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The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1877-02-22

he could fly, but if he was goose bird or
an ostrich he could not fly. The turkle
has four paws and mouth like an Amer
lean eagle which makes the British lion
and the unicorn tremble. The turkle has
a shell, and sometimes folks puts fire on
it and the turkle crawls out. When the
turkle crawls out of his shell he is very
wet and sticky. There are two KIN ds II
turkles-muck turkle and the other kind.
We don't have any other kind in our pond.
French and Irish people eat turkle and
frogs, but should not like to. I caught
turkle once, but it did not do me any
good, for I exchanged it for Jack. knife
and cut my fingers. Father said it was a
judgment, but l thought it was knife"
ABOUT three-quarters of mile east of
Waverly Depot, the Erie Railway crosses
a creek bridge, and but few rods further
along is a switch. That switch had been
forced open by breaking the switch lock,
and the rails were pried and spiked out of
place. Large spikes were left sticking up
for the flanges to climb upon the track.
The locomotive, baggage-car, smoking
car and some of the passenger coaches
left the track, but remained upon the en-
bankment, which is about forty feet high.
Investigations showed that other obstruc-
tons had been placed upon the track fur
ther along, SO that if the switch had failed
to do the mischief the distractions would
accomplish the destruction of the train
Five persons were soon after arrested on
suspicion. and among them was a young
man named SamuclJ Bailey, about nine
teen years old, who confessed to being the
guilty person. From his own statements,
or through other sources of information,
it was asccrtained that Bailey had lost his
reason on account of undue religious OK
element He said he had been reading
about the late p. p. Bliss and the Ashta-
bula railroad calamity, and he had great
desire to witness a similar disaster. To
crafty himself, therefore, he had de-
stroyed the switch, and placed other OBJ
structiOns upon the track, then seated
himself upon freight car to witness and
enjoy the appalling destruction of life he
supposed his plans would bring FORTH
Binghamton Republican.
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and interest to be paid at the Treasury on
and after the 18th of May next, interest
70 cease on that day.
AT Omaha, a few days ago. Caroline
Lambert. aged 101 years, while dressing
sore arm with kerosene, spilled some Of
the oil on her clothes, which she acct
dcntally ignite6. She was burned almost
to crisp, and died soon after the acct
dent.
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Miss LILLE A. CHADWICK, o young
adv of New Bedford Mass ahOllf

Miss LILLE A. CHADWICK, o young
lady of New Bedford, Mass, about
eighteen years of age, daughter Of Thos.
A. Chadwick, was bitten by dog about
a year ago in the right forearm. The
bite was not the cause of any great dis
comfort until recently, when it again be-
gan to feel painful. and Miss Chadwick
was seized with lockjaw. For four days
her jaws were fast set, and it was impos-
sible for her to take any nourishment, but
she has recovered so that she is past all
danger, being able to eat to some extent.
Rigidity of the jaws is usual in cases Of
hydrophobia, but the young lady has
shown no further symptoms Of that dis
ease. simple lockjaw being plainly the
only disorder.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1877-02-22

A BROOKLYN LADY, who has just re-
turned from long visit to Europe, con.
fcssed to the Argus man that, in spite Of
the novelties and attractions of the Old
World, there was one thing she greatly
missed. On being urged to he more ex-
piicit, she at length acknowledged that
she missed holding up her skirts to avoid
the tobacco juice.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1877-02-22
Getting on I'm Life.

