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The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1874-10-01
The Danger of Wet Coal.

People who prefer wetting the winters
store OF coal to lay the dust on puttingit
in their cellars do not, we believe, gen
orally know that they are laying up for
themselves Il store of sore threats and
other evils consequent upon the practice.
But so it is said to be. Even the fire
damp which escapes from coal mines
arises from the slow decomposition of
coal at temperatures but little above
that of the atmosphere, but under aug
mented pressure. by wetting mass of
freshly broken coal and putting it into a
warm cellar the mass is heated to such
a degree that carburetted and sulphu-
retted hydrogen are given off for long
periods of time and pcrvadc the whole
house. The liability of wet coal to mis-
chievous results under such circum-
stances may be appreciated from the cir
cumstance that there are several IN
stances ON record of the combustion of
wet coal when slowed into the bunkers
or holds of vessels. And from this cause,
doubtless, many missing coalvessels have
pcrished.-London Medical Record.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1874-10-01
Iceland.c Attire.

A correspondent of the London Stand
ard, who had been assisting at the late
festivities in Iceland, saw several ladies
dressed in the old Icelandic full dress.
One of the ladies and her costume he de-
scribes as follows:
She was some forty years of age, tall
and stately, and would have commanded
attention in any assembly. The bright
complexion and abundance of fair hair,
as well as the general tone of the feat
ures, proclaimed her true Morse blood.
Her dress, however, was what most
caught my attention. She wore close
fitting bodice and sleeves, made OF black
wooden material with broad gold EN-
broidery down the front and on the seams,
fastened at the throat by gold button.
open after this about halfway down to
the waist, so as to show white
chemisette, but with gold buttons on
either side, SO that it could be closed at
will. Such bodice as this is often laced
up in front by a gold or silver chain,
passed through kind of ring on the edge
of the buttons, but this lady wore it
open. Round the waist was belt
formed of plates of gold linked together
and hanging down in front nearly to the
knees. Many of these belts in gold OF
silver are heirlooms and come down
from generation to generation-perhaps
relics of the time when people carried
all their available wealth about with
them, as Hindoo women and Shahs OF
Persia do nowadays. The skirt was Of
the same material with the bodice, and
was perfectly plain, except for narrow
band of gold embroidered round the
bottom, which was some two inche:
from the ground. No aounces o.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1874-10-01
Miscellaneous.

"A clean shirt is one of woman's best
gifts to man.
-Swectening ones coffee is generally
the first stirring event of the day.
"A truly barbarous jester observes
that note-shavcrs work with raiscrs of
money.
The sure way to be deceived is to
believe ourselves more cunning than
others.
An Alabama editor winds up an cdi-
torial on the corn crop with the remark:
1--WE have on exhibition in our sanctum
pair of magnificent ears"
I'm Birmingham, England, an injured
young gentleman was bold enough, re-
Gently, to sue recreant sweetheart for
breach of promise; but, it being shown
that the malden's promise was condi-
tional upon her fathers consent, and
that the old gentleman was memorable,
the jury awarded only farthing dam
ages.
The youth who will one of these
days be Grand Duke of Oldenburg, and
is now a student at Leipsic, was in the
railway station at Dresden. He pre-
ferred to sit on the refreshment table,
and assaulted mine host for remonstrat-
ing, whereupon the crowd tumbled the
embryo Grand Duke over and used him
roughly.
Two years ago Mr.. jacobson, Jew,
was elected a Justice of the Peace at
Sebastopol, Russia. Some of the people,
firm in the faith of religious intolerance,
sent their protestations to the Minister
of Justice at St. Petersburg, and no more
was heard of it. But now jacobson has
been thanked for the manner in which
he discharged his duties.
Amber ornaments are once more
coming into vogue. AS is we'll known
this is fossil resin of various extinct
species of trees allied to the frs and
pines of the present age. 1t is obtained
chiefly on the shores of the Baltic be.
tween Konigsberg and Memel. Singu-
larly enough, a stratum of amber earth
lies under nearly horizontal stratum
of alluvial sand and coal-bearing clay on
the coast. This has been explored
where it rises above the level of the sea,
and carbonized coniferous wood is found
in it with organic remains. The amber
frequently incloses small insects, ETC.,
and the exterior surface is often marked
with the impression of branches and
bark, and in one example the corolla Of
an unknown flower is seen. The varie
ties in color and transparency are very
numerous and the Prussians produce
many objects of taste and utility from
the article.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1874-10-01
The Unconscious Action OF the Brain.

