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The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1878-03-28

tured at distance of some twenty
miles from the city, and, after a deten-
ton of a mouth, more or less, was re-
turned to his family in consideration of
sum of 10000 lire, or about $4,000.
Since that time the world has been al
lowed to forget Sicilian brigands, until
within tho last few days, when the tele-
graph has had to repeat to Europe the
headings of the old familiar tale Each
repetition, however, has its own pecu-
liar feature. The present version was
briefly as follows: Alessandro Parish, a
young man of rich Palermitan fami-
~, was out late one night about two
weeks ago. On his way home, just as
the clock struck twelve, he was arrest
ed by four strangers armed with car
bines. For several minutes he strug-
gled against force and cried aloud, but
his resistance brought him nothing,
only blow under the chin with car
bine, which was promptly reproved by
another aggressor with the words,
=" Holete ananaazzarlo9'' lido you want to
kill him?) This showed the victim
that it was question, not of muir
der, but of plumber, and he per-
mitted himself to be dragged
about thirty PAGES to carriage,
a landau with one horse, where he was
blindfolded and then driven off. In
about an hour and half the carriage
stopped, and Parish was taken into a
cave, where he was detained for twelve
days while negotiations for his ransom
were being carried on. During all this
time the brigands did not belle their
reputation for certain rough kindness
fed with macaroni, meat and soup, and
when he showed lack of appetite,
gentle force was used to make him eat,
on the plea that they must return him
to his home in as good condition rs
they found him. They even kept him
in cigars, and recounted to him the
news of each day, including the death
of the King and an attempt at brigand-
age which had unfortunately, from
their point of view, miscarried. Best
of all, they condescended to explain
their conduct toward him. There was
no lack of the most delicate regard for
him, but times were hard, and they
said they were obliged, from the ncces-
sity of living, to have recourse to
people who were known to have
money enough and to spare. If
their manner of raising the wind left
their benefactors no choice between
giving and refusing, the fault, they
said, lies with the rich, who show a
tenacity anything but high-minded in
holding on to their wealth. Finally,
after twelve days had elapsed, Parish
was returned to his family, who proved
the value they set upon him by the
price paid for his ransom-67, 900 lire
or, at the present rate of Italian pa
per, over $12,OOO.-Pulermo Cor. N.
Y. Times.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1878-03-28

" infer due course of law will not be
had. It is believed that the exodus of
outlaws from the cattle districts of the
West driven to the country east of the
Colorado by Halls police and the from
tier battalion, has given an increased
impetus to DEMONSTRATING. and that an
organized band of hundreds are now
operating in Middle Texas. The loss
Of farm-stock in some localities is fear
full. Farms are rendered useless, and
families depending upon crops see the
blowing season passing away without
being able to plant or sow. Gen. Boone
and Capt Fisher have, by perfect
system of detection, brought the most
dangerous conspiracy of land-thieves
ever organized to grief and the conspir-
ators to the neutrality-suspicious. Cor.
GalrystOn NeUs.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1878-03-28
A,oidable Misery and Deaths.

