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REPORT OF THE CONDITION OF THE
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CLOSE OF BUSINESS. SEPTEMBER .,
1870. MADE TO THE AUDITOR OF
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C. L. & II. L. Denoon, Auctloneers.
BY Augustine Royal & Co,
Real Estate Agents and Auctioneers,
Office. Leader Building,
Manchester, Va
THE FINEST BUSINESS PROPERTY
Il EVER OFFERED IN OR NEAR
THIS CITY AT AUCTION, ON

THE FINEST BUSINESS PROPERTY
EVER OFFERED IN OR NEAR
THIS CITY AT AUCTION, ON
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER is, 1900.
AT 4:3o O'CLOCK P. NJ, ON THE
PREMlSES.-At the request of Mr.
Thomas &. Cersley (wlo retires from
active business on account of ill-health),
we Will sell, at auction, on the day, hour
and place named above, the SPLEEN
DlDLY-ARRANGED STORES, Nos. 2311
to 1921. inclusive. These handsome and
admira DUPLICATED stores are well built
and in fine order. with all the modern i'm
provements, city water, etc. The lot
fronts 1l5 feet on Hull Street and over
2a0 feet deep, with large and well-ar-
ranged stables, sheds, etc. This Is the
best-eGuipped property for the conduct
of a large trade anywhere to be found in
this vicinity.
Also, -FOUR HANDSOME VACANT
LOTS will be sold at the same time, adj
joining the tirst-descrihed property.
Also. a SPLENDID PLOT OF GROUND.
in the rear of the first named stores, con-
tanning over an acre, we'll suited for
manufacturing purposes.
"A plat of this property is With the auc-s
tioneers, and will be shown at sale. For
further particulars address the under
signed.
TERMS: On the store property. one
fifth cash, balance at one, two, three and
four years; on vacant lots. one-tourth
cash, balance at one and two years, for
notes, 6 per cent interest, secured by
trust-deed.
se12 10, 1918 Auctioneers.
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HE UNDERSIGNED WILL sELLAT
public auction at the FREIGHTS de-
POT OF THE CHESAPEAKE & OHIO
RAILWAY CO., Sixteenth and Broad
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BY Augustine royal s. Co.
Real Estate Agents and Aucuoneers,
Office. No. 10 Tenth Street,
Manchester, Va
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state OF Virginia city of Richmond-ss.
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Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1900-06-05
A Plea AGAINST Expansion.
GEORGE F. CORNwELL.


No saying Is more true than that
History repeats ITSELF" The life OF
every country which hasrisentoprom
nence in the worlds affairs has been
more or less an exact repetition OF
the history of the first great nation.
The lives OF countries may always be
traced through three fundamental
periods: the period of organization
and development, the period Of ex-
pansion and the period Of Decline
When a nation becomes well devel.
Oped and is confident Of it's strength,
there arises q desire to conquer
other nations and extend it's power.
SO far no country has hesitated to
satisfy this desire but In it's eager
ness and greed it has over-strained
its energies, decreasing it's strength,
and it's period OF decline has begun.
4 During the past century the
United States has passed through the
stages Of organization and develop
ment. This nation was brought in
to existence through the attempt OF
an already strong power to increase
Its domain, and when at last we
shook off the grasp OF England we
resolved that we should never inflict
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1900-06-05
The Possible Self,
MYRTA AGNES GRAHAM.

