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Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1900-07-31
LACK OF GOOD ROADS.
Our Miserable Country Highway
Are q National Disgrace.

Our Miserable Country HighWaya
Are q National Disgrace.
The chief obstacle to the general use
Of the automobile in this country Is the
disgraceful lack of good roads. says
the New York World. Such an event
as the Paris-Bordeaux automobile race
in France or the English excursion
from London to Edinburgh and return
would be. impossible in this country
simply because we have not got 500
continuous miles of road fit for the au-
tomobile or for any other vehicle.
But the movement in favor of good
roads which gained such REINFORCE
ment from the bicycle is being strength
ened by the Introduction Of the auto
mobile. A project has been started
among a colony Of wealthy summer
residents Of New Hampshire to I'M
prove tourists roadway Of 500 miles
from Boston to Dublin, N. H., thence
up the Connecticut valley, through the
White mountains, down to the Maine
coast and back to Boston.
The disastrous failure Of a recent at
tempt to travel by automobile from
New York to Buffalo demonstrated
the disgraceful condition of the ordi-
nary roads In the Empire State. If
the New England project results in
giving us 500 continuous miles Of good
road, it will be valuable and much
needed object lesson.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1900-07-31

Woman's Christian Temperance union.
He has been Lady Henry Somerset's
guest in England. He is widely read,
with an analytical mind.
Yet at one time he was himself vic
tim Of drink. Through it he lost every
thing but the affection of devoted wife.
Once, when intoxicated, he nearly killed
q man. Only the most powerful influ-
ences saved him from Imprisonment.
he reformed about 10 years ago, and
from that day has never touched liquor
and has been most active and eloquent in
temperance and prohibition work.
Mr.. Woolley was born in Collinsville,
near Cincinnati, on Feb. Is, 1850. He
was admitted to the bar in 1873, held the
Office Of city attorney at Paris, Ills, in
1867 and of state attorney in Minneap-
oils in 1886.
Henry B. Metcalf, the vice presiden-
tial nominee on the Prohibition ticket, is
II years Of age. He is president Of the
Providence County Savings bank, end su.
perintendent of the Sunday schodfIof the
Church Of Our Father in Pawtucket, r.
/. Mr.. Metcalf was once Republican;
but Joined tie Prohibition party seven
years ago and has been it's candidate for
governor Of Rhode Island several times.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1900-07-31
IN NEED or SUPPLIES.

Alleged Letter From thu British Mi1iater
1t Pekta, Dated July q. "a.
LONDON, July asa special to The
Daily Mail from. Shanghai says:
A letter just received here from Sir
Claude Macdonald, dated Pekin, July
q, follows:
1--WE are receiving no assistance from
the authorities. Three legations are
still standing including the British.
We also hold part Of the city walls.
Tho Chinese are shelling rs from the
city with 8.inch gun and some smaller
ones and are sniping us. We may be
annihilated any day. Our ammunition
and food are short.
1--WE would haye perished by this
time only tho Chinese are towards and
have no organized plan of attack. Il
wo are not pressed we many hold out q
fortnight longer; otherwise, four days
at the utmost.
II anticipate only slight resistance te
the relief force"
Sir Claude concludes by advising the
relief force to approach by the eastern
gate or by way Of the river.
The losses of the foreigners in Pekiu
up to July 6, were 40 killed and q
wounded.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1900-07-31
IT COST MANY LIVES.