NOT a cheerful topic, but one that it
is our duty to treat. We have hardly
looked through a paper for several
months without finding a notice of
serious burning or death, from the care
less use of kerosene. Did all these
casualties occur in one place, and with
in few days of one another, the ac-
count would be more appalling than
that of the yellow fever in a Florida
city, or of a battle in Turkey. AS they
are scattered here and there, but little
heed is paid to them y ct the aggre-
gate of Kerosene accidents is frightful,
and what is the most distressing fca-
ture, they are all avoidable. A large
share of these accidents-so-called-re-
suit from the use of kerosene in kim
ding fires. Bridget finds the wood is
damp, or the kindlings do not burn up
at once, so she gets the can, and pours
on the kerosenc-that is usually the
last of Bridget. We do not call these
accidents-thcy are wilful self-slaught-
er. We suppose there is no help for
absolute idiocy of this kind. But be-
side these suicidal performances, we
find that there is just now an epidemic
of lamp explosions. These, while
equally avoidable with the fire-kindling
catastrophes, are likely to occur with a
different class of persons, and it is inn
portant for every housekeeper to think
of this matter. What kind of kerosene
are You using? 1t is not we'll to trust
altogether to the storekeeper; it is a
matter of quite too much consequence
to be Indifferent about. There is danger,
and great danger, in poor oils; with
good oils there is no danger-provided
ordinary care be used. The light oils
give just as brilliant u light as the
heavy ones, they are much cheaper
but you use them at fearful risk.
Any oil that gives off an inflammable
vapo.. at heat of less than ITO dogs. is
unsafe; this is the lowest that should be
tolerated, and the best oils will stand
the test of $50 dogs. or more. 1t is a
matter of vital importance-ofl life and
death-anditisa an imperative duty of all
housekeepers to see that they are fur
nished with safe oils. If the person
with whom you deal cannot furnish
them, go to the next town, or elsewhere,
until they can be found, and in the
meantime use tallow dips, or anything
but cheap oils. If nothing better can
be done, let two or three neighbors
combine and send for barrel of some
reliable brand, but under no circum-
stances use unsafe oils for single
night. Lamps never explode. the
vapor of unsafe oil does, and will,
somehow, in spite of every lamp. No
matter what the kind of oil, never fill a
lamp while it is lighted, and even with
the best oil be as careful as if it were
unsafe. Agricalturist.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1878-03-28
A Possible Cure for HydrOphObia.

ONE deplorable fact stands out clear
in the discussion OH hydrophobia which
has lately occupied so much attention
that the profession can do nothing
for the victims of the disease. The
history of medicine, however, gives us
many instances in which the doctors
have adopted valuable remedies en-
pirically used by common people, and
there seems no reason why, without
giving up their scientific researches for
the wondrous chemical compounds
with which we are nowadays dosed,
they should not sometimes turn their
attention to these humble sources and
take advantage of popular experience.
It is to he hoped that they will not
neglect the information given to them
by correspondent of the Lancet, who
writes thus:
"Many years ago, while travelling in
Southern China, remember being told
by French priest that the native doc
tors of Cochin China are in the habit
of treating successfully the cases of hy-
drophobia prevalent there by keeping
their patients delirious during twenty
four hours by administering successive
doses of a decoction of the leaves of
the purple stramonium. Some years
afterward. in Handy, Ceylon, l was as
sured by the Assistant Colonial Sur
geon, burgher educated at Calcutta,
that child of his own, Of about four
years of age, was once bitten by a ny
drophobic cat; that some weeks there
after. the usual well-markca symptoms
of hydrophobia having set in, he.
knowing no cure for the fell disease,
sent for native Cingalese doctor, who
had the reputation of being able to
cure such cases; that this man gave the
child some vegetable decoction, the
nature of which he declined to reveal,
and which kept the child delirious for
about day and night; and that
when this delirium subsidized the symp-
toms had disappeared. and the little
patient was and remained quite cured.
He thought this might be stramonium:
So do l. The coincidence is curious"
Pail Mall Gazette.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1878-03-28
TssE TURCO.RUSSlAN wA1.

