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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1876-01-27
Dull Great Men.

DEsCARTEs the famous mathematician
and philosopher; La Fontaine, celebrated
for his witty fables, and Button, the
naturalist, were all singularly deficient III
the powers of conversation. Mormontel
the novelist, was so dull in society that a
frienqssaid of him after an interview: q I
must 60 and read his tales in recompense
to myself for the WEAKNESS Of hearing
him" As to Corneille, the Creates dram
atist of France, he was completely lost
in society-so absent and embarrassed that
he wrote of himself a witty couplet i'm
porting that he was never Ineligible but
through the mouth Of another. Wit on
paper seems to be something widely diff
ferent from that play Of words in CONVEX
sation which, while 1t sparkles, dies; for
Charles H., the wittiest of nonarchs, was
SO charmed with the humOr Of "Hudi-
bras'' that he caused himself to be intro
duced in the character of a private gentle
man to Butler, the author. The witty
King found the author very dull COM
panion, and was Of opinion with many
others that so stupid fellow could never
have written so clever a book. Addison,
whose classic elegance has long been
considered the model Of style, was shy
and absent in society, preserving even be-
fore single stranger formal and d1gnifed
silence. In conversation Dante was tact
turn and satirical. Gray and Alferi sell
dom talked or smiled. Rousseau was re-
markedly tame in conversation, without
a word of fancy or eloquence in his
speech. Milton was unsocial and sar-
castle when much pressed by strangers.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1876-01-27
International Sunday-School Lessons.
FIRST QUARTER OF 1876.

FIRST QUARTER OF 1875.
Jan. 80 David and Jonathan, :. Il sam Xxx S5-42.
Feb. 6fDavid Sparing Saul 4 Sam. xiv. Ito.
Feb. ID Saul and his Sons Slain 1 Sam XXI. l-16.
Feb. 20 David Established KingI2 sam " 17-25
Feb. % The Ark Bro CHIT to Zion , Sam iv 1-157
Mar. 5 Gods Govt with David ? Sam vii IS %
Mar. - Absalom's Rebellion, 2 Sam XIV ia
Mar. 10 Absalom's Death. 49,. Y Sam xviii. 2433.
Mar. 20 Review ..
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1876-01-27

PRAYER is the rustling Of the wings of
the angels that are on their way bringing
Us the boons of heaven. Even as cloud
foreshadoweth rain, SO prayer foreshadoW-
eth the blessing; even as the green blade IS
the beginning Of the harvest, so is prayer
the prophecy of the blessing that is about
to come.-.Spurgeon
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1876-01-27

BEFORE marriage young ladies devote
themselves to fneries; after marriage
thew have to think of groceries.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1876-01-27

THE timers of New Orleans recently
struck against a 40 per cent. reduction of
their pay.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1876-01-27

STATISTICS Just published show that
pauperism in London is On the increase.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1876-03-09
NOTICE or MORTGAGE FORE.
CLOSURE,

Default having been made in the conditions Of q
certain indentnre Of Mortgage bearing date Novem.
Der 23d A. d. 1871, made and executed BY William
kcGinns of Redwood County, Minnesota to and in
favor of George W. Braley Of the place, and
corded in the Office Of the Register Of DEEDS in and
for the County Of Redwood and State Of Minnesota,
on the 23i day OF November A. D. 1872 at 3h O'Clock
7. N. in Book 2 Of Mortgages on page l2.
Said Mort gage was given to secure the payment Of
cerran pr"missory note for three hundred and forty
dollars bearing even date with said Mortgage md
falling due year from date with interest at the
rate Of IL per cent per annum, signed by said Viii
liam Mcnnis and in favor Of said George Braley.
said note at the date of this notice the sum of
four hundred and forty-6ve dollars and sixty-eight
cents and proceedings at law or otherwise have
bren instituted to collect the same or any part
thereof,
Now, therefore notice is hereby given that BY
virtue Of power Of sale in said Mortgage contained
ana purauant to the statutes in such made and
provided said Mortgage will be foreclosed and the
premises therein described lying and being in the
County Of Redwood and State Of Minnesota to wit:
The West half of the South West quarter and the
South Eas quarter of the South West quarter o.
Section twenty (23) and the North East quar-
ter Of the North West quarter Of Section twenty six
(26) all in Township one HUNDRED and twelve (1l2)
Of Range thirtv-f"ur (34). containing one hundred
and sixty C0l acr-s will be sold at public auction to
the highest bidder at the front donr Of the Court
H"uss in the Town Of Redwood Falls in said County
on Satu rday the 11th day Of March At 1876 at 1O
O'clock A. NJ, TO satisfy the amount then due
Attorney sres stipulated to I've paid in said Mortgage
bes es such other expenses and costs II allowed
by law.
Dated January 2eth 1879.
George W. Braiey, Mortgager.
BALDWIN WAl.liN,
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1876-03-09
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The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1876-03-09
- PROPOSED SroCx BREEDERS
ASSOCIATION.

