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The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1874-11-19

the proper use of the auxiliaries "shall"
and "will," might be of material service.
Quite as common as errors in punctua-
ton, and much more cOmmOn-amOng
educated people at least-than mistakes
in grammar, is the misuse of words, and
especially of adjectives. A splendid
dinner is dinner at which there is a
large number of guests and a great show
of silver and other handsome table furni-
ture. The expression is not appropriate
when employed to indicate a nice piece
of roast beef and wcll-cooked vegetables
for half dozen individuals. This is but
one illust ration, among many that might
be given, of habitual misapplication of
adjectives. Such a misuse of words is
bad enough in talking. 1t is still worse
In writing.
If the more advanced students in some
of our colleges or female seminaries were
each to be required to write, without as
sistance, letter or a composition of any
kind, and if then what had been written
should be printed without alteration, and
distributed among the parents and
friends of the authors, it would constitute
a species of examination of which, we
venture to say, few institutions would be
proud. We by no means recommend
such test. On the contrary, we should
denouncc an attempt of the kind as ut
terly heartless and cruel. No instructor
could for moment be justified in thus
exposing to ridicule his students. But it
would be in some respects an excellent
criterion if professors and teachers in our
higher educational institutions, on perus-
ing the compositions submitted to their
inspection, were to ask themselves how
these productions would look in print.
And here we would make suggestion
which may be valuable to some of our
college students who are INDUCING hopes
of distinguishing themselves in literature.
1t is often the case that if these young
men were to submit their experiments in
writing to the examination of some good
compositor in printing office he would
be able to give them valuable instruction
which their professor of English litera-
ture would not, and perhaps could not,
impart. At all events, if instruction of
this kind is furnished by the professors
in our colleges, many of the students APP
pear to profit remarkably little by it
NeD York Times,
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A Frogs Cry.

A correspondent Of Nature has lately
made the discovery that the common
frog has, besides the ordinary croak with
which all are familiar, a shrill, wailing
cry, which it utters when in peril. The
fact was proved in the case of a frog
which had taken up its abode in a heap
of states at the foot of an ivied wall
in the correspondents garden. A trio of
meddlesome cats, also attached to the
premises, are in the habit of teasing this
frog whenever it ventures in sight by
patting it with their paws. With each
blow the frightened frog drops its jaw
and gives Il long drawn cry of terror.
The sound frightens the cats in turn,
and they shrink back in alarm, and for a
few moments seem paralyzed. But, like
children over ghost-stories, there is an
irresistible fascination in the panics of
fright they themselves provoke; and as
soon as they have recovered courage
they repeat their pats on purpose to cab
out the frogs cry again and renew their
own tremors. After driving the cats
away and breaking up their malicious
Dastime the observer has repeatedly
drawn the same plant from the frog by
touching it with his hand. The cry is
described as a cross between a baby's
wall and the note of a penny-trumDet.
They who enjoy music of the sort will
be interested to learn from this that
there is a new note registered in the
grand symphony of Nature.
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Watonwan County.

WatOnwan County.
Haagon Nelson, of Madelia, caught runa'
way team by the bits the other day. He now
mourns the brcakage of two of his ribs.
winona County.
A man in Winona lately bought half
bushcl of oysters and found in one of them
sixty-two pearls, ranging in size from Il
pigeon shot to pea.
William James, Of St. Charles, died the
other day from lockjaw, caused by thresh-
lng-machine accident.
A Winona idiot had been cutting some glass
and, with long piece pointed like sword,
playfully approached a drug clerk and said
something about attacking him with his
sword, at the same time giving a thrust, prob
ably expecting that the brittle piece would
break into atoms. But it didn't do any such
thing. On the contrary, it cut through the
victims pantaloons and pierced the fcshy
part of the thigh to the extent of some three
inches. so that Il surgeon had to cut it out
with knife.
Winona has made her first shipment of
paper barrels.
A little three Year old son of II. e. Palmer,
of Winona, was scaldcd to death the other
day by falling into tub of hot water.
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The Requisites for Good Mortar.

