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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1900-11-29
CHINA, GLASSWARE, &c.
|The Great Difference

! Between WEDDING GIFTS aud EU- J
: CHRE PBIZES bought from our stock
and those to DO had OF other dealers is the
: exelusiveness of the designs we can fur
nisb. 1t is not our aim to supply you
: with some article to be had in any dersrt.
! nent store in the land, but to give you I
Z value received for your money In some J
! srticle that will not only be attractive
! but DIFFERENT from the hosts OF others
Z seen elsewhere. We cannot go into spe.
! cifcations of the articles we can show,
: but ask hat you do Us the favor to call 4
J and examine our new goods. We can J
: safely assure you that we have never
! been so fortunate in the selection of our
stock of High-Art China, Glass, Brass
} Novelties, etc, at this sesson. 1t is a.
Z pleasure to show you the very latest pro. J
J ductioDs Of the FOREIGN and DOMEs-
Z TIC MARKETS, aud nearly every line is
J HANDLED EXCLUSIVELY here by us.
] NS-stOrs open nights until Christmas.
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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1900-11-29

Leave Washington Leave Alezslai'-
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1900-03-20
RECENT INVENTIONS.

! Doors can BE, rigid1y held in any posi-
ton by q new clamp having spring con-
trolled piston, the upper end Of which has
4 head inserted in a semicircular slot,
which will hold the piston in either I
raised or lowered position.
An improved tobacco pipe has a plug
inserted in the front Of the bowl which
can be removed for cleaning, with the
bottom of the bowl formed Of plastic ma
terial to take up the nicotine. the filing
being removed VIII en- saturated.
A westerner has patented horse
hitching device to be carried by the wag..
on. rod being attached to the axle near
one wheel. with a hook for the, reins, a
device on the wheel catching the rod and
pulling on the reins when the horse starts
up.
For use in cleaning pavements a Ger
man has patented flexible brush which
Is semicircular in shape. the center being
formed of a flexible shaft, around which
the bristles are inserted. the curvature Of
the brush rolling the dirt toward the GEN.
ter.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1900-03-20
THE PEDAGOGUE.

President Gunnison of St. Lawrence
university has recently received gift Of
f24.OOO from q friend of that institution.
Arrangements have been made for a
ten story freproof dornlitory for Colum.
bia university on Morningside Heights,
New York.
President Moffatt Of Washington and
Jefferson college. Washington, Pa, an
nounces that the regulations against haz-
ing will be strictly enforced and that all
hazers will be promptly expelled.
Samuel T.. Dutton, superintendent of
public schools in Brookline, Mass, will
next fall become professor Of school ad-
ministration in the Teachers college, Co.
lumbia university. Mr.. Dutton is one of
the best known public school supervisors
in New England.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1900-03-20
EDUCATING AN APE.
An OTang Outsag Of Superior Mind
and MarnAra.

An 0Tang Outaag Of Superior Mind
, t.f >and Manners.
A serious attempt IL being made In
Baltimore to teach a highly intelligent
ape to talk. .,
This ape IL an orang outang bearing
the name of Ham Junior. His trainer
and captor. Captain Frederic D'Osta, il
teaching him to speak and otherwise ed
ucatipg him. :>...
Every man 10 interested in apes and
monkeys, probably for the same reason
that he loves to have ancestors, to know
about them and talk about them. Ham
IL certainly deserving, Of more than ordi-
nary attention from his human relatives.
J., The scientific value of Ham was amply
recognized the other day when DR.. Glen
ent a.. Penrose' Of Baltimore took him
before the Johns Hopkins hospital and
lectured about him to the students. DR..
Penrose compared Ham with man and
other great apes. A very important point
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1900-03-20
CHURCH AND CHURCHMAN.

The increase of the Baptist church IN
the south was four times greater last
year among the negroes than among the
whites.
The Rev. DR.. Charles 81. Parkhulsr
says that il he were Protestant pope he
would hove his cardinals construct a cat
echism on modern lines and require every
child to learn it.
On being arplauded with hand clapping
during a recent sermon the Rev. DR.. Lor-
inner Of Boston stopped, forbade the peo-
pie to clap and requested them to say
''Amen" instead.
The Rev. Samuel A. Eliot, the secre-
tary Of the American Unitarian associa-
ton, has been elected pastor Of the South
Congregational. church of Boston to sue
coed the Rev. DR.. Edward Everett Hale.
He is the son Of President Eliot Of Har-
ward university and is 80 years old.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1900-03-20
MEN OF MARK.

