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The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1877-05-31
Blue Times In California.

SEVENTY SEVEN is destined to be blue:
year in the annals of California. There:
can be no question that its wheat crop
will be seriously deficient. The estimate.
in brief, is one. quarter of crop in South
em California, half crop in Middle CAL
ifOrnia, and full average crop in North
ern California. Taking the State as .
whole, the deficiency is put down at half
the usual crop, which is, usually, g,CO,-
600 bushels. So here is void of 10000
600 bushels in the resources of 1877. At
81 per bushel, which is the average price
in the country, the debt paying power of
1000, 600 people is reduced SIC, 00O, 600
But this is not the only misfortune of the
year; the barley crop, which is really the
Oat crop of California, is blasted; and ON
the 18th of April the farmers were cutting
it, in the Sacramento Valley, to be fed i'm
the sheaf to horses. The cause of this
crop deficiency was the scantiness of the
winter rains. Ordinarily the rainfall is;
thirty -four inches; this year it was only
fourteen inches.
In addition to the crop deficit. the min
ing resources, or rather results, are unex-
pectedly and suddenly falling off. The
Bonanza Mines of Nevada, known as the
California and Virginia Consolidated, are:
producing - lightly that the latter has.
ceased to make dividends. This, Of course,
creates q feverish excitement on the Stock
Exchange, and the shares have declined
70 per cent. during the past year. CALI
fornia has declined in nearly the same
proportion. So large q decline in these
leading corporations has shaken the whole
list of twenty or more quOtable compa-
MES. The losses are absolutely appalling,
and fall severely on thousands Of all class
es-a some time or another, almost every
one takes q venture in the mining shares.
/ estimate that the losses by this decline
during the past eighteen months cannot
be less than 500, 6OO,OO0. The nominal
capital of the various companies in Cali
fornia and Nevada is at least $2OO, 00O, 600.
San FyGneiscO Cor. Nil. Wisc0nsin.
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Remarkable Scene.

The most remarkable scene ever wit
messed in the line of dramatic display &C.
CURED at COvent Garden in 1905, when
Othello was performed in the grandest
possible style. On this occasion John
Philip Kemble took the part of Othello,
Cooke was Iago, while Mrs. Siddons played
Desdemona, and Charles Kemble Cassie
Here were two brothers and a sister taking
part in the same play, supported by
Cooke, who was then q star of the first
magnitude. This remarkable performance
was witnessed by Washington Irving, who
was then only twenty-five, and the mem.
Ory of it remained 90 vivid that he de-
scribed it the last year Of his life. After
Cooke and Kemble left the stage, Edmund
Kean became the solitary star, and was, in
many respects, the most surprising Aistri-
onist the world ever saw. He was brought
up in an itinerant show, where he became
an accomplished harlequin. From so
humble beginning he rose to be the first
tragedian of the age. His gifts were Pc
culiarly varied. As pantomimic he had
no superior; he was an admirable acrobat
and an adept in feats of tumbling. He
was an exquisite singer and fencer, and to
this was added his wonderful histrionic
talent,-N. Y. Letter
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estimated as follows: In Russia, 16, 160,.
600; the United States, 1854 200; Ger.
many, 3,85a, 231; Great Britain, 2, 79O, 651 !;
France, 2,742. 1888; Austria Hungary, g.
So, 4S4 (of which 2,179,611 belong 10
Hungary; italy, 657 ,641; Norway and
Sweden, $50, 40; Spain, 3S2 100, Den
mark, e10. $40; Belgium, S62, l0s: HOl:
land. 0.O56; Switzerland, .1O0, 1874 !;
Greece, 90 1888, and Portugal, 70, TIC. The
proportion of horses to each 1000 of the
population is 227.o5 in Russia, 44.16 in
America, 1855 in Denmark, 1860 in
Hungary, lass in Sweden, 1910 in
Great Britain, 81.64 in Germany, and
1925 only in Portugal. Of mules there
are found ,626 in Germany. 308, IT'S in
France. 1885 in Austria Hungary (of
which I, 266 are in Hungary propsr), $685..
668 in Italy, and the large number of g.
665, Az in Spain.
