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Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1906-07-27
QUEER HERMIT SECT
STRANGE COLONIES THAT LIVE
IN CAVES OF SWITZERLAND.
Eat Only Fruit and Vegetables and
Wear But Few Clothes-Go to Bed
at Sundown-"Back to Ma
ture'' Is Their Motto.

Geneva, Switzerland.-The strange
colonies Of hermits who have takei,
up their abode in the neighborhood
of Locarno, Romeo and Orselina are
increasing in numbers.
One group, which occupies the
wooded plateau known as Monte
Verita, is 125 strong, and counts in
its members six German professors,
three military officers, one of whom
Is married to countess who also be-
longs to the sect, two doctors and a
priest.
The majority are well-to-do, and
some are wealthy. AS these pay we'll
for anything they buy and do not
trouble about making converts, the
tnha bitants are on friendly terms
with them.
They sleep in caves, are vegetari-
ans, and do not wear ordinary cloth
ing. A linen hood and a shroud Of
the same material are the only gar
ments they wear. Their feet, legs,
arms and neck are uncovered, and
the hair is never cut, though the men
trim their boards in a patriarchal
way. The women allow their tresses
to float in the air.
The motto Of all is Back to ma
ture."
"The height of wisdom and philoso-
ply" they say, "is to understand ma
ture; that alone brings peace and
happiness"
They rise at dawn and go to sleep
with the setting of the sun; they eat
only fruit and vegetables and drink
only water. In the summer they have
daily sun baths, and in the winter
snow baths.
Some of them have extraordinary
theories, which they carry out with
great perseverance. One beautiful
woman of 80, who was formerly a
well-known singer at the Berlin op-
era, refuses to touch money, which
she says is the root of all evil. Her
theory often lands her in difficulties,
from hich she occasionally extricates
herself by singing to her debtors.
Another members eats only vegeta'
bles that ripen underground. A third
confines himself strictly to raw eggs
and potatoes
A fourth spends $25 a week among
the poor villagers and keeps the doc
tors busy by bringing to their notice
cases for which he pays.
All the colony are in the best OF
health and always appear perfectly
happy, amiable and polite.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1906-07-27
HAS TWO HUSBANDS AT 10
Mrs. schofield, Of White Plains, N. Y,
Married at Is ''for a Lark
Wants to Be Rid of Both.

White Plains, n. Y.-Mrs. Edna
Schoheld, who is Is years ola, alleges
that she has two husbands. One is
suins her tor divorce. Recently shs
appeared in the supreme court here to
testify in an action she has brought
to have her first marriage to Schofield
annulled because she was under age
at the time.
Mrs. Sclloield was formerly Edna
See, White flaiDs girl. She says she
wants to get rid Of both husbands.
Mrs Schofield testified in her annul-
ment suit that she was only 13 years
old when she was married to Scho-
field. The wedding took place in
Port Chester on December 10, 1902.
She declares that it was simply a girl
ish lark She never lived with her
husband, as Lawyer Taylor remarked
that she was so badly scared that she
went back to her home.
Last fall she married a man named
Light at Stamford, Conn, and now
Light has brought an action in the
Connecticut courts to annul his mar
riage to Mrs. Schofeld on the ground
that at the time Of their marriage she
already haG husband, and that their
marriage was illegal.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1906-07-27
CUPID IN STRAWBERRY BOX
Arkansas Maiden Meets Kansas Man
Through Card in Crate and
Wedding Follows.