fix Hundred Killed and Many Wounded
in Colombia's Rebellion.
Colon, July 2S.-The Liberal rebel
lion in this department has ended after
the sacrifice Of more than 800 lives, the
Liberals having been tho greatest SUI
ferers, while the wounded numbered
many hundreds. DR.. Mendoza, repre-
senting the Liberals, and General AL.
ban arranged for cessation Of hostil-
tiles, the Colombian Liberals being
pledged to surrender their arms and
being guaranteed their freedom from
prosecution and the retention Of all po-
itical rights. The foreigners who took
sides with the rebels are to be banished
within week. General Herrera and
DIR. Paras, who were active in the revo-
lutionary interests, have already left
Panama.
The work Of burying the dead on
both sides is in progress. Panama has
been plunged into the deepest mourn
ing by the loss Of many of it's most
prominent men.
On both sides in this conflict the
armies were provided with arms Of the
latest models.
Colon has been tranquil throughout
the rebellion.
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fiction. The heroes in the early dime
novel were men of good morals. and the
villains were always soundly punished.
Virtue always triumphed and vice was
crushed to earth before the end Of the
final chapter.
DR.. Victor now lives quietly in pretty
country home. devoting half his time to
his flowers and fruit trees and the other
half to a publishing business which he
still conducts in New York.
"They speak Of the immense sales OF
modern books, like David Harum' and
other productions" said DR.. Victor.
"Why. when our series was started In
the early sixties the sales of the books
all ran above 100000, and many ran as
high rs 100000 copies. Seth JONES' for
instance. sold immensely. and all Of Mr..
Ellis books went like wildfire. 1t was
my aim to give high class reading, ad'
venturous, but clean, and not an oath OF
any undesirable situations found their
way into the old dime novel. The word
dime novel today, on the contrary, is 4
synonym for everything that Is trashy
and demoralizing to youthful minds.
"They speak of Uncle Toms Cabin
We issued little volume, 'Maum Gut
nea,' which dealt with the antebellum
days down south, and 1t was read all over
the world when the civil war broke out.
"There Is no dime novel today. At
least not In the old meaning Of the term.
The time for them may come again some
day, but It does not look 80 now"
Next to DR.. Victor In the production
Of the old novel Is Alexander Orr, who
engraved all the noted productions Of the
artists pencil In the early days. Mr.. Orr
lives near DR.. Victor. and the two men
often spend hours together talking over
the old times when. ut 81 John street,
New York, little colony Of artists and
litterateurs used to congrcgate and evolve
the popular books and stories of the time.
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FOREIGNERS OUT OF PEklN

Latest Dispatches From shanhai Reitcr-
ato the Statement.
LONDON, July 2&-The latest reports
from Shanghai reiterate the allegation
that the surviving members Of the dip
lomatic corps have already left Pekin
on their way to Tien Tsin, and add
that the foreigners are being escorted
by troops of Jung Lu, columander.in.
chief Of the Chinese forces.
This move is stated to be the out.
come Of very story interviews between
Ii Hung Chang and the foreign con.
suls and to have been taken in tho hope
of abating the wrath of the powers and
delaying the advance Of the allies to.
ward Pekiu.
Advices received from the same
sources state that half the foreigners in
Pekin have been killed or wounded, or
have died as the result Of the privations
they had undergone
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1900-07-31
GOLDEN TESTIFIES.

Prosooutien IN the Goebsl Murder Trial
Place Their Star Witnsss ON the Stand.
GEORGETOWN, KY, July 28.-The
prosecution have placed their star wit
ness, Wharton Golden. on the stand in
the Powers trial, and unless their
present plans are changed will rest
their case ct the conclusion Of his testi.
mony. Golden went over the details Of
tho number of mountain men brought
ID Frankfort, and said it was the pur'
pose of these mon to kill OF enough
Demoerxtio Legislators to give the Re.
pubicaus majority. Lewis Hampton,
q member Of the legislature, gave sensa.
tional testimony, >gainst both Powers
and Ex-Governor Taylor. Hampton
SsstiAed that Governor Taylor wanted
the Republican members to start q
ARht in the house and assured them
that as governor he would back
them nm
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MASSACRE AT TAOTING.

All Foreigners and Many Native Chris
tiAns Killed.
WASHINGTON, July 28-The follow
ing dispatch has been received at the
state department from Consul General
Goodnow at Shanghai, dated July ~:
Gan official telegram received here
on the 18th said that all foreigners and
many native Christians had been killed
Taoting The missions burned. Amer
leans, Sincox family, Taylor, Perkins,
Misses Gould, Morrill,. The customs
Office reports disturbances at Yunan
yesterday"
The cablegram is somewhat confused,
but it is given out exactly as received
by the state department. It probably
means that tho Americans who were
killed comprised the Sinoox family;
either man Or q woman named Tay-
lor, another named Perkins, and the
Misses Gould and Morrill,. TaotinR is
about " miles southwest Of Pekin.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1900-07-31
MEN or MARK.

