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Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1906-11-09
ForqetfuIness Spoiled Life.


A tragic history has just come to
light in Paris by the discovery of a
letter which was never mailed. If It
had been, bachelor would have been
saved from lonely life. Twenty
years ago. at a ball. young man met
young woman and fell strafghtway
in love with her. Though the young
woman's looks signified that the pas.
sion was mutual, the young man had
not the courage to declare himself.
but went home and wrote a letter
instead. Days passed; no answer
came. The young man despaired.
grew disguised with life, and thence
forth lived sad, solitary life. Lately
he died. a bachelor still. His heirs
went through his papers, and there
among them was the famous love
lettsr. He had forgotten to mail It.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1906-11-09
Pitcher Wa. Still serviceable.

Pitcher Was Still Serviceable.
The Rev. Nathaniel Pitcher of the
North parish and the Rev. Nathaniel
Eells Of the South parish. Scituate,
Mass, two celebrated preachers In
their day, were each riding horse.
back, when the formers horse STUN.
bled and threw the rider to tho
ground. The latter, upon lifting him
up, exclaimed: what, IL the Pitphr
er broken?" The former quickly 70.
torted, mot so but what 1t will hold
Fells."
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1906-11-09
etuffino for Kansas pillows.

Mrs. Gilyeat, clerk in the state audi
tors Office, Topeka, is making a sofa
pillow that will represent between
S12O00,00O and $15,000.o00 in bonds
which have been cancelled by the state
school fund commission during the
time Mrs. Gilyeat has been In the
auditors office. When bonds are paid
or refunded the auditor punches
holes in them. These small round
pieces of paper Mrs. Gilyeat has saved
for her pillow. and she has kept note
Of the value Of the bonds cancelled.
She now has the clippings from more
than $4,000, 900 worth of the bonds
Leslie's Weekly. 49,
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1906-11-09
GATHERED FROM THE SEA.
Annual Seaweed Harvest Of Much
Value to Channel Islanders.

In the Channel islands, the annual
seaweed harvest is very important
affair. The seaweed, some 100000
tons of it, is plowed into the fields al
q fertilizer; it is also dried and used
as fuel in the cottages, the ash selling
readily as dressing for cornfields.
When the time-regulated by law
arrives for cutting the long weed
from the rocks, all the people, men,
women and children, turn out, armed
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1906-11-09
COME AND GONE.

DATu0 D lrtOu CtAuSaCC3u U4Slu oSS
in Staples Wednesday,
j. A. Nichols is transscting business
In Minneapolis.
Miss Alice McNairy has gous to
Lake City for au extended visit. :.
A. K. a all went to Northome to at
tend to business matters Wednesday,.
Isaac Lebeau retained from Crook.
ston, where he was employed.
Titus Medved of Glenwood visited
his parents. ~
John and Robert Hinder have gone
north, whera they expect to sh DOT dear
for few days.
Arthur Pike, to-mer resident Of
Little Falls, was renewing old &C.
quaintances here Wednesday. He is
now loc ated at Pine River. -
Cbas. Pullman of Minneapolis Wis
tied friends hare Wednesday. Mr..
Pullman formerly conducted livery
In Little Falls. .-.7.r.
Mrs. August Pearson is visiting
with her husband in Duluth.
Fred Ranney, who is employed at
his trade as machinist in the 500
Railway shops in Minneapolis. was
in the city for short visit with Mrs.
Ranney.
MISS Alice Redfield of Minneapolis
was the guest of Miss Florence Mills.
paugh.
Mrs. Gertrude 81. Staples of Chica-
90 was the guest of friends here fol
short time during the past week.
D. M. Lachance returned Sunday
from the Dakotas, where be has besn
employed in the past, and is enjoying
short visit with friends and relatives
here,
F. 81. Bro 7ning transacted business
at New Rockford, N. D.
Mrs. E Johnson of Fargo visited
with Mrs. Phoebe Boynton.
Austin Koslosky, manager of thu
Victor Clothing Co., transacted bust
ness in Minneapolis.
Huntington Taylor of Coquet was
the guest of Mr.. and Mrs. r. D.
Musser Sunday.
Florence Baker was the guest Of
friends in kamey.
Ed. Delahunt of st. Paul was II
the city over Sunday, renewing ole
acquaintauces.
Stanton and Charles Cawley, wh<
are now attending the University o.
Minnesota, spent several days during
the past week as the guests Of theil
parents.
Ed. Frazer. who is employed in thu
Offices of the Minnesota Transfer com
pany in st. Paul. visited with Mrs
Frazer for q short time during thu
past week.
81. D. 9erritz, who was employei
during the summer as time keeper BY
the Mississippi 8 Rum River Bon
Co.. left Tuesday for Chicago
whence he will 90 later to Minneap
oils to resume his studies in tn
University of Minnesota.
Mrs. @. B. Morse and Mrs. B. 81
Keller of Chippewa Falls and 81. W.
Barr of Beloit. Wis, who ATTENDED
the funeral Of their sister, Mrs. e
N. Rowley, were accompanied OF
their return home Tuesday by Mrs
B. Gregg Of Spokane. Wash, .wh<
will be their guest. =
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1906-11-09
Morris Chair Of 8tone-

