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Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1900-04-03

Boer leadership during the whole war.
It is now known that he crossed tho IN.
COLA with only 5000 riflemen and six
guns, but 60 bold and rapid were his
movements that tho British comman-
ders thought 10000 Beers were march.
ing on Pietermaritzburg. For . few
days, although in the presence Of great
and superior forces, he isolated General
Hildyard's brigade at Estcourt and at
the same time threatened General Bar
toms command at Moot river. Then,
a. British reinforcements rushed up,
Joubert recrossed tho Tugela without
losing prisoner, a wagon or a gun.
General Whites estimate Of him pro-
nouro Il on Tuesday before he died, az
a brave and generous opponent, is con-
fsidered glowing tribute.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1900-04-03
WILL DESTROY THE CITY.

Kruger Warns Women and Children to
t@'s Leave Bloom fOntein.
LONDON, March 31.-The Bloemfon-
'tein correspondent of The Daily Chron.
2icle, telegraphing Thursday, March 20,
says:
:, PRESIDENT Kruger's latest proclama-
ition warns the women and children ia
leave Bloemfontein within five days, as
he intends to lombard and destroy the
city and shoot the burghers whom he
captures there.
Vigorous measures have been taken
by the British to- harsfss marauling
bands of Transvaalers. The latter are
reported to be operating chiefly against
Free Skaters who refuse to join them.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1900-04-03
Roberts Reports That the Enc
my's Activity Made Move
ment a Necessity.
con, PAUL's PROCLAMATION
Warns Women and Children to
Leave FREQ State Capital
Inside Five Days. <.''<,.
VIII Then Bombard5 tho City
and Shoot All eurghers
Captured There,

LONDON. March sl.-The war ONCE
has iasusd the following from 1aed
Roberta: 81; q; - u. r. i, "a
"Noemfontsin. March 3o.-Owing 70
tho activity Of tho enemy on our imme.
date front and their hostile action
towards tho burghers who surrendered
under The terms Of my proclamation, !
found i necessary to drive them from
some kopjes they had occupied near tho
Karee Siding station, few miles south
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1900-04-03
Not Good Eating.

The prime minister was idly turning
the pages Of book oftproverbs and pithy
sayings which he had found among the
effects Of the late missionary.
II wonder what this means?' he said
suddenly. Zone mans meat is another
mans poisonY
"Perhups," replied the cannibal king.
lit refers to the fact that the cigarette
smoker is not edible" -Philad elphia
Press
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1900-04-03

Of Brandfort. The operation was sue
cessfully carried out by the Seventh
(Tucker's) division, assisted by the
First and Third cavalry brigades, under
French, and LIE Calais regiment Of
mounted infantry. The enemy re.
treated to Brandfort and our troops now
hold the kopjes. Our casualties were:
Scottish Borderers-Killed, Captain
Going; wounded, Captains Sellar,
Lizard, PEBBLES, Curgonven and Ed.
wards; Leutenants Coulson and French
and about 100 rank and file.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1900-04-03
Life II Earnest.

81 thoroughly dislike to see man who
has no occupation" said Mr.. Mcekton''s
wife. d, -. &,,~,s -, ~
! $50 do l. Henrietta" was the reply.
II always said that, no matter how rich
man might be, he ought to open up an
office SOS he can 60 away from home
during the day and not interfere with the
societies his wife may have at the house."
w ashington Star. r.. '7'-'- ,
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1900-04-03

The Smart Set, the title of New
York periodical. whose initial number
was recently issued. is rather queer
name for a magazine. but there is no
accounting for taste in the matter Of
nomenclature. DR.. Holmes was once
obliged to explain that The Atlantic
Monthly was not SO called because It
was an ocean
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1900-04-03
A Satisfactory EXPLANATION.

