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Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1901-01-11
Legal ob..,o,.. in tn. wy.

MILWAUKEE,. Jan. 9-The Evening
WlscoAsin prints an interview with It's
'srallwey authority" il which it is
stated legal obstacles are in the way
Of com bni.t Oh OF che Great North.
ern .NorthsrA pu.,ds-Ohicago, Milwau.
kee and ST. Eau! deal. The Wiscon.
sin s infotnlinv says there are laws in
Mni1e5oc and DaKotas which forbid
Combinations, leases or other traffic ar.
engagements between and among par.
al!eI competing lanes which the named
railways az,
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1901-01-11
SHIP SUBSIDY SAFE.

Frye Has No Concern - to Fate Of
Measure in senate.
WASHINGTON, Jan. SIN the opinion
of Senator Frye the passage Of the ship
subsidy bill in the senate is now q Ger.
tainty.
The senatorial steering committee in
tends to continne the measure in the
Legislative programme until it has been
voted upon, even if 1t becomes neces.
sary to hold night sessions.
Senator Frye will not foreshndow
the result in the house. but he has no
con corn whatever as to the fate Of the
measure in the senate.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1901-01-11
cLEMENcY ASKED.

Ohio Board Of Pard0Ds to Consider the
Case Of Farrell. @
COLUMBUS, O.. Jan. 8.-.Formal ap.
plication for clomency for Rosslyn II.
Terrell, under sentence Of deterioration
for the murder Of Express Messenger
Lane last August. has been filed With
tho state board Of p.rdons. The ap.
peal sets forth among other reasons for
clemency, the youth of the prisoner.
his age being o., his circumstances ut the
time Of tho crime, which is neld to
have unbalanced his mind and doubt
that tho jury was free from prejudice;
the board of pardons meets in special
session to hear the appeal Oh Thursday.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1901-01-11
NORTHERN PACIFIC GRANT.

Supreme Court Decision Regarding In.
demnity I.Ands.
WASHINGTON, Jan. s. In the United
States supreme court an opinion was
handed down involving the right of
the secretary OF the interior to With
draw indemnity lands along the line Of
the Northern Pacific, Railroad com.
pany. The opinion was handed down
by Justice Harlan and sustained the
practice Of the interior department
since 1858 Of not making withdrawal
Of lands liable to become parts Of the
grant.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1901-01-11
" PROHIBITS HAzlNG.

Vests Amendment to the Pending Army
Reorganization Isill.
WAsHINaToN. Jan. 8.-To the pend.
ing army reorganization bill Senator
Vest Of Missouri has offered the follow.
ing amendments:
''The officers in charge Of the West
Point military academy shall make
and enforce such rules aud regulations
- will prevent the practice Of hazing;
and any cadet found guilty of particle
pating in such practice shall be ex-
PEELED from the academy aud shall not
be reappointed to the corps Of cadets
therein"
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1901-01-11
TO PROTECT INTEREST.
state Departments 30 Take Vigorous A

State Department 30 Take Vigorous Ao.
M sion ut PonAms.
WASHINGTON, Jan. s0.-Oonsul Gen.
eral Gudges At Panama cables the
state department. from Colombia that
the Colombian governments announces
that the revolutiouls5s are approaching
Panama and aud making preparations
for q fight which is likely to occur
soon. The state department. intends
taking vigorous action it the city ls
threatened with bombardmcnt to pro.
tect American interests aud to cary
out tho duties we have assumed u
treaty for the protection If the lsthm,,S
OF Panama.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1901-01-11
All ON Board May rarixh.

MARsEILLEs, Jan. "a terrible dis.
Rster threatens the mail steamer Russie,
from Gran, which stranded on the
coast near the village Of Faraman, dur.
ing violent storm with 80 passengers
and crew Of 40 on board. She was
heeled to the starboard and the waves
are sweeping over her. Desperate but
futile attempts to rescue her company
by life boats and steam tugs have been
made. It is probable that the vessel
and all on board will perish.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1901-01-11
I RAFFiC NEARLY eLock: 3

DOxens Of Trains Hurled IN sMow a..
knssinn Eatlwnys.
ODESSA, Jan. $,9. dozens OF tlains
are showed upon TIL Southern rail.
ways ana some are completely buried.
Ten Thousand iaborers have been dis.
rs;cned to clear the tracka Several
Russian steamers are mlssiny Sebas-
tapol Is fuil 0, vessels winch have taksa
shelter in the larbor from the galvs.
The snowfall III the last three days ui<,
bee,, 50 neayy that no mails have az.
rived here. a5i
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1901-01-11
Canadian -"ihiers R.turn.

