davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1902-07-01
CARD OF THANKS.

We wish to extend our thanks to
the neighbors and friends who SO
kindly assisted us during the sickness
and death of our daughter and sister.
MR.. AND MRS. VIM. ROCHE AND
FAMILY.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1902-07-01
To Builders.

The CreSco Brick and Tile Works
are now manufacturing as good
Hollow Brick as can be found else
where. Call or write for prices.
tt WHEELER & MARSHALL.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1902-07-01
Clean Sweep.

Fitzgerald s. Woods sell the cele-
brated "Clean Sweep" Hay Loader.
Call and examine same at their Ware
house; Market street
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1902-07-01
Sewer Pine.

A complete assortment Of the ccle
orated Monmouth Sewer Pipe; also
fresh Lime and Cement, at the Cresco
Brick and Tile Works.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1902-07-01
Excursion Providence, R. !.

Convention Baptist Young People
Providence, r. l. Round trip tickets
on sale July 9th, 7th and Sth. For
one fare. M. j. WHITE, Agent.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1902-12-26

So Venezuela is going to be
coerced by the great and immacu-
late powers to do better The
big fellows think they have a d.
vine right to cure misgovernment.
How would it be for John Bull to
send a fleet to take charge Of
Philadelphia and run things there
for a while? The Philadelphians
can't run their city properly and
honestly. That is conceded.
John Bull wouldn't do the job, be-
cause-Uncle Sam is too strong.
Before the big nations of the
world 60 about on their mock
knight-errantry, they would bet
ter attend to needed reforms at
home.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1902-12-26

New Orleans Times Democrat:
The fact that w. j. Bryan: has
just completed a home at Lincoln,
Neb., at cost of 500, 00o,is being
received with great deal Of pain
by a number of papers through
out the North and East. These
papers lay particular stress upon
the fact that this house has 20
rooms, and that Mr.. Bryan il is not
only a free silver man but an en-:
ergetic opponent of the trusts:
This condition Of affairs is, sad,
no. :: doubt. =. If Mr.. Bryan
had, for example, secured, His
wealth :. by: c65irnerlng the stock sof,
coal: in some cityAduring*the exist
ing blizzard,,. or had devised so d
plan !. whereby: small, dealers in
certain, commodities: could have
been ruined that 4 syndicate #ii; sihjt;
capture tbs, trade which lad baen,
theirs, heswould. have been, hailed
/ as captain of Industry e! Y ~,
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1902-12-26

1t came to pass that a Parro-
quette, perched upon a high limb,
felt it incumbent upon itself to at
tack a Wolf that lolled in the
shade below.
''You are dangerous beast, -
shrieked the Parroquette. Il
believe that the time is coming
when we will have to Shackle
your Cunning. l assure you that
| am not moved to this opinion by
reason of harboring the evil Vices
Of Hate and Envy in my breast,
but by my belief that you are a
Dangerous Animal and therefore
to be Restrained.''
Well; do you not: believe that
there are good Wolves. and bad
Wolves!" queried the Wolf. =,
'"''Ihat is a matter to be Deter
mined hereafter; now l am follow
ing preconceived plan, - replied
the Parroquette. You are, as l
remarked, a Dangerous Beast, a
vampire sucking the lifeblood of
the wilderness people, a-''
And so on did the Parroquette
continue for an Hour and Thirty
minutes at a great rate of speech.
Finally the Wolf .yawned and
said:
"Wel], quit your talking and
come down and shackle me.'' .
Excuse me, please,'' re-
sponded the Parroquette. 81 am
not now in a position to under
take the task. Ihave talked SO
much that l am wholly out of
breath. Besides, you may be a
good Wolf after all.''.:~
.IyMoral-You never can see ii
through partisan spectacles-The
Commoner.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1902-12-26

Albert P. Merrill. uncle of Mrs., G.
w. Woodworth, has been aajudged
insane, and taken to the Fergus
Falls asylum. He is 20 years OF age
and afflicted with softening of the
brain. ... 49,, 49,: d. s.; . ..:;.::
Mr.. Merrill was brought back, the
hospital being too GRO ~ded, and TIE
physicians thinking Mr.: :Merrell
harmless. He will be cared for here.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1902-12-26
WHAT Is A "COLD?"
The Word That Covers a Multitude
If Illa Exnouuded