To OBTAIN good mortar as much de-
ponds on the character of the ingredients
and the manner of mixing them as on
the goodness of the lime itself. 1t does
not necessarily follow that, because q
lime is good, the quality of the mortar
will be good also The best lime ever
burnt would be spoilt by the custom,
common among some builders, to mix
with it alluvial soil and rubbish taken
from the foundation pits of intended
buildings. The sand should be hard,
sharp, gritty, and, for engineering pur-
poses, not too fine; it should be perfectly
free from all organic matter, and with no
particular smell. Good sand for mortar
may be rubbed between the hands with
out soiling them.
The water should also he free from all
organic matter, and on this account
should never be taken from stagnant
ponds. The presence of salt in sand
and water is not found to impair the ul
innate strength Of most mortars; never
theless, it causes the work to " nitrate;'
or, as it is commonly termed, saltpe-
ter" which consists of white, frothy
blotches appearing on the face of the
structure. 1t also renders the mortar
liable to moisture, and for these reasons
should never be present in mortar intend
cd for architectural purposes, although
for dock walls and sea works it may gen.
orally be used with advantage and econ
omy.
Sand is used to increase the resistance
Of mortar to crushing, to lessen the
amount of shrinking and to reduce the
bulk of the more costly material, lime.
Water is the agent by which combina-
ton is effected, and, rs sand does not in
crease in volume by moisture, it necessa-
rily follows that no more of the aqueous
element should be employed than is all
solutely necessary to fill the interstices
between the sand, and render the whole
into paste convenient for use; and the
greater strictness with which this is adj
hered to the more compact and durable
viii ne the mOrtar.-Scteuttfc american.
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The Next Legislature.

The St. Paul Press of the 9th gives the
following as list of the Senators and
Representatives elected to the Legisla-
ture which meets in January. The re-
| turns are nearly complete and it is be-
lievcd they will chang the result in but
few instances. Opposition members
are indicated by italics. The members
not certainly known to have been elected
on the 9th are indicated by an asterisk:
Ssnase.--First District. $. J. Smith: Second,
G. IL. Conkey: Third, VIM. Mighen: Fourth, r.
T. WsI1es: Fifth r Il. r Armsr1 ~i:;, Sixth s.
Berry: Ninth. Milo White: Tenth j. M. West
tat: Eleventh. j. H. Clark: Twelfth, limos Coggs-
rel: thirteenth J. +. Child: Fourteenth, ": s.
stnh o. f nssa1a e En- 1SI@ K F FS
seth: Eighteenth. I. :. Bnckham: Nineteenth,
". Doras: Twentisth ig.atins Do""euy; TWen-
r.t 4 Il na,D9hG Twsn'Eyxec"na' Mm
tyfourih. +. +. Drake; Twenty-tifth. j. :. Pills
bury; rwenysiXth Levi Butler; Twenty seventh
Twenty -ninih C. ii. Graves: Thirtieth, q: w.
s.son$: =. r: Z: Nsalg; T1rty,;hFd; G i; -
nth. Andrew Nelson: Thirty sixth, j. tranKen.
field; Thirty-Seventh. J. W. Blake: Thirty-eighth,
+. ?. Freeman: Thirty ninth. X. Nelson; For
'ieth. 4. +. Rice: Forty first, - Page.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS District John McNcliy,
VIM II. Snure. F. n. Goodrich. ". j. Nc Dona,d:
Second. II. 4. Grover, j. NJ. Wheat. n. E. Ell
lcrt~t"n; Third. Eugene harrington. Il. $. tyem-
F. Greenin-: Fifth, Henry Tunnel, A. c. Seicer:
Sixth. j. +. West. F. NJ. Pierce: Seventh. H.
Heir, n: ": Diron,:: Eighth, T. II. B%,chs,d
kell. B. Ducll; Tenth J; y. Daniels: +. H. Whit
ncy: Eleventh. F.. W. Wcscott. VIM. Wheeler,
Ind. Rep. Twelfth. W; r.; Kenyon. E: L.. SEQ
ards: Fourteenth, ). \. James: CAas: p. Warner,
u. ". Burleson. Lysander Cook. S. r. Gran
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FARM AND HOUSEHOLD.