Rogers, Ark.-Miss Lucille Corley, of
Centerton, this county, was married
to Mr.. A. H. Hemphill, of Chanute,
Kan, the other day, and they give all
the credit for the match to card the
bride placed two years ago in a straw
berry box that her father was ship
ping to the Kansas markets.
The purchaser Of the berries handed
the card to- Mr.. Hemphill, who is a
prosperous young tailor, and the cor
respondence that ensued let him to
make a visit to the Ozarks, where he
pressed his suit with such success that
a wedding followed.
It is probable that next season will
see a boom in the card business, for
this is the third wedding this spring
that must be credited to the straw
berry crate.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1906-07-27
Quick Way to Make Buns

When you are making bread, after
adding enough flour to the mixing to
make a thick batter, dip out two Guns
into a large bowl or pail and add ONE
fourth cup shortening, either butter or
lard, three-fourths cup sugar, one-half
cup currants and one heaping teaspoon
cinnamon. Let it set over night and
in the morning stir in enough flour
to mold. Avoid getting too stiff, LET
rise again and then form into Inns
After rising in the tins brush over
with a little sugar dissolved in milk
and bake one-half hour.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1906-07-27
COUNTY CONVENTION
and Prima rips

Democratic delegate convention for the
county OF Morrison. state Of Minnesota. will
be held Q Saturday, August o5, 1906, at
O'Clock. in the aftoraoon Of said day at the
courthouse in the city OF Little Fails in SAID
county, for the purpose Of selecting IS de-
egates to the Democratic State COuAention,
to be held in the city Of Minneapolis. on
Tuesday. September +. 1906, for the pur-
pose of nominating, candidates for governor
and other - officers.
Also for the. purpose OF designating a re-
sident OF said county who shall be recom-
mended to the state convention for election
as g member Ct the State ntral Committee;
and transact such other business as may
come before said convention.
The basis OF representation shall be one
delegate for every 90 votes or ajor fraction
thereof, cast for John A. Johnson in Novem-
ber 1904. and also one delegate at large for
every voting precinct.
In accordance with the above apportiOn-
ment, the several precincts will be entitled
to the following number of delegates:
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1906-07-27
Value of Rain Water.

The value of rain water. The purest
water met with under ordinary cir.
cumstances is rain water, which is Ger.
tainly great luxury to those in
towns for washing. If it were fully
appreciated how valuable rain water
really is, the jewellers in our large
towns would see that it was not al.
ways lost. It is free from the hard
ness which characterizes spring water,
feels soft to the hands, forms a BEAU
tiful lather, and agrees we'll with the
skin.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1906-07-27

The republi can leaders are
reported as agreeing with the
president on a standpat cam
paign. Where does this leave
minnesota revislOniSts?
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1906-07-27
Wills Estate to Red Horse

A farmer near TOULOUSE, France, re
Gently died, leaving a curious will.
The document was written on the
cuff of a shirt and read as follows:
II hereby appoint as my sole heir
and legatee my old red horse and
wish him to become the property
of nv nephew Jules The nephew
and other relatives brought an &C:
ton to upset the will, but the court
ruled that the farmer was in his right
mind and that the nephew as keeper
of the horse was 10 have a life in
terest in the property.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1906-07-27

The congressional camgaigh
in this district is warmer
than the weather, and the lat
ter can hardly catch up be-
fore primary day..
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1906-07-27

Addicks has broken out
again and says he will run for
congress. He is the most
ornery chicken the Blue Hen
state ever raised.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1906-07-27

The armor trust got a big
contract from the secretary
of war. That may help out
4he campaign fund this fall. ]
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1906-07-27

Cole of Walker, alias Cole
of Motley, Pequot. Akeley,
and Cass Lake, Cole, the orig
inal discoverer of Minnesota,
is still walking. a
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1906-07-27

The people of Minnesota refuse to
get excited over Mr.. Coles candidacy.
And with good reason. They know
Il hat johnson has done we'll, that the
;stuempt to make state deyelopme nt
she political prerogatlve Of one man
is ridiculous failure, that the Shev-
Hin brand is not healthy one for a
Il oTernor to wear, and knowing these
Things they will re.elect John A.
Johnson.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1906-07-27

FOR SALE-I Own 95 acres choice
land in Little Elk. Will sell in acre
lots, to IS acres, tn suit buyer. New
house and bara On land. 2 miles from
Little Falls. Fine place to live and
work in town. Prices rsasona ole.
See S. c. Johnson, Little Elk, CT write
nue.
2! It Hans G. Larson, Dorsey. Mont.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1906-07-27

