June, both dates inclusive, aggregated HIS inches, as compared with 2.59 inches for the entire month of June 1893.
 The official figures taken from the wealth CT reports of Ben NJ Jacobs & Bro, official observers in this city, show the following precipitation in the month of June of the years named:
The age-herald., 1900-06-24
PRATTVILLE
Gin Company Has Made Another Re
 duction in Force

Prattville, June 23.-(Special. 1.-The Pratt Ville Works of the Continental Gin Com pany laid off about fifty men today on account of not having work for them There are now about one-half of the men at work for the company that have here tofore been employed by it. The men are very much discouraged, but do not blame the managers for being laid off, as the storage capacity of the company is taxed to its utmost already, and there are not so many orders coming in as usual for this time of the season.
 The farmers are complaining greatly about the scarcity of labor and the diffi- culty experienced in keeping grass out of the octton crop. It has rained practically every day in June in this part of the coun- try and they are coming larger and more frequent every day for the past week.
 Two men escaped from the jail here to- day by tearing away a part of the wall. It was Joe Danily colored, and a white man named Cisk, who had a part in the row in which several shots from pistols were fired, and as a result Mrs James Ledbetter, who was acting the part of peacemaker, was killed. These men left the jail and went through town and made good their escape to the woods east of town. All who were in the jail except those who were in the cages and P. J. Tatum were liberated.