"How, is it. Bre'r Williams" said the
colorc1 parson, dat you shct yo' eye tight
wen dc collection hat is gwine roun:
Answer me dat!' ..'., ''-'' =
: Brother" replied Bre'r Williams
'''w'en you's apreachin you th'ows SO
much light ON de subject dat hit blinds
medals whyv'-AtIantas Constitution.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1900-04-03
The Savage Bachelor.

young woman! Young woman" sput-
tered the savage bachelor, whom the
sweet young thing had stirred to superih'
dignation. j>..i ~,':
rs that all you can think to sayT she
asked sweetly.,
!: lis there anything worse to be said?
he asked, and with that he felt much
consoled.- Press.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1900-04-03
Naming Country Roads. /.

\ The indianapolis. Press notes that
there Is a movement In come sections
Of Indiana ( n the naming Of country
roads on the same plan a. is now In
vogue Ii desig nating the streets Of u
city. Wherever 1t has been mentioned,
says The Press II has been received
with favor. While some obstacles nigh,
be encountered In carrying out q sys-,
tematic plan for the naming Of such
highways; 1t would be q good thing fol
the country generally and greatly fa-
cilitate the travel Of strangers. The,
chief difficulty seems to be that there
is nobody to look after the matter, nor
As there any one to act o. arbitrator Il
selecting names. y. .r@
a. Where. roads are confined within q
given township the town board might
be empowered by act Of legislature to
give them names; but. as Is usually the
case with main highways, where roads
pass from one township: to another
there might arise confusion and con-
nict Of authority. For roads! wholly
within a given county the board Of. 81:
peryisors might take up thu work in
connection with the township authori-
ties. But here would arise another
difficulty, as many important highWays
pass county; lines. but the difficulties
are by no means insurmountable and
are far outweighed by the merits OF
the proposition. '55' ~ "@@
The Good Roads association or the
League Of American Wheelmen Of the
different states might give the matter
Its attention and devise some scheme
for systematic aud comprehensive
naming Of country roads. Already
there are throughout the country many
important highways which, by com.
mon usage rather than any author
itative designation, bear distinctive
names. For instance, the Boston post
road, the Albany post roal. the Rum.
son road in New Jersey and the Mer-
rick and Jericho roads on Long Island.
The adoption of names for all high
ways and the erection Of suitable sign
boards. the outlay for which would be
comparatively trihing, would be con-
venience and qualification to the trav
eler and would be the means of pre-
serving whatever Of historic interest
there might he attached to them and
Ii :ewise lmpart an individuality to the
dls.rict through which they passed.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1900-04-03
N Mt Mt All

willie" asked his mother. ARE you
making the baby cry?"
NOM. replied the boy. I'm holdin
my hand over her mouth to make her
stop."-Philadelphia North American.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1900-04-03
Conaucrinx Grace,

Her Father-Why do you wish to mar
~ him, Grace? ...t.3 -
Gracefully, because he loves me.
Her Father-But do you love him?
Grace-Why. never thought of that.
/ have been too much interested in get.
ting him to propose to have time to think
Of it.-Harlem Life. J"~
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1900-04-03
INSIGNIFICANT AFFAIR.

