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The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1873-05-01
A Long and Fraitless Watch.

IT is not often, in our struggling, busy
town life, that we light upon an incident
at once SO pathetic and 50 ,unobtrusive as
this which comes to us from Brooklyn.
There, in front of the park across which
the City Hall looks down upon the chief
square of the city, the passer- by, any day
between the hours of nine and twelve,
will see man whose forlorn and dismal
figure, and melancholy attitude, can hard
ly escaps his notice. Never absent from
his post, and never sitting down, he takes
his stand where the great face of the city
clock is plainly visible, and with STOPPING
shoulders and bowed head, watches the
slow revolution of the hands. He is well
known to the old habitues of the Hall, who
seldom disturb his solitary watch. He
never speaks to any one, and, If addressed,
bends forward in eager scrutiny, glances
nervously at the clock, and then, muttering
unintelligible words, relapses into his
customary, interpretive silence. When
the pondenQus bell At last rings out the
'llOa5S zteH31 he 1tarts up with anima-
.3aOn;3 01k3a0 Id all directions, as if
.exneoatSg. soAne 0ne. aQd finally, convinced
that his Tong waiting has been vain, slips
quietly out Of the busy tide which flows
and Gibbs about the square during all the
day. The story is that, many years ago,
he lent five hundred dollars-the gradual
savings of his toil-to friend, who was
to return it in the City Hall Park on a
given day, at twelve Of the clock. The
watch has been well kept, but the friend
has never appeared. 1t is pitiful to think
what an agony Of waiting he must have
endured before madness came to his re-
lief; but his daily watch now is probably
that unconscious and mechanical action
which the brain continues to perform after
its higher functions have abdicated.-Ap-
plet0n's Journal.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1873-05-01
A Young Girls HerOism.

A YOUNG girl named Lottie Dougherty
recently died at Millville, n. j., from the
effects of a wound sustained by her during
a successful effort to save the lives Of
nearly thousand people. In August
last, according to the Melville Republican,
the deceased, while occupying the post of
telegraph operator at Eagle Station, on the
line of the Pennsylvania Central Railroad,
was placed in a position of responsibility
which might have proved too much for
most men. During a fearful thunder
storm, an immense tree was struck by
lighting and thrown across the railroad
track. Almost at the same moment, the
telegraph apparatus was disabled. Find
ing it impossible to send q message to
warn the approaching train of danger, the
brave girl seized a red lamp, and ran up
the line swinging it above her head. The
engineer saw the signal in time to avoid a
fearful disaster The engine ran against
the tree, however, with sufficient force to
disconnect heavy branch, which struck
the girl on the shoulder, and inflicted the
injuries that resulted in her death. The
passengers were SO grateful for their
escape that an attempt was Immediately
made to reward her; but she firmly de-
clined to accept anything for having done
her duty. Such acts of personal heroism
should not be allowed to 60 unrewarded,
and the men and women who were on the
train on that August night might have
now an opportunity to mark their appfe-
citation of poor Lottie's bravery by caus-
ing handsome monument to he erected
to her memory.-N. y. Times.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1873-05-01

By OLIVE THORNF.

A great MANY curious thinss happen to
babies. in this round world or onrs that
the readers of Our Youno Folks probably
never heard Of. One thing is-plantinr
them. This is done by the dark AHMED
women of Guinea. and isn't half 20 dread.
full a. it sounds. The mother digs q hole
in the ground. stands baby inst and then
packs he warm sand around him to keep
him in place--as you would set out q rose:
bush. It keeps him out of mischief, and
he can play in the sand while his mother
works. All day long he stays in this odd
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1873-05-01
Overgrown Hogs.