HALIFAX. n. s., Jan. 9-The over.
due transport with 500 Canadian sol,
diers returning from South Africa OH
board was reported off Caperdown at
o'clock and reached quarantine an
hour later. Iho steamer left Table
Bay, Dec i3, The forces on board
comprise b,,tn Oatta%ons Or the Cana.
diau most: q. rif: IS an,! tire Canadian
>ar5l,i&", .s4,..s tu>'i: l.Art IL the relief Of
" t,#.l.,.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1901-01-11
Sugar Advances, Ten Points.

NEW YORK, Jan. 8.-The Evening
Post says: Announcement was made
during the day that all the refners
had advanced all grades of refined SUI.
gors 10 points The reason given by
the refnors for this advance was that q
great many orders were received
shortly after the opening Of the day.
which put them in an oversold condi.
ton. $
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1901-01-11
senator Nelson Reno.nin.ted.

ST. PAUD, Jan. 8.-Senator Knute
Nelson 10 the unanimous choice Of the
Republicans Of Minnesota for United
States senate. At caucuses Of the Re.
publican members Of either house Of
the state Legislature he was endorsed
without dissenting vote. n The re-
salt was telegraphed to Mr.. Nelson q
Washington.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1901-01-11
PHYSICIANS OV-RWOR<lD

Quarter ot.n a1s''lon New y ,srser ''nv~
Grippe, :ar"nchiti. Or nem,n""sa.
NEW YNkK. Jan. Sit is estimate.
there are $50, UuO cases OF grippe, Lres.,
chi,is and pneumonia il the CITY. Nj.
only The citJ hospitals but private ia.
stitutions are full 10 oyerhowin; nnd
physicians are finding 1t difficult r.
make their rounds 1t has been rc.
marael ,hat while the characterlst sc,
Of the ln;;i,.dy are much tho same us III
former year>. t!ln disease has assume.
. catarrhal tendency Wnichl is new. ~
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1901-01-11
Regarded a. > Peace o,,orin~.

LONDON, Jan. Mr.. William Wal.
dorf Astor's contribution Of $4,000 in
response to the appeal Of the Princess
of Wales Tor further contributions to
the fund raised for the families Of the
men fighting in South Africa is re.
garded by The Daily News as peace
Offering. .lEl III
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1901-01-11
sympathy for Filipinos.

JEFFERsoS CITY. Mo-, Jan. 9.-By 81
vote Of rs to A. the house has adopted
. resolution expressing sympathy with
the Nlipinos in their struggle for lib.
erty. Several Democrats Sustained
from voting. F-ss.s
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1901-01-11
Professional Cards.
LEGAL.
DRANK W. LYON. A tCrney Of La"
IT Offsce in Court House. Little Falls.

N. seiIor M al i,aw. Agent t f.. The he Ane;
fear Agency Collecting Co. Ruys nnN
sells real estate and loans mouey on TIN
sau!e. Also has large lot 1T choice Ian
arI town lots for sale. Office in Cou'
II cuss, Little Falls. MINI
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1901-01-11
MEDICAL.

r ROBERTS, Physician and Su.
L 4. geo... NJ u Philadelphia Pa. l., p
G. =. London, England Specially. most
throat and ear
RE,.rFs> HyCCE. LITTLE FALLS cIINk
r. sisi..,..- ~ Hotel B',ckE;a~
ace hours I? to II 2. nv, 2t,4 am tc
y. p:, E-
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1901-01-11
ARE NEAR KIMBERLEY.
Hocr Com amanda Lnp:s u Farm ss,s
Nftiea From, the Citv.

HOcr Com rnnnd. Lnn:s % Farm Sssy..Ga
Miles From tho City.
CAPE Town, Jan. Cit is reported
that the Beers have reached Suther.
land and are within 20 miles Of the vii
lage of Piquetberg.
The country around Kimberley is be.
ing cleared of people, live stock aud
food stuffs a com ,nando OF i5J looted
ca5tie farm seven miles from Kimbar.
10y 1t is reported tuat all residents Q
Vryburg VINO are unable to supp
the nisAlves with provisions for r.s
mouths IL c;si D.. broa 5nt south.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1901-01-11

r. n. "A. ECKTIhR, N. D., en-. Grad.
Canada. Sur IN GO st. Gabtisl's Hospital
ONCE hours to 10 a. M, and :? to pm.
Ot:lce at residence corner Of First street
ana tlist ave. N. l. .'..
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1901-01-11