The moon is screened from view
by a mass of feecy clouds which
move in great banks over the
heavens. The winds stir among the
branches OF the trees with q low
hah-heard murmur, and the only
sound that breaks the silence is the
roar OF the falls in the mighty river.
From one bank the factories cast
wavering streams OF light across the
water. On the side where the trees
stand tall and stately an occasional
moon beam reveals the figure of
man moving toward the great stone
which stands a solitary sentinel on
the river bank. Resting upon the
stone and looking at the rushing
river he sees his past life move before
him with all it's mis-spent years and
wasted opportunities. "Would that
had another chance to retrieve my
past and lead a better life. But
now I dare not show nv face to
men," RemOrse seems to- fill his
soul; he sits silent for some time,
then there is a splash, a little eddy
ing of the water and the scene 10
Continued on 9TH page.) go.
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such suffering upon another nation.
Thomas Jefferson voiced the senti-
ment Of the people when he began
the Declaration ,of Independence
with the words. 1--WE hold these
truths t" be self evident, that all
men are created equal, that they are
endowed by their Creator with GER
tain in alienable rights, that among
these are life, liberty and the pursuit
Of happiness; that to secure these
rights governments are instituted
amoung men, deriving their just
powers from the consent of the
governed"
To uphold these principles has
been the high aim of the American
government. Is was in their defense
that the civil war was fought. But
now another test of our loyalty to
these principles has been made. We
have been weighed and are found
wanting. For the sake OF the wealth
OF the Philippines we have repudia-
ted the principles Of our forefathers;
the principles on which our govern
ment is based. We have entered up
on the era OF expansion, which, II
history repeats itself, will Ultimately
lead to our decline and ruin.
Miss Cornwell continued her argu-
ment against expansion with the
statement that there was nothing in
our history to- justify our course;
our policy was not harmonious and
consistent with our fundamental
principles. We commenced our nat
ional life by declaring that all men
are free and equal, but we tried to
limit our foundation principal to
white men and deny it to black, and
are now attempting to exercise the
two antoganistic principles of gov
eminent by consent OF the governed,
and government by force.
Further she stated that the Filipi-
nos desire liberty as much as we did
100 years ago; they are fighting for it
as bravely and are capable of sell
government. She quotes Dewey and
Otis as authority for the statement
that the Filipinos are more capable
of self government as any nation on
the American continent from the Rio
Grande to Cape Horn.
1t was a strong argument and she
received well deserved applause.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1900-06-05

stop that mad charge and thesecond
and third line of deienses are gained.
The enemy is in full flight over the
crest OF the ridge, and the Union
cavalry pursues them down the
mountain side and over the plain be-
You'd.
The sun sinks to rest and the
battle ceases with the day. AS tWi-
light settles Union camp fires twinkle
on the heights about Chattanooga.
The victory is won but the battle
has been an a wful one and as dark
ness covers the land groups OF men
move over the battle field, burying
the dead and carrying the wounded
to hospital. Many a husband or
son lies sleeping his last long sleep
on the green slope that towers above
the city of Chattanooga.
This victory aided much in bring
Ing about the surrender OF the Con-
federate armies, surrender which
has grown until not only the arms
but the heart OF the South has
yielded to the Union. In the recent
trouble with Spain side by side the
North and South upheld the honor
of our grand republic. Once more
they stand united inlthe maintenance
of the right and in support OF the
Union, the strongest and noblest
nation under heaven, welded TO-
gether by such victories as the
"Battle Above the Clouds.'
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The Worlds Greatest Hero.
HOMER E. RICHARD.

FLORANCE DECKER MIL1.sPAUGH.
The world has known many great
men, and history has recorded their
names and deeds. Some of these
are known as heroes.
The questions naturally arise
what must a man be, what must a
man do to become hero? The true
hero is the one who, despite the
greatest obstacles, accomplishes
something worthy of remembrance,
who sacrifices himself for others.
The man who suffers privations in
the Klondike or the emperor who
wages war for his own power and
glory are not heroes. The profess
ional soldier, the explorer may ex-
cite our admiration for q day, but
unless the deeds are prompted by
unselfishness. unless what Is done is
done for the good of others, the
names of the doors will not be re-
membered.
"Great captains with their drums
and guns disturb our judgment for
the hour, but at last silence comes"
There are many men unknown. to
the world, men livingin obscurity,
''unhonored and unsung," who are
nevertheless heroes. These we are
not considering, worthy though they
may be, for to become q worlds
hero a man must act upon the
worlds stage.
The poem that lives is the one that
speaks to the heart. The painting
that holds its place is the one that
harmonizes with nature. In sculp-
ture, in architecture and in music the
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1900-06-05