Bryan is making a hit with
the English people. The Pr
oneer-Press is due for another
abdominal pain.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1906-07-27

Taft is going to look at the
Panama canal, which is un-
wise, as he might fall in and
smash the works,
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1906-07-27

Upton Sinclair is going to
run for congress to prove that
the pen is mightier than the
cleaver.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1906-07-27

1t is pity that so good q paper a
she Goodhue County News should
yield to prejudice in writing about
eople who have been in this country
but short time. The Know nothing
days have gone by.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1906-07-27

The coffin trust is protected
by a IS per cent duty. From
the cradle to fhe grave the
tariff baron pursues.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1906-07-27
If Cummins and LaFollette
are good republicans, what
would you cali Aldrich?

Cleveland is showing great
kindness for Bryan. He re-
Trains from endorsing him.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1906-07-27

SALESMAN WANTED-We want
man with team and wagon to sell
our goods in Morrison county, next
fall. This position is a desirable one.
A farmer Of business training pre-
ferred. Arrange menu and contract
must be made very 5000. Address.
Barron Woisa Mill Company, Bar
ron, Wisconsin.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1906-07-27
JULY 81.
Alaska 9 capital is now Juneau in.
ste I'D Of Sitka. Did Juneau IT.

Russell Sage is dead His hundred
n1allions are still on earth, and his
soul appeared as naked before the
chrome of Omnipoterce as that of the
taomeless tramp of the highway.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1906-07-27

WANTEO-For United States amy,
aole' bodied, unmarried men between
ages of 81 and So; citizens of United
States, Of good character and TEN per
ate habits, who can speak, read and
write English. For Information apply
to Recruiting Office, American House,
Little Falls, Mimi 8 If
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1906-07-27

WANTED-Gentlem or lady,
good reference. travel py rail or rig,
fer firm of $3.50, 900. 90 capital Salary
ST. 072. 90 per year and expenses sal.
ary paid weekly and expenses ad-
vanced. Address. with stamp, Jos. A.
Alexander, Little Falls, MINI. 7.28t
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1906-07-27

The )rim aries for the election of delegates
shall be held in the usual voting places in the
several precincts on Wednesday, the 22nd
day Of August, A. D. 1905, from to
O'Clock p m.
BY order OF Democratic county Committee
CHAS. E. VASALY,
Chairman
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1906-07-27

FOR SALE-Two good mares and
one colt. Raymond & Ebert Bros.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1906-07-27

House to trade for land.
Stephen Vasaly
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1906-07-27

FOR SALE--Three houses
Stephen c.. VasalY.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1906-07-27

WANTED-EveryDody to have some
OF those 6ue photos made at Nelson's
photo studio.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1906-07-27

FOR RENT-Flats and unfu finished
rooms for rent il Vasaly block.
-- Stephen C.. Vasaly.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1906-07-27

MONEY to loan on farms. Low rates.
Five or. ten years time. Payments
of,$lOO or more can be made on any
interest day. Correspondence solicited.
49, Stephen @. Vssaly,
-~. - Little Falls MINI.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1906-07-27

Store for Rent.
Stephen G. Vasaly.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1906-07-27

FOR SALE-25 stands of bees in
first class condition and latest i'm
proved dovetailed hives: also. comb
honey IF best quality For particulars
address julius Johnson, Fl. Ripley,
MINI, Rte 81 Ct
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1906-07-27

FOR SALE-240 acres Of land in
eastern part of county. ten acres under
plox. plenty hay land, two big barns,
log house and other Improvements,
will sell cheap Address P. L., Her
aid. 10 At
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1906-07-27

FOR SALE-1 Deerlng grain bin
der, 1 Deering corn binder. Nearly
as good as new. Easy terms.
1Stf J. Burton.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1906-07-27

FOR sALE-120,' acres--..of land. 10
acres broke. Small house. IS per acre.
Stephen c. Vasaly.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-07-11
CUT OUT WILD HORSE HILL.