Tx. N. W.ChA CE, Physician and sur
~ seon. Office ia Rhodes. Tanner
block. xesldence Corner R,oadwnv d
b. Street EAST
Telephone COM 'ction Waei'.t.ru,
store.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1901-01-11

nR, MILLSpAUGH,P Physician and ST.
~ Geon. Office in Flynn's new bloc
Residence GOMEZ Third street and lin.
ave',uS SO utAeast. Telephone at 1esident
New-York tribune., 1901-09-22
4 10

playing there was ne longer the look of the
suffering invalid, fOr the expression quickly
changed, and | only saw the dreamer the lover,
the poet the artist for | was hearing ali four.
retain very live impression of the most deli
cate and refined touch and perfectly exquisite
expression, for Chopin not merely dream
CT of dreams and a creature of romantic fancy
and emotion, but sincere artist. with whom
the right the exact form of expression was
important as the feeling idea to be expressed.
vas speuhound by the wizard power of Chopin
over mind well as feeling. On the occasion
of which | speak he performed exclusively his
own music-some of the n3cturnes, mazurIaS
and ttudes. the lovely "Berceuse" and, l par
tlcularly recall the waltz in ID fiat. In spite Of
all | had heard of Chopin's tempo rubato l still
tccolleCt noting how precise he in the mat
ter of time. accent and rhythm. even when play
ing most passionately, farcifullv and rhapsod-
ically. After the performance i WAS presented
to Chopin, but he appeared so thoroughly eX-
hauSted that, with a few words of enthusiastic
appreciation and sympathy l thought ii kinder
to leave him. Talking seemed painful effort
" him. ami his feebleness was so obvious that
could quite understand his having to be car
ried un and down the stairs. However. | bore
away with me an iudelihle impression Of one of
the most loVablc ana romantic figures in the
history of music, and certainly one OF the most
Genuia. artistic sympathy is precious
II Is rare. In the imprcSsiOnahle years Of youth
think We find il often; in maturer years
it becomes rarer and rareT to seek. | found this
sympath with Ferdinand Hitler as | had found
il with Charles Gnuno3 the very first time
met, when. afterWard ne often did, GounOd
char med me by the delicate expression of his
playing. and also his singing. with sweet small
voice, various cumpC Csitions of his own. Gounods
was a temperament fun of senSibiiity and emo
ton. AS illuStra ton of our artistic SYM
pathy, | remember one day sitting at a concert
or rehearsal with Gounod, who was feeling Ill
and out Of spirits We were enjoying the per
formance of some orchestral music of his own
fancy il was ais lovely Jeanne dare Incl
dental music-Ehen suddenly GOunOd slipped
his hand into mine just a girl might i'm
pulsivcly slip her hand into her lovers. moved
by the influence of some romantic scene; and
there we sat. hand in hand. two elderly men,
linked by the appeal Of n beautiful work of art
-(Charles Salaman, in Blackwood.
New-York tribune., 1901-09-22
WAR IN THE FUTURE.

All this Ella boration of warfare lenSthenS the
scale between theoretical efficiency and abSo-
lute ungrepareIneSS. There a time when
any tribe that had men and spears was ready
fer gar, and any tribe that had some cunning
emotion at command might hope to discount
any little disparity in numbers between itself
and its neighbor. Luck and stubbornness and
the incalcuiable counted for much; IT was nall
the battle not to know you were beaten, and IL
is 50 still. Even to-day great nation. it
seems, may still make ITS army the playthlnS
of its gentlefolk abandon important military
appointments to feminine intrigue, and trust
cheerfuily to the homesckness and essential
nodesty of its influential people and the sim
pier pa atriotism Of its colonial dependencies when
il comes al last to the bloody and wearlsoine
business of "muddiing through" But these
days OF the happy go lucky optlmlst are near
their end. War is being drawn into the field
OF the exact sciences Every additional weapon,
every complication of the art of war, in
darkens the outlook Of a nation of amateurs
Warfare in the future. sea and land alike,
will be much more one sided than it has ever
been in the past much mere of foregone con
clGsiOn. Save for national lunacy, II will be
brought about by the side that will win, and
because that side knows II Will win. More and
il will have the quality of surprise of pitt
less revelation Instead of the see-saW, the bick-
eTing interchange of battles of the cd time,
Will swiftly and amazingly blow. aHd
blow and blow pause, no time for recovery
disasters cumulative and irreparabie
The fight viii never be in practice between
equal sides. never be that theoretical deadlock
have sketched. but fght between the more
efficient and the less efficient, between the more
inventive and the more tradltlonal-ttt u
Wells. The Fortnightly Review.
New-York tribune., 1901-09-22
ALL ABOUT GLASS EYES.

