The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1876-06-22
MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.

teacher OF ptlDllc school In an ADJOINING
town.
MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.
Render unto scissors the things that
are scissors!
The new Sultan ought to be strong.
Hes got the Musccmcn on his side.
We have all of us sufficient strength
of mind to endure the misfLrtunes of other
people.
"A Boston tailor has had his bill.
he IDS stamped with picture of forget
me not.
Railroad accidents are called clam
itous affairs, because the engineers are al
ways by valves.
Busy men never learn how to harbor
their strength and live, until they are just
ready to die.
The proprietor of one of the New
Jersey watering places advertises himself
as a novel and entertaining kind of uigot
by proclaming that "Jews are not adj
mitted."
-''Py Schiminy, how dot poy studies
de language" is what a delighted elderly
German said when his four-year-o son
called him blcar-eyed son Of saw
horse.-Erie Obserptr.
In these hard times, when borrowing is
so difficult, we'd like to know, queries the
Hartford Times, whether distance still
keeps up its time'honorc habit of lend
ing enchantmcnt to the view. -,
If rowing. boxing and gymnastics
generally are good for the health, how is
it that so many pugilists die Of consump-
ton? Some one come to time with an
answer. -Det,Ot Free Press
In public speaking, low voice, ut.
tcring each word and syllable with a
clear-cut enunciation, is more diSantly
and distinctly heard than tone OF
thunder, without a break in whole
sent. nee.
The great millionaires are fast pass
ing away. The moral Of which is, says
the Baltimore GNzetle, never be a million
are. A large number of persons have I'LL
ways made it point to observe this PIE
cept, ana 10 good advice is 30 easily kept
Art has received an awkward crit.
cism from a i'rec-and easy young man
who recently met sculptor in social
circle, and addressed him thus: En-
cr-so you are the man-cr that makes
er-mud hcads?" And this was the
artists rep y: "Er-er-not all of EN- !;
l "idn't make yours.
-"Allah il Allah! Sacred is traditon!'
ENclaii ed the sultan in HIS 20 ition;
And Aurad smiled and kni"h ed the t: ans tessor,
bile IRON the palace Went til, wocI lis funny
Ho" bdul Aziz kh'n heHard his money!
Last night lie kissed his mult.t.GiaouS wife
Aud with the scissors shipped the thread of lio!'
". I. Grmphic.
"A writer in the London Daily Ne,cs
says: " 1t is not, unfortunately, generally
known that in case of fire in buildings
containing horses ii the harness be merely
put on. however roughly, the horses will
quit their stables without difficulty. A
knowledge of this fact may be the means
Of saving many valuable animal from
horrible DEATH"
"A tralesman advertised for, boy to
assist in his shop and 60 on crrands. A
few hours after the papers were circulated
he hid his shop tlirongcd with all kinds
of boys; and not knowing how TO choose,
he advertised again as follows: g Hanted
to as list in shop, a boy acho obeys lis
mother" in reply to this there were only
two boys who venturcd to apply for the
situation.
One Of the rules of the Mount Holy
oke (Mass.) Seminary, forbidd;ng one
lady from introducing a gentleman to an
other lady, was avoided the other day by
g Norihamptols-girls who wh en- her father
Came witlia trunk to hcr room, while her
friend, Miss Blank was present, said {:
"Father, / am sorry cannot introduce
you to Miss Blank, OF Blank, but thcrules
forbid jill tsYts,"s said the father, shak-
ing hands with the young lady, .'and 1
am sorry, too3 4ss ~ n So 5S&&
The reward of kindly deeds is thus
taught ny "a Persian Seer: Haffg had a
dream one night and, saw a man held in
unuiterablea torment in the yonder world
f0rsbk sci6shness, indolence and cruelty.
Every limb suiIcrcd-only the right foot
had occasional restraint from agony.
Hafig asked the Seer why it was this foot
had relief. "This man suffers continual.
ly because he was never known to do q
good Decd" said the Seer, except that
/. oncehe kicked a tuft Of grass to a tethcred
OK sanding in the hot sun. For this one
act that foot has its reward" I
Speaking Of the oriole, its habits,
songs, and tra:tableness, the Ogdensburg
IN. " Journal says: IAN old bird which
should happen to be trapped would prob
ably quit singing on being deprived of
liberty, but one caught young and fed
from the human hand will make most
delightful and tractable pet, and, happiest
when closely surrounded by people, will
sing marvelOusly sweet notes and trills.
We know one of this sort that, when lib
Grated from its cage, will go to tie hand
ofits owner, assist in threading needle
or ripping a scam. nestle on her shoulder,
stand ON her hand, and bathe in bowl OF
water. and when it has had its liberty of
the premises 10 its hearts content it will
gOback i9to4its cage and sing its merry
tune. Hswill seak fruits cak 4, bread and
mill, SPOT t0ea and sugar, leansmeat. nuts
and eggs, s espec;ii on sf i,ouse
| flies fNll angle wornD ann ocb,
aaa saseh sanythiags tossed ,toit 3a
Say what we will, the rich and the
poor have TO struggle on together through
the world, and the sooner those who have
not wealth learn to make the most and
best ct the lneaus they nave, and suppress
every feeling Of jealUusy and envy toward
their more fortunate neighbors, the hap
pier for everybody. NY. Graphic. All,
now, that's the talk III the poor would
only silently declare their windepspdsnee
and live such lives as the rich might envy;
II they would study to be skillful and de-
vote their spare money and spare mo-
ments TO books ;gif they.awouldace cease in
every way to initiate the sabsurdities and
vices Of the wealthy; ii for idle and wick
ed gossip they would substitute the ex-
change Of their best ideas; if, etc., etc.,
ETC., the rich would very soon come to at
tract 50 little notice that the poor man
would begin to censure himself for his
coldness toward small class of his fel-
low beings whose only ,offense was the in.
heritance OF few pa!try aollars.-Louis-