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Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1900-07-31
WIDTH OF ROADWAYS.
Should BE Governed by the Nature
of the Traffic.

Should BE Governed by the Nature
of the Traffic.
Perhaps the first question which the
corning the width of the way he is to
build. In this country, as well as in
most of the states Of Europe, the tend
ency is to make the roadbed q good
deal wider than sound practice die
tates, says N. s. Shaler. A part Of the
badness of our American roads is gen.
orally due to the fact that the track
way is far too wide to be effectively
maintained. In this, as in many other
of the grosser arts, we may well take
a lesson from the ancient Romans, per-
haps the earliest skillful roadmakers
in the world. They invariably built
their roadbeds with no more width
than was sufficient to permit two wag-
ons conveniently to pass each other.
In general, the paved portion Of their
ways, even those which were most fire.
quented, did not exceed II feet in
width. They were not indeed much
narrower than those which are COM
monty found in our country districts.
Our American ideas of largeness de-
mand a roadbed from 10 to 20 feet in
width, bordered on either side by q
waste of land forming useless kind
of a common and having an aggregate
width Of from 20 to 80 fet. This sell
wage Of untitled territory, which is Of
ten worse than worthless, because it
becomes a nest and nursery of weeds,
is frequently maintained beside our
best constructed ways.
The loss of good arabic land aris-
ing from the unnecessary width of
the highway and it's fringes often
amounts to as much as four acres in
area for the mile in length, and in
some parts Of the country more than 1
per cent of the tillage value Of the re-
gion is thus, in obedience to an absurd
tradition, deprived Of all utility.
. The nature of the traffic which is to
go over highway is an important ele-
ment in determining both the width
and character Of the construction. The
main points to be ascertained are the
number, weight and width Of the car
riages of all kinds which are to trav-
erse the way. II the traffic is likely
to be large, the road will need greater
width and more strength near its mar
gins than where it is to serve the need
of but few vehicles.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1900-07-31

fury OF the populace. He gave his
name as Angelo Bressi, describing him
self as Of Prato, in Tuscany.
ROME, July 90.-The news Of the ter
xible event did not arrive here until
after midnight. Signor Saracoo, the
premier, Immediately summoned a
meeting Of the cabinet, and the minis
ters will start at the earliest possible
moment for Mona.
The Prince and Princess Of Naples
are on board the Yela, yachting in the
Levant.
Humbert ~, king of Italy, was born
March IA. 1874. He was the eldest son
Of Victor Emanuel, by whom he re-
ceived instruction in his youth in mill
tary and political affairs. and when
Italy and Austria met in war in 1866,
Humbert commanded a division in
General Cialdini's army, participating
with great credit in the battle of Co..
tozzi. In April 1868 he married his
cousin, Princess Marguerite Of Savoy.
On the death of his father Humbert
succeeded to the throne Jan. 8, 1878.
and in November of that year an at.
tempt was made to assassinate him,
but he escaped without injury. Later
in his reign, however, he so endeared
himself to his people that he became al
most popular idol. The heir appar-
emit, Vittorio Emanuelo, prince of
Naples, was born Nov. IL, 1869. He
was married Oct. "a, 1896, to Princess
Helena, four years his junior, daughter
Of Prince Nicholas of Montenegro.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1900-07-31
Screening Crushed stone.


As the stone comes from the breaker
the pieces will be found to show a con-
siderable variety in size, and by many
practical roadmakers it is regarded as
best that these sizes should be assorted
and separated, since each has it's par
ticular use. To do this work by hand
would be troublesome and expensive,
and screens are generally employed for
that purpose. Screens are not abso-
lutely necessary, and many roadmak.
ers do not use them, but they insure
uniformity in size Of pieces, and uni
formity means in many cases superior
wear, smoothness and economy. Most
Of the screens in common use today
are Of the rotary kind. In operating
they are generally so arranged that the
product of the crusher falls directly
into the rotary screen, which revolves
on an inclined axis and empties the
separate pieces into small bins below
the crusher.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1900-07-31
DISCOURAGE RECRUITING.
Irishmsn Warned That tho Time II Nov
Ripe for Rebellion.