\ Vienna special of the 18th saws
Roumania had handed Count Andrassy q
memorandum declaring that that Princiraitv
refused 70 be bound by the Russo-Turko peace
rrelinnaries
The Turkish Armenians have peti-
TONED Great Britain tn obtain. from the forth
comm! congress, autonomy for Armenia un-
ger an European guaranty of protection.
\ Corfu special of the 18th saws the
turks had devastated eight Christian vii.
lagos in the District of Delvino. and massa-
crea the male inhabitants. They had also
killed 100 fugitive women and children.
The Thessalian insurgents claim the
recent defeat of the Turks near Pharsalia.
killing and wounding 400.
London dispatches of the 18th saw
that apprehension prevailed that. after all. the
relations of the Powers We're not so sat;sfac.
tory as had been believed. 1t was renorted
that the British Government had concluded
To occupy Mitylene, which the Russian Gov
erhinent had announced it would consider as
c"S'ts bfEt, and that the latter had moved its
forces nearer Constantinople. The situation
was considered embarrassing and fnll q,
menace.
London dispatches of the 18th say the
hostility to Russia was visibly and hourly in.
cFeasihg' and hopes of peace were based
"hoiiy on the belief that Russia would recede
from her demands when the Congress meets.
and grant the demands Of England. It was
SAID that Germany and Austria would bt
found supporting Russia, and that, if England
nights, she would have no other ally thar
turkey, who would break the late treaty thu
moment she discovered disposition for wa,
on the part Of Great Britain.
A Bucharest telegram of the 18th saw,
the feeling of hostility against Russia, on tn,
part of the Roumanians, was most Intense
A Pera dispatch of the 10th say,
RUSSIAN transports were landing supplies il
great quantities at Bourgas, on the Black Sea
ana removing the sick and wounded. but mr.
able"bodied soldiers. The conclusion was OK
tending that the war was not yet over.
An Athens dispatch of the 18th saws
Russia had rejected the proposal TO admi,
Greece to the Conference.
News was received, on the evening
OF the 18th, that the treaty lately concludes
between Russia and Turkey had been ratified
ny both the contracting Powers.
A Constantinople telegram of the
i'th SAYS strong detachments of troops pa
trolied the streets Of that city, day and night,
On account OF the great excitement which nre
vailed over the posting of seditious placarls.
A Pesth dispatch of the 18th saws
rrlhce Bismarck had prevailed upon Russia to
suomit all the peace conditions to the Euro.
pean Congress.
A Constantinople dispatch of the 18th
saws that, in the event of war between Russia
ana England, Turkey would remain neutral.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1878-03-28
Texas HOrSe.Thieyes.

THE popular fury in rural districts
against horse-thieves is thought to be
by denizens of cities senseless and out
of proportion to their offense. Why,
when horse-thicf is caught, he is gen
orally strung up to the first convenient
limb. while the homicide is carried to
Jail with favorable prospects of prov
ing Self-defense and escaping punish
ment, is very plain to me since l have
looked somewhat diligently of late into
the incomplete and unsatisfactory GRIM
inal statistics of our State. There are
now some $50 indicted horse-thieves
fugitives from justice at large, and per-
haps half as many more in Jails and in
the Penitentiary. But where one horse
thief is known and indicted, near about
100 get away with the stolen horses;
or, at least, where the thief who steals
one horse is known and indicted, 100
horses are stolen and no clue of thief or
horse is ever afterward obtained. About
Austin they seem to be organized, and
succeed month after month in getting
away with the horses of farmers, stock
men and city people. The thieves are
unknown, and the horses are never re-
covered. If their success here is a cri-
terion of their general success thre ugh
out the State, then the proper
ton of 100 successful steals to
one failure and exposure is certainly
within the bounds of truth. and on that
hypothesis they have stolen 100000
horses in Texas in the last three years.
Tie magnitude of their operations and
the difficulty of checking them, then,
will explain the fury of their victims
against such as fall into their hands.
Knowing their game to he desperate
they prepare for extremities, and are
rarely caught without fight and blood
letting on both sides. Hence Sheriffs
are not usually very enthusiastic in
their pursuit. Owners of stolen stock
are about their only pursuers, and when
overtaken by such the reader will readi-
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1878-03-28

The St. Joseph (Mo.) Chronicle
says: "Speaking, the other day, of a
singular parsonage of singular habits,
a gentleman of this city, cognizant of
the facts, stated that he knew a citizen
of Mercer County, this State, who
owned farm of more than thousand
acres, and the head of a family, who,
for fifteen years past, had lived with his
wife and children in house without
windows; that during this time he had
not washed his face or hands; and that
through ridge of dirt on top of his
head his hair had grown like hog 9
bristles, which he occasionally clipped,
as stockmen roach their mules"
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1878-03-28
Indian Sign.Language.