AMONG the, different kinds of ability
which it is possible for man to possess,
we are inclined to rank as highest that
peculiar, nameless, almost indescribable
talent which enables its possesser to sue
cessfully get on in the world. Every one
knows what is meant by this fortunate
intellectual possession, but very many, if
not all, would be more or less puzzled to
accurately analyze and describe it. 1t is
not, we fancy, SO much any one single
endowment that is thus designated, as it
is q singularly happy combination of
traits and qualities, relating to both mind
and heart. But whatever it is, or may te,
in itself, it certainly is very valuable
mental condition or attainment.
Human ability in general can be divid-
ed into number Of kinds which legiti-
mately receive their own distinctive and
proper names. For example, there is the
speculative or philosophical cast of intel
lect; the ability to think long and con-
nectedly upon abstract truth or PROPOSE
tons; the ability to investigate and dis
cuss intelligently the higher range of
questions and topics in physical, mental
and moral science. Then there is the
poetical talent; the power to see visions
of beauty and phases of truth in the
scenes and events of ordinary life, and
the power to express these in easy, flow
ing and melodious rhymes. Then there
is the executive talent; the power to man.
age well large and critical enterprises ;
the power of handling men and facts !;
the power to carry scheme or purpose
or plan into immediate and telling effect;
the power to "run things" generally,
or make them Ego" Then again there
is the ingenious, inventive talent; the Ca
pacity for making discoveries in science,
mechanics and the useful arts; the power
which makes man fertile in expedients
and leads him to contrive all sorts of ar
ticles for ornament or use, or for both
combined. Then there is the ability to
write, which all authors and editors are
supposed to have; the ability to sing,
play and compose which is the peculiar
Characteristic of musicians; the ability to
initiate and personify which belongs es.
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davits were made by Clerks Of the Bosrd in the
compiling room; don't know whether they were
used; most amy name was signed to afidayite;
Dec. witness saw with Littleheld and Maj.
Electoral vote; the majority ON these II the
Democrats was about 1900; saw afterward
that change had been made IN the
figures: saw Littlefeld take from q desk
paper and make some erasures about quarter of
an hour after ccnversing with Gov. Wells; about
the beginning of December changes were made on
the statement OF the Electoral votes by
order Of Judge Davis; Lttleneld told wit
ness he had fixed the Parish of Yer
non, but he did not cay which way or in
what manner he had fixed it; saw alterations made
by some Clerks ON consolidated statements from
different parishes: witness changed one himself;
the changes were that, ii the first Elector had sos
votes and the third Elector 40, the Clerks were
directed to increase the latter to number Of the
first; affidavits made up by the Clerks purported
to give accounts Of violence and intimidation at
he polls.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1877-02-22

WE were yesterday furnished with the
particulars of snow-slide which took
place in Whites Canyon, on Monday
last. The slide occurred at LOonan's
Camps, and covered them both from sight.
There were FIVE men in each camp.
Those in the lower camp were seated
about the fire when the slide came and
carried them down the hill, leaving them
covered with loose snow. These men ex-
tricated themselves easily, and upon look
ing up to the other camp it was nowhere
to he seen. They instantly set to work,
and soon helped their companions out of
their uncomfortable position. Neither
party suffered any considerable injury,
except one in the upper camp, who was
swept into the fire near where he was sit
ting. His legs and body were pinned
fast by the weight of snow, but strange
chance left his arms free, and he 1akcd
snow into the fire and thus prevented
serious scorching. The side Of his face
was badly burned, but beyond that No in
jury was sustained.-Reno( Nfu.) Journal.
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FLORIDA.

tlOhlDAs
In the House Privileges Committee, on
the 9th. ex-Gov. Stearns Of Florida was called to
the stand, and replied to questions by Judge Law
renee that he never received or sent any telegram
saying that We (meaning the Republicans)
must have Louisiana, Florida end South
Carolina, by fair means or foul; never
RECEIVED telegram from any body out:
side the State requesting him TO send
couriers for returns which must be made to show
majority for Hayes; witness gave Frank Sherwin
no dispatch to anybody in which troops were
asked for; the dispatch from w. E. Chandler,
g. Bis marck ought to come here ut once" was sent
to c. D. Willard, Washington. and had reference
TO railroad matters.
The Committee on the Powers, Privileges
and Duties Of the House examined Gov. Stcarns,
OF Florida, on the 10th; he stated that about Nov.
IL he sent dispatch to the President to the
effect that prominent men Of the Oppo-
site parry had arrived in considerable num-
bers, and he felt he needed The advice
of the prominent men of the Republican party;
TO reply was received; witness telcgraphed Sec
rotary Chandler at New York for troops; the dis
patch more in the nature of information. and
was sent in reply TO telegram from the Secretary;
Gov. Drew, shorty after his Inauguration, tcle-
graphed TO Gen Ruger for troops.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1877-02-22
LOUISIANA.