1t may be taken as one of the COM
monest mental experiences of most men,
that q fact, and especially name, which
they endeavor to remember, which es-
capes from the determinate effort of
recollection, often suddenly jumps, as it
were, into the recollection without effort,
after they have been thinking of other
matters. Dr. Carpenter explains this by
the theory that the part of the brain en-
gagged in storing up and reproducing past
impressions is not the same part of the
brain which is engaged in the conscious
ness of those impressions, or in the con-
seriousness of their reproductions; and
that after the seat of consciousness has
given up its futile labor the seat of
memory unconsciously continues its ac-
tivity, and when it has unconsciOusly
brought its work to u successful issue it
communicates the result to the seat of
consciousness; then, and not before, the
fact is consciously remembered. Upon
this we must remark that the conscious
effort to command the memory, without
guide or clew, is generally and singular
~ unsuccessful in result. The only way
to succeed in remembering some forgot
ten thing is to seek some clew, some
thread of ideal association which may
lead us to it. The direct, bald effort
fails for the simple reason that the at
tention is fixed upon the effort, and not
upon the idea sought. Withdraw the
effort, and the attention fixes upon the
idea. The memory of the thing was in
the brain, must have been there all the
time, or it could never again have been
remembered. Memory is latent power
and always unconscious. Recollection
is the mental activity which opens the
cells of memory to the consciousness
and recollection, therefore must always
be conscious. That any portion of
braln-work is done unconsciously in the
act of recollection is a theory to which
we cannot subscribe without far stronger
evidence than any which we have yet
seen adduced.-Dr BucAnill, in Popular
Science Monthly for October.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1874-10-01
A Strange Purchase.

A lady who keeps Il clearinghouse
made a most singular purchase on Satur-
day evening last. 1t appears that in rid
ing past certain shop on the line of the
street railway she requested the propric-
tor to pick her out good cabbage. He
did so, took the article into the car and
deposited it by her side, and retired.
The cabbage-a good solid one, to all ap-
pearanccs-was taken home and placed
on the table, where it remained until
some time the next morning, when the
lady started to prepare it for cooking.
1t was then she made a startling discov-
ery-nothing more nor less than snake S
head peering out from behind one of the
loose leaves. Assistance was summoned,
and large snake was found snugly en-
sconced in the heart of the cabbage,
which was perfectly hollow. OF course
it is not presumed that the snake ate its
way into the cabbage, the only plausible
theory being that he made his nest in it
before it had matured, and that the
leaves gradually grew and closed over
the orificc with the exception of the
slight opening preserved in one side by
the snakes occasional egress and ingress
to and from his singular abiding place
Wilmington IN. CT Star.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1874-10-01
A Few Say ings by Josh Billings

The golden rule liz the only one kan
think ov just now that haz no excepshuns
to it.
1t amt the man who haint got emmy
pashuns that liz the safest man, it liz the
man that haz the strongest ones, and then
subdues them.
Yung man, for heavens sake go slo; if
WI tap both ends Ov yurc slider Darrell at
once and draw out ov the bungholc be-
sides, yure slider amt going to hold out
always.
l don't kno that kontentment IL emmy
CRATE evidence ov happiness; the most
kontented persons that hav ever seen
were too stupid to enjoy what they did
hav, or to banker for ennything more.
The most agreeable takers are thoze
who kan instruct us without seeming to
kno it themself; no man really luvs to be
talked into ennything.
Men often make hit in their bizzness,
a good deal az they make a hit with a
stone, sudden and without taking aim.
A phool IL no company for himself nor
for any one else.
Mankind luvs to be cheated; if they
kant git emmy boldly else to do it for
them they will do it for themselfs.
The most diffikult persons to beat in
an argument are thoze who kno the
least.
A true friend il he who while he extols
our virtews amt afrade to remind us ov
our vices.
A weak man kant do ennything we'll;
even his vices hav no karakter in them.
Genius liz born so, but, like the yung
eagle, haz to be lernt how to fly.
Living from hand to mouth IL the most
reckless way in the world to liv; it en-
kourages idleness, begits extravakanse,
and ends in poverty.
Mi idea ov a true gentleman IL one
who il strickly honest and kind, and who
allwus haz on klean clothes and don't
chew plug terbacker.
If yu are going to Civ man ennything
Civ it to him so that he kant tell WHARF it
cum from; don't make him git down on
hiz knecze and kreep up to yu.
The more yu hunt after happiness the
less yu will find it; keep still, and be
thankphul for what little yu hav got,
and sum more will cum and lay her he'd
in yure lap.
Hope il no respcktor ov persons; she
phools the hi and the 10, the rich and the
poor, the loafer and the lord, all alike.
Thare il no kind ov iniquity that God
hates and men dispize more than hypok-
rasy.
The inquisitive man il like the yung
spaniel; he hunts just az sharp after
things WHARF they amt as WHARF they
amy. Y. Weekly
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1874-10-01
The COStum es and Manners Of the Good
Old Times.