It is not generally known that the
Indians of our plains have common
language of signs-one perfectly under
stood bv all. Such, however, is the
curious fact. 1t undoubtedly grows out
of the necessity arising from their dis
tinct dialects, which are as many and
different as there are tribes. So unin
telligible is member of one tribe to a
member of another that they can no
more understand each other orally than
a Sandwich-Islander can understand q
Russian. There seems to be rot even
words in their languages which have
common roots. This is singular when
it is remembered that there are no nat
ural barriers between the tribes. War
is the only thing which has prevented a
common intercourse, and yet, up to
within few years, they have kept to
their species like other animals, par
ticularly preserving their dialects. Out
of this has grown their sign-language.
Not only can they convey the usual
questions and answers of travellers who
chance to meet-queries such as "Who
are your "Where are you goingP'
"How is the wood, water and GRASP"
but thoughts, opinions and declarations
with shades of meaning. An incident,
to illustrate this, occurred last winter,
when the delegations went to Washing
ton from the Red-Cloud and Spotted
Tail Agencies. There were representa-
lions from several tribes, and among
them one of Arapahc es. This lam
guage, it is said, no white man or half
breed has ever learned. Friday, an old
Arapahoe Chief. was their interpreter.
He had been sent to St. Louis when a
boy, but ultimately made bis way back
to his tribe. Old Friday, overcome by
civilized hospitality. was drunk, and
not to be found when it came Little
Wounds turn to talk to the Great Faith
er for his people. Of course, here was
a dilemma. 1t was overcome, however,
by Lieut.. Clarke, who was in charge of
the entire delegation. The Lieuten-
ant, placing himself in front OF the
Chief, signed for him to 60 ahead. He
did, and, by means of this sign-lan-
guage, which Lieut.. Clarke understands
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1878-03-28
The Deceived Son.

The usually bright, handsome face
of Harry Enford was distigured by
having his cheek terribly swollen. All
night he had suffered intensely with a
defective tooth, and the camphor and
creosote his mother had applied brought
no relief.
Harry" said Mrs. Enford, pity
ingly, Il must take you to DR.. Hilton.
He will stop the pain at once"
"Oh, dear! no, mother" exclaimed
Harry, quickly; II don't want to go to
the dentists. He'll pull my tooth out.
l know he WILL
"No, he shan't, Harry; he'll cure il
right off,
After little bordering, Harry de-
cided to accompany his mother to the
dentists. He was nearly mad from
pain, and was willing to accept any
possibility of relief. Having gained
her sons consent, Mrs. EnfOrd wrote
the following:
CDR. HILToN: l shall soon bring
my son Harry to your office. He has
an liberated tooth which am sure will
have to be extracted. Please resort to
a little artifice to hide your intention;
he is nervous, timid boy, and thereby
will be spared the dread which would
be to him more than pain. Very truly
yours, +. II. ENFORD.H
A little later Harry and his mother
were inside the dentists Office. He ex-
amined the aching tooth carefully.
cit is a very bad TOOTH" he said.
"You are not going to pull it?'' ques-
toned Harry, giving his face a quick,
searching glance
II will put something in that will
cause the pain to entirely cease in a
short time," replied DIR. Hilton, eva
sively.
He poured few drops of a dark
LIQUID from a small bottle, on bit of
cotton, and, taking it up with his
forceps, he said to Harry:
"Open your mouth wide now, and
let me lay this on the TOOTH
Harry opened his mouth, but in an
instant the treacherous forceps had
tight hold of his tooth, and it was ex-
tracted and in DIR. Hilton's hand before
he had the slightest suspicion of his in
tention.
"What! you haven't pulled it out?''
exclaimed Harry, greatly astonished.
Yes, l have. You didn't feel it
much, did you?''
"You've cheated metz returned
Harry, with an angry, flushed face.
"You told me you were going to put
something on to stop the pain"
II did. These forceps are the truest
painkiller KNOW" laughed the dentist.
"Well, it is all over now" said Mrs.
Enford, "and the tooth will never
ache again. Are you not glad?'
Tears sprang into Harrys eyes.
"You knew all about it mother"
said he, bitterly. 'You knew DIR. Hill
ton was going to pull my tooth when
you brought me here. You are always
cheating me, you see; but you can't do
it many times more. I've got you
learned''-defiantly.
Poor Harry! there was a ranking
wound in his heart. Through decep-
ton he had been saved the fear he
would have experienced from having
his tooth extracted, but poison and
bitterness had sprung up in his heart
far exceeding any physical pain. His
moral nature had received lasting
blight.
Mothers, my little story is strictly
true. If you wish to be loved and
honored by your children, deal honest
ly with them. Never deceive them, or
tell them the least fractional part of q
lie.-Zion's Herald.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1878-03-28
WAIT AWHILE.