The Commercial association has
started a movement to assist the far
mers of the east and north end Of
the county in securing a new road
into the city by which the Wild Horse
hill and the costly steel bridge east
of the city may be avoided.
The proposition is to build a grade
around the north side of the Umatilla
river from the foot of Wild Horse hill
to Lee street bridge, and make that
the principal road into the city from
the east instead of the road which
crosses the river above the hospital.
This new route will be on an easy
grade, will cut out the Wild Horse
hill, which is a barrier to travel into
and out of the city, and which will
always be as steep as it Is now, per-
haps, and it will place this important
highway on a permanent and practic-
able route, which will never need be
changed in the future.
The amount of money needed to
construct the new steel bridge east of
the city will be almost sufficient to
build the grade around the north side
of the river to Lee street. The extra
expense would not be heavy and a
road built on that route, would be
fixed permanently once for all time,
Locating and building public high
ways are matters of greatest import
ance. The county court is desirous of
building every foot of road on per-
manent basis and the East Oregonian
believes that the members of the
court will recognize the economy of
this proposed change if it is presented
in the right manner.
The Wild Horse hill will always be
a barrier to travel. 1t prevents teams
from hauling their full capacity into
the city or from the city into the
country and necessarily causes a loss
to the farmers who must travel 1t.
They must have more horses, haul
lighter loads and accomplish less with
this hill to contend with than If they
had an easy grade around the bend
Of the river on the north side.
This road need not De built more
than 10 to IS feet wide at first. 1t
is the desire of the farmers that as
small an amount as possible be ex-
pended on this road at first, but 1t
will be a site for a permanent and
substantial highway and can be i'm
proved and enlarged in the future.
1t is hoped that the county court
adopts this plan rather than to build
a costly steel bridge east of the city,
making the Wild Horse hill a per-
petual barrier TO travel.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-07-11
LED \ DOUBLE LIFE.

Frank c. Luther, part owner of a
manufacturing plant in this city, who
died suddenly yesterday, lived a
double life for six years, for which
time he preserved two separate iden-
titles without his closest friends or
business associates being aware of it.
according to investigations made by
the police, says a Kansas City dis
patch
As Frank C. Luther he lived at 314
West Thirteenth street, With his wife.
AS Frank Huffman he lived with Mrs.
Lillian Huffman of 2601 Montgall ave-
nue., three miles from his Thirteenth
street home. As Huffman he was I'M
derstood to be a travelling salesman,
whose business took him away from
the city most of the time. Luther had
lived with Mrs. Huffman as Huffman
for six years, and was well known to
his neighbors there under that name.
Mrs. Huffman spoke of him frequent
ly to one neighbor. She said:
Frank is very nervous man.
Sometimes he gets up in the middle of
the night and goes down to the office
and works all the rest of the night"
Luther died at the Huffman house
from an overdose Of morphine, which
it is believed was not taken with sui
cidal intent. At the time Mrs. Luther
was visiting a sister at Detroit.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-07-11

AS a result, with all its population
and with all its intensity of applica-
ton shown by its people in their in
dustrial pursuits, the whole country
shows an appearance of decay. Thous-
ands of years ago the forests were
swept from the face of the earth eX-
cept upon the mountains Then the
mountains We're denuded, first of for
ests, then of sod, then of soil. With
the disappearance of these came
rushing floods in the place of a slow
ly distributed rainfall.
The water table of much of the
country was so lowered that irriga-
tion by pumping became the only de-
pendence for saving the crops. From
denuded hills and from bottoms
strewn with sand by the floods, now
blow dust-storms which impart
deathly hue to the landscape of whole
provinces. That's the sort of fate to
which the shortsightedness and greed
of Americans who oppose forestry
would consign our now beautiful land!
-MaXwel's Talisman.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-07-11
THE WORLDS BIGGEST MAN.