The tradesmen before the Revolution
were different race from the present.
They were none of them ashamed of
their leather aprons. Faded buckskin
breeches, once radiant in yellow splen-
doris, checked shirts, and red flannel
jackets were the common wear of most
wOrking-men. All the hired women
wore short gowns and linsey-woolsey
petticoats. Calfskin shoes were the cX-
elusive property of the gentry. The
servants wore cOwhide. TOothbrushes
were unknown. The better sort were
content 10 rub the teeth with a chalkcd
rag or with snuff 1t was commonly
thought eiteminate for men to clean the
teeth at all. Not only the registering
cavalier but the quiet citizens were fond
of a certain bravery in dress. Men wore
cooked hats and wigs, coats with large
cuffs and big skirts, lined and s,itfened
with buckraln The coat of beau had
three large p'aits in the skirts, wadded
prOtusely to keep them smooth, with low
collars to show off the fine linen cambria
stock, and the largest silver buckle on
the back of the neck. The shirt was
rutiled to the wrists. The breechcs had
silver, stone or paste buckles. Gold or
silver sleeve buttons, set with stones,
were generally worn. No cotton fabrics
were then known. Stockings were of
thread or silk in summer and of wOrsted
in winter Surtouts were never worn,
but they had cloth great-coats
instead, or brown camlet cloaks,
with green baize lining In the
time OF the Revolution many of the
American officers introduced the use of
Dutch blankets for great-cOats. In VIM
ter gentlemen wore lutte wooden mutls
to protect their hands. 1t was net un-
common to see old people with large
with their initials engraved on each but
under their gowns, and white aprons.
No color but black was ever made up
for silk or satin bonnets. Fancy cOlOrs
were unknown and white silk bOnnets
had never been seen. The use of lace
wells did not commence till the present
century. Ladies' shoes were made of
silk or russell, stitched with white waxed
thread and having wooden heels. The
sole-lcather was worked with the flesh
side out. Subscription balls became
very fashionable soon after the Revolu-
ton. No gentleman under twenty-onc
and no lady under eighteen was admit
ted. The supper consisted of tea, chOc.
olate and rusks. Everything was con-
Quoted by six married managers. They
distributed places 10y lot and arranged
the partners for the evening. The gen
tlemen drank tea with the parents of
their partners the day after the ball,
which gave the chance for a more lasting
acquaintancc.-N. Y. Graphic.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1874-10-01
A Walking Miracle !!

