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The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1874-10-22
r. Youthful BOatman.

We were leaning over the creek bridge
at Olcott, watching Ed. Martin as he
took his evening fish. Martin keeps the
little boat-house on the west side of the
creek, where at any hour of the day can
be found row. boat, creek-worthy or
Noteworthy. As we stood there, there
appeared on the landing at the boat
house little fellow, "knee-high to a
grasshopper," who wanted to KNOWN a
voice worthy of large man-which boat
he should take. AS the youngster was
just about tall enough to see comfortably
all over the top of an ordinary table,
every eye in the party was at once di.
rected, with an expression of mingled
wonderment and amusement, at the
speaker. He was burdened with little
more than pantalOons, shirt and SLOUGH
sailor cap. The question as to which
boat he should take was put to Mr.. Mar
tin, his father, who directed him to the
little Lena, we believe, a graceful she'll,
large enough to hold a party of four or
half dozen comfortably.
AS the little boatman stepped into the
Lena series of questions were put to
his natural protector, who was playing
with the fishing line.
"Why, does that little fellow 90 out on
the creek alone?"
"oh, yes; he goes wherever he
pleases."
"How old is he?"
Five years old"
Do you let him take the boat wherev.
er he chooses!"
Yes, he goes on the lake alone fire..
Quently with the sail-bOat He takes
ponrfSoa oni1Snn mil ~
land"
Are you not afraid to have HIM d.
SOP"
mo. He knows what he's about"
1t was very evident from the way he
was now handling the oars that he knew
what he was about. He sped up the
creek like an arrow, and had just the
stroke that one might imagine the expe.
rienced man-ofwar's man to have There
was some surprise felt by lady witnesses
that the father could allow so diminutive
piece of humanity to brave the dangers
of the waves alone. But they forget
perhaps, that he was born sailor, and
moreover, that child is no more help
less-in ordinary times just as powerful
as strong man-On the tickle waves. Il
was faith, you remember, that in those
old times did wonders on the deep.
AS the party were leaving the place
remarking upon what they had seen anG
heard, a man who stood near trying t.
catch the attention of some three
Founders with a spoon-hook gave his
head an expressive shake and said:
THAT boy is safer than many men or
the water. l have met him miles out
upon the lake, sailing over the white
caps as self-possessed and brave as any
old tar.'-Lockport IN. ~ Union.
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Muscular GristiFety in the FasNest

saw one Of thdae desperadoes get a
nice5dOse of q0iet courage and stern will
at tl6 time, 1857. had had occasion to
go dOkn he road, and had to wait for
the train, My abiding place was one of
those dining tents, where had taken a
meal In the meantime. Among the sew
eral persons seated around, one evidently
was very raw.
His dress was semi-clerical, and, as he
held forth in no constrained manner
about "the terrible sin" and Babylon
ish Cheyenne" the old-timers within
hearing enjoyed; in an uncouth way,
pOking small chatf at him. In the midst
of one of his TRADES against this sink
hole of perdition" man came into the
tent, walked up to the bar, and de-
manded q drink 1t seems for some
reason he had been refused before. Sud-
denly throwing his hand under his coat,
he drew six-shooter, and, half facing
the crowd and the barkeeper, he said
with an oath: I'm going to have
drink right here, or III turn loose"
(meaning to shoot)!
To tell the truth, most of those terrible
old-timers broke for the door, the bar
keeper sunk under the counter, and
death to some one seemed imminent.
confess to a cold sensation down my
back, and thought of several debts that
different parties owed me, and wondered
if l should ever be paid; the green field
in which had sportcd as child rose be-
fore me wildly; l remembered one Sun
day, having played off sick, went down
to the foot of Mill street and went SWIM
ming: felt sorry for the Frogtown boy
who licked me once; but what a sight!
That parson-his tall, slim form seems to
grow taller as, in quiet way, he strides
up to the death-dealing cuss with the
pistol. He wrenches that weapon from
this terror; grasps him by the throat,
fairly lifting him from his feet; his pro-
truding tongue and blackening face
show the powerful grip of the parsons
hand, and, to make the picture complete,
says in ordinary tones, =" My friend, I
have observed you before today trouble
the landlord Of this tavern; l am of
opinion that you are entirely in the
wrong place. The landlord appears to
think you have had sufficiency of in
toxicating liquor. Now observe, if you
create any further disturbance will Jerk
the gullet out of you" And he literally
threw him headlong out of the door.
Subsequently the parson held forth on
the sins and iniquities of Cheyenne, and
was listened to respectfully by the sub
dued old sinncrs.-F0rt Laramie (Wyo-
ming IT, Cor. Cincinnati Commercial.
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VINEGAR BrrrERs THE GRrArrsr Yrr

