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The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1878-03-14
G EN- ERAL..

An Athens dispatch of the 10Th saws
large force of Greek insurgents had landed
on the Albanian coast, and were marcbipp
toward Delvino.
j. L. Clinton & Co., stock brokers in
New York City, operating on what is known
as the French pool system, which allows in
vestnents OF five dollars and upward on a mar
gin OF per cent, failed on the 9th u,t
Returns from the clearinghouse of
nineteen cities for the week ending Feb. %
show exchanges of s4a6, 81. SSJ. a decrease, in
comparison with the corresponding week last
year, OF 2o1s per cent. The decrease in New
York was a5IIz per cent; Boston, 10: pIla.
deiphia 81; Chicago, II; Cincinnati, ); st
LOUIS Il. San Francisco gained Is per cent
Willis Percival l. Co., London bank
trs, failed, on TIE 2Sth ult. Liabilities, So
5000.
The public-debt statement for Feb
r'lary places the total amount of the debt, in
Guiding interest, at 52,2l4, co. OF Cash in
Treasury, !l72, 921. Debt, less cash in
Treasury, S2,O42, Oh, 126. Decrease during
the month, $3.50 237. Decrease since June
30, 1877, Sls,l2l,ON.
The failures in New York CITY last
month numbered sixty-scven. The total liza
bilitics were s2,65S,59S, and the assets were
placed at $695, 600
Several weeks ago, the President
was informed that colored men, citizens of
Florida, had been kidnapped and transported
across the Gulf of Mexico to Cuba, and there
sold into slavery. With a view of ascertain
ing the truth of the statement, the President
has sent Judge Leonard, Republican Mem.
Der Of Congress from Louisiana, to Cuba, and
he departed on his mission on the 9th, armed
with letters to the Captain-General of the
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MATER AM.aBILIS.

Down the goldenest of streams,
Tide of dreams.
The fair Graded rnan-cLild drifts:
Swaps with cadenced motion slow,
To and fro,
As the MOTHERHOOD poised lightly, falls and lifts
He, the tirstling he the light
Of her sight
He, the breathing pledge Of love,
Meath the holy passion lies
Of her eyes
Smiles to feel the warm, lifc-giving ray above.
She believes that in his vision,
Skies elysian
Ger an angel-reople shine.
BACK TO saT! sG;n. 81 ,'; ceet'sl't'
His auror;;l spirit basks in dreams divine.
But she smiles through anxious tears;
Unborn Yeas
Pressing forward. she pcrceiveS.
ShadoWy, mutllcd shapes, they come
Deaf and dumb.
Bringing what: dry c!,aff and tares, or full-earct
sheaves!
What for him shall she invoke?
Shall the Gak
Bind the mans Triumphant brow?
shall his daring foot I'll ght
On the height:
Shall he dwell amidst the humble and the low?
Through what tears and sweat and pain
Must he gain
Fruiiagc from the tree Of life?
Shall it yield him bitter flavor?
Shall its SAVIOR
Be mamma midst the turmoil and the STRIFE:
In his cradle slept and smiled
Thus the child
Who as Prince Of Peace was hailed.
Thus anigh the nlothcr-bleast,
l4usled to rest.
Child Napoleon down the liiicd river s,,iled.
Crowned or crucifed-thc same
CLOVIS the flame
OF her dcathless love divine.
Still the blessed mother stands
In all lands.
As she watched beside thy cradle and by mine.
Whatso gifts the years hestow
Still men know,
While she hrca!hes, lives one who secs
Stand they pure or siIi-Ccfilcd)
But the child
Whom she crooncd to sleep and rocked upon he
knees.
--Emma Lazarus, in Scri1ner fOr NGrch.
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Don't Get Rich.

