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The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1875-03-18
American Dairy Products.

Frank Hereford, member of Congress
from West Virginia, having addressed q
letter to ex-Gov. Seymour asking for in
form alton and statistics relative to the
dairying interests, the matter was referred
to W. s. Fairfield, President of the Butter
and Cheese Exchange, who, at the re.
quest of the Executive Committee, has
addressed letter to Mr.. Hereford inclos-
ing statistics which show that 80, OOO, 600
of the country's population consume
,04O, OOO, 600 pounds of butter per an
mum for table use alone, and it is esti-
mated that one.third more may be added
for culinary purposes, making total
heme consumption of about 49,, 600 600
pounds, or two-thirds of pound weekly
for every one of our population. The
exports from the United States and
Canada are about 100000 pounds,
making an annual product accredited to
the United States Of 1, 402, OO0, 900 pounds,
which, at an average value of 80 cents
per pound, amounts to $40, 600, 900.
The present production of cheese is cur.
rently estimated to be about 800. OOO, 600
pounds. The receipts at New York for
the twelve months of 1874 were 2,O46, 575
boxes, against 2,007,6 boxes in 1873,
and !, us, 1872 boxes in 1872. The ship
ments from this port were 1855, 400
boxes in 1874, 1866, 148 boxes in 1878,
and LIS, 1872 boxes in 1879. The exports
from all the United States ports during
the fiscal year ended June 80, 1874, were
9O,61O, O57 pounds, and the exports from
the Dominion of Canada were %, 183. 223
pounds, exclusive Of the exports to the
United States, making total American
export of 1894 $50 pounds.
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The Suiferlngs Of the Birds.

The severity of the recent extremely
cold weather in its effects on the birds of
the air and the waterfowl has been men,
toned. Many thousands of crows were
frozen and starved. Hundreds of them
have been found blind, unable to navi-
gate from loss of sight, Snd helpless from
cold and want of food. 1t is learned
that this blindness Is caused by the
starved birds picking each others eyes
out at night on their roosts. where in
their reduced state from hunger they
fight with desperation, and practice in
extremity sort of fierce eannibalism on
each other. Many wild ducks have been
captured, stupefed and starving. A gen.
tleman living few miles from Baltimore
reports that the robins, in great numbers,
having exhausted the food available in
the up-country, or cut off from supplies
by the ice and snow, are driven to the
borders of the city to satisfy their hun
ger. In some cases they have stripped
the holly trees of all the berries, and
gobb!ed up all the food they could find.
In one instance there was a robin on a
holly tree for almost every berry it bore,
the tree being within few yards of one
OF the windows of the house. The hu-
AouC AIbSlCI VI iuc house leu CQcm, ana
not only the robins, but the English spar
rows and other poor little birds found a
hospitable resting place and secure
harbor, compromising the family by their
songs of praise and presence. The
pigeons in the city have also suffered
very much from the cold. All day yes
terday the strange spectacle was pre-
sented in the harbor of fraternizing
between a large number of crows and
sea-gulls, which seemed moved by one
common impulse-the desire to find food.
1t was not uncommon to see a score of
gulls and twice as many crows together
upon the ice in localities where some
choice morsels could be found which
had been cast overheard from vessels,
and the cawing of the crows, comming.
ling with the shrill notes of their white
friends, the gulls, made rather discordant
music. The opinion was expressed that
the crows, being unable to find food on
land, were driven by starvation to seek
subsistence in the harbor.-Baltinacrl
San, MarcA 1.
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A Queer Breach of Promise,