Wax for Sealing Pickles.-ln an old
earthen dish mix two pounds of resin
with quarter of pound of beeswax,
or couple of tablespoonfuls of beef or
mutton tallow; when we'll melted to-
gether, dip in the necks of the bottles,
as we'll as the corks, and it will seal
them air-tight. But take care not to
have the mixture boiling hot, US it might
cause the necks of the bottles to crack.
1t can be put on the corks of the pickle
jars with an old iron spoon.-Count,y
Gentleman.
Fired oysters are delicious but indi-
gestible, and will therefore seldom be
brought to table by those who value the
health of their family. Select the very
largest and finest oysters for this pur-
pose. Have ready a skillet of boiling
lard. Dip your oysters, one at a time,
in beaten yolk of egg, then in grated
bread-crumbs, lastly in sifted meal, and
then drop into the lard. Turn, and allow
them to become only slightly Drowned.
Drain upon sieve, and send to table
hot.-Xarper's Basar.
Cider Vinegar.-Expose large sur
face of the cider to the action of the at
mosphere, it will turn rapidly to vinegar;
for instance, if the cider is put into
buckets or tubs in the sun, and a mos
quito netting is laid over the top of it so
that the flies will not touch it, and shield
it also from rain by boards, in three or
four weeks you will have strong vine
gar. The larger the surface exposed to
the air the sooner the fermentation will
take place and vinegar he formed. Place
bucket of cider behind cooking-stOve
constantly in use, and you will soon have
vinegar. Warmth and air are all that
are needful.-Country Gentleman.
To Polish Cuffs and Shirt Fronts
Procure at the hardware store polishing
iron, that with a bulge at both ends is the
best and will cost one dollar. Iron the
linen as usual, then place it on a board
with layer of muslin on the board, pass
a damp cloth over the linen and rub with
the polishing iron until the desired de-
gree of glossiness is obtained. The iron
should not be very hot, or it will scorch !;
# it is too cool the polish will be long
coming. Gum arabic dissolved and
added in small quantities to the starch
improves it; Il lump of sugar is almost
as good, and so is sperm, or soap, or but
ter, or white waX.-Scieace Of Health.
The pernicious habit of breathing
through the mouth while sleeping or
waking is very hurtful There are many
persons who sleep with the mouth open
and do not know it. They may go to
sleep with it closed and awake with it
closed; but if the mouth is dry and
parched ON waking it is a sign that the
mouth has been open during sleep. Snor-
ing is certain 81 gn. This habit should
be overcome. At all times, except when
eating, drinking or speaking, keep the
mouth firmly closed, and breathe through
the nostrils, and retire with firm deter
mination to conquer. The nostrils are
the proper breathing apparatus-not the
mouth. A man may inhale poisonous
gases through the mouth without being
aware of it, but not through the nose
Science Of Health.
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DR.. J. Walkers California Vim
c@ar Filters arc q purely Vegetable
preparation. made chiefly fir ,n .hc ma
tive herbs found OIL tic lower ranges o.
the Sierra Nevada molntains of Califor-
Ma. the medicinal properties of Which
nrc extracted thc:cf:om without the use
of Alcohol. The question is ALMOST
daily asked "Nhat is tic cause of .Ao
unparalleled. success OF VINEGAR BIT
fEEs!' Oar E..Swcr is, that tlcy remove
the cause of disease, and the patient re-
covers his health. They are the great
1lood purifier and life giving principle,
4 perfect Rcnovator and 1nvigorator
of the system. Never before in tnd
history Of the world has medicine beer
compounded possessing tire markable
qualities Of VINEGAR DITTERs in healing the
sick OF every disease man is heir to. They
are gentle Purgativc as we'll as Tonic,
re.ie' lg Congestion or Inflammation d
ne Liver and Nisccral Organs, in Bilious
Diseases.
The properties of DIR. WALKERS
VINEGAR BlrrHkS are Apecient. Dlaphoretic,
Carminatvc, Nutritious. Laxative. Dluretlc
Sedative, Counter Irritant, Sud T!tic, Altera-
hive, and Anti Bilious
II. II. MCDONALD &: co..
DRUGGISTS and Gen ACTS. San Francisco California.
and cor. Of Washington and Charlton SITS Ny
so.a by all druggists and Dealers.
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Writing Good English.