Irishmsn Warmed That tho limo II Now
Ripe for Rebellion.
CORK, July 30.-At the Nationalist
demonstration held here, John E. Red
mond, leader Of the United Irish party
in parliament, made a vigorous appeal
for funds to assist the candidates of the
party at the forthcoming general cleo.
ton. He publicly repudiated the state.
ment that the United Irish league was
opposed to certain Irish members. Dur
ing the meeting handbills were dis
tributed Encouraging the work of re-
cruiting for the British army and urg.
ing that as England's army was now
"discomforted" in South Africa, the
time was now ripe for an IRISH re-
halliQu,
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1900-07-31
MATRON AND MAID.

1nfanta Eulalia OF Spain has obtained
Z judicial separation in Paris from her
husband, Prince Antonio Of Orleans,
duke of Galliera.
Mrs. Robert Garrett Of Baltimore, al
though in perfect health, when sailing
for Europe made a contract with the
steamship company that in the event of
her death at sea her body should be
brought to land for interment.
Ex-Queen Liliuokalani of Hawaii has
made her shroud. This. is in accordance
with a custom of the natives, who consid
er it discreditable to be buried in gar
ments bought or prepared by strangers.
The shroud is Of heavy white satin lined
with purple silk.
Mrs. Ruiz, wife Of DR.. Ricardo Ruiz,
the American citizen who was butchered
by Spaniards in Cuba In 1897, is soon to
receive $1,000 from the United States
government, which took over all the
claims against Spain at the signing of
the peace treaty.
Mrs. Jessie Benton Fremont, widow of
General John G. Fremont, met with a Sc
we're accident recently at Los Angeles.
In leaving the dinner table she slipped
and fell, fracturing her hip. Mrs. FIRE.
mont is 70 years old, and her recovery,
consequently, will be slow.
Miss Frances Namon Of Atlantic City
breaches the text Of bag punching for
women. She is an adept at punching
the bag and declares that it IL the finest
exercise In the world for women. She
says the exercise has cured her of dys-
pepsia and 4 tendency to fat.
Mile. Jane May, the French actress,
has used her influence a. the daughter OF
an officer to get government permit to
keep q tobacco shop in Paris, 80 that
when she has grown older and less In de-
mand than she is today she will have
something to fall back on. The shop is
already open and is proving q popular
success.
Mrs. James Scott of Winsted, Conn.,,
distinguished herself recently by bring
ing a burglar to his knees and taking
from him the plumber which he had Sc
cured in her house. Mrs. Scott armed
herself with a stout rawhide whip and
caught the burglar red handed. She ap-
Piled the lash with such vigor that he
fell to his knees and howled for mercy.
Mrs. Laura A. Alderman owns the lar
gest orchard in South Dakota. Accord
ing to w. N. Irwin, chief of the division
Of pomology Of the department Of agri-
culture in Washington, Mrs. Alderman
has near Hurley. Turner county, $50
acres in which are 5000, trees, two
acres being given over to plums. Be-
sides the trees. there are 1000 currant
bushes. 1000 gooseberry bushes, 500
grapevines and three acres Of strawber-
ries.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1900-07-31
One Pierced the Kings Heart
and He Expired in a Few
Moments. @
HIS NAME IS ANGELO BREssI
Taken and With?Dif-
ficulty Saved From the
Populace.
Prince and Princess Of Naples
at Present Yachting In
the LeVant.
~

MONA, Italy, July 30.-King Hum.
bert has been assassinated. ~
He was shot here by q man named
Angelo Bressi and died in a few min
utes.
The king had been attending distri.
button Of prizes in connection with a
gymnastio competition. He had just
entered his carriage with his aide-de-
camp amid the cheers Of the crowd,
when he was struck by three revolver
shots fred in quick succession. One
pierced the heart Of his majesty, who
fell back and expired in few minutes.
The assassin was Immediately arrested
and was with difficulty saved from the
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1900-07-31
CARE OF ROADSIDE TREES.
Oysten Of Maintenance P1aoticeA In
France. &.