A PROGRAMME is on foot to call con.
ven,ion to be held at St. Paul on the
Sd. 4th, 5th, aud 9Th Of july, or abou,
that time to which is to be invited del.
egstes from every couuty in the State,
to represent the breeders of horses, cat.
tie, hogs, sheep, poultry. and the dairy
interests, in order to form stock brec.
ders association through which to dis.
semiuate the practical knowledge as to
the breeding and cross breeding, feed
ing. handling, and the general improve.
ment Of each Of the above branches oi
industry. Such an organisation exists
in most ~of the States in the West,
where farming is the cheif foundation
Of wealth. These associations usually
accumulate at the place of the meeting
library Of the most approved works
on these questions. Il is intended
that this convention shall meet annu.
ally to take into consideration and to
disseminate the practical experience
and knowledge derived from observa.
ton. This branch Of industry, aside
from the wheat product Of Minnesota,
is far the largest and most valuable,
and this movement if we'll organized
and carried. oat to a manner faithful to
its designs will be of great value to the
State.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1876-03-09

THE OLD CONSTITUTION. AS
many of our readers arc aware, it is
proposed to have the old "Constitntion u
thoroughly repaired and re6tted, as
nearly as can be, in her old.time style,
for the Centennial. when she is to be
fully equipped, ofdcered aud manned,
and thus to form one of the great
attractions Of the "big show" She
was placed upon the stocks on the 3Oth
Of December. At half past ii o'clock
after elaborate preparation, the vessel
made . slide, causing shout Of" There
she goes " to 20 up from those assem-.
bled. After moving along smoothly
about half her length, she stuck, caus
ing considerable delay. The difficulty
was finally overcome, and the famous
vessel Was firmly settled on her dock.
The work upon her is to be under the
direction Of Naval Constructor Hart
whose grandfather was her original
builder, and whose father superintened
the rebuilding in 1918.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1876-03-09

Default having been made in the conditions Of =
10th A. d. 1874 made by Bridget Holton and Charles
Holton, in favor of Jehn B. Brs!'y, and recorded
in the ofce Of the Register of Deeds in and for the
County Of Redwood and State Of Mime sofa, on the
20th day of August A. d. 1874 at 10 o'clock Il. J. .
in Book of mortgages on page 1874.
Said mortgage wis given t0 secure the payment Of
= certain promisstry note for Three Hundred and
Fifty poliars bearing even date with said Mortgage
and falling due on yrar alter date with inteIeft
from maturity until paid, the rate Of twelve per
cen: per annum and RiEneS hy said Budget Holton
Braiey.
There 10 due and claimed 70 be due on said note
at the date OF this notice the sum Of $4ilOl, and
no proceedings at law otherwise have been inati-
tated TO ctlll.c the same any part thereof.
Now therefore notice is hereby given that BY vir
tue Of power Of sale in said mortgage contained
and pursuant to the statute in such case made and
provided, said Mortgage will be fnrcciosed aud the
premises therein described lying aYd teine in the
county Of Redwood anu State Of Minnesota to wit:
The North East uarter Of Section number fourteen
>tli3) Range thirty t37) Containing one hun-
dred aud sixty Of land according 10
survey. will be sold at public suction to the highest
bidder at the front door OF the Conrt House in the
town Of Redwood Falls 10 said Counts on Saturday
the 18th Gay Of March A. d. 1873 at los O'Clock 4.
NJ, to safety the al cunt then due said note
together With the Of twenty Eve dollars attor-
ney fees stipulated to he psid said mortgage in
the event Of ts foreclosure besides such other ex-
reusea and coets are allowed by Law.
Dated January 26:h A. D 1876.
John r. Bra'ey Mortgage.
BALDWIN h WALIIN,
- Attorneya for Mort4e1es.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1876-03-09
To The Centennial Expositios-