Did the prehistoric dwellers upon
Long Island manufacture and use
stone chairs, end especially stone Nor.
ris chairs7 Such is the problem Il.
Reeve, OF Echo. near Port Jefferson.
L. l., has sot himself to solve.
Mr.. Reeve. while digging in the
earth near his homo discovered 4
large stone chair He had It placed
upon a stohe sled end dragged to the
top of higa BLUM just west Of hfs
house, whore he planted it on the
ground It oasamands a splendid view
OF Port Jsfsrson harbor, far below
Mr. Reeve say, that soma cushion.
are ali thai h needed to make the
chair -: comfortable as any he ever
occupied.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1906-11-09
Safe From Cupid's Darts.

Vfsitor-at studio-I do not see how
an artist could paint such beautiful
woman without falling In love with
her.
Great Artist assure you, madame.
that while painting that picture I
never once thought Of love.
rs it possible?"
Eyes. You see, the mode was my
Wife."-N. Y. Weekly.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1906-11-09
New Gulnea's "1'rd Of Death"

New Gulnea's "6ird Of Death"
In New Guinea there is said to be
q venomous bird called the bird Of
death" It Is about the size of q
pigeon, with a tail Of extraordinary
length ending in a tip of brilliant
scarlet. 1t has a sharp. hooked beak.
and freQusnts marshes and stagnant
pools. The venom with which it IN
oculates % distilled In a set of organs
which lie In the upper mandible, lust
below the openings Of the nostrils,
Under them, in the roof of the mouth.
10 = small tlsshy knob. When tho
bird sets its beak In the flesh of q
victim this knob receives a pressure
which uberstes the venom and inocur
lates the wound. -
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1906-11-09
DOES 1T PAY? RATaER,

DOES 1T PAY? RATHER.
Frank Gotta of Randall is an auc-
tioneer, a fluent talker and of unq1es-
toned selling ability. About three
weeks ago Mr.. Gotta decided to enter
the local field and accor lingly secured
a license from the board of county
commissioners. His next step was to
get fsw business cards printed at
the Herald Office and to insert a small
al in "The Herald'
As q result, Mr.. Cots has been On.
gagged to cry auctions in several and
various parts of the county and he
authorizes US to say for him that
3'Herald adverti5ing'' pays. Mr..
Gotta knows whereof he speaks. All
of our other advertisers heartily $40.
ond Mr.. Cota's view that 1.-THE Her.
add is the bat advertising medium
in the county of Mo rison.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1906-11-09
Letters Of Poetess Sold.

Twenty letters. written by Eliza
beth Barrett Browning to Hugh Boyd.
who, when blind. was her instructor
in Greek, were recently, sold In Eng.
land for the sum Of two hundred dol.
lars. They were sold at an auction
room in London, where Interesting
articles are frequently disposed of.
valuable as relics of well-known per.
SONS; authors Of note, and people dis
tinguished in various ways, Of tho
present and bygono generations.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1906-11-09
SPIES ARE LEGION.
EUROPEAN CITIES FULL OF IN
FORMATION CATERERS.
Great Powers Regularly Employ Men
and Women to Ferret Out the
Secrets Of Rival Nations
The "Black Cabinet"