Beers Near Bloemfontein Abandon Their
j Il" Positions EARLY.
B1oEMroNrE1N, March 31.-The at.
tack upon the Beers holding the kopjes
near the Rare Siding station, a few
miles south Of Brandfort, was made by
fuckers Seventh divisiogwith the CO.
operation Of French's cavalry. The at.
lacking troops included large force OF
Australians. Colonel Knight, with 400
New South Wales mounted infantry,
included in Legallai's brigade, attacked
the right flank. A long chain Of kopjes
was held by the Beers and there was Sc
we're firing all along the line Of attack.
The approach was very steep, like a for.
tress, and the troops were unable to
make Roadway until the infantry made
all attack upon the front. The cavalry
went round the right flank of the Beers
and used their Maxim freely.
AN army hospital was established in
cottage near the shelter Of d large kopje.
The Boer shells came right over the
kopjes and landed near the hospital,
which it was found necessary to evaou-
ate. The Beers slowly retreated upon
Brandfort, taking their dead and
wounded with them. The carbineers,
SCOTS Greys and the Innishllings
Received Severe Shell Fire.
The Beers had evidently marked the
range as when the troops advanced the
enemy's fire was less accurate. Many
horses were killed in the cavalry's flank
attack.
The Beers fed and all our troops
pushed forward and now hold an EXCEL
lent position upon the largo kopjes re-
Gently held by the Boers.'
The farmers are in the lager fight.
ing, leaving the women and children
upon the farms, which they are conf
dent the English will not touch. Many
of these farmers would surrender their
arms but for the fear that the Johannes.
burg police would attack their farms in
revenge for their doing so.
The Beers are known to hold Brand
fort in some strength-probably 5000.
The whole action was rather insig-
nificant. Many regiments received
baptism of fire and showed splendid
GOODNESS. We have now secured fine
natural position facing the huge plain
before Brandfort.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1900-04-03
] ASH ( 81 I I 4 | cIE5
styles For Bodies OF Thick ~ 49,
" rS@G Materials. sEsE VA w #aS

, Materials. ag $ss nj 4sssSS
Light and vaporous bodices IN ~
much worn for demitoilet and ~ dra
ed In q fashion which defines the lines les
the figure instead Of concealing ths1A..
For tailor made costumes the plain -
icea, tightly fitting in front % well ID
the back, are beginning to take the le44.
They are not worn with 4 belt, but
stead are slightly elongated In . poi1le
before and behind, which has the efek
OF rendering the waist more slender -
appearance. l.. "y .;..4s. 7, 55$ l55sS 5
The decolletage for young girls 10 o1oF
moderate. usually square or round, ~
does not lsave the shoulders and top "
the arm uncovered. For older .womsP,.
however. the decolletage, round or poi1e>
ed, falls of the shoulder, allowing It II
show. Many gowns having q decided
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1900-04-03
Gettinx Ahead Of Him

"You spend your money lavishly," some
one suggested. ... ,..., =.
''True.'' replied the Millionaire, but
would rather spend it myself than wait
for my partner to sue me for it."-Chi.
cago Post. ....
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1900-04-03
Those Foolish uestions.

"HeIlo!' exclaimed Mr. jay Ascum.
"What are you doing? Building a new
shcd?"
"No," replied the long suffering Mr..
Outskirts, I'm building an old one. Can't
you see I've torn the new one down.
philadelphia Press.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1900-04-03
Miss Horlocker Not Guilty.

a~ Miss HorloCker Not Guilty.
HASTINGS, Neb., March S1.-The jury
in the Horlocker poisoning case re.
turned q verdict Of not guilty.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1900-04-03
LUIsA'a Plight.

"No." said the man in the moon
"matches are unknown mp here. always
have t" bnrrow Il light from the sum-
PHILADELPHIA North American.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1900-04-03
MAKE SPLENDID SOLDIERS.

Assistant Secretary Davis Has . Good
Opinion OF the Beers.
New YORK, March 20.-Among the
passengers on the steamer Aller, which
arrived during the day from Genoa,
was Webster Davis, assistant secretary
of the interior department. MIR. Davis
repeated his previous denials that his
visit to the Boer republic was of al Off
cial nature. He met President Kruger
ut Pretoria and was greatly impressed
by the strength Of the chief executive OF
the Boer republic. Mr.. Davis believes
that the Beers will be able to continue
their struggle against the British for a
considerable time in spite Of recent re-
verses. He had all opportunity Of per-
sonally seeing the Boer troops in action
and he spoke highly Of their soldierly
qualities and courage. MIR. Davis said
be was well treated by the Beers, every
possible courtesy being shown him. On
his trip to Pretoria from Lourenzo Mar
cues he travelled in the private car Of
President Kruger. Mr.. Davis met the
English generals, Roberts and Kitch-
ener, on the Modder river and spent
some tine in their camp.
Paris Press Eulogizes Joubert.
PARIS, March 29.-The Paris press is
unanimous'in eulogizing General Jou-
bert, whose death is considered a serious
loss to the federals. All the papers
agree in thinking that change in the
chief command is bound to have grave
consequences for the Boer operations.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1900-01-25
THREE KNAVES
AND A TRUMP.

