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The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1875-09-23
A Criminal Merchants House.

Kate Field writes from London to tie
Louisville C0urser-J ouraat: What are
people talking about? Sinners, of course.
Saints, you will find all the world over,
are not considered convcrsationally eligi-
bic. First comes the awful failure of the
merchants, Alexander and William Collie,
who, like the Khedive, were able to put in
circulation paper for millions, and who
are now charged with the bascst fraud
TO make black blacklist, Alexander Collie
absconded, betraying those who gave bail
for him, and the once merchant grandce
is posted on every wall as a criminal, for
whom reward of 81 900 is offered. What
fall! Only a few days ago 1 walked
through this mans former residence in
Kensington Palace Gardens, the most
beautiful location in all London, where
Thackeray built his Queen Anne house
and then found he could not afford to live
in it. The building and furniture were on
view prior to the sale. Hundreds of poo
pie crowded every room, catalogue in
hand. owe can't print 'em fast enough
grumblcl one of the men in attendance
"we'vc sold 500 already" In point OF
size the house is palatial; in point of taste
| saw nothing to nothing eX-
cept the bllliardroom, which had evil
IDENTIFY been made to order, and was
beautiful example of Moorish archi-
lecture. There was no picture gal
lery, no mushroom, and the one
wretched upright piano attcstcd the alb
scencc of melody in the Collie soul. And
do you know that in all this great house
could find no closets? In fact, London
houses are Systematically built without
them, consequently every chamber is dis,
figured by wardrobes. Modern conven-
fences are ignored, principally, l think
because the majority of houses arc built
on leased ground. They afc hurricdly
run up at the least possible cost, the walls
often being SO thin that at times you can
overhear your next door neighbors' voices
to say nothing OF their pianos perennial
tum-tum, and the furniturc-dealers reap F.;
rich harvest in furnishing presses in which
to hang clothes. There are few freehold
residences in this great town. The Mar
quis of This and my Lord That are mon
archs OF the greater part of the soil anC
never relinquish a rod of it. So Mr.. Col
lies palace was not owned by him ani
the lease sold for f3S ,O0O!-only $3.50, 900
Mr.. Collie is now criminal at large
Within year he drew out of the firm
;e123 900 for personal expenses. Perhaps i
is notsurprising that he failed for millions
and has hardly any assets. You see Their
is fast living even in England. find hu
man nature very human on islands a
well as on continents. Adam must hav,
been everybody's father originally, lctsci
cntists deny it as they please.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1875-09-23
WEST AND SOUTH.

The Democratic Reform State Convention
of Wisconsin, in session at Milwaukee on the
sth, renominated the present State officers BY
reclamation and adopted platform indoors
ing the reform resolutions adopted in 1873
including the declaration in favor of sound
currency in coin or its equivalent.
The Maryland Republicans met in State
Convention at Westminster on the Sth and
adjourned to meet in Baltimore on the I'D.
Miss BESSIE EAGLEsF1ELD, a young lady
iaw-student, was admitted to practice in the
Circuit Court at Terre Haute, Ind, on the
9Th.
The Chicago and Cincinnati Industrial Elk.
positions were opened on the Sth, to continue
one month.
The fifteenth biennial session of the Amer;.
can Pathological Society was begun in Chica.
20 on the sth. Marshall P. Wilder, of Massa.
chusetts, was reelected President, and w. C.
Flagg, of Illinois, Secretary.
The Farmers and Mechanics Conference
recently held in Cincinnati, passed resolu
uons demanding the repeal of the Natior al
Banking law and the issue of paper none,
directly by the General Government, to be
maze legal tender for all debts, public and
private, including duties on imports. and To
De interchangeable for registered bonds,
Anu-monopoly resolutions were also adopted
anu one iavoring the limiting of the President
u 'ne United States to one term of Office.
A VERY heavy rainfall occurred at Chicago
ana IN large section of Illinois, Wisconsin
ana Iowa on the 9th, doing considerable dam.
age in the way Of floods. Three accidental NJ.
Cured on the Wisconsin Division If tho
Northwestern Railroad, caused BY washonts
At Lawrence a bridge was washed awav and
passenger train plunged into the stream a,
mat place and completely wrecked, the en-.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1875-09-23
An Obtuse Man.