The Word That Covers a Multitude
of Ills Expounded.
Professor Lohnberg, in the Vienna
Clinical Review. on an essay on cold
in the head, says that the :'ordinary
cold is no individual complaint, but
only a collective name for large mum.
Der of different complaints
He continues, 'The attempt to dis
cover universal remedy against q
cold Is just as absurd as to search fOl
a generally eficacious remedy fos
headache" The particular complaint
Of which the cold is the symptom
can only be ascertained by careful ex'
animation of the nasal cavities and
neighboring parts" Hence sufferers
should be circumspect in the use OF
remedies. ..-
The professor says only that which IL
true, but of which the mass of man.
kind is ignorant. Colds are of innu-
merable varieties, but the most COM
mon one is that which is persistently
misunderstood. 1t is attributed to any
thing but the right cause, which is a
microbe 49,. j.,
All it's symptoms are those of high.
~ infectious fever. and the public in
stead Of blaming the microbe Of infecj
ton and striving to kill it will persist
In 'denouncing drafts, wet feet, low
, temperature, etc 1879 -. =:.s'.
They exclude air. the enemy of the
microbe, from their rooms; they supply
a temperature In which it can multiply.
and, having become thoroughly inocu-
lated by breathing the germ 1adensat
mosphere; they And that a cold current
Of air causes: Them to ahiva!, The ahtv.
:erme Of the Of dtnar:y, mind decides the
question Of causation !. ~;*s y w. w. !. J
!! tits significant Of every. fever that
It beglns: with, ahtvezang, lnd 4 cold
te !1 70 eKse1t!on ~ = w. j. /, ~ s. :.
!; Gold. wet feet .drafts, stc., are q
nost only Accessories :;By, putting !
! greater strain on The animal :eeonomy
teey decrease Ne resietan 70 micro
hial injection 1. i, IS
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1902-12-26
kRAUSE & XLEBER
BAKERY.
LOST IN The W00DS,

Chas. Gansa uge, aged IL years. a
con OF Julius Gansauge of Clough
town, left school in District 81 last
Friday afternoon. The lad was not
feeling we'll and his teacher, Mis-
skoos. sent him home early. Up to
Wednesday night be had not been
found. and there was much fear of a
sad termination to the affair.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1902-12-26
The Nickel Pla tie Road

will afford its pa trons All opportunity to
take advantage OF low rates or.xtChrist-
mas and Ne" Year holiday., by selling
tickets at a. fare and a third for the
round-triP to all points on their line,
December "a, %, 81. 1902 and January
1, 1903. Return limit Including January
End, 1908. Tn, ough service to New
York City, Boston and other eastern
points, Chicago passenger station,
Harrison st. and 9Th Ave: For further
information, address John Y. Callahan,
General Agent. l13 Adams ST., Chicago:
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1902-12-26

: Republican candidates for COVER
nor mentioned or Sin the. hands
Of 4; their: friends are "A. Smith,
Bob Dunn, Sam Lord, Bill Lee,
C: F.: Staples, j. A.: Tawney,
Joel Heatwole- and others to
come. Which makes one: think
that some people imagine the
sovereign state Of Minnesota can
stand most anything: 49,.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1902-12-26

Rockefeller has given the Chicago
University another million dollars.
And a day or two afterward his
company raised the price of kero-
~ene oil. It's not hard to be- a
philanthropist that way. Most OF
us could afford to make splendid
gifts occasionally were we allowed
to levy tribute on the people con.
tinually. :. ,.%
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1902-12-26
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS,

B. Doucet and vi ct al to J Lilieblad
~ eek end nwH SEX 1O.130-30, 1850.
0 Kipp and wi to Otremba vh swK
Of IA mex ii sex, 15-39.31, 1920
l. FL Co to G Gerritz lot IL blk 2 Mis-
sissippi add, 500
NJ Doucette and hus to A Norliog neA
nwK 9-41-31, 500
l. Doucette and VT to A Norling wH
nwh and SEX nwh 9-41-31, 1920
johnson Co to K Usita'a lot IL blk 20
sub div Ssarle's add 500
L signor and wi to E Engstrom lot 9
blk 10 Searle's add $3.50:
g Schlag and wi to S Williams land
14-39.3O $50 ->* ~<.. =:
P. II. Anderson to A Larson wK nw2
27-130-3O 1875 -
wv: Upteerove and ": to :; Boras;b1
sex ll-39 80 $1,000
EE Cole and hos to:H H Fiester part
lot 6 blk 5 Motley 1926 49,
Al White and vi, to- H Fiester lot 9
and 10 blk II Motley 500 .:: -: :.
A H anderson and VT to G. Peterson
lot z blk l Searle'sadd 5000 >
4. Q Fouksond to G P silvervale nw;4
neK and 81 neK 80 aud s~2 nwK 22.4o7
20, $500. .
/ AJohnsoD and VT ct al to A Hakerson
mex Eek 3:127-31,,' 1925 s.. :;
AG Whitrey and wi to E O'Connell
neX s~H 1910 %, $500 :: 49," ~ =:
p Durkin to J Yan,etz:se1 eek s6-128,
81 X s~z s1-12s-3l, $1,000 .: =
T Adams and VT to w Rafenspargsr
lot 4 blk Il swenville; @2lo<,''
r Ferrell is T J: Getten ezK sw. IA seK
$3.50 29, $40 :***~; ~ =" ::
A D Davidson and vi TO OHedin ne1.4
NV Ii 16-117-31, $3.50 >::. q
CH N'lesapd vito Syitak Ok nv Ii
and VI me l-4k21182:31 > 5000. ~. =, !.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1902-12-26

