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Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1900-10-05
.His offense Was Attempted
Assault on Mrs. Lonnie
KIT Harrington. .2S.
IS SETTLED By:A BALLOT
. :. X ~. ' NJ
Crowd Takes a Vote as to the
r Best Method Of Executing n
the Negro. Y
Husband of. the Woman Starts
the Fire That Cremates #
= the Fiend. Y

WETUaiPEKA, Ala, Dot. 8.-Winfield
Townsend, alias Floyd, negro, was
burned at the stake at the little town
Of Eclectic, 10 miles from this place, 4
half hour after midnight. The negro'i
crime was an attempted assault on Mrs.
Lonnie Harrington. whose husband se,
fire to the fuel which reduced Town
sends body to ashes. .s
Townsend, who was a nephew Of the
negro Floyd hanged a week ago for an
attempted assault, attempted to ASSAULT
Mrs. Harrington. The woman g screams
were heard by Bob Nichols, a negro,
who was passing along the road at the
time. He ran to the house in time tc
see the negro escape. AS soon as Mrs,
Harrington was restored to conscious
ness Nichols gave the alarm. The news
spread rapidly. All the stores at Eclec,
tic were instantly closed. the ginneries,
and sawmills shut down, the people
left their wagons in the road and their
plows in the field and gathered for q
pursuit of the negro. The crowd di.
vided, some securing the woods nea,
the scene of the crime and others going
to the penitentiary for bloodhounds.
The dogs were not brought to the scene
until nearly dark. They were taken tt
where the negroes tracks disappeared
and
An Exciting Chase Ensued.
The dogs stopped finally at tree on
the north outskirts Of Eclectic. The
crowd coming soon discovered the
negro sitting ON limb. He was
brought down and taken to the scene
of his crime. There he was confronted
by his victim who positively identified
him. Word was sent to the other
searching parties that the negro had
been found, and about II o'clock q
crowd Of several hundred gathered in
the little village. The negro was taken
to the edge Of the village and prepare.
tions for his death were quickly made.
A rope was flung over the limb Of a big
oak and 100 men stood ready to swing
him up.
Then halt was called and the man.
ner of death discussed by the mob. A
vote was taken and the balloting showed
q majority Of the crowd to favor death
at the stake. The stake was prepared
and the negro was bound to it by
chains. Pine knots were piled about
him and the flames were started by the
husband of Townsend's victim. AS they
leaped to the negroes flesh he uttered
wild cries for mercy and help. The
crowd looked on deaf to his cries, and
within an hour the negro was reduced
to ashes. Townsend before being burned
confessed the crime.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1900-10-05

The Northern Pacific's land sales
for the last fiscal year amounted to
$13,04S, S29.49. The money was used
to pay off general first mortgage
bonds. 1t marked the final and
complete retirement of the last in
terest-bearing obligations of the old
Northern Pacific Railroad company.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1900-10-05
Causes a Painful Impression.

=. DURHAM, Oct. 3.-1n consequence of
the Beers capturing a convoy of Natal
volunteers between De Jagers Drift and
Rlood river, burning several wagons
and capturing the escort, the intended
home going of the Natal volunteers has
been indefinitely postponed. This has
caused painful impression throughout
the colony. II
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1900-10-05

st. Cloud Journal Press: Adam
Waldowski, OF Swan River, Morrison
county, Ia in the city. He Is negotiat-
ing for the purchase OF astore owned
by j. Jackobic at st. Anna, this
county, and ia here to look up the
records at the court house.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1900-10-05

Z The thousands Of farmers who ars
paying interest j., on; the land they
bought from the state will not forge,
that the bill to reduce the interest from
5 To 4 per cent would have passed buE
foi. e:s fact that >tI,e Democrats Of the
senate caucused on the measure and
deciGed to oppose It as unit. -
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1900-10-05
Colored Maso.kfs in Session.

= WASHINGTON, Oct 3.-The supreme
grand council of Colored Scottish Rite
Masons is holding meeting here. The
national grand court. Daughters of the
Sphynx, also held meeting.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1900-10-05

The short wheat crop Twill pre-
vent a car famine in the Northwest
this year.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1900-10-05
What Shall We Have For Dessert?