She was stylish young lady about
eighteen years old, and to accommodate 8
friend she took the baby out for an airing
She was wheeling it up and down the walk
when an oldish man, very deaf, came
along and inquired for a certain person
supposed to live on that stxeet She nearly
yelled her head off trying to answer him
and he looked around, caught sight of the
baby and said:
mice child, that. 1suppose you feel
proud of him ?''
cit isn't miner" she yelled at him.
! "Boy, Ell? Well, he looks just like
you"
ct isn't mine!" she yelled again, bu,
he nodded his head ard continued;
"Twins, Ell? Where's the other one ?''
She started off with the cab, but he fol-
lowed and asked:
"Did it die of celic?''
Despairing of making him understand
by word of mouth she pointed to the baby,
at herself, and then shook her head.
"Yes-yes, / see-'tother twin in the
house. Their father is fond of them, of
course!'''
She turned the cab and hurried the
other way, but he followed and asked:
do they kick around much nights?"
II tell you faint mine," she shouted,
very red in the face.
81 think you're wrong there!' 'he an
swered. Children brought up on the
bottle are apt to pine and de-
She started on run for the gate, but
before she had opened it he came up and
asked:
"Have to spank 'em once in while,
suppose?"
She made about twenty gestures in a
half minute, and he helped the cab
through the gate, and said:
"Our children were all twins, and III
send my wife down to give you some adj
vice. You sec" :.
But she picked up a flower-pot and
flung it at him. He jumped back, and rs
she entered the house he called out:
Hope insanity won't break out on. the
twins!"--Detr0it Free Press.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1875-09-23
Good at a Squirt.

A letter from Seneca Falls, N. Y, re-
lates this horse story: "a wonderful i'm
provement in the breed of horses has taken
place in this section of the country during
the past few years. Nearly every man of
note and means now owns fast horses, and
several men with slim purses have fat
toned them by lucky investments in horse
flesh. This has awakened great interest
in horses, and every new acquisition to
roadsters and track stock is watched with
keen eyes that have speculation in them.
A visitor to the Seneca Falls race-course
on any fine morning at this time of the
year will be rewarded by seeing bursts of
speed that would astonish even a Long
Island horscman. Mr.. John s. Baker, the
owner of the noted horse Tom Kecler, has
several youngsters whose records crowd
the twenties, and COL William johnson,
who represents Seneca and Ontario Coun-
ties in the State Senate, has a fast and
very promising young horse which he
bou ght at auction for 5000.
"A man may sometimes purchase a
flyer for very small sum of money!" /
remarked to veteran who was watching
the Colonel's colt as he came sweeping
around into the home turn.
eyes, and even a good horseman will
sometimes pay large price for poor
horse By the way, did you ever hear
how George Hayt came to buy the par
sons trotter, that they poke so much fun
al. him about?''
81 have heard something of it, and
should like to know the true story.''
"Wen, you see, our minister, Mr..
Bland, owned a beautiful, long-limbed
horse that was terribly afraid of the whip,
and at the first swish would dart off at a
tremendous pace, trotting at the rate of
2 20 for few rods, when he would drop
into lazy jog. One day George Hayt
and friend were sitting in front of
Hoag's Hotel watching the roadsters as
they ratified by. The parson saw them,
and Just before reaching the hotel he gave
a fierce swish with his whip and the horse
shot past the hotel and flew around the
corner with the swoop Of carrier-pigeon
"Hayt sprang to his feet, saying, Holy
smoke, what speed; he shot out OF sight
like a bullet. I wonder if the parson
knows what he has got tbere'
"I guess not replied his friend. The
horse struck two-minute gait as sure as
I'm sinner Well go up to the parsons
house as soon as he returns and buy his
horse if we cam
"Calling at the parsons house, after
friendly chat, they preached the horse
business.
"'You have a fine horse, parson; did
you ever speed him.
"'He's good horse, but never ran
him for any distance, although / have
seen him squirt out quite lively at times.
You see it wouldn't do for a minister to
rush horse much
"Would you sell him, Mr.. Bland?'
"As l remarked before, gentlemen,
I've seen him squirt out quite lively at
times, and don't know but a cheaper
horse would do for me. 1t would be
more suitable and more economical.
"' What is your cash price, Mr..
Bland?'
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1875-09-23

THE Bible contains 1856, 4S9 letters,
1909 words, 81 ,173 verses, 1889 chap.
tiers, 66 books. The word land" occurs
46,277 times. The word "Lord" occurs
1856 times. The word "reverend'' &C.
ours but once, which is in the ninth verse
of the 111th Psalm. The twenty first
verse of the-7th chapter Of Ezra contains
all the letters of the alphabet except the
letter ]. The finest chapter to read, a
writer says, is the twenty-sixth chapter of
the Acts of the Apostles. The nineteenth
chapter Of II. Kings and the thirty-sev-
enth chapter Of Isaiah are very nearly
alike. The longest verse is the ninth
verse of the eighth chapter of Esther. The
shortest verse is the thirty fifth verse of
the eleventh chapter Of st. John. The
eighth and twenty first and thirty. first
verses of the 10th Psalm are alike. Each
verse of the 136th Psalm ends alike. There
are no words or names of more than six
syllables.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1875-09-23
Lying for Luck.

