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The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1875-08-05
Of e4oo0p per qaaFter iaumsyssy.zguuzbalizg-'
room in the State.
"A Pennsylvania obituary notice sadly
says: !" il 4 q


room in the State.
"A Pennsylvania obituary notice sadly
says: !" i'll d
."--per"'s zee Press.
"A ten year-old Providence sboy bor-
rowed rs from his father the other day
and started a crfbstonF restaurant, from
which he cleared $11, besides paying back
the borrowed money.
1T is remarked that while Florida un-
doubleday raises the finest watermelons in
the world, it cannot be denied that the
trade of undertaking thrives there with
holocaustic luxuriance.
-" If OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES to pull my
ears" said loud-mouthed fellow on a
street corner, he will just have his hands
full, now" The crowd looked at the
mans ears and thought so.
"A Philadelphia hay and feed dealer
died lately and left his daughter $50, 600.
The heiress is victim of strong drink,
and has been an inmate of the House Of
Correction for some time past. ~ I;
Human nature: The other day III
Stewards, New York, lady actually
burst into tears at finding that novelty in
dress goods for which she had paid three
dollars yard few weeks ago was now
selling for one dollar and half.
1t looks as if somebody is starting a
newspaper every day. The fact that hun
dreds of men who have worked In jour
nalist's harness all theirliv would 90 out
and commit suicide if it were not for the
uncertainty of such course doesn't seem
to have the slightest effect on beginners
Courier-J ournal.
-Acensus enumerator in Liberty, Sulli-
van County, N. Y, has found German
girl, fifteen years of age, who speaks both
German and English and accurately
writes both languages left-handed. She
has made 200 shingles since the snow
left, besides dragging i'm many of the
' crops in her section.
The man who slappeth himself in his
face in order to deprive the festive mos.
quito of his rations may olve to see the
day when he will be able to sympathize
with the well-intentioned insect, which
presenteth its bill not maliciously, bu
! verify because it innocently desireth tc
obtain that which it needeth.
The little Hartford girl who gave ut
terance to the following idea was puzzline
her mind with problem that has both
cred the world for ages. She was re-
proved for some childish act, and, seating
herself on the floor at her mothers feet
reflected for long time, and then, look
ing up, said: MA, why is it that naughty
things are so nice?"
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WEST AND SOUTH.

THE substance of John D. Lees confession
relating to the Mountain Meadows massacre
is that thirty Mormons, with the assistance
of large number of Indians, decoyed the
emigrants from. their entrenchments by flag
of truce; that all were murdered except
seventeen children; that the deed was
done under orders from the leader of
the Mormon Church; that he took
the news of tle massacre to Brigham
Young, who deplored the transaction and
said it would bring disaster on the Mormon
people. Lees statement, so far as known,
says a Beaver (Utah) dispatch of the Goth,
only confirms the previous reports in regard
to the massacre.
THIRTEEN miners and four wagons were
captured forty-ive miles north of Fort
Laramie, en- route to the Black Hills, on the
10th, and taken into the fort on parole.
Mr.. EADs reported on the Goth that the
Mississippi jetties had been run out 5000 feet
andswere progressing at the rate of 200 feet
daily Four hundred men are employed.
A PETITION has been filed in the Probate
Court Of Cincinnati for the impeachment OF
Mayor johnson. Among the charges made
dRdlue1HtAI 10 Ouc W INC SucCt tA6L Ac Gil
deavored to control the labors of the police
contrary to the law in force when he was a
candidate for reelection.
THE Democratic campaign in Ohio was
opened at Gallipolis on the 21st, Geo. H.
Pendleton and Gov. Allen being the principal
speakers.
THE Nebraska Republican State Conven.
tioa is to meet at Kearney on the 18th of Sep
TENDER.
THE Maryland Democratic State Conven.
ton, at Baltimore on the ed, nominated John
Lee Carroll for Governor. The resolutions
adopted oppose high protective tariff and
protest against any increase of the circulat.
ing currency, and demand that Congress
shall pass such measures as will result in q
resumption Of specie payments at'the earliest
possible moment.
The Democrats Of the First Mississippi
District have, by reclamation, renominated
L. Q. c. Lamar for Congress.
The confession Of John D. Lee, of Mount
ain Meadows massacre notoriety, not being
satisfactory to the Prosecuting Attorney, Lee
was on the 21st placed on trial under he old
and three new indictments A Jury was i'm.
paneled on the 22d, composed of eight Nor.
mons and four Gentiles. .-e.s
A cooxINe.rANK In Close 4 sons paper
mill, at Iowa City, exploded On tho evening
Of thesad and destroyed more than half o.
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MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.