Louis NJ. Kenner, of the Louisiana Re-
turning Board, was recalled by the House Com
mittee on the eth. and testified that he had no
knowledge Of any alterations having been made
in the return from Vernon Parish; no knowledge
Of any paper having been burned or otherwise de-
stroyed, nor did he know Of any proposition for
receiving money for any act in connection
with the Electoral vote nor abstraction OF
GoS Wells Wells and Eitteaed Witness Se'" said
the Returning Board did not feel safe, and hence
the Board felt ntimidated but this Gid not affect
its ac.i0n; witness voted to throw out more than
1000 Tilden votes; there were Irregularities in
one or two parishes; some votes were kept from
the polls by intimidation, Others were killed and
Others were made to vote ag inst their wishes; it
appeared to witness that some person made an
out the knowledge Of the Board, and then
stole the pape: and carried It away in order
to throw suspicion on the Board; no member Of
changing the returns nor did the attorney for the
Board. The Senate Sub Committee ON Louisiana
examined York A. Woodward; was >one of the
Office after the return of the Returning Board
from supper on the I'd Of December; was
at work until two In the morning; was with Lit
first heard Of the transfer Of votes In Vernon
Parieh when he came to Washington; Littleheld
generally called OF the figures, and could have
were very busy. +. W. Eaton. another Clerk Of
the Returning Beard, testified that he did not see
Littleheld or any one else make ensures on the
make any alterations. Isad0re Mccormick. an
other Clerk c0rrOb0rated the testimony OfpreyiOus
witnesses - to Littleheld's operations In the
B0ard-roOm that night.
The Senate Sub. Committee on Louisi-
ana Affairs had A. b. Levisee, an alleged ineligi-
course Of his examination the witness said that :
proposition was made for consideration to cast
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the ELECTION INVESTIGATIONS.
OREGON.

The Senate Committee Investigating
the Oregon Electoral Case, on the 7th. examined
DR.. George L. Miller, Of Omaha, a member Of the
National Democratic Committee; he testified he
had Geographic correspondence with W. T. Pelon
in November. in relation to the Oregon case; he
was requested by PeltOn to go to Or gon and do
what he could to prevent Watts getting a certifi-
cate, a. it was believed the Democrats had a good
case there; he could not go. but sent J.
II. N. Patrick; nothing was ever said abOu: the
illegitimate use of money to him in connection
with the Oregon case; tod Patrick that the neces-
sary expenses for the trip to Oregon would be
paid from headquarters; saw Patrick upon his
return; he said that lawyers had been retained to
argue against the issuing, of the certidca to
Watts; received no dispatches asking him to help
raise money to pay expenses of any sort in con-
nection with the Oregon case. Senator Herman
submitted several kilograms from z. Chandler, j.
H. Mitchell, A. A. Sargent and Steele, relative to
the election in Oregon.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1877-02-22

A BOY named David Kinlanncr, fifteen
years of age, residing with his parents in
San Francisco, died recently from the
effects of dose of arsenic, taken with
suicidal intent. His mother heard him
groaning in bed, as if in great pain. but
he refused to tell her what was the matter
with him, except that he was sick. To-
ward morning he seemed to recover, but
was again taken sick, and physician
was then sent for, but he refused to attend
the case. The pains becoming NOR. in
tense, the boy told his mother that he had
taken arsenic, which he had purchased
under the representation that he wanted
it for rats. He also said that if he had
known poison gave SO much pain he
would have drowned himself. The cause
of the rash act was continued and racking
pain, resulting from severe rupture,
sustained three or four months ago, while
the deceased was engaged in violent exer-
else with some young companions. A
short time since he was heard to say that
he would kill himself if he continued to
suffer.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1877-02-22
All Washed.