Walking in the early morning at small
station in Northwest India the writer, on
passing a shrubbery, observed man
stealthily moving in the bushes. The in
truder was asked what he wanted, when
he replied: The Seth is dead" This
Seth was the principal man in the native
city adjoining the station, and merchant
universally known in the commercial
world on account of his great riches. For
getting, in his surprise at the announce
ment, that the reply was scarcely an ade-
quate one to his question, the writer took
his walk, and, on returning, expressed
his establishment to the servants that they
had not told him the Seth was ill, men
tioning the catastrophe he had learned
from the trespasser. One of the servants
having happened on his way from the
city that very morning to have seen the
Seth hearty and we'll, it was decided on
all hands that the information was incor-
rect.
. Thereupon one present remarked:
"The man who told your honor was
probably dyer"
"a dycr!' cried the writer; "but why
should dyer tell falsehoods?''
"He was probably lying for luck, was
the answer; and then it was related that
when vat has been prepared for a dye
some anxiety is felt whether it will turn
out well-and the blue dye is said to be
the most ticklish-and that during this
doubt the dyers go out telling falsehoods,
in the hope, if they are believed, the vat
will turn out we'll. Further inquiries
were made afterward, and the facts were
found to be correct; and, indeed, illusions
to the custom were subsequently pointed
out in native poetry. A lover would. per
haps, be made to address his mistress in
some such mad hyperbole as this: "You
deceived me, it may be, lest the blue vat
of heaven, jealous of the heaven of your
face, should wish to spoil ITSELF"
There is no pretense that the incident
marked any discovery; the circumstance
is probably we'll known to anyone taking
an interest in folklore and local customs,
but it certainly explains how lying might
be held q species of worship in countries
where the popular faith conceives spirits
of evil to have independent power; such
worship is opposed to that offered in the
hope of obtaining benefits, and is in truth
a bride to secure abstinence from mis-
chief Akin to this is the fear of Offend
ing such hurtful beings by using unpro-
pitious names; thus the furies must be
called the Favorable Ones Eumenides),
and a certain undesirable parsonage should
he mildly designated 1.-THE old gentle
man." Perhaps-but antiquarians must
decide this-in our sport of April Fool
there may be trace of this worship of an
evil spirit. And so, as we laugh at some
-bewildered person on showery morn
ing in the spring. and keep up the joke
because we perpetrated 1t in our teens,
we may be performing rite which was Of
old like laying garland of poisonous
and sinister flowers on the altar Of demon
in the hope of securing good fortune for
those who were not afraid Of lying for luck.
All the Year Round.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1875-09-23

THE publisher of a paper in Boston
having missed or lost about $2,500 which
had been sent to him by mail, and being
fully satisfied that the trouble and the thief
were in the Boston office, applied for as
sistance in catching the rogue. Decoy
letters were used, but the brilliant officer
in the Postoffice took particular pains to
mark the envelopes, and the thief, seeing
some strange mark, let them alone.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1875-09-23
New Publications.

"AvoNDALE." a story of English life, can be sent
free for $3.50, because the author being his own
publisher is enabled to share the profits with the
public Usual discount to the trade.
Also THE BURNING OF CHICAGO" poem. is
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No modern book has been received with greater
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THE BURNING OF CHICAGO" cOndenscs the sto-
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Send in your orders to the author, PROF. CLARKE,
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The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1875-09-23

She was languishing upon sofa,
watching him atlectionately as he skipped
briskly about the room putting things in
order. Finally she said, in low, sweet
tone of voice: George, darling, don't
believe you will ever he great man."
Why so, love-" he asked, wheeling
chair round on one of its legs and grace
fully stroking it with the duster. ." Be-
cause great men always have such lazy,
good-tor- nothing wives"
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1875-09-23

The latest instance of financial doubt
is that OF a Boston man, who neglects to
cut the coupons from his bonds because he
would not know what to do with the
money if they were turned into cash. He
might find relief by applying to some of
his poorer relatives,
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1875-09-23

"A Milwaukee man made three unsuc-
cessful attempts to blow his brains out,
and then his wife told him: Don't try
it again, John, you haven't got any, He
goes about now saying that he owes his
life to that woman.-Brooklyn argus.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1875-09-23

In the garden of the late Andrew
] ohnson's residence is magnificent will
low, grown from twig taken from the
willow which bends over the grave of Ma.
poleon Bonaparte on st. Helena, and sent
to the ex-President. A twig from this
noted tree will be planted over Mr.. John.
sons grave
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1875-09-23
FOREIGN iNTELLIGENCE.