The dullAess of business on the Cham
plain Canal this season is said to be unprece-
dented.
Some people do not think Japan a
very romantic place, but isn't it the land of
fan, see?
White feet are said to be the sign of
good breeding in horses. 1t is the same
with people.
"A Georgia planter boasts of six
daughters, each Of them six feet tall. He
thinks them little above par.
The grape crop of California was not
injured by the severe winter and wet
spring. A full yield is anticipated.
There is generally this difference be-
tween millionaires and their families-the
former have the millions and the latter the
airs.
Compared with the quantities of
pianos played every morning the number
of suicides is very small at this season IF
the year.
Sine, the Cincinnati lottery man, has
beaten the Postmaster in that Injunction
suit, and fools can forward their money
again.
Since the erection of so mahy cotton
mills in the South planters have to be very
careful about baling up grindstones and
scrap-iron.
MIR. Keely made q motor
Out of air and little water;
Science wondered-went to see
The public said: $50 motor be-"
An honest Virginia miller who died
the other day confessed that he had stolen
1000 bushels Of wheat during his lifetime
from his unsuspecting customers.
-Twenty.se women waited on Ne
braska man the other day, carrying tar and
feathers, but he leaped six-rail fence and
got away. 1t was no time to tar-ry.
|, Numerous applications for admis-
sion to the Medical School of Boston
University have recently been re-
ceived from England, France and Tur-
key.
"A school-boy in Lewiston, Me-, has
made enough money by peddling fruit
and confectionery in the streets between
recitations to become the owner of several
houses in Bath. e. 80
"A Matching machine is in operation at
Omaha, Neb., by which the eggs are care
fully heated by steam. The fourth trial Of
the machine Matched seventy-two chickens
out Of 1870 eggs.
The Supreme Court Of Nevada has
unanimously decided the law to be con-
stitutiopal Which authorizes the collection
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1875-08-05

A BOY in Rome, Ca, has begun life in
emulation of Hercules. The child Is
only two years old, and negro boy acts
as his nurse. Last week the nurse left the
baby alone in the garden for short time,
and on returning he found the infant prod
ICY engaged in vigorous attack upon q
large rattlesnake. The baby had . stick,
with which he had already given the
snake severe wound, and he was so act:
cowed and had no esance to coil for q
spring. so5it,rc
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1875-08-05

Hrs name is Tice, and he lives in Mis-:
souri,. He has discovered and announced
that the planet Jupiter is the great weather
breeder, the meteorological boss, the celes.
tial Old Probabilities. His theory is that
the greatest atmospheric disturbances take
place at the equinoxes of this ofergrown
planet once in twelve terrestrial years, and
lesser mischief at the equinoxes Of other
orbs. Look out for bad weather, he adds,
with perilous precision, on July 10, Sept
and %, Oct. IA and Is, and Nov. ~.
All man needs to do to forecast the
weather for year in advance is to get
piece of smoked glass and sally out and
hunt up an equinox.-Graphic an.- r..
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1875-08-05
A Story Hard to Credit.

The Cohoes IN. W Bulletin says there
is residing on Harmony street, Cohoes, a
man aged seventy five years, who has not
spoken to his wife in twelve years. He
has been married fifty years, has an amia-
BILE wife and several children and grand
children, and considerable property. The
old man and his wife lived together hap
PLY until about twelve years ago, when
one morning the wife came down stairs
and saluted her husband in gentle man.
ner as was her wont to do, but to her as
constituent he made no reply. She spoke
to him again and again, but always with
the same effect, and ever since that July
morning in 1868 the husband has never
opened his lips to his wife. He always
speaks Familiarity with the rest of his FAM
lily and friends, but on no occasion or
under any consideration would he speak
one word to his wife. He always treats
her with gentlcness and kindness, always
providing for her wants with the most
scrupulous care, but not one word can he
coaxed out of his lips to refer to his strange
way of treating her. His wife and him
eat at the same table, walk to church side
by side, yet not one word has escaped that
mans lips for the past twelve years to that
woman. His little granddaughter lives
with him, and through her he knows his
wife's wants, and no request of hers is
left UNDECIDED. Several friends of the
family have tried repeatedly to fathom his
strange action, but they found it impossi-
BILE to do so.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1875-08-05