OyoteA OK 1oA0te0o0Oe f1o0tnOOO II
France.
Every year at the end of February
the hedges and trees which line tho
roads of France undergo 4 cleaning
process. All the nests Of harmful ami.
mails and vermin are taken out, gather
ed in a pile on the road and burned.
with dead and superduous bushes. In
May and August horticulturists en-
ployed by the government cut the
young branches which rise above the
general summit Of trees. In the fall
and winter the general cutting and
pruning take place. This consists in
the cutting Of all branches that would
bring the tree out Of harmony of form
with itself and with others. Finally,
from time to hme-for instance, every
three years-there is a general cutting
Of the branches, trees are shorn almost
like sheep to give new vigor and album
dant sap to new growths.
Trees need the care Of clever eye
and hand when anything abnormal is
the matter with them. Thus it hap
pens often that the bark Of the tree is
bruised. The part that Is i'll must be
cut away, and the wound must be COW
cred with sort Of earthen plaster and
bandaged with cloth If needed. Harm
full insects often make their dwelling
place between the tree and the bark.
These must be destroyed, and the hor-
ticulturist must not hesitate to cut
away the part Of the bark that has be-
come contaminated with i the insects
and treat the surrounding bark in order
that the Illness does not spread.
All the trees which come to grief and
die are Immediately replaced by new
ones. There are admirable nurseries
all over the country. But these nurs-
cries are often at great distance from
the place in which a young tree is
wanted, and the expense of transpor-
tation is great. For the sake Of econ
omy, then, smaller nurseries have been
instituted by the state all over the
country. Besides, in patches of ground
where there is no traffic and which be-
long to the government the cantonnier
that is the man who Is hired to do
the repairing of roads-puts fresh earth
on those untitled patches and at
small expense plants small tees which
in time grow large enough to replace
those that have died along the road
which Is under that cantonnier's care.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1900-07-31
OUR ISLAND POSSESSIONS.

Unny Foreigner In Hawaii Taking Oath
NJ American Citizsnsbip.
HONOLULU, July 10, via San Fran.
alaoo, July S0.-Sinoe June IA, 400 Eng.
xshmen, Germans and other foreigners
1--we taken oath. Of American citizen.
ship. Two million dollars worth Of
claims have been fled against the gov.
eminent on account Of sanitary fires
::ae to the plague. The claimants are
mostly Chinese and Japanese.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1900-07-31
Chioaxo BOYS Initiate Boxers.

CHICAGO, July So.-Fifty boys living
in Brighton Park and New City, back
of the stock yards, formed into two
gangs and played Boxers with disas-
trous effect at Fortieth street and West.
eru avenue. When the fight waa over
two boys had received knife wounds in
shoulder and hip and a score of others
!,ad been battered and bruised about
lle head with clubs.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1900-07-31
ON FOUR CHARGES.

u, @. RatAbono. Former Director Of Cuban
Posts, Arrestsd.
HAVANA, July 90.-Mr. Estes G..
Rathbone. recently director general of
posts in Cuba, was arrested here dur.
ing the morning on four charges. These
allege the unlawful drawing Of two
orders for $500 each, paying his private
coachman and gardener from tho postal
funds and drawing per diem allowance
when not entitled to do 80. Mr.. Rath.
bone was held in bonds of $25, 200.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1900-07-31
Tho Vest Churchill woddinr.

LONDON, July 90.-Lady Randolph
Churchill (nee Jerome) was married
Saturday to Lieutenant George Corn.
wallis West at St.. Paul's church,
Knightsbridge. The church was
thronged with Handsomely dressed
women. There was no restriction upon
the number admitted to the church to
witness the ceremony,
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1900-07-31
Sioux City Live Stock.