work which lives confirms to the
eternal principles OF truth. So In
the affairs OF men there must be obe-
dtence to the universal laws; that
deeds may live they must comply
with the demands of an infinite
love which includes all men. 1t is
not the wealthy, the great, the
powerful whose names are perpet-
mated in the hearts of mankind, but
the benefactors, the philanthropists,
those who in some field or other
have helped in the great work of up
lifting humanity.
n Thus did Miss Millspaugh explain
and set up her idea of a true hero,
and she points to Abraham Lincoln
as the embodiment of these virtues.
HE loved all, even his misguided
countrymen Of the South, because
although mistaken, still they were
his fellows" She quoted Lowell:
with malice toward none with charity
3 for all;
He was the North, the South, the East,
the West:
The thrall, the master, all of us in one;
There was no section that he held the best.
His love shone on impartial as the sum-"
Y Then followed a brief biography OF
her ideal hero, in which she recounts
his acts during that terrible ordeal
when he steered the ship of state
safely through the nations greatest
struggle for existence.
He thought nothing of himself.
He would have done anything for
the good of the nation. 1t was his
noble soul, his belief in the strength
of his cause and in external justice
that enabled Abraham Lincoln in
spite of criticisms, false occusations
and restless North to preserve the
Union.
mo selfish aim
hours.
No pompous striving for the pose of fame
Weakened one stroke of all those nobler
powers"
Lincoln was the grandest figure
OF the fiercest civil war. He is the
gentlest memory of our world"
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The Battle Above the Clouds.


Less than half a century has passed
since our nation writhed in the coils
of the civil war. Among hundreds
of battles fought only a few are
famous. Many, decisive in result,
are barely mentioned. In the latter
class we find the battle above the
clouds.
On the eve of this battle the city of
Chattanooga nestles in it's pleasant
valley, dark except where IN occa-
sional light CLEANS steadily from
some hospital. South and east of
the city tower the lofty heights Of
Lookout mountain and Missionary
ridge.
The Contederates have their lines
of rifle pits on Missionary ridge; at
the bottom, halfway up the side and
a third near the top. The Union
soldiers are bivouacked on Lookout
mountain and Orchard Knob. Both
armies are resting after a hard days
fight and only the rythmical tread
OF the sentinels breaks the stiffness.
. AS dawn reddens the east the
rattle of drums calls the men to &C
ton. Again the battle is on and
progresses during the forenoon and
at 2 o'clock Gen. Grant orders Gen.
Thomas to charge Missionary ridge.
The order Is miscarried and another
is sent at 8, and Gen. Thomas and
bis troops prepare for action. At
the command charge" they swoop
toward the mountain. In the face
of the iron hail from the artillery at
the crest they plunge over the
first line of idefenses. The enemy
makes fierce stand and they fight
hand to hand. Now the rebels leap
the awful pits and fee mp the hill
side. Soon the whole force is
scrambling up the steep ascent.
The Union troops are ordered to rest
but the enthusiasm born of victory
carries them on and with a cheer
they rush upward. Nothing can
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John Brown.
HERBERT G. sTELTNER.

In this world there have been
many men whose lives have been q
continuous and fruitless struggle
against fate; whose worldly success
has been but a phantom of hope,
no more: and whose every attempt
at self advancement has resulted in
failure. Such q man was Captain
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1900-06-05
Our National Emble m.
CORA TANNER.