A PHILADELPHIA went rowing IN D
skeleton boat the ether day and strapped
himself fast for some reason or other,s BY
an accident the boat was overturned and
the young man, being unable 10 extric4te
himself or right the boat, was drowned. -
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1875-08-05

THE lemon disease will have q big Con
tract on hand when itreaches CAaitSrnia,
where the fruit weighs fourteen ounces on
an average. + r.s5.eg es.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1875-08-05

A LITTLE three-year-old in Nashville
has sometimes to be threatened with a
-peach-tree persuader." The little fellow
has come to understand any allusion to
the peach tree and usually subsidies when
it is spoken Of. Some time ago, since the
towering Of the fruit trees, a slight refer.
looking up and saying: Why, mamma,
the switches are covered with roses,o
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1875-08-05

AT an Elmira IN. " funeral: eight la
dies oficiated as pail bearers, 80 ..5
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1875-08-05

E. B. ELLIOTT, of the Bureau of Statis-
tics, has prepared a paper on the mutual
relations, as to price of gold, greenbacks,
silver bullion and silver coin. The fol-
lowing tabulated statement shows his con-
illusions: In the statement the dollar of
silver bullion and the dollar Of silver coin
are each assumed to be 25 grammes of sill
yer of the fineness of 9-10-the same with
regard to quality and fineness as that of
the legal fractional currency of the United
States-price June 5, 1915. The gold
price Of 500 in greenbacks is $3.50.
The gold price of 800 in silver bullion
is $6SO1. The gold price of 800 in sill
yer coin is from $92 to sos; consequently
the greenback price Of 800 in gold is
$117. The silver bullion price of 800 in
gold is $113.O6. The silver coin price of
800 in gold is from $108.07 to $105.03.
Also the greenback price Of 800 in silver
bullion IS $1,000. Greenback price of
800 in silver coin from 800. 06 to sill Oh. .
Also the silver bullion price Of 800 in
silver coin is from $10405 to sos. The
silver bullion price Of 500 in greenbacks
Is $97. O2y ~-------
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1875-08-05

which the principal agents appear to have
been people of considerable social impor-
lance. The King had all the accused
brought before himself for examination,
and even superintendent the tortures ap.
piled to them to induce confession. One
of them, Mrs. Agnes Sampson, declared
that the great object with Satan and his
emissaries was to destroy the King; that
they had held a great convention at North
Berwick for no other end, and that they
had endeavorcd to effect their aim on
many occasions, and particularly by rails
ing a storm when James came across from
Denmark. The witches demanded of the
devil why he bore such a hatred to the
King, who answered that the King was
the greatest enemy he had in the world.
On this occasion thirty persons were
executed, and these proceedings gave oc-
casion, no doubt. to the famous work on
demonology shortly after published by the
King. Some of the stories told of the
mischief done by witches would be very
amusing if it were not for the horrible
torture and bloodshed that nearly always
ensued to the unfortunate persons sus-
pected. The following story comes from
Scotland:
A blacksmith of Sarrowfoot had two ap-
prentices, brothers; both were steady lads,
and, when bound to him, fine, healthy
fellows. After few months, however,
the younger of the two began to grow
pale and thin, and show signs of declining
health. The elder brother questioned him,
and he confessed that he had fallen in
love with his. masters. wife, who Was a
witch, though no one suspected it, and
through her i'll usage he should soon be
brought to the grave. In an agony of
tears he sobbed out that every night she
him and changed him into horse. Then,
miles and miles over wild moors to the
panions held their hideous feasts. There
he was compelled to remain until morn
ing, when she, rode him home. Thus his
nights were passed, and he complained
that her treatment of him was rapidly
his place. At the usual time the lady
came, bride in hand, and tlungit over the
elder brothers head. He was Immediately
changed into fine hunting horse. The
lady mounted him and started for the
trusting. place, which on this occasion
happened to be the cellar of neighbor-
ing laird While she and her companions
were RECALLING themselves with claret and
sack the hunter was left in spare stall
in the stable. By rubbing his head against
the wall he finally loosened the bride and
succeeded in getting it off, upon which he
Immediately recovered his human form.
sHcfdingthe magic bride in his hand, he
waited quietly until the witch appeared,
then flung it dextrously over her head,
yrkar, 1,f che yvae chon cyo6 intn a fine orav
mare. He mounted her and dashed of
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BiTTLEs or THE GIMTNs.


