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The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1877-03-29

distinguish word here and there of a
whispered consultation. Then came q
slight metallic sound, and crack as if
something had given way, q Jingle of sill.
ver-probably my grandmother teapot,
our most precious heirloom-and then
the hurried crinkling of paper. More
footsteps, more voices, and then hand
was laid on the handle of my bedroom
door, with no great regard to the continu-
ance of my slumbers.
Locked! and an oath, not necessary to
record, here followed. Then came the
sound of something vainly inserted in the
keyhole, and then that failing-there
was q united crash against what was really
a fragile doorway, and the next instant,
what seemed to me a crowd of ruffians,
came trooping in. There was really but
three mcn-quite enough to have robbed
and murdered me many times over, but
not too many to be trapped and caught in
the neatest and simplest manner by the
triumphant cOnstables, who, without .
seconds hesitation, surrounded the aston
ished burglars before they had time to real.
ize the situation; foremost amongst them
l recognized my brothers. friend, Thomas
Gordon, my agreeable visitorl
Resistance was useless; they had left
their arms behind them, more than one
murderous. looking little weapon being
afterward found in the dining room which
they had SO receatly Quilted. Beside
which, my poor little stratagem-devised
out of very fear-had so far succeeded. l
had purposely every night left out a
couple of bottles of heavily drugged wine,
which the unwelcome visitors had unsus-
pectingly disposed of, and which in q
short time began to tell visibly upon their
faculties; so they were easily secured, to
the delight Of the neighborhood, and to
the infinite credit and renown of myslf,
for was supposed to have signalized
myself most brilliantly, and was immense
~ congratulated upon my midnight ride
to LOwtOn.
No one was more surprised at these
praises than I was myself; for the fact
remained, and does remain to this day,
that am very nervous man, and what
did was done out of sheer desperation
and terror; and if had guessed what lay
before me when my family went to the
city should have hidden them a final
farewell, for never could have fancied
surviving such night.
Clifford Ransford's butler identified the
ci-dtoant, Tom Gordon, alias Joe Bill
lings, as his assailant: and the other two,
also well known characters, were also con-
victed.
One member of my establishment was
missing on the following morning after
the seizure, and that was Mary, our new
maid servant, through whose agency,
doubtless, Mr.. Gordon had carried his
personation Of my brothers friend into
execution.
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How to Lay Shingles.

The correct way 70. laying shingles of
any length, in order to form roof leak
tight, is to lay the courses less than one
third the length of the shortest shingles.
For example, when shingles are said to he
eighteen inches long, many OF them will
not be more than seventeen inches In
length. Therefore five inches is all that
the courses will bear to Ike laid to the
weather with surety of forming good
roof. The shingles must Ike three thick
nesses over the entire roof. If they are
not three thicknesses-if now and then a
single lacks q quarter or half an inch of
being long enough to make three thick
nesses-therc will in all probability be
leaky place in the roof at such point.
Moreover, when the lower courses lack
half an inch of extending up far enough
to receive the rain from the outermost
course, in case the middle course were re-
moved, it would be just as well to lay
them seven or eight inches to the weather
as to lay only five or five and half
Many shingles are only sixteen inches
long, and many that are sold for sixteen
inches long will hardly measure fifteen
inches. In this case-if the roof be rather
flat, say about one-quarter pitch-fOur and
half inches is as far as they should be
laid to the weather. In case q roof were
quite steep it might answer to lay the
courses four and thee-quarter inches to
the weather. When buildings are erected
by the job, proprietors should give their
personal attention to this subject, and see
that jobbers do not lay the courses half
inch too far to the weather. There is an
other important consideration which is
too frequently overlooked in shingling,
which is breaking joints. Careless work
men will often break joints within half an
inch of each other. When the joints of
the different courses come SO close to-
gether, the roof will most certainly leak.
Why should it not! There is nothing to
prevent it during heavy rain. Unless .
roof is sleeper than quarter pitch, much
care should be taken to break joints not
less than one and quarter inches. Let
ali workmen and helpers be taught the
vast importance of rejecting every poor
single, except when the upper courses
are being laid.-Canadian Aechanics'
Ma00zine.
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Mr.. DfNEeDNle