CARDINAL MCCLosKEY vas cordially re-
ceived by His Holiness the Pope on the even
ing of the Sth.
A LONDON telegram of the 9th announces
the loss of the steamer Martin Weiner, from
Shields, Eng, for Hamburg, with all on
board.
A MADRID telegram of the 9th states that
Gen. Jovellar had returned from the field and
resumed the Ministry of War.
The coroner's jury in the case of the per-
sons drowned on the Mistletoe by being run
down by the Queens yacht, returned verdict
on the 10th of accidental death, but censured
the officers of the Royal yacht for their care
lessness.
A LONDON dispatch of the 18th says the
Privy Council had been asked for an execu.
tive order to prevent the holding of fairs
or markets throughout Warwickshire on
account of the prevalence of the foot and
mouth disease. During the preceding week
5000 cases had been recorded in Norfolk,
Sheep and pigs were affected, as well as cat.
tie.
A CRISIS occurred in the Spanish Cabinet
on the 18th and the entire ministry resigned
The next day Gen. Jovellar formed new
one.
The daughter of Prince Bismarck has been
betrothed to the Prussian Count Wendlzuen-
larberge.
A BELGRADE telegram of the 18th says that
on account of the recent concentration of
Turkish troops on the frontier the servian
Government had ordered the formation of
six frontier brigades aggrcgating 1900 men.
A Constantinople dispatch of the same date
says that serious fighting had occurred dur
ing the week, in which the Turks had been
defeated, and that in consequence the siege
of Trebigne had been renewed.
ELEVEN persons were killed by gas at the
bennington Wood colliery in Shropshire,
England, on the 18th.
On the 18th water-spout destroyed fifty
houses at st. Gilman, France. Nine dead
bodies had been recovered on the morning of
the 18th, and sixty persons were still miss
ng.
A MONTREAL (Canada) dispatch says that
in the Church of LEvectree on the 18th, the
Bishop of that city cursed the grave of Gut
bord.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1875-09-23

SINCE 1857 the heather in California
have consumed $3.50 boxes of opium, at q
cost of ~, 421 ,735. During the years be-
tween 1867 and 1870 the amount fell off
steadily, but since the latter date it has
grown to an enormous figure.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1875-09-23

A TENNESSEE railway company has
had to pay $3.50 damages for running over
bulldog which was in the habit of rush
ing at and Selling hold of every passing
train. II it had been boy engaged in
the same kind of practice the plea of
contributing negligence" would have
saved the company even the lesser value
Of the human animal.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1875-09-23

The engineers and conductors who are
to run the fast mail train have had their
lives insured and have made special rates
With undegtakenss-Dstroit Free Prsss.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1875-09-23

THE reason A. T. Stewart opened store
at Saratoga was the heavy betting done
among the lofty in kid gloves. His daily
sales are III dozen. .rE Ga
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1875-09-23

MISSIONARIES and others sojourning in
foreign lands should not fail to take with
them good supply of yotmso','s .1modyne
Imminent. 1t is the most reliable medicine
for all purposes there is in the world.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1875-09-23

BosToN deposits over $4,000, 900 in
savings banks. -, -...-
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1875-09-23

CONTAGIOUS DISEASES, such as horse-ail,
glander, ETC., may be prevented by the use
Of Sheridan's Cavalry Condition Porders
Persons travelling with horses should take
note of this.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1875-09-23

WHEN you 20 to Chicago stop at the
"Barnes House," corner Of Randolph and
Canal streets. The fare is excellent and cv-
crytbins in the house is new. Only 81. 80 to
500 per day for transient.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1875-09-23

PRUssI Nos White Wine Vinegar Works, es.
tablished in 1915, are the largest in the world.
Pokrok. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1867-1878, 1875-12-30
Ia spolek
K. F. Erhard Il Ed. Vopalecky

