The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1875-02-04

The record Of the same for 1873 is rs fol.
lows,
Births .'..: ................. Il
Deaths. observation-disclosures. Is
Marriages ............ q
Naturalization LIST papers. ......... 81
Naturalization End papers ...... {
No Divorces in either year.
Mr.. A. NJ. Cook went to ST. Paul, thi.
week, by the authority Of the County
Board, to see Governor Davis in reference
to the share of seed wheat that should bc
received bythis County from the State APP
preparations for the relief Of grasshoppeI
sufferers. 1t is understood that irresponsi
Die parties have been writing to, and visit
ing the Governor, for the purpose of pro-
curing aid to persons i: this County and
the County Board deemed it necessary, and
right that the matter should be fairly pre-
sented, and for that purpose sent Mr.. Cook
There is considerable number of :arme +:
who have neither seed nor the ability to
procure it and who were brought to sucl,
reduced condition by the grasshopper
depredations during the last two years. All
such, are justly entitled to a fair proper
ton of whatever may be appropriated, by
the State, for the relief of such persons,
Mr.. Cook is in possession of as full and cor
ect report Of the facts as tn, Board was
able to obtain.
As usual in such cases, the most needy
and deserving were the last to apply. In
fact, in the only Town in the County,
where the destruction, last year, was COM
plete, not man applied, that We know of,
until his statement was asked for 1t would
be agreeable 10 our sense OF right as we'll
as gratifying to our local pride. if the same
spirit had prevailed in some other sections,
The -4hlsne for February, 1875 (No
IA Of the current series, as the publisl .
crs seem to prefer calling itD, leaves
the reader in doubt whether the i'm
preston or 'ated by the previous num-
ber-that it was tritie better, espcc.
tally in variety, than could be kept up
as an average indeed we'll found
ed. For the February num;vvI is cutie
the equal Of the January in variety.
and it has one or two features of even
rare excellence. Artis,feally, there are
few better drawings, and scarcely ever
any better wood engravings, shan
keeping the Peace" a dog picture by
Peter Moran, quite worthy OF I.andseer
in his best days. with which the mum
Der ulens- The late John 4 Hows
supplied, Just before his death, the
'b'ee exquisite "V;ews Of the Cone
which follow; ard not even
'e ever did any better york than some
IT the rock. tree and water elabora
ions Of these fine picturcs:' Two
'leasant Occupatious,' and "The
fortunate Moment" are companion
'leces. "Huntiag the Stag is no.
lie ,ull-page picture, and sinGularly
yell drawn little picture, without name
out showing two girls rolling about on
The summer grassland three views of
oddly beautiful Peterborough Cathe,
lral, one of the handsomest iu Eng
land make up the art contents of the
number, really perfect enough, we'll to
warrant the secondary naue: the art
Journal of America"
The literature of the number, mean
while, quite keeps pace with the pic
lures, in excellence and variety. The
leading paper, in many regards, is what
promises to be the first Of a series, cal.
led "Secret Facts in History" by WAL
Ter Reydell Earle, of Loudon-tbe
.;.u n,no, .ftsr an introduction,
dealing somewhat startIinsly with the
question "Who was the Real Lady
Macbeth p The editor once more
airs his conservatism in leader
"Lettiny Things Alone. Misnon's
Baby" "The Paiuter's Mantle" Yes,
,iges of SUPPER about Weeds .
"Charles Summers Art Legacy" a
very quaint and enjoyable continuation
of the serial story, Lost Lillian Bracy;
and papers on Music, Art, and Li,era-
ture, make up a full justification Of our
charge Of infinite variety" or rhymes.
there is equal variety. My Early
Bird" &C., Questioning the New
Year." The opinion is worth repeat
ing, that the Ahine in this new issue
we keeps up to the standard of Janu
airy and no higher praise is needed.
The Aldinc Company has determia
ed to establish an Art Union, similar to
the well known Art Union in England
and distribute its works of art, both
sculpture and paintings, which are con.
stantly collecting, among its subscri
bers. Art premiums. valued at 50. SOC
will pc distributed among each series
of 5000 subscribers. Subscription
tickets, at Sc each, cr,title the holde,
to the Aldine for year, to the new
chrome, and to a ticket 10 the distri.
button Of art premiums. The Al3in.
Company, publishers, No 50 Maiden
| Lane New York Cifu