This singular man lived in Greece. He was
distinguished for his eccentricities, bad mannen,
and bad disposition. II was his chief business
to find fault For example, he took . lantern
one day when the sun was shining brightly and
went out to search for an honest man, thereby
ininuating that such peasons were exceedingly
scarce. When Alexander, . distinguished milf
tazy gentleman, paid him . visit, and inquired
what hs could do for him, be had the impudence
70 tell him 10 ret out of his sunshine" To cap
tho climax Of his oddities, be dressed like beg
gar and lived in tub! He was . sour, grabbed,
uusty old bachelor. We infer that be had NO
wife, frst, because history does mot mention her;
second, because no woman would take kindly to
one Of his habits, dress, or manneEs, or aspire TO
become mistress Of mis- mansion. There was an
old woman who lived in shoe," il 10 true, but
the woman who would live in . tub, and espe-
cially with such . companion, has not been heard
from. The miMnthropic spirit which possessed
ton and biliousnea, one Of the prominent
symptoms of which i morose, fault finding
disposition. The tongue il heavily coated, CIV
ing rise to bad taste, the appetite IL mot good.
and the patient feels dull, sleepy, or dizzy, and
il apt to be fretful Unfortunately, Mr.. Do
genes lived several centuries before Dr.. Pierces
Pleasant Purgative Pellets were invented, . few
doses Of which would have relieved him Of his
bile" and enabled him to find scores of honest
men" without the aid Of his lantern. Under their
magic influence, combined with that Of the
Golden Medical Discovery, 10 cleanse his blood,
he might have been led to take more cheerful
view Of Life, 10 exchange his tub for decent
anoe, and q last have taken wife TO mend hia
clothes and his manners, both Of which were in
evident need Of repsin, and become The happy
sire Of little Diogeneses who would have handed
dowm to peosterity tho name, not of . cynic
lhiloscpher, bat cheerful healthy, happy, virts.
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what Makes . Sea-Shen SIng2

WHEN the sea-shell is held up to the ear
there is peculiar vibrat0ry noise which
children assure each other is the roar of
the sea, however distant they may be
from it. Philosophically investigated the
peculiar sound thus recognized is phe.
nomenon that has puzzled scholars for q
long time. The experiment is easily made
by simply pressing q spiral shell over the
cerebra Of either ear. If . large shell, the
sound is very much like that Of far-off
cataract. Now, what causes it? Every
muscle in the body is always in state Of
tension. Some are more ON the stretch
than others, and particularly those of the
finger. It Is conceded that the vibration
of the fibers of those in the fingers being
communicated to the shell, it .propagates
and intensifies them Is the hollow body OF
. violin does the vibration of its strings,
and thus the acoustic nerve receives the
sonorous expressions. Muscles of the leg
below the knee are said to vibrate in the
same way, and II conducted to the ear
produce the same result.-Boston Watch
MN.
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Religious.
SUPPOSE.

SUPPOSE this world were beautiful - ever world
could be;
Suppose The elcrd: Of gathering storms forever
Suppoee there were no grief nor pain, no sorrow
And nothing that could hurt or harm, but every.
thing to bless;
Suppose the flowers would always bloom. from
May again till May;
day by day;
Suppose the trees were always green, the sunlight
always fair,
With songs from happy hearts forever ringing
through the ar;
Suppose that friends should love their friends
more warmly aud more true;
Suppose that none should overwork, but have
enough to do
To keep the mind from discomfort, to keep the
hands from rust;
Suppose we banished doubt and fear and lived in
daily trust;
Suppose that sickness were unknown, and death
should never come
To wake heart from cherished dreams and blight
happy home;
Suppose there were no sin nor wrong, nor aught
to make us grieve;
Suppose that we might know as real the fancies
that we weave;
Suppose we lived forever in this delightful land.
With every every grace and beauty that reason could
Suppose that every blessing to mortals should be
given
Suppose all this were true-what then, Why,
then 1t would be Heaven.
Amy s. Fuller, In N. Y. Witness.
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encouragement for the Feeble.

