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The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1876-10-12
Something Sharp In a Business Line.

IN these days Of fraud and rascality it
behoOves business men to be on the Qui
vive for every dollar they are entitled to.
\ good story was told by one of the clerks
at the Clearing House few mornings
since, which reveals neat specimen of
sharp practice. l cannot say that it was
or was not original, but it deserves men,
ton, even if it is old. About two weeks
ago CRY merchant held a long over due
claim against firm on Greenwich street,
which they had tried in vain to collect for
some weeks. That day the merchant
heard Of a suspicious transaction, that led
him to believe that the firm contemplated
failure, but We're not quite ready for it.
He took the account and proceeded to the
firms store and asked payment The
usual plan Of deferring settlement was re-
sorted to when the creditor spoke out
quite bravely that he was tired of waiting,
and if he did not receive a check before
he left the store he would instruct his
lawyer to place the firm in bankruptcy be-
fore 3 p. N. The partners were all pres
ent, and protested to he quite indignant
at first, but the merchant would not Weld,
until at length he was paid check on the
North River. Bank. The amount was
81 $50. He proceeded at once to the bank
and found, as he had expected, the check
was not good for that sum- He inquired
the firm S balance and was told it amount
ed to $975.43. He quickly computed the
difference, and, drawing his own check at
neighboring bank, deposited the pro-
ceeds to the firms credit then and there.
A second time the firms check was Of
fered and was paid. The next day, the
firm suspended payment, and it was the
throwing out of their check at the Clear
ing House that gave rise to the story as
here told.-N. Y. Ger. l0hscogo Tribune.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1876-10-12
Some Late Cannfbal Banquets.

q REPORTS come that the South Sea
Islanders of the Solomon group have
lately had several sumptuous cannibalis-
tic festivals. In one case the Captain of
vessel touched at one Of the islands to
take on board some native 'laborers for a
distant settlement. The Captain did some
business with the natives inthe meantime,
and gave them some nice new tomahawks
in trade. A Band Of those who had re-
ceived toniallawks came on board before
the vessel started, cut down the Captain
and nearly all the crew, took possession
of and pillaged the vessel, and carried
the dead ashore for grand barbecue
Two of tie crew when hard pressed took
refuge in tie cabin, where they shot them
selves to rob the natives of their meat
Your true epicurean cannibal always kills
what he eats. One man jumped over
board and managed to get forty miles
away to place of safety, where he told
the story of the killed and eaten crew. :.
About the time of this disaster another
English vessel ran ashore on one Of the
| Cannibala Islands, and the crew amused
4 themselves, while waiting for the tide, by
shooting at the natives. The natives at
| tackled them, in return, and r. had q great
deal Of fun out. of the affair. They
burned the vessels, and Killed and ate the
crew-every man of them. Some mis-
sionaries who were engaged on shore con.
verting the heatheps and reforming their
bills OF fare, got away. as soon, as they
could and reported the particulars Of this
BANQUET. Il They think their 7labors were a
| spiritual success, but shave mo confidence
br 1hagiaz accomplished any reform in
mere temporal matters, At any rate, they
| suddenly Abandoned their mission on that
particular South Sea Island. st. Louis
I 2eDublicgH. aH,'"i's tat T$a'@a g~-@tfs
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Affecting Story of Maternal Love.

In the village Of Caraggi, whether it
was that due precaution had not been
taken, or that the disease was of a pecu-
liarly malignant nature, one after another,
first the young and then the old, or
whole family dropped off, A woman
who lived on the opposite side of the way,
the wife of laborer, and mother of two
little boys, felt herself attacked by the
fever in the night. In the morning il
greatly increased, and in the evening the
fatal tumor appeared. This was during
the absence of her husband, who went to
work at distance and only returned on
Saturday nights, bringing home the
scanty means of subsistence for the
family for the week., .t....
Terrified by the example of the neigh
boring family, moved by the fondest love
for her children, and determined not to
communicate the disease to them, she
formed the heroic resolution of leaving
her home and going elsewhere to die.
Locking them in room, and sacrificing
to their safety even the last and sole CON-
fort Of parting embrace, off she ran
down stairs, carrying with her the sheets
and coverlets, that she might leave no
means of contagion. She closed the door
with sigh, and went away; but the
largest child, hearing the door shut, went
to the window, and seeing her run in that
manner, cried out, "Good-by, mother
in a voice so tender that she involuntarily
stopped.
"Good-by, mother,' repeated the
youngest child, stretching his little hand
out of the window; and thus was the
poor afflicted mother compelled for time
to endure the dreadful conflict between
the yearnings which called her back, and
the pity and solicitude which urged he1
on. At length, the latter conquered, and
amid food of tears and the farewells OF
her children, who, knew not the fatal
cause, and the import of those tears. she
reached the house of those who were to
bury her. She recommended her hus.
band and children to them, and in two
days she was no more
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Seventy Times Seven W onders.