VINEGAR BTTTERs THE GREATEST YET.
"A few doses stir the lifc-current; slug
gishness departs, pain vanislcs, and az
ter continued use of the remedy the
whole body glows with new energy and
new being. Purge the blood and every
organ will perform its function perfectly.
The stomach will be no longer tortured
with Dyspepsin; the lungs will be free
from Consumption, the liver active, the
heart healthy, the brain clear, the nerves
braced, and the mind elastic. Use the
VINEGAR BlTTEKs," and purge your
blood. Whether the disease he Ferer,
Consumption, Dyspeps;a, Afertion Of the
Lioer or Kidneys, Uyvpsy, Cutnrrh, Mteu-
matism, Gout, or pains and Aches IF any
kind, attack it in its stronghold, the
blood-the fountain of lifc-and it will
soon surrender and abandon the outposts.
To do this you must have the "VINEGAR
BITTERs;' there is no complaint to
which the human system is liable that
will not yield to its influence, and there
are thousands which no other remedial
agent will remove. 4
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Heroic Soldiers.

In a sub-report Of his recent fight with
the Indians Gen. Miles has sent the fol-
lowing additional intelligence, which was
received few days ago at Gen. Sheri-
dams headquarters in Chicago:
~ deem it duty to brave men and
faithful soldiers to bring to the notice of
the highest military authority an instance
of indomitable courage, skill and true
heroism on the part of detachment
from this command, with the request
that the actors be rewarded and their
faithfulness and bravery recognized.
ION the night of the 10th inst. party
consisting of Sergt. z. L. Woodhali,
Company I Privatcs Peter Rath, Com
pany A; John Harrington, Company H,
and George w. Smith, Company NJ,
Fifth Cavalry; Scouts Amos Chapman
and William Dixon were sent as bearers
of dispatches from the camp of this COM
mand on Mcclellan Creek, Texas, to
Camp Supply, I. T. At six a. m.
ON the 18th, when approaching
the Washita River, they were met
and surrounded by band of 1875
Indians, Kiowas and Comanches who
had recently left their agency, and at
the first attack all were struck, Private
Smith MORALLY and three others severely
wounded. Although inclosed on all
sides and by overwhelming numbers one
of them succeeded, while they were un-
der severe fire at short range and
while the others with their rifles kept
the Indians at bay, in digging with his
knife and hands slight cover. After
this had been secured they placed them
selves within it, the wounded walking
with brave and painful efforts, and Pri-
vate Smith, though he had received
mortal wound, sitting upright within the
trench to conceal the crippled condition
of their party from the Indians.
"From early morning until dark, out
numbered twenty-five to one, under an
almost constant fire, and at such short
range that they sometimes used their
pistols, retaining their last charge to pre-
vent capture, this little party of five de-
Tended their lives and the person of their
dying comrade, without food, and their
only drink the rain-water that collected
in pool, mingled with their own blood.
There is no doubt but that they killed
more than double their own number, be-
sides those that were wounded. The In
dams abandoned the attack at dark on
the 18th. IT,
The exposure and distance from the
command, which were necessary Incl
dents of their duty, were such that for
thirty-six hours from the first attack their
condition could not be known, and not
till midnight of the 18th could they re-
ceive medical attendance or food, ex-
posed during this time to an incessant
cold storm.
"Sergt. Woodhall, Harrington, and
Scout Chapman were seriously wounded
Private Smith died of his wounds on the
morning of the 18th. Private Rath and
Scout Dixon were struck, but not disa-
bled.
"The simple recital of their deeds,
and the mention of the odds against
which they fought; how the wounded
defended the dying, and the dying aided
the wounded by exposure to fresh
wounds after the power of action was
gone-these alone present a scene of cool
heroism and self-sacrifice which
duty as we'll as inclination prompts US to
recognize, but which we cannot fifty
honor" ...
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The difference between fool and q
looking glass is said to be that the fool
speaks without rejecting, and that the
looking glass reflects without speaking.

