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The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1875-10-28
System in Farming.

System is just as necessary in farming
as it is in bookkeeping or any other bust
ness. If a farmer. would succeed, and
who would not, he must pursue some
well-matured plans, and follow them
closely. He must find out what his land
is best fitted for, and what means must be
employed to cultivate it; then go to work
in straig htforward, business manner.
At the same time he must know how
much labor he can do in a certain time
after he has allowed for all possible draw
backs; he must leave as little as possible
to .guesswork. Then, after this, comes
the work whatever it be, and this he must
do with energy and skill. He must not
be slip-shod now, but do his work we'll,
and very we'll. He has estimated the
cost-let him work within the ascribed
limits. This also supposes that
work is to be done in its season some
farmers are in such haste to beat their
neighbors that they are always in advance
OF the season, and this shows their lack of
system, or rather Of judgment. To have
work properly planned is to have it partly
done, for then it is done intelligently and
according to certain definite plan, and
so comedies with all previous and all sub
sequent labor, and then avoids undue
hurry or excitement, which is detrimental
to all intelligent operations. It thus per.
mits the completion of detail and conse-
quently no part is overweight and no
part is sighted. System thus avoids the
numerous small leakages which run off
with small and large capitals. The man
without system is like a composites ship
and his business a constant series If mis-
haps. System on farm supposes that the
seasons will follow their usual rounds
that SO much of spring crop can be
planted and we'll cultivated; that so
much harvest can be well taken care
Of; that so many acres can be
properly manured; that so many head Of
each kind of stock can be well supported /;
that markets are looked after in preparing
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1875-10-28
An Ignorant Boy.

Mr.. Porter, of Baker street, has SO many
irons in the fire that he never has time to
sit down and talk with his children and
explain things. His son John traded a
dog for steel trap the other day, suppos-
ing it to be rat trap. Then he set the
trap on the front steps, supposing that to
be the best place. If his father had been
different man the boy would have had
more perception, but Mr.. Porter never sat
down, took the lad on his knee and
pointed out the straight and narrow road
which the successful rat-catcher must pur-
sue. John was in bed and asleep, and his
mother was sewing three-cornered patch
on his pants, when Mr.. Porter came home
and stepped into the trap as he unlocked
the hall door. He yelled "Git Quit" and
" Murder!" for three straight minutes,
and when the neighbors gathered and
pried open the trap he went in and licked
John until his arm was tired. The boy
was yesterday packing up a collar-box, a
kite and pair of stills, inten ding to run
away. He can't be blamed. Fathers
should sit down and explain to their sons
all about rat traps and all about the best
place to catch rats.-Detroit Free Press.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1875-10-28
HOME, FARM AND GARDEN.

DO not allow trees to grow over and
shade your dwelling. They unhealthy.
Prairie Farmer.
Bleeding from an extracted tooth
has been sometimes fatal; it is controlled
by plug made of grated nutmeg
Halls Journal Of Health. y,
The Gardeners Monthly gives the fol-
lowing rules for selecting the best soils
peach; strong, 1oamy soil for the pear !;
hearty the same for the plum; a heavy
loan for the apple, if on limestone all the
better; and for the cherrya soil similar
to that of the peach.
1t sometimes happens from some un-
foreseen circumstances that large quanti-
ties of cooked meats, prepared tor party
which did not come off, perhaps, remain
should be potted. Cut the meat from the
salt and pepper, cloves and cinnamon.
Moisten with vinegar and Worcestershire
sauce or melted butter, according to the
kind of meat, or to suit your own taste
Then pack it tight in stone jar, and
cover with about a quarter of an inch OF
melted butter. 1t will keep for months,
and always afford ready and excellent
dish for the table.-Western Rural.
According to the London Agricultural
Gazette very good family soup is made
two pounds of potatoes sliced thin, one
large carrot, one large onion, few sha-
lots, one turnip, one stick of celery, four
quarts of water. Let it simmer four
hours, flavor with hot sauce to suit the
taste, salt, pepper, etc. 1t is great i'm
provement to fry all the vegetables when
cut in small pieces, together with the
meat also cut in pieces conveniently
small, taking care that there is fat enough
added to prevent the raw vegetables from
burning. A dessert-spoonful of coarse,
brown sugar may be thrown into the pan
while the meat, vegetables, etc., are fry
ing. After it has simmered four hours
it should be set to cool for the fat to be
taken from the top of the soup before be-
ing served up for use. The meat should
be sent to table in the soup, not strained, as
is usually done.
Having had some experience, says a
correspondent of the Country Gentleman,
in clover raising, I will say for the bene-
fit of any who may be interested in the
subject that l believe it produces more
milk than either timothy or corn-fodder,
and at the same time find that land i'm
proves by frequently being seeded to
clover. AS to whether plaster is indis-
pensable, have always used it, and with
varied results. The present season had
twenty acres of clover which 1 had in
tended for seed, and to which applied
about May 20 hundred pounds ofplaster
per acre. On examining.the heads this fall
I found that very few of them had seed
in fact, l do not think the twenty acres
would have produced five bushels, and
abandoned the idea of cutting it for seed
and put part in for feeding and past
ured the remainder. On an adjoining
farm saw some clover we'll filled with
seed where no plaster was used. :
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1875-10-28
Cabinet or Parlor Organs.