Sioux City Live Stock.
SIOUX CITY, July 80
CATTLE-Market steady.
Sales ranged at $A.55@5. 80 for beeves,
$2.5O@AOO Tor cows. bulls and mixed.
$3.5O04.25 for stockers and feeders, $3.50
@4.5O for calves and yearlings.
HOGS-Market 5@1Oo higher. Range
of prices $j.O5@5 Is.
Receipts: Cattle 800, hogs 1000.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1900-07-31
Chicago Grain and Provisions.

CHICAGO, July 80.
WHEAT-July 74Ao, August 74Mc,
September 75Nc.
CORN - July 1910, August $3.50.
September, $3.50.
OATS - July 22o, August 22o,
September 22hc.
PORK-July S1l.70, September $l1.75.
FLAX-Cash $3.50, August $40,
September $l36, October $1.81<.
POULTRY-Dressed turkeys 6@7o,
chickens $1,000, spring chickens 11@14o.
BUTTER-Creamerie 15@l9o, dairy
M@17o.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1900-07-31
Rookhill on His w.v to Chin.

CHICAGO, July 90.-special Commits.
doner William NJ. Rockhill, appointed
by the government to ascertain the true
situation in China, passed through
Chicago on his way to the Orient. Mrs.
Rockhill accompanies her husband and
will remain in Shanghai while he con-
ducts his Investigations.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1900-07-31
Miners Get m Incre.se.

HUNTINGTON, w. Va, July 30.-One
thousand miners in tho Davy coal
fields have been granted 10 per cont Of
increase on their wages. Tho. mines
the state are running at
their fullest capacity and unable to
kaen mn with orders
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1900-07-31
ON THE DIAMOND.
American LeARua

American League.
At Kansas City g.; Detroit, 4.
At Minneapolis. o; Indianapolis. O.
At Milwaukee, s; Cleveland, o.
At Chicago, 6; Buffalo, 8.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1900-07-31
Buffalo Bill's Show. in . Collision.

Dun110 Din S1f0" !" !" ~7~'1s1s1oHs
DETROIT, July 30.-Section Of the
Buffalo Bill Wild West shows train
suffered severe collision near Milwau-
kee Junction shortly before daylight re.
sulting in the smashing Of a show en-
ployes' sleeping car containing some 40
sleeping inmates. One of the latter is
dead and ninc others are in the hospi.
tai suffering from more or less serious
iniurieS.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1900-07-31
Built For Eternity,

The Phenicians were great road
builders. Traces of their roads in Syr-
Ia. and Asia Minor, from the seacoast
TO the plateau of Armenia, are to he
found even 1T the present day.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1900-07-31
LATE MARKET REPORT.
Duluth Grain.

Duluth Grain,
DULUTH, July 80.
WHEAT-Cash No. hard 70Hc, No.
Northern THO, No. 3 Northern 1870, No.
3 72hc. To Arrive-No. hard 1910, No.
l Northern 7No, July 771to, September
76Ho, December 77Ao.
FLAX-Cash tl.40, September S1.s6h,
October q. 834.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1900-07-31
Chicago Union stock Yards.

CHICAGO, July 80.
CATTLE-Market steady.
Sales ranged at 81. 25@6.75 for good to
prime steers, $4.50@5.10 for poor to me-
dunn, $3OO@4.65 for stockers and feed
ers, s3.O0@5.l0 for cows and heifers,
s485@b2O Tor Texas fed steers
HOGS-Market loo higher, but closing
weak.
Sales ranged at Is. 1895. 42h for mixed
and butchers, 35.15@5 42x for good
choice, 45.00@5.20 for rough heavy,
Is. 1906. AK for light, s5.90@5.35 for
bulk Of sales.
SHEEP-Market steady to strong.
Sales ranged At S3.25@4.t0 for sheep,
e4.26@6. 90 for lambs
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1900-07-31
Using Dynamite at st. Louis.