CHILL CuREl-SAfE AND SURE.-Dr. VIII
hoft's Tonic is curative and protective. It will
Its reputation is established Its composition
is simple and scientific. It contains no poison.
It acts promptly and its effects are perma-
nent. It 10 cheap, because It saves doctors
bills. It Is harmless, speedy in action and
delightful in it's effects. Try it and prove all
that's said. WnEELocK, FiNLAY & Co., Pro-
prietors, New Orleans.
FoR SALE III ALL DRUGGIsTs.
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Foreign Intelligence.

AT Northampton, England, on the 9th, after
the declaration Of the vote by which Brad
laugh was defeated for Parliament, a mob of
his supporters inaugurated a riot which the
police were unable to quell. The military
We're at last called out, and in the struggle
which followed many persons were seriously
injured.
A Madrid dispatch of the eth says the Carl
lists had been again defeated at Igualada
with a severe loss in killed and wounded. A
report that Don Carlos had been seriously
wounded at Durango is pronounced untrue
\ special to the London Post of the eth
declares that anarchy reigned in Turkistan.
The Turcomans were plundering tribes friend
ly to Russia, and her armed Intervention was
thought to be inevitable.
Count Won Arnim. late German Ambassador
TO Paris, was recently arrested at the instance
of Bismarck. who charged that he had con-
cealcd important State documents and was
about to publish them. A London dispatch
OF the Sth says the affair had taken very
serious turn, and that the Emperor had
ordered that no stone be left unturned to
recover the missing papers. The Count had
denied that there was any intention of publish
ing State secrets, and intimates that the docu-
ments We're removed from the archives of the
embassy without his knowledge. A Rome
dispatch of the same date says the missing
documents relate to the establishment of
new Government in France and to German in
reference with Spanish affairs.
\ Madrid dispatch of the Sth saws that
Spain had disbanded 10000 soldiers, the pc
rod for which they enlisted having expired
\ Madrid dispatch of the 10th SAYS many
CarliSt> We're coming into Barcelona and Tar.
ragona and asking for amnesty. Nineteen
natives Of Navarro in the Carlist army had
been shot for INSTRUMENTATION. An explosion
had recently occurred at ASpatia, in the
building used for the manufacture of car
tridgeS for the Carli>ts, which caused the in
slant death of eighteen persons.
The London Tines of the 10th had advices
from Vienna to the effect that the Schleswiy-
Hol>tein question would be referred to the
arbitration of the Queen.
Count Won Arnim, on account of the serious
condition Of his health, has been removed to a
sanItarum near Berlin.
The following is the result of the recent
election in France for the Councils General:
Republicans elected, 612: Monarchists, 6O4:
Bonapartists, 155.
Bayonne dispatch of the 10th announces
the withdrawal Of Gen. Dorresaray from the
Carli~t cause, and that this withdrawal had
made bad impression on the soldiers of Don
Carlos. Madrid dispatch of the same date
says that the Carl>ts under Lozane had been
defeated near Fortuna. The National forces
had possession Of the left bank of the River
Ebro.
Late advices from the Cape of Good Hope
announce the discovery of another diamond
field near Phillipstown.
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Let the People Speak.

" MANHATrAN. Kan, April 8, 1873.
Dear Sir-YOur Favorite Prescription has
done my wife q world of good She has
taken nearly two bottles and has felt better
the past two weeks than at any time in the
past two years. No more periodical pains;
none OF that aching back or dragging sensa-
ton in her stomach she has been accustomed
to for several years. have so much conf
dence in it that l would be perfectly willing
to warrant to certain customers Of ours who
would be glad to get hold Of relief at any cx-
pcnse. have tried many Patent Medicines,
but never had any occasion to cxtol one BE-
fore. Very truly yours,
GEO B. WHITING.
Mrs. =. r. DAILY, Metropolis, ILL.,, writes,
Jan. 9, 1873: =.
DIR. K. V. PlERcE-My sister is using the
Favorite Prescription with great benefit
MARY ANN FHIsBIE, Lehman, Pa, writes,
May %, 1872:
DR. K. v. PIERcE-What I have taken of
your medicine has been Of more benefit TO
me than all others and hundreds of doctors
bills"
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Miscellaneous.