A FEW days ago, a lady rooming at a
fashionable lodging house got struck with
the bed-quilt mania. She determined to
manufacture a bed-quilt for some of the
church fairs. to be composed of 6,843
pieces, irrespective of the edging. Fall
of this sublime feminine conception, she
gathered up all the old calico rags that
her neighbors were glad to get rid Of, and
spent a whole day cutting them up into
pieces; then about five O'Clock she went
out to dine. When she returned the rags
were gone. The way that woman fretted
and worried about those old pieces Of
patchwork vas especially enlivening to
the rOOmers on the same floor. She went
to see the Chief of Police, called on the
Mayor, all the Aldermen, and nored the
head of the Fire Department almost to
death, to get some kind of redress. She
wanted every room in the house searched.
Yesterday afternoon her Chinese wash
boy appeared with a big bundle, which he
proceeded to deposit on the floor.
How muchee, John?"
Eighty seven dollar and sixteen bittcc."
A shiver went through that woman's
frame. The Chinaman unfOlded the
washing, and there were those 6,S43 pieces
of patchwork, and $3.50 ragged edges
which had been cut off. All neatly
washed ironcd and folded.
DIR. Harris was called to attend the
wounded man, and says that the flat-iron
wounds on his head will take him off if
erysipelas sets in. - Virginia New
Chronicle.
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tai calculations of the probable effect of
being blown up.
Wewent through more dark tunnels, up
more hills, through more doors, in search
of the gas inspector. After while
"HallOa," shouted the foreman.
Halloa.Oa,' answered q voice, that
might have been q mile or two away, but
wasn't.
"Here he is" said the foreman, and he
held his lamp down near the ground,
bringing to light hole in the wall three
feet or thereabouts wide, and about four
feet high. He's up here, and I guess
there's gas"
The Superintendent put his face down
to the hole and shouted:
neutrality-suspicious."
EYES," answered the voice. Don't
bring-a-light-in."
"You two wait here" said the Superin-
tendent, and I'll find out whether it's
safe to 90 in" So he stood his lamp on
the ground, got down on his hanCs and
knees, and crawled in. Presently the
foreman took notion to 60 in, too; SO he
set down his lamp and crawled in. This
left me alone in the tunnel, which wasn't
pleasant. The both stayed q long time
SO long that / began 10 think they had
slipped out of the mine by the back door.
After while gave up all hope of seeing
them again, and wondered how long
could live on the oil in their lampeS
While was wondering, voice near my
ear said: "You can come up, but leave
your light behind"
stood my lamp by the others, got
down on all fours. and crawled up. The
coal that had been mined out lay loose
upon the floor, and rolled under my knees.
The opening inclined upward at an angle
of not less than forty-five degrees, and,
as the ceiling nowhere was more than
four feet high, locomotion was almost rs
slow as in an Arch street Car. After .
while heard their voices. Somebody
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1877-02-22

Spanish Colonies. This decision had dis
turbed the amicable relations existing
with Spain.
THE Lake Shore & Michigan Southern
Railroad Company are reported to have
paid the widow of L. e Grain, of New
Haven, Conn.,, $5,175. Mr.. Grain was
killed at Ashtabula.
The Supreme Court of Utah has over.
ruled the exceptions taken to the rulings
and sentence of John d. Lee, the Mount
ain Meadows murderer, and ordered the
Second District Court to fix another day
for the execution. Counsel have given
notice of an appeal to the United States
Supreme Court.
REPORTS laid before the Dominion
Parliament show that the trade with the
United States, during 1875, aggregated
SIC, OOO, 900, the excess of imports over
exports being SIG, 000, 900.
BELGRADE kilograms of the 18th state
that new instruction had broken out In
Bosnia. The Russian authorities in
Poland had distributed printed notices,
threatening with severe punishment all
Poles who should join the Turkish Army.
The importation into this country from
Germany of neat cattle and hides of neat
cattle has been prohibited until further
orders, because of the rinderpest prevail.
ing in Germany.
The Acting Secretary Of the Treasury
has issued the thirty ninth call for the re.
demption Of $40 bonds Of 1866, May and
November. The call is for 81, DOC, 600,
of which 100000 are coupon and
$4,000, 900 registered bonds, the principal
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1877-09-06
GRANTS PROFITS AND LOSSES IN
STOCK GAMBLING.
TFrom the Herald

A wealthy man of New York, gener-
ally alleged to be one of the presenters
of residence at Long Branch to Gen.
Grant, said to me last Sunday;
you make some inquiries about
Grants original cottage. | think you
will md that it never was the proposi>
ton Of anybody largely interested in
Long Branch to bring Gen, Grant here.
The scheme had a Philadelphia origin.
A subscription list was taken around
among the residents and sojourners by
Philadelphia person, and number
who subscribed never paid up, so that the
balance had to be settled up by one man
mainly, and he not the Philacelphian
aforesaid There is more matter for
laughter than condemnation in the sub
ject.
Gen. Grant, it isreported here on good
authority, got to be tolerably bold op~
orator on his own account in stocks, par
ticularly mining stocks. He made S8.-
900 one forenoon in Cincinnati, just be-
fore his departure for Europe, buying a
certain Nevada stock by telegraph thro'
the Drexels. A member of the Syndi-
Gale at Long Branch says that he paid
100000 to Gen. Grant in stock profits,
Grant taking his own advice.
Yet he made also large losses, and il
is current opinion here, where he is
best known, that the General is worth
$4,000 to $4,000, or less than half
his average salary
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1877-09-06
A CHAPTER on FIRST THINGS.