This question arises in the family every
day. Let us answer it today. Try Jell-O
a delicious dessert. Prepared in two
minutes. No baking! Add hot water and
set to cool Flavors:-Lenlon, Orange.
Raspberry and Strawberry. At your
grocers, 10 cts.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1900-10-05
Tell.O, The New Dessert.

Lemon, Orange, Raspberry aud Straw
berry. At your grocers. 10 cts. Try 1t
Cd y.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1900-10-05
DEMOCsAATI0 GANAGERs FAN -
i !s8 REsPoND no TELLING blows N
\ I'm ADMINISTERED ny .sBOD. &! 20
NJ DUNN IN HIS lasLACA 4 n
{I, r. $4E ~ - b, E% SFi%s'@ a
STATEMENTS, CONSERVATIVE.
aessss b.. Denseratis Misnanass.
4 .aent RIM - into the Hundreds
4 " K; 81 Thousands, anA the s.r- ~
@&&s- 1ius 10 Rapidly DisaD. !:
r. q, w.
+ -. ~ Dearin6. r. <. 2% e. n

] The speech Of Hon. n. @. Dunn ut
Eilaca Sept. n was such . body blow to
the Lind administration that the Dem
,ocratic machine was fairly paralyzed
and has not even yet recovered. On
the Sunday following the speech the
Globe, Gov. Lind's Official organ. had
only recovered it's breath sufficiently
to- make the feeble defense that the
old railroad bonds voted by the Demo
cratic legislature Of 1867 were stood
for BY the people: that q majority Of
the people we're Republicans and that
the Republicans were therefore really
responsible for the issue Of the bonds.
even II q Democratic Legislature did
pass the act. "<'~ ~ =:
And right there the Globe stopped.
Even Gov. Land. in his opening speech
OF the\ campaign at Red Wing the
evening Following Mr.. Dunn's speech,
could And no excuse to make for the
extravaganza and waste in the grain
inspection bureau or the shameful in
competency Of those in charge of the
binding Irvine plant. The fact is there
was no explanation that could be made
nothing but excuses-and the DEM
ocrats would gladly drop the subject
where is It, bad plight az that leaves
them In. Mr.. Dunn's statement of the
case was 80 conservative, and his Ian
guage SO mild, that few, even among
Republicans, appreciate their import
ance and gravity.
The statement as to the grain in
spection bureau is plain enough, and
any one can see the point of it. It Is
. mathematically demonstrated propo-
sition. the figures being furnished by
the Democrats themselves and the con-
victfon coming out Of their own mouths.
The last year of Repub-
- ltcan naturalization of
the bureau cost. .41O1 ,6S1.12
The Arst year of Demo-
cratic administration of
the bureau cost. ......... 2O7, 1856. 80
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1900-10-05

ing for the state wards should be less
per capita each year. than they wer,
the preceding year Instead Of this as
Mr.. Dunn nays, 't'in the years 1899 and
1900 there is q slight increase shown"
The same bad management is shown
in every department Of the state gov
h eminent. Every department went be-
fore the legislature demanding in
creased appropriations, and, when II
was refused, made lack Of funds the
excuse for failure. A striking instance
Of this is. found in the game and fish
commission. which found $4,000 a year
ample fortits support under Republican
administration; but, when the Demo-
Gratis got in 1t was Insufficient, and. as
Gov. Lind himself. declared. ".he law Is
not enforced because the department
has not SUFFICIENT funds with which &c
enforce IT," :" 49, ~ T. -
r. In his acceptance speech. Gov. LIND
declared that the, only difficulty with
our finances at the present time is TIE
Democratic grain inspection bureau il
given a. couple Of more whack at tina:
surplus, at the rate OF $4,000 a year,
and II the prison Irvine plant can run
the state in tire hole at the rate Of $125
900 a year. there will be no trouble
with the surplus, 1t VIII be replaced n
due time with the good, old orthodox
Democratic deficit. e, The Republican
party always preferred surplus to a
deficit, and the Democratic party ca n,
Transform a surplus into deficit quick
or than any party on earth.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-04-28
Good Roads Hndly Needed.