These have become the most popular of
large musical instruments. There are
now about two hundred and fifty makers
of them in the United States, who produce
more than forty thousand organs per an
mum. Most of these are very poor instru-
ments. This is naturally so, because there
are few articles in the manufacture OF
which so much saving can be made by the
use of inferior, improperly prepared ma
terial and inferior workmanship, and yet
which, when finished, show so little diff
ference to the actual purchaser. The i'm.
portant parts of an organ, made as well
as they can be, cost two or three times as
much as if made as low as possible. Yet,
when the organ is done, it is not easy,
from casual hearings, to tell the difference
between the best and a very poor one. Es-
pecially when shown by one who knows
how to cover up defects, to one who has
not special skill in such matters, it is not
difficult to make poor organ appear a
good one. - ..Ss e ..s.E
The temptation to makers, then, to pro-
duce, at a fraction of the cost, an organ
which will sell almost as well as good
one is almost irresistible. Hence the fact
that 50 few good organs are made and so
many poor ones, and that the country is
flooded with peddlers and dealers selling
these poor organs, which pay such large
profits. The buyer of the poor organ
does not fail to find out his mistake after a
while. The thin, reedy tone of his cheap
organ soon becomes offensive, It works
noisily and roughly, is constantly out of
order, and becomes useless by the time a
really good instrument would have been
getting into it's prime. A good organ
ought to last generation, at least; poor
one may last five years, with considerable
tinkering, or may break down much
sooner.
There is one safe way. Get a genuine
production of one of the very best makers
and you cannot 60 astray. Among these
undoubtedly stands pre'eminept tht
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1875-10-28

the articles and selling them; that care
is exercised in stocking the farm and in
the purchase Of implements, and that no
detailsis too small to Shes overlooked, IT
also supposes economy, but at1the same
time expects liberality where liberality is
economy. In short, system is the heart
of mans business; without it he may
labor hard and diligently and accomplish
nothing, with 1.-THE may risk great odds.
To prolong spring work into SUMMER,
summer work into fall, to breed at ran
dom, to fly into the arms of every new
theorist, to be led by ones neighbors, is
to miserably fail: Have place for every
thing and ever thin in it's place; "a time;
for Everything and everything lin. it, sea-
son, and let all be donesaccMding 4. to some,
well-defned plan. In a word, have sys-
tenn. american Patron. -
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1875-10-28
"A terrible sequel to an hours amuse-

"A terrible sequel to an hours amuse-
ment telling ghost stories occurred at the
Surgical Institute last night. A room
full of young ladies, patients of the insti-
tute, amused and excited each ether by
stories Of terrific apparitions, hobgoblins,
ghosts, etc. The gas had been turned out,
either Intentionally or by accident. In
the climax Of vivid story one of the
girls threw her shawl over trembling
comrade. A little rustic and strange con-
duct was noticed. When a light was
brought the fact was revealed that the
poor girl was insane. She has remained
80 ever since, yet hopes are entertained
of her Observation-Disclosures Journal.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1875-10-28
Thf &edlpppa Gaxette.
PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY,
REDWOOD FALLS, MINNESOTA.
At CHESS.