The first almanac was printed by Geo.
Won Purbach in l460.
The first copper cent was coined in
New Haven in 1887,
First watches were made in Nurem'
burg in l477.
The omnibus was built in Paris in
1927.
0mnibuses were introduced in New
York in 1888
The first college in the United States
was founded in 1885,
The first compass was used in France
in 1900, though the Chinese are said to
have used loadstone earlier.
The first cbimneys were introduced in
to Rome from Padua in 1868.
The first newspaper advertisement ap.
peared in 1862.
The first air pump was made in 1850,
The first algebra originated with Dio-
phantus, in either the fourth, or sixth
century.
The first balloon ascension was made
in 1888.
The first national bank in the United
States was incorporated by Congress, De-
cember 81, 1881
The first attempt to manufacture pins
in this country was soon after the war Of
1872.
The first printing press in the United
States was introduced in 1902.
Coaches were first used in England in
1868.
Gas was first used as an Illuminating
agent in 1902. Its first use in New York
was in 1927,
The first glass factory in the United
States, of which we have any knowl-
edge, was built in 1880.
Gold was discovered in California in
1848
The first horse railroad was built in
1926 81.
The first daily newspaper in the Unit
ed States was published in Boston, Sep
tember 25, 1890. The first religious news
paper, the Boston Record, was establish
ed in 1915.
Organs are said to have been first in
troduCed into churches by Pope Vitaliann
about A. D. 670
The first steel pen was made in 1903,
The first machine for carding, roping
and spinning cotton made in the United
States, was manufactured in 1856.
Envelopes were first used in 1889.
The first complete sewing machine
was patented, by Elias Howe, Jr., in
1916.
The first iron steamship was built in
1880.
Ships were first "copper" bottomed" in
1888.
The first telegraph instrument success
fully operated by S. F. Morse, the inven-
tor, in 1885 though its utility was not
demonstrated to the world until 1874.
The first luCifer match was made in
1920.
The first steamboat piled on the Hud-
son in 1907.
The first society for the exclusive pur-
pose of circulating the Bible, was organ
lied in 1907, under the name of the Brit
ish and Foreign Bible Society.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1877-09-06
WAR RAGING IN FIELDS OF ROSES

In the Bulgarian language Shipka
means wild rose. The village at the bot
tom of the Balkan pass, crossed by the
Russians, and which bears the same
name, consists of about eight hundred
houses, the inhabitants Of which are &C.
cupied in the cultivation and sale of 70.
ses. The principal town of the valley of
Roses at present ravaged by war, is Ka-
zanlik, which the troops Of Gen. Gourk ke
lately seized on. Count Won Moltke, in
his "LetteIs on the East" has the follow
ing remarks on that region: "The little
town of Kazanlik is hidden in a small
forest ofgigantic walnut trees. Even the
minarets do not succeed in rising above
the mountains of foliage and branches
under which they are buried. The abun-
dance of water in the district sulpasses
all conception; just as in Lombardy, all
the fields and gardens are irrigated by
bitches and rivulets. Kazanlik is the
Cashmere of Europe, the Gulistan OF
Turkey-the country of roses. The
flower is not cultivated, as with us, in
pots and gardens, butin fields and in fur
rows, like potatoes. Nothing can be
more charming than such plantation of
roses. Millions upon millions of red
leaves are spread over the bright, green
of the rose field, and yet at this time not
one-quarter of the buds are opened. At
Kazanlik is made the oil of roses which
is of such great value, and which is diff
cult to procure unalloyed, even at Con-
stantinople."
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1877-09-06

PosrERITY.-During a debate which
took place some time ago in Scottish
town council on a question where much
diversity of opinion prevailed, q baillie
among other reasons in support of the
measure, stated that it would be Of inn
mense benefit to posterity. On hearing
this the Provost, who headed the opposi-
ton, got up and said, ''I'm really sur
prised to hear ony man bring forward
sic an argument. What reason hae we
to sacrifice ourselves for the guide Of pos
terityP Point cot" he continued, strik-
ing the table, and looking triumphantly
at his opponent, point DOT single in
stance whaur posterity has ever been o.
tho least beneft TO usi"