Debility, whether il be inherent, or caused by
overtaxed strength, or protracted illness, has .
most depressing influence upon the mind, breed
ing an abject melancholy nearly akin to despair,
and enforcing the abandonment of cherished
projects and high hopes. Happily, the enfeebled
system, even in extreme cases, 10 susceptible Of
inauguration. Il is proved by incontrovertible
evidence that Hostetfers Stomach Bitteu il an
unfailing strengthener of the weak, and that in
addition to vitalizing the physical organization,
it establishes regularity among those organs upon
whose efficient discharge of the duties imposed
ON them by nature, continued vigor and health
depend. Thousands Of instances might be cited
to show the regenerating influence of this health
giving agent in cases Of debility, liver disease,
dyspepsia, nervous ailments, constipation, inter-
mittent fever, urinary and uterine troubles, govt
and rheumatism, and other maladiea.
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The Story Of . Hymn.

THERE is a remarkable history, one
which signally illustrates the special provi-
dence of God, attached to beautiful
German hymn. About 1850, George
Neumarck, writer of hymns and q mu
stefan of Hamburg, fell sick. He had
picked up a scanty living by playing on
the violoncello in the public streets, GUS
tom not then unusual with poor students.
The sickness prevented Neumarck from
going his usual rounds. He was soon re-
duced to such poverty as compelled him
to part with his instrument, his only
means of support.
He pawned the violoncello to a Jew,
who lent him on it q sum much below its
value. The loan was to run two weeks,
snd if the instrument should not be re-
deemed within that time, it would be for
feited. As Neumarck handed it to the
Jew, he looked at it lovingly, and, with
tears in his eyes, said:
"You don't know how hard it is to part
with 1t. For ten years it has been my
companion. If had nothing else, I had
it, and it spoke to me and sung back to
me. OF all sad hearts that have left your
door, there has been none so sad as mine.
Let me play one more tune upon it?''
Gently taking hold of the instrument,
he played SO exquisitely that even the
Jew listened, in spite of himself. A few
more strains, and he sung to his own mel
Ody, the hymn written by himself:
Life is weary, Savior, take me-
Suddenly he changed the key, and his
face lighted up with a smile, as he sung:
Yet who knows the cross is precious.
Laying down the instrument, he said,
" AS God will. am STILL" rushed from
the pawnbrokcr's shop, and stumbled
against stranger who had been listening
at the door.
could you tell me-" asked the stran.
ger, "where / could obtain copy of that
song? would willingly give form for
it,
" My good FRIEND" replied Neumarck,
!" ! will give it to you without the florin.'
The stranger was the valet of the Swed-
ish Ambassador, and to him the singer
told his sad story. He told his master,
who, becoming interested in Neumarck,
appointed him his Private Secretary.
With his first money he redeemed his in
strument, and calling in his landlady and
friends, sung his own sweet hymn, of
which this is q part:
To let God rule who's but contented,
And humbly in Him hOperl etill,
Shall marveOusly be prevented
From ev'ry sorrow, ev'ry i'll.
Who leanetn on Gods mighty hand,
He hath not built his house on sand.
Fur what is all our heavy yearning,
And wherefore make we such n.ins
What prOspers 1t that ev'ry morning
We DER our sorrow wall anew!
WhereupfO works our clamOr vain
But to increase our grief and pain?
Then must we for q time content ue,
And for q little while be etill;
Await what through Gods grace IL sent us,
What wOrketh his Omniscient will.
God, who our helper deigns 20 be,
Well knOwcth our necessity.
-YOnfh's Communion.
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1T CAN BE CURED.