Women have always played an i'm
portant part in spying. They may
In the future, be buster still. In war
time, any male alien may be really
one of the enemy's combatants In dis
guise. A woman spy starts with the
initial advantage of not being suspect
ed for foeman ION the prowl."
OF women spies in the pay OF Tor
eign governments, probably most are
French women, the cleverest and most
beautiful that money can attract.
Their written notes or drawings are
made upon thin paper, rolled inside
cigarettes. If danger threatens, the
cigarette is calmly smoked. One lady,
when arrested on suspicion, bit of
the mouthpiece of cigarette, then lit
that end. The mouthpiece she swal'
lowed, and with it plan of fortress.
Russia, putting no limits to the re-
wards given to spies, pays some of the
largest salaries to women. They need
money, for they move In the highest
circles abroad. At Leipsic, last year,
fascinating young Russian lady, an
authoress and journalist, had won her
way into the most select social and
official sets, when her large CORE
spondence with Russia was noticed by
the police. She was found to be a
spy who was sending away military
papers of a secret nature. Fined
l,500 marks, she was sent to. prison
until next February.
OF one variety of woman spy, exist
Ing on the continent, the public hears
little. She is the "prawn-picker," so
nicknamed, attached to what is known
as the "black cabinet" of the post
office. Her work is to spy upon let
ters. She skillfully opens the letters
Of or for suspected persons and 9TH
ers, and replaces the contents, after
perusal. Women's fingers are, for
such work, much more deft than
mems.
Some women spies boast that, need.
Ing no secret cipher, they can, with
lmpunity, make use of any postal serv.
Ice in the world. At some time they
have worked in the "black cabinet. ~
With their perfectly-shaped hands
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1906-11-09
A Spider That Fishes.

Professor Berg, in Buenos Ayres,
has discovered spider which prac-
tees fishing at times. In shallow
places It spins between stones q two.
WINGED, conical net, on which it runs
in the water and captures small fish.
tadpoles, etc. That it understands its
work we'll is shown by the numerous
shriveled skins Of little creatures that
lie about in the web net.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1906-11-09
GOOD LUCK, BUT NO FISH.
Governor Russe'is Query Came q
Just About Right Time.

One afternoon, some years ago, tho
late Governor Russell, of Massachu-
sets, put out from Cedar Grove lodge
to enjoy few hours fishing on Ponk-
apoag pond. Down at the other end
Of the pond was a boat containing
Willard G. Brown. of Rar dolph. and q
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1906-11-09

Thos. A. Edison, better known as
the wizard Iuventor'', has at last
perfectel his invention of cheap
and reliable storage battery which
will make practical and cheap the
electric automobile. If Mr.. Edison
had invested q small amount in
Herald want ads instead of SPENDING
years in RESEARCH and study, he
would have found his battery a great
deal quicker.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1906-11-09
Discarded Valuable Books.

Forty years after the Bodleian libra
ry at Oxford had received copy of
the first folio Shakespeare is to
say, in 1664-the librarian of that in
stitution, clearing out some "superflu-
GUS books" dumped the first folio in
the lot and accepted $120 for the par
Gel. Now the Bodleian has a chance
of buying It back again-for $4,000.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1906-11-09
MARRIED..

August G. Jensen and Miss Gather
inc e. Thomas were married Monday
by Justice Hunter. The ceremony
was very quiet affair and came as
q surprise to tho friends of the con-
tracing parties Mr. and Mrs. Jen.
sen have the congratulations Of their
friends.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1906-11-09
Vegetable soa-Constrictor.

The vegetable boa constructor" in
q queer representative Of the genus
Cacumis, which Is grown in India for
Ornamental purposes, the vines being
trained over trollises and verandahs.
The fruit OF this green vine is, both
In shape and color. the exact coun.
tespart Of tho snake from which It
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1906-11-09
STICK TO MINI ESOTA.

A newspaper correspondent, writing
from Spokane, Wa7h.. says that the
there are hundreds who would be only
too glad to return to the east were
they afforded an opportunity. The
does not exist and persons should be-
ware of the Turing advertise ments of
the land-sharks and uuscrupulous en-
ployment agents. lex.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1906-11-09

., The celebrated Tattoo alarm clock,
warranted.,3 years, only e1.6O. The
luminous dial. See tho time at night
without light. Warranted years,
only $l.76.
Diamond Sign Jewelry Store.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1906-11-09
Cause For Alarm.