Report Of school district No.; 4 for
month ending Dec. 49,. 1902, T.: s..'
No, days taught '>.>::: i ~ 10
No. pupils enrolled -: - :. Il
Average daily attendance &. II
Those neither absent nor tardy
during the month were:>: Anna
Peters. Carl Peters. "
Those having 100 per cent ID spell.
ing were Anna Peters, Grace Moine,
and Anna Weidenbach. .:
CHARLOTTE RAYMOND, Teacher.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1902-12-26

!: The president; Of tie Southern
Pacific road is figuring out a, zspen-
sion .~ system for his g., employees.
Whats the matter, with: the PEG
pie owning tbs road and paying
Hartman a pension to let it alone9
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1902-12-26

The Masonic lodge has elected the
following ofticers.s
W: Nh. N. Harding
8. WI. E: Lewis
J. VIZ. W. Lyon
. See. &. Stanton
Treas.-C. H.. Brown.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1902-12-26

The biggest cannon on earth is
being tried at Sandy Hook prov
ing ground. 1t is claimed to be
the most murderous gun on earth.
Great. Let's hurrah. =.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1902-12-26

Marconi has succeeded in PROV
ing that his predictions about
wireless telegraphy were based on
truth. The great inventor is still
young. and undoubtedly many
years of success in the field OF
electrical invention are before
him.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1902-12-26

Eugene R0sicot is home from Nal
ia, Mont, for a visit with hia father
Wm. Rasicot, and family. Mr.. Rasicot
and bis brother Victor have a large
stock ranch near Malta, and have
been successful SO far. They are
pleased with be country.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1902-12-26

All the Minnesota insane :asy-
iums are crowded. But not all
the ''nutty'' people are confined.
Read some of the anti-Hill re-
publican papers which are in
favor of pro-Hill Dunn for COVER
nor.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1902-12-26
FRIDAY. DEC. &c.

Something is wrong. We don't
see anywhere that J. Pierpont
Morgan is mixed up in the Vene-
zue]an business.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1902-12-26

The little son of Jos. Gosiak, a
we'll known resident of the West side,
was badly scalded Thursday last
week. by a cup of hot coffee which
spilled over bis head and face. The
child reached for the hot LIQUID.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1902-12-26

Another, teacher has been added
to Royalton's school teaching
corps. making seven. and the school
will be made high school.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1902-12-26

1t appears that in most Of our
large cities there are two institu-
tions that are overcrowded and
these are the schools and the jails.
More of the former might reduce
the number of the latter. j. H..
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1902-12-26

A: Adamcz,k was before Justice
Sheldon Wednesday,. on charge Of
Aug. Mozik that he had used had
language toward him. The case
was dismissed; but may come UP
again. The parties live in Culdrum,
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1902-12-26

The United States steel: cor
poration has 'tabsorbed''* the
Union and Sharon steel companies,
capital $45,000,000. Please call
Van SAINTS attention to the mer-
ger.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1902-12-26

:: A new ,250,00O gallon pump will
soon be- put in at the electric light
station, which with the other pump
Of a milliop-gal|on capacity will give
much letter eervice.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1902-12-26

Two twins are dead. One was
named |ETariff shonld be revised
by its friends, - the other. g. s.:tthe
Iowa idea.'' The Washington
atmosphere was too full of trust
vapors. . .
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1902-12-26

:. The Ladies working cldb of the
Congregational church presented e
rug to Rev. Z W ALTAR, and assilver
coffee urn to- MIRA. Nailar. : s I
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1902-12-26

Herb: Newman took four draft
horses to Pine River Wednesday,
sold by P. 81. Newman to Jack Gil
mour of Brainerd.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1902-12-26

Word has been received that the
.tvpe-setting machine bought by The
Herald will be shipped about Jan. 1.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1902-12-26

The little son of F. G. Asseitine
has returned from Milwaukee, where
he was being treated for eye trouble.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1902-12-26
About Minnesota.