TT can be cured. There n no doubt about it, Tho
i Immediate relief Afforded By SANToRD's RADICAL
CURE ToR CATARsH is but slight EVIDENCE Of what
ncrusted matter that has lodged in the nasal passages
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purified. Consttutionally its action IS that Of pow
the system the acid posons the destructive agent In
Each package contains Dr.. sanfords Improved In.
6aiing Tube With fun directions for use q al cases
gists throughout the United Statos. WEEKS q POT
TER, General Agents and Wholesale Druggists, Bos.
ton,
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[ A POSITIVE CURE for Rheumatism-Durang
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phenstine h Bentley, Washington, D. G.
Patents Ohtained ut Half OF Usual Feos.
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THE
NATIONAL DISEASE.
IS 1T CURABlE2

1vH094 Who have suffered from the various end com.
L plicated forms OF disease assumed BY Catarrh.
and have tried many physicians and remedies without
disease that can be universally preva-
lent and 90 Destructive to health Catarrh Bron.
fatal aecfion n follow many cases case
affections. such 40 deafness, impaired eyesght and
loss OF sense Of may BIO referred to minor but
enough in Themselves. but nothing compared with
the dangerous affections Of the throat and lungs likely
In follow.
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READ advsrtisemsnt Of florida Homes. 0snd
IL nap aaA visws u Mt lsvsl5 etaAss
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DURAN0's RHEUMATIC RxaGKDY newer faib d
suxs rhsuma&im. Sold By al druegists.
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YOU nave 8lrcduy IOT 1mmcOlaJc use.
Well, don't present this at me, / beg, in
the hurry of the moment, ii we should be
attacked" responded my visitor, in joe
ular sort OF manner. II shouldn't like
to have it within six PAGES in your HANDS.
am beginning to think you are rather q
sanguinary individual. I fancy you are
the terror of the neighb0rhood.
This ridiculous assertion tickled my
vanity; the sensation was so perfectly
new to me, and was so pleasant that.
though 1 uttered faint dissent, felt
sure that left him under the impression
that was regular rufiian by reputation.
At last we parted for the night; but be-
fore doing so. cOnfided the cutlass to my
friend, retaining the pistol myself. so that
in the event Of anything occurring, we
were both fully prepared.
However, nothing happened to disturb
US. We met at breakfast, and mutually
laughed over my unnecessary precautions.
A most pleasant day followed. found
tanning companion. l pressed him to ex-
tend his visit for few days, at all events
until my wife returned, and he seemed
nothing 10th. The business in the city
might after all be postponed; and in such
pleasant quarters, he said, he would be
very glad to remain. So two days sped
agfeeably away, and ON the morning
Of the third happened to be sitting in
the library, when, to my astonishment. l
heard sm0thered sound of voices in the
drawing room, as if in whispered con-
versation. was just going to get up to
see from whom the sounds proceeded,
when Mr.. Gordon appeared in the door,
Wav. Il mi0ht have been fancv-it was
treated then by me As such-butI did i'm.
agine he started and looked somewhat
disconnected for very brief moment; the
next he was himself again.
II have been looking over your daugh.
ter's music books" he said. " Is she q
very accomplished musician! ~
"6he sings . good DEAL" I replied
and is very fond Of it; but can't say
sne 10 very accomplished. She takes af
ter Arthur in her love of music"
"Ah, indsed" responded Mr.. Gordon.
does hs sill carry abeut his auts p
= Wo0os
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NATURES REME6Y.>
VEGEY1ME1u
THe Great Blooo PURIFIER.

PHYSICIANS SAY IT....vEeErI gives an
equal circulation Of the blood: All physicians will
agree that there scarcely disease but that could al
most instantly be disposed of II pure blood could be
circulated generously through the parts affected.
Now, this IL the way in which VEGETINE performs ito
wonderful cures vEGETINR is exclusively vegetar
bic compound, made from roots, herbs and barkS.
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Collins volTAIc PLASTER