AN acute philosopher has said that
one of the principal reasons why events
were permitted to happen was that men
might profit by observing the lessons
inculcated. Viewed in this light, the
Lord case" which has now been SET
tied, as we are told, "to the satisfac-
ton of all parties Interested has IFS
r"ison Tet.'e aud may teach u valuable
lesson to every man who is already
wealthy or who is striving to become
rich. \ new terror has certainly been
added to life. The law as it stands
recognizes in theory the absolute right
of the pOssessOr of wealth to do what
he wishes with it during his life, or to
make by will such disposition of it after
his death us he may choose. But the
experience of the last few years has
shown that it is almost impossible for Il
rich man to leave will that may not
be successfully contested and set aside;
and the "Lord case'' has shown that
the legal right of u man to do what he
pleases with his property, while he is
alive, may be challenged and perhaps
defeated. The charge of lunacy made
by the loving sons of Mr.. Lord against
their father was fallacious; they admit,
now, that although he was too crazy to
be married, he is quite sane enough to
make disposition of his property
whereby they receive threc-fourths of
his estate, while he retains the remain
der for himself and his wife. But this
case, and the scores of contests over
wills which have lately occurred, should
impress upon the minds of our rich
men and of the poor men who are
striving to grow rich, that the game is
not worth the candle. We have cman-
cipated ourselves from the idea that the
government of a country should descend
from father to son; but we have re-
tanned the idea that son has ga
natural right" to succeed to his fathers
property. At the same time our laws
permit the father to abrogate this
natural right and to either give
away all his property while he lives, or
to leave it to strangers when he dies.
The prejudice in favor of the natural
right" is still so strong that, on any
half-decent excuse, Il jury will set aside
will that disinherits children. The
truth is, that no such natural right OK
lists, and that it never had any better
foundation than 1.-THE divine right of
Kings" The wisest use of wealth is
that which recognizes the possessor of
it as only its steward and care-taker,
not for his sons and daughters, but for
the community, the State, the Nation
or the race.-N. Y. Graphic.
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many as 500 pounds of fiber to the acre.
mowing-machine. with thick, short
blades, gathers the plants, which are
collected in sheaves and then left in
stacks. After few days the leaves
wither and fall off, owing to the ham
ding to which they are subjected while
they are being carried to the dressing
machine. The plant should be cut from
eight to fifteen days, according as the
weather is dry or damp, before it is
stripped of its bark.
In 1871, a reward of $4,000 was Of
fered by the Government for the best
machine or process for the preparation
Of the fiber. All the competitors save
one retired before the day of trial, and
the sole candidate was only partially
successful, but as he received the sum
of f1.5OO we may fairly assume that
his invention was meritorious. How
ever, no practical use was made of it,
and Government have again come for
ward-tO their credit be it said-with
the offer of two handsome rewards, one
| for the best, the other for the next best
| machine. The competition will take
place in August and September, 1879,
at Saharanpur, in the Northwest Prov
inccs Of India, and all entries must be
made by the December previous. Cas-
sells M01azine.
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An old man, named Moritz Kaiser.
THE TURCO.RUSSyAN WAR.

\ London dispatch of the 9th ult.
announces the appointment of Lord Napier to
the command of any eNpcditionary force which
might take the field in consequence IF Turco-
Russian complications. Mai.-Gen WulseIey
had been designated as Lord Napicr's Chief Of
staff
Official intelligence was received at
Athens, on the eth ult.. that the insurgents
had defeated 1000 Turks at Kukulis, in Epirus,
a few days before, the Turks having aO0 killed.
The Turkish Minister of War has
ordered the Governor of the Dar,lanclcs to
prevent any more men-of-war, whether Brit
i>h. French or Austrian, from entering the Sea
q: Marmora.
y Constantinople dispatch of the
evening Of the 3l says peace had been CON
eludcd between Turkey and Russia. The
Grand Duke Nicholas had announced the fact
to the Russian soldiers on parade at San Ste
tano. 1t was stated that Russia had aban-
doned her claim on the Egyptian and Bulcari-
an tributes and the claim for the surrender
of the Turkish fleet
a Belgrade dispatch of the Sd saws
ft'y-one persons had been condemned 70
death and forty-cight to penal servitude. for
an attempt at Instruction at Tapalia last
year.