Never attempt to form an opinion of
woman's weight by her signs.
When does man have to keep his
word? When no one will take it.
When young lady gives herself
away, does she lose her self-possession?
Soldiers ought to be good physiog-
nomists They all know how to write
about face.
The shopping glove is something new
for ladies. 1t is of dog skin and has
long gauntlets or cuffs in which are pock-
cts for change, tickets or Examples"
which ladies are SO fond of collecting.
Ignorance is grand good thing, and
ought to be taught in seminaries. II
don't know covers up more sins than
charity, and saves more trouble every
day of the week, twenty times over, than
all the learning of all the school men of
antiquity.
Editors are not born but made.
There is not in America a journalist of
national reputation who has not come up
to his present position through great
tribulations. The path is over stones
and through snags and SHOWS, and
though the summit is q grand place
from which to view the world it is q
bleak and exposed place.
Farmers who are not pressed to sell,
and who are anxious to get "the best
price going" are often perplexed as to
when it is wisest to carry their wheat to
market. As q guide in deciding this
point, it may be we'll to state that men
of the largest experience and ripest
judgment are pretty unanimous in advis-
ing an early sale as general rule.-N.
7. Herald.
The power of growing vegetables,
even the most fragile, is something little
short of the wonderful So delicate q
structure as the mushroom can, under
certain circumstances, exert the most ex-
traordinary power, for, according to a
good authority, it is we'll known that q
mushroom will "lift paving stone many
times its own weight rather than turn
over and grow sideways, which it would
appear SO much easier for it to do" The
fact is also a curious one that tree roots
will throw over immensely strong walls
against which they have grown, though
one would think the pressure against the
softer soil would give room for their de-
velopment without the necessity of their
extending SO much force against the
wall.
"A Word About Marriage.-A physi-
clan writes the following sensible advice !:
MY profession has thrown me ;among
women of all classes, and ny experience
teaches me that God never gave man o
greater proof Of His love than to place
woman here with him. My advice is /:
Go-propose to the most sensible girl you
know. If she says yes, tell her how
much your income is-from what source
dcrived-and tell her you will divide the
last shilling with her and love her with
all your heart in the bargain. And then
keep your promise. My word for it, she
will live within your income, and to your
last hour you will regret that you did not
marry sooner. Gen 'emen, don't worry
about feminine extravaganza and femi-
nine untruth. Just you be true to her,
love her sincerely, and tell her of it fire.
quently, and more fond, faithful, fool
ish slave you will never meet anywhere.
You won't deserve her, know, but she
would never see it. Now throw aside
pride and seltishness, and see what will
become of it,"
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The East.

The failure of II. B. Patterson, broker, was
announced in New York on the 9Th. There
We're also rumors on Wall street of trouble in
all departments of trade, and the utmost use
was made Of them to depress stocks, and
with good success.
MI. Townsend has been nominated fol
Congress by the Republicans of the Seven
tcenth New York District.
The Rev. DR.. I. NJ. Eddy, formerly of Chi.
caso, and Missionary Secretary of the Meth.
"dst Episcopal Church, died in New York on
the 18th, aged ffty-one years.
The State Republican Convention of Massa.
chusctts met at Worcester on the It'll. Gov
Talbot was renominated on the first ballot,
receiving 10 of the 1912 votes cast. Hora.
To u. Knight, was the choice for
Lieutenant Governor, Oliver Warner for
Secretary of the Commonwealth, Charles
X. Train for Attorney General, Charles Endi.
colt for Auditor, and Charles Adams, Jr, for
Treasurer. The resolutions adopted declare
IN favor OF sound currency and such legis.
ia'ioh by Congress as shall place the cur.
rency on par with gold; express gratitude
to the President for his promptness in sup.
pressing the New Orleans outbreak; declare
that the Republican party has proved itself
under all circumstances the party of progress
and reform, etc.
The Democrats of the Twenty eighth New
York Congressional District have renomi.
mated Edward s. Esty UiberaD for Congress,
The committee of the Presbytery of Jersey
City, NJ, have presented charges and speci-
cations against the Rev. John s. Glendcnning.
OF seduction, breach Of promise, etc.
At Buffalo, recently, the United States de-
,ectiVes arrested Thomas Ballard, alias John
Davis, one of the most expert counterfeiters
and engrarers in the country; also Elizabeth
Ballard and Ann Adams, accomplices. In
their possession was found $4,000 in coun-
terfeit money Of various denominations, to.
@ether with press, dies, plates, etc. - ~.'- %
An election was held in Delaware on the sth
for Inspectors end Assessors to conduct the
election in November. The Democrats ear
ried the day by an aggregate majority of
about $50.
1t is said the father Of Charley Ross, the alb
Quoted Philadelphia boy-whose whereabouts
have not yet been ascertained, mot withstanding
the large rewards and great efforts put forth
for his recovery-has become crazed with
grief and because of slonderous reports which
have been published concerning himself and
family. e. Egg - &c
The Tammany Democrats of New York city
have nominated VIM. H. N1ckharn for Mayor,
Daniel W. Gooch and Benjamin F. Butler
have been renominated for Congress by the
Republicans in the Fifth and Sixth Massa-
chusetts Districts.
The Hartford Evening Post Of the 9Th has
returns from the recent Connecticut town
elections in 165 towns, which resulted as fol-
lows: 20 Republican, rs Democrat, 10 mixed
or divided. =. S.ykEgE go j Is
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An old man in New Hampshire, who
in his youth followed the trade Of tall
Or, stuck large neOdae inte his lee lust
above the knee twenty-five years ago.
He never experienced much trouble. hi
always joked aboutisssyfsg sistshded
yet to make his shroud with it. A few
was taken S,s SdidsS' BasSs aSS "a
atmosphere touched it it dropped to
Rsfis s1S 10 sas aSs a sSss
all. 80,
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How Mean Man Fooled His Wife.