:The Chicago aud North W estern
Railway will, on and after May 1st
1876, and until October 31st, 1876
have on sale In all of its coupon ticket
Offices, (including its two ticket ofices
at Omsha). round trip excursion tick.
cts to Philadelphia and New York and
return for Centennial Visitors These
tickets, for the round trip, will be sold
at one and one-half Of the usual rate
for trip one way. They viii be of
two classes, but will be sold at the
same rates. One class Of tickets will
be good, East of Chicago, going and
returning by the same route, and the
other class will be good, East of Chi
cago, going by one route aud returning
by aaother, thus Offering to the pur-
chasers choice Of routes and chances
to see various parts Of the couatry.
Neither cars nor trains will be char
tered for excursion parties going to the
Centennial by this or any other road,
nor will rates be less per person for
parties large or smsll. Every person
going will have to pay the same rate US
is paid by his neighbor. No other
road will be permitted to sell round
trip tickets for tho Centennial at any
less rate than is quoted above. Re.
duced rate tickets reading only to the
Exposition will not be sold, and the
rates made are all for the full round
trip. All Agents Of the Chicago and
North. Western Railway will, in due
time, be fully advised as TO rates from
their stations for these I enteunial
Tickets, aud will, after April LIST, 1876
be glad to answer all enquiries in re.
gard to them"
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1876-03-09
NOTlCE OF MORTGAGE FORE.
CLOSURE SALF.

Default having been made in the condition Of a
certain of Mo, .gaSe bearing date Septen-
bsr 18th A. d. 1874, made by Andrew Moore and
Minnesota in favor of George W. Bradley of said
and recorded IL the Office Of Register of Deeds iu
and for the County Of Redwood sioresad, on the
in book2 of Mortgages on page 14l. said Mortgage
was wen to secure the payment Of debt evidenced
hy certain pron'missory note Cor four hundred and
6fty dollars bearing even date with said mortgage,
due the FIRST dat Of January A. D. 1915, and draw
ing interest from date until paid At the rate of twelve
per cent. per annum. and signed hy said Andre y
Moore, and in favor Of said George ". Braley.
Said Mortgage and the note AMI debt secared there
BY were sssiEIed by said George ". Braley to one
Andrew G. Lamb by deed Of assignment duly execut-
ed and dated September 18th A. D.. 1875, which said
OF Register of Deeds on the 2lst day of January A,
D. 1876 ate o'clock A. Lin book ofmortgsges on
pages 1886 and 337.
And no proceedings at law or otherwise have b. en-
and mortgage any part thereof except BY action
At Law instituted said note in the District Court
for said County Of Redwood. in which action said
Moore was defendant, which action terndoated in .
Judgment in plsintiffs favor. Said judgment vas
duly entered and docketed in the ONCE Of the CLERK
of February A. D. 1876, and on which an execution
duly issued and was delivered to the Sheriff Of said
county for SERVICE and suhsp quently returned by
said sheriff uSs4rsF,Ep N PART Ihere is still due
the debt secured BY said note and mortgage the sum
OF $4,000. r~f #s#@
Now therefore notice Is hereby given that BY vir-
tue of power feale in "a id mortgage contained
and pursuant to the statute IN such case made and
provided, said mortgage will b forecosed and the
premises therein described lying and being in the
county Of Redwood and State Of Minnesota TO- wit
Lots II and 12in Block number in The
village OF Redwood Falls according to the original
plat thereof on file in said Office Of Register Of Deeds
will be sold at public auction u the highest bidder
At the front door court House in the
village Of Redwood Falls in said county
on the 18th day Of April 1870, at 10
o'clock A. Nto satisfy the amount then due on said
debt together with the Of $25 % Attorneys fees
stipulated to b paid in said mortgage i the event
Of ts forecoruFe besides such other eosts and ex-
penses ~ are allowed b, law.
Dated February Goth 1870. .s
ANDREW G. LAMB,
Assignee Of Mortgage,
sa BALDWIN WALlIN,
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1876-03-09
Wisconsin and Iowa have appropri.
ated $40, 600, each. for centennial pur-
poses. @5..5#. e.s:

FRAUDS IN PENSIONS Senator
ingalls,, Of Kansas, in recent debate
10 the Senate, on the pension bill,
repeated the statement on which the
best informed authorities are agreed,
that At least one sixth in amount Of
all the pensions paid by the United
States are fraudulent. This is over
Eve million dollars : year. Honest
cases are too often set aside. But
these great frauds indicate system and
organization BY the perpetrators, and
conDivance on the part Of j officials.
Our pension administration is slip shod
or it could at once confront such
charges ~ this, and oonvince the
country that the great trust Of pen-
.sions is not abused. The lack Of such
denial, or Of any explanation, indicates
that no such overnight i exercised, Is
the matter and the money demand.
More care Is needed as we'll % grant
pensions where honestly due, = 70
prevent and punish frauds. One prop
osition. is, to transfer the pension
bureau 70 the War Department. Some
method must be devised 70 correct the
abuses, and the field calls for ability
and courage.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1876-03-09
How to Make Stock Paw.

One Of the most interesting ques-,
tions to the farmer just now is, how to.
make the most out Of his stock. The
common natiye stock of this country il.
not sufficiently profitable, Il produces
too little beet, butter. wool, mutton.
pork aud lard, and it takes too long to,
produce what it does, to be profitable
IN this rapidly moving age. Farmers
must float with the stream of improve
ment or will find themselves cast high
and dry upon the banks. Feed is the
farmers raw material, and his stock the
the machinery, from which be manu-.
factures his wares. No matter how
skilltully he feeds it, if his machines
arc imperfect or slow in action, his
wares must necessarily cost too much.
To improve his machinery, that is, tho
stock which be feeds, is as needful a..
to study how to feed. All the investi-
cations and experiments he, and others.
for him, can make, go for nothing If
the animals he feeds cannot digest and
assimilate the food 10 sufficient quaint.
ty to turn it into saleabIe material fast
enough. In order that this NAV be
done more rapidly, breeders have for
years been improving their stock.
Cattle, sheep and pigs of improved
breeds come to maturity and reach dou<
bic their weight at half the age of the
unimproved breeds. Unfortunately We
are bewildered when We hear and read
Of the marvellous prices at which some
Of these animals are sold. Clearly
they are out Of the farmers reach.
But it is wrong to suppose that be il
therefore debarred from improving
bis stock by the use Of improved ami.
mails. The past month over 1000
head Of Short Horn cattle have been
sold at various public sales. Many Of
these have been Of the fancy sort, val.
ued at very high prices for their pedi.
grees. No complaint can be made if .
wealthy man chooses to give $4,000
for one Of these animals, any more
than if he gave the same amount for =
diamond. He Injuries no one and does
at least some good with his surplus
money. But fortunately he has no
monopoly of really the good cattle.
A good judge Of stock would be equal.
ly or better satisfied with an animal
that at the same sale brings but 5000
$500, simply because his family is no.
so fashionable, CT it has not, 80 sweet
a head,"-American Agricuztxri,e.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1876-03-09