The Hon. Thomas Balm. speaker Of The
Canadian house OF commons, has been
contemplating q return to private life,
and now he has definitely decided to ~
tire.
Lord Rayleigh has been appointed By
the British government chairman Of .
committee which Is to investigate gun
powders and designs Of guns with which
they may he used to the best advantage.
General Charlex A. Woodruff, who 10
on his way to the Philippines to join the
staff Of General Macarthur az chief COM
missary Of subsistence, served with Cen
eral Macarthur In New Mexico 20 years
ago.
Henry Chang, son Of Chang Yin Tang,
Chinese minister at Madrid, Is to be edu-
Gated in Philadelphia. Henry Is Is years
old, and during the last year he attended
school At preparatory institution in vir-
ginia.
Wash Wilkins Of Olathe, Kan. is Is
years old. 10 8 feet 2 inches tall and
weighs more than 800 pounds. He stands
very high In the estimation Of hls neigh.
bors and IL a man Of great weight In his
community.
Walter ]. Raley, who has been appoint
ed postmaster at Kent, O., a position
paying $1,70O q year, was q years old
June 8. He has been a clerk In the Office
for six years. His application was In
dorsed by Charles Dick.
Sir Robert Peel, Bart, is again in the
police courts, this time on a charge Of
libeling his brother-in-law, Mr.. Won der
Heydt, whom he described as "a scoun-
drel, low German backyard, black
mailer, thief and low hound"
Major General French is a short, thick
man, who always stands with his feet
and legs we'll apart and sits hunched up
on his saddle. A view of his back sug-
gests General Grant. Like Grant, too,
he shows no concern for externals.
For his heroic defense of Mafeking Ba-
den-Powell has been promoted over the
heads of 200 officers to tho rank Of ma
jor general. He Is only 43 years OF age
and now enjoys the distinction Of being
the youngest major general in the Brit
ish army.
General Miles, as lieutenant general,
will enjoy the privilege accorded no 9th
er officers of the army of prescribing his
own uniform. He may wear what he
pleases. The Russian sword belt, which
he secured when last abroad, will, it Is
said, remain a part Of it.
Barney Morris, who saw Napoleon rise
and fall and who lived when France
passed through her reign Of terror, has
celebrated his one hundred and eighth
birthday by working as laborer In Pros
pect park, New York. The old man Is
wiry and strong, and his faculties are
nearly Us keen as in youth, with the ex'
ception Of his hearing.
Sir Charles Topper, the Canadian
Statesman, who will soon retire from
public life on account Of advanced age,
is the last survivor of the organizers of
the Dominion. He is by profession a
physician, having taken his degree in Ed
! inburgh 81 years ago, but entered upon
a political career at an early age and
rapidly went to the top.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1900-07-31
ENGLISH Country Roads.

The English have reason to love their
country roads. There is nothing love-
ller in their rural scenery. Let there be
an exquisitely proportioned cathedral
at one end Of the drive and an archn-
illogical marvel at the other, it is still
the road that inspires unceasing de-
light every mile Of the way. There
are no ragged footpaths at the sides,
there is no litter of underbrush and
refuse, there is nothing unsightly at
any turn. The road members might
almost be landscape gardeners. SO neat
~ trimmed are the hedges, so even are
the borders Of turf and so lovely are
the varied roadside effects. Americans
can never have such country roads
until. like the English, they have learn
ed to love them better than their
houses or their lawns. Then they will
insist upon having them we'll made
and systematically cared for.
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REFUSED THE TEST.

Vtceroy Of Canton Declines Sending Q
Message for italian Consul.
HoNa KONG, July 28.-1n order to
test the Chinese assurances regarding
the safety of the legations tho italian
consul here requested the acting vice.
roy Of Canton to communicate with the
Italian minister, Marquis Salvage
Raggi, and to obtain o reply from him
concerning q matter known only to the
minister and the consul.
The acting vioeroy has replied that it
was impossible for him to accede to the
request, as all messages were received
from Pekin through the governor Of
Shan Tung secretly. For this reason
he was compelled to refuse.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1900-07-31
MISSIONARIES MESSAGE.