The beginning of the school year is an
appropriate time for making suggestions
in regard to teaching. We propose, in
this article, to speak of what no one will
deny to be an exceedingly important
part of a complete education. We mean
the art of writing our own language cor
rectly.
Ii we were to assert that not one COL
lege student in four could write half a
dozen pages of his own composition in
such a manner that any well-known
printing establishment would he willing
to publish them without alteration, it
it would doubtless seem to many per-
sons like very strange statement. We
do not make this assertion. Perhaps it
would not be true. But if it were made
by anyone else we should by no means
feel sure enough of its incorrectness to
contradict it. 1t is certain that very
large part of our educated youth of both
sexes are unable to put their thoughts on
paper without numerous Inaccuracies.
Perhaps the most frequent errors of edu-
Gated people in writing are those connect
ed with punctuation. That many mistakes
of this kind are made is not at all won.
derful. There is good deal of differ
ence of opinion as to what constitutes
correctness in this respect. But the cir
cumstance that it is not always easy to
determine what point should be used in
particular place is no reason for writing
as if punctuation had never been in
vented. 1t man is in doubt whether to
wear light coat or heavy one on a
September day, it does not necessarily
follow that he should go in his shirt
sleeves. The diversity of theories in
regard to punctuation does not render,
for instance, long letter on several in
dependent subjects without single full
stop, except the one at the end, credita-
BILE either to the education of the indi.
vidual who writes it or to the institution
at which he or she has been taught.
Another class of errors which must be
mentioned is that of mistakes in gram
mar. These, it is true, are much less
frequent among young people of educa-
ton than deficiencies in respect to punct-
uation. Yet there are thousands of
such persons who would be highly indie-
nant at the charge of writing ungram-
NAUTICAL English to whom a gentle hint,
that, for instance, the objective case
of the pronoun "who" always ends with
an M, or little instruction in regard to
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American Habits.

IHAvE been very much interested in
book upon America, written by man
named McAllister, in which the author
says: II was very forcibly struck with
the fact that every adult American car
ries bowie-knife." This is true. Nc
Allister has discovered one of our
national weaknesses. But if he had
made careful inquiry he might have
learned much more. He evidently is
not aware that no grown person in this
country ever thinks of going out of doors
without a cavalry saber up each sleeve,
a brass hOwitzer in each trouser-leg,
nitro glycerine tank under his coat-tails
and submarine torpedo in his hat He
does not seem to know that if our cOrns
hurt us the first thing we do to relieve
our feelings is to rush down the street
brandishing tomahawk and Draining
everybody we meet. He probably has
not learned that every father keeps
shotgun on purpose to make target of
twins whenever his wife has them, and
that no Baptist minister ever thinks of
going into the pulpit without wearing
bomb-proof undershirt and carrying
pair of revolvers so as to offer resistance
when any Presbyterian deacons who
happen to be prowling around rush in
Will lucI hulNCS AuO u " SCdlp tuc
congregation. Nor does he know that
no editor in this country ever goes home
from the office without taking along six
or seven dead poets whom he has Slain
during the day and whose corpses he
drags behind him on string. These
things are important and the British
people ought to know them. I have a
faint hope that Mr.. Bailey will shed
some light upon them while he is in En-
gland, and believe he will, for if he is a
true American he wears his artillery
upon his person while he is abroad and
occasionally dashes through the London
streets with columbiad in each hand, a
butcher knife in his teeth, wild war
whoop upon his lips and murder in his
heart. We need representative man of
this kind abroad to supply the informa-
ton that McAllister didn't get. l am
going to ask Congress to allow Mr..
Bailey salary for this purpose. Is it
likely that he would accept it?-Mor
1deler, IN DNnburv Ne,cs.
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One way not to keep warm Is to drink
freely of hot drinks; to keep the pores of
the skin closed; to eat more than can be
digested; to sit over a hot-air furnace;
to lace tightly; wear tight garters. tight
shoes, tight gloves, and bundle up with
"heaps" of warm clothing; wear mufflers
around the neck and avoid u breath of
cool, fresh air; take wine or bitters be-
fore meals, and pills to aid digestion
after eating. DO this daily a month or
more, and you will he as tender as trop-
ical house plant, and will take " dreadful
colds" on the slightest exposure. Hot
drinks just before going out are especial
~ favorable to INDUCE chills; and this is
about the way many are now trying to
cheat nature and to prolong a miserable
existence. Of Health.
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MADE DIFFERENcE.-A near-sighted
citizen stepped into butcher shop yes
terday with the intention of orc ering six
pounds of meat sent to his house, but
after sitting down on the butchers rat
terrier, which was lying curled up in a
chair, the citizen changed his mind and
went to another shop. 1t is curious how
the purpose of the human mind is some
times changed by the merest trifle.-Dan-
bury Nescs. il.
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WATER-PRooF BoOTs.-Acorrespond
ent Of the Indiana Farmer says: ~
have stood in mud and water two or three
inches deep for ten hours day for a
week without feeling any dampness or
having any difficulty in getting my boots
on or off. If you would be equally sue
cessful, before wearing the boots give
the bottoms good coating of tallow and
coal tar and dry it in; then oil the up
pers with castor oil, about one table
spoonful to each boot then oil them twice
aweek with castor oil, when one teaspoon
full will be sufficient. If the weather
should be rainy, or you are compelled to
work in water during the day, wash your
boots clean at night, hold them by the
fire until quite warm, and oil them while
wet, and youwill have no trouble about
your boots getting hard and shrinking up
so that you cannot get them on. If the
leather should become red, give coat of
ordinary shoe blacking before oiling. The
effect of castor oil is to soften the leath-
er, while it fills the pores and prevents
the water from entering.
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SENT free, on receipt of neck and breast
measure, height, weight and price, our (sam
ple) "Model 81 Shirt" Fitted by patented
model STYLISH and substantial Adtlres.
Model Shirt Co., 81 South Sth St., Philadelphia
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The Peoples Stamp Of Value.-The Gov
eminent Endorsement, which legalizes the sale of
PLANTATION B1rrEEs, is not the only stamp affixed
to that famous VEGETABLE Tonic. 1t BEARS in addi-
ton to that ocial sanction, the STILL MORE vALuA
ABLE STAMP OF PUBLIC APPROPRIATION This inesti-
nable voucher OF its rare properties Tonic Cor
RECTlvE aa1 ALrERATIvE is world wide.
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THE most stylish collar that is worn now i,
the Improved Warwick. 1t fits better thar
any other on low-cut shirt. All the edge:
being folded, and the surface looking so much
like linen, we recommend all to try it. Ash
your gents furnishers for the Improved War
wick
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ATTEND to the first symptoms of consump-
ton and that disease may be checked in its
incipiency Use Immediately DR.. Wishart'S
Pine Tree Tar Cordial, safe remedy in all
diseases Of the lungs.
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THE GREAT FAvoRIrE!-Thc popular Chill
Cure of the agc!. Composed of pure and
simple drugs, Wilhoft's Tonic has long held
the highest place in the long line of remedies
for Chlls and Fever. 1t is not only Anti
Periodic but is Anti-Panic, for it curtails the
heavy expense of doctors visits, where friendly
calls are all itcmizcd in the account current.
A penny saved is a penny gained, and saving
it in this way adds to health and comfort.
Try Wlhoft's Tonic as a certainty and you
will never regret it. WHEEIoCK, FINLAY i
Co, PrOprictors, New Orleans.
Fox SALE by ALL DRuGGISTS.
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AMONG other good things it is possible
to have too much of, is filial devotion.
The son of an editor in Pennsylvania, &C
cording to the Philadelphia Ledger, has
been recently convicted of arson, being
prompted to commit the crime by de-
sire to make interesting local news for
his fathers paper. He had not counted
on the additional item containing the
news of his own conviction.
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ALABAMA means, in the aboriginal
tongue, "here we rest"