The statement is made that there
are 100000 miles of railroads in this
country and not exceeding 10000 miles
of good ordinary roads. This sug-
gests a wide field for improvement.
A great many more people use the
ordinary than the railroads. Con-
sidered from an economic view point,
the loss sustained by the country on
account of bad roads IS ~inealculable.
1t amounts annually TO multiplied
millions. Considered from the stand
point of civilization no country that
is progressive can afford to neglect its
ordinary public highways. The time
has come when the good roads move
ment should receive universal aid and
encouragement. 1t is of 4 great deal
more Importance now than new rail-
roads. There are railroads needed
and that will be constructed: but the
necessity for good ordinary roads is
greater.-Knoxville (Tenn.) Journal.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-04-28
The Increase Of NationaIitie..

According to a German statisician.
Russia is the nation which increases
the fastest-her population will double
in about forty-tive years. Germany
neeGs sixty1ive years, Austra-Hungary
serenty, England eighty, Italy no, but
FRINGE can only do it in $50 years,
provided the present annual increase
docs not diminish, which unfortunate
Nv seems to be the case. The loss OF
Alsace-Lorraine, with a population OF
$4,000 souls is nothing in view of the
Insignificant annual increase OF
Frances population. During the last
five years the population of Germany
has increased 100000, while Frances
increase has been scarcely 175,00o|a
considerable Part of whom are more
Ever of foreign ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
American Register.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-04-28
Baxhi.BaEouEs.

These Bashi Bazouks who are COM
uniting such outrages in Crete are
known as "RottenheaGs," because they
are not an organized part of the army.
They are never called upon except iE
an emergency, and then it is well
known that they will kill and plumber
without mercy. If a crisis is at hand
the general populace is armed by the
government and allowed to fight more
as a mob than a regular force. These
are Basin Bazouks. They are fed while
in service, but they have no other pay.
They are expected TO get their pay by
l~ooting the houses of insurgents, and
their license in this matter is without
limit.-N. y. Herald.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-04-28
The Heat OF the body,

1t should Fever be forgotten that a
body with a high temperature is bet
ter able TO resist most depressing in
huences. such. for instance, as iEfec-
ton. shock and the effects of poison.
1t therefore follows that external heat
should be applied literally TO the body
in all cases of poisoning. in efforts az
resuscitation after severe injuries and
during operations, particularly those
of magnitude. Special care, however.
is always observed not to burn or bills
ter the patient; and that this is not a
needless caution is amply borne out
by the many cases of burns and scalds
resulting each year from this cause
n. Y. Ledger.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-04-28
He Looked wise.

He was ore of those solemn. wise
looking fellows, who like to think they
are deep thinkers.
There ire some things beyond our
comprehension in mental science" he
said. impressively. that we fail to un-
derstand."
"Yes," returned his companion with
equal seriousness, II have often no
ticed that we never can understand
the things in mental science that are
beyond our comprehension. In other
words. when anything is beyond our
understanding we experience consid-
cradle difficulty in comprehending it.
And I find that this applies not only
to mental science, but to any other
old thing as well. Every now and then
I find that ! fail to understand things
that I fail to comprehend. and that
things that are past my c%omprehen-
sion are rery often beyond my under
standing. 1 find also that i am not
familiar with things I don't know in
many instances, and that"
The glitter in the wise-looking fell
lows eye told him that it was time to
stop.-Chicago Post.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-04-28
FOOD FOR POT PLANTS.
Sold In Stores Can Be Prepared
Easily It Home.

The great demand for plant fooo
which is in convenient form for use and
is also clearly has caused many such
articles to be placed on the market.
Most of these are very good. but n
can prepare them at home. making the
cost less while they produce the same
results The following are both used
in the water given the plants, though
they can be used dry by digging a small
quantity into the soil around the roots.
The former method is safer. however,
as one a more easily tell what quan-
tity is being used.
Take d gallon jar and fill it with
bones. packing them in closely: then
add one cup of potash which will fill
in among the spaces. Cover with water
and set away for a time. Before long
the bones viii all be dissolved and the
substance in the jar will resemble soft
soap. \ tablespoon of this dissolved
in the water given each large plant
will be a suitable dose: other plants
being given a quantity suitable to their
size. The following formula will also
be found good: To one gallon hot water
add four ounces white sugar. 16 ounces
sulphate of ammonia and eight ounces
nitrate of potash. When dissolved,
place in bottles. cork tightly and use a
tablespoon and a half in each gallon of
water used on the plants. Water only
the soil. as many of these fertilizers are
too strong for the foliage. leaving I'M
slightly spots IN it.-Marion Meade. in
Farm and Home.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-04-28
A DAZED WESTERNER.
4 Wesferner Loses His Breath In
New York just Before the
Process Begun.