In an old copy of the German Euanqel-
zeal Calendar, published in St. Charles,
Mo-, find an article by the Rev. DR..
Steiner (recently deceased) upon the sig
nificance of the figure 7. AS there is
generally more importance attached to
the :" lucky 81 we may as well give 7 a
chance and see how conspicuously it
figures in the history of the world, more
particularly in religion.-1ranslator.
When God created the world he rested
on the 7th day. There are 7 days in the
week, 7 letters in the name Jehovah, 7
syllablss in the Mohammedan formula of
prayer-la ill Allah Ill Allah. As the
flood was to begin on the 7th day and con-
tinue weeks, Noah selected pairs of
clean animals and birds, male and female,
and gathered them into the ark. On the
It'll day the dove returned with its mes
sage. Every one is familiar with the Z
fat and lean kline, the Z fruitful and Z
barren ears Of corn, years of plenty and
years of famine. Jacob served Z years
for Rachel, and was cheated with Leah
and served another years and received
his reward Seven days he was
followed by Laban, his father.i
law. THAT was before the unhappy
days Of mothers-in-law.) When Jacob
died his son Joseph lamented for him
7 days. Every 7th year the lsraelites per.
mitted their fields to remain idle and un-
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1876-10-12

the morning, and in an effort to ringmore
loudly loop was formed in the fope,
which fell around Diehls neck, and in q
twinkling he was drawn t*ent " feet In III
the air. With the rebound of the bell lie
came down on Johnson's head, and, all.
though the latter was somewhat hurt bv
the shock, he released Diehl from his
perilous position. The latter's neck was
almost broken, and the flesh is still
swollen and inflamed from the friction of
the rope.--Lancaster (Pa.) Eapress.
Says the Louisville Courier Journal:
"Some of the lady boarders at the Louis
vile Hotel rushed down to the. office last
night, and, almost breathiess with alarm,
reported to the clerks that a terrible shoot,
ing affair was going on tip stairs, and that
somebody must be killed. Mr.. Judge, &C.
companied by Mr.. Topping and the port
er, went in haste to the third floor, and
were shown the fatal room, whence still
proceeded loud, sharp reports like the
sound of several pistols in deadly conflict.
But when the gentlemen reached the door
they. found only drummer from New
York whip factory trying to make sale
to Louisville merchant. He held a large
whip in his hand and flourished long
lash over his head, to give his customer an
exhibition of his expertness in popping
the cracker
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1876-10-12
The Massachusetts Sunday Law.

THREE years ago Christopher Smith of
Boston broke the Sabbath Having been
at church in the morning, he started to
walk over to CharlestOwn to see whether a
house, into which he was to move on
Monday, had been properly cleaned. On
his return, as he was passing along Austin
street, a locomotive struck the gate-the
gate-keepers not getting it open quick
enough-and the gate struck him, intlict-
ing painful injury. Christopher Smith
brought his action against the Boston d
Maine Railroad Company to recover dam
ages. The defense set up was that the
plaintiff was travelling on the Lords day,
not from necessity or charity. Christopher
swore that he had been at work all the
preceding week. Mrs. Christopher swore
that their furniture was all packed up at
the TIME, and that they had to move Mon
day, as their room had been let to another
person, who was to take possession on that
day. The Superior Court couldn't see
where the necessity for mercy came in
here, and ordered verdict for the de-
fen,tant. Christopher appealed, and the
Supreme Judicial Court now affirms the
decision of the subordinate tribunal, re-
marking that there was mo evidence,
under our decisions, which would justify
the jury i'll finding that the plaintiff was
travelling at the time of the accident from
necessity or charity
Isn't it nearly time to be thinking about
adjusting our Sunday laws to the nine
tenth century ?-Springfeld (4Nass.) Re-
publican.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1876-10-12
.GlI Bra,e iw5iaaa,i,.!:5> 'c1t