THERE is not one single advantage to be
claimed in favor of big hogs. There never
was a monster hog which did not make
the man who raised him pay for every
pound he weighed. They do not furnish
an ounce of meat gratis, but charge full
price for every atom of their carcass.
When slaughtered, it takes a long time to
get one cool to the marrow in the bone,
and then when the hams are put in salt it
is troublesome to finish them to the center.
Four hundred live weight is as large as
hogs should be in order to make good ba-
con. Beyond this size there is loss
somewhere. Either the feeder, butcher or
consumer is cheated, and as general
thing every one who has anything to do
with the big hog will find, if he observes
closely, that they are not SO profitable as
the smooth, nice hog of only $50 pounds
weight. A small head, with little upright
ears, and legs and ears delicate to perfec.
ton, are marks which indicate the great.
est amount Of food consumed, and it will
always draw more readily the attention Of
every butcher.-Prairs Farmer.
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crops afford q man an opportunity Of SO
arranging matters that there will be no
overworking himself or men, or necessity
of seeking extra help during the harvest
Of any particular crop. We know that
farmers who make specially of wheat or
corn will say that this system is imprac-
ticable, and we presume that 1t IL for them;
but if they suffer losses on account of q
scarcity Of laborcrs at harvest time,. there
lis no one to blame but themselves. There
are no more laborers In the country dur
ing July and August than In February OF
March, and the farmer who desires extra
help in summer must contribute some
thing toward its support in winter. Ithas
become almost general rule in some To-
calities to hire certain number of men
for six months of the year, and then turn
them adrift for the remaining six, and this
is one Of the principal causes Of a scarcity
of farm laborers. The poor laborer Is
compelled to find some field where he can
find employment during the entire year,
and if the farm does not give this he will
seek 1t elsewhere, and no one blames him.
Now there is no need of this constant en-
gaging and discharging help, for If our
farmers would make the proper change In
their systems of culture of the different
AAnuo VI SIUlu, tS well us LII AccpluS par
ticular breeds Of farm stock, they would
find it just as profitable to keep extra help
in winter as i. summer. The farm
is mandatory as much as q
cotton or wooden mill, and should be kept
running through the entire twelve months.
Most Of our Eastern farmers, gardeners,
and orchardists have learned this secret,
and the Western farmer will have to do
the same before he can get safely out of
the reach of disasters which follow short
crops and scarcity of labor.
In deciding upon crops to cultivate the
coming season we advise putting in only
those which can be well taken care Of
without being placed at the mercy or
caprice of untrustworthy floating laborers.
We know that farmers in localities where
wheat is the only crop that commands
ready cash will think they must SOW GER
tain number of acres in order to pay their
debts next fall, but would it not be better
to SOW less area and do it in the best
manner, instead of going over a large
space to get little, with q corresponding
increase of labor in harvesting? Every
farmer should adopt some system by which
he can be master of the situation, even if
he does not cultivate more than half
dozen acres.-Neso York Sun.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1873-05-01
4 SHORT STORY WITH A GOOD
MORAL.

Reverend Doctor Hall was sitting in his
study one pleasant August afternoon, his
thoughts intent upon his Sunday sermon,
and his mind withdrawn from earthly
cares. when his train of thought was rude.
lv interrupted, and his attention distract.
ed from his theme by the following con.
vcrsation:
''Oh, Nellie Hall! where are you? you'd
ought to have been herc-just the stun.
ningcst fellow
Then sound of running feet, and
pretty soon he heard his daughter eX-
claim:
rs that you Maggie?"
''Ies, come down quick, I've got some.
thing to tell you." T.
III be there in half jiffy." 1890.
Then door opened and shut, and in a
few moments
What do you think, as I was coming
over here, there was just the stunningest
fellow right in front of me! just as l got
in front of the new church my music roll
slipped, and every paper in it fell out on
the sidewalk" 81 E
Gracious! I should have been dumb
confoundcd."
''And SO I was; but it was so ridiculous
that almost died laughing.
well, that fellow, do you think, stop.
ped, turned around, and helped me to pick
them up. l was all hunky dory then. He
walked as far as here with me; thanked
him of course, ETC.. etc. You known
how tits YOURSELF"
The good doctor scratched his head
Could that be his Nellie, whom he thought
SO ladylike? He opened the door softly
a little crack, thinking, no.doubt, that he
had the right to play the part Of listener
to SO strangely mixed conversation, and
in his own house. Very soon it was con
tinued, this time his daughter commencing
the conversation:
There! how's that for high?"
''Oh, isn't it sweet how much was its'
'Only five dollars! cheap enough"
Eyes, indeed; but you said you wer,
going to have pink-this is blue"
Never mind-it's all the. same il
Dutch, alS = ~
The doctor peekcd to see what they
were talking about-and Miss Nellie wal
exhibiting her new bonnet 10 the admir-
ing gaze of her friend.
ats raging hot here"
"Well, don't know as can make i,
any cooler" said Nellie, looking around
II s'pQse father'd kill me if opened Z
door," Her father had requested her thu
day before to keep the door closed.
Il guess it's time for me to absquatulate, ;
said Maggie, rising.
Don't tear yourself away. Are you
going to the lecture to.nights"
Yes; had staving old time las
Tuesday night"
George Sanders said he should gt
home with you tonight"
did he? He'd better learn to spell
able first"
"Thats 20. II there's anything hate
it's these boys bothering around; the]
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hood, and looks like some strange kind OF
animal peeping out on the world:
You may have seen the Indian baby, or
pappoose, bound flat to . board-pOor
little creature! One tribe, the Flatheads,
make rude sort of box of bark or willow
work, and wrap the baby-"little mar"
they cali HMM piece of blanket, strap
him tightly to the box, and hang It across
two sticks. Besides this, the unfortunate
little fellow has board hound over his
forehead to make him Flathead.
Even the Russian peasant mother era
dies her baby on square board hung
from the wall by strings from each corner,
like q pan in a balance.
In India the Funny little black babies
either sit on their mothers hips and hold
on by clasping their hands over her shout
der, or they take airy rides in basket ON
her head. These babies are elegantly
dressed in armlets, bracelets, anklets, and
leglets (if one might make wordl finger
rings, toe-rings, earrings, and nose-rings.
As for clothes, they dom need many when
they wear 80 much jewelry.
China babies-not dolls, but babies that
live in China-are sadly in the way among
the poor. Sometimes they are Graded in
a bag on their mothers back, and some
times they are tied to the backs of older
children, who 60 about as if they had no
such load.
= Many poor Chinese live in boats on the
river, and the baby that comes to such q
family is tied by a long rope to the mast
It is long enough to let the child creep
around, but not long enough to let him
fall overheard.
There is another curious custom regard
ing babies which prevails in some parts
of China. If one dies, it is not buried, as
older people are; it is thrown out care
lessly, and crackers are fired off at the
door. Here and there, at the corners of
streets, charitable people build small
houses with openings to drop the neglect
ed little bodies in, and that is all the
burial they get.-Our Young Folks.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1873-05-01
TO INVESTORS.