what kind of a town is this you art
g,tting?" breathlessly asked a bewil-
6erec gentleman from the west as he
aI1ived ten minutes late at an impor-
tant appointment, looking as if he had
undergone a severe shock of some kind.
why, has anything struck you an
being out OF the ordinary responded
his New York friend. who was not a lit
tie pleased to find that that there was
something in the east that could dis
turb the equanimity of a man from
the west.
Huh said the westerner. Il
should say that something has, sew
efal times, in fact, and this is why L
am lite getting here. To begin with,
/ was almost run over over by a cable
car VIXEN i was crossing Broadway at
Tweuty-third street. That was bad
enough for a man who LA always
EIsed horses and has lived among theCl
al! his life, but it is not the worst As
/ jumped out of the way OF the cable
car l bumped into a horseless car
riagc. and while l was getting away
from that I was almost run over by 4
man on a bicycle"
That was rather rough" said the
New York gentleman, with affected
sympathy and a secret glow of salts
faction, but you must not be hard on
us. We are in a sort or transition Pc
ROD Just now. But 1 think that 1 may
safely predict hat if you com back
in a few years and get into a fix like
tnar you will rescued by a man on q
flying machine"
And then the New Yorker proceed
ed to skin that dazed westerner out Ct
his Y teeth.-The Criterion.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-04-28
HIS PRIVATE SECRETARY.
Kindly Old G~entIeman's Way q
an Old schooInate
Feeling Radlv.

til never furgit it." began the olo
Resident, who had Just returned from
attendance upon the graduating exer-
cises OF his grandson. lyon folks here
IN Detroit, afghtin' over your schools,
don't know nuthin' about what trouble
We used to have in gettin' a little
learnin' in them early DAYS out west.
A few winters in a deestsick school
WIS the best we could expect, aad it
WAS frum n of them schools l grad
ua.ed. 1 mean graduated Jest as L
sreak it. fur there was i young fellcs
kin out frum the east that winter, and
he stirred up up proper. He was right
up ter date, ulster to read and talk on
everything there was in the text books.
could pass a certain examination at
the end of the winter was to have
diplomeys.
The thing worked 50 well that
school was run right along till JUNE.
There was four girls passed and me
and the son of the richest mar in the
County. My folks was poorer than
JOS turkey, and her II kim to b
commencement 1 felt cheaper'n
brass watch, fur the other chap got
sbout half a greenhouse in flowers, q
damon stud and q lot of books with
fancy bindin'. 1 got a necktie my
mother made herself, and a big bunch
o johnny jump-ups fruin the girl
that's now my wife.
Il made my fortune in Ca~liforney
Leepin' store in the flush time begin
nia with 40, and kim here ter Detroit
to enjoy it."
And the other man of your CLASSY"
HE clerked fur me in Californey,
and now 1 call him my private sec'e-
tary, so he won't think he's ivin' OF
ei;arity."-Detroit Free Press.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-04-28
o Much Tea.

waiter" called an irascible CUES,
at the hotel. after giving his order
for dinner. come back!"
Eyes, sah."
II want a glass Of iced tea"
ayes, sah."
"And I want no thin. dishwater bev
erage. Mind that. If there isn't more
tea than ice I'll send you back with it.
Do you understand"
"Yes. sah."
In about five minutes the waiter
came back with a glass:ul of very dark
mixture. with a few Jumps of ice float
ing about in it.
What's this" demanded the guest.
"Iced tea, sab"
ats as thick as mush. What's all
this black stuff"
Oats de tea. sab. You wanted mo
tea dan ice. Dah's TO tablespoonfuls
O. cracked ice an five tablespoonfuls
o de bes' oolong tea in de house. De
boss say I'm to change you 20 cents
for il, sah."-Iowa State Register.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-04-28
A BUNNY.