There Is bitter border hatred between
the boys ~ Siaplcton aud those Of Clifton,
Staten Island, and almost nightly the outskirts
Of those villages are stormy with the cla-hlngs
Of fcudh strife. The dividing line crosses the
street little way below the lower wall Of the
Seamcn', Retreat, and II q Staplcton hoy crosses
over into clifton or q Clifton lad inyadcs staple
ton territory after uilh;fau he is pretty sure 10
Ice sent home with % broken nose or a swclled
head This hostile fcclug is said to have been
produced one uirht about two weeks ago, at
which time part, Of lads. ranging from f. To- -
year, iu age. trnmpcl over from clifton 10 shoot
fnr the cigars iu the stal Teton shooting galleries
A. they filed into town, each smoking long
nine" they passed hl group II Toys helougn
to- the latter place, who shouted ic,ruely, Pee
the dirty pigs with strlws in their mouth-.' \
short and decisive action AZ once cnsuc'.. and
the clifton Fighters being ouinumhercfl were
spordily ,aului-hcd and driven over the line,
bowling and threatening vengeance. \ tow
dl,S later twenty pr thirty of the firave-t and
best of Stail,ton lads went into CI,fton To- at
tend Dhulrlt iuhil o. ~ tiIo very door of the
-ffarv they wcr" sei upon by band of
/ i.tii,c-. and rcrce c"nh.t was going ON. when
/ Father GopuNn hurried MT" the trhMicnt
/ the noy- went Ir go Nar lnu. iud fought The
/ lAtilsIuut nm, .lNtfl, s,a, CON idurpd "a draw.
I H'I th'fr "a- peace along the south side iur a
! ON ~lturlny might cue on nrnin marched over
into ~,aplct"n. and Tine latter ilia,e uiar.l1lled
,, S,,,r H. 5'"i t,,r'' l'i-, y,
! our her CHAMPION juvenile hrIi-cr, Liz. Young
, ~" Mou.-. ~" .tclisd to the FRONT. and iu 4
7 thn rtuNs 81 Tie enemy and then Wad. hnDl B,
again. Abe stal,rd ahead, but helyre he bad
Wlird lr By W. oh-encd te suddenly ii'c.
nj last ut hnck 30 hi- own men he loohrd. a-
the ~nn, .rton- shd, like he 10 been through a
other b'g 't''i' 80 'hN h.ficr huf 600 the hcieh,
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they are opposed 10 Catholicity, aud on similar
grounds would he opposed to Method ism or ANY
other persuasion.
NONE but NATIVE norm.
Their antipathy to allowing any hut native
born citigcns to become members " their order
IL thus explained " believing that the American
n rn naturally feel most attached to their ma
working hand In hand with that class Of foreign
crs who believe In free educatIOn and the free
principles of our GoVornment, we do not con
ceiNc their ADMISSION to our order either neccs-
sarN or advisable, rticulatlv there are other
kindred ORGANIZATIONS In which thoy can do
good IN their own way"
The iOurnai. which are published in tho in
tensis Of the order seem To take stronger
ground against the Catholics than the majority
of IN r1tts. Alipr idcs and celebrations, such
"a It. Pattick's Diy Recommendations, are con-
dcmued, bat forclyntrs Of all classes are invited
~ participate III celebrating Washington Birth
dav aud the Fourth Of July. The sentiment
throughout IA that Catholics are adverse to the
present system of education, ana hence are TO
he opposed.
Probably more than half the members OF the
the le.s radical United American Mechanics,
hut the latter organization has Increased much
moro rapidly. The first mentioned order is not
strong numerically, nor has II extended to any
degree through the country. Il numbers about
nfty thousan members, Of whom upward OF
thirtN-hve thousand are in PeunsSlVana. In
New York the order II weak, and probably not
much stronger In New Jersey.
There seems to be some difference Of opinion
as 70 whether the United American Mechanics
Is or Is not an anti-Cath olic organization A
correspondent writing to lHE Sun says that
wncn au applicant Is proposed for membership
committee OF three is appointed to inquire
| into his eligibility. and should he he a Catholic
they report adversely or II they learn that his
| wife IS a Catholic, though he may himself be q
| Protestant. they deal with him In the same way
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WHEELING, W. Va, Dec. lsFor several years
the residcuts Of Mason aud Putnam oounuc, IN his
State have been subject to the dcnrcGauops Of an or
gAnzcd band Of robbers. who siylcd Themselves the
lrruID brothers, or lttd Lrgs' and who had thor
Headquarters IN the mountain. SIX miles r0ni Minnole
tn county seat Of Putnam. Last week uitzcn
durci himself 10 the band p edged fidelity, ina bro
cured evidence Of their completely IN large number Of
iOhheries end Other crimes 1As ntoUuliinu Ma- com
muoic ted the cl'ilcus Of wntrl r. VINO ryan PEI a
Cuupahy ana started ~ pursuit OF the robbers, ven
OF whom we've captpr ami lodged W jail The captain
aud several VI Tue Qand esea cd but are beng pu sued
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4 80 Yark lncnl IN lhc GnlG