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hat il Ch!ecory1

A SHORT time ago Gcssiper made a
visit to coffee grinding establishment to
get some idea how the fragrant and dc.
liciOus Mocha is manufactured, and there
for the first time he was made practically
acquainted with chiccory, one of the
most common and successful adulterants
of coffee. Along one side of the room
in the mills were number of bins capa-
BILE of containing each, perhaps, eight or
ten sacks of coffee. They were nearly
full at the time of the visit. In the first
was coffee of superior quality, next to
it some not quite so good; then came
chiccory, then barley and other grains,
all being roasted and ready for grinding.
There was nothing delcterious, only that
the most Of it was not coffee by any
means.
Chiccory Is . species of dandelion, or
rather it belongs 10 the same botanical
family as the dandelion, and there is
great resemblance in the shape of the
leaves of the two, although those of the
chtccory are much the larger, coarse,
and darker colored. The roots of the
chiccOry are fleshy and milky and grow
to about the size Of a parsnip or carrot.
They mature in October, when they are
taken from the ground and spread out to
dry on raised platforms. A few days ex-
posture to hot sun makes them sufii-
GENTLY dry for tie roasting furnace, which
Is made in the form of q cylinder sus.
pended over hot fire and kept revolving
until the roots are parched to q crisp.
This and the drying process reduce them
about 0ne-fourth in bulk. After roasting,
the roots are ground to q coarse powder,
like ground coffee, which is barreled and
sent to the market.
The beverage made from pure chiccory
is unpleasant to the taste. Chemical
analysis proves it to possess few of the
elements in common with coffee and very
little of the nutritive properties common
ly ascribed to it. In cases where it is
used long time its effects are often
deleterious, especially upon the nervous
system. One variety of the chicc0ry is
cultivated in England as q salad, the
tops having pleasant, pungent flavor,
and even the common variety is some-
times eaten here when other salads are
scarce, but it is very coarse and strong
and rather too suggestive of the diet upon
which .Nebuchadnezzar was for q time
compelled to feed.
The chiccorv grows wild in great pro-
fusion along the lanes and byways in
England, and in most parts of Europe,
and in California ON the banks of the San
Joaquin, near Stockton, u large area of
land is yearly devoted to the growth of
this plant, and the rich alluvial soils
seem to be peculiarly we'll adapted to its
luxuriant growth.-Boston Coasnasreial
Bulletin.
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A coRREsP0NDENT of the New York
Ness gives this account of fright In IN
English village caused by an enraged ele-
plant escaped from mcnageric. A young
man from India recognized the brute -
one he had befriended when in that coun.
try. ut the time while crossing broken
bridge, and he takee advantage of the els-
plants gratitude.
A light carriage containing only lady
came dashing over the hill behind the
school. house, while In close pursuit, with
terrible trumpeting, rushed gigantic ele
plant. The horse cleared himself from
the carriage, and as he did 60 the lady was
thrown insensible upon the grass BY the
roadside.
The school. house door was open. and
the affrighted stecd sprang through 1t.
Terror. stricken faces ihronged the win.
dows; but the elephant was without. and
there was NO retreat We could hear
the wild snoring Of the horse, mingled
with the screams Of the children, a.
the elephant, trumpeting forth his rage.
with trunk aloft, ran fiercely around the
building.
eve must gain the clump of naples in
to divert his attention, or he will tear the
building to splinters."
Accordingly we ran to the spot desfg-
mated, and commenced shOuting-the
gnafled old trees close together being our
fortress. Just ~ we reached the wood,
the horse, snorting and rearing, thrust
his head through a window with protli-
gious crashing of sash and glass, and out
he came.
Then the elephant, ignorant Of his En-
emy's escape, came tearing around be-
tween ourselves and the building. Per-
haps he suspected what had happened, or
it may have been our voices that made him
turn and look around him. The moment
we had aview of his ferocious counte-
nance. his small eyes and huge, tapping
ears, Victor spMng from cover.
"'Tis Mira Sahib!' he cried. Mira
Sahib! Mira Sabib! come to me! oh,
you rascal! What are you doing here,
Mira Sahib:"
Victor did not venture far from the
trees, yet his words had their effect. He
followed up his advantage with some SEN
fences in Hindostanee. The elephant
took step toward him, then struck of
obliquely, as if t. walk around US. Then
Victor stepped boldly forth and ap-
preached him.