Dig a shallow trench just deep enough
10 pace the trough in. Place the trough
n trsnch inverted. as illustrated. and
cover with dirt. When the rabbit en-
tiers the trap take a small pole and
push him out into a sack which should
be SO placed as to cover one end of the
trough. The opposite or entering end
should be banked over in part TO make
an attractive entrance and not left ex-
posed as shown in the cut to mere COM
pletely show the trough.-A. f. Tints
nan. il Farm and Home.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-04-28

Why should Hartford be the center
of insurance in this country, instead OF
New York? Why should Boston be the
center Of the copper industry? There
is no copper within 1000 miles OF the
Hub. Why should a majority OF our
shoes be made at Lynn? We can IN
derstand why Pittsburgh should be
the center of the iron industry. sitting
as she does in the heart of the ore and
coal region, but why should she make
nearly all of our glass when there il
better sand elsewhere? Why is Prori-
dcuce the great iewelry-madnR citvf
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-04-28
Mixed

Mrs. Mauser was expecting company
to tea, and she said TO her little daugb-
ter Annie. who was afflicted with a vio-
Lent cold in her head: Don't speak to
ybody. dear. unless you are spoken
to; and if you have to sneeze be sure
and turn away your head" In telling
of the occasion afterward Annie said:
"Ano mamma told me to be good. and
if anybody spoke TO me just to turn
away my head and sneeze."-Jndge.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-04-28
MONEY N OUNCES.
should Not Be Grown Wherever
Apples Thrive.

One of the fruits that should be more
generally grown than it is is the
ounce, which is nearly always in good
demand for canning and sells at good
prices. Ounces are not SO dea- as they
were years ago, when they were held as
a monopoly by farmers in certain sec
tons, owing TO the belief that this
tree was easily killed by severe cold
weather. This was the fact until it
was learned that this winter killing
was due &c the freezing of the roots.
Ounce roots u near the surface. and
even when the soil only freezes 4 few
inches deep. that freezing so cuts of
the supply of sap that even the slight
circulation which exists in all live
trees during cold weather cannot be
supplied, and the tree cannot be saved.
1t was once thought that ounce trees
needed low. wet ground, mainly be-
cause snow lies here when it will not
On high land unless protected. Where
ounce trees are planted on high and
dry soil il should be somewhere neal
a fence. so that snow may bank up
against il and protect the trees. This
snow protection exposes the ounce
tree to be injured by mice, and if a deep
bank forms around the tree it will
break down the limbs by crushing
them TO the earth Probably the best
protection around a ounce orchard is
a row of evergreens, whose branches
are so near the ground that snow will
not drift under them. On dry land the
ounce roots go deeper and the soil will
stand pretty deep freezing without be-
ing injured.-American Cultivator.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-04-28
LackfnS I'm Judgment.

"The Bobstrays are such good heart
ed people, but they have no Judg-
meni."
What have they done now?"
why, on Christmas Day they took
In 4 wretched dog right off the street,
a miserable mongrel that never had a
SQUARE meal in his life, and choked him
to death with a turkey-and-mince-pie
DIM er.-Cleveland Plain Dealer.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-04-28
FOR CATCHING RABBITS.
4 Contrfvnnce Which Is Very Simple
and at the Same Time U%nu.uaI-
" Effective.

A simple. easily made and sure-catch
rabbit device is made by mailing to-
gether two siX-inch boards in the shape
OF letter V. Use boards ten feet long.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-04-28

Because you own COWS do you con-
slider yourself a dairymsn? You are not
a dairyman in the true sense of the
word unless your COWS are making you
financially better off at the end of every
year. Are they doing it:-George E.
Newell. in Rural World.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-04-28
Decentralization of Broom Corn.

All indications point this year 10 an
enormous plant of broom corn. From
reliable information on hand, there
viii be enough raised to supply this
country for four years. Prices on
same viii hardly pay rent, seed and
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-04-28

Do you realize that the dairyman
who can get Is cents per pound for his
butter the year around need never fear
hard timeaS