A conspiracy to murder the Turkish
officials OF Bosnia has been discovered AT
Serajevo. number Of Mohamnedans have
been arrested.
n Constantinoplc telegram of the
attn says the money indemnity to be paid to
Russia by Turkey has been fixed at sl2, 600, 600
Special dispatches from Athens. re.
ceivcd on the 4th, indicate The spread Of the
Greek Instruction against Turkey. 1t wa,
stated that 1900 insurgents were encampet
and intrcnched near Valo, in Thessaly. and
that the entire district between Mount Olym
pus and the Pindus Range was in revolt. tn,
tpirns Insurgents had defeated the Turks +:
lew days before. at Ghiasti, after four hours
hight, in which the latter had eighty killed ant
100 wounded The insurgents had proclaimed
a Provisional Government and declared fo,
union with Greece.
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travelled with them, and they won't al
low me to eat with them, according to
our Spanish custom. Well, when that
happens, 1 don't 60 into the kitchen,
except for myself, and they don't fare
as well as you do, can tell your He
was right; it is the ordinary habit of
the country; and must say that not
only Juse, but all other attendants l
employed in Spain, conducted them
selves like gentlemen as my compan-
ions at meals.
This and other similar customs evil
IDENTIFY account for the democratic
manners of the Spaniards. Except the
Arabs, l do not think there is a more
dignified or self-posscssed race of men
in the world. A timid or embarrassed
Spaniard is a phenomenon. The man
or woman lowest in the social scale
even the beggar in the streets--will
talk with Grandee of the blue blood,
or the King himself. not only without
cringing, but without apparent confu-
sion Of manner. One great charm of
travel in Spain is the circumstance
that the traveller may feel himself per-
fectly free to speak to every one whom
he meets. sure that civil remark will
bring Il civil answer, and that an honest,
genial manner will lead to immediate,
cordial acquaintance. The ease and
frankness of the women is something
very delightful. l have found the same
characteristic among the country wom-
en- of Sweden, who are Of kindred
Gothic blood; and it still fingers, as u
relic of past manners, in some of the
older parts of our country.
In Andalusia the perfect self-posses-
sion of the race is more evident than
in Catalonia, where, us there is more
strength of character, SO there is more
reticence. The mixture of Saracenic
ancestry in the people about Granada
and Ronda is clearly to be seen, not
only in complexion and features, but
in many phrases, which have been
simply translated, not changed. The
children have the same precocious
dignity as in Egypt and Syria. shall
never forget the gravity of q boy of
ten, who, after lighting me to my bed
in the garnet Of a little mountain inn,
said, Are you afraid?'' l laughed,
and answcle ed Nor' ''Wcll,' he re-
marked, ''you might get afraid in the
night. If you should, just knock on
this walr' (pointing to it) sleep in
the room on that side, and when l
hear you knock l will get up and come
to your Another boy, quite 4 child,
once said to me, with IL face like re-
vival preachers: "You must not sit
near the window. There are dcpravcd
people in the streets, and as YOU are
stranger here. you would not know
them, and they might lead You into
temptation The innocence in these
eases was so genuine that one could
not laugh at the little fellows, but only
bless them.-Bayarh Taylor, IN N. y.
Tribune.
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Nero and the Christian Martyrs.

MYTHOLOGY was ransacked for bloody
subjects to put on an awful stage. The
pictures and statues were turned into
CHASTITY tableaux-vivan:s, amid the yell
ings and applause of brutalized pub
lie. Now it was Hercules burned in
his Nessus shirt on Mount eta, or Or
pheus or Dndalus devourcd by beasts,
whiled the god Mercury stepped light
ly through the gorged arena and
touched each body with his red-hot
wand to see if it still moved, or Pluto
,talkcd forth to dispatch those yet alive
with his mace, and drag them by the
feet to his Internal kingdom. The most
licentious myths of the old religions,
as well as the cruelest legions, were
freely exhausted, and thus, by a grim
but unconscious irony, the Christian
martyrs in person supplied, as repre-
sentatives of the new religion, the
CHASTITY apotheosis of the old. Mean
while Nero, dressed up as a beast in Il
leopard's skin, committed in person
the foulest excuses on the public stage.
But the most novel part of this popu-
lar festival was reserved for the even
ings. Then might the whole of the
population be seen pouring toward the
spot now known as the great square in
front of St. Peters at Rome. There,
beyond the Tiber, was Nero's favorite
circus. The illumination was brilliant.