. Bostonian-1'm somewhat troubled
about my flve-year-old aon. ~Hs ~
Chicagoan-symptoms Of the meas
les? " @ @s
Bostonian-Oh, no; but he contends
that Bernard Shaw 10 q greater Writel
than Ibsen.-Puck. q
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-06-24

Flowing explained all he knew abou. their mechanism in order to bridge ever the interval until o'clock should strike. moment before the big clock struck the watches began to talk, about ten went off exactly at the same time , and what they said could not be dis tinguished. All MT. Bunsner heard was a. recipe for chicken salad from one watch. and the excellent advice 'one o'clock, take your hands out or yous pockets" from another
 What's that one? said Mir. Buns ner, eagerly. How much is it?
 Which, Mir. Bunsner, please?
 The one that said Take your hands out of your pockets It will do beau tifuIly for my boy"
 "Oh, that's the schoolboy's watch sir; It has a lot of useful precepts. It has also some football maxims, tn. chief rules of good behavior, and som+ hints upon keeping pets. The whole to conclude with some nice homely ad vice in lady's voice for every night at ten After that, if consulted. 1t says Don't talk and Go to sleep, said Flowing. reading from the descriptive catalogue
 What Is the price of this one, then?'' said MT Bunsner.
 ''Forty-five dollars" said the offi- Clpus IiVWinBb puShiiS ms ""J PHSs Sparton
 T will take that with me, please, said Mir Prunsner
 MT. Brunsner took the watch with him: he did not look at it during luncheon at the University Club-the photographic apparatus had been tuIn- ed off. as he did not wish to be sur prised by it during business hours.
 ''It might tell Ine to take my hands out of my pockets or to go on with my work when one of my clerks was in my room. and that would be annoying" he said to himself as he turned the but ton.
 In spite of his curiosity about what the watch would say. he restrained himself from listening 10 it tili qnar- ter of 6. when he took the watch out Of his pocket and held it In his hand az the train neared home. When the hands marked six the tiny voice said; "Sir-change your snoes and brush your hair" Mir Bunsner was delight ed; he had often scolded Bertie, when he came home at hat-past six, for looking so untidy,
 He said nothing of the purchase to his wife, however. as he hoped to sur
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-06-24
The FIower. at Your winaow.

American Homes and Gardens.
 The window box, to be a success. should never be allowed to dry out It is not always easy thoroughly to water box that has become filled with roots as will the window box by the middle of summer. Therefore, there should be abundant room fo- water; the earth should be lower through the center of the box than at the sides.
 Little holes should he opened through the soil from time to time to allow the soil and the boxes should be. as near watertieht ds possible.
 The zinc-Iined box with an opening In the bottom for drainage is probably the best, but common wooden box, fitted with plug and painted to match the trim of the house. will give quite as good results and be much less ex- pensivc.
 Any one who has skill and energy. and 1t does not take much of either. can construct several boxes in a day. They should be the length of the win dew casing and about ten or twelve inches wide and eight or ten deep, | They may be supported on brackets to match the woodwork of the house, or heavy iron brackets painted to match the house. or by simple braces nailed to the house. Where these are used a strip of wood the length Of the box Is nailed to the side of the house eleven | Inches-supposing that the box is ten inches deep--below the casing of the window. Three short pieces of wood as long as the width of the box-say ten inches-are nailed to this at right angles, the outer ends resting on other pieces which extend down to the base board of the house: the top of this piece must be cut on a bevel. so that 1t may form a right angle with the horizontal piece This is the simplest, cheapest and probably the safest form of sup port.
 In nailinE it to place against the house the nails should be driven into the studding Of the house, as they may not support SO great a weight if driven merely into the siding: moreover, large
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-06-24
pusTLEss COUNTRY ROADS.
Asphalt in Place of Macadam on New
 JePsey Highways,