MIRA Sahib, you are an old fool.
Come to me-" The great brute came shut.
fling toward him.
"YOu have not forgotten the broken
bridge, Mira Sahibs For the sake Of
old friendship, give me your hand. We
have together made our camp by the:
Brahmaputra."
The monster extended his trunk and
laid it upon Victor's shoulder. The.
meeting was really affecting. Victor soon
delivered the noble creature to the custody
of his master, who had hurried ~ the
scene.
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heirs Of Col; Henry Becker. Inc request
was granted, and the document was en-
trusted to the care of . young man who
was going to America. anu who was
charged to deliver it t. Bork hardt; This
transaction awakened some interest
among the German heirs, but they seem
to have taken no active steps to obtain
possession of the property at that time.
The six heirs who are moving toward the
accumulated millions now are well known
and respected citizens Of New York, Will
iamsburg and Union Hill, N. j. Mr.. G..
Standinger, a grocer of New York, is the
chief mover, and Is about institut-
ing court proceedings to recover the
property. Standinger has . certified
copy Of the power Of attorney above mem
toned, signed by all the. heirs then
living, and dated 1t Kifchheimef, B0len.
proper seals standineet sot this through
Jay Cook Livingston. and will soon come
into possession Of the will made by Col.
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A New Tale Of Millions.

RoMANcEs of love and crime are all
very well so far as they 60, bit stories OF
treasurctrove and uncounted wealth strike
q still deeper interest. 1t is the omnipo-
tence of wealth that makes the chietest
charms of that wonderful fiction, "The
Count of Monte Cristo." Caves full Of
shining doubloons, and pirates coves and
hiding places are fuller of fascination
than love In cottage any day or any
where. Tales of gold tempt all readers.
There is fresh story Of milliOns-$l5O,-
QUO. 900 in round figures lin which just
six people are interested as rightful heirs
of the wealth, and many thousands as the
present p0ssess0rs of the vast estates it in
wolves. The heirs are determined and
hopeful, but whether the settlers and
possess0rs of the property claimed by the
six prospective millionaires are yet trem-
bling in their boots and slippers, it is not
stated. At first view it looks like D:uch
bigger thing than Myra Clarke Gaines
New Orleans claims, that have long been
figuring magnificently in the p:ints. The
new tale of millions is in brief as follows:
Col. Henry Becker came to this coun.
try from Rotterdam in the year 1741, in
the good ship Molly. Becker settled in
Philadelphia and prospered. He got .
big interest in what were then the suburbs,
on the old York road, and what is now
the densely settled York avenue. He had
sixteen vessels sailing the seas and over
Is, 600 900 cash in the different banks and
savings institutions at the time of his
death in 1901. He was q c0lOnizor, and
owned the town Of Beckervillc, in Berks
County, Pa, and much of the country
round about. A valuable block in New
York is also claimed by Becker's
wakened.up heirs. The Philadelphia
property claimed includes three churches,
q dozen large manufactures, one immense
sugar refinery and fine blocks of fine
buildings-in fact nearly the whole of
York avenue, one end of which isdevOted
to manufactured, and the other to the
luxurious mansions Of leading Phila-
Becker was . bachelor. He bequeathed
the whole of his wealth to his only sister,
Anna Barbara Maudler, Of Kirchheimer,
Bohemian. This sister had two sons. Lud-
wig and George Maudler. These German
heirs to Philadelphia backwOods estates
knew of tt cir uncle's wealth, but never
made any effort to take possession of it,
being perfectly satisfied with their home
condition. prosperity and wealth. The
heirs Of Ludwig and George were also
well contented with what they had at
home, and neglected their interests across
the sea; and the American fortune, to
which their fathers were entitled, finally
became q beautiful tradition In the fam
lily. In the meantime the property was
handled and improved by those into
whose hands It fell; but exactly how itfell
into fs,roiUm banda Il v,<.f vnS A. nla3nnd
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In the ligh. Of . recent event the
Boston Iroveiler says: Better give the
baby rattle. He can get lots Of fun out
Of : rcvolver, but 1t is apt to SO OF and
hurt sOmcbotly. When you see the baby
u the back yard with . revolver, and = ne
porter looking over the fence and whist
ling, hear an angel cslling,' 1t is as
well to 30 out and take the weapon away
from Tie child"
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=" Driver, said q gentleman to hack
man whom he had engaged by the hour,
"why is it, the morey0u beat your horses
the slower they seem to proceed"
I" That's cause has 'em trained" wasthe
reply. Questioned further, the fellow
said: $. When l whips one of my losses
on the left side lie understands I've got .