Above checkered table they bent
A man in his prime and a maiden fair,
Over whose polished and blue-veined brow
Rested no shadowy tipge of care.
her eyes were fountains of sapphire light;
Her lips wore the curves of cheerful thought;
And into her gestures and into her smile
Grace and beauty their spell had fraught.
Above the checkered table they bent,
Watching the pieces, red and white,
AS each moved on in appointed course
Through the mimic battles steady fight
The queen, in her stately, regal power;
The king, to her person friendly shield;
The mitred bishop, with his support,
And the massive castle across the field;
The pawn, in his slow and cautious pace,
A step at time; and the mounted knight,
Naulting, as gallant horseman of old,
To the right and left, and left and right.
But single word the silence broke,
As they cleared aside the ruin and wreck
OF the battles havoc; and that word
Was the little monosyllable Check"
Pawns, and bishops, and castles, and knights,
Trembled together in sad dismay,
While pair Of hearts were pulsing beside
To a deeper, wilder, sweeter play.
Yet the gaze of each-the man and the maid
On the board was fastened for turn Of fate,
When she archly whispered, with radiant
glance,
And sparkling smile: eff you please,
sir, mattel"
And gently her tluttering triumph-hand,
As white as flake of purest pearl,
She laid on the crown of her victor-king,
While the other toyed with a wanton curl.
He lifted the first to his smiling lips
And on it imprinted trembling kiss;
And he murmured softly: IL should not
care
For losing the game could win but this!'
What the maiden answered twere treason to
tell,
As her bushes deepened to crimson glow,
Mounting like lightning flashes quick
TIL they burned on cheeks, and ears and
brow.
And in three months time the church bells
rang,
And the parson finished the game begun,
When both wore the conquerurs triumph
smile,
And both were happy, for both had won.
-s0Uie 4. Brock, in AIpletons Journal.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1875-10-28

, WHAT would servants in the present day
say to such code of rules and regulations
as was adopted 800 years ago i1 the honse;
hold of SirJ. Harrington, the translator of
Ariosto? A servant absent from prayers
to be fined five cents; for uttering an oath
three cents, and the same sum for leaving
a door open; fn6.of i've cents from
Ladyday to Michaelmas for all who are in
bed after seven, or out after nine; fine of
three cents for any bed unmade, fire un-
built, or candlebox uncleaned after eight !;
a fine of ten cents for any man detected
teaching the children obscene words; q
fine of three cents for any man waiting
without a trencher, or who is absent at a
meal; or anyone =. breaking. any of the
buffers glass, twensy-Ats cents "a tinA bf
five cents for anyone who has not laid the
table for dinner by half-past eleven or the
supper by six; a'fine Of ten cents for any
one absent a day without leave; for any
man striking another fine of three cents !;
for Sny. follower Nsf1nE The cook t1Eae
cents; a fine Of three Cent" fol" any Nan
appearing in foul shirt, broken hose,
united shoes, or torn doublet; fine Of
three cents for any strangers room left
for four hours after he was dressed; a fine
of three cents if the hall be not cleaned by
eight in the winter and seven in the sum-
mer; the porter to- be fined three cents if
the court gate be not shut during meals; q
fine of ten cents if the stairs be not cleaned
every Friday after dinner. All these fines
we're deducted by the steward at the
quarterly payment of the mems wages.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1875-10-28

Mason & Hamlin Organ Co., whose
organs are So well~- kn9wnsathat~o thax
makers are generally content to claim
that they can.nake al go0d afl @Nan as
che Mason & Hamlfn. They Invented
and introduced the Cabinet or P8rlor
Organ in its improved form, started with
policy Of insf}Sg 5niy Tia ssss CORK,
have Shown such skill q, has given their
organs the highest. reputation; net only
in this country but also in Europe. At
the Great Exposition at Vienna, in com
petition with eighty of the best makers
in the world, they, bbtained u1e highest
medals. To enumerat6 the competitions
;1t which they have received similar
shonors would be to give list of the
fairs at which they have exhibited; and
to mention the prominent musicians who
recommend their organs as unequaled
would really be to give b very good list
of the most illustrious musical names in
the country, with good representation
One Who obtains a.Matdn 81 Himlih
Cabinet Organ need Fhave 10 douhtatlH
he has the best instrument of its class
which can be made.-Neu York. Inde-
DeNdent 8. >~,.- .,'r
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1875-10-28

II is best to bear in mind that, however
generous person may be, and whatever
he may give away, he should always keep
his temper,
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1875-10-28

THE increase in coal shipped from the
Lackawanna region this year, as compared
with 1874, footed up 6S8, $50 tons, Sept. II.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1875-10-28
Fire and WATERPROOF!