My professional reputation was at
stake. | had, three months before the
date of which | write, permitted a no
torious desperate to escape from my
charge, and | was distinctly out OF
favor with the department. l had q
peculiar superstition about the adroit
criminal whose ruse had outwitted me.
He was tall, alert and graceful, with
face that reminded me strongly OF
the pictures / had seen of Edgar A.
Poe. He had an insinuating manner
and the most musical voice l ever
heard. His profession was safe-break
ing. / had once apprehended the man,
and, curiously enough, it was the re-
suit of my first assignment to detect
i've work. He had, as a result, served
a term of seven years in the peniten-
tiary.
1t CHANGED that during his residence
there / met him several times and on
each occasion he had regarded me with
a look that was none the less sinister
because it was half jocular. The
mans look was a menace. / knew he
was thinking that he would be re-
venged, and / was sure that only the
most conclusive of revenges would
satisfy him. In other words, this man
was determined to have my life. /
always faced him with a look as dark
as that which he gave me, for the in
tention in my soul was no less relent-
less than his own. We were doomed,
as l felt in my apprehensive soul, to
stand opposed in some hideous trag-
edy.
When three years after his release,
he again incurred the displeasure OF
the law, | travelled 5000 miles in my
search for him, and discovered him at
length in Indian territory. How he
outwitted me on our way back to Chi
cago is story / have no inclination
to tell.
1t was, therefore, with mixed feel
ings that l learned from the chief OF
our agency of the nature of my COM
mission. He told me that information
had been brought him of an attempt
to be made that night upon the safe
OF the Mcpherson Investment company.
The plot had been overheard by an &C.
centric reporter for one of the daily
papers, whose business had taken him
into some sorry resort. From the de-
scription which the young man gave
of the three conspirators the chief had |
no difficulty in establishing their iden
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1900-01-25
CRoUCHING ON THE FLOOR.


tity. The foremost of them was my
foe, Payson Weatherby-for, though he
had many aliases, this believe to have
been his true name. The second was a
mulatto, Washington Brown, a man
Of much intelligence and reckless cour-
age, who took his destiny by the throat
and made an outlaw of himself rather
than court favor of a world which
would, at best, have shown him only
contempt. The third rascal was an old
time culprit, George Burke, a thick
necked, low-browed fellow, who was
born to crime.
How many men do you want?'
asked the chief of me.
1.-TWO"
But would it not be wise to out
number your adversaries? They are
desperate men,"
thought of Payson Weatherby's ST.
lent challenge, and formed a resolve
to meet him without odds.
We expected to be beforehand with
our men, and with Grayson, the re-
porter who had given us the informa-
ton, were at the spot quarter of an
hour before the time Weatherby had
appointed. But to our chagrin we
found the rear window of the place
without a square of glass. My evil
luck still held. The safe-blowers were
within. With me were James Bigelow.
a young fellow, fresh to a detectives
life, and Nelson Green, a grizzled vet
eran, cautious as a cat, and man
noted for his lightning-swift motions
They and the reporter followed me
through the window. A few steps
more revealed to me the fact that the
door of the outer vault had already
been forced.
i motioned the reporter to stand
back and my men and / entered the
vault, which was an iron room 16x16
feet in size, and occupied by heavy
table and two chairs. Opposite the
door was the safe proper, and before
this three men knelt, all desperately
occupied.
l had noticed while stood in the
dark alley without that there was a
rising storm, and now a sudden ex-
cessive gust of wind blew shut the
iron door of the vault with report
as loud as that of an explosion. One
of the men-it was Weatherby-cried
out in terror and leaped away from
certain little box-lke contrivances
which lay beside him on the floor. He
thought the concussion would explode
the dynamite Then he saw us, stand
Ing together, our revolvers aimed, and.
recognizing me, gave little cluck with
his tongue and smiled cynically as he
threw up his hands in token of tho
fact that he recognized the situation.
His confederates glanced up. saw us.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1900-01-25
No Property" Escapes.