TIE 6rst house in Minneapolis was
built by Col. John II. Stevens in 1850,
on the present site OF the Union Depot,
from which the famous North W e. tern
Limited leaves every evening for Chi
cago over the shortest and be, route
between the two cities.
Licensed to marry: Edwin Begor-
dis and Maud Taylor, Morrill,; Geo.
Town and Jennie Barnhart, Motley.
R. Thorson and Esther Vestten.
Parker.
Joe Yeager of Brainerd is visiting re]a-
tives here.
E. l.. Quinn visited Brainerd relatives
Saturday.
VIM. Ii j'n"d little daughter are vis-
iting it, St. Paul
Mr.. and Mr.. H. A. Warner. Fred
Warner, of ST. Cloud, visited relatives
here yesterday
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1902-12-26

Oracle Schroeder, May Heron and
Bottle hyott, gave a sleigh ride
party to a number of young friends
Friday afternoon.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1902-12-26

= N. >Christianson 81: Randall ts.n
auctioned his personal fleets Satur-
day. He has sold his farm and. will
move TO Little Falls. :~> " i
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1902-12-26

Flip & Bacon will start skim
ming station, to be a branch of their
creamery, near the Ledoux post.
office. They are doing a good bnsi
ness
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1902-12-26

=: The High school basket ball team
expect 70 have q game with Park
Rapids: some time in January.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1902-12-26

Rev. Atwood assisted: at special
meetings in Brainerd last week, with
much euccess. ,.' 49, q, ~
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1902-12-26

: Miss Pearl Lord has returned
from Aitkin, accompanied by Miss
Louise Lowell, who will visit here.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1902-12-26

The Heral d wishes all ite: mum
srous family of readars q Happy
New Ysar;. and many retnrpsof the
ga me y :. .:s .z =: ~ sszsz 4
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1902-12-26
Geo. Kieuel was ill with grip for q
few days. '''...>5- .'..-.e 49,. a>7zr..

Mr.. and Mrs: B.. F. Case Of Missoula
are visiting relatives here. .'s'#s
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1902-12-26
The Reins

Directing and controlling the
Holiday business are in our hands
We have been preparing for
Christmas for some time and many
things out Of the ordinary in
horse goods have been saved for
Holiday buyers. We keep the
things that few want as well as
the things that many want--be-
cause we keep a complete harness
store. A4:bigs line of Robes and
Blankets at prices the lowest: -
Yours. Respectfully, >..~.:.
HENRY. " .NATHE,;
Little Falls, Mimi; :.E''..~
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1902-12-26

81 Roosevelt talks:sa good deal of
the ancestors with. ''iron in their
blood" Quinine is more useful
nowadays. II. !. T
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1902-12-26

hre. 2. Pilon was removed home
from the hospital Saturday. .:% ,s<,
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1902-12-26

fhe 9ai, Il sqi'ssietty 4! oj:tbe e1ed,s6 X
Lutheran church. West side,:: has
eles4ea the iolioMiRaso6c ste: ~ z <z.ss*I
sfrsid ent = d: sBrobedfl;., a':5: ss.1z..*s
S, se@ (, Ct Ellen stronan. ] s. 9
s ff Sell :, E E.al; 4 Il
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1902-12-26

Mrs.. 4: Martinsop - entertainins'he+
:p.rent', NJ ''s; end At, 7. strombsrg Of
= ~ = k,f.x 49,. .,::
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1902-12-26

The Eastern Star lodge has elected
officers as follows: =: - -: =:
W. M.-Mrs. Cora Conner. -:.::.'
y; P.-E. s. Stanton: =.
A: M:--Mrs. E. s, Stanton. -.
,G-hre. Lizsie Steele. *<=|:, >,.:.. ~.
a. C-Ars. a. Webber:.. .s::::; ~.
:s'ee.;-A F:w. Lyon. = =: ..: =
Treas.-Are: {: +. Brown, UT:
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1902-12-26

The Hi4h school boys gave a
dance at the Elks hall Friday night.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1902-12-26