The usual lamps and torches were
varied by new device worthy of Tie
gellinus. Living men and women were
Immersed in barrels of oil or Tricky
covered with resinous materials ard
set on fire, until the crowded avenues
reeked with the fumes Of unguents and
pitch, amid the lurid glare of this
unparalleled holocaust. Nero dressed as
charioteer, and terrified horses were
urged up and down the course, after
which the Emperor, attiredAs a jockey,
mixed freely with the people, going the
round of his broiling and agonized VIC
Tins. Had the early Christians, had
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Life in Spain.

THERE was one custom prevalent
among the better class, which had an
opportunity of learning in Seville and
Granada-but | should be doubtful
whether it still exists. 1t is one of those
ancient. almost poetic, habits of society,
which disappear with the increase of
travel. 1t occurred to me several times,
on entering cafe in either of the two
cities l have mentioned, that, on call
ing the waiter to pay him for the choc-
olate, or ice, or whatever else might
have ordered, he replied: 1T is paid
already, senor.'' ''But who paid t?''
was my natural question. The waiter S
reply was, invariably, 81 don't knew
who it was.'' If then said, "Show
me which gentleman it was" he always
answered, "Hc has gone away 1t
was simply an ancient custom, which
suggests the refined and noble hospital
ity of the Arab race. Some native gen
tlcman had perceived that l was u for
eigner, and had himself paid my bill as
welcome to Spain. In order that
might feel no obligation, / was not al
lowed to know him, and the waiter an
swered me in accordance with this an
cient and sacred rule. l have never
found, anywhere else in the world, Il
courtesy so generous and delicate.
The Oriental habit of saying, "My
house is yours" or Sat your disposal
is retained in Spain; and, of course. it
must not be taken too literally. So is
the universal custom among the people,
high and low, of Eever sitting down to
eat without inviting all who may be ac-
cidentally present to partake of the
cheer. The conventional answer IS,
''Many thanks; may it be good provis-
ion for you!'-yct if any ono, through
ignorance or pressing need, should ac-
cept, he would certainly receive his
share. In travelling from Mexico to
Vera Cruz by stage. !. good many years
ago, found it almost impossible to
pay for Il meal. Some one of the ma
tive passengers was sure to have set
tied, in advance, with the landlord for
the breakfast or dinner of the whole
company. This is not a mere matter of
ostentation with the Spanish people, or
they would not take such pains to con-
ceal their hospitality. 1t is an inherit
ed habit, which has almost the force Of
a religious duty.
In strict connection Herewith. an
other custom prevails, which | first
learned in Andalusia. had hired Il
horse in Granada, for the journey to
Gibraltar by way of Malaga and Ronda,
and this included a second horse, with
a moso-groom, guide, companion and
servant in one. was fortunate in hav-
ing gay, light-hearted, honest fellow,
who shortened the way for me when
ever the rough bridle-path was wide
enough for two to ride abreast. When
we halted at noon, the first day, to
feed ourselves and horses, Jose went
into the kitchen and helped prepare
the meal; then, when all was ready, he
washed his hands, coolly took seat at
the table, and helped himself to the
omelette and stewed kid. I was rather
surprised, but said nothing. In the
evening the same thing happened
again; and finally, on the third day.
Jose, having become free and coniiden-
tial toward me, said: ''You are not
like the Englishmen, Senior. have
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He Wasn't Mean.

Nix. ELIJAH HIrCHCOCK was Con-
necticut Constable, whose character
was under scrutiny. Deacon Solomon
Rising was inquired of about him.
."Deacon Solomon Rising" said the
questioner, "do you think Mr.. Hitch
cock is dishonest man?'
Very promptly "Oh. no, sir; not
by any means"
"Well, do you think he is II mean
man?"
"Well, with regard to that said
the Deacon, little more deliberately,
- may say that don't real think he
is Il mean man; I've sometimes thought
he was what you might call a keerful
mana prudent man, so to speak.
What do you mean by prudent
man?''