The Other day pretty little white thing
ON tur what aud asf"d tur coal and water. Hoih
were ready iu tank and Whrehnu-. and the white
yacht steamed HN,t after hl 'u- supplied with
Wlut She required. hound 80 the passes of the
Mississippi. Ne wcnt aboard ot her before she
lclt and were Informed hy her master, Capt
wny 10 deliver the steamer to the I.ads Jeti,
company. H-H drspttch boat and tender The
julid b. the Plea 8uro Yacht whrh Wa. presented
hy his Interested rct1iners To RiHgmA,tcr lios,
Tweed, before he had ihe mi i0rtuuc 10 get into
INC penleutuy for his frauds. she Is gorgeous
Ia gliding and luAurlous Ia upholstery, and al
about saloon nul cabin the savage crest Of th,
Boss gru- Ola panels a snarlug tigers head IN
HIGH rriiri Their" was the Boss big chair Ia In,
"stnt" cabin lifted 10 accommodate the we'll
fed buds Of the mighty sinner and there The
great he'd ia which several tl5 Ol ordinary
Size could TeCline at once.
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nor IT GOrS ~ crn1.


La IHdcp0dcncid of this city publishes
the following interesting story in It's letter from
Havana, dated An inst;
A NJ. Doftit o., a resident q Cionfuegos. lately
arrived from that city. at an evening reception
IN The house of his ulother-ii-laW, & unit lto-
nero, expressed hi1 surprise Mt IN" Indifference
manifested by the residents Of This capital,
while the situation WIS hanging bY n Unread,
bee tugo the whole Jurisdiction Of tlentupgos
had declared itself IN favor Of ndouendcnce
from SVan. lie sHid that insurgent squads
roamed freely without meeting any obstacle, \
spanish officer II high rank named Pcllicer in
quiTnd why recourse was not had to the forces
which had lately arrived from spain, and which
were billeted on the sugar estates. Mr.. DorliCOs
replied that tho officers IN command Of these
troops said that they had no orders to leave the
ost ites which they were sent to garrison.
MIR. DorticOs said also that two very valuable
estates belonging 10 the Count of Cnsa Brunei
h,d Just been burned and he added that one
dav, lust before he LETT his coffee estate, eight
horsepen rode into the court yard, and on being
asked what they wanted, they said they were
scouts OF Sanguili lilo said he made them a
very polite bow, and Withdrew into his house,
and that shortly aiterward Sanguill ssed by
with 800 hOrsemen. Lastly Mr.. Dortirds said
that he owned a sugar estate In that ursdlctOn
(Cisnfuegosl valued at half million VI dollars,
which no would very gladly dispose OF for two
hundred thousand,
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has driven whole nocks OF them to tho thick
pines and beml1cks in Central Park, where
crowds of them herd together and hibernate.
Win the ground frozen foot deep, y is very
hard for them to get their grub, or Otherwise
70 pick up living, as they literally do. The
merry boys and girls who 70 to enjoy themselves
OH tho skating ponds SHOULD Tememher tne
for the birds which stay down town. like other
creditors at This season, they present their little
bills at every door. DO not forget them. There
T. a good man who goes through Union square
every morning and Crumhles roll or two as he
lks along. All the birds know him, and love
him. such love Is easy to win and pie SAINT to
possess. In thinking Of the poor at this season,
remem berthe poor birds.