Csblegram Contains Only Two Words,
"Pakin Alive"
BOSTON, July 28.-The American
board of commissioners for foreign mis-
sions has received cablegram from
Rev. Henry B. Porter, a missionary of
the board, dated Che Foo, July %; con-
tanning the words "Pekin alive" Rev.
Mr.. Porter, who was stationed at Pang
Chuan, province Of Shang Tung, North
China, escaped to Chez Foo after the
Boxer uprising. The cablegram con.
tanned only the two words "Pekin
alive" no intimation being given as
to the evidence which the conviction
which apparently prevailed at Che Foo,
was based.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1900-07-31

Word comes from Oklahoma that
Humming Bird, the Kiowa Indian
chief, has asked to be allowed to or.
ganize a band of 200 of his braves to
fight for this country in China. No
doubt that such contingent, with ra-
cial passions stirred to their old time
force by conflict, would be able to give
the Boxers points in barbarous war
fare, but the adoption of the sugges-
ton would bring US little credit either
at home or abroad. 1t Is better to
teach Cumming Bird and his followers
the arts of peace rather than to rekin-
die in their minds desire for war.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1900-07-31
A LITERARY PARENT.
DR.. Victor, Who Was the Father
the Dime Novel. "' "Ht%&f

DR.. Victor, Who Was the Father -
tho Dime Novel. NJ
A recent newspaper discussion Of tn
dime novel has resulted In the discovery
Of the father Of that class Of literature.
He Is DR.: Orville ]. Victor Of UndercltfEe,
N. ]. It was he who edited and prac-
tically conceived the idea Of the popular
and cheap novel in the shape Of the old
time, yellow covered, much reviled
pamphlet. ....
DR.. Victor D. by no means ashamed of
the literary parentage. He claims that
the dime novel as first printed was
clean, wholesome and unobjectionable,
dealing with the rather lively adventures
Of plainsmen, 'trappers, cowboys, In
dams and hunters. It was not vicious
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telegraph

present uprising. His name is ShenA
Taotai, and he Is in control Of all the
telegraph lines in China. Sheng is a pig.
tailed plutocrat. He is one of the rich
est men in the empire and one Of the
most powerful. He is almost as great as
Ii Hung Chang, although not nearly so
well known. He is progressive, however,
and part Of his immense fortune is in
vested In telegraph lines and railroads.
OF course there are comparatively few
telegraph lines in China. Such modern
affairs the superstitious Monaghan re-
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terribly Aesra4sd from head 70 foot b
tho bullets fired into it. lS}g&#

terribly loooga4od from head TO 1908 ~
tho bullets ired into 1t. $t
Mayor Issues . Proelsmstioa. =. /. IA
Up to tho time Of tho tragedy at Olio
and saxatoga streets the city had been
practically quiet. f'' Disturbances had
occurred only in isolated instances and
Mayor Capedeville was confident that
tho situation was 10 we'll in hand that
he would be able to dispense with the
special police in the morning. The
tragic scenes: however, here during the
afternoon made 1t almost certain that
both the 500 special officers and the
1.6oo militia win be kept In service al
least until Monday. Late at night the
mayor issued . proclamation In which
he forbade al public assemblages On
the Atreets. advised the. people to remain
indoors and ordered al saloons aud bar
rooms olosed
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1900-07-31
SKIING TAOTAI,.

CARDS with distrust and hate. The first
wires strung were cut many times, ard
they were finally left undisturbed Only
because a sharp imperial edict demanding
their. protection was issued b. the auto
cratic empress dnwasst.E i ..,:.
What few lines there are have eithsg
been destroyed recently Of are tied up ~
an order from Sheng, who is probably II
secret sympathy: with the Boxers. This
10 why the cables have been 80 barren ok
news concerning the events which have
been taking place in Picking, only shoBe
distance back from the coast.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1900-07-31
APPROACHING COMPLETION

Proparations for the Allied Advance on
Pokln.
LONDON, July 2a-The only informa-
ton regarding China that the parlia-
mentary secretary Of tho foreign Office,
Mr.. William St. John Brodrick, was
able to impart to tho house Of commons,
was that preparations for the advance
on Pekin seemed to be approaching
completion.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1900-07-31
PROHIBITION LEADERS.
SomethlR1 About the Men Chosen ~
, %tS Presidential Candidates. T.