An, agent Of Coils p. Huntington II
b London with q view to buying some
ffhe most priced pictures in the exhibit
at the new gallery.
George Gould, who has the fox hunting
fever very. badly. has just purchased out
right one Of the finest .n.; largest packs
Of foxhounds IN England.
Governor Longino. chief executive
Of Mississippi. 10 not "a years old. He is
q self made man aud worked nights
to pay his way at Mississippi college,
Clinton. Mia. ~. 49,; 4 =. '
Luccheni, the murderer of the Empress
Elizabeth Of Austrta.' having spent 1
year in solitary confinement, is now. &C.
g riding to the Swiss law, treated like all
herstpEisouers. ga ! ;.''-,t''
DC. Jenkins; for nearly rs years the
editor In chief :of the Galveston News.
has retired from active work on account
Of advancing age and has gone to live In
southern California. '&''';E' ~" .
Governor Mash IL Ohio 10 an authority
on the history Of that state, which be
has*made 4 lifelong study: His library
Of works on this subject is probably, the
largest atid most valuable, extant. ~ ~ =
King Huhbert 81 Italy has cent to
Baron s2verfo' Fava, the Italianri ernbass-
sador 1t w ashington the grand Gordon
Of the Order 81 Ii Corona d'Italia a.
an evidence 81 bis appreciation and e.
teem.: - '''''; .'
Lord Roberts is one Of the rare excep-
tioni among British officers in not COM
plying with the army regulation. which
requires the shaving OF the chin. He 10
credited with saying, II do not fight with
my chin ..
Speaker Henderson has adopted q new
form for calling the house. to order. The
old ones were, "Gentlemen will please
refrain from conversation" or Gentle
men will please take their seats" Mr..
Henderson says, I'm order that the pub
lie business may 60 forward" etc.
One Of the eccentricities Of Sir John
Lubbock, who was recently raised to the
peerage, is his fondness for live insects
as pets. He once made a favorite of a
wasp he caught in Spain. and the insect
grew so fond Of him that it would lie
still in his hand to be stroked.
Abraham e. Elmer Of Utica, said to
be the oldest inhabitant of New York
state. has just celebrated his one hun
dred and thirteenth birthday. He was
born In Warren, Herkimer county. and
lost his eyesight IA years ago. but other
wise is well preserved. He has used to-
bacco since be was 10 years old.
! William French Merriam Of Minneapo-
lis was schoolmate of Admiral Dewey
at little log schoolhouse in Vermont.
Later he served in the war of the rebel
lion. was wounded in a skirmish at Som
eryille. Va, left for dead before a line Of
charging Confederates and rescued at
great risk by private in the Thirty
third Ohio-William Mckinley.
George L. Watson. the Scotch designer
OF yachts, will celebrate his fiftieth ami
versary as q designer this year. After
serving his apprenticeship he went into
business for himself and. As is well
known, has been, one Of the most success
full of British designers. His best known
boats are the Thistle. the three valky-
ries, the Britannia, the Bona, the Rain
bow and the Gleniffer..
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1900-03-20
Better Than Ever To Omaha And Kansas
City.

Better Than Ever To Omaha And Kansas
City.
The old established and well
Travelled line ia via Sioux City, and
by it you find all the most modern
equipment; vestibuled trains, gas
lighted, steam Gated, with the. best
Pullman Sleepers on night trains,
and Observation Parlor Cars with
Cafe Service on day trains. In fact
all the little things that go to make
travel comfortable are found on
trains on the Northwestern line from
Minneapolis and St. Paul, either to
Sioux City and Omaha or to Chicago
BY the Northwestern Line time. and
distance 10 also shortened to Dead
wood and the Black Hills county.
For Time Table folders, giving in
formation In detail or for descriptive
circulars, address
w. T. TEAsDALE,
GenI Passenger Agent, ST.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1900-03-20
CLERICAL LINEN.

A Baltimore minister was criticised be-
cause he wore colored shirts. He resent
ei the criticism BY accepting the call Of
New York congregation at 100 per cent
increase in salary.-Exchange.
! Shall ministers Of the gospel be per.
nitted to wear colored shirts? The ques-
ton may as we'll be settled before the
highly illuminated wnistcoat makes its
appearance in the pulpit. -Washingtcn
Post.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1900-03-20
Beware of Ointments for Catarrh That
Contain Mercury.