The latest breach of promise suit in
the London courts lacks nothing of TO-
mantle flavor. Contrary to the usual
state of affairs the plaintiff in the case is
a man, a Mr.. Townsend by name, who
had farmed somewhat extensively at
Steeple Barton, Oxfordshire, and there
he became acquainted with Miss Ben
nett, the daughter of an extensive landed
proprietor. Mr.. Townsend and Miss
Bennett, it appears, became very init.
mate, and soon an engagement took place
between them. 1t came to pass now
that the father of Miss Bennett died,
leaving his wife and daughter a large
fortune invested for the most part in
land. There was farm worth $500
year rental which fell to Miss Bennett,
and Mr.. Townsend became tenant of it
at rental of G498 year. Matters went
on lovingly until the plaintiff discovered
that Miss Benefits mamma was trying to
break of the match. The old lady, the
plaintiff alleges, was apprehensive that
the property of her daughter would he
appropriated by Townsend, and that
prospective heirs would cat it all up.
Soon after this discovery Townsend re-
ceived notice to quit Miss Benefits
farm, and soon after there was an init
nation that Miss Bennett would not per-
form her promise to marry him. The
plaintiff pressed for marriage, and the
lady said it should take place in the
spring; but the spring passed, summer
arrived, and the next spring also ap-
peared, but still there was no marriage.
The plaintiff saw that the defendant was
not herself unwilling to marry, but that
the mothlr did not wish to lose her
daughter. Becoming impatient, Town
send call d to see his betrothed, but he
was met by the mother, who ordered him
off the premises. Thereupon Townsend
said he would refer the matter to his So
licitor, and then the mother asked him
what he would take to release his claim
to her daughters hand. "Give me G3,C00
cash, and I'll call it square," said the
young man. This was too much money
for the close-tisted mamma, however,
and SO the case was carried to court,
where the verdict is yet to be reached
Boston Post.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1875-03-18

A black Brussels net bonnet has q
scarf of creamy white damask ribbon
under the brim, with ends hanging be-
hind. Three white roses flecked with
pink are clustered together on the left of
the brim and three dark red ones, also
without foliage, are on the crown. Puffs
of the net are held by finely-twisted
ropes of jet beads. Another lace bonnet
of sprigged Chantilly is very shallow
and has depth gwen it BY q voluminous
wreath of pink roses and mignonette
used as face trimming.
A stylish black chip, suitable for
March, has the brim faced inside with
cardinal red gros grain, against which is
half wreath of green rose leaves and q
cluster of pink roses with heliotrope,
Outside is pale drab gros grain in folds
and twists and loops, with another branch
of leaves and flowers.
The English round hat with projecting
brim that protects the eyes will he the
favorite hat for general wear The sides
are not high, but are rolled closely
against the crown. 1t is imported in the
finest qualities of black and brown chip,
and is trimmed with silk or velvet fac
ings, many loops and folds of gros grain,
and some short feathers dropping over
the crown. This hat is worn quite for.
ward, and is the reverse of the ex-
sggerated present fashion of placing the
hat too far back on the head; either ex-
treme is Objectionable. The Castalia is
a pretty sailor hat for young girls to
wear in the country. The Warwick has
a round high crown with flaring sailor
brim. Girot1a is saucy hat turned up
on the left side only. The Souvigny has
a high peaked crown with flexible brim.
The Heloise, with similar crown, has the
brim rolled evenly all around, and the
Villa Franco has this roll much exagger.
ated. Other nondescript shapes puzzle
one as to which is the front, back, or side
indeed, the trimming alone decides such
matters.-Ha,per's Bazar.
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How 1t Feels to Ride on an Ice.Boat.