The biggest giant in the world is in
the United States. He is Feodor
Machnow, 9 feet az inches tall, with
his hat off, and was detained by the
immigration authorities on the charge
that he was of unsound mind Later,
however, he was admitted.
The Russian human skyscraper was
brought to this country for exhibition
purposes, and one of his first acts was
to call upon ex-President Cleveland,
which he did few days ago.
Machnow is 26 years of age. His
wife, who accompanied him. is of nor
NAL stature, and the couple present
an odd appearance while walking to-
gether. They have two children, one
a boy who is growing abnormally and
promises to be almost as tall as his
father. The baby girl is of normal
proportions.
The giant was Russian peasant
and was discovered by a theatrical
manager in a small provincial town.
Machnow says that he despises curl
Gus people, and it is only by coaxing
mat hS Sdl be lldue W Walk lnTOuS II
the streets.
At Ellis island his meals for one
day included:
Breakfast.
Six fried eggs.
Twelve batter cakes.
one quart of coffee.
Five oranges.
Half loaf of bread.
Lunch.
Two and a half pounds cold roast
beef.
Three glasses iced tea.
Nine new potatoes.
Three cuts shortcake.
Dinner.
one pint cold soup.
Two and a half pounds porterhouse
stead
Half peck lettuce salad.
One pint string beans.
Seven slices of bread.
Four softshell crabs.
Half pound ice cream.
Two glasses lemonade.
| Morris Gest, the theatrical man in
charge of the giant, declared that
these were average meals. Machnow
has to sleep on a specially construct
ed bed, sit on dry goods boxes or bar
rels, and drinks from a quart cup.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-07-11
SONG OF THE AIRSHIP.

oh, the horse and the wheel, and the
automobile,
And the train for the people who
crawl,
But for him who will dare take a ride
in the air,
\ journey to heavens blue wall;
y race with stars i'm their silvery cars,
And a brush with the moon as we
fly,
Is the trip to enjoy when all earth
pleasures cloy,
Then no! for a spin in the sky.
The world with its woes, and 'its rains
and its SHOWS,
Drops down like a plummet below,
And the universe lies straight ahead
as we rise
Like an arrow unloosed from the
bow.
The cloud-wreaths divide like the
foam on the tide,
And the planets like lamp-posts
flash by
AS we daringly sweep through the
aerial deep
Ho! ho for a spin in the sky.
-Leslies Weekly.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-07-11
ON THE OLD ROAD.

Once in an old forgotten day
This by-track was a trodden way,
But now. so few the steps that pass
The ruts are carpcted with grass
The careless brambles trail across
The gravel has its garb of moss,
And oft the dawn and dusk go by
Unnoted of a human eye.
But when the languid day Is past
The slumberous road awakes at last.
And many feet resume their way
That long have mouldered into clay.
There Is no sound OF stealthy tread
Along the pathway of the dead
No rustic of the feet that pass
Deadened by something else than
grass.
Gray men who toiled and wrought Of
yore,
Lone weary women burden'd sore,
And little children prattling low
I catch their chatter as they go.
And here the lover and his maid,
Long since In dismal kirkyard laid;
And mother with her sucking pressed
Against the comfort of her breast.
They all had passed their traffic done,
Long centuries ere I saw the sun.
I stand and watch them wonderlngly,
Half thinking that they beckon me.
Pail Mall Gazette.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-07-11
I'm LOVE" ALL THE TIME.

Advanced thinkers who contend
that men and women should only live
together, as husbands and wives, so
long as they are "in love" with one
another-urging that separation
should be legitimate when passion Is
dead-surely don't wish to produce
a condition of everybody on earth be-
ing "in love!" Stop, in your wild ca
reer, o. ye advanced ones, and ask
yourselves how you'd like to be "in
love" all the time-ho wyou'd like to
continue indefinitely that happy-de-
g-suspicious-wild tragic bitter
sweet-exalted-foolish period of mad
ness when you were ''in love!"
Being "in love" Is a madness; mar
ried life is reason and safety which
you don't appreciate because it's not
exciting, but which is the substance
while the passion is the dream that
fades-fortunately for individuals as
well as society and human life.-Den-
yer Post.