The Northern Pacific Railroad
$50 First Mortgage Gold BOnds,
which we recommend as q profitable and
well-secured investment bear 2 $40 per
cent gold interest (about 81 currency,
and have the following elements Of secu-
rity, VIZ: - ..--..e ~. -
|. They are the obligation of a strong
corporation.
2. They are a First Mortgage on the
Road, its Equipments, Rights and Fran
chises. - s.,.s
3. They are a first lien ON its net earnings.
4 There is pledged, in addition, for the
payment Of principal and interest, q Land
Grant of 1880 acres per mi through the
States, and 25,600 acres per mile through
the Territories traversed. The Company
is already entitled to nearly Ten Million
acres Of rs Grant and its Land Sales thus
far have averaged $500 per acre. "a,
With nearly 500 miles of the road con-
structed and In operation, he earnings for
1873 will be large.
All marketable stocks and bonds are re-
cetved in exchange for Northern Pacifics
On most favorable terms.
JAY COOKE Z CO.,
New Yefks Philadolphia ana Washine>on.
FoRsALE BIZ BANKS AND RANKERs..
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1873-05-01
OLD AND NEW.

New little feet y.
Patter ON the floor; -.
New little faces sat
Peep through the door;
New little souls ~
Have entered into life; r
New little voices
Speak in love or strife;
New little fingers
Tightly clasp our own;
New little tendrils
Round our hearts have grown.
Still the old voices
Echo in our ear, =.
And the old faces
HallOwed are and dear;
Still the old friends
Who have passed away,
Live In our Affection :.
Love has no decay
And the old words,
Spoken long ago,
Keep the heart tender,
Make the tears flow.
Thus New and Old
Mingle in one,
Each has its blessing;
And when life Is done
Old faces, old friends
Will meet US again
Treasures long buried
We shall regain
All that is lovely,
All that is true,
Will live on forever,
The Old and the New.
Sunday Maqdzin.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1873-05-01
A Miraculous Escape.