"Bob" Tunnard, of West Troy, has
bought an ice-boat which he claims is
fast enough to make all the other ice-
boats IN the vicinity "take back seat"
well, Robert, we shall see what we
shall see." If any of our staid citizens
are DESTROYS of enjoying the sensation of
riding on an ice-boat we can tell them
just how to do it. First, secure the serv-
ices of Capts. Foster, Foot and Hay.
ford. The ice is just right now, being
thin and plenty of air holes are "lying
around loose" Wait until the wind
blows gale and then notify the above
named gentleman that you are ready.
Walk down to the foot of Schenectady
street, West Troy, and find the three
Captains waiting for you. They will
smile pleasantly, shake you warmly by
the hand, and act SO nicely that you
would scarcely believe that "butter
would melt in their mouths" This is on
the principle of ;" Will you walk into my
parior? said the spider to the fly" You
get on the boat and as the sails belly out
to the wind and the flat-iron-shaped :hing
begins to "scoot" you flatter yourself
that you are going to have a delightful
time. Perhaps you are but don't jump
too suddenly at such q conclusion. A
gust strikes the boat and she almost tips
over while you are flying at the rate of a
mile per minute. The man at the helm
laughs and eases her up a little. Next
you see water ahead and the old harrow
broad end first-is going for it "like
all possessed" You speak to the man
at the tiller and suggest that he change
his course. Does he do it? Not bit OF
it. Away she goes, and if she is not able
to jump over 1t she must go under it
that's all. You begin to wish you were
visiting your great-grandmother or al
home singing psalms. Your hair stands
on end like quilts upon the fretful por.
cupine." and the cold sweat drenches
your alabaster brow. Next an intention
al collision occurs and your boat loses
about half her standing rigging. After
soaring you nearly to death for two hours
they viii finally "jib her." and away YOU
20 like streak for about forty rods
skinning your elbows and knees, tearing
your clothes, and making your best sill
hat look like worn.out coalscuttle
You limp home q sadder and wisel
man and take your oath that you will
never go ice-boat sailing again. Thu
Captains, who do not know what til,
word fear means, enjoy the matter huge
ly. and have a hearty laugh at your ex
nse.-Iroy Times
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award made BY the Southern Claims Commission
Claims allowed LIES, involving an expenditure
Ss for the a aoase iii
ing pensions to widows and children, dependent
mothers and fathers, or orphan brothers and
q IN
the political disabilities Of number Of persons
-. "A report was made nom the conference COM
tee On the bill for the equalization Of nounsie T.
t Ws. fa id on table ana
that the tSs
ton was raised that he could not legally do so,
the conference report having been tabled when
1t was necessary it should he concurred In
by the Senate, Notwithstanding the House had
withdrawn its non-concurrence in the Senate
amendments. "A resolution was passed tender.
ing thanks to the Vice President for the impartial
and courteous manner In which he had presided
over the Senate, when report was received
from the President that he had no further com.
munication to make and the Senate adjourned
sine die.
In the House, on tho 4th, conference
reports on the Sundry Civil, River and Harbor,
;oa Il. s.
for the relief Of the Terre Haute & Indianapolis
Railroad Company;: for the coinage Of
silver I'M nj @
buQue. The Senate amendments to the South
crn Claims bill were concurred In. Several blla
OF q private character were also passed. A resO'
luton was passed rendering thanks to the Clerk
and other officers of the House for their courtesy
efficiency and fidelity, and, q committee having
reported that the President had no further com:
munication to make to Congress, at twelve O'Clock
the Speaker announced the expiration of the last
session Of the Forty-third Congress, and deliv'
cred short farewell address, and the members
dispersed.
The Senate of the Forty fourth Con.
gress assembled in special session at noon on the
9TH, Vice. President Wilson presiding. The proc
lamation Of the President was read, and the oath
administered to the new Senators. Mr.. Morton
offered Notwithstanding Mr.. Kellogg te
be the legal Governor Of louisiana, and
promising the support of the Government in ad
ministering the duties of his office; declaring
Pinchback entitled to a seat in the Senate from
Louisiana -. The committee appointed to wait
upon the President reported that he would com
municate with the Senate on the Sth, and an ad
journment was had to that date.
In the Senate, on the 9Th, Mr.. Morton
advocated his resolution for the admission o
Pinchback as Senator from Louisiana, arguing
that his credentials constitute prind fdee evi
dence and he must be seated, any question as t.
the character of the body which elected him, the
manner of his election, ETC., to be inquired into
afterward. i. "A short executive session was held
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1875-03-18
l, Alphonso, live and learn,
Seeing Nature 20 astern.
RELIGIOUS and Educational.