Mr. II. r. STEVENS:
Dear Sir-Though stranger want to inform you
what VEG ETISE has done for me.
Last Christmas Scrofula made its appearance in
my system-large, running ulcers appearing on as
follows: One on each of my arms, one my thigh,
which extended to the seat one on my head. which
eat into the skull bone, my left leg. which be-
came 20 bad that two physicians came to anputate the
limb, though upon consultation concluded not to do
so. As my whole body was full Of Scrofula they
full beyond description. and there was quart Of
matter run from this one sore The physicians all
gave ne up to die and said they could do no more for
me. Both OF my legs were drawn up to my seat, and
pie for life.
~, When in this condition saw vEeErISE advertised,
and commenced taking it in March, and followed on
with until had used IL bottles. and this morning
am going to pillow corn. a well man. All my towns
men say 1t is miracle to see me round walking aud
working.
In conclusion will add, when was enduring such
great suffering from that dreadful disease. Scrofula
prayed to the Lord above to take out of this world
but as EG ETN has restored to the blessings OF
health desire more than to live that may be
Of some service to my fellow man. and know Of no
better way to aid suffering humanity than inclose
you this statement of my case with earnest hope
that you will publish it. and it will afford pleasure
to reply to any communication which may receive
thcrefrom. am, Sir, very respectfully
WILLIAM PAWN.
AVERY. Berricn Co.. Mich. July 10th, 1872.
vEGETINE IS SOLD BY ALL DRUGGISTS.
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che &tdwprd Gazette.
PUBLISHED EvERY THURSDAY.
REDWOOD FALLS, MINNESOTA.
"RAMON."

FL EErrolo NINE. NORTHERN MEXICO, 1874.
Drunk and senseless in his place.
Prone and >prawling on his face.
More like brute than any man alive or dead
BY his great pump. out of gear,
Lay the pcon engineer.
Waking only just to hear.
Overhead.
Angry tones that called his name.
oa'hs and cries of bitter blame
Woke to hear all this. and waking: turned and
fed,
TO the man who'll hringto me,
Cried lntcndant Harry Lee
Harry lee the English foreman of the mine
Bring the sol alive or dead,
will give TO him.. he said.
Fifteen hundred pesos down,
Just TO set the raScals crown
Underneath this heel of mine:
Since but death
Deserves the man whose deed.
lie II vice or want of heed.
Stops the pumps that give us breath
Stops the pumps that suck the death
From the poisoned lower levels of the NINE
No one answered for a cry
From the shaft rose up on high:
And >hntlng scramhlins. tumhln. from below.
Came the miners each. the holder
Mounting on the wcakcrS shoulder.
Graphing. clinGing to their hold or
Letting 30.
A. the weaker gasped and fell
From the ladder to the well
TO the poisoned pit Of hell
Down below.
To the man who sets them free
Cried the foreman. Harry Lee
Harry Lee. the English foreman of the mine
Brings them out and sets them free.
Will give that man.. said he.
- Twice that sum- who with rope
Face to face with Death shall cope.
Let him come who dareS 10 hope.
= Hold your peace" some one replied.
Standing by the foreman'> side;
:" There has one already gone. whoe er he be-.
Then they held their breath with awe,
Pulling on the rope. and saw
Painting figures reappcar.
ON the black rope swinging clear.
Fastened by some >killful hand from below:
Till score the level gained.
And but one alone remaiucd-
lie the hero and the last.
He whose Skilltul hand made fast
The long line that brought them back to hope and
cheer.
Ha-.ard. sa>png down dropped he
At the feet Of Harry Lee
HARRY Lee. the English foreman of the mine:
= have come. he -aSped to claim
Both rewards. senior. my name
Is Ramon
I'm the drunken engineer
In the coward Scnor'-here
he fell over. by that sign
Dead a. stone
Bret Earte. in atlantic Monthly.
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SCR0FU!LA!
SCROFULOUS HUMORS.

cure such diseases restoring the patient to perfect
health after trying different PHYSICIANS many RENE.
You are a sufferer, you can be cured? Why is this
medicine performing such great cures? 1t works in
called the Great Blood Purifier. The great source Of
disease originates in the blood and medicine that
llas any just claim upon public attention. When tho
blood becomes lifeless and stagnant, either from
change Of weather or climate, want Of exercise, ir.
regular diet or from any other cause, the VEG ETINE
cleanse the stomach, regulate the bowels and part
tone on, OF yigor to the whole body The conviction is
fession that the remedies supplied by the Vegetable
hmga0 are more safe more successfu! in the cure
composed of roots, barks and herbs. 1t is pleasant
Iake and perfectly safe give an infant In Scrofula
the VEGErINE has performed wonderful cures, where
many other remedies have failed will be by
the following unsolicited testimonials:
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1874-10-01
Best Organs on Most Favorable Terms.