After twelve years of study we
are about to receive our diplomas
which mean little in themselves, but
which to us are emblems of our
school work and school friendship.
Hereafter they will recall the pleas
ant years spent in the old school
and the joys and tolls of our school
life.
They will remind US of our teachers
and companions, and will be always
looked upon and remembered with
love.
All about us are emblems, of love,
OF play, of work, life and action.
Anything that represents orsuggests
certain definite quantities and which
is embodied in another object is an
emblem. The balance is an en-
blem OF justice, the crown of royalty
and the scepter OF power. A ring or
flower, pins Of lodges, clubs and
fraternities, are emblems expressing
brotherly love and sympathy.
The eagle is only an emblem of our
glorious nation, yet we look upon
the eagle with all the love and ad-
miration we have for the country.
The eagle and flag are both en-
blems of the United States. The flag
as we have it was not adopted un-
til 1878. When we were first strug-
Cling for our independence various
flags were used, some times with the
motto, "Don't tread on me- or
Omitted we stand, divided we fall"
The stars and stripes are emhlems
of our liberty, freedom, loyalty and
peace. The stars stand for the num-
Der Of states in the union aid the
stri pes, seven red and six white, will
always remind us Of the struggle for
independence of the thirteen weak
states against England.
The flag is looked upon with love
and patriotism by all true citizens.
In both peace and war, it is foremost.
1t is an object OF of respectful salu-
tation and is the vehicle of deadly
insult.
In 1855 the American eagle was
adopted as our national emblem.
The striking appearance Of this great
bird makes it ever the object of great
wonder and admiration. The re-
markable contrast of the snowy
head and neck, with the deep choco-
late OF the body renders it most
beautiful and conspicuous. The eagle
is always represented with out
spread wings, symbolizlng the
brooding protection OF our nation
over her states and weaker nations of
the globe. In the right talon is an
olive branch for peace, voicing the
peaceful tendency of the American
nation. In the other talon are thir-
teen arrows. for the thirteen origi-
nal weak states, now among the
strongest and most prosperous of
the union.
The courage, strength and love of
freedom Of the eagle resembles the
courage, strength and love OF free
dom of the citizens of the United
States, when they responded so
readily to the call for volunteers in
both the civil and late wars. No
nation in the world is imbued with
the idea Of government and peace as
in the United States, and vixen we
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1900-06-05
John Brown.

John Brown. ta-",,, -'''@< .$.l Y
Browns worldly lot was particu-
larry sad and affecting. His purpose
was 80 noble, his efforts so unpros-
porous, his good unto the world 80
great and his end so tragic that we
can but mourn him as hero and a
martyr to the cause of human llber-
ty.
He inherited his love OF freedom
from Pilgrim ancestors and his one
purpose In life was to make war on
slavery.
The speaker mentioned his active
part In the border war in Kansas.
His hatred of slavery made his
range Of vision narrow; he acknow-
lodged no authority except his own
obstinate will, and followed no guild
ance save his own conceptions OF
right, conceptions that were fanatical
almost to the point of madness
These views led to lawless acts that
aroused the authorities and he was
compelled to return east. There he
conceived the most daring scheme OF
his whole career, when he with a
band Of only eighteen men def1ed the
town of Harper's Ferry. This ira
tional invasion brought him to a
sorrOwful end. So great was the
southern desire for Immediate VEN
geance that in less than forty days
he was tried, convicted and SEN
fenced. The charge was treason; his
doom, the gallows. Seven days
days after the sentence the execution
occurred. He met death!with manly,
even Christian fortitude. Thus was
shattered the life dream of John
Brown. He had hoped that the
blow he should strike on slavery
would be but the first of q series OF
similar succeeding blows that would
ultimately effect it's entire abolition.
But his plan was too unreasonable
to succeed. He did only what he
thought was right, what his con-
science dictated, and only by taking
into account his implicit faith in a
protecting providence can any ex-
PLANTATION of his action be suggested.
John Brown was no Caesar, no
Cromwell, but a plain citizen of a
free republic whom distressing
events drove into fanaticism. His
detestation of slavery led him to
take up arms against 1t. His only
crime was that he believed that all
men were created free and equal. He
cannot be called a felon for his mo-
tive was unselfish. And although
he failed in his plan he left an ex-
ample of self.sacrifice which a people
could not refrain from exalting.
1t may be a century before a cor
rect historical estimate can. be
made of John Brown. Today he is
compared on the one hand to the
Apostle Paul and to Socrates; on the
other to the assassins, Orsini and
Wilkes Booth.
The effect OF his work is embodied
in the words of the historian who
asks: "Who can say the Proclama-
ton of Emancipation would have
met with as hearty a response, that
Northern patriots would have
fought with as much zeal and the
people sustained Lincoln in the war
for the abolition OF slavery as faith
fully, had not John Brown suffered
martyrdom in the same cause on
Virginia soil?"
Mr.. Steltner closed with the words
OF the old war song:
"John Browns body lies Wondering in
the grave,
But his soul goes marching on"