According to the recent statistics of
the Methodist Episcopal Church there
were S12 parsonages built last year, a
larger advance than in any previous year,
against 1913 in 1873. This is one parson-
age for every secular day Of the year.
Some of these parsonages built last year
range from $500 to $85,0O0 each.
May 26 has just been fixed upon a.
the date for the next International Con-
vention of the Young Mems CLristian
Associations of the United States and
Canada. The meeting will be held at
Richmond, Va, In compliance with the
cordial invitation extended to the con.
vention by that city's association last
June. It 10 the first time since 1860 that
the delegates meet in the South.
The Bible revisers in England hare
had little trouble with the texts ' hich
relate to baptism. The words bapti.e''
and baptism" are retained, ia this d.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1875-03-18
school and to behave orderly. A tenant
who breaks this agreement shall have to
pay more rent. II this be not sufficient
to mend him he shall have to go.
Miscellaneous.

pay more rent. II this De not SumclenL
to mend him he shall have to 60.
Miscellaneous.
1t is said to be sure sign that
Montana man is good-naturcd when he
let's the baby play with his revolver.
An eminent foreign physician asserts
that the drinking of coffee invigorates
and improves the sight. Coffee, howev-
er, is not alone in that respect, as any
fellow who, after little spree, has found
two key-holes in the door can testify.
There is striking personal resem-
blance between John w. Hart and Ed
ward L. Ayers, of San Francisco. Ayers
forged an order on banker for twenty
dollars, and got the money. The crime
was discovered, and the banker, misled
ny the likeness, accused Hart of being
the man to whom the money was paid.
The Identification was positive, and Hart
protested against arrest in vain Doubt
less he would have been convicted, as he
Was unable to clearly prove an alibi, had
not detective arrested Ayers on sus.
picion, and induced him to confess.
And here is the first demonstration l
may say it was ever in my power to wit
ness in cowology-a COW "coasting"
down hill: The barn stood upon hill,
at the foot of which the cattle had been
accustomed to 60 for drink. But last
Monday morning the hill was covered
with ice, and the boy placed tub of
water near the barn door and let out the
COW, supposing she would Stake her
thirst from that tub. The COW, however,
started off for her old place at the foot
of the hill, and, finding herself slipping,
she squatted upon her launches, like
dog, and bracing her feet in front she
slid distance of twenty feet to the bot
tom; and, as she brought up of sud-
den, she recovered her hind feet and
looked around as if to see "what had
happened."-Boston Globe.
The Boston Transcript tells this gilt.
tering story: "A lady blazed all over
with diamonds at a Fifth avenue party
recently. On each shoulder she had
four stars the size of dollar made of
diamonds; her hair was set thick}y with
diamonds; there was diamond bandeau
on her brow; she had diamond earrings,
and diamond necklace; upon the sides
of her chest were two circles of da-
monds, from which deepened lines and
curves OF diamonds reaching to her
waist, upon which she wore a diamond
girdle; on her skirt in front were large
peacocks wrought in lines of diamonds i;
there were rosettes of diamonds on her
slippers, and diamonds, large and small,
all over her dress and person, wherever
they could be placed. The lady's grand.
father was cartman, her father pawn
broker, and her husband well, he lives
upon her father. The old gentleman is
worth his millions, and stills follows his
| business and adds to his store He ia
never present at these parties, though
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1875-03-18
Personal and Literary.