Cabinet or Parlor Organs are capital
things for pcddlcrs to work with, be-
cause very poor ones can he made at half
the cost OF good ones, and few people
are competent to tell the difference from
Il first examination. Manufacturers
print in their catalogues prices which
are three or four times as high as the
value of such cheap work. Then the
peddler starts out and puts them on the
people in various ways. He sells at an
enormous discount, if he can get cash :;
takes part trade if necessary, or leaves
the organ awhile on trial, and sells it on
long time at manufacturers price, eX-
hibiting the catalogue to show that it is
such, or even at discount from this,
which he can we'll afford.
The Mason & Hamlin Organ Co. have
recently announced plan which is like
w to interfere with this business. This
company, as is we'll known, makes only
the best work, which, by its uniform ex-
cellence, has obtained the highest rcpu-
tation for their organs. They proved the
best, and obtained the highest awards at
the recent Vienna and Paris Worlds En-
positions, as they have uniformly done
in American industrial competitions.
The fact that these organs are the best
in the world is indeed too well estab-
lished to need further Endorsement.
The company have now added large
new factory to their former extensive
works, and design to greatly increase
their business. This they propose to do
by offering organs for time payments, or
for rent with privilege of purchase, at
barely sufficient advance on the cash
prices to afford reasonable interest for
the time. An organ may be hired by the
quarter with privilege of purchase at any
time in one year or longer. If purchased
within the year, the whole cost, including
rent paid, is only to 10 per cent. more
than if the cash had been paid down at
the beginning.
Persons having any idea of purchas-
ing will be wise to send note to the
Mason and Hamlin Co., at either Boston,
New York or Chicago, and obtain their
new circulars, before purchasing.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1874-10-01

"A distinguished Italian lady recent
ly organized novel deputation of ladies
to visit the Pope. The number OF the
party was eighty-three, agreeing with
the age of the Pope. The ages of the
members of the deputation ranged from
eighty-three years downward, the young:
est being a year old. The Pope is said
to have been much affected by this curl
Gus procession.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1874-10-01
Best Organs for Easiest Payments

The MASON 4 HAMLIN ORGAN CO.. winners of
THREE HIGHEST MEDALS and DIPLOMA OF
HONOR at PARIS 1867, and VIENNA. 1879, and
HIGHEST AWARDS IN AMERICA ALWAYS. re-
spcctfully announce that having greatly increased
their facilities for manufacture, they now offer their
celebrated Cabinet organs. not only for cash ex-
clusivcly, as formerly. but will also rent them
with privilege OF purchase, or sell for pay
mcnts running through one to four years.
One may rent an organ and thoroughly test it before
completing its purchase: If paid for in the course OF
one year the cost will be only five to ten per
cent. more than the lowest price for cash deliv
cry.
The following table shows amounts and times Of
payment several plans, running through one year,
for FIVE OCTAVE DOUBLE REED ORGAN, style
T, with Five Stops, vox Humane, ETC. Other styles
are at proportiOnate rates.
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-"'Tis better to have loved and lost
than never to have loved at ALL muir
INJURED the disconsolate owner of an es-
tray black.and-tan pup, the other evening,
after having stood whistling for half an
hour at the street corner.
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The party who started the story that
$50 more had been contributed toward
the completion of the Washington Mon
ument has been arrested for trifiing with
the feelings Of great people.-Brooklyn
Argus.
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Might, solitude, nakedness, impo-
the seven yawning mouths of misery.
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Young Men desiring to 1T themselves for business
will be Interested to know that H. B.
sincss COLLEGE is the largest institution OF the KIND
in America. Three months tuition, with al the ad.
yantages Of this great business Gosas
Bryant original founder Of the chain OF ~
chain in order to give his whole time to building np IN
Chicago an institution far In advance 81 any
this purpose is being rapidly accomplished The terms
are put at rate being based upon large patron
age Circulars have been prepared giving the currc-
miuin Of study, which will be sent on application to
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1874-10-01

"A girl, a can of coal.oil, and a chunk
of fire are three things that should never
be left in room together.
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Organs will be furnished on these plans, either
through agents directly, to almost any part Of the
country.
ILLUSTRATED CATALOGUES, with full descrip-
ions Of the organs made by this Company, and circu.
lars showing in detail the different plans of payment
on which they are now offered. sent free. Address
MASON & HAMLIN ORGAN CO.,
Boston, New York or Chicago