In these days, when ruffians are disturb.
ing the tranquility. Of citizens by their
bold transgressions, and when men leave
their homes after "nightfall not knowing
whether, when they return, they will find
heap OF glowing embers in their stead or
not, it IS not wonderful that the in trepidi-
ty, of those who! are hsda1l yre9arded,L and
who are accustomed to admit themselves
to be, timid, is developed. Anillustratioa
of this occurred not many days ago. A
lady, whose husband is detained BY. his
business until nine and ten O'Clock, in the
evening" Was. sitting on. the front porch
after dark, with a lady ,neiglrbor, when
she thought she heard noise in the kitch-
en-. Without hesitating, she left tile slle'
of her companion to investigate the cause,
passing, necessarily, Through her own bed-
room, where she was suddenly confronted
,,by a strange and rough hooking man she
involuntarily demanded what he wanted
there, and was answered WITH an
oath o,!l; ;, tt that ,JG3was none Of :,nhef
the situation was critical With rare
presence of mind the lady Remembered
that on the mantel, near where she stood,
loaded revolver always lay, and with re-.
markable deli beration she reached for, that
revolver and presented i at the intrnast id
manner that left him in no doubt as to
the sincerity Of 6 her intentions, He
concluded that it was some Of her bust
ness what he wanted there, and, more
over that there wasn't anything that he
wanted there so much as leave Of alb
sence, which. he took without further res
marks, profane or otherwise: We. COM
mend this example to the ladies gener
ally. Let them . be, provided with the
weapons, and make up their minds to, shoot
the first fiend WHO dares to transgressN the
rights of domicile. They won't MseotD
shoot many Rerhapss aS m2Es tha9 2 Nas
Ene reFfaoEfYF I.g awe
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1876-10-12
General News Summary
FROM WASHINGTON.

Up to the 26th, s19,O5S,252 III silver coin
had been paid out by the United States
Treasury Department for the redemption of
Observation-Disclosures and m pay nent 81 obfii.
cations, since the 18th of April last, leaving
a balance of S2,OOOO00 of such coin on hand.
UNITED STATES Internal Revenue Com
missioner Raum has issued circular letter
to United States attorneys in Philadelphia,
New York, Chicago, Cincinnati, Milwaukee
and other important collection dis
trcts in various parts of the country
authorizing them to institute suits
against all parties against whom EVIL
dcnee can be presented of not having
paid the whole or any portions of taxes due
the Government under the law providing for
the tax upon incomes. This will render per
sons liable TO suit for such recovery from
the date at which this tax first went into
effect +
IT was announced from Washington on
the 20 h ult. that on the LIST inst. mail scrv-
ice would be commenced on about 100 routes
which were let under regular advertise
ments on the 3lst of July last, thus COM
pleting the entire system of mail transport
tatiou in every State and Territory of the
United States.
The jury in the case of Gen. Babcock. on
trial in Washington on the charge of being
81 conspirat"r in the celebrated safe-burglary
case, brought in verdict of not guilty on
the evening of the S0th ult.
THE public debt statement for September,
published on the I'd inst, shows the follow
ing: Coin bonds outstanding, 81 ,697 32O,-
ip'; total debt &. POS. 9O2 ,645: cash in Treas
urv, 81 II ,6o6,u debt less cash in the Treas
my, 100 2,266, $40; decrease during Scptem-
her. S2,915 ,364
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1876-10-12
. The New Boniets.

