The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1874-04-16

uS OpOA Tug dangerous track. The
woman flew quickly to the rescue of her
child, but fell and met her death, the
train running over her before she could
get mp, instantly killing her, while the
little girl had her left leg completely re-
meved from her body. Both the dead
woman and her child were taken to their
home, where the child was subjected to
surgical treatment.
foreign Gossip. ~:
Iron Notifications are to be used for
the defense of German stronpholds. the
experiments made during the past air
years having proved them to be almost
impregnable. 800 .',~~~
DR.. Carl Schenk, the new President
OF Switzerland, was, until middle aged.
an obscure pastor. Besides being
learned theologian, he is q writer 1pon
political economy.
The Sultan of Turkey is of full, stout
figure, and wears q plain blue suit with
the inevitable scarlet fez. "Vice," saws a
writer, has not blighted this mans face.
or even made it unkindly."
The British revenues are still increas.
ing. The receipts for the first eleven
months of the financial year are $40. 4e4.-
500 being e326, $50 more than those Of
the same period last year.
Two noblemen lately fought over a
game of cards at the Carlton. london.
and IN the rough and tumble a niece of
statuary valued at $1,000 was Knocked
over and completely destroyed. Nice
noblemen.
The Grand Duchess Marie. like the
in OonnrOl sol
outset of her welded life BY having the
ceremony performed on FRIDAY. which,
with the Russians, is regarded Us a lucky
day. The Duke Of Edinburgh. although
partsking Of the preiudices which are
generally held against that day. pracefnIlv
yielded his wishes to those Of the bride
For some reason that is not yerv an.
parent, Germany is increasing her feet
IN the waters of Japan. Orders have
been telegraphed to the commander of
the German frigate Arcona, now in Aus
trailan waters, to proceed forthwith to
Japan, and the Admiralty has also re.
ceived instructions to get ready for sea
Immediately an iron-c1ad frigate and a
corvette for the same service.
"A London medical journal is of opin.
Ion that more attention should be given
to the food which is provided for school.
boys, and more regard paid to the deli.
cate pupils and their so-called fancies
which often arise from their natural hi
stincts a. to what they need. MANY bovs
are ailing all through their school. dsys
because they fail to obtain the nUurish.
ment they require.
The boot blacks of London are 400 in
number. They are well oreanlzed. and
30 successful that they seldom remain
very long in the brigade. Promotion n
certain, and often very rapid. The total
earnings Of the boot blacks exceed $50
GOO . year. They last year Contributed
$1,000 to build "Boot.blacks' Home. !"
Many Of them contribute largely to help
their parents or mothers and sisters. and
almost all have money in the savings
banks. In short, . member of the Lon
don Boot. black Brigade has about as
good q start In life as boy needs, for
their education is carefully attended to.
The pneumatic tube in London ex-
tends from Euston square to the Post
office, distance of 4, 738 yards. The ma
chlnery for operating the line Is at Hol-
born, which Is about one.third of the
distance from the Postoffice to Euston.
The tube is i've feet wide and four feet
six inches high. The wagons are ten feet
long, and constructed to fit the tube
closely by means of an india.rubber
tange, and so form sort of piston, upon
which the air may act to the greatest ad.
vantage. The machinery consists of an
engine having two twenty four-inch cy]in-
ders, with twenty inches stroke. The fan
is twenty-five feet six inches in diameter,
and makes two revolutions for each stroke
OF the engine. The trains are drawn from
the extremities of the line by exhaustion,
and propelled thereto by compression.
Religious and Educational.
The movement for the establishment
OF academies, or intermediate schools, il
apparently growing. ,,
The California Assembly, by vote
ct 50 to 81, pronounce women capable 81
filling educational Offices whenever mona.
ination gives them chance to be voted
for.
The Christian Standard, of, Cincin.
matt, has reported for the last year an in
crease Of 2f9067 members In the Christian
Church. This is shout 5000 more than
was reported the year before.
I'm Nottingham, England, out Of
every twenty candidates for membership
in the Baptist Church, seventeen were in
duced to become religious through the
training they received in the Sunday
school.
The Pottsville (Pa) 6sondard says