~ mercury will surely destroy the
sense OF smell and completely de-
range the whole system when enter
ing through the mucous surfaces.
Such articles should never be used
except on prescriptions from reput-
able physicians. as the damage they
will do is ten fold to the good you
can possibly derive from them.
Halls Catarrh Cure, manufactured
by F. j. Cheney & Co., Toledo. O.,
contains no mercury, and liz taken
internally, acting directly upon the
blood and mucous surfaces of the
system. In buying, Halls Catarrh
Cure be sure you get the genuine. 1t
is taken internally, and IL made: in
Toledo. Ohio, by F. j. Cheney g. Co:
Testimonials free. ,p ,,,. -;
Sold by all druggists, price ), =
cents per. bottle. '
Halls Family Pills are the best;
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1900-03-20
Between Friends.

"Yes." said the girl who had just re
ceived a legacy, che has asked me to
marry him."
"Dear me" replied her dearest friend
''1s he so much in need OF money as oil
thai go (",ica.o Post.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1900-03-20
beauty II Blood Deep.

Clean blood means a clean skin. No
beauty without it. Cascarets, Candy Cathar.
tic clean your blood and keep it clean, by
purities from the body. Begin to-day to
Danish pimp]es, boi's, blotches, blackheads,
and that sickly bilious complexion by takif
Cascarets,-beauty for ten cents. All drug
Sists, satisfaction guaranteed, l0c, 25c, SOC.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1900-03-20
As One Sees It,

Tommy-Top. what is vulgar ostcnta
ton?
Tommy's Father-Vulgar ostentation
my son. is the display made by people
who have more money to do 1t with than
we have urselves.-Philadelphi Record
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1900-03-20

Paul Porwall, a plasterer, was
knocked down by the cars while
crossing the Great Northern yards
at st: Cloud and had both legs
broken.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1900-03-20
Gen'l Passenger Agent, ST..

Minneapolis retail agents have
organized for mutual protection, and
hereafter in that city it will not "be
cheaper to move than to pay rent.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1900-03-20

Russia has ordered 100000 more
Mauser rifles for the regular army
and militia, 100000 have already
been distributed.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1900-03-20

The colonist second class fare OF
$25 to POINTS west, will he with
drawn after March 10. 1900. ''
II. w. MANN, Agent.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1900-03-20
Aguinaldo's infant son has
died of small pox.

The leather trust acquired pos.
session of a Wisconsin tannery this
week at I, cost OF 81 100000.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1900-03-20

Presidential E Aacho. majority
Trustses-Anlrew Faust. Hubert Bares, FraA
Narshik
Recorder "A Sitzman, % majority
Treasurer-Jacob Blake.
Justices-Jos Bent,eld.
Constables-John Berg.
Is votes were cast
Andrew Faust had no opposition and Hubert
Bsres AID John smith wee. ti". Bares MAS q
elared elected by holing over. Narshik hsd
one majority over the two The fight il alw.yt
between the two ends Of town aud the lower
town ticket won tho battle.
Supervisor. Adsm WIRING. no opposition.
Henry Gussert. no opposition. Henry Krushek
no opposition.
Town C'erk-Theo Th'elen. 10 majority
Assessor-peter' VirniX So majority
Treasuser-Jo. Bnllis. no opposition
Justices-Peter BilIstein. t'anet
tonstable-Peter Boser Frank Konen
l26 votes were cast.
Money was raised as follows.
Town revenue. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS SUI
Road and bridge...... ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 500
Theo also voted to buy Il road grader. They
have paid all their Buckstin orders and viii
son be u line with their neighuor.
ELM DALE.
Supervisors Peterson cha irnan no op.
position Chas Nelson, Ole Westgi und
Clerk Jacobson
Assessor ..ndrew Martinson
Treasurer-J Borgstrom
Conreab,e-Henry peterson
Justice-Oswald W1ttke
Votes cast-lN
proposition to establish survey m .rks arried
RANDALL
supervisors-F. w. Lucas, Chairman, Davit
Elmer. Albert Briese.
Clerk NJ Barnhart
Assessor-Augus Kennedy
Treasurer-S. C. Cochran
Considerable Kennedy Victor Erickson
BELLE PRAIRIE
supervisors-Barome D,ucette, chairman
Fred Rocheleau. Amedas Derosier
Clerk-Henrv Rosicot
1reasurer-JOhn Bastien
Assessor-Peter cote
Justlce-Henry Wilcox. Brown
Constable-Petsr st. Marie, Frank D. ouseau
PIKE CREEK.
Supervisiors-% Schubert, chairman;
Peter Knopic. r. J Collision.
CIerk-)acob Posch
Recommendations Dobie.
Assepsor-A. T"ebiatowski
Just,ce-Chas A SprapdeI
Lonst "a ble-Paul Richter.
MORRILL,
Supervisors-C Cheeley, chairman. G. Fleck
j. O. Baker.
Clerk. D. Tapping.
Treasurer Rodacek.
Assessor-J. W. Cheeley.
Justice-H. E. Vanalstine.
Constables-F. Kutchmazenski. B. D. Smell.
VILLAGE OF SwANv1LLR.
BUCHANAN Town
Supervisors-August Dehler, chair.
man, A. II Lamb, VIM. Denzen.
Clerk-Chas NJ. Keetr.
AssessOr-Math Poster.
Treasurer-M. Wishnemski.
Justice of the Peace-Math Poster,
Z. Estey
Constable-F. Meyer.
No cattle to run at large.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1900-03-20
The Armour packing company
will incorporate with a capital u
eD.0Nl,MO. Tie former manage
ment will not be changed. s4# 4:

The estimated cost OF the. pro \
posed national park in northern
Minnesota is $1,5OO,O0 - &%$'
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1900-03-20
There Is a Glass of People

Who are injured by the use Of coffee. Re
Gently there has been placed in the grocery
stores new preparation called GRAIN o,
made of pure grains, that takes the place
of coffee. The most delicate stomach
receives 1t without distress, and but few
can tell it fr III coffee. II does not cost
over one fourth as much. Children may
drink it With great benefit. Is cts and Is
cts per package. Try it. Ask for GRAIN.O
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1900-03-20

The Catholics, OF Spring Hill,
Stearns county, will erect a church
building to cost sc, 800 to replace one
burned last fall
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1900-03-20
Town elections.
SWAN RIVER,

SWAN nlFkR
Buperr isnrs--Jt,. Woan.x cAsirroxn. Aut o.
KoSiol, Albert sobiech.
Clerk-Denhir sheeay ~.
ARSee1or- %lNx Worhnik -,
TYsasu rer--.'nul Ernttoziexki f..
Justice-W Kay. tsu' kis,teziueki -$,
Conslahle--t;har|is HA,apiler
LITTLE FALLS TOWN.
aurervisors-E (. Raymond. chairman, Isaish
Raymond. John ONcill
Clerk-T W VNeil
TreAaurer-peterJ Berk ..
Assessor-Joseph Raymond
Justices--Jossph raymond r " O'Neil
Consta ole--Henry Jansen
Restraining t'attls-Yes II. no6
u votGa caet.
PIERZ.
Supervisors-Joh Staupy chairman, 6 mn
opposition.
Clerk-C WIRING. no opposition
Assessor-A sitzman Is majority
Treasurer-Hubers Bares, no opposition
Juatice-Jos Roehlner, no opposition
''Onstable-N Schommer no oppositioa
1883 votes we're cast.
Money was raised a. follows.
Town ...@ 450
Road and 100
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. St
!. D........ lou
Payment OF Road Grader ..... .........,.,,,, la
1OtaI......... zioO
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1900-11-22
R. G. DUN IS DEAD.
Head of the Famous Mercantile
Agency Expires in New York
His Career. .

New York, Nov. 12.-R. G. Dun, head
OF the mercantile agency firm of R.
G. Dun & Co., died in this city Sat
urday of cirrhosis of the liver.
Robert Graham Dun was born in Chilli
cothe, O., in 1926. He began his business
career at the age of 16 in a country store.
early In life he came to New York, where
he secured employment in the mercantile
agency then conducted by Tappan & Doug
lass. In 1854, six years after he first en-
tered the employ of the firm, he became q
partner of Mr.. Douglass, under the firm
name of B. Douglass & Co. Later the firm
was known under the name of Dun,
LYMAN & Co. In 1859 Mr.. Dun purchased
the interest In the business held by his
partner, and was senior partner in the firm
of R. G. Dun & Co. up to the time of his
death.
The decedent was a prominent figure in
the business world for nearly half a CEN
tury. The wonderful development and
growth of the firm was due largely to his
individual effort and untiring application
TO the ever-increasing details of manage
ment. Under Mr.. Dun's management the
scope or the agency has steadily enlarged.
Every year has seen an increase in the
NUMBER OF branch offices and the volume
OF business done, until in the present year
there is a total of $50 offices located in as
many different cities throughout the world.
Inc reference book published by the firm
contains the names of more than 1900, 900
traders in America. The work of revision
each year involves the expenditure of about
81, 0OO, 0OO.1
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1900-11-22
THE EAST.