So FFcsidentiaI Candldates. g"
John G. Woolley,: who was recently
Prohibition party, is one Of the leading
prohibition lecturers of the land and be-
lieved BY many to be the ablest to espouse
that cause since the days Of John B.
Cough. He was formerly a lawyer, b9t
for several years he has devoted all his
time to talking prohibition from the lee
ture platform. His home is in Chicago.
Mr.. Woolley issa tall, slender man OF
80, years. .s Is e. an 9ssto e. %1ne
voice to: clear cut, forceful and moving
English Moody, the evangelist, regard
ed ea,n Mr. WoSsssa .sd
upon him as. Observation-Disclosures Of the
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1900-07-31
The Search For Euriosities.

There is no branch of the animal king
dom nor any corner Of the world that Is
not ransacked and explored nowadays
for the purpose Of collecting natural his
tory curiosities to supply the commercial
demand. Firms dealing in such mer'
chandse in large way are located in
most big cities both in this country and
abroad, and, judging from the compre-
hensivcness OF their catalogues, it would
seem as it there is nothing that file
Or walks or swims that they are not pre-
pared to furnish on short notice at ust
triccs.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1900-07-31

The religious ideas Of Mr.. Cote OF
New Jersey, who stabbed his wife and
daughter because they did not believe
the prayers Of wicked man were
heard. are. to say the least. somewhat
crude China, it seems, is not the only
Geld for missionary endeavor.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1900-07-31
Lieutenant Harper,
Who IL General Chat
fees Personal Aid.

liam Harper. we'll known citizen Of
Chicago. He was visiting his home when
he received his recent assignment for du-
ty on the other side Of the world, and he
cut short long delayed leave Of absence
to respond to the summons.
Lieutenant Harper Is attached to the
Seventh United States cavalry, but has
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1900-07-31
SILK and Wool.

1t Is known to everybody that silk h
electrified by friction. Acting upon the
suggestion thus furnished, a French
savant, NJ. Henry, has made experiments
which show that the electri1cation of
= the air inclosed in tissue of silk pro-
duces a circulation Of its particles which
tends to equalize the temperature. A
similar effect is observable in wool, an1
hence the superiority Of silk and wool
for garments intended to protect the body
AGAINST vicissitudes Of climate.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1900-07-31

been serving o. aid-de-camp to General
Adna r. Chaffee for several months.
Lieutenant. Harper had just completed
10 month"; service in Cuba, where he had
successfully undertaken a number Of i'm
portant assignments. He was graduated
from West Point In the class of 1897 and
during the Spanish war served as lieuten.
ant colonel Of the First Illinois cavalry,
returning to his place in the regular army
about two years ago.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1900-07-31
Their Quarrel.

Mrs. Muggins-Why have Mr.. ana
Mrs. Wigwag quarreled?
Mrs. Buggins-Because he had rubber
heels put on his shoes, and now she new
er hears him when he comes hsne lht&
philadelphia Record.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1900-07-31

President Mckinley has gone to Can
ton to receive the notification of hi
nomination. 1t ia always we'll to pre-
pare for such surprises.
The i'll Eumor Of the Chinese dragon
seems, temporarily ut least. to have en-
HANGED the affection for each other OF
the British lion and the Russian bear.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1900-07-31
Notify sE,ths Same Time.

DENVER. July ~2s.-John Stephens.
secretary of the. National Monetary
league, has received letter from w. j.
Bryan in which he says: II think. it
will be best If your notification 10 given
at the same time and place az that Of
the Democrats." It 10 understood that
this arraugement will be made.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1900-07-31

Admiral Seymour writes rather graph
ic and interesting dispatches. Possibly
be may have had little newspaper
training.
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Roads Of IodlA.

The East India company began. and
afterward the British government con.
tinued, the construction of roads in In
dia. and now all parts OF the peninsula
are well provided.
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CANNON FOR TURKEY.

Knapp to Get IN Orde1a For the Arm.I-
ment For War Veasela.
OoNsrANT1NoPLE, July 2S.-The sui
tan has decided to place with the
Krupp cannon factory in Germany an
order for the armament Of 10 ironclads.
The contract price is 1850, 900 ($3, 1851
20O). Tho estimate of the Armstrong
company was ESQ, 600 ($729,S2O) less
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Daniel Visits Bryan.

LINCOLN, July 2s.-Mr. Bryan had
for visitor John w. Daniel Of Vir-
ginia, who was on his way home from
California, whore no has been since the
Kansas City convention. He and Mr..
Bryan took a long drive together. Sen
ator Daniel declined to talk politics.
He left during the afternoon for. the
South.