Tho ca3iiost known mention of modern artI-
fetal eyes-th.lt is y - worn inside The orblt
occurs in an exceedingly rare Illustrated Work
on surgery. written by Il French surgeon named
Ambrose Par1, and Published in Paris in l.'6l
Pare invented three artificial eyes. The hrst
was a wonderful ContrIVanCe. Ii consisted of Il
thin metal spring band. which passed half way
round the WeareI's mead, having on one end u
small oval plate. which covered the orbit Of the
eye, and the other end pressed against the Ddrk
Of the head. The oval plate WaS covered with
smooth. soft leather which an eye WAS
painted, 1t would. perhaps, be dIfhCull 10 DC
The second device WIS hollow globe "I gold
,-veshaped and cnamelcd, which was worn m
side tlo sockei-th" first recorded artificial eye
thus worn. Thv third contriyance WdS simply
Il shell pattern" eye, exactly similar in shape
to those now used but made OF gold and enall-
elled. Except that they were made OF gold ana
cnameled, the two latter were pfactiCaIiX OF the
same design as the globe and shell glass
like appliance and his gold eyes, which were
used only by the wealthy. were succeeded ny
eyes, made Of painted porcelain and coloitd
nearl white which Immediately became i'm
mensely popular Next came the invention OF
glass eyes which instantly superseded All
% hers and still command the public favor
Glass eyes. which were Invented IN l.''3, were
well known in Shakespeare's time I'm kIn%
Lear (Act il, scene ~, written in lto1 and
first published in lGilS. Lear. with crushing de
,ision thus advises tilc blinded traitor GlouceS-
ter: Get thee glass eyes: and seem 70
see As a strict necessity Gloucester would
have required globe pattern eyes
In -SEakeSDeaIe'S Gay glass eyes We!F Hleiaily
the finest prod tonS OF very inferior workman
shin the iris and the pupil being hand painted
in the best style OF that rough and ready period
However as Father Time marched along, glass
eyes progressed Il and improved i'm make and nm
ich eersci1Ily within the last half century; AMI
nov they have rcaC he'd Il high standard of eN-
ceIlencc as works Of art (Cham5ers's Journal
New-York tribune., 1901-09-22
QUEER STORIES OF ENGLISH LIFE.

From Northleach You shall t.rn southwark
ard ind yourself on the splendid tps: way :"
your right are the tall trees that shut III st"weh
Park where if ever he laid aside his harness,
rested the famous Eldon pillar OF The Tory
partv who never rated" To the left as yJu
Tise TO nearly seven hundred feet stretch undu-
lating hills. barred mostly OF their trees. but no
longer fertile of wealth in the days Of the
Great War. 1t is pathetic To remember now
long the idea fingered of the lneXhausub!e r-ches
of The land. At a property not far away from
here lived till 1SlS an old spendthrift, who dis
sipated his money much fashionable people
did when George ~ was King, but who 10 The
last believed in the recovery OF the good Ola
times He was driven to dismiss all his servants
and 10 light but fire in the great EiiZ-
abethan mansion; yet still he said TO his chill
dren 1T must come right; land must come
right" For him il never came llBht IN caihe
the execution: the lawyer. who had gradually
tiehtened his hold, closed AT last and the ancient
estate came 10 the hammer
Stories like these cling TO the little country
towns Many of them had their origin IN the
fact that people lived freely, as III was 'd4ien
An old baronet. well remembered in these val
lexs wouId on occasion ride down the village
street where he lord and master, WIN
an old cavalry sabre drawn in ms hand one
DAY he rode npon a grocer VINO stood al IiiS
sh0F door with box OF figs-a lun2e ana iht
sword went through the fig box, and 1t was
ferle away ia triumph Romantic stories gain
cred around this old man. and grim stofleS 100
Of murder In his last days he was refused 10
his kindred and when he died and the viii was
rcad II was no very great surprise that the
estates were left to his butler. Are these thlnss
legends? Some of them may DE, but certainly
not all. They We're the days 81 unfeloItned coz
ro-affons NOT of reformed parish councils Aiter
the corporation banquets, in a little town hafo
by there being no Lighting of the streets SO
late the Junior burgess was deputed TO Walk
first having loosed his shirt tails, that by their
Ughl his grave seniors might find the way TO
their houses The shirt tails were known to the
wits as the local moon."-(The cornhiiL
New-York tribune., 1901-09-22
WHY TENNIS?