At the age of 4s years Frank Jarvis
Patten, inventor of the multiplex tele-
graph system, died in New York.
P. ]. Fitzgerald, a former cham
pion pedestrian of the world, died at
Long Island City, N. Y, aged SO years.
In New York Judge Brown, of the
federal court, in a case concerning
pilotage decided that Porto Rico is
not a foreign country.
The Montana copper king, Marcus
DAILY, died in New York, aged 60 years.
A way has been devised by Thomas
A. Edison to save nearly all the
present waste of energy in converting
coal into power.
The great railroad magnate and
inancier, Henry Willard, died at his
summer home, Thornwood Park, near
Dobbs Ferry, N. Y, aged e5 years.
In New York two Mexicans were ar
rested having in their possession the
famous Macmillan crown diamonds,
worth $4,000, and other jewels, which
they struggled into the country.
The death of Capt. John D. Hart, of
Cuban filibustering fame in 1896. oc-
Cured in Philadelphia.
The defalcation of $4,000 by an
employee caused the failure of Grant
Bros, New York brokers.
Yale college has offered free schol-
arships to five Filipino youths.
The Dowie colony of Is lacemakers,
bound for Chicago, were barred from
landing at Philadelphia by the immi-
grafton commissioner. B.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1900-11-22
A WEEKS HISTORY
The Important Happenings Of a
Week Briefly Told.
ALL PARTS OF THE UNION
All the Latest News Of Interest from
Washington, From the East, the
West and the South.
THE LATEST FOREIGN DISPATCHES
FROM WASHINGTON.

Ellis II. Roberts, treasurer of the
United States, in his annual report
shows that the net ordinary revenues
of the government for the fiscal year
were $780,, 240,s52, the largest in the
history of the country, and the de-
iciency of $s9,111,56O in 1899 was con-
verified into a surplus of $79,527,O60
For the fiscal year ending in 1902
the navy will ask for $s7, 172, 631.
The secretary of war has abolished
the military department of Porto
Rico and ordered part of the troops
home December IS.
Honorable discharge has been
granted Lieut.. Col. Russell B. Har-
rison, son of the ,ex-president, from
the army.
On November 80 the national con
vention of the Wcman's Christian
temperance union meets in Washing
ton.
It is shown by the annual report
of the life saving service that 2,6O7
persons were saved and 4S lost on
wrecked vessels the past year.
The president formally asked his
cabinet to remain with him during
his second term.
In the past year the dead letter
office in Washington received 1886, 1853
pieces of matter, against 6,s55,9s3 the
preceding year.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1900-11-22
N NEWS ITEMS.

There r to-day in all countries
more than 10000 900 italian emigrants.
There are only about $50 living SOL
diers who r entitled to wear the
British Victoria cross.
DR.. Leopold Kahn, the arctic ex-
plorer, is certain that Lieut.. Peary is
wintering at Fort Conger.
Unsatisfactory rate arrangements
with railroads may prevent the G. A.
r. encampment in Denver.
The man who built the city hall of
Denver is now selling cigars and to-
bacco at a stand in the corridor of
the building.
The yellow book on Chinese affairs
published by the French foreign Of
flee shows close relations between
France and the United States.
Elbridge T. Gerry resigned the pres
idency of the New York Society for
Prevention of Cruelty to Children,
which he founded 21 years age.
There are 141 theological schools in
the United States, SO law schools, 90
regular medical schools, 9 eclectic
medical schools and IA homeopathic.
Paper money is at a premium at
Nome. Miners find it more convenient
than gold and pay as much as two
per cent. in excess of it's face value
for it.
Col. Benjamin West Blanchard, once
one Of the most widely known rail-
road men in the country, died at his
residence in Washington, aged "a
years.
The will of Frank Williams, late of
Johnstown, Pa, makes a bequest of
$500, 900 to the Lehigh university at
South Bethlehem, Pa, for the benefit
of worthy students.
Admiral Dewey's collection of gifts,
temporarily on exhibition in the Ma
tional museum at Washington, Has
been removed to his residence in
Rhode Island avenue.
Only eight states have been uni
formly republican in presidential
years since 1s60-Maine, New Hamp-
shire, Vermont, Massachusetts,, Rhode
Island, Pennsylvania, Iowa and Min
nesota.
c. Oliver 1selin will manage the old
defender Columbia in the trial races
next summer with the new yacht now
being built at the Herreshoff shops in
Bristol, r. l., to defend the Americas
cup against Sir Thomas Lipton's chal-
lenge