Cleve land k a wi n a p k a
k ma zalet6la az do Czech Cto-
me Iednom prazsk6m dasopise:
Strasny zlotin. Minulon nedeIi
opiIi Sc diva manzele Clevelandu natez
pax Sc dali do hadky pracky pfi ktere
donaci cirkev dostala fadny vyprask.
Vzdala Sc, ale pfemysela ma pomstu.
Primta manzele, ze Sc ulozil usnul na-
dez 81 opatfila chloroform pilu. Chic o
formem jej omratia tomto stavu
zmrtvelosti ufezala mu dabelskou rozko
81 nohu mad kotnikem, nacez Sc dlvala
lax mu krev uchazi Soused6 zatim pfisli
a obvazali ranu znrzaceleho, jehoz odnesli
do nemocniee. - Nadeje ma uzdraveni
jeho Jest mala. - zena sedi."
Pokrok. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1867-1878, 1875-12-30

oncert. Milovniky um6lecke
Iloncertni hubby upozornuieme ma korne-
tovy kocert, kteryz nedeli od sPoleeno-
sti j. Levyho Reichardov6 SIM ma r"hu
ulic Erie q Ohio uspofaddn bude. Pan
J. Levy Jest neprekonatelny kornetista,
iehoz imtno slavn6 pov6sti Europe po-
ziva. Ostatni tltinkujici silly j,on taktez
vytecn6, zylast6 pianistka Jest oboru
SVEN Znamenita.
Pokrok. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1867-1878, 1875-12-30

Novy rok pfipada nam letos na So
botu, den zylastt pfihodny pro ty, ktefiz
Sc sylvestru rozmasrovali Patek jest
dnem nestastnym, sobota naIezl k dndm
stastnym. ri, jenz pranicotnY starry rok
v patek utopili - iineho osudu 81 take
stary ten trapic nezasluhoval = neopome
nou zajist6, ably pfipili Y sobotu veder ro :
ku novemu. Trytujme ho, ably k nam
byl trochu milosrdntisi. X tomu podava
nam znamenitou pfilezitoef Z cru n, kde
tehoz dne veGer bnde bescda.
Pokrok. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1867-1878, 1875-12-30
MiStni zlrayy.

yestra, tohoto neioblibentisiho
syateho. leiz yelmi horliyi ytrici slavi
radtji pitim a spolctenskon zabayon, nez
Ii bohosluzbou a modleuim, zasv6ti zp6
vacky spolek .Lumir' iako obyteine spo-
letenskou zabavou, ktcrauz zaiist6 mnozi
2 tech ienz na starry rok dopal maj .iakot
lanozi 4 outch, kteii od noytho rolzu sp.
nani mnohych paknych nadtii doufaii.
naqstiviG ncopomenou. Prava zdrayi
slouzici tiIosolie zalezi tom: nebrati 81
scbe krusn6isi rdny osudu pills srdci
zaehovati duvtru a nadtii uttsen6isi bu
doucnost. Zarmutek zmadtnuie, nadtj
veseIi ozivuie, proto neeht finGi yesele
sklenice a pisen -yl.cstroya necht bui-
nym hlaholem zaplasi strasf, ktera jako
zla mira ma dusi mliou1 lidi tohoto Ieta
Pane ulcbla BudH nam pro zejtfek he
slem Celaaoyskyho popeyek
Blaze, bratfi, mad yinem
Cas- ze ncpanuie,
Vino sladke, vino ien
Nacne mladencule.
Savme, bratfi, vinecko
Spojenymi hlasy;
Ninko dobr6 yittzi
Nadeysemi easy.
Jezto piyo jake vino dvouslabitae Jest
mdzeme my, co piyu pred kyselyr1 cata"
ba prednost davame, .iunacky zaptti:
Pivko dobrG vittzi
Made ysemi easy IL
Pro milence a milenky, ktefiz ma ga
prazi stareho a uoyeho roku svazky las
Ky zaiist6 obnovi, dodavame:
Piy<o, bratfi, piyko ien
Ld3hu pod06cuje,
Kteraz panna ma sy6te
La8ce vyyzdornie.
Slovitko ,panna' nasi pokrocile dob'
yysl0 oysem mody uziya Sc len We spC
ieni ominesnim slovem ,stara' r aysal
my 81 ncmohli pomoci, Jet ono dvousabi'
ne a my name ma sklonku stareho rokl
zvlastni dvoislabenych slovech zalibu
nebot vino, piyo, laska jsou jake ,panna
dvoislabcna. Proto nam zajiste zen ana
chronismus eten6fi prd1ninou.
Pokrok. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1867-1878, 1875-12-30

Newark, N. Y.
Nase modfidlo jest neJlepsi ma svete.
Ono Sc nerozbiha po pradle, neobsahuie
zadne skodlive latky jest uzivano We
vsech velkych pradelnach iak pro svon
dobrotn TAX pro svoii laci. IIodi SO W.
tecnG k bileni. Prodava se v pakli6kach
10 ctd. ieden. Ma prodej u kazdeho gro
cera. Pteite sc vzdycky po Americkem
modfdle.
Office: William Str, New York.