100 page BOOK and samples Of
R4bbef ASotinE. As.spVite
materials for new roof. 4Hc a It.
Fire-proof. durable, cheap. Easily
lappiied with positive satisfaction.
lWritA at. once and s9yemoney.
/ N. Y. Slate Roofing Co.
7CEDAB S*~i..Y
The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-04-15
WHAT WE MOST NEED.

We sincerely hope that after tho Legislature
is organized and ready for work, we shall be-
spared az much as possible the usual infection
Of oratorical buncombe. What We need, wba.
the people of the city and State want is the
passage Of measures that will give relief to
the oyerburdcned taxpayers. few acts
must be passed for the relief Of the city, in
Guiding the reduction of cost Of the police,
schools, drainage and park expenses, and
such relief as is possible liz regard to its
bonded debt.
Something must be done to assist the sui
forers from ove,il wv the assessment matter
must be attended to and additional checks
must be applied to the Funding Board. The
enormous and unnecessary appropriations
made in the General Appropriation Bill must
be eliminated; the numerous and expensive
official sinecures must be dccapitatsd the
fees OF tie Civil and Criminal Sherifts should
be greatly reduced or those officers paid re-
MunerGtive salaries.
Tie clerks of courts should be salirled and
not feed officials. The parish Judges shoald
be abolished, and the election and reglstra-
zion laws should be amended. These are
some OF the practical and much needed re-
forms. Let us a.tcmps to have these passed,
and not tritter away time on impracticable
measures.
The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-04-15

the resolution was adopted on q call Of the
yays and nays by vote Of 81 to 5.
Mathews moved the adoption of the reso-
luton.
Before the motion was put the question was
raised that there was no Committee on Elec-
lions and Qualifications.
| Hahn solicited cessation of hostilities for
a few moments to have q communication
read The communication was read. 1t was
from the clerk Of the House of Representa-
tives, containing the information that the
resolution offered by Geo. F. Hoar, recog-
nizing the Kellogg government, had been
adopted by the House.
| After some discussion pro and con as to
whether there was or was not Committee on
Elections and Qualifications, the main ques-
ton, being the motion Of Matthews to adopt
the resolution. was called, ordered and car
ried, and tie resolutions go to the old COM
mittee.
Hahn filed the vacancy on this committee
by the appointment Of Z. l.. Bowers, of Or
leans.
The committee appointed to wait on Kel-
logg reported that his message would be
forthcoming.
A message from Kellogg was received Veto
ing the Criminal Sheriff act.
Stewart wanted to know if the award was
in possession of the House.
Hahn wanted to know what award
Stewart answered the award under which
they were acting.
Hahn, as Speaker, knew nothing about an
award.
A motion was made to adjourn, and Hahn
recognized it and put it, although Stewart
made strenuous efforts to have motion to
appoint committee to call for the award,
adopted.
The motion to adjourn prevailed.
The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-04-15
ONE INMEDIAYEiY PRESSING NEED
OF OUR PEOPLE.