WHAT HAS BElN ACCOMPLISHED.
NJ THE WHISKY RA1D-A New.
Hampshire member has called On th.
treasury department for . statement Of
what has bean accomplished by the raid
on the whisky ring, and has rscsiysd
the following figures: Property ssissd,
assessments, and amount Of suits, near.
y $500, 900 amount actually covered
into the treasury Jan, ist, 1876, about
200, 900. The sum is from / small
number Of suits, the most being still
pending, Of receipts from sales not 70,
returned to the treasury. There have
been 253 indictments. Six.v-pin.
have pleaded guilty. OF seventeen
jury trials there have been thirteen
convictions. three acquittals; and one
disagreement. For some time there
has been no discovery Of new frruds bv
methods 50 thoroughly exposed year
ago. and the revenues from whisky
have steady increased.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1876-03-09

A Snow STORM IN THE SIERRA
NEvADA.-I will give you . slight
desert ption Of = now.storm 10 The
Sierra Nevada, as witnessed by me this
winter. 1t is one of the widest scenes
ever witnessed by = human bong.
The FIRST approach Of q storm beeios
by gentle. low murmuring among tho
mountain-pines, increasing hour after
hour, until it reaches what We call .
Washoe zephyr. The Washoe valley
is very wide in comparison TO the mar.
row divides betweeen tho mountain
where the zephyr has "a pass. When
al is ready for = full blow, il RACES.
tears, snorts, twists, jumps, rips.
screams, splits, doubles up, drives un.
der, aud comes up,-driving. whirling,
thumplng, and stretching out, until
bill and mountain are one vast sheet
Of wild commotion. It takes, week,
for storm Of this kind to spend itself.
II any other country can scare up 4
storm that will beat this Alpine storm
Of America, We would all like to hear
Of it.-Chicago Tribune.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1876-03-09

The Saltwater Lumberman says tia,
Notwithstanding the unusually ligh,
fall Of snow during the winter, the
work Of cutting aud banking logs has
in the main been satisfactory to lum'
be1men, for while 10 many cases the
light covering Of snow tns compelled
log men to improve their main logging
roads by sboveling snow and in some
cases by hauling water to make ice
tracks, the work Of hauling timber in
the forest has been materially tighten
ed BY the absence of deep snow.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1876-03-09
SuEHFF'S SALE ON EXECU-
@ TION, al #
ELLA BRIGGS, Plaintiff

q rs.. 50 .
SOLOMON A. BRIGGS, Defendant.
BY virtue Of an execution issued out Of
and under the seal Of the District Court for
the County OF Winona and State OF Minne-
sofa, to me directed and delivered, based
upon Judgment rendered in said Court,
on the 10th day Of February A. D. 1876,
and docketed in the County Of Redwood in
said State OF Minnesota on tile 18th day Of
February A. D. 1876, for the sum Of Five
Hundred and Ten Dollars and Ninety cents
i$51OS0),I i have levied on the following
described real estate, situated in the said
County Of Redwood, State Of Ninpesota, To-
wit The Esst half Of the North Rast
quarter Of Sec. Twenty-Five t22), TOWN.
ship One Hundred and thirteen (1l3),
Range Thirty -six 1861 west.
shall expose for sale, and sell 70 the
highest bidder at auction, according "a. law
at the north door Of the Court House In
the village Of Redwood Falls, County Of
Redwood and State Of Minnesota on the
18th day Of April A. D. 1876, q II o'clock
In the forenoon Of said day 10 satisfy the
Judgment mentioned In said execution, and
coets. . IL stts. 81. {.
Dssed Il Redwood Falls, February -; 1876
JAS. DURTNAL.
Sheriff Of Redwood County, MINI.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1876-03-09

Charles Francis Adams, Jr., has
made series Of Investigations and
compiled statistics, showing that only
one railroad passenger in seven mill
ion b killed, and only one to one mill
ion Eve hundred thousand il even %
much as bruised. In the year 1874
only one person was killed on al the
Massach Railroads. while seventy
six we're killed BY accidents in the
city Of Boston.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1876-03-09

The wholesale grocery trade Of Min.
neapolis the past year is said to have
exceeded $2,500,O00. The hardware
trade S75O.OOO. The queensware,
drug, boot and shoes, notions and 9TH
er lines Of business, swell the amount
to nearly S. 600, 900. All lines Of
trade are represented BY one or more
firms which are doing : regular job.
bing business except staple dry goods
In this line there is not single firm
engaged. ,..., s..-