If tho experiments shortly to be con ducted by the State Road Commissioner E. t1 Hutc hirscu turn out successfully as he predicts they will. the day of the Justices country road Is at hand, and automobiing will be given boom in New JorseV. suroIss'ng even that which it's unexcelled macadam road system has wTvln it. 'ollmisSiJaer Hutchinson will during the summer experiment with the use of asphalt instead Of macadam Tor building country roads. The roads built of this material in the rural dis tricts will not be like ta" S'nooth-srr- faced street pavement of the city streets hut will resemble the macadam roads in that they will have small broken stones for their principle component and these will be bound solidly togeth- er by asphalt. This will represent a hard wearing surface. from which there win be no wearing of small particles tc be whirled in clouds of dust in the faces of travellers and in the homes of bordering residents.
 Commissioner Hu+cninson's expert mcnts have ittra r:si the attention ot road builders all over the United States who are watching the result with the daenest ntAres. Mr Hutchinson as serts that the asphalt country road will cos. no more than the macadam. and that it's Wc1TluS luSi'AicH Wl'i SUI pays those of the material at present com monlv used.
 Within the past few months Commis- sioncr Hutchinson has been bObbing up most unexpectedly at the scenes of new road operations in different parts of the state. This is the result of the re- cent acquisition by this department of an automobile, which enables the Com missioner to keep his eye on new road work much more readily than he could before Contractors and inspect ors receive no notice of the Commission er's approach. and consequently any sbortcominRs of which they may be guilty in the construction are quickly exposed to the gaze of the official who has the say in the distribution of the States road appropriations In several counties Commissioner Hutchinson has thus bounced upon direnct contractors
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-06-24

and inspectors, and he has not hesita- ted to call the attention of the Boards of Freeholders to the conditions he found, and in some instances he has ex- ercised his authority of withholding the States money until the work was properly done.
 Commissioner Hutchinson Is at pres ent paying particular attention to ap- plications presented him for new roads. He insists that only the most travelled roads be improved, and in this way, Instead of building roads that will benefit only a small section. he is ac- complaining the joining of the chain of macadam roads crossing the State in all directions. This encourages au- tomobling, and in consequence the State Treasury is enriched the more by the increase of the receipts of It's au- tomohile department. The day of the narrow macadam road ten to twelve feet in width. has passed, and Commits sioner Hutchinson now enforces strict ly the rule that he laid down when he entered upon his ofice-that no road less than sixteen feet in width be built in New Jersey.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-06-24

Us to Abu road from which by pony carts, called .tongas, we ascended to Mt. Abu. sixteen miles away, The journey Is made over a well-kept noun tain road which climbs to a height of about 5000 feet. While this noun
 tain resort draws many Europeans be- cause of its altitude, two famous Jain temples are the lode-stones that at tracts tourists. These temples were built by merchant princes in the elev" enth and twelfth centuries, and the fact that one of them cost more than $5.000.000 shows that trade had reach. ed commanding position in those days. One of the temples was built by two brothers and the guide tells of a tradition that these brothers, tiring of their money, decided to bury if, but on digging In the earth they found more, and considering 1t gift from the gods
 built this temple. The buildings ace not large, and seen from the outside are disappointing, but once within one rnarvels at the richness of the carving
 The pillars and vaulted ceilings are of the purest white marble, brought from no one knows where, and every inch of the surface Is covered with figures of gods. human beings, animals, fowls and flowers. The artists utilized the things with which the people were most familiar. Here a frieze of ele- phaht heads. the trunks joined, there frieze of geese, another of tigers or monkeys. In one dome maidens danced in another warriors fought; in third flowers bloomed. The variety is end less and the workmanship perfect
 While the panels and friezes and cell
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-06-24

cock Is India's royal bird; and 1t Is not an inappropriate symbol of the pomp and magnificence of the oriental kings. l might digress here to say that the respect for life taught fin the Hindoo scriptures has filled India to excess with useless birds and animals. The crows and kites are a nuisance. It is TO uncommon thing to see a vendor of cakes and sweet-meats bearing his basket on his head and waving a stick above 1t to scare off the birds. Some times an attendant follows the vendor and protects him from the birds but in spite of all precautions they get thair toll. The crows often come. to the doors and windows of the hotel and inquire whether you have any food 10 spare. and sparrows and other small birds occasionally glean crumbs from the table At Jaipore we 5aw myriads of pigeons being fed in the streets, and Inonkeys-they are everywhere. The jungles of the tropical countries are not more thronged with them than the road sides of some parts of India. About half way between Jaipore and Bombay they were especially numer- ous, and as we rode along on the train we saw them singly, in groups and in mass meetings. Here, too, we saw herds of antelope scarcely frightened by the train. Attention has frequently been called to the fact that the Hindu's aversion to meat has a bearing upon the famine question, millions of cattle dying of starvation which if killed earlier might have saved thousands or human beings from starving.
 nights ride from Jaipore brought