party what travels by the hour, and 50 he
earns is oats by loafin'."
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Capture of Brl4ands.

WRITING of Sicily reminds one of the
capture of the Alfani brothers, two famous
brigands, who were arrested in Palermo
on Easter Sunday. The two brothers, who
have been for long time the terror of
Sicilian provinces, and on whose head was
set price of 81 600 each, ventured into
the city to pass the day with some COM
rades and friends. Although perfectly
disguised and surrounded by trusty friends,
the police, in some mysterious way, dis
covered that the brigands were in Pal.
ermo, and an ingenious plan was laid to
capture them. Two police agents dis
guised themselves as peasants out for .
holiday, and strolled about the city until
they got near the house in which the
brigands were feasting with their friends.
When within ear. shot the pretended peas
ants feigned to quarrel. Words ran high,
and the two made such . noise that the
brigands came to the window to see what
was the matter. They saw, as they sup
posed, two peasants quarreling, and, en-
joying the sight, they remained to look on.
At last the pretended row reached such q
pitch that one of the disputants drew
revolver, upon which the other ran away,
and the brigands' house being the nearest
refuge he ran directly into the doorway,
MS &uVcES0Iy Win Tue IeVO1vcE 1OllOWluS
in hot pursuit. Meantime another part
of the plan was being carried out. While
the noise outside was going on the house
had been gradually and quietly surround
ed by the police, all in plain dress, how
ever, and all more or less concealed, ex-
cept two, who, at given signal, sudden.
" appeared ON the scene, a. if attracted
by the dispute. Seeing one man. revolver
in hand, pursuing another, what more
natural than that they should give chasei
The first two rushed into the brigands'
house, the others followed, whistle was
heard, and still other men appeared, and
before the brigands comprehended the
situation the room where they were was
filled with armed men.
Then, but too late, it flashed upon them,
and, although both brothers attempted .
desperate resistance, the odds were too
great for them and they were soon over
powered.
Pinicned and handcuffed to each other,
they were brought out into the streets of
Palermo. where the report that the terri
BILE Alfani brothers hal ct last been taken
spread like wildfire, and the people crowd.
ed into the streets, cheering the police -
they marched along with their prizes.-.
Boston Transcript.
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The Sanjak-SheriE.

EVEN if English capitalists were not
the creditors of the Porte, it ID easy to
discern why, If Her Majesty abandon the
position of neutrality which 10 not very
firmly taken, her sword and her purse
will be ct the service of the Sultan. In
her Indian dominions she Is the sovereign
of more Musselmans than are found In
all Turkey, and the interest she has in
siding with the spiritual leader Of SO
many millions of her subjects is obvious.
Though head of branch Of the Chris
tian Church and hereditary Defender OF
the Faith, the Queen of England has
fewer Christian than M0hammedan fol.
lowers, and should the Satan cheese 10
make the current w1f on d religion, Her
Majesty might be compelled 10 choose b
tween tie loss of . portion of her Indian
Empire and an active support Of the Ores
cent against the Cr0ts. As . Turk, The
Sultan could not shake the loyalty Of the
Mussulmans Of Hindostan, but should he
take the field as Commander 0f The Faith
full and unfurl the Sanjak- Sheriff, it would
be notice 10 the adherents the world over
of the most fanatical of all forms of re-
ligion that Allah called upon them to
strike down the Christian dogs and die. If
need be, to.save the temporal power of
the Mahommedan Pope -..l
The effects of the English diplomatic
agent ct Constantinople are directed to-
ward the localizing Of the war, but more
especially to the prevention Of an accept
ance OF the Russian invitation to enter
upon war of religion. England fears to
see the Banner Of the Prophet uufurled.