The Degree Of Honor, A. o. U. w.,
has elected officers rs follows: =
Past Chief-Mre. Geo. Hanna.
Chief of Honor-Mrs. g. R. Ander-
son. $.
Lady of Hohor-Mrs. E. W. Col
lins. '',. -.
Chief Of Ceremonies-Mrs. Chas.
Hogle. .
Recorder-Mrs. L. Schlingler.
: Financier-Mrs. Chas. Kimball.
Receivsr-G4rs. Fred Cary.
>Usher-Mrs. Chas. Tanner.
l8side Watch-Mrs. Shober. :.
Outside W tch-Mrs. s. Kirkebon..
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1902-12-26

Our assortment of candy toys
and tree ornaments are too large
to mention here.
We also have a nice line of
Yale coffee, teas, spices. All kinds
of canned goods. A full line of
olives. We pay the highest cash
price for butter and eggs.
Call at Our bakery and we will
trV to please VOL
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1902-12-26

Chocolate bon bon bon boxes, a
nice assortment.
Chocolate creams. 20, As, Soc Id
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1902-12-26

: Lurid and hv1d are almost synony.
nous. Lurid flames are flames choked
and hidden by smoke. "A lurid sunset
is not brilliant one, but one dull and
gray and cheerless.
OF course, the use Of verbal aliases
is not an absolutely new departure. 1t
is only that we Of this generation in
our wild strivings after novelty have
20 enormously increased and multiplied
them. The taste of our grandfathers
and great-grandfathers lay rather in
the direction of using over and over
again two or three long and uncommon
words.
Thus honorif}ca bilitudinitatbus, AZ
synonym Of fame, eminence; occurs
and recurs with almost depressing reg
ularity: in the plays Of old pre- Eliza
bethan dramatistssand 10: even used b.,
Shakespeare: on: OCCASION :a*., ss.: ~
(: 1t was partly in rtdiculez Of: the silly
custom Of using this and other similar
idiotic verbaE doub3es which, had sur
viveds In pazt*epen until~hiG time; that
Rabelais: makes PantisTl1el;spealReao
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
R1sachaque Einema FIRTH ding my1pooF
eyeR md ark anS11ly7of Nts~ Aatshor,d
whether Il WasH S'bokk; 31sug1f*s1o
have OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.
le66l th{ppndttilst s6susy ailstr 6s p.
per 1nenrbffs bot Yen must 'alSo xpply
snch .sstnordsrdsfippiata birofreluchamss
idlpanfmeut8s to orr,
513nbonoe .andon TIT Bin ,.s. NJ
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-01-28
SAVED TWO CITIES.
coiored Pastor of Freehold, N. j., to
Petition Congress for a
Reward.

Rev. John w. Lekins, a colored min.
lister of Freehold, N. j., is about to send
petition for reward to congress
claiming he saved the cities of Wash.
ington and Baltimore from capture
during the civil war. He says he had
to leave Baltimore because of his dis
closures, which placed his life in dan
ger, and that he had to leave valuable
property.
The petition will be accompanied by
an affidavit that in 1863 he was waiter
In the Fountain hotel, on Light street.
Baltimore. One evening a Mr.. Spate
and a friend came in late to tea. 1t
fell to his lot to wait on them and he
accordingly overheard converse ton
between them which revealed Gen.
Lees plans to capture Washington and
Baltimore.
Next morning, Lekins asserts. he
went to Col Hoffman, collector of the
port of Baltimore, and told him what
he had heard. Col. Hoffman put Off
GERS on Spate's trail and he was arr
rested,
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-01-28
SPEED INCREASES COST.
PSof. Hutton shows That the Runpsur
of High Speed Trains La n
Railr~ad LuxuRy.

At the convention of the American
Society of Mechanical Engineers the
other day paper on the cost of run
ming high speed trains was presented
by Prof. +. r. Hutton. An increase
Of speed of SO per cent, he said. re-
suits in a 90 per cent. increase in
coal consumption. Mr.. Hutton
showed that track which withstood
the pounding of heavy trains running
at slow speed is often damaged by
trains running over it more rapidly.
The consequences of accidents are
more serious, too, both in money loss
and in moral effect.
f. E. Nickel offered new decimal
system of measurements based on
the length, one-eighth of an inch.
Ten of these, or one and one-quarter
inches, he suggested for the unit, to
be called the ''lin."
Mr.. Nickel said that the main oh
lection to the metric system is that
all our standards are in inches and
the cost of changing them would be
enormous. The new system, he said,
would not change the sizes, though il
might change the names and figures
in which they are expressed.