Stanley Is under contract with the
Africa.
Col. Jose Navarro, the only surviving
signer of the declaration of Texan indie.
pendence, lives at San Antonio.
The Rev. AntiFine- Cut Trask lef,
$15, 600 worth of property, which. but 70,
his reformed habits, might have beer
squandered in ten-cent papers.
Maj. Thomas Taylor, of Louisiana
passed through all the perils of the wal
of 1912 only to die recently of whoopina
cough at the age Of ninety.five.
Miss Georgia Anser, of Santa Rosa
CAL, is successful deer huntress. She
is sweet, single and sixteen, and not such
goose as her name would imply.
The last one was Mrs. Papin, of Els.
sex, vt. She was the mother of twenty
three children, the grandmother of q
multitude, and she passed away aged
The Grand Opera-House in New
York has not been sold to Senator Stew
art, of Nevada. But A. T. Stewart talks
OF buying it and the property adjoining
for 81, OOO, 900, and opening another dry
goods store.
Samuel J. Goodhue, of Ipswich.
Mass, q lame man, who moves on a sled
which he propels with two sticks having
spurs, travelled in this manner from lbs.
witch to Salem, thirteen miles, few days
ago, in an hour and half.
-Horatio Seymour nearly lost his
sight the other day. He had been fool.
ing with strong solution of sulphate OF
copper and got some of it into his eyes
He became totally blind for time but
now manages to see more clearly than
ever.
"A few nights ago was consummated
the sale of the half of the Toledo BLADE
owned by D. r. Locke Petroleum V.
Nasby) to his partner, j. p. Jones, who,
by this means, becomes the sole owner.
Mr.. Locke will still continue to act az
editor of the Weekly Blade.
Laura D. Fair appeared as q witness
in the San Francisco Police Court the
other day, and testified that she owned
1868 shares in the Silver Column Mining
Company. The Chronicle says that she
mounted the witness-stand with the glee-
full skip of a light-hearted schoolgirl.
She still wears buckskin pocket in her
dress.
What literary journal would print
such lines as these from an ordinary
writer?
l, Alphonso, live and learn,
Seeing Nature 60 astern.
Ralph Waldo Emerson wrote them.
That one of the finest of American critics
should make Nature Ego astern," as
though she were sailor or steamboat,
is simply absurd.
The Virginia City (Nev.) Independent
is never dismayed over the failure of its
dispatches. In fact it comes up smiling
with little editorial paragraphs like this:
any telegraph to day-iti is only when we
have it that we feel as if we ought to
apologize. That which has been sent us
for some time has been such trash that it
needed good deal Of praising to make
it go down"
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General News Summary.
Washington News.

President Grant signed the Civil Rights bill
on the 1st
The bill for the admission of Colorado as
State, passed by Congress, provides that the
election for delegates to frame State Con-
the Territorial Governor, to be issued within
ninety days from the LIST Of September, 1875,
and the Constitution thus framed is to be
submitted to the people in July, 1876.
The late Adjt..Gen. Lorenzo Thomas died
in Washington on the I'd, in the seventy
second year of his age.
Washington Associated Press dispatch OF
the 18th says the President refused to sign the
bill for the equalization of soldiers bounties'
and if time had been allowed he would have
sent in a veto message. The House Election, or
Force bill was read first and second time in
the Senate Beyond this the Senate took no
further action. 1t therefore failed. 1t was
understood that the President would take no
further action in the affairs of Arkansas, he
being influenced by the recent expression of
the House against Governmental interference.
The Jetty bill, as passed by Congress, fixes
and appropriates s5,225O,OOO to carry out the
enterprise.
Senator Andrew johnson met with quite
an ovation on making his appearance in the
United States Senate on the 5th.
Atty. -Gen. Williams says President Grant
had told members OF the Cabinet, before the
Equalization Bounty bill was passed by Con-
gress that he was opposed to its provisions,
and would veto it in case Of its passage, as he
regarded tie measure very crudely drawn
and involving an eXtravagant and uncalled-for
expenditure of money.
Representative Wheeler received at Wash
ington on the Sth, from New Orleans, his arti-
cles of adjustment signed by forty -four men,
bcrs of the Conservative caucus, an ample
number to secure the desired result. He at
once telegraphed Gov. Kellogg to forward by
express to the city of New York the papers
in the office OF the Secretary of State which
were used in the contested election cases be-
fore the Returning Board in November last
The President has nominated Hon. Godlove
s. Orth as Minister to Austria and Hon.
Horace Maynard as Minister to CONSTANT
nople.
Congressman elect VIM. S. King, of Mime
sofa. arrived in Washington from Canada on
the 9th. He stated that he was going to St.
Paul to defend himself against the suit of the
Pacific Mail Steamship Company
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"A couple in Burksville, KY, eloped a
few evenings since, and when the brides
father was informed Of the fact he de-
spatched courier after the runaways
with his consent to their marriage They
returned. and the ceremony was per-
formed without delay.
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-Hepworth Dixon talks shout the fas.
cination Of Niagars IN impelling woman
to suicide. A knowledge Of this fact
would seem likely to mako Niagara pop
ular with husbands, not 20 much for
wedding trips and wedding anniversa-