In . crusade against the Christian emblem
she dare not take part, yet would she be
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"A ctlrlxatcsl Judge had q very stingy
wife. On unc occasion she received his
friends in the driving unm with u single
candle. :. BE pleased, my DEAR" said his
IIorlslsip, ITO 1T MS have n second candle,
that We may scc where the Other stands. =
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wife, parents of the children. made every
effort to rescue the little ones, whose cries
for help could be distinctly heard above the
roaring Of the flames, which bad inside con-
siderable Roadway when discovered.
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"A frightfdl accident occurred 1t the
Scranton Coal mine, in Pennsylvania, q
few days ago. Levi Thomas, 4 young
English mechanic, endeavored to step
aboard the carriage Of the elevator, which
he evidently thought was in waiting to
descend, when he was precipitated into
the shat, striking the bottom 600 feet be-
low. His RENAME were % masred q al.
moof % preclude recognition. 81
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mail, post paid, for fifty cents, or four sample
lots for 41.50.
What a wonderful bargainv' someone
will exclaim, and then Immediately send
five dollars fer q lot of the stuff. He will
find that his investment is brass on its W.
rival, and turns in few days to resemble
the color of the coal we burn in Cincin-
natl fOundries. For one dollar somebody
promises to send lady q recipe to enable
her to retain her youth snd beauty, or to
regain the former and obtain the latter
if she never had any. For twenty-five
cents, Massachusetts, Yankee will send
q recipe to make whiskers grow on If
teen year-Old scho0l.bo and for thirty
i've cents you can obtain q "cOrrect like
ness" Of your future wife or husband.
Then, there are other advertisers who
agree, for consideration, to flu. nish wives
and husbands and fortunes, and there are
always fools TO place faith in snch swim
dies. The three dollar watch turns ont to
be dumb watch, and the one dollar
music box q cheap harp. Then, the lot
terry advertisements are often swindles,
and. in fact, through the entire advertis-
ing catalogues in the average literary
weekly are inducements both false and
enticlng, intended to enrich the advertiser
and deplete the pockets Of some thou
sands Of unwary victims. OF course, &C.
casionally an honest advertisement mixed
with this class is found, but in large
majority Of cases they are the other kind,
intended solely to drain money from the
pockets of the foolish people who patron
lie the cheap literary weeklies, and who
have mot sense enough to discriminate be-
tween the good and the bad -Csacinnati
ComsnsrciGl.
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The Turks are suffering considerably
from acute Roumaniaiism.
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A Mrs. Wilberg was severely burned,
in Chicago, on the 10th, by the explosion of
kerosene oil stove.
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The Town of Creswell, n. C., was to-
tally destroyed by fire on the night Of the
18th. Great distress prevails.
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EPITOME OF THE WEEK.
CURRENT PARAGRAPHS.

Persia has announced her intention not
to ioin Russia.
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The Russian vessels at San Francisco
have been ordered to the Persian Gulf.
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The Russian and ROumanian authori-
ties have issued decree prohibiting all
traffic ON the Danube.
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The Russians have closed several chan
ncls of the Danube about Matchin with tor
Ncdocs.
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The capture of the town of Abraham,
an outlying fortified point near Kars, has
been officially announced.
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England has notified the Powers that
she will protect the Sucz Canal.
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1t is reported that the American officers
in the service of the Khcdivc of Egypt have
refused to bear arms against Russia.
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The Shcik u Islam has proclaimed
holy war against Russia.
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Negotiations arc said to be pending
for triple alliance between Germany, En-.
gland and Austria.
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Five children, the eldest OF whom was
nine years of age, were burned to death In .
house At Lit le Hook, Cortland County, New
York, few days ago. Mr.. Dunaegal and
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THE. MARKETS.

The slowest letter in the naval alpha
bet seems to be the tUrpid-0.
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At Carson, New, on the 18th, ex-Judge
Chas. II. Bryan was strangled to death by q
piece of meat while eating his dinner.
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The greater part of the business portion
of the town of Woodstock, n. B., was con-
sumcd by fire on the 18th. Loss, $SOO,OOO