Over the audience rests a settled. i'm
movable stiffness, unbroken even by q
sigh. No expression referable to sor-
row, sympathy, joy or tears lightens
the blank, dead walls of the faces. The
Chinaman is impregnable. Only once
do his eyes change, and that is while
the property man is on the stage, and
he is never off. The Chinese property
man sees his duty to the management,
and puts it into practical effect. No
property" shall escape him. He gath
ers all things by the way. When the
Chinese Romeo Stays Tybalt the prop
erty man steps on to the stage, gath
ers up Tybalts sword, cap and cloak
and things and walks off with them.
He would enter Macbeth's banquet hall
while the weakened monarch was
exercising Banquo's ghost, gather up
the goblets and plates in one arm and
Macbeth's chair with the other, and
carry them away. He would pluck the
roses from Elaine's breast; he would
take the dagger from Juiet's dead
hand; he would interrupt Hamlet's
soliloquy in the churchyard with a re-
quest for Yorick's skull, and he would
interpose in the murder of Desdemona
to remove the pillows from her head
Leslie's Weekly.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1900-01-25
Facts
For Sick
Women

F1rsf-fsse medicine that
holds fss record for the
largest number of ahso.
lutte Cures of female ills
is Lydia e. Pissklsans's
Vegetable Compound.
Second Mrs. PisEfisan,
can show by hes letter
flies In Lynn THAT a mil
H0H women have been
restored to hcaifis by her
medicine anu ADVICE
Third -AHIefssrs 10 Mrs.
Pinkhan are received,
opened, read and an
swered by women only.
This fact is certified to by
the mayor and p0sfnas-
ter of Lynn and others Of
Mrs. Pinklsass,,s own city.
Write for free book c0n-
tanning these certificates.
Every aiiing woman IS
invited TO write to Mrs.
Pinkksan, and get her ad-
Vice free of charge.
lydia K. Pinkham Med. Co, Lynn, Mssa
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1900-01-25

The largest plant in the world"
said an eminent naturalist to the writ
er the other day, is probably gigan-
tic seaweed, known as the 'nereocytis,
which frequently grows to a height of
more than 300 feet The stem of the
plant is as strong as an ordinary rope
and large quantities of it are dried and
used as rope by the inhabitants of the
South Sea islands, where the curious
vegetable ropes are found The sea-
weed usually grows to depth of from
200 to 300 feet AS soon as the plant
takes root a spear shaped balloon is
formed, which grows with the stem
toward the surface of the center. This
balloon frequently has diameter of
six feet or more. IL has, of course,
an upward tendency, and therefore
keeps the stem growing until it floats
on the top of the water. This enor-
nous weed grows in such quantities
that large meadowlike islands are
formed, which are often so big as to
impede navigation. The ropes made
from the stem of the plant are used
for building purposes, and the balloons
when dried make very serviceable ves-
sells Washington Star.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1900-01-25

1t has long been evident that the
rapidly increasing movement OF grain
and merchandise towards the south
ern seaboard would demand an in
crease of shipping facilities on the
Mexican Gulf. The most promising
seaport city is La Porte, at the head of
Galveston Bay Peculiar natural ad-
vantages surround LaPorte, notably its
being the fartherest inland seaport on
the Gulf, having high dry land with
perfect drainage and the purest arte-
sian water, a climate unsurpassed in
the south and an attractive city Site
The American Land Co., 18S Madison
street, Chicago, Is interested at La
Porte and announces the first general
sale of property will be held Feby.
14-17, 1900.