The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1876-01-06

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too near hot stove and his coat-tail took
fire. His wife was filing lamp at the
time and threw oil on the flames. Since
the funeral she has spent all her time in
trying to convince the neighbors that her
act was the result Of sudden excitement.
~. 2. World.
Judge Myrick, of San Francisco, has
admitted to probate a will in pencil on
TWO pages of memorandum book, to
winch the testatrix had attached no sigma
lure, holding that the fact of its being
written in such a book was presumptiye
evidence Of its being the draft of a will in
tended to be executed in a more regular
form.
AT Rawlins, W. T., a newcomer
went up to one of all the young ladies
who were sitting on the gentlemen's laps
and, inviting her to dance the next set
with him, was walking away, when the
pard from whose lap she had risen point
ed his revolver at the newcomer and
said: stranger, sot her back, sot her
back. "-Glo6e- Democrat.
President Grant and Secretary Bel.
KNAPP have ordered DR.. Linderman, Super
intendent of the United States Mint, to
coin appropriate medals of the cannon
captured during the Mexican war for the
purpose of presenting.On each to the vet
eran soldiers of the Mexican war who may
congregate at Philadelphia at the Centen-
NAL celebration, July 4, 1876.
Rabbits are so abundant in Kentucky
as to be positive nuisance, and the fash
lOnable amusement is hunting them down
on horseback. Ten or dozen horsemen
form in line and beat the fields, uttering
fearful cries and blowing horns the while.
The rabbits start up, run hither and
thither in confusion, and finally squat
down in terror and allow themselves to
be taken alive by hand.
The Treasurer OF the Boston Rubber
Shoe Company found this among his cor
respondence the other day: Sir-Con-
scjentiously, as a Roman Catholic, hav-
ing complied with the ardent religious
duties which we are commanded to
by our mother, the church, on the occa-
sion of the calamity which befell your
factory took an article therefrom which
deprives me from approaching the table
of the Lord until remit this as restitu
ton, $1.25."
old Mrs. Duflicker, of Franklin,
KY, said to a neighbor the other night,
while comfortably sitting in front of the
fire, that she had "allers had a great no.
ton to learn to smoke" she did so love
the "aromy of tobacker." She added:
~ would hev learned long ago, dear
knows, but heerd wunst that man had
his tongue paralyzed by smokin', and
that skeered me out Lord knows
wouldn't want my tongue paralyzed, for
l couldn't talk none eff it was"
"A Virginia (Nev.) husband went to
the depot the other day to receive his
wife, whom he had not seen for two
years. When the train came in he sprang
forward to assist her from the car, and
had managed to say: my dear, -"
when she "put into the following effect:
How is Mrs. Smith? Have you seen
Tom? What dreadful journey I've had
Why don't you take your pants out of
your boots? You must positively have
that hair of yours cut rightaw You're
smoking again, see. Have you got nice
rooms? hope you haven't been drink
ing, dearest. Oh, dear me, how muddy
it is!'
If being in possession of the "signs"
known only to the brotherhood of Good
Templars and observing the essential
qualification of total abstention from all
intoxicating liquors constitute brother"
Mr.. J. Leake's Newfoundland, according
to the Newcastle (Del.) Daily Journal,
would seem to have right to the full
benefits Of membership of that brother
hood. This dog, it is stated by the above
journal, having for some time past attend
ed with his master at the pride of the
Tyne Lodge of Good Templars, at Halt
whistle, appears to have found out their
mysterious rap for entering the lodge
room during their meetings. On the last
lodge night he seems to have fingered by
the way, and his master entered the lodge
without him and closed the door. "A
short time AFTER the inner guard and part
Of the members heard the we'll known
knock at the inner door, when the guard
arose and opened it, and the black brute
walked majestically in, greatly to the sur
prise of the vigilant guard, causing no
small amusement to the whole company"