81. LOUIS, July 30.-Five cars Of the
Transit company were damaged during
the night by dynamite placed on the
tracks. Nobody was injured, as far as
can be learned.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1900-07-31

Refused to Accept Dswet's Terms.
LONDON, July S0.-A special dispatch
from Cape Town says: Dewet has Of
fered to surrender on condition that his
followers be permitted to return to
their homes unmolested. Lord Roberts
has refused anything except uncondi-
tional surrender.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1900-07-31
Tho Hancock Sails for China.

The Hancock Sails for China.
SAN FRANCISCO. July 30.-The trans
port Hancock has sailed for Taku,
China, via Nagisaki, with four batter
les of the Third artillery, numbering
475 men, under command Of Captain
Charles Humphreys
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1900-07-31
St. Paul Union Stock Yards,

st. Paul Union STOCK Yards.
SOUTH ST. PAUL, July 80.
HOGS-Market opened 7H@ 100 higher
and closed steady at the advance. Range
of prices, e4.60@5.25.
CATTLE-Market dull and quiet.
Sales ranged at $3.75@425 for choice
butcher COWS and heifers, 94.75@5. Is for
choice butcher steers, 95.25@3 so for fat
bulls, 485O@45O for veal calves, $3.50
3.75 for good to choice stookers and feed
ers, e826@3.S) for steer calves.
SHEEP-Good fat sheep and lambs in
demand at steady prices.
Sales ranged at IS 5O@4 90 for choice
fat sheep, $4.o0@5. 80 for choice lambs.
Receipts: Cattle 175, calves Is, sheep
g. hogs 375.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1900-07-31
MlDDLEBURG OCCUPIED.

General French In Possession Of tho Re-
cent Bosr Stronghold.
LONDON, July 80.-General French
has occupied Middleburg in tho Trans
vaal and General Pole arew, with tho
Guards Brigade, has arrived at
Brugspruit, 20 miles west Of Middle
burg.
The war Office has received a dispatch
from Lord Roberts explaining that
only one train was captured on the
night Of July 81 between Kroopstad
and the Vaal, and that it contained
supplies and two officers and 100 men
of the WEIGH fusiliers.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1900-07-31
Minneapolis Wheat.

MINNEAPOLIS, July 80.
WHEAT-In Storo-No. Northern
July 10, September TAX @74hc, Decem-
Der 751f@7oXc. On Traok-No. hard
77Hc, No. Northern 1870, No. Q North
0rn 1870.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1900-07-31

"A South Carolina railroad has
been fined $1,000 for giving a door,
keeper Of the Legislature q pass.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1900-07-31

-Boer. generals are negotiating to
surrender to BObs.
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THABANcHU. Nay a-The Beers
have moved their headquarters IN this
district from Ladybrand TO Clocolan.
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CAPE TOWN. May at is reported
that General Butler is advancing on
Bissarsbers and that the Beers are
withdrawing.
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JAPs AT SAN FRANCISCO.

SAN FRANCISCO. May s,-one hun
dred and fifty-seven Japanese immi-
grants have just been landed in this
city. OF this number rs were admit
ted on certificates of landing, signed
by the United States immigration
commissioner at Vancouver, ana on
certificates from the commissioner at
Seattle.
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BRITISH SHIP wREcKpp

MELBOURNE, May s.-The British
iron ship Sierra Nevada, Captain Scott
from Liverpool, January 1s, for this
port, was totally wrecked outside the
heads. Five Of her crew were saved.
but it is believed that % others. in
Guiding the captain. perished. The
Sierra Nevada was owned by Thomp-
son. Anderson & Company, OF Liver
pool.
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GENERAL BRAGG INJURED.

FOND DU Lac. Wis, Nay Sem
eral Edward s. Bragg. commander OF
the famous iron brigade. was thrown
from his horse today aud his right leg
broken In two places. General Bragg
Is "a years old and his advanced age
renders his injuries very serious.