The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1876-04-13
MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.

the Pawnee reservation in Nebraska; amending
the Pension law for the war Of 1872.
MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.
"A poor kind of vegetable-An imi-
later.
When the Turkish census takers go
about they do not count the women at all.
They put down a lot of ciphers and let it
60 at that.
It's nonsense to talk about your rubies
if the story be true that the doctor who
cured the Sultan's carbuncle received
81, 900 in gold.
The naming of the list of April as the
day for the first meeting of the creditors
whom Rev. Ezra D. Winslow fooled is
rather appropriate.
There are over 10000 robbers on the
Mexican border, and herd of Texas cat
tie stands about as much chance as pig
in a school of sharks.
81 have done business with that man
and am perfectly willing to hear him
pray" is the best eulogium on genuine
new birth that can be uttered.
"A true man never frets about his place
in the world, but just slides into it by the
HI Vi HIS duu SWIISo GlClC
as easily as star.-Chapin.
1T takes a servant twice as long to bang
the stove and scuttle, while putting coal
on the CRATE, if you are trying to talk to
somebody than if you are not. He does it
for revenge.
"A freighter attached an odometer 10
his wagon wheel before leaving the Black
Hills, and the instrument recorded 24S1
miles as the shortest distance between
Custer City and Cheyenne.
She watzed along our crowded street,
With "plnbaCk' and striped stocking;
She wore French slippers on her feet
And was coughing. Oh! twas shocking.
-Cleuetand Leader.
NO man or woman can keep right on
talking, talking, talking, for hours at a
stretch, without telling some lies. Truth
is scarce article in the world, and is
sure to give out in places where tongues
are permitted 10 run on full time.
Prof Tyndall is married, and when
his wife kicks him out of bed he doesn't
get mad, but looks upon it as a curious
and interesting illustration of the con-
servatism of energy and the effects OF
molecular motion.-St. Lou's Republican.
Great complaint is made in New York
that the needy are getting arrogant in their
labor, and begin to talk Of the time to come
when they will have the mastery, and the
upstairs their benefactors-go to the
wall.
-" When," he said, violently, "when
are you going to pay me that little bill
I've dunned you till I'm tired and mad.
Now l want positive answer-whcn will
you pay it?" by Jove!" was the reply,
"you must take me for prophet. How
can tell?"
"A miner in the Silver Hill Mine, Ne
vada, fell down shaft, distance of 10
feet, the other day, but, though somewhat
bruised and cut about the head, he worked
out the remainder of his shift before hav-
ing his wounds dressed, and is all right
again.
"A fine doe, weighing 1875 pounds, was
lately killed ON piece of ice floating in
Lake Erie. The animal was noticed when
about two miles from shore, when two men
rowed out and killed her. The cake OF
ice on which the doe was travelling to her
death was about twelve feet square.
The spring "opening days. at the
| New York dry goods and millinery stores
do not exhibit quite as much richness as
formerly. People can't afford it. 1t may
be that the era Of calico and lindsey wool.
sey is at hand for many who have been
luxuriating in silks and satins.
We are not to have Unser Fritz as a
National guest on the Tooth anniversary OF
our natal day; but there is consolation in
the fact that we are not to be deprived
altogether of the presence of live Prince,
Oscar, the second son of the King OF
| Sweden having announced that he will be
with us shortly.
More Horse Car Poetry:
"Our onc-horse driver takes no care
To look up the struggling passenjare;
So when we wish to stop cair,
After shaking in vain our umbrellaire
And yelling again and beating the air,
We hire boy to run round the cair
And tell the driver to stop his cair
If he wants another passenjare''
Theological truth comes from strange
sources sometimes. We have heard many
a sermon and read many disqusition on
Gods patience, but the exclamation of q
poor little bootblack: II tell you what il
God was quick-tempered some folks
would get hurt" brings it more wildly
to our minds than either books or sermons
could. ~. Y. Herald.
Throughout Louisiana at present re.
markable natural curiosity is to be seen.
On many orange trees is ripe fruit of last
years growth (which is now most de.
liciously sweeD, partly grown green or.
angcs from blossoms of early winter, and
fresh blossoms which have now appeared
at the proper period. Such thing was
| never before seen in that part of the coun.
try.
"A milkman was lately seeking the aid
| of the police to trace the whereabouts of q
family who had left the neignborhood,
owing him eighteen shillings. We'll,
suppose there was nine shillings' worth oil
water in that milk account" remarked
the inspector. "That's where it gals me
that's where it hurts % replied the deal.
er. They were new customers, and
hadn't commenced to water the milk yetp'
Three or four Detroit girls were the
other day discussing the character and
standing of c certain young man, and an
old lady was close listener One of the
girls finally remarked: "Well, guess
he's rich, for saw him coming out of q
bank the other day." "And I guess he
drives street car" put in the old lady,
"for l saw him jump off car one day
last week. "-Desroit Free Press.
The Miner, of Georgetown, Idaho
Territory, relates the following: "Some
three months ago the man in charge OF
Mr.. Cushman's fish-breeding house re-
moved all the fish from q box except one,
which was inadvertently left. The water
in the box froze, and the fish was encased
in the ice, and remained in this condition
fully three months, when the ice was
thawed and the fish came out alive. The
other fish have grown considerable dur.
ing this period, and have silvery scales
but this little fellow is of just the same
size and color as he was when the frost
chilled his blood"
Destructive Floods In New England.
BosToN, March 81.