TRY TIA Tonic an! Alternative medi-
cine, the invigorating and regulating
properties of which actually lengthcn
life and add to the capacity for its en-
joymcnt, is within the reach Of every
member of the community. No invalid
who has had recourse to DR.. WALKERS
VINEGAR Buffers will hesitate to con
cede to it these invaluable qualities. 1t
is stomachic and corrective of I'm
rivaled efficacy, yet, being free from al
cohol, it is not an ercit'.nt. Its anti
bilious operation is more direct, speedy
and certain than that of any of the dan
gcrous mineral salivants, and as an
aperient it gently removes any obstruc
tions that may have accumulated in the
lower intestine without producing either
irritation or pain. In fact its wonderful
remedial effects are unaccompanied by
am d,urback OF all medicines it is the
most harmless and salubrious. AS an
appetizer it is far ahead Of any OF the
alcoholic nostrums that MOI lentarily
stimulate the palate; while as a means
of renovating weak and torpid stomach
it stands alone among modern RENE
dies 8
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THE Atlantic Cable is a national benefit, so
are SILVER TIPPED Shoes for children.
Never wear through at the toe. Try them.
For Sale by All Dealers.
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SEND your name and address to DR.. c: II: Blackal'
81 Washington street, Chicago, and receive his Dul-
lctin and Catalogue of new books free.