We have already expressed our hope that
the Legislature during the present extra ses-
sion would take some positive steps looking
to the speedy relief OF the residents in the
oyerflowed district. They have borne their
troubles without murmuring, until now that
their means are entirely exhausted, they feel
that they can with all justice ask for aid. So
far but little has ever been done for them,
and now they but ask to be relieved from the
burdensome taxation of the last few years.
This is just demand and should receive due
and immediate attention from our representa-
tives. We append letter from one "on the
spot" and invite the special attention of all
who feel an interest in the affairs of our
friends in the country.
RosEDALE, IBERvTLLs PARISH |
April -. 1875.
w. Elitor-You are well aware that the
State being unable to build ali the river levees
thoroughly, left the MorganzA and Bonnet
Care crcvasses open to afford relief to the
others Though great hardship to those
exposed to these crevasses, perhaps 1t was
lies! Tor the State at large We who live di-
rec.ly in the course OF the Morganza water
to work vigorously to care for ourselves. We
hold a district of which the sale value Of the
real estate alone was in 1860 between So O00,-
900 md 1000, OG0 which is liable to overflow
oniy from the breaking Of the large levees
in pointe Conpee and West Baton Rouge
We have in tie past twelve months rebuilt
and strengthened old front leveos, run new
side aud rear leyees and put up dykes
equivalent TO over fourteen miles Of new
thfee-foOt levees.
Our line is now complete, or nearly SO, but
the waters of Morganza ara slowly creeping
no against it, and we are unable 10 MAINTAIN
it AGAINST q pressure OF from three to four
months.
Our people are exhausted financially and
have, in order to get supplies OF food, to
labor daily in their fields to show those
Advancing some security for such advances.
Already we are in debt for work done on our
dykes. and wo need funds to guard, repair
and strengthen weak points. We have GER
tain points 10 guard against malice, ana also
tie wish Of some for an ovsrilow, SO that they
can live in idleness, Oh fish, venison and
charity.
Now, whence is this good to come. We
can't squeeze it ont. Merchants are not to be
expected to loan countries surrounded by
water The State, for whose relief we are
lift exposed, and to which We have paid levee
taxes TO strengthen the other levees, should
aid us, and that, too, promptly. Wehope the
Legislature, at its special session, will take
this matter in hand and grant Us relief
We hope also never again to SEQ our people
reduced to the humiliation and denloraliza-
ton Of public and private charity feeding and
clothing them There is no necessity for this.
Give us only Just aid and we will care for
ourselves. Very respectfully, S. c.
The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-04-15
THE HOUSE.

At about two minutes Of II o'clock the
Conservative members entered the hall Of the
House and distributed themselves, and at
II NJ. Hahu took the chair, his gavel fell
and the House was in order.
Vigers read the proclamation of Kellogg,
calling the extra session, and Vigers called the
roll Sixty-one members answered to their
names.
Hahn announced that since the adjourn
ment three members had como forward and
been sworn in.
MIR. w. W. Carloss, of Webster, who was
one of the members that had come forward,
announced that he did not recognize the legal
existence Of the Hahn House.
Hahn called for those members entitled to
seats to step forward and be sworn in, and Mr..
Carloss, Of Webster, was among the first.
This is twice for Carloss.
All the other Conservative members took
the oath.
After the swearing-in process Hahn an
nounced that there was question Of mem
Der ship regarding the parish OF St. Landry.
The Returning Board had returned four
members from the parish. contestant not
returned was seated, and it left him to decide
as to which Of the three out of the four he
would swear in, and he had shut out the man
receiving the smallest number Of votes.
This action shut out Mr. Ledreu.
A message from the Senate was received,
announcing that that body was organized and
ready for business.
Stewart wanted to know whose name had
been stricken from the roll when Cant, the
contesting member from the parish Of St.
Landry, was seated-whose place had he
taken.
The Clerk announced that the name of Mr..
Ledreu had been stricken OFT.
Further inquiry on the part Of Stewart
elected the fact that the Clerk had used his
discretion in striking Oft.
Souer moved that the Senate be notified
that the House was organized and that o com
mittee be appointed to wait upon kellogg and
notify him to the same effect, and that they
await his message.
Hall objected. He thought the award
should be passed upon before message Was
called for
He moved to table the motion.
The yeas and nays were called.
The motion to table was loss by party vote
Of iorty-two yeas to tifIy-tour nays.
The pending motion was then adopted
Mathews offered the following resolution:
Whereas. z. II. Beasiey and E. F. Dugas,
of the parish of Assumption; Jas. Erice. OF
the parish of Bienville; J. F. Scales and Chas.
Schiller, Of the parish Of De Soto; p. Kidd,
Of the parish Of jackson; Jas. Jefirles,
L. c. Luckett and G. W. Stafford, OF
the parish OF Rapides; Edward McCullum
and ". II. KEYS of the parish of Terrebonne
and Geo. 4. Kelly from the parish of Uaion;
respectively claim that they were elected at
the last general election in this State to seats
II this House from their respective parishes,
but that said seats were not awarded to them
by the Returning Board: therefore, be it
Resolred That the Committee on Elections
and Qualifications be direc.ed to inquire into
the validity of said cl4ims respectively. and
report their conclusions to the House at the
mex sitting
4 motion 70 suspend the rules to consider