IL you cannot see your way,
Wait, wait awhile;
Why impatient Of delay
Do wait awhile;
For the Star of Hope is shining,
YOnder cloud has silver lining
Oh. then. wait awhile.
Child of Trouble, haliish fears.
And wait awhile;
Fortune soon may dry your tears.
just wait awhile.
Weary one, Oh, cease thy sorrow.
Look for brighter things tomorrow
Only wait awhile.
Time will level all things right.
Oh, wait awhile.
Morning always follows night.
Then wait awhile.
Why respondent. weary mortal,
When perhaps you re near Joy pOrM.-
Wait. oh. wait awhile.
Rocked with doubt and full of care
Yet wait awhile.
Soon eternal bliss We II share,
Wait, wait awhile.
Heaven at last will change all sadness
Into never-ending gladness
so then vat awhile.
NJ Y. School Journal.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1878-03-28

A lot of hands while recently dig
ging mari in = North Carolina swamp,
near the Cape Fear River, found inn
bedded, some eight or ten feet below
the surface of the earth, u schooner or
vessel in its natural shape, sixty feet in
length and forty in width. It was of
the same consistency as the surrounding
mari, and the nails or spikes with
which it was put together were made
of wrought iron. There were various
kinds of bone and teeth around AID
near it.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1878-03-28

"A learned doctor. who went out for
days recreation on the ice, talked in
a mastery way about the science of
skating. He buckled the irons on his
shoes, and, after few indescribable
movements, found himself gliding along
on his vertebral column and the back
of his head. "Ah." he sighed, when
he recovered his equilibrium, II am
like some religious people-up in theory
and down in practice.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1878-03-28
Brigands OF Sicily.

THIS beautiful City Of Palermo has a
way more striking than creditable of
recalling herself to the memory of the
world. If ever year has passed away
without our hearing any mention of
Sicily, we may be fairly sure that the
time is ripe for the news of one of those
acts of brigandage which here never
seem to pass quite out of fashion. OF
late we fancied there had been some inn
provement in this respect. The last re-
markable case was in October, 1876,
when banker of Palermo was can
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1878-03-28

-" Charles, my DEAR" said his low
ing wife, II thought you said that the
dodo bird was extinct" $50 it is, pet"
he replied. swell, but Charley, some
one sent in bill to you to-day, and it
says: To one julep, do do. To three
smashes, do do. To twenty braces, do
do. Charley, please don't buy any do
dos; they must be horrid things"
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GEN ERAk,

The khedivc of Egypt has formed a
Commission with Col. Gordon at the head, to
u'aAe thorough examination of Egypt's finan-
c'ai condition in order to ascertain what is the
extent OF her ability to satisfy the claims of
her creditors. "
The New Hampshire election, on the
Eth, resulted in the choice of Prescott
'kep) for Governor, by between 1000 and
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1878-03-28

A little Eureka, New, woman
awoke the other night to find burglar
prospecting her room for valuables.
The Sentinel says: "She lay very
quietly until he had concluded his
labors and transferred operations to the
adjoining parlor, when she quietly
arose, armed herself with a revolver
which her husband had provided her
with, and which was snugly ensconced
under her pillow, and tip-toed into his
presence. Covering him with the
weapon, without a tremor in her voice.
she commanded him to disgorge his
plumber. There was blood in her eye
and determination in her voice. and the
bold burglar weakened at once. He
deposited on the comfortable Il brace
let, gold chain, and pair of earrings, all
that he had managed to secure thus far,
and mcekly listened to a spirited lecture
which the lady delivered impromptu.
She wound up her address by express
ing a regret that her scanty toilet pre-
vented her from escorting him to the
Jail, and ordered him out of the house.
He did not stand upon the order OF his
going, but went at once. The brave
little woman then dressed. lit her
lantern, and went to the furnace toid
her husband of her adventure, ana re-
mained until daylight.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1878-03-28

Miss Julia Cluse, of Lapeer, Mich.
was out walking with MIR. Charles HES
terfield, the other night, and rival
named Dunkin, at whose vitals the
green-eyed monster was gnawing,
walked up behind them and struck
Julia, at the same time saying, "You're
smart, hain't ye?'' She was smart
enough to have him arrested.