Sold BY all Druggists. Price 3 cents. Sent by mail
receipt OF Is cents for Is for SIX or sep for
twelve. carefully wrapped and warranted, by WEEKS
b POTTER, proprietors, Boston, Mass,
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IntO execution out what II was need not
say until relate how it succeeded.
had presentiment that my turn was
coming, and it behooved me to have re.
course to my stratagem without loss of
time.
Accordingly, carried it into effect; 81
least, l made my preparations that very
mOraing; and in the afternoon rode in
to the town, distance of sevecal miles,
where / made further injuries 1t the DO
lice. station Is regarded the recent robbery,
but only heard that the thieves were still
at large, and from the quantity Of things
taken at RansfOrd's, it was concluded that
the gang consisted of four or five men.
Nothing could have been more cheering
news for me of course. Honestly, nv
heart sank somewhere into the region of
my boots as turned my horses head
hOmeward and cogitated upon the pleas
ant prospect which felt certain was be-
fore me. The afternoon shadows were deep.
ening by the time got back; and as
rode slowly up to the side entrance which
led to the stables, I was somewhat surprised
to see shabby looking carriage standing
at the front door.
MY first impulse was to quicken my
Morse movements. and get as rapidly 01l
Oh slgnt as possible, believing I should
tneIeOy escape the necessity Of receiving
visitors in my wife's absence; but the
next instant was compelled to change
my tactics, as perceived INV nresence
had been observed by gentleman who
appeared at the door, and descending thu
steps, walked toward me without any hes
itatiOn. He was tall, fine. looking mar
of about forty, dressed plainly but well
in dark trousers, fr0ck-coat, and hief
hat, which he raised slightly ~ he AZ
preached me.
II must introduce myself, Mr.. Red
mond," he said, in tone so easy ant
well bred, that nearer inspection at ono,
satisfied me that he was what my frs
glance had assured me, thorough gentle
man. My name IL Gordon: and, han
pening to be passing through L0wton'
(the town from which / Just camel, " I in
quired how far off your place was, AM
made up my mind Il was too good On on
portunity 70 lose Of makingyour acqusinl
e1ce, g am such Q very good friend Q
your ssosh. Arthur, n pfs6eat n India.
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The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1877-07-19

Thousands lead miserable lives, suffer
Ing from dyspepsia, a disordered stOm.
ach and liver, producing b.liousness,
heartburn, costiveness, weakness, irregu.
lar appetite, low spirits, raising food
after eating, and often ending in fatal
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A 2jc bottle will convince you of its
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you do 1t or will you continue to suffer ?
Think for yourself.
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Is altogether the opposite OF his great
namesake. The latter as a punishment
from the gods tor an inlraction OF their
commands, was condemned TO perpetual
thirst, and immOVably fixed in water to
his chin. what must have been his tec-
ings to see that nuid, which more than
all the world besides. he wanted, within
his reach, and he pOwereSs to drink it
What refinement Of cruelty must be
such punishment. How different our
feelings to his antelope, who though
suffering from sickness all the time, hay
ing means 10 meet the cost OF alternating
his ailmtnt, yet deliberately neglects us
ing the remedies to his recovery. The
majority OF sickness arises from the tor
pidity Of the liver, and can be dissipatcd
and prevented by the use Of that valuable
elixir tome the Home Stomach BitterS.
Inn
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seemed to think that the indebtedness
having accrued since the adop-
ton OF our new constitution
the constitutional limit of taxation was
such that the municipal authorities could
successfully resist all efforts at special
taxation by mandamus, il they were so
dlsposed; and we venture to suggest that
they wtU be so disposed, inasmuch as
the authorities not only issued these
bonds, but The hoLderS Of them received
them, upon the
FAITH OF THE GRAB LAW
OF 1869. Under that law the recipients
Of the bonds advanced their money on
the credit OF the state tax therein pro-
yided tor and not upon the credit OF our
city or county; and the moral # not the
legaL aspect Of the question Is that they
who truSe ed IN the state have no moral
lam upon our Ovrr-taX burdrnrd city
amt county So. We .al, keep he holl
m wing. First blood" tor The cruttl
aud city,
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With drastic cathartics and hurtiul salt
wants, and use that rational and genial
recuperant, Hostetter's Stomach Bitters,
the success of which in the eradication OF
disease and the building up OF feeble con-
stitutions has utterly confuted the pre-
posterous medical theorists who insisted
on the nationality OF depicting the frame
in order to restore it to health. Appetite,
easy digestion, regular excavations, a
natural flow OF bile, are as sure a result
OF the use Of the finest of Americas In
MIGRANTS as increased loss of power and
irritation of the system were OF the old
cxhausting method. The new era of
medical treatment inaugurated by the
Bitters is indeed happy one tor the sick
and feeble, Tor it has not only placed
health within their reach, but saved them
from the hurtiul consequences of an alb.
surd fallacy. S-lw