He was an awful mean man. He car
ried fifty-dollar counterfeit bill to make
a show of it sometimes when he was fin
gering for very small change to pay for
single drink or Wheeling stogy. His
poor, Woodworking wife had been beg
ging him for a nice gold chain she had
seen in shop window down town. One
day he felt in merry mood, gave her
the fifty-dollar counterfeit BILL, and told
her to buy the chain. Tten he lefthome
laughing SO hard that he had TO- 90 and
take drink to wash it down. He NAV
have taken several drinks. He went
home to dinner feeling full of joke. TT
appeared to be the happiest day Of his
life. He had made a fool of the old
woman. But the old woman, wore that
gold chain at the dinner-table and called
the brute her dear, old darling. y, Thss
put anoth6r face on the Sh01e s1Air ssH
had ceased to be q joke for him. The
3eweler called before 14innsr Nas over,
and Landing him the base paper told
him to "shell out" fifty good dOllats. &c
he wished to escape annoyance. BE
shelled out and has never since been able
to see the point of hiyown Joke. q AIT
the poor woman enjoyed it's. Leuss
Republican,. y EsD~ A'A1@ s'1~E '7eH
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SUNDERLAND PUDDINa.-One cup 9of
milk, one egg, one and half cups 6oQr.
Stir we'll together, bake in cups a0oat
twenty minutes, and serve with sweet
sauce.-CkNicotoy, s@sssss
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To HAvR good health the liver must be kept
in order. Sanfords Liver Invigorator has be-
come staple family medicine. Purely vege-
table-Cathartic and Tonic-for all derange-
mcnts OF Liver, Stomach and Bowels; clears
the complexion, cures sick-headache. Shun
limitations. Z,rY .SanEord's Liver Inr;ao,utor.
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West and South.

The Conservative State Central Committee
of Louisiana has issued an address to the peo-
pie in which theyzclaim tint the White
Leagues were organized as an offset to Black
Leagues, composed of colored men, which at
one time they say were numerous throughout
the State, -.- d.. '- Il
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The best pianos and organs at the EXPOSE
ton we're shown by Reed u Sons, of the Tenn.
pie of Music, in beautiful Gothic building
they erected expressly for the purpose.-E1ch.
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DR.KA's DICTIONARY BLOrTER Is q convenient
blotter portfolio. with the addition and novelty Of
very full list Of words likely to be used by writer's,
who. to get the correct spelling of them, may often
gladly avail themselves of this handy and ingenious
assistant. dictionary Of synonyms, common Chris.
tisn brief list of geographical names. and
perpetual calendar are added.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1874-10-22

VICTIMS Of consumption seeking relief and
restored health should use DR.. Wishart's Pine
Tree Tar Cordial. This is the only prcpara-
ton that develops the full virtue Of tar.
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The fact that five million of pairs of SILL
YER TIPPED Shoes are made year shows
how those who use them feel about it. They
know that they last three times as long.