The fertile Imagination of the most SEN
sational novelist or playwright seldom pro-
duces anything at all probable which has
not its parallel in strict truth. We are
now to tell a story of three cities, Lewes
(Delawarcl Philadelphia, and New York,
which would be incredible were it not
that our facts are obtained from wholly
trustworthy sources. On the eleventh Of
last month (March), Captain 8. II. Mills,
of New York city, was drowned, or, as it
has since turned out, merely supposed to
be drowned, at Lewes, Delaware. He fell
overheard from his schooner. Upon the
body being recovered, and after attempts
to restore life had failed, it was placed in
coffin, and then again in the usual outer
box, and shipped by Adams Express to
the friends of the unfortunate man in New
York city. 1t remained in Philadelphia
from p. m. to a. m. Upon its arrival
in New York, the certificate of the Lewes,
Del, doctor was discovered to be some
what informal, and the advice of the
Board of Health was asked. Il was at last
concluded to open the cases, and when
this was done the man was found to be
alive. q
The best medical aid was Immediately
called in, and it was ere long thought
possible to remove the captain Nith safety
to the Bellevue Hospital, where he now is.
He is not only doing well, but there is
every probability Of his speedy and per
manent recovery. How he existed confin-
ed within these airless cases passes COM
prehension. He was boxed up for thirty
five hours, . length of time very few per
sons would care to attempt existence
merely without food or drink.
He will live to tell his strange expert.
ence. The would-be novelist will find
here mine. Was he unconscious the
while, or was the terrible fate which seem.
ed inevitable present to his understand.
ing! are questions it would be interesting
to have answered. We trust that In merry
it was not permitted him to know ssaght
until. his awakening. for If he was con.
scious during his journey, the mental tor
| ture may have so worked upon him that
he will live his term with darkNned mind
His case is certainly an extraordinary
one, and should have the examination 81
medical experts. Doubtless the ON.
GERS of the. Adams Express ofYice h
this city will give any additional iaforma
| ton to those who wish to study and are
capable Of studying the affair. The beau
| ty and pleasure of death by drowning has
time and again been written Of, and Il
there are any capable of giving their per
sonal experience of such an occurrence
clearly, Captain Mills can do 90, for he wa,
80 nearly drowned that he must have
known oil but the final gasp Of death.
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CHEAP farms
IN IOWA.

Upon application to the undersigned there will be
Of Iowa and . pamphlet containing sectionaI map,
description terms Of SALE ETC. Ct go 600 acres Of
These lands are near completed Through lines Of
and CounciI Bifs and III tie ntiat of iorre nnnn
latiOn.
They are offered to actual settlers at very low
prices, and on terms to suit all classes.
ExPlORlNG TICK ETS, emitting apurchas-
of land to return Of railroad fare are sold at the
Companys ticketofices at Chicago and other princi
pal stations. Address
j. l.. DREW, Land Comnissioner,
Chicago, Rock Island & Pacidc Il. R. Co..
O3Yenu0rf. I0NR1>
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1873-05-01

WHEN WRITING TO ADVERTISERS
w please say you saw the advertisement
In this paper,
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1873-05-01
BRASS ABOR-SAvING.
DNG AB0 DAR13NssS .
= c1Il SnAcIynen BOOk

with All our Fonts Of Brass Rule Mtred
Corners are furnished; except the Dotted and Hyphen
The reduction in our Strip Brass Rule u about 70 per
cent
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r. r. r.
Railways READY
e~st H n IL ~
Cures the Worst Pains
q .-sti - m JRoN

ONE TO TWENTY MINUTES.
NOT ONE HOUR
A5rHR READING TINS ADvEHTIsrxxxr
Need any one Surfer with Pain.
Railways Ready Rsaisf ID Cure for every Psia.
IT WAS THE FIRST AND Is
THE ONLY PAIN REMEDY
that Instantly stops the most exzuciang pains, aays
InHammatlons, and cures Congesons, whether OF the
Lungs stomach Bowels, other glands or organs. BY
one application. ss.' 81" -.-~-~ ----.-
IN FROM ONE TO TWENTY MINUTES.
no matter how violent excruciating the pain the
RHEUMATIC, Bed-ridden, Innrm, Crippled, Nervous,
Neuralgia, Or Frustrated with disease may suffer.
RAILWAYS READY RELIEF
WILL AFFORD INSTANT EASE.
INFLAMMATION OF THE KIDNEYS.
..~s INFLAMMATION OF THE BLADDER.
INFLAMMATION OF THE BOWELS. .T -
-, otrs CONGESTION OF THE LUNGS.
SORE THROAT. DIFFICULT BREATHING.
IS PALPITATION OF THE HEART.
MYSTERIES, GROUP, DIPHTHERIA.
CATARRH, INFLUENZA.
HEADACHE. TooTHAcHE.
NEURALGIA, RHEUMATISM.
COLD CHILLs, AGUE CHII.LS.
The application of the Ready Relief to the part
Or parts where the pain or dnncuT exists Will anora
Twenty drops In half lumber Of water win. in
Wind in the Bowels, and all Internal Pains.
:sGu s item bottle lev q r R: h
water. Il better than French Brandy Or Bters ~
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FEVER AND AcUE.