What is tennis. and why so called? Tennis
and paume are the same thing yet their names
France. with all its rules. its system Of scoring
using French words for il: advantage, deuc",
otherwise i deuX. yet il called the paumc ten
mis- Why tennis?
Many explanations have been offered. the last
being due to Professor ". ". Skeat. il whom
old words have found such learned and dis
eliminating bioerapher. According to him the
origin of tennis is the French tenetZ imperative
plural of tenir. Says Cover. writing in l:''' or
400:
"Of the tenetz to WHINE or lese chase
Professor Skeat concluded thus:
"AIl that remains is to suggest the sense l
suppose it meant take heed" or mark, as an
exclamation; if so. il is precisely the equivalent
of the modern exclamation play And II II
was in frequent at the beginning of bout
ii is easy TO see how IT was adopted as lhe
actual name of the game"
made some researches in order to ascertain
whether such word was actually employed IN IN
former times by the server and was really IN
frequent use at the beginning of a bout, 'he
result being as follows
The game of tennis nowadays one of the most
silent. used be of the noisleSt OF games.
The quantity of exclamations, appeals ana
shouts was such that some recommended the
plav on account of it's healthy effect upon the
throat and lungs of the players Tlssot. sur
geon- jo3 In the 18th regiment of cheVaux-
legers' described tennis in ms HFfhhastilu:'
Medicinaln ct Chirurglcale tiSo, as oeihS most
efiicaciOuS in of paralysis OF the
UharYnX and of the tongue which sometimes
remains thick and heavy. 10 the extent ina l
patients will Stammer." In the royal game OF
tennis lies their cure because players are inces-
sanity melted shout and speak. elther lot
appeals or fer keeping the score Such WAS.
in fact. the current opinion on tne thecls pl
shouting: it had been handed down from the
Renaissance The learned Mercurialis was pos
itfve on the subject in his book ID" AFie YIN
nastfca chartar De Nocferatooc ct Eisu,'
Rabelais. also. who had been careful to include
shouting among the items of GarSahlua en-
syclop:rdic education: "Ie. pour eXeGTrer IL
thoraX It pulmon. crioit CONNIE tous les diableS.
IN Jusserand. in The Nineteenth Century,
New-York tribune., 1901-09-22
TALK FROM OVER SEA.
IERSoNAL, PICTURESQUE AND SUCCESS
TIVE PASSAGES FROM CURRENT
FOREIGN PERIODICALS
IMPARTIAL REPORT ON CUBA.

Cuba seems TO be prospecting under American
control This We CLEAN not from an American
source, but from a report by 9ir. Lionel Garden.
tHe BTltlsh Consul-fieneral in Cuba. The isla nd
IS gong ;neaG now mUca as Egypt has gone
ahead under BRITISH auspices. Capital is ap-
parently finding its way TO Cuba in entire
hcence as 20 the stability and integrity Of the
government, and there can be practically no limit
u the prosperity OF a country of which. are
tolc, 81 per cent OF the male inhabitants over
hfteen years CT age are engaged in some profit
able occupation. Cuba under American guidance
and with the assistance - American protective
tariffs will add to The of British sugar
producing colonies. The Cuban planter is adopt
ing I'd - date methods Of business and manu-
f3cture, in winch the Hcst Indies have perhaps
been lacking. IL any case. he will enjoy fiscal
advantages which are unknown TO the British
coIonies- Tobacco. however, viii be Cuba's main
stay, ana Great Britain d. misses to be her best
customer OF the 2U9HH0yW cigars exported
last year over "a HbEab were bought by Great
Britain British possessions. The United
States will naturally that they get the lion :
share ef Cuban trade but there is plenty of room
for British traders if they alive TO their op-
poTt2::l:les.-(Tae Saturday Review.
New-York tribune., 1901-09-22

plate bringing water also from Beeroth the
place of wells to the north side Of the city.
AT the same time the work of repairing the
Virgins fountain-i. e, the spring which sup
plies the Pool of SilOanl-is going The water
passes from the fountain to the pool through q
tunnel built by HeZekah 1t in this tunnel
that was found The earliest Hebrew inscription
now in the Museum at Constantinope-Wh hich
commentaries the cutting of the tunnel, and
tells how the navVies working from each end
met in the middle just they will do under
the Smplon. This fountain has an intermittent
how-that is. after several hours flow there is
complete cessation for short time. and then
the water runs again. CuriOusly enough. the
fountain almost destroyed few years ago
Dy attempt to increase the flow by blastlGS.
Lately however. some of the villagers of Sloan
offered to restore the flow if they were given 4
hundred napoleous. They stopped up the holes
through which the water ran 10 waste, and lc-
cciVed the reward. Ii is a curious example Of
the hereditary instinct for managing the water
supply having to be called in to correct the
errors of science (The London Spectator.