"Well, ! mean this; that one time
he had an execution for four dollars
against the old Widow Witter back
here, and he went up to her house and
levied ON u flock of ducks, and he
chased them ducks, one at time,
round the house poorly much all day,
and every time he catched duck he'd
set right down and wiring its neck, and
charge mileage: an his mileage
mounted to more than the debt. Moth
in mean about it, as know of, but
always thought, after that, Mr.. Hitch
cock was very prudent man."
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TAECUTIVE MANSION,
WASHINGTON, ID. c., Feb. q, 1878.


yer bill:
EXECUTIVE MANSION,
WASHINGTON. ID. c., Feb. q, 1873,
To the House of Representatives:
Alter very careful consideration of House
bill ,03, entitled "An act to authorize the
coinage of the standard silver dollar, and to
restore its legal-tender character tecl COM
PEELED to return it to the House Of Representa-
tivcs, in.which it originated. with my objcc-
tiOns to its passage. Holding the opinion
which | expressed in my annual message,
THAT neither the interests of the Government
nor the people of the United States would be
promoted ny diSparagi"g silver as one of the
two precious metals which furnish the coinage
of the world, and that legislation which looks
to maintaining the volume of intrinsic money
to as full Il measure of 10th metals as
their relative commercial values will permit,
would neither be unjust nor incXpe,lient,'' it
has been my earnest desire Ia concur with
Congress III the adoption IF such measures to
Increase The Il Yer co.l.a"c of the country as
would not impair thc obligation of contracts,
either iupi.c or private nor injurinusly affect
the p'ibi.a credit. II is only VI on the conyic-
ton Inst this bill does not meet these essen
tai requirements 'h3' feel it my duty to
withhold from II my approval Nv present
official duty a. to The bill permits only an
attention to spcliii. objections 10 It's passage.
wilcih seem 10 ne 50 important us to justify
me i'll asking from the wisdom, and duty Of
Congress, that further consideration Of the hill
for which tao Constitutions has in such cases
provided.
The bill provides for the coinage of silver
dollars of the weight Of 4l211S grains each, of
standard silver, to be a legal tender at their
nominal value for all debts and dues, public
and private, except where otherwise expressly
stipulated in contracts. 1t is well known that
the market value of that number of grains of
standard silver during the past year has been
from ninety to ninety-two cents as compared
with the standard gold dollar. Thus the sill
yer dollar authorized by this bill is
worth s to 10 per cent. less than it
Durports to be worth, and is made
legal tender for debts contracted when the law
did not recognize such coins as lawful money.
The right to pay duties in silver or in certifi-
Gates OF silver deposits will, when they are
issued in sufficient amount to circulate, put an
end to the receipt Of revenue in gold, and thus
compel the payment of silver for both the
principal and interest of the public debt.
OF the bonded debt now outstanding, ST.
l43, 49,, 400 was issued prior to February, 1873,
when the silver dollar was unknown in circu-
lation in this country, and was only con-
venient form of silver bullion for expectation;
S5S3, 44O, $50 of the bonded debt has
been issued since February, 1873, when
gold alone was the coin for which
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island. The statement is made that, should
the information be substantiatcd, immediate
measures will be adopted to prevent the re-
currcnce OF such personal outrages and viola
tions of International law.
A Paris dispatch of the Sd says there
had been frjghtful outbreak of smallpox in
Ricutort, in the Department of Lozerc. The
population of the commune had been dcci
mated, and nearly all the inhabitants were
SICK In the Town of st. Elmo l16 persons
had died.
A Belgrade telegram of the I'd re-
ports the discovery of a widcly-extendcd con-
spiracy to assassinate Prince Charles. A
| large number of Roumanians had been ar
rested.
1t was reported from Rome, on the
I'd, that the Pope had directed the dismissal
of the Pontifical Gems d Armcs and the Swiss
| Guards, and would reside mostly ut Castle
Ganlolfo, Il village fourteen miles southcas,
of Rome.
A terrible tornado swept through
Casey County, n.y., Oh the ID, doing
friyhtful damage in the nciyhborhood of Rici
Hill. The whole of the family of Vincent
Wesley, living near Rich Hill, consisting OF
Wesley. his wife, two daue hters, ancphcw ant
| Il neighbor, were killed outright. Many Other
persons were killed or sustained frightful in
juries. The damage to property was about
S5Q,GNO.