The new bonnets.are different enough
TO suit the most fastidious. FROM high to
low soft crown, severely Rembrandti.h to
4ualh'iy ~auakerisf1 and charmingly CO.
quettlsh. The new pointed crowns are
both absurd and ugly, and so are nearly
covered and hidden by thickets of flow.
ers ana feathers. Very little face trim.
ming IS seen. owing to the closely fitting
fronts. Fine velvet and plush in corded
stripes and plain are used. Lincoln or
hunters green, INK Bite A] c1s{fsste i1ne
tete de msy,s=-a beautiful maroon shade.
and Russian gray are some Of the leading
colors. Green is lightened with ivory and
a creamy sulphur-green, and is also
mixed with blue and other ink shades.
Cardinal offers the strongest possible con-
trast to plum, myrtle, green, black and ink
blue and gray. For dress occasions, light
fresco tints, ecru, pearl. linden green, rose
and blue follow in their several depths Of
shades. Long streamers of wide gros-
grain ribbon are used again at the back.
A bonnet of celeste blue velvet has the
cone. like crown smoothly covered, and
nearly concealed by ostrich feathers of
blue. The close cottage front has barely
a glimpse of red in its facings. A black
velvet bonnet has a soft crown with very
long streamers behind. The edge
has trimming Of cocks feathers
IN dark glossy green, the projecting
velvet bandeau- and bows Ia front
have cluster of shaded roses, cream,
pink, crimson and dark red. A third
shape is picturesque hat with broad
! brim, slightly bent down in front, made
OF brown velvet beaver. The edge is
bound with rich chenille binding. On
| thQ front =.
place by tilagree steel clasp; two long
Mercutio ostrich plumes float over the
crown. Some OF the soft-crOWned bon
nets stray into the semblance of cape be-
hind, and compensate for the unique, un-
graceful, pointed crowns. Milhners are
especially cautious in the arrangement of
the bizarre combinations of colors and
trimmings. The simplest bonnet is the
result perhaps of weeks study. 1t is
| only the standings and etcl1ings of two
| shades OF color, into which, however, q
violent contrast must be added; but there
is poetry in the curve of the ostrich
plumes, and artistic grace in the placing
OF the flowers, and that most fantastic of
inventions. the feather trimming. A dis
tinguished- looking black velvet bonnet
has long streamers behind of cardinal en-
bossed ribbon; the front is surrounded by
band Of glistening cocks feathers, and
the inside Of the brim is filled in with a
putting of cardinal. A Lincoln green vel
vet of different shape is literally cov-
cred with wreath of bronzcd leaves
veined with gold. The facings are
bronze and cardinal flowers. A reversible
| toque of myrtle green has very graceful
trimming of ostrich plumcs and car
dinal wing.-N. Y. Tribune.
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INCIDENTS AND ACCIDENTS,

1t is possible to carry wife-beating too
far. A man by the name of Arl Mack, of
Versailles, KY, had whipped his wife so
often for the past few years that the last
time he attempted it the poor woman, in
a fit of desperation, seized the club he
beat her with and struck him, killing him
instantly. /. ..;l.'' Hs-..E O
s. A four year-old boy, son of Mason
Sage, of West marlborough, w., was
lost in the woods the other day, and had a
play spell with two black bears. They
came up to him as he sat on the grass in
an open glade and smelt of him. He
patted them on their heads, thinking that
they were dogs, and they then walked
away into the forest. Their footprints
disclosed that they were the "dogs" the
boy told about encountering.
"A light of glass eight feet square,
slightly married by an accident, was re-
moved for new one, on King street, in
Troy, N. Y, the other day, and placed
against the side Of a building. Suddenly
the glass flew into thousand pieces. One
of the fragments struck a workman and
penetrated the right leg of his pantaloons
and cut deep cash in his knee. No cause
can be assigned for the singular explosion.
1t was accompanied by a loud noise,
which was heard some distance away.
"A tramp called at a house in Bing-
hampton the other day, and made gestures
to indicate that he could not speak and
wanted writing materials. They were
furnished and he wrote: 81 haven't
money enough; can you lend me ten
cents. Fare to Oswego forty cents l have
thirty cents. The man of the house was
3 railroad man and familiar with the rates
Of fare. He wrote: "Fare to Oswego
more than forty cents. Better 60 and get
posted and cali again" The tramp went
off without word, but swore vociferous-
" at the next corner when an untidy
female asked him to !; divide.'' q" =
r.. I'm st. Joseph's ; Catholic Church
steeple. Christian Diehl was assisting the
sexton, Mr., johnson, to ring the bells
0here are three Of them) at ten O'Clock in
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1876-10-12
In about two hours the room was;cteared

In about two hours the room was:cteared
of fiies-all lured into the fatal traps.
reopened the windows to admit more, and
among the flies came two or three yellow
jackets-wasp-l like insects. These yellow
jackets are very fond of anything sweet,
and very soon one found the tempting
bait. 1t alighted upon leaf, and com.
menced feeding about two-thirds of the
way from the base. 1t seemed to relish
the food highly, and ate eagerly and qui
city for few moments; but soon its wings
began to tlutter, and it proceeded hur-
riedly and wildly along tie lfne W sweet
until it reached the opening. Here it
ceased moment to feed along the. cord
that surrounds the mouth of the tube, but
Its wings were still raised and fluttering.
IN little more than. a minute from the
time it alighted it was safe prisoner with
in, buzzing and futtering and stirring up
the imprisoned flies. on holding the Leaf
up to the light could see its frantic eff
forts to escape-trying to climb the
smooth surface, but, like the flies, ever
falling back, until it was powerless to
move.-Nrs. Mary Treat, IN Ha,per's
MU1dsIne -
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WEST AND SOUTH.

GEN CROOK was at Fort Laramie on the
Both organizing new campaign against the
hostile indians. Fresh troops, consisting OF
the Fourth Cavalry, under Gen. Mackenzie,
and infantry under Capt. Pollock, will be
put in the field at once. A depot of supply
will be established at cid Fort Reno. The
troops Of the recent expedition were at
Custer City, under command of Gen. Merritt,
and would wait new supplies Of clothing and
equipments there. - .
THERE were twenty-eight yenow-tever
interments, at Savannah, Ga, on the 26th.
a Macon dispatch of that date states that
tic Mayor Of Brunswick, Ga and J. NJ. Dex.
Ter, Chairman of the Board Of Health, had
appealed for help for their stricken city.
Half the population were down With yellow
fever. Business was suspended and sup.
plies exhausted Unless aid was speedily
sent many would die, of starvation. The
suffering and want could not be described
a few cases Of yellow fever had been re-
ported at New Orleans.
THE White-Stocking Baseball Club, OF
Chicago, has won the championship fol
1876, having, in a game played with the
lIartfordsi On the 26th, secured their thirty
seventh yictoryfin the series of fifty games
NEWS wasreceived at Sidney, Neb, on TIKI
Goth, that ia treaty had been effected Nv the
Peace Commission with the Spotted Tar
chiefs, similar, to thelon previously consum
mated with Red Cloud and his followers!
GEN BRAxToS. BRAGG dropped dead O.
heart disease on the streets of Galveston
Texas, on the 9th. He was ,sixty-one year
of age. Ir- =
AT Louisville, KY, on the 9th, In the thor
ough-bred race, Ten Brock ran four mile
in the unpreeedentedstimes Of 7:l5ss( &tme'
seconds faster than Felloweraft's and fou
seconds taster, than Lexington's best time
.a-roE.ssgs Lo-AL1, Of Illinois
tss turn.shcd tbs. GoTern9r with, 2 write,
opinion ii vi Itch be concludes that, while MI
storey, tile EDITOR Of the Chicago Times, ma,
have beent guilty Ut libel, and amenable t,
lave 81 ,1'Eal 80 ~ "n''A
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How He Rounded the Lake.

He was tramp, bound Chicagowartl,
and as he boarded the couplers at the rear
EOf an incoming engine, just across the
line in Indiana, one recent dark and
chilly night, he had faith to believe that
he had a. s.soft thing" of it-for cheap
ride. Bltthef condhetor, With his eaSla
eye and railwb slbntern, spA fs1ied hel
moneyless passenSef Ion hiI AndlshiohAdl
Eand comfortless seat, Did he order him
off? No. He had a deeper plot He let
|'him remain, while: on and on went the.
train, From station to station, untif~it'
reached a great, tank, where the engines
stop to water up, 49,
Nov for him. grinned the heartless
7conductor, as he passed to the front. =,
T. "Now for him." he maliciously contin.
ued, as he gr; sped the water-tro4gh from
the fireman's hands, apd directed it oyer.
the back end'oftie elginek rTTAI ~
I "Now for him." he tiendishly grunted,
as he heard . Noah's deluge pouring over
the head and down the back of the luck
less tramp - ITitS
All grew still, and the conductor ordered
his train'on It's way, convinced that he had
|drowned' the tramp, or at least flooded him
so far away that he could never get back
again. =
But when that conductor drove into the
depot in the early morning, there was a
surprise in store for him ..--r -.-.xr
\ :" Be you thesEczA uctOrI' in4aired a
shivering voice at his elbow, as he stepped
:" y s .s|a he sS i555i,ss ssAssiP IA
gazing; upon "a .bsdnggledI and cinder,
"Then Nv Want ter ask yer Why YER r. don't
run rum et ,own !, the eaa Of he IKE semin'
A. II d." said the conductor. o. b ,-sr4r
Yer do?'' exclaimed the man. --,r>.
Certainly was the reply. .,'F !:
oval, gosh:' rnatteref TIE stran 3et
in bewildered tone, {: blsst If / disn'ta
IJhink that yer swula through theT Jake,
y Then the conductor kneWthat his Tramp
still lived and was water pfo6f. AC tseasqso
Journal. 49, -
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"A farmer residing near Newcastle, 4
Pa, recent1y disod1steds numhf pfb62a
helping themselves to apples in his
orchard. He immediately lppsened
large bulldog and Sc I'D bfdts otter the
boys. The savage animal caught. one Of
the youths III the thrdaks and In momMs
tore out the toys @indpinel and severed
the jugular vein, causing death in few
minutes. .3jIlt1 GykAiaITII1