Fever and Ague cured for fifty cents. There Ia not
Ague, and ali other Malarious Bilious Scarlet Typhoid
Yellow and other Fevers (aded BY RADwAY'sPILLsJ,
20 quick ~ RADwAY's READY RELIEF.
Fifty Gents per Bottle.
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LEADS.


Eonpareil and larger,
cut to any length. 10 Is
LabOr-Savfng, put up
in fonts Of = lbs,
and upwards, accu-
curately cut, from
4eRls Plea upwards
including all sizes,
to justify with In
bOr-Saving Rule,.. 0 80
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DR.. RAILWAYS
Sarsaparihian ResQ|vent

HAS MADE THE MOST ASTONISHING CURES; so
QUICK. SO RAPID ARE THE CHANGES THE
BODY UNDERGOES, UNDER THE IN.
FLUENCE OF THIS TRULY WON.
DERFUL MEDICINE, THAT
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1873-12-11

owning thskrester part OF the lots front
ing or Bornding on both sides OF any
Street Of SlIgy between any two streets
The couh III ehall be authorized to or.
der the said street or alley to be mac
adsmizsd, under the superintendence
of the ct eet commissioner, upon the low
est and best terms to be obtained by ad.
yertisement for bids or proposals, and
two.thirds OF the cost OF such macad-
smizing, from the curb on either
side to the middle Of the street or
alley shall be assessed to the own
ers OF the lots or fractional parts Of lots
fronting or AUDITING on such . streets or
alleys, in proportion 70 the distance 90
fronting or abutting owned BY each.
The on,-fourth thereof shall be paid
within thirty days after the completion
of the work aud the remainder in three
equal installments, payable, respective
ly in one, two, or three years from the
date of the first payment; The other
third OF the cost Of macadamizing shall
be paid by the city. the intersections
of streets, or a street and alley, macad-I
amised under this section, shall be mas
cadamized at the sole; expense OF the
city. The sums or money thus assessed
for macadamizing shall be a lien npon
the lots or fractional parts of lots. upon
which they are assessed, to be enforced
by decree as hereinbefore provided, or
collected by lhs. same person or officer,
with the same powers and subject 10
the same responsibilities as are pre-.
scribed by the third section OF this act.
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RRv. W. n. WHITE is again before
the public. He was granted by the
Washington Presbytery Last summer
permission to be transferred as a sus-
pended minister to the Allegheny Pres
bytery and that body now refuses to
receive him. The following minute
prepared BY committee was adopted
by the Presbytery in relation to the
case:
"Presbytery, in the vote declining TO
receive Rev. W. NJ. White as a sus-
pended member rom the Presbytery OF
Washington, were not influenced by
any views Of the merits OF the original
case; but the simple conviction that
the Presbytery Of Washington are as
willing, and competent as we, to do
justice in this whole matter; and fur,
ther that the welfare and and useful
ness Of Mr.. White and the interests and
good name of the whole church do re-
quire, that all future action in this case
should be taken by the Presbytery OF
Washington, and that our reception of
him would embarrass any efforts to
free Mr.. White from the sentence I'M
der which he now lies"
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defendants, against whom it is entered,
to appear within four weeks after the
dste OF the first publication thereof, or
the next rule day, (if the case be at
rules, and do what is necessary to pro-
tect their interests. It shall be pub
lished once a week for four successive
weeks, in some newspaper published in,
the county in which the order is made
or directed. if one is 30 published, un-
less the court in which the case is
should otherwise order; and if no news
paper be published in the county, then
in such ether newspaper as the court
NAV prescribe; or if none be 30 pre-
scribed, as the clerk may direct: Pro-
vidsd, that such order shall be deemed
to have been duly published on the day
of the fourth publication thereof 1t
shall also be posted at the front door OF
the cour. houee Of the county wherein